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

I'ULICE.

ntRINn Itotinene.—Weilnegilay a well
known chararier, who called hisseielf 171,,m ,A .I,t+tara
Crow, wa4 e!,Jege.l, at the Nlansion.lionse,
I.y 2 reTertalile coontr gentleman with i 4 ring robbed
him of his watch, gold .Lain and seals, of considerable
value. _ _

Mr. T. fiat-rot. the prosecutor, who is an atleletie
, and powerful urtn, ateti tlilt at sic o'c'%ock son 'Esser
ol.ey eveoing he wa• ualkint; down nishoojetgate-sereet.
when he was suddenly seized loy the arms by two men,
who held him on each side so tightly, that be waif
1111Aille to el ewe, at the same time a person (runs be-
hind put his hands ter the prosecu•or's chin, and
forced thick his head. Ile w..s held fur s • moments
in this posture, during which time he felt his watch
e.espe if his foto, and his porkets were deliberately
rails:lrked, but fortunately he hail nothing upon his
iwrsou of any particular value, excepting his watch.
After leaving investigated the contents of each of his
pockets, the rohloers rt leased him As suddenly
as they had seized biro, and decamped done tl e
alleys near the place. Hefner they disappeared,
however, the prosecutor had sufficient tune to rerog.
vise the person of the prisoner, and to see him hand
his watch and seals to an tther of the gang. The
prosecutor pursued the prisoner with the cry of" Stop
thieflt down Catherine-wheel-alley, when, fortes-
waiely, a lahonrinz 111211 passing eip the alley, beard
the cry anal seized the prisoner as he was ruuning,
and detained I until the prosecutor caner up, who
woild nut otherwise, f the intricacy and darkness
of duo place, have been able to have caught the
rubber.
Another gentleman who was present in the office
' recognised the prisoner as the man who had rubbed
him only a few evenings before. The gentleman was
walking down Ilishoopsgate-strect at an early hour in
the etenieig, whets the prisoner ran against him vio-
letetlA' IL., however, begged ten thousand pardons
for the aceielent, and whilst they were exchanging
civilities contrived to steal the gentleman's imams-
. book /Mb his breast pocket. Fortunately the book
contained only meneoranduuts and papers of no rause.
It leas bee A practice lately in the crowded streets
of the metropolis, for gangs of thieves to be in wait at
; the O.utls of seed; alleys as eatherine-wheel•alley;
hitch is almost wholly inhabited by thieves and pro
titates, and which is long, dark, and intricate, with
twolneetlets at the bottom, leading Into other places
equally Jark and intricate, and to pounce upon pas-
: severs in the manner described by the prosecutor,
gig them, and after having stripped theses of every
*beak to retreat as suddenly down these infamous
Owe., in wairh some of their gang are generally ea-
*tied to otestreeet the pursuit, and down whirl' ten
one, not excepting the Foulke, can venture after a rob-
! !ref, without greet personal hazard. There are se-
vetsl places of this description in Holborn and in
Iliphopsgate-atreet, where robberies are con iiii into!
nigitly, Without a chance of detection. Amongst
the most prominent are Angel-alley, Catherine-wheel-
alley, anal Half- 1111 l on-alley. which possess almost
every facility for escape that a thief could desire_
The prisoner, Thomas James Urowt Nsilor, was
fapy committed to take his trial, ;end the parties hound
over to prosecute.

Ihr Insolvent had been a gardener, and had, do.
ring the month of SrWernher, Is 19, isectirrcil debts
to the amount of near 151111/. to various trailestiern,
which, at tier time the Insolvent stated, was fur the. rur-
pose of setting up his two dangle:yrs as 'milliners sad ,
drapers, in Brent ford. At the time the I timarent run-
trailed these various debts, he described himself as a
gardener and a 1/I.lllller ill gentleman's pleasure
ruling!! ; that he' was employed hr Noblenwa end
ient letter,' of the first rank, and more particularly by
his /;rare tier Puke of Nterthumbrrlanil ; and a; on
bring asked fur a reference., he gave the name of
liraleaus, it lin resided iu Ca e den Town, to whence ap-
yliration wan smole by our or two of his creditors, who
were informed Ice Mr. Graham he hail known the In-
!advent for sceptic. time, and was employe:l as a planner
of gentlemen's pleasure crootids, and that lee ktirir
the Insolvent to be possessed of 100/. per anntra, in-
dependent of lotsines.; upon which representation the
traile.smen were satisfied, and drliveted him papas in
the tieon:h of September to tier amount of nearly 1500/.
which were sent to Brentfuril, the Insolvent
promising to pay for the goods at the ensuing.
Cl4ristniai wk. n his rents would her due, and
*lassvarlAs hills to the 'anoint of near 711001.
but which "Ts were clue from mete respeetalele anil
eleiated characters that he dared nut ask fur his money
before it was due ; and to one of leis creditors, who
was not unite w well satisfied as the utter wills the
reference given, and whit stated to the ite.olve nt that
the rule of their house was, that the first parcel of
goods must h.• paid fair, after which they should nut
object giving credit in the usual way. This Mot being
convenient, the Insolvent (who was on this occasion
areouppanioil by both of his daughters. and who were
affected so naueb by this ride, anal that the credit of
their father should be doubted, as to shed tears) stated,
it was a very unlucky circumstance, as he lead actually •
paid 400/. for the lease of a larger hos,e for his
daughters, the former one not being sitlficiently large
enough for them to carry on their business; spots
which the tradesmen were induced to deliver the goods
upon the insolvent's promising to par cash fur lOU/. litiviv.vms, Nov. I.—Discos-Rev or a Nicenna.—
in one mintle, ace! the balance at (*he istmas. This ' 11.4. Nay(' collected from a liratlensan of this city, who
was nearly the last delivery of goods, for in :he course obligingly called at our office on Thursday last, sonar
of another fortnight, the insolvent decamped in the Interesting particulars connected nitle the thivelope.
night with his too daughters, taLing the whole of weed of au atr.sTion. ease id murder perpetrated in the
the goods they had defrauded their ere•litora of. toasty Carlow. nearly seven years s:itce., and the airs
post this a person a 4 ettiploveil by one of the eausstanees of which hail been involved from that ties
creditors to hum oat the iirmivent, and by mere 604. in ittofonnd mystery. It appears that about
accident. Le found out flee than who had been ,4"s* time alluded to, a person employed as a Proreeni.,
employed with his bores aed cart in removing the "eget, had liven sent in that capacity, to the house or
goods, And from 'whom it appeared that the in- . a farmer of the name of Edmund Murphy, of
rTolvent had applies' to him, and that he in cunse- ellantl, in the County of Curlew, sad lead de lisly
queace assisted in the remota! of the insolvent's 'fleets, :twenties suddenly disappeared. AU iaquiry into tin
which were removed from lirratford about four o'clock probable eirrnMxslaaca „f this h,,,,,,sotsgasty rvesit
in the morning: and the goods renl"" eurll'lled t ptoved fruitless ; and it was not until withlh a fieffitt
ahuost wholly of hales of linen-drapery and hosiery. Idays past, that the disclosures of a strvaat Mho kit
and were k ta_eu by a circuitous route to a house in the • bees is the outploymoot of Moorsloes, eliaresisea
l:unentereial-ro d; and it was deposed by the, carter thus priciest, to. the disappeireasse of the. pea its
that the Insolvent of his sue. who both accord isosti,„, bros.:hew tight go antsisty of hi,
sera se
offered 'O ill Os W. lloyd-FruAl. if he ra Ilk* by morph?! and Ms lisaberessoasidniernirs. As sew
on of theta to tale the cart and goods wisila he re, vent, in resentmeat. we believe. of woe sdiesee re

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wired from his master, deposedheioremawintrait
of the l'ounty, Ithiektiry, rsq. to the facts.,
this revolting crime, and described the plan, and
peii.
tion in which the body of th.• murdered min hail hem
with his assistance, buried. A very diligent search
was accordingly eiride im Slitrphy's garden, where, at
length, the skeleton was found, placed in An nprielt
posture. Jteasnres had been previously taken
secure the person of Murphy, who, however, whoe
his house was so surrounded by a Police hirer, secreted
himself in a loft, to which the entrance, hr a trap
door, was sa indistinct us wholly to have eseapeit„6.
serration. On the retiriouent of the pollee the
effected kis escape. and has not yet been teen. Hi,
brother, who is charged as an arconiplire, is now is ei..
toils. There is no doubt, we learn, that the 44.,
mation of Murphy's servant has iniplirat .1 when II
this deed of blood. which the signal intervention at
Providence bar thus discovered.—(Moderator.)

ArrE.vpr AT I.I'srItIO:CTIOX ix 1711
ISLA.VI) OF T'OBAGO.
The following letter on this subject ids written to
a medical gentleman to his friend in Elliiihnrgh:—
Tonstio, Sere. s.—Knowing your aos‘ietr ahem
all that concerns me, and fearing lest noreleasaat re-
ports respecting this island may reach your ems 554
create alarm. 1 take an early opportunity of eons*.
onleating a few particulars on our resent eriticalsitm•
tion in this colony.
" About ten days ago a lionise in the town of Sat.
bre' was discovered to be on tire. Alarm was gives.
assistance obtained, and the ravaging Naito, speedily
extinguished. On examination into the cause, far. 1.1
this accident, matter. deeply itotere-tin,:•, as involving
the property and even the lives of the inhabitants of
Tobagoo, were discovered. A train was laid, rum.
ums,,..,tiog• with some canisters of gunpowder:
Lout the windward situation of the II MINA*, and eth,r
circumstances, there is Milt the shia•lutc of a dello :a
hr tlo • diabolical intention of the a retches who laid
the plot.
~ NI." dty sevrval OntlijirlOTl, nezynes were taken
up, and evidence proeared of a nature truly alarming.
" lon most understand, that from the great Ira
tif hoops by the late fryer, our garri Was retitled
from nearly 201) to 30 men ; this poor, debilitated,
and 'disheartened remnant was taken horn the hie,
aila pi .1:.81 OH the north side of the island, to recovir
and preserve •ir health. NI, amino,. a supply of
black troops was brought from Trinidad, to do July
at the fort in place of the other, who, finding our
stn n,th so weak, and the inhabitants apparently •o
thou:: la tlees and unguarded, made the horrid atteugl
to set tire too the town that 1 have jest mentioned.
lint thanks to the Failierof all Mercies, who as won-
derfully has pretervroll us from these di silly machina-
thins. In akw minutes longer the fury of the Banns
tutist have been ustelonqueralole, and the whole tows
been ronsunted. It is said that the town in games
was to have been the signal for the esegroes, ire the
i
different estates, to tine and murder their whits)
masters, by which means an easy victory would is
gained, and assistance to the loan rendered inapt*
Ode. S circumstances within nor own obserm
tint gave this report a foundation, yet I hope it is
not true. Immediate and vigoroas nteasarrs wen
taken, martial law was proclaimed, and every insa k
for duty kept under arms day and night. We are all
an siunsly looking for the llovernor, who has the con.
m ml of the Leeward station, in room of L.sr.l Con•
bermere ; he is expected with a reinforcement of a Gil
troops momently.
Si cc. 6,—We have just saluted the (taverns.
who has brought a detachment of the 21st along, iiiti
him. Every heart is light nest, for Sir Fred•-rick
a nude soldier, and carries in his char:wet- and pre-
sesice the strength and eon!' knee of an army. No.
thing further has transpired since yetee.day ; all Is
quiet and orderly, except now and then n little siralo.
b.ing among ourselves, from the want of experience
and practice in the eta/mete nf