The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-29 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

Htenwar ROBBIRT.—George Danis was indicted Mr
assaulting John Baxter, and stealing from his person a
watch and appendages, his property. The prosecutor (a
lad), stated, that he bad been at Bow Fair, when he drank
too much liquor, and was carried on the back of his brother,
who, becoming tired of his burthen, turned him over to
the pilsoner, who was in company with them. The pri-
soner turned out of the main road, and went down a lane
with the prosecutor, and then threw him down, holding
his bead over the witness's mouth, to prevent him making a
noise. Prisoner then took the watch out of his pocket,
and left him. Prosecutor afterwards went to his brother's
at Stratford, and gave information to the police on the fol-
lowing morning.
Mr. ANDIMTB (for the, prisoner) examined the witness,
and asked him if be had not known the prisoner for some
time? lie acknowledged that he had known him fur two
years. Prosecutor stated, under the examination of Mr.
Asoaiws,:that he had received his watch again and 21.
from the prisoner's father. Oeorge Ellis, a Bow Street
patrol, deposed of baring heard of the robbery on the Ist
of October. It took place on the 29th of September.
Witness, although he made diligent search after him, did
not inert with him until last Thursday, at the Three Tuns,
in Mile-end-road. When apprehended, Davis said he was
sorry for what he had done.—The prisoner received an es.
cellent character from his master and other persons who
had knotrn him for several years.—The Jury deliberated
for a few minutes, and afterwards returned a verdict—
" Ouilty of stealing from the person, but not by force."

POLICE.

MR. PRINCE AND THE POYAIS ENVOY.
Dismount( House:—Yesterday Mr. Richardson. who
styles himself the Envoy to the Cacique of Poyais, was
bronght before the LORD MAYOR upon a warrant, charged
by Mr. Prince; of •Leadenhall Street, with having written a
challenge to him to fight a duel ; at least such a letter as,
in Mr. Prince's opinion, was calculated to provoke a man to
.6 ht a duel. Apptlnation had been made the day before to
Alderman Magnay for the warrant, Mr. Prince having
stated to the Alderman that one Colonel Ross had called. at
hi. house from Mr. Richardson with a letter, of which the
following is a copy :
" Osk Hall, Wanstead, Oct. 25, 1823.
"SCR—lf you see the author, or have been the means of
the assertion in Thc Times newspaper of a statement as
false as it is abusive, made again4t myself, I trust that you
will not shrink from the personal responsibility which that
stateroest carries with it, but acknowledge the same boldly,
in order that I may know. bow to act towards yon.—My
friend Col. Ross, who presents this, will meet any friend
you appoint.

"I am, Sir. yours, &c.
!!( To Mr. Priam/sc. Lloyd's. "W. J. itICUARDSON."
Mr. WARN& the solicitor. who attended upon the part of
Mr. Prince, produeed the letter to the Lard Mayor, °biers'.
int, that ii contained undeniable evidence of an attempt to
break the peter, and that Sir. Richardson's ground for such
a proceeding wai nootber than the mere suspicion that
Mr. Prince had written an article in The Times newspaper,.
injoridus to his feelings. Now the fact was, Mr. Prance
was not the writer .of the statement alluded to, nor of any
other statement in The Times. Mr: Richardeon, however,
thought proper to send Col. Ross, a Poysis Colonel, he
(Mr. Warne) presumed, with the challanee.—Mr. Richard.
sow said; Mr. Warne hail no right to presnme any thing
about Col. Roes, and requested th st •be would contitie him-
self toThs facts.—Mr. Warne said he hid nothing More to
do Alum to peeve' tbs. hand writing of Mr. Richardson,
!which he roam do throsigh the medium of a bankeref clerk.
if it were considered' necessary.-Mr. Riehards4 I. do 'net
deny it; it is my writing!—The Lotto Mayon then liked
the defendant what be bad to say tb the charge of provolt.
Log to fight a duet ?
Mr. Richardson said that Mr. Prince might pet that con.
'traction upon the letter if be pleased. Upon reading
The Times of Saturday, he (defendant) saw an article in
which Mr. Prince's name appeared, redecting much upon
hint (defendant). He felt much insulted, and, as was
'petaled, sent Colonel Ross with the letter to Mi. Prince,
eicotiring that he would either deny or avow the published
statement, in order that such steps might be taken as *ere(
necessary for the honour of the party insulted...• He
tlidnght proper not to call upon Mr. Prince himself, as he
feared he should not be able to keep his temper.—Mr.
Prince said he thought it necessary to proceed in this
manner to protect himself and the rest of his Mejesty's
subjects from the violence of a man, who admitted that he
was not able to confront his temper.
The Loan MATOR said, that if the matter complained of
by Mr. Richardson was libellous, he might resstri to •
Court of .Justice, in which he would be sure to meet
redress. It appeared that Mr., Prince was not the writer
of the artiele.—Mr: Richarson said there was no necessity
in his applying at The Times office. He had. already
ordered his solicitor to bring an action against that paper,
and he merely sent to Mr. Prince to know whether he was
the author or not, and according to the answer, to rdiptire
satisfaction or not.—Mr. Prince asked *bat injury Le
ever done to Mr. Richardson that he should be tresU4 hh
each a manner ? he knew nothing of Mr. RiChitrdsee, nor.
of the Poyait Loan, and hail no interest In the b4inese.
His only object was to assist those poor crestnred
distresses' had been publicly stated ; and be bad weer.
written the statement alluded to, nor attached his name to
it. .Mr: Richardson said lie did not blame Mr. Prince for
his interference in the manner described, as to the men
whom he assisted. His intention In sending the letter was
to know whether a personal insult was intended' by the
article alluded to. He had hestd from Hest's., whom cer-
tainly, he was not much disposed to credit, that Mr. Prince
hid drawn up the affidavit containing the offensive matter.
If Mr. Prince •would say that he meant no insult to him,„
he would be satisfied. air. Prince said he neither drew up
' nor si;,rned the affidavit.
The Unit Sheol' said he considered it necesisry to call
upon the defendant to keep the peace, himself in 5001.,
and two sureties io 1001. each.—Mr. Sovrerby; of Nos. 6,
and 7, Birchin Lane, and Mr. Herman Hendrick, of No.
39, Montague Place, then 'entered into securities for the.
defendant, who immediately withdrew.
GUiLDRIALL.—Tna FEIGNS!) ASSASSINATIOS.—Upon
more minute examination of the room in which Sir. Claus
ten, the Gentlentan in Paper-bifildingsotree. at the time the
feigned attack (as it was then thought) was made upon,
'Min as noticed in Tux tissirsemstt eft Wdaesday last,
it has been ascertained, that both' the pistols the young,
Liidy used npon that occasion were loaded with ball. The
dattened:bild produced before the Magistrate had struck
the ceiling; ilid'rebounded with such force as to have made
a consideFebteodetit in the carpet, on the spot from whence,
it wail pickeil'opi tend the mark had also been' found where,
the second' hall • We& On • this dis6Overy, wh4:la, pit
it beyond doubt thaqerious mischief must, at least at one,
thine, hive brim mediiateit, 'thoughts' were entertained of
proe;titfirig teen a4iitist the fair a•Aaviiii, and an appfication,
watt Int& St. ltd. Oakes tu'apprchArd.lier; but as no ac-
tual-hirm bed *Ulm Clone, end theliiidy had kept her
enyageritent'emt lrOnbliag Mr.'llisissen again, the 'Ma,
ilitratedhieoitiaged.the eppliratlon, 4itsd there the altar,
' dreispeo',. fled the /bung Lady been aware ofilie'reoeired;
irritaillokugeintliteF, she ifis'ihi:iibbatify nOf Itaye" beets.
so. hdtstflillk' pplicatiou ; bit • lipost the. snppOithin 'that
thtratfifhaUhitimp'orer; the 'ittedded. yeite I'4Y, (ited 'lien t;
Iftr•irlatr setidutinto the inatice' Roo to regneli
Ware her cask pistols interned to her.—Mr;''Jakeitsisn;
Megnay,direged her to' be shower' letelhe
, e"ibitt thir that the Odle Wittoo.reitht lkii;eeetragf
to -InlYe )ittNtliatly 4144 to, veiny!: it pepper that" elie
'fiaAcCbt...4otriir"' AfakiMAPPime,
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with ball, was drawn front the circumstance that the bullet
Grit found would not gainto the ronsele of either of the
barrels. This, however, was evidently erroneous, as the
barrels were made to screw off for the purpose of loading,
and the ball fitted that part of the barrel nearest the breech-
,in exactly.
Bow STRlST.—Yesterday, Thomas Toile, a money lender,
residing. at No. I. Great Smith-street, Westminster, was
charged under Sir T. Plomer's Act, with misapplying two bills
of exchange, for 3001. each, which had been entrusted with
him to get them discounted.
Miss Bearcroft, of No.B, Rammersmith-terrace, was sworn,
and deposed that in June last she saw an advertisement n a
newspaper, stating that bills were discounted, and money ad-
vanced upon good security, by a person of respectability, and
referring to No. I, Great Smith-street, Westminster. She went
there, and saw the prisoner, who agreed to discount a bit for
6W., receiving a discount of 101. The money: he said, was to
be advanced by a gentleman in Wyndham-street, Bryanstone-
square. Sne gave him the bill, and received 401. A short time
atter the prisoner waited upon her, and informed her that he
knew a gentleman who had MI to advance, and would discount
bills to that amount upon receiving a'liberal allowance.—
She drew two bills upon the Dowager Countess of Delawsrr,
which being accepted by her ladyship, were handed over to the
prisoner, who was within three days to bring bittl. in money,
The prisoner, however, delayed the payment from time to time,
still keeping the bills ; and alt that she ever got was Mt., and
that was paid by instalments. She made no agreement to take
wine. or plate, or watches, in part payment, but was to have
money. The prisoner had no authority, special, conditional,
discretionary, or otherwise, to apply-the bills to any other pur-
pose than such as she had described.
Coventry Brooke Bea rcroft, Esq. stated, that, in consequence
of the repeated delays in the payment of the sum agreed upon,
he, on behalf of his sister, went to the prisoner yesterday
morning, and insisted upon having an explaratinn.—The
prisoner admitted that he had parted with the bilis, and stated
that he had paid them to Mr. Mann, a wine merchant, in Lime-
street, Fenchureh-street, for some claret, which was deposited
at a house in Arundel-street, Strand, whither he invited wit-
ness to go and taste it. Witness, however, had previously
ascertained, that one of the bills was paid to Mr. Barnard, a
'iversmith, in the Strand; and that souse plate and a gold
repeater were part of the goods .received by the prisoner in
exchange; The gold repeater was.charged sixty guineas to
the prisoner, and it had since bees pawned at Mr. Dobree's, a
pawnbroker. for fifteen pounds. Witness agreed to meet the
prisoner in Arundel-street at one o'clock ; but meanwhile he
applied at this office, and obtained a warrant for his appre-
hension, and Bishop was in attendance ready to receive the
prisoner. Witness tasted the wine, which the prisoner said
'was charged five guineas a dozen to him, but which he was
ready to declare was not worth two pounds. it was a thin
light wine, and scarcely fit to drink.
The prisoner, who seamed much dejected, declined saying
any thing when called upon.
Mr. HALLS said, that looking at the Act of Parliament, and
isonfinicg himself to its strict meaning. there was one thing
which struck him as a difficulty not easily to be surmounted.-
1; wag true that Miss Bearcreft bad at first intrusted prisoner
with the billi for the purpose of getting them discounted im-
mediately, and the prisoner had not done so; but then she
admitted having subsequently received !WI. on aceoeot. Was
not this giving the prisoner a sort of authority for keeping the
bills I
Mr. Beareroft sail he had positively undertaken to return the
bills in three days, if he did nut pay the 310/.
• Mis Bearcroft produced a written undertahing given to her
by the prisoner, in which were these words :—" And I farther
agree to return the bills on Thursday next, if the money Is
not paid in that time." This was written on a Monday, in
August. •
Mr. Hata.s said this camp'etely met the point.
Mr. Bearoroft—Yes, I fan.), that fixes the nail. This is
Meru seriph manet, I believe.
Mr. liciaxs said lie should remand the prisoner for further
examination on Friday, and took °minims t., observe, that
it was really astonishing that people should suffer themselves
to be imposed. upon so easily. What was there' in the ape
pomace of this man to induce a parson to trust Mai with bills
to the amount of thari. ? It was surprising that cases like the
present should so frequently occur.—Tl s prisoner was coca=
milted till Friday.
William Smith, an infirm silver haired old man, whets
a respectable publican; living in Great Queen-street,
Lincoln's ion-fields, was bronght on a warraat for an,
milting sod beating William Libbett, a dapper yoing mar,
who by his deportment. stewed to entertain no very slight
opinion of his own abilities. • • ' • •
He stated, that a few evenings since, be was . sitting in'
the parlour of the Defendset's house drinking a pint of
porter, when the Defendant rushed in suddenly, and
commenced a most violent assault on him by striking him
over the head with a thick stick; the blows were so
violent that they nut only lacerated and braised his bead,
but broke his bat, which was a new one, all to pieces, and
this was all done without his baying given the slightest,
provocation. , I
Mr. HALLS the Magistrate, said, it was very strange
that the landlord of a public-boase should, without say
reason whatever, commit an assault of the description
complained of, on one of his customers 1 if he was in the
practice of doing so, very few persons would frequent his
house.
The Defendant, who bad been evidently struggling to ,
restrain the indignation he felt towards the Complainant,
then said, " Sir, I do certainly admit that I struck the
Complainant, ache had described: but I should tell you
that I was influenced in doing so by his having seduced my
.only daughter, who throogh -his villainy lies ill abed, and 1
is now past all hope of recovery,' notwithstanding which I
he continues to frequent my house, and although on the
evening in question my wife bad quietly desired him to
go out, he refused, and tenting her that as long as be had
the price of a pint of beer in his pocket lie would come and
sit in my house out of aggravation. Now, I would put it'
to your Worship whether your feeling as a father or a man,
would not have prompted you to do as I have done, and
whatever may be. the consequence I regret that age has so
enfeebled my power as to prevent me giving him a more
adequate punibbmen-."
Mr. HALLS, whom this appeal had evidently effected,
cooly tore the warrant in halt, and told the Complainadt
to go about his business, and discharged the Defendant'
Sir Mensal) limns and Mr. HALLS were very painfully
occupied, a great part of the morning, in the investigation
of a charge made against a householder at Brampton of
having misted the person of his servant girl, The
accused, ao elderly man, has hitherto borne a respectable
character in society, and be hays, wife and daughter who
are much respected. .
He was remanded for further examination on Friday;
and, in consideration of his afflicted family, we abstain
from publishing his name io the present stage of the
business.
Ai ARLSOROUGII Sliterr.—Yesterday a young girl about
fourteen years of loge, named Maria Herbert, was brought
to this Office, on auspicion of breaking the windows of
several houses belonging to J. Ashley, Esq. Army Agent,
in Elizabeth Place, Queen Street, Pimlico.
In the course of last week no less than four houses in
Elisabeth Place, hail thirty-nine windows broken; several
brick-bats and large stones were fiend in the courts and
rooms belonging to the houses, and-some of the inhahi •
tants narrowly escaped being stvnek by the missiles. One
womao, when in the set of looking through a window, was
exceedingly alarmed by a stone passing through the glass
immediately above her head. - The panewas 'shattered into
a thousand pieces, which fell at her feet. %Thai lidded t 4
the 9 ing amity of the ease wet,. the ayatollah% 'Mt
over it; ao one IsavilOg been ditcogeted Iff ttre"climifities
of the mischievous act. An idle story"wat.protspitataid ti
tile neighbrearhotolt 'that a ghost Iris 4ffitteely ' *yid i '
breaking the wind we, The • prop titter,. ditL iii : itry,''llf•
ttetriitetri
termined 4 a possible to 'distant the 'ifaitise ' llibi ter
and caused hand-hills to be printed, offering 4 rewird •
the .e6torktioulot: the ottaltri .This,..'howeiifi,,"tiroren
Rimiest, and .!be4tlien /relit '4401%1. Wecsons tirdiceblithr
A:mms-called • ' •i FilshietT ' _

last. about noon. be having been lying concealed upwards
of three tours; after she had minutely inspected the place,
as if to sec if any one was noticing her, she took up some
stones and threw them in the direction of one of the houitesa
The witners, however, could 'not swear that any windows
were at that time actually broken. neither did any one of
the inhabitants state such to be the feet.

The Magistrate (H. M. DYER, Esq.) said the set was so
highly penal, that unless clear evidence were pro:laced, bd
could not convict. In the present case, there was nothing
to show that the f!efend ant had broken the windows, and
she must therefore be discharged.
Mr. Ashley canahlered himself-very-ill treated by some
of his tenants; and considered it probable they hal re=
sorted to this trick, in brder to have a pretence for leaving
their houses.

The Magistrate said he could not interfere, and the par-
ties then left the Office. _ _ _

Queer, SQUARI. —Yesterday John Thornton. a young
man, was brought op in custody of Polite, the officer,
charged by his brother, Mr. IV. Thornton. butcher, of
Chelsea Market, with having burelariottsly entered his
dwelling house, and stealing therefrom a quantity of Meat.
wearing apparel, and other property.—Mr. Thornton idea.
tified the property produced, and the prisoner was fully
committed to Newgate for trial, and his brother seemed
determined to prosecute him at the Sessions.
'rows HALL—A Portuguese Jew, mimed Asron Wulfe,
was brought op under the Licensing Act, for offering for
sale a time-piece and metal watch with ,ut license.
The case was proved by Wan. liesr, inspector of hawkers,
and his assistant, James Oxley, of his having first offered
the time piers for sale at the Ship public house, Stones'
End, in the Borough, for 21.; hat finding no pnrchaser,
produced a met,' watch, which he offered for 305., and
afterwards went to the Black Man, Blackman Street, where
they followed and saw him do the same. On his license
being demanded, he said he had none ; 'but had one last
year, anal was unable to renew it from poverty.
Wolfe, in his defence, said he bad manufactured the arti-
cle.; but it was fount he had merely repaired them, after
receiving them as a gift from a gentleman who gave them.
from the humane motive, that by selling them he might
obtain fOod, being in mooch distress.
This story was corroborated by the gentleman himself,
who spoke to the man's character and destirnte c ondition.
A professional gentleman from Somerset House pressed
for a conviction under the statute, which indicts a penalty
of 101.
The poor man entreated, in the event of Vs being sent to
prison, that his wife (who stood by Isis side crying bitterly)
who had been in this country but three or fear days, and
spoke not a word of its language, might be &holed the
property, to keep her from starvation.
Mr. Alderman Satire said he could not divest himself of
the suspicion, that the witness Hear, who bad appsevel
before him in character of an informer titre after time, lime
interested in the decision, and would participate is she
penalty. With this ittoppesiou. he sturold reosire addi-
tional evidence; before confirming a conviction -against the
defendant.
It was seen agreed that the starer should wand over for
the production of other evidence.; hot subsequently. in con-
sideration of the peculiar nature of the case, and the dee.
fendent's having last yew-held a license, be was . granted
a week's time to renew it, or ester the penally. • s•
Ustort Nat.s.—Yesterday a stair:mon, wasted Jola
Marphernon, was brought biefore 11. J. CHAIM*** gig ,
charged with having used abusiee.sediesultiug langsrige
to a gentleman earned porradaile.
Mr. Borradaile stated, that on the ljth isst..he hired the
defendant to put 1 • across the Ater froth the' Custom
House, to the opposite landing. 01411111-stein. On
being set ashore, the complaisant presume sa Expease,
and desired the defendant to change it, anal *take hie fare.
The fare was no sooner offered, than the defeedaer, -with; a
most contemptuous sneer, exclaimed. " year anyesvl
wish 1 bad never seen your face." The towspltheast maid
that be was detained for it considerable• time before the
waterman chose to accept his fate, awl oe beteg threatesed
with a summons for his misconduct, be sighs repeated the
abuse. Mr. Borradaile added, that he had been for several
days inhseqnent to this conduct, looking after the defeat'.
ant, against whom he bad taken out a warrant; bat the
latter evaded him and the officer by omitting his name,
and altering the number of his boat. Several pf the water-
men at Mill-stairs begged the consp‘ekirat woohi prosecute
the charges against the defendant, ird It was a fesr.such fel.
lows, they said, that brought the #6l,elnatly of watermel
into disrepute.
Harris, the Officer. corroborated the latter part of the
complainant's statement, •
Mr. ettlianteaS observed, that the Public were indebted
'to Mr. Borradaile for his perseverasee foUoveiu,r up the
charges against the defendant, whio.lte, (the Magistrate
was determined should be dealt witb.as an example for all
"watermen. The Magistrate then fitted the defendant in die
following sums :-40 shillings foi ',hosing his fare; 40
shillings for wrongfully detaining the complainant; 20
shillings for omitting his towto name on the boat; and 20
shillings more for altering his number: which sums the
defendant !erasing to pay, he was sent to the county gaol
for one month on each charge.

A man of the name of George Smith, underwent en exa-
mination at the Guildhall, Beth, on Friday, charged with kiZt•
log his wife on Wednesday evening, by striking her on the
head, which caused an extravasation of nlood. it appears that
the parties were quarrelling when the fatal event occurred. A
Coroner's inquest sat on the body, and returned a verdict of—
Manslaughter.

MARRlED.—Yesterdny. at the New Church, Marylevitate. Sir Charles
Joshua Smith, Bart., of Sottons. in the County of Essex, to Belinda, daugh-
ter of the late George Colebrooke, Beg. and grand daughter of Sir U. Cele-
brooke, Bart.
At St. Mart-. Lambeth, S.Brown. Pg. of Great Ruswil-street, Blooms-
bury. to Ann Pearce. third daughter of the late J. Horsetail, Eg.P.R.S. 'of
the Middle Teau.le.
DIED.—On the 26th inst. at his house in Aldetsgate-street, J. Aldridge,
Beg. Umber-merchant.
On toe 19th instant. at his house be Pitmelllianwsquare, Dublin.T. P.Gaw
bell, of Shaimegarrv, in the county a Cork, Esq. Steal descendant of the
erlehiated W. Penn.
On Wednesday evening last, at his house en Itleamond-terraee, Clifton,
J. J. Vidal, Esq.

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