The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

PQLJCE.

Marestote Room—Vesteday a deputation from the Wa-
termen's Company, at the held of which were Mr. Shelton
and Mr. Dtinkald the common councilmen, waited apple
the Loaf Mamie to consult with his Lordship as to the
most efficient mode of suppressing the tumults Which
arose amongst watermen on the arrival of the steam-boats.
Mr. Shelton stated, that the Company had prepared a
set of bv-laWs, that only waited the approbation of the
'Court. of Aldermen, which would not, bOwever, sit for
some time. These laws, it was expected, would be suffi-
,cient to put an end to the disorders complained of, and in
'the mean time the Coinpany wished to suggest the Pro-
ipriety of stationing an officer at the landing-place to pre-
vent riots and apprehend the dieorderly.
sir. pdokald bore testimony to the dangerous nature
at the practice of a crowd of !teats rushing towards the
**Am-vessels for the passengers. Some days since himself
eatf patty of seven narrowly escaped being sunk; it was
ttielyaiesteralay morning that one person's life was placed
ho isinttnent danger. There werb often nearly 100 boats
round the steam-vessel, contending with each other. The
proposed by-laws before the Codtt of Aldermen, contained
a new scale of fares, Which it was highly necessity should
bp immediately adepteti, as the present fares, which bed
Fenacted many year! since, *ere greatly too low. The
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for grossing the river was only Id.,„aod the low scale'
e ofd fares enabled the *Mermen to exact almost their
min price. It was worthy the attention of the police, that'
arrest number; of the boats had neither the names nor ilso
numbersof the owners, who thus secured themselves frets
tilt consequences of their misconduct. But until the Court
lof Alai/men passed the new by-laws, the evil could not
effectially be Checked. ..,..
TheLoao Maxon approved of the Mao recommended by
AO Co of statiouing an officer at the landing place,
sbd requested BioWa to see that it was pit in execution.
MY. Bravo said that the presence of- thmofficer at the
sadis or tango& place might be effected in preyentiog,
bietthes of the peace on that spot; but round the vessel
where lives were endangered, and the greatest tumult tool;
place, he did not see that the officer could control the
watermen.
It was suggested that,tbe Thames Police, who bad boats
for their use, might give effectual aid on the water, and re-
strain the watermen, who threatened the crews of the steam-
easels, when the latter endeavoured to check them.
The Loan MAYOA sent a message to Captain Itichbell,
the magistrate of the Thames Police, to 'eves% his aid
in preserving peace and securing the lives of the numerous
passengers who arrived by the steam-boats. His Lordship
expressed his readiness to. do any thing in his power for
that purpose. ,
OVILMIALL.—George Day and James Bursae, whose
previous examination on the charge, the former for
robbing his master, Mr. Proudfoot, tallow chandler, Red-
cross Street, and the latter for receiving the stolen
property, appeared in our paper of Wednesday, were
brought up.yesterday for final examination, and fully coos-
witted for trial.
Bow ST*lET.—Yesterday morning, as soon as Sir R.
BIRNIZ bad taken his seat on the bench, an application was
mule to him by Mr. Robertson, the treasurer of Covent
Garden Theatre, who was attended by a solicitor, for his
assistance to recover pos'esaion of a limas attached to the
theatre, and belonging to the proprietors, and which it was
,stated was now occupied illegally by Mr. James Brandon,
the late box book and housekeeper of that establishment.
The circumstances which gave rise to this application were
as follow :—Soon after the closing of the theatre for the
preaent vacation, the managers, Mr. C. Kemble, Captain
troches, &c., chose in the exercise of their discretion to
Make sundry changes, and among, the rest to discharge
Mr. Brandon from his situation. The latter had been fifty
five years on the establishment, and the greater part of the
time held the situation above mentioned, and it was not,
perhaps, unnatural that he should feel some degree of in-
dignation at such a step. lie remonstrated, but this was
of no avail; and ha way of equivalent, it was proposed to
allow him an annuity of NO/. per annum fur life. This,
however, Mr. Brandon declined to accept, and refused al-
together to resign his situation, or to give tipple possession
of the house in Prince's Place, contiguous to the theatre,
which he occupied by virtue of his employment. He, per-
haps, was strengthened in this determination, by his know-
ledge that Mr. Harris, his old master, was decidedly hostile
to his dismissal ; but that gentleman having disposed of his
interest for eight years (at the rate of 1,5001. a year) to the
present managers, could, of course, exercise no authority in
the matter. The managers were inflexible, and on Monday
last, Mr. Robertson, in the absence of Mr. Brandon, took
possession of the house in Prince's Place, and when the lat-
ter returned at night, he was refused admittance, but was
at the same time told by Mr. Robertson that every facility
would be afforded hint for the removal of his furniture, &a.
This produced a remonstrance of the warmest kind from
Mr. Brandon, but he was compelled for the time to submit.
Negotiations were set on foot, but no satisfactory arrange-
ment could be brought about, and Mr. Brandon determined
upon regaining possession of the house by some means or
ether. In dehatiug upon time best methou of effecting an
entrance, it was recollected that there was a communication
between the top of Mr. Robins's auction room in the Pi-
azza, and the parapet of Mr. Brandon's late residence,
where there was a trap door, by which admission might be
easily gained. Accordingly, on Wednesday night Mr.
Brandon's brother (the late treasurer), Perry, the late fire-
man of the theatre, and one or two others of the besieger's
friends, found their way to the trap door, about the same
time that Mr. Brandon himself knocked at the front door
below. The only persons in the house at the time were
five carpenters, employed in making some alterations or
repairs, and hearing a knock it the door, they very readily
opendit, awl admitted Mr. Brandon, who, with the assist-
ance of the party from above, gently ejected the carpenters,
and remained ail night in undisturbed possession. Applica-
tion nas made to lum yesterday morning to yield up pos-
se ...ion of the premises; but this he flatly retused to do;
whereupon it was determined to enter by force, and Mr.
Robertson waited upon Sir It. Birnie, for the purpose of
requesting him to grant the aid of some of the police in
elle, ting that object.
Sir It. IfiRNIE said, it was quite impossible that he could
grant any assistance of that kind: a Magistrate had no
jurisdiction whatever in a case of disputed possession, and
the most that he could do was, if any information reached
him that a breach of time peace was likely to take place, to
send officers to prevent it, or to quell it if it bad actually
commenced. •
After some conversation, however, Sir R. Biasing skill he
wouid write a note to Mr. Brandon to request his attendance,
as such a step might, perhaps, lead to some arrangement
which, be thought, must be very desirable to all parties. In
the absence of the messenger with the note from the Magis-
trate, Mr. Robertson said he believed Mr. Brandon was
acting under the advice and influence of a gentlemen in the
immediate neigimbourhood, and it would probably now ap.
pear who that friend was. In a few minutes a verbal mes-
sage was received front Mr. Brandon, informing the Magis-
trate that he bad sent a note to Mr. Robins in the Piazza,
and would soon scud a further answer. In a very short
tune Mr. Robins himself appeared at. the office, and the
whole party, with Sir IL !limit., retired to the private room,
,where, we understand, Mr. Robins (on behalf of Mr. Bran-
-40o) protested in strong terms against his dismissal, which
Of pronounced to he unjust. With respect to the offer of an
siammuity, it was a mere nullity, for the proposition of the
management was this: Mr. Brandon should be al-
laved M. a year for life, but that Mr. Harris, having
'T-12ths of the property of the theatre, should pay .a proper-
deka 1201. out of the 20111. Mr. Harris, however said 110 '
POP to time dismissal of Mr. Brandon, suit as lie had
sold his interest in the theatre for a stipulated sum, it was
-•..ter0I111 to expect him to pay any share of the annitity,

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In short, be would Got pay a farthing. Or. Robins declared
; he had done all in his power to bring about ao arnieible ad-
jostment of the differences between the partiee, but had
fie waited upon Mr.. gemble and Cgirtain Forbes;
to' know the reason of Mr. Brandon's lust ;bat
they refined torissign.anv, 'alleging tht ea''. ids' not wish
tie leave it known. Mr. Robins said, "If he has dawn any
thing wrong, till me so, sod lam no !auger bie'friend but
yob are not to discharge a servant • ( 65 years' standing as
you would an actor at a week's notice, because ha would
not perfoim for you fur ninepence a week less then.he could
get elsewhere." Still, however, they declined giving any
reason ; and he (Mr. Robins) had advised Mr. Brandon to
act as be bad done. Sundry propositiona were made on
behdlf of the management, hut were not acceded to, and
the parties finally left the office without any thing conclu-
sive being done. Mr. Brandon still remained in possession
yesterday evening.
Qcsart.stw.atte.--IPm. Baddess. driver of a Greenwich
stage, No. 4b68, and Chas. Bridges, driver of the Green-
wide stage. No. 4365, were summoned before Mr. ILtvsni!
ford and Mr. MARKLAND, the Magistrates, charged with
impeding the public road at Charing Cross on Sunday lest,
by permitting-their coaches to atioil,in the street a longer
time than is necessary for setting down or taking up lug-
gage or passengers, contrary to the Act of Partiarnent.r-
Kidd, the constable there on ditty, proved the offebge, aid
the defentlantsWere each convicted in the Mitigated penalty
of 40s. and costs.
UNION Hast..—Bea Joseph- Itaslntad„ a working jaw-
eller, and Margaret his wife, were brought up on a charge
of defrauding several pawalueriten by pawning articles as
gold, which were in reality plated silver.
The shopman of Mr.gcuilh,a pawnbroker, in High-street;
stated the female prisoner pledged with hini liatdr*y
evening, the del of August, a child's coral (which seal Pos.
duced,) and which *lien pledged appeared to he gold ••
the prisoner was exceedingly well dressed at the time, anti
had a young child in her arms, to *him she said the co-
-4 ral bad been given by a relation, dad she asked a po.and on
it, and be lent her Um in the belief that it was gold. Tete
coral had since beei examined, sad was rand tai be silver
, plated' with gold.
Mr. M'Dowell, a pawnbroker, who attended on the part
of the trade, stated that the coral had sine& been assayed by
a skilful assayer, and the intrinsic Vila., of the gold and
silver it contained was ascertained to be Ys. He added, they
were so welt executed it was impossible to distorter that
they were not gold by the usual test of muriatic acid: He
also said that the.whole trade were overrun with car:Repeals'
Ste. of the 'tante description, which bad been pledged with
them as gold.
The shopmati of Miss Roberteose, a pawnbroker, also
living in High-Street, stated that on Tuesday evening last
the female primmer came to him, and offered a coral, tthich
he produced, in pledge for 11. He bad heard of the frauds
practised by a person of her description ; and while he de-
layed her on pretence of giving the money, lent for I con-
stable,and had her apprehended. When offering the pledge
prisoner gave her addrrsf Anne Mills, 11, Union Street,-
l'he coral, on examination, proved to he the same kind as
the one first produced.
Wilkinson, the constable, stated, that in consequence of
being sent for by the last witnese, he apprehended the
female prisoner at Miss Robertson s, on Tuesday evening.
sal took her to the watch house. The prisoner first told
him her name was Jones, and that her husband was a
tailor, living in Union-street; but after she weot to the
tvatelatiouse she gave her real address, which was No. 2,
Sir Street, Lambeth Street ; he immediately went there,
and learned that her husband, who was nut then at home,
was a working jeweller. He searched the prisoner's apart-
ment, and found another coral of the same description as
those produced. The male prisoner, it was stated, went to
Miss Robertson's shop the morning after his wife had heen
apprehended, to demand the coral that had been detained,
and then said that he was a cabinet-maker.
Mr. Phillimore, another pawnbroker, stated tbat about
three months ago a man pledged with him a coral of the
same description as those produced, which he said contain-
ed four pennyweights of tine gold, which induced him to
lend 20s. on it. He had no doubt on his mind that the
male prisoner was the person, but did not observe him so
accurately as to swear positively to his person.
The prisoners being called on fur their defence, the has-
bands:kid he made but seven such corals as those produced,'
and intended to redeem those he had pledged. 1 hey were
not gilt, but plated with gold, which, he said, was the
way in which all most all trinkets are manufactured at
present.
A jeweller, with whom the prisoner lived formerly, gave
him a good character, and added that he way sorry to say
that whaisthe prisoner said respecting the manufacture of
trinkets was too true. He considered the corals in (Oft*
Lion were worth, when pledged, 15s. each.
The Magistrate said there was evidence fully sufficient
to commit the female prisoner for trial, and remanded the
husband.

DESPERATI OUTRAGE AT KINGSTON.—Two men, well
known at all the metropolitan police offices, named Charles
Hutchins and Robert Smart, as commit informers, lately
paid a visit to Kingston and the towns adjacent, where
they have been following their profession au secret, amongst
the coach proprietors and coal merchants, against whom
they filed informations—the former fraternity for offences
under the Coach Act, and the latter for those. under the
Coal Laws. These worthies, fearful, shoUld their occupa-
tion be discovered, that they would be roughly treated by
the town's people, took care to keep themselves out of com-
pany, and took a lodging at an Inn in the town, where they
were treated as gentlemen. At length all the coachmen
and coal merchants were served with summonses, to an-
swer the information before a bench of magistrates at the
Sessions House ; and accordingly, on Saturday last they
attended the Court, when to their astonishment they found
the two supposed gentlemen present in the characters of an
informer and witness. The cases were gone into, and what
with informalities and want of evidence, most of them were
quashed. The result soon spread in the town, and almost
immediately after the court broke up, upwards of 2,000
people had collected round the Sessions House, and were
provided with filth, rotten eggs, stones, and other missiles,
for the purpose of attacking the informers when they came
out. In a few minutes Hutchins made his appearance, un-
der the protection of a ccsnstable, from whom the mob soon
rescued him, and pelted him with the ammunition provided
till none of his features were distinguishable in fact, lie
resembled a pillar of mud. On getting to Cluttonbridge,
he, to escape his assailants, jaMped into the Thames, and
concealed himself under one of the arches. Some of the
mob followed him, tore his clothes from his back, and
dragged him two or three times through the river, till he
was almost lifeless. They then dragged him ashore, com-
pletely naked, and deprived him of his whiskers. At this
juncture, the magistrates, beaded with a posse of constables,
arrived on the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the fellow
from the further vengeance of the infuriated mob, and
conveyed him in a state of insensibility to a surgeon's,where
his wounds were dressed and properly attended to. He was
then carried to the house of Air. Palmer, the magistrate in
the town, who humanely gave him some clothes to cover
him, and permitted him to remain till the evening, when
he was placed in a post chaise, and carried home to his re-
sidence in the New Dover road, where he now lies in a very
precarious state. His companion, Smart, saw the storni
coming on, and succeeded in retreating unnoticed by this
mob, without any injury. We understand one or trio of
the ringleaders are in custody.
Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the shop from
sad- entablatare of a glover's, shop near Southauiptou-
street, Sarin& fell out ilito the street : an elderly man•
passing by at the time, was knocked down._ and his let
broken, and It is reared Lis thigh also. lie was halted".
likely /Placed in a coach, and 'conveyed to SL Bartholomew's.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
Yesterday afternoon an tritium was held before. Thorne'
Stirling, Esq., threCoroaer, at the Queen's Hest% Leaver-road,
4sliegme,ein the ihody of Thomas Emma, aged Al; formerly
clerk to Messrs. Bond, Son; and Paterson, who was found
drowned in the New River on Tuesday last.
From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased had bees a
clerk to the before named hankers, which situation he filled
with honour for a considerable time. A difference, however,
arose between deceased and M %Paterson, which ended in the
former leaving his aiteatloh in Viselike : being unable to pre.
ears a similar obe, and not willing to apprize-his friends, wive
reside la Carearvonshire, of his distress, he supported himself
as IMig as be possibly coultspon whet Money he had saved.
until be was obliged to apply to Islington parish for relief...-.
They gave him the usual allowance, and in' return required he
Should, perform the work of breaking stones in tae street: be•
lag a an used to different kind of labour, he urged his luca.
;lability to perform that work, alleging he had been always
tied to his pen. The Governors of the workhouse then gave
Mon dismissal, and he wandered about the streets In a most
etakond deplorable slate, having no other provisions'but what
the humanity of -the seltool-master of the Workhouse supplied
him with. On Wednesday week last he called on this person
and obtained a slight refreshment, asd then left in a de-
jected state. Oa Tuesday he was fumed dostiug on the New
i River.
In the course of the evidence the Coroner observed it was
lathei a' hard thing the deceased should have been sent out
ko break stones in the streets; and as there was no evidence
•trd prate he destroyed hietseit, the jury returmed a verdict of—
:" Pound Drowned."
On Wednesday se'nelght an inquest was hell oh the'body of
IMr. Less, of Castle Bromwich, who was ki Iled' by a fail front
his horse in Greet Brook-street, Aslited, bettreett
twelve and one o'clock on the same morning. It appeared that
:the watchman heard some one ride violently down the street
!op horseback, and onapprotchine. he observed the body. of the
Ideeeaserl lying on its face dead. On exernining the spot, it was
!evident that Mr. bees had rode over a heap of atones lying In
!the read. by 'Sikh he was thrown off with such violence as to
toeceSion death. His face was found much injured, the rho of
:Ms hat front 'completely cut off, and his neck dislocated. It
llouid stem that the stones, collected foe the purpose of re-
frain, had been thrown down at least two or three feet from the
causeway, sad had eabsequetely extended three or tour feet
Sato the road,—The verdict returned was—Aecidental death.
A Corener's Inquest, which brought about the question, as to
the right of surgeons opening the bodies of persons to particu-
larize the settee of death, was held last night at St.. James's In-
firmary, Poland-street, Oxford-street, on the body of Townes
Morris, aged 39 year,.
The deceased had for nineteen years heeu a serjeant in the
90th regiment of feat, but a few inoirthe ago was disbanded out
account of an asthmatic complaint. On Wednesday evening,
about fisco'clock, lie was passing 'Se. Erg's, the gun-:esker,
at the reed of Piccadilly, and was suddenly observed to fell,
viten the blood gushed forth from hie mouth in torrents, and
life was fleeting fast, when lie was taken up and removed to
Mr. Alcoek's, a sturgeon, hard by, sad from thence to this ht.
ffrmary.
After his dissolution, a desire appeared on the part of
tie surgeon toopen the body, stating his inability to get at the
dust' of death otherwise. The beadle coosequerely applied
to the relatives for that puipose, WOO were repugnant to the
measure, observing that the appearances, coupled• with his dis-
solution, certainly pourtrayed that death ensued' front a niters&
cause; the Coroner was of the sense opinion,and-refused to grant
an order for opening the body, and stated he believed a was
against the wish of Jw its in geneval,that a body should be mu-
tilated,when there was sufficient reasonable appearances to ac-
count for the cause of death; Mr. Lacers, Mr, Al etrek's assist-
ant, in Iris evidence before the Joey, was of opinion the de-
ceased died from the rupture of a blood vessel. The Jury were
unanimous In the same opinion.• and returned a verdict—" Na-;
tura! Death, by the visitation of God."
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Alter, AVGIJOT 14.—James Aird, lockinan, Of dempster o
Justiciary for this burgh, died suddenly on Handley Inst. le
1818 he was appointed to that situation. He was so independ-
ent that he did every thing for hiuteelf—washed and mended
Ws own clothes—was his own tailor—and, we believe, wrought
the most of his wearing apparel, as well as his hgd-clothes.—
lie had apartments allowed him in Wallace Tower, which he
took great pleasure is keeping clean neat.and he was often
seen suspended, with a rope round his middle, in the set of or-
netueuting various parts of the old keep, of which he was
dubbed the Governor by his neighbours. Into this s-netuary
no visitor of either sem was admitted, epos any pretence what-
ever. His family consisted of three rabbits, two owls, a rat,
and a few live mice, of which he was a most expert destroyer.
On Sandal: morning the inhabitants in the: close vicinity of
Wallace Tower, were much surprised, at not hearing the belt
ring at the usual boars, of which he voluntarily took the charge.
During the day, application was made to the magistrates, when
the door was forged open, and poor Jamie was found lying
dead at the foot of thestair that leads to the belfry.- His death
was occasioned by a severe blow he received accidentally from
a capstan bar, whilst standing on the qparter deck of a vessel
in the harbour, discharging timber. He was asked by one of
the seamen if he was hurt, when he replied not mu di, and
walked away home in the best manner he was able. Ile never
was seen out afterwards. He had served in his Illaksty4-
army, and enjoyed a pension of 9d. par day. He was a native
of this county, but of what parish we have not been able to as-
certain with certainty.
DROWNING.—Tbree youths, apprentices, went to bathe
in the Thames' on Wednesday evening, when James Ma-
lan. a youth of seventeen, was unfortunately drowned.-4
He had been accustomed to swim half across the river
from the Millbank side, above Vauxhall Bridge, where the'
accident happened upon this occasion ; one of his compa-
nions was near him, and observed him go down. This
youth was picked up by a boat, nearly exhausted in his en-
ileavours to save his youg friend, who rose no more. The
deceased was articled to a jeweller in Gloucester Place, St.
James's.

BUROLART.—Late on Thursday night (14th inst.) Yotee
Court, Mereworth, the seat of Lord Viscount Torrington,
was broken open and robbed of several articles of value,
consisting of two handsome French clocks of the middle
size; two silver boxes, pine-apple shape; one small silver
box, chased over-with flowers; ailver medal from the
Society of Arts, having on it ■n inscription, as To Mi..;
Francis Barlow—the Reward of ,Merit;" a purse, contain-
ing a coronation gold medal, anti same guineas and half-
guineas of Queen Anne's reign ; a musical snuff-box, fgt.
&c. The thieves, who were doubtless from the metropolis,
appear perfect adepts at their business, by the meaner
they effected an entrance, which was accomplished by
cutting a piece of the panel out of the drawing-room
window-shutter, by means of a centre-bit, sufficiently
large M admit a person through. They then forced &Neu
powerful iron bars, a cross one, and an upright one, both
of which were secured• by padlocks; and a bell that was
fastened to the shatter to alarm the family was alto
wrenched off, and three bolts removed. The robbers ran.
sacked every box and cabinet in the drawing room, but did
not extend their depredations any farther. The family,
who slept in another part of the mansion, were riot in the.
least disturbed. The perpetrators of this burglary aro
supposed to have passed through Yotes gate about twelve
o'clock on Thursday night, as at that hour three suspicious
looking persons, two in a spring cart, an 1 one on horse-
back, knocked up the toll-keeper to be admitted through.
They appear to have baited their horses in a bean field this
side of the gate, and then to have gone back and robbed
the mansion, and afterwards proceeded to London, as they
passed through Wrotharn g4te about 4 o'clock in the
morning.—(Maidefone Journal.)

BIRTHS.—.On Sunday last, at Beckenham Pince, tient, the Lady of Ji.les
Cater...R*4.of a daughter.
on Thursday, the 21st inst.. iu Devonshire-street, Portion ] -place, the Lady
of oetavititGreene, Eso.of a daughter.
Al ARAI RD.—At Bermuda, on the 12th ut July last, Rettr Admiral Fahi
C. S. K. S. I'. Commander-in.Chlef .if his Majesty's • slays and Te,.4.11 on the
!forth Amerieau Statiou.t.. Mary Suffer, daug leer of the lion. aufN,sus
William Harvey, one of the Members of his Majesty's Council of 114
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„Yesterday. at St. George's, Ifrinorer-square, Edward Cronies., Esq. to
Mary, only daughter of Jonathan Sparrow. Eoq., of Westhill.Wandswort
Out Wednesday, at Tburlow-house; Clapham. A dillies, I'd tad, Esq., of Paris,
to Henrietta, daughter of L.A. tioldsthaii It, Rwi.
DIED.—On the 23th instant, aged 77. AI rs.llannah Flude, widen, of Itutt-
Ilnw, DeptOwd.
On Tuesday, A 0g.19, Shefford; Rodfordthire, In his SIM year, Robert
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