The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-03 00:00:00

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WEEPNG OF MR. ALDERMAN WOOD'S
FRIENDS.:

i .1 t h _ Al e. •
ld /G.L'4 • over the bridge, in the oppoilie direction, tires in arm, he en-
deavoured to avisid 'theat, but was not snecesstal ; they ram
against him, and two of them pretending to be in play. got hold
, . . MIAOW Et& of one of his arms, and willed him round, whilst the third, the
.—..sassos..... Prisorner,sputh is hands on his breast ou the other side, and then
0 flarris was brought up for farther °cantina-
ran o ; r. Martha suspecting he was robbed, immediately on
Yesterday a Meeting of the Livery of London, in iC.
t on, before J. Hannon, Esq. at this office, On a getting clear of them, pod his hand to his breast pocket; and
the interest of Mr. Alderman Wood, was held at the
Paul's Head, Cateaton.street. The Meeting was very g
char e of being one of the receivers ache stolen pro- instantly 'Mowed his pocket-hawk, he called out" Stop Thief l"
and ran after the Prisoner, who was stopped in Tooley.street,
perly from on board tine Sisters boy.
numerous and highly respectable., . by Friend, the Officer, who took hiM into custody, and search-
Mr. Alderman Goonsencus being uoaninfously G. Brown.sw.orto—G. Harris came to us while we cd Mm, but no pocket-hook was found in his possession.
A person of the name of Cole who was imissine at the time
called to tlw Chair, said, all the Ge ' Women.
• Mr. AldeffSlll%
4„,,, as.. were in custody, at Clerkeowell Prison, and said, .
~ saw the. Prisoner and his coo Lam tintsedans,/ Mr. al ;lain some a ay,
that ho was sent by Cooper to attend us, he
.sans and feel Ids pockets severe tunes; he also saw thin hit. to him
sembled knew how to appreciate
Wood, from his past conduct. It would boAnneces- nothing.
taken into custody.
could hurt us if we all kept our own council ; and ram off, and did not lose sight of the Prisoner till he was
therefore..for him to endeavour to 'wad
out and he had ao order from Cooper to let us have what
, , I.' The eriumer was fully committed for trial at the Assizes.
sary, wanted. Both Taylor anti tilt I. lino-teasel.- a yituog man, of the name of
of i money we
.
the peculiar claims which he bad on the Livery
brought to this Office, atmout ten days ago, up-
-14041d0a for their support. lie hoped the effect of ,us to prison, and we sent them to Harris for money. ! UNiteo who was
on suspicion of stealin , and who was dismissed with it repri-
would be IG. Harris lire brought us 9.01. •; he next brought us mend, was nain chorgged by Lack the Officer, with basing at-
their exertions, on the present occasion,
141.; and afterward, al.; and Sam. Harris,gaee me •ionprett to pick the pockets of several Gentlemen in Palace-
to secure, at least, one other Independent Member, i
- 31. at the Tna cs Police Offi ' ,_ • yard. lie was committed as a rogue and a vagabond.
emanating from the Common Hull of London, atal '1 . . ~ m.
A. person applied to the Magistrate for advice, under the W-
ee u hen we were di
charged. Ihe evening before I wan taken into cos-' lowieg circumstances :—A.young man, who had done hint the
i to suffer it to be in future so degraded as it had
favour of running &may with and marrying his ward, m ho will.
no tody, I went with Winter to S. Harris's house for
Veen. , when of age, have a good property, had applied to him for a
little ready money to support his establishment, said tendered
Mr. Alderman ILExe.vrc said, it was necessary ginner) nod sow both S. and G. Harris ; and I think
that the Livery of London should look about them, t. ••. , .
!.S..Heriis teid us he would see Mr. Cooper about it, hint his note. The amount fur which the note aas drawn was
il.atdaitiod thlverCotiiint_olneriiimi.t took
.. the note and gave
of
8.1. but
.r,•...
and single out their Represeistatives,men of adequate isttod-desleed onto call the next morning, ; and we were
atlility, of incorruptible integrity,of fortune when we were met b Mitt and Smith .1. g i the
an
ini"g i ' Upon email.-
1 in CollSeptcliCe ot having heard
FM& t goingthene w_.... y ) ruiLiontg to toe oimovantage to the young man.
;ink particularly into the nature of his habits, he imolai that
dent to put Vietn above the dread of temptation, and i rl°liPPfehended me.
Mr.. Farrow sworti.--,1 am a silk-broker at 36 , there ens inane difference between the name subscribed in the
distinguished for their domestic virtues. All of these, i s v note, and the real name of the person who had drawn it. The
the meeting would fitid in the gem lemon whom he i' C•rphill To .the !jest of my recollection, in the complainant, supinoiog that these eircuiwtirces would amount
should conclude ~ is proposing th o
ith pposing for their choice and i lotto part of Julie, , a person left a sample of Valets.
to a forgery, lbotight it his duty to apply tor the means of pa_
~1•• ! 1111 g ho
!Magistrate
Ike oder.
support, on the present u e acs lie need hardly : cia raw silk, .and two or three days afterwaros `-r : The stated, thatit was necessary, in order to cos.
say he Invent Mr. Alderman Wood. . 'Harris called, and said he had left it. He applied to •Wink': a forgery, that the man should not have been rec ignised
The Resolutions he should have to propose were; me to sell it, and stated, that he had one cwt. Ile ,
mete
0,.
the
as plug by the name signed in the note. By the acknowledr
t Complainant he had, kno him h• wa ..) no Water awn
so drawn, itS, he ho pool, to prevent any diversity of . afterwards, I believe, on, the-following day, said he.' mast
Ciao that by which he was married.
feeling, and to toilet..., the Meeting to join as in one had two cwt. 'He asked me 26,. per lb. He said, I
common cause, lle concluded by movies the first Mr. Ballard, of Little Love-lane,. 'Wood-street, had I
Resolution. • . . olfered•2ss. width he, had refused.' . I tokl:him I
Mr. YroLowoir seconded it, when it was carried meld do nothiug with it, being very busy.: He left'
unanimously, i it, and went away. It remained on my sample board,
Mr. Alderman Hex-GA.lx moved the second Resco and, about the 10th or 11th of July, I 'hewed it to ;
lotion, which was also carried unanimously. i Mr. Cooke. About the 17th of July I shewed it i
Mr. PCLLEN moved the third Resolution, which to Mr. Smithers. I skewed itiot Mr.. Prater, and he
liras also carried unanimonsiy. was the only person to whom I ..did shew it for sale.
Mr. Quist moved the fourth Resolution, st MO was . I told him the price was Vs. 110 agreed to take it,
likewise carried unatsirnously. . i and I referred him to M; . Harris, as a principal. I
Mr. Deputy KING moved the fifth Reselution, !saw G. Harris, and lie told me the parties were ,
which being put, . - , I
I agreed, and a-woman afterwards b oeght the silk in .
Mr. Jose said, that he, as one of Mr. Waithman's • two bundles to Mr. Prater's. Harris was present at
friends, had that forenoon been canvassing, and had the delivery; Mr. Prater. was not at home. his
procured upwards of GO votes in the course of two i clerk, -Mr. Cood, was there. I saw it weighed.— I
hours for the =had three Independent Candidates, : To the bold of my recollection, it weighed 190Ib. No
Mr. Alderman Combe, Mr. Alderman Wood, and : one attended as the principal but G. Harris. I saw 't
Nr. Waithman, and that during his canvass he had IMr. Prater the following morning, who said, he •
not, for any one of the three, experienced ten deuiais. i would have nothing to do with it; and desired that
The Resolution was then put and carried uniuti- l Harris would send for it back. I acquainted Harris
guest •.—[For the above Resolutions, see our first ; that Mr. Prater would have nothing to do with it.— ,
me I have known Harris about a year and a half. His •
Mr. Hoocostas; complained that an unfair mode brother had worked a commission ; I was ;creditor, i
of proceeding had beets adopted by Mr. Aidernoso and adjusted the account, and by this means became ,
StillM, who went about soliciting for himself and for acquainted with Harris. I did not know that llarris 1
Mr. Alderman Combe. This was referred to the ants a seller of silk. On enquiring afterwards, he !
Committee. stated that belied bold silk to Mr. Ballard, of Gut.
Mr. Alderman Woon returned thanks its a speech ter-lane ; Mr. Green and Mr. Holland, of Gutter-
of considerable length. lie expressed the great sa- lane; and Mr. Slanbridge and Son, of Wood-street ;
tisiaction lie felt at the handsome manner in which this I found to be tree; I knew him only as clerk to '
Sim Resolutions had been introduced, and the latter. his brother, an attorney. The full value of the silk
ipg terms in which his condutt had been. spoken of. at tee months' credit, 1 think, would be 325. Being
To say one word on the subject of his public cha- afterwards pressed by Mr, • Grant (a . partner in the .
peter would he quite useless; for he believed it .was hove. of Reid, 8.,11, and Co.). to give up the name
sufficiently known to every Gentleman in the corn. of ins, principal, to whom I shelved the sample, I :
patsy, Ile had been for ten years a Member of the applied-to the said G. (Laois, and saw him nt his bro.
Corporation ; and never for one moment, hesitated then'",- the attorse,e, several times. lie told tile t!..e
declaring his sentiments. When he first' joined the silk could not belong to Mr.,.(i rant's robbery, anti
Corporation, he uas in a situation which obliged said we had better not say any thine about it, and
him, SIIIIIU Ily, to return to his Constituente. • This 'requested me not to give up his name ; and she ills-
De was always happy to do, for he considered the pressiou on my mind was, that I mai not to give up
constant recurrence of a Representative to those the name of Mr. G. or of Mr. S. Harris. • To the
'who mill selected him, ap worthy to be introduced beat *ot my recollection, no Valencia,-silk had been
into any Coostittition. This-, perhaps, was one of in the market for sic nionths before. I understood
the points on which his Worthy Frigid (Mr. Hey. from Harris that he was selling it for another person.
gate) thiCered from him ; but he declared, .and it He told me the parties were respectable,; that he was
was right he should do so, that if the question of to have a commission for the. sale. He said, it was
Pstrliameety Reform were brought forward, he in the hands of. respectable people, and therefore I
would boldly avow his opinion, that the Repre- inferred that it was not in his possession. Having
tentative should every N ear appeal to his Consti- heard the account of G. Harris, as far as it relates
tuents. When he, on former .occasions, made this to me, I believe it to be perfectly correct. I never
annual appeal, his Constituents approved of his : heard the name of Cooper; I
,told Mr. Prater the
cousluot. They introduced him to the Corporation silk was run. • - .
by a large majority of votes; and they also placed i -William Coed sworn—l am clerk to Mr. Prater,
hi •in the situation of a Magistrate, without hit per silk-manufacturer, at No. 8, Noble-street. The
sonals interference, at a time when he was six •orl book produced is Mr. Prater's waste-book. On the
seven hundred miles distant, in the South; of Ire. 14th of July, it appears, from an entry in my hand-
land. Should he not be so fottunate as to succeed . writing, that Mr. Farrow called ; he called again
hi his present ebkett, he would still remain the between the I•lthand .17th. I understood he called
guardian of their rights, wherevelbhe had an nppor- • about some silk ; I do not know any thing, which
tunity, in the Common Council. Hi stood So wells passed. between Mr. Farrow and Mr. Prater about
however, with many persons who had the interest of the silk previous to the delivery ; it was delivered on
the country at heart, that he considered his present one of these days. Harris was present at the do-
prospect as extremely favourable; and, should 'he livery. Mr. Farrow and I. weighed it ; it weighed
be sent into Pnrliament, he would ever he found at l9olb. Harris called the next day, and left a paper
his post,upholding the rights of the City of Landon—, with his signature, " G. Harris," which he wrote in
contending for the privileges of the Constitution— . my,presence, and told me, if any person brought
and opposing corruption, wherever it nppeared—al. ! that signature, I was to deliver the-silk. A.woman'
though he should only ha the seconder of a motion, . called, the same who had brought, it, and produced
or even stand alone its a minority. No fears for the' that note—" Mr. Prater, please to-deliver the goods
safety of his person or his property should ever in. 1 to the bearer, G. Harris," to whom I delivered-the
dace him to swerve from Isis duty--let the threats , silk. Mr. Prater did not like the manner in whihth
from any Administration be what they might, he the silk was 'brought, nor the packages it was in;
would iirratiably act on those principles—a friend to i they were unusual packages; they were in
ParliamenteryAteform—a friend to Freedom—a apparently corn-sacks, which were marked." 3, and
friend to that Civil and Religious Liberty, which I. Gauot.." . er,
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every man should enjoy ; without which, no man William Pmter swocn.-4 lire inNoble-street ; I
could feet semi). And should an opportunity offer iam a silk-weaver. Itild iisilltsona
. i . It. I remember being
of procuring the blessing of peace for this distracted applied to by, Mr. Farrow, to purchase son •I k
le si , ~on
country, he would be guild a strenuous advocate for br about the 15th of :July lot. He Then spoke of
it. The Worthy Alderman then apologised for not one cwt. Ile brought a sample. It was Valencia :
having made a personal. canvass ; and •concluded by raw silk. lam not certain whether
he named the
observing, that.at to:live in-the esteeueof his fellow- r price then ; but afterwaetie 261. I saw no one hut
'citizens was the givatest‘happiness of Ids life." Mr. Farruw upon the subject.. I desired to see the
Mr. Deputy K tor; having taken the. Chair O
,
1_ . bulk. Mr. Farrow said I could not see the silk, I
Ithankkof the Meeting, on the tooting. of Mr. TAY,.
.told him I thought it had.been stolen, because I had
TAY ~.told
ma, were unas.imonsly,vitted toMf..Alder.man Good- heard of the robbery, and I knew no Valencia silk
boaterf, for his conduct in the Glair.—Adjourned.. a halberts property in the market for aonve.time. On
Ake Ilith and 17th the bulk wok a sent hie. I -then found
it to has Valencia raw silk.* it was delivered in my
absence. I was indignatitat its having been sent in.
I wished to have seen it before it was sent into my i
warehouse. I desired 'ir to be sent hack 1 directly. '
It was sent in It snay. unmarketable state.
• The evidence bring now gone through, the mate-
rial points were summed up by Mr. Geamity, for the
prosecution, when,.-the Magistrate ordered the Pri-
seiner to Ise,folty•econniiited for trial. , • •
thoos-vtiste..-41An Lee was chimed biller. Martin, of
Ptckle jjekrisk Stain, on ionwitton of having Oldted his parket
, of his
tr poFket-hook /malaise* Uank.*oirs :mai seernoraneoais i
of value,. on' hursdam eveuing last. Mr: Martin, ieappeared,
was'
.aireltrovir loodee-badge, about seven &dock- in...the i
*wea l& w a yoroeivisj the Prisoner sad two others coming

On Tuesday morning the first division of the Blues
set out on their march to Portsmouth, and on Wed.
nes(ley they will be followed by the other division;
the whole under the command of Major:General
.o'Laughlin.
PenesTat.vstism.—The match betwixt Curter, the
ILancashire pugilist, and time, which had excited
much curiosity, was decided yesterday on Sunbury
, Common, the favourite spot for such sports, agree-
able to announcement. The match was to perform
two miles in ten minutes and a half, a task which
no runner in England could perform without train-
ing, as was Carter's case. Ile started at half-past
[ two, and did the first under five minutes and a
half, when he mended his pace at the rate of win-
sing. He became much distressed in performing the
second quarter of the second mile, but his game re.
e3vered him, and he rail in with better speed than
before had attended him. He, however, lost the
: match by 52 seconds. Carter has made a distin-
guished figure in the two first gymnastic sports, and
he will perform either, or both, with any mein
England, for any sum, as observed by him on the
ground.
Yesterday morning the Gentlemen of the Court
Leet Jury, of the Lower District, Holborn, visited
the several shops to adjust their- weights and mea-
sures, when they found at one baker's shop tf great
quantity of bread very deficient in weight,'which they
sAectl, and took the some to Hatton-garden Office,
when the ease was (*arty made out. It appearing
the first okence, the baker was convicted 'm the mi-
tigated penalty of one shilling an ounce, and the
breed fOrfeitvi to be given to the poor.
Yesterday 'the Inquest of the parish of St. Se-
' pukhre brought before Alderman Sir CHAS. PRICE,
at a large quantity of bread short of
weight, belonging to ,'fir. Milne, of harp-alley ; Mr.
Thompson, of Fleet-market ; Mr. Harris, Shoe-
lane • and Mr. Robinson, Fetter-lane, when the
Aldermen fined Mr. Milne 175., and Mr.f Robinson
245.; the other persons, owing to some alleviating
circumstances, were discharged on the forfeiture of
the brend, and a suitable.admonition from the Magi-
strate. The bread was Aistributed among the poor of
the parish;
Thursday evening, about eight o'clock, a seafaring
man, belonging to a vessel lying off Wapping, com-
ing from Blackwell, was stopped by two fellows,
armed with bludgeons, who knocked him down,
rified.his pockets, and robbed him of his silver watch
and 151. in silver, with which they ran off, and
made their escape.
On Saturday last, an excellent foot-race, which
was v. tended by the amateurs of the turf, took place'
round the Linen Hall, at Belfast, betiveeit an old
i man of 70 years of age, carrying a lad weighing
104. 71b. and a young man, for 20 guitteas ; the old
man went round the Hall during the time the young
man went twice round—the old man performed the
race in four minutes, which is a quarter of a mile,
and beat his antagonist by a few yards. Betting at'
first even, but when about half round, three to two in
favour of the old man.

On Saturday morning last, one of the French pri-
soners of war on parole at Kelso, put an end to his
existence by swallowing a quantity of sulphuric acid.
Medical' aid was afforded as soon as the circumstance
was known, but in vain. The 'unfortunate man
lingered. in the most excruciating agonies till eleven
o'clock in the_forenoon, When" he died. It evidently
appear,s, from leveret letters which he wrote, before
committing the dreadful act, that insanity was the
cause. - • - .
On Monday' eennitlit, a valuable Or/inter:dog,
while pursuing a water rat, was precipitated into an .
uncovered well,' thirty fathoms deep at Hang's'
'Castle. The owner of the dpgya gentleman of Gies-
gow, offered five guineas to any one who would go
down for his dog; bd't not an individual undertaking
to do It, althdugh several colliers were' present, the
gentletuan'inimediately descended, by means of the
! rope fastened to the windlass, and
.brought up the
dog in a state of suspended animation, but by proper
means it was soon restored. _ _ _

On the morning of the Vd ult. at an early hour,
a young wornaty who had just come into the town
after a walk from the country, having stopped at the
North-bridge, Cork, for the purpose of resting, she
through carelessness, or perhaps drowsiness, while
sitting on the battlement, fell over into the river,
and tho tide being full tit, she sunk to rise no more
After a little ante she was taken up, but every ex-
ertion to rrstore lfe proved unavailing. She teas the
daughter ass comfortable farmer near Blarney, add
was a remarkably handsome country girl.

On Saturday morning, the With ult. between two
and three o'clock, Robert Them Pony a private in
iihe 2d battalion Wilt regimonti standing sentinel*
the King's stores, opposite. the Earl of Limerick's
house, was fired at by au assassin, accempatded by
three °tinr villains, from a musket loaded with balls,
two of which struck the s,entry-bos, and a ball hit
the solier near the left knee, by which he 'was so
sauch injered, Itat ataptttatlon cf the limb became
unavoidable, and has been performed. ThoMpseke,
uotwithstaeding the violent shock of the wouud,
landed his piece and fired towods tho cowardly, ask
finitants, but it is believed withoirt effec4.—(Lia'lerilk
(*vv.)

SCOTCII
Mtain's 471)04; dirt:ie.:4. Sails.
(saittorreii); belth• I
22 Sept. 4 Oct..-- 12 Noon:
Fife! hire Clitiller),:42l., . • 127 14 P. Al•
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRItIGIS THISI ()Ai.
Morning, 31 minutes after 12. I livening, NI mantes after /Y.