The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

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• HATTON:GA[IIII'N.
Yesterday a young man was brought up, and un-
derwent an examination, being charged by a woman,
who keeps a small chandler's shop in Peter-street,
Saffron-IU, with having, accompanied by two other
men, come to her shop, showing her a harp half-
penny, and telling her, if she had any of the same
kind, they would give her a penny for each, upon
which the woman, hat ing got by her near '2l. in
helfpence,'placed them on the counter to look them
over, when the Prisoner was very active handing se-
veral to his accomplices; the Prosecutrix noticed
their pocketing some of the same, and begged of
them not to rob ber, she being but a poor woman,
and that was money put by to pay her baker with.—
The two others immediately run off, and she, with
assistance, secured the Prisoner, there being near
ten shillings' worth stolen. The fact was sworn to,
and the Prisoner not making any reasonable defence,
was fully committed to NewgateTor trial. . .

SPECIAL COMMISSION.-11iS Mojesty's Justices of
Assize, litcr..ts and BURTON, under the Special
Commission, Arrived in Chester on Monday evening,
when they immediately opened the Court.—On
Tuesday their Lordships attended church, after which
Judge DALLAS would deliver his charge to the Grand
Jury. It is not, therefore, likely business would be
proceeded on before yesterday morning.
At the Installation of the Knights of the Bath,
next Monday, •at Westminster Abbey, after the
Knights Elect, in the Precession, the Proxies for the
absent Knights are to walk in the places of their
respective Knights, wearing the surcoat and girt,
with the sword of the Order. They are to carry
the mantle on their right arm, and not to wear the
spur., hat, or feather, but' alk with the hats in their
hands.

Three hundred of the German regiment of Hesse
Darmstadt, who formed part of the garrison of Ba-
dajos, and who volunteered into the German Le-
gion, were lately landed at 'Plymouth. They are
'fine looking race, and express the highest detestation
-of the hardships they suffered in the French ser-
vice. They say the French owe them a year's arrears
of pay.
We have the statisfaction to state, that silver, in
dollars and bullion, to the amount of three millions
and nisalf sterling, arrived by the last tleet from
China. A single banking-house, at the west end if
the town, had 73,000 dollars consigned to it. In'
consequence of this valuable importation, the price -
of The new Patent Oblique Piano Forte forcibly re- of diver has fallen considerably.
commends it elf at once to the eye and ear, as corn- A a grand match takes place at the next Newmar-
bitted with classical elegance of form: it ores sees
ket Houghton Meeting, for a thousand guineas,
unrivaled brilliancy and power of toner and tone.
bstween Mr. Mellish's Bodkin and Mr. Pa re's
Several amateurs of distinguished judgment have,
upowiuspecting it, declered, that its decided superi- T •ru elees .—At the same Meeting, Mr.
isShakspear's matched against Mr. Meilish's Maria,
or,ity of force is acquired by the oblique direction of lir la 413
Its internal structure, which thus throws ita full for 300 guineas.
body of sound direct upon the ear of the widest The petty-larceny purloining of shards continues
a
circle of auditors. To be seen at the Patentee's, at most of the fashionable routs. At the Countess
No, 5, Leicester-pllice, Leicester-square. . 1 of B—'s, the other evening, many rich ones were
The 26th of March has been a day of won and
, carried off early, which being enquired for, the only i
answer given was, like that at the Stratford Jubilee,
the crty of Caraeces stood in all its splendour:
horror is the-province of Venezuela. At four
a es..
64 that tine new boots had been all gone some time."
few 'minutes Niter 4500 houses, • 10 churches and
A beautiful Oriental shawl, of great value, that had'
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travelled off in this way, and for which a flimsy one
conveut; tdgethier ,with all the public buildings,
lied been left, was discovered the :text morning in
monument., hcc. wore crushed to atoms by a sudden
Berkeley-square, on the shoulders of a Lady of dis-
shoik of an etrthquake,which did not last a minute,
: Unction, well known for the numerous blt(nders which
and-buried thousands of the devoted inhabitants in
ruins and desolation. That day happened to be': she has committed of this kind, when the property was
IloSs Thursday ; and at the precise hear every place ; demanded, and returned with very little embarrass-
of• worship was crowded to commemorate the core- f ment or explanation on either side respecting this ,
mencement of oar Saviour's passion by public'pro- fashionable mistake!
cessiou, which was to proceed through the streets a 1 At no time did the &hi/crannies rage with more
few minutes afterwards.' The number of hapless suf- I violence than at present. Tuesday, at the Duke of
ferms was thus augmented to an incredible amounti as Roxburgh's sale, a collection of twopenny portraits
every church was levelled with the ground before any of criminals, and other remarkable characters, chiefly
person could be aware of danger. The number of of persons tried at the Old Bailey, sold for 941. 10s.1
sufferers taken out of one church (two days after The Hoke of Saint Albans, printed 148.6, 1471. Thel
this disaster) amounted atone to upwards of 300 I Mirrour of the NVorld, Caxton, 1180, 3511.155. The
corpses. An idea of the extent of the number oft Kalindayr of the Shippers, 1503, 1801. The last
dead lidifferently stated, from 4 to 6,. and as far as/ little vo:nme Was bought for the Duke by Mr. Nicol
b,( 00. Horrible as this catastrophe, appears, it for two guineas.—Looking at the Book Sales, one
would btramattet of some oonsolatiofo know, that• would not conceive that there was ;my want of mo-'
the Vicinity of that city offered tome support or shel- ney in the kingdom. Books to the amount of 40,0001.
ter to the.surtiiitrigmourtters; bait theneat town and have been sold by auction within the last two months
sea-port thereto, al ..z. La Guyilli, his in proportion i to which those now on sale will add 26 or 30,0001.
suffered still more, as well. is its,tantheiliate coast.— more. 'the young Duke of Devonshire has also
Iluge'-masses of the mountains detached themselieslhOught Count Maccarthy's splendid library, in one
from the summits, and hurled down-into the rallies:. lot,-fet 25y000 guineas.
lisep clefts andleparations of the immense bed 'of- 1
. .• A !ety awful tempest of thunder, lightning, and
rocks still threaten future disasten to the hapless, rain; Was felt through an extensive district eastward
survivors, white are noW occupied In burying and ' Vont Bedford as far as Wisbech, and some parts of,
burning the dead,. and .in relieving Ate numerous, Norfolk, on Thursday 50'i:eight. Two horses were
wounded and cripples perishing furs:Vl4o surgical killed by the lightning at Guyhirn, near Wisbech;
aid,, shelter, aud other comforts. ' ',' ': ,:. , ' - and at Witcham (in the Isle)a barn full of wheat and
A sieve ot reen,eas 2 about three quarts, sold on a bean stack were set fire to and .consumed. The
Weinleedity.lu 40ept.CiardesS Market. gsr_, fileipei- rain deluged the meadows In several places for three,
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nets; , . . . . —•-4 • ,' •f* or four days. • .