The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-09 00:00:00

.• POLICE.
of Ma. MORIWI, THE: 11110 N BAUM/ or
ibbillidenentstit.—At pglldhall yesturday a voing man
stagiest Aiwa 11 mu, was brought up and underwent
art examination lwfore the Sitting Magistrate, Sir JAMES
Snag-, on .uinpicion of tieing concerned in stealing the
p'ickrt.hook of Arthur Morris, Esq. the High Bailiff of
Ilestinioster.
Mr. Morris stated, that he was walking down the
s• rand, between Somerset Non se and tlaa ri ne-st reel ,
%gouda), afternoon, when he was cautioned by a friend
a...sits4t a gang of thieves, who were not far Mr.
Znris was going to secure his poeket-hook, when he
discovered that it was gone. The principal onntents
were II cheque fur 4W. on Messrs. Child and Co. and the
half of a 341 f. note. He immediately sent a friend to stop
pAntent of the cheque at the hankers'.
4.lizaheth Dutield tame in support of the prisoner.
leiterday iu the afternoon, a Lady and lientlensau came,
an.t Intimated that they should dine and take a bed at
hie Ayfel in Shire-lane. The Gentleman produced a
heipw, %bleb he requested might be sent to the bankers
tar change. The Prisoner, who was a porter to the
Arnie, was sent on this errand, and the Gentleman went
oast immediately Ott,' him, no doubt for the purpose of
watching the prisoner, to see whether he got the money.
Neither the Gentleman, nor the Lady, who went out
u las him, returned to take any dingier. The prisoner,
the witness assured the Magistrate, was a young man of
npoiless character.
Sir James Sits said lie would remand the prisoner
for farther ezausination, that he mien have an oppor-
tunity of laying hold of the Gentleman, and clearing
himself from the charge laid against hiiii.—Tbe prisoner
ire remanded.

Rome, JCLY 20..serThere has been a revolt at Ponto
Cite° tea townis‘ionging to the Pope. but enclosed
%Mein the kingdom Of Naples). on the 4th of this
month. The physician, surgeon, and apothecary of
the town was at the head of it : they called to their
assistance sonic Neapolitan militia, commanded by one
Cactlia, and drove nut the tlovernor. The same thing
happened at Henn-eine. 't hirer gensil'arnies were aioas-
sleeted in the st roe* : the remainder. amounting to :itt or
4a) a sti, withdrew to the elsatr.n, where the Dele!:ate
M. tilivieri lodges. -.The insurgents. whose numbere•
amounted to 700 (although the better classes did eel'
take.part in the insurrection), hoisted the tri-coloured
flax. A person of the name of Veliante, formr.iy a
Comtuissory of War, commands them. The Papal Us.
legve was obliged to yield, and quitted Benerente ea
the I ith, after barber protested in due form. the
gets d'arnies concluded a capitulation with Veliante,
who designated himself " t/rganirator of the Cori°.
neri of Benerente.".--The Archbishop, t 'Mimi Sid.
rrtuvi. 82 years of age. refused to hate Fe than sung.
Vehiante repaired to Naples, and demanded the incur-
p7tartion of *Beneveete (into the kingdom of Naples),
oat he received a t'e.:ided refusal.—The Neapolitan
titirerninent issued a Proclamation, disavowing the
et to prise of Cessela at Ponto tore ~ and prohibiting'
as inte.fer:nce in the affairs of neighbouring Powers.
Boaeyesde and Pont.' Corvo are in a state of complete
antrrhy, and will he obliged to solicit as a favour the
revert of the Papal tiorernors.
Ma vaio, Jt.t.t 2-1.--An attempt at a count•r-retise
lotion has been-made on tile Portuguese frontier;- by
some fugitive priests. some deserters from the regiment.
et ()aides. which so iefammtsly signalised itself as-
Own:. and other malcontents, amonnting, with some
risintain banditti, to whoa they had joined them-
sit'llT% to *Put 300 men. They bad issued temtlama-
tient!, spit formed a iseta.mbieh diet */ -slowatimv-
toZier On receiving innsefitgeuse of their having pa,s-
etithe Minh°, the Political Chief of Uallicia immedi-
ately re-assembled the Provisional Junta, who had se-
perated on the meeting of the Cortes, and with their
spfleUe he dispatched a number of battalions from dif-
tlient points to meet the insurgents. An exttaorsil-
may dispatch received by the Minister of the Interior
on the 21st from the Political Chief of Cialivia, dated
Corson*, the 17th. announces that the insurgents bad
failed in making any progress, that they hail with-
damn into Portugal, awl that their Apostolic Junta
was dissolved.
. It is expected that the proceedings on the Bill of •
rains and Penalties will be postponed till after the
4 equies of her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
Testn.,lay.thit first stone of a Free National School,
tiller the patronage of his Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex, and of which the Duke of Bedford is Pre-
sit)ent, was laid by Sir Thomas Bell, attended by se-
vexal Uovernert, on a large open space of ground, in
. Pxopetrect, near Brewer-street, Pancras. It is to con-
tim, when erected 400 boys; and when completed, a
!imlar one, of the like ex:ent, is to be built on the
i.ppeeite side of the street, fur the instruction of the
i.ie number of girls. It appeared to the Committee.
out of 1012 families, comprising 3812 children, be-
tweets the ages of six and fourteen, there were only
1131. receiving daily, and only 672 receiving Sunday
giltoel instruction, leaving 1565 wholly without its-
'fiction; besides 312 above the age of fourteen, who
cannot read. A great number of Ladies and (leade-
n-el- were pliant, and a liberal sabseriptioa Ira%
944 t. • 'There was scarcely a person on the ground
that did pet subscribe sixpence. On the moue was
engraved " Bloomsbury and South Pancras School,
I !iv Several coins were placed under it.
A metaseluely instance of the instability of humane
sTaics presents itself at this moment, when the first
cousin of the mother of the Countess of -, and
Lady ---------. Is petitioning the ()serval Pansies So-
ciety %sr the relief of them shillings per week, to pre-
vept Inc becoming the innsatelfet workhouse, sad this
tool al the tdeonced•age of yi, and of unimpesoliable
4: !linnets r, . ilk
At-the Brighton Races last week, many pickpockets
waives the course, where they were extremely active,
ace lilt may illation's suegessful. They contrived,
liji their dexterity, to extract from the palm of Lord
Velez a, moroceo ease, contsinisg !Sal. They pret-
tier!, stlth ,shillir awes% no the pocket of E. John-
mow ..# Lowest fro • which they drew inspereepti-
....is
blvt tory of Six 11. bike, and two bills draws
f 44 . but not yet due; and in the pocket of a
C " • Amu they wised, in -the same private
islowsr. a bask dowieboisi 161. and his irritation.
assity berme bus' begun in the -neighbourhood of
PiPshlitels. . A fine tea coy ea Monday est 110111 ilw
set=caug.... .; •"
of liell. Lawry; frem Ipe wish to UAW
be igitilaith nols.:ettukettAbibie hint uk. .Unirediti
by be James of Shields.