The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-09 00:00:00

S'IIAT VS* AIV

eCae~e a• It.,
SU it ',ort 'pei• I who were mil
felling through (pilgrima and others), it is sup/meal;
to the shrine of Ely ; end tie Corporation, instead
of applying this money to the, poor vagrants who
come, levy constables' disbursements on the inhabit.
ants for mere than the rents of this estate.
To what purpose are the 1631. rents applied ?--'
They pay the school.master's salary. I do nit
know what he lies; bet I suppose altogether 1201:•
a-year, as they stale in their answer, valuing 114
land and the rents, and so on ; he has 251. a-yearl
salary .
What is done with the rest of the 1631. ?—Thirty
parade .40 mayor bas taken for his own entertain-
ment, and thst,with rbe Land Tivind repairs, pro.
hebly is all
.that there is; there,iisetwo old women
who have 18d.A. weak • and there.)a a bath- bat it is
rarely *sect.
Is there any difference of opinion upon political
matters among tbo Corporation and burgesses ?—No,
'net my ; they are all under the influence of Lord
'Sdadrrich.
rt.% there ever in the borough of Huntingdon, whet,
is commonly termed an opposition ?—No, the right
of voting has never been defined ; it has never beessj
tried ; is maiden borough. • il'
In Ilin does it, by repetition, exist?--T bey Jeri,
it 'id the 11~ uses.
'Hod' 014itylergesses are there ?--About two kis:
',jiffy, on men admitted borgesst44—By the Mem;
•Alderesen ;there are twelve Aldermen; if it
iiisios child is born in the borough, he is a bntithi#.
otbersv km it is conferred by the Mops*. and. At.
men.
' Do non.resident burgesses vote -Itas
never been a contest, so that it has never been ascer-
tained ; they claim tbe righilateoling'; it is the re-
port of tte town, that the Illwebers' sent %y Lord
Sandwich pay the rent of•lfkriew pasture land, in.
deed I have old letters preVii4t that Members were
asked to pey it.
In what does Lord Sandwich's interest consist
In land near the common ; when they take the stock.'
off the common, they torn it into Lord Sandwich's
land for wintering.

You mean to say, that the influent@ is exerted by
the accommodation of that land to those burgesses
who have the town common ?—Exactly so.
Does the town common belong to the charity ?
They have usurped SO acres of it.
Does any part of the town common belong to the
town itself?--No, only to the burgesses.
To shone does the town common belong ?—To
the beriiesses ; but .1 entertain a very strung doubt
span that subject. I consider that every boom-
bolder, who has cattle, levant and conchent, has the
right ; the burgesses claim a sort. of personal right, as
burgesses, iu the common landl• which I do not en-
derstand. •
Dot... any part of the common belong to the hos-
pital ? Eighty acres they have usurped ; the Cor.
porarion have laid this hospital land to their corn.
mote ; they have completely laid it open, the metes
and bounds have bees► defaced ; I ►ave been obliged
to 6nd them out.

In what way do you conceive the appropriation
or !resift or letting of the lands belonging to the
charkv Influences the election of the Members ?—By
increasiug the value of their commons, they are
more desirous to have the privilege of a burgess, and
being a burgess they are obliged to have Lord Sand.
wick's laud.
how are they obliged to have Lord Sandwich's
land ?—Because they could do nothing with their cla-
ds', ha eater; when ir.Pir commons are shut ; but
HMO weber laurzesaos who live in the metre of 'the
towel-who 'tint this land as tenants at wilt, mho
would be fumed out, if they did nut go as the Alder-
men those.

Are the leases or permissions to °crispy at will,
granted by the Mayor and Aldermen ?--Ire ; all thl'
effirient duties are performed by the bhyor and Al-
der., en, or not at all by the master.
114 s Lord Sandwich or his family any thing to do
with the Alleyot and Aldermen ? No doubt he ap.
points them.
How does he nominate them ?—By having the Cor-
poration in his own interest; Lord Sandwich him-
self names them.

Hes te himself any office io the Boroegh ? —He is
RD I order

• Has he's .trote as Recorder ?—lie can attend'the
Coonsel, but be is not eligible for R•enrdei;`'for it
n►ust be a wan Learned in the Law.—Dues 'hi exer.
ci•e a seta oa aorainatiou ?-1 cannot say ; i IM not
a burgess.

has titer* ever been a contest in Hantingdon ?—I
heli•ee there was en attempt at a contest when the
borough changed beads 'kola General Handyside to
Lord Sandwich.

What has been she hem of the proceedings in
Cbanctry ?--Wo &Amis..* as order within these two
months, to take the tents away from them, and to
appoint • remise,. •- . -•
is that teieiver appointed ?—lfe is now opus the
eve of being appointed, bet they have thrown so
many obstacles in the way, that it is most harassing
and expensive.
the 4-

Is _ object of that proceeding to tern oat the pre-
sent oecepauts of the land ?—Ttte object of the pro.
seeding is, to have the land let for the !knelt of the
iuhabittsois of the town. • •
the new pasture part of the common is
threive altogether ; it is stocked all together ; bet
there are metes and bounds of it ; and there are pieces
of charity kid intermingled with the common, which;
they hate stocked also.
How many acres are altogether ?—One Iteetked
and forty.fire acres, one rood, twenty.sil perches.
Have you :pond the espences of the proceedings le
the Coort of Chancery to be very great trifees ,
enormous: above 1,0001. ; in adtlitien to she *Oh
tempts they bate mode to make memiserabk• Shay
have renders r! ley life very uncomfortable distill the
proceedinci
Are then ether charities in the term i—A greet
many °there ; there is a cenaldmahle.cherity in lb.
gran! of 00 Mercers' ColoPsil•
in *hese heads is it ?—rThe Corponstkit reel jt
the Mercers.
Are the lands near Ilkatinggkei-, k 4.
,*(be kook
exactly of what it e7nalata, but I know *se thkg,
that the Mercers' Compairry ought to appetie a pro.
, per perste, tipreech Ablest** ;hut the patir takes

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it, and pad shis‘earsb!, without preaching the lecture;
it is 501. or 601. a year.
• Are the lairds of ;bat charity ak9derpist .ciot4bat
know of; ',believe they are well Icts•
Is the recto
r a
burgess?—Yes. t 4 .
Fors he sole always for Lord Sandpich 2—Yes.
-11tere is also a considerable charity for education at
figsaisey, Mr. Fellow's is Anyorector ; the western'
ought to be the principal lahebitststs of the towu,
bat ere. in fact, his inferior tenants; they have
t!eilt a Rig Caosiderahle house and school-room, into
which be has put Ore clergyman of the parish, and
he pays the curate, no doubt :. the clergt ruin ought
'to have more payment, if it were not for that circum-
stance.
What is that ,worth 2-1201. a year, I should think.
What is the abject of that charity ?—lo tench poor
children.
Are there any taught 2—Yes, there are some taught
by the clergyman, who lives in the house.. 4
Do you know pf any other charity in Huntingdon,
which has largo estates 1-1110, no other which bas
',large estates ; there are many others.
Are the Corporation trustees fur ,tbe estates 2
,Yes, they are trustees of all of *best ;p, they base got
more or less into all at. trusts.
Does that iucreaue the internal OA* corporation?
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Are the foods of those charities generally applied
cording to the, uses.of the foundatiou ?-..-17es; but
.talsisjarsturitiaas, whenever it can be dour, lave no
r4Cuit
p • " FIR R firITIOL BPS 77R EE T.
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.
On Witinesday snOroing4rerisely at half-past Cwo
o'clock, at the corner of Dess.street„ as the watch-
Man:was' plug his rounds, he perceived great
columns of smoke issue hem the windows and every
aperture irsthe house of Mr. Ilillbick, porkman ; he
repaired thither in order to alarm the inmates, but
the flames burst forth with the greatest fury; he
sprung his rattle and made all possible alarm ims.
ginahle, which had the effect of apprising the inmates
as well maths' neighbours of their approaching danger.
Mn, women, slid children instantly rushed into
the street, in their night clothes. The screaming of
children, the cries of the women, tlie noise of the
watchmen's rattles, and fire engines, rendered the
scene truly heart-rending.
The family of Mr. Ilillhack were harbourer) at the
house of Mr. Smith, •baker, opposite, with the ex-
ception of his servant maid, a girl only, 14 years of
age (his niece); she was in a few minutes missed ;
slept in the garret with another girl, the daughter of
• lodger, shout her own age. Every exertion was
made to extricate them from their perilous situation,
but it was impossible, and they both perished. The
body of ono of them was dog out of the ruins on
Wednesday evening ; the head was completely burn.
ed off, as well as the hands, and consequently it
could not he recognised. The body of the other
fenwle was not found at 12 ,'clock yestnrdity. The
destructive element also burned down the house of
Mr. Wells, eating•house-keeper; and the house of
Mr. Garter, the watch.makei- The whole of the
property in the three houses was destroyed, but it is
said they were insured.

CORONER'S lAQUEST.

An Inquest was held, on Thursday, at the Crown, Nordinit,
before T. flrtartna, Esq on the body of Thomas Herbert, Lsq.
of North'slt, pho spilt himself.
lienrs Jackson was se, vain to the deceased, at Northolt ; on
Monairs laiit;ithout one o'clock in the forenoon, the servant girl.
Nancy Holton. came running to him (when tilling a dung cart
in the farm yard}, anti said tier master had shot himself in the
ifelLytird ; on w Rota getting there he 6:IW his master lying on
Isla back ; he wall shot in the left side, and covered with blood ;
he was quite dead ; witness's mistress said lie was first missed
about eleven o'clock ; a eon was lying on the ground behind
him about the distance of n yard and a half; he supposed the
deceased had staggered when falling; be never knew bit-muster
en a •hooting, or carry a gun for any other purpose a the ram-
rod was in his heft hand (having the gout in his right, which tins
tied to bin side); the decensr:i said to deponent, bein:reli Ave
mid six in the morning. •` Harry, I have been unwell all night g
I bare counted every hour by the clock ;" there was it • man
about the house Sul himself; wi•nesi assisted his master's ser-
vants in conveying him into the house; he then went 104 he
Crown to fetch Ntr. (Sink., and to Harrow for it Ductal%
Rebecca Crees deposed, she had lived with deceased upwards,
of I?. yenrs, as boost-keeper ; he kft witness in the house about
six o'clock. with a gun, w hick was snissingationt eight ; and the
little girl, Na: cy saw her asaster take it; he went out
without his hat ors ick ; be refused to tell where the gun wits,
and it could not be found ; he got a pistol a few days before,
bat she took it from Mita ; she bad every reason to believe tie
was deranged, and meant in put a period to his existence. Mhe,
applied mike Doeor, and communicated her suspicions. which
he ridiculed. but advissrl her to do every thing sheciteld far
him. Witness bad seen him do many eccentric things She
added, the deceased told her one day she would he the longest
liver, and that be should die mach winner flea she expected,
and when dead. in whose hands to !dace his atlairs, &e.—
Sono after this, he was walking in a melancholy way by his
fish-pond, when w itness set two or three penman to watch him,
avid had not that been the case, she believed be would have
drowned himself. She had other reasons for believing him in-
sane She; believed the di-ceased died by his own hand. through
nn insanemind, brought on by fairly freebies. The gun was
his sistesi. . . - •
Nancy Raton stiffed, she was served to itteirreased about
six o'clock, oft Monday morning last. the saw him go tint with
the gun, which his son.Thoinns, asked for at eight o'clock ; she
I told hint hie father had it, who w..sild not tell .where it was.
He was mimed about eleven, and on searching, witness found
him in the rick-yard, lying on his back, dead.
litsessl respectable Cussitlemets datpased to the inanity of 'the
deceased, which they attribnledialpaily troubles. eruict—
kasPafts
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Yesterday, about one o'clock in the afternoon,
Molder Cherie' Smith, a fine youth of 15 years of
age, Pen In John Smith, Esq. of Enfield, met with
lb" followng melancholy accident, which deprived.
him of life :—He took a ride oat for pleasure on his
li!tlofieoarite poney in the forenoon, and on his re-
lent home he by some occident lied thrown from hip
Boise, Rnd his font sticking io the stirrup, the horse
.look fright, and galloped of at full speed, dragging
the oefortestate youth after him on she road, his
bead daskieg egaiost the groortd„ and no person being
egar.toefop.the horse entil he drew .him, after lipo
apusurrlstof flog a mile. When the horse Watt stopped
itot xrsioth mu Alit, dead.
4. few Juyo ago, the bailee of Mr. J. C. Nialetin-
IPlet Werittouth•terrace, flockney, was broke into,
and Irt4sheti4 toes Alm-spoons, and voriour other
wit'', st potmly-
. Thy Quail of Mr, Robert lieston-sgeare,
wes-entered ks tllsl du.y time, whilst the, Tamil
of dinner, the 6th Not., by thfesitso site alforil*
Ter watch, Abich hunt over lb. amatte.liffil t 4
parlour.

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POLICE.

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MAIILIMIR 0 UGR-lITRIET. Yeshiva,' 4n Warn*,
,lion mamma& at thia Office against Thomas Bhipper
and Crone Ilerritt, for collecting dust, &e., sod
thereby defrauchng o@cent:octet. Bessissein'tii,rox
proved that the Defendants took the dust from 14.
48, Union.street, Mary.le.banhe; the horse arid
cart were seised, and were still held in possession.
The MAGISTRATES convicted the Defendants ks tins
penalty of 101., awl directed thst.the horse end'en4
should be sold, .and the otflrkas..4fler Pqrskeut, of
the:fine and costs, should be given to the Defeochnsti.
Joseph Andersors!aaii (tiny 'committed upon thil
charge of robbing his master, John . Beefy,. of R.
sier-court, Tottenham-court-road. Mr. I)pery4
he was a butcher; Ale sent:the .Plisoner .41:1111
evening last, imith.two lots.nf fat, to Mears. Mem
,gan and Picktrds,melters. .The Ptisoner; however
delivered only one lot, and on enquiry eimpectio:
the .weight, he learnt from John Rowe, Meat;
Morgan's foremen, that one parcel only had liest
deliVered to them. On questioning the Prisoner,*
coarsened that he had left the second lot, weightt
stone And a bats at.&lr. Willmott'ste 4,4 r
Great ltassell•street, intending le esll4aa woke: he
had an opportunity. The Prisoner wrested forgive.
nets, but Mr. Berry said he was determined to prose. .
cute.
11.ATTOW•G A IRDEN.—Yes'erday, Lewis Capii, pc;..
ter to Mr. Smith, bookseller, corner of Newman end
Osford.fireet, was brought op for es,amivatisol on
the following charge : —Mr. Badceek, a neighbour,
came into Mr. Smith's shop, in Word-street, to
porches* seise stamps ; but the stamps he areard int
being there, Sarah Gibbs, the shopwaevars, mid she
would lend for some. stamps to another chap kepthi
Mr. Smith in Lonpacre, far which purpose Mr.
Bsilcock gave her a .51. note, fur which she.wat le
send him the stamps and the change. Mn. Caribimp
without ezamining the amount of the note, On itial.
to her bosom, and when the Prisoner Cohan in,
gave him the note out of her bosom, saying, " lieu
is a 21. note, and go to Long acre and pay for tite
stamps mentioned in this paper," Mrs. Gibbs tkigt.
ing it Wee only a 21. note. The Prisoner taking/a.
vantage of this, gave two 11. notes-ln,payntent for tko
stamps. On the Prisoner's return. to Mr. Saglyei,
he was sent with the change Dud stamps to Mr.-Islad..
cock's, end• then the Laud was discusere,d, by OR
Prisoner's saying he received only a 21, note to gofer
the stamps.—He was remanded fur another examine.
lion.
US$ ON-lIA Lt. —Yesterday, Me. sintheny Way.
staff, partner in the firm of Wagoiatl end Co. bed
and mattress manufacturers,Mint-street, Soethwark,
was brought before the Magistrate by Snow,th cos.
stable.
it appeared, that between ten and eleven o'clort
yesterday, Mrs. Sarah Cllamtierlain, of the Mint,
!applied to Snow, and implored him to go with her
instantly to the oarehowie of Mr. Wagstaff, for that
her son was being murdered. Upon entering, he
perceived the body of a young man laid upon aquas.
tity of ids. There was no appearanceof life, and
the blood was strsamir.g from his mouth, ease, ears,
and eyes. He was immediately conveyed to Ge'i
Hospital. Snow took the Prisoner into custody, we.
deratanding that the situation of young Chamberlain
had been occasioned by a violent attack upon his per-
son by him.

Mrs. Chamberlain said, that on Wednesday the
Prisoner engaged her son, who is about IS year of
age, to perform 60,11 e lahour for him in the way dills
business. One of the materials upon which he vtAll
at work being a quantity of tow, be left lilt *At
early hour of the evening, in order to avoid using
candle ; and, to cemplete his day's work, went to
the warehouse yesterday morning, and continued his
business till 10 o'clock, when having performed
what he conceived to be a day's work, he applied for
his wages ; which so esasperated Mr. Wagstaff. who
insisted that he should continue to work the whole of
yesterday, when he seized a large stick and attacked
him iri.a furious mariner. Several persons, h,,,ring
the cries :4 young Chamberlain, ran to his mother
and informed her that her %no was being murdered.
She arrived just as the Prisoner hod knocked her sn't)
down, with hk head against the beam, unti saw hi.
stand upon his.neck until the blond gushed out from
nose, ears, and-moutft.—She then sought the as.
Allmon, of an officer, while Mr. F.van Palmer, of
White Cross.street, And teemed other persons whom
the cries of young Chamberlain had attracted to the
prevented the Poisoner front malting his escape.
Ile offered considerable resistance to the officer, lilt
was ultimately overpowerdadVlnd secured by handmil.
The Prisoner sold, In'defence, that the young Man
refused to quit the premises whets tle4rell to do s'A.
was extremely insolent, and commenced the efro,t b 7
striking him.
The Prisoner wag remanded.
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M iIItifON,HOUSE.—On ThoMday. ton voting, tstlytenp;•lert
4c genteelly dresll, stele cliarzi•tt uizh fin :1•341,:i, t, 0:10 •
Hoot. Esq. of Mirk-late. at otrpentet slut tile elder et th,
Prl,,opers, Anne Grew, mesa in lire as servant oith Ur. fret
On tie I.t of Beptewher, and wa: di.c:larzett in are,' ch-tys IS'.
enactment ofitmcondoot nod; Inattenti.m. Sheaahonnliateay
hero is astmoy. him with loiters, ticcusing him of betty* Re-
duced her, atut requmting Lotne relief. A, tenon, areomiuttiell_,
her ogler, the proem tied to II i• Gauntry atnt'a.Kmotre,
him in n mo-t violent wanner. Before tize Lord 044.m0r si.P Mt-
si-ted in declaring liiikt.{4,.•ediPlo %MAW whirrs. ; 1105, how-
ever. he most solemnly denied.—Shp was metered 14? bad bell,
and in default was cntattlit fed,
Bow STREET —Thumday. Thnnaps Morris was charged with
steeling a 401. Bank of I'ogland wife, which happened to ha*
beta: stolen a wend time tocfore it was traced to the Prieswee.
It appeared that Morris wa' etni.loyfd by theatre of thereto*.
elan of Gunter, Esq. of LA's-court. Kensingl.w, to
pot a Inek upon n Any, sad that a few days after, she treed o
401. Rank how, sthich she had deposited in a pocket-hook is
her box. Muni; afterwards sth.conded. Soon after the dis-
covrry of the. theft. .lames kterrh. brwher of the "'rimier.
tendered a 401. nose -st Mr. Simmons' code slop in the Swank
wheels eventually brought the pre et thamtleorto•-7C11401010
for trial.
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DIED.
bvhhe
on the 3,1 init. in her 790 year, the II i4ht Bon.
./Arf
wick, widow of theta* Lord Nacho iek.
On the Id lost., ire else 54th yeete of her sr; Ann, ,mmalf
Thomas ly mated, of wine-turret:wt.
On the oilth tilt., Wive a lingering illness. Caarlorte. the wife
oft.tosiot Dare Porcher, Esq., of WinslaJe-house, Devon.
• Oo the $4 inst., at Kentish Town, Mrs. Catharine Fyfe. (e-
-lks of W..•lryfe, Esq., formerly of Kingston, Jamaica, and at
Wond4Sonet.

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