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called on. and who was kept in the outer office during Pasteli's
examinstion, was then brought forward.
Dlr. 6A t sic Mummer' bar that he was in pooscasina of fact* of very
serious consequence, not only as repriltd the pri.oner at the bar,
but which ;night ttlitnwely affect herself. He should therefore
advise her to tell everything she knew of the matter, without any
reic,%atinh.

Mot. Stanley then noted that she lives in Corpeira-mart,
Moe:Wm-lane. Stnta'Nelda. The primmer, t wroline Fitzallen,
had lodged with bet and her husband, whenever the happened to
be out of place; winner, alto had the care of a child belonging to
the planner, which she had by a gentleman of fortune, noN
rci :mg in Ireland, who made a liberal alluwance for its main-
tenance.

Mr. LAING —Let us come to the point at ohce. Do you know a
person of the name of Pastell, who heel" "public-house,
called
the Golden nom in leanib.street, Spitaltields ? Witness (much
agitated)—Yen, Sir, I do; we get our beer there.
Mr. Latao—Did you, on the 14th of last month, get change of
a AO/. note at that house?—Vas, 60111 e lime in August last, I did
changer note ot
that amount at Mr. Pastell'a.
Mr. Lanett—nom whom did you get that note ?—The 50/.
Gate nem Caroline Futzellen.
Mr. Latwo—Now, then, that's ennugh ; will you tell us for
what purpoae she gave it to you ?—Slue give it to me to get it
changed.
Mr. leatgo—At what time?—The evening before.
Mr. Brooks observed that was the very evening on which the rob-
bery was committed.
Mr. liatwo—Did you not think it strange that a person in the
prisoner's situation of should have been in possession of so
large a soon of money ?—No. your Worship, 1 did not, and for
this reason; she had often before, to my knowledge, received
great deal of money at a time from the gentleman with whom site
had formerly lived.
Mr. LAIN —Very well, go on with your story, but I caution
you again to tell the le hole truth.
Witness—On the meitiag she gave me the note, she said that
she was going to be married in • few days, and, in order to pur-
chase some necessaries, she desired me to get it changed I took it
lterordit.gly the following day to Mr. Pesten, my publican, who
gave m. a 101. note, and the remaimier in cosh, but I lad no notion
that there was any thing wrong until after Caroline was taken into
custody. At her reLimst I then went to redeem the note, and by
pswrang my things, together with what remained of the nioney. I
rased nineteen sovereigns, which I gave Mr. Pesten, and told him
to keep it for itie until I coliki get • friend to pay the remainder.
Mr. LAING —Who Mali that friend ? He was a person that I
met act:hien:ally in the street ; he is a Jew, I believe ; and when I
t.thi him what a terrioie situation the poor young woman was in,
he saitl`thi.: lie would release the note at once for a small premium,
so he went along with me the next day and pant the bottom
Mr. balgn--Which of you gut the note °—The gentleman,
your Worship.
Mr. Latwo—What is that gentleman's name?—He gave me
his address, but I forget it.
Mr. LAING —You Jon% forget his name, surely ?—I ant almost
sure it was Isaacson. orvotne name like that.

*Jr.: LAI tiO-D4O you mean to tell me that you do not know
where he lives ?—I declare, Sir, I forget, but I think I could find
it out if I were to go there.
:11r. Lat NO observed that she should have an onnortunity of do-
ing so, as the presence of Isascron was es ential to the end, of jus-
tice.

Alm Stanley then ad.l,d that the lardlord h.d faithfully pin-
thi,ed her that he would not mention the circumstance if all the
ofiLters in London were to come to him.

Pastel' WRS then cnntrontrd with her, and distinctly MOM that he
had Lever given any such pledge, but on the contrary that he was
determined to tell all he knew respecting the note whenever occa-
sion presented.
Mr. LAING said that his conduct was far from blameless; under
circumstances of such strong suspicion, he had no right to have
.parted with the note. -
Pessiell declared he was led to de so by Mrs. Stanley's story.
It further appeared that to toil .• Benevolent Hebrew," (Isaacson)
reserved to hiinselt the trifling premium of Aileen pounds by this
transaction, having ginteroudy returned tour ont of the ninet. en
sovereigns paid to the landlord by Stanley, to be applied to the use
of the prisoner Fitzallen.
Mrs. St.r.ley, it trill be recollected, was one of Miss Fitsallen's
Ist data party to the Eyre Tavern, St. John's Wood, where they
had dinner, dessert, and Madeira, to the tune of Si. 165.. exelus
sive of extras. Poor 31r. Brool.a's journeyman butcher was an.
other of the party.
The prisooer was remanded till Thursday.
A FEMALE CONVEYANCER.

QUEEN-SW/MM.—Maria Whatley was brought up from St.
Margaret's atch•bouse, on the billowing charge of robbery :
John Richey, of Canterbury-street, Uornwall-road, Lambeth,
stated, about half-past seven o'clock last night, he met the pri-
soner in Tothill-street, Vt'caminster, and took her into a public-
house. On getting outside the door- she put her hand into Ins
right trowsera pocket. and stole therefrom one sovereign and a half,
besides three sinning% in sayer. The unaecutor instantly accuse
her of robbing him, and demanded his money back, when the pri-
mmer struck tom, and created a mob.

John Earle, a constable, Paid, that on hearing a great nnive near
the Sessinns.house, he came out of his house, and saw the prosecu-
tor in pursuit of the priso.ter, whom he accused of robbing hint. On
lie parties reaching the archway in Little fleorge.street, several
persona had &gambled, and lie saw the prisoner hand over some.
thing to a 311,11 young man, who van away.
Tn• prisoner denied ihe robbery, and declared that the man was
co.npletely intoxicated.
Site was remanded, in hopes that the man may be apprehended.
SW !NOUN°.
_ _

Information was on office by Mr. Deakins,
belonging to the White horse I.very sables. Pimlico. that a horse
and Stanhope, valued at 100 guineas, had been hired of him, no
Weiineaday law, by a loan named Smith, for that afternooo only,
but had never since been returned,
Mr. Gat:OOlHE ordered George Pople, the officer, to take the
gentleman's insnuctimr, and lose no time iii tracing the property.
Soon after the officer proceeded in .each, and at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern, %cools ich, he discovered the identical home anti
Stanhope. It appeared mat Smith had put it out at livery there,
3.4 ordered a dinner for three, of 112i1110n, with rump steaks and
ouster sauce, which were to be got ready by hall-pant nix o'clock.
Iletore levying, however, lie told the waiter he was going to a
brother who resided in the town, and bortnwed from him two
wive:signs, saying, that on his return he would give him ss. extra.
The waiter consequently lent him the money, but the gentleman
,'lever /clothed.

STEALING A WATCHMAN'S LANTERN.
Maarnokuucrn-simEET.—Yrbrertlay .Wary Wood was
brought from St. Gilea's woch.house, on the admitted charge of
analog • lantern and candle, the property of a watchman un.
known.

Denis Denny, a watchman of St. Giles's, said he apprehended
the prisoner about four o'clock that morning in High Holborn,
just above Little Turnstile. She was walking past him with her
hand through her pocket hole, suspending something under her
gown dist gave i: a bulky appearance. lie stopped her to ask
what sob had there, when he heard something jingle. and insisted
on searching her ; then she let go what she had, pulled out her
inn, and the lantern rolled down tot the pavement. He milted her
where she got it; she replied, she found it at the side of Fleet.
marker. Knowing it to be a wa•chmau's lantern finni the size of
the ring and the smallness of the candle, he had: her to the watch:
house.

Sir G. FAR RANT—WeII, Mary Wood, how did you come by
this lantern ?—Your Worship, I live in King.sireet, Drury-lane,
and wits
.going home when this watchman heard the key in my
pocket rattle against the lantern, so he took me up for stealing it.
Sir GEORGE—Yes, but where did you get it?—Your Worship,
I had been to Bartholomew Fair, and coming down Break-neck-
steps I saw the watchman asleep on the steps, a good way from his
hoz, so I thought, as the watchm-n are always ready to lake ad-
vantage of uc unfortunate girls, I'd take an advantage of him.
Now, thinks i to myself, I'll have a little bit of a lark ; so I goes
to his box and took away his last rn.
Sir GEORGE—How did you know he was asleep? He migh
be only sitting down to rest hinnielf.—Oh, your Worship, he wa
lying den, with his head reosinron his folded arms, anuvisa.
don't think I should have calm% the trouble with the Lantern, only
I had had a little liquor, and was merry.
Sir GE° max—Yes, but it was very wrong in you to take the
lantern.—Why, your Worship, we wit., both in the wrong, I
allow. Why should he go to sleep, and not do his duty ?
Sir °Fodor.—You had better been asleep, and he had. tower
have been awoke. 1 must nave you brought tip this day ireek,
far re-examination; and may-be he will come and own his lahtem
he will be dischafged for losing it.—Your Worship, wehael better
been asleep altogeiticr. To tell you the truth, I thought I should
get a shilling for duce:iv him I meant to take it back next
nigh'. and hear what was said to him.
Sir GEORGE ordered Furacman to keep the lantern in St. Giles's
watch-house; and told Mary she might let the watchman know
where to seek it.

I'NI.A W FULLY PAWNING.
Tlfiannmidar•d Alm Water.: were apprehended.by Clements
anti Wegtentt. I*.a unlawfully pawning a variety of pterttY, to the
arn.-unt ofßl ss. 101., the goods of Plitebe Thompson, of No. 13,
Upper Winipnle.street.
Mr.. Thompson had formerly lodged with the prhaltwers, who
passAt ns man 'and wife, and in .faniinry left some of 'heft serving
apparel. citrtnirs, sheets, Ate. in their eminnly to take care t'. tit r;
sh- had made repeated spnlications sh.ce roe the rewurrim of her
things, hot first on-and their the n her of itin pri.nnets but her ntr
from time to tam by evasive excuses, anti at Ins. rnove,l tr,ir, Int*.
togs to where the witness dial not know. A. leegth rile roomi out
where he worked. and by that means where they lived, and had
them apprehended.
The prisoners admitted pawning the things, and pleaded distress
as the rause. _ .

Four pawnbroker; produced different 'motile. of the ornproty.
The tickets were given to Nlry Thoin,otoi for lire to milt cni the
thing•. The privonery were fined in double the antottot of the
it default of mina which they we to renr.iin in Cie Howe
of Correction for three moothii.
A COCK AND 111:N CLUB.

Salli:•an, the landlord o' the While Ilart public-house
in the Una! angearcil to an information lodged
against hint by desire of the pariah authorities of Si. Hikes., for
suffering men and women of incuriously had fame to frequent his
house. after nonce of who arid what they were had been given him.
Last Tuesday week eight well-known chat:wen, were committed
in defatilt of bail to the House of Correction for fighting it, the de_
fentlant'a house. Evidenve was yesterday given that Sullivan had
• club,called a Cock e id Hen Club, to which men and women were
admitted, at which the landlord presided. There was .a fiddler
tip stairs rind another below, and dancing ; and at half-past elevut
the whale concluded with a simulia.enus fight it, the tap-room.
Sullivan was tined N. and t/s. lid- costs, with an injunction front'
Mr. Conant and Sir George Farr..nt to be very cautions how he
acted between this and li.ctisitig day.
Neigh" a maritime-looking man. was charged by tRe
keeper of a conk-shop, in Broad-street, St. Giles's, with violet.dy
beating a tnahogany table, and divesting it of one of its flaps.
The mistress of the cook-ship Staled that the prisoner ca tic in'o
her sHop yesterday rather thirty. Ile called for it basin of soupe,
which shr would not serve hint with, as she considered him in
liquor. On this refusal he applied a number of hard words to the
hostess, and hard knocks to her table, which, in the struggle, was
despoiled of site of its leaves.
hir O. FARRANT sdvised n settlement. on the pri crier express
ing his willingness to make any eeasonalileconcessioa. They went
, out. arid almost immediately came to t ions.
The prisoner laid down five which the complairant
pocketed: The prisoner then made a timitial an; eat to Sri 13eorge,
in which he claimed possession of the disjointed leaf, hut the appli-
cation was refused, and Nagle was then discharged.

ASSAULT.

ManYsynoxic.--/Ifery Stevrna and Sarah Brown were brought
up by (Jennie Erroots. n ruing man, of 22 years of age. of very low
stature, on a charge of assault, under the following rircuareatatomos.
Errata rotated that he wan walking the gnaw part of Monday on
business, and when crowing Bay's-field, on his say home, about
nine o'clock in tile evening, a young man, quite a stranger (9 him,
said he was gad that he had fallen in with him, as he did not like
walking sham.. They walked along ingether till they came into
Erigarare.road, where tiny ant into a publie.house, and called for
a pint Almoner, after drinking which coonplainant fell asleep. it.
about 20 minutes the p..t.boy awoke him, and told him that the
young man who came in with him war gone, and that his omen
was gone; moon which the comulotioaant went nut to tthr street, and
saw the young man who had been along with him speaking to the
prisoners. lie endeavoured to t•ke hold of him, but when the de.
readmit saw him (the complainant) he made Mr, and while he was
going after him, the prroners laid hold of him, and beat hint. in
consequence ad which tl c young man got ofr. He wan about BS
years of age.
The prisoners, in defence, said that they and another young woo
man were talking together, when Errata came up and charged
Sarah Brown with having stolen lots watch and other articles, at d
then beat her, upon which the watchman made his appearance, and
on Errata' charge took thena to the walchhouse.
It may be rematical that Sarah Brown was term the Magistrate
the other Gay on a charge of felony; but owing to the complainant's
absence, she was discharged. She is well known on the Edgware.
road.

The prisoners were remanded until the young man who stole the
watch is apprehended.
SUSPICION OF ROIIIVIIV.

WOISHIP-ST E Cr.—Yesterday Richard Jonas, a youth a
respectable comexions, was charged on su-picion of robbery.
Hanley the officer, stated that last night he was sent for to the
shop of Air. Malthus, a sale.,man, in ‘Whitecross-s!rce., where he
found the youth now at the bar detained, he having offered a pi-ee
of Irish linen to him for sale. Ile questioned him as to how he be-
came posscsaed of it, and he said that he had bought it in Hounds-
ditch, for 2s. 3d. per yard, and that his name wss Smith, but sub-
sequentiv lie said it was Jonas. On searching him he found a
bunch or keys and a letter, which led him to his Inelg,impe in We ml-
turret, Cheapside, where, on examining hir box, he found several
new. silk handketehiefs and two m three gown-pieces, all new,
which were row produced; he also Putrid upon his person 2/. 17s.
in money.
A gentleman here stepped forward, and said that the accused was
in his employ. He was a 31ancliester warehouseman, and dealt in
India silk handkerchiefs and cotton ponds ; he had looked over the
articles produced, and could identify rente of them ; howev•tr. he
was going to take stock immediately, and then lie should be better
able to jtidge.
. . . .

The prisoner, in defence. said, that the property produced was all
his nwti, end that he had purchased it tram time to time.
lie was reminded for further examina•ion.
THE LATE HOW AT RO EIIIIITHE.

UN I 01t-N ZZl;iur&;lista7,ll4:;;iot;-;nsn7aile at this
office by John !lichen, one of the officers belonging to the South-
wark Court of IN:quests, for watrants ageing' the following
duels: John Sine:dish, Hurley, Abbott, Dick Curtis, commonly
called the " Pet of the Fancy," Gurney, and Dixon, all of whom
he charged with having assaulted hint and ;he other officer,' attached
to the same Court, in the execution of their duty. The warrants
having been granted, they were placed in the hands of Grassmith,
the officer, who executt d them, and yesterday the whole of the
defendants attended before the silting Magistrate, lit SWANEY,
Esq., with the exreptioa of the Pet of the Fancy," who tram.
mitred an apology for his absence to the chief constable, in which
lie stated that he was unavoidably obliged to leave town on the most
urgent business. The Itigigirate, having perused the note, ob.
served that nothing should have interfered in preventing Curtis
frmn attending the office that day. lie then asked the defendants
whether any of them were aware of the important business that
called Dick Curtis from town. The defendants repli dby de-
claring that they knew not the cause of his absence or whither he
was gone.

Mr. Burnaby. the clerk, very reasonably accounted fir the ab-
sence of the " Pet of the Fancy," by informing the Magistrate
that a pugilistic encounter s-ut to take place that day, between two
men, named Bishop Sharpe. anti Alic Reid, at a place called No
Man's hand, on the Essex side of the river.
Mr. Swaamr.--As the charges against all the defendants are of
a most serious nature, I understand—that of assaulting three
officers of the (;tun of Requests. in the exercise of their duty
I
shall immediately despatch one of my officers to apprehend
Curtis. wherever he may be Muni!.
Riches, one of die complainants, was then desired to proceed
with his statement of the alleged charges of assault. lie said, that
on the 29th of August, he and two officers of the Southwark
Court of Requests went to the defendant Standish's house, at Ito-
therhithe, for the purpose of executing c process against him, for a
debt of fis. Before they arrived at his door, they met the defen-
dant on Rotherhithe-bridge, and informed him of the nature of
their business. lie afficted some surprise at firer, requesting theist
to accompany him to his house, and saying that he was in a hurry,
as he wished to be present at a racing match, or a dog tight (witness
could not toot. poseively say which), that was about to take place
in the reighbourhold. Witness and his brother officers consented to
walk with hint to his house, anti on the way they (the officers) ob-
served a number of men standing s'ose to Standish's house; the
moment the latter saw them, he exclaimed, pointing to the men,
" these arc all my friends;" and exultingly shaking some silver in
ids pocket. declared that the money was 'hare, but that they (the
Meets) shot a not have a farthing of it. The defendant then at-
tempted to escape front them, but they held him, and in the scuffle
'so get away, the above-named defendants rushed forward to his
assistance. with cries of " don't go with them, Jack ! knock
their h --y brains out before you submit to be taken to prison,"
Standish ultimately waved from them, and ran into his house, fol-
lowed by the complaisant and !di bristlier officers. who pursued
him into a room op stairs, where he took ref Loge. The rest of the
defendants w. re else at their heels, and in the apartment where
Standish ran for concealment a " battle royal" ensued. The de-
fendants rushed on the tams when they saw him grubbed for the
41. The men belonging to the Court of Requests fought well until
they were overcome by numbers; and in the contest tine of them
was severely beaten ahem the head and body. Hurley was described
as one of the most active in the " row;" that person, as well as
ttht re, Catlin r out, " beat them (meaning the officers); kill diem ;
d—n their eyes, If ng them over the bridge, nod put an end to
them at once !" Riches added that the defendants eventually suc-
ceeded in rescuing Standish front custody, anti aever.ly assaulting
them (the complairanta) in the execution of their duty.
The Magistrate asked Standish. who is a very respectable-looking
young man, of whist trade or proleasion lie was? Standish replied
that he WA% the landlord of the Swan with Seven Heads public-
house, at btritherhithe.
Mr. SWAB sty observed that he should postpone the case until the
defendant. Curtis was in custody.
Standish expressed a hope that the Magistrate would defer thc
next !leering until Thursday, as to.mormse (this day) he should b
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