The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-06 00:00:00

POLICE.
--ri.--

Bow-emErr..—Yestertlay a man of respectable ap-
pearance, who gave his name James Csanington,was
charged by Henry Swann, Esq. with assaulting sad an-
uoying him at various times by threats and otherwise.
Mr. Swann stated, that be had known the prisoner
for some years, he was formerly coachman to a gen-
tikrnan of his acquaintance, who, at hie decease, left an
annuity of 3001. or 4001. a year to a woman. whom he
bad kept. T.lss defendant, at the demise of his mas-
ter, joined company with bis ci-devent mistress, and
they together hired a ,farm on an estate of his (Mi.
Swann's), in Huntingdonshire. When the defendant
went into the house he paid 261. for fixtures: Witness
found hini a very bad tenant, with respect to thezpsy-
ment of the rent, and after be had been there more
than seven years, he was under the necessity of levy-
ing a distress, but though it was in harvest time, there
was not sufficient property found to discharge the rent.
At length the defendant entered into an agreement .to,
quit the farm, and when he had done so be required
that 261. he had paid on entrance for fixtures '.should
be refunded. This he (Mr. Swann) refused, hut offered
to pay him whatever sum an appraiser should then va-
lue them at, the defendant having had the use of them
for several years. The defendant persisted in his de-
mand, and for the last two years had taken every op-
portunity of insulting him in the grossest manner.—
When he met him in the street he pointed him out to
the passengers with—" This is the Member of Par-
liament who was convicted of bribery—this is Swann,
of the King's Bench ;" he bad carried his abuse
to such a height sometimes, as to oblige the wit-
ness to take refuge in a hackney coach. The defend-
anthad also sought him out and insulted him in a
similar manner at someof the clots-houses in St. James's-
street, in the presence of his friends, and had even
threatened to make his appearance at the House of
Commons and expose him, as he termed it, there.—
That morning he met him is the street, and raps-
rienciti,E the same treatment, he walked to the office to
claim erroteetton of the Matitittrktes.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said he had
a right to the 26!. or he should not have demanded
the payment. Mr. Swann, he said, was as violent as
himself, and had once at a slab-house in. Sc. James's
street, seited the poker and threatened to anaiisilttp,
him.
Mr.. Mars Hula.; the sitting Magistrate, said dm tons-
plainant, must rerover his money, if it was due, in 's
legal way, 'mid not insult a gentleman in the manner
Mr. Swann bad described. His conduct was most gross,
and he must give. bail..
The defendant was ordered into custody.
In consequence of itiforaiation-, Bond, a constable
belonging to the oiltekirieiskended Thomas Stokes,
et lalington, on Fri charge of being con-
serned with a gang of ' • .wounding several
mak
officers employed i 9 • , it Service.. The
offence with which the charged, having
been committed in the Auiirt .1
&Rene, Bond was di-
rected to cci.vey hint intei that t Canty. On Monday
the prisoner underwenran teamination before the Ma-
gistrates at Margate, when he was identified as one of
the smugglers found in arms on the 2d of September
last, at Marsh Bay, near Margate, who attacked a
party of Officers engaged in the Preventive Service,
when Lieut. Carr 'was disarmed of his cutlass, and
received a wound in his forehead while engaged in a
struggle with one of alse smugglers. In this despe-
, rate affray, two of the men employed in the Preven-
tive Service were woinded. The prisoner was owl-
mitted for further examination.

MARLBOROVOII-STRZET.-;--A publican in the neigh-
-bonrhood of Portman-street .Barracks (Mr. Fagg) was
charged by two Serjeants of the (inert's,- with permit-
ing, gaming in his house.
It was stated that the Adjutant had gin orders,
from the information be had received, for the Serjeants
to go round to public-bosses and bring any soldier to
his Superior who should-ise detected in gaming. In
this instance two soldiers were conveyed away for
playing at cards at different pert**a Eri4y evening
last. There were four sea of cards sworn 'to as being
played at once, chiefly amongst journeymen'isilt&s.:
The defence was, that the publican waoldesent,•and
the cards he understood were brotight into the house. '
~ The Magistrate observed, that the abseoce of .the
publican was no excnse ; be was fined 401. and re-
winded that the fine was Wt. for the second' offence.
SUNDAY PAPERS: ' '• •
LeVy Alexander;a vender of
Sunday Iliewspapersrin appeaved • be-
fore the. Sitting Magistrate., Mr. HARDWICK, to a NUN--
mons at the instance of "thetlinichWardens. ;Therein he
was charged with v;xereising hirworhilroallinga on the
Lord's day.-I'he defendant pleaded not gailty.
Mr. Marshal, one of the Churchwardens, stated that
in passing the defendant's shop on Sundiy'last, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, he saw hit door open, per.
10111 passing in and out, and a great ,crowd collected
tunnd the shoe reading.some large placards which were
hing outside, intimating the intelligence contai'ned to
certain Sunday pipers which he had for sale. The as-
semblage of persons was so numerous as-to render. the
foot-way quite impassable to persons going that way to
and from. ,Uhurch.
• Maiistrate.—Did you see any papa% sold tiefend-
swt'a:alrp hilt). or for hiss? . - t4s.
.* Witstsim—:Ko; it's stet fottile selling
onto mink., provided. he _sells tblll, 0114• P
time r,as for, tir
.nuisance Canied by 114 )11-t's.
plaiiiivas: • •
' Defeldirit.g.7lte publishing of ikttelil iimositiqtera
t weds of. oteeasity. Jrhe legiskitaip fosimoo, psi

1

{

vision against it. A Bid le bipo--------Ti i .........1111111M-
.trei,
Bement to prohibit the vesitteg •11 as bath
a work which returned satiblaiielboluo to • • -
the Bill was rejected. Ne liargietiolle sat tort*
the sale must be first proved.
Magistrate—l'll put it on this footing i yea I 'V
allowed to sell papers after thetch-tiase, pevl44:o,
do not exhibit the placards ail amok tamosafted, sir
I consider the publishing of Sunday panelsaki
great gratification and importaitee to the pad
• .
many to the working cleseesirwho eaaaot; spare widevi
read on week-tloye.
Defendant—Persons ate allowed to sell fish em,
on Sundays, and why not Wiwi:Wipers as well?
Biagio rate.—The Legida4sre allows the wile el mai
and mackerel, as being a work of nem* but 1.,.
lug on that of newspapers as only to grad pulas=
osity, it made no provision either &toe ijd776l*
ait
on Sander'. . ..r 64
Defend ant.—A Ith ough rptptgpe,kersisi
the'
I'm inclined to pay the ntmat Teipect to the lift,
petting Sundays; but, notwithstanding, 111
shop open in spite of any opposition on Sasiiii:e:
sell what I think proper on my premises. I elastag
the papers-without exhibiting the placards.
lifagistrate.—The evidence is not suffieisit-sp,*
to warrant a conviction ; but if werepetitioo of
place, and that the public are to be annoyed a 5417411/
I will inflict the fullest penalty:
Defendant.—l'M not to be thus ititimidard lii iiii
complainant. The premise's are not mine; hick di
events the penalty is no more thafi 35.. mid 'bag thi
be inflicted I will appeal.
Magistrate.—lf this be your deteratioation sad Wei
of the business, I'll convict the occupier of ale preinhe.
A short irguesent ensued between Mr. Haag aid
thedefendant. He said, let it cost him what it tarry
out of his own pocket, he would institnte procefeep
against him in another Court ; and thui the salter rsa
at present.

•
On Saturday morning between six and seven e'elatk
an alarming fire broke oat at theQuetn's Head lOU
house, Brouspton, which, from a heavy gale of ulcer at
the time, appeared to threaten destruction to tie laa
rounding neighbourhood. The fire originated ie the
feller, where it is supposed to have mouldered
the night, as it Karst into a flame the tit
the doors were opened. The landlord •bitial
tered on the premises only the day before, riil
inmates, including the appraiser, who step. Who
house, with dithenity escaped with their lives. Oen
praise is due to the inhabitants and military, mils
bled on the spot, for the judicious arrangensentscnni
gre it exertions used to stop the progress of the
souring element, which, after destroying the pea dos
in which it broke out, extended only to the app,
part of the adjoining house. 11,te are sorry to add,
that Mts. Junes, a widow, who kept the TivoSasucts.
a few doors from where the fire broke out, was so
alarmed, that she died about twelve o'clock at sem
the same day.—(flochester Gortfte.)
A dreadful fire took place on Friday night at Brii
lington, its the house of Leonard Denton, iceman.
It is not known !tow it originated ; and it- proceeded
to an alarming height before it was discovered. la
truth, the inhabitants of the town were apprised of ft
by the sudden eruption of one general blase from
the windows ; and the inmates, who were seleepip
bed, •were awoke to a sense of the most
danger of their lives: One old man Num hi. vs
out from a door comtnitnicating with some back pig
mists, anal a young fetnale.saved herself by ialtkt
oat of a window. Her elder sister; a fine ping woman
who slept with her, from ittxiesy, it is 'apposed,. 10
me a child frenn the adjoining room, let slip the op,
portnnity of escaping in a 'similar way, and perished,
along with the object of her tender solicitude, is de
dimes; ~,The whole premises, with . the esur
tiontif thchack wall and chimney,.were bunt .0 the
grolind. The extremely high wind tended much .16
.the increase of the fire, though, most providestisk
it blew from such a quarter. as to prevent its cornmeal..
eating to the houses in general, and only a butelawit
shop, and half a beast .which it contained, was hart
—(/hll Packet.)
During the gale on Wednesd ,y, a peter-boat be.
longing to Favershatn, laden with stone ; sunk
Wiitstable, and the hands, Thos. Elliott and Joke
Pajp were drowned, leaving willows and children. The
same Jay, a vessel called the Jane and Sarah, eked
Faversham, laden with stone, lost her mast off Whit-
stable, the falling of which upon oae of the crew, ass
nearly fatal to him.
Tuesday night between nir.e and ten o'clock, as lr.
Hall, Esq. who had just arrived in town by one of do
Cheltenham coaches, was going from the Gloucester
Coffee•house to Brompton, with a small paper parcel'
hie hand of some value, he perceived himself dogged
by an ill-looking man all the way from the office as far
ac the dead wall on the other side of Hyde Park.
corner; the fellow then snatched his gold watch with
one hand, and struck him a violent blow on the face
with the other. Mr. H. on recovering himself, gate
an 'alarm, and the man was followed us far as theist,,
when he turned into Hyde Park and eluded farther
pursuit.
An inquest was taken, on Saturday, before tag
Coroner for Roelseatcr, on the body of Daniel (M•PIP
who died on the 2641 ult. no board the brig &ler!
lying in the river Medway, when • the Jiffy rrlte
verdlet--Died by the visitation of God gireltrw"
erosive driVriqg of spirituous liquors.

DIED.
9n Tiiesday. the 90th of Nov. last. in the 70th yard his
Ice. W. Hammond, Esq. of St. Alban"s-court, ia the MAT
of Kent.
Nov. 23. at North Curry. Mr. W. Burge. aged
deceased was enraged in his usual occupation of ligoruo_
watchris until-eight o'clock on the night of his deaths mu°
after that hour he retired to his bed room. About dears
o'clock. finding himself unw.-t!, he called to his wife, who
slept in an adjoining robin. for assistance, but ss It wash's
custom to taste/this chamber door. some time elapsed bad!!
'knee-lid-open its Ito thou expre,sod a cootiction that be
was dyinc, and a wish to settle his atitirs. and expired
little before eleven. 'The deceased' has left • rod'
pos%
Lloperly, amounting in tatiunto several thousand
gooney and land ; but was so reinarkAbly penurious,
he allowed his wife only 201. a year f.,r his houseettt
lie kipt in his chamber a box full of guineas, which
.etturaldnall to display with ostentatious delight w Or'
'lrottvitt visitor.

114Matik: FAited. Printed. and Pahlatied at the 011 a
," TUB kfT %TES); AN" and "THE COgrrlTUTlthe:(9loloBo
-7Pttper), NO. (os. Stravit, Opposite tit. Clemeat
by RP WAS MILL. IPeost Ca.'s
Orders, die. are requested to.lmasKlqauflad. .