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London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

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Thomas It alson, a helper in stabler, was brought before Mr.
.1, !demon C. Smith. yesterday, upon suspicion of having stolen
some afficlis of jewellery, die property of Mr. Deputy Pullen, of
F.ire.s.reet. Cripplegate.
On Wednesday night. it appeared, Mr. Pollen's family came to
town from Canoribury, and two hackney roaches were employed to
convey the luggage. Upon their arrival in Fore-street they were
diligently cleared of the property by Mr. Pullen's servants; but
shanty after the coachman had been discharged. a hair trunk, con.
tabling female apparel and some jewellery, was missed. Nearly
a week elapsed before Mr. Pullen was able to get a due to the
numbers on the coa:hes. but, in the interim, the jewellery articles,
consisting of two pair of pearl ear-rings, a brooch, and two neck-
laces, were stopped by a pawnbroker, and advertised, sonic man
having offered them to him fur sale. Upon this discovery Mr.
Pullen renewed his inquiries after the coachman on Thursday, and
on the following morning, before he was awake, HMV man left the
hair trunk and tts contents (minus the jewellery) with the female
servant, saying he bad found it nine days before, under the straw
in his coach ; and when pressed by the servant to wait while she
informed her master of the circumstance, he excused himself on
the ground of want of time, arid assured bee he would call again to
see if al: the articles were right, which promise, however, he seemed
to have thrgotten.
Mr. Pullen, one of his daughters, and a female servant, spoke to
these facts : and Charles Payne, shopnian to Mr. Reeve, pawn.
broker, Snow-hill, stated that on Friday sennight die prisoner,
exhibiting the above-mentioned articles of jewellery, begged to
know the value of them ; observing that he had picked them up in
Ulackfriars-road. Witness perceiving they were of considerable
value, questioned the prisoner to ascertain it he was aware of it,
and finding lie was ready to sell them for seven shillings, told him
he should detain the articles and advertise then, and lie might call
again in a new days to ascertain the result. The prisoner then gave
his name. Thomas Watts, 40, Thames-street, which, upon inquiry,
proved to be a fictitious address. The advertisement brought forth
a claimant in the person of Mr. Pullen. On Friday evening a
man inquired of one of their shimmen, who was near the door, if
the brooch and ear-rings had been owned. Ile was invited to walk
in, but he declined, and went away. On Saturday evening the
primthr Caine. and accosted the witness in the same way ; he asked
him to come in, and thought he was following him towards the
farther counter, but turning round he saw the prisoner runt I tg to-
wards Skinner-street; he pursued him, and took him in the neigh.
bourhood. Ile did not detain the prisoner in the first instance, be-
cause the last person he stopped on suspicion of stealing a valuable
diamond ring, and who was imprisoned three days by the sitting
Alelemian proved to be a bona
fide finder of the property. The
prisoner allowed no alarm.
Neither Miss Pullen not the servant had any recollection of the
prisoner's person.
The prisoner, in his defence. said he was sent to sell the articles
by a young man whom he could not tell where to find, but who,
since the pawnbroker bad advertised them, had told him lie got
them of another young man, a relative to a havkneynlan, but what
coach lie drove, or where he lived, he had never heard.

The prisoner was remanded. the t Mr. Pullen nit,;ht pursue his
inquiries.
BATTON-GARDEN.

DEser ATI: ASSAVLT.—Yesterday, Eth.irt Farrell. a tailor,
who,: though a cripple, is a fellow of most herculean strength. W 3,
brought up in the custody of a constable, charged under Lord El.
lenborough's act, with cuttinhis employer and lute master, Mr.
Thomas Crane, tailor and habit-maker, of Upper Thorohaugh.
street.

The complainant, who is now under surgical treatment, was
brought to the office in a very weak state trout the loss of blood,
occasioned by the wound, which vas inflicted cn the left brow, very
near the temporal artery, and was bound up with various transverse
and parallel ligaments. Ile stated that the prisoner came to his
house in the morning, and tOthnut any prJrucation whatever, except
an old tcrudt.te which he owed him on accuunt of his haying sworn
the peace against him before fir an assault, he (the prisoner)viatched
uo a large ',air of shears, and struck at him in a furious niannitr,
swearing that he would be revenged, and have his life; the first
bloi► took signal effect, and had the fellow been able to pursue his
victim;who made out of the rosm, blcedi g profusely, there was
no doubt but Ire would have made his words good.
Two witnesses were called, who spoke to the furious conduct of
the prisoner.

The constable who apprehended him laid that he appealed more
Ilk, a maniac than a notional man.
The Magistrate (31t. Lairg) asked the fellow what eould be his
motive for such a malevolent assault

The prisoner, raising himself up on his enuches, very impu.
dently replied it was revenge; he was only sorry he missed his tint,
for if it had fallen where he intended. the would rot
hare lived to tell the tale; but if ever he boil such another op.
portunity, he would do for the rascal effeettially.
Lloyd, the officer who Nenrcheit the prisoner, found a large steel
instrument upon him, which the prisoner said lie regretted he did
not think of at the time. or that would have dune the business.
. .

Head, the chief peace officer, by whom was apprehended
smile time back for another desperate assault, said to lion on his
being brought into the office, " Why. Farrell, If you go on this
War, you wall be hanged at last." fit wh'ch the brute replied.
" If I am, may be you'll come anal see me, and it will be for
something better than this--is won't be for a tritle."
As it seemed that the surgeon, by whom the complainant's
wound was dressed. could not give a decisive opinion u to the pus.
sible consequence of it,
Mr. I.st au said he should remand the prisoner for another
eitaminwion.