The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-11 00:00:00

MELANGIiftLy DROWNING.

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As Colin hiselneds,lbli old man, his dvighter, and
lersorlsoti, a chitti VA 'ibliit six years is, age, were
cr wigjpg the 'fete tresNfo Issvereese.sh4 (from the
i s'i'de), to this'i'de), on tlioridisrelajg: of the'
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13th alt. it, a 1441 i cable, the river beim. much
swollen by the pi4ilisitVavy fall ef rain, they with
imite-dlffirslty actießedlo gaining lliepproiite side, '
'lleti teeing to the ispldity'of the careen', were en-
able to effeet a landitteihd were wits driven doves
therfeer ; they, howeeee, got with slime trouble land.
ed on it small island, not massy yards from :the land.
They thought themselves Dow in safety, and their si.
%storm being discerned:l a young man on the farm
oflientochhvg, he ;RIM Idlely set oft to their ea.
distance with two hams. The sidle got up on impf
et them, behind him, and saw the old man teed Ott
boy on the other. Scarcely had hi sad the Y°lo/11
wen*, got on shore, when they saw the horse helsied
them fall, and precipitate his riders in the tester]
the old moo still held fast the rein, and the young
'd mite only call to him to keep fast bold, as he
• batilett cosld not hate the almost distraated girl,
twist, Wished to be out to her parent. The old man,
PlirliieWrl In a few ' moments let go the hold, anti
gresptisp, the child* as 'if !staid to lose him, both
were ihstantly cartlid.dbirs by the foaming stream.
'The cries of the sesliiters brought to the spot a young
'l34ollesten Wki Ike a cottage near the banks of the
etier;listSsebeilitith the utmost intrepieltsi swam out
'fee MIN lief hi etereb of the sufferers, butt without
'Met. Tie neighbours being now alarmed, a boat
i*se got, end ihe bed, of the man was taken eel of
the ester sliest W minutes after the accident bail
happened, end thrl'of the child's a little after. All
lateens to reitereiniewition was tries], but, alas ! in
lain. The vial spark had fled.
Colin Machines was about 70 years it age, and
was a weihdoiug indeldrious man, and since he had
taken up hoots had beep an inhabitant os the banks
:of the Leval ; the boy skas the only child of his
I father.
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TILE

POLICE.

Miesion•noust.—A boy named Dorsley, was
ynterday charged with picking the pocket of Mr.
Taylor, while pasting throve! Fleet.market. The
Prisoner had been released bets few days from is-
prisonment.—Folly committed.
Mr. Belling; the jeweller, of Bishopsgate-severe,
end Mr. Parker, who claimed a valuable pebble
feted at the shop of Mr. 1;, attended again at the I
Itillodoli.hoite, when the parties left the matter to
tbeadjadication of the Lord Mayer. Ills Lordship I
ordered Mr. P. to pay Mr.. B. 81. for the restoration
at the itafie, that Gentleitaii being enable to swear 1
pesitleely that it was rioted, mod Mr. B. being ready
to railer that he boeght It in • Air arid honest way.
The thiesion was acceded to on both skies.
• GOILDIIALL.•.- Theophilur Brown, remand irk
__on
Tuesday for attiring forged notes, was '.gain brieweitt
by for easminalien yesterday before the sittisigNa
estate, Mr. Attlease BAY otscs.
itobert,Wlagadd Aid- hi need with his brOl
Ames, li
mes, who ketfie elle-wine 'salts, N0.,4t. WO 4t
1 The Prisoner and another man aims to their shop
iihnist seven **chick On Saturday morning,. When the
Prisoner asked him to let them have to o gifts If
, biandy, if be could changes note; keeiring 94%0 e
seNil
men by sight, basing frequently silted „his VI
1 liquor, he accordlo42 gave change for tint lifitr.i, '
did not knew the as r of the other doan,:buktp,tiii t
he was • printer, and that he Worker.iramderberri
the sisighbeerhoOd ; be had nef been at time shop
since Saturday. While they were
.drinkine
_together,
the other man SSW to the Prisoner, " 1 shall c... 11 endi
ins you to-sorrow, Freihstii, if you will tell *W.
where you liver to which Brown replier), " at. Cioo
27, Great' SeffieStlit." Wiwi' he (wines) as will
where he lived, he gave him the same address.
On being desired to proffer, tile note,' Mr. James
Wingfield said he pat it in the desk while he went'
down in the cellerto like his stock, and in Isis ab-
sence the note bad been paid t slay with others its
change, and he did not know to whom.
Worrell, the Atli. via made a asesserendom
of throaty, which was No. 52.712, aild dated 10th
December, 1818.
Enquiry, it was stated, bed been made by the of.
beers belouging to the Bank, both in Shovels-gardens
and Great Saffron.hill, but neither the Prissier Nor
the person with whom he said helstlest, wen
known at either place. Worrell, however, said be
had been to Saffron-sill, and Amid out the see
Davis, with whom the Prisoner had lodged ; he re.
sided at the bons, described tri'hins by Brow., bat it
was mot No. 27. Davis told his Brown had lodged
with his for some time, about 18 months ago.
Mr. itormaa, the Bank Solicitor, thee addressed
the Magistrate is • few wordy, contending from the
dissimilarity of the Prisoner's statements at the di&
' Agent places, that there were strong greeted, to see-
pees his of a guilty knowledge in Us transaction.
The Prisoner, with every •ppeararace of maleness
mod innocence, persisted in his story of hating heed
' the notes in the manlier he had described.
The Weetey ALSIZOIiaI elserved, that at a time
when Baok-.nth formed so coorlderabref a promo:
ties of the circulating meshes of the country, it was
of the utmost importance that retniectioes est this
water* should 'be sifted to tierbsAf ` . titi did net
think this business hod been so -bet' ieeki he
feel himself werriblid io liberating Patens till
the man who was said to heel tri with his wises
. he found the soles was welling ; he 'thereof' so
sanded him till Sitarist mast.
Boat-sTaast.—Yesterday William Loissriss saa
fbrought to the (Are, and underwent an germination
before Grosta• _Bass, Esq. ,barged sills oadeatoat•
lag to impose upon Lady Frances Csltherpe, at her
house in Grosenor.square, on Theroder last, by
offering himself to be sopa(' is her Lads ship's sr.
vice as a porter. The character be produted, with
a view to obtain the alypistiont, ap•a enquiry,
I tamed out to be fain and fabricated: aid which
I being yesterday satieladocily proved before* tie Ma-
gistrate, the Prisoner was eenvieted.-and fineli he
the penalty of 4O1.; not being nes/ired In inly which,
he was committed to Toglutt.ileisfs Brideoell, fee
two months.