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London, England, 1824-10-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday Mr. Messer, the coachmaker, accompanied by Mr.
Law, his Counsel, and his Solicitor ; and Mr. Dixon, of the Re.
puitory in Barbican, with Mr. ALLEY, his Counsel, and his So-
licitor, attended the Justice-room, for, ea it was understood, a
Gaul deterniination upon the ease, which was repotted incur paper of
Tuesday last.
The Loan MAYOR said. he really thought he had disposed of
the case entirely. and should never hear enure of it.
It war explained by the professional men who attended on behalf
of Mr. Messer, that, in tionsequence of the promise made to pro-
duce additional evidence, it was agreed that the case should be ad-
journed, for a tort:ter csuiination, to-day.
The Chief Clerk said, he understood this to be the ease, anti that

summonses had been issued in consequence.
After some remarks,
Mr. LAW said, that if the Solicitor of Mr. Dixon. In whose pos-
session the stolen carriage was found, would produce the receipt,
and if that receipt agreed with the account given in the that In-
stance, no further proceedings would be taken.
Mr. ALLEY stud, the Learned Gentleman might go as far as he
could. He should advise his client to ining an actual for false im-
prisonment.
The Loan MAYOR expressed his conviction that Mr. Dixon
had no objection to the minutest inquiry i and, in his opinion.
there was not the slightest ground for a charge against Mr. Dixon,
Mr. Dixon here pressed forward with some papers and a book in
his hands, but was restrained by his Counsel. He, however, shewed
the entry made by his clerk in his book, in which it was stated
that 14!. had L.:en advanced by a Mr. Campbell, recommended by
Mr. Page, on a carriage which was to be sold for 100/. There was
no entry of sale made against it, and the charge incurred upon the
transaction was only 14a.
Mr. Law, when asked by the Loan MAYOR whether he had
any thing more to adduce, admitted that he had not, and declined
proceeding any further.
The case was then discharged.
Mr. Dixon complained of a conspiracy to injure his character.
The LORD MAYOR assured him that in the present case there
was nothing against his character.
On his leaving the Office, a number of friends followed him ; and
there were several horse deal in the neighbourhood not by any
means well disposed towards him. He was obliged to claim
the protection of the Lord Mayor against a Jew dealer in
horse-flesh.
T. Martin, a young man of respectable appearance, was charged
with breaking into the warehouse of Mr. Robson, on St. Dun-
stan's.hilL
Wm. Newman, an apprentice to M. Robson, stated that on Mon-
day morning, about two o'clock, he was awoke by a noise in the
warehouse- He immediately got up and gave an alarm, and the
prisoner was stopped by some person passing.
Win. May, a soldier, bearing the alarm given by the last wit-
ness, looked round, and saw the prisoner and another man getting
out of a stall underneath the windows of Mr. R.'s warehouse. lie
seized the prisoner, but the other man escaped.
R. Jenntugs, a watchman, went to look at the premises after the
prisoner was taken to the watchhouse, and found the door of the
still broken open, and a large hole made in the partition that
divides the stall from the warehouse. He found a crow-bar, 'eve-
n' picklock keys, and other implements of housebreaking.
The prisoner was fully committed.
Thtrc was another charge against the prisoner, for breaking into
the warehouse of Mr. Whitaker, in Tower-street.
It appeared that some persons bad entered the house of Mr. W.
by getting in at the garret window, through the next house, which
is empty, and into which they afterwards conveyed the stolen pro-
perty. An lion safe belongiag to Mr. Whitaker was found there,
completely broken to pieces. from which had been taken a quantity
of bill and other stamps. The envelope of those stamps was found
in the prisoner's lodgings.
lie wus remanded for another examination on the latter charge.
BOW-STREET.
Gneiss Piano awn Istrosistott.—A young woman, named
Lucy Martin, was on Tuesday brought before the Magistrates by
Lawson, the officer, (see the British Press of Wednesday) whose
humanity had been excited by her forlorn and helpless appearance,
and in whose favour the deepest sympathy was excited. That syrn-i
pithy is now turned completely. She turns out to be a most con-
summate
impostor, to have robbed her master and his family, and
instead of having no means to convey her home, she had upwards
of 11. in her pocket. irons the publicity given of the case in our
l'aper of Wednesday, the Gentleman in question was induced to
' come forward, and the prisoner was agate brought up to answer
the charge of felony.
After hearing the evidence adduced, the Magistrates committed
her on the charge • but as others are expected to be brought against
' her, she was ordered to stand committed until to-day.

HATTON-GA RUE N.
Yesterday, &gentleman, whostated himself to be a Commissioner
of Land Tax, applied to Mr. Sergeant SSLLOW for advice under
the following circumstances:—
The applicant stated that he had received from a friend in the
country a receipt for money to be paid on account of certain pro-
perty in Herner's.street, Oxfoil.street, which, to prevent the ex-
pense of double postage, was written on a blank sheet of letter.
raper, which applicant, as advised, took to Somerset House, and
had stamped in the usual way, but, on presenting it, and demand-
ing the additional cost of the stamp, it was refused by the payee.
The applicant submitted, :hat under the Stamp Act, his demand
was legal, and that in ease of refusal, the party was liable to a pe-
nalty of 101. The object of sending an acknowledgment in the
way described was clearly to save unnecessary expense; had the
receipt been inclosed on a common stamp there would, in all pro-
bability, have been no objection made; and it was not the mere
consideration of the sum refused that induced the present applica-
tion, but tor the purpose or establishing the right.
The Magistrate concurred in the gentleman's opinion as to the
precise point of low, which was exactly as described, but remarked
that the Magistrates have no jurisdiction, unless, the prosecution be
static by the Commissioners of Stamps, and in the name of his Ma-
jeety's Attorney-General.
The gentleman politely returned thanks, and added, that he
should make it his Dustin:is to submit the case to the Solicitor of
the Stamp Office.
Too LLTL rot Dtarwra.— William Masons, a baker, was
brought up in the custody of Colston, a constable, charged by one
of his fraternity, named Stanton. with having clandestinely got pos-
session of his heart. This strange kind of charge led to the follow-
ing explanation :
It appeared that a number of bakers lodged at the Castle end
Faleon. St. John-stroet ; and some of them wishing to hay, a se-
lect party to themselves, purchased a bullock's heart, which, after
being seasoned and spiced with as much correctness as if they con.
suited the Cook's Oracle, was sent to the bakehouse, and orders given
that it should be ready precisely at half-pest four in the after.toon.
The remaining part tat the fraternity feeling indignant at t of being
included in the invitation, sent the defendant to apprize the baker
where the bullock's heart was left, that the coldness of the weather
had so sharpened their appetites, that they wished to chancre the
hour, and dine at liaif-peat three. Every exertion was then success.
fully made to meet their wishes, and accordingly, at half-past three,
the heart was brought home, and was coon lost, certainly in a way
in which boardieg-school misses do not desire to lose theirs. At
half-past tour the select party punctually met, when, to their great
amazement, after whetting their knives, and congratulating a emusl
visitor that he had a hearty welcome to partake of their cheer, they
were informed of the anticipation of keener appetites.
Coniplaivaut—ln fact, Sir, OUT bean, to cut the story short, was
already eaten up by this 'ere man and his hungry party, and that,
you'll allow, Sir, was a beart-hreaking ewe; flesh and blood could
not nand it, so we gave them into custody.
Magistrate—Then. I presume, your passion kept pace with ycear
appetite. Ho you choose to press the ease ?
Conin!altrant—No, your 'Worship, if he'll give us as good a
heart us we have lost, with all my heart I'll forgive him.
AI egiatree—Then I think he must be a heariesa know not to
make a suitable return. _ . . .

The patties then retired, when the defendant resolved to cntnply
strictly with the Magistrate's udication, to find " a heart" ; but
still not being cured of their larks, (WI deterotined secretly to send
to the cooly/gummy a harre's heart fur supper, the digestion cf
which, ws rythir suspect, will furnish fresh caws of complaim it
the &Ice to-aim:ow.

QI.TrEN-SQIY.tRE.
Ye:lmlay a poor lristiolitins.;, Rill:nor Fur. applied to the
sitting Magistrate, Mr. White, fur assistaaee under these &rum.

suinces :

Her husband is a soldier, and enjoys a pension for some wodnds
received in tho service ; she has two or three sons also in the army.
Her husband dt-crted her, and lives with another woman at a
station in tom.? part of En;dand. Ellenor, considering her
faithless saddler hound to contribute to her sustenance, wrote to
the hernial' s& War, praying that a part of her husbarArr rosion

may be paid to her every quarter. Before she received an answer
from the Horse Guards, some judicious neighbour at Fermanagh
informed her that she could not receive a pert of the pension except
she went to England, and became chargeable to an English parish.
Poor Eltenor accordingly left her native cottage in Fermanagh, and
after a fatiguing jourrey by sea and land, arrived in London. Here
the poor woman fancied her troubles at an end. She applied to
the Secretary at War for an order for part of the pension, and re-
ceived a ietter from the Noble Secretary's secretary, that the pension
having been granted by the Commissioners of Chelsea College,
was under their exclusive control. Well, to the Chelsea Corn-
tnissioners Ellen presented herself, produced lux doeunlenta, and
was informed that before they could make an order in her favour
she must beconie chargeable on a parish. They reconusiended
Chelsea latish as the most convenient object of application. This
was could comfort,'' as she expressed it. but to Chelsea parish she
applied. The parochial authorities expressed the usual regret that
they could do nothing for her, hut recommended her to come to the
hlagistrates of Queen-square Office, who they were sure would put
her in the way of receiving part of the wished-for pension. In ac-
cordance with this humane advice, poor Ellen addressed his Worship
this morning.
Mr. WHITE having looked over her papers, asked her where she
lived now.
Ellen—.Wltere do I live now ? i don't lire at all now ; but when
I did live, I lived in the county of Fermanagh.
Mr. WHITE—I mean in what part of London have you resided
since you came here?
Ellen—ln every part, your Honour. I don't know where. I
live wherever I get a bed.
Mr. am sorry I cannot help you. It is the
duty of the parish to do fur you whatever ought to be done. I
' cannot.
Ellen—Oh ! but they won't your Honour.
Mr. Worrd—Then go home; why did you leave your
country ?
Ellen—l Moe my :enemy! faith, that I didn't; I came here
by Act cf Parliament, and I wish I never did.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday Ann Amelia Chapman, • middle-aged woman, was
brought from St. Pancras watchhouse, where she had been taken
on Wednesday night, for being drunk and disorderly in the Hemp-
' stead-road, at which time she had the dead body of a fine female in-
fant in her poesession.
It appeared in evidence, that about five o'clock on Wednesday
evening this woman was exceedingly drunk near the Adam and
Eve public-house in the Hampstead road, and Misbehaviour caused
an assemblage of one or two hundred persons, am whom wens
number of idle boys,who,had it not been for the in of Read,
a constable, would have treated her with great viskiwas. She had
under her arm a small deal boa, which was about are feet by ate
and a half, which she seemed very anxious to ounsal. The con-
stable conveyed her to the watehhouse, where she age q
1 but the liquor produced such an effect on her mind shalshe
not speak a word. The box was opened, and was head inteantsha
• dead ferrule infant, full grown. A bruise es kg hull habg 11,10.
We, besides other diseolouration on other pole off ha MANS an
thought it had come by its death by unfair mesas, ad the pad&
surgeon was sent for. who seemed to be of the sew opinion ; the
woman unlocked up, and the body was taken career hy the watch.
house keeper, in order that the case might be thassibly Mead.
gated before a Magistrate.
, The woman, on being placed at the bar, before Skid. FAsuare,
described herself as • monthly nurse, attending on lying-in-wigwam
She bad been attending a woman of King-street, Soho. whew
name she gave, whose accouchement took place on Monday lot
and was delivered of a still-born child, the one in question, and
when she was taken she was about to deposit it in St. James's be.
rial-ground.
Sir ()sancta F said. that might be all very true but,
it was necessary before he could discharge her, that she should
bring moor as to the truth of what she had stated. She proved
herself to be a very improper person to be sent on such a mission by
getting beastly drunk.
The accused said, she had met with one or two friends on the
road, with whom she had drank rather too freely, for which she was
IfeTy sorry.
Sir Geoacir ordered her to be detained till she produced some
person, to corroborate her in her account about the child.
The woman's account was subsequently found to be true, and
she was discharged.
THAMES OFFICE.
Yesterday .1011188 flushes of New Kent-road, a plumber, was
brought to this office, charged with having in his possession
nine-hundred wdght of lead, which he could not saustactorily
account for.
Mr. Charles Green, one of the Surveyors of this ntablishment,
stated that he seized the lead, and that the defendant could ginno
other account than that be bad purchased it in the general way
of his trade.
The officer pointed out several suspicious marks about the lead,
which induced him to believe it had been stolen.
The defendant could give no other account of the lead than he
had done to the officer, and the Magistrate adjudged him to pay
a fine of Sl. and in default to be imprisoned two moutb.s..-the lied
to be forfeited.
UNION-HALL
Yesterday a genteel-looking young woman, named Laurence,
accompanied by her mother, applied to the Magistrate for protection
against her husband, to whom she had been married only three
months. She stated, that her husband, who was one of the
mildest of men before their marriage, was now transformed into
a perfect brute towards her. About three weeks after the cere-
mony, she received such barbarous treatment from him, that she
was frequently obliged to get out of bed, and fly to her mother's
residence, fearful of being murdered, when in the height of his
rage. She added, that she was not aware of ever having given
him reason for such usage.
The hlagistrate asked the applicant if her husband had a...quay
put any of his threats into execution ?
The young woman replied, that he had bestes her brutally
only the night before her application here; and lilti g up her veil,
exhibited a black eye, the consequence of a blow he gave her. Her
husband, she said, was informed of the step she intended taking,
and advised her to appear before the magistrates, and by that
means get a divorce, which both were anxious to obtain.
Mr. Swatter observed, that many persona foolishly im
that it was in the power of magistrates to separate man and Ail!"
The applicant, when she heard the Magtstrate's remarks, apparel
to be one of the number who felt the disappointment, as the aim
there in the full anticipation that all would be settled. She fhb.
dared that she was afraid to go home.
The Magistrate then directed an assault warrant to be imam.
diately executed on her husband, who was soon afterwards brought
up in custody, when the above-mentioned circumstances were stated
against him. He, in reply, told the Magistrate that his wife hal
grossly exaggerated the facts, for she was the aggressor, and ought
to have been standing in his place, for her abominably idle sad
lazy habits, ever since their marriage. lie (the defendant) was as
industrious man, and expected, when he married Mrs. Lawrence,
that she would make as industrious a wife ; however, in this be
was dispppointed, for the first week had scarcely elapsed before she
wanted, and would have, her breakfast in bed ; nothing but tea,
toast, or moffins, would go down with her ; she had a, bellyful) of
them at first—" but," said the defendant, it surely, your Woe-
ship, she was not to be indulged in this expensive living for a MR-
tinuance; why, it would have ruined mein a short time." He
then argued with her on the expences that had been incurred since
they were joined together, but she would not listen to reason. If
he went out of a morning, when he came home not a morsel of
breakfast was prepared; in fret, lie was the drudge, and at length
determined to alter the system ; and as words hd no effect upon
her, he tried what a little gentle correction would do; he accord-
ingly procured a strap, and bestowed a little chastisement on her
one morning when she refused to make herself useful This was
the aunt total of his offences.
The wife and her mother both declared, that there was no such
thing as living with him.
The Magistrate took infinite pains to bring about a reconcilia-
tion, but all to no purpose, when he was ultimately obliged to hold
the defendant to bail.

Castre attune Fettstex.—On Wednesday evening a
meeting of the freemen of the city of Canterbury, resident
London, took place at the George, Monmouth-street,
at which it was agreA to form an association to secure the
interests and independence of that city in the ensuing elec-
tion in Parliament. The meeting consisted of respectable
mechanics. The Chairman addressed the meeting at some
length on the necessity of taking t;tnely measures for pro-
moting the independence of election, and to be prepared
for the dissolution of Parliament. The names of the
Electors were taken down, and it was agreed that the
next meeting should be at Dowgatc-hill, at the house
of Mr. Templet, one of the freemen, on ‘Vedneselay next,
and that the following meeti::„-, should be held on Wed-
' newlay, the 27th instant, at the George, in Slonmouth-
street. It was proposed to discuss the merits of the present
Members on a future day, but the strongest determination
was manifested with respect to the sort of men whom it is
the intention of the Society to support.
AWFUL Visirarion.—On Sunday evening, Mr. Robert
Nosely, an inhabitant of Great Glenn, Leicester, after
eating his supper, was sitting in friendly chat with his
daughter and her husband, Mr. Thomas Hill, who resides
at Bloornagrove, in the parish of Radford, when Mr. Hill,
perceiving the voice of his father-in-law materially altered,
rose front his chair, and took hold of him; he found
him totally deprived of speech and animation, and life was
extinct in the short space of five minutes.—Nettittetunt
Review.

NOTTINGHAM, OCT. s.—On Tuesday last, an inquest
was held nt the house of Richard Kendall, the sign of the
Sir Francis Bartlett, before Jonathan I)unn, gent. one of
the Coronere for this town, on view of the body of William
Naylor, then lying dead at the General Hospital. The
deceased was servant man to Mr. Wiliinm Henry Fletcher,
of Pentridge, Derbyshire, and while holding a mare of his
master's in the fair, on Satunlu, he received a violent kick
over the Ail:rm from another horse standing near, in the
field appropriated for the showing of horses and cattle, by
which his intestines were so much injured, as to cause his
death about nine o'clock on tinaday night. Verdict,
" Accidental death."