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London, England, 1824-08-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.
Climtne of Atsorr.—Vesterday. nuke! Ball, the young man
'charged WI auspirinn of wilfully vetting fire to an apartment own-
pied by him at the hou.,e of Mr. Fears, No. 97, in the Strand, m
in u femme► paler, wan taillight up, and underwent a final
examination. Mr. Alley and Mr. Hornier attended as County
and Attorney for the prisoner, and an Attorney also appeared to
conduct the pmsecut ion on behalf of the Sun Ftre Office, in which
e,.tsbli•.hmsnt the prisoner had effected an insurance preViflWl to the
fire. Several witnesees detailed the circumstances of suspicion
against the prisoner.
A gentleman from the Sun Fire Office proved. that the prisoner
had effected an insurance to the ftmetunt of Vag Milk fur
week, 11e11. for fixtures, and MK for furniture.
The prisoner, during the examination, reneatedly interrupted
the winnows, and insisted, in spite of the warnings of his Counsel
and A tillinty, an crrtse-exntniuiug them srringim.
AV hen the evidence against hint was bronght to a close, he com-
menced a long and vehemently delivered defence, the whole tens
deny), of which was so much in criminal:on of hini•elf, that Sir
H. Mass: earnestly conjured him to desist, and he at length

ceased.
lle was fully committed to Newgate for trial, and the witnesses
were bound over to prosecute.

HATTON-GARDEN.
OUT rtAr.rotis ASSAI: I,T, AN I) ATTEMPT AT STAIIIIIN(1.
IJoha Alaweirld, MateoPM. and Timothy Union were bght
nn laniestster li4l/liC watelihmise, charged with a brutarolu as.
%suit upon James Oliver and Philip Judd, at Rattle-bridge, on
Sunday morning last.
It appeared in evidence, that the parties had been drinking on
Saturday Eight at the Marquis of !lasting% public-house. where the
prisoners lia.l twine altercation with the complainant P hilip Judd,
who is employed with them at the same gas-light works in the
neighbourhood, and because he rtfused to fight the prisoner Wilt.
Mansfield, they secreted themselves behind the toll.gree.huse at
the New.road, and as complainant% were passing tin their way
Mane, between twelve and one o'clock, they suddenly sprung on
them, knocked them dawn, and best them most brutally. Colston,
the parish constable, ass also the watchmen, were attracted by the
cries of 6' Murder !" and on reaching the spot they found the men
in a state of insensibility, and the prisoners kicking them in the
now inhuman manner. The prisoners immediately Illnfle olf, rind
after a long pursuit, Colston sucecoded iu apprehending theist in
pun-late.
The complainant Oliver appeared before the Magistrate in the
dress which hr wore on the occasion. I 'lately over the region
of the heart three was an incision of nearly six inches through a
thick coat aril two waistcoats, evidently inilieted with a sharp cut.
tins imenittient. and but for the extraordinary thickness of his
braces, the incision would certainly have reached the vital organ.
On the prisoner Win. Manstirld being taken into custody, a
large clasp knife was found half shut in his waisteisat pocket.
As hods vsniplainants were after the onset in a state of iasensibi.
limy, they could not identify which of the primmest made the diabo-
lical attempt on I fliver's
The prisoners totally denied the charg.t. They were ordered to
give 24 hours' notice of bad.

M A 111'-I.E:RON

RIOT IN CATO-AI.IIENT.-John liinst, • sturdy youthful
!Lineman, war charged with assembling, with others not in con.
Italy, in Cato-street, and creating it most serious riot, between the
boors of one and two o'clock on Sunday rimming, and also with
assaulting the watchmen, who with difficulty escaped without moot
serious injury. Tht• facts of the care were, that a very considerable
number of the suits of the Emerald Isle hail iptarri Mil thee
potent libation'', and were bent nn having a " glorious mill." Kel.
lroan, the watchnian• having the pence of the more quiet inhabi-
tant% before his eyes, interfered to prevent it, but instead of having
doe eflect, one of the party roared out with Stentorian lungs, a
Charley was mantekring an Irishman. A general and simulta.
moos attack nit the guardians of the night was the consequence,
which, after a severe struggle, ended in the capture of the prisoner,
who was taken to the watch-house, with strong marks of the hurrori
of warfare. The prisoner adniitted that he had before been In cos.
tidy on • similar charge, and that lot. was (erred fur his appre-
hension, but the bill of indictment wan thrown out, and he was COn.
smut-fitly discharged at the close of the Sessions. bin the present
lorassion, the several wictiesser fully proved the outrage, and the
prisoner was or•lered to find good bail ; it was also stated, that
nothing else could be adniittetb
QUEEN-sQUAII E.
Yesterday, a rd-headed, broad-shoulderell, Irishman, with •
bandage over hie right eye, and a longitude of beard that would'
honour • pubeseetit Jew, wag brought up before the Magistrate co
a (barge oh riotous conduct.
Mrs. Finning, a mitifortabli,looking matmn, proprietress of a
miscellaneous lialging.hintse, opened the rase agakinui the prisoner.
" The man is a coining-and-going lodger of none, your iVorthip,
what lies with me now and again.
Lies Ishii pm ! exclaimed the Magistrate.
Mrs. Fleming-In my bed-in my limes., your Worship, as a
lodger ; she came to me on Saturday nista fur a lasi
She ! interrupted the Magistrate ; what, then lie had • woman
with hint ?
No, your Ilonour, no woman but myself.
Mr. NI AU K a D-Whont then di) you mean by she—?
Mrs. Fleming-Why, theme', to be sure, your Worship.
Mr. MARILLANU-She, a man. What country do you come
form ?
Prisoner-Q.lle is a Scotchotnn. your Ilonour.
Mr. MAUI LAN D -Well, Mrs. Fleming?
Mrs. Fleming-She axed me to show her to her bed. T did that.
In the room she laid hands on nie, and hauled about my clothes,
and —.
Prisoner-Oh, Mrs. Fleming !
Mrs. Planing--lics, you did. T tauld her to gl'e o'er his gal-
lymanfry. She wail lie. Then cam grow, and then the watchman,
and that's all.
Mr. Nlsug 1. A K n--Wan lie drunk ?
Mrs. Ileming-• Not precisely, your Worship ; he was freshish;
betwixt and between; just neither drunk nor sober. The watchinaa
keno the rent.
The watchman &Pored that lie heard the prisoner cry " watch ;"
went to his assistance ; the prisoner insisted that Mrs. Fleming
should repay him the wire of the bed (four-pence); was elm..
sively riotous ; abased every hotly, and struck the watchman.
Mr. MAIML•ND (to the 14i:wilts:)-EMI% What part do you
come ?
(Mormon-I'mm the watch.lnise your Ilonour.
I Mt. NI AR It LAN U- I kiwi,/ that ; hut I mean-
rf ;orman-lkli, I know, from Ireland, your Ilonour.
Mr. Marta I.AND-I know that too; whim were you before you
came to Mrs. Fleming's ?
t't ierniai-At Ltarislism.
Mr. NISI% 'LAND-What have you to say against this charge ?
O't lorinan-W hat's the tine in my saying soy thing'?
Mr. \base LAND-Very little, I (cur.
1)1 iorman- Sure I can't swear against three of then).
111 f. MAR LAN D-I don't want you In swear.
O'l;urutan-_•l'hry'd sell I lotl Almighty for sixpence. lam as
nt as the mg unborn.
Nlr. M ANA LAND -You struck ole watchman?
O'Gorman- I called I • to help me ;hr came up and ill kme
into (wooly. Was that the way to help tile?
Mr. NIAItaI.AND-I Moat put you up, unks. you find somebody
to answer tor your good behaviour.
triiiorman--Mrs. Fleming will answer fur me.
Mrs. Fleming-Nu. I wont now.
trtiorman- y en, you will, jewel, you'll tell his Honour I'll be
on lily good behaviour, and be a good boy and take care of me,
and I'll do ti e like good turn for you when you get stuck among
dime peelers. Yes you will •• answer for me."
Mrs. Fleming hesitated-011iwnian whispered--.511ra. Fleming
still wavered. and shook her head.
01.1omian took her had, looked significantly into her eves,
" And wink -II and squeeseil %numerable things." •
• We are not made of stick or stone," in Sterne somewhere says.
Mrs. Fleming felt the ekirpinit appeal to her generosity, and
the prosecutris became responsible foe the conduct of the prisoner.