The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-12 00:00:00

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110W-STIMET.—Tria. OM', driver of a hackney-coach.
Geo. Robinson' waterman of the coach stand, in lied ford-
street, Covent Darden, and Thee. Anderson, a watch-
man, were broug'it before Tuos. liat.Ls, Esq. on a charge
of assaulting Mr. Henry Robert Abrahanss, because he
insisted upon being coaveyed house in a hackney coach
which w.' on the stand.
Bray was tined 3/, and costs, fur refining to take a fare •
when lawfully required,and the Magistrate said he should
also order bins to find responsible securities fur his ap-
pearance at the Sessions.
Robinson war called upon for bail, and Anderson,
the watchman, was dtsibirged from his office, under
the anthoritti of, ilie New PotiecAct, anti by which he is
iialtr prohibited f-; sviresii4idn' being employed as a watchman..
M 4 Weautart.--I(asseutay„ ..ars elderly god, i
named 'hula 'hi-ought nit, charged by Sarah
Onions, if only ten years of age, with having com-
mitted a rape.
It appeared by the evidence, that the prisoner was last
Sunday invited by the child's father to dine at his house
in Crown-street, Soho. In the afternoon, according to
the evidence, he took an opportunity of making the at-
lewlpt, which was all that could be proved.
The prisoner, who denied the charge altogether, was
ordered to give twenty-fonr bouts notice of bail to answer
the assault at the Sessions.
1 PIIVATIC TIIIATIIIe.—At eleven o'clock on Tuesday
night, as John Limbrick, one of the officers of the Hatton
Garden Police was passing by the end of Pool's Build-
ings, Mount Pleasant, Oray's-Inn-Lane, he heard the
sound of musical instruments, and a moat uproarious
noise, issuing from a stable in the re ir of the houses.—
On inquiring the cause from souse of the neighbours, he
was inforined it was a place where private Theatricals'
seers sightly performed. Limbrick procured a posse of
watchmen, and entered the Theatre, where they were per-
forming the Lest scene of Romeo ad Juliet. The ar
. pearance of the officers caused the greatest collusion ;
about sixty persons effected their esca,ae; the officers sue-
reeded iu securing seven, whom they conveyed in their
theatrical dresses to the watch-house. They were exa-
mined yesterday at Hatton Garden, and after receiving a
I lecture, were discharged.

THE.CLAPHAM MURDER.

UMOU•NALL.—The prisoners who are in custody on the
charge of bating murdered the late Mrs. Iticlierds, of Clap-
NM, have been 13 separated u to prevent their having any
neamenoieetioa with each other ; and the Nintendo° which
bee Man made by Stoffell was,till Teesdny,U4k3loWo to the
Wier misusers. It however happened that. Thomas Scott,
soother of the men implicated In the murder, shortly after
he bad bees imprisoned, was desirous of entering into a vo-
luntary confession of his guilt; and having-beim permitted
to do so, it was found that the statement of the two crimi-
nals corresponded with each other in all the principal felts;
bat as the confession of Scott is more positive, and embraces
more particulars than that of StotTril, the relative ofthe an-
feetanote old lady, we subjoin it, in the words in which it
was gives. Scott, In giving this account, appeared to be
meted by the genuine feelings of penitence. and bin whole
seeded and manner have been such (sine* he has been a
prisoner) as to Seduce a belief that be was ualtapply made a
pasty to a ease to which his natural disposition and huma-
nity was extremely repugnant.
TUX CONFt&SION OP TRONA! SCOTT.

I lived at No. 6. Nelson-strait. llowyer-laam Camber-
well, at as Uwe of the murder. About tea days or a. foa-
te4ght Were distill' of April, I was is mammy with libßip
Stollen stud William Smith, sear the Mama Wales, Lam-
billi-read ; SOW seat lobo the public-house to add Gat
Jame .erase sad William Simmoes. who woos dslakiag
Oak wed Mbo same pot to, us latmadiotedy. **fell took
111.11 bog within NI hearialg, and told that that he had
at old aunt at Clapham. betwomil SU Aulti,i,j years of 'go,
00 hid a great deal of money. VilCh ought they ?Auld
PA trUb c*Pr• thrY lamed to go wpto hint the following
eMat. Gardiner and Simmons turat9 tate toy public-itplias.
i aid Smith, Stollen, and I went to Csalstrital together,
laud ported at the curlier 9( Rowya-lane. Alma a Waage'
after ibis 1 met Smith and Ststfell wsdhiqk oa *ll
raid, %boot. six o'clock in the Inching, ylto told gm thoy
toed been at Ur,. Richards's, at Clapham, hid tight
a lippo_Ant-
gd Ott 8 aLth wytt 10 milts s that he slut rA.
Richards, that Uardiper was tp follow him, 'bet that ass-
digeee head row Wm. ;het ha want hack, esti s• they !Id
nothing that night. We• agreed to meet that oliht et thy
PAWS of Wales. between *e aid eight 9:clotTe, sad to
rob km kale. together. 1111.4110 take la ilia letter as
batter, Storell was to lay of Mrs: flieberae ; ha said
din old ba wall auto AO POW 1161 away ; that he
emme other down. mhos Smite sad I Warelloiriar the
;diet. le said Shaw wen 11 table-spook' and some
sass. and liat's Mas llastes..Dat IN dill sal hies whore it
ergs; Its said there wasauother old woman in tbs WNW; who