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theft, gave rep the pocket-hook. They appeared
to be of the moat ahauffinied and burdened charac-
ter of juvenile delinquents.
lodgment or the Court on these Prisoners
wy noteponed for the present.
Woo. Frfinklia, aged 14, was convicted of steal-
ing in apron, the property of his matter. He was
s'atsd to belong to a gang or deter • ed thieves,
who ii.frat the neiglshournood of St. John's Wood,
hl•try-le-bone.—He was seutenced to be transported
lit seven years.

PUfICE.

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FRAUDULENT REGISTER-OFFICE.
Yesterday Vargas Trezlo,, who kept a register office for
t.nrig servants at 341, St. Jobe's-9,68re, Clerkenwell, was
brought up fur Ronl examissation, charged by the following
complainants with nniswfisily, kno.ingly, and by false pre-
'curve, obtaining of shwas mosey, with intent to cheat and
defraud them Isf the same. The following was the evidence:
• F.lizabeth Moffat, a modest good-looking female, deposed,
that the seabird as No. 3, Adsarstreet, Manchester square.
On Tuesday morning, the 4th i•slanl, she saw an advertise.
silent in a inonsisig paper, for a young imolae to travel with
a. young lady, inquiry to he made of Mr. T. at 34!, St.
.1 .ho's +Tsars.. Thinking ii was a sit.utios adapted fur her,
the went according to the direction, on the next day, and saw
the Prison►r, of whom she made inquiry where the Lady
I.vert, Ike. He first demanded payment of three shillings as
his fee, which she having tend. red bias, he gave her a di.
'triton to a Mrs. Sedgnick, 45, Illanor-place, Walworth, say.
log that Lady hail authorised hint to procure her • serval
of that deseriptims. Whores iostantly repaired to Memo,'
place, and VIM Nes Rrdgwiek, who appeared surprised, •ok!
- told her lee molted wowed ocrwarse, use did amt. Mates*, -
truing of the Prisoner. Witness refereed to the Pris•aev's
elite, but he had left. Nest day she saw him, and told
him what Mr. Sedgwiek bed said. The Prisoner replied,
that certainly he was sot employed by Mee. Sedgy:irk to get
her • *tryout, hat it was Ilse same thing, as be hod
►ees employed by • freed of hers, Mr. Deacon, of
Ks. 1, Shillala-Wert, ssow bill. The Poisoner, to verify
edit stateliest, 'miner' a written paper, oat which
was the address of Mrs. fbohrwirk, whirls be said
be had received from Mr. Deacon liar that purpose.
Tit. Prisoner, to make up fur the disappointment, gave her
another address to Mr. Doughty, 98, Oxford-street, g►ocer,
where she likewise went, and was informed there was so
r event wonted, sod that they gave the Prisoner no orders to
send Arm any, and they appeared sorry angry at so many eer•
vents being seat. Sloe retorwed to the Prisoner, and desired
him to return her money. He told her peremptorily be
would sot reflood it.
MAr I ha, wifesifTlestoss Selig w Irk, 45, M user-place, Wel-
'worth, merchant, deposed that she sever •ulhorieed the Poi.
IMMPI to pioneer her a servant, nor had she any knowledge
dhotis she had sever seen him till this day. She recollected
the lad witnew calling un her after • situation to accompany
bee alroad Witness wanted ou etch servant. sod was very
short with her. being very angr►' at so many persons railing
for that pito pose, four having celled the pre' cding day from
i tn. Prisoner.
Mr. Tll4/0111‘ Darns, of Skinner.street, coffer
drake, deposed that he had no knowledge of the Primes",
our did he empower him to get a servant for Mr. Seolgoisfir
he also denied giving him any wellies dirsetious for llisl paw
pose.—.[Here the Prisoner hooded a written direction to tbao
Magistrate, as follow.:—" To Mrs. Sesigwick„ 45, Maim.
place, Malworib," which he said he received from a permit •
t• Mr. Dearno's shop, whirls he took to be him. This di-
rection was Issiithod to Mr. Dracut so look at, then Mr. Den-
Cum coati sued his evidence as follows :]—He eau exploits how
the Poisoner became possessed of that dirreiiim ; it was
oritten by • person is oilm•n's stoop; Mr. Srdgwirk applied
to witness to put • bill in his window for a oursery-nesid,
sod a servant of all yolk, sod afterwards for a housemaid,
which was accordingly door., se Mr. Sedgwick hail as aver-
Lon to applying to Register Others. The dirt-dims headed
to him to look at gaud have been gives to souse person
snaking i. quay in the shop.
Mary Ann &11, as interesting looking girl, deposed, that
she lived with her parents in King street, Bloomsbury. In
coosiquenee of as advertirtensent appearing in a %wrist(
Paper, she applied to the Pi ignore, who demanded 3e. which
site p. 41 him, aril he gave her the direction to Mrs. dgwick,
to whom she went, and met with the same 'recces as the wit-
res., Moffat, with whom the remainder of her evidence

curreni b 41.
Jolietlwo Koller, another witness, Stated drat be saw an
advartisrmeot in a Morosag Paper fur a man and his wife,
without a family, to lake care of a Geni1.1:0311.111 1r0.,,e; if lime
loan had some trifling employ he would he preferred; appli.
cation to he made at the honer of Mr. F. No. 14, Fleet-lane.
In cum, roence of the* solve:theme lit, witness went ■ecording
to the direction, and found it to be ■ scream's office. lie

caw the Misuarr, of whom he made the asecemary inquiries.
The ismier told him hr must pay him ss. before he rare
him any information. Wilma, accordingly gave him hs.
and the Prisoner then told him the gentleman who was io
waist of such persons was to call there at four o'slock next
when they were so meet him, to see if they would suit.
accuropriohd with his wife, called She next day,
hr saw the Prosuurr, who Wormed him he bad jost re-
ceived a letter from the gentleman, who was leaving WWI.,
'poky:tag for his nut bring able to attend that day, but
that he would be there next day at four o'clock, without full.
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began Iss snspeet he bad been deirosided, and

galled attoisl eleven o'clock next morning, when, to his sur.
Prise, tic learnt that the Prianner had absconded. The office
was Idiot up, but he could see a table and inkstand. He had
airier sera the Prisoner till he saw hint in custody.

The Magistrate mid, as the lost offence Wall committed in
the city of l.o.ttion he COO 14 not take corstizauce of it, bit
. . . .

reer.su;neadid the romplainsul to arcompitoy the olio; wit.
'Jesus, who were then going befoie the Grand Jury, and pre-
fer his chafer.
The tsilomis.e• were 'lieu bound over to prosecute, and the
isuurr was committed to Newgate fur trial.
IDARLISOROVGII-11TRZET.
Yesterdrp M* friffimits was charged with stealing lead,
the property of Mr. Thomas, gold sod silversmith, of No. 3,
is, the iirrehi.

The Prisoner underwent several examinations, but yester-
day Mu the boll.
Mr. Thenerces house had been repeatedly stripped alms!.
and on the Lucia of the 0111 of August last the Prisoner was
stopped by the watchman with a heavy load, end he VMS
ba I ecrouiit (Ohio poviessiou of it ; however, his detention
reached Mr. Theinuis ears, and be attended at the Office
with some of the lead left un his how, and it proved to be
sienrie front his (Mr. Thnusa.'s) house. The Prisoner did not
drily it, end he was eirmuntled fur trial.

tieurie Harrison charged James Hctsel with stealing his
sites., witch. The Prossentor resides iu Wellsadreet, Os-
ford•otTret, and Juiiiig his absence from his apartment the
watch was stolen. The Prisoner was 111 the house, and sus-
pecttleg him of the robbery, be tensed his apprehension,
when ha confessed that hr stole the watch mid sold it to a
dealer in marine stores (whine name was mentioned) fur
three haitcrowsis, and he bad fieguently disposed of stolen
von/trip to the same person.
Tbetase being waur out, the Prisoner was committed.

MART LIC-1110N1 0111101.
Yesterday two boys, named Edward Hill and John Has-
roue, were brought up for • second easasioation, before
John Rawhewn, Esq. the former charged with rubbing the
house of his mister of a quantity of trainable trinkets, a
kil. Bank 'rote, • sovereign, and several bustles of brandy,
and she lai ter •as charged stub being accessary after the fact.
Mr. John Morris Karam, ■ surges's, residing in New.
street, Baker street, Portman-steam, stated, that the Pei.
igmer Hdl was his's-remit. and had been in his employ abort
IWO months, during ahieh time he had missed two pair of
a.lk stackusga, a must superb gold eor.riegr, of very large
arse, and of great value, whirl had been woes by a oaths
of the East lushes; a Lady's gold taeclt•ebais, about ten
yards lung; a finger-ring, richly set with diamonds; • Si.
note, a sovereign, gad several bottles of spirits; be bad so
sorpicrois that the Primmer visa the robber, but emeordersd
the property most bee. bees eattied off by omit professed