The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-14 00:00:00

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THAlties Poucs.—The quietude of thr Justice-m MIS
disturbed yesterday by the fullowinir ludicrous case :—Mrl
Stem, !au.flotd of the Gun," Hermitage-stairs, was cbarg-

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ed with detaining a parrot Ethe property of Jobs Baptist,
who, it afpeared, was the lover of the publican's servant,
in Whose care, about six sent):. ago, he left the parrot in
in question. while he went a voyage. On his return, be
claimed his parrot, which he found bad brooms the favour-
ite of the landlord, and was confined within a beautiful
wire cage, and equipped very differently to when he left It:
the landlord refused to give it op without being paid 21. for
keep, and 18r. for a new cage. The Magistrate insisted
. on the bird being fetched, which was done, and ss soon ao
Poll entered the office, she ruffled op her feathersrawd gem-
menced a dreadful squall, as that the Magistrate mild
scarce bear himself speak, and he was obliged to order hey
instantly oat, and te.be eves teethe owner. The laid ,
applied for the 2s. 15.., bnt the Magistrate mid be had iwi•
the bird's company for her keep, and the cage he had
bought *at his own instance, inetnnst abide the Imo.
Yesterday Thomas Hudson Harris was examined before
H. BALLA NTINE, HS+ OD a Chillge of stabbing and cuttiug
Mr. Wm. Appling.
Mrs. Appliog staled that herself, her hushand and child,
went tfown the river, in the Royal Sovereign steam-boat,
on Tuesday. The prisoner was also a passenger. Upon
their return, when near Gravesend, the prisoner pushed
a lad with a basket against Mr. Appling, and after-
wards against the child ; upon which the wittiest gave
the prisoner a slap on the f.ce. The prisoner went abut'.
and in about ten minutes returned, and struck her kusbauil
twice.
Several of the passengers deposed. that there was a
scuffle between the prisoner and a boy on board. and that
the prisoner pushed the boy against Mrs. Appling's child.
In about ten minutes afterwards the prisoner accosted a
Mr. Westwood, one of the passengers. and said " Where
is the man who insulted tne ?" and, turning %sickly mend
to Mr. Appling, stabbed him twice in the falls wish
brokea knife, over the right eye, and on the side of hill
ROW.
Mr. Appling is confined to his bed, bat hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery.
The prirsonees attorney asked' the Magistrate to admit
him to bail • who replied, that the prisoner could out be
bailed, for if Mr. Appliug were able to attend before hint
he alio Id commit the prisoner; and if the wounds should •
prove fatal he should commit the prisoner for murder.
For the present, therefore, he should remand him.
UNION HALL.—A woman named Maria Smith, who is in
the chair n.ending lime, was brought up chaiveed Nino
suspicion of Loving robbed the house of Mr. Anichini, at
N 0.33, S aulford Street, illadsfriers, under the followiti;
remarkable circumstance:—
On Tues lay morning, between n'ne and ten o'ciock, tbe
prisoner walked along the street as if differing much tr rate
fatigue, and seeing a young lady in the window of Mr.
Anichini's house, begged for Goo's rake that she no :14
have the lininanity to give, or order one of the servants Its
give, a poor weary creatnee a drink of w der. The young
lady instantly ordered a female servant to give a drink of
beer to the poor woman. who was all gratitude for the an.
expected cumf,rt. The area door king open, and the young
lade having retired from the window, the worry traveller
walked down the st•ps hilo the servant was providing the
beer, and contrived to return the favour by concealing about
her person right silver tea spoons, one pair of sugar tongs,
six taiile spoons, sst silver forks, an 1 one dessert spoon. hbe
drank off the beer to the health and long life of her how-
tess, and then hobbled away, tent with less apparent diffi-
culty than she approached the )rune. She had not beret
tong round the corner when the property was missed. The
chairinender was then no where to be fonn I. tirosmith, the
officer, upon being informed of the robbery, and of the
person to whom the suspicion attached, went off to Kent
Street, which contaios in soy dens of thieves, said soon laid
his hauls upon the prisoner. Not one article !hat had been
stolen was found. Indeed), the officer 05 dth there
were such faciiities of disposing of stolen plate by the era.
Bible and otherwise in Kent Street, that it was almost use- •
Ina to follow property of the kind into such a place.
The prisoner dented that she bad been at Stamford Street
at all; but she was at once recognized by the servant girl,
who swore positively that she was the pecan who bad beets
accommodated with the drink.
The Magistrate having found that the evidence was not
sufficient for the conviction of the prisoner for the robbery. .
sent bee to Brixton mill, to spend the rest of the summer
at a new occupation.
TOWN HALL, SOUTIIWANE.—YCSII.III4y morning, the
carmanogainst whom a verdict of manslaughter was brought
in by a Coroner's Jury at St. Thomas's Hoopit d (but whose
name was then unknown), for occasioning toe death of a
journeyman painter, named John Hawk's, by culpable neg-
ligence in driving his end against the ladder he stood on.
was bronght before Mr. Alderman Wood, in the custody of
Richard Ware, the beadle of St. Thomas's.
Ware informed the Magistrate, that in coneeqnenee of
orders from the Coroner on the return of the verdict, he
went in search of the prisoner to his employer'e house, Mr.
Sawyers, Star-court, Brick-lane, Spitalliel,l4, where he was
directed to the prisoner s residence, who immediately siir- •
rendered Iffinselt, and gave his name Thomas Conishee, and
that the Jury who returned the verdict were to meet again
toonorrow, for the purpose of receiving his name.
Mr. Alderman Wood said the prisoner mist be kept in
custody, and taken before the Coroner to-morrow, to abide
the verdict.

Yesterday afternoon, a respectable youth, in the employ
of Mr. Ackermann, of the Strand, named Christopher CIA
about sixteen years of age, plunged int.) the Thames front
the steps of Waterloo-bridge, but unfoan lately sank into a
bole and was drowned. The accident being observed b
several persons, drags were instantly put is mo'ion, and
were successful in finding the holy. It was instantly taken
to the Spotted Dog public-house, in Stranii-lane, when two
medical gentlemen, were sent for; they promptly arrived,
and employed every means for the restoration of life for up-
wards of an hour and a half, lint in vain, lite being extinct.
In the beginning of last week. a party of potters, or mug-
gers, comprising a number of women and children, took up
their abode in the vicinity. of Ovingtun, and commenced
trafficking round the neighbourhood in earthen and tin wares.
On the Thursday following one of the women alarmed the in-
habitants of thevEilage with the cry that one of their dogs had
gone mad, and had bit one of their children, and then GO
seized upon en ass belonging to them. A number of the vil-
lagers immediately ran to destroy it, some of them armed
with guns ; but when they came to the place, they found that
the ass had killed his opponent, and had then laid down upon
it. The villagers thee turned their attention to another dog
belonging to the muggers, which they were determined to de-
stroy. A little girl of theirs, iu order to save a favourite dog.
seized it in her arms, and carried it into an adjoining field.
where she set down with it in her lap ; when a man, coining
down on the other side of the hedge with his gun, perceiving
the dog's head looking over a hush, fired and wounded the
dog, but at the same time unfortunately wounded the little girl
in the thigh aril hand, but nut dangerously. Every thing teat
humanity could suggest has been done for the unfortunate
sufferer by Miss Hind and Mr. Burnett, anti she is now in I
• fair way of recovery.—(Newraxtle Chronicle.)

MARRIED.--Ou Tuesday last, at Bray, Bernard Brocas, of Wake-
field Park, Bettis, and of Beaurepaire, Hauls, to Anne Dolly, eldest dauglifle
of Perinea Pigott, Esq. of the Bridge Villa. Maidenhead.
On Tuesday last, at Mary.la-bonne Church, Alexander Ureig, • Esq. of the
83d Regiment, to Mrs. Wiesen, of Sandersttail.Suriev.
DIED.—Oa Friday last, at Melton. Yorkshire, suddenly, while attending
his clerical deity at the visitation of lb v Venerable Archdeacon Wranchrue.
In Use $BOl year of his age. the Rev. Wm Smith. A. M. Rector of Moder-
well and Braiishy, in the almovc county, and eldest brother of the Right Hos.
Lord Mayor of York.
On Tuesday sennight, of an apoplexy, while in the act of writing a letter,
' the It ee.Tboinas Klyne, A.B. of St. 111uaund Ball, Oaf.) ri, and ion of Mr.
Kirne. Jenuyu•street,St. James's. '
Qd Tncsdav last, at Walthanistow. in the 20th rear of ►er age, Sarah De-
borah. fourth daughter of the late Stephen Todd 'Heiroyd. Req. pi Lambs-
hall-steoet.
At his house in York-street, Dublin, at the adcaneod age of 84 years. the
Rev. Dr. lidera* Ledwieh. Author of the Antiquities of Ireland; sod
dther Literary Works, and Member of many of the-Limas( filosissies.in

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