The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-08 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, Ric. 7.

Charles Yates was capitally indicted for burglarionsly
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Robert
Beacroft, with intent to steal.—The prosecutor resides
in Whitechapel, and is a coal-meter. On the 24th of
November be left his house in the evening, and on his
return, about nine o'clock, he saw a light in the house,
and on looking through the key-hole discovered the
prisoner and another man in the passage. One of them
had a light. He immediately unlocked the door, when
the light was put Get, and they ran away by the bask
door. The prisoner was soon after discovered in a privy
at the back of the house, and a phosphorous box, and a
number of picklock keys were found on him. Guilty—
Death. _ _

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Frov. Baleen and Jayvee Jones stood indicted for
stealing en the 23d of November in the dwelling-honse
of Sir W. Adams, a box-coat, his property. The pri-
soners were seen to go down the area by Wm. Goddard,
a servant of Mr. Lowndes, wbo resided next door, and
who on seeing them with the coat immediately shut the
gate and rang the bell.
Wm. Hooper, servant to Sir Wm. Adams, corroborated
the testimony of the former witness.

iy of the
The prisoners said nothing in their defence, bat Jones
called two witnesses to character, the first of whom, a
soldier belonging to the 88th regimen', to which ,he
Lrisoner haCaloo belonged, said that his name was
yons, as that be was a-deserter from the regiment.
inseierlfirLxv.--Frisoner, do you wish that 1•
should examine this witness for you ?
Jones confessed that he was a deserter, and said the
witness had some to apprehend him.
Mr. Justice BAILZY summed np the evidence, and the
Jury found the prisoners Guilty of stealing under the
value of 40s.
The following prisoners were also capitally convicted:
William Page alias Warren, aged 21, for stealing a
mare, the property. of William Hewett.'
Henry Truer; aged 17, for a burglary, and stealing
four sheets, flic. the property of Wm. Airly.

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POLICE.

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MAxstox-nousa.— Yesterday Infllant Josses, a
porter in the employment of Messrs. Johnson, Stratton
and Holeb, grocers, in Nicholas-lase, Lombud-strests
was brongbt before the Lord Mayor, on • charge of
having robbed his employers of a large qaantity of
tea and coffee.
Forrester, the officer, stated, that on the night
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of the 4th he saw the prisoner going down Petticoat-
, lame loa4ed with a bag;: be stopped him to ask what
I be had got, sad where he bad it from. In consequence
of the confused manner aid sesatisfectory answers of
. thoprisonet, he took him into custody and lodged him
in the watch house. Tile bag was filled with tea, and
assettaining that the prisoner was a porter in the em-
ploy /of tin prosecutors, be went to the stables, of
1, whisk be had the ears, and found 14Ibs. d roasted
litotes contealel.

owe at the am stated, that he Liiieved La; arm.
coffee Amid. -spoil the prieenei to be their
do
The prisoner bad the eipportaaity .at pkigislat peso!"•
from the open chests the warehosee. . '
The prisoner declined ateekadeg for the
of the tea, further thin by deayiag that it eases ail
of the stock of his employers. He was fully
mined for trial; sad tbi earths bawl ofiat se •
cute.
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64 appeared it tirle:
talky, in essesey. violet a maim witch had bout
issued upon the leformstioa fit isms mew,
charged her with obtaining mosey from them iiy fiat
The defendant was called Mrs. COoke, and maw
that she bad now the means of dlocharging
debts.
' The Magistrate directed that her preseeitett elsig
come forward with their charges.
A gentleman present said, that he was a seldie
and had received instructions fromseveral '
some of whom he named; to prosecute the
but be believed there was no evidence •
against her, as she had found means to
He thought it right, however, to mention,
Cooke, her huband, was then outside the dfiri
slag
office. But there was no charge, he said,
The Magistrate asked the defendant witilki*.i
band's name was ? She replied, dames cesix4.
He then ordered an officer to go out and Ateh bra b~
Mr. Cooke immediately appeared, and Wi
kg siva
by the Magistrate, if be was the defeeihiers edisaite
he replied, that be was not quite cartels owlet he
eras or was not. , His doubts upon that sal* arose
'from these eircutittuces:—ln early life he laces,
tracted a marriage with another woman; and at asst.
eminent period, the former woman Wag still alive, it
married the defendant. The latter, however, hatiag
indicted him for bigamy, be was tried at the 04
Bailey, convicted, and sentenced to transportation Ir
seven years: but his Majesty having been incises),
pleased to grant him his pardon, he was now at a lest
to know whether the defendant was, at preset, Zia
lawful wife Or not. Not aware of the fact as to 111111.
tber his former wife was living or dead, he rather be.
lieved that, unless he married the defendant over agile,
he was not, in point of law, her husband.

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Mr. MINIIIIIILL told him if he were to marry dale.
fending again, during the life of Ms fret •ltr, he
would be guilty of a fresh o*ense.

Upon sumo further investigation it appeared, that
&nee Mr. Vooke's conviction, the defendant had be.
come entitled to a considerable property, to the sesta
of nearly 8,0001.; which circumstance having pee
duced some effect upon his naturally forgiving dhp..
silicon, he became, notwithstanding her pretends, of
him, reconciled to her, and, as she stated, occasioaally
lived with her since. She also said that be condoled
the management of his brother's estate, who vas
gentleman of fortune in Cambridgeshire.
Mr. Cooke having, with sotue difienky, suemefild'
in satisfyiag the last of the eemplainaets,—* wean
who talked of having been swindled eat of some plats,
—nobody came forward to prefer say accusation
against the defendant, who was consequently discharg•
ed with a suitable admonition from the Magistiate.
111•at.nosoven-sTairmr.—The ease of threwilg
Thayers oat of a wistiow.was-egala WOO*, vs,.
serdayvbed ire.pow "line
Sig 40.11410.
'were fensanded, as Thayer stillAwniiins in a dowse
state.
Qusex-sousaa.—latroarsai Ire POSTAIMMILIon•
Yesterday, Mr. Adams, a Possiaisitie, pieadcil w tes
information., the first ander the 17th of Orarga the
Third, charging him with nes hawing Ms Cistisfiaa
and surname, together witlsbis plass of abode, paints&
on a conspicuous part of a gig which he had for biro;
and the second under the 25th of George the Third,
for neglecting to enter in the Stamp Office weekly as
count, thereby neglecting to pay the duty. 'He was
convicted in the peneity of 101. fur the first charge;
and being liable to the penalty of 201. fur the seeped,
he would have had to pay it were it not for the Solicits
of the Stamp Unties urging the dismissal of the ems

THE FORTUNATE SURMISE;
oit, A DUEL FILESZETIE.
NEAR PARIS. each feeling of anger to smother
With honor, by civilly shooting each other
Two gentlemen set, one array'd in bright ROOTS
REFLECTION'S Goo forms, like two mirrors, that bore;
The other of seemilig lase tasteful pursuits,
Saone, nearly emaceard by full pantaloons, wore.
As neither to preference chose to aspire,
'Two settled that both the same moment should Orel
Each waited the word then the trigger to draw,
When lo l in the Jet of resplendent eclat
TbepantoloonsW duelist saw with surprise,
Two new and mysterious antagonists rise
Of Welkin stature.—alertly awake
To every proceeding, appearing to take
Each vision its post in the Jet. and command
Thus waiting. with pistol extended in hand !
" Yet stop!" be eiclaimed,—" I came in hither in right,
" Of honor, wig only opponent to fight:—
" And whence then is this. that against me I see
el Oppos'd plies of one. even antagonists reinter
His second approaeh'd him. afraid dwithis bake
Some sadden derangement was doomed to sesta*
When low'ring his min, he pereeit'd that such shoat
GI mrisery, a shadier motion displap'4.l44. s -
" &hold." be exclaita'd,—" they doneurteiimew
" These Sprites, that adhere to the flo, e'sjedfcowl"
'Twos then in the Mirror-like Jet while es di gawk'
Was thus of reflection minutely pourtray'd,
That hostile intention gave way to delight,
And Harmony hasten'd these foes to mite;
No future esteem for each other thence lacking.
Cemented ht friendship by %Vane en's Jet Blacking!
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$O, STRAND, LONDON; and sold in every Town la the
Kingdom.
1.19010. In Bottle, 6.1. 10d. and IN. each. Vot
Pure BLACEING, In Pots, (id. lild. and led. each. A Slid
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*** .•.bk for WATotelk's

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MARRIED.
Mr. MkhaellAnyd, of Cross, near Newsy, aged 001°44
to Miss Lerida. of Keggall, a pretty girl of IS
At St. Miryfebone church, on Wednesday last, Joao,
Wedmore. Res,. of Chapel-street. Paddiegiso, to i•"'
Renrietis Robinson, of Alaida-place.

DIED.
Os Sunday lest, at Ripley. Sammy. in his tett leer.
Robert Harrison, Esq., formerly of Mansieehouse-Oreet•
banks,. Ida
On Thersdav lest. In the ?Ist year of Ws age. et
tatbet!* betas, the Rev. Caleb Ream, third sea of the Res.
Dr. Evans. a most amiable and neeomplioleed yoeth. basted'
and regretted by all who knew him.
Loidose : Edited. Pritited. and Published it the °See of
"Tans i ATIOU " Red Oenteurrortere(
). No. I 9&. Strayed. apposite St. Ctemeet's •
Paper
w.tangu., LI. R., to Wow all Cement
Orders, Ste: are rtqesestea to idarewd.

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