The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

Get LDIIA t.t..—The Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman
ATKINS, was occupied for a considerable time yesterday
with an examination as to the condua of the watchmen
of the Ward of Cheap, one of wham, Wns. Dare, was
in custody relative to an attempted burglary at Mr.
Deputy Brooke's, the silversmith's shop, at the corner of
Bucklersbury and the Poultry.
Wednes'ray morning Mr. Brooke discovered that his
shop had been attempted during the nPgbt, by cutting
through the boardiug under the stall board, with a centre
bit of rather a curious construction. The thieves had
probably been disturbed, and had left the blade of the
centre bit behind them, fast in the wood-wori. Mr.
Brooke, suspecting the attempt might be renewed that
bight, directed an extra man might be put on to watch
about the premises ; about half-past twelve man who
bad been seen sauntering about oo the Sunday night
previode' was taken by the watehman, and in his posses-
sion the handle of a centre bit wes Mood, which fitted
exactly the blade left et Mr. Brooke's. The fellow was
taken heft); e the Lott! Mayor on Thursday, and commit-
ted fur trial.
Dare, the prisoner, was the watchman on the beat near
Mr. Brooke's, and on Thursday night Harrison, the bea-
dle-, when settingthe watch, learnt that Dare had found
some wires with bookie to them treat to Mr. Brooke's, on
the night of the attempt. He thought it strange that
Dare should have taken these things borne without say-
ing any thing to Lim, and Mr. Brooke hearing of the
(acts, gave him into custody.
The snstrainents, when produced, were found to be
stout nires of different lengths, set at intervals with
htfOlts in various directions, for drawing articles out of
the shop-window through the aperture made by the cen-
tre bit. Dare's sccouot was, that while on duty on Tues-
day night, he saw two person. standing near the water-
trunk by Mr. Brooke's shop, and on examining the spot
some time afterwards, he found the wires bid behind the
trunk.

Aft.l minuteexamination it appeared that though Dare
had not communicated the:fact either to the constable of
the night or the, beadle, he had shown the in.trutuents
poldicly to the other watchmen it the tvatch-bouse.
Mr. Alderman ATrans told the prisoner he would
not bare tato understeud that be had st.preseut in ode up
his mind ether for or agsinxt him. He.
,should feel it
necessary to examim• his btOther watchmen; forsythia
purpose he should for the present rewind' him. until hr
nail learnt their arCount of the trantaction.

Bow- seaser.—We stated, some days aro, that fcgjasain
Doggett, late a sailor on board tha.Marqueas of ilauLiy la-
diamau. had been brought to this office ofhse-
tag tag taken a part to the murder of Mrs. Donatty.' ' •
The coufession.made by this ma., as taken down in writ-.
ing by the officers of his sky,. was so iniLstery circonastak.'
tial, that it had all the &ambiance a( truiti,"iiidefbs
trate before Shona he wig Irst brosghtf'r. sai.tf Esq.}
has Laken a issorktlif 'pains to sacertaiii whether sr opt- say
corroboratira eVat.Let coeld.be obtained ; bwt, afters mos,
minute investigation, the whole story appears LA be Utterly
'untrue, tniented, thb foals' hi set SticileCthe Moment'
ha got uhore, merely for, the puryosb of /Wittig muttrons

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-t Ip. This being the ease, the detail of Ms coonsit—
,
be interesting to the pablit.'
Intert7llY be was brought tirtthis office, and intent&
'Kited by. Mr.. HALLS. publicly, as to the different vess-ls
he bid *Wed in. He gate a very minute account en this
sukijet; And, basilic *6 done, the Magistrate ordered
tbst:be should stand remanded until Tuesday next, when
*he would finally decide on his case; and he farther or-
dered-that in the meantime be should be disencautivefed
orbisironc. • • •• . • '
• We understand that in the course of the investlgatieleiel
this affair many circumstances have come out, corroboratito
of Doggetes statement respecting the harsh treatment be
and others of the crew received nn board the Marquess of
Huntly; by which it would appear that a very unusual—if
dot anwarrantable severity had been exercised, and it is said
that farther inquiry will be made into it. founediately after
Doggett was reunited from the bar, Mr. Itsta.s proceeded
to Om Home Office, for the purpoae, as we were informed,
of laying the whole businesabefbre•the Secretary. of State.
al Alt L 55R06611.5 T ,—Yestardt y. Mr. Stewart, of
Francis-street. Tottenham-court-road, with en aittiau t on
Miss Eliza Mackintire, with an intention tomommit a rape.
It app.-erect from the evidence of !Hies Mackiutire, who is
about 17 years of age, that with .the consent of her aunt,
puder whore protection she was, alts lodged in the house of
the defendant, who Is, a married man. The *swift was
stated to hate taken ',lace in the defendant's parlour ou dim-
day last.
The defendant, who said he was .intoxicatrd at the time,
was held to ball. •t• •

DIARY 1:(111 THR HNSUING WEEK.
WITII Tag wags OF alga WATER 11T LONDOK.R RIDER.

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May 23. S.—TRINITY SUNDAY.
High water—worn. 22 in. aft, 2; even. 43 in. aft. 2.
246, M.—Aug. Abp. .11. T. Ir.
High water—morn. S m. aft. 3; even. 19 in. after 3.
27, T.—ree. &We.
High water—morn. 36 in. aft. i; even. 62 m. aft. 3a
28, W.—Sun rises 68 m. aft. 3..
High wat•r—morn. 7 m. aft. 4; even. 24 in. aft. 4a
29, Th.---K. cn. li. REST. Corp. Chris., f.
High water—morn. 43 m. aft. 4 ; even. I in.
aft. 3. '. ' •
30, F.—Trig. T. begins.
High water—morn. 19 in. aft. 5; even. 39 in, aft. S.
31, S.—Night. 7 hours 50 min. long.
High water—morn. 60 m. aft. 6; seen. 21 min. aft. 6.
Tux STOLEN BIRMINGHAM -..5.-01T15...--MOSY of oar
readers will doubtless remember, that, in the Month • of
December last, two parcels, containining Birminghain
cotes to the atm uht of ten or twelve thousand pound.
were stolen from the Balloon Birmingham coach. On
Monday week, a man called at the shop of Mr.
Franklin, money broker, St. Aun's place, in this tons,
and tendered time Birmingham M. notes in exchange for
sovereigns; Mr. F. told the man he had not sufficient cosh,
hut would go and fetch some ; instead of which, b. went
to the police•offiee, taking the notes with him, and con.-
municated the circumstance to Mr. Laverder, wise con-
sulted a list of the numbers of the notes stolen, and found
that it comprehended the three produced by Mr. Franklin.
Of course he immediately went to the sh ip, when he
frond' the man wa.ting, and immediately recognised hiss
as a person with whom he (sent been prgferstoaany ac-
quainted is Londoo. The fellow was taken into c.s-
tody, and gave hia name Griffith Turner ; and ha hal
arrived that morning from Chestet ; and that ha • h til
been at the Turk's head, in Sbndehill. Mr. Lavend-r
sent thither to make some enqu'riee, and the people: of
the house stated that another man came in company
with the prisoner, and a third came to them there. Just
at this moment the former of these two earns into the
house, and was secured, and on searching hits, • 11110-
th er stolen note was found on his person. I otelli gel -er
of the apprehension of them men was transmitted to
Bit usingbam, and a solicitor was sent oyez :train thence,
to whom the prisoner Turner made some iffsclosnres,
which may possibly lead to the detection of the parties
who committed the robbery.. With that, is appears, the
prisoners had no connection, but were merely eniptoyed
• to put off the notes. They had enceesa.:d in patsing se-
veral i 4 Chester and Liverpool, and sae eta boolomßer's
shop yin this town. They were brought up before. Nr.
Noma, at the New Bailey, on Monday- last, and re:Dalli-
ed till next Motiday.—(Mancheeter GwArdian.)
Itsvitxue OFFICERS FORCIBLY CARRIRD OFF Yo ANlE-
atcs.—Ao extraordinary circumstance occurred ;n Don-
leery harbour, Dublin, on Tuesday last; Two Magis-
trates having received information that an American pas-
sage vessel named William, had taken on board a much
greater number of parengerx than is allowed by law,
proceeded to examine the vessel, which, in a tonnage of
ninety-five tons, bad packed one hundred and fitty-six
miserable creatures of the honest order, reduced by heat,
pressure. want of air, _and accommodation to a state to
rival any thing that has been told of ilave ships: The
Magistrates, in the absence of the Captain, gave the Yes-
gel in charge to two revenue officers, whom they placed
on board. At night, however, the Captain returned, and
pat to sea, carrying his two keepers with him. Two resc-
uee cruisers have been sent in pursuit.
Mayor
Common COUNClL—Yesterday the Lord M held .t
Cant uf Common Council to receive a report from th r
Bridge Hsuse Committee relative to the proceedihgs in
the House of Commons since the last Court rearming
the N. w London Bridge. The said Committee present( d
a Report, stating that his Majesty's Government had as •
sented to m die advances to the extent of 150,0001. by
payments of from 10,0001. to 20,9004 per annum out.:;
the Consolidated Fond, and which the Committee were
of opinion would be sufficient, with the means the
Corporation possess, to warrant them proceeding with
the work.
A motion was made to agree with the Committee in
their Report. To which an amendment was mooed, to
adjourn the consideration thereof, and for the Report to
be printed; upon which a division took place, and the
numbers were as follows :
For the Adjournment 40 ; for agreeing to the Report
49.
The Report of the Committee was then agreed to, aed
the Bill in Parliament ordered to be altered conformably
thereto.
SEELSTONS Discovenao.—The workmen who ate em-
ployed to dig a drain to draw off the water in the Canal
from St. James's Park to the Thames, and who are now
working near Whitehall Stairs, in the rear of Lord Car-
rington's house, have within the last two days dug 'lir
the ti•eletotis of no less than three human bodies, tba
thole of which were in such a state of decay that all
the parts separated on receiving the slightest degree of
pressure. The bones are all very large, and the teeth.
remarkably white. They are for the present deposited at
the house of. Lord Carrington. Four skeletons also of
extraordinary dimensions were found near the same spot
about a fortnight ago.
The workmen employeffin sinking at St. Mai garet's-
hill in the Borough, yesterday discovered a ranze of
lormiiii skulls, nearly two feet in depth ; they were most-
ly in a perfect state, but did not b• ar a forcible touch,
and the teeth, like those discovered at Whitehall,avere
rematkahly white..
We are &affirms to Worm our'respeetable readers;Of the
handsome advantage allowed on Superior Fine Teas, (for
cash) nue °mace in taking a single pound, and one pound al-
lowed in every twelve pounds; and any respectable family
writing for twelve pounds and upwards, is sent free of ex-
pense to arty part of the kingdom, from Messrs. Wannest.
arCts.'s Herron: and Suffolk Tea Warehouse, 15, [little
tied Alley, at the back of OW Haab of England, London.
-111 orders must Ne oaken:minded with • remittance or SO
'rder for payment. ini.lndon, when the change (Vasty) will
be Indlosed In the pawl.: We e m our friends that
111 Teti WM at this lastahlisinivent are of the ehoiesit kinds,
att
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eSIIO6 lstd peeked ss they come from China,
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Rank Sunk I India St eek
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SATUitDAY. EVENING. MAY 24, 1823.
PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY.
Nearly the whole of the time of the House of Com-
mons last night was occupied in proceeding' with the
enquiry into the condnet of the Sheriff of Dublin.—
Thix portion of enquiry led to the examination of a wit-
yes, named King, lately created a Baronet; now distin-
:',i.hed by the cognomen of Sir Abraham Bradley
Nine, and Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Lodges
of Inlaid. The torn which this examination has taken.'
and its remaining still nneoncluded, would render it
•tefair we think, imprudent we 'are •sure, to do
mncb we're than give a mere statement of the
fact..—They art shortly these:—" Sir Abraham
Bradky King" was examined, in the first•instance, to a
point not worth noticing ; hnt the examination travelled
a Iztle from the enquiry in band, and produced a ques-
tion respecting a part of the ceremony of initiating an
Orangeman. To this question the Baronet objected ;
rot, on the ground that it was irrelevant to the business
Woe?. the House ; hot because it willed upon him to
eiselrom secrets of the Orange Society which be was
honed by oath to preserve : and it may here be remarked
in passing, that the trestles referred to some passage in
.4-riptore, which the people of these Orange Societies are
i. the habit of reading on the admission of a New Mem-
''vr. The Baronet having refuse') to answer the goes-
tient, and Limi::g withdrawn from the bar, a discussion
'ol!nwed rather longer we think than necessary, upon
•he point whrtlise this man's scruple of conscience,
itt.er real, or pretended, should protect him against a
irefttiun pat to him in the course of j.istice. The deci-
sion was, 'that it should not ; and pn the Baronet's still
refusing to answer, the House proceeded to consider the
mate in which his contumacy should be punished:
hot the House by this time know very well that
although they have the power to send people to prison,
there are sometimes very urgent reasons for their not
Rending them to prison. Accordingly they were much
gisposed to make up the matter; and Mr. Plunkett ac-
teeny Wirt so far as to propose that the Baronet should
is • ezain called in, in the hope that he would not per-
sist in refining to answer, but that be would meet the
Muse halfway, and say /hot he could not remember
the subject to which the qnestion pointed. The House
however upon cotasideratior,did not stoop so low as this'
end they recalled the Baronet; who, on being pressed to
'point out the part of Scripture referred to by the Orange
p-oceetlings, al:veered the Old Testament! The majority
ado. House joyfully, out to say gratefidly, received this
• answer in full satisfaction, for his former disrespect ; and
the !louse then began to discover, for the first time that all
! is questions as to the Orange Lodges were very irrelevant;
:It this course of examination might to in carried no
:11:11cr, and th d they ought to let Sir Abraham get oar
It was hoped by some that the Heise would get them-
-elves out of the diffieulty ;'but Mr. Grattan and other
!!e r•bers threatened to resume tl.e examination next week
rd Mr. Brougham sold " be hoped the public would
though be feared they sat old not view the pro
ceedinge of the House with a merciful eve; for tha
they now threw up their raps and flattered themselves.
'• they had escape& the threatened discomfithre."
Thns stands the ease at present, and our readers will
-re, that we have eery goad reasons indeed fur forbear-
"leg to comment upon it. All that we will say is this,
mss disgrace and discomfiture light upon those who
• • sAalt appear to deserve them.

Paris papers to theleKleSt., have brought the follow-
ing official intelligence from the Duke d'Angouleme's
Anne, as well as news from the Fourth army. through the
Afertiteur :
TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCII.
" Paris, llTay44.
"Cart OP A TZLIORAPRIC DESPATEN PROM THE MAJOR-OE.
NERAL TO TRU MINISTER OE WAR, DATED
•• Roceguilles, May IR.
"The Heßd•qllllEWTSarrivod here yesterday. The van-
e:mud of the Corps de Reserve is to day at Hoarser°. The
detachments which Abisbal bad in front of Madrid have fallen
boa on that city."
ARMY OF THE PYRENEES.
Arande, Mayls.
The mereb of the division of General Obert has been per-
formed without any obstacle. At Agreda and Almeria& the
population chewed the greatest enthusiasm. The Royalist
A ithorlties are in the exercise of their functions. Comps-
bier of volunteers are already formed. and Gen. Obert his
1.r.-ti every where informed by the inhabitants of the smallest
movements of the enemy. This General has communicated
since the 12th. with tite Royalist General Ressieres, whose
treops yesterday occupied Medina Celt, and Sigueura, and
were marching in pursuit of the rear of Rallasteros, from
le/Lich they took • few days ago, between Csists)ud and Me-
dins Cell. four cannon, two hundred soldiers, end two hun-
dred loads of ammunition. Ballasteros continues his retro-
istide movements towards Valencie, by way of Teruel and
Cuenca. and seems to have lost all confidence in the troops
that he commands. Of the great numbers who daily desert
titr, fifty old soldiers, well armed and equipped, have.pre-
rented themselves to General Obert, and have announced to
him many others ; their arms are delivered to the Royalist
corps that are organizing, and the deserters are sent to their
homes under the inspection of the local authorities. Some
prisoners taken from Bessieres in an affair on the 13th of
April, and who were guarded by 150 Constitutionalists,
hare been set at liberty by their guards, who, with their
Commander, base abandoned the revolutionary celiac. Ge-
neral Obert will he et Siguenza to-morrow, whence lie will
continue his march towards Madrid, as be has been ordered.
FOURTH CORPS.
• Gerona. May 15.
Generals Donediee nod Curial were on the 15th at Vich,
with' their division. On- the sane day Getters' Baron
d'llroles was at Ripollt sad the Royalist partiseo Boson at
Bergs.
General Cartel hasteed orders to set out with the
troops which he corssad repair to Santa Colooa,
whence he will etagere the fortress cif Hostelricb and the
corps et Wass. WADI Is Wiled that plea at Banta
Baron egret's prooseds by Paraiba epos anises, so u
' to cone act his .IMarrosi lath that of orsieril Ito.
4.ldieli, who is presesißli Writ& the same point with all