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POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Heuvronnstatiar RonoraT.--Sottudal "61" mhtfidd,
who has been several timer examined an suspicion of being con
cerned in the above robbery, was seat down to Hertford, m cos-
I tody of an officer, to undergo an emsnination before the Magis-
trates there.
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BOW.STREET.
On Saturday John O. Metier, a patrol on this establishment,
came to the Office quite tintnk, with four respectable tradesmen.
his prisoaers, on a charge of " desiring" to drink more beer than
' would do them good.
Sir RICHARD BURNIE dismissed the complaint, and most pro.
perly discharged Butler front his situation for preferring one so fri-
volous and vexat;ous.
CIVET. TREATRIF.NT TO A PARTSII ArenErrtcz.--Bond,
the officer, brought up an interesting little girl, twelve years
old. who ran away from her apprenticeship last Thursday week,
and who had not been heard of by het t..ouress or her mother
`from that time until the carer found he: on Saturday, at

Ill'ilsden Green.
Harriet Edwards, the apprentice, was sworn, and stated that, about
six months ago she was bound, by the officers of St. artin's,in.the-
fields to 11l tr. Hanson, of l'ummill-street, Clerkenwell, to learn the
businessof fancy flower-making ; that from that time to last Thursday
week her mistress was in the habit of beating her most cruelly with a
cane on all parts of her body ; and on that day she beat her severely
with the cane, threw her down, and kicked her. In her fall her
face came against the fender, by which her eye was seriously in-
jured, evi lent marks of which still appeared. On last Thursday
week, after she was beaten as described, her mistress sent her out
with sixpence to purchase something, which she lost ; she was then
afraid to return home, and she met her sister, who took her with
her to Wilsden Green, where she remained until the officer brought

her to town.
Mr. blt sSITI'I.T., upon learning that 31rs. Field (the mother of
the child) would take her home to her own house, cancelled the
indenture, and bound Mrs. Hanson in 40/., and two sureties in 2W.
each, to answer tor her conduct st the Sessions.
BIARLBOROI36II-STREET.

On Saturday Win. Minuets Robison, the Clerk of Dlr. Abra,
hams, the solicitor, of No. 6, Great Itlarllxwough.street, against
whom there have been preferred six distinct charges of felony, was
this day brought before Mr. DYER, the Magistrate, for final exami.
nation.
Upon the examination on Wednesday last, the evidence respect-
, ing the identity of the prisoner was in some cases very doubtful, and
in others contradictory ; and his friends, who are persons of
the highest rope:lability. are still convinced of his being mistaken
for some other person, and consequently of his innocence of the va-
rious offences imputed to him. tso satisfied is Mr. Abrahams, the
master of the vrisoner, of his innocence, and that that sad mis.
fortune has betallen him through his striking resemblance of an.
other person. that he has, silica the last examination, made the
greatest exertions to obtain evidence to exculpate the prisoner, and
he states that he has been very successful, and shall be able, in
three of the cases, to prove an alibi, by testitnony the most clear

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and sati.factory.
Before 12 o'clock Mr. Abrahams was in attendance before tlr.
Data, and the prisoner, who had been confined in a private room
at the house of Mr. Noildote the Governor of Tothill.fields prison,
soon afterwards arrived in a coach.
Several gentlemen who are connected with the family of the poi.
soner came forward to speak to his respectability and good conduct,
and represented that the prisoner could have no motive or indicernent
in committing such an otfenee, as he was a ward In Chancery, pos-
sessing a handsome income, and, on arriving at age, would be en-
titled to some thousands of pounds.
Before the examination commenced, Sir Peter Laurie, the Sheriff
of London, entered the (Ace, and took his seat on the bench. Ile
gave testimony of the respectability of the prisoner and his friends,
and expressed his opinion that the young gentleman was not guilty
of the charges. Sir Peter observed, that there was nothing remark-
able about the prisoner's face, though his dress and appearar.ce was
moo: fashionable and gentlemanly.
The prisoner was then brought into the office, and placed at the
bar. Ile was attired, as on the last examination, in a blue coat,
buff waistcoat, and duck trowsers. His hair is very light, cut
quite in the mode. There was no want of confidence in his manner.
The Magistrate asked if there were any other charges against
the prisoner, and wss answered in the negative.
Mr. Abrahams proposed so Mr. Ire Eft, to call witnesses with
whom the prisoner dined and spent the evening on the day lie
was charged with entering two different shops, and decamping
wi:h property.
Mr. Dela said, that he could not try the nee ; the prisoner had
been sworn to, in the most positive manner, and the evidence pro.
posed to be called would be very important no the trial.
Mr. Abrahams said, that he hoped, under all the circum-
stances, tlxit bail would have been accepted ; and he was ready
to give security for the prisoner's appearance to any amount.
Blr. Dent said, that front conversations with his brother Ma.
gistrates, the opinion he originally had entertained, that he ought
not to accept of hail, was strongly fortified. He thought it would
be an excess of his duty to take bail In a case of capital felony,
when there was a strong suspicion of guilt ; and he could not ho-
nestly say, that there did not appear to him strong proof of the pri-
soner's guilt Notwithstanding this opinion. he hoped the prisoner I
would be able to make his innocence manifest upon the trial ; he
would rather have avoided giving his opinion as to the guilt or in-'
riocence of the accused, as it might tend to prejudice him hereafter;
bat he felt bound to give his reason for not accepting hail. Mr.
Abrahams, however, knew that another tribunal, the King's Bench,
was open to him; and If it should be thought proper by the pri-
soner's friends, an application might be made to that Court, or to a
Judge, to bad him.
The prisoner was then ordered to be fully committed to New.
gate for trial.
Sir Peter Lanrie said, that be would take care to arrange with
Mr. Wanner, the Keeper of Newgate, that a room should be pro-
vided for the prisoner's use, disconnected with the prisoners con-
, fined in the gaol.
Tao gentlemen applied to the Magistrate to be allowed to at.
'company the prisoner and the officer who had hint in custody, in
coach, to Newgate. The Magistrate granted the order.
Wm. Alforphy and Charley Gibling, the two men who on
Tuesday last were charged with a fraud on Fitzroy Kelly, Esq. of
Queen-square. in the sale of a home to that gentleman. the parti-
culars of which case appeared in the Morning Papers of Wednes-
day, and who were remanded to Saturday, were brought up for
third examination ; Goddard, who wee the instigator to, and con-
triver of the fraud, did not appear to a summons that was issued
)against him for Saturday.
Mr. Kelly stated, that since Tuesday last a letter had been left
at his house, unclosing fifty-five guineas, the sum which he paid for
the horse; and that in consequence of the prisoners being the
mere instruments and tools' of Goddard, whom he regretted he
could not l.y his hands on. he would not further peas the charge
against them, having got back his money.
The priseners were about to be discharged, when Col. Waller
stepped forward, and said, that having seen in the Morning Papers
of Wednesday the fraud committed on Mr. Kelly, he had to state
that one of a similar description had been practiced on himself by
the self same party, whom he immediately recognised on seeing
them at the bar. He some time back pure-hued a horse from the
prisoner Murphy, who described himself to hint as he had done to
Mr. Kelly. Ile represented the horse as a thorough.breg Leices-
tershire hunter, which lie amid warrant free from all blemish, and
' asked sixty-five guineas for him, which he (the Colonel) paid hint,
but in some time after he had the mortification to discover that he
had been completely done, as the home was not worth five pounds.
From an error in the agreement made between the Colonel and
Murphy, Mr. Roe, the sitting Magistrate, was of opinion that
the Colonel would not be able to estaulish a case of fraud against the
prisoners.
Here Mr. Kelly interposed, and declared that the fraud practised
on the Colonel was as barefaced as the one. practised on himself,
and declared it to be his positive determination, notwithstanding
his now consenting to the diecharge. of the prisoners, for the reason
he stated, that it the sixty-five guineas were not paid back to the
Colonel before the end ef the Seasons, he would indict the pri-
soners for the fraud on himself. Ile well knew the league they
were in with Goddard, and that his (Mr. Kelly's) money was sent
him by that fellow ; so that he was fully determined, as far as
in hint lay, that Colonel Waller should also have his back.
This threat bad such an effect on Murphy, that he offered to
pass the Colonel his bond, payable at monthly instalments, fur the
65 guineas.
Mr. Kelly, who laughed heartily at the idea of his (Murphy's)
bond, told him that he should not slip through his fingers in that
way, so that he had better, between this and the time he pointed
out, get Goddard. who was the Captain of the gang, to refund the
65 guineas, or he might depend upon it that he would carry his
finest into execution.
The prisonere, in no small degree alarmed at this determination
of Mr. Kelly, were then discharged.
THAIIES-OFFICE.
Joseph Shepherd and Joirothme Barron were on Saturday last
placed at the bar of this offiee before J. W. Broderip, Eaq. the pre.
siding Magistrate under the following. circumstances :
Charles Caren, a surveyor, belonging to this establishment de.
that, on Saturday morning, about eleven o'clock, he fol-
Creed' the • Barron into a dealer's shop, on Brook-hill,
Clerkenw and there saw him offer fur sale 21) pound of. pewter,
run down, and 6 pound which was not. The witness inquired
of the 'prisoner how he became possessed of it, and he answered,
that is not a fair question ; the witness then said, I know you,
you conic from Mr. Shephenl'e (meaning the prisoner Shepherd)
who is a dealer in maringeitores, and resides et Cow.cross. The
prisoner rephed,ou appear to know ell about it; what you have
I said is true. M, itness then went to Shepherd's, and required to
be told, by a reference to his book, how he came by the pewter.
Shepherd said he did not keep any book. The Magistrate told
the prisoner, Shepherd, the not doing so subiected him to a penalty.
Shepherd's account as to his possession of the pewter was anything
but satisfactory, and the Magistrate convicted him in the penalty
of 31.. and in default, to be imprisoned for two months. Barron
was reptimanaKel, end discbarged.
TO N.II A LL.
JEALOVSY.—The wife of a tortoiseshell comb-maker, in the
vicinage of Blackfriars-mid, appeared to answer the complaint of
her *cream maid, Maria W'catcoinbe, for an assault. The coin-
' plainant was short of stature, and with very lice other than youth
to recommend her. She lived servant in the family of the de-
Ifendant. The day before yesterday her matser and mistress had
company, and the crockery was in high demand ; some slight
omission on her part, in handing the different services to her mis.
tern, brought down her displeasure upon her with such severity, that
she knocked her down with the spit, got her fingers into her mouth
and bit them severely, calling her by the most infamous names ap.
plicable to a female.
The Leda, on being called en for her defence, with considerable
agitation said, she had taken the complainant, " a poor dirty, de.
plorable object," into 'lie house front compassion, and bid, foe be

humanity, the base retain of being stung by the viper
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fished, who had inveigled her husband into a ba and shame-
Int amour with her. She (the defendant) was obliged to do the
work of the house, while her husband's minion was pampered
above stairs, and encouraged to insolence and blows against her,
as militaries to the beatings he himsclf inflicted three or four times
a-week. The husband, who was present, denied that suet was the
Cu.; and said that all the evils arose from the insurmountable
jealousy of his wife.
The defendant was ordered to find ball for the assault.