The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-19 00:00:00

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worthy Magist.ente,stostatcatioanore at present than the
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Ate ditti parld bi.siistron; w • 'Asti was playa IP
a &airhifiiiiitbifire. Neither o the two koriaribles
"aoinjtlaineclef iris ,idtin, foe that 'night, kit both siege
present as iisultentisimitlethir with several Other persons.—
• li might be that Ate unhappy situation of Mt
unfortunate la; 'w%o was already too mach exposed,
Ahoilld have raved b4i, tram insult or .fort!fer dogYada-
finis t but the two constable, 'in ;question thought other-
wir,!todcompwiceil their unmanlycareer by laying
Wnate somepecriliarities about her person, and pris
to.the determination of these wagers by;conduot
ials we cannot irenteri. to describe further tto say
. ' tit was inch es deeply involves the repetition of the
Ida and the chaiacters of. the 'parties conareied. it
160. bows*, that there lselif.Perettilttitestflif,ithes al-
tltOtigh they Ia genie &tree shares) * in 'fief ditigrace it-
fashihjettiloch.cand#4-by not remonstrating.agaiastit.
yet took sweetly' opportunity of tedeeniing theraseives,
kr, icitaatuniciating to the parish authori tied a statement Of
the Obsolete!". thiniacdon ; and these latter have ever
goal ised'the 'Meat 'praiseworthy activity in tracing out
the facts 'and bringing !Assiut a proper investigation of the
Vise: *The accniation was now -borne oat lathe full ea-
tent by the evidenie of the constable of the night, and
two other respectable parirtioners who were present.—
Laredo the parties themselves did not deny the material
parts of thee-barge; but said they vierePaoctioned in all
they did by tke constable of the night and all who were
present alibi .ilme.
Iffir.Gionopt FANRAPIT said, that his only duty was to
.lAientigate how far there were any groused. for the eicu-
!Oen; Owl he wps sorry to say that the disgraceful scene
Ole ribitd, appearedlen too clearly to have taken place.
If nourinfirely tested with the parish to proceed as it
*tight iiraper. The gentlemen who ittended*on the
jeet of the parish authorities declared, that item their
6w:Mination to.prefer en immediate indictment againit
the "oltatiding parties. The accused said, they were
ready to Meet it; but it Weald bean act of great injus.
dee if the constable of the flight and the other 'per-
ions who were present, were not included in the
indictment, as they were equally culpable; and here,
fee the present. the matter endecL—One of the accused,
*bp is os.married man, with a large family, seemed to
red wiry, much the Shame attaching to the charge against
bins.
Saturday, the Landlord of the Green Man public-
bolsi, In Oreen-stteet, Orosvenommitsre, was. charged
with allowing persons to tipple in loin hawse the S2n-
day preceding during the hours of Divine Service.
The Officers stated that they found no appearance of
drinking when they got in; but the landlord had refused
them admittance, untithe had allowed hirinelf sufficient
time to remove whatever might have furnished proof.
They found four perilous in the trp.
The landlord sped he did not know they were officers
when they applied, or he would have admitted them.
The persons alluded to, were all lodgers in the house.
This ass afterwards proved to be the rase.
Mr. Dvan told the' landlord, that he should under-
stand, although he might manage to conceal his Ink.,
conduct, so as to avoid being convicted in the penalty
his license would be stopped, which would be of much
more serious consequence to him. . Mr. Dyer, therefore,
n discharging hint, advised greater care for the future.
HATTON Ganuum.—Saturday, idolisation was given
at this Office of a desperate attack made on the sestets
of the parish of St. Andrew,Holborn. It appears, that
a few nights previoesly, about half past ten o'clock, as
he was going along Gray's-inn-lane towards the gate
of the burying ground, he was suddenly attacked by
three rnffians, each armed with a heavy bludgeon, oho,
without speaking, knocked him down, and gave him se-
veral tremendous blows on the bead and various pacts of
the body; one of the villains made a desperate thrust
with a knife at his side, which penetrated a large pocket.
hook filled with papers that fortunately happened to be
in the breast pocket of his coat, and thus saved his life.
The assassin who made the stab at him cried out to his
companions, " Now I have done for him, come along,"
and they all immediately ran off and effected their escape,
leaving him weltering in his blood; in this situation he
was found and carried home, where he now lies in a dan
gerous state.—A Vestry Meeting has been held. and a
large reward offered for the discovery and apprehension
of the ruffians.
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Two men have been taken into custody by Mr. Laren
der, in Manchester, charged with being concerned in
the robbery of the Birmingham Bank Notes from the
Balloon coach.

PSWICN. MAT 11.--John Spring, the wretched corn.
panion of Mary Oooch,whose fate we last week recorded,
after poisoning himself and cutting hi! throat, is still
alive and likely to recover. It is remarkable that the
unhappy woman wade an entryof her death in her prayer
book, previous to her taking the poison.

The only execution which has occurred in the Isle of
Man for twenty years, took place on the lSth ult. when
Catherine Kinreade and Joho Carotid' were hanged for
having poisoned the wife of Camaisb, and on this occa-
sion the Coroner had to perform, personally, the of-
fi ceof executioner, as no hangman could be procured.

A few days ago, at the interment of Mrs. Moore, of
Itostherne, who died at the age of 99, the friends of
the deceased were, according to her directions, regaled
with bottled ate, 35 years old, which had been kept pur-
posely for the occasion.
St. JottN's (ANTIGUA,) Feb. 18.—Died, on Friday
last, in the Bay, a black woman named Statira, who, by
information from herself, must have attained the advanc-
ed age of 132 to 134. She was a slave, and was hired as
a day labourer during the building of the gaol, and was
present at the laying of the corner stone, which ceremo-
ny took place 116 years ago. She also states she was a
young woman groin when President Sharpe assumed
the administration of the Island. which was in 1706 ; so
that allowing her to be then only eighteen, it brings her
age to that of 134.
EXECUTION OP KRAGON. AT EIIESTER.-011 Saturday
this young man, condemned at our late RESIZrA for a rape
on the body of a girl at Stockport, underwent the sAi-
truce of the law at the east front of the city gaol. From
the moment of his trial, the young man has conducted him-
self,not only in a most respectful, but exemplary manner,
and procured for himself the kindest sympathies and
affectionate regards of his fellow-prisoners and those who
attended him. From first to last he invariably Main-
tained his innocence of the offence, by the most positive
declarations.• He spoke on the scaffold, in a strong Irish
accent, nearly as follows :—" Aly dear (Hellas, I am moos.
cent of the crime for which loin going to die—as limo-
cent of the chill unborn. It was sworn against me at
time trial, that I knew the girl, bat I deelve I did not
know her, and, to the best of toy knowledge, I 'never saw
her before my committal. I freely forgive the ,led re.
and Jury, aria rill that swore against me. • 1 heir you will
all, good Christian people, pray for my soul, ihat when
I die I May be received into Heaven." This dying de
cleratiori of innocence, at a moment when the unhappy
inilellictor was &hoot to be launched into the preSence *Obis
Judge, created a strong feeling in the surrounding multi-
tit le. concluded his address, the cap W IS pulled
over his face, rind the drop fell; he struggled but little,
and was very soon lifeless. Kragon was twenty-oue years
u age. 40 laitWPW by kink. and 14 saiuk to brive had es 7
spectable co3nexions.—(Ches4,cr c.qtrfnt,)