The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-05 00:00:00

CRUELTY /ND DES RRTIO N or A.CHILD
PARENT'.

BY ITS

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UNIOX-NALL—On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson were
charged with cruelty to their child, a male infant, not six
weeks old. and with dropping it at the door of Mr. Clark, at
Bermondsey.
The Office and place adjacent were crowded by persons to
witness the examination.
Mrs. Jane. wife of Mr. George Stapleton, of 56, Brunswick-
street. 131ackfrinrs road. deposed, that about three months ago
the Prisiners came to her house to lodge ; they gave their names
" Atkinson," and stated themselves to be man aud wife, and had
been married about Often) months. On the morning of the 23d
of July Mrs. Atkinson was delivered of a male child; up to
the time that she lay in, Mr. Atkinson (who now calls Aimself
Thomas Stevens) came to her house every evening and slept
there. but generally
_rose at two o'clock in She morning. lie
said he was in: the Excise. It was a very fine child; about
five days after it arts b. rn, she observed Mr. Atkinson giving
the child some red liquid; Mr.. Atkinson said it was to com-
pose it, to was very cross; the nurse was sent out at the
time to buy some meat; after this the child fell away and
wasted. On Monday. the 17th of August, it was sent to Sarah
Lewis. of Lowdell's-court, Great Guildford-street, to nurse;
the child was brought back on Monday last, about eight o'clock
and it was much better. About one o'clock on Monday niTlit
List the father, mother, and child went away from her house,
and she since learned that they slept at No. 111, Park street.
Grosvenor-square, where Mrs. Atkinson went to wait upon
some Ladies. acquaintances of Mr. Lay, Aid-de-Camp of Gen.
fd`Gregor, aho lives at N 0.19. VV igmorelareet. The child ne•
ver came back to her house. On last Tuesday night, about 11
o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson came to her house in a great
flurry. Mr: Atkinson a-as in a fainting state; at his request she
gave him some brandy, and lie went to bed. She asked ;slime
the child wa., and Mr. and Mrs. ;Atkinson both Answered, that
they had taken it to its grandmother to nurse. Next morning
when Mr. Atkinson tit as out, site armt into their apartment.
and observed all the child's linen. Mrs. Atkinson threw her
gown over the baby linen, as if she intended to conceal it from
her. Mrs. Atkinson appeared very uneasy, and en Thursday
morning she acknowledged to her that she did-nut .knew where
her child was, but said that her husband did. Aki. Atkinson
said she was very uneasy, and a ished she could and a fortune-
teller. She having suspicion that the child was made away
a ith, went with Mrs. Atkinson to seek a fortune.teiler, in the
hope of getting at the tru h. They could not find one, and oo
their way home, Mrs. A. mid that her husband would take the
linen to the child that night. About eight p'elock that et ening
Mr. A. came home, and shortly after went out a ith Mrs. A. ;
she desired het to say. if any person asked for her, that she had
left her lodgings. She desired her servant to follow tied watch
them ; they observed the servant following them, and returned
to tier and abased her, and were so exasperated that she expect-
ed they would have done her some bodily harm. She told them
'that she would never leave them till the child was produied.—
Mr. Atkinson went away last night at twelve o'clock ;• Mip.
Atkinson slept there all night. This morning she went to her
bed-room, and told her that she should keep the doors fast until
she confessed the circumstances ; she said she would after break-
fast. After breakfast she went up stairs ; Mts. A. followed,
and having fastened the door, she said, " That .on Tuesday
night, about half-past nine o'clock, Mr. Atkinson procured a
rash basket and put the child into it, and wrapped It up in a
piece of new flannel, and put four napkins, one calico sleeping
gown, and three caps." She asked •hl rs. A. where the child was
left, and she replied, " I was at a good distance from my hus-
band, but it was left opposite the workhouse door, at Bermond-
sey." She further said, " It was opposite Site child's grand-
father's (Mr. Atkinson, whose real name is Thomas Stevens, is
son to Mr. Stevens, the master of Bermondsey workhouse)
door. She had seen the child that day at Bermondsey work-
house, and was sure it was the same that was horn in her house.
The child was baptised in her house by the Miniver of the pa-
rish, by the name of Malcolm. son of Thomas Askiuson and
Ann his wife. She was one of the sponsors, as godmother to
the child.

Maria, wife of Mr. It. Clarke. of Russell-street. Bermond.
seg.: stated, that on the night of Tuesday, between nine and ten
o'clock, she discovered a rush basket (then produced) fastened
to the front door by a string; on searching it she found the child
she had in herarma, which appeared about six weeks old. Iler
house is opposite to the workhouse. The child was wrapped in
Nape! ; there were four napkins and three caps in the basket.
She took the child to the workhouse.
Sarah Lewis, of Lowdell's co•trt, Great Guildford-street. de-
posed, that she nursed the child for three weeks at Mrs. Atkin-
son's house. At the end of the first week it took to ►leeping,
and wasted daily. She took the child to her ono house (Mrs.
Atkinson never suckled it), and kept it for a Week ; it recover-
ed during that time, and improved surprisingly. Mr. A. dur-
ing the tune called to ice, and expressed great surprise at the
improvement •f the child. They receiced the child hack on
Monday last. The child now produced is the samey but its ap-
pearance is much worse.
Mr. H. Drew..the Solicitor and Vestry Clerk of the parish of
Bermondsey. said, that the parish weYe determined oi prose-
cute the Prisoners, and l►e only requested the Alogistrates to
call upon them to give security to answer the charge at the Set
sinus.
The MAGISTRATE said. that the offence against the Prisoners
was one frequently committed, but seldom discovered. and he
thought it his duty to do all in his power to bring them to pat-
nishmetitEasan example to ushers. lie ordered them to find bail
or be committed.

BURG LARNUS ~17'7'EMPT
TO ROB THE DWELLING-HOUSE OF W. 131111.41-
MORE, Esq. PHILLIMORL-PLA-CE, KENSINGTON.

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On Friday forenoon Thomas Lynch was examined before
Mr. haszycimrv. the Magistrate, at the Adam and Eve. Kensing-
ton; when it appeared. upon the evidence of Searle, the watch •
mats, that between the lintor4 of one and two-in the morning, be
saw three men lurking ahont Phillimore-place, who, from il!e
time of the night and_ their g' .oral appearance, he supposed to
be hid charavets hie accordingly was very vigilant. rind aO.
again pio;sinthlr. Phalli/tare's iitiNg, he heard fhe noise ofa crack
as if some glass was broken: thi: aroused his attention, and lie
listened and heard a oak.• a. if it areme (ruin break iog a door or
window-shinier ; lie iitnned.sitelv attempt..trio get over the rails
into !before-cunt'. when lie ore a man run op the steps of the
area, and endeavour to make hi. escape at the place where the
watchman was, whit immediately snuck ar the Prisoner, who
made over the walls in the different fore-courts, towards Mr.
hlargary's house, No. lit. higher up, in whose court he was
taken into custody by the *snit-inv.:in, the Prisoner telling him
during the pursuit, that if he attempted to secure him that he
would murder him, bniadishing at the same time a large iron
crow which he held in his hand. The watchman, however, col.
tared him, took the crow-bar from him, and put him in the
Watch-house. (Mins being starched, a dark bittern, a hoe of
phosphorus, a number of skeleton keys. some hits of wax can-
dle,
smatches, and two handkerchiefs, were found upon him.—
Tile evidence of Mr. Phillimore's footman went to 'prove, that
the window•shuiters were whale and safe when he went to bed,
and that he was awakened about two o'clock with a very vio-
lent ringing at Ihr hell. when he got tip and examined thelOUrr
port of she house, and found the wiudinv ofthe bi.iler's pantry,
which looks into the arca. breken, and the shutters partly
opened, *high appeared to have Stern done with an instrumen
of some sort. Had by the cm tesponiling marks must bwe betm
the crow. 'Flue roadiermo of Mr. Phillimore gave evidence to
1110. tame effect. ilien the Magistrate asked him his name' he
was very uuwifliug to tell him, insinstating that he belonged to
respectable friends, and that it n mild he gi early to his discredit
to have his name knit.. n. The hl agist late insisted upon having
a name. whirl' at last lie very reluctantly gave. His appear-
aoce is that of n smith, or some ditty mechanic, and he ap
pared very fond of cioss-examininz tire witnesses; he said fie
came from the neighbourhood of shoe-lane, but was not dis-
pissed•to give any farther acrniiiit of himself. Mr. Sa cleat-EY.
after a very minute investigation of the facts, fully committed•
him Inc wial at the enuring Sc:siuns to be held at the Old Bailey
next weeks

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Colt* Excillitat, Aim. St.—There was 14061 isivill
.Wheat Ibis mons*, bet trade heavy at last ht outlay's
New Parley for Malting we're:Wily disposed at 701. a end km
grinding Barley was in de misod at acs advance of 0,6,..0ii,
Beans 24„ eneaper.—Oats 4s. lower.-10 other ankles sas„,
aeration.
CORN EXCR &WO es, Sere. 4 —There WM a good sopylowa
Wheat this morning, sales erre eicerdingls doll al tdimaii,7.
prires.—Barley 4s. higher than on Monday.—pots - ls. iltnwieT
—ln Beam, Peas, and other articles no niseratien.
Wheat (English) .... 74 84 Grey Peas
-63
.04
Newlditto
Mt* (Foreign) .... 76 86 Old do. ...„ ........
..4
Rye 46 50 Tick do 76 81
Barley 4l. 60 oass .. ... ......,... 8.4.
New . — Fine d 0...... ,
Malt 76 86 Poland d 0....-;..4. spirt
White Pens 7O 74 I lied do m• • ..11,
sgit
Naw ditto_ ... . ....... Fine F105e.... ...... ;0 •11
MY 11411111'..« St 86 Sanaa,— . ....,..s,

UXBRIDGE.

Coro-Inspeetor's Retura.--Tuults la 4 v SEM 3, ''
Wheat, per load l9l. —l. to 251. —s.
Barley, per quarter 4tio. —d. to 570. —d. 4
Oats
Beans 74s. --d. to ON. —d.
Old Ditto
Peas 6Bs. —d. to 745. —4l.
Rye —s. —d. to --a. —a.

SMITHFIELD MARKET. Sen. 4.
To sick tha Offal, per stone of SIN.
Serf .... SI. ild • CO 41. Bd. I 'Head of Cattle MI day,
Mattes ..4a. od. to 54. 6d. Beasts
Vent ... 4s. Od. to bo. 6d. Sheep oad Lamb,...... i 4; a
Park .. 44. 64. to 61. Od. Calves
Lamb... 5c 0.1. to 6'. 04. Pots . ~..
HAY-MARKRT. .. ,
Ilay ...... 51. 01. Od. do SI. Bt. 04.
Clover .... 51. Is. lid. to 91. 0,. o*.
Straw .... Yl. Is. Cd. to St. bp. dd.

NEWGATE AtilJ LEADLNIIALL liARKETsr
(by the Caren. %)
'Beef- .... 36. Of. to 4r. 04.1 Veal .... 44. 01. to bell
Mutton ... 84. to 4s. Bd. Pork bd. to 61.
Lamb 411. 4d. to 5•. 4d.

• itAW
Refit Heikki and Steers (per stone) 21. 10.1. to 9.. Qt.
Middling.
Ordinary ..•• • ••• • • •••••. ..... I. In 20. 4d.
Market Calf
Engli.ll 1-I,•roe • 9: 6d. to 10i. 6d. '

PitYCEzOF HOPS.
PEW PAGE. PEW POCKETE.
Kroft (A. In l'Et 41a: Kett .t. 91. W. to 111. 11%
Sur4tE oa. to 114 01. &woe: . 91. o-. to 101. A
Vsses 04. to 'Ol. 0;
• I Furtittam.ol. 0-. to U.. tu•

PRICE OF LEATHER. • •
Bells. 50 to 561bs. each . to 231 per lb.
Ditto, 56 to 66lbs. cacti —d to —d
Merchants' Barks —d to —d
Dressing Hides • 20d to 22d
Fine Coach Hides 2•14 to 2 81
Crop Hides SB to 401hs for cutting and to 2164
Ditto 46 to 501hs. • 21/4tl to TA
Calf Skins 30 to 401hs. • .24d to 'add
Ditto 50 to lOibs. - • tiJil to 4dit
Ditto 70 to 80111 s - S.ld to tid
&aril Seals (Greenland) t6d to ati
Large ditto 70s. to (this. per