The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

Uow♦nttr.---/rillimn Irestrep. one of the toll-
collectors st Waterloo•bridge, n•as vcs•erday held to
bail for insulting and forcibly seizing the hat of a
31r. Howell. The pretence for the assault and seizure
was that Mr. Howell had presenred it bad sixpence for
change on paying the toll.

Pt POCK vr.—Tionc thy Prywell, a lad, who, though
not more than thirteen, was the leader of a considera-
ble gang. of young thieves, was brought to the &lice
and fully committed for picting the pocket of Henry
Lewis Wickham, Esq. of his handkerchief. The rub-
bery took place at the corner of Phcruix-street, Broad-
street, St. Wes's, between eleven and-twelve o'clock
in the day ; and the prisoner was apprehended home-
dirtily after, throttlfb the spirited and intelligent
conduct of a little boy about eleven years old. As he
was being brought to the office, one of the least of the
rang had the audacity to follow, and whisper in the
witnesses' ear--u Bl—t your limbs, I'll cut your throat
for thisjo'J!" The little villain who uttered this dia-
bolical threat, could nut be niJre than eleven or twelve
years old, at the utmost. _

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MARLAOR,W4:IIL-STREE r.---.lfffirt daring RoLhery.--
Junes, Mina, Grady, and Airway, the eldest not 20
years of are, and Murray only sixteen, were charged
with burglary in the shop of Mrs. Watkins, a widow at
c.wner of Chapel-street and Curzon-street, Slay-fair, on
Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock. It appeared
by the statement of Mrs. Watkins and a yowl',
her son, that Jones first came to the shop, and
ordered two pounds of tea to be sent to a Gen-
tleman's house in the neighbourhood ; but such
person being unknown, the shopruati was sera
to inquire respecting the order. Shortly after, the
three other prisoners, and one who esral ed, entered
the shop, in which were Mrs. W. and her soil, and the
robbers (two of then4went into the parlour and s'ole
a family watch front over the mantle-shelf; a third
held the son, whilst.thuan ratisacted the till of au,rtit
21, Ss. and C.e whole made AL On the cry of " Stoii
thief:" Coulton, servant so Mr. (tooth, butcher,
stopped Jones, who was lustily callinz out " Stop
thief." Soon after be saw the other three prisoner!
lurking atuint, and he took then' to the -,sop, thr
whole were identified by the proserntrix and sun
Jetferics, one of the liow-street patrole. knew the o bole
,•1 the prisoners to he regular tbirte,„ and Mr. Far-
rant fully committed them fur trial.

EMIORATION.—Extract of a letter from an rnti
grant front the Parish of tiatubusaetlian, tinted •.
Beckwith, near ltitlituoud, Upper Catinda, Septena-
ber 5, 18'20.

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" MAR INOTHVI—Ire left Qnebee the Itt of Anna!,
and arrived at Montreal on the thl, at a distance 01 tot►

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miler, and proceeded up the °emit! River, and nee
located upon the land the 13th Aagnst. -- and
-.#._-- anti - each received 29(1 acres OVA'
land,- akogstber waking upwards of a squaremila.—
Each man received a hand saw, two mattock., one
blanket, (reeled tick, two hoes. one ale, camp kettle;
and litany other articles of husbandry, too tedious to
mention. We have nine aereeunder crop, corn and po-
tatoes, and expect to have twenty acres or more nest
war. We bare two hogs, five beds and a rock, and be-
tore this retches you, we will hare three cows ; we would
be happy to,see you ised my sister, or any of tny friends
as u e will have plenty to support you. When you come
brill,. a pit saw, and toots for making furniture, tea-
kettles and pets, se they are three prices. Nerelks are
out- penny rat), and. thimbles three pence cads, and pigs
in pillar-dot Bring Iliatland el:ion, and Canspsie
prey, and cotduroy, pocket knives, and night raps,
also flannel tor shirts, as they are worn in this country,
and combs and seissars : bring two pair of shoes for my
brother, and I will pay you when you come. Bring
also a little hay seed, and a few Doss, anti dark anti red
potatoes. There were only two or three settlers here
when 1 came, and now there are some hundreds. lam
among good neighbours, all front Perthshire. This
country is muds more healthy than home ; the weather
is more regular, the summer waruwr, and winter colder.
The snow falls regular, and lies about four months, and
goes away without rain, the heat of the sun melting it
in the mouth of April. There is no such siting as wild
beasts here to do any harm. We can gather plenty of
good sub‘titittes for tea.—We make the hest of sugar on
one own farm, and are much better and happier here
than in the old country."

Sir Charles Edutonstone, being unable any longer,
front ill health, to execute the functions of his anus-
' tits.' as member for Stirlingshire, intends retiring
the beginning of the ensuing, Session. His son, Mr.
Edmonstone, who is now in the county, has declared
himself a candidate. and has just comatenced a gt or-
ral canvas accordingly.
CONC EA Len Konstrev.—lt will be recollected that
information was some titers since received at illarlho-
rough-street, of a robbery in the house of Lord Wil-
liam Fitzroy, when his Lordship's dressing-ease, con-
taining 6111. in money, with valuable trinkets, was
stolen in rather a mysterious way. The property.
however, has been recovered by means as extraord:nary.
The account is, that a countryman, in the employ of
Mr. Froggvt, a farmer at Paddington, had repaired to
a eershia bosh in a held. after his day's labour, for the
purpose of hiding his pitchfork and shovel till the fol-
lowing day, as was customary with him, which, in do-
ing so, he turned np a dressing-cafe, carefully tied up
in a handkerchief, and wrapped in brown paper, which
he !sailed as a fortunate lsit. Thinking all was per-
fectly fair, the labourer took the parcel to a gentle-
Mall in Chancery-lane, to whom also he recounted the
circumstances of the discovery. It was ascertained,
from the heraldic insignia, that the property in ques-
tion was no other than thitt stolen form Lord W. Fitz-
roe, which circninsta-oPleils notified to hint. Mystery
still enveloped this-sank ::.In the mean time, the
country-10.n will be mhispe4, and some clue remains
fur the detkc lion of tjtslisLef.
The following snitch' wan diivetTon shore in Swine-
rnunde Roads, 4,..;:ig a violent gale at N. E. on the Ilth
inst. viz. Perseverance, Russell, from London. Hazard,
Tiediltan, from Elanbar, a complete wreck. Esselte
Sophia. Past. from Koningshurgh, full of water. Con-
cor-aia. I.lllga, bound to Carlscrona. Ludwig, liandeMs.
front 'London. Neptinitts, Reimer, hound to Bordeaux ;
Red Amelia, Engel. and thin Erwagnug, from St.
Pet rs Writ.
Cultures( Nov. 19.—The Mary and Saran. Dryden,
of anti from ifolsdeeland, for Handsome*, has foundered
off Heligoland; moister and crew saved, sad are mired
here. It ind S.S.IY.
MALMO, Nov. t-A vessel, from Iltnglanil, laden with
ram. wive, sugar, twist, and sundry manufactured goods
is stranded near I'alstcrbu.