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London, England, 1821-09-11 00:00:00

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• POLICE.

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a _, committed fug trial, ea a chaegt of
he a magm Mg.
Ist 11911114,01111‘1 that the Prosecutor, W. Franth, • smell.
reeve' restriimr in Little Guildford-street, ireasell-square,
on the dlh Anguat last quilted his house abort ire o'clock
it Me morning, leasing the same securely fastened, for the
purpose of atteeilleg Covent.ga, den Market; ow his return
hr kerevemd that it had been enter. d by mesas of false keys
and property to the amount of 601. stole,. A person mew
pyiog Ike house °impolite had ohm, wed a man come out of
14e Framis's house, and • description of him broom given
to Pitts, the enridettor of the now.street patrol of that di,
trlet. he apprehearied the Prisoner that 11301•111IC in Wells.
street, M•ry.le-troac. nerd no sealching his lodging, several
of the stolen articles were faired.
aIUSEN-1141.1AUW.
A footman, in the family of T. F. M. Torten, Esq. the
Barrister, was charged before the sitting Magistrate on mos-
pieMn of robbierg his master. bowie, ms the morning of the
b-h irstalit, of plate to a large amiumet, and shoat 601. in
notes and revemtgos.
It appeared that isfermation of Me rubbery bad been
given at ibis ware, and Galsoure the officer had been sent to
'gamine the premises; he found that a piece had been cut
out of a plowl its the street door, but to clammily, that ha
was clearly of opinion it had owl been dune by regular
thieves; he boned s model M the house, which currespotided
with the holes tweed in the door ; and, oil closer inspection,
he ilisenvesed the holes had been bored betide. This induced
lino to ramose 141. arreauts, and be learned the Prisoner
did mt go to lied tin two or three o'clock it tb. morning.
He mat merched the Priseare's.box, and found a phosphe-
rsm.boa slut nertehes, six 'sovereigns, of ',loch ha cisold act
giet a patisfitcloey accoutre, a pair of silk stun kings beluaging
to his Master, sod other articles, and cuuserreutly he took
Itiin'inta custody.
Mr. Tot tom saki he had not gives any of there articles to
the:Primmer. He caused hancbbills to be circulated, offer.
lag reward of 401. for a discovery of the relaters. Since
that he received • letter, giving some informalities upon dm
subject ; but the writer pretends he is amid of being user.
dined If be rase forward publicly.
The Magistrate thought this letter WAS to milked the Pres
mentor more than any this; else, and ordered the Prisoner
to be remand, d.
1 formation had been received at the office a short time
ago slat several Nulsiesams bad La 10111 t valuable dugs
attice the commencement of the spurt in: season, G. Popie and
Cooper subsequently discovered a gang of dog stealers resod.
tog at Clubses, and they apprehended two of them. Amongst
the dots swot' were Iwo pointer's, Me property of the Earl
of Eno ; twee'e miters, the property of Sir. Mellish, M.P.;
a brace of pointers beleagiag to a gentleman 111 Qin., n.scinare,
sod seer, al niliers,each of which we, e worth from SO'. to 1001.
On. f Ike gang went into the comet,' in the rhaneter of a
sportsman, and the officers traced 11111110 Cambridge, 'there
they took him isite custody. He sold street! Goo dots on
ids travels, and on the day he wee apprehended be received
NM/. fur two stolen primer.. They brought him bettor •
Magistrate, 1111111 ft she charge was proved, Bad lie was eons.
Mined to the House of Correction fur six mouths. His mom
'Aston was remanded.
,111 WATTOW-CIARDCW.
• ; ANOTHER STOLEN CHILD.

Y ay Lel weed Rareock, • constable, residing at Bat-
tle , brooch' • line boy, only eight years old, before
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the • g Magistrate, to whom be related she filloweng
particular. : —About eight u'etotk on Smalley night the Is• y
was Cooed crying is Maiden lane, by a woman, of wheel be
was inquiring his way to Rumford; be had us Neither hat,
shoes, tow storkisega; and being asked bow be came there,
be gave law fully. iug wens, of himself: He staled Ibis be
bad nu soothe., sail that his father was at sea, and he was
f laird at M. ferry's busrding-•entiol at Rumford. 1.a.1
411.d..e5d” we, k he had • h• 1( holiday to are the fair, whys
he met a man in • brown coat, who gave him a prtawy, and
?faired hini is tome with hem, lad he wouhl give hem some
f'"C'thcrasi .a I .ben him the show.; he wrist with the man,
who mu k hien to a Caralrall, where he skewed hien a raffle.
snake ; these were three other men and a wumass in the
tine of elos men blew a trumpet; say kept hem all day •o 1
at night 'twee off, iskiag hint with them, and treating hem of
be erie4. that night he aid the taw slept at Layetsustoue, on
ppping Forest, said they sent the sumaie and the other nines
to Lawton wish !he
forest picking hlaskbetries, and that be lived upon threes,
lame sliest, and a piece of red leering. They slept on Ilse
Cure Yl that week; what the see dot us turns be yield not
say. lint one night he beard the watchman, sod he called so
tom ; our of the meet told bias to hold his tongue or he
nook! mailer him. Our of the men eolebeel bon of his mew
shoes, seal:age, lint, 1011, and black neckerchief. On
Natniday they Sr. ised to Leeman, situ at night deserted Mat
in M•identane,•bere lie began to Inquire Ms way to !tasty
ford, alien be was brought to lieeicom k, the (Imitable, who
kvpe bine ever 'axe. and gave bine shuts and seakeogs to
app ar in. lie is a nee fair child, and appear. wall edu-
-e.emed and aceowernied to company. The Martatraws made
11.:.n sit on a chair Iwo wren ibconciver,obil.l they examined m
Pam wiry strictly. lie did Hut vary in the least iu the
statement delivered by the constable. lie was hand.?
pen, ink, aid riper, and drilled to elite his name,
•nol the school Ili to whence be sae enticed away ; he
wrote in a very hew haul . Mr. Perry's Boarding School,
Roinifued, William brows." The Magistrate. expverreel
la ir. surpeire that Mr. Percy did taut advertise bon,
as he was taken away a week last Wednesday. The offi-
cers alienated obey had a strong suspicion of the par_
tits alto wok away 11.0! Child, awl thought they cm old air
prebead taus. The Magistrates ordered the (Arm so
make every effort to sake them, and desired Harrivek, the
veils ir, to keep the child, that 1w inacht be brought forwaid
to prove time Cate, particularly or tolihiug hint of his lira,
shoes, 'dockage, and ntikerchnf, and to proceed imdansly
to Rumford, and seqoaiut Mr. Perry, width he promised to
do, and thus the ease rests at present.