The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-02 00:00:00

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Pciayswitgvu, JAN. I.—The Oath, f4y. Liitton, melba-
letraf the 'ath . regiment. or Canterosian Iligkianders, wader
maul of the Myrtle, ofiS gum, Captain boats, are detained
by enittrary wind!.
,The Seylll. of 18 guns, Captain AtehmonLit °tiered to
tate einem tromports, with detachment% oil board, to
oey ; apt ininn thence to proceed with dotaellatests..from that
isipad to Lisboa. making,an augmentation of recraitt, dtc. to
'Oat army is Portage, 43000 men.
Came iota harbour, the Otago, a rocket transport. com-'
mended by Lleatervant ; and the donytaeJel of St
guns, Captain Catbrart, to bo reatted.
Sailed the Tyrian, of 18 gam, Captain Davies.

Doran, lam. I.—Akiirge privateer, havbg two bona lb
Frenchmen, was captured last night by the Royalist and Sky
lark gaups of war, und sent into the I.)i)ww.
Passed by for London the Sear, Captain Linton, from
Oporto. • A large Set is in sight, supposed to be from
thende.
The transports, Isis, 0. I'. and Friendship, C. U. sailed
tbis day to the Downs.
Jo the Reads the Beater, and Oberon sloops of
war.

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JUSTICE ROOM, GUILDHALL.

BRUTNL ASSSAULT.•

Yesterday IVillians .ileven•, the driver of the
Hastings stage coach from the Bolt and Tun-, Fleet.
street, was charged before Alderman SCHOLEY,
with beating his wife anti child is a must crud and

brutal manner.
rstite,ntis, tbcgampteisseat, stated that she
Sad long been the victim of her husband's brute!'
conduct, and that she had been lately under the'
hands of a surgeon in consequence of the blows
be bad given her. On Friday last be bad not
only hooka% her unmercifully, but had also exer..
cised his malice on the person of his infant son.
He had first made the child, who was only seven
paps old, strip slaked, and in that situation he
.continued beating him with is fuur.burse coeds.
whip, until the child fell down
.appareotly dead,
Cwing received a large fracture on pis head. The
omplainant, by her lemon's, brought up the land.
lady and landlord of the house to her assistance,
and the Defeisdnnt leaped out of the wikdow, un.
der an idea OW *filial killed the child, and made

bis escape. ,
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Mrs. Loveden, the Cutnplainant's landlady, said
her husband was a book-hinder, residing in Pem-
berton-row. In consequence of the brutal Who:-
view of the Defiuniant, she went up stairs, and,
found the childs bleeding. (The witness here pro.l
deceit a shirt covered with blond, arlii.:h had been.
applied to the wound). • Thu wound inflicted on
the child's head was of a dangerous Italica, $a
the Surgeon who- had been sent for declared, that
ho had' fsequently sects fractures, of less conse-
quence produce death. The witness confirmed the
statement of the .wife respecting the Complainant's
vindictive mid cruel divosition.
The Defendant alleged in his defence, that the
child fell against the door, and by that means re-
ceived the wound. With reiptct to the ill-treat.
ment of his wife,lic pretended that lie had long en.
tertained au upittiJu that she had been too familiar
-1114th the landlord- of-the ritaarrivfllWll/Cit'llie
This usiggestion, however, append to be without
the least foundatsuit. Mrs. Lovedenanswersal for
the honesty, of tier liusbanill„ who also dliclaimed
any conduct connected with the D.:fenaant's sus.-
pieiens. . 1
The Worthy Alderman said, ho,considered *this
duty to bind the Defendant over to take his trial at
the Sessions :—" I suppose (ohserved the Alder.
suan) you thought you wore flogging your coach.
buries, when you exercised the whip on your
child. The Recorder, and a Jury of your ceitutry,
will-probahly convince you of the impropriety of
yoor conduct." .
• lie was ordered to fi:ad bail;
A. new charge was then preferred against-Lim
by-Mrs. Le:viten, u•;:o stated, that the Defend.
ant had beizAl a potter when she went to rescue
;be child, and that he hail threatened to mar.
'air any 'person who might interfere: In conse.
quenee of this 'threat, she had left the room, and
was going down stairs, when the Defetidaat struck
her a violent blow on the back. She was not po.
dare It, was given with the pukes., -bat she be.
tiered it was. The Defendant was ordered to find
• heal for • Ithe last assault, and finally cumulated,
fur wind 4 Sureties. .
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, ; Tile.. fair eat will no longer be deberved the
Fr
•.. of their favourite promenade ie Pall.
- .'ll'he stjrily. .6 Atias,b' at whose • naked
' Ores the adiroist stod virgins of that neighbour.
.lissodicosild only, stentll re •tO tali° a hasty peep
Oieetighlheol.l4, oc:,(tekl.'failst is•asi thit morning
riime*sd. .
: Ittii A0r.,41;,i440 gaitikm RixtantorittwAine
tz,7wals. . .. . I
•;:viii y • yetiveniiii. to the VtgAiii+itAiiittrosvd...
"i$ . , trAn till .44ek 7 With 1 Oil tiO iin ' This
kit ' •• Artatitly highly Or4intatat, and dory
-oreatt,toA.the who and skill of the Aileisliect. • •.
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The Searetaty of State for the 'Berne Depart*
ment hat addressed circular letters to tile Ckrgy,
recommending their exertions to extend-the beim*,
fidl of vartination, by removing the prejudices
which the lower orders entertain against it.
A Tradesman in M a ry-le.bone, whose Affairs
had become rather desperate, has decamped with
his forootan's wife; but by way of compensating,
he has left his own wife with the foreman, who. is
ant at all displeased with the change.
. It will be perceived, by' the embarrassments of
Thursday evening, at Covent Garden, of whit'
high importance ,t is that.an Actor should unt4
quivocally do hie duty, when he is not withiselst;
by 41 physical_ eslamity.;; and the common itullie.
gallon of that night .will also prove, that nocosti
vintages arising front even a well*earned celerly,'l
will be taken as any hurt of .draw hack, In favesl.4
a man, whit emsbe so unwise as to forget the ohli*
getious ottespect, and the feelings of cathode.
Betweest twelve and one o'clock this tuoteing, a
fire broke oat at. Pocock's-wharf, the bottom of
Witvr.h*iws Floct.street.

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