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London, England, 1826-04-25 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

A w•etched.lonking worsen. 70 yens of age, who gave her name
Suttu.'t Jones' was breught before Mr..tlderman Cox, yesterday,
charger with endeavouring to impose on the parish of St. Mildred,
in t to Poultry, and with having defrauded the parish of St. Leonard,
lower-lane of the sum of 12s.
It appeared that she was brought to the latter pariah with a re.
raft, pass from Bethnal-green, and upon being Introduced to the
inverter:es, she stated that she should not become bunher.some to
them. but only revired a little temporary relief, merely a few shil-
lit es to buy tnuslimand re-establish herself as on itinerant vender of
Isle, cape. Upon Ode representation ltts. were given to her, and
they heard nn more of her foe some weeks. At length, however,
she cant again telth a very different tale; she was about to be mar.
neti.am.l wanted a little money to establish herseircomfonably. The
(le:neer& doubted, and inquired the name and residence of her
swain, where they were to be married, and whether by license or by
Lanus? roe replied, the cetemeny was to be pertor ned at Totten.
Pam. where the panne had been published, and that her lover's
natne WAS Garland, of Craydon.lndge, St:tortoni-MIL The Over-
seer. then told her to call again in a day or two, and in the interim
thev Iseult, ascertain the truth of her representation, and moulder
w;:at thy should do for her; but they never saw her again until
the. were infonned she was in custody. They went to Stamford-
re.o found Mr. Garland, but he had long since provided hint.
sal! with a wife; and upon inquiry at Tottenham Church, it ap.
ptier,ist, regularly enough, that in that populous village not a single
.4 banns had occurred in the previous time womb,.
Ti: et Notices statement, that ape had gained a settlement in Sr.
Letoimte• by servitude. was also untrue.
J t appeared she had also claimed to hrlorg to Christchurch. in
the Cee. to which she had been passed Win. Clerkenwell, ao.I to
51.;dresrs, to which Bildiopsgate pat: !i, after giving her
Lad removed her. _ _

bt:iolicied no defence, and was committed.
HATTON GARDEN.

Yesterday a young man, dressed in the fist style of fashion. wu
ehsrged with mitring his employer. Mr. Raphael, thO barrister,
of Verilam.buildinga, (iray's Inu, of Balk of England notes to a
vonstderJble amount. . . .

prosecutor had missed norm several occasions, since the pri.
sorer had been In his employ. Bank notes to s large amount but
knowing the highly respectable connexions of the prisoner, and his
getwitily attentive deportment during the hours of businees, he was
the last person whom he suspected of those who had access to the
ehrimbets. Poring the last month, however, a circumstance had
transpired whiet more than ordinarily excited his suspicion that it
must be some domestic depredator who had lately plundered him,
and stimulated him to make those enquiries which have led to the
apprehension of the prisoner. A few wecks sitter lie (Mr. R.) re.
cei red money from the country. for one of his clients, and for safe
(-wom" deposited it in his eeenttoire. On the following morning
he found the desk unlocked. and from the cash deposited on the
preceding day had been subtracted a Ihnk of England note for
forty pouuds. Still suspicion did not fall on the prisoner; nor ass
Jinni!l witnin the last few days that Mr. R. had the least clue
to Barret the thief. Another sum of money, amounting to
opinida of 200/., was. within the last few
0171ot:bets. revived under lock and key ; bet, upon the follow.
ing morning, there was found a deficit of nearly 751. This was a
loss too serious to be tamely submitted to; and, in consequence,
dither. went to the Bank, to stop payment of the notes, of which he
hard fortonstely.the numbers. Ile immediately ascertained that
moot of thl! mites had been paid in ; amongst the rest was the one
for Sot., stolen In March last, and which Mr. Raphael had given
op for Inst. Upon the back of these notes was the indorsement,
•• Mr, Olsten. 211. Polygmt, Somerstown," which the prosecutor
artenteied as being in the handwriting of the prisoner ; others bore
the address of •• Jones." at different places at the west-end of
the town. The prisoner had formerly resided at No. 28, Polygon.
It ass not until Mr. Raphael saw the notes at the Bank that he
stesnemed the prisoner.
t, e, the aims., stated th.tt het apprehended the prisoner yester-
day, at a house in Nelson.stmet,Csty.roati, where he had furnished
apartments ins most extravagant style, at-d war cohabit kg with a
traisleminied Ellen Lister. A large quantity of trinkets, fee. fur.
nroted by the prisoner, was found on the premise*, together with
• witer of amatory epistles. which bore strong evidence of the de.
Itorion under which the prisoner laboured from the fascination of his
fear fair one.
lie was remanded for a future examination.

. Dovqs, the driver of one of the Paddingtnn Insets. was
charged nitn riesling a sovereign, brlongin to a Mr. John Lang.
don. It being proved that the prisoner had clandestinely put Into
'Dispense a sovereign. which the ptosecutor accidentally let fall
wbts alighting front the stage, he was remanded.
31ARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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ISIWOCILAR ACCCIATIOW.—Capt. T— was yesterday charged
srlrh a ribbery under the tollowhig circumstances :—J. Hamilton,
of !Vn. 1, Sew-rrreet, Broad-street, placard-heater, stated, that an
the 17'h of Itlereh last, he was taking care of a lottgiog-house in St.
Ilse, Ave. bviongibg to Mr. Wright. of Dukee-cou-t. Bow.
armlet t that the prisoner inquired there fora Mrs. Powell. He gave
hiattione as Major Heinen, and stayed in the parlour about ten mi-
sstate. when Ise callzd to be let out, as witness kept the door locked
sod the key in his pocket, saying he could wait no longer, and
would call again. When the primsner was gone, anthems went into
the peehmr. and looked into the claim, and niloted two plated
talde.openna, two wine glosses, and about half-a-pound of sugar.
While he was carrying his placard that morning, in Leicester.
square, t t .• r !moiler pease!—he beckoned h iimand told hint he WWI the
grudeinan who carte to the house in St. ?I ary.axe, on St. Patrick's
day ; the gentleman dew Into a passion at the charge, and wtdked
sway ; he f Mowed and give him in custody of the street-keeper.
Ceptain T. was asked what he had to reply to the charge;
he said IIT lived ire Areber.street, St. James's ; that he was a free-
holder and fundholder ; he livid on the property lett him by his
father, KM a gentleman, and incapable of such an act as that int-
roof to him, and that the man must be mistaken in the identity of
his perra.a. That morning the old man beckoned him in talcum-
equate, raying he wanted to speak to him ; feeling indignant, he
▪ If you hare anything to say, speak out ;" the man told him
the &ware", aed ha walked into 11r. Chahner's, the silversmith's
shop, to liver where to 6nd a constable; he atterwards went to
Ctsobou.ott-street, then into St. 31artin's-lane, followed by Hamil-
l's,, who raised a snob rented him, and told his tale to the by-
stataferr. He met Mr. 'firie•e, the Prussian Consul, and Dr. Ers-
kine, to a nom be mentioned the accusation ; they advised him to
got s *sharable to ariprehend the old loan ; two little boys told him
where the codstable van, but Hamilton had procured the street.
keeper.

lir. Erskine and another gentleman came forward on the part of
C-puiln T. They both expressed their disbelief of the charge;
thes had known Capt. T. tor a long period, and knew him to be a
get.detnars and a man of property.
Air (.".otter: AAAAA baked Hamilton if he was not likely to
be inbitakew in the person, and if any one was in the house at the
Ilia• of the rolbery, who could identity the gentleman.
Hernlhon said he could not be mistaken in the person, as the
gentleman had the same dress on now as on St. Patrick's day ; but
hi bed no one to bring forward, as he was alone in the house.

VIARANT 10 Captain T.—Can you tell wi,ere you were
ow At. Patrick'', tlay P—No. Sur ; I tan make Inquiry among my
(mat's; but the day it au dlataut, I am unable to recollect. be then

asked the 3lagistrate if he could not punish the Dian for making
the charge.
Sir Enna E—No; I shall dismiss the charge. The man swears
to your person posidvely ; but having no one to corroborate him, I
do :.ot think it my province to do anythrng further whit the busi.
nen. Vou hare the man's address ; but he is in the condition to
prefer a bill of indictment at the sessions, ar.d if the Wand Jury
find the bill. he can prosecute you.
The parties then left the office.

M A RYLERONE.
Yesterday frftgh Forret,* young man who had been in the
service of the Luit India Company, from which he had been dis.
charged on account of a paralytic affection of one of his sides,
which disabled him from working, woe brought up under the
Vagrant Act. having been found sleeping ow some straw under a
pile of timber, in a mews in blarylebooe-lane.
The prisoner stated that he had been in the habit gf sleeping in
this *ay for eleven or twelve days, since his arrival in London,
where he had come from Ireland in search of his brother, whom he
could not find. He had enlisted in the East India ;ompany's
service at the age of fourteen, and had served upwards of seven
years, but received no pension, as he had not been recommended
tram India. He had applied to the Alendicity Society and the
parish of St. (like's. From the latter he had received • shilling,
upon which he had rusted for the last three days.
Mr. HAwr txsox said lie thought the best relief he could give
him would be to commit him to the House of Correction, from
which he mould be sent to his own country.
Mary Dill, a middle-aged woman, was charged with an attempt
at suicide. _ _

Howler, a How.street patrol, stated that on Friday last he went
to accompany her to his uncle's house, at Chelsea, to witness an
agreement for the payment of mutter due to him. On the way she
complained of being very ill, and asked witness to go with her Into
a public-house. She appeared extremely faint, and said she had
taken a quantity of laudanum. Ile ran immediately for a surgeon.
On his return to the public-house, he found that she had cut her
stamsch with a razor. She was conveyed to IVestuninster Infirmary,
where the poison was extracted from lacr stomach, and witneaa took
her to kis own house.
The prisoner said that the conduct of her son was the cause of
her committing this rash het. She had taken the !WM' yrmn Mr.
Pcarse's house, with which she intended to kill hers; if if the poi-
son did no: take effect. Her husband was a private soldier in the
Ouarda. He was now on duty. Prisoner appeared much affeeted,
and could scarcely speak.

Mr. RARLIN;OI: advised Mr. Pearse and his nephew to go to
the parish of .St.. Margaret's, IVestrninster. and have her as
speedily as possible placed in the worklimse, where she would be
taken care of, as her state of mind required.
Mr. Han, from the vestry of Mary!chime parish, stated to Mr.
Rawlinson. that Mrs. Hignal, the unfortunate woman so dread.
luny injured by Pollard, was now sufficiently recovered to leave
the infirmary. but the Vestry had thought proper previously to in.
form the Magistnres, that they might question her it necessary.
Mr. RAWLIxso,t said it was unnecessary to examine her.