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London, England, 1824-03-24 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.
POST-OFFICE PROSECUTION.

Geort'c Angel, a young man aged 17 son of the depety
postmaster of l'hiebnater, wasindicted for stealing from the post-
office of that city, on the Hth February, a letter containing bank
bills and notes to the amount of 1001. the property of Messrs. Win-
ter and Ridge, iron merchants at Bankside. Surrey. The prisoner
was also indxted at common law for the offence of stealing the same
notes sad bills. To this latter indictment be pleaded guilty, upon
an understanding dist he should not be prosecuted for the offence
against the statute, whereby his life would be in jeopardy.
Mr. Sergeant OxaLow (with whom was Mr. NoLax and Mr.
BOLLAND), for the prosecution, stated, that in consideration of the
prisoner's youth, he was not instructed to offer any evidence upon
the charge affecting the prisoner's life, and therefore upon that in-
dictinant the Jury would find the prisoner not guilty.
The Jury found him Not Guilty accordingly ; and for the kr-
ceny he was sentenced to be transported for seven years. The pri-
soner mu a young man of very respectable appearatee.

POLICE.

M ANSION-HO US E.

INEQUALITY Or POOR RATE/I.—Yesterday Mr. Brown, of
Bishopsgate, a very little man, but a very great lorer of liberty of
speech and equality of rates, was summoned to appear before the
Lord Mayor, for retuning payment of poor rates, and proceeded to
show cause for such refusal. He was rated more than others who
paid a higher rent.
The LORD :Baron said he could not correct inequality of rates.
If he was over-rated, or if he had not occupied the house, or bad
not paid rent, rcdress might be sought in that Court ; but if it was
only inequality he complained of, he must go to the Sessions.
Mr. Brown contended that be could show the competency of the
jurisdiction.
The LORD MA/Oa—No; I paid 701. myself to obtain redress
at the Sessions for unequal rating. You can do the same, and per-
haps you will obtain redress.
Mr. Brown raid he had good reason for refusing to pay, and
therefore he trusted his Lordship woul.l not compel him to pay.
The bown MAYOR—You have not a good reason for me. I
cannot take the business of the Sessions or the King's Bench : I
cannot decide cases here.

Mr. llohler read the Act, in order to satisfy Mr. Brown.
The Lon]) MAYOR said he had the Act too well engraved as
his mind to be mistaken as to its import.

3lr. Ilrown—l will not throw away seven'i. pounds; I will ra-
ther pay, though I am rated at forty potine•. and try rent is only
sixty. pounds, while others are rated but forty pounds, and their
rent as 2.101. _ _ _

The Lottr) 1111•voa—You bad better get your fellow-pa-
rishioners who are anrieved to join yon in seeking redress. Per-
haps you will succeed : at least you can wake a speech, sod that is
some satisfaction.

Air. Itrown—Thßt is no satisfaction for being over-raced. I will
pay the money, but I shall remember St. Thomas's Day.

UNION HALL.

A rrnintrxxrox OT ONE OF THE SUPPOSED PRINCIPALS
rN THE PORTSMOCTI! COACU 11011BEIT.—Yroaday a man,
who gave his name Joh* Wilms, was brought before lA. B. A xt.r. x,
' Esq. charged, under strong circunistences of suspicion, with having
been concerned in stealing a parcel containing 1,0051. from the
Portsmouth coach, on the 111th of Januaty haat. The prisoner was
token into custody at Hastings, and conducted up to town by
Mr. Cape, the City Marshal. and John Forrester, one of the City
officers, both of whom attended the examination. The prisoner is

• StetlilUnt short tr.ar, Ara: 45 year.. of age, asd .rnwrlabi
dressed ; he was disguised about the head. his hair havirg bees 1
parenly shaved close off • considerable way up the forehead. .
phen Ilencroft. Esq., banker of Petersfield, stated, that on tl-
Idth of last January he parked up • parcel containing imek, hz
11051. in Winchester bank.notes. 1501. in sovereigns, and 141. siL
Ter, which parcel was directed to Messrs.lVillisms. the bankers, h
Bischin-lane, London, and entrusted to the care of Francis Faulk.
ner, the driver of the Hero Krtsrneuth coach. About half
II o'clock that day the coach left Pctersfield, and the following
at 12 o'clock, he received an express from town, stating, cyst the
parcel, with its contents, was stolen from the coach, heeler* the
Elephant and Castle and Birchin-larte. Ile immediately yeare4/
to London, and subsequently ascertained ghat some of the stoic
notes were in circulation, but no trace of their circulation was
covered until Friday last. On Sunday last he received a latter
Peteralield fmm lir:vines, stating that • person had been two,
into custody there, who had enders/No.od to pass a ltd. Wit:there
Bank note, which was suspected to have been ore of the nals,
notes. Witness immediately set ofr to that place, and upon rap,
paring the number of the note nttemred to be passed by the prat.
sinner, he disnovered it to be one of those on tht list of 101. I:06
notes. There was another 101. Winchester stolen note found
the prisoner's I )4).session, besides 10 or 12 notes of the Rre sr'
Petwords Banks; also three or four 11. notes of ))casts. Alexang,
and Co, Dublin. Mr. Bencroft added, that he susi.vr,uil the pr.
saner to have been concerned in the above rubbery.
George Bristow Carpenter. :sergeant at Mace at Hastings. (1,.
posed to the finding of the IVinthester stolen Imes on the pr,.
aonrr.

Fuath, of High-street, flutings, hosier, depated to Ike r
tempt of the prisoner to pass stolen notes to him.
31r. ALLEN asked the prisoner it he wished to give a-,r
nation of the manner in which he became possessed of the W
ter stolen notes ?

The Prisoner—l have no desire to say any thing at preteat ; r
wish to consult with my attorney dm
The prisoner wmi remanded till a future 41.1, and the gaoler rt,
(rived instructions not to permit any person to have cotuniunicafirs
with the prisoner, except his solicitor.