The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-15 00:00:00

'ME STATFANIAN

fire successive days, and on all past occasions there were
not only those who were there for curiosity, but far more
of others who were pickpockets. Sunday he was purse•
ing this coarse down the City-road, when Henley, an of-
ficer, took him into custody.
Mr. Twvronn observed, he could not punish a man for
walking, although public annoyance might arise from
the crowd who followed him. He should, however, tall
upon the prisoner to say who he was, and bow he got his
The prisoner said. his last situation was With Mr.
Saunders, of Bartholomew Ciose, for whom he carried
out hooks; but this was 16 months ago. Since that time
he lived with his father and mother; his father was a
carpenter, and well able to provide for him.
Hanley observed, that five months ago he imposed
upon the Asylum for the Honseless, by saying he had no
friends nor mew of subsistence; and he was provided
,for, and remained eight days, when his mother appeared,
and said it was his own fault, for lie bad a good home to
resort to.
Mr. Timm) remarked, that this was evidence upon
which he might be committed to the House of Correction
for three months under the Vagrant Act ; and, unless the
prisoner nould promise that he would cease to excite
crowds and tumults, by his walking in or near the me-
tropolis, he should exercise upon him the power which
this law bad vested in the Magistrates.
Prisoner—l trust 1 may not be prevented fronawalkiog
in the country.
Mr. TWYPORD—No, certainly not. Get out of town,
and as far as you please into the country; but cease to
collect mobs, and endanger the peace in London.
The prisoner promised he would, and on that condition
he was discharged.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

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Yesterday an Inquest was held before C. Jemmett,
Corooer for Surrey, at the Jamaica House, Cherry-
garden-street, Bermondsey, upon the body of Elizabeth
Chamberlayne, who was 'found dead in her room on
Saturday morniog, at six o'clock, nailer the cireurn
stances sated in our police account of yesterday.
Jonathan Dawson, a rope-maker, stated that he was
going off the watch oo Saturday morning at a quarter
past five ; on passing Mrs. tlantberlayne's housedie saw
a man named Rock at the the door of Mrs. Clarke, who
lived within two doors. Witness asked him what was
the matter, and he replied, Mrs. Chamberlayne was in a
dreadful-a:ate, and her place
.was all over blood: Wit-
ness turned along with hint, and Mrs. Clarke into the
house, and saw thh room in which Mrs. Chamberlayne
slept covered with blood. The deceased was sitting on
a chair, and her head was leaning on her-arm ; she was
all over blood, and there wai no life in her;' it appeared
as if the blood had bred over her for soy* fitne. In one
part of the room there was a great quantity of blood; an
apron and a shawl lay on the opposite Ade. It fk4 etted
as if some person had been soaking up the'islood nith
them, and then had put then[ behind tbk doer, • There
was no blood under the chair on which else' &Ceased sat
he was convinced. Saw no marks of violence about her,
nor any instillment in the room. The body was not cold.
Rock and witness and a W01)04 wen the only, living,
per-ons in the room. A deranged svonika lodged
stairs. Rock opened the dour of the tooth by railing ,a
latch etring. Rock saw nothing as to how the deCiased
came by her death. Witness did not perceive **beg be
was agitated or not. • - • "
Mr. Robert Morganotergeon, stated that he was called
at a truster before six o'elttek on Saturday mot n.ng, by
a person who said a woman was 'deeding to detail.
Went to see the deceased, and examining the Wound
fottutllltit the left temporal alit ery was ha:era:ed. There •
was a vast quantity of Wood about her. The woutilwas
about an /ode lung, and half: an inch deep. .Th-re was
a piece of !thine plate lying upon the floor at some dis-
tance frgou the deceased. The wound had done bleed-
ing A Unite and fork lay Oa the ground; the knife was
bloody. Wetness applied the edge of the plate to the
wound to see whether the sound was indicted with it,
but it did not corresponed with the wound. The wound
was inflicted With some sharp instrument ; accesses/ art
peered to hare been dead about an hour and a halt esd
two hours; no other wound •r bruise was upon the body
Witness was perfectly saisfiedthat the wound in tbettemis
poral artery was the cause of deceased's death. •
-A Juryman asked, whether -the woman could heel
placed herself in the Chair after loosing that blood.
Witness—No; sbe ceataialr could not. 'e
Could the wound have been indicted with the knife? •
Witness—No ; the wound would, bate been large; if
the knife had been used.
One of the Jury thought the wonnd corresponded,
with the size of the knife. The witness added: that if
she had placed heiself in the chair, blood must have left
marks Wong upon • the boards from the corner of the-,
room to the chair in which .she was found sitting, but
there were no such Marks. If the knife had indicted'
the wound, it would have contained ,a greater portion
.of
blood.
Mr. Chas. Ventrls Field, another sturgeon, examined the
body of the deceased, and confirmed the statement of the
last witness. •

Mr.Samnel Hoary Storting, also a surgeon, saw the body;
the life of the deceased might have been saved ,11 timely as-
sistance had been given. The wound had not the appear-
ance of being indicted with the knife, which• lay upon the
ground ; thought the deceased lost the blood by degrees,
end fainted once or twice. It was an extraordinary circumo
stance that the lost her life.
Richard Ccispia, &labourer, who lodged in the house 'ot
the deceased, stated, that between nine and ten Roek and
Mrs. Chataberlayne were sitting together, and Wick asked
her to fetch some bread and cheese and beer for Ilia supper.
She did not go imdiediately, and Rock said, " if you are too
lazy to fetch it, tam too much tired, and I suppose I must
go to bed without any supper. Witness went to bed, May."
lag them below, and very comfortable together. After wit-
ness went below, he heard Rock go out at the front door,
and while Rock was out, he heard a thumping fall in the
room below. Rock soon after returned, and witness ilearti
him say, " Mrs. Chitinberlayne, get u? and go to bed."—
She repded, " I'll get up when I please." Rock
" you re not so drunk but you can get up, and if you are
not able, help you up." She said. " let me alone, TU.%
get op when k like. '. Rock Icalled'ont, "you're worse thah
the brute besets; what do you lie there for ?" /Mei a few'
.more words, she said to !Lock; "you area d—d liar—alter'
Wad that." .These last words she repeated three or fotw• •
times; witness fell asleep, and heard no more till shoat five t
or six o'clock, when Rock called him, and said " young.
man, are you' asleep V' Witness said " No." Rock asked
him what o'clock it was; after which'he paid, " What a sad
slate this Woman has laid in' all; night!" Witness asked
what was the matter there! and Rpck said site toast have ,
had a fall, for there was blood upbn her and all over the
room. Witness said he knew site was very drunk. Rock
then went oat at the trout, door; when this tom ersatlotv
was going; forward, witness was In bed above stairs, and'
Rock was at the foot of the, staid. Witness got out of •ted
to about a quarter of an hour, and heard Rock come in ;
ROM: again calfed him, And he went down stairs; Rock said
she most hate had a fall. Witness looked in; saw blood
on the floor, and the woman leaning on the table ; witness
did not know that she was deed, and told Rocieto call some.
body to be with her ; artiness than went to work. At half-
past six on FAslay evening, the witness saw the deceased
lying on the bed in_ Rock's room, and she got up, to get
hiss sumo water, She was very much intoxicated at Mat'
time.
Marianne Ward, servant to Mr. Wade, who is also masa
lie to Reck, stated that Rock killed two fowls on Friday, is
thb coil cellar, and that thei•e wai blood upon his hands cid
strait clothes. He out the fowls with a 'knife, add tad not
' wring UM? necks. Witness-did hot Wiese ItOck Mesita
his hands after killing the fete's. •
The Coroner observed, that the ease had r; very easpiticrua
•appearance at first spinet Rock, but the circumstances the.

were afterwards disclosed removed the suspicion in his opi-
nion; and he thought it w*eld be too much to return 1 ver-
dict which would place Rock upon his trial, upon such est-
demote had been beard. It appeared to him that the de-
ceased wounded herself by a fall, and died of the effects of
that wounJ.
The Jury returned a verdict of—Accidental Death.
An inquisition was taken yesterday, at the Anchor, Cop
plce-row, Clerkenwell, before Thomas Stirring, Esq. Cor.,
vet% on Ana body of Caroline Tome, aged 81, who met w
her death in consequence of the shocking injury • she r
craved by throwing herself from the tap of Clerkenweil
Workhouse, as stated in our Paper of Saturday last. It
appeared that the deceased had been for a considerable time
an inmate in the Workhouse; she was considered by el to
be in a deranged elate of mind. and was called by the other
paupers " Mad Tom." Verdict—losenlty.

PENITENTIARY, MIURA:NEC. ,

An inquisition, making thirty-four since last Jantstrt,
was taken yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, befoie
Mr. Higgs, Deputy Coroner for IVestainster, at the Ge-
neral Penitentiary, lillbank, on the body of a convict
named Mary Brayshear, aged 29 years. The jury, being
sworn, adjourned to view the body, which was reduced
to a mere skeleton, but bore the relics of a once very
pretty woman. Ou their return to the jury-room, Mr.
Benjamin Chapman, the new Governor, deposed that the
deceased was tried at Maidstone, on the • 15th of July,
1819, found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' trans-
portation, which was commuted, under Vie Act of Par-
liament, to live years' imprisonment in the Penitentiary,
She was 25 years of age alien tried, and was received
into the Penitentiary in excellent health, oa the 3d of
June, 1820.
Juror.—What was her offence?—Bigamy... • •
Mr. John Pratt, surgeon, deposed that theciev4asea
was removed to the Infirmary on the 24th of last June,
with an attack.of fever, accompanied with violent pairs
in "the bead, which continued more or less to Sunday
morning last, when she expired. • tier life was despaired
of all last week, as symptoms had taken place of an effu-
skin of fluid in the bead, which effusion was the cause of
her death, and that produced by the fever.
Juror.—Hall she been in the Infirmary before?—Fes:
is the beginning of the year, fur diarrhiecr.. She remain-
ed.about a month. . .
Juror.—ls that complaint prevalent here?—lt bat
Linen very so.
Juror Is it owing to the dietary or atmosphere ?--
Neither.
Juror.—l mean the bowel complaint?—The dietary
weight
have been the cause.
Juror.—What meat is brought here?—blods and stick-
Jigs of beef.
Juror. .Is there no ox-cheek brought here now ?
None: legs of mutton are brought for the Infirmary.
Juror.—What quantum of meat is allowed per day ?
Six ounces.
, Coioner,—Gentlemen, I don't know whether you are
aware that several Acts of Parliament are made for the
better regulation of the Penitentiary.
Juror.—All we want to know is, whether the meat
he good; and 1 should like the Governor to produce a
sample.
The steward was sent for, but he stated the meat was
brought in. every morning, and no sample of yesterday's
remained.. .
The Coroner shortly Miressed the km% who. after
some roasideration, reterand a verdict dribt Natural
death.'

SEASONS /tl\ 1) CHOPS. • • • • ,
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flay-Making :a noir going en briskly ; the crops ot
grass' torn otft better 'than Wert exi ected, owing to thi
late growing showers. The *bell; looks reinarkab/y
we:l,—(Brighton Herald.)
The young wheats continue 'a implore in appearance,
ami their probable produce is now favourably spokeit of
by agritulturists, but in bleak situations we believe the
fir has received some injury, by friction. from the lets
ptailing high winds.—(Sussex Advertiser.)
Hay-making is now going on briskly ; the crops of
pitiss turn outbetter than was expected, owing to the
e growing shosiers. The wheat looks mitaritably
--(Hampshire Telegraph.)
We have very great pleasure in stating,. neon the au-
thority of in iritellizent gentleman, conversanrwith agrl
enitutf, who has just returned from a tone through War-
wickshire, 'Oloticestershire, Worcestershire, and Here- •
fordshire, that' there is every prospect a an abundant
harvest in those counties, and that the orchards wear a
not deal'. premising appearance than the corn helds.— .
!(WarancliAdveriiser.)
The bit-baryon, though over in the neighbourhood of
the metropolis is scarcely commenced in missy 'of the
midlind counties. The grass is ripe, but the farmers
wait for Wiathet.—{Leeds Mercury.) •
Last week the hay harvest coMmested generally 111
this neighbourhood. The crops arcflieisier than was an-
ticipated from the backwardness of She season. The
whole has nowbeen reneralty got in, lived condition.
—(Live'rpuol Advertiser.)
The hay harvest has partiallycommetteedfn this neigh-
bourhood, and in a few days it will become generally.—
The crops on good land are abundant ; those oft poor
lead have improved greatly, and the fine showers and
Iriam weather with Which we are now visited, lead us to
expect considerably more than an average crop.—(Der-
hem Chron.)
The crops, we bear, are extremely luxuriant in the.
hsstern part of the county. and promise an abundant
harvest.—(Weatmereland Gazette.)
Since our last, it may be said that we have experienced
the extremes of good and bad weather ; for Sunday,
which was cold, wet, and boisterous, had more resem-
blance to a day in the dreary month of January than
to one itithe beginning of July. The remainder of the
week. has been mild and temperate, with a considerable
clamber of gentle showers, which have somewhat• ob.
strueted bay-Making, butgreatly benefited the growing
crops, particularly on dry land, where moisture watt
metal •wanted." Wheat is fast bursting into ear, and
every wgere promises to be highly productive; bat ley
.has also greatly improved within the last fortnight
and now, looks healthy and rank on the ground ; and,
'except on eeey wet soils, oats have assumed a fine co-
'lour, and offer fair for a plentiful crop.—Potatoes never
had. a more thriving appearance, nor exhibited a bet-
ter prospect for au abundant produce, dry and sound in
quality. RI. hay-harvest has become general, and by
accounts (roman parts of the kingdom, is barely an,
overage
.crop ; but in this part of the country the
quantity•of grass is unusually great. It is now folly
ascertained that this will not be what is called.. 4' far t
year." fipples and pears have mach disappointed the
°mbar& keepers, ,whose hopes in the early part of the
season were very sanguine ; nor will stone bait be so
plentiful as was anticipated fro.l the appearance of
bloom ; with the exception of planes, which will be in
great abundance.—(Carlisle Journal.)
Up to the present-advanced period of the summer, tile
weather continites so cool, that little doubt seems to be
entertained that the harvest will be at lea.t a month
later than usual; the appearance of the Wheat and (Mt
Crops is by ao means flattering in many places; but the
potato crop, particularly of the early sowing, promises
.; plentiful supply for the poorer clauses. Perhaps, for
many years back, the stock of corn in the handset' factors
has not been at this period... linsiteslos now, owing to
the bad success of the eimealatiMM of I.st atunnser.—
(Mantel , .41 .-• .
As a proof of the last wiater'd emiseirkr, and bt the add.
hens of summer, we may mention that on Moliday.slit

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wreathes bf snl:r were lying .on the west end of Cheviot.
—(Neircaslle Ch run.)
At Newborn and Lemmincton, upon the Tyne, a few
miles.aboye Newcastle Bridge, on the 2.1 instant, ;treat
damage Was dove to the gardens. Sc•-!. by the immense
torrent of hail and rain which acoomownied a thunder
storm. The hailstones lay frost 12 to 18 inches deep, and
the goods in some of the shops at Lemmington were
injured by the inundation—the water being three 3 to 4
feet deep in the house•. The water rushed with anclt
force through the Manor School, recently built by hie
Grace the Duke of Northumberland, that one of the.flags
of the floor was forced up. The thunder and lightning
were awful.
On Tuesday ey.ning, sown after six o'clock, Has.tinee
!was visited by a violent thunder storm, which continom
for the space of three quarters of an hour. It apparen:h•
.originated from a few very heavy clotois, surcharged
with electric fluid, wafted near the surface of the earth,
and attracted by the hills. Immediately on itscessation.
a considerable coldness prevailed from The falling of the
!icy particles.

LON DON M A fiK E rs.

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CoHN EXCHANGE, MARIE LAMS.
Qaanifties and Prices of British Coro. &r. sold and dill.
eared is this market, during the week feuded Maturday, the
sth of July : •

Qrs. ~.e s. d. a. d.v
Wheat 6,345 (or 17,34.4 18 S Average .. 82 11
Raney 7Ol .. 1,189 0 S
Oats 10 360 11,387 13 IV
Rye
Reams ..... .;.• 1.954 ....SLOSS 3 3 . 39 9
Pease

1 Pala OF PIIMIN Q% 11011J11/451;. MI Wmegit :,—,
s. s. ! II. 11.
Wheat, red. (old) '...- -0 ' if Stills. small. (new) ..32 M.
white, (old) 0 0 (01d)... .34 33.'
red (new) ....41 Id ------- Sok, (new) ....2$ 33
fine ...... ...Ad le —r-----,-' (old) •• • 30 33'
superfine ....34 38 ----.-- barrow (new)..3o 41
while (new) ..43 30
fine 62 Si Oats, fired.... l9 911
superfine O2 G 4
Rye f ' 32 3.1 Poland 3l ea
Barley - fine 20 27
fee 't ..•.31' 33 Potatoe 22 36
superfine. ;....11r 35 --- Ise .•• 26 27'
Mali 3O 51 Scotch. • 27 99.
fine 43 3S --....
Pease, hog 34 30 Flour, pee Sack . . 40 3,
--- maple ' 37 40 -- Seconds . 44 lir
—. white 3l 3S -- North Country 42 46
-- boilers ..... * —4O 43 Pollard, Woe, per qr... 16 17.
Brunk 2S 32 Bran 4.10 11.

SEEDS, tte.
Itiosonv, July Seed Trade neusalas heavy, bar
there is a hills more doing is a few articles. Re 'Clover Is
somen hat higher. as are also Ilvmpseed and Linseed. Ripe
Seed has experienced a considerable drop; and Caaary it
almost unsaleable.

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