The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-17 00:00:00

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ASSAULT 015 A LIVE-GUARIVSMAN.
Duncan Menzies was indicted fur a riot on the 27th
of August last. The prisoner pleaded Guilty.
The Court, in order to apportion his punishment
thought it right to inquire into the circumstances.
William Fernsbaw, a private in the Life Guards, said,
that on the 27th of August be was going to a house in
Tschlield-stivet, when be was followed by a riotous mob,
who punned and insulted bias, pelting him with mud,
and dwesdng after him the most opprobrious epithets,
such as " Murderer." " Piccadilly butcher," &c. He
could not identify the prisoner.
A Bow-street officer, however, immediately identified
Aim, and said that be had another man in his view,
whom he meant to have taken, till he saw the prisoner
roll up a large ball of mad, and fling it at the prose-
cutor; it struck bias. lie said he had made inquiry
after the prisoner, wild found that he was a brass-found-
er's apprendee. and bore a goad character.
The prisoner said it was the first time he ever was in
custody. H. confessed his crime, and begged the gen-
tleman's pardon, and hoped the Court would consider his
good character.
Mr. Costs r said th 4 it was a case in which he was
almost sorry that the prisoner had a good character.
It was not to be endured that a riotous and disorderly
mob should pursue and abuse any man they choose
merely because he wore a red coat. If the prisoner
had not happened to have pleaded guilty, expressed
his contrition, and borne the character he 'lid, he
should have bees held out as a terror to the public.—
As it was, be should be inspritioned for three months
in the House of Correction; and had it been under
other circumstances. it should have been three years.

John Brirkifeli and &lewd Lorke, two me e chil-
dren, were brought up to receive the judgment of the
court, on a couvietion fur theft, Mr. CoNter, the
Chairman thus addressed them—•" John lirickfi,dd, a
mere buy in size, you are a giant in wickedness: it is
a dreadful thing to see a creature of your age in such
a situation. It appears that, young as you are, von
are actually the teacher of a little gang of pick-
pockets; a fact which requires a certificate of its
truth in the place to which you are going. YOU must
I be transported for life."—" John Locke, you are to be
imprisoned for three months, to be whipped three
tines severely, and to be fed on bread and eater."
The very next case after this was a little child, for
a similar offence. The buy was found and
the mother interfered and imliored from the Court
the severest sentence of the law. The Chairman re-
marked to what a pitch of depravity the children of
this metropolis were arrived when such applications
were made by parents, and from the facts which came
to the knowledge of the Court, proved to be but too
well founded. The Court accordingly sentenced the
boy to Transportation for life.'
Joshua Huptom was indicted for assaulting Isis wife.
The prosecutes, before giving evidence, stated to the
Court, that all she wanted was, that, as she and her
husband could not agree, they should separate, in
which case she would support herself. The Court
thought this proposal reasonable, and recommended
the husband to agree to it. He positively declared that
nothing should induce him to consent to a separatism.
The wife said, if Ito persisted in his determination she
would give her evidence. He was inflexible, and she
proved an assault, of which be was found Guilty. As
soon as the wife heard the verdict pronounced, all her
resentment appeared to subside and her conjugal affec-
don to return, and she implored the Court, in the most
ardent manner, that her husband might not be punish-
ed. The Court, in compliance with her prayers, fined
him one shilling, bidding him to go home, and ne►er
lift his hand against his wife again whilst he lived.
The family of the Ravenscrofts, with Thomas Hop-'
ley, an attorney, who had been convicted of a conspi-
racy to defame Mr. Ruby, surgeon and apothecary,
near Bethnal-green, were on Saturday brought up. and
Mr. Alley not pressing for judgment (as his client was
satisfied with the conviction), particularly as one of
the defendants Mary Woodcock, had lately lain in,
the Court ordered the defendants to be discharged
upon their recognizance, of IDOL each.

The London Assurance Company have settled 201.
per annum upon the widow of Perkins, the fireman,
who lost hii life at the fire in Oracechnrch-street. The
limn last found has not been owned. The body was so
disfigured, that it was next toimpossibility to discover
who Le was. Report says he was in the employ of an
orange-merchant in Botolph-lane.
Flag IN PRINCI9B-IITICET.—On Saturday afternoon,
the remains of another of the unfortudate persons who
lost their lives in the fire hi' Prince's-street, was dug out
of the ruins, in the shop of Mr. Burnett, the hair•
dresser. There was only the trunk of the body found,
and from the appearance of
.one of the breasts, which
Was perfect, it is supposed to be the body of the daugh-
ter of Mr. Poe, a lodger in the house, who, with her mo-
ther, unfortunately perished. The body wu carried in
a shell to St. James's bone house, where the other two
bodies, dugout previously, are deposited, and remains
for I Coroner's Inquest.

DIED.
Ou 'Thursday evening last, after a short illness, aged 73
years, Mr. J. 'Hay, of Portsea.httatuary sad Mason. Hav-
ing.. from an early..period of hie life, been engaged is the
pursuits of Natural History, bis knowledge of Alineralogy,
Botany, and Zoology, was very eonsiderable. He had
many years the honour of being a Fellow of the Royal Lin-
eman Nociety. and was last year sleeted an Honorary Mem-
ber of the Bath and West of England Geological Botiety.
On triday last. at his house in the Stable-yard. St.J antes's
palace, in the 85th year of his age, Hoary Frederick Gra-
-I.beeker; Esq.manyjmus thelirst Page to her Majesty queen
Charlotte.
liudderly, on the 12th instant, at Rantsgate, Sophia, wife
of Charles Mackinnon. gig. of Conde...hill, Kensington.
At his House la Isaiah itodley-street, on, Wednesday. the
14th Instant. Colonel Evolyas Anderson, only brother to C.
Andenton Pelham, Lord Yarborough.
On &today, the td instant, at Cottage-plsee, Chelmsford.
after &short illness. at the advanced age of 70, lady OamiM
Robinson, sister to the Earl of Tankerville.