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London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

POLICR.

GUILDHALL
DARING MOW Apaisity.

The neighboarheed of leserisersi.street was yesterday
thrown into em epee! ie Use very middle of the day, by the
alarm of " Nip thief!
_" The driver of one of the parrot carts
beiongiag 1111 II r Waterhouse, of the ilwan-with-two-Neeks.
Lad-lene, hod left his earl at the end of George.yent, and
desired the frail *ensue who keeps the stall at tho conger, to
give an eye to it while he west up tho yard to deliver a par-
cel. He bad scaroely turned his back. when a respectable
I...oking yam' wiatisei eppeonsnee was not at all cities-
latlid to slain. IMO up to the cart, seemisgly with
ii,ess is, iew le is lba t .Ite fruit woes. was about, to
as eiltgeousitiodil• ;Ts le her greet astonishment he
• pgs• hog the earl nod ran of with it.—
The Mililldi IlesileMed., " /Ism thief!" with all the power
of hat; the mg um eameheed bees several quarters ;
Hes_ libilPh=eslllo al of Wait hewers in all direetosos, and
RN lOW Obi OSPOIIi WIN asepseral scene of confusion.
The thief wee pursued sad overtake* In Clements. Ism. sad
as the Lord Mayor was at that time balding a.Court ef Cu..
men Couseil. Taylor, the street keeper, brought him in
melody be this Mice.
The primmer gave his name Meng Tapia.. Slid the fact of
the robberg was premed by the ef a led of the
awe of [Womb she wee . mid saw him
telt, the beg from the art awasittar Mr. Ces
tons Hoene ate, No. a. Greet Tomprstreat. who was
seeming at the-ea/ elf Cimmeetimitsee .t the time mid, be
heard the cry.( "step third!" sad at the seem instant saw
411aptessear vemssises &meads Use lame with the hali_isgsz,
session. He seised him with mes e head he woe
when the primmer drop/4 Ms hag IS Ibia cab.
feet and broke away trees DM. pirseieg his eesmenthe
the lono. He however never kat sight of him till he saw him
stopped and secured.
%Mims Bellringer, the carman. swore to theism which
was opened in the premiums( the Magistrate. sad Isnad to
contain • great coat, two close amts, two weiseessts, a
pair of trousers, bso. sod was directed to Mr.Jele Anellere,
Maidstone.
The .Prismer, silhategh eat Loewe as an slid efaseat. wee
recognised at bevies hasp iliib arts& at this oat
since, upon the amok iff ebb Misig goads um*
pretences. MMus aggemedlitat he was of a lb-
ally, slid by.elTme tic:is *Made apaa that
uccsatoss Mk, is hie mod get the all* mbliPd•
Whew brultal 11l sem he wpm,/ et Orel
perfectly sompieed. sad mimed a digieshiew lo d_latear W.
charge, and le ersumeassalue Oho wilaselle ; hMaemag his
person 1141 known, he Imam masibig eclat sillhast,site...
ties, alloded ho MI hoes le prises ore, mid lbw
=,ilatiset time, hb 'blender being gone, he bad been wholly
le procure Estnet.
The Illogiebrele; .Al his
dtwadee.lollt the tortirieusairrater.
jees4Slrsdeves'.
he bad ne dilemethe but to send Ms Om ; Me pn •
softer was smordingly oensmitted to Newpte.

Yesterday Jelin Nevekaap, a miserable looking penis, was
charged by Alexander Cbersiegtos, with rubbing his of a
Dew wet and a pair of shoes.
Complainant stated that the Rimier bodged at his Isle%
for vf kith the Primes., Meads paid as the alb of December.
Complainant seat eat ehelit sia o'clock, Rad retuned shoat
kg ea MM.( Le_Veresia, Ise discovered the wet mad a
bight is irUn.g I.'Psus, b. di.is'.vsd (ha oo.t aud a
P id ahem Vbe Prieseer wes the arty person who
ad sears le epeeists. Complainant, with
assistance. the seat Oahe pawned at Kr. Dexter's,
pilirnhrokar, Whilsehapol, Ow is..
be
cesa•saskosteho pledge *Do the Praeger, sot
Wag ratadeess, the ease was reieeeded lota Monday,
hoe all parties erste attend.
WRYw
laws preirred a charge et a dokstassaelt aphid
lamet.
Caaphiasaiatatest, *at ea lbsadap ovesi_ag he was vetoes-
sag hens thseeah Shesedileh, when to Weradaint missed
prose the other side K S.'MAM pad Compleimist's sow

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in a vetysetereritirener,at the same time TOL:iterating a volley
of the most diagestiog expressions.
The Defendant Obsitively denied ever baring seen Com-
plainant ogling eytniog, or at any time everhaving assault-
ed him.
The worthy Magistrate ordered the Defendant to find
bail.
BIGAMY -
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Priderick Ilelyiri waleharged with intermarrying With Sarah
Dedrnarsb, bis former wife being now alive.
Mr. Henson, yun., Solicitor on behalt of the prosecution,
called the following witnesses :—•
Wm. Brice, parish clerk of St. Marv, Islington, proved by
Hie Regtstrr-book fAr marriages in that parish, that on the
teth of April. to to,lbe Prisoner was married in the name of
Frederick iliadby, bachelor, to Harriet Weston, spinster.
The signature to the Register now piodoced is the hand
writing of the Rev. J. Rose, Curate. • •
Eller Stroumno, a German, stated, in broken English, that
he was present at the marriage of the Prienner to Harriet
Weston, and that he gave the bride away.
lthiel Price, parish clerk ofWepney, proved an entry baring
been made in the Registry -book of marriages io that parish,
of Frederick Hattie, to Sarah Dudmarsh, on the Bth of April,
182 t. Witness perfectly recollects the Prisoner being the
person married on that day : and that the certificate now pro.
doced bears the signature of the Rev. Thomas Barnaby, the
Rector.
The Prisoner, who was attended by a professional gentle-
MRII, declined making say delenee in the present stage of the
case.
The worthy Magistrate' Mr. Bennett, fully committed the
prisoner fur trial.

BOW-STREET.
BIGAMY.
Mary Anne Wootton, falsely calling herself Brett, a good
looking, matronly woman, with a child at the breast, was
charged with unlawfully intermarrying with William Brett,
one of Bow-street dismounted patrol; her lawful bus•
band, John Wootton, b, inc still alive.
'fins case has occupied the attention oftho Marist rates of
this tithed for some days s smdivom the facts which have pre-
sented themselves in exlennation of the guilt of the accused,
it is with considerable pain that they have decided to send
her befoeh a Jury fur trial.
The legal husband, Wootton, is the prosecutor in the case.
Mary Anne Terror stated, that she was present when the
prisoner, whose maiden name was Mary Anne Charlesworth,
was married to John Wootton, the prosecutor, at St. Mattia's
church, which took place about seven years ago.
John Hutchins stated, that he WAS present at the marriage
cattle prisoner to William Brett, at St. Hiles's chore+. The
marriuge was celebrated about the time of the decease of his
late Merely. She was married to Brett in the name of Mary
Anne Wootton. He (witness) was one of the subscribing
witnesses.

Brett stood by the Prisoner during the examination, pay•
ing her all the attention in his power, but she was quite
inconsolable.

Lewis, the omcer, produced a warrant taken out by the
Prisoner against Wootton, about four years ago, for assault-
iog and illSgeating her. The accusation was heiod by the
now deceased Magistrate, George Sticks, Bag who then sat
at Bow-street; and such was (ho cruelly of which she com-
plained, that it was agreed that a separation should take
place, rod Wobtton promised not to trouble her if she never
troobted him slain. We mention this because it is important
to the defence of the accused, which was as follows 1—
She said, that fur the last sit months that she was living
with Wootton, his cruelty was almost without parallel, and
that be wished to drive her into the streets to prostitute her-
self, for %overpass of sepporting him in idleness ; that she
refused to yieldlo his wishes, and be beat her; for which she
took out a warrant, Gad, after the Justice heard it, he agreed
that they should separate. She thought this separation, by
the sanction of the Magistrate, was a lefal divorce, and in
two y
ei
ears afterwardnebe was married to Wee, by whom she
now had three tiiidrea, as she did not like to two the poor in-
fants called basterds.
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Sir Richard Ririjo told her that he had no doubt of her
having been eery ill-eaed by Wootton • but still she bad'
broken the law by latermarrarith Britt, while her former
husband wee iv It eert was a very lamentable case,'
but it was with •Phintestiee which genefally
masifrstee le chador samla. ....
Mr. Ilaile, M said he perfectly coincided with
tap*
the opiates his balks, rate ; but still he thought it
was a ease Yr Owitst to go " fore a Jars. •
Sir Richard illienDed the prisoeer that be was sorry,
seam/ her you family, Oat required her care and rate.
litualle Imeempii tees Mit her for trial. The procnier
boil hie teeny mad fell ha a St late the arms of Brett, who
Meier is ressellag harfrom the justice-rim..
allEespernen in the piece that was tot most ii_ainfelly
LW, lot% Mel. elaii,lieweltssiattes mostses%
astatealett4:44inelie, sett
alwzbeas
war tie ciaiet.witehrk st 1
vu
los
intamoua
instilling Obe peer 7Gimal deices her to the eem-
mission ef whim ef he isneSzepesser.
Brett wee sea eaglet. eh - VIM while phe had,
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been Mills with him her emsasel bad mat stay,.
mad thet bit ilia* ii half hied anti haste bint
of he children, sad pseud behaviour, had obtained. his
mll.t sincere ashes regard, sad Iser.i sMon tern from bits,
• the meseethimse /grievance that to have beratea him.
eight. the Magistrates, Sir Ricked Sarnia and T.
Mot 1.41110 orirtitet.iemil hr tilep=mizetYe
of
naiad leetey,• and the prosecutor sad witianees
were lased eeer to appear.

JIM v. JARVEY.

Sousa Earley, Esq. the architect, mother et several Par-,
operettas, ko. and therefore entitled le Ibis 4stlei"
frie•
likeib if nut dist i ago ised, title of a ssealsehtirematielluEllert-
ed Smostri Davenport, the driver isf tha difigemsnott,
belonging to Mr. I'. Dale, of the WI with
haviag, on Thursday last, driven his harem 'd Drielleftiat
by which the coach came iu contact with the hot of his ea-
'mantel, and damaged the same, and put the lives of tie said
S. Beasley, Esq. author and architect, asid that of his Meted,
the Honourable Mr. Stanhope, in aftatjeopardy.
The Prisoner pleaded Nut Guilt
Mr. Beasley stated, that se T y kit he was drtvlbg
up
Prince's street, Soho-squire, in his cabriolet, with he
Honourable Mr. Stanhope, and saw lbw Weediest driving
aloog Lisle-street at a tenons rate, and although his vehicle
was close to the curb-stone, en the proper side ofthe way,
hoses, that
ens the ride at which the Defendant drove his
, that he was unable, as be tureed the corner into
Nieces-sin:et, to prevent the hind part of the coach from
striking against this cabriolet. He called I. him to stop, but
be still drove oa ;he however fuliowed him sad took his
name, and the Dumber of his coach. Witoeis admitted that
his cabriolet was on the wrong side or tbe way at the time the
Defnedant turned hickories rowed the corner of Liale.street,
but that he crossed the road, and was close to the eurb•stone,
when the Defundent's coach struck against his wheel, and be
did Dot conceive that it signaled where he was before the sc.
cidcut, so that he was in a proper place when the accident
occurred.

The 'rides,. orate. Beesley was corroberpted by the Hon,
Mr. Stanhope, sad a geotleassa sawed Cr..., who saw tbe
actresses.

The Ds Ihedast said, that the accuser ins driving himself
6"14.111I'L —The rags said, that they were not trying Mr.
Ileseirylrldas, the Defendant
Tbe Defendant said, that tins accident was entirely owing
In Mr. Beaaley's driving his cabriolet across the street, near
ihe beads alias bones, at the time be was towing the corner
of Prisess-aleset.
Mr. trz4i=easutedise and Mr. Lee,
010111 Moe felmeamet SNOW *iv-
kg at a lineal Mos be was leattim, sad they tboegbl the
amidest wasisieeattril to Ilse Complaints!, I. crossing
Die readjust the Misidast's home' beads.
The Magid Ilk Itiellerd Mimic) said. that " the ac-
cident" ass snY
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Ile election be bad only to de-
cide whether tbe was improperly driving ; and
from the statement 414 Na satsumas, who admitted *at
he was trollies. he shwa emeirt bite; and be wodid also
say, tint the drivers of miedeee in the sloe* of toe swetrop,-
Ns en* not Is pet tbeir bosses wpm the trot, especially is
narrow sad salami strain, std what turning comers and
if Wary .14 lb.
_would boilable to manilas.
The Weseeet car essvieted std paid Wine.

PTE v. TILLOCK.

Mr. Pye, of Brablia's-eserket,Atairessed Mr. Tines* to
deliver up a N ewfoondlsed dog, his psiegeste.
Mr. Tiilock animated with the dos. said said he bed per-
ches,* it, sad it wee his prosiest,.
< Reifies*, was smiled es aides the iseellee. soil the
narks 'spewed lobe sal aseoshee the Me.
strata bit wee a deelatirir plea of etteereliip.
He viered Use te so to ens the ease sad
Hie shakedeaf I. Übe , and mewl Ries bend the dos :
did so. sedthe des to Mr. rye end liali.i setiees
es esesehstemeg be leaped
ed. Mr. triWivegiVir
the dirsue"Or and the Jestiee decided that it
be Mr. doe, sod ordered his to take him away.
MARLBOROU 0 11-STREET.
Riley, a pateel if St. Giles's, charged a lean of the tiara° of
Holloway, with es await, on Wednesday night, in Broad-
street; and with alstracting the machines is collie( the
hear. Harriestee, the watcbasse, confirmed Riley's stale-
meat. and the hiseieer was ordered to find bail.
Captharino Carrel (better lusewe to the cams as Irish
Lin, Vies eseesed bp Mime Petty with bevies rubbed his
esebelth el Oebeher ist, ef three sovereigns. seen silver,
a est* eel tee soli hays. It appeared by Petty'. anew et
Bet hS i She. rinser be Deersiiese, mad eeeeelpseled
beeleathlßlmes hseMiel, No. 11, Mayftrii-etreet, whereas
oberges hue wills emesithiss the rah. Petty, vibe wee
ie lisserstried to bed, sad Ile peteesse leek the
Weft her seem when thesis see asi_eep, =Vitt
earl MOMS I.lser fa*" elst the reeve maid beer

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nothing of her WI she was apprehended on Wednesday lash
Currey in her defence said, she left her lodgings in cone.
quenie of being indebted to her landlady fourteen shillings,
and that it was another girl who had borrowed her room that
had committed the offence.—Remanded till Monday next.
FAMILY HARMONY IN ST. OILES'S.
a resident in Cherles.street, Drury-lent, ac•
cused his wife's two sisters, and the husband of one of them,
with a violent assault, lint, on his lawfully betrothed rib ;
and secondly, for making an attack on his own respected
person, when he came 1.11 defend the wife of his bosom. It
seems all sorts of weapons which were shied—saws, can
dlesticka, and milk jugs, were put in requisition ; and the I
Very natural resuit, black eyes, swelled faces, and cut lingers,
were shewn al the office., to make good earls parties ea a.
• With great difficulty the Magistrate obtained a hearing, so
anxious was every individual concerned " to tell the truth."
At length the, Magistrate persuaded them to retire, and en-
deavour to settle) this knotty business ; which was done, we
suppose, over a glass or two of real juniper, it was done so
quickly; and when the/mullet/um returned, they appeared in
perfect good humour with each other, and told his Worship
all was settled. " But not till yen have paid your fees," cried
an Oh 4.r ; which they did, and went away with all the appa-
rent complacency of harmony and brotherly love:

Robinson, whose case we noticed in our Police Report
of Tuesday last, was brought up yesterday fur re vniamina-
lion.
Moses confirmed his former statement of having found the
Prisoner on the stairs of his house, situated to Princes-row,
Newport -market, last Sunday evening.
Tule man, when asked his business, said he called nn a Mr.
Johnson, but no such person lives in the house. The bai k
garret having been robbed about a.fortniglit ago, Mrs. Moses
desired a lodger, namedGonahoe, to see if that room was safe,
when he found the staple of the padlock which fastened the
door wrenched off, and lying with the padlock on the ground,
the door being opened.
The Prisoner, who is connected with a dangerous gang,
was fully committed.
A, most rigged object, who gave his name James Hillier,
was committed fur one month to the *Dose *Correction,
for being found begging alien the Mcnilicity Society had
Oven him employment. tin Weikel) tno or three times be-
fore imprisoned for a similar offenee.
Lictilyard, a constable of St. Giles's, charged Collins, an-
other constable of the same parish, with relusing to take a
charge on the tight of the sad of November.
Liddyard stated, that ono of his lodgers had broken his
windows and behaved otherwise • riotously, and with the
assistance of a watchman he conveyed him to the nett li-
house, followed by a mob of persons, who caused such con-
fusion in the witch-house, according to Collins's defence, as
prevented him from hearing the charge. trimmer it was
proved Collins was in conversation with the Prisoner's wile
before he dismissed the charge.
It is imperative for two Magistrates to confirm the convic-
tion of a peace officer, and Sir George Patriot. and Mr.
Rot, who were on the bench, holding different opinions as to
the charge, the former inclining to its not being pressed to
a conviction, the case was dismissed after an admonition
from the bench, particularly as to the regulation of the
watch-house, which on this eveniog, according to Mr. Roe's
words, appears to have been " a complete bear garden."
A mother and her daughter, named Monaghan, charged
two vestals of SL (Juke's, yclept Moll Heron and Bet Boman,
with attempting to seduce the latter into their course oil
" easy virtue."
Furman, the constable, was ordered to inform them two
young ladies if they ever made another attack On the s irtuc of'
.VieMonaghan they nimbi be required to see his Worship
on the subject.
Charles Hall, a man upwards of seventy. was brought up
b 3 Furzman, for obtaining looney under false pretences in
filloomsbury.square, by representing himself to be a'patrol.
He is on old offender, and was committed to the Sessions.

QUEEN•SQUARE.
MR. ANGELO TAYLOR'S ACT.

This was an information against Mr. William Pollen, of
New Peter•treet, under A. Taylor, Rsq.'s Act, for refusing
'to aitcr a projection, or penthouse, which rendered him liable
to a penalty of tot. sod not less than sm. and costs.
James Davis, surveyor of pavements in the parish of St.
John, Westminster, stated, that the penthouse in question
had been constructed for the purloin of bolding articles fro.
sale. Ile complained of it to the' Defendant, who refused
pulling it down, because it bad bees erected upon his own
freehold. Davis informed the Commissioners, and they coo-
aiderin it a nuisance, ordered Aim to proceed against the
L He served him with 4 regular solids to remove
it in Noirevahar WI, which be since neglected to-do.
The Delbsdosit mostionded that the alleged projection be
ing spots tho krwhoidolld sot enoso within ths-moaning of
the Act, mid matemswar Misell did net assoroock open the pots-
lie highway, *or was it any impediment to the possessors,
which appeared to be the meaning and sole inflation of the
Legislature is diasiog the Act.
A Solicitor who aboodimion Me pail albs Commissioners
said, the freehold Mil .t helleg to the Delbedeet but to his
landlord, and that it wit generally understood hthis, sad
also the toadies /Let, any Obstruction to the petite view' or
light, or air, was an tad.. maim* the steak; okhoogbtho
lse in quash.. wits not pratjectingwh Me Public
yet it was ',Meet that II lop paldis.viow,
penthouse
air, die., whichsoodusod it a ombhmee telfgei,abi•;
byT MIW-
ien Magistrate asked this Learned Omstlimin wbokstlll he
mean by. , light and air, 00-bow he could deists the town.
The other answered that it *kb* skraso made nos Mao the
Ast,llf Parliament, but fur what porpoise be did not know.
' The Magistrate thought the Defendapt was sot liable.—
Whoa there oss no encroachment n ha public street, it
was bard if a person could not build ]
io iir
pave-
ment, if his dwelling house was silty Re from lba footway.
He•said it was a subject of vast importance toile, public, ,
and should not be hastily decided. Therefore, hp wield give
A dna ronsiikratioa herrtie be mete any illeisisiota.
The Solicitor asked when his Worship would be Mahood to
appoint a day to discom the matter more folly, sad be was
told in a west. The information was accordingly postposied.
UNION-HALL.
John Booth was stopped by Haoket, a etiostahle, UM,*
o'clock on Wednesday evening, near Surnry-Pfsee, =set.
road, with two bundles of wet limns. ~: It
The priooneOwas remanded till Tuesday seek la erase le
Oro time for inquiry.

• Thomas Simms, Charles Theriecat, wed WElimp,
were coevietimints the oath of Riol•sril Mims,is .ossugggiaddink
Newington. as repelestthieves. TllO pressmen**, ewe-
beaded on NewthigleoConenway, ia me aleemo 1604 pig.
Mc—They weft smalesteed to two Drenthe Impriseameet, at
Bristow.
MAZY-LZ-BONE. •
AM erniesz CABE OF O'STEEN'.
At this ellitO.llirda_y, a ,respectable-loukieg feerobi, sgs
Parfai:gitt
ar 11,1111 4" /Ws of Me, was broughibellsee
the by Geo of the parish windlass, for
hciag heed In Om *lit preceding.
On being wen to enterer fur such miseeeduct, she
instantly burst idealised of bore, and said she had no other
resourse left.
The Megistrate 2011 wished te Inquire further late her sir-
cueesleisces sod pit smanner of living; whoa she slated she
had, does she implosive years of age, bees is service, and
namt4 sew of as Ira betels and families as Movies served
ia. White le her lest Amities she bad unfortemstely lost bar
character, thrmajta yo.gg ream with whom Ore
and Was eueledle poker. oat eThar let ills
parents nor any ether Meads bet an seek.
The worthy Magistrate molly commiserated ber sitsetims,
and as she then showedi Nigel of cootritien, Ire' 141/0110.
mended ber to lire mid on her espregising a de-
sire to be there, the thy 'Magistrate fursiabrd bet with
a letter to tbe Governess, with wbkh rho &polio&

HAITON-OARDIN. -

Thema Joker mil Merl, his sibsappletod to *WM' to
an idermatiojelirl nein Use Cudome with altruist •
valuta, of goods emettary WIN statute'
Tbodery, icitor to the atteadod for the
aressiedile. De stated, that the pr diarge was fur hav-
ing Illy three yards of foreign wrought BHk, value al. its. sd.,
and sae shawl of foreign wrought silk, value ii., in their
se Clerkabwell, for which once they were liable
o a of three times the value, being tit. Its. ed
Previous toles into the charge the Defendant was
asked that man gentian, whether be pleaded guilty or ad
as tonettlve
The telly, and threw himself on the
mercy alba MagietZte a mitigation of the penalty, on
the grimed of his having a wife and family, and that be should
sever be guilty of • similar offence again.
Mr. Thacker, stated to the Magistrate that the Commis-
sioners of the Customs were very lenient to the Defendants,
who were before convicted of a similar offence, and paid the
penalty, which should be a warning to them ; that the Com-
missioners might proceed for the penalty of tool., but that
their motive was to put a slop to smuggling and not fur the
sake of the penalty. That the silk trade was mesh dispersed,
fend the manufacturer complained much of the 611111118111011 of
oreign silk into the country.
The Defendant again made a very feeling appeal to the
Magistrate for a diminution of the penalty sought for.
The Magistrate said he thought the Commissioners be-
haved very lenient, lie saw netts* to isduee hies to mitigate
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the peralty, partieularly as k was _ _
be Dekodeob were 60,7100
being ed. in. ed. They were -
James a
was C,