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POLICE

A NOVEL CASE.
fliawatoN:Boust.—About 13 years ago a man was transportel
for life from Norwich, for a burglary. He conducted himself with
great propriety in Botany Bay, and realized tome property there.
A short time ago a person was apprehended as that individual.
charged with having returned front transportation. and committed
for trial to Newgate. where lie now is confined. Ile denies that he
ever was transported to New South Wales; but, for some cause or
other, he felt anxious to assign his property, which amounts to be.
tween 3001. and 41101. to another man until the event of the trial
should be ascertained. The assignment was made in the prison,
and nothing remained to be done with respect to the prup.rty but
to have it handed over to the party chosen to receive it into his_pos.
session. It consisted of bills drawn by a convict in Botany Hay.
and accepted by the Government there, and endorsed by them to
the Treasury here, and it lay in the hands of the officer who had
apprehended the prisoner. The officer, upon being applied to, re.
fused to give up the papers without some authority. to which he
might refer in case of being called upon, the property of a felon
becoming forfeit to the King upon conviction. Application was
Immediately made to the Sitting 31agistrates at some of the police
offices to compel the odicer to resign the property. but they refused
to interfere. The Secretary of State was also applied to, but hefted
his objections, and the assignee came to the Lord Mayor, request.
ing that his Lordship would order the restoration of the billy.
The Lunn 31AY011 thought the application an extraordinary fine,
and refused to give any direction to the officer, whom the sissigneit
immediately threatened with an action in trover. The officer is
considered justified in Holding the property, and he declares ha will
abide. the home of any action.

BUR 1.1 L FEES.
A parlth officer of St. BoTtpli, Ahlgate, having made upon an
Inhabitant of S. Katharine s l atioh, neor the Totter, a atmitial

"' hick the latter
_considered extortionate, the nutter was brought

before the Loyd 111ayor.
The parishioner of St. Katharines stated, that the place in that
parish upon which the church and burial-ground formerly stood
nail been cleared for the purpose of making room for the St. Ka-
tharine Peaks. The parish was thus lift without those very neces-
sary but an Act of Parliament had passed, which pro-
vides' that the parishioners shook' be endued to all the privileges of
the adjoining pariah of St. Rotalph, and should pay the Minister
of that wish the auto of MI. ■ year for such benefit. The parish
of St. Katharinee performed thefr part of this well-authorized con-
tract, and of course expected that they would fare in all religious
matters, such as deaths, marriage*, births, attendance at divine
service, &C.. just as if they were actually inhabitants of the parish
of St. Bowlph's, Altigate. The complainant, however, found that,
although the Minister was paid his AOl. a year, the parishioners of
St. hasharines were refused ohe of the most important privileges—
that of being buried upon terms as low as those charged to the hi-
habitants of that parish to which it had been virtually joined. It
was true they wire allowed to go to church, but the moment they
wanted a little of the burial ground, they were charged double fees,
in the teeth of the Act of Parliament.
The parish officer said that the burial-ground was the property
or the lay impmpriator, who had the power of demanding double
tees, and that the inhabitants of St. Katharine's had no claim to
all indulgence such as they calculated upon.
The Lonu Maxon said lie certainly considered that the tvo
parishes stood exactly upon equal terms with respect to the church
and the burial-ground. The Act had incorporated them.
'Elie complainant said he had. notwithstanding his remonstrance,
been charged, in the case of the burial of a relative, double fees.
The parish officers seemed to think nothing of the Act of incorpora-
tion, which, in his opinion, it was impossible to misunderstand.
The Loot) MAYOR, upon reference to the Act, said he had no
doubt upon the subject of the right of the parishioners of St. Ka-
tharines to the privileges alluded to, and advised the officers to pay
back one-half of the fees which had been received.
The officer requested that the Lord Mayor, as the question was
one of very great importance, would give time for taking a legal
opinion before he decided upon the subject. If his Lordship de-
cided at once, the inconveniences might be very extensive. It was
the first case of the kind.
The Loan Maros( said it was a question whether he was
authorized to give a decision upon the subject. Ilia opinion was
certainly in favour of the complainant's case, but he should post-
pone the consideration of it until the opinions of persons qualified
to put a proper construction upon the Act were taken•

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NEW WAY TO RECOVER OLD DEBTS.
now-sr REET.—Yesterday a middle-aged man, of very respect.
able appearance, was brought before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr.
311xsttur.r., on a charge of having, so long ago as June, 1823,
committed a felony under rather extraordinary circumstances.
The prisoner gave his name Stioracl lloppin, and it was said that
lie was formerly a partner in a highly-respectable mercantile firm,
which became bankrupt about three years ago.
The prosecutor was 31r. Thomas, a cutler in Oxford-street, from
whose statement it appeared, that on the 111th of June, 1112.1, the
prisoner called at his shop, and arid lie wanted to purchase
some cutlery. An assortment was shown to hint, as a matter of
rune. and he selected knives and forks amounting in price to
about M. 10s. which were packed up in a parcel, and placed
before him cn the counter, Mr. Thomas naturally expecting to re-
ceive the money before the prisoner ventured to remove the goods.
The latter, however, took up the parcel, and, instead of money,
threw .:awn a piece f paper, observing, " There is a check upon a
hanker; keep that, and I will call in the morning, pay you the price
of my purchase, arid take it out of your hands; and so saying he
ran out of the shop with the knives and forks, before 31r. Thomas
bad time to atop him, or procure assistance for that purpose. The
Isper which he left behind purported to be a hill of acceptance for
'd. 10s.. drawn by Mr. William Keaton, of Highfield, near She-
.icki, upon Messrs. llalwlkrnd Stirling, hankers, Strand, bon-
.:en. and endorsed by Mr. Keaton. The prisoner did not call in
the morning, anti Mr. Thomas wrote a few days after to Mr. Kea-
ton. at Highfield, who In reply stated that the bill was a forgery,
that the utterer was his nephew, and that the latter had forged upon
hem two or three times before. lie added that he (Mr. Keaton)
would do nothing mo-e for him—he must take the consequences of
his misconduct upon his own *boulders. Thomas at the time
ousde tpplication at this office, and obtained the assistance of Duke,
police constable, who made search ILr the prisoner, and succeeded
SO tar as to trace him to a public.hmse, where he was in the habit
spending his evenings: but the officer had no one with him who
:oak: identify die prisoner, and he for that time escaped. Nothing
binher was heard or seen of him until Sunday lase, when one of
IlinThornas's men met him, and caused him to be taken into cus.
(ode.
The prisoner, in his defence. said that he was once a partner in
the fain of Gregory, Woods, Cutts, and Co., who became bank-
rupt.; and that after paying their creditors a certain sum in the
pound (we understood Us. 7d.). the bankrupts obtained leave to
collect whatever outstanding debts remained for their own private
benefit. Mr. Thomas owed a sum of money to the estate, of about
ilk, tor the payment of which repeated applications had been made
without success, and at length he (prisoner) hit upon the expedient
of going to Mr. Thomas's shop, and getting possession of his goods
in the manner described, for the sole purpose of bringing him to a
settlement.
Mr. Thomas listened to this statement with uplifted eyes and
bands. and other most unequivocal symptoms of astonishment ; and
declared that he never saw the prisoner in his life until the day that
he stole his knife and forks.
Mr. 3lrssintst. said that he felt convinced that the whole of
the prisoner's defence was a made-up story, and of such a kind, too,
is considerably aggravated the original crime.
The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
ROBBERY.

QL:I:I:N.SQUARE.—A rough-looking fellow, named Edwards,
1..*:“. sweeps the crossing at Grosvenor-place, was charged with hay.
Isg stolen five sovereigns from one Janics Hudson.
It appeared that the prosecutor and prisoner had 'been drinking
vet y freely together at the Feathers public house in Grosvenor-row,
Piailico, and when Hudson left, on getting into his cart for the
viepose of driving home to Edgware-road, die prison, r got on the
tail-beard and insisted on riding; he (the prosecutor) tried several
...Ines to push him off, but could not ; they then proceeded on their
nit:racy. when he fell asleep, and on reaching the top of Park-lane
she awoke again, found the prisoner gone, and also his money.
What led to the prisoner's apprehension was his being in very indi-
se re circumstances. and his having, in the course of Friday even-
irg. after the robbery was' committed, been seen with several
severeigns in his possession.
The waiter at the Feathers said he saw, in Hudson's possession,
when he left his maater's house, foursovereigns ; the prisoner knew
i;e had them, and got on the tail of the cart when the prosecutor
v. cm away.
4iircomi, a constable, took the prisoner into custody, and found
that he had disposed of various sums of money. The prisoner told
him that he hail received 31. for prize-money; sonic portion. he had
snore. d left in the hands of Mrs. Homemton 2/. ; but on mak-
ing Inouiry what money Ai. had in her possession belonging to the
r'.sorer. she said 12a.
'_'he prisoner denied all knotalcelr.,,e of the robbery. Ile was,
ii..vrever, remanded for farther examination.
FRAUD ON THE EARL OF GLENGALL.
rialt 1.110110t,011-STIPEET.—A man of the ratite of Bailer has
!men playing off a profitable hoax on the nobility whose names have
lately been registered in the newspapers under the head" Fashion-
able Departures," by presenting to servants remaining in town a
hrown paper parcel tied with small cord, inscribed and sealed with
four on five impressions in red wax, for which he demands a few
ahillings. The contents of the poverty are rubbishing pieces; of
paper. Two of the parcels are actually on the road to Lord Glen.
gall. sent MI by the twat coach. The prisoner is a tall ordinary.
looking Irishman, and was yesterday brought to this office fur the
'dim housekeeper to Lord Glentroll said the private!. brought a
puce, tat his Lordship's house in Lower 13rook-strett foot morning.
tor which he demanded is. 2d.. saying he had brought it front the
coach-office. Witness asked him it' he had not a receipt oe paper
from the coach-office for the amount; he sohd he had not, but would
write ore. She thought there was something extraordinary in his
not baring a receipt, and opened the parcel, which contained on y
a piece of paper, of a similar description to the envelope. The
puce: wascotded and sealed. He had also with hint two books
tied up, and a letter slipped under the string. This farther raised
her suspicion. that things shoal il be sent from the country Igo care-
iesaly packed ; therefore she determined to sec the contents of her
pared. Ile told her to be very careful of the parcel, because it eon-
tuned money. Finding the deception, she rent for Turner the
beadle. and gave him into custody.
Mr. Milligan, the butler to Lord Glengall, deposed that he had
turn two parcels front the prisoner on Friday evening, directed
fete his Lordship--one at seven o'clock, which he said came front
the White Horse Cellar, on which was written " Cashel. via Dub-
lin ;" for this he paid the prisoner 2e. Sd. At nine o'clock the mi-
aow brought mother parcel. endorsed e 1 Cashel, zi m Waterford,"
for which witness paid 2a. 71. The last parcel was frolh the S -
rarirn's Head. iTitness is ear elt% the prisoner is the person who
delivered the parcels, because they had a littletalittogettierspok
; he
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said he had lived in the Marquis of Ormond's foully, and
tat serval piraons wmtea was acquainted with. Witness sent
the parcels off' to his Lortlahlp directly.
Mr. Rot —What money did you give him ?
Mr. Milligan—There a ereawo parcels. His Lordship is a pa.
manic nobleman ; lie receives parcels and send* parcels_
Mr. Rot —I don't want to know about lilt patriotism. I ask
you what wca the money you gave him—in whet coin ?
Mr. Milligan—Oh, Sir, for the parcel from the White Horse '
Cellar, two shillings, one sixpence, and three pence; and for the
parcel from the Saracen's Head I gaze him 3r., and he went out to
get change, and gave tee a sixperee, then 1 gave him a penny—and
that makes two shillings and sesenpence.
A tatman front the Earl of handed a fiat paper pared
to tote Magistrate, which the prisoner had left at his Lordship's, in
Hanover-square, on Saturday. and charged 3s. 4d.. saying it came
from the Saracen's Head. Ile had not had an opportunity to send
it elf, nor had lie broken it open.
RoE desired him to keep it in Its present state, and told Mr.
Milligan to write to laird Glengall to have the parcels returned, and
:* fey should have been opened, fur his Lordship to send all the
pieces of paper and the string.
1 he seals of' all the parcels are from the same impression.
The prisoner said he had the parcels from persons standing at
the coach-office-doors, who desired him to deliver deem.
lle was remanded till Thursday. and recommeodel to (*duce
ti;e lotions from whom he had the parcels.

ROBBERY AT THE MARQUIS DE BONNEVAL'S.
A genteel young man was brought from St. George's watchhouse
under the following suspicion ;
Maria Thireitu, an elderly English woman, housekeeper to the
Marquis de Bonneval, Norton-street, Portland-road, stated that her
master's premises had been robbed on Saturday night of a pair of
tall plated candlesticks, half a dozen plated table spoons, and six
silver tea-spoons, which she supposes must have been taken by some
one having keys that would open the garden and area gates. The
prisoner had formerly lived with the alarquis, and had two keys,
which the Marquis had often asked for without getting. The pri-
soner was seen in the neighbourhood, and knowing the premises,
could get into the house by getting over the wall in Portland.road,
and unlock the area gate.
Scholelield, the officer, saw him in the neighbourhood on Satur-
day Light.
The prisoner said he had been in company with a young woman,
"whom he parted with at half-past ten, and went to a shoemaker's in
the Edgware-road, after a pair of boots that were mended. He
afterwards went to a public-house, where he was too late to be
served, and spoke to the watchman four doors from that public-
house. He had been in company with a man named Coleman, who
had the care of the Marquis's house before Mrs. Bureau.
A professional genlernan attended for the Marquis.
The prisoner is remanded.--The property has not been found.
BURGE A R Y.
trillium Ward was brought from St. Gilds watch-house, for a
bre glary at Mr. Sannwell's lace and trimming warehouse, No. 241,
II i_gh Holborn, between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning.
The prisoner was detected with all the requisite aids of centre-bit,
chisels, and a wrapper to carry oft' the plunder, but had not had
time enough to get at the property.
James Samwell said, at • quarter to one that morning he was
awoke by the watchman knocking at the door, and telling him a
man had been attempting his house. Ile came down stairs, and
found that the area gate at the back of the house had been forced,
that a pane of glass was broke, and that a wrapper, rope, and
handkerchief, were la'.ng in the sink under the window, which could
not have been put there but by a man's arm through the broken
pane.
Paul& Illactlaniel swore that at half-past twelve he was in-
formed the area gate of Mr. Samwell's was open. He went to it,
and found the prisoner coming out. Witness asked him what he
did there. The other replied, " It's all right." " I hope it is,"
sail witness; "tut you mils• come with me." The prisoner then
ran away, but witness secured him again, took him to the watch-
house, and went hack to loftier) Mr. Samwell. In the area witness
found a phosphorus-box. is piece of candle, a centre-bit, &c.
Joseph Burke searched the prisoner, and found on him a chisel.
turnacrew, and an iron chain. There was a mark on the door cor-
responding with one of the implements.
The prisoner said he did not wish to say 'any thing at present.
Ile would rather reserve himself for another time.
He was fully committed, and the parties bound over to prosecute.
BOND-STREET LADIES.
The inhabitants of St. George's parish having !Wade a formal
complaint to the Watch Com i ittee and the Magistrates of this
office, Mr. Roe last week charged the night-constable to give par-
ticular orders to the watchmen to take up all the streetwalkers of
Bond-street, Hanover-square, and the vicinage. The order seems
to have been well attended to, for no less than fourteen women were
yesterday charged as disorderly, in St. George's charge-book, most
of whom were ordered to find bail, or sent to the House of Correc-
tion for eight days.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.
LAMBETII-STllEET—lieverday a middle-aged man, named
Barron, was brought up in custody of Christian, the constable of
Stepney, and placed at the bar, before Sir D. WI LLIAMS, charged
with having on that morning attempted to murder his daughter,
Mrs. Lydia Bagga, and with having, in his efforts to accomplish
his desperate purpose, inflicted several severe wounds on her neck
and throat.
Mrs. Diggs. who was assisted to the office by her husband and
one of the officers, appeared in a very debilitated state, both from
loss of blood and vehement fear. The wounds were five in number,
and were principally on the neck and throat, with the exception of
one on her cheek. which, though not of very great depth, extended
about an inch and a half in length. None of them, however, the
main arteries having fortunately escaped uninjured, it is thought
will prove mortal. Being accommodated with a seat, by order of
I Sir Daniel Williams, she in a low and tremulous voice gave the
following account of the desperate attempt. She said that on that
morning, about ten o'clock, she was standing at her shop window,
in Stepney, when the prisoner, who was her father, came towards
her, and asked her if her mother was there. She answered him in
the negative, and before she had time to turn round, he seized her
by the neck, and drove a knife into her several times. She endea-
voured to escape from him, but was unable, until rescued by her
sister.
Sir D. WlLLlAms—What was it he wounded you with ? Mrs.
Battgs—A pocket knife.
Sir D. Mi'lLLlAMs—flad he it open when he came up, or did
he afterwards take it out of his pocket ?—Mrs. Ilaggs—l think he
must have had it ores when he approached me.
Sir DANJEL—Was your mother living with you ? and, if so, why
did you conceal it from bin. ? Mrs. Baggs—She was residing
with us, and the reason far denying it was, that he on Sunday
week last endeavoured to murder her also.
Sir DANIEL—This is the most atrocious piece of business I
have heard of for some time.
Jane Barron exaMlned—l am daughter to the prisoner, and sis-
ter to Mrs. Beggs ; this morning, about half-past ten o'clock, I
was up stairs, when I heard my sister scream; I hurried tdown,
and saw her lying on the gravel outside the doer. My father was
standing over her, and she was bleeding profusely ; I snatched the
knife from him, and endeavoured to rescue her out of his hands,
by pushing him from her ; this I succeeded in, and gave the knife to
the headborough.
Sir DANIEL—Where is the knife? let it be produced.

Christian—lt is not here, Sir.
Sir Dasm.—This is a most shameful piece of negligence.
You knew, Sir, it was necessary to have it produced.—(Turning
to the prisoner) Well, wretched man, what can you possibly ad-
vance in extenuation of this horrible offence? Prisoner—l have,
together with my family, been in the greatest distress these last
two months, and site (pointing to Mrs. Boggs) has got all my pro.
pert y.
Sir DasitEL—Do you think that that would authorize you to
commit murder, or would it preserve yon from an ignominious
death? Prisoner—l am tired of life, I do not care how soon I
die.
Sir DANIEL—It would be dangerous to leave you at liberty;
you must therefore give 24 hours' notice of bail, yourself in Mi.
and two sureties in 251. each, to keep the peace, and in default
thereof you must go to prison.
' The prisoner was then removed from the bar, and when he had
got to the auna office, his somitt-law deela.cd that he would indict
him at the next Old Bailey Sessions, under Lord Ellenborough's
Act.

el-RIOI'S CHARGE OF HORSE-STEALING.
WoR9/1110.91 Rl:l:T.—Yesterday Jahn Tennant, a toll collector
at the Ball's Pond gate, Islington, was brought before Mr. Os.
borne, by Thomas Lope, a street•keeper, charged with stealing a
horse.
Mr. Wm. James Bowser, a horse-dealer, stated that on Friday
his man had to take two hones to Mr. Seeley's, at Holloway, but
at the Ball's Pond gate one of then' was taken from him by the
prisoner. I went to Maidstone, said the complainant, and did not
return home till Sunday, when I asked about the horses, and my
man told me that— .

Mr. Hanoi:4E—Don't repeat what your man told you, but tell
me what you know yourself.
Complainant—Then I have nothing more to ray.
Mr. ikwser's man, Joseph Pinch, being sworn, stated that on
Friday morning he took two h,ritea to sell at Smithfield market;
but they remained unacid, and at night he had to take them back
to Mr. Seeley's, at Holloway. V. hen he arrived at Ball's Pond
gate, the defendant allowed him to pass with one horse, but refused
a paasage for the other without nlyment of the toll, alleging that
Cie animal had not before passed his gate. The witness assured
him he had paid at the Islington gate for both horses, and, as he
said, produced the toll ticket. The defendant still declared that
only one horse had before passed, and would not sutler the other
so proceed, the toll was paid. The sitness then rode!
icesard to the next g...!e, leaving one horse behind, and mated his
case to fit:: gate-keeper, w;:o advised him to return to the defendant
anti pay tke 1011 if he insister; on it, taking his name, in order, if
necessary. to have him before a magistrate. Ile accordingly re-
turned and tentisted a shilling for the toll; but his horse had then
disappeared.
Upon further InquitT it turned out, that the horse being left be-
hind by the witness, who :sfused to ray the toll, the defendant seat
the animal to the Green-yard, from whence it was subsequently re-
moved aid kept at livery t and I.:. Sunday evening the complainant
obtained the assistance of Cope, rin.4 insisted on his apprehending
the defendant on the charge of sterling ,"4te horse, and he was accord-
ingly kept in custody until yesterday.
The Magistrate ..f course dismissed the es:ye, saying there was
not the least pretence for charging the defenda.'t 'With felony.
A professional gentleman, employed by the Trusl'ee, as we un-
derstood, attended ter the defendant, and carefully noted the Pro-
ceedings, apparently with a view to ulterior proceeding' in a court
of law.

ATTEMPT TO COMPOUND FELONY.
tort.n• I.E.—Yesterday a young man, named James
was, was brought before the sitting Magistrate, D. J. Cuauntsts,
Esq. charged with endeavouring to compromise a felony, under the
following circumstances
It appeared that ode night last week, a young man named
Grigg a journeyman hatter, was robbed of a watch, together with
some fiandkerehiels, in Queen.street, in the Mint, while in a state
of ir,toxicatim. :coon after the I obbery a man and woman were app.
prehended, both of whom were identified as having robbed the
complainant, and they were accordingly committed fur trial. hub.
segue*/ to their committal the above-named prisoner called on
Grigg, and having alluded to the robbery in question, observed,
that he sought the interview in the behalf of the persons who were
charged with the offence, adding, that in the event of the complain.
ant dropping the prosecution, he should be handsomely re-
munerated, besides having the watch, and the other articles he
had been robbed of, restored to him again. The complainant,
however, refused to listen to any compromise, observing, that
he and the witnesses were bound under heavy recogninutees to
prosecute the prisoners at the Sessions. Coleman perceiving that
he was unsuccessful in the negotiations, departed ;abut rettitned the
following day to make fresh overtures. On this occasion he pro.
mired that Grigg should not only receive back his watch and hand-
kerchiefs, but that he should also have a considerable suth of money
besides, If be would forego the prosecution, and that during kill

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