The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-09 00:00:00

FOULKES V. THE BISHOP Or EXETER.

The Plaintiff bolds the advowson of a p►rpetual curacy
in the diocese of the Bishop of Exeter, to which he had
sold the next presentation. This transaction coming to the
knowledge of the Bishop,he instituted a suit against him for
it in the Ecclesiastical Court, where sentence was decreed
against the present plaintiff, nho now appealed to this
Conrt against the sentence thus entered agaiwit him.
The Court thought the sentence a proper one, and there-
fore confirmed it.

APPREHENSION OP A MURDERER.—OR Satnrdtr after-
noon, Chaska Johnson, for r hose apprehension a
reward of 1001 was offered, for murder, was met about
3 o'clock in the Iligh Street, llorough, by one James
IVilliains, who was acquainted with his person, and given
into the custody of Kinsey, the officer, who conveyed him
to the Town Hall, and from thet.ee to the lloroughemm.ter,
the Magistrate having risen. The murder for which
Johnson is apprehended, was committed in a field belong-
ing to R. Price, Esq., Enfield, Middlesex, on a fellow
labourer, named James Richardson, by means of a scythe,
with which lie cut off the thigh of his unfortunate victim,
who died upon the spot. The prisoner will this day be
removed to the Middlesex Magistrates for examination.
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A SINGULAR DISCOVURT.--A few days ago, as SOME la.
bowers, at Ewhurst, near Brttle, were cutting ditches for
the purpose of draining a swamp, in a wood belonging to
Messrs. Croughton and Co. Bankers, in Rye, they disco-
vered about three feet below the surface, the entrance of
'an arched vault, filled with water. Oa drawing off the
water, the vault was found to be netrly nin,ty
feet in length, three and a half wide, and six and a
half fret deep; and paved with flag stone. Nothing of va-
lue was found within it, prohably front the length of time
it must have remained under water. There were several!
leaden pipes in the side walls; and in the eastern side
there were two small apertures that seemed to have con-
; tained casements. The singularity of its situation, as well
las architecture, attract,: daily many persons to inspect it.
The spot is distant about half a mile front the ancient
Abbey of Rotherbridge (now in ruins) and about two
miles from Bedlam Castle.—(Sussex Adveraxcr.
ENGINE Si LK WICAVERS.—FINAL It %JUST MENT.--An-
other meeting of the Silk Wcav;qs, pursuant to their ad-
journment, took place on Saturday evening, at which g r •at
numbers attended. Mr. Baker, the Secretary, and one of
a Deputation, made a Report ti the Meeting as to a fur-
ther negociation they hail haul with a Mr. Spier', relative
to the prices and regulations of some of their work. The
Meeting adopted the Resoluti ins recommended in the
Report. After which a vote of Thanks to the Public
Press was moved and carried with great applause. The
Meeting was then adjourned for a fortnidlit, when the ex-
penses of their present proceedings will be brought before
them.
SWALLOWING NEEDLES.—Last week a needle, an inch
and a quarter long, was extracted from the arm of a Miss
Fisher, of White:levet), after having been toiallowed up-
wards of two years! fhis is another instance to the
thousaNis already given, of the injurious practice,
common among females, of putting pins and needles in
the mouth.

SINGULAR INCIDENT.—In the village of Kirkhampton, a
person is in possession of a terrier bitch, which has had no
cubs since Feb. 11132.3 ; yet for the last two months she has
regularly suckled a kitten! What renders this circumstance
the more remarkable, is the well known antipathy of terriers
to all kinds of vermin, particularly those of the cat kind.
STOLEN PROPERTY.—A circular letter was on Saturday
morning received. at the different police-offices, addressed
to the Magistrates, from the Nlayor of Reading. stating,
that on searching a house of suspicious character in that
town, a quantity of stolen property to a considerable amount
was discovered, consisting of ladies' silk pelisses, shawls,
Ste. gentlemens' wearing-apparel, a quantity of plate, with
the names filed off, watches, and various articles of jewel-
lery. it is presumed that they have been stolen from per-
sons travelling. They lie at present for inspection at the
Town Hall of Reading. Among the articles stolen was a
valuable time-piece. In the month of November last, in-
formation was sent to Real, sen. (principal officer at Hat-
ton-garden police-office), of a time-piece being stolen from
No. 6, John-street, Redford-row. of which no trace has
since been found. This communication will probably lead
to the detection of this and many of the late robberies, as
a printed list of the numerous articles will be affixed in all
the public offices.
Although there has been some misapprehension of what the
Minister said respecting the discontinuance of Lotteries, when
he brought in the last Lottery Bill, he certainly announced
officially that Government did not intend to apply to Parlia-
ment for another ; this some people misconstrued, and ima-
gined the Lottery then ensuing would be the last, whereas the
20,000 Tickets now on Sale formed Part of those allowed by
the previous Year's Act, but this is the last part, and it seems,
from the eagerness with which people buy, they are fully
aware of the few opportunities which remain, and a brisk-Sale
would probably have occurred with one of the usual Schemes,
but when we consider the irresistible attraction of Saves
20,000 i. Prizes which Mr. SIVEWRIGRT has introduced. being
more than double the number in the last, it would really be sur-
prising if there was not a brisk sale.