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POLICE.

AIANSION•HOUSE..—remerday a matt named Tkinna, with
three other men. In tle service .of Merida. Ly.ter and NA.
'itmem, Upper Thames-arr.•t. Were, together with a malt mooed
liromar, charged with hating robbed that firm of property to A ray
rod .iderahle amount.

On the 22c1 ult. 3lr. Nelson, of the He II Inn. Altlersgate-stteet-
stopped in a hsckney.coach,, before eight o'clock in the morning,
opposite to the warehouse of the prowl-atom, when he observed tin
prisoner Broome go him the warehouse, and soon alter come out
with a load of paper. The witness was led to pay particular at-
tention to the ciretimatance. The prisoner came and made a permed
wp. Mr. Nelsou nun a person, named Plar lc, who caused
Biome to be apprehended. It was RS 'ertained that no less than six
',anis of piper hail been taken away that morning. On gong into
the warehouse. the prisoner Thomas was found there, clearing
clown the desks. There was no one near except himself. The
first load carried by Broome was nrwards of a hundred and sixty
pounds weight, and it was concluded that he could not have lifted
it without the assistance of "Lune one in the warehouse. The onotne
was also tied up with airing of the 'me kind as some bound on the
counter there; and this, it WAS presumed, could not have been done
without the knowledge of the man in the warehouse.
The apprehension of Broome led to inquiries, when It apperrrd
that morning after morning. tor the last three months, paper lints
been taken nut at the warehouse in a similar manner, at an curly
helm in the morning, and deposited at public houses and otter
places not far off in the neighbourhood. l'he property stolen was
very considerable. It was evidently done by a conspiracy of the
ll,rvanton rob their employers, in conjunctitnt with tilt man Broome,
who had heti no business wi h the him,. The Lord Mayor en.
tered very eiligently into a minute examination of evidence, but
none of the persons who belonged to the public houses sit, re
Brpome had been in the habit of receiving paper could identify any
of the four servants of the firm now at the bar as having brought it.

The 1.01111 MANOR fully coq milted Broome antrnoma, to
take their trial.
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A woman was brought up by one of the street•keepers, on a
charge of baring obtained money under false pretenci a.
The strett.keeper said the prisoner was a capital performer of an
old trick, which had recently, during the most distressed times,
been pat in practice with great efffct upon the public. She appear. it
to be a woman who had just arrived front a long journey, and had
fallen down in utter exhaustion on the pavement, with four story-
ing children beside her. She was attended on such occasion by a
poor-looking woman, who appeared to be deeply affected at the
condition of the unhappy mother, and besought the aid of the pas-
sengers. Tic belief raised resment i the unhappy mother, told
which operated powertit lj, was that she had just arrived from one
of the manufacturing districts, where famine had reared its head,
and that she had become exhausted in her attempt to escape front
it. Sometimes, however, she performed the part of the female Sa-
maritan. and invited others to follow her example. It was doub•-
fol whether her performance of this character, or her oratory in
behalf of the sufferer, had the greatest effect. She would arrest the
female passengers by an appeal to their sympathy. She smote the
consciences of worldly-minded men by texts denouncing the hard-
hearted end uncharitable; and the most obdurate she overcame by
raising doubts whether in passing the most wretched group they
might not pass a real case of suffering.
Some suspicions were entertained whether she had really obtained
the children honestly that she made use of, as they were evidently
not her own.
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The Lon!) Maxon remanded her, for the present, to Bridewell.
Mr, Beddome, the Town Crier, who is one of the Officers of the
Ginirdi.in Institution, stated yesterday, publicly, to the Lord Mayor,
as one of the Patron., that they were most wilting to take Eli-
zabeth Wetherell under their protection, if she were willing to ac-
cede to their offer. It appeared that her former unfortunate com-
panions now flocked about her, and it was to be feared that, unless
she was in some way taken care of, the public charity exercised to-
wards her would do her little service. The Society would place
whatever money might be subscribed for her in a Savings' Bank,
and keep her ur.der their protection until an eligible opportunity
mig.:t occur for restoring her advantageously to society.
The Loan Mayon commended the offer, and the spirit in
which it was made.

GelLDHßlLL.—Septirans Charlet Field, an intelligent-looking
man, apprentice with Mr. Bradford, surgron and apothecary,
No. 117, Fleet-street, was brought before Ste Peter Lawrie yester-
day, charged with stealing 2J.. the property of Ilia master.
Mr. Bradford said his principal complaint against him was, that
he had been practising amongst his connexion without his know.
ledge, end with the intention of secreting the profit% thereof. Last
Sunday the witness was sent for by Mr. Edmonds. a tradesman in
Fetter-lane, and upon going there was shown a bill which Field
had made out in his own name against one of the female servants
who was afflicted with the piles. charging her 300. for his services.
Upon questioning the woman, it appeared that she went to the
shop in Ilett.street, and inquired for Mr. Bradford. The prisoner
told her he was not at home, and, learning her business with him,
he cajoled her with a representation that he could oat her case
with superior skill himself, and at a much cheaper rate than his
muter, and forced her to submit to an examination, which had
very properly excited the indignation and disgust of Mr. Edmond.,
and had caused him to seek the interview on Sunday last, for the
purpose of acquainting him of the circumstances. When witness
returned home, he inquired of his own servant whether she was
aware of the prisoner having attended upon any outer patient, and
was told that he had visited a Mr. Hattie. Mr. Harris. it seemed,
had called twice at the shop, and was told by the prisoner that his
muter was out, and he could not ay when he would be home; but
he volunteered his own services, and made up some prescriptions
for his complaint (rheumatism), which left the disease acting with
undiminished rigour, and also made the patient very ill. Mr.
Bradford had no doubt his drugs had been used upon these occa-
sions ; but the charge of felony he now preferred would be made
out by the t, whit saw him serve drugs in the shop anti re-
ceive 2d. ; and on looking at the shop-book afterwards in the day,
and at the closing of the account of receipts at night, she found
there was not a single item of 2d. in it. This was three months
ago.
Sir PETER thought it was most extraordinary that the maid
servant should have troubled her head with the bill-book, and had
the opportunity of so examining it ; and he inquired what premium
Mr. Bradford had received with his soprentice.
Mr. Bradford replied he had only 201.
The prisoner said Mr. Bradford had stated several charges
against him, but had not proved one, except that he had made out
a bill in his own name; and he assured the Alderman he meant to
have turned the cash over to his master when he received it. He
had discovered a new remedy. and, by surprising his master with
his success, he hoped to have induced him to pay more attention to
bringing him forward in his profession than he had hitherto seemed
disposed to do. lie denied having stolen the two-pence.
Sir PETER said he thought a Jury would not give a verdict of
guilty under the circumstances stated, and he should be sorry to
attach his name to a commitment where conviction was not very
likely to follow. As the prisoner, however, had greatly miscon.
ducted himself, if Mr. Bradford desired it, he and some other Ma-
gistrate would on a future day cancel the indentures.
Mr. Bradford said that would satisfy him, and he would return
the premium he had received.
Sir PETER replied this liberality was highly commendable, and
discharged the prisoner.
A Gentleman in the profession promised to take care of the pri-
soner in the mean time, and stated that his mother was left a widow
with seven children, and that some friend placed the prisoner in
Christ's Hospital, and paid 2001. for his medical education, but he
had always been an unsteady youth.
Francis Bolt, a carpenter, living in Trinity-court, Alderagate-
street, was brought up on a warrant by Harrison, the Maralialman,
Charged with an aggravated assault.
Mr. Sstrnt.tv, • Solicitor, stated that lie went to the prisoner's
house on the Monday after Michaelmas day for the rent, but found,
as he had indeed been forewarned, that Bolt was prepared against
arrest or distrair.t, for he would only answer through the key-hole.
Mr. Amos, • broker, was then employed to levy a distress, and he
accordingly went at three in the afternoon,knocked at the door, and
was answered by a boy from the parlour window, which he opened
upon haring there was a letter from his father. The broker kept
the boy in conversation until he approached the window, and then
desiring him to call his mother, while the boy turned his head for
that purpose, the broker sprung in and seised the good. with the
email formalities. Leary, the man who was left in possession, was,
'however, forcibly expelled by Bok on the following evening.
Holt came home intoxicated, and, using dreadful threats and great.
violence, forced him out of the one-pair Nora, down the stairs, and
out of the street door.

Mr. William Humphreys urged that it had not yet been shown
that the man ea, authorised t' remain; the authority for the sci-
lure was not produced ; and if a man found a trespasser in his
house he might eject him, if he refused to walk out, with as much
force as was necessary to effect the object.
Mr. SMIDLIT said he could produce the authority ender which
the sawn was wade, but the production of it was waived, and

Sir PIM Lituait ordered the prisoner to find bail. He had,
he raid, taken the opinion of the City Solicitor its to whether the
entering by the window was a legal entry, before he Iwued the war.
rant, and he was of opinion it was legal. The prisoner had,
therefore, been guilty of an mouth of an aggrsrated description.

Etow.sTaziw.—Yesterday Akehawa Cooprr, a men having the
appearance at a journeyinati mechanic, was brought up by fredbet-
ter, who apprehended hint on Wednesday night, on the charge of
being an accessary in the outrage upon Mr. °nada, ben. and Mrs.
Charles (Jrindal.

Alf. HADDON. the Solicitor, and his principal clerk, attended. u
before, to conduct the prosecution. The prisoner was not attended
by a legal adviser.
Mrs. Grinds was called. and repeated her former general de.
serlption of the outrage, and added, that the defendant came to the
house with Hunter, to assist in attending upon Mr. finnoll, sen.
He was sent at the Instance of Captain Deane, blr, titinton, and
Mr. Charles °Tindall. Witness felt satisfied that his attendance
was totally unnecessary, and on Tuesday turning, the 24th ult.,
site gave him 6s. and discharged him. In the evening of the same
day, however, he came again, and said, that Captain Deane, Mr.
Stinton, and Mr. Orindell, bad sent him With their compliments,
to say that Mr. Grindell was lo that State of tuird that more as.
sistance was absolutely necessary, and that he (defendant) must re.
main there. On the nest day it was that a strait waistcoat was
put upon the old gentleman, and the defendant admitted to witness
that he twisted in the operation. The defendant Ms. very civil,
and seemed to be acting entirely under the Influence of the other
ZtL U. seemed, la fact, to be acting as a aims servants obey. '
iwteorders of Hunter and Mr. Orinded.
Urn this sesteasat, )lr. Miratuall Bali be Bang 4:41 upon ike

THE BRITISH

defendant to give bail tut at the name time he was willing to Itar
awe thing winch he might have w say in answer to the charge.
The defendant. whn seemed to he rather a stupid yout'g man
said he did not know that he ens doing wrong t he was amt. g as
was must in such .cases, and entirely under the orders of
tinnier.

Mr erindell slid there was nothing like the violence sn•j Ito,-
lying of Ilunter. in the conduct of the defcittl.int, eithir tiqr.ttil4
hervelf or Mr. Ihrindell, sen.
The defend int win' ordered to give bail, himself in 401 atni t ant
sureties in 20/. each.

311 r.. in the course of her statement, *aid the verily ilea
lieved her husband was in a great measure under the Mine •.v tro
odors. She believed from her soul the he was not ram., and if,
that opinion she was borne out by Captain Deane. wl 0 !hot h. d
°ppm tunitica 01 observing his conduct for the last three rows very
el,sely, and hail arrived at the VIITIe conclusion with here,lt. site
ealireaacti a hope that this part of her statement would he ncticitl,
as it might Pethaps operate favourably to her husband
Mr. 51111311 Vitt. took this °poor unity of asking Mrs. (lemdell
if Mr (leiniell, Nen. had any one to take care of him, and if hit
was pertictly well after what had happened ?
Mrs. (irindell said that in her absence the old Gentleman had
only a wentan in the house to attend upon him, but lie udopt d very
strict precautions to prevent the intrusion of a•iy persona who had
no Imainers in the house. There was a bolt to the front d re, which
was always fastened, and to that bolt was fixed a chain, turning
upon a spring, and to which chain a communicating wire was at-
tatind, leading to where Mr. Grwiltll iistirliy sat. Upon a
knock at the door, the old Gentleman inquired who rtguested tul-
mittanee t and. if be knew the voice of the person sviyi tx. Ile
could at once, by pulling the wire, draw the bolt;. or, it he had any
suspicion of wrong. he could. by holding the same wire fast, pre-
vent any person outside front hiving access to him. With rt :pelt
to the .late of heal h of Mr. tirindell fen., she could say. that I
was muelt better than her own. lit r nervea were shatter:it in such
a matilli at that it would, she feared, be • long thug h hire she
ennui thoroughly recover the • ffects of tie shock whitth -tie bmi eir•
perienced. the old Gentleman, leaving his infirmit:et out t.f the
(Donation. was well in bodily health.
Mr. MINSFIULL •aid. his object in making the inoti:ry was, to
ascertain whether the old Gentleman was perfectly rate font any
future attempt upon his litterty.
Mrs. Urinded. who looked pale and ill, then left the ofli,t.
Chsrles Edward Gritiricil was then brought up, aril I-mg sled
if-he was prepared with Lail, he replied in the negative.
Sonic conversation took place as to whether the prisoner had ant
prospect of procuring bail. and he at length admitted that he had
but very little, aid log was sent to the House of Correction, Cold-
bathafields.

HATTON-GARDEN.—John Saunders, a genteelly dreamed MAN
was brought berme Alr. Sergeant SEI.LON., (+anted with rubbing
the house al 31r. James Hall. proprietor or the King's Head Ta-
vern, Hampstead.

Ilr. !laid stated that the prisoner cam.. to his holm on Wednes-
d-ty night, and naked to be accommodated with %nowr to d a bre,
which srai complied with uccortiinalr. On Thursday rm•rning he
WWI detected by one of the housemaids carrying oft a rimtnitty of
bed-linen and other article., and was given into the custody of a
constable.

Elizabeth Denneys, servant to the prosecutor, steed, that the
prisoner came down stairs at an early hour in the moriii..g, anti, on
passing the klichen-oloor, he merely said to her .11y bill was
settled lust night," and went rain a great hurry. Witness thought
that he appeared ameli more bulky than he was o t the previous
night and, her suspicions bei..g excited, she ranup wales to the
room in which he had slept ; every thing appeared sate !here : but,
on moil; nu., she perceived that the door of another a,,ar.ment on
the mole fl.sor had beets forced open, and the sheers were t. ken off
the hed. She pre the alarm, and the prisoner was pursued by
carrier, who was standing ut the door. When brought back he
affected to be very angry at his detention.
Stringer. a co.istable, who to .k the prisoner into custody, on
searching his person, found three sheets, two napkins, and three
handkerchiefs rolled round his body, and in his pockets were found
a plinsplinrus box, sonic matches, and a ripping chisel, such as
are used by burglars.
The property was here produced, and identified by Mr. Hail.
The prisoner declined saying any thing in his defence ; and the
witnesses being bound over to prosecute,
AIL Sergeant SE t. tom was about to order him to be fully com-
mitted for trial, when

Read. sen. the chief peace-ofßcer, observed, that he had some
reason to believe that this man (Saunders) was concerned in some
burglaries and robberies recently committed in the neighbourhood
of Hampstead and Highgate.
Air. Sergeant SELLON thought that the finding the phosphorus
boa, matches, and chisel, looked rather suspicious, and there was
certainly good ground to suppose that the prisoner was no stranger
to such practices.
He was remanded generally, in order to give time for inquiry.
Mr. James Davis, a very respectable eabinet.rnaker, who has
carried on business for some years in St. James's-walk, appeared to
answer a complaint preferred against him at the instance of the
ober-seri of Clerkenwell parish, for refusing to pay for the mainte-
nance of a bastard child.

Mr. Davis, who was attended by his Solicitor, aid he was deter-
mined to dispute the claim, as he could prove that the child was not
his. His object in resisting the demand made on him was rot so
much on account of the expense to which it would subject him, but
he thought it his duty to oppose it on public principles, because
there watt nothing easier than for an abandoned woman to prefer a
charge of this description, either for the purpose of extorting a sum
of money, or to obtain a weekly stipend for her illegitimate off-
spring. by an appeal to the 31agistrates, supported, as such women
generally are, by the parochial authorities, who, in their anxiety
(perhaps • laudable one) to relieve themselves of the burden, too
frequently encourage prosecution", without any just grounds of
charge against the individual selected by the mother.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON said, that unless the defendant wail pre.
pared with evidence to invalidate the woman's oath, it would be
useless to occupy their time.
Mr. Davis's solicitor said that they could prove that the woman
had been cohabiting with another man, who, there could be no
doubt, was tile father of the child.
Mr. LAING—Is the defendant a married man ? Mr. Davis—
Yes, your Worship, I am, and the father of a family.
Mary Kirk, the mother of the child, was then sworn to the truth
of the examinations taken before the Parish Board, at Clerkenwell,
wherein she described the defendant as the father of the child She
now stated to the Magistrates that the acquaintance commenced in
the middle of November, 1825 • the defendant visited her at •
house in Hatfield , Coswe'll-street, and this child wa. the
offspring of their intercourse. She lay.in last August, and had
never, either before or since, formed a connexion wl.h any other man.
The dt fendant' with the Magistrate's permission, would put a
few questiors to the witness.
Mr. Sergeant Set.t.on having consented to his doing so--
Mr. Davis asked her was she determined to persist in what she
had now sworn to? Witness—l ant, certainly, and you know that
it is all true.

Mr. Davis—l know that it is grossly false. You say that I
visited you at a house in Hatfield-street? %V lutes.— Yes, I dots), so.
Mr. Davis—Who else visited you there? Witness—No other man.
Mr. Davis—Did you not take lodgings there under the character
of a married %onion, and were you rot cohabiting with a man whom
you represented to the people of the house as your husband? Wit-
ness—l never wss married.
Mr. Davis—That is not an answer to my question. Did not you
pass there as Mrs. Arnold ? Witness—Never in my life.
Mr. Davis—Do you know a man of the name of Blincoe? Wit-
ness—l do; I have known him a long time.
Mr. Davis—Did not Blincoe pass tor your husband, under the
name of Arnold, whilst you were lodging in Hatfiehl-street, and
was nut he in the habit of visiting too there? Witness—Never.
Mr. Davis said he should pro3ues witnesses to prove that this
was the fact.

The landlady of the house, No. lb. Hatfield-street (the character
of which is well known), proved that the witness (Kirk) came there
a short time before Christmas, in company with a man, calling
himself Mr. Arnold, and they took an apartment as man and wife;
the rent was paid sometimes by Mr. Arnold, and sometimes by
Kirk, who always passed as hit wife; no other man ever visited her
there but Arnold,or Blincee, as she now discovered his name to be.
The landlady's daughter. who stated herself to be a dress-maker,
said that she was in the habit of working for Mrs. Arnold (Kirk)
whilst she lodged in Hatfield-sweet. She, on one occasion, imam-
panied the man who calied himself Arnold, and Mary Kirk. to
Drury-lane, to see Mr. Serie in the character of ilamler, and when
they came home Arnold and his reputed wife went up to bed to.
gether. Had visited at Hatfield street very frequently, but never
saw the defendant (Mr. Davis) there on any occasion. Never saw
him until this day.
The witness Kirk vehemently exclaimed that this was all false,
and these women ought not to be believed on their oaths, because
they both kept houses of ill fame.
Dlr. hartro said that might be the cue; but it was net iMpos-
sible that they bad spoken the truth.
The ease was ordered to stand over for the production of Blincoe,
on Tuesday.

Matti.noatitrinit-irvaggr.—Vesterdav Mr. Bigg, the assistant
overseer of at. Giles's, brought in a good-looking lad, who stated
himself to be the son of the soi.disant Princess of Cumberland.
On Tuesday evening be applied to Mr. Conant for an order for re-
lief on St. Giles's parish, which was granted, and he was taken into
the workhouse. There being as much mystery in the account of
his birth u in the marriage of his reputed moths, the parish au.
thorities have been making inquiries of Mrs. Serra and others: the
result Is as follows

Mr. Bigg stated that the lad wee in their workhouse; that big
name was Charles N'tihnott ; and that he stated himself to be the
son of the lady calling hermit' Princess of I;umberland, which she
had henied ; that he did not know, where his settlement was, and
brought him up to hate the advice of the Magistrate. He had been
to the lady in the Rules of the Bench, who told him that the lad
was brought to her about eighteen months ago, by a Mr. Bell, as
her son, and requesting her to do something for him ; that hits.
Sores declared to him. " So help her God, she was not his mother,
and knew nothing of him." She understood that Mr. Bell had re.
calved MI. for bnnging him up. He had made inquiries of the
lilendicity Society, who had relieved him at various times; and
had got the attendance of Mr. Saul, the landlord of 31 rs. Saws.
Mr. Eagan,banded the Clerk of the Sleadieity Society, the
book of their office to hie (lapses FLaaANT, who read the fol-
10W10/ statement a—
" That Charles Wdlmott applied to the Society In a Oat de-
plorable state, by means ofa deka given him by a gentleman is the
street t that he was 17 noes of age. and does not know the plats of
his nativity ; that be lodged Jaekaoe's, in Church-street St.
tillnea, but data not know thelelieb ba belong to, and bad ban

*.hewed at fit. Oilea's woikhouse with breed and cheese ; that the
first thing he remembers is being at school in Ifiewcattlf.ettutt,
aHersards at it school in llolli.-street, Clate.market, which he
lett at fourteen years old, at d sent to live nub Mr. Burt:hall,
1:1 Q teen.,qu.ire ; that the expeme of his tuition was paid
by Mr. Bell, of Lincoln's Inn I hd.wpiarr ; that be lived twelve
months with 31 . Iturehall, and in several other places ; bit he had
had nothing to do tor the last nine months ; that he always thought
11r. a d Nlrs. Kell were Ids parents, and went by the name of
Charles Bell when at school ; that I.,st .I.neary twelve months he
was till by them, in comtrtinettee of some worn., that his father
was A bra!ism A Am. rem , now tictd, whose brothtr, Adam
Ask, w, now lives in I% impote-street, and th -1 his mother was
Princess Olive. to CustibtriaLd, now in tl:e rules of the Kt, g's
rch ; that 3lr. Kmg, of 'favistock..trect. gave lii.,, a g00..d chit.
raver, and is convinced lie is the i.OO or Mrs. Sores; that 11. Jon.
aware of the vignette to be observed to the lady when he
waited nn her in the ml.*, acted accordingly ;' he lord a misers-i-
-dea with her, which lasted one hour and a quarter, in which slaw
stated to him that she always relieved Mc di. 11.114C1i to the t vent of
NT means; but in this instance never aboutt otte penny he given,
as .he did not own him as a relation. The book ordait.ed varo.us
items, at diterent dates, of money, clothing, and victuals, given by
the Society."
The landlord of Mrs. Serves stated the lad to In an impostor;
that Mrs. Sctree wax to.• poor to aff,ml him any thing ; that he had
a place :and ab,cut decd, first taking sway his clothes, saying the
place was too hard for him, and that he '4ll thteatettinA lons' the
lad had sent to Mrs. Sens.. The gentleman handed a letter to Sir
fi.Parrant, who merely looked over it anti h.tndeil it back; the con-
tents did not transpire.
Tice lad said Mr. llayter's %manta, who brought him up, were
too poor now to do any thing for him; he can prove that Mrs.
&nes has stated to several that he is her son, and will give the
gentleman a reticence to the doctor who delivered his mother; but
that he does not believe the story of her being Princess of Cum-
berland.

He was taken back to the workhouse, for Mr. Bigg to make fur-
ther inquiry.
William /'mitt. a lad of very bad character, who had formerly
hem tried, wa♦ brought iii by (look, the constable. for stealing
great coat and two pair of boots, the property of Mr. (lowland, 43,
Iterwick *treat. A lad, named John Clark, a partiopr
was also taken up, but ►a the prisoner had admitted the theft he wit!,
mad: a witness

Min. Gallaway, a respectable elderly lady, who lives within three
doors of w`•ere the prisoner did, after Ling reluctantly sworn,
stated that last Friday fortnight she was in the lower part of her
house between nine and ten, when her son, wiy had gone to bed,
called br up, and said aomebotly had tapped at the attic window
twice, to be let in ; she went up stairs and saw the prisoner outside,
who begged to by let in; that he lived at Mr. Johnson's, the baker,
at .he comer; had been of an errand for his father, who beat hint
for stopping; had made hie escape on at the top of the house, and
war fearful to go back that way. As he seemed frightened she let
him in.wcnt down stain first.lollowelby him, and let him out at the
',rem door; she told him to fetch his mother, and went a few yards
from her own door to meet her, who told her the amine story as the
pri.orer had.
Clark said he knew Penile six weeks saw him at his own door
on Friday morning, and was told by him be had a good swop
(booty), and would take it to &Alec (receiving shop), if he would
hip hoe; that finding his (Clark's) master's door open, he went
up weirs to the attic, tuck a great coat and two pair of hoots, which
he left on the leads, and wanted • itness to go up and throw them
over tit: wall, winch witness refused to do.
An apprentice stated that he went to the top of the house with
Clark to seek for a CRC that Madame Puyire, a French lady, had
offered him a shilling to recover, and that Clark walked past the
things on the top tithe house without noticing them.
The servant deposed to seeing the property safe some time before
the boys came about the cat.
. .

The prisoner atated that it was planned by Clark to rob Mr.
Gowland; that he was let into the house by hint, but the servant
coming up to look Inc the cat obliged him to escape by another
way ; fur they heard his footsteps. and Clark said the noise way the
cat, and that he hid himself behind a dock of chimneys till they
were gone, and then begged Ilia way through Mrs. Gallaway's
house.

MT. ROE told him he believed Clark to be ail bad as himself; but
as there was no evidence against him, and the fact of removing the
things was proved, he must be co 1111 l Mkt', and Clark be an evi.
(knee.

Mr (lowland swore to his property, and Pettitt was fully corn-
tnit.cd fur trial.

Johnson, the informer, was again unlucky in four informations
he had laid against publicans. Ihe landlord of the„ltoebuck, in
High Holborn, whose sign was transformed by Johnson last week
into the Stag's (lead, was again summoned fur suffering dominoes
to be played in his house. The information stated the players to
be " lai,ourers ;" they were proved to be" journeymen, between
which description of persons the Act of Parliament makes a dis-
tinction winch % irgo, the solicitor, submitted was fatal, and
allowed to be so by the Magistrates. For this Johnson had to pay
the witness is. for his attendance, and pay his own costs. A se-
co ,t 1 information against the same landlord Johnson begged to
withdraw ! Two more informations against a publican named
Iliddlecomb were handed back to Johnson, to serve on the land-
lord when he could find him, the man having sold his business and
tranierred his licence since the slay of the offence. Here again was
a loss to Johnson for the two informations.

l'Or. Henry Paget O'Sleaughnessy, bootmaker in St. James's-
street, was ordered to find bail for an assault on Mr. Haley, a sur-
geon next door, who had arrested Mr. Ilenry Paget O'Slnsugh-
nessy for a bill of IW., incurred for medical attendance.
MAR Y LEBOW Z.—Yesterday, Mr. Samuel Sweetman, a butcher,
living in St. Marylebone, charged Mr. William Sheppard, a pork-
man, living in St. Pancras, with having horsewhipped him.
Mr. Sweetman (whose face bore evident impreasions of the lash)
represented, that early on Monday morning, as he was driving his
cart to market, according to custom, he heard some one else driving
behind him, through Liquerpond.street, Leather-lane, and Cross-
street ; and that, as soon as he got into Hatton-garden, the defen-
dant came alongside of him in his cart, and gave him a horse-
itisping. He turther stated, that although lie knew Mr. Sbep-
's person, by having seen him repeatedly in Smithfield, he
ad never spoken to him in his life, aad of course he had given him
nrovocation.

Mr. Sheppard acknowledged his offence; but he told Mr. Raw-
Limn it was done by way of discharging a small debt.
Mr. RAW L I xsow expressed his surprise at so singular a kind of
payment, and requested information as to the nature of the debt.
Mr. Sheppard informed hint that he had a horse, which, if he
travelled at all, must go at the rate of ten or eleven miles an hour,
and there was no restraining him ; on Monday morning. on his road
to Smithfield market, he overtook Mr. Sweetman in Liquorpond,
street, who, instead of making way, as he ought to hate done, for.
an equipage so much more fleet than his own, put his cart across
the road, by which means Mt. Sheppard's horse, in his attempt to
fans, was thrown among Messrs. Meux's drays; by a similar
manoeuvre in Leather-lane, the animal was forced against the shut-
ters of a window ; and in a third, a fourth, and even in a fifth at-
tempt, the same obstruction was presented. Considering himself
Indebted to Mr. Sweetnian for the trouble he had taken thus to ob.
struct his course, Mr. Sheppard took advantage of the more ample
driving ground which Hatton-garden afforded, and there, in the
manner before described, he proceeded to balance site account.
Mr. RAWLI N SON regretted to see tworespectable men so opposed
to each other ; in his opinion Mr. Sheppard was very much to
blame ; for, meeting with the obstruction, he might have found his
way to Smithfield quite as well by other streets as by following
Mr. Sweetman through all his narrow turnings.
Mr. Sheppard-1 assure your Worship—
Mr. RAILINION (interrupting him)--" What you have prin-
cipally assured me is that you gave Mr. Sweetman an intenttoosi
horsewhipping; if you had cause for complaint, you should have
soughtlyedress elsewhere, and not have taken the law into your own
hands. Yau say you did it by way of discharging a debt ; upon
the same principle you may cut another matt's thro►ts You must
find bail for the assault, unless you come to some atuica,Ple arrange-
ment, which was afterwards effected.

UNION.IIALL.—A respectable looking man, named James Ed.
ward:, was brought up to this office before the sitting Magistrateil
J. S. Caldwell, Esq. under the authority of an assault warrant,
which charged him with having threatened the life of a Mr.
Henry Jolt, by presenting a pistol at his head.
The complainant stated, that a few days ago, while at home, the
defendant came to his house and wanted to intrude himself, on the
grourd that he had as equal a right to be there as the occupier. Mr.
Joll resisted this attempt to encroach upon his premises, and was
in the act of turning out the intruder, when. as the complainant re-
lated, Mr. Edwards
.pulled a pistol out of his pocket, and swore
that he would shoot him through the bead if he offered any vio-
lence. The complainant added, that fearful the threat would have
been carried into executiim, and that he should be assassinated, he
called for a constable, but before one had arrived Mr. Edwards
went away, and he (complainant) accordingly obtained a warrant
against him lot an assault with intent to shoot him.
The 31AGIOTRATE—Did you see the pistol?—Yea, Sir, plain
enough, for the muzzle of it was close to my head, and I expected
nothing else but my brains would have been blown out.
The defendant here said with a smile, that the only weapon (as
it had been called by Mr. Jell) that he had in his possession was
loaded with 'fluff.
The MAGISTRATE asked the defendant whether lie had used the
threats and intimidations ascribed to him ?

111 r. Edwards, in reply, said, that a dispute arose between him
and the complainant on the subject of a house, in life 'course of
which he (defendant) put his hand into his waistcoat, and drew out
bissnuf-box, for the purpose of taking a pinch. The moment the
complainant saw the box he was terribly alarmed, and exclaimed,
" He'll shoot me—run for a constable." Now he (Mr. Edwards)
could assure the Magistrate moat solemnly, that lie never presented
a pistol, or any other weapon, at the complainant ; nothing, in fact,
took place but the mere act of taking out his box. Here the de-
fendant produced Meseta :box width excited so much terror in the
mind of Mr. Jull ; it was In shape like a pocket pistol.
tx witness, on the part of the defendant, corroborated his account
of the transaction, and he was accordingly discharged.
A fellow named Colowass was charged with a violent assault
upon his wife. It appeared that Coleman and his wife had been
living apart for some time, in consequence of his barbarity towanis
her. The defendant, on their separation, refused to allow the um-
, that to have her infant, and consequently it was pining away for
the want of Its natural nourishment. The poor woman sought
every means of having the child restored, but the defender's poet,
tively refused, and it was while in ihe act of supplicating him to let
bet have the infant that the alllged assault was committed.
On the defendant's promise to restore the infant to its mother,

the rilagi.trate permitted him to depart; poor Why fellow ka
scare, ly left the office Itefore he attacked the poor wonas, tare Z: child away trout her, and wonid, in all probabirry, hlre gran .0
bts• for i:aervention of a gentleman. who, ornee,,j,iira ticantlalona conduct, 'misted on his reappearance before the 144 i,
irate. The facts of' his brittst treatment to the wife, ;,..ell Nato
his child, la ing enetoborated by neyensi pertains, the defendant
IA Ito bail, in dyfaul! of which he was committed to geol. wy
In the room of the day, a Gentleman attended Itefore the 74,
giattate, and stated, that ',wring seen an account of an examuratieg
that took place at this unite in the newapapera, respecting a an
named Thomas Wilson, who imposed no a great number of indj,
yiduals by represen g that he had just arrived from India in the
Britannia, aid tbe bearer of i,.P.Vigence front their relation',
he (the applicant) perceiving that the impatient was cartimitted for
one month to poi, now came forward to apprize the 51agip t
te that he hind been defrauded of a Kam of money by him, order 041
'opposition that he had actually seen lots blends in India. 11l
di coverer' that the fellow had invented the
circumstances that related for the purpose of defrandieg persons of
their money, and he was, therefore, most anxious to pro:m:4
loan.

The 3fogistrate informed the applicant that he would hare an
opportunity cf doing so when the term of lots imprisonment was
expired.
non the
applicant expretsed him determination of Prosecutingecuting
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