The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

STATEIAMAN.

THE SCOITISH HOSPITAL.

Yesterday the anniversary dinner of the Scottish Hospital
was held at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate.street,
His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE, President, in
the Chair. His Royal Highness tsar supported on the left.
by Mr. Sheriff LAvRI r, and on the right by Mr. Sheriff
W PITAILSR.

The cloth having been removed, the following toasts wire
drank.
•"rho King" foar times foor—" Hod save the Kinr."
•• The Royal Family", glee—" Hail Stn of Bruns-

" The Duke of York sod the army."—" how merrily we
live that soldiers be."

Mr. Seizure Lamm proposed the health of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Clarence.
This toast was received with enthusiastic cheering.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCII returned
thanks. There was a titre when disgraceful prejudices
existed in this country against the very name of a Scotch.-
roan. These prejudices had vanished. For his part he bad
so hesitation in saying, that it was to the Scottish Kings
his family owed the situation they now held—their ele-
vation to the Throne of this Conntry.—(Applanse.) He
had opportunities of knowing the objects to which various
charitable institutions were directed, and he must say,
in justice to Scotland, that no institution was
more useful, more illustrious, more conducive to the welfare
of this great country, than that of the Scottish Hospital.
He was happy to say that it went on successfully, and be
hoped it would be always conducted with a view to the
relief of the iuhabitants of Srotland, who really needed
relief. There were not so many demands upon the Society,
as when during the war, the widows and orphans of those
brave men who fell in defence of their country, hid
occasion to call upon them ; but fit objects could never be
slanting, ziol therefore he hoped that the same zealous
sapport would be extended to this most useful establish-
ment, as had been in other times.

Air. CourrraNse, M.P., then proposed thp health of the
Ductless of Clarence, which was drank with three times
th•ec.

His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCt returned
thanks.

•" tireen crow the Rushes, 0," was ens, in a very
spirited style by Mr. Broadhurst, and was encored by the
company,
Tbe Ca onus?, next gave—" The Duke of Montrose,"
who had been for 28 years President of the Scots Corpora-
'von. The toast was drunk with applause.
Song—. Auld Lang Syne," by Mr. Broadhurst.
The ROYAL CHAIRMAN, after expatiating with much
'energy on the beneficial object of the Charity, gave—
'• Success to the Scotch Corporation," with three times
three.

4ong—'• Home, 'Tett Home," by Mr. Collyer.
The Co AIRMAN nest gave, "The Land of Cakes."
Ai r—" The Campbells ate coming," by Mr. Broadhurst.
The healths of Mr. Frazer, the Treasurer, the Committee
,of Management, the Vice Presidents, and Stewards of the
Institution were next drunk.
Subscriptions an .I donations to a considerable amount
here announced in the course of the evening.
Many other appropriate toasts and songs were given, and
the company did not separate till a late hour.

THE PRISONERS IN lIF:RTFORD GAOL
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Mmarroao, Dec I.—An application of rather a singular
Mature in refereure to the quarter from which it proceeded,
was the juhject of conversation amongst the Magistrates
here an Saturday. A few weeks ago President Lawrence
-caused s gentleman, a mutual acquaintance to wait on the
Her. Mr.lLloyd. the visiting Magistrate, for the purpose
alf obtaining for him permission to go into the gaol, to
'take easts•ef the heads of the three prisoners, particularly
'1 hu rteli. The Rev. Magistrate gave a peremptory denial
to-thia application. On Thnrsday last, however, the Pre-
sident wrote a pressing letter t i another friend in this
neighbourhood, whose itiflnence he had .every reason to
tNink would have secured the success of his solicits-
%ton. The latter, owing to indisposition, did not attend
Viz Council of Magistrates on Saturday, but deputed
it friend to -lay the matter before that body, as well
es i the letter of Sir. Thbnias Lawrence. The Rev. Mr.
*Lloyd, who heti hitherto concealed the fact of the applies-
't on beiog Made to him, presuming that the refusal which
lie bad given, would have conveyed to the President his
sat:nions of its indiscretion, breed the second overture with
n•cch surprise, and felt no longer restrained by delicacy
fr .nn giving full scope to his feelings. He then mentioned
I e Meow application, but strongly as he was disposed to
resist the present OUP, he found amongst his brother Magis-
trates a skill wore animated disposition to discount manes
the request. Sir Thomas Lawrence had fiir so,t.e pan
*voted a portion of his valuable time to the investigatioa
-atilt? infant science of craniology. Hu-. there are, no
•donfit, those who will wonder that it should now be matter
of tfilierence;if the generous tenderness. which is chelleng-
e4froin all the world towards an unhappy man, by the
. bra accusation of a capital crime, shortie! have been poet'.
''''''' ' ' ,r•d, to the hopes of advantage 'which philosophy might
reckon upon from the experiments of even such a man u
7.4Poideat liawrence.
'No persons have yet availed themselves of the order of
. t Magistrates made on Saturday—that any friend of
vile, Prohert, and Hunt, should be admitted to
is Mew, on first receiving the prisoners consent to
. . a interview,- and with the usual precautions for security.
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and
soap or
for some d tys past, . [y drink
vinegar diluted with water, with a view to corrode the
metal of which the knife is composed; bat we should
°think that a long time must ba required to waste the iron
by the operation of acids, so as to render it fit to pass the
intestine. He is a young wan about 2S years of age, and is
accompanied by his wife. &mut 'persons who have visited
this unfortunate individual have been so sceptical as to
deny that he ac,ually swallowed the knife, and say that the
whole is a well managed trick to excite the sympthy of
the benevolent ;•but we confess that we are at a loss to
conceive upon what appearances such an opinion can be
'founded. It is well known that soon after the accident
-occurred, when an unsneceesfal•attempt was made to
extract the knife by introducing an instrument, the un-
happy sufferer expressed an anxious wish that the surgeons
sera' endeavour to accomplish the object by making an
timisien—a request very unlikely to proceed from a man
who was practising deception. It was, however, deemed
improper to perform any surgical operation, as greatly
'endangering the life of the patient; but rather to leave the
event to the influence of fortuitous causes, and the effect of
tailas.—“lgialt Journal.)

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. MONDAY, Dsc. 1.

Wm. Orentrez was opposed by a haberdasher named
Wroots, in person, who stated that the Insolvent induced
him, by various representations, to give him goods in the
way of his trade on credit, to the amount of 1401. Ile took
him to a house in Poland street, where be had several girls
engaged in the millinery business.
The frier Costattestowert here asked the insolvent
why he had only described himself as a horse dealer in
his schedule. when it appeared he was engaged in the mil
linery trade ?
The insolvent said he was a horse dealer, but be lived with
a woman who carried on the millinery business, with which
be had no corcern.
Mr. Wroots said, that the insolvent introdnced this
woman to him as Mrs. tireatres ; and when be obtained the
credit, he told him he was going into the country the nest
day, to procure orders for millinery.
The COVR? slid it was clear that the insolvent contracted
the debt with Mr. Wroots in the character of a milliner,
and as he had not given himself that description, as *ell as
that of horse dealer, they directed his order for hearing to be
dismissed. _ _ _

flurry Lambert was opposed by Mr. HEATH for Lieut.
John Drury. The circumstances of the case were these:—
The insolvent, who carried on business as a silversmith in
Ludgate Street, becoming somewhat pressed for mosey in
the commencement of the present year, went to Mr. Drury,
a Lieutenaet in the marines, residing at Calais, and an old
friend of the insolvent's, and representing to him that his
trade brought him in 1,1001. a year, besides which he was
worth 50001., persuaded him to lend him 5001., for the
purpose, he said, of purchasing combs and other French
jewellery, at Paris, which after paying 90 per cent. duty in
Loudon, would still yield a profit of 2001. per cent. Having
obtrined the money, for which be gave his bond, be
applied it to the payment of his creditors; and after-
wards repaid about two hundred pOnds in money and
goods to Mr. Drury. The insolvent's business failing some
time after, in consequence of his illness and from other
causes, he disposed of his goods by auction, at a great loss,
and applied the proceeds to the payment of several of his
creditors; but hfr. Drury was not amongst the number.
Whilst the insolvent was absent:at Woolwich,and his house
shut up, some thieves of into it, be said, and stole all his
books (with some old- clothes and other articles,) which
were in one of the garret rooms.
The Comity observed that the insolvent obtained the
money of Mr. Drury upon representations which were false
in all their circumstances from beginning to end. The
story about the books was extremely suspicious; however,
they had no proof that it was untrue, audit would be for
his creditors, if they afterwards discovered any thine about
them, to apply to have him brought up again. But for
the fraud upon Mr. Drury they ordered him to be re-
manded for 12 calendar months, and confined within the
walls of the prison.

LONDON SESSIONS.
MR. ARAIIHN AND THI COAL O:SATIN.

Yesterday, at the London Sessions, there was no case of
any interest tried. Mr. Arabia being counsel in an assault
case, where the defendant was a coal beaver, related the
following instance of incivility he had experienced frotn
one of that class of persons :—" He (Mr. Arabia) was rid-
ing through the city upon a skittish horse, or rather a
better sort than they, poor lawyers, sere usually able to
mount, when a sudden storm of rain came on, and obliged
him to seek the nearest shelter, and ride under a small
archway. He had not been there many moments when he
was driven out by a cart, to which he gave way, in the es.
pectation that the carman had to go through ; Out no
sooner did he get in than he stopped. ' Why, mylrienti.'
said the Learned Counsel, • I thought you meant to go on,
or, I assure you, I would not have ridden out in the rain
for your accommodation ?" So matter,' was the reply,
• I don't suppose you would, nor do I mean to ride out of
this dry place, now I have got it, for you, so there is no•
' thing lost ' • howsomever, don't say that I behaves unhand.
some. There's a good thick f Iner sack to throw over your
shoulders, awl keep the rain off whilst it last' (loud laugh-
ter).—And there he (Mr. Arabin) was kept out, the rain
pouring down in torrents, and the fellow sittiug calmly,
arguing that he had nine points of law in his favour.—
The Learned Counsel described that his boots were soon
overflowing, and he rode off in a few moments thoroughly
drenched."

MIDDLESEX SESS (INS, MONDAY, DEC. I.

COMMON GAMING MOUSES.

James Surtees, James Preece, and Wm. Tislmarsh, were In-
dicted for keeping a common gaming house at No. 15, Bury
Street, St. James's. Surtees took his place at the bar. Tid-
marsh and Preece pleaded mianomers, and succeeded. The
charge was for keeping the house between the 10th of July and
the 13th of September.
Mr. Stretch, lieutenant on half pay of the 3d Garrison Bat-
talion, knew the house, 13, Bury-street, and had been in the
habit of frequenting it.—Ou the 10th of July, he had seen
roulette played there, and Surtees was present, and °dictated
as master of the house. On the I 1 th of July, he had seen
hazard played; but Surtees, on that day, did not appear.—
Surtees had acknowledged to him (witness) that he was pro-
prietor of the house ; but that acknowledgment had been made
prior to the 10th of July.
Cross-examined by MC. A Dni.Plll3.—This witness admitted
that he had, on a former cession, been concerned in prosecut-
ing a gamicg house; but had made up the matter for a consi-
deration of lot.
Mr. Walter Brunton had been bred to the law ; but for the
last two years had had no particular employment. Ile got
money from his friends when he wanted it. Witness had al-
ways understood Surtees to be the owner of the heuse, No. 13,
Bury-street, and saw him on the 10th of July.
Mr. Anozenes submitted, that the defendant was not shown
to be present at the play of hazard ; Inc that roulette was not
one of those games which were declared to be unlawful. He
further commented upon the utter worthlessness of the evidence
on which the case rested.
The CHAIRMAN left the Jury to say whether the defendant
had or had not been the proprietor of the house on the 10th and
I Ith of July. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to six
months imprisonment in Newgate.
It appeared that Surtees was already a prisoner in the King's
Bench, at the suit of one Welsh, a prosecutor upon the present
indictment ; and that Welsh himself (at the snit of somebody
else) was a prisoner in Whitecross Street.

POLICE.
OUILDHALV.—On Saturday the Overseers of St. Faith's
attended at this office on a summons to show cause why they
would not allow a sufficient support to John Bowman and
his family.
Bowman stated that he was allowed but four shillings
per week to support himself, his wife (now pregnant), and
four clpld en.
The Overseers then stated their reasons. They said
that Bowitan, not later than the 12th of August last, was
brought up before the Sitting Magistrate at this office,
charged by them with not taking work they could have got
for him at Mr. Thornton's establishment for breaking flint
stones, in Mahlrii Lane, by which he could have earned
Ids. per week. He refused all this out of pare unwilling-
ness to work, and only to remain a burden to the parish.'
He was at that time committed to Bridewell for twenty-one
days for his conduct. lie now collies forward to demsnd
more support. lie has for the last year received 151.195.611.
from the parish. They did not wish to see his family
starve, if lie would only go and work at Mr. Sutter's,
where they procured him a situation of lialf•a-guinea per
week, and which he, not later than two days since, refused
to accept. If he would do this, they wankd make up the
rest thtmseh•rs, so that be would have sufficient to 'opt ort
his family ; —and not only that, but if he would wok and
gain more than 12.5. per weak, they would allow him an

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additional sixpence towards their sipport. They were
ready to do any thing to their power, if be would throw off
his lazy habits t—they would take bins and his family into
the poor-bouse ; they could do no more.
Bowman pleaded sickness—he could not work.
The Magistrate said that if lie had known all the cir-
cumstances of this case, he would not have given the
Overseers the trouble of coming, nor would be have
granted a summons. As it was, he was vrry sorry for it,
that they should have thus lost their time; they had acted
in every respect towards Bowman in the most liberal man-
ner—much more than he deserved. if he would not
work be (the Alderman) would send him to a place Where
be should work. Besides, the Overseers had entirely
supported him, which they were not obliged to do; they
were only to relieve him. He would therefore discharge
this complaint, as it was a most unjust charge againgst the
Overseer..

The Overseers then thaitked the Alderman for bit deci-
sion. They said there were no less than twelve peepers
who were now waiting the issue of this case to act in the
same manner; they were subject daily to the mGet gross abuse
from them. and Bowman was not the most backward on
these occasions. _ _

The Magistrate said, that if the Overseers would only
bring those persons before him, he would dispose of them.
Ile hoped that the Overseers would take care of Bowman's
wife, as she was pregnant.
The Overseers said every thing should be done for her.
THOMAS THURTSLL:BOIV STREET.--.oof readers will
recollect, that in the case of Thomas Thurtell, the trial for
an alleged conspiracy was moved by Certiorari from the
Sessions to the Court of King's Bench, on affidavits, stating
that one of the Managing Directors, Mr. B. Beaumont, was
a Magistrate for Middlesex, and also that he had caused to
be inserted in a Morning Paper a certain notice which
would prejudice the trial.
This day the Solicitor for Thurtell, and others concerned
in the pending action, appeared before Sir R. BIRSIZ, for
the purpose of putting in the necessary neuritic', the notice
to do so expiring this day.
Sir R. Bums asked if the proper notice had been served
on the Attorney for the prosecution I to which the Solicitor
answered in the affirmative.
On looking over the document, the name of Anderson
caught the attention of the Magistrate, who observed, it
struck him that this person's real name was Annison, not
a little known atthis office.

The Solicitor replied, that he had taken some pains
to be informed upon this subject, and found that Anderson
was described in the document in the Court of Common
Pleas by an aliat—of Rnnison—that he was an illiterate
man, who might for aught be knew have adopted either
name, as it might best suite his purpose.
Sir R. BIRNIZ —1 fear he is concerned in more charges
than that of a conspiracy; when he lived in Bedford
Court, he was certainly convicted of being a receiver of
stolen goods.
The Solicitor then withdrew to fulfil the necessary secu-
rities, and shortly after Mr. Harmer appeared for the prose-
cution.—Mr. H., on hearing what had been dune, denied
that the terms growing out of the certiorari had been com-
piled with, as they were bound to have served a notice on
Saturday last.
Sir It. Brame.—They say they have done so.
Mr. HARIIER.—Not the notice they should have served,
nor within the necessary time.
Sir R. SIRNIIL—Then, they must have come here with a
fine lie.

Mr. flau.s.—An application on this subject was made to
me on Saturday evening, but I declined interfering, as no
sufficient notice was served.

Mr. Haaasea.—The notice expires this day.
Here the matter dropped.
HATTON GARDIN.-411111. STANTON....AfIer the night
charges were all heard, Mr. Laing, the Sitting Magistrate,
rang his bell, and ordered the messenger to tell Read,
the heal officer, he wanted him. Read accordingly at.
tended.
Mr. LASNO.—WeII, Read, have zoo found Stanton
yet? Why did he not Attend on Saturday to sign his
depositions?
Read.—Your Worship, he is not to be found ; I have
made the most diligent inquiry for bim. but no purpose ;
I have seen his brother, who says be does not know where
he ie. I have reason to suppose he is out of the way on
purpose, as he does not mean to prosecute.
Mr. LAING—But he is bound over to prosecute.
Mr. Edwards (the Clerk):—Yes, be is bound over to
prosecute, but he has not yet signed his depositions ;
all the witnesses have signed their depositions except
Stanton. _ _ _ _

Mr. LAINO.—Read, Stanton must be found. Go and
make diligent inquiry after him. and let Mrs. Stanton
be brought up a little -before tbree to be fully committed to
Newgate.
Read (bowing)—Very well. your Worship, I will attend
to your orders.—At three o'clock, Stanton not appearing,
Mrs. Stanton was eommitted to Newgate for trial.
Edwards, the officer, stated to the Magistrate, that John
Dunbar, a child nine years of age, who had received a
fracture on the bead from a brutal drover, who was break.
ing his wife's furniture, from whom he lived separate, by
striking him on the head with part of a table, was dead
that Surgeon Whitmore opened the bead, and was of
opinion that his death was caused from the injury he had
received.—The drover, who is in prison, 11,114 ordered to he
brought up for examination as soon as the Coroner's ver
diet is known.

R.tl"

EXPORT OP Pont TO PORTUGA commonicatioa, of
which the following is a copy; ban been addressed to the
President of the lubststbei 9f Copunerce of Waterford
*4 Waterford, Nor. 24, 1623,
" Site— We beg lure to Comnionicate to you, for the le;
formation of the Merchants trading to Portugal, that se
ad valorem duty of 40 per cent. has been laid on sli
Foreign Pork imported into that kingdom, such to be
calculated at the current market price at the time of
portutiOn. " We have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient bumble Smash;
W gi. Hes? & Co.
" Portuguese Vice Consuls."
A turnip, weighing 19ilhs. and measuring 37 inches jo
circumference, was plucked on Tuesday week from a field
belonging to Mr. James Sykes, of Drighlington, nee(
Leeds.—(Leeds Afereary.)

LONDON MARKETS.
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COAX EXCHANGE, MARC Liwit.
Quantities and Prices of British Corn, &c. sold indigy„
vered in this market, during the week ended Saturday, di,
22d of Nov.:—

Qrs. 2 11. d: s. s. e.
Wheat 10,690 for 29,070 IS $ Averege .... be 6
Barley
Oats 8,919 .. 10,89, 10 10
Rye
Beans
Pease

;geol. These are -35 prisonsirs;the greater part for i
aliens of the game laws. Thurtetl, Probert, a
Int, evince no alteration in their demeanour as t
4k is of teial approaclies ; they are perfectly composed a
tied. and stens anxious to confer with their reap
It lialicitoes.
r, Williams arrived at a hte hour yesterday and ha(
doe interview with Probett.
1 bietyafive witnesses ars already bound over for the p 1
eeeetion -in tie approaching trial for thesmurder of I%
1 care. N
We lot ire& ,a9tkiat the extraordinary case of W
Dempster, the • conjurer. rho unfortunately swallowet
csk., {miff whilst rehibitint in a public house in this ci
It is now 12 days since the accident happened. a
although he oan walk &bon; his room, and take soap
gruel, his case is far from tearing
~a favourable eve
For some days past, the faculty hive ordered him to dri