The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

EXPECTED ARRIVAL or RENNET.

It is said that the arrival of this delinquent in Eng.
land, may be expected in the course of the present
week. An 'order, suck as is usually sent to foreign
Powers, claiming persons who have committed felony
in Great Britain, was dispatched on the 10th inst. to
'Bamberg% for the Oldenburgh authorities, and Mr. ii
.Horsley is in expectation hourly of the arrival of the
Prisoner. Had Mr. Horsley been able to have re-
mained tor any continued length at Bremen, Reny/eft
aftiold have been, in all probability, brought to trial
there; but Kennett, when he found Mr. H. would'
ant consent to his .being released, expressed his wish
to be brought to England to take his trial, for the
law there he found more severe than in England.—
At Bremen a child-stealer convicted, is sentenced to
it yeare's bard labour in fetters; and in England,
though child-stealing is a capital felony, yet the Act
of Parliament reduces the punishment to trenspotta-
lion for the term of seven years. The child, now
happily restored to its parents, continues in good
issoldo, and has bees visited by great numbers of
persons, who were allowed the gratification of seeing
it. Should Bennett arrive daring the week, he will
be tried next Old Bailey Sessions. his friends have
already retained Counsel to conduct his defence.

Roastates.—The imprudent practice of whole
families goieg•frem their residences on visiting par-
ties, or for other purposes, end leaving no person to
watch their houses or protect their property, is fully
exemplified in the following instances of robbery,
which took platoon the evening of Christmas day :
The house of Mt. Norris, I'leassnt•place, Lambeth,
was entered by means of skeleton keys, and robbed,
dering.the absence of the family, of a largenoantity
of wearing apparel and table linen.—The noose of
Mrs. Booth, 31, Wellington street, Blackfriare-
roid, was entered by the same means, and under
sinillav *commences, and plundered of a watch
and 'several nib:lf:owl plate and linen.—The residence
of Mr. Houghton, Pitt.strert, Southusik, was also
entered by means of skeleton keys, and rifled, dur-
ing the time the family were out, of 'vitro, articles
of plate of considerable value, and a large quantity
of wearing apparel belonging to the females of the
family. The letter robbery was committed by two
mew, who teshed out on the lo3tetet that M►. H.'n
ditaihtete entered the deer.

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CORONERS' INQUESTS.
Three Inqoests were held on Saturday, on
bodies of persons who had been accidentally der.,.
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in the late fogs: one, on the body of Charlet !teed
of Woodbridge; at the Duke of Slarlbounsgh:ll
Head, Catharine's•stairs; another, on the bull, of
John Thomson, at the sign of the hit India Dock,
house; and a third, on the body of John It chard
Arbett, et the sign of the'Old Rose,
way. The verdict on all of them was-4cdiental
Deuth by drowning.
An Inquest was on Saterday held at the GI the, io
Ilungerford-market, on the body of &meet &elle,.
ten years old, in consequence of its having been re.
I ported that he had died of en improper applkatieo of
medicine. The mother of the child swore; Area se.
coo(' Doctor, who had been called in, bad rven it
as his opiniou that mercury had been improperly ed.
ministered ; bet this was positively cootradisted by
the Gentlemen alluded to, who reprnsented the
'mother as having'beett in a plate of intolicaton. It
was also proved by another Physician who hid heed
called is after the death, tlist the ow mast have
jiied of a putrid fever, sad that the medicines arigi.
natty administered were calculated to restore the
child if the complaint admitted of a core. Them,.
doct of the apothecary was therefore held to be LiAh.
ly judicious and perfectly correct, and the verdict
accordingly was—Oied by Ike visitation of Ga.

PO LIG&
M A NS I ON-notres.r—Oa Saturday Frederick Coaled,
a young man of colour, was filially examined,charged
under the 34,(1 Geo. M. or False Character Acr,
with attempting to impose epos Mr. Hent, of
Mark lane, wine-merchant, by two docatnems to
character, purporting to be written by Dr. Brine, at
Spring-gardens. Dr. Brine now attended, and deciter.
ed that the two documents were forgeries ; butadmit.
ted that the Prisoner had lived in his service for a few
months, about three years since. He did not, how-
ever, thee, or since, give hint a character, oar did he
ever mein to do so. The Prisoaer, who had, upon his
first examination, solicited time to bring up •itueneo
with whom he bad lived since he left. Dr. Utioe, stow
said, that he had sent to two of the mosteratapectable
of these individuals, but they had disappointed
him, contrary to their promise of cominetorward. Ile
had only therefore to admit that he wrote the pre.
tended character himself, but that he was driven ink
by severe want, and declared that he had sever been
charged with an offence before. A man, whom be
called his uncle, gave him a character. The I.9an
Malmo said he had not accounted, as insktualds for
the manner in which he spent theleit three yews;
and from good information be had received, there
was reason to believe that his conduct was not very
I correct. Under all the circumstances, he wits deter.
mieed to press the punishment, and directed the Pri.
soner to pay a fine of 201., or in default he must
commit him. The attempt
confidential emplo-
false character wr
punishment. The

a farthing : and

ordered him to be

rection for three

A boy who ,
tempting to pass
'tame the person'
fusing to do so he *its colies)ttiirte-
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••• Gon.nosuz..--Sateeday 'J. oh etili ,charge‘l
with attemptiug to steal a piece wr Meeteee front
the warehouse of Messrs. Bousfield s, I Co. in Al.
dermanbury. He had put his arm throrrib a broken
,pane of glass, and was seized ; betAlsete.being no,
proof of his having removed the goods, the Aldescosot
thought it did not amount to felony • and Messrs, IS.
and Co. not being desirous of proseeislog, tile Prisopec
was committed te bard tabour for one mouth, 114 a
rope and pilfeioe. - '.
•`'lllairtox-aiiitatit. Satordiy Elizabeth Watts
Was `cbaisod bi.ber hit:amyl, with having brokers
the locks 44 hii apartments, opened letters ad-
dressed to him, and with threatening to stab him.—
The MAGISTRATZ advised him to file a bill agailist
her before the Grand Jury, or to exhibit articles of
the peace against her.—The Defendant, addressing
the Magistrate by the style of " Please your Ma-
jesty," was anaious to be heard in her defence :
however, be ordered the parties to leave the office.
Soon after the husband returned, accompanied by a
constable, who stated that the pefendant had run
after the besband and given him a blow in the neck.
The MAGISTRATE ordered her to find bail fur (bets.
'melt, and in defaolt to be committed.
Quees-soosee.—Saterday W. kfflach, J. lif•kh,
Irak P. Lynch, J. Lynch, and we AN,,,,, were
finally examined on a charge of highway rubbery.—
&mob Priestley was going through ,Pyv-atreet last
Tuesday se'nnight, and was knocked down by a
gang, and robbed of /I. and 6d. , She,swore pod-
iively the Prisoners were of Ike .purty. Another
female stated, that she was knOcked down and robbed
at the same time slid place, bet she could not swear
to the Prisoners.—Fully.committed.
J. Baker and J. Wilkinson were remanded on a
charge of breekingthe shop window of Mr. Wheatly,
watchmaker, in Hammersmith, on 'Wednesdey night,
and stealing a cushion of gold shirt pins, about 60 is
number.
MstaknOROUCU-STIMIT.— Saturday, T Crane was
charged by T. D'Oyley, shopmsn to Mr. Craw, of
17, Oiford-road, with being ao accomplice itt thiev-
ing two pieces of cotton. A barrow-wetness, who aeli.,,
fruit opposite to Mr. Gregge's, 60 ml, Alai on Wed-
nesday afternoon she saw three persona lurking about
the shop door. One of them at length took too
'pieces of cotton atoll, which he hancli,;i to.another,
.and they all ran off. She gave the alarm sod the
•shopman pursued anti seised the Prisoner, who had
one of the pieces in his pbssession.—Folly COSllmitted.
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Saturday eveaing, about five o'clack, a genteel
looking youegman called for dinner et din White hie",
Botcher.hall-lanet Neogate-street, but abstondett
without paying the reckoning, and also took with
bins a silver spoon.
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from whom he received itt aod,re.
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