The Statesman. — 1823-05-01 (London, England)

DEAL, APRIL 2S.—The Marquess of Came 1, from China, arrived in the Downs, when lluthveo and Smi h, two of the Bow-street officers, went and brought oo shore B. Dok,get, one of her seamen, who, by his voluntary confession, was concerned in the murder of Mrs. Du arty : he appears to be a man about -10 years of age.— Ruthven set off for London soon after landing, leaving Smith in charge of the prisoner, who will take him by this evening's coach to Bow-street, where he will be examined. Doggett had continued to do duty as a seaman on board the Marquess of Camden, until the officers took him out this morning. PRIVATB ASSEMBLY Roost.—Private infer nail in being given at the Police-office, klat, on-gardf n, on Monday, that there was a grand Ball to be given that evening at the Assembly Room, held by Mr...lames Smitti, a schoolmaster, Kirby-street, Ilatton-garden, a search-warrant was granted, and Wiliam Read, see. the head officer and his assistants deputed to put it in execution, at halt-past eleven o'clock at night, when the company were in the height of their merriment with music and dancing, the officers armed with cutlasses, rushed suddenly into the room, and secured Mrs. Smith, the landlady, her sun, the three musicians ; five out of the eight young men, and six young women, all of whoat they conveyed to the watch-house on Little Saffron-hi:l, where they were locked up fur the night, gad yesterday Mrs. Smith and her son, the three musiciaos, five out of the eight young men, and six young women, all the sons end daughters of respectable neighbouring tradesmen, were brought into the office for examina'ion. One of the young females, on being taken before the Magistrates. fell into strong hysterieks, and she was immediutt ly orcered to be taken to a private room up stairs in the office. The examination then commenced. William Read, the head off Lier, deposed, that by virtue of a %%arrant, he. with his assistants, entered the house of James Smith, 18, Kirby-street, Hatton-gareee, and in a large ball-room he found all the prisoners at the bar. There was music and dancing; he secured all 224 lodged them in the watch-house, where he saw them locked up for the night; that he visited the watch-house in the morning, and found the door of the watch-house open, and the prisoners gone; since thr.t the 14 prisoners, then at the bar, returned; but that three, named J okn J ones, Charles Pans nell, and H. Cotton, were quite missing. Each prisoner was examined separately, and severely lectured as to the dal ger they ran in going to s telt a place, it cot being licensed according to Act of Parliament. It appearing that it was not a private party, (but that the company were ad• milted by tickets) all of whom were respectable, and considering the room to he deemed, they were discharged. Mrs. Smith, the landlady, and her son, were also discharged, it being co!sidere.l that she acted under,.. ••.fluence of her husband, who kept out of the way, bat who, the Magiatt ate stated, subjected himself to the penalty of 1001. ; an I that all the persons found in the roum were liable to be cominitt-d for three mouths as rogues and vagabonds. The young' men were kept in custody till their parents came to receive them. J. Clark, the houseman at the watch-house, for suffering Jones, Panel and Cotton to escape, was suspended for 3 months from his situation.