The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-29 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY—Tans lieftseixo.

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irodt*.intte Dome, Mark; Drift. JogipA Dunn, Ali:
And teary, and George Mose, the eldest not more than
IS p.m.* of age. were lathered for floating four r eeeee
the property of Aleiander Fletcher. of (lepton. A Jae;
a servant to the oroseentor, stated that he went out ou
the morning of Michaelmas Day. for the purpose of open-
ing the gates of the tiehls, and old ti the prisoners
phyieg at " Pitch in the Holes" he desired them to go.
away; they got upon one of the gates, and were swing •
inglbacksvards and foriards. In a field adjoining were
eight geese belonging to hie master. and shortly after he
left them, lie heard the geese cackling, as if alarmed.—
He went out and found four missing, and raw the pri-
soners running away. He. in company with a man
named Sterton, went in pursuit, but lost sight of them
near Hackney.
They gave information to the constable of Hackney,
who joined them and they went in the direction towards
Layton. They had not proceeded far when the pri-
soners were seen, and appearing to recognise their 'm-
inters, made towards the Lea Hirer, throegh which they
waded and ran towards the Forest. After being itr..,
sued some distance they made a double and again waded
through the Lea River, towards Walthenistrave, where
they were ultimately taken and conveyed to the watch.
bout►. Theiseket of the prisoner Mess was marked
with blood, which he had endeavoured to inch out. Thin
officer stated Mist the Geese were foxed with their beads
self is ski Id &short distaste frogs the prosecutor's, and
staNd lima. wham (beg. were latticed up, they amused,
themselveS by singing and making a great nusise, and
that itlieedevolue Dunn, in particular was a most incor-
rigible offender.
They were all (mind Guilty. •
/fillies Dodge was indicted for etesling-elght trusses
of hay, the property of John Amer, a farts, r, residing
at Perry Vale, near Hansen.
The circumstances which led to the detection of the
pinnate were somewhat cnriose. A man named Rirby,
a bailiff to a neighbouring farmer, went oat to his work
on the morning of the robbery, and heard a cart atop in
a lane adjoining his master's held. Suspecting that all
was not right, he listened and heard a " eeb,fmge crack,"
and bad no doubt, be said, but that his master's cablwgee
were gam: $0 pot. He immediately jumped over the
hedge, and found the prisoner with a knife in his hard,
and four cabbages in the cart. lie also observed some
hay in the cart, For this trespass he was taken before a
Magistrate, and fined ICIa. ender a late Act of Parli,.-
meot. The servant of the prosecutor meeting witness;
the following day, related his master's loss, upon whim;
Kirby mentioned the above circumstance, which caused
the prisoner's premises lobe examined, where about eight
Trainee of hay were discovered, n hich the errant of
Amer hail no doubt were the preperry of his master,
-frost the circumstance of the interior of the trusses con•
.tainlng a very coarse kind of weed, which had been
growing near the water when cut. The prisoner in his
lefesseemintssi that he purchased the hay of a man in the
Uxbridgerroad, and called two witnesses to; prove this
circumstance. Several persons who had known lii.o
some years gave him s good character.
The Jury, however, found him Guilty, and he its
immediately sentenced to be prildicly whipped, through
the tows of lianwell,and to be imprisoned twelve tumults
in the House of Correction, and kept to hard labour.

ISMMAN ATIOCITT.—A few days agn, a Fowl' tro-
man, residing.at Sonny-brae, is the parish of Saline,
had an illegitimate child, sad in order to avoid the
shame which as osmium of her situation might have
Omer spa her, baliaroseity murdered the inuoc-mt is.
lw e manner at 'shish buena amuse shudders. 'fuse
istubsepy wheel Lived sada the same roof with an oust
woman, whoa apartmeat was se
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warm drink, but prohibited her from preparing it at the
fire of the room they were in, sayiug that she had just
heaped on a largo Ors to warns I be house, which stove was
attaining to have touched or broken down. The old
'Kaman wail Write& on finding a very disagreeable
smell teasing Lam the fire; and after repeatedly inter-
' roguing the sick female, without obtaining a satisfacto-
ty emote. tweed tip the male. and, to her unspeakable
horror, found in the midst of them, the boll contained
remains of the hapless victim of the unnatural parent's
inhumanity! There beim( no assistance near, the
wretched infanticide made her escape next morning, and
was s. • t in Dualeruiline on Uwe evening of that day, tbe
report of Her crime not kiwi°, then spread so far.-
Eviry ea.-ethics has beet, made to discover her, but es
yet without success. Iler psronts are alive, and respect-
able.--(Stirlieg Award.)
W AAAAA OAD, OCT. 2(1.1116161Thas advane
last; )esterdey the current price will 82s. to
qualities. (toroth* n iightsouring districts, an
paid for two prime Cuing, of Waterford lots, chiefly
heavy firkins.
The price of Bacon Pigs has declined further 225.
Ito 23a. per cwt. appeared yesterday to be the current
rates for lots. Scalded, 17s. to 20s. and 21s. to 21s. 6d.
Ito'. very prime,
WATERFORD FAIR.-The fair of this city, held yester-
day. was one of the worst in every respect, within re-
collection. The spew Of horned cattle was very poor, and
o' th,se but a small proportion was porchueif, at prices
which, though very dist:maw:log to the sellers, were yet
considered dear by the buyers• For Pigs, of which the
supply was but indifferent, the demand was limited, sod
by far the greater part remained unsold. The horses
exhibited were generaly of a wretched description, and
very few Othello changed owners.
Hereford Michaelmas Fair on Monday se'nnight,
rx-
bite.l an unusually large and remarkably tine show of
cattle. The sales, however, were remarkably dull, much
mote so than heretofore, and at prices ruinously low to
the breeder, in most inatitnees ties, to six poem& in
twenty less than at last October fair. Fine oxen went
at 2,11• per pound, fat caul t similarly, lean beasts were
in no request at all, and large numbers of all torte re•
turned late to the pastures of their disheartened owners ;
sheep and pigs were brought in abundance, bit could
not be disposed of without great loss. The number of
horses, as usual, was large, and a few fine animals and
load went off tolerably well; agricuhural hoses
very low. The hops were generally fine in quality. and
the number of pockets brought to the fair, amouott,l to
about lOW, of these 875 were weighed on Monday and
Tuesday, prices from 455. to 565., and a few of the finest
fetched 31. ; salt butter was in great demand, and went
off early, at from 9s. to 10s. per stow of 121 b.; beet
making cheese, from 504. to 555.; and two-meal. from
401. to 469.; onions were very dear, and sold as high as
from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per peck.
%Fellow fair, on Tuesday, was well supplied. Ewes
weighing about 261bs per quarter, fetched 275.
.per
heel ; inferior ewes netted from 10a. to 15s. ; prone
ewes were said at 225. Lambs !etched from Si. to 13s.
't here were but few he.ists, which sold at very low
prices Pigs were on the decline. The fair was very
ill attended. Lambs netted from 3s. to 4s. per head less
than at Kingsdown fair.
At Devises tirren fair, on 3lonilay se'nnight, there
was a large show of cattle. Fat beasts sold at from 5,.
to 7s. 61. per score; grazing beasts went off at very low
prices. 1 here wee a large show of sheep and lambs ;
good e Yes netted front 21s. to 325. per head; middling
ones, from 15.. to ISt.; and intiifferent ewes wets sold
so low as 10s. The best lambs fetched lts. per head;
middling lambs from Bs. to 10s.; and culls at. 4s. There
was a large show of hones; 'mid hackneys and cart-
horses realised good prices; whilst inferior could not
obtain a bidding,