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POLICE.

114*stov-tiotiag.
William Aoki, the fellow who weed to sweep the trussing
from' Ifs S1;111,11111 Horse le l'idditeem, was charged with
hasn't defrandsd a poor little girl, slanted Aim Cameo, of a
htlsolle wills which she had intriusied him, containing all the
clotfies and money she had in 114 world.
The little girl, who appeared at the dnstice•room with
aiaresly a rag to cover her, stated, that in consequence of a
letter she had received, meutiiming that her another wag
dead, she determined to gu to Chatham to bury her. She
had seen the Prisoner sweeping the streets, and looking
upon' him an in object uf Charity, gave hint • peony mum
than liner m she permed by. The last lime she saw him was
on the day she had resolved to go In Chatham. She gave
him a penny, fur whirls he thanked bee warmly, and said it
visa more than the rich gave him; she then asked him
whether he would carry a bundle fur her. to which be con-
sented. At Whitechapel she put into hM hands her bundle so
which all lwr property was, with directions to lake it to
the Cross keys, in Gracechureisctreet, and she give him ts.
for his trouble. Fearing that he might be hungry un the
way, she rut him a round of bread and butter, and sent him
off with the hope of soon seeing him. Whew she went to
the Cross Keys, tier boodle had not arrived : there she re.
mined, in the expectation that her messenger would soon
be with her, and made every allowance fur hint, he being as
old man. Without a halfpenny is her pocket, she was
obliged to may In London, until having mentioned the cir-
knuestanee at this Mansion-house, some silver was given to
her. She walked to Chatham, where she fossil that her
mother was living with 00111 e. than, whir said that if she (the
little gill) tame to the house again, he would murder her.

The Prisoner said, he had been in his Majesty's service
t 3 years; ass au honest man; had a passion, which was
How due, and had lust the bundle unintentionally.
The Lord Mayor cap d his determination to commit
the Prisoner for a fraud, if he did net pay the value of the
goods. The fellow consented.
The Lord Mayor said, he should take care of the peer
child, and procure a place fur her.

A MYSTERIOUS CASE.

GUILDHALL.

Martel. Gr4ftAs. a girl •bowl 16 years of age, was
charged yesterday with sttaling a quantity of goods of con-
siderable •alue.

Anne Barry, wife of George Frederick Barry, tailor, Cloth-
fair, stated, that the Prisoner and her father lodged on the
second floor in ho r house. Since they became her lodgers, she
had lost goods to a considerable amount. On Wednesday she
missed eight voila of glazed linen, which were cot off a piece
of 11 yards. This circumstance confirmed her suspicions
that the Prisoner was the thief; sbe charged her with it;
she first denied it, but afterwards acknowledged it, and said
she sold it to Mr. Rich, who also lives iu Cloth-fair, fur 6s.
and that she had also sold him a great quantity of goods
belonging to witness's husband, consisting °Croatians, wool-
len cords, &c. The witness weut with the father of the Pri-
soner to Mr. Rich, sod told him what the Prisoner bad
acknowledged: he first denied all knowledge of the articles,
but afterwards allowed her to select part of her property
front amongst his goods. An officer had them in his pus-
session. She had beers in the habit, when she weal out on
business, of leaving her shop in the care of the Prisoner, lint
never authorised her to sill piece-goods. A friend called son
the witness uso Wednesday eveoing, and advised her to give
the Prisoner lulu the custody of an officer, which she accord-
lowly slid. She iinderslood that Mr. Kids defended his con-
duct by saying that he purchased the articles from the Pri-
soner, as he understood she wan authorised In sell them by
the witness. This was altogether false, as she had never
given the Prisoner such an authority.
An officer produced the articles found at Mr. Rich's, and
Mrs. Barry identified them as the property of her husband.
John !reined, an agent and accoontent, said, that he call-
ed on Mrs. Barry on Wednesday evening, by the directions
of Mr. Barry, her husband, who is • prisoner in White-cross-
street Prison she informed him of her toeing robbed, and
be advised her to home the Prisoner taken lido custody.
The •Prisonet, iu her defence, said, that whatever goods
ate had taken and sold to Mr. Rich, was by the directions
of Mrs. Barry. (hi Tuesday evenisog she took the eight
yards of glared linen, and mid it to Mr. Rich; his son fol-
lowed her back to Mrs. Barry's, and saw her (the Prisoner)
throw the mousey into that Lady's lap. Alit bad received
11 and 19s. at a time from Mr. Rich, for goods; she always
gave the money to Mrs Barry, except sometimes she kept
one or two sholloogoo fur herself.
Stephen Griffiths, the father of the Prisoner, stated, that
Mir. Barry called him down on %Vediimilay evening, and
told him what she said big domelike had confessed. He
said it was impossiide; he went and charged the Prisoner
with it; she said she would confess all, but she dare not
then went to the shop of Mr. Rich, who told him that
he bought the goods from the Prisoner, knowing that they
were Mrs. Barry's, and he thought he was doing her a or-
' vice, as her husbaud was in prison. He then went and
brought the Prisoner to Mr. Rich's shop, and she told him
that, duelist his absence, Mrs. Barry went up stairs to her,
and threatened to do her some bodily harm, if she ackuow-
ledged that she had sold the goods by her directions. It
was mysterious' that when Mr. Barry went to prison, the
goods In the shop consisted of large pieces, and they had
now dwindled away to small rolls. He had only one obser-
vation more to make, that a short tune back he found out
that Mrs. Barry was in the habit of *radium the Prisoner
to pawatirokers to pledge goods. On its coming to his
knowledge, he tried to put a stop to it, by chastising his
daughter.
Mrs. Barry, on her re-examinatlon, denied that she had
ever authorised the Prisoner to sell any goods for her; she
admitted that the Prisoner gave her 6s. on Tuesday evening,
but it was to repay her fur a pair of boots she hail bought
for the Prisoner. She also acknowledged that she had sent
the Prisoner several times to pledge small articles for her.
Joseph Rich stated, that he bought the articles which had
been produced from the Prisoner, hut he always considered
that she was sent to sell them by Mrs. Barry.
The Prisoner was fully committed fur trial.

QVICEIt-Sct

STREET ROBBERY.

Yesterday Jaws Device, • private in the Coldstream Re-
giment of foot Guards, was charged pill. robbing John Sen-
nett, servant to Lord Compton, of Grusvenur-square, of

his bal.

It appeared that the soldier (net the Prosecutor in the
street oil the preceding night, when be snatched off his hat
and placed Me foragion.cap upon his head in room of it, and
ran off. The Prosecutor gave iufurmation to Gillnuie, and
be apprehended the Prisoner, but the hat could nut be
funud.—Rconainled.
Charles ntlataa, collecting clerk to Mr. Bramwell, spirit.
merchant, at Pimlico, Who stood charged with (vibrating
various sums of ariney, the property of his employer, was
Aoially examined. It was proved that be received about 3/.
frum frte. Powell, landlord of the Cheshire Cheese, Chelsea,
■nd had nut accounted for the same to his muter; he also
received U. from Mr. kinolyer, a politica in the Borough,
of which he gave ins account, both of whom now produced
a receipt In his hand-writing.
The Prisoner said be had paid 201. to Mr. Bramwell which
be omitted entering in Lis c(sh.busik, and he ought to take
it into consideration.
Mr. Bramwell admitted a mistake of that sort happened
once.—The Prisoner was fully committed.

BATTON•BASIDEN.
ROBBERY OF CHAMBERS IN LINCOLN'S INN.
Yestm day John Stewa►t, a reeptetable-looking inau, about
forty years of age, aid John Vale, a little mall, leaving Site
appearauce of a hackney-coachenan or watermelon, were
brought up its the custody of Without Heinen ight, ate
officer helouging in this office, aid James Raker, a covetable
of the Court of Chaucery, Line°la's lon, fur float exami-
nation, charged with felurtiously brooking into the chambers
of Michael Oohs, Esq. 11, Liveable, Inn 0141-iinare, and
stealing half-mrlosesi of plated temapuons, value 10s. lu
cunsrq f the great number at chanalwrs that leave
been rubbed within these few weeks in the diffe►rot smut, the
office was crowded with a number of Gs nilemea occupying
chambers, mid ushers attracted out of curemity.
Ann Goff sworn she is IMP to Walter G..ff, one of the por-
fere at Liticolies Inn, sisal resides at the Hule•in.tlre•
chalice, rlatie ; she is lauadry-maid to several of the chain-

Trees in Ile. Ton. and ammo' the rest to Mr. Qii ii s, 7.141. 21,
LoscoWelton Old.rquaie. On the morning of Kamer Silo-
da'y, Mr. (loin left home after loreakfmil, and left the key., of
the chambers wills her for to make them up; after bhe made
his bed, mid put the mffirtinents in older, she weld h
shout one o'clock ; she return( il again about a platter
past five to light the fire aml have tea ready against Mr.
(Min's returning honor; whin she went up mein. .he found
a 'talking stick on the landing place, and was risrprisril what
should bring it there ; at the mime Oboe Mr. Melbourne,
whose chambers are 1111 the same 11..0r, asked her if any per.
sons had broke into Mr. Main's chambers; and at Shut mu.
mint, and not before, she heard • 'se as if some persons
were walking or stirring in the mum; sod on her putting
the key
open, and only laid to • she Items heard 11., noise of p. roans
getting out or the wln.luw upon the leads ; if else Inn; not
stopped to speak to Mr. Melbourne she wool.' have inoen the
person. at that time io the chambers: she was frielitened
sod did not go in, bat called out at the window that
Mr. chambers were broken open, and that the thirst's
were on the top of the lionise; she desired a person to roil fur
her Misbaud to the Hole.imilie.Wall. Her huilsand came
almost immediately : the outside doorpost was shivered to
pieces; the inside door was also open, by the staple briok
pushed viol ; there was no person in the chambers wheel she
entered, they were all in confusion ; the cuphoaril• and
drawers were all broken open, and their contents tied up in
bundles lying on the flour; the window which opened on
the leads was standing open, the iron bar and padlock which
fastened it being forced off.
Waller Goff, husband to the laid witness, deposed, lie
was in his own room at the Hole-iu-the Wall, (Acing the iron
gite. Wheal he heard the alarm, he hastened to Mr. Quiii's
chambers, sod found them in the state described by Ilse last
witness; string the window open, he suspected the thieves
had got out on the leads; be went out and cromed the lops
idle,* or three house% and saw the Prisoner, John Stewart,
standing by the stack of chimities of No. 2S. Witness fol.
Towed him over Ike tops aright or nine houses, noel at lost
lost sight of Mm on the roof of the Baptist Chambers. Wit•
nese remained to watch, and called out to others below to
Conte to his assistance. He was joined by three others, they
entered the rock-loft or the Baptist Chambers, where they
found the Prisoner lying on his face wider the rafters ; they
took him into Coslody mid searched him, but nothing of a
suspicious nature was found upon him.
Mc. Henry Melbourne SWUM —He occupies a set 44
chambers WI the name fluor with Mr. fa oo 11l 21, listrollea
ion Old-square; he was in chambers die whole of Sunday
afternoon; both the or and outer doors of his chamber
were lucked, and lie was reading; he heard a strange noise
uu the Imhof place as if made by the feel, or frying to
open his door, but being busy, and his ostler door locked,
hr did not stir. At length hearing the noise more at g,
he went to his door moil unlock •.I the inner one, and looked
through the hole of the letter-box cm the outer door, and
phonily SAW the Prisoner, Julio Stewart, on the stairs
outside. Witness immediately came out, and asked him
who he wanted, lie said he wanted to see Mr. Jordan,
hot he was not at home (Mr. Jordan... chambers are on the
same floor). Witness asked the Prisoner a second lime who
he wanted ? and he then said Ise wanted Mr. Garditier's, and
went down stairs. Mr. Gardiner's chambers ere tinder wit.
ness's ; both Mr. Jordan and Mr. Gardnier'i names are on
the outside their doors. After the Prisoner was gone, wit.
tarps discovered that his door had been attempted to lie
forced open ; there were several marks of a chisel un it, and
the lock was attempted to be picked. Witness having sus.
pirion of the Prisoner, opened the window 811.1 looked nut to
see if he was gone, and saw hum with a slouched lust and
nankeen trousers, going under the little gate. Witness
allerwards hearing Mrs. Goff come op stairs, came out mid
asked her if Mr.Quin's chambers were broke open, as there
was a mare attempted to break into hint He is awe the
Primmer is the man he saw on the stairs. _

Mr. Michael Quin deposed, that he left home after break-
fast on Easter Mondry, leasing the keys with Mrs. Guff; he
returned about six u'clork, and (mind his chanitsers to the
Emmert confusion; it was full of the pante.% of the lon,
and constables; four cupboards, and several drawers were
broken open, and the linen they contained was ens the floor,
also his great-enat and the sheets were brought out of the bed-
room, into the settintrouni, ready to be carried off. He
MISSCII nothing .but halfseskisen plated teaspoons, which
cost tea shillings.
The only charge that was against the Prisoner Yale was his
being peril in the square at the time of the robbery, and his
saying he hoped that the persons who brake into Mr. Quin's
chambers might oat be taken. !So proof being against him,
and he giving • satisfactory account of himself, be was dis-
charged. The charge being made out against Stewart hr was
fully committed fur trial, and the witnesses bound over to
prosecute.