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London, England, 1824-09-04 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday a lad West lil years of age, MANSION-HOUSE.
Jortkri, was
brought before the Loan BIATOII6 charged with havipg robbed
his employers, MMUS. Kenworthy and bon, of Ironmongerlaise,
of hills and other securities, to the amount of above Ma
It appeared that he was entrusted with these securities to answer
teertain purposes of his employers, but that he convened a part into
cash, and enclosed the other part to Messrs. Keaworthy by the
twopenny post. Being a native of Enniscorthy (Ireland) he was
traced to that part of the Sister Kingdom by Forrester, an active
sinter, and but for his impatience would have escaped, having con-
ttiretl to change clothes with his mother-In-law, who ••• is allowed
to visit hint while in confinement. However, having an far Suc-
ceeded. he bounded over a wall, and the suspicions of the police
being awakened, he was pursued and taken. When questioned as
to the property. he pointed to a place where 109 sovereigns were
deposited, which were immediately secured.
hlr. Kenworthy's Solicitor stated, that the prosecutor was not
now in town, and the prisoner was remanded.

HATTON-GARDEN.
IWTTURVPTIOX TO THE AMUSEMENTS OT BARTUOLOMEW
Fatn.—Vesterday James Goosfbeard (whose thin was no disgrace
to his name) tras hniught up by John Huh, watch-house-kirever
on the Foundling estate, charged with a premature display of his
'talents on Thursday bight, in the neighbourhood of Brunswick•

square.
Several watchmen deposed that at a late hour on Thursday
night the defendant took by surprise the inhabitants (who were not
prepared for the appearance of Richard), and in a fine tone of
voice, delicately attenuated by those experienced modulators,
Hodges and Co., vociferated, " I know I was drunk, but
' Richard's himself again.' " Though he delivered this eaves-
*ion with great emphasis and truth, the inhabitants were the more
alarmed at hearing that he was recovering his original character,
and accordingly besought the watchmen to give their aid in keeping
him in his disguised state. Their efforts were, however, totally
unavailing for more than three quarters of an hour: they, how.
ever, triumphed ultimately, but not without receiving many still
I preserved marks of his powers.
I The prisoner, who rather novelly represented the cronk.backed
tyrant, as he was nearly seven feet high and of athletic appearance,
stated in his defence that he was a tiishmonger by trade : that that
was no interference to his profession of a play-actor ; he wee en.
to exhibit at Bartholomew Fair, and he was just preparing a
CF:lecantatioru according to his agreentept-
The Magistrate showed so little reap-et and encouragement for
his dramatic talents, that lie discharged the prisoner, advising him
to depend entirely on nature, and as lie was seven feet high exhibit
If as a.giant.
" FE maxellritotess.--George Herring. • middle.sized man,
respectably .attired, was charged with the following robbery.
Mary, wife of John Richards, cabinet.maker, No. 3, Riley-
street, Cromer-street, deposed, that on Tuesday fast, the prisoner
observing a bill in the window, inquired what lodgings were to let,
when she informed him, and showed them. Ile appeared satisfied,
and gave a respectable reference, at the same time requesting he
might sleep there that evening. As the lodging was only half a
bed, she consented. The prisoner returned again at nine in the
evening, and slept there that night and the nest, with William
Cartwngbt, a tailor. Thunder morning, about six o'clock. her
husband went out, and in hale an hour after she heard William
Cartwright get up and go out, leaving the prisoner in bed, no person
being in the room but himself; it was in the one.pair back room,
&reedy over her bed. She heard some person walking about the
room, and thought she heard a noise as if a box that was in the
room was being broken open, on which she immediately got up.
and was determined to watch, and met him canting down stairs
with a large bundle in his hand. Site stopped hint, and asked him
what bundle was that he had ? He said, the bundle he brought in
the night before. She said she let him in, and that he had no
bundle. He then wanted to go and leave the bundle behind, when
a struggle commenced. in which she saw Mr. Cartwright's waist.
coat peeping out of his coat pocket, and also that he had on his
trowsers. she went and bolted the street.door, although no person
was in the house but herself, when the prisoner ran up stairs to his
bed-room, and she followed him, and saw him take the waistcoat,
neckcloth, and pair of stockings, then produced. out of his cont.
pocket, and throw them on the bed, and take oft' the trowsers, which
he wore over his own. She left hint up stairs, and ran to her next.
door neighbour for assistance, when the prisoner was secured. In
the bundle she found her husband's coat, and a coat and shirt be.
longing to William Cartwright. all of which were taken out of a
bcx in the room, which appeared to have been broken open with an
old chisel.
The prisoner was cominitteed to Newgate for trial.
.7 On: Warner a youth, was charged with stealing a seek, con.
mining 93 pounds of raw bullocks' fat, the property of Molars.
Large and Hickman. tallow-melters in Were-street, Clare-market.
The prisoner and smother boy were observed by James Taylor, a
constable, carrying the sack, which, it appears, they had stolen out
of a cart containing six other sacks, on its way from a slaughter-
house In West-street, Smithfield, to the prosecutor's. The other
boy effected his escape.
The carter identified the sack to be his master's property.

The ptisoncr denied the charge.
The evidence being taken, he was fully committed for trial.—The
value of the tat was 11.3,.

MARLBOROUOII.STREET.
Mr. flathatet y, a butcher, residing in Southampton-ter...
was brought to the Office, upon a warrant, by Wales, the officer,
charged with a desperate outrage and assault. The warrant also in.
eluded a Mrs. 'White, who, by the following statement, appeared to
be the principal in the transaction, but the officer did not succeed
in apprehending her.
Mrs. Haynes, a female of extraordinary personal attractions, and
very genteel meaner, stated, that she has resided for some time pest
at No. 7, Southampton-terrace, and that Mr. Hathaway has but
lately come to reside in that neighbourhood, and on his doing so,
solicited her custom, which he ever since enjoyed. Some months
ago a gentleman, whom she understood to be of great respeetdaity,
succeeded in winning her tendons, and became a favoured visitor I
at her house, but whether he was a manned or a single man she eerier
knew or took the trouble to inquire. On Saturday last, as she and her
Mend were sitting in her parlour, between eight and nine o'clock,
taking their wine after dinner, a knock came to the street door, and'
it was no sooner opened than a lady entered, and first taking the
precaution to lock the street.ttnot inside, and put the key in hie
pocket. she tushedinto the parlour, and commenced smashing every
article of furniture—tables, chaire,loeking-glasses, decanters, &c. at
the same time exclaiming that before she stopped she would have
witness's hie, and that of her own husband also, who, Mrs. Haynes
' now, for the f.rst time, learned had been for so many months her
companion. The lady announced her name to be White, and eon.
sequently the gentleman must be Mr. White. The husband, es
soon as he could recover from his surprise (if anything could sur-
prise him), laid hold on the wife and floored her. Mrs. Nchite
celled "Murder !"—a mob of about one hundred persons collected
about the houee„burst open the doors and windows, entered the
house, and on hearing from Mrs. White her statement of griev-
ances, joined with her, and proceeding over the whole house,
smutted every article in it, broke a valuable piano.forte and a
beautiful guitar to pieces, curial away almost all her wearing ap-
parel. stole her reticule and some sovereigns in it, and no doubt
would, as they expressed a determination to Co, have torn Mrs.
Haynes bench' to pieces, had she not with great difficulty clam.
bated over an adpining wall and taken shelter in n neighbout's
house, and Mr. NI hire escaped from their fury in an equal y mira.
culous way, with almost every stitch of clothes turn from has back.
The charge against Mr. Hathaway was, that he was the rinp
leader of this outragecus attack upon the house, and vowed the do.
struction of Mrs. Haynes herself.
Mr. Hathaway listened very coolly to this recital. and. when
called upon for his defence, said, that of Mr. White, Mrs. White,
or Mrs. Haynes, he knew nothing more than that he had served the
house, Nu. 7, fen a short time with meat. On Saturday evening
last, as he was standing at his own door, which was within three of
Mrs. Haynes', he heard desperate cries of murder trout No. 7,
which attracted a vast crowd of persons, who insisted upon being
admitted ; and being at first refused, they forced one of the shutters
of the parlour-window, and saw a man, with a woman under him,
Isis knee upon her stomach, and entleaveming to strangle her. The
mob was then about to force the door, when somebody Inside opened
ts, and the crowd rushed in; and on the instant the man from
within made his escape through the crowd, after a desperate
struggle. Mr. Hathaway, who was tine of the very last, he said,
that entered the house, went so the assistance of the woman in the
parlour, whom he did net succeed in recovering for a long time; and
she then related to the people how this Mrs. Haynes had been kept
by her husband, and living splendidly on the produce of her industry;
and that every article in the house, and the house itself, were
purchased with her money. Upon this appeal, the mob did
certainly join Mrs. White, and he believed the house was pretty
well cleared nut; but as for himself, Me. Hathaway declared that
be did nothing mars then assist Mrs. White to recover (rota her
half sirangulation.
Bel cral persons, neighbours, who entered the house at the same
time, cunfirra!d the statement of Mr. Hathaway.
*. under all the circumstimees.

Illr. Ron, the Magistrate, said, that, -
ha did not consider Mr. Hathaway liable to be held to bail, sad
discharged thew snot.
With respect to Mrs. White, Wales, the officer, said that he
had been three times to bee house to apprehend her, but could not
find her. She keeps a brothel, No. If% Lisie-stre:t, Leicester.
sguarel and ner husband, who has caused this uproar a-A con.
tentiaa, L the r.otorious Holley White. So mueh for quar-
relling about gentlensen!
WORSHIP-STREET.
DtIrNI•EIONESS DETENDED BY • LADY !—Yesterday,
12 o'clock, two of the Bow-street Pay Police, of the names of Fur.
long and Kinghatu, presented themselves before Mr. Twvroaa,
the presiding Magistrate, having in their custody a stout man, of
rather decent appearance, of the name of Uttar' Stephen*, far
(very far indeed) advanced in a state of inebriety.
- Furlong was about to state the nature of the prisoner's offence.
and the cause by which he was induced to take him into custody
for the u.. t he was likely to create. rend the assault he had cam.
mined upon him and his brother Alter, when he was suddenly in-
ten-opted by a lady, who gave her name cs Mrs. Ferne, No. 7,
Vurlism-place, Holston, who stated that she saw the cache trans-
action.
Ter troars said, he would hear anything on the part of the
prisoner when he knew the nature of his armee.
Lady—But, Sir, the co:teh is now waitini; for me, and I there-
fore cannot stop, but I would like to tell what 1 know of this busi-
ness. a. Ism only actuated from motives of humanity.
Mr. TwYTOND then desired the Lady to be sworn.
race then stated, that she saw the entire transaction, and more
ruffianly or brutal treatment never betore was exercised upon an
indirislx-1.
At this 'period the prisoner became so ungovernable et the bar.
as to compel the Magistrate to order his removal.
1 Mr. I' YTOID then said... Pray, Madam, don't you thir.k such

beastly drunkennees, accompanied with mach Outrageetei behaviour
at this time of the day, no offence?
Lady—l don't think It as offence of 'ltch a nature. She then
left the Mee. and in a few minutes after, Vann, the Officer, en.
tered, anti said he was present at the transaction, and more lenity
ce Christian forbearance he never saw exercised by any Officers in
the diecharge of their dnty • that mob had been collected in
Shoreditch by the prisoner; ad that the Officer were very roughly
handled by him.
Several respectable shopkeepers then presented themselves, foe
the purpose of confirming Vann, and the other Officers statement,
when
Mr. Tweroan expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the
conduct of the Officers. and only lamented that the lady had
" flown," as he felt himself bound to hold him to bail, to appear at
the Sessions, Ithaca the (Hikers might indict him if they thought
proper. Bail was accordingly given.
LA M BETH-STREET.
Yesterday, Joseph Edteards, a young man about 17 years of age,
the son of a etable baker, was brought before John haul.
wick, Esq.t by Mr. Miller, the chief officer, at the request of his
father, who stated that his son had unfortunately formed en ac-
quaintance with a gang of thiovev and bad characters, from whom
no efforts of his could separate him. That he had used all the
means in his power to dissuade him from pursuinhewas inahe g such dangerhabit
-
ous course of life. but all to no purpose. That t
of absenting himself front home for several nights, and would then
come home in almost a state of nudity, bringing his associates with
him to his door, so that he was in danger of being often robbed by
either his son or hie associates. Ender these circumstances he
hoped the 1111'0:orate would send the prisoner to the House of
Correction, and keep him to hard labour, hoping it might act es a
. warning fur the future.
Mr. ilwanwtexe inquired if he was in the company of thieves
when he was taken.
hlr. 51111er answered in the negative.
Mr. II eenwict —Then I have no power to commit him to hard
' labour. I can only call on him to find hail for his good behaviour
for two months. But., continued Mr. Ilardwick, the cure is as bad
as the disease, for if he is kept in prison foe two months, doing no-
thing. and mingling with the very worst of characters, it is quts.
if enable if his stools will not, if possible, be worse when lie comes
out than they are at present. Ile much regretted that the Ma.
gistrates had net the same power to act here as they do in France
;foe in that country there is a place set apart in the prisons for such
as the prisoner, and by the recommendation of the Magistracy,
they are kept there.
The prisoner was held to ail.
TOW-HALL.
CAUTION TO House xxcrens.— William Jeffheys, a dust-
man, was charged with steal a silver table-spoon front the Ship
Tavern, Thomas-street, 110 eydown.
Mr. Ryder, the proprietor stated, that yesterday, just as him-
self and family hall finished dinner, several gentlemen, his
customers, entered the parlour; and that he might be at liberty to
attend to their orders, he placed a dish he had in his hands, ea
which lay two silver table-spoons, upon a small table near the bar.
door. The prisoner, whose cart stood nearly opposite the house,
Came in at the moment, and called for half-a-pint of porter, with
which he was served ; and while he, Mr. Ryder, went into the
parlour he left the house one of the spoons was directly missed,
and the prisoner followed and accused of the theft, but which be
stoutly denied the slightest knowledge of. At length the dust in
the cart wits +marched, rind the spoon found amongst it.
John Waller, beadle of St. John's, who was sent for to take
the prisoner into custody, produced the stolen spoon and its fellow,
both of which were sworn to by Mr. Ryder as his property.
The prisoner said he sins drunk, and knew not what he did ; be
had been fourteen years in the employ of Mr. Shelton, of Gravel-
lane, and this was his first offence.
Waller denied that he was drunk, but, on the contrary, he was
in full possession of his faculties.
Alderman J. J. SNIT FI lad the prisoner his character might
possibly benefit him at the Semions, where the evidence rendered
it necessary to send hint for trial.
The prisoner was then committed.
UNION HALL.
Thomas Coomber, a schoolmaster, residing in Prince's-street,
Lambeth, was brought before L. B. ALLEN, Esq., charged with
baring severely flogged one of his scholars, a little boy, between
six and seven years of age.
Thomas Hale, who received the mem chastisement, stated, that
on Monday afternoon, in school time, his master called him up to
read a lesson in the Bible. When he came tothe word "affectation,"
he could not pronounce it properly, and Mr. Coomber beat him
with a cane over the lurk and shoulders, and afterwards bitched
him. The poor child's back was here exhibited to the Magistrate,
and certainly bore marks of violent castigation, it being wealed
with black and blue marks from the loins upwards to the back of
the neck. The child added, that his mutes flogged him for near
half an hour. •
The complainant's brother sod another of the defendant's pupil'
corroborated the child's statement in every minicab?.
The Magistrates here remarked, that the punishment received
by the little fellow was exceedingly severe, and could not be juts.
tilled, particularly when inflicted upon a child of such tender years.
The Schoolmaster commenced a defence of his conduct by static
that for the seven years he belonged to the profession, he Md
educated 4,700 pupils, and during that time not • single instance e(
undue severity had ever been exercised by him towards any of his
scholars. The present ease, he said, was one which, although be
declared he hash no feeling of irritability towards the child, yet
such a degree of obstinacy was manifested on the occasion, that he
was actually obliged, for the preservation of good order and de..
corum in the school, to make an example of him. The boy was
called up to read a chapter in the Bible, and when he came to the'
word affliction," rot " aff.&-tatioct," he pronounced it im.
properly ; he was desired to tweet the word, but he became ob.
ideate, and would not. The defendant declared, that if examples
trakind were nat ocatsionally resorted to in a public school, the
of it cottld net be carried on; there would be nothing but
beeptlarities and insubordination amongst the scholars. He was
pespered to call some of his pupils, who had been with htm for
some years, to state that they had never discovered any extreme
severity used by him towards Ids gaolers.
The Magistrates all concurred in the opinion that there was
certainly too great a degree of punishment exercised upon the
child
The parents of the little boy here said, that, under the eir.
cumstances, if the schoolmaster paid the doctor's bill, they would
be satisfied.
This was readily assented to on the part of the schoolmaster,
who was discharged, with advice in future to use the sane and the
birch mote sparingly on the backs of his scholars.

PERTH NEWS.—At a sitting of what is commonly
and not inaptly named the " Black Court," on Tuesday
last, there was a snore than ordinary attendance of the
makers and venders of whiskey ; who were all fined with
such exemplary severity, as, it is feared, will make " genu-
ine Glen" more a luxury than it has hitherto been. Be-
sides these veteran and inconigible violators of the Ex-
cise Laws, there was an extra arraignment of our re-
spectable citizens. Amongst these, dealers in teas were the
most numerous; who were indicted at the instance of
Collector I)umbraieke, for omitting to pay the licence for
trafficking in tea, on the day and within the hours ap-
pointed. The enormity of the offence was ably exhibited
by Mr. Dumbraicke, who produced an Act of Parliament,
br which the penalty was stated to be Sol. although the
the licence is only Ils. Several reasons were given by
the culprits for their omission : e. g. one had attended
at the office of Excise on the afternoon of the day ap-
pointed for the convenience of the Collector, and the pay-
' ment of his licence had been refused on the ground that it
was " after hank hours." This reason for refusal was lital•
tained by the Bench. The Justices, however, taking into
their serious consideration the character of the panels, and
that this was their first offence, agreed to subject them to
the mitigated penalty of three shillings. The announce.
ment of this equitable award excited amongst the crowded
defaulters a muttering of disapprobation. One, who forgot
where he stood, called it " oppression,"—a term which
ought never to be heard in a free, happy, and pros-
perous country, far less in a court of equity. It is need-
less to add, that the articulation of this uncouth trieyllable
destroyed completely the placidity of the Bench, and ex-
torted from its organ some useftil though ireful remarks.
The lest vestige of Cromwell's operations in the suburbs of
Perth has now disappeared. Part of the ditch which sur-
rounded, the timid he rsiecd at the South Inch, was the
only remaining fragment cf his laborious works, and this
ditch has been filled up. Marshal Place encroaches on the
site of the citadel, whirls an historien describes as having
been " a stately and strong work, square, with a bastion at
every corner." Well might it be "stately and strong,"
dace his army of saints 'so waste the whole suburbs for
materials, not even sparing the ancient walls and tomb-
stones of the Grey Friar's church-yard. He caused "great
trees to be brought from the King's hunting palace at
Falkiantl," and carried otFthe sus-face of both the Inches,
in order to build the ramparts.
KIDNA I'ED CHILD4—The Levu Intelligenoer says,
" Poor Rogers has just arrlved in Leeds from his fruitless
search after his stolen chili. The infamous woman, Char-
lotte Shaw, was last heard of at Mr. James Cooke's Van',
hall, Glasgow-street, Sontimark. This is, we believe, a
pottery, and she lietra,,-,llt. a recommendation to the owner
from Mr. leery, potter, near (Asia, where she had been
working a clay or two. She seemed anxious to leave the
little boy with Mrs. Cocks, and on her obcting, said she
wend take it to Lambeth. She informed Mrs. Cooke that
she intended to goto the potteries."
Oe Wedneseley, John Dyer, a keeper In the Revel Me-
nagerie In the Tower, ap),c-:iitly in geod health, suddenly fell
dour., and immediately espired.
On Thursday se nni„-ht a child, about three years of age
owing so one of the fob-inks which covered the apeiture being re-
movers by some idle boys, fel into a well which was digging in
Illackfriers-etreet, Glasgow, a depth of about 21; feet. To theism.'
nishment of every one, the child was taken up alive, and so little
injured (having only some Slight cuts on the head), that the boy is
again able to follow his amusexints.—Ediubures Advrrtiser.