The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

Lions that might be deemed requisite.
Mr. MINSHULL observed that such a proceeding was
quite unnecessary, as he wished it to be clearly under,
stood, it was not by his authority that his brother was
detained, but by the interposition of his friends ; he
took this opportunity of making an explanation, as
it might otherwise !Cave been this interpreted, if a
statute of lunacy was intended to be taken out, he
should make other enquiries into the business ; but,
in the present situation of affairs, no further interfer-
ence on Ids .part could be expected.
Mr. Squire said, be hoped every person who had
become acquaillted with the circumstance, was con-
vinced that it was in the hope of preventing any ill
consequences °cawing from his brother's misfortune
which hail induced him to come forward in the way he
hail done ; the ties of consanguinity rendered the task
particularly painful, and hail the care of his brother
under such circumstances, devolved upon the elder
branch of the family he should have refrained from+
taking such an actiue part; but his blather's property
would have sustained material injury by delaying the
appointment of some person to superintend the manage-
ment of it.
Mr. MINSHULL reMPrked, that bad he not been fully
convinced of the authenticity of his statement in the
first instance, he would not have received the prompt
assistance which had been granted to him, under the
circumstances he was sure every one would think as he
did that his (Mr. Squire's) conduct deserved commen-
dation. Mr. Squire then quitted tile office, accom-
panied by the two physicians, and soon after proceeded
in a coach, with his brother and Baker, the patrole, to
a private lunatic asylum, where it is intended that his
brother shall remain until his affairs can be settled.
On Saturday evening a lad, about fifteen years of
are, who said his tune was Simpson, was brought be-
fore 0. It. MiNsion,t,, Esq. by Douglas, one of the
Surry horse-patrol, on suspicion of being an accessary
in a burglary and robbery committed in the night of
Thursday last. The manner in which the supposed
participation of this boy in the crime was discovered
was most singular.
On Thursday night or early on Friday morning, the
house of Mr. Farley, a gentleman residing on Thorn-
ton-heath, near Croydon, was broken open, and plun-
dered of money, plate, and other valuables, to a very
considerable amount. Douglas, hearing of the rob-
bery repaired As soon as possible to the house, and in
the course of his examination aboua the premises he
found an old hat lying in an adjacent field, and learn-
ing from the servants that a new hat was among the
property stolen, it struck him that the one he had
foond belonged to one of the thieves, and he took it
away with him in the hope that it might lead to some
discovery. lie had only got a few yards front the
house when lie met the prisoner, who fixed his eyes
earitestly upon the hat, and said, with much seernfpg
simplicity, " Master, will you give me that old hat ?"
the patrol replied "No; what can you want with it
—it won't fit you?" " l know that," said the young
urchin, '°hut I should like to have it for a brother of

mine." The patrol refused, and the lad walked away ;
bat there was as peculiarity in his manner which in-
laced the former to watch him, and he saw him go

into the field where the bat was found, and look about 1
as if in search of something. The patrol seeing him i
about to leave the field again, walked slowly on, and
in a few minutes the prisoner again accosted him with i
Well, master, if yeti won'tgire me the hat, will you
sell it to me ? I' should like to have it." The patrol ;
again replied in the negative, but the boy pressed his
request, anti evinced so much eagerness to get p )sses-
shin of the hat, that the officer was convinced he bad
some secret motive, and seizing him by the arm, he
taxed hint with being concerned in' the robbery at Mr.
Farley's. The bey immediately burst into tears, and
said, s' Dan% hurt me, and I will tell you all about it."
He then told the patrol that be was in company with
two men the night before; that they (the men) eon-
es!ted a plan to rob Mr. Fadey's house, and • that he
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