The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-04 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY—Triri Motaisa.

Hiss. Orrling, (a private io the Guards) was in-
dicted for stealing a hat, value Ws., the property of
John Perring of the Strand.
The ►hopman to the prosecutor saw the hat re-
moved from its resting place, sad he instantly pursned
the prisoner with it in his possession. lie delivered
bias over to the constable, to whom be repressed an
ardent desire to be transported. The jury found him
guilty. The Court informed the prisoner that he ap-
peared to be a person who preferred a life of idleness
to that of military discipline. The Court would not
Woke him with troosportatiort, but place him ender
another sort of discipline at home (to work at the
treed mills, ne presume) and instantly sentenced bits
to six moep,he imprisonment is the House of Correc-
tion, there to be kept to Lard labour.
Wm. Bomber, was indicted capitally for breaking
and entering a building attached to the dwelling
house of bi . Luke Hansard and Co., printers to the
House of Commons and stealing therefrom a bracket'
,
clock and bararneter their property.
Mr. Hansard and several of his inmates trete
mined touching the secure state of the premises es 11111 i
night of the Ist of June last, the evening before tie.
robbery. They all declared that no person could have
ingress without resorting to violent measures on the
door or shutters.

J. Ryder, lived near prosecutor's counting-house and
saw the window open at an early hour (3 o'clock on
Seedsy morales) and was !educed to go down, when
he saw a lad within, whom he supposed to belong to
the office. He remonstrated with him with for
lea►ing the window open. From same confused an.
lower on the part of the boy, he was induced to go
round and alarm the family, daring which time the t'
bey effected his escape. The prisoner who is a ien-
mil lad of 17. was taken near the spot with the banter '
meter in his possession, which with the clock, were
clearly identified by the prosecutor.
31r. humus nULROYD informed the Jury that he
had diseo►ersd an informality In the Indictment whirls
would be fatal to the capital part of the charge. The
question, therefore, was whether the prisoner was the
thief, or had the article In hie postcode* with a guilty
knowledge.
The Jury retired for about twenty minutes, and re-
termed • rushee atawling Ake barometer, only
value 395.

Last night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, a fire broke
out on the premises of Mr. Ashcroft, shoe-maker, in
Little Haasell-street, Covtat•gardes, bat being oppor-
tunely discovered, it was, by the exertions of the
imighboursand the firemen, prevented spreading farther
than the shop, in which it appears to have originated.
How it happened, it was not ascertained. The fa-
mily, at the time, were at one of the Theatres.
On Friday last as some workmen were ploughing in
a field belonging to Mr. Oro. Fowle, situated about a
quarter of a mile from Kits Coti House, the pleagh•
share was Impeded by something. which bad repeat-
edly been the case before, and the men hateiog a desire
to ascertain what was the obstruction, they commenced
digging, and a little below the surface found two
stases about six feet and a half long and two broad,
lying lengthways upright, but rather slanting, between
which was a skeleton, in nearly a perfect state. The
skull, teeth, and two of the vertebras of the neck
were quite perfect, but on being exposed to the air
they soon crumbled into dust. The body lay directly
east and west, and at the bottom was a stone which
lay fiat, snpposed to have been occasioned by the pres-
sure of the earth above. The soil is very chalky.
and to this is attributed the exertion, 'preservation of
the bones. The stones appear to be exactly similar ia
quality to those of Kits Coti House, and it is conjec-
tured were placed there about the same time that mo-
nu•nent was. The skeleton is doubtless that of some
chief slain in the battle fought here between Vortimer,
King of Britain, and the Saxons, which is said to
have happened about the year 454. In that battle it
is related that Catigern, brother of Vortimer, and
Horse, brother of Hengist, the Saxon commander, is
single combat slew each other, and in memory of Cati-
gern a monument of stones w-s there erected by the
Britons, and which is now vnlgarly called Kits Coti
House. The lovers of antiquity would be glad to
learn that a gentleman, who has long made researches
iota the early history of this part of the county, is
now engaged in taking drawings of these curious re-
mains of former ages, and through whom, it is probe-
ble, we may shortly be enabled to lay before our
readers some further particulars.—(Maidstone Jour.)
We understand that in consequence of the reduc-
tion in the price of Malt, Mr. CHAPM %N. of the Beg-
oigue Wells Brewery has determined to make his Ale.
Table Ale, and Table Beer of such superior quality ea
will enable him td defy all competition. When we con-
sider the importance to families of possessing a beverage
• free from the noxious ingredient', usually employed is
the composition of that necessary article, we cannot
be surprised at the extensive patronage he so desert..
edly. enjoys. Such patronage we hope will always
• be given to meritorious individuals whu.prefer a small
profit and fair name to tl risk of destroying the health
of their fellow-creatures by a kvirke.l and unfeeling cu-
pidity. Tosatisfy the most fastidious as to the genuine-
ness of his articles, Mr. CHAPMAN &wakes half-yearly the
following affidavit.
" RIVIIAND CHAPMAN. of Ragnigge- Wells Brewery, Ale,
I Table Ale,-and Table Beer Brewer, casket,' oath and stab
. that his Ale, Table Me, and Tuhh- Beer, are breised from
Malt and Ho ps only, and that he neker has, nor ever will
permit or softer nay drugs or other injuriku, ingredients to
be used In his brewery. R. Cita, max.
" Sworn at the maaalon-(louse in the tit) of London,
March 26, 1822, before me, &Linsey, Mayor."
N.R. Orders executed for Rend) Money.— letters
must be punt-paid, or not received.