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London, England, 1819-10-15 00:00:00

PICKPOCKETS.

ll'illicosi Jones, a lad, about Men, years of age, was put
to :he bar.
%lr Charles Wellwrlowe, of Islington, rtsted• as he was
walking np Colewean-strett, shout M. lee technic 011 Weil.
~coda,, he saw the Prisoner take his porketliandkccet.iif
from his pocket, lint it behind hum, and (hop it on thc flag.
way.
The Prisoner denied he hail car, sects the handkerchief.
Ile was folly committed fur
117?tia•n William*, aloe a lad, was the next lirotv4ht
Mr. John Lingsrd, of 11, Speueer.street, Northampton-
sqlinee, principal officer •nd deputy surveyor of St. Paul's
Coiled& al, staled, that he was passing through Smithfield,
about two o'clock on WL'edu►aday, beams a horse running
away with • gig, in which was • gentleman ; in a few
atioutes he was thrown oat of the gig, and carried unto a
sot-gems% hl Giltspur-street. He, the witness, went to in.
quire whether he was hurl, awl while making the inquiry he
fill the Prisoner's Itaud in his root-pocket ; be caught hold
of hiss by the wrist, and rotund his bardkeichief in the I'ri-
•uweu's band. Ile had made inquiry, and had learned that
Cie Prisoner's tither was a respectable and industrious man,
f. r w pica reason he did nut wi-h to prosecute.
Alilertnits Ansley committed the PI sooner to thidewell for
fl**, u days, and to receive the correction of the Prison.

CONVEYING OF DEAD ROWS TO TOWN RV A

CHATHAM STAGF-COACH

John 'rational, alto war remanded, charged with
claitn-
irg the twit baskets coma:Ring dead boeltea, at the Cross
fir3a Coach Office, which was brought from Chatham by the
a at...coach. was tesiu brought op.
William Simpson the proprietor and driver of the Chatham
stage-coach, stated. that he had Peen ti:c In.rtrr at Chatham
who brought his coach with the basket, from Bromptem ; he
%.'d he got them from a loan f,tAwitiag in the street at
It tonptien, who appeared to br a moult, titan; he bad a
a•t-.tcle !fork on. He the Milliflll bail also seen the Sexton of
i.-1 t;I Ili', who had inform- d him that wo arch corpses as the
lt contained were interred at Chatham, but be rather
aopposrd they had beets buried at Gilbugham.
Tit, Primmer said he had tiuthiug to add to what bestated
yrourtl.q.
An udirer suited, that a Coroner's Ingnr4l bad heen held
cu lte hurlers. and the Jury had returned a verdict that they
had died natural deaths.
'l'h.• Cormier requested that the Alderman would remain!
the Primmer fur a wee k, until an inquiry was made at Chat-
lions whence the bodies were taken, as there was wu
0:10 blot the Niemeer would be foulual to be cue of the
p.,t111,, as he was well known to the officers as a Braw-
n titan snail.
Aldeornats Ansley ordered the Prisoner to Soul bail, to
appear rhea called our auJ in default of elutog so to be
(outwitted.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
ARSON.

Jaw, CueA, meant to Mr. Campbell, of Seymour-place,
was re.exarnined on the charge of having set fire to her anis-
eel's house, on Soomhty, the 3d 11/1i34111.
0.. she last occasion the Prisoner was brought up pro
f.-rta, and the (violence of Mr. Gumlger only was liken,
which merely wee, Its prove that she was brought to the
Mary-It-bone I nfit mary. as the Prisoner was very indisposed.
On till* occasion a chair was provided for her, and she pp-
pa mord still in a debilitated state.
North, a surgeou in Seymour place, proved that be
attend. ii the Poisoner, who was sheltered Is a house oppo-
site to that in which the flames were raging at eight o'clock
in the mar le, it having been represented to him that she
was much burned, which was nut the case; she was is a
ata•e of considerable agitation, so as to be convulsed fur a
mil. ow or two together. Witness saw two iracuituts us her
throat, which she said she bad done with her master's razors
Mr. North attended her again within two hours, sad she ap-
Veal ed in a snore trasiquil slate, but her COMIIithISICe betray-
ed
mark. d symptoms of previous excitement, and bee eyes
were much Hushed. A person ;wrung said she had confessed
al:. kronor,. had a buoy unconnected couversation with her
about the fore, mud she mid that she had set fire to the horse
at five o'clock on the meriting, and the inducement was, that
bar character had been exposed, and that she had bees
ill-
trrated, as witness made wit, by her toughen& She denied
Ord a soldier who had been 'lumen of had any band in it,
hot she could not speak all the truth, as it world rain some
people. Sbe said that she spread a sheet in the back kitchen .
nod set fire to at. She seemed anxious about her dog left in
Car house.
In answer to a question from the Magistrate, 31r. North
slid rot believe tbal the prisoner was insane, bet rather
sedan I by ureneeruces which bad taken place, and she
AI anxious fur ova* awl sr, y judo &rent.
The Prisoner, on toeing int. reugatitl by the Magistrate,
vsid, to a very low voice, that she bail heard the CAlliellet ;
and too Slie North feeling beresoolse, he said it was slow aml
sour,, but the eye appeared as of the head was deranged; there
was ■ diletioot of the pupil, au 1 the Prisoner laboured
under mooch debility, but at nervous affection would produce
syniptoms.
The Solicitor to the Soon Fire-office and the Magistrate
rowan hest together, and the Prnostuer was remanded fur an-
other week.
Pr,sesarr—u I hope you rill relieve hie from my misery."
'llw Magistrate asked if she had any thing to cumplais of,
and she replied in the negative; but talked raper loco-
heron: ly about her friends out coaling to'see her, and of her
nut eating any thing but breast, gruel, lec.

I amat.vENT Mum's' COURT.—ON Tuesday
the Cuu* inet, and was that day and ‘Vethirciay
occupied in hearing unopposed cases. Yesterday
several were rimmed. and remanded, but no CAW
of any material interest occurred.
The trial of Sir CH•RLES WOLSELEY, for sedi-
tion has beets moved by writ of cerliusari tutu the
Coon of Kit/es Bench. lit consequence lie gave
l•rsli bad on Saturday at the Judge'. Chambers.
bail were ALEEAPiDLIL GA LLOW•Ii. of Larru-
iii4e. , Shepherd's Bush, tllghlrtr ; and NATHANIEL
Sinuous, of Glum:ester Lodge, Croydou, Gerdle-
, sum.

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