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London, England, 1826-05-09 00:00:00

OU!LDIIALL.

COACH ROBBERY.—IiicUrIi iv 417., the guard of the Bir-
mingham post coach, was brought up for examination yesterday, by
Hertisficld, the officer on suspicion of being accessary to the steal-
ing of a parcel containing 5231. Its small notes of the Bank of
England.
Mr. HumPHRETS attended for the prisoner.
Mr. Chaplin, of the Spread Eagle Inn, Gracechurch-streist. the
proprietor of the coach, said the prisoner was to!d, when the Fared
was delivered to him, that it was insured, and the exact amount was
mentioned to him. He put It in the breast-pocket of his coat (there
were three witnesses to that fact), and observed, placing his hand
over it, that it should remain there till he delivered it at Birming-
ham. At Stoney Stratford prisorer missed the parcel, whish be had
placed in the receptacle, under one of the staui in the Inside of the
coach, but instead of returning immediately to London, to stop the
payment of the notes at the Bank next mntning, he went on to
Birmingham, and was there given into custody. The coach left
London on the evening of the 11th of April, and as soon as business
commenced at the Bank on the liillowibq morning, an old gentle-
man presented the whole of the stolen notes. which he hint changed
into live 1001. notes, and then immediately obtained sovereigns for
the latter.

The prisoner said he was not able to squeeze the parcel into his
pocket, and that was the reason he placed it inside the coach, and
he was as innocent of all participation in the rubbery as a child.
Herdstield, the officer, informed the Magistrate that a witness
could be produced, who would state that on this very journey, be.
fore the coach quitted London, the prisoner cautioned a gentleman
against placing any thing under the seats, alleging that the coach
was robbed every week. He must therefore have been perfectly
aware of the Insecurity of the place of deposit he selected for this
valuable parcel.
Mr.HumPHatirs thought the prisoner might have unguardedly
put the parcel in the seat, finding it inconvenient, from its size, to
be carried about his person ; and urged that the prisoner had been
in custody now nearly a month upon suspicions only, which
the prosecutor scented unable to prove.
Mr. Alderman LUCAS said this was the first time this case had
come betore him, and he would not hastily make up his mind to
discharge the prisoner. He inquired what wu the course usually
taken by guards when they were informed that a parcel had been
insured, and was of value.

The witness said Evans had frequently had such parvls delivered
to lilts before, and carried them about his person, u the most
secure way.
Mr. Hu MPHREVS-But you did not stitch them in his pockets?
Witnets—No.

Mr. Aldermen LUCAS said he should like a little time to weigh
the circumstances of this case, and remanded the prisoner for an-
other hearing.
BOW-STREET.
On Saturday last Mr. Al twsuu xi. was occupied for some hours
in the morning, and again io the evening until a late hour, in the
investigation of the following curious affair :
A well-dressed man, about thirty years of age, who stated that
his name was Sugg. and that he was in holy orders, was brought
front Dover. by Ledbitter, of this office, who had followed him
thither with a warrant, in which he stood charged with fraudulently
possessing himself of SM., the property of Air. Coape, a merchant,
of Finch-lane, Cornhill.
Mr. Coape deposed, that in consequence of an advertisement In
the Timer newspaper, about ten or twelve days alto, in which three
horses, described as the property of a Reverend Gentleman going
abroad, were stated to be for sale, at a livery stable in Orange-
street, Leicester.square, lie went there with his brother, and
found a man ins groom's livery, who showed the horses; and on
the witness selecting one, said he was instructed by his master to
demand 70 guineas for him. When asked who was his muter, he
said that his name wu Sugg, and that he was Rector of Layton,
In Essex. After one or two subsequent visits to the stables,
the witness saw Mr. Sugg, and the former finally agreed to give
70/. for the horse, if upon trial of three days he should still approve
of him. Sugg said as Mr. Coape was a stranger to him he should
require part of the purchase money to be paid down, and Mr. Coape
consented to pay down 551., the balance of 151. to be paid at the end
of the three days' trial, if the result should be fayouraWe; if other-
wise, to be refunded and the horse returned. Mr. Coape paid the
money and said he would take the horse away himself, but Sugg
said he could not allow him to do that ; he would send his groom
with it. This Mr. Coape thought at the time was purely a matter
of politeness, and he requested that the animal might be sent to
Gale's livery stables in Oxford-street, which Sugg said should be
done before eight o'clock on Saturday se'nnight the 29th of April.
In the course of the conversation between them, Sugg said he was
in orders and had graduated at Cambridge, but did not say he had
any living. Before eight o'clock Mr. Cape became uneasy, and
walked down to the stables In Orange-street, where he found that
the horse was gone, as a helper in the yard told him, to Oxford-
street. Ile went to Gale's, but the animal had pot been seen there,
and on his returning once more to Orange-street, he learned that
the Rev. Air. Sugg, hisgroom, and all the three horses, had die-
appeared together. Mr. Coape in a day or two ascertained that Sugg
I had gone to Dour, whither he caused hba to be followed by tho
officer.
IQ. Bass very melklently denied that these was say thing fray-
dulsett la* asamatioa. It all arose. he said, boos a mistake of
haitiawhOlhorretthom he was to take the base, and when he
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Mr. Coape admitted that, but said that In the needle' tut bid
good reason to believe that the horse was hardly worth having.
--
Sir R. Monte asked whence the ticket-porter was sent, and
being told from the Royal Exchange, remarked that probably Bh, Sugg wan at that distance from Orange-street, on his way to Do, • when he gave the note. er,
Mr. Sugg next proceeded to crottaexarine Mr. Coape with to
sharpness. " Now, Sir," said he, " you say
.you asked me to lei
you take away the horse (which by.the-bye I totally deny.) p;
ay
did you ask me to lend you a saddle and bridle ?"
Mr. Coape replied in the negative.
Sugg—Now, your Worships, I undertake to prove, by all the
rules of logic, that Mr. Coape has made two assertions, which
are
perfectly [rico:labium with each other ; and that, therefore, he h
violated truth. He says he asked me to allow him to take awes; the horse, and yet he admits that he did not ask me for the 101'114
a saddle and bridle, without which he could not take it away; for it cannot be supposed a gentleman would lead a horse through the
streets by a halter.
Mr. MINSHULL—Why, Mr. Coape says he asked you to lee
him take away the horse, which you refused, and after that refusal
I cannot perceive of what possible use the saddle and bridle could
be to him.
This plain answer to Mr. Sugg's rules of logic created roach
laughter.
After some further remarks, the defendants were ordered to be
kept in custody till the evening, when the parties again attended,
Mr. Coae brinin Mr. Ilaitsta as his solicitor, and 8
another pprofessiong gal man (Mr. HumpentEval
The two lawyers, at the request of Sugg, had a private mar&
Fence, at the termination of which Mr. Harmer informed the Balch
that Sugg had offered to give up 201. which had been found upc•
him by Ledbitter, to Mr. Coape, together with the horse ; and
that, if Mr. C. did not like the hone in three days, it should be
sold for his (Mr. Coape'a) benefit. To this Mr. Coape was dia.
poled to accede.
The parties then posted off toOrange.street, to get the horse, led
after a long absence returned with it to the door; Mr. Suggay.e.
logizing by stating that the stables were locked, and they were obliged to break them open. Ledbitter was receiving order, to
deliver the 201. and the horse to Mr. Coape, on the conditions mss,
Honed, when a man named Goddard stepped forward and said
" that won't do, the horse is mine." " Your horse," said &lig,
I say It is mine." "It a'n't though, and yos know it." replied
Goddard. " How then came Sugg to sell it ?" inquired Mr. Alm.
situur.. Goddard—.., Why. I authorised him to sell it,tt "Then
how can it be your hone ?" said Mr. Harmer. " I authorized
him to sell it," answered Goddard, " but not to run away with the
money." (A laugh). Sugg persisted for some time in saying the
horse was his, but at length admitted that he was employed by
Goddard to sell that and two others, and was to receive a commis.
sine upon the money obtained. " Yes," said Mr. Humor,
were io be the clergyman going to the Continent, you know." No
answer from Sugg, but Goddard said Mr. Harmer was partly
right ; be was to pay Mr. Sugg for the use of his name. Sugg and
Goddard then turned round upon each other, and a volley of reed.
mination bunt forth which it world be hard to describe. In COD.
elusion, Sugg turned to the Bench, and exclaimed, „Ohl but for
ihtjuring myself, I could disc-ion • scene of roguery almost an.
paralleled."
Mr. Miarsilut.l. said he had never witneued a scene to Bureau
the present, and he should now close it by ordering the bone end
inot,ey to be delivered to Mr. Coape, and the other parties to go
about their business.—Thus the matter ended.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
ATTEMPT TO ATTACK MR. CANlllNG.—resterday Richard
Walker, who stated himself to be a mariner, residing in Thortsy.
Place. So ners Town, was brought up by G. Poole, an olleerof
the ab me establishment, who took the prisoner into custody on tis.
turday, under the following charge :—Walker had placed himself,
with his wife and four children, on Saturday, at the door of Lb
Right Hon. 0. Conning, in Downing.street, during the time of
the C binct dinner. lie had written a letter, which he gave to oae
of the servants directed to Mr. Canning, the purport of which was,
that R. Walker was waiting, with his wife and family, in a state
of starvation, and wanted relief out of his (3lr. Canning's) own
funds, or Royal bounty ; that his ship and cargo had been seized
at Lisbon by a tribe of monsters called Portuguese, and that he bad
been robbed of his property. The letter went on further to say--
" It will also be found on reflection equally unlawful to retain such
property, as it lathe price of blood.'• This note was dated the llth
of May. In a short time the servant came to the prisoner, eying
there was no answer, and requested him and his family to go away ;
he however declared he would nor stir from the spot witheut same
satisfaction ; in consequence of which appliaton .coat made at
Queemsquare office, to the Magistrate, who despatched an officer to
remove him. On Pople's arriving at the spot, he saw the psi.
goner parading in front of the Foreign Office ; be Mule.
diste!y desired him to retire, but the prisoner refused;
he then asked him his business there, when he told him,
that he had written a letter to Mr. Canning, for some relief for
his family, who were in a state of starvation, and he ceutd get no
answer. The encer asked him what had .Mr. Canning to do with
him or his family ? He said that he had been plundered in an us.
lawful manner by the Portuguese, for which that Right Hon.
Genleman could give him relief, he being the Minister fur Foreign
Affairs but refused to do so; and that be had also a petition to the
King 01 the puhject, and was directed by his Majesty to see Mr.
Canning, and he was determined to wait and see him, for he would
not leave without satisfaction. Poole then told him be was an
officer, and his dtity was to remove him; upon which be said " it la
no use to remove me, unless you mean to take me prisoner, for as
noon as you suffer me to go I shall return again." 'f be officer coo.
requently took him into custody.
The Magian.. to to'd the prisoner tl at he had made inquiry
at the Foreign Off.ce respecting his claim, and he perceived
that this Government had done all in their power to serre
him, but that the Portuguese Ministers had disallowed his claim t
therefore this Government could not interfere further for him; soil
unless he now positively promised that he wot Id n t make any fur.
thee person al application to that Rig ht Hon. (linden= (Mr. Can-
mng), he must find bail in very good sureties..
dectiTtprOedn Ithheastehoebsweoruvaid nottions
mofake any f
the worthy
unh /tetr pt.onsi application
to thepucuio
prisoner
to Mr. Craning, but he should write to him, and endeavour to get
the assistance of some Members of Parliament ; for he was quite
sure his case had been falsely represented, by which be was de-
prived of his propert).
The prisoner was then discharged.

A RY LE BONE-OFFICE.
THEATRICAL REGULATION/I.—Yesterday, Mr. William Be.
verley, the manager of the West London Theatre, appeared on a
11111111110 Gr, before Mr. Rawlinson, ter having refused to return the
money paid by a man named Simmonds, for his admission into the
theatre, under the impression that there was plenty of room.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Simmonds, that be went
to the theatre upon some evening during the past week, with his
wife and child, but finding that tall price was demanded for the
admission at the pit door, they went to the gallery and paid
three shillings, being one shilling each for the party ; but on enter.
ing the gallery, they found it crowded to excess, and not being
aMe to obtain the slightest glimpse of the stage, they came out,
when Mr. Simmonds asked if there was morn in the Pie.; being IN
formed in the affirmative, he paid the additional shilling for his ad-
mission, but found that also crowded ; therefore he demanded the
whole of his money bacx, which having been refused, he had
adopted this means to procure redress.
Mr. Raw Lt news mid, he was happy to hear the theatre me.
ceeded so well, and asked Mr. Beverley what explanation he could
give.
Mr. Beverley—Upon my word, Sir, I should be equally glad to
hear this man speak the whole truth, as I can assure you his state.
ment is not " quite correct." On the evening in question, the en.
tertainment was for the benefit of three performers, and the receipo
of the night in the gallery were:only 61. 95.; whereas, if the gallery
had been so crowded, the receipts would have been 71.105. because it
holds 169 persons. It also appears from my list, that forty per-
sona came in at half-price, which was after the time the nom.
&Want said he was there.
Mr. Beverley handed into the Magistrates the list of his rocelpts,
confirmatory of what he had said.
The Magistrate, under all the circumstances. said there vs no
ground for the complaint, which was accordingly dismissed.
life. Smille, a respectable budder, residing on Portman-green.
was charged with " thrashing" another builder, named Green,
most soundly.
From Green's statement, it appeared that he went upon 1010 e
ground belonging to hlr. Smith, when some words arose relative to
a wall, and Mr. Smith immediately attacked and beat him
most severely, and compelled him to retreat off the premises to save
his life. •
Mr. Smith, in reply, denied altogether the accusation, and de-
clared that he himself was the injured party, the complainant
having rushed open him while upon his own premises, and struck
him several times with a large measuring rod, and ha was then
compelled in his own defence to strike him in return.
He had witnesses in attendance, who:proved that Green was the
aggressor, and of a quarrelsome and violent disposition.
Green, in answer to this, called an old man, named Fleming (who
very narrowly escaped being held to bail himself for his pugne•
&us behaviour in the office), to rebut their statements, in which be
failed.
The Magistrate, Mr. friossixs, without entering into all the
evidence, referred Mr. Green for redress to the Sessions.

BIRTHS.
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MARRIED.
On the 2d Inst. at Ring/don Church, Portage, by at it?. R. R. Coo'
myna. D. O. Meadows, Y.D. son of Captain D. Meadows, of the Ik/tool:-
able East India Company's Serel,e, to Elisabeth side., Cos. aught"
of the late Captain Cox, of the Ist Regiment of Foot, sad aloes of Sir
John Cox, Ran.

DIRD.
On the 27th ult. In Brampton-row, st as advanced or. 2k11..Y.
Kyle. relict of the late Rev. Joshua lute. D.D.
in Tenk-place, 9n Tuesday last, lies. Keay, Ws of 6. W. 8141, Esq.
of KIR
~ly worth Rouse, Northumberland.
At slehwond. on the Ist lost. Mrs. Ross, In her 79th yea•
On the MR Inst. aged fear yeses, Mind** Pisschell Nolestaan. the
danyhter of A. lialhitatia, Rsq. Herne MK

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