The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-03 00:00:00

• TPIE STAOSM/iN.

was sober at the time. . The nevromirrried couples
slept at Killister, where they afterwards lived as,
mate and wife fur six or seven weeks.; they after.
wards went to the North. Connor was gar&ner_
to Lord Annesley,- and lived in a lodge in Lord
Anncsley's garden. Witness recollects the return
of. the Prisoner and her husband to Lord Anpes.
Icy's. In the moth/ of October, after the mar.
riagc of the Prisoner, she was carried off in a car-
riage by Lord Annesley. Cannot tell where Lord
Annesley carried her to. Visited Prisoner oiler..
wards at Lord Annesley's house in Thiblini.where
she went by the name of Lowry. The husband of
Witness has been dead about' five years: can-
-not tell how he came by his death : was found dead
in Killister.lane, with a black mark about his neck.
Cross-etansincrl by Mr. Gooch.—Cannot tell
how lung since she swore examinations against
Lady Annesley ; believes it is about three mouths.
Mr. Jetfereys and
.his, attorney, called upon Wit.
ness. She was influenced solely by a love of jus-
tice; cannot account for the motives of Mr. jeffe-
reys. Beard he was under a prosecution at the
suit of Lady Amiesley, id • the
.Court of King's
Bench. [iLereulus IVitnesa utiderwent a severe and
tedious crussmrsamination, the purport of viliich
was to chew, thit she was influenced hy Mr. Jeffe.'
reys, against whom Lady Annesley, had commenced
a proseentiOn, upon it charge that he. hail *mired
hi- own mother, Mn. Grover and Ladi Annesiey,
of having procured 'the nturdtieut M4Veagii, the
liti,basid of witnessi Witness lCillto *lodged; after
much difficulty, that she disliked laatiy.A.:and.aus.
pected thitt Lady A. had injured het. . •
• Nat Witness culled to prove the marriage of the
Prisoner with Lord A. wes-Marcus Annesiey, who
did nut appear: Mr. Jettereys then addressed the
Cont.!, and said, that Mr. Annesley could not be
found : whereupon the Prisoner rose, and addressed
the Court, that if Mr. Annesley was called to prove
her marriage with Lord Annesley, she Was ready to
admit shirt fact. The Gotirt said, that as she had
pleaded Not Guilty to the indictment, no admission
from her could be now received.
Judge DA Llt then proceeded to charge the Jury,
that the orst marriage had been proved; but that
of the illegal marriage, no proof had been given;
*and directed the Jury to acquit the Prisoner—who
was acquitted aocurdingly.

['ROM THS aUDAIN 111iNIN41 P 011.3

Tu LQlin himfon.-6—The independent princi-
ples of our present Chief Magistrate are nut to, be
W4fped by Castle influenee.. We are.ha.ppy to learn
that lie is resolved to calla. Post Assembly, as scion
as a requisition for that purpose shall be presented
to him.

DREADFUL Loss !..-It is with sincere sorrow we
have tuannoiince to the public the loss of the Swift,.
bound from Lisbon to Portsmouth (belonging to a
merchant of this city), and it is with infinite regret
•iv, •e
.
. beef that the. precious. cargo unfortunately
pgrishett, being laden with Saints of. massy silver,
gold chalices, richly embossed; silver cssuilliiticks,
'Src. Thus With We most pious care do we always
protect our faithful Allies, Laing .every necessary
precaution • lest these belly. arMcles might fall into
the liandsofLan infidel racoof French.plunderers.....
for though , the Englisls„ mitts .Christian charity,
goer 411,0410/ lied lament the KeFti.ces of -the
Chetch- -of Rumr, !leaves forbid.! be; they
Phut( and itlay s Jtove .retained, the most pro.
found 6spe-ct
.ispil.• seuerstiois for .all lit ,r#icss
t is wiui stocortuansti grief we lansent the
.Luis of
this- vessel, ati,,,eame of .the oasis wive intended by
Sir Arthur, as a resew to some tpf
_their iliAh
Nightioesses of'this A St. Anthony, of 1
due, for Mr. Giffard (as he Well knows fasting and
praying puffs a man up wondecfu.tly), ...A. St. Fran.
leis, decorated with a largelgold.cross,. for orator
N'Attloy. . A Virgin. and Child, .in a high •state of
• preservation, *clouted .with a cross and dockets of
costly. pearl, used in reciting the ;Rosary,. for dear
Dr. uigeosti. ‘ The Doctor„ since the .death of
his -pious Catholic mother, having always entertain.
od the greetestveneration-for the beads. A charm.
ing figure of St. Peter, in the act of contrition.,
after denying his Master, studiously chosen for
Sir E. Stanley. A. very large, striking likeness
of Abe-Emperor Constantine, in the act 4,4,,disinis,.
,siog for ever the Pagan Priests from sacrificing to
intended, • we hear, fUr Alderman Hone.
We cannot but sympathise. with• those Gentlemen
and the' named ,of this enlightened city, at so
. great aAnisfortunir happening at this momentous
crisis. . . • - • -

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Captain BAsTA,Ro irr 311pointed-Flat Captain to
Rear-Admire' baerTea, and will take out the Afri-
ca for the iLear.rktlatiral's dig at Halifax.
General Lictitrourtxx hat -been obliged to come
limite. from Pertogal, on. account a bad
That able. and distinguieked"Offic4, Gee. Banos..
ros (second is' conetnand eineceediGen.,
LIGIITAAJGNE itiAlbe:Staff, ie Portugal.
Thursday night nttirrialid editor was dectryyl
into a house hi the +debility 'Of bg a
Woman..of 'the town, who,' Sifter "inStiplylng
plenteously. With spirits, dre: :robbed 'hint of near
301. in Bank notes, being•prize.money he had re.,
cared at Somerset House, with which she ab-
sconded. - •
On Thutstlay, akont noon; the 'body of a Man
'apparently between—L.o and •50. years of age, in • the
dress of n baker, was discovered suspended lu his
handkerchief from a rafter,' in an unfinished build,
ing, near Siepttey.fields, and Who appeared to harp
been hanging but a few holm, The body Waslaken
'to the workhouse to be owned, and fur a Coroner's
Inquest.
STRANGE AlBlLici—Every 12th year in the city.
of Queticare a Jubilee kbpt to the honour, of.
their idol, in
.which the King of that place, upon A.
scaffold covered with silk, before the people, vtash.
'eth hituself,-then prayeth to the idol, and having
cut off his nose, eara, lips, and other parts, at last
cuts his own throat, as a Sacrifice to his idol. His
successor, by their discipline, is bound to be present
and to act thee:tutu tragedy on himself at' the next
Jubilee !
The rare and beautiful bird, the Rollin- d'Eu-
.rope, of BUIPEON, in floe preservation, is new
the possession of THOMAS Cd.aserte, of, Hollins,
'Esq. into abut it, near Kendal, to Maw last.

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OhD BAILEY .ES,SIONfIi No r.% • •

William Simpson, a, youth tinder twenty, was I
capitally indicted.upon the Post-office Act, for that 11
he being a person therein employed, atid•iecret and
embezzle a" letter'intrusted to him in the course of
dote, containing securities fur money,- to.wit, five
mites of the Stamford Bank, for the sum of I.
each, with intent to defiand a Mr. Gilchrist„at
Stamford, on the 20th of August last and, upeti
another count, under another section in the kit,
generally charging him with felony to (toting a
letter out of the Post.:eflice.. This letter was ad-
dressed to Messrs. Nolan and Son, soap-makers,
near Whitechapel.
The trial occupied the Court for four hours. The
facts proved were, that the Prisoner; as being the
son of a man deceased, who had been many years
employed In the Sorter's office, wes• employed by
the principal iu that price to assist .there generally
in sorting, and afterwards in delivering the River
letters. The letter above mentioned was put into
the Post..office at Stamford, on the evening of the,
17th of August, by a Clerk of Mr. Gilchrist, fur.,
warded by the Post-master there, and should. have
bricked in regulai course at the General Post-office
on, the morning of the .20th. On that morning the I
Prisimer was occupied in the sorting-room., and sr-
.:railing the Hinr letters which he was himself to
deliver. He stood at. the table next to the letter-
carrier-who delivers in-the eleventh' division, or dis-
trict of Wintechapel, and who had occasion fre-
quesigy in the course of his business that morning
to quit that part of the table where he you; uccu.
pied, leaving his letters next to the Prisoner. On
the same day. the Prisoner applied to a young man
of his acquaintance,. named Keane, not. ernicluyed
in' the Post-office, to apply for the paYment of a
draft. for. 201. deaWn by the Stamford Dank in
favour of . Messrs. Nolan and Co; Whitechapel, at
the house of Smith, Payne, and. Smith, George_
streets hlansion-house-street,where it was made pay.
able. This friend applied accordingly, and received
the amount,which hegave to Simpson ; on siihsequent
days, the same .person received payment at the
same house for drafts of the same description given
to him by Simpson ;. at one time 201. and another
401. ; and, on the 27th, he applied. for another draft
of 201. but was told payment was slept, as the
draft had been stolen out of a ,post-letter. Ire
gave, on being asked, his own address on the bac%
of this draft, and also that of Simpson, to whoa)
he communicated the nirenmstance. loeungeuence
of his having received a 401. note in payment for
two of,those drafts on a preceding day, simpson .
requested him to go to the Bank of England and'
get it changed for 11. and 21. antes. Heat first ob.
jetted, as he said, if they should ask any questions,
hn efionhl not know what to say. Det.Simpson told
him to say that be came from a "Mr. Bateman, in
Bermondsey.. He acted accordingly : the name and
resitlenee oaf Bateman were endorsetif*on the note,
and he received the change in the dilater. he desired,
and paid it over to the Prisoner, Information Nit.
ing boo-communicated al..the Poit.offiee respecting
the letter, and the drafts whkii, it bad contained •
being thus. traced to the Prisoner, who' hail' db..
scondfd so..soon as be hearal of the stoppage of
payment when the last draft was preseuted'at the
Dankiirg-bouse, en advertisement was komediatety.
published from the_Post-uffice, describing his per-
son, and offerhig a reward• for' h 0 eppreheinfog,
and ,he was. in eooseqemaie, apprehended .its 'a .
post-chaise near Grinstead, Sussex, •eotnpany
with two other persons, he being ,disguised by a
shawl over his head.
Lord ELLessonatien summed up fer.the
explaining the litWipon the case, 'and the lrlsoncr
was found guilty upon the ninth count in the iridiet/
meat, ender the second section of the Act;Tor steal.
lug the letter from the Pest-tiffice.—Guitly, Death.
The Prosecutor, Mr. (silchrilt,
seitiaintly room-
Mended the Prisoner to mercy on 464011Ut 0f his'
youth.
' James Poster, smother .unfortunite youth of 21,
was CapitallyAndictedlor 'feloglautly fargiag, and
uttering, knowing .it to be f.erged, a certain drift
purporting to be that of Mesirs. Stokes and Hodg.
son, eminent stock-brokers? fui the payment of
1631. 12s. upon the B; i 1 of Sykes and
Co. on the I,sth of October, with intent to defraull
the mild bankers. .
Tao facts werelheee; The Prisoner came to•the:
Whitener%) Inito.retterpiancon aim 14th of.Octo.
bee) and oft the 15th,between tlteectand four in the
afternoutti.he sent a man, named Coulton, porter at
the ion, with thesaid draft for payinent,
directing-
him, if he should receive large notes io payment, to
go to the Dank of England netkehange them for one
mut twit pountl.notes„..eudbring them to him. On
Coolten'e presenting the draft, it was instantly As..
covered to be a forgery. Ile immediately explained
I from whom he had'reccived it, and he Was detained
until•Mr..Ntibler,thw Under City Marshal,. Was'
,tent for, and Wbo 'Ciruitow.beeit'ao
the inn. There Coultun went up stain, and told.
'the Prisoner the drift was detained 'by the -banker
-as a forgery; to which hit answered, "Then 1.•
know.what to do." "- The port& •returned down
stain, and cohducted Mr. Nalder up. to :the .Pri.
setter's room ; and upon Mr. Nalder's -explaining
•wholse was, and telling the Priioner he-must come
with him directly to Mansion-hotise-street, the
Prisoneeltustantly pretended to be drunk. Its was,
however, coeducted to a coach, and conveyed to,the
banking-house ; where on being searched, Ade
were three other drafts.found in his pocket, one for
831. another for 781. and it third for 2.6 t. 1111 par.
pelting to be drawn by Stokes and Co. upon the
Same banking.house in favour of different persons,
stud all forgeries ; and on the same Piece Of paper
with the last-mentioned draft was another, in the
None names, but not completed by the insertion of
any sum.
A clerk from theßenking-bouse proved, that no
other arm of the saute names •kept cash at that
house ;.nor was there any authority to pay drafts
drawn by other parsons in. the name •of the Sane
house. ' And two Clerks from the house of Stokes
and Hodgson proved the hand-writing in those drafts
to be all fictitious. .
'rite Prisoner made no defence.

Bif0111:110142$024 Slimmed up the evidence for the.
Jury, the fuesolihe Prisoner guilty, but recout-
molded him iu 'Racy op, account
.ut.h is. y oath:. ,

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