The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-29 00:00:00

'TIE STATESMAN.

Bow STaaßT.—Tats HiDDeN TReASURIL,L—A young man.
of the tame of Waking. Jones was yesterday 'brought tee
she Office mirweharge of having, by divers -steatagetnsob-,
.pined from Mrs. Prober[ alias Hulk, an old .lady .of peon-;
.riott3 habits, a treasure of incalculable value. Preen the
statement of the parties who preferred this charge, it ap-'
„pewit that the defendant; with his wife, had lodged in the,
_seine house with Mrs. Probed, in the neighbourhood all
Clare Market,aud'tinding that she.was possessed of untold'
gold, they contrived to wheedle themselves into her good
graces, and to supplant her relations in her favour.
rnately they persuaded her to remove to lodgings, which
Jones provided for her in Carey Street, and here haring '
her completely in their power, they not only obtained smell
sums from her in aid of their own support, but carried off
her boxes containing bags of cash, wearing apparel and
various other valuables to an immense extent. Under so
serious a charge Jones was apprehended, and the boxes in
question were found in his lodgings. On now investigating
the affsir, it turned out that so far were these boxes from
' containing money, that their contents simply consisted of
petticoats, and other articles of wearing apparel, which
wore of very
,ancient date in point of manufacture; and
which also bore the appearance of having done ample scr•
vice in the days of their youth. As to money, none was
found, and, indeed, it turned out that the old lady was only
in the receipt of 251. a year, with such perquisites as she
might have received as a pew-opener of Lincoln's Inn Cha•
pel, amounting perhaps to as witch more. The ground of
the supposition that she was possessed of great wealth was
the fact of her living on a most narrow scale. It further
appeared that she had employed Jones to obtain an allow-
ance of 3s. a week for her from the parish. Among other
acts of the old lady's foresight, which were mentioned, was
the fact of her having already paid the expencos of her fn•
neral, and selcuted the ground in which her remains are to
be deposited after death. The boxes in question she gave
to Jones, as a mark of her regard for the kindness and
attention which he and his wife- had paid her.
Upon the part of Jones several persons spoke in the high-
est terms of his integrity, and after full consideration,
Sir Richard flirnie directed he should be discharged, and
that the property whiols he bad received from the old lady
should be returned.
• Penile NUISANCES.—A butcher keeping a shop in
Church Court, St. Martin's, was fined 40s. for hanging
three sheep outside of his shop, which extended over the
pavement. The penalty was indicted under Mr. Taylor's
ne.v Act.

HATTON GARDEN,—APPLTERATION OP BRIAD—The
activity of the of intruded with warrants for sear. ping
the premises of the bakers within this district, has led to
another detection. A baker of the name of Robt.rt James
was convicted of having alum in his possession, and fined 41.
and costs.

QUEEN SQUAlM—Yesteradr Thicker, a private in
the Third (unk, wat brought to this office, eh tree I with
attempting to violate the person of a fine little girl, named
Holmes, only four years of age.
It appeared by the evidence of the mother, that the pri-
soner ►odges in the same hou-e with her, and is a married
man.—lle took a great deal of notice of the child, and
appeared very fond of it, and the child was frequently in
his apartment, which the witness did not object to, not
having the slighett idea that he would attempt any thing
improper. On Wednesday the prisoner enticed her into
his r,som, and gave her sonic bread and butter ; in a short
Cale after she came crying to witness, and described to her
the nalwe of the outrage which the prisoner had commit-
ted ; and a sergeon was seta fin, who examined the child,
and found that she had sustained a serious injury.—The
prisoner was committed (or trial.

MARY•LE-RONNE OFF:CE.—CAPTCRE OP A FORTUNE
TELLER.—YeAenkv, in consequence of information lodged
at this office, the ciiief officer, accompanied by Hooker,
went to a boost" in Ogle Street, where, after exploring the
intricacies of a winding staircase, they succeeded in disco-
vering the sanctuary of a fortune teller, the sybil of fate
being at borne; and on the entrance of the officers, in
the act of ilingin,r from the window a pack of cards and
other figures used in the " Black Art." She was secured
and hrone lit to the office, where she gave her name Mary
Pa rke.. and wan arraigned under the new " book of fate,"
vulgarly termed the " Vagrant Act."
The ile;inquent, it seems, by the performance of the mys-
terious parts of her profession, had frightened the per-
sons residing in Ogle Street It was supposed, the " gift"
she bad received did not include herself, as she fell a very
easy capture into the hands of justice. Two pretty looking
servant maid., named 6rife and Steven, attended, and de-
taihrl he fortunes which the sybil had lob! them : one was
to have a " ulee, fair, steady gentleman ;" and the other
was tO_ltlaYe a beautiful young man, in full work, and
with large expectations," fiar husbands; and, iniact, under
the idea that all this was to happen, they bad quitted two
very comfortable situations; and then the old woman had
endeavonred to prevail upon one, for the accomplishment
of her" fortune," to go Into a house which was afterwards
discovered to be a brothel. On making this discovery,
the girl informed her friends, and she was brought forward
as a witness. •
The lady said she only told fortunes for amusement.
The Magistrate remanded her for another examination.
She was removed, dealing out anathemas against the two
girls, who appeared afraid of h. r.
nanLISOROLGH STitesr.—/Ifacgaret Kelly was brought
up among,t the night charges, far haying picked a gentle-
man's pocket.
111 r. James Smith, of Broad Street, Bloomsbury, deposed,
that, on the night preceding, be was on his way home
thrAigh Oxford Street, when the prisoner at the bar acco,t-
ed him, lie desired her n3t to interrupt hint, hat she clang
round his waist. and it was not until lie used the most post.
tive language, that the prisoner WOlll4l Wail( on. The mo-
ment she parted from him, he missed, on t of his own pocket,
a purse, containing I/. liia. II,1.; and, therefore, followed
her, at some distance behind, bat without losing sight of
her, to ao obscure house in the neighbourhood. Ths pri-
soner went up stairs, and witness procured a watchman.
On going up stairs the prisoner was found avenipting to
conceal herself behind a door. Site immediately exclaimed,
" I suppose you want your money;" and led them to the
bottom of the stairs, where she had concealed the pars: in
a hole. Witness said he did not wish to prosecute the pri:
Mr. ROE, the sitting Magistrate, said, that this was a
clear case against the prisoner; and she was last alonday
accused of robbitiz a person of a sovereign. Mr. Roe,
therefore, thought it quite necessary site should be checked
in her racer of thieving.—Fully committed.
LAMBETH Sruvay.—Yesterday tao men anti a woman
rune l.fore the presiding alagistrates at ties o.iice, to give
information against some persdn, whom th-y accnsed of
haying broke open the Depository Housr. of the London
Hospital on Monday, -the Nei instant. It aapeared, how-
ever, on examini.:l them, that the men hail been themselves
body stealers• and the woman acensed her hushatpl of the

ti.one crime. A reward of 201. had been offered for the ap-
prehension of the perpetrators, and, as the object of the
prevent acrusstion was merely to ohntia the reword. the
Magistrates dismissed the accusing parties with merited re-
proof.
UNION-11,11.1.—Yeater.117 Jok:t If7rarton. who stated
himself in be e of the err i waiters at Vanzhall Gardens,
was brought before b. B. ALLEN, El. charged with having
robbed a tientlemsti, named Jones, of Lill.
The Superintendent of the Police, station-41 in the
Gardens to preserve the pe we, said, that about 1611-past 12
o'clock onAt?e preceding .&gbt, be %vas on ditty in the
Barden., tell observed Mr. Jones, who appeared to have
had rather till midi win", sitting in one of the. boxes, and
the prisoner actin_ in a very o.ticions manner about his
{venom. 1 he ellicer kttpt his eye on the prisoner, and in 4
t•LOTt tint? saw n tu-tt.k: a. puts-t' seitli•out of Ili. Jones's

hand.--Witness then asked the prisoner who and what be,
was.—lle replied, that Its was a .waiter in the hardens;
that the.gentleman, whose pocket-book be was takiag care
of, was an Old waster of Isis, and special care should be
taken that no harm should come either to him or bis
property. The witness was not satisfied with this account,
and fur she purpose of aseertaiting, from the conductor of
the hardens, whethfr the prisoner was in the capacity of
waiter there, be left him and Mr. Jones•together. Upon
Isis return, he found that they had 'left the box where he
first saw•theso, and that the prisoner was supporting Mr.
Jones to an unfrequented part of the Rudest. As soon as
Wharton perceived the constable and Mr. Kaghes together.
he turned round and exclaimed, " Oh, here's the Gentle-
man," and was about to leave Mr. Jones, when witness
cried out, " Stop, you must give ow leave to search you be-
fore sou go," and seized the prisoner, who kept his hands
closed very tightly. Witness with touch difficulty opened
one hand, front which he took a piece of paper, which
turned out to be a tavern bill that had bean taken from
Jones's pocket-book. The prisoner then made violent efforts
to get away, and swore that Isis other hand should not be
forced open. The witness, however. ma% determined to
effect his object, and in an instant the prisoner put his
hand to his month. stuffed in a piece of paper and swallowed
it. It was subsequently proved that Mr. Jones had been
robbed of a 201 note, and the officer stated that he had no '
doubt the prisoner had wade away with it in the way de-
scribed, for in addition to the other grounds of suspicion,
Wharton said upon swallowing the paper, " It's all gone."
Mr. Jones admitted he was tipsy at the time, but he re-
colleited that the waiter was very officious about his
person, and believed bile to be the thief. lu his pocket-
book he bad upwards of 3701. and fortunately all he misted
was one 201. note.
The prisoner was committed.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

Au Inquisition was taken yesterday afternoon on vie* of the
body of a youth named John Briggs, aced about 14. James
Parcel, a boy to a hair-dresser iu Well.street, Poplar, sworn.
On Tuesday last, shout half-past three, witness saw the de-
ceased strip and go into the Thames, near the Pol.y /louse,
Poplar. lie said he would swill to a hoat which lay is the
river about twelve yards from the shore. lie attempted to
catch hold of the boat, but missed his hold ; he thee weal un-
der water, and came up three tiers. A boy named Bateman,
went into the water to save him, and caught hold of Mat, but
could not prevent his being drowned. A boat ryas immediately
called for, and °Became with grappling irons, but the dece.sed
was not had out until two or three hours had elapsed, when tne
tide left him near the spot where he sunk. Verdict—Accidental
Death.

An Inquest was held at seven o'clock last evening, at the
heft Moon, Stretton-ground, Westminster, on the body of J.
Willlasnaros. aged a:, years.—Mrs.Wieliamson, a widow, resid-
ing at No. r'4, Stretton-grounO, stated that the deceased was
her son, and a married man, but did nut live with his wife; he
had formerly been at sea, and latterly out of work, and en-
tirely dependent upon her for suppturt. His spirits had been
broken by distress, and he took a quantity of liquor that af-
fected his brain ; and such was his despairing condition, hav-
ing no bed to sleep in, or place to lie at niot, except on a few
rags huddled together on a mangle in a cellar ; where the body
lay when viewed by the Jury. Witness tmik in washing and
mangling, but had very little to do ; and the deceased went to
bed supperless on Wednesday night. Ile had heen observed
during that day, and preciously turreto. to be in a most melan-
choly condition; and on the, renown': (yestainiy) morning. he
was found hanging in the cellar quite dead. Sde believed that
distress had driven him mad, anal caused him to destroy hint-
selr. Verdict—insanity.

A woman, named Mary Madden, lodging in a bark
room of the first floor. at No. 1, West Street, the next
louse to Field Lane and Saffron 1101, put a period to
her own life yesterday, under the following circutustances:
at one o'clock in the afternoon, a woman who lodged in
the sante room with her came home from market, and
being tired she stripped olf her clothes and went to bed,
she being up from three o'clock in the morning. Some
time after the deceased, who aas sitting on a chair in the
room awoke her, and told her to curne,und put her to
bed. The other replied, " What are you so drunk already,
that von are not able to go to bed deceased re-
plied; " No, but you will have to lay me oat and wake me
too." The woman got up and found her sitting in a
chair with her throat cut, and the entire floor covtred with
blood ; she ran out and gave an alarm, and !dr. Davis,
who keeps a clothes shop next door, and Barnsley, the
beadle, entered, and found her as already described.—
Davis asked her who cut her throat c she said she did her-
self with a razor, pointing to one which lay open on the
door, and that she did it from distress. Barnsley had her
carried to liartholo.new's Hospital: and the surgeon, on
examining her wound, asked Ilarusley how old she was.—
He said he believed 60; she immediately answered, " I am
70, 34 years of which I au' in London." Her a indpipe
was severed. After speaking a few words more which
could not be understood, she expiMd. An inquest will be
held ou the body this afternoon at four o'clock.

Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, au inquisition was
held at the Illack horse, Queen-street, before Mr. Stirling, on
the body of Rebecca Jones, a woman aged 40, who on Wed-
nesday put a period to her existence, by hanging herself. It
appeared that she lived with her husband at No. 6, Queen-
street, and had latterly been troubled with en affection in the
head, which produced excessive pain ; she ales frequently
drank to excess. On Wednesday morning her husband, who
is a tooth-brush maker, went over to Lambeth on some busi-
ness, and OH his return, on pushiag open his door, he was
horror-struck at finding his wife hanging by a cotton handker-
chief. He did not cut her down, but gave an alarm, running
out to a nephew's of his in Castle-street. Some of the'
lodgers came down, and after a few minutes delay she was cut
down and placed on the bed, and Mr. Whatley, the parish sur-
geon. and air. Tweedale, another surgeon, were sent for. Mr.
Tweedale came and endeavoured to bleed her, but without any
effect, as only about half a tea-spoonful of blood could be
squeezed front the orifice ; his opinion was, that she had been
dead some time; her husband had gone out soon after five
o'clock in the mornining, his wife also then got up and was
partly dressed. A young child was in the room, who soon
after six o'clock saw its mother tie the handkerchief to the bed
post, and put it round her neck, but no farther did the child see
as it fell asleep. • The Jury questioned the husband particularly
as to his not instantly cutting his wife down, hnt It clearly ap-
peared he laboured under extreme terror; Indeed, there ap-
peared some hesitation on the part of other witnesses to per-
form the act. She had latterly not been very well, and at times
laboured under aberration of mind. The Jury returned a ver-
dict of—lnsanity.

An inquest was held yesterday at the White Hart, Turnham
Green, on the body of James Edmund Springsll, Esq., a Gen-
tleman of c insiderable properti, who died suddenly while pre-
paring to enter a stage coach to come to town. Verdict—
" Died by tile visitation of Gud."
SUICIDE.—at Sunday morning a respectable female of the
name of Marstfall, residing in Marshall's-row, at the nsrth
part of the town, was found suspended by a sash line to a nail
in the back kitchen.' She was married, and was discovered by
her hut:bend on his return from chapel, she having availed her-
self of his absence to comciit the rash act. No specific cause
j can be assigned for it, but she was subject to fits of despon-
dency, and had sevt rat times before attempted to destroy her-
self. A Coroner's inquest was holden on the body on Monday
morning, when a verdict of Lunacy was returned. The de-
ceased was about 49 years of age, and has left two children,
the youngest of whom was only fourteen mouths old, and who
was found in a garret. where it is supposed the unhappy mu-
ther had left it.—(firiyfifon Gazette.)
At Ashley Lodge, in the Parish of Porlock, an inquest was
held on the hotly of John Jones, aged 4S. Deceased had fur
many years been in the employment of Lord King. at his
beautiful romantic villa at Ashley, and front his strict integrity
and sobriety. and being a most confidential servant, he was
universeily esteemed in that neighbourhood. Unfortunately it
had been latterly discoverd that he was labouring under some
dreadful Impressions of mind, and for a few days hid become
so delirious is to resider it necessary to have persons to sit up
with him, On sue night of Tuursday last, three persons'at-

tended him, but towards the morning he eppearing more trsts
gull and apparently milers', his protectors also asleep, and
about four in the morning deceased escaped from them iu his
shirt only, and went to a hay-house about two hundred yards
distant, where he put a period to his existence by Ilsiag the
head of a halter over a side timber of the building, mad plac-
ing his head in a noose of the other end, then threw himself.';
in which situation he was found quite dead. Verdict—lnsattity,
dinee the inquest it has been discovered that the unfortunate
man was one of those unhappy mortals who believed in witch.
craft, and under the stupid belief that he was hewl:ched, had
actually sent a person to one of the Baker fatuity (1 notorious
set of impostors who reside near Collumptou), to be infurn el
of the means of freeing himself from the rnisehievuus agav v
which afflicted him. It is truly lamentable that at this peri4
of society such idle notions shuuld still exist in tie wooer%
part of this county, and it Is most sinc-rely to be Itopsd th,i
enough will hereafter be elicited resptciotr this tuelanehof
event to cause the person to be prosecuted who is supposed t •
have dared to %joists the lows of his country, by pi.:1.54 tan
pocket and harassing the mind of this unfortunate. WV!, 41,1
to lead him to the commission of the fatal deed.—(7:rontss
courier:)

THUNDER STORII ON TUESDAY.
AIARGATE —On Tuesday. between l?. and 1 o'clock.
most singular phenomenon was witnessed by many of the
inhabitants of this place. The clonds, highly impregnate(
with electric matter, commenced an awful ditch:vv,
about three miles from the harbour, the fluid ilesci
in a serpentine manner from the atmosphere ra Ihr sea. •
in regular streams of most vivid lightning, dirlosing a light
at once brilliant, awful,sahlime, and interesting. The
discharge continued for nearly half an hour, before this !
generation of the rain, which subsequently descent:v.l in •
torrents.
WatTrrant.a.—The storm on Thesday, which visite! a!l,
the adjacent country, passed over this tot n with as fa! sub-
limity. In its passage the lightning descended on two
dwelling houses in Whitstable-street, and vati4.l euroi.:er-
able havoc in the one occupied by Mra. Cuive:. It I.
eel down the chimney into the kitchen, %%licit' the f.airtihat
were at dinner, tore away the chisimey piece, and pas: i ;or
along the ceiling, Over the heads of tt,e futile, (happily
without doing any of them injury,) made its at ay tiro :zit
the ceiling into the shop, where it di-lodged the %toe.,
front the hrlck-work, and burst away through the
in which it broke almost every pine of !ass, and
the lining, rill, and other wood work in its room to piece:, •
It appears that another column of the fiery fluid desm:l,6l
the chamber chimney, and aftercausing similar devastation
I finally burst through the window, smashing every pane of
glass, and shivering the fra ne work to pie( et. The ad-
,joining house, in the occupation of Mr. Ilea, was shitlereh.
The electric fluid passes' down the chimney, great part of
which it demolished ; it moiled the front and a great ft irt
of the side roofs, tore away the ceiling of the attic, an
burst the windows out. The subtle timid als • entered the
front chamber and the parlour, breaking the windows ono
window flames in its passage out: it happily passed uhf
without doing any further mischief. It affords lc; eat mater
for gratitude to Providence, that though a num% rr of
children were on tare premises, they received no injury
either from the lightning or fatting. bricks, tiles, Le.
Frill materi.l,

On aay the materMs of that portion of the old build.
ings of the College, which is yet standiog, an wa4
formerly occnpieil by the library, &c. were sold by anetinn,
for the stun of SOt., the carved stoses and other euriiiiitim
which may be found in taTiing dbum the huildine, not in-
cluded. This remnant of the ancient e.lifice is to be in,.
mediately polled Joan, and the foundation of the ne w
buildings, intended to contain the library, a ill he laid emir
in the ensuing sprint.—(f diabargh Ccueast, Auz.3s )

RTII.—On Thut,alar. tIo• 31st inst. at her house la tiloue...ster-isise..
the Lain of Ceorate E.-elyii, EA. id a 50.,.
MARDI ED.--Ou Wednesiay, at Mary-1,-hone New Chureh, Henry Mo-
rison. Esq. of lierLeleysoinare, to A; Wren, of Glonoesti r.
At Croydon, on Wednesday, the 27th in-taut, Mr. Robert Davies, J.II. mu,
goon, of Holborn-hill, to Mary, only daughter of the late ruoluas B weber,
seq. of Petenoteld. Maids,
On Tuesday. the 013th Instant, at Swansea. Arrwlfl Wall' -el. Esq. of tbo
Middle Temple, to Anne Nasuntit, only 'Laughter of Jares.Mersh, En:. of
Norwie b.
On the 28th inst., at St. James's Church, Gilh:•rt Esta to Man.
garet Eli dein:liter of Sir lLanks.
On the 25th at itroidelyst. in the coon! y of Devon. Henry Jenkiirson.R.9.
Captain K. N. eldest 6441 of Lielitenantativilera'. enUinsoa. to M.. 4 Aetna.%
daughter ul the late, and sister to the I•resent Sir Ttioups Dyl. Ayi,ol.
Dart.
DI ED.—On Monday. the ISili in4ant, at Lis seat, &ober Count, Sarre .
R. Taylor. aged i t.
On the 27th inst., at Newington-greets. in is :Wirer. De:lambs. Hatt,
111.
1 eiaterday in the Sigh year of his age, Mr. LI .r.lainlo Su, th, of evildoer-
well. Surrey.
On the 611. sincerely and. deservedly regretted, James Scott. Roy. ot
Caddis Lodge, formerly of Anne Gruye,lii the Queelli Ca • ye,
of his age. and one of the oldest Alaglstrates to Ire:and.

Demise a platens nsor.—lltin.
Thy house, and (in the cup of life.
That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife.
SOCRATES, by his Discourse on Marri 'Ale, en en-
raptured his auditors with the aubjee, that the
married men flew to their wires. and the bachelors letstened
to be wedded; and "The Sneetator" ntfirin st, that the
word " wife" is the most agreeable and delighttil name in
nature.
The sacred institution, then, of marriage, munpasses the
desideratum of our enjoyment ; teeming not only w.th hap-
piness on earth, but disposing the soul itself to harmonize
with bliss hereafter.
Previous, however, to entering into this hallowed obli-
gation, it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regulate
the passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those
impurities which the freedom of uurestricted pleasure mar
have retailed upon it. To the neg:ect of such attention are
attributable, many of those hapless instances, which. while
they excite the commiseration of the beholder, should also
impress him with the fear of self-reproach.
Luxurious habits will effentinize the body—a resident., la
the tropics will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially
does the premature infatuation of youth tit freveto e.ts,-
' promise the natural dignity into a at tte of inanition, from
whence the agonized suffe,er more than doubts the ettene,,
of relief. To all such, then, we address nurse!. es, efferine•
hope—energy—muscular strength—felicity : nor will our
advances appear questionable, sanctioned. as they ere by tit,
multiplied proofs of twenty years successful experience.
The easy cares of married life are sometimes disturowd
by the suspension of those blessings which coneeetrate the
nuptial wreath—for the female habit is often constitutionally
weak—yet it can he strengthened, and deficient energy im-
proved into functional power.
In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every
relaxation of the generative economy, we pledge our ability
to cure speedily, and with effect. Eareestly solicitous to
expel the unfeeling empiric from the position so presumptu-
ously taken up, we deviate from general principles salt
less hesitation; and confident in our own honourable inte-
grity as Members of the College of Surgeons, we refer the
suffering community of either Sex (especially those entn,
Ing into matrimonial life) at once to cur houses. where daily
attendance is given for personal consultation ; and loves
from the country are immediately answered; them mast
contain a remittance for Advice and Medicine. which can be
forwarded to any part of the world, however &Maid.
GOSS cud Co. M.R.C. Surgeons.
No. 11. Bouv,rie-street, .Flect-streM, London.
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