The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-13 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS IND OFFE4Vc

therADIML ACClDlENT.lrritefdli
eight, o'clock, a ire was discovered at a helm
gardens, Drurv-la:•e, and at the same time
screams proceeded from an apartment occupied,
Wennll named Sweeny, lodging on the first 11.4 t
neighbours found the door of the room lock*
breaking it open, found her little girl, a
nine yowl old, in the lire, burned in a mew
manner; there was only a younger child is the
the mother having gone out to market. Ti.. •
was still on tire. The poor suEerer was take'',
hospital, where she expired.
HIGHWAY ROBlZRlss.—Sasday, between lig
eleven o'clock in the morning. as Mr. Asgia‘luii
of Kingsgate-street, liolborn, was passing bypill
of Dyott-street, St. (dicer's, on his way home,
attacked by a gang of men and women (thieiiiii
prostitutes). who pushed him about among*
other till they succeeded in getting his *am
his fob, tint:flown to him, when they 'epee*
*soaped into different houses. As soon ask hi
discovered his loss, he got one of the ilow-stam,
trade to accompany him to search for the Intel, i.
their search was of no avail.

Sanday night, Mr. Jameson, carver and gadm
Chureh•st reel, St. Giles's, rem rni ng home, after
the evening with some friends in Quern-street,
ion-Acids, on passing along ilroad-street, was
by a party of thieves who infest that Neigh
, . , .
and WDO, atter beating sod il'. 'sing him in a
manner, robbed hint of 1,111. in notes, and some •
together with a silver watch, gold chain and seals,
which they toade oft. Mr. J., when enabled is
repaired to the first watchman, and made the •
stances known to him. on which a search was
some suspicions characters, nho hail been
ing about the spot, were taken on suspicio7,2
of the property was kind on them.
Sunday evening, shoot dusk, as Mr. •
Of St. Georges-startle!, Lonticis-road, ' kis/
the Obelisk, St. George's-fields, a fe who fr.
inebriation, came up to him, and ask 'him in s
tone, if be would not treat him to some liquor? 11,
Machin replied, that he muted his i ~,,, wy fur Wimple
poses, on which the fellow struck him a most tree*
dons blow on the side, Snatched his potketbook me
taitting If, notes. and escaped into burerwreet. Mle
pursuing hint, unsuccessfully, for a length of time, 311
M. gave a description of his ptrson to Holmes, the aigi
constable, at the Obelisk gate, who ascended in taltio
him in the conese of the netting. He was miner
brnaglit to Union Gall. and remanded. • 1
Sm.' x nut 4 s.—Within th • last LAI or three ism I
young man of fa4hionaltle exterior arrived at
mouth on horseback, and took lodgings in
oint
street. lie immediately, under different assumed
but most commonly by that of Fox, to which um
Inched colonel, ninjor, or liratenant, as brit suited
purpose, visited several tradesmen in Plymouth
Dock, of whom be obtained a military cocked WM
feather, sword, sash, spurs, Ike. in which he push

through the streets on his prancing horse, et alike
Ile introduced hinv4-If uu board the Impregnable al
or two since, as Lord St Lawrence, and was pa
shewn through the ship by one of the °Scat I
conduct haring excited some suspicion, a trades
who had furnished him with a pair of boots, wet
his lodgings, arcoml.anied by a constable, sad
mended payment, ;then be drew his sword awl a I
Mkt asd threatamed to kilt whoever aiiko.lool
eassiquesce of the assault, a warrant was abash
and he was apprehendetl in a stable is *hi' lrl
locked bkinself. On being searched,' variety
letters, pawnbrokers' tickets, cards of address will
freest names,tavern bills, lac. were fiend apse
From a London twopenny post iseime,it wean bell

there on the 30th Ma), and has silmalawaitPortimul
Lyrae, Kingnsore, &c. Since he was takes Jabs
tody, he has confessed that be belonged to the pin
army in South America, from which place he mil
England about eight months since, and that Is
native of Ireland. He was at Cheltenham a Irma
ago, where he passed himself off as Mr. Kass, di
4th Dragoons, and contracted debts to a large mai
His appearance is by no means likely to entil sl
don ; be appears about !O years of age, la yards&
with a countenance rather vulgar than stbstsit..
l(Pijostewris Dock 7'f-tr.:Trope.)
We understand that a swindler is at paella
rising upon innkeepers and others in the me*
representing himself as the Earl a Borthwitk I
John Wood, an officer in the 10th Hums, MM'
Camp to his Majesty the Emperor of Italia, aid IN
berless other falsehoods. He is about les WM
inches high, of a slender make, pale rimed. 4
mustachios, and is sometimes dressed is a raj
form. A short time ago he successfully place Ili
—Aft

tricks on the innkeeper' between Edisbergb ark
lin. by borrowing money on fictitlisi
hiring post-ckaises and four. At pennant hsbd
in rife or Seat Lothian —(Edisthergh Comm alt)

Yesterday a Court-Martial was
of the Cooessander-inehief, at Kensiegtio
Midair to the conduct of a corporal sad al
of dm letk regiment of Lumen, 02 a aworj
by bk. Brows, rper of his Majesty'sfor improper midilisaefierk beharrimir,sedill
ea the sight of the 4th ii;stass, srbils
atteadoste at the Sorry aids of MiedtMliell
teesert emweiets to Thome Dittos, es dal
flespeet. 1 w Coen was occupied dues WM
lavestigetioa, the result of which will lie
awn the oilaates of evillest*, swateasui SOO
before the proper authdrities.____,.
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Oa the W lust.. I. Gay-sweet, MN. Bt We dm.'
Paris. BSI. et a stin-here sem
Mrs. James Holland. of • desigito

MARROW.
Oa Oaareay last. at St. Martin'.
eq. of Wag to tualpoila. daaihret e
at Balmillyink. comply et Moray, N.

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