The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

POLICE. I .
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ticsref6Nr.nousc.—liNWLlOLEBo.3fil SA tztost.—the LORD
MAYOR yesterday reeeived &letter', 'stating. that in corm.
quence of the inattention-iffihrpreperofficersor perhaps
some otber?ause, la rge•q4lantlill.i of Immured so !Mon had
been
.lePt /Pip BillingsgateLlilarketb
_sled 1061 in ffe tea t
parts of ibe Wen, to the great danger of the health of the
pneeints Intmediatetv sent for one of the
officers,. ths.starket, in.order to entitle. Into the Subject.
The of,cerwaited upon hit Lordship, wad we understood
in insWerle. the charge; said, ,that the sale of ,a quantity,
the (Mill of which was doubtful, had•been lately pre-
vented by the officers, who very narrowly' xamined all the
fish that seas bronglit to Billingsgate ; that there teas now
but one cargo of ,Salmow tr the Dock; that that eerie was
sound, and Would probably continue so until' the sate,
which wbnld tslte place next day, should the weather re-i
main cool. The officer repeated, that the greatest reliance
might be placed upon the activity of those who snperintend
the market, in preventing the sale of unwholesome fish.
Soon after the officer had left the Mansiba-bonse. the
Lord blayor'received another letter, which stated, that on
account of the carelcssnees of the officer, large uantities
of salmon not of season were now sold, to the Immioebt
dagger of the health of the public. The writer 'declined
mentioning his name, because he is one of the trade. •
A Jew Jail, ramed Abraham Aaron, was charged by a
number of the religious body of the Jews with having
sacrilegioosly entered the sanctum sanctormn of the
synagogue, and stolen a jewel of cOnsiderable value.
It. was State, that on the Jewish sabbath before last,
the High Priest having used the point (a silver instrument
pointed with a jewel, with which the officiating minister
points at the lines of holy writ as he reads), after service
placed it in the proper place in the sanctuary ; that the
prisoner having got in during the service, concealed bins.
self until the congregation departed, and then possessed
himself of the point, which is considered by the Jews as a
thing of inestimable ratite on account of the use to which
it is applied, the actual value of the jewel, and its great
antiquity. It was offered fur sale on the 27th of last
moot h.

John Barnet-, a boy, who resides in Petticoat Lane,
stated that on the 27th of last month, the prisoner came to
him and said be had a point to sell to witness. The prisoner
then took it from his neck, and showed it to witness, who
was so much alarmed that he refused to touch it. He,
however, advised the prisoner to return, and speak to
witness's father. This was done, and the father of ihe
prisoner being informed of the circumstance, the point
was returned at once to the High Priest, and the prisoner
apprehended.
The sacred implement was produci.d. The end was
formed like a band, and covered with stones of much
value. The handle, which was elegantly worked, was
attached to a massiva silver gilt chain. It had been pre-
sented to the synagogue by a pions Jew. Some of those
who have such a reverence for the instrument, showed
great uneasimss at seeing it turned about and examined by
the eye of pentane curiosity.
The Loan :I.llroll examined Barnet as to the identity of
the jewel, hut the latter would not speak positively;* for
although, according to the officer's account, he would have
bought profane shier spoons without hesitation, he was so
much terrified at the sight of the jewel as to lose all power
' 91 distinguishing properly.
4ls the testimony of the High Priest is necessary, in
order to prove the identity, the prisoner was remanded.
CC! LDII.: ROgCIO72, a black man, well
knou in the neighbourhood- of Fleet market, where lie
has resided fur tome years, as a teacher of fencing and
pagilism, was brought up yesterday before the sitting
magistra'e, .Jr. Alderman Bitten, charged on suspicion of
setting fire to a certain premises ty the court, at No. it*,,
Fleet-erect.

James Swan, printer, the landlord of the whole of
these premi.ses stated, that they were let in distinct suits
of apartments to four different master printers, and that
the prisoner, Itogeson, occupied one large room on the
ground floor as an academy for receiving his pupils ; and
' occasionally, but very rarely, has slept there. On Monday
night the premises were discovered to be on fire. Itogeson,
it appeared' was not then within ; but as the fire was found
to proceed from the apartment he occupied, the partition
between that and the passage being nearly burned through,
the door was forcibly burst open, when it was discovered
that a quantity of coals (a•light and blazing) were piled up
against the partition. These, they concluded, had been
taken out of the grate ; for though there was no fire at all
in it, they found it quite hot. From the quantity of the
coals, the manner in which they weae piled up, and the
distance from the grate, which was at least IS or 20 feet
from the partition, it was quite clear they could not have
got there by accident. Ile was not present himself, lie
said, till after the fire was extinguished ; and the lad
who first made the discovery, as well as some of Air.
Feigerley's (eke printer) men, who burst the door open,
Were so particularly engaged on periodical publications,
Which must come out on Wednesday, that they could not
now attend to give their evidence.. flu had;-bowever, seen
the state of the place very shorty after, and be bad one
Witness who was present when the room was burst into.-.—;
No person but the prisoner Itogeson had access to that
apartment.
William Down, apprentice to Mr. Bingham, printer, who
occupies the second floor on these premises, said be was at
work' between 9 and 10 o'clock on Monday evening, and
hearing the alarm, ran down, just as Mr. Edgerley's men
had burst open itogeson's room door. lie went in with
them ; the coals against the partition were all of a blaze,
and the wainscot was on tire, and there was already a hole
burnt through into the passage.
Air. Ald.'lituen.—Could the coals have fallen from the
grate?
IVitness.—No, Sir; the fire was not near the grate;
there was no lire in the grate •, hut I felt it quite Lot, as if
there had been one a little while before.

My. Aid. Wacp.—Wl►cra doer, Hopson keep his coals
fur that room

Witness.—There is a place partitioned off for the coals.
Sir ; but that is good bit 0.1 from where the fire was •
hut the; were not fresh coals alight, Sir, but cinders and
coals half burnt, just as Willey bad been taken oat of the
tire•grate a light, and put there.
The latter part of this boy's testimony- was confirmed
by ,Moore, the patrol of St. Bride's, who was fetched to the
spot from the uatch-house. He examined the place, and
said he took up some of the rumaina of the fire, which were
mostly cinders utd coals half burnt, and though water had
been thrown upon them, they wet. still so hot as to burn
his band. During all tilt' bustle that this alarm occasion-
ed, both in the Court and in Fleet Street, Itozeson never
made his appearance near the premises; but was taken into
custody shortly titter cards, sauntering about on the oppo-
site side of the way, in Fleet Street, as if malting the
issue.
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Mr. Swan sail he had not liar; sufileient time to produce
all the necessary evidence, but he believa I be shunld be
able to prove that the priwnt r had been ten in or near
the premises late in the evening., and that he contemplated
this art would appear from Ilk n4ving told come of the
prinfeie toys thdn they had a fire once, and that they
would come a;4in some morning and find their place
borne,' down, and no office there.

The prisoner appeared sntheientlr impressed with the
serious nature of the charge, but di l not interrupt the
proceedings by a single observation. The Alderman, in-
deed, would not, in the present stage of the business, call
neon him fur any defence, hot remanded hint fa,r further
examination when the other important witnesses could at-
t nd.

[ the ceikir and broken language of the prisoner tail
nude hitn'tbe con7inual spor: of these printers' buys; the

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petty squabbles between him and them have two or three
Aisles furnished the subjectof comulaintattiste office lately.]
blint.noaounii STREAT. -- John Willie and William
cooK'aliai Templer, were placed at the bar, charged with
attetupting to- enter the..bOuse of Mr. Heinz, in Easton-
vete, n't eight
,ra!elack Oust morning,. for the purpose of
eumenitting a robbery.
Mery• And Hatbsot. a girl in the Service of Mr. Gruaz,
stated. that she had been cleaning the front parlour in her
master's house, shout eight o'clock that morninj and lifted
nwthe window to let the dust out; she was absent for a
few minutes from the p trlonr, and on her return, saw
something black at the ‘vludowoehich at first she thought
to be.ber master's back coat, bat on taking a closer.viem,
site discovered that it was the head of the prisoner Willis,
who had got over the railing. and hung by his hands front
the window stone: she asked him what he w.oritedt he
re'plied,.that he waived to see w Dr. Young,
toilerstoid,lived there. The witness said there .ffol no
such perlion, lived there, or in the street ; and thn prisoner
clambered over the 'railing Ind walked off with the other
prisoner Cook, who stood upon the street-door stem.
Wltneps• did not give apy.alorso, becanso she saw that
net. thing In the parlous was safe. There were three
valuable Writint;desks close to the window, wittcb. site
AuppoAesatitiete,d the prisoner's attention... .•
''i'lmildrr, stated that be I'4 bite Autt
telernirig at an -early hour superinteuding the erection of
some houses belonging to him opposite to that of Mr.
(iron. and saw the two prisoners enraged, as the last
witness described, endeavouring to get into the house.
He was determined to watch them until he soar them
completely in; but being interrupted by the!servant, they
walked othowards Euatomsgoare. Sespecting they ntigbt
attempt some other hoots, Mr. Nlillridge.folOwed them. at
a catttinns Jimmy, watching their motions 411 the , way
until they came to the house, No. 9.4, .the' square,
sibOrtthey d endeavoured to get in at the. mwing-loom
winkle* by climbing up the lamp-post, and 'Mr. Milfeidge
then had them taken into custody. .The prisoner, in
their defence said that they lived at N 9. ,12. Leg-illey,
Long-acre, and were two very Lard-working industrious
young ladQ, shoemakers. They were never in any sort of
trouble before.

Mr. CONANT asked the oncers if any of them knew the
prisoners. They sail they did not; and the prisoner,'
seemed in great luck, until lte-111, a tiuw•..treet patrol, just
entered the office. and recognized them both as regular
thieves and old offenders.

Mr. CONANT then ordered that they should each be
committed for one month to the trend-tuill, as reputed
thieves.

Elizabeth Coady, Isabella Sullivan, aed Catherine Fitz-
gerald, were re-examined. charged with having attempted
to extort money trom Thomas Barnes, a countryman, whom
one of the prisoners enticed into Coady's house in Maynard
Street, St. Giles's. They are also suspected of having
thrown him ont of the second fatar window.
Mr. TURNER, the solicitor, attended on behalf of the
parish, and stated, that the poor man still remained at the
Middlesex Hospital, where he had been lying a fortnight.
in consequence of the injury he hsd sustained in the le.ll
from the window; that he was yet unable to come and
give evidence, but from the surgeon's account all danger
was over, and by next Tuesday, in all probability he would
be well enough to attend.
The prisoners were remanded until next Tuesday.
MARTL.tuosxe.—Yester,:ay Mrs. Amelia °neat, a lady
dressed in the highest fashion, slummed !Milan& Clarion,
the cwner and driver of the hackney coach, No. 833, for
having grossly abused her.
The lady stated that, on Saturday afternoon last, she
sent her servant to the Paddington stand for a coach. On
arrival at tier house in Itroodstock Street, she desired
the coachman to drive to No. 8, Park road, in the Regent's
' Park. On arriring at her destination, the defendant de.
minded Is. W. for his fare. Witness objected to tie as
unjast, and tendered him a shilling as his fare, which she
was conscious was all he could demand according to the
list of fares. The defendant refused to take it, insisting en
having Is. 6.1. Complainant told him the consequence of
persisting in his illegal demand, and again tendered him
the shilling. After some time the defendant agreed to take
the shilling. Complainant finding him obstinate, told him
he should not have it for his impudence, and that be might
summons her for his fare, giving him her address, No.
.2,
South Bank, Regent's Park.. She then attempted to go
home, but was prevented by thedefentlant, who stood before
her and impeded her progress, insisting that she should not
move till slieforked out his blunt. Complainant, dreading
his violence, paid him the shilling, and she was then suf-
fered to depart without farther molestation.
The defendant, in reply, said, as how he never used any
abusive language at all to the lady; he certainly did ask
eighteen pence as his fare, but soon discovered it was a
mistake ; it was a very long shillingswortb. On the lady
refusing to pay the one and sixpence, and offering a shilling,
he agreed to take it, but she refused to give it, saving be
might summons her, and that she lived at No. 2; South
Bank. At this moment a gentleman came up, and hearing
the lady giving her address, told her she was misleading
him (the defendant), and that she did not live at South
Bank. Finding herself repulsed, she said," Well, then,
I live at No. 8, Woodstock street."—No, you don't," said
the gentleman, " you live at the end of Portland Town,
and you know it." He finding she had deceived him, ditl
insist on his fare, and did prevent her going till she paid
him, which he considered himself juttitied in doing. As
for using any abusive language, he declared he did not
utter a disrespectful word.
Mr. Phillips, the gentleman above alluded to, then
stepped forward ; lie said lie had not the most distant Icnntv-j
ledge of the coachman, but hearing the lady give a wrong'
address, lie had stepped forward to prevent the imposi-
tion.

Mrs. Gantt here interrupted the proceedings, by observ-
ing, that Mr. Phillips owed her a grudge, and that he was
ablest() swear any thing.
The Magistrate rebuked her for the observation in severe
terms, and then ordered the summons to be dismissed, and
adjudged Mrs. Guest to pay the expenses.
Juvextte DEPRAVITY.—A little urchin, not more than
nine years old, named Michael Hunt, was charged with
picking pockets.
Hannah Connor stated that she caught the prisoner's
hand in her pocket, and on feeling for her money she funnil
it was. gone. A constable stated that he searched the
prisoner on the spot, and found in his' pocket l•ls. Gs. io
silver. On taking him to the wAtchliouse, lie said the
money belonged to his poor mother, wh o was a very drudren
woman, and had given it to bias for fear she should spend
it. It was afterwards proved that his mother had been
dead several years, therefore he was immediately counnitted,
to take his trial.

LAMUETII-STREKT.—Yesterday Edward Tarbut was
brought before the sitting Magistrate, charged with in le-
cently exposing himself to three girls, on Monday evening
last, in Princes-square, St. George's in the East.—He was.
committed to the tread mill for a month.

airs. Ann Wilson, of Wells's-street, Poplar, was brought
up on a warrant charging her with an assault of a very
aggravatril description.
The prosecutor, John Iti‘Doneld, an elderly seaman,
stated, that as he was sitting at breakfast with the de-
fendant, with whom lie had been an occasional lodger
foe the last six or seven years, she urged him to brae
witness for her that a neighbour, with whom, she ap-
peared to have had a quarrel, hut thrown a stone`at Ler
head butle declining to swear to a fact which lie not
only had not seen, but which lie did not believe to have
occurred, she'iminediaiely flew at him., and with the knife
with which she was cutting some bread and butter, inflict-
ed a dreadful gash across the back of his, hands,
,tari.Cli
deprived him of the use of his fingers. ;
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Being asked what she could s.iy in her ilrfeuee, she
strennoosly denied the
_truth of,thecomplainsnt's tatemen,,
and declared that the man had cut his own hand in attetnpt-
ing to cut some wood, and that ehe had witue,,ses at hand
to prove the fact.
Her witnesses were accorilin4 examine-I, a female
neighbour and a watchman deposed is having herd th„
state, when the parish surgeon nai dies-in
the woman ow not to Warne, for thrit he
complainant nto
hark done it himself in cutting a piece of wood.
The complainant at once adin'itteil that be had said so on
the °erasion alluded to, because he had been persuaded In-
the defendant's entreaties to do so in order to screen ht:r
from punishment; hut he now declared upon his otth, that
the wound was inflicted by her in the in inner he ha 1 just
described ; and he asked how it was p sssible, the injary
could have I iten done to his right htud, that he shottia
have done is himself, ['tat heiug toe only band with which
Ise could ever us- a.tool or weapon-of any kind.

'rho .31agistrate was on tit- point of iliiinissing the val.
plaint, when.the complainant observed it oas not the first
time the defendant had wounded him with a deetlly icstru-
ment, having only a fortnight before eut at his left wrist
(which was still bandaged) with a chOpper. lie was then
asked if be could pcidnce a witness to that fart, and he
called upon a respectable-lookinz woman who fired aithin
two (loos of the defendant, who deposed to having heard
the latter on the necishin referred to at high words with
tun comldainanr„ who ea:le l out, " Goo I Grid! sha 11415
got. a chopper in her hand ;" and presently afterwards. na
running to the spot, site saw the complainant's left wrist
cut and bleeding.

'fife M igistrates it certainly now appesre I that the
44endant was a vi i at and dangerous woman, and ha
or.ler.d her to find bail.

CS lON lIA LL.—Yesterd..v Thoin23 Selffield, who stands
charged with leaving wilftilly set fire to his house in the
London Road, about three week. ago. was broegot before
It. J. Cuaatigns, Esq. for final examination.-1n addition
to the evidence which has oirtvly a;ipear• I against the
prisoner, James Edwards, his apitren•ice, state!, that on
the night thu Immo was learnt he observe I his to .st er place
a candlestick, with a lighted dandle in it, on the count, r
in the shop, just before they had (pitted It, for the purpose
of going over to his ether house. lie added, that the Cawile
was left lighted for him to see his way into
constable, stated, that after the had 'won consume!!,
he (dune' the candlestick spoken of in 3 little room at
end of the shop, lying on its site, an 1 a space about the
breadth of a hand burnt into the floor. There were also
the remains of a bedstead and some ticking near the candle.
stick.

Swill-1141 was fully committed, and his apprentice was
boom! over as a witness azainst him.

On Sa*unlay evening, as one of the steam packets was
coming. op the river, after it was dark, a respettahle waters
man of Greenwich, of the name of Lathbury, who was in
his wherry otr wappinz, was linable to get oat of its tray
from the great rapidity with wh'cl, it was going; and
unfortunately was caught by ti e whed, allied in a
in 'went drove his boat and Itilose:f wider water with great
violence, shattering tho I oat to pi, cc', and inflicting soms
severe wounds and braises upon the man, wlr 1 was luckily
picked up as he rose. to the **Etc.t in a mans -l-•s state, and
preserved from drOwnini ; he was immediately taken to a
ss,rgenn, by whom animation was rsersmod, and I.i• monads
dressed, but he nom lies extremely ill at his house at Green-
wich. It is to he Impel th.t the proprietors a the vessel
will make goo-1 the loss sustained by this rrson, an I it is
to he laanented that the regulation fur litoilng thOTloety
cf tie steins' vessels, where the river is crowded (sad parts.
col srly after it is dark,) is not put in force.
On Suriday week, a child about ttvo yells 01.1, b do/tying.
ti Mr. Bryant, of Springfield, hssex, baiter, was so dreads
fully burnt as t., survive the accident but a few hours. It
appears that the child was alone but a short time, when.
either lr,:m the poker, falling. out, or from some other
cause. the lie I.zowa was set ol fire. The mother. who is
far advanced in pregnancy, on discovering toe datiger of
the suffering infant, clasped it in her arms, an I screamed
out (4 murder" most violently, which was overheard by a
neighbour, who, with great presence of mind, snatched
the child from the arms of the distressed mother, or is
all probability she bad also tarn a prey to the destructive
element.

On Saturday, the :20th ult. an inquest was hell on view
of diets-Ay of Thomas Lightfoot, who died in con,eqnence
of drinking spirits through a tithe, which he introduced
into the bang-!role of a cask on the Salt-house Dork•guay.
Verdict—" Died by excessive drinking.—(Licerpoul
Courier.)
On Saturday se'nnigbt, a son of Mr. Dateman, of Apple-
by, live years of age, was playing. with another child of the
sante age, helongiug to Mrs. Limpelhow ; the latter atatv;el
himself by cat:ing at a 10, of stood on which the former
was sitting.. with a sharp hatchet ; and little Bateman hav-
ing- incautiously placed his right hand en the timber, hat
his forefinger accidentally rut off, at one stroke, at the first
joint!
ACCIDENT IN Tlir STRANn —About six o'c yes!erd.l
evening, as Russell's Exeter Van nes procredirg ;dung the
Strand, and li id reached to opposite Somerset Dense, ;he
axle of one of this wheels broke short, and in consequence
the van, which d•ay heavily upset. The coat:ln:San
and another Iran sitting- on the box were severely bruised,
and were carried into the shop of a surgeon. After bleed.
ing they rapidly recovered. The guard escaped unbolt
This van was upset nearly on the sanse spot about three
months ago.

MADRIBD.—On the Stith alt., Mr. J. 13. De Mole. solicit or. to Isabel.
seco•ol daughter of Henry NI and3lay, Esq. of Cbeacolia.a-place. leatehoth. •
On the 30th tile— at SL Derirges, Southwark, lit Collier, of the Philter
thropie Society, St. George's-lielde, to I.liaa, second daughter of Mr. P. Law,
of Clielsea.
On Tuesday. the 7th fest., Major-General. Carey, to Miss Manniug, thletlf
daughter of W. Mantling. Esq. N P.
On the 7th instant, at St. Mary's Church. Telington. Mr. Lewis. surgeon,
of Spit al-square, to Mary. second daughter of Z. Donnell, Sm. of Islinaten.
On Monday, the 6th inst., was married, at Nether Wmeltetelon, Duel...the
Rey. Charles Spencer, Rector of Wheatneld. Oxon .and nephew to his Grace
the Duke of Marlborough. to Slary Ann, youngest daughter of Sir Scree
Bernard Morlaud, Bart. M.P.
On the Bth nit. at Great Bedworth, by the Rec. it. Jones. 3lr. J. Hitches!:
Lookseller. of Nerthwieli, to Mrs. Burgess, of Witton ; the milted area of tbls
couple amount to 169 years, Cie bridegroom being $2. and the bride b 7. The
happy pair rot off for Witten Houne immediately alter the cot :molly, wl/ere
thee intend to spend the honer-noun. '
tthl t).—fit In,'estre, Staffordshire, on Saturday last, in Mc 231 rear si
her age, Frames Charlotte, Countess of Dartmouth.
Septem!.er 29, at 3lontreuil sue Mer, after a short Blues% 3l;es Catherine
Payton Fox, daughter at the late George Croker Pox, lisq. of Grace lint.
near Falmouth.

-Lately, at C'ragg, new tiler rston, 7.1 r. J. Taylor, aged 20. 'Ex lAA!' wt.' a
laiel out. measured Mx lect seven la: lreo in len eth.
&Suddenly. of apoplexy, on the 2.;.th ult.. aged GG, Mr. J. Bradley, of Bakia•
field. inn-keepzr (forme! ly a well-known horse-dealer); a nalsmsAllp
known awl respected. Ills funeral was attended he near tat' hundred gee.
Crum, us his ne.juaintanre, in CWIlbeA, chaises, gigs. awl on !lamellas*. 1
.ilottram, in Ido.g•lentiale. wliere he was interred. It Is eaieulated that CAA
pt sees inn, whirl, was welt arranged, extended a quarter of a Mile.

COURSE Olr MECIIANGE.—Tussnss.
Arn51ardam...1......c., f.. 12 10 Gibraltar S 0 0
Ditto at Sight ' 12 8 Leghorn fit 0
Rotterdani l2 11 Genoa 4110
Antwerp .• ' ' 12' 9 Venice Italian LIi....LS Id
lia.t.burgh. ............32 2 Malta... .... ........ 1.5 0,
Altona
Paris, 3 days' 5ight.:....25 90 Palermo. • r0z.117 8
Ditto ..ifi 10 Lisbon As Il
liordeaux. .. 26 10 Oporto gai 0
Frankfort on the Mai n ..156,'t Rio Janeiro 48 IF
Pelagian% Sus prble• •82 Dallis 44 • 0
• Rettig ~....Cur Dolls 7d 10gr. Dublin Si 0,
Vienna, Et.'4;in 110 10 2-1 Cork . pi 0
.
Trieste ditto• Pt /1 lummox. per oz.
Madrid... .. • ' 304 0 Portugalgiildincoln.ot.o49d
Cadiz.... • ' 354 U FOreign gold in b'ars3l.l7sa.
ililboa .30 0 New Dosbloons:i"..o 0 0
Ilarealoran " 351 U • New IStallarli . 0 4. 9:
Saville ...... - 3134 0 Silverinbarkstandardo 0 ir

L. 01141011 : Printed tnd Pattithed •t the Office, No. 497, Stradd,,,
by R. WARUBLL, LL.D. Proprietor.

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