The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-13 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

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ANdlO74-HOUSII --A very decent looking mon.
ing a respectable situation a• clerk to ■ corn•
tr, and whose name we forbear to men'ina. app•ar-
summons yesterday before Mr. At t►rman Con,
Isw-r the complaint of Thfoa. Dosefon, a con-
le of the ward of Ald,(a•e; for d'sorderly condone
insulting him in the eaccstion of his duty on Wed-
ty evening last.
te of their watchmen, It appeared, in going his
...ds between one and two o'clock in the morning,
Cooper's•row, fonnd a female sitting on the steps
'te defendant's door nearly in a state of nudity.
tg nothing on but her chemise and nightcap.—
inquiry it turned out that sbe was the wife of
fefendant, gni the story told by her was, that she
gone to bed, and when her husband, who bad
spending the evening out, knocked at the door,
flown without dressing herself to let him in.—
tad some trouble to persnade him to come in, and
tgth upon her begging of him pot to keep her in
vale, he hastily pushed her into the street, and
the door npon her; nor could all her knocking
trestle, induce him to open it again, and the
+min, finding he could not procure her admit-
into the house, wrapped her in his .great coat
conveyed her to the watch•house, to take care of
till the morning. Shortly after. however, the
fenflant made his appearance at the watch-house,
conducted himself in a most violent manner,
tog the complainant and the other offit-ere of the
with bringing his wife there with an improper
ion.

defendant affected to make very light of the
Ines*; the worthy Alderman, 4,t-weever; viewed it
room seriously, arid after expatiating upon the
icy and indecency of thus exposing the person
own wife, and insulting those whose humanity
rescned her from further shame and exposure, di-
d him to be bound to his own recognizance of
answer any farther proceeding that might be
lied against him.
LDllALL.—Another instance, in addition to the
it has lately fallen to our lot to lay before the
,of depredations committed by servants upon
employers, occurred yesterday before Mr. Aid.
!NAN, in the case of Wm. Smith, a very decent.
man, upwards of 50 a old, who bad
the employ of Me . Walton, tallow-chan-
aid welters, in Little Britain, for more than
it. last past. Great confidence was of course
in him, and though property had frequently
seed lately, his length of service bad placed
;owl suspicion. Latterly, however. property
•en missed which it seemed impossible could
.en taken away without his knowledge; and
tving been seen in a part of the premises
lie could have no bosioess, it was deters •'ned to
Lim, and upon his being about to go out to his
on Saturday, Mr, Walton called him back, and
charged him with having property of theirs
dm. This he at first denied, but upon being
by an officer, two pieces of soap were found
,:soession, which Mr. Walton as enabled pool-
to swear to; and on searching his lodgings,
cakes of soap were found kid between t►a bed
• sacking, which his master bid no doubt
also his property. Some fat, and a quantity of
were also discovered, which there was every
to suppose had been purloiaed at different times
employer.
prisoner had nothing to offer in his defence,
he partly acknowledged his guilt, and pleaded
ry on account of his long services ; bat there,
good reason to think that he had been carrying
system of depredation for some years, Mr. W.
Is duty to make an example of him, in order to
there from like practices, and he was accordingly
tted to Newgate for trial.
.s•restx.—Yesterday Robert Johnson, of Bash-
lir Enfield, appeared before W. BILLLANTY/116,
rho sat in the temporary absence of Sir R.
, to answer the complaint of Mr. Bigleswortb,
'man residing io George-street, Portman-square
the statute of the 39th of Gro. 111., for giving a
matter to a servant
Bigletwqrth stated that in December last
want oft top t, and was applied to by
calling himself John White, who, in answer to
ice as to what family he had lived with, referred
Mr. Johnson, the defendant. Witness wrote
•fendant, and received a note in reply, inform-
,' that John White bad lived in his service
rree years, and that he was is every respect an
tt t, and a man of good character. Wit-
tit him into his service, and be remained with
til about six weeks ago, when some plate was
a very unaccountable manner, and suspicion
„on the footman, calling himself John White.
police-officer, who was sent fur upon that occassios,
d so strong an opinion on the subject, that
discharged him instantly. Since that tiros
'tempt had been made to break into his house In
ht time, accompanied by'such circumstance, as
no doubt upon the mind of the witness that a
eery well acquainted with the premises was
•oed in it. lie endeavoured to find John White,
•tld not; be had abscondcd from his usual
tf resort. His nett step was to cause inquiries
made in Mr. Johoson's neighboarhood, as to
John White had aver really lived with him,
result was, that Mr. Johnson was stated new
kept soy such man as a servant; that the alas
himself John White was in reality John Jolts.
d that he was brother to Mr. Johnson, the pm.
tefendant. Witness then sent a messengerrdb
Mr. Johnson, who admitted that the roan was
' with him as a sorvant, and that he bad given
raracter to Mr. Biglestriorth with a vier only
him, as he bad been a long time out of em-
it. Upon receiving this information, he
it propei to institute proceedings against Mr.

iALLAMTVIE, without calllnq upon Mr. John-
bis defamer, said be could not proceed unless
(les%eo►tb wenid shoo by p.si•lwe proof that
been robbed, or had otherwise, soffrred inju►c
to man to whom Mr. Johnson had given this
false character.

Bightsworth said he had no putties proof; bet
eotnisinatioo of eircesustauees be bed no &At
dishonesty of the mae.

letcswierra.--if ylitt are pr►pared to ebarge
with felony, and can substantiate it, I am

reedy to hear it, and I Will then proceed against this
ilaf.indant ; but you must prove that you have sus-
tained aome injury Wove I can do so.
Mr. Bigleswortb.—D4 you not think that to prove
the offence against Mr. Johnson of giving a Mse cha-
racter is sufficient to render biro liable to the penalty
ander the statute?
n•LLANTYNR.—No ; I am of opinion it is not.
Mr, Johnson, in answer to a.question from the Ma-
gistrate, admitted that he wrote the letter in question.
and that the man had never lived with
Mr. DALIAN/TT/41 said he bad been guilty of writing
a falsehood, a step'which no gentleman, he should bare
thought would have descended to ; but the offence did
not come within the act of Parliament, and be must
dismiss the case.
Mr. Biglesworth. Then, Sir, no man is safe.
Mr. BALLANTTNa --I shall not argue the matter
with you, Sir. The ease is dismissed.
Mr. Johnson was discharged.
Hrrrox-today.---.lfaria Simpson, Ann BM
'eg.
Elisabeth Hammett, and ,flails Aingoa, the oldest of
them not more than 13 years of age. were charged
with being concerned in robbing Mr. Holland. of
Pleasant-row, Pentonville, of five pounds.
Mr. Holland voted that Maria Simpson had been
his servant fur near six months, and that yesterday lie
missed five sovereigns from his hoses, and thi pri-
soner, Maria Simpson, also absconded.
The prisoners being asked bow they all came toge-
ther. Elizabeth Hammett stated in a very distinct
manner, that yesterday she was sitting taking care of
an old woman's apple stall for a few minutes, when
Maria Simpson came and asked her to take a walk ;
they got as far as Battle-bridge ; previous to their ar-
rival they were joined by Amos Beesley and Maria
Kenyon, when they took a coach to Mary-le-bonne;
they afterwards took a coach back to St. Luke's, and
subsequently rode back again to Paddington; Maria
Simpson paid altogether 12s. for coach hire, beside a
considerable sum at a pastry-cook's shop where they
refreshed themselves; they also paid ss. at a fruiterer's
shop fur grapes ; upon Simpson going home she
gave her mother 21.
A little bay was examined% who stated that he ac-
companied the young ladies a considerable part of the
way, but lie did not receive any of the money; the
three girls did, however, receive money from Simp-
son.

The boy was discharged, as were also all the girls,
except Simpson, they giving op the money they had
received from her. The Magistrates cadtioned all of
them never to speak to Maria Simpson ; and a,he was
remanded until Wednesday, in order that her mother
might account for receiving the 21.
Mmixoottotou-svalsr.—Disareasexo IRTSH ---
Yesterday, an Irishman, who gave his name James
timely, was brought front the watclthonse, by the
parish officers of St. Oiles's, chargeikeindcr the late
Vagrant Act.
It appeared by the statement of the officers. that
during the last week the neighbourhood of St. Giles'.
has been infested by hundreds of the peasantry from
Ireland, who come to this coca for the purpose of
procuring employment, bet on their grand are dis-
appototed, and ate obliged to sunder about therpreets.
Oa Friday and Saturday Mt, arra& of Ott el
these individuals arrived in London, Some of diem
carrying implements of husbandry, end had bees ern.'
played in the harvest on their way to Leashes, while
ethers, who bad not the means of pestering thew
necessary instruments, presented the most deplorable
appearance of want and starvation, some of them hav-
ing their wives and children. Like a host of sun-
burnt gyp les, the elude of them seated themselves
round the workhouse and the Committee-room, and
remained in that situation durieg the whole of the
day for the purpose of seeing the Overseers to relieve
them, bat the parish not-being bound to do so with
strangers, until they have slept one night in the pa-
ribb, the officers received perempery orders to clear
away the numerous assemblage, whose numbers were
i int; so as to become the annoyance of passen-
gers and inhabitants. The prisoner opposed the order,
and insisted on remaining for relief, although the
usual legal remedy of obtaining it had been ex•
plained to him, and he was conseqeently taken to
the watch-house. The officers added, that in the
course of the day they received upwards of 5/. from
compassionate persons.
Mr Ron, the Magistrate, asked the pri s , why '
he did not get work instead of loitering aboiit the '
streets of London : It was now h hue, and

none more likely to afford ki9 employment, if be
sought after IL
The prisoner, in a strong Hibernian dialect. answered
that he could only give his lYorship one raison for his
not having work, that was he could not get any.
The Magistrate informed him that unless be slept
one night in the parish, he was not entitled to relief;
after that, if he applied to the 0 , and they re-
futed him, he could then see them The charge
was not pressed, and the pilsocet was discharged, oo
a promise to seek after work in the harvest.
DIFTRUSINO CMS or a M/://140 -A poor Woe-
Neate female, apparently bortuexed with the most
acute distress, and who exhibited symptoms elf de-
ranged Intellect, was brought, from the watchbosse,
charged with being a disorderly person.
It appeared in evidence that the poor treaters was
the offspring of respeetalrrivits Is the constry, but
was seduced from her 'tax al roof by a fellow, who
afterwards married hoe:. old then fonook her, taking
with him the whole of her prefterty. 5001., leaving
her to a life of prostitution, is which she bad moved
three years, and her misfortune,, as was stated by the
constable, bad deprived her Orceason, and she was
pelorliag..about at. all hoar, of the .night, some Mmes
.singing (laterally, at other timed tcreatoing, and her
whole time tonsistedrof traesitiOis (tons frantic* to
sorrow. On Suaday sight sbe•was Wolfing is ibis
way at a very '&41104 and op being panned by the
watchman, with tine greatest ilairdll she ciamberstl
the top of a high pile. of timber,,and there was mach
difficulty found in taking
She regretted very malt that she was placed is her
present situation, tad begged to be forgives.
Under all tbese.eirennistances she was discharged.
and her case excited groat cummisseration. •
QUSIN-SQUM11.•••DISTRCIIIIINO Calla.—Mary Dtry,
a yoaeg woman tastier 18 'ears of age, was brought
before the Magistrate, 'barged by David Parses
watchman, in Charles-street, with wandering cheat
the streets at midnight, and not Latin any thee. of

abode, nor being able to give a satisfactory account of
herself,
On her elimination shall that she had not a
irienti in the world ; that WWI been nt to a
tradesman, in the Darlington Arcade, at 51. a•yesr
wep►, which she bad bee• paid weekly. About a
fortnight ago her mime,s stole upon her in the
kitchen. and found her dosing, with her head reelin.
ing 'pun her arms, she being exeeedinwly tired. This I
was all her transgression. and her it i ssssss gave her
• week's notice to quit. When the werk was op
-she
had only 2s. to receive. and 'she was turned away.
This was all she had to find ter in lodging and sus•
moaner, but it war soon expended, and she could
not procure any place nor get any lodging fur want
of money, but sleeping on the benches in the. Perk.
On being questioned as to her flourish settlement,
she answered that the was quite ignorant of that;
her father was a soldier. and was killed in Spain.
Before he went abroad be placed her in the Duke of
York's school ; her mother went with the regiment.
bat died on the first day's in'areh upon the road, She
remained at the Military Asylum till 14 years of
age, when she was bound apprentice as a domestic
t. but here she received the most cruel treat-
t, and was passed over to a tailor in Dean-street,

Soho. The poor girl then• burst into tears.
The Magistrste ordered the Clerk to take her ex-
amination. in order to pass her to the latter place. Dot
on referring to the late Act of Parliament. he found
).e bad no each power. A few shillings were given
to her from the office funds ; and she was told that
something should be done for her, to protect her tram
ruin.—Discharged.
UNION-HALL.EITORTION..7-A watchman. named
✓oe. Floyd, who had-been appointed.9sy the Trnstres
of the parish of Lambeth. applieddros:tie Sitting Ma-
gistrates, Al. Swabey and R. Hedger. Esqs. for the
discharge of a warrant fog oisault which had been
committed upon him by ,poor labouring man,
named Wells.
• •

The Magistrates having expressed a wish to know
why the case was not regularly brought before
the Office. to be decided according to its merits?
The watchman stated, that the defendant compro-
mised the muter, and of course was not required
to be present, ►Sao complaint would be made against
him.

The Magistrate asked what money the watchman
had received from the defendant for smothering the
complaint, and why the former had dared to compro-
mise, after a warrAnt had been granted for the appre-
hension of the latte►? If

The Watehmairre ' that he had been presented
with the sum of twe • shillings by the defen-
dant. who was eery lif itng teat the case should
come before a Com .

The Magistrates Immediately ordered that the war-
rut Auld he executed upon the defendant ; upon the
arriral of whom at the olsce, the statement of the par-
ties were severally taken.
The Watchman stated that on Tuerday morning last,
at about half-past two o'clock, he beard a noise to
the Clapham road, and on going to the spot. be ob.
served the defendant aid another man fighting. Wit-
ness interflosed to prevent any thing dangerous, and
tocoiora two or three blows from the defendant. but
he believed they were given by accident, and be re-
ceived very little injury from the violence. Witaess's
wisia to compromise the matter arose entirety from his
consideration fur the family of the defendant.

The defendant said that be was accompanying his.
father home ea the morning of Tuesday. As they
were walking aloeg. a fellow •truck his father, and be
(defendant) at once prepared to punish the assailant.
The watchman interfered to prevent the fight, and in
doing so, be accidentally received a blow which was
intended for the person who struck the defendant's fa-
ther. In order to stop all proceedings, defendant ad-
Jell. that be gave 25 shillings.
The Magistrates said that they bad never witnessed
a mere flagrant case of extortion. It appeared from
the watchman's own statement of the elletesestances
of the ussult. that jihad boon one of the sneettrifling
nature, and the demand of such a cam from a labour-I
jog me as a compromise, was a most gram violation
of duty on the part of the watchman, as well as a
piece of disgusting inlinmaaity.
An order wu immediately issued
_by the Magis-
trates, that the 23 shillings shoald be reloaded. The
defendant wu forthwith discharged, and a statement
of Floyd's conduct wu sent off to the trustees of Lam-
beth paris►. The Magistrates declared that they
shoald, alma all occasions, punish those persons un-
der their jurisdiction, who should dare to compromise
either an assaoltor any other offence.

A coin own fellow ;armed Stubbs was charged by a
private of the 3d Regiment of Guards, with having
used the most offensive language that could be
used towards a man.

The soldier stated, that as he was passing along
Doek•head, Bermondsey, the defendant called oat to
him is the laoguage allotted to. Witness ran aver loi
him, and took bum to the watehhottse. No attempt

was made to rescue the fellow.
The defeniaat said, be was talking to a friend ofi
his about a bishop, just as the complainant passed, bat
he had no idea of making any allusion to the soldier,
who, however, took it to himself.

The Magistrate* ordered Stubbs to 6ad bail ; but
be sot brief/ able at the tittle to procure it, was cow•
witted.

EXTIGIORDIN.IRY MSS.

Wonante-rrazyr.—in consequence of a complaint al-
leged at this othee on a former day, Sassuct.Tweroao.
Esq. the presiding M.gistrate, limed his warrant for
the apprebeesion of the Rev. William Eyre, • clergy-
man, residing at Wing, is Beckingbatushire.
Mr. Eyre was yesterday brought before the Magis-
trate, and charged with having feloniously assaulted
Johanna Qelnlan, a child 9 years of age, and with hay-
ing carnally known and abused her.
It appeared frouto:.* testimony of Mr. Howard, one of
the Overseers of St. Luke's parish. and of Win. Monk,
another parish officer. that the prisoner made applica-
tion to the perish for a female child oat of the work-
house. lie represented himself to be the Rev. Won.
Eyre. of BackingliamAire I that he wee curate for two
parishes there, sad that be did the duty of both. He
said he was well known to the Rev. Mr. Towers. for-
merly Curate of St. Lair's sod also to the Rev. Mr.
Crosby. of Sltoredkcie. U. wished to have a little girl
from the workhouse, to be a companion for a little boy
Wass he bad adopted as Ms own. and having a little '
property. it was his intention to divide it between tbew.
Il e-was particularly union that the child ahouLl be an

co phut, in order that It &night be solely dependet t s
himself. He would delight so its education, and there-
fore. whether the child's morals or its future prosper,,
in life were ro he regarded, it was important that the
Parish should accede to his proposition. The parish
Board readily assented to an offer from a person of sad
apparent restwetaliiiity. The Clergyman was introdued,
to lock at the children, and he selected Johanna QCiu
lan, fin nu, nearly nine years of age. This child litpe:!,
and conld not speak eery intelli,xibly, hut the only ob.
jeetion he started was her haring a mother in Neregate
.for shoplifting. He expressed great pl that
could say her prayers. He then intimated his intioni
of leaving London early the next morning, and be shoal,*
wish to take the chit.: with him that night. There was
objection, and be accordingly took the child with
I him. It appeared that they slept the first night at a
rhliclonse in the city of London. where he was e,
' in the lies!-rnom elite children in the morning.
further mated by Johanna Quinlan, that be went by the
roach the next day to Buckinghamshire, and on their
way that she alms in the Mlle lied with Mr. Esre mai
the little hsr, al.il that !se committed his rile purpose*
upon her tb .1 night. Af-eroards they proceeded h.
Wing, where lie, the little boy, and this little girl, hag
always slept in the PIMP bed, and where he iris is tb
nightly cummission this abominable conduct.
length some intelligence reached the pariah °dicers
St. Luke, that :he prisoner, though a clergyman, was
an immoral and base ch %leer. .1 young woman, aL,.
21, informed them she wes the mother of the
whom the prisoner said he had adopted, aml
prisoner was the father, and that *he had been abirsei
by hint in the same way when she was eleven years
age. In consequence of this informatioli, Minh
officer was sent down to ;Virg for the child, and wkii
there the prisoner charged the 'little girl un to tell `Alt
Edwards, the lustrous of St. I.nk e's, of whet be had Lies,
When Monk brought the child to 'he first in, on ;he
toad, she related to him the same story she toll thelh•
gistrate this day.
Attfield. the police officer, stated, he went dawn with
Monk to execute the warrant, which they did on Sam,
day morning. L'pon the prisoner b ing taktm into ce,
(oily, he declared to Almighty Cod lie was innocent;
but he admitted he sanseiiines hail beea nut late, and
when he Came home he bail lain down on the bed, and
he might hare tickled her, hut, lie obseresd, there was
no harm in that. He said he could not have done what
was stated in the siarrant with so young a child; if he
bad done so her linen would shuw it, and he brought
the officer a shift to in•pect.
Ann Abted, the unfortunate yonsg wotnan who htd
been formerly mined by the prisoner, was brought into
the p..rlour where this examination took place. She
appeared an interesting young, woman, dressed an black,
and could scarcely support herself while the prisoner
was present. She proved the little buy to be hen by the
prisoner, when she was sixteen years old.
'l'he prisoner was committed to the New Prism.
Clerkenwell.for re-examination.

He is a tail finelooking man, about fifty years of a.;-0,
with all the everior manners of a gentleman. He wag
permitted to sit during the exavnin.ition, and he regent.
pd something to eat, as lie said be had fasted for two
d
ays, and the indulgence was granted. He represented
he bad been tutor to the children of Mr. Dyer, the Mt
gistrate.
Mr. Wilms appeared professionally Ea the parish,
esti Mr. themes for the primnrr.

P.sstcaartox.—On Sunday lest, the Swallow, a Vel4
eel in the employment of our enterpriaing toostoseme.
Mr. ,john Thomson, sailed from Glencaple easy, for.
St. John'', N.B. with 65 passengers, iecleding mer,
women, and children. With the exception of one
OW, the emigrants are all front Carlisle and its
neighbnorhood, and several of them (weavers •eve/
employment) have been asAsteri by their perishes is
their transatlantic advents re.—(Donef• ice Cornier)
At the York Assizes a■ action was twilight to re-
cover a sum of money for a quantity of oats, but ti.e
defendant proving that the piaintiff bad betted 150
guineas to 12 that Jack Spigot would not win the St,
.loger„ and that the oats were delivered in satisf.
don of the bet, the Judge charged the Joey that where
the money or commodity were delivered in satisfer-
ties. of a wager, it could Dot be recovered, and the
Jury found for the defendant.
OUTIAGS IN A GANING HOUSE.—The other Main,
• party of Gentlemen who had been driven to need so
eonseqnence of their imprnilence at the table of a Gam-
bling House, in Pall 11..11, in a 'ailment of desperatioi,
proceeded to the house, determined to be revenged on
She owner, and if possible to recover (if not by fair—by
6•l means), part of their lest store. For this purpose
thop armed themselves wills sticks, and repaired to the
boom at about ten o'clock at night, where they found
some persons playing ; their first object was to wake an
attack upon the individual who had the care of the hex
holding the stakes. One of the party attacked him
desperately with • stick, while the others put out the
lights and broke the lamps, sad then succeeded in car-
rying off the stakes. The parties were recognised, sod
warrants of assault were issued against them, and yes-
terday they appeared.befure Mr. Roe. the Sitting 'MP
• gistrate, when the charge was tna•ie oat by the person
assaulted. A young gentleman of fashionable appear•
once was spokesman—be reprobated the existence of
gaming houses, as belief isatrumental to the ruin of
young gentlemen. He had been le.: into the *bore
house, where in the course of three weeks he had lost
3IKW. The owner list been charged only the other day
at Bow-street, and now be had the nishlushiogeffrontray
to appear in Court again, against • person whom his
(house bad rained. Sir. Hoe told him he bad his re•

Itatedy against the hiy.Ae by indictment if he felt ag-
grieved, bat be bad ao right to exercise the law in Lis
Own hands. lie was ordered to Seal bill

!WARMED.
On the 10th Instant. Henry. second son of Samoa! Welch.
Esq. of Bromley Common, Kent, to Adelai,le. second
daughter of Thomas Thornton, Esq. of Springfield-grove
Horsham, Sussex.
On the Oth inst. at Cripplegste Church, Mr. Mounts Uptor,
of Bread-street, Cheapside, to Elizabeth, only daughter of
R. t'swson. Esq. of Kenni.iwoo-c.unwoa.
Oa Saturday. the 101. h instant, at Great StIISIDOTO, Mid-
dlesex, Mr. Andrews, surgeon of that place, to Miss
Mathews.