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POLICE.

IVAN1110:4•NOOSE.
SINGULAR FELONY _ . .

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hoae Law • well-known (Infer, was on Saturday brought
before Me Alit, amen Magnay (who sat for the Lord Mayor)
under the following novel charge of felony
Mr. Jame. Stone, 14 Skinnerareet, said that
he kept a readynnaile.clothea warehouse. and that on the
10th of December the Prisoner came into his shop, wearing
the chess. and assuming all the manners of a sailor. He
e irelessly asked if he could have a few buttons to put on
old jack. t, whirl, had seen sonic service. The Prune•
..itor replied yes, and ornerriteit to accommodate him, whin
thi Prisoner. '.:.rd some hafitaeoce out of his
po• bet to pay for the buttons. With the ecippec, however,
there fell about th counter, as if by accidetit, some small
pieces of metal resembling gold. The Prosecutor link Imo
up, and seeing a variety of characters cut upon it, asked
him what coin it was, ibe weight aatisfying him it was g.. 1.1.
Th., Prisoner an.wcred, that it was a coin called wroth.,
and if weight was worth 6s. thl. The Prisoner added that
he should have no objection to part with all lie had of them,
about forty or fifty, for other money. The Prosecutor said
he should not mind allowing him a fair mire for them if they
were good, but perhaps the Prisoner ought want su,,ne arti-
cles of wearing apparel in his line. The latter replica!, that
be was rather in want of a great coat, and he precci dial to
cheat- erne, which he fixed itpon fur M. The Proseentor,
to make sour Ire was not imposed upon, now dist...felted 111.
mall to the 1 eof Cos and Merle, refiners, faille Britain,
to ascertain whether the parnwhes were good, and what nos
the value of rat h. The person to shuns they were sin wit,
having cm sic, ily vieseil and 1)311111..1 a few, pro tttttt net
then) ire MIMI., and said, if they were fall weight they
should "oho- 84.16.1. This acerimit being tenanted to the Pc 0-
aerator, he agreed to take the whole front the Prkon. r oar
1.15 making au abatnneict u; the tionitnal
The Prisoner acceded, and handed ties r the payola., stitch
at the rate they agreed upon, ba. 3d each, amounted to nil-
Ward/ of M. The Prisoner was llmu pail Mt. in cads,
which, with the coat before mentioloil anil soave small
chatige, adjoined the would. Tlw PI is r, "
again remarked, that it was rather a bard bai gain for "poor
Jack," and packing up his coat, walked slant. Soon slier
the Prisolier was gone, the Prowreutur became rathe'r
anximes about the pagodas, and again sea them to Cox and
Merle's to he assayed and valued. Here having hies. tried in
the usual way by aqua fortis, they proved to be altogether
base, and nothing but brass gilt. They were. in fact, nothing
but what are called " Birmingham pagodas." Information
was eiren of the cireuenstance to the police officers, who,
upon s description of the persou of the sham sailor being
given, immediately fixed upon the Prisoner as the per sou who
pawed the pagodas. His !mints being also pointed mit, he
was watched for nearly Verge weeks, w hen at hoot.,
slay last, the Prosecutor saw his at the corner of
Ittaildaugs, Houndsditch. The aid of Forrester, the ollieer,
was immediately procured, and the Prisoner WU% apprehend-
ed. There was no property found twin him.
The Frisonrr, in his defence, called Gild lu witness, tat
he thought the pagodas was gold. Hr took them in payment
fur Ciro watches, Irring sr costumed to go awed awl sell
tinge hooestly in the street;" Forrester," says he, knows
sells rotates"
The Magistrate said he had no donht of it, and that his
ainicatioas were well knowu to many others beside. He
'would roomful bins upon the present chatse until Tuesday
neat, when, pethaps he might have a few additional ac-
quaintances.
The Poisoner wit Icsnamleil.
A NEW PLAN OF THIEVING.
An aillpeation was mule to learn in what manner to pro.
erect fur use appichcitio..n of a yst ,'ii whir had intriiiluia .1
an ingenious variety into one pail of the system of thieving.
A inaii of decent appearance called at a glass shop in the
and ordered some decanters to be stint to a house at
Fume chstaues ; a buy was sent with the aiticles, but bail
pert gone far when he was not h) the person who had
given the order, and was informed by lan that be was
going to * wrong house, matting at the Sallie time to
a very elegant Lowe, and sayiug that was the place.
The hov and man then blocked at the door, and the
latter asked whether was at home. The answer
was in the negative. " Here," said the mats, " arc sonic ole.
Canters he has ordered the to get sent home, and the boy
stag to he paid far them." The servant haying repeated the
answer, " Then," said the man, " we shall leave them until
he comes home and looks at them, and call again in a couple
of hours." The boy, though ordered not to part will, the
decanters nntil he was paid for them, was so completely
thrown off his guard that he left them in the care of the Set,
The omit and be then proceeded together for some
time towards the glass shop, hot the hooter having soddenly
disappeared, the buy immediately au:peeled that he hail
hero imposer, upon, and ran back to the house, where he
hutted from the servant that the man who had brought the
decanters took them away that moment. The (dhow had
contrived to get the decanters into hi, hoods when he mid the
buy kitorked at the door, and acetirtiiwl) the .errant. sup-
posiue that the person who put the attunes into his hands
sat raided to them, gave them back without hesitation.
An active officer was dispatched to search fur the thief His
person bas been accurately described.

ROW-STRffET.

Saliirday an Information was exhibited le tore Mr. Hicks,by
Dr. Woullaston, of Mary-le-bone, against Nathaniel Drier,
farmer and collector of tone on the Iligheate Arc hway.road,
for exacting more than the legal toll. The uffence was com-
mitted on the 214 November, when Dynes insisted on being
paid Is. fur • chaise and pair, the legal lull being only ed.
A Solicitor, who appeared for the Defendant, euoteitded that
the Collector was authorised, by the Highgate Archway Act,
to demand 6d. for every horse drawing any kind of Wilde ;
this anm be had not exceeded, and therefore the information
must fill to the grimed. In answer to this objiction it Iraq
urged, that, !bough the Company might, under the Acl. de-
mand &I. they bed, in their lease to Dynes, bound him down
to easel Duly 4d. for each horse. Mr. Hicks submitted to the
cousiderat i4lll of the Solicitor, whether by getting uff tbe in-
formation he did not subject his client to the most onions
charge of obtaining money on false pretences. The Solicitor
barium declined, in the abater, of the Defendant, to clitoral
to a conviction upon the informatium, the Magistrate mauled
a warrant fur the apprehension of Pt nes on the other
charge; mid at the same time highly complimented Dr.
tVeoll•atan on the degree of public apis it which be had
evinced upon this occasion.

On Saturday a num underwent a second examination, he.
fore Mr. Hicks, charged oa auspicloa with atealiug tweuiy.
eight Amp, the properly of Hr. Samuel hee•e, • butcher
of Hounslow. _ .

It appeared That as the wooing of Cbristmaaday, the
Primmer was stopped, about three o'clock, driving to entv.
fight sheep, on Nuneaton Heath, and caw Ming asked
be ems g g to do with Ibem. and bow be came by thrill,
be replied, he bed found them astray, and was going to
drive them to the punnet. The sheep proved to be the mu-
freely of Mr. Samuel Keene, and that they were safe in a
field belonging to that gentleman the precrilieg might.
There beteg so proof that the .Ibeep bail been forcibly
takeu oat of the firl.l, er lu coultadict what the Prisuute
bad said, be was discharged.
The Landlord of • public.bonse in Seven Dials 'Headed to
answer the complaint of • conotrynsau, who has only been in
Look* a few days,_ of eunniviag at his being roblsial in his
borne of a 101. mid three 1/. voter, who stated that be was
met by a man near the shove pablie-hease, who addressed
kin in a familiar manner, and said be had known him tit 11
is the country. He replied, be did nut reculket hies ; how-
ever, be harried Itim into the pohlie.boose, and maid that
he was going to take it, and insisted upon healing hint.
Another man eame juts the same room, sad was followed by
another, earl they all three gambled fur money. The man
who enticed him late the house wen • pod deal of whiney
from the other two men, and be persuaded him to play,
poistisi oat how lucky be had been. Complaisant declined,
saying be bad we money ; use SRO then erica Man to play
for Ma with, but Ise replied, be had wet got • watch; the
man at leliglb observed, that 'am dunk bet be had money
al his lodgings, sad recommeaded him logo and fetch some,
which he unfortunate/7 complied with, sad on ins return
opened his pocket bunk, euntsiaing a tel pentad, sad
three sue pound Bauk motes; the man took the pocket-
hook stoke • pretence of looking at it, whew one of the

men snatched it tip, and ran out of the house, and the oilier
two men followed. fie instantly applied to the landlord
for assistmirc to pursue them, hiving keen robbed in his
ge
house, hut he piyed no attention to his l ikication, tilt-
setviug that he had got llla Own business to d to, and he
denied knowing the loco, or their name ugh be ad-
mitted Hoy frequented his house,
The Moigietrete observed, that he must attend again nn
‘Teduesday, and if it could be thrit proved that he lila 3
knowledge of the inert he would commit hint as an ace. s-
airy to the rubbery.

SIARLBONOUGII SThVII.

Siturday Williams Aktridrir was charged by Mr. Thomas
['conks's, of No. ♦B, Broad-street, St Gitio.'4, with huritig
bolts In the shatter Ur 100 wiodow, with a felonious intent.
Alr Henning* stated, that about halrost nine' o'clock on
Friday night, hit little boy told hoot that a men had been
lurking •bout the window and trsing the shutters; nn
which Mr. H. want our, and discooricil that eight or aloe
holes hail been bored through one of the shatters. He con-
sequeutly the watches-lien to keep a look-out ;
and about half-past iris the Preemie& re-turned to the window.
and was in the act of boring fresh holes when hr was taken
into custody, after • desperate resistance. In his pocket
acre found a gemlike, a finger-saw, a pick-luck, and a flat
file. I 111 11111 ii fcuce be pleaded di uuktuness. He was fully
cotoinittid.

WORSHIP-STILIET.
TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS.

Saturday a case of mime interest to sbrwmen came to
be heard I. fore Robert Emil, Esq. It appeared, that the
vicinity ot• Ifickney has beet. the resort of travelling exhibli
lots .•I'xll 1.411111, Will, 11.1.1/e Veli the inhabitants by blow-
ing uf trumpets, drums, and leaving their caravan* in the
street, or public road, fur several boors together, and cut.
leering cf buys awl idle char ietete to see pi incl and
lbapenit) *hi% a. The enlist Ali rnJ.•avour.d to prevent
them, but Mil nut succeed ; and at bust they seized the ca.
man of a person, swim bad an exhibition d •• Camera
Obscura," tinder Michael Angelo Taylor's Act. The pro-
prietor attembil ; and the question was, whether, or how
tic lie was liable., under the provisions of the above Act!
The Magistrate said, unless be bad the permission ot• the
rhuichwardeus, he had no right to set up an exhibition in
the street or public road, amid consequently be was liable to
the penalty; but as the ohjeet of the palish was to prevent
a recurrence of the practice, at pieseut they did not !writs a
penalty, but if he was agaiit brought before him, he should
certainly he convicted. The Defendant riutaibed out to
offeud, and the case was dismissed.

GROBGE MA7TMEWS.

SFr et‘te.l on Friday that this yonnz man Las reeeteetil
the Pruner Regent's graemo+ thrnut:h the exertions
of Allier MCII ‘V..od and Waillmtvo. 310 Mr. Deno* ti.

The folhowine it sa ex: et ropy a the repo4 t of his trial
which appeJted ill the Ohl Belle) St $4i0,13 Paper:
Muntby, Februlty 23, ISltt.

George Matthews was iudirted fur ste.thnz, on the loth
of January, at St. Luke, elselsca, in the do,iiine.house of
1:011'1i4 Mt",widow,our g.,nl ring, value 5/ one
brunch, value 3/. one han•lkercltief, val., S.. and Mee pro-
roissury outer., fur payment of and value 101. coals, the goods
and proper,♦ of William Whaley.

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iVilliam haley-1 generally live in Ireland. On the 10th
of January 1 lived at Mrs. Lulirlia fEllatses house—she is
a widow ; the home is in the pit ish of St. Luke, Chelsea.—
I took the Prisoner into toy service oat of
and I mployeil hint to brush my clothes; when I go to bed
I always empty toy rockets, And leave my (lodes for my
servant to brush in Ilse big; the Prisoner bail arena
to my input in the morning. I unsaid four 101. Irish
Bank rotes, uu6 toy name, .• William Whaley, Ps itice of
Watts Hotel, Seiekville•street," on them. I also missed a
one pound Hifi:: of England wile. In consequence of
suspicion that fill on she Pristoo r, 1 got a search war.
rant, and Stone went wills me In execute it at the Promisees
lortzin;.; eve frond him there iu Mot apparently asleep,'
shwa eight in the morning. Stone locked the door and told
the Prisoner what we came fur—he tumid an antique yin:,
which 1 had tools fur thirty years, in a box mar his bil. He
took up a coal which the Prisoner said was his, after exi.
mining it, he expressed his surprise at not finding a pocket
in it, aad threw it sin Ills, foul ; I asked the Prisoner if there
was no pocket in it, he stet there was nut ; on lifting it tip
I found a 5111411 aisle pocket—Stone took it and found a
Mooch whirls belonged to me. tie then examined the room,
and Joule down two very Isrge chests and a 'mak, which
stood before the tire-place. He se-arched the crew, which
was full of old hats sod shoe., midir them he tound three
tit my Irish notes.
Cray-exarmined-1 had not missed the ring or the brooch,
they *toe taken from my shaving rase-1 hail not sern thesis
fix a mouth before. The Prisoner and I never bad airy this.
put..
James Stour-1 am a ronstable of St Anne=, We%troitistrr,
On the hilt of January I went with Mr. Whaley to execute
the warr.mt; sin goilig into the Prisoner's lodgings we
found hint in bed, I told him what I came for, and
searclud a box by his bed side—he said the ,Mugs in
it were his, bid the box was 'Ad. I found the ring and
a pocket-handkerchief, nt the bottom of ii. I diva
asked him whose coat that was that laid on the chair, he
said it was Ids; I examined it, but contd find on pocket
in it—he said there was mow ; Mr. Whaley took it up, and
found a small pocket at dot 1.1.1*., 1 took it, :11111fulm.1 a
brooch at the buttons of it. 'Tore were two siesta and a
wank on the top of them, which stood before tie
mud hid it ; I moved them, and got to the Mr-place, which
was full of old bats and shot s; I milled them out, and neatly
at Ilse bottom I found three 10/. Irish bank notes, rolled toe
gather. I produce them.
Mr. Whaley—They are on notes. I lost the brooch, riot,
and handkerchief all out of my rhaviiig-case. The ring is
worth 30 guineas ; they are mine.
Prisoner's I)rfence-1 never saw them until they acre iu
the ()nieces ham's. Guilly—Darfh. Aged 26.

The iron trade in Monmouthshire and South
Wales is so much revived in most of its branches,
that the present works are inadequate to supply the
deut•nds.—(Shrescsbary roper.)
On Tuesday a savrge-trooking man, in the dress
of a jack tar, and affecting in he a foreigner. went
legging Lt the house of Mr. MARRIOTT. at Fresh.
ford. A female servant, alarmed at his appearance,
shut the dour against ; upon which be darted
through the stable-yard g,itra, and iii a moment
presented himself at the front of the hnn•e in a me.
tracing attitude. Mr. NI A aniorr was tram home,
and his steins were seriously alarmed. The girl
swim again desired to tell him to leave the I se, but
he refused, milers something war directly given
him. A mon servant then endeavoured to get tint
away ; he resisted, and the servant went for • con-
stable, leaving the fellow in the yard, who isistaiitly
drew a large clasp knife, and swore that lie would
stale the first person that touched Inns, and wi:lo
this knife open, left the pariah vowiug vengeance.
On Mr. MARRiorr's return, lie found his house in
a ►late .1 confusion and alarm, and then, calling
proper assistance, pursued the villain sits horseback,
mid apprehended hint on the road to Trowbridge.
On Wednesday he was convicted before EDMU D
Anoint**, Esq at the Guildhall, of being a rogue
and vaggiond, andulnteured to be publicly whipped
through the village of FrislifOrd, which seutruce
war carried into etlict. On his recessing the first
lash, he turned round, with a savage gnu upon his
couoitenance. saying." you d—d str►ke fair r
Ilia name is Wilburn awed.", and said lie was a
native of Newbury, to winch place he Nils vein.

TILE; CIIASE

The East raarn Fox.breolds meet this day, at d
Hall; Thursday at Weatherifield 'lowa; and Saturday at
the White Hart, Little Waltham, at ten.
The ilaqelit Hounds meet this etas:, at Harpenden Com-
mon ;ley, al th ; and Saturday, at tit am, mc..
ham, at hair past ten.
The Hambledon Hounds inert this 'lir, at Sobering Down;
Wednesday, ■t Basing VII ; and Friday, at Gander Down,
at tea each day.

Tits TUNE.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MELUING,

noaDAY.
First Class of the °gland Stakes of 500. earbe h.ft. 11 I.
Mr. II lust's Sir Thomas, 8 yrs old, 9-t 2lb.
Mr. Cclny's The Student, 4 yrs old, b• 1 7;1..
Mr. Charlton's Indus, 4 yrs old, ttst.
Mr. Chaney's Pendulum, 4 yrs old, ist. 131 h.
Lord Ituus's Lepos, 3 yr■ utd, 7st 416.
Mr Wilson's ch. cby tisphartrd, 3 yrs oil, 41b.
Lord Grosvenor'. Finesse, 3 yrs old, 7,t 21h.
Lard Jersey's r. by Orville, 3 yrs old, 6.t 11)11).
Mr. Andrew's f. by Walton, 3 yrs old, list. Klb.