The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-15 00:00:00

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MURDER. '

WQRSIIIP-STREET,
ulan'invtlitgation took place • yesterdat, M this
Office, relative to the supposed murder of. Mr;
:flnuas Clarke, a respectable auctioneer and sp.
praiser, residing in Old.strect.
By the examination of several witnesses, ft ep.
peared that Cie.tieceased was a collector of the' 8.1.
Niger! taxes, he. in'thc parish o: St. Luke, Mid.
I.tilesex,iti affluent circumstances. It appeared that
on Monday evening, the sth instant,he left his house,
promissingto return to supper, which he Prdeeett,
and tl;rccting one of his men -to attend on him et 7
o'clock the next meriting. 114 however; did net
return.
fits hat, cut in two places, and one of his sleeve.
buttons have bun found near a clay milli!, Heaton
aelt!s, and within 150 yards of kisgsintid-rtead,
and part of his coat and waistcoat in "anotht r part of
the same fields. Lt is supposed that belt is been
murdered, anti from his having informed his sift)
that he was going to take an inventory 'at borne
place in oKingsland-road, which cannot be f *mid
out, it is conjectured that he had been cajoled, by
sonic pretended business, and that his assassination
was premeditated. Ale frequently carried about .
him property to a large amount. The body, how.
ever, nut having bceu discovered, nortany pf the ar.
fiches traced to any persons, the Magistrates ad..
journed the further examination until the necessary
information can be obtained.
GUILDHALL.
Yesterday, a genteel looking young man, dressed
as a petty officer in the navy, was charged .tacture,
! the sitting Alderman, on suspicion of stealing a
portmanteau trunk, the property of Mk. 1 rub a
navy agent, who. as residing at the Belle Sausage
Inn, Ludgate-hill. It appearA by the evidence of
a waiter at Peek's Coffee.house, Fleet-street, that
the Prisoner, on Friday evening last, came in a
great hurry, and enquired if lie mild be lICCOMITIO.
dated with a bed ; the- waiter took a portmanteau
trunk, land a small bundle tied up in a handker.
chief, from the Prisoner, and conducted him. up
stairs ; the Prisoner said, he had, lost the. key. of
his trunk, and requested a chissel to break It
open ; the waiter furnished him with an instru.
ment for the purpose. The Prisoner came dawn
soon afterwards with two btindles, and said he
should return in a few minutes, but did not
return that night. On searching the room, it ap.
peared the cententr, of the trunk had been taken
out`, except ale* papers. The next morning the
waiter seeing." advertisement in the. papers, de.
scribing the trunk and its contents, qnd offering a
reward for the recovery of it, immediately gave in.
.formation at the Belle Sausage, when the trunk and
the papers were delivered to• Mr. Grant, who hay.
ing recovered the most material part of his property,•
was obliged to Icavc London for Portsmouth.
On Tuesday evening the Prisoner agnin went to
Peck's coffee-house, and in a great hurry said he
wanted to.get at his trunk ; but being informed it
had been delivered to Mr. Grant, he made a trifling
excuse, and precipitately left the coffee-house. fie
was pursued by two of the waiters, and with great
difficulty secured.
A porter 'from the Belle Satersge stated, that eta
Friday evening he saw a person of the appearanci
of the Prisoner go out of the yard with a trunk and
bundle; and it appeared the trunk had been stolen
from Mr. G.'s sleeping-room. The, porter could
not identify the Prisoner, but the waiter swore po.
eitively to his person. Mr. G. being still detained
at Portsmouth, the Prisoner was cony uitted for ter.
ther examination on Monday next.
The prisoliqr stated, that he was Captlln"s tier%
Of the Onis, just arrived from Oporto; but in the
scuffle With the waiters he hail lost his pocket-
book, which contained his cortifieate.

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. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at Qui
East India-House, when the under-mentioned Cap.
tains were sworn into the command of their rescdc.
tive ships, 'viz.
Gipt. E. Bedsits% to the Princess Amelia; Capt. T. Pen-•
dergrass, to th liopv; and Capt; B. Bichar.lbon, to the 'faun-
toil Castle; for Madras and China.
Capt. G. Simpson, tollte Union; for Bombay and B-00.
The following ships were taken up for ont)
age in lhe Cotepany's service, viz:
New Ship, building in the Medway,4,lo tom; Lord Forbes,
-55t7; new Ship, building, at Chester, 580; Lady Lushingtoo,
590; William Pitt, 580; Caiu'oridAe, 168; David Scutt, 71p;
and Moffat, 70.
'rile ship Moffat was stationed for Bengal direct, _
instead 'of the Albion.
The Prince DE CoNnE, since his removal from
Waastead gousu to his present residence at •Wini-
•blarlon, bade in the utmost privacy, retaining his old
favourite charger as his only horse, and those vents.
rablo domestics, whose long and tried attacbmetit
have so fair a claiM to his n'rntection. and regard.. •
On Friday last :he Hon. Captain WILBRAHAM,
visiting with a large party at Lord CuoLatote.
Ley's, et flaughton.hall, was severely wounded its
the face and eyes by a cross fire frdre a sporting
companion, 'on the opposite side of a hedge. Me-
dical assistance was 'immediately sent for to Nor.
wich, and we are happy to state that Capt. W. is
neither dangerously wounded, nor likely to lose Ilia
sight of either eye.
The Oxford Hines, who were stationed in St.
George's Cli4pel',. Windtur, during the service at
the funeral of the Princess AMELIA, stood in some
parts three deep, cach having a torch in his hand,
with their cavbides reversed. They had a very grand
and solemn appearance.
tilt is Saul, that it is now ascertained, that the pow.
der7magnioes at Xlmeitla were set on lire by a Piir
tuguese Captain of Engineers, 'for which servo
111 ASSEN made him a present of 1000•Moidores, and
he is now a 'Airmen:int-OA:met in the French a; my.
Tem THEATRES.—TIie performances which were
suspended at batitellouses iw c'ernevence of the
death off,,the.*titiCessAuct.e:a,. Were last night re.
ti medo—T he eveuritt es
lbeil,npgagle.,:tcvleree, (!i
1, the ,
Coitilt; theapence
presentedie 4cir:so)7l
OR) orili:Cb.nieaunag dispel the prevail* gluovi..
The Comedy of the Wheel of Fartune m as peffortned
at Cocent.Garden Theatre, which was succeeded I,)y
the Enterthitiment of Pgrouse, which has hen re.
wired in a manner highly crediti'aV to ;he ocean.: dp.
cerement, sod
,to the .perforinenjn goerali
111 e Clandestine Alurriage,. .
and the Farce ef
r Miss; were the, pe furmapcesat, theLyce#
ind 'ink both ciciedini• *ell heeivid,

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