The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-15 00:00:00

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divisions. If they could eatertain nay reiseaahle
doubt, it would be their duty to wrens. the plea-
surable part of acquitting the prisosers but if they
could feel so doubt, they would do their duty like mu,
and find them guilty.
A number of witnesses baying bees calla to este-
bush the charge against the prisoners, mid some hair.
lug been beard in their defence, Mr. Justice BATLIVT
summed up the evidence at great length. It the?
should find the prisoners guilty, be wiihsJ Omni tat
isolation whether they thought the latestios that of
killing or of maiming, or doiug some grievous bodily
harm.

The Jury found both prisoners " Gulley of shoot-
ing with the inteation to maim or wounds" that Is, OR
the two last counts of the indictment.
Sentence of death wee passed at the thing of Om
Court, when his Lordship addressed thew 'this
effect
You William Davis and you William Dresses,
an-
fortunately, entered into combinations which induced
you to adopt conduct for which you are placed in the
dangerous situation in which you now stand. A man
whom you had never seen, and of whom you knew
nothing, but that he worked when you wished him to
abstain, you rendered a cripple for life. Dare I, un-
der such circumstances, hold out to you any fair anti
reasonable hopes of mercy ? Upon what grounds can
I recommend you for mercy? I have not the power
sof arbitrarily recommending for mercy to his Majesty.
I am under great responsibility, and have a painful
and distressing duty to perform to the public ; and ;f,
by undue forbearance towards one, others are drawn
into similar outrages, the blame must pa►tly fall on
him who improperly recommended to mercy. every
consideration in my power shall be given to your cases,
and I will not forget that you have wives and families.
If, on consideration, I can recommend you to mercy,
it will afford me great comfort and satisfaction, but I
dare not at present hold out say hopes. You will do►
well to prepare for what may he your fate. end I hope
and trust your example will deter others from unlawful
combinations. The circumstance that your intention
was not to take away life shall receive careful consi-
deration."
William Davis is a lively, active. intelligent-lookin z
young man. Ile wept and sobbed most bitterly during
his Lordship's address. Both seemed, indeed, deeply '
affected, anti frequently and most earnestly implored
for merry.

It is die house of Blalosaley and Lister, 22, Basins..
hall-street, Illackwell-liall-faetors, or wholesale w0..1-
lot-drapers, that liscbeen robised,as niestionad yester-
day, and not that df Lester, a Leadadoli-street, as

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Thursday afternoon the butler oil. Ripley, Roil.,
of Clapham-road, whilst employed in the frotit pantry
in cleaning, and snorting the family plate, was sud-
denly called away to attend to some domestic affairs,
and in his hurry forgot to take the precaution of lock-
ing the area gate. In a few minutes afterwards the
footman happening to come along the passage, saw an
elderly woman passing through the area, who on his
approach turned round and in the most supplicating
tone imaginable, asked charity of him in God's name.
Her manner was such that lie felt disposed to relieve
her, but on casting his eye over her person, be Irak
struck with surprise to see the bindle end of a *Beet
spoon protrude at her bosom ; be attempted to seise it,
on which the old woman began to roar for help, sap;
ing, he had designs upon her chastity ! The shinty
footman, however, after much resistance, accomplished
the violation. and succeeded in drawing front a bosom,
where the graces had long since ceased to dwell, no
less than nineteen silver spoons, all the property of his
master ! The thief was yesterday brought to Union
and fully committed for trial.
BURGLARY AND CRUELTT.—Between one and two
o'clock yesterday morning, an aged couple name.'
Crosse, residing in the Orange-road, near Star-corner,
Bermondsey, were awakened by a strange rumblin4
noise, and in a moment or two after, the door opened,
and two men walked cautiously into the room, un-
folding the slide of a dark lantern as they proceeded.
Mrs. C. on observing them, uttered a loud shriek, on
which the man who held the lantern rushed up to Wit
bed-side, and nith a pistol in one band, swore to
murder her If she made any noise; this threat, how-
ever, was far from intimidating her, and she began to
scream loudly, on which the robber struck her a blow
on the mouth with his fist, which drew blood. He then
took a shawl off the line, tore it In strips, and with
them bound the old woman's legs and arms to the
hed-posts, and gagged her month to prevent utter-
ance. His companion was all the time rummaging the
drawers; but failing in finding any great booty, the
armed man went up tour. Crosse, and demanded to
know where the rest of his property was, observing,
with many oaths, that unless be told them, they wonlii
leave him murdered. In vain the poor tretnblingula
man protested his poverty; they only answered him
with blows and renewed threats. At length the vil-
lains left the house, carrying with them a small bun-
dle, containing some clothes and linen, an old'ailvey
watch, and two silver spoons.
DRRADFCL Si:mum—Thursday evening, between
seven and eight o'clock, a fimale, about twenty years
of age, very decently attired, was seen on Waterloo.
Bridge in a very sorrowful mood for a length of time,
she then left the place; shortly, afterwards she was
again seen by a waterman at the Strand side of the
bridge, and it was not long before she, unperceived by
any one, climbed over the balustrade at this side of the
toll-house, and precipitated "
shriek was heard, and a soul
the stones prior to her goir
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