The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-30 00:00:00

POLICE.

THR ALARM IN ST. SCPCI.CHIR'S CHURCH.
Ov:LnHALL.—Dessi -I Kra.ling. the unfortunate young
man whose frantic act of bring a pistol daring divine
service in St. Sepulchre's Church on Sunday evening lasts
occasioned so much al.triti, *as twilight lip by the Geo-
tleman to whose rare he had been co • ted on Monday.
Mr. Keys, the Prussian Consul, to whom application
had been made for that putrpose, the prisoner s friend.
Mr. Ithenius, and I other 6entleuirsi, friends of
his family, were in attendance.
Mr. Mdernisn Stuta.av, in order to be perfectly cor-
rect in his decision as to the disposal of the pri.osier,
judged it proper to take the opinion of the Citj Solicitor,
whether, antler all the Ciretton.t.iiirei of the case, the
Magistrate would he justified in delivering I • up to
Iris friends.

The (.'ITT SOLICITOR stated, that in order to create •
capital offence under the Smolt... it most In- in evidence
that the pistol was loaded itith ball, and pointed to.'
wards sonic person or persons ; the eutstrary of this be-1
jug the fart, according to the test' ~ tty of the wit-
nesses, the offence charged against the 111 immer amounted I
only to a misdemeanour. Upon this then arose the .
question of insanity, which. it proved. removed all
charge of criminality, the intention runstitutiug the The following curious case tame this day before
very gist atilt. offence. i the Court :—Alex. Guthrie, tuamilactiorer in I needier-
The eviderce taken on his examination was then re- I vie, pursuer: James Walker, manta'''. turer, in Inver-
(erred to, snail ient in itself to establish the insanity of ',eerie,
the young man, both previous to. and at the tithe
nitie ofhis one of the Magistrates of the burgh ; William
, nietiits, towts-olicer, or constable in Inverbersie ;
committine the frantic arts this was strengthened by
the account given of his behaviour sitter Monday. liy James Robertson, junior. manufactu er, at 'laughs.
the Gentleman oho has hail the care of him, and it, of I tiverhervie ; and Peter Lindsay, baker in Montrose,
place the tact in the strongest point of view. the pri- defenders.
soner was asked through his friend Mr. Rhrnius, it he Whether, on or %hoot the 7th day of June, lttln,
continued its the same opinion. that wnsir is the Alton& the pursuer lying in tire room with the defenders and
nation of desolation, the Antichrist that must ht
Jr-'others,in the bowie of William Duke, vintner in the
stroved by tire: To which hr replied aids much energy her h
of . , .
and. enthusiasm, in the affirtuatire, adding, that is the wirg• lncernervie.the .
defender, Walker, being a
secret I wished to reveal to all the world. i bailie or magistrate of the said burgh, did give an
It bring stated by the prisoner's friends, and confirmed I unwarrantable and unlawful vi rind order to William
by the Prussian Conant, that an opportunity presented alititiletoo, a constable or town-officer of the said
itself fur conveying hint safely I to his patents in a burgh, Ws carry the pursuer immediately to the prison
vessel about to sad to-morrow, the Magistrate. I
atl'er 'of the said burg!' : anti whether the odd William
the advice of the City Solicitor, permitted him to he
delivered to his friends, upon their undertaking not Middleton,l as,istrd by the. other defenders in this
action. lan es . . . . Rithertson. minor, and Peter Lindsay,
to sutler him to go at large while he remained in this
ounntry, did, under the authority of toe said •tment, drag
The child that was hurt in the crowd, we are happy the pursuer, in an inhuman and cruel manner, from
to hear, is in a fair way of recovery. the house of the ,aid William Duke to the said prison,
lituawsr Ronocar.—.A fellow of dirty appearance, searing his clothe' anti doing great injury to the said
naused Thos. Dorset, was charged with having robbed pursuer ; sad did then and there, under the unlawful
a young gentleman of his watch, ohain, and snits. or ' soinmiemasse alwraosial. pier* bins without his hat atte
the highway. - • Shoes, itt the said prison, in a damp and cold dungeon,
Mr. James Pickle s•wevi, that on Wednesday after- where he was incarcerated awl detained till the (DI-
-1 goon he,had just come from the Bank of England, aod lowing day, to the great damage and injury of the
had considerable property upon his person, when on said pursuer.
going down Ludgate-hill lie got asiongsa a eavalcade Whether, at the time anti place aforesaid, the dr-
of addressers to the Queen. it, had nth bees long in fenders, Williani Middleton, Peter Lieidaay,d an Janus
this situation before he was surrounded bjuk gang. Robertso „ did. without authority. verbal or written,
consisting of forty or fifty thieves, aaf i—rdlatelY in an inhuman, and cruel manner, drag tie pursuer
felt his watch escape front his fob. I a saw the pri- from the house of William Duke, to the said damp
Boner, who was one of the grf, with the gparli in his and cold dungeon, ant there detain him, as afore-
hand, and the witness item i tely ariaethillm: upon ' said. to the injnry anti damage of the said pursuer.
which he was instantly set upon by thoNlbf the gang vantage, laid at 1.00111.
who were nearest, and whets tore tie prisoner from his Find for puratier—Dainages, against James Walker,
hold, butt it was secured by another gentleman. I rd.—James Robertson. 21.—Peter Lindsay, 10s.—and
Mr. T. a'bert stated, that he sew the cavalcade I William Middleton, acquitted.
of the addressers passing, and described the audacity i James Walker, tnanitfacturer in Inyerhervie, anti one
with
which the numerolot gangs of thieves who fol-
: of the Magistrate, of that burgh, pursuer ; Alexander
lowed in their train t'awrieil tot their operations. He Guthrie, flax-dresser in inverbervie, defender.
saw the prosecutor surround dby tine of the gangs, Whether, on or about the seventh day of June,
and the prisoner, whu appeared to be one of them, 1919, in the house of William Duke, vintner in
snatch the watch fruit his fob. As soon as the watch lnverhervie, the defender, did then and there, in the
was drawn a wordseof command ° rut away" was ! presence and hearing at a number of persona, falsely
given, and at the same moment the gentleman received I and injnrionalv rail the pursuer a -- dishonest
a number of blows from thuse by whom he was sur- I I, and an eternal scoundrel, or did use words
rounded. The witness seized the prisoner as he was !,03 that effect, to the injury and damage of the said
attempting to make Ilia escapetaand managed to drag pursuer.
him into a shop berate his companionfacpuld come to i Whether the• defender, time anti place afon s lid,
his aasistaner. He gave up the watch he had in his " used the expression anti words aforesaid, or words to
possession, saying, that he had had it given him. On ' the said effect, in reference to the pnrsuer's eotidnet as
searching him, a bun& of foie gold seals part of a Magistrate in a petition anti complaint that had been
a gold chain attached, were found upon him. • some time before presented to the Magistrates of the
The prisoner sail, that the watch was given to him ! burgh afore/mill against the defender : anti whether
by another man in the crowd, of whom he lad no I Raid words and expressions were wont as aforesaid, to
knowledge, and as to the seals, he. found them. The • the Injury and damage of the wetter;
prisoner was fully committed fir trial. Damages laid at 1,111110.
Bow-Svattre.—Setwatisra (Gordon Freash, Robert I Verdict—Find for the pursuer.—Damagra, Is.
Woolley, anti William Forlet4e, Erre, three very
exquisite young gentlemen. and half-pay Garet's. were
brought up in custody from St. (lenient's watch-house,
charged with assaulting Thunias Tiller, one of the
Strand watchtuen.

CIRCL'IT ISMLLIGENCE, ScOTLAND.
Auk:tam:or. S. PT. 22.

• At.saretwo Frott,o4llloot isedi relelock yeaterslay
woeilsing a must alarming fire !mho oat at the shop of
a eeta-chatoller in Great Chape&stem*. Westminster,
from the quantity of hay and straw, raged with
the greatest fury, the inmates baring barely time to
creep, with their lives; the whole of the stock in
trade, together with the house belag burned down in
a few minutes. No part of the property was insured.
The Names being su rapid, from the light and in-
flammable materials of ;side,' the stork was composed,
they ronentstnicated to the three adjoieing bosses, vin.
Mr. Cooper's, rhemist; Mr. euok's eating-boner ; and
Mr. Hollaad's potatoe warehouse. The whole of the
aeighboarhood were is the greatest state at alarm;
soma' crews arrived ; the street was filled with
prawns ramming with articles of furniture; and in
vita of every exertion, those three houses were also
leant Astra, but we see happy to say De lives wom
lest. The danger was sot completely over blabs*
fear o'cloclrthis morning.
.A feet weets ago wp mentlaned a dreadful :Mara
whir* had wearers! at Smedlev-hail, war this town,
where a eetvaat Woman, by theimpirdestee of media
by estidlrlirgfit wilovi•in hid, set re to the
and was Ite*ra se rub hansed, that her ll* wicks
epaired
toslieffeesi le the meet dreaded welt*
,Mt *Pie Wads (the head sad seek e* hpi.
fa lied games, INN II
WA. • Ifretekattit. aid pristioos=
iivffsfe as a r:iatorm
web danger....(Morn%Why lettehi)s .

It appeared by the depositions of the said Tom
Tiller, that he found the ge•itlemeti prisoners surronnd-
ed by twelve or ferment !defies, near Beaufurt-bnild-
ings at midnight. They were all "_rosnetickieg and
noising about like; and the neighbours were popping
heads out of windows in their night caps to desire
him to send them away, whereby it might be the
r Means of their getting a little bit o'sleep." Accord-
ingly he " ordered them to be of with themselves I"
opus which Mr. Sebastian proposed to give hint " a
good hiding ;" and he, the said 'F. 'Tiller, not hoeing
any relish for such an opetation, instantly " trolled
I hold on bins," the said Mr. Sebastian, and " kits,
to take him" to the watrb-hosse; bat he kicked sod
plunged so desperately, and the other two polled and
hauled so to get him away, that be was within the
least in the world of slipping through his &setts. In
this•dilemma he sprung his rattle, and others of the
watch coming to his asnistanoe, they worst all three
safely shopped, bat not before, Mr. Sebastian had lark-
ed his (Tons Tiller's) shins alt to a inampi.
The other watchmen roccohoratted this • 'lnterne*.
and plc. Sebastian Yor.toas 4rene6 was eirjkoi lion be
his defence. He stasal that hosing Alec int tiktp
soar. frieenla be be takes too ippisk trievo..swißmo to-
tally unconscious of having used the watchdog* i