The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-17 00:00:00

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tempts were made to recover the hotly, hut without suc-,
leen, and a reward of lOW. was offered for the restore-1

tton of the property. No more was heard of it, however,
fltstil about three weeks ago, when at an anneal fair
held near Ilastings, the prisoner, T. Adatns, jun. haring
had some liquor given him, boasted that while he was at
sea iq Lis father'sboat with the other prisoners one night,
ss short time t.efore, they trawled up the body of a man,
al o it whose person they found .. a hat full of guineas" and
a gold watch, and that, after they had taken the money,
they tied a ballast bag to the hotly and sunk it. About
The same time the wife of the elder Adams was area to
of a gold watch ease to a tradesman for sale, and one
of the other prisoners was heard to express a wish to
pnrchaste a house. These facts soon became known
alsout the tottn, and the cirenosstance of the death of
Mr. Jacobs, its the way deseribed, being rerollected,
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formation was sent to the relatives of the deceased ; and
upon the application of Mr. Eritt, of Ilayslun-ssinare,
their solicitor, an Admiralty warrant was issued, and .1.
J. Smith, one of the principal officers of Row-street,
was sent slows to take the prisoners into rilstotly; and
on Saturday last he and Mr. Carpenter, a chief con•
stable of !lasting's, brought theta to howls.
On that slay they underwent an examination beforel

Sir IL BA Km whin Mr. Largliaiti, their attorney, con-
tended that no felony had been committed, even if the
fa.•ts alleges, for the prosecution could he prot col, and
that they ought therefore to be instantly discharged.
3lr. Stafford, the chief clerk, staid that, in his opinion,
the charge did amount to a felony. Any person had
doubtless a tight, if he found property in the street, or
arty where else, to !atm it and appropriate it to his own
nse, if no owner was known hut if the owner was
known, and the tinder of it afterwards applied it to his
own profit, he became guilty of felony. Mr. S. quoted
the cases of the King r. Withle and others, in support
lof his opinion.
Mr. Longhorn said, it was to him a new position in
lan•, to call the finding of property, and the appropria-
tion of it to the finder's nse, a felonious taking. Keen
if it caul,' be proved that thaw men had actaailyieurovi
:tre property in question, and so applied it, the platy ag-
grieved had no other remedy than an action of inner
for the recovery thereof. The prisoners were not to
know that a reward had been offered, or, even if they
did, that the property they were said to have found, was

the mime so advertised.
Sir N. BOOM espremed no opinion upon the gitesj
lion at issue•, but the prisoners were remanded till yes-
terday, when Mr. lirodrick, the barrister, attended on
their behalf.
Mr. Evirr now stated, that although lie
adduce evidence to prove all the facts alleged
these men, he did not wish, upon cot.sider,-.
ease, to press the charge any farther.
Sir it. lIAKEn told the prisoners that they
brought here upon very good grounds, but''
for the prosecution declining to press the
were at liberty to depart. lie hoped. howrl
they had the property, they would have the
restore it to the rightful owners.
Mr. EvlTr expressed a hope to the same
said that a reward of 10001. would be paid
that the property should he restored.
The prisoners were discharged.
PI')11.IC OFFICIT,
Marehmout, a notnrions pickpocket, was

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naitted for trial, charged with picking tin
Viscount Ileauehamp of a snufl•bux, al
o'clock on Wednesday nicht. Vi•rount
on leaving the Haymarket Theatre. feeling something
'at his coat pocket. turned round, and saw tl►e prisoner
with his snuff-hux in bis band. lie seized him, and
directly another man curne up, anti attempted a rescue ;
hr tv.i4 also seized by Viscount Beauchamp, w•ho held
them both for some time, during which they inflicted
several severreontusions ou his face, anti the prisoner's
companion gut away. The watchman then came up
and took the prisoner to the watch-house.
Irowst Him.M liatuvatr<aen---Tl►+' (aliening erne
has been under the consideration of the presiding Al-
derman for the last three days, and has excited a eunsi•
tierable degree of interest :
Thus. s drummer belonging to the Foot
Hoards, was brought up from the Borough Coutpter,
in the cnsto4r of Urerge Welfare, a constable belong
ing to this Olfice, charged with outrages un several
persons

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upon.
'avoided

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hhh tt' the Wee..
the beet, and both. fen awn..
ground some perseno took the

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int, of 52. Tooley-streirtt, stated, that
et,
in'the slinstiou desterthed by dill
advising him tea proceed I • ae, be
sevitral times. lie made a Oseitisl
were passing by, who narroirly
..‘ into some shops. The pi-holler.
calling one to various persons w
for the Queen?" At the toner
:reet, an errand cart, containing a
his born, was going News
ran at him, and made a blow
drawn sword. Ilsd not the boy j
must have been severely w00m14,.
was no person near him to ems*
nt.'s, of the Surveyor Oenerdi's
was passing by, took the sword f -
gave it to the officer, who'took hi.
Compeer.
George Edward, %vas patting by the spot at the •
the prisoner was coifing with his sword is a most
gerous manner at the passengers, who were mock
alarmed at him.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he had been attacked
by a party Of watermen, who called him a sl—d soldi
and other opprobrious epithets, stud insulted him absp
the Queens amt hecanse he did not acquiesce in • th
view of the subjeet, they all assaulted h?m, and he se
obliged to draw his sword against thins. •
This was denied by all the witticisms, who widest, dial,
the prisoner was the aggressor from first So hie: • -
Two non-etnuessissitmed officers, who attended to s
the eyi hence at the request of the officers of*e c
•u wiliA the pr.,no e.- belonged, intimated'
their attendance to the Magistrate, and
Wit{ the des re of their . dicers to is ire the p 5,....
,misished more or less accurdinv as his offence twilit
iii
They left the disposal 14 it entirely to the discretion ,
the Worthy Magistrate. 42
The Magistrate was of opinion that the outregeepj
4tid unprovoked attacks of the prisoner deserved mosip
•!etssurc, and he coosmitted him to abide his trial et Si
iessions.
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l'stort.ll‘l.l..—Yesterday afternoott. a sosa• wile ill
:sis name Jaseph Dixon, a professor of the Ackert, 4
brought i on a warrant in the'enetwdy of Colliuglffi
and li. Susi.h, officers, charged with defrandle4
young woman of 1:14. The eomplainalit, it npfgar
baying he.tril of his fame, applied to hies it his reskif
in Queen-street, near the Coburg Theatre, to leant
fate her stars decreed her. For the knowledge ''

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mined on this inquiry, she paid him ',Klee of 35.;
not being satisfied with the partial glimpses- of her,
tune that had been disclosed, she Made a seciond app._
don to the Jew, requesting to knew if hkirosi cast'liiii
nativity, and what he would charge bet
out. The regular charge was
takst 10s., which was paid. B
receiving thecae abet-nal _
ever. repented of her bargain, and urged' lite:
to refund ht6r-snoney. This he was irmiiettitil ~...
the consequence of the eornplainaat's Wall* trig
ailing on the landlord of the house to turn het' did f I
doors.—Mr. Chatubers committed the poor conjasai la
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ague and vagabond, and ordered Smith, the landlord,
And bail for the assault.

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A lad in the employ of Mr. *Thy, farmer, at Woel4
Kent, narrottly escaped seriots injury from a
ay morning last : he had for some time
•usys to and from the field twice a day, sad
:he bull, un which occasion he had invariably
ick in his hand ; on Saturday, however, be Lad
du so, and the bnll as soon as he raw hint
ran at him. In attempting to escape the
_ his face, but immediately turned on his back,
moment the infuriated animal reached him. The
so formed that the animal in vain attempted
hens ander him, and after several efforts with-
ie then endeavoured to kneel on the boy, 0
:one raising himself up and down for the pars
repenting the pressure. After some time, tbe,
• quite still, the bull left him and returned Si
The boy then thought to escape unob -
sooner got on his legs than the animal per,
sg:sin ; but fortnnately be escaped over the,
The boy is but slightly injured, principally d
shirk is in some places grazed by the horns.
On Wednesday last a gentleman of the name of Walsb.
of London, was fount! drowned in the Canal bottlers
liravesend and Ilighans. It appears the deceased left
Ibis lodgings early in the morning of the same dm zed
proceeded to Hiuhani, where he took breakfast a
the publ:c house; about three bolus after, two ,
passing along the Canal found a hat and umbrella le
on the hank. and supposing some one had comm
seltdestrnetion, procured a boat, and with a gravel
,seeceetletl in dragging the body to the shere. The I
teased had filled his pockets with stones. On his pet-
als were found a sovereign, five shillings in silver, and
la gold watch, chain, and seals. Among some papers is
his possession was one containing the following :
Dentla IS preferable to a woad Mouse;
Mercury is very bad.
Too mach medicine will
il)rhe 3 man mad.
The
a Crown pnhUo.hom
wherw e n inquestd was eld the nest day.—V,
bo dyas conveye to t
hhe

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saitteertalalag the • t• flaked ea fo it hies room% thi
idetiel-316e tielbadeat SO Sad- tire ball I. I were on the 1
ill MAU oasit,,oo. assfest Mot et up. autlicata ' wren sword from
r. **llll. 141 OW lilgas di* ke-w404,11114 " Robert Dlackhur
DOW. like. • glibidailliatt Geenre aelti ' w thi prisoner in.
ner to prcrsecati and give endemic. whiten, and on ails
SYR sar.--North Cson.--Yesterday, • sword on him si
BOnjantinaahney, William Tassel, and • ladies who we
jup. the throe former &shames of Haet
and the latter a boy twelve years of age, son • iiintY, bY running I
named prisoner, were brought np for a .ed onwards, ea'
lotion before Sir R. BAKER, on a charge of steal be met—" Are you
übloons, Louis-d'ors, and other specie, to e •t. Thomas's-street
of nearly 40001. under circumstances of a v
r nature. .. who' was Moo lag
it three months ago, a man of the Jewish pe which the prisoner
' the name of Jacobs, was coming from the cowl- person with the do
Dover by a packet, with specie about his person oat of th;cart, he n
amonnt above stated, velum the small boat in
__, this time there was
conduct. Mr. Del)
Ile apd the other passengers were placed to land
me vessel, was run down br a smack, and Mr. ja.
ts drowned with the propeety in his pockets, the in the Tower, who i
of which was supposed to have sunk him. At. the pritener,,,ed gi

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able
e";etits n tsot °I; Baturd
driven the ri
r.ition of the
with theta tl
tev had been taken a sticl
the Solicitor neglected to
a the field r
Charge, thee
river, that i b°Y Ml on
Lie honesty to at the ;nowt
horns were
e effect, and
to thrust the
I at any time out effect, hi
the same tin
pose of repe
rtlav Merles boy lying'!"
as fully cons. the cows.
the pocket of het he no "
About eleven sued burs sg
Beauchamp, (ewes: li'
ayannmt la; ner the Bier, wt

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wesons on Friday night last. !Thorne,ne, ,fliere an inquest was to me neat oay.—.r.
did, Insanity.
Mr. Thomas Ilolt stated, that he was a painter and
MARRIED.
letier, and lived at N 0.4, lVillow walk, Grange-road,
On Monday last, It York. the Rev. John Kende.* A.
in Friday evening, between six and seven o'clock, he to imtitia, eitiost ditiehter of the Rev. C. Weiblestroi.'"'
was passing by London-bridge, and saw the prisoner Yiestrxi del;:).)r-tiampcmcbiselrileenszatjateshr.sql• wte.a.
itirrounded by a crowd of persons, with several of whop
T. Belleer,oßso. eldest son of Major-Gen. Rolle. 0
he was wrangling. Witness perceiving that be wa and lAoreth, in the county of Coruwaß, to the RIP .
likely to be ili used, persuaded him to go home, and wa Lady
Y Aterdesay atr7.l;abridge, the Baron smote' atm •
advising him to that effect, when he drew his two .
' of these umpire of Russia, to I.ucv. third daughter Ili.
upon him, and-nsade a plunge at his breast ; deponeo Alexander Crichton. NI.. O. 1.4. R. lk lest Phystelim tr
avoided Ilse blow by stepping bark, bat the point of hi Na_rrow and Myer" l6.nreirs_ei Russio._____.7,
sword only just touched his waistcoat, in conseque , MED.
of his having distanced the priioner. lie aftertrard .20"4eMte :11iiNihre.ttit's.r"coelsoif bisont;'lFt,,,,,isarint:rffutsl"lll.ll9ll
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ftooriabrsl the witapcm ill the faces of several perm . a.
And made many attempts to strike the passengers, w, , Qo Wethstiaday night, liaiharim. tie., win e
ter
d if.igt
all.fortstnately escaped from the prisoner.; viOlestill ' 4 "SW". "163 34. cort{FAAleirottiritritt4". 447111/s"7.stiseil ...
Me. James (ltrre, of Obitino'i-raltit,, iticlds '
.- Use
thikterman, stood that be melte prime,T Ate 0 . , 4V.i_rialtusto cwlttro- at
dowitil4f. with sis mrint anrii•biae#l tr ... 1 • • a iii.OI.IIIIIPEIC .4
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itold lidil to go hone, Oa w eft be. g ha.
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