The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-22 00:00:00

-- - - COURT OF KING'S BENCH.WIDNISDAT. (Before the Loan Curer J usrice and Special Juries.) RING V. HOOK. This was an indictment against Captain Hook for an in decent exposure of his person to a little girl in the Keutisli Town stage coach. Mr. CHITTY conducted the case for the prosecution, and proved the exposure, but nothing further. Th e SOLICITOR ORMERAL said that he anticipated a ver dict for the defendant, who bad every thing at stake as to his character and prospects% life: The defendant had a most unimpeachable character as an officer in his 51.jes tv'a service, and had suffeted severe bodily injury from the effects of hid military duty. The circumstances a Web gave rise to this charge, as be should prove by medical gentlemen whom he Would call, was the defendant's adjusting him * It under a fit of most excruciating pain ; under the influ ence of Which the call was sudden and irresistible. Here. the Learned Gentleman described the nature of the infir mities of the Defendant, and he contended that the w:tele circumstances deposed to by the child showed that the De fendant had no inclination to repose his person. He re tired to the-farthest corner of the coach, and when the child taw this she looked out at the coach window. lie most positively denied an offer of money but as a deposit, in lieu of calling,on his friends to bail him under a charge, as re lated to which every thing which he valved in life was mo rally affected, in subjecting him to a charge, the bare men tion of which most rain his character. Doctor Pearson, of Golden-•guar., proved that the de fendant had been his patient fur tour years. His diaease subjected him to paroxyrns of sndilen attack. which required immediate relief by instant adjaetatent of his person, and application of manual assistance to his dress. James Hoath proved his dress being so constructed as to afford him immediate casement. John Hoisierman was driver of the Hampstead coach — remembered taking np Mr. Hook, the defetohnt, to take him to town. lie was on crutches. and requested witness, as he was taken suddenly ill, to drive him back to the as eemblv-rooms. Sir - Wm. Paxton, hanker—lias known the Defendant more than 25 years, and since he came home from India his conduct an I character was always most inspectable, and that of a gentleman. Lieutenant M'Derniott —Has known the Defendant many years; he always bore the most respectable character, and as a man of very acute feelings of senNibility. Mr. Stevens has known the Defendant many years ; his cleared .r was that of a gentleman and a man of ho nour.' Spoke to his infirmity as obliging him suddenly to leave the TOOtil and retire to a bed-room. Sir It. liirtile.—lVlten Defendant was brought before him, he said nothing of this infirmity, but denied the charge generally. Mr. CIIITIT replied. The lestßo Crime JUSTICR haring snmined up. The .Jury, without hesitation, pronounced the Defendant Not Getkr, and which verdict seemed to give entire satis faction ID every person in Court. GAMBLERS. ' WILL•NS V. TATIMs. Mr. C. PiticultS stated the case to the Jury. it was an action brought by the friends of the plaintiff, a young ntan. - ts - wine merchant in the city, to recover a Siam in ea . new, lost by the plaintiff in the limier kept by the defend ant, Nos. 57 and 51, Pall-mill. The plaintiff bad been li berally supplied with 'minty by his friends, anal had I . s t ten pounds and twelve pounds a night, at rouge et noir, i i the defendant's house. Treble rest oration was p rec:uded by the.delty of bringing the acti the tiff !,plaion within wi ree mon theths. Willidis Williams, brother oflt pr n cipal witness; be frequented the house and lost at flay many snms of money in March. Apr 44, swot folvy, .100-;•254. f)7l. 101. 271. 101. 7 6 1, I St.. 1061 . 161 . 281. 511 titil., &c. Witness at that time did business at the Stack Exchange. Witness called upon the defendant by desire of his mo ther, and stated that he had lost soma of money is his house; defendant said he did not recognix.-Ition, and called in a dealer whom witness bad seen frequently •,‘ 57, si.i, Pall-mall; Mr. 'faylor asked the dealer it lw kuew witness ? lie said he did; Mr. Taylor said,. " This gentleman says he lies lost fourteen Ininilred pounds in my house, do you know any thing •aboat it ?" The dealer re v iled, " I think the gentleman most be suistalien, for I never saw him play hut for small sums. Mr. Taylor asked if I was mar- Tied, anal .salil that if lie had knouts that I was lie would not 1111%4 admitted me, anal said," What can I do for you '•' I answered I was in an unpleasant situation, and had come not by my Own wish, but by the desire of nay mother, who wishes you to return the money 1 hay- lost, or procure me some situation under 6.0/eminent, or in some public ofli-.... Ile said, 11l make enquiry, and let y o u know. lie never .asked nie nor any other man in my hearing, Are you mar ried, or are you a bachelor? The dealer's name was West. .The game was played by six packs of cards against the keeper of the house. There were wines, spirits, cakes, and every thing neressary at the expence of the Imam Cross-examined by Mr. ATTOHNILY-OZNERAI,.--1 cer tainly do not rely on my memory for thus and stuns ; I wrote down at the time, night by night, not all at the same time. My hand is generally unsteady, but this is steady. Yon seem not to have prolitted by the wines? I always write the same hand; the account begin. on the 13th of March, jest twelve months before the writ was sued our, but 1 had not been there for a long time before. I was in. •trodueed by Mr. East; I never saw Mr. Burgess till I saw him there.—l went •to other houses and lost money; 22, Bury-street, 10, King-street, 32 late 40, Pall-mall ; I have been in Nn. 5, King-street, sometimes lost, sometimes won; I never was refused admittance in my life. Mr. East was I • introduced to me by Mr. Jackson, a surgeon in the navy: .1 was not a stock-broker ;I used to speculate in the st mks; it was all gambling on my own account; I separated from the vtine.business in Slay, 1021; the business was in Cross. mtrees. Pinsbary-square, in partnership with Mr. Pi mento- ; '1 had been before that. titne• in Lloyo's Colfee-house; I • waremt 'M -Robert Hide. Esq. : I swear that in Stanek and -IW I 2. . I borrowed no small sums of m ose y; 1 'il hisl ohn-street. Clerkenwell , one pair ; 1 have note o f, * 'my Imlstiugs ; I put my credit to the jury upon the jausblers ; Mt. Pimento sold hint a pipe of Madeira for 321. ; lift ditty, of 'mere, was net paid; the meeting with /Taylor Eby appointment; West was not there at first ; after be tame he staid the whole time. • The Arroatnev-Omveam. addressed the Jury for the ' Defendant, and contended that they ought to act with caution in a case inpPerted by only one witness. He - should prove that the person who bad described his losses 'way not in a condition to play high. At the time the ~money was said to have been lost , he was In reduced circumstances, borrowing small stuns, and -unable to 'advance any large stake. One of the days in April, when a loss was supposed to have been suffered, proved to be * Good Friday, on which the Defendant bad n ever opened his home., The Learned. Attorney-General called a great number of witnesses who supported Isis -state- Inept. • • • Mr. PIIIKAAPS replied. The Loin Cour Justiculdt tbajory to deeideon the credibility Of 'the only witnemln support of the piaintiff. 'broken In Upon as it was by the witnesses for the defendant, and bf the midmost tespeetlng the Good Friday, and by the appease' ef ' the paper,. which he 'hid sworn was, written sight by night, bat orbisli had all the appetrance of being. weittenat.ope-tiane. . - ,_ •,•• •, _ ThaJery /Mired all iieleilio sedan, 'ober returned to ask whether, if they Band fee tie pleieeilL they could re duce the damages. The Loan Crimp JIISTICII.-1 1 you can give credit to this man, you may find for a part of the debt. The Jury retired again, and at a little time before P. THE STA' - _ returned, and said. " We find that the witness has lo.t 1701." They accordingly found for the plaintiff 684/1., parcel of the sum demarded. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT- IDNIESDAY. Thomas Playfair was opposed by Mr. Pow.ock, for several creditors. The insolvent had been an army ac coutrement maker, and failed in 1821. After he' obtained his certificate, be married a Mrs. Kitchens, who was en gaged in the leather trade; b•►t he suffered the business to be atill misled on in her name without stating the cir cumstance of the marriage ; and the principal question in the case was whether or not the insolvent had been thereby guilty of a fraud towards his creditors. Ihe CounT observed, that as it appeared from the evi dence that the insolvent had never given any directions to suppress the fact of his marriage with Mrs. Hitchens, but had merely allowed the business to be continued in her name, as he himself did not wish to interfere in it, and no dishonest motive for so doing having been shown, they did not consid-r that he had been gnilty of any fraud, and therefore decided that lie was entitled to his discharge. John Dudd was opposed by Mr. (trayburst, a jeweller,l w ho b a d gi ve n t h e i ns Alvent a piece of plate for sale, upon his promise to return with either it or the price of it the next day ; instead of doing which, he applied the money for which he disposed of it to other pnrposese The COURT ordered him to be remanded for nine eaten , dar in intim, and confined within the walls of the 1 prison. ae==aii SHERIFFS' COURT, J. 21. BREACH OF TRUST. Tilt EARL OP ESSEX V. ltifiralf. This was a writ of inquiry to 1150g$ the damages in an action against the defendant. The action was brought to recover a coin of 50/. (or tuo ponies, Which were tent to the livery stables fur sale. The ponies were sold, but some disputes arose on the occasion. Verdict fur the plaistiff—Dansaaes 501. PLASKETT V. LORD TIIVRoIw. This was sn action against the aefendont for the recovery of 871. his wine merchant's bill. The plait tiff is a merchant, in Itutlington Street, and had supplied the Noble Lord with wine front time to 'itne, of the most superior quality, to the amount in ques tion, which had frequently been applied for without :trail. Phis action was. consequently, the only resource. His Lordship heel suhseqnently promised to pay the bill, bdt never performed that promise. Wi tnesses were here called, who spoke to the reason able stature of the charges, and the Jury assessed the damages at 87/. OLD BAILEY .—W EDNisDAY, Sarah Wood, alias Barker, was indicted for stealing nine sovereigns and twelve shillings, thi monies of Heotge (heves. George areves swore.—Said in a rough Score+ Went. that he was in the restating line, and commanded a vessel of 149 :ens, in the coasting wide. He came to town from Oreennich, in September hie, and fell in with the pet , smer. She invited him home•--he wet* to spend the night with her. Ile went to bed alone; the pries:kn.r promised, but never came. She went out furs pot of • beer; be pat his money in his trowsers pocket, end ;Mt it under Lis bead. He was asleep when the prisoner tame back. Ile awoke at etevea o'clock, and then missed his 'money; the Owner was gone. lie gave the atirm, bent :to the wale!' home, wad took an officer with iiiiiitose..rch for the prisoner. They Wand her, and she bad part of tilt measey 'With het; two sovereigns and some atiltings. • ' The officer was called au i confirmed the latter part of this statement. The prisoner, in her defence, told a long story of her being an " nnfortnnale girl," /sc. and that the Captain, made her a present of the two sovereigns, which was all she y. (inc of the witnesses, as is usual, applied to theCoc.rt for his expense. • The Learned lodge ordered their expenses to all the witnesses, except the Captain, the prosereior, au exception which seemed to meet with general approliat!on. The two eovereigns were, however, restored to him. WWILESALE DEALKR IN R %SE COIN. lee,/ llNams. aged 23 years, a Jew, residing near Petticoat lane. was indicted for feloniously selling caienteKeit shillings tint sispenees, at a price brio., their dean *siltation. The touts, eis detal.ed by the evidence for the prosecution, were conclusive of the guilt of the ac usetl. and in substance ss follows :—Two men, named Goodluck and Troughton, who had given information to the Police of the practices of the prisoner, in December last, by appointment, met Armstrong, Mance, and Vann. officers (employed by his Majesty's Mint) of Worship street, ate public house near the house of the pri toner, where lloodluck and Troughton (posh received from the officers, two shillings and s'xpence in silver, which the, pre viously had marked so as to i inutile them again. The t then went into the prisoner's house, sail Goodlack p urchased of him ten bad shillings for the half crown lie had in his pos session, an 1 Troughton bmittlit 16 bad sixpences and one had half crown, for the Vs. 01. which he had. Tory then left the house, and gave information to the offieers, who were waiting near at hand. " that the trading had taken place' . by a pre viously concerted signal ; the office rs rushed into the prisoner's house and on taking him into custoly • found the marked money pail for the biseCJill in his paseeseion. 1.1 a drawer they also found a number of base shilllogs in ea undoished state, sod also • had half crown. Mr. ADOLPHUS was Comm! for the prisoner, and rigidly crosa-exaniined the witnesses, but did not shake their teimone Mr. BULL %ND quid Law were Commie' tor th e prose. cut on. Ti.. Jury found the prisoner Guilty. At five o'clock the COMMON SERGEANT relieved Mr. ARABIN on liench James flaaalion and John Docker stood indicted with stealing 256 deals, the property of Hutton Perkins. Mr. PLATT, for the prosecution. said that the p.sitoess.l Hamilton introduced hiinself t.. the prosecutor as a Dallis broker, saying, that a person of his acquaintance bads quantity of deals to dispose of. Mr. Perkins going toise-;• gin the silk trade,, wattled deals to raise tbennwhinery. and accordingly bought of Mr. Schofield, at the recommendation tif Hamilton, the deals in question. They were paid ler, by a bill not yet flue, sated the transfer was made at•tisoi Commercial Docks In the name of Alr. Perkins. the purchase; From that moment the property was vested with the ro t mentor. Nntwithstandlng this, Hamilton took away the ' I 6EII from the Mai, and this was the crime with • hick I bath prisoners were charged. ~ Evidence having been adduced in topped Of the pewit Mition,the prisoner Hamilton was called o 2; for his defence.. Hassid, he was employed by the ,prosecutor to buy 1t0.% him any thing he could. •He tried many persons, but all were dissatisfied with Perkins himself, aed.wiik Ir m a*, to whom be referred. •Schefield was •the only ,perwo be' ever got to some to any treasactioworiab Perkins. Me' object was to get something to .ell again, io order to money,to release the papers of Perkin': 'Neither Perkins; nor Francis ever hal a , penny of money. He had ills authority of Perkins to make sale of the deals as soots tie he could, tits take his. papers from the Solicitor'; 'tidal! n ac ho M 69,0041. , Francis and .Iferkies. alvtayi toll' to buy fer•thetn whet ,he could ; that they * ' cold oNOce, him free of the City, glee him clothes, put Wilton 'Chao: If they could mike any profit, well and:good ; if sat *in woold 'do as Miters diet before. •He , semer - goe• a : raw ac their motley. Francis was the planner of ell ; hitttkolf was employed to purchase and sell. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evict's* at gild length, and the Jury, after ball an hour's consultation W- - gether t fodnd Hantilton °silty, and acquitted Booker. His Loiloaute then addressed the prisoner thus :—James Hamlitoth yea have been found guilty after a full and suf fiiient consideration by the Jury. If the defence yon set up had succeeded, you would be placed in a far worse site adon than you stand in at present. The tendency of that defence was to show, that you had conspired with the pro secutor to defraud others, and failing in that, you now are made to appear to have turned rouorl on this person, and to defraud him. The evil habits of your life are m evi dent, by what was dieslosed here this dry during your tri 1; end it is manifest, that it would not be safe to leave you in this country. Several, it is likely, and among those young persons. getting into business, have already been your dupes.—The sentence of the Court is, "That you be transported for seven years, to whatever piece beyond the seas tt may be his Majesty's pleasure to send you. POLICE. :•--anorm-" W NUISANCE IN HUFLYELI , STREET. • Row ST/MT.-A Jew saltness, who sells obi clothes In Hollywell Street, named Joseph Hart, was brought np on a warrant, which charged him with assaulting Mr. Urethan, a rrspentable Solicitor, in Barnard's Inn, Holborn. Mr. Oreetans said, that he had often been annoyed in passing throng,' Hollywell Street, by persons who pressed him to step into their shops to purchase old clothe*, anti who frequently would not lake refusal, but would follow bins down the street, recommending to his notice either an old pair of breeches, oe n fashionable Waterloo cloak s better as new." On Tuesday this nuisance was repeated in a more offensive way than ordinary by the defendant, who milted bins by the. arm, and, as usual, asked hint eether he didn't vent some nice varing apparel? Being irritated at this conduct, he answered hastily that he did mat; on ethic!' the defendant became extremely insolent, defied him to go before • Magl•trate, and made use of scene language, which he would not repeat. tinder these cirentostances he felt it a pubic duty to bring the offender to this Office. Mr, M ; ssuutt. said, lot had often heard of this species of public atmayance. and considered that Mr. Gresham had done perfectly rights Hart, in his defence, said he had done nothing but try to gain. an honest livelihood, and only took Mr. Breslow': gently by the arm, without meaning any Olretoce% but Mr. Gresham haul threatened to knock idol down with his umbrella. To prove the pro piety of hie conduct he tilled an old Jew of the same calling, of the name of Jonas, who stated that there wad nothing unusual or violent in the conduct of Hart. On etas-examination, however, this man candidly admitted that the defendant had told Mr. fireol.ant, who w ure spec. tattles% to take elf his barnacles and go home; and then called to some person to fetch hint a roll that he might give him a . whipping. Under these ciretionstances Mr. Hart was called upon to find bail, and Air. tireskorn 'desired himself to prosecute him as an example to his brethren. ItvingttT Us PARK Lows.--Joseph and Mrt. Thompson care yesterday brought to this oilier, on suspit,ion of hay loft' stolen jewellery, *eating apparel, and other articles, of the vain, of overdo of, one thousand pounds, in the dwelling house of T. P. M-Queeo, Esq. during the absence if the family in the country. Mr. M•queen stated that he lived at No. 18, Park lane. During the last summer he proceeded to Bedfordshire with hie family, leaving his town house in the care of a man Med Woman servant t the latter of whom was permitted to have his wife live with him. While out of town, he gave directions to Mr. --ws, a respectable builder, to have some repairs and palming done to a breakfast room and bed room on a second floor, entrusting him, of course, to employ proper persons. About a week before Christmas became to town for a few dwyCand on his return took his use servant with hiosjeto Hedford.bire, leaving only the two tromPo totairreaie of the horse: - At that time the two prisoners, and a brother of theirs, were engaged in doing the repairs to whirls he eluded. Ills man servant was sent back front Betifordskire in a fortnight, and his family and himself arrived in Park-lane last Thursday. On the ensiling day he had occasion to examine a chest of drawees in a room adjoining his b •d-room, on the same door on which the prisoners had been engaged. Ile found the lock haul been forced, and, on further investigation. missed a large quantity of diamonds, pearls, amethysts, shawls, wearing apparel of his own, lace, and a Highland dirk. To many of these things he could swear, and parti cularly to 14. e dirk, which eao mounted in silver, and the boodle of which was set with stones, wilt a knife and fork similarly mounted also in the sheath. When he quitted home with his servant man, he believed all to be safe. 'r ho man and woman boils idesitilird the prisoners as having been in the house with their brother James, who has not yet been apprehended ; end Mr. Harrison, nephew to Mr. - Harrison, of Warolour.street, pawnbroker, proved that on the 18th of December he received in pledge from the pri soner, William Thompson, a dirk, corresponding in all respects with the dirk described by Mr. MtQuiren, as hav ing been st..len fro ii his house. This dirk was taken out of pledge on the 911. inst. by affidavit, the ticket having been lust ; but whether by the prisoner, Thomas., or his brother James, he could not•positively say. The alf.tlay.t haul been soot° by Willis,,,. The prisoner, Thomas, said he had only been in the house 'sixtime', and knew nothing whatever of the dirk; he never - saw it, bought it, sol lit, pledged it, redeemed it, or knew whets it was. lie wished he did know where it was, a s he uwas•poor enough to do any thing. William a knitted pledging a dirk with Mr. Harrison, but denied that it was Mr. 'M'Queen's ; be belonged, he void, to the society of Hue Tree Highlanders, and was in - the habit of wearing a Highland dress, with broad sword awl dirk, and his name ttotil.l be found on the list of the -Society at the British Corfu e-house. He had latterly bun in distress, and had sold kiallighland stress, his broad merit, yod'his dirk. The latter he had both bought and *sold ifrom a.lers t hut he could not tell Isis name. His dirk, he said, hail digleeent stones in the handle to those described shy Mr. M•Queeri. Mr..MtNimota. thought there was evidenee enough he foreliin to CZNialtqlseprisoners on snspicion of the felony. -owl therefore remanded tisein till Saturday. Mr. Ittstauneen..before they left .thr bar, _informed them that if their innocence were established,. eontlary to his :prevent- suspicion, he would slake them amends fur their detention. • They both said they were sure they would make their insecamire as Hear as day.—Tkey were employed, ittappears,; ender their father, who is a respectable painter. Tbe one toother is a house painter, and; the other. two ornatnental painters. AN,RXTIRAOR DINA BY •M ISTA ILIC•--HCA Ty g r a/WA tailor, was brought op on a charge of an assault coutuourd under ettraordinery circumstances, on the person of Mr. 'I homas Hodson. also a tailor, living at No. 8, Breen Street, Leicester Square. Mr. Hudson stated, that the prisoner had bulged in his house about a month, and had a key in common with the other lodgerii, .by which be might let himself is •at pleas's!. On the preceding evening be (Mr. Hodson) retired to rest with . his wife in peace sod emblem .ased costionsed in the ondintioished enjoyment of sound steep till about half past too its the sioroing % when• helms soddenly awakesed by his wife, who clung to, hlnta fer prutecticu, and assured him that there was a strange asaa is the room i• at the same roomiest he felt the visors* reaching - across Isim, as he • lay in bad, with a fast hold siC Mrs. H.'s basdimbom lie entreated not to make a noise.: He ittlitaatly Pooped root, of bed and seised the intruder bg I theueek, and &scene coined, during which he was struck and had his shirt tore. 'The watchman was thee • celled, and the prisoner, who assigned intoxication for an exiase for his obtrusion, was banded off to the black hole, where he bad an opportunity okefleetiog oo the ill effects of his tinnily passions. Mr. Walter, who certainty had not the good fortune t o be present *ben handsome faces were distributed, staled i n his defence, that the whole affair originated in a li f ts _ takp. The truth was ► that he had been tabieg a drop of punch with a few friends, which rather derawged his upper works, and when he got home, having oe►•asion to go into the yard, he there lost himself, and did nos discover Where he way till he found himself in complainant s room. He assured his Worship, however, most solemnly, that he meant no effence, and never before took the slight est liberty of any sort, either with Mr. Hudson or his wife. Mr. M txsuuld, was of opiation;thi.t his aidress to Mr. Hudson indicated more of bail intention than accident, ami ordered him to find bail to answer fur hie contlaal at the Sessions. Mrs. llnd-on w•ai so Muth terrified that she had not been able toget up from her bed since. MARLSOROUGH-STRlCT.—Yeateriay Rlizabeth Brewster, e female 24 years of age, was brought from St. Jam es ., woilt-tiouse, charged with having deserted her male chi' I, about seven mouths old, and which had since di e d. It appeared from the evidence of tliarlotte Walker, romp'. Mon to the prisoner, that the child was illegitim tte ; that its mother hail frequently threatetteut to abandon it ; that having qusrrele.l with her mother, she requested witness to acronspony her about nine o'clock on a Wednesday evening in the last month, (Deceitaber,) and they proceeded to 31ariborongb-row, Earn ,by-taorket, where this unfeeling parent left the child in the passage of a house, wrapped ua in old wearing apparel; there it was found by some passing stranger, who conveyed it to the work-house of tli t pa riah. The overseers uttered a reward for the ipprehenslin of the mother, hat without succet4. until the child's d e .oh. . . , - wnen the prisoner went to the work.houre, an I di in inibq the infant's clothes, as belonging do her, and on bring qttestioneil, unhesitatingly acknowledged. that she had, on the night in question, dropped the child. To the M ag i,. trate's interrogatories, she now replied that she hail li ited the chili, and had been . allowed half a crr,vrn per week, but that sum being stopped, and finding he rw it stsrving, hail canard her to drop the infant. 11cr offence she appeared to nonsi ter a very trivial one, but at all ereros she avowed her readiness to meet the colsequenees r. suiting therefrom. She was remanded for a week, to of ford time for the parish to determine whit course they nil' pursue. LAAIIIIETII•STRIILT.-CHARGE or Ausost.---Yesterday, John Wells, a • Idle age I man, was charged with 1-10- nionsly setting hi. house on fire. The prisoner bail bees a master builder, but, from misfortune, in trade, had be-a necessitated to earn a support for himself and a urge family as a jnbtiing bricklayer. He occupied onelmase tor upwards of the last twenty years in York-street, Mile end, Oil Town, in which neighbourhood he bore a good c' a racter, and, until the last six months, always paid his rent when it became due; but having got two quarters in arrear. his landlord, Mr. Bubry, distrained on Tuesday, and took away the goods. The prisooer thought such proceedings very harsh, and made some observations, which militate stronglyegainst him under his present ki- Nation. About half past eleven o'clock the same night, as the goo Is were taking away, the house was discovered to be our fire, and on the alarm being giveM_the landlord of the Duke of York, next door, and some Ober neigh! ours went in, and in a hack kitchen on .the grtoted floor, dive, wed a I.r ge pile of wood extending from the fire Place to the middle of the floor, to be all in a blase; this pile appa rently consisted of the wainscoting, eutLhe shutter of a cupboard broken op. The prisoner was m at • the stree - - door by these persons, as they were entering the house; and on his being asked if any shine was amiss, ha an swered, " nothing particular," and went away, but tenoned in about half. an hour afterwards, end was taken tato ens , tody by Stone the constable. The fire was by this time etringuishsri by the elections of the firemen and ngines, but not before the premises were much damaged.. Tin prisoner's daughter, it seems, was met by a pees in soon after the lire was put out, and on being infornied of th • or. currence, she answered, " I thought that eo II be t case, for my father raid he would set it on fire." Be az asked if he had any thing to say in answer to the present charge, he did not attempt to establish his innocence; hut railed agairat the severity of his landlord.—All the wit nesses necessary for the prosecution not being in uteri& ance, the prisoner was remanded. QUEEN-SQUARlL—Yesterday Mrs. Hannah Rose,livinz in the Almanry, was brought before the Magistrate, for seducing a young girl from her p 'rents. Mrs. Mellitus, a respectable looking woman.•who stated that her husband, then on his 'heath bed, though he had been unfortunate in trade, consoled himself by reflecting on the prosperity of his family. lie had brought his children up Writ, and they were all doing well. Au only daughter, about righ• teen years of age, was i 7 a respectable service, but she had broke her father's heart by absconding about seven weeks ago. Every effort had been used to aiscover what had he cJate of her, but all in vain till about a week ago. when she was traced -to the house of Mrs. H. Hose. After close watching. the mother succeeded in gaining access to her daughter, and found her with several other girls, devoted for the b enefit of Mrs. Hose, to the lame i famous life un der her protection. The daughter was affect d, but the rest of the party abused th • twither and turned her out of the house. The virtuous Mrs. Hannah promoted she had taken the girl in out of charity, because she was destitituts and had oo other shelter. he unfortunate girl, however, said she hail been seduced to go there by a wom,n who hail promise I to make a lady of her, and she du I taken a box of t lothes with her which her charitable lea 'lady had pat into pawn. A:ter expressing his abhorrence at Mrs. Hannah's conduct and char, .cter, the Magistrate bound over the mother and daughter to appear against her at the session, and she was locked up for want of bail. HaTrox ClARDRN.—Tursilay Richard Fitzpatrick, a no torious offender, was brought up, charged with having at tempted to pass brae coin at the shop of Mr. Pees+, Ina:* - broker, Old-street. It appeared that the prisoner went in deader the pretext of redeeming an article out •f a parcel, tine which he prodoced the duplicate. lie gat: a good so .vereign, out of atrial) he received the change. After put- Abe it In his pocket he preten led to alter his maid, and ~teke the whole parcel oat, and then heeded seven bat osltillinge, endeavouring to pass them off as -part of the 'change which• be !sal received. .He was lino:Whitely ono into custody. On bring searched by•Read.olen. the grad olfirsr)every pocket wu found to contain good money, and but four had shillings were:found on, him. .In-ene. pocket lie had four good half-crowns, in another 'some:go ant two crown: pieces. !His" appearance altogether Willa this lowest order. As Read, son. has received inforins•ion that be buboes playing off the same. wick upon other pawahrobers, .`a :as remanded for a week, in order that they, as also the•Seli titer ef tire Miat, should'have notice toattend COAL-MARKET, JAN. 21. Ships at Matket. Ships sold. ee -67i Newcastle 4li .. 365. 6d. to 445. OA. 16f Sunderland . . —s. Od. to —1, 04 . --- DIAIURD. Os the 23th lest., at Edmonton , J. Schneider. 141- Sol4blPg e. 1° Goad, of the same place. On Wednesday, the 21 st Ina , at Tottenham, Samuel to Mary, daughter of W. Hobsoo, gag. of Atorktield, ax.. At 2dinborgh, on the loth iost.,Oc W a. F. Onndas, Col. 71st Foot, nor of Dunitiarton Cut le. Oa Tuesday. the 10th inst. at hie oat, Hayfordbary, in thermenty ford. W. falser, gm. in We UM year af hia age. At P' sea, on the !Ist Init., in the 70tb year of her age. sliow of the late Cel. J. Beelnaith. an Satooday, the 17th Instant, at Tottenham, Peter" Taylor, gmi. Loudon I Printed and Published et the Office, No. 297, Strau by R. WARDELL, LL.D. 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