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London, England, 1819-07-26 00:00:00

BRYAMT B. NEWMAN.

Mr. net movrd Thomas Newman, the pro-
prietor of the Green Man at Barnet, should stand
committed to the Fleet, fur disubeytog aii order or
the Court, by which lie had been ordered not to
interfere with the Plaintiff's right to supply post-
horses to the Red Lion inn at Barnet. 'Flue Lem oett
Counsel detailed a variety of tint. ;;;;; stances con-
nected with the disoberliroce of the Loud Cliahcel-
loi's murder, particularly the Defendant's employing
prize-lighters to tourist his ',Ent-boys flout ap-
proaching the chimes which drove up to the Rest
Lion, and of furnishing the post horses. The
parincul•rs of the disoute between these parties mi,u
so holly before the yuhlic that we forbear reisrstto4
them. It ii sufficient to say, that the motion for
the commitment was refused, but time Daesittut.
Nes men, was ordered to pay the coots.

POLICE. ..
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11AUSION-■ov/t.

:Cline(lay Ir Laitittelot ina Mart his ;71-;;;;;;;I;;;;e4
with obtaining money, under false pretences, from the pa.
rish °Seery of Queen.etreet, Cheapside. The uncle of the
['runners had beer fur a considerable time a peeper, and
warn allowed 6s, la week. The Prisoners, for several months
Last, hail been in the habit of calliug neon the officers lupe.
ivets for Ibis aid; And at length, on Friday hat, they made
:.n pylication, stating, that the (Oil man had at last died,
that they mutat have at least 11 for his interment. It
W:4, 611.1111 i 1113 t ,the very lawyer for whom they bad been
i.aying 6s. per we. k had died, and was buried about six
naiinths previous. A certificate to this effect was produced.
It ea. faarthcr proved, that lLsunctot and hie wife were
themselves in the actual receipt of 12s. per week from the
poi.), or at. Andrew by the Wardrobe, as pauper..
Tie Prisoners said they were utterly ignorant of the de-
mise of the sold pauper until the period of their last applica-
-1 ion to ton parish officers. They haul invariably sent the
squeey they received for him by a third person, and upon
Inv responsibility and information rested every thing.
Tilt:man was remanded, sad the woman discharged.
GUILDIIIALL.

latorday II Chandler and J. ;Me, two chimney-sweeps,
ire,e brought up for an offence which it might be difficult
to fi id a name for; the realise at the Compter, unable In
deto mine whether it was burglary, felony, or ineolernea-
mu, hid very ineeta 0000 sly art it down as " defraud ;" al-
the only real sufferers were the Iwo lads themselves,
r Ito had certainly been defrauded out of their liberty for
I we lee limirg, hiving been shut tip in the Compter all nizht
met r the following circumstances:—Mrs. Lick, No. 26,
puke tired, Smithfield, was draining of having her china-
ewe swept, and Mary Hanks, the servant, bating a pen.
ehnel f..r lying I. bed in the morning, hailgiven the torero-
soy directions to Mr. T. Alley, 20, Middle-street, Chili-
f sir, their professional operator on such occasions, to attend
To tweets eight and sine u'elitek on Friday evening. It hap-
raided, that in the mime of the morning a strolling shim.
nee-sweep called at Mrs. Luck's, situ asked if they wattled
the chimney swept, and thereby obtained information that
Aiir) 1/1111 employed fir► the job in the evening ; accordingly,
n little after eight o'clock, the two Prisoners made their ap-
pearance, properly equipped, and after quieting the sitspi-
Mous of the servant, and assuring her they came from Alley,
wet e preparing to go to work, when Alley himself made his
rear, and in his indignation at their " poaching on his
mitior," gave them both in charge of the watch, who lodged
them in the Compter.—There being no
them of any oilier intention than that of getting the job,
they were admonished by the Magistrate to be less eager in
thaw pursuits after Mishima for the future, and discharged.
J. Lloyd, a labourer in the Indio Honor, was charred with
representing himself as a flew street officer, and in that
capacity making himself very officious at the fire in Cow_
line. (toe el the City constables, indignant at this usurpa-
tion, bail liken the liberty to lodge him in the Compeer for
the night, which the Alderman thinking sufficient punish-
ment for the offence, discharged him.

BOW -PT* IP /T.

Salmilay Rye boya. named Fed:rood, Ferdinand. Macdo-
nald, King, and Carney, three t.f them not more than 13
ye+rs of ate, were charged with a bur:lary in the house of
Mr, Gordon, ' obaccuolist, the Strand.
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The rim in law of Mr. Gordon returned home al t three
o'clock in the morning, sad found the shop broken open,
mi.l the articles stoles. He applied to a watchman near the
spot, shim he found asleep; be awoke him, and they found
souse of the Prisoners at s public.lmuse in the tisighloour-
f,nol, but they ran away. Some of them were afterwards
found in brothels near the .pot.
Att.'r a long examination, Fitbrood and F. rdinand were
remanded, and the rest were discharged. No part of the
repel ty was found on any of the Ninny's.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Silarilay a tinker and his wife applied at this Office fur a
warrant one against lite other. The husband stated that his
wife was at one time a smart woman, hut that latterly she
had entertained high notions of gin, which made her at times
so furious, that it was dangerous to be near her. She was
continua ly raising mobs shout his house, by wantonly cry-
ioz out murder, and screaming as if she was really in the act
of being mart's:red. He had, un a prior occasion, applied
to a M 'gist rate for advice, and he isrgal him tu wuik her
and :( that bad no loiter effect than his common course
of iii-hoviour towards her, lie advised him to put a chain
round lily nick. He had tried this and every other remedy
he milli! 'Mirk of, but it amounted to no good whatever.
better half contended, that her husband was in
(4011 and not she. He bad, site said, frequently turned the
bed np where she lay, and kept her closely confined with her
Arad downwards fur a length of time; is short, he bad tried
all lie could devise to put an rod to her.

Mr. Forraat recommended los fair complainant to pay less
Lom ice to Deady and Co. iu future, and he had no doubt
Lot ilott in a abort time he should receive the happy Wirth-
croce of iheiritavisitt both become iitultsslly recoucileil.

S Itusgay Mr. Goodridge,, coal merchant, was ch•trerd
with 8,1 Assault by the sentinel on duty at Carlton MAIM.
The ca.r bring proved, be was ordered to bud bail.
Mr. Coudridge offered bun ■ pound note to settle the
affe.r, which was refused, b►e pounds being expected.

QUILMIQUARt.
Saturday Mem the lighter, was charged before Mr. Mark
land, with assaulting a private in the 11.1 guards. The sal-
deer was walking along the Street with his wife, when Burn
came op. and was taking some improper liberties will, ber.
The soldier interfered, and the other kuocked him down.
The Magistrate said he would have no objection to their
snaking it up, otherwise Burn must Bud bail.

UNION-HALL.

S it uriliiy four sprigs of fashion, and two dashing eyprians,
style brought up fur ticcasioniag a disturbance at Vauxhall,
■•id wills assaulting some officers is the execution of their
duly. Our of the Vf ORIN/ behaved so grossly, that she was
e.inimitted fur a month, and the others were ordered to find
bail.

TOWN•HALL.

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