The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

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WEEK ENDI
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SMITHFIELD. blotinax, OCT. 14.
pia cr.or S POUN DS (ALITE.) , I. t!. P. 0.
S. 11. s. d. -1 0
Reef 9 Hto3 6 I pork 8 - 3
Mutton 9 -3 0 Lamb .........3 - 3 ti
NESTGATZ (SAME DAT.)
PER ST. OP S POUNDS (DUAD.) E. e•
a. d. s. d. I Veal 00to 9
Beef 1 4to2s I Pork • .0 tt - 3
Minton I 8- 9 8 Lamb ..... 4- 3 4
WRIT IiwtTHFIaLD. FIIDAT, OCT. 18, 1ft92.-A short
supply it market this day. Sheep and Lambs, 6.70) :
Beasts,62o ; any thine very good was sold upon nearly
themes terms as on Monday last, but poor thiees ca
scarcely be turned into money ; nearly one-het at !Rorke
this day was of the latter description.-Wethers 9st. ceuld
be bottcht for 23a. ; Good Lamb bat. for 13s. ; tae lam)
traits nearly over ; 109 st. of Good Beef worth IV.
Nevroara Manger. OCT. M.-Nether Minton. 2s. 21. to
9s. 44.: Best Lamb. 2s. 4J. to 9s. 6.1. ; Good Beef, hie: t
Sides.2s od. to 2s. 10d.
BACON.
(-try, Ocr. 16.-This article usually gets very dull a:
this season of the year; and in such weather as tite pr,..s!:n!
it Is dull at any season of the year; accordingly there is
*ow very little demand for it.-Sizeab)e, of best quility,
tOs. to 285.-Heavy, 235. to 21s.
BUTTER.
The speculators are again at work, and have brouelt
prices back to about what they were a fortnight ago, rit
operations of the gentleman who bought as largely, full
whose credit and means are unbounded. hive Indttee.l mane
to follow his example ; but as these proceedings are roc-
sidered by the respectable ebeesemongers Is an eneroach•
meet on their rights and privileges (they having Ind the ek-
cluive command of the Irish trade, sines the destruction of
those who wore called reerchants.about seven or eight year,
ago), they will take the brat opportunity to manifest their
resentment agajnst the speculators; and oat ofthe ways in
which they wlll do it, will be by buying every thing they
possibly can through other channels. Those only who base
witnessed it, can fors an adequate opinion of their power
ie this way, when they are all moved by the same impulse.
It is agreed on all hands that the speculation 1. a eery bold
one.-Carlow, 83s. to 145.-Belfast. nls. to 825.-Dnbtia.
to 8011.-Waterford, 70s. to 784.-Limerick, Ids.-
Cork, 708.985. to 100 s.
CHEESE
Is deli ; and those who have Om advisee:l prices in the
country, will, probably. repent of 11.-Old Cheshire. 60..
to 745. ; ,New. 465. to bk.-Coloured Derby. 40a. to h:•. ;
Pale, 455. to 484.-DoableGloueeiter, 40s. to bOs.; Sing.e,
425. to 485.; Middling. Mc to 40s.
LARD
Is scarce, and much sought after at 83s. per cwt.

Matti-Lz•soaraz•oretcn.—On Thursday Jane Grant. a ,
female of genteel exterior, Was brought up eh•irged 'iv
John Wilson, Esq., a gentleman residing in Alcy-1;•
bonne, with making a disturbance in his house.
Mr. Wilson stated, that the previous morning the de-
fendant came to his house, making a great disturbance,
and insisted upon knowing who her father was. She
bad frequently come to his homes is the mime manner.
Being unable to pacify her, he had her taken into
custody.
Defendant being milled upon to answer the chart.,
stated that I. the year UK her putouts (whoa she had
no knowledge of whatever), went over tb the island of
St. Vincent, at the request of a relation there, who had
accumulated a considerable foetus.; on landing, they
were informed that he had died, and of his property no
knowledge could be obtained. Defendant was taken into
plaintiff's family very young, and brought to England.
She understood her father came from Scotland, and ii,e
merely wished to know his name, and from what part of
Scotland he tame. She bad a natural curiosity on the
subject, and hail gone to Mr. Wilson's for the purpose of
satisfying it. It could not be supposed that he would
have taken her into his family without knowing aunts-
thing of her father's connexions.
Mr. Wilson replied, that bring in St. Vincent'. in
1794, he learned that a family of a man, his wife, apt
two daughters, bad landed lad' ,without any means
of support. On visiting them, he found the wife had
Bird. lie then raised a subscription for the father, who
was set up idbusiness, and took the defendant into hi,
family and treated her in every respect like his we.)
Finally he brought her to eigland, put her
into the Asylum for Female Orphans where she re-
ceived a good education, and eras sent in the re•
Oar way to a situation, and sire sow resided in the
family of a Meinner of Parliament. Ile ;knew no more
about the father or even his name; but there was an
uncle in the West Indies, named Henderson, and the
other daughter lived there. He had bees repeatedly ap-
plied to by Mr. Rubinson, a Solicitor, of Half-moon.
streetlon the subject, and informed by him that lie had
mede himself defendant's guardian, by bringing her to
England, and threatened him with a bill in Chancery to
compel him to answer some questions. Ilia reply
that be had already answered every thing within his
knowledge.
Time defendant then promised to keep the peace to•
wards Mr. Wilson; and, having entered her own reco; •
nizance, she was discharged.
Wm. Kelly, aged 65, was charged with extortin4
money under false pretences.
Mrs. Davidson, the prosecutrix, a widow, said that
some outstanding debts being due to her late 'husband,
the prisoner on the 7th of January stared he would art
them in, by issuing writs, and required souse money for
that purpose ; she advanced him 234. Defendant war
in the service of Mr. Fisher, a respectable Solicitor.—
Copies of writs were to be served on four defendant.
For some time she did not see the prisoner, but
ilentally meeting him one day she inquired why oe
individual had not been served. He replied he caul,' nor
find biro. Next morning ',limps pointed oat a debtor,
and Alie prisoner, fumbling in his pocket, said he had
given* the writ to a man to serve on the defend int.- -
Suspecting something, witness went to Mr. Fitdier••,
where she found the prisoner was not employed. Th••
prisoner was lately discharged from Clerkenwell fir
similar offence. She soon after caused him to he ap-
prehended.
Lawrence Lee, a debtor, stated that the prisoner made
a demand of money in Mrs. Davidson's name, but um r
offered her to serve him with a writ.

John White, clerk to Mr. Fisher, of Steplvc-inn, Lad
been seven years in the 'office. The prisoner was never
a clerk there.

he prisoner having nothing material to say ia s
defence, was fully committed for trial.

At Martin and Co.'s odices, tl, Cornhill, and 120, Oc-
ford-street, was sold in Shares, No. 261, the only &Hank
20.0011 f. in one Ticket or Grand Prise of-1100a ; 4140
in the last Lottery, No. 1:132 a Prise of 29,0(1,01. is
shores—and where they hope to distribute aincieg their
friends on Wednesday week, 30th of Uctu!Jer, tile day
the Lottery begins drawing, some of the ful'o dog
Prises, viz. 3 of 20,0001., 2 mat to,coo/., 3 of 591111/. Mot'
1,0001. and 100 other Capitals, all Stirling .\loner•, maul
all dusting in the II Ave!.