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London, England, 1825-12-27 00:00:00

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POLICE.
GUILDHALL.

James Lee, a well.dreasec youiiirilan7wart charged before Mr.
Ald. Lucas yesterday with breaking into a warehouse occupied
by Mr. Crook, the auctioneer, of Skinner-street, in Sencesi-lane, jo
that neighbourhood.
About eight o'clock on Naturelty evening, Dillon and Mauchin,
two of 11r. Ilrook's men, wcnt to deposit in the warehouse a wagon-
load of furniture, which had been taken under an execution by the
Sheriff, and brought from St. John's Wood. On reaching the
door, which was usually secured by an ordinary lock as well as a
padlock, they found it standing a.lar, and Dillon ran over the way
to a baker's ahem with a view of obtaining a light, while Mauchin
kept gaard at the dc'or, In a moment the prisoner rushed out, and
Mauchin demanded to know what he had been doing ? Without
making any reply, however, the prisoner ran off, through New-
castle-vtreet into the middle of Fleet-market, where, being pursued
with a hue and-cry, he was taken into custody.
Mauchin deposed that he never lost sight of the prisoner from
the moment, he came out of the warehouse until he was secured,
and the officer produaed a quilt, stolen from the premises, which
had been found upon the prisoner's person, as also a skeleton.
key, a phosohornt-box, with matches, and wax candle complete,
and about 10s. in silver.

Dillon had left the premises all see about five o'clock In the
afternoon, and from the weight of the articles removed from the
upper part of the warehousasto the street-door, ready to he hoisted
into a cart, it seemet clone the prisoner must have Lail an.ac-
corn-ince. who has escaped.
The.prisoner, who otTered no defence at present, was remanded
for further examination.
W. Ferrer, collecting clerk to Messrs. Watson aril Co. whole-
sale laceinen, Gutter.lane, was charged with defrauding his em-
ployers.
The prisoner had been in their employ about eight years, with
a handsome salary, and upon a discovery that he had not ac-
counted for certain aunts of money he had received, he absconded
a few days ago. and Charles llerdstielti, the officer, was employed
to apprehend him. Ilerdafield prowled about the primmer's dwel-
ling house, at Holton. to little purpose, until twilight on Christ-
ina* morning, when being satisfied from some circumstances that
Ferrer 'was at home, ha told a milk-woman who was passing,
that mime milk was wanted at that house ; the woman knocked,
the doer was opened, the officer rushed in, and the prisoner was
found hiding himself in an attic.
Mr. Burnside, of the firm of Wanton and Co., produced a book
containing two entries in the prisoner's handwriting, that he had re-
ceived, on the 6th October, 391. Bs. of Mr. Gitflin, of Leicester.
square, and on thcl7th November, 501. from the same gentleman.
Mr. Griffin was then called, who proved that the payment to the
prisoner on the former day was OIL and on the letter 631. ss.
31r. Watson said he was generally resident at their factory at
Nottingham, and that the prisoner liati never accounted, at the tine
or since, to him or any of the Nem, for any otheL amount than he
had entered in the hot • pi. . . .

The prisoner offered no defence, and was committed for em.
bezzling the money he had not accounted for.

DOW-STREET.

Thomas Spring Rice, Esq. M.P. arrived at the Peacock at Is-
lington, on Saturday night, by one of the northern coaches, and
basing called a hackney coach, he saw his luggage safely deposited
and ordered the coachman to drive to his house In Upper Baker_
street, Portman-square, On his arrival there, the lion. Member
paid him his fare, and left him to deliver the luggage to his see-
vistas. The coachman, however, kept, whether wilfully or not
can only be matter of inference, one trunk back, and drove away
with it. This trunk contained, among other property, 3051. in so-
vsreigna. The Hon. Gentleman, on missine the trunk, gave in.
formation at this office, and Salmon, an officer of the establish.
went, commenced an inquiry, and in the course of a few bourn, he
ascertained where the coachman was to be found. He took him
into custody, and he at one confessed that he had the trunk, but
declared that he did no: discover it fur some time after he put Mr.
Rice down, and that It was his intention to return it. Salmon got
possession of the trunk, and luckily found the contents In slate
quo. The coachman underwent a private examination before Sir
R. BIRNIE yesterday, and the time (four days) within which it is
imperative on u hackney coachman to deliver at the Hackney Coach
Office any property Its may find, not having elapsed, and he per.
slating in his statement that his intention was honest, he was din.
charged.
Mr. Rice liberally rewarded Salmon for his services, and spoke
in high terms of the a:tivity of that officer.
In consequence of the anticipated press of business from the holy-
days, Sir R. Rirnie took his seat yesterday on the bench at an
early hoar. Whether, however, a dislike to sl)ending "a mercy
Christmas" at-the wheel contributed to keep the more disorderly in
check we know not, but certain it is that only one night charge,
and that of a most trifling nature, was entered on the books. 'I he
vacant space in front of the Chief Magistrate was at length occupied
by three agriculturists lately arrived in town to see the lions.
iVho has not heard of Mr. Cross, the far-famed successor of the
(Ohl that we could truly say) immortal Polito? Did ever bump.
kin yet pass Exeter change, and view the portraits of the stupen-
dous elephant and the magn Wield animal as coo aray pith the
unfortunate Muster Munro with • indifference? The trio in
question at least had more taste. So great, indeed, was their ad.
miration, that all their senses seem to have been absorbed in the
sublime contemplation. rendering them utterly unconscious that
the elbow of one of the party had made its way through one of the
panes of a glover's shop window, nor would they now believe the
fact. though Mr. Emus, the shops an, deposed to it on oath.
His \Worship, however, was more easily persuaded, anti having
ordered the party to make up the damage among them, dismissed
the case.

Sir Rtcumm, in the course of the morning, took occasion to
observe, that in consequence of the report that appeared in the
papers respecting the necessities of Mr. Smith. who was driven to
seek refuge from the inclemency of the weather in St. Martin's
Church-yard. he had received a communication front a society
calling itself the Guardian Society, offering to afford assistance to
the unfortunate gentleman if they could ascertain where he was to
be found. The worthy Magistrate added, that he would with
pleasure subscribe his guinea in tuillieratice of so praiseworthy a
design.
HATTON-GARDEN. •
Mary Hussy, an Irishwoman, was yesterday placed at the bar,
charged wilt inflicting sundry blows on Ann Cain, with an intent
to murder her. •

Ann Cain was brought forward, and appeared in so low and
weak a state, that she was accommodated with a chair, but still she
was so weak that her words could not be heard, and consequently
was placed claae by` the side of the Magistrate. She then de.
posed to the following effect. :—I live at No. 7, Margarct.row, Bur-
ton-crescent. Last night, at about'eleven o'clock, I came home
from work. The prisoner lodges In the same room with me, and I
found her there with her sweetheart. After some conversation he
parted with her, and I went to bed; and in about half an hour
afterwards she commenced abusing me, saying that I had taken
away her sweetheart, for that he admired me more than he did
her, and then commenced her attack upon me. I did not know
what it was she struck me with. Previous to the sweetheart going,
the prisoner said she wanted some tea, but I said it was too late.
This was the substance of the complainant's testimony.
The landlord of the house and another witness gave evidence
confirming this statement. The complainant had been conveyed
by the landlord to the Middlesex Hospital, but no person from that
place was in attendance yesterday. A quart pewter pot was pro-
duced, covered with blood, with which it was said the wounds were
inflicted, and one witness swore to having heard the prisoner say
that she Would have the life of the complainant.
The landlord stated. that he was present when the wounds were
dressed, and that they were of a very dangerous nature.
The Magistrate, under these circumstances, remanded the pri-
soner until Saturday next.