The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-28 00:00:00

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Mant.ooacumet Yesteiday tbi
.r.oncerned i‘Ntleoseity Mayers out of the window in
Cbairstreet. Itroes-lane, were ;gain brought up be;
fore B. Ilitito‘antso, Esq. Thayers, who was
ponolderabfy rotoVtied since the last examination, at-
tlnded. •
Farxeman, tbs officer, stated to the Magistrates, that.
be had collected some fresh evidence, and it was ex-
pected that in a short time a complete case would be
made.
The parties were ordered to be brought up again
on Friday next.

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LAMBLTII-BTIMET—Mary Short was charged by
William Stokes, with robbing and attempting to mur-
der him. The prosecutor, an elderly man, on Satur-
day night accompanied the prisoner into slow brothel
in George-yard, Wbitecbapel, when he was knocked
down, beat in a cruel manner. and robbed of 13s. 4d.
and a paper of tea.---The prisoner was fully committed
,•for trial.
PROPHET—Joseph Decker, a man attired in a
ratter primitive style, with a cloak wrapped round his
body, a leather girdle round his loins, a long beard,
barefooted and bareheaded, with a staff in his hand,
a irative of Boston, in America, who . has for some
titre resided iii Virginia-court, Elizabeth-row, Dock-
'bead, and gone about the villages in the neighbour-
'hood of London, preaching and baptizing in the open
'air, was yesterday charged at Union Hall by the Rector's
Warden of Camberwell with being an 'impostor awl a
.vagabond, and with creating a riot on Monday night
•it Camberwell.
On Monday afternoon
.a female, one of Decker's fol.
lowers appointed to'nieet him at Camberwell, fur the
purpose of being there baptised by him in Camberwell
"Canal • On his arrival he offered up a prayer on her
'behalf,: The people paid great attention to him till he
'took the woruan by the band (she having fastened her
'clothe, down to the lower part of her legs,) and led her
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into the uanat ; when they began to shout and huzza,
-and•throvi lEmd dogs and cats into the water. Ile re-
quested the good people to he quiet for a few moments.
Silence being a little restored, i e took his station in
the water, by this woman's side, and having put one
hand to lierlshonliers, after a few questions, dipped her
by gently Ibrcing her into the water backwards. She
came out dripping wet. A cloak was thrown over her,
she shook hands with Decker, and walked home, four
miles in her wet apparel. As soon as she was gone the
Crowd assembled began to play tricks with Decker
they pushed him into the water, trod upon his leer,
and buffeted him about. The churchwardens inter-
fered, and brought him to Cnion-hall, hut it bring
eight o'clock before he arrived, the Magistrate was
gone, and he bras ordered to he taken to a watch-
Louse till next day. On his bring brought before
Mr. Chambers, the Magistrate, it appeared that the
prisoner had committed no legal offence, he had not.
begged alms ? when niouey was offered him—and
some persons did offer him sovereigns—he refused to
touch the money. If any one asked him to eat, he
would take a little, just enough to support nature ? but
if money was put in his lap be would put it aside, and
leave them, wishing them good speed." Mr. Chun-
hers said the than was r foolish fanatic, but his con-
duct was most harmless, and ordered him to be dis-
charged. . .
The prisoner said, that for four years he had been
'called to preach Christ, and lie had gone on his mas-
ter's business without purse or scrip ; lie had not
touched coin for that period, and yet he never wanted
food. Elijah was fed by ravens, and God also pro-
vided for him. His object is to restore primitive
Christianity ; and the mission which he has received
'from God is to go among the Heathen, the Greeks,
and Turks, to convert them to true Christianity. He
is soon to set sail fur Greece, and will visit Jerusalem.
His passage has bees paid by a gentleman, a friend of
bis. He was asked to prosecute the persons who as-,
saulted him at Camberwell, but he replied, ill No, (hod
forbid I should put any man in bondage! God for-
'ire them, they know not what they did !"

On the 1 Ith inst. a fatal accident occurred at Hali-
fax, occasioned by the incautious handling of fire-
arms. Two persons, who were on the most friendly
terms, after they bad been walking together, called at
a neighbour's house in Parkinson-lane, when one of
them took up a gun, which he proceeded to examine.
The gun, which proved to be loaded, went off, and its
contents were lodged in the breast and face of the
other person, who instantly fell down and expired.
The author of this dreadful accident was so much
affected at the shocking spectacle, that lie ran out of
the house in a fit of distraction, and precipitated him-
self into a well which was digging in the neighbour-
hood, and was so terribly bruised that his life was fur
some time despaired of. The deceased, whose name
is Bancroft, has left a widow in an advanced state of
pregnancy, and four children, to deplore his untimely
death.
The following melancholy event took place on Wed•
nesday night last z---As Mr. William Ferries, late mer-
chant in Stony-ice, parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming,
was retureing from Langholna Fair. in company with
some young men, at a place called Evertown of 61ing-
site, they thought of speaking to cone yuupg women
in tile lions.. The night beingfar advanced and the
people gone to bed; they tapped at the windows clod
(deer, which alarmed the master, of the house, (Mr.
Armstrong), who, after stating tbiey could riot' get ad-
mittance, threatened to fire ea them t. for wlpich,per-
pose be arose from his bed And seifed a gun, on Ityp.-
ing -which they van away. Mr. A. went out atui llred
after them, by which, we are sorry to say, >llrr VA-
Across shot dead on the spot.. Armstrong Knetslacn
been apprehended and committed to prison.. 44..
The following melancholy. accitleat (*eared at St.
lie,•near Liskard, on Wednesday last boy &best
eight yenta of age, ton of Mr. Nalweli, of that plane.
was matelot himself with agv which bad been left
within his reach, and from which the @barge bad not
been draw', though the priming had been removed.
_Theloy took aim at ditherers equate, sad having snap-
ped the-gni-without egad. le at length. presented It
at a• serve* gtirtirhe wean* work.roav him.** lodged
throedrentiio'ber bead—Ati4 adamants gkAfell dead
en the spec -"Theltiersher Of **Advil" ie "WY great.
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It Is belied that this bilignebely treaseresite :will apes-
,ateatra raitilett:toMalett irk* sit (Witmal,sokies•lsses
then is reach of children. •