The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-18 00:00:00

TRIAL OF MR. WALSH.

This morning Benjamin Walsh, Esq. M. P. was
arraigned at the Old Bailey, for robbing Sir TnostAs
PLONER) of 15,0001. and upwards. The first wit-
ness examined was Sir Tuomas, who proved the
payment of the money for the purchase of Stock, and
the Prisoner's subsequent conduct—the various let-
ters sent by Mr. Walsh to his wife and family, were
next read, at which time, the Prisoner was so much
agitated and affected, that he was under the neces-
sity of leaving the Court for a few minutes. The
Banker's Clerk and Stock Broker were also examined;
and, at the time our Reporter left the Court, the
Bank Clerk was being examined respecting the
1'29,0001. Bank-notes paid into the Bank.

Letters have been received from the Dutch coact,
which state that BosApAutr. Ins granted some li-
censes, for the imporiatioq of sugar and coffee, to
vessels exporting cargoes consisting chietly of ..vine.
Letters from Paris have reached town to the Bth
inst. but they contain no new political intelligence.
The Duke of NORFOLK will give a Grand Dinner
to-morrow to a large party of Noblemen at his house
in St. James's-square.
State of the Poll at Barnstaple, on- Thursday,
4 o'clock (pest going not,j- for a Representative iu
Parliament, in the room of G. AVooneoun TOM..
LUSON) ESQ. deceased.
WILLIAM BUSK. Esq,
Sir M. M. barn, But -

We take the earliest opportunity of contradicting
a report which appeared in a Morning Paper, stating,
that a Banker of respectability had wit an cud to his
existence ; no such event having taken place:
We have authority to state, that Mr. ESDAILE,
who died on Thursday last, was noCa partner in the
banking-honse of Sir JAMES ESDAILE and Co.
Colonel CAVENDISII, the eldest son of Lord GEo. i
HENRY CAVENDISH, and cousin to the present Duke I
___ of DEVONSHIRE, was thrown out of his open car-
The &bate in the House of Commons last night I ridge on Wednesday last, in Holker-park, Lan-
on the alarming state of Metropolis, added another ! cashire, and killed on the spot. Ile was about 28
instance to the many already on record, of the ini- years of age.l
mical disposition of the present M We are sorry to learn that fears are entertaine
:Ministry towards a .
tor the safety of the Ethalion frigate, one of the
thorough reform of public abuses, and of the tempo- Baltic squadron.
rising and half-measure system, which they uniform- • From the return of the present population of Great
ly pursuoov when any question,involving the rights and Britain, preseuted to the House of Commons last
welfare of the community, is agitated in either House. night, it exceeds 11,600,000. In Jan.
.1801 the to-
was about ten millions.
,
Though it is as clear as the slin at noon at day, that tal
Phe number of Bankrupts Gazetted in the last 35 1
the murders and the robberies, which have of late
years amounts to 28,107. The number in the year
appalled the stoutest heart, and spread universal : 1777 were 609, and hi the year 1811 there wore
consternation among all ranks, originate in the de- 26-14.
1 fective state of our Police, which, we assert with I John Kecgan,Ouen Adams, and Thomas Qaarter-
!
the utmost confidence, is, in its present con- mass have, we understand, been committed to the
struction, a nursery for crime ; yet the Secrbtary
. ra
" goal of Kilmainha, charged with having traitorous-
. 1y and feloniously conspired against the King and
for the Home Department, Mr. RYDZR, whose peen-
Government. Keegan and Adams were brought up
liar province it is, to make himself acquaintsd with
on the 9th lust. and underwent an examination before
these facts, bad the effrontery to propose) as an the Magistrates of Police at Dublin.

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