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rOLICE.

MANSI():;LIIIIMUSE.
The, Solicitor to the as,ignerst of a bankrupt, who had contracted
to excavate at the new irost.olhee. applied to the Loan MAYOR, to
authwite the reinoval of a quantity of reallid .ing of considerable
value from the premises. The presence of the pollee, he believed,
would be absolutely neeeesary to enforce the order, RI there were
trot learn than two hundred Irish fence-reed in detaining the property,
anal Mote persons were disposed to tight foe it with pick...axes and
any other desperate weapons they caudal lay held of.
Cie [men 111Aroa asked whether the Irishmen had any claim
upon the readidding ?
The Solicitor deelared they had not the slightest colour of a de.
morel upon the assignees. The contractor tar the new building had
employed the bankrupt to supply certain materials to assist to the
excavation. On Friday lest the net of bankruptcy was committed.
The excavator. who was in the habit of paying the men weekly,
wait supplied with the money to ti.iy them tie usual, but they con.
Animal now that their week's labour was not paid for, mid there-
tine insisted upon detaining the which they swore they
would not permit to be token from the memoirs without the order
Of the LOW 'M ape', who they thought would take care to do them
jal
The LORD MAYOIII asked whether the assignees could have any
rational objection to pay the poor men for work which certainly had
been dune by them, and which they ter minty could out milord to
give gratilituunly ?
The Solicitor repeated, that the bankrupt's property wee not
liable fur the week's limy, although he had appropriated to his own
purpo.es that which should have been given to theme!).
the Loan MA V Olt said, the course which he should adopt, if
he were tee of the assigntes, would be to pay the men for ;heir
labour. The case war very hard moon the poor hard-working
Irishmen. most of whom probably had families to support. Ills
'.ordship added. that the assignees must look to the conaegurnme
of noy breach of the pence they might 'auction. Ili, Lordship
then refmad to authorise the venture' of the property, but sent
olfieere to prevent any breach of the peace on either aide.
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Srarrfrap ROUSER'''. —rawly Pinfbld, a nymph of therm,
mad Henry Collard, an old acquaintance of the City Police, who
imps a 'muse of accommodation for rogues, it should seem, as well
as strampets, at No. 2, King's 11nel-court. in the neighbmirlinod
of Barbican, wire brought before the Sitting Alderman, Sir
Cl!AßLell FLORIN, yesterday, on suspicion of bring privy to
solve robbery. twat least of harbintring the thief.
Collard's wife. anti Mary Jones, the servant, had had a quarrel,
which terminated in the latter gutting a sound beating from her
more ynwbfal tiii •Itess, and out of revenge she had given informs-
HMI v., Payne 10.41 Wilkinson, two of the Cripplegate officers, that
thew raw • yonng man ciwne tee the I tame, who had brought with
him property, winch site had no doubt was the limduce of some
recent robbery. 'll.e Officers went there forthwith, but the bird
was flown ; they however found his companion—Pinfold, and the
property Jones had described, ythieli, togither with Collard, as he
was the keeper of the house, they brought before the Magistrate,
Molly Jones resentment having had time to subside, though she
still bore the marks of her recent betiting, she now ctintriveil to
shape her testimony so as to screen her master and mistress. The
Win. she said, was entirely a stranger—a mere casual visitor, who
had z•iiiive there with the prisoner Pinfold ; but this same casual
vtsrtoe. she allow-Cher had suffered to run up a bill to the
amount of IL and had aecorintintiated with the loan of smite eight
ten shillings besides; and Collard's wife, though she did nut
teeny this friendly neerinniewlstion, was ready in swear that she
never saw the win betiwe in her life. The bundle was finind to
cm-man a pair of cavalry pistols, nearly new. (nue volume' of
Ram: woks, elegantly boomd in rot stionscen ; a tomtit' drawing
insitoments, wearing apparel, and other property, all which, se.
cording to the story told, -had been left by a stranger in a house
wht•rc lar net cr been before.
Mr. 1',% Iti,Ell. a wilteitor, who attend' far Collard, urged that
lietin tile evidence there win no ch:uege against either of the
prisoners. The Magistrate, however, not attaining that the pro-
perty was stolen, thought there was tnftirient against them to
letterset their being detwined, at least till that matter shmild be
eleven! up, and they were accordingly mnunded, with directions
that in the meantime the property should be advertised.
II A TTON 11.1.1 t 111,. N.
Vcalerti3y, J. ll'hiltace, a pastry-cook, residing in Lloyd's-
row. I:lerkenwell, was brctight np Tenon Spadielde watch-house,
charged with assaulting, on 'Tuesday evening, W. Read, jerk.,
ear of the officers of this establishment, under rather extrator.
chnnry circumstances.
r Read stated, that ahont eleven o'clock, on Tuesday night, lie met
'two women in firay's Inn-lane. each carrying • portmanteau Ott
he. back. The singularity of their appearance attracted his at.
terition, and on asking them where they were conveying their
luggage, they replied that their mistress sent them to deposit with
a frietid her own private property, as she intended leaving on the
fallowing morning her " Oewl fur nnthing" husband. Read, in
a becoming respect for ate connubial state, took the women into
tuetotly, and Immediately proceeded to the prisoner's house in a
teasels, bundline," as he termed it, the ladies with their port—
menteans into it. The prisoner was not in his house, but Read was
directed Ina neighbouring public house, where " hr was sure to he
at krone." On Read's communicating to him the circumstances or
the Asc, and the projected plan of his wife's departure, he felt so
ilifignnnt at head's premature rerelAtion, that he threw Ilfr his
• nat and waistcoat, amt insisted on sonic atonement for disturbing
his peace of mind. The posilLetimity of Read WAS abvioudy ex-
treme, as without much derangement of exterior, lie could have
readily placed the defendant in any able pocket.
The meliorate inquired of Seidl, it' he wished to press the case
of assault a.alilift the inisoner, to which lie replied, that he hail had
• ite enough or the matter, lamenting the consequences or init./Fet-
ing between man anti wife.
'l%le crt t'ulity of persons in the tare, as to the intended elope.
rent, on the part of the wife, wax much ditnlnished by the appears
ance ethic IsinVerel of ‘Vhitinker's house, who expressed it as his
opinion, that husband, wife, and property, had unanimously agreed
to take their leave et
MARLIIIMOI/011 STREET.
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Feeler,lay, Nary f'arn,ll, a very good-looking woman, was pm.
ended against, beMre Maoism Itree and CONANT, magistrates,
Ity the lateen of St. Geerge's parish, Ilenover-squarr, under an
Act of Parliament, very !seldom rut into operation of lout years,
namely, *lust for the punishment of lewd women."
One of the Overseen of the parish stared, that in March. lfe23,
ibis woman was delivered of a haetnril child in their parish, the
Sather of which she del sme, she mid, know, and coesequently the
parish was board to teobitatn her and her child, which they con.
tinned nt dm until she come one morning to the workhouse, and
reeeevel to. ; and on that very night she left her child, two
months old, sin the steps of Lon Kidney's luillalonr, where it was
tend by a watchman, and taken to the workhouse, where it died
in the Collt.e of a few days, the unnatural mother haul ob-
er:made:eh and Ilias nit since been heard of, until she now comes
Coward. and brings another Natant child to be supported by the
parish ; slid viii as czars. that so indiscriminate has been her inter.
sivirse with men, that she cannot evea guess as to the father of it.
The MINIAIrIt:t.I wail, that they were happy so say they sellout
oct•asitm to pot this Art iu force; but they never knew a
ease tutor. deeerving of punishment tinder it than the present, and
constutueil tie primoner to the !louse of Correction fur six weeks.
4,1111:F.14.:41411AllF,.
Mrs. Craghten. a lady with a rotundity of middle that 'mild
Lennon an alderisian, yesterday appeared on • summons, to give an
ecenunt of an alleged sunsuit.
'Phi' complainant, Mrs. M'Coy, a dealer In oysters, of equal
latitude, stood forth as she injured accuser. " This ere lady 13411 e
up M tin 'tall ; she WAS hearty in liquor ; says ele to me, all pare.
due as ( was, did you say I Vole II fowl, any. she, yes I did, Wirt
sort say that yourself plucked It, says she—no, but yourself
I,3llied it, says I, and that in my owl per; a ith that she made
over at me. laid hould of my hody, stniek me in all manner of
wares, made an open show of me afore the public, tore me into
piety", knocked my stall alumni, !frock my plate, spilt my oysters,
and played the devil and hell with myself and all my property;
and that's the whole of the bualness, your Honour."
Magistrate—M'ell, Mrs. Craghton, what defence have you to
make tin this ?
The defendant, raising her eyes to:the ceiling— For what she swore
I hope shell get mercy for it 011 her poor soul. Ifs a sin, a sin and
a shame, to give an oath to the poor woman. 1 twee struck her;
:twee ,Ite herself knocked her things about while hauling after um.
/ have 'Unmet, to prove it.
Mrs. Mitch elevated the allegatiohs of the acettsed, and denial
that ahe was drank.
apponnel, for the prosecution, swore point blank to the violence
and intosintien of the holy.
The Magistrate advised them to try to settle it in the next room.
The parties retired, and after a few minutes re-appeared with
the inform:ohm that reeoncilistion was impossiltl.•; the prisoner
would %them to no terms. she would go before u.lltry of her peers.
The Mseistrate of ttittrae complied with her desire, and committed
her fur the ...souk, took bail, and so dismissed the parties highly
satuilled with the molt.
Si 'fent. An Ruins ety its A IVATCII,—On Thursday let,
it will he recollected, Arl elderly woman, nettled Cooke,
Ilicety.st reel, Calteeti-row, value to this office, and, produc-
ing • handsome silver watch, guild seal and key, stated she
bream?proeurised of It under the following curious nrcumstatters:
Doe In the evening before, while she was at her door, three fellows,
dr•-•?tx1 in the first aiyle of fashion, come tip to her, and began to
take very bnproper liberties with her. She resbeed, and at lenth
ele•alTft into the ably ; which they walked off. She then felt'
tuenith;ng clinging to her shawl, and, on examining it, she found
the watch. winch she 11111.11,00.11 must have become entangled In her
ideal by tbe appendages, and drawn front the fob. She then left
it AL this oilier . and, la CULl.Ctilleflet of the,e circumstances appear.,
h the 1.....);ie rapers, a gentlemen named Wright, a grocer, IT-
Al.l . 1
14 i-tOxfordattrect, yesterday attended, with two of his brothers,
to claim the watch, fee.
Mts. Cooke was sent for, and, on bee arrival, Mr. Wright been-
nic4, desceltfrA the watch, and stated,
nett on the nli;ht it came
into Jun. poet. ssion,
• be and his brothers w o dine at Isetinington,
and, on their wily None, when near the .1z bum, Ills watch was
stolen, nest therefore the p:ruit: from whom Mrs. Cooke had unin-
fentitmally got It mast have her, the thief.
Alt. Mae LANZI, the Magistrate, complimented Mrs. ('take 011
her uttetight eondoet, an' Mr. Wright made her a present of 21.
NV 0 KSII I P-SITKEE T.
• tivessiow Sri TR/Abr.—Yesterday
Ei;l..r,,•,e'ThileT•rsar• s atd•eare,ll"l.'n, Mr... 111," 11.1. to :insist.? to a sum-
mons•.thistricsl,44,,ifv.l her by 61. e...%4_uhaas ii respectable ma-
nufacturer, of tlismatteet, frontaltu:lda, tor unri,,wiully daniagiog a
Paroopapeana.ladkla,l6cthttPbarregVtLnysarrtaleal'ofet;ceth:•, der,...l)xhi. in this c.v.
*unnamed he, 00110 Ya for the ,f wag.* tch had been
'trate decided
sototeval Jae the injury done the silk. The Ilsgi

that he should pay her the wages due, and then summon het fur the
alleged injury.
Yrsterd ty the silk was produced in the office, and a clerk in Mr.
Hill's employment pointed out the damage done.
Mr. Hill stated, that the lowest print he could charge fur the in.
jury wouhl he tel shillings.
A person in the silk ti.tde„ unconnected with either of the parties,
stated, that he believed the injaryto have arisen from accident, and
that a charge of one yard would b sufficient compensation.
The deft ntlant stated that it was completely an accident, she
having at the time r child in her arms, and a cup of broth in her
hand, when the child suddenly started, and threw part of the con.
tents of the cup over the silk in the loom.
Mr. Ite v ILI, after consulting the General Silk Act, said be was
afraid he could render the complainant no relief.
Mr. ill—(somewhat astonished}-NO relief, Sir!
Mr. lit 11.1.—N0, Sir: for the Act only authorises Magistrates
to punish where the deed was done •• wilfully, wickedly, and mall.
dowdy, with intent to injure," which was nut then the case, as It
was clearly proved it was an accident.
Mr. Hid—And how am Ito do? for It was always the practice
to stop out of the wages for the injury done.
Mr. Bevy is L—Vou can have your action.
Mr. Hill —I low alis Ito proceed ?
Mr. Ike I. I.—Your attorney will be the best person to coasult
upon that subject.
The parties then withdrew.
THAMES OFFICE. •
Flizabeth Davie was placed at the bar of this office, before
W. I. Bennett iv, Esq. upon the billowing charge of felony :
Mrs. Eliza Stilts, of So. fit. Ilmvel-lane, hedging housekeeper,
deposed, that the prisoner had been a Intlger of hers, and that on
Friday last, she quitted her apartment without riving any notice,
or paying the rent she was in arrest. On the following day, Sam.
day, the witness not finding the prisoner return, was induced to
kook through the key-hole of the door, when she perceived the bed-
ding hail been removed. This induced the witness to have the
cloor forced open, and then discovered that a coverlid, two sheets,
and two blankets were missing. (.ht Saturday night, as the wit-
ness, with her husband, William Sims, were going to market to
provide tor their Sunday's dinner, they accidentally caught sight of
the prisoner, pursued her, and gave her in ,charge of an officer,
who rimveyed her to Shadwell watch-house, where several pawn-
brokers' tickets were found upon her.
The prisoner, in her defence, said that portal! mused her to
pledge the amides. She was fully committed to !atewgate for trial.

UNION 11A1.4
Yesterday a boy, of not more than ten years of age, named Shim.
miegtow, was Inought up in the custody of Malloy, a constable,
before 1. 11. A r.i.ust, Lag,. charged with having committed the fol-
lowing daring robbery.
Johnson, ahopman to Mr. Jones, • silk mercer, of
High-street, Ilarotigh, matted, that about 10 o'clock that morning,
as he was engaged behind the counter, he heard a noise proceed
from the window, and on looking to it, saw a hand within one of
the panes of glass, grasping a valuable shawl and a piece of Ban-
dannith handkerchiefs. lle instantly jumped across the counter,
and taw the prisoner pass the articles to a man, who instantly
" bolted," and escaped with the things. The primmer, however,
was secured on the spot, but none of the property found upon
him. The witness was convinced that it was the prisoner's hand
he saw take the shasl rind a piece of Isituditereliters out of the win-
dow. The pane of glass appeared to have been cut with a glazier's
diamond.
l'he young thief, on hearing the evidence against him, surprised
every body in the Mfice by the ingenious manner in which lie et-
. unlined the *helms on the improbability of the story he had just
told against him.
Prisoner—thaw can you swear it was my band you saw in
your shop window? If I was the thief, would not the instrument
that cut the glass have been found in my ptissession when you
were searching me ? - Nu; neither the shawl, handkerchief or
any. thing else of suspicion was found upon toy person ; besides,
is it likely that I should " do the thing," that can earn an
honest living by my trade? I did nut even attempt to run after the
rubbery.
The Nlaglstrate asked him what his trade was?
Primmer-1 goes about curing warts, and if any gentleman In
the office has warts or butiyous, I will cure hint of the worst kind
in lens than a week, that is, if he pays me.
The Magistrate desired hint to tell exactly the truth, and give
up the name of his courlattion, but neither threats nor persuasions
could induce him to do either. Ile positively declared that he
knew nothing at all about the business " lie was had up for,"
farther than seeing a man thrust something into his breast and run
off with it.
Ile was asked whether he wan ever " hail up" to any office before?
Lard bless you! me, I don't know what it is to be inside a prison,
I ant as innocent as the child unborn.
Mr. Jones's 'Mantuan hieing positive as to the identity of the
prisonor,Mr.ALLs Y observed,that he never yet saw a boy in a surer
road to the gallows than he was. It was evident, front the slang
terms he haul made use of, that he was not • novice at his business;
and there was very little doubt that he was known to the public at
the other side of the water. Under these circumstances, he should
now be committed for trial.

•.• We ate requested to contradict the statement In our pollee
report, froin Lambethetrest, yesterday, that Mr. D. W. Magin
had been imprituned in the House of f'orrection fix three months.
We are mound that this statement is wholly without toundstiou.