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London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

bl ANSION-HOI:SE.

gcves boys, most of whom have bees is the baba of corn.
Wiling robberies to the ueighboorbuitd of Moorfields„ and •II
of whom me under the age of 13, were yesterday brought
be(ure the Lind Mayor, upon suspicion of having formed
themselves into a Joiciphoed gang, fur the purpose of attack-
- • use and ages, on the highway and
leaders of the gang appeared not
Ituation. Tiwir names are Boller,
But those who followed the leadeis
idetitly terrified at their situation.
.street mated, that lately a great
committed upon little buys, as they
along Little 11.11 alley, or ally of the
ueighbourhouil of Culemari-street.
he suddenly taken from the youth.
hats %%ere srizid, and the novelty in
the robberies were always committed
violence, sod by boys of eery leads,.
• eaper;enced in the most dangerous
rants, whose children bad suffered,
I their complaints, but notwithstande
. officers, two boys were robbed, lbw
other on Monday night. Informations
• pubes, four of the Prisoners were
the watcb•hoose. Three of 'beak
any robbery, and trufortusately, the
robbed could not identify those by
Hacked. One of the thieres, however,
formerly a coostable, confused that he
with Butler, Burgess, and Lincoln,
committed, that they committed It,
Id while they were in the act of steal.
could not affect until they had come
ow. The Coleman street chive('
poor boy up against his dour iota
sad unable to procerd buena
!lend upon duty at the Mansion
ring at the Prisoners, that they ou
gangs of young fellows who were
v competition with the most daring
The plan of gettinc recruits was
parents of &meal boys, by woful
wonderful what Numbers enlisted
youthful delioquenta.
the children, %hose HMI'S are out
declared that their buys had Seen
became counseled with the otter's, who
um their work sad corrupted them.
expeessed his regret at the consequences
*bids is of course set ou fool by the
win were constantly encased au
He observed, that the police should
*Men to watch the Emig, of Impolitic)

the peg were thew seat to prises.
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were Ilse, are to be separately cooked. The oilier Coat
were delivered to their parrot..

BOW-STRUT.
Yerterdsy a voting man, of the name of Sasith, was brought
before G R. Minehull, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, charged
wit► feloniously sterling a silver fork aid two silver to►le
spume*, the moperty of M.s. Julia Wiry, of Conduit-street.
It appeared that the Prisoner, abort two o'clock yew-
terday. knocked at the door of the Primed-Orin, and re-
gimented to me the lodgings which were to let i■ the house.
the servant showed hiss into she parlour while she vent in
totem her mistime*, snit on her refers she found the Pri•
*One, had left the house, and missed the fork and spoons
which bad beets lying with other articles of plate, optima a
table. The hoe and cry of." Stop thief!" was raised, when
James Lee, owe of the dismounted patrol belonging to the
office, who was passing itlong C.tnduul•street, observing the
Prisuiter roguing up the street towards Swallow-street, be
prie.ited, overtook hum Regent.street, sod conveyed him
hark to the home iu Citioluit-street, and uss searching him
he found the fork and table spoons its his coat pocket.
The Prisoner, in his defence, admitted the charge, sad
said he was a half pay °Nicer; that he bad seen much better
days, had received an excellent education; be was aware
that would not plead an enclose for a ciente, and that the
Magistrate Mich. say Ise ought to have knowu better ; be had
a wife sod three children, and it was want that hail driven
buts to the commission of the crime, which was the Seat ►e
►ad ever committed. He therefore hoped as much le.lty as
was possible would be shown him.
The Prlallttillfi% and her sister were present; they both
appeared extremely distressed at his statement, toil ►oped
I what be had mud •as true; sad as they did mot wish to pen-
aerate him, that he would take warning, and not attempt •
any thing of the kind to fotnee.
The Alitiistrate, however, committed him fur further
essashiation, to alLsd time is ascertain if be is the cha-
racter lie represents himself to be.
YATTON-GARDEN.
ROBBERY OP COUNTY STORES FROM THE
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
Mr. Adkins, the Goveinor of the House of Correction,
waited on Sue Magistrates at this office, to give soformation
of an ettemire rubotcty of rowdy stores from the Howse of
Correction, Cold Bath•Grlds He stated that ■ large quan-
lay of blankets, shows, stockings, cloths, mud cheek fur skirt-
ing, WWI sIa.CUIPVItIi Iw have been 1101111 out of the stores
in the House of Correetion, sbu property of the comity,
and which was for the use of the Prisoners;
that he hail dtsrovered 11131 several ;mire of the shoes tool
other snicks were sold at a altupin ---, and more
to a Jew of the name of mod that his suspicious
fell on -••••••••--...
H. re out of the Magistrates told Mr. Adkins ant In men-
tion names, fur patticular reasons, and thee ordered the
Who., to be cleared, when they rrineisied better than half an
hour in private ronsult■Uou as le the steps it to he tak►n to
brio; sloe oilleutlers 1w justice, which we suppose will be
adopted before tits reaches 'he eye of e.r aiwists.
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W on COURT OF JUSTICIARY, I,►xtnar 11.
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This (toy the Court met fur the trial of William
Armstrong, accused of hoeing, on the 21st Novem-
ber la•i, in the village of Overton, Dumfriesshire.
murdered William F,rrie%, truant in Waugh.lie,
in the same county, by discharging at Mtn a loaded
musket.
The Panel pleaded NM Crafty.
Agnes Armstrong lived its servant with the Pri-
soner till the month of November last. Recollects
the last night her muster was ut home, he and her
mistress were in bed about 11 o'clock. Before .he
and the of her aervants went to bed, they heard a noise
at the outside of the door; she went to open it,
mid on doing so, she saw some men upon th.e road.
Two of them came Running to the door, on which
she ran in. She soon after heard one of the num say,
tell Tubby to-come out, us somebody wanted to ►ee
he.. 'Frisby replied, she would nut go, on which
two men came into the lare.age. Tibby Murray
lighted a candle, sod went to see who they were ;
one of them struck at the e.mille end put it out,
and soother came into the ktichere and danced.
Tibby told him to go um or she would raise her
master : on this her msstrr came out of his room,
and drove the mull out of lira house. She then
heard a violent knocking at the door, which she
thought would break it down. The master ran
again into the kitchen, and took down the gun off
the joist, and went to the outer door ; by the time
he gut to the door all the noise had crowd. Tibby
Murray cried don't shunt the gun. lle went lo the
door, and immediately she heard the gun go off.
Shortly after a man came and told of the dreadful
event that had happened, and the Panel seemed ill
great distress.
Jam Elliot was in the coach along with Ferries
and some others of his companions. going to
Watiglislie, on the 21 it November. Ferries *as
very merry. They aent into a public-house on
the road, where they drank a good deal. On erriv.
ing at the house of William Armstrong, Ferries
'trot op to the door, and witness went alter him to
make him return, brit nut succeeding, he proceed-
ed on the road by himself. fie soon after heard
some knocking, and afterwards the report of a grin
ur pistol, followed by deep groans, which were im-
mediately repeated, hist in • lower tour. On this
he turned back. ■ud found the deceased lying on
the road-side, slid groaning, but unable to speak.
Ile was soon after joined by some others, with the
assistance of whom he carried him to the house of
one David Irving, but by the time time they got
him there lie was dead.
John Irving, torgeori, dissected the body of the
deceased. and read to Court u repot* nom the cam.
Tire Prisoner, in his dechrratruti, said lie 01.1 y in-
tended to frighten the petple who uota• ked his
house,- as be had been rosaulted ►everal tunes al.
ready, and that lie did nut sea any person when
he fired.

Several persons gave the Prisoner ao excellent
character. and the evideece hong summed sip—
The Jury returnril a virus nice verdict. unani-
mously finding the Panel Guilty y Culpable Ho.
micider hut recommending him to surrey.
't tie Prisoner was ■rutenerd to twelve wombs int-
prisotimeut iu Durntrits gaol.

As a proof of the extmordiortry mildness of the
season, there air at this tiinr, in en elevated situa-
tion near limy. laurels 113 11111 biliPS(.lll, hemdes roses..
unitrogolds, praitirostts. hepaticas, the little veronica.
hellebore. and even tuad.fldx. partite woottrisel,
ludta pinks, sweet Williams. and ether summer
flowers. which when checked no their growth, from
soy cruse, to gtllel2l are cut offs by the early frosts
of the winter. In the hedge-ruo,t the daisy, the
thistle, and hew and there the mallow, are in
flower ; the buds of the hazel are bursting, and in
sheltered spots it has heel, ut.oei wed au blusiow.
The thrush ton. geaterally considered the herald of
Sprang, has begun his song. and every thing seems
to curtsey the idea that the order of the Kokomo is
changed.
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titres boys, moat of whoa
mating robberies in the aril
of whom are under the at
befirre the Loud Mayor, al
themselvesiato a discipline
log children of similar use
plundering them. The In
ii much affected at their silo
, Burgers, and Linen!.. Be
cried bitterly, and were era,
i, An officer of Cu lftlao.•
,-. many robberies bed been co
walked in the evenings alo
lanes or alleys is the ne
When siotbiag else could I.
Tut passengers, their hats
the etyma was, that the r
wish some degree of virile
Jean, though evidently ex
practices. The ioloibilani
were, of course, hood in th
ing the activity of the obi
. sloe on Solway, the other
. , haring beau give. to the 3
taken op and lodged in
denied all know bolo of as
I,' ' child who bail been robe
whom be had been attacke
! 1 whose father was furmrrl
had /wan in company wit
wboa the rubbery was can
' and bad beaten the child a
tag Lis hat, whirls they Cu'
pleiely overpowered too
added, that he found she g
*tato of great ogitatiou, as
out help.
The officers who site
Heave stated, wpm tookin
doubt belonged so the gas
owe eittersog into active I
COGri•eirre ow she town. '.
already knows to she pa
eapersence, and it was wt
nadir the la:mums of she 3
The parents of four of t
rneatiosiod, Intruded, sod c
very good void they tsetse
had ',slimed them from the
The 143.•1 Mayor espres
of this liiidltat system, wh
...permitted anise/tams, i
plosederisig about town. ii
n • I hove the meat strict order'
isfeet the etreeu.
The three &cadets of if
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