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London, England, 1805-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

HATTON GARCeN.
The further examination of Woe, Fox, and the
tatter's wife and servant girl, relative to the packet
of jewelry, belongii:g to Mr. Pemberton, of Bir-
mingham, stolen out of the Shrewsbury coach, from
the Bull and-Mouth Inn, and mentioned in our
Paper of Friday last, was continued yesterday before
the Magistrates of that 01fice.
In addition to the former evidence, the delivery
of the packet at the coach-ofEce in Birmingham, and
the receipt of it by the coachman, who deposited
it carefully in the coach, were proved.
A Pawnbroker in the neig:ibourhood of Holborn.
who had been examined on the former day, pro-
duced twenty-five gold seals, and two silver boxes,
which he had purchased from the prisoner Wise,
who was a lad of about 17 years of age : he paid
him at the rate of 10s. a-piece for the seals, which
he considered to he the fair price, and he sold them
for A small profit above that sum ; he also purchased
three dozen silver thimbles and other articles from
Wise at the same, for which he paid him a fair
wholesale price ; he had not made many enquiries
from Wise as to how he came by the articles, hay-
ing known him and his family for a length of time ;
he told him he had got them from a gentleman to
dispose of for him ; and, not having any suspicion
of his having got them improperly, he did not hesi-
tate to buy them.
Mr. Pemberton, the owner of the goods, said
that the wholesale price of the seals was from eigh-
teen shillings to twenty, and upwar.fs ; the other ar-
ticles mentioned were of a much higher value than
the price which the Vs'itness had given for them.
Mr. Brogden, a jeweller, residing in the city,
deposed, that a person. whose name he had been
since informed was Chester, and who had been for
some time previous in the habit of bringing articles
of jewelry back and forward to and from the
prisoner Fox, who was an excellent working jew.
eller, and did a great deal in that way for the \Vit.
re:a, came to him about three weeks ago with
parcel of paste ornaments for the head, and told
him that he came with them from Mr. Fox, to know
whether he would purchase them ? at the same time
observing, that Mr. Fox would have bought them
himself, had he the money to !pare. Chester asked
at the rate of tour shillings each, or 41. for the
whole ; the Witness, not being in the habit of pur-
chasing such articles. desired he would leave them
for a few hours, till he should inquire the value, to
which the other accordingly assentard, and the
Witness sent one of his young men to some neigh-
bouring jeweller's for that purpose. While the
young man was away, Chester returned, and de-
-1 mandesl either his goods immediately back, or the

1 price he lad named, :adding, that the reetlemart ,
*ho owned them had a hill to make tip thkevhning; .
and he could not delay. Thereupon the A•itness
agreed to give him about 31. 1:a. for them, ends
knowing Fox well, and supposing hr had sera Chet-
ter, he did Ire hesitate to conclude the bargain i hte
accordingly paid that sum. He efterweris offer:- •
ed him a parcel of seals and other articles, whid,
being of an inferior quality to those the witness nil-
ally dea7t in, he declined purchasing them. Ira-
mejiately after his young man returnel from the
other jeweller's, and informed him the articles were
out of fashion, and would not give near that money
for them. Vexed athis bad bargain, be threw them .
into a drawer, where they remained till Trott, the.
police-officer, called on him. He said he had known
Fox for a good while; he was a most excellent work-
man, and he trusted him repeatedly with articles of
great value, and ever found him !loth honest and
punEtuaL The little girl had often brought work
home to him from Fox, and executed his messages
with regularity and exaftness ; he had been witness
to her hum inity towards a little boy who had been
run over by a coach, and recommended her to the
mercy of the magistrate.
While this gentleman was under examination,
Mr. Pembe-tea, accompanied by an officer and the
pawn-broker, proceeded to the latter's shop, in or-
der that Mr. Pemberton might identify the silver
thimbles, and other article, ; and, on their return,
the latter gentleman stated, he did pot sea any of
those.
The prisoner Fox, said, that Chester, who had
absconded, was the brother to his wife, the other
prisoner, and had been articled to hint for some
time ; bon cnndu&ed himself in a very improper
manner ; he had timied him with messages to Mr.
Ihrogden, as he thought he could not be quite so
bad as to betray such a trust as that. Ile had him-
self a warrant ow against Chester, at that very
time, for tearing down his shew-board, assaulting-
him, and committing other violence.
Trott, the officer, deposed. that when he went
to look for the prisoners, fox, his wife, and the
servant girl, they had secreted themselves during
the wherihday, and that some pawn-broker's tickets
of asu ous kind, were fontid about the two latter.
The Si g Magistrate considered this a case of
considerah importance : this prettier was carried
it
on to a much greater extent than the•pablic were
aware of, and he was determined to sift the mantes-
to the utmost ; with respell to Wisp, he though th _ire
was sufficient evidence to warrant his commitment.
hut there was nothing then against Fox to authorise
his detention, whom he ordered to be discharged
upon giving'security to appear hereafter, if called
upon : and as to the two seornen, he considered they
should be detained fur further investigatiqp. He
concluded by observing, that a considerable degree
of suspicion attached to the Pawn-broker : h nod
purchased the goods cossiderahly under the value.
without making any enquiries how Wise came by
them, and sorts-thing of secretion bad since appeared.
fle advised him most s.rongly to exert himself in
giving every information to the party upon the next
examination which should take place. as otherwise
the consequence might prove serious to him.

P UG 1 LISAJ.

A match for 51 Guinea.; a tide, hewing for some'
time bessit made between Caleb Behetran .and Ryan,
it was qe,!led on Monday night betwef-n their friends,
that the fight should take place on Blackheath yes-.
terday enar,ing ; accordingly about twelve o'clock,
a ring having been formed, the parties, a tended' by
their seconds, entered. The odds, at tie com-
mencement, were considerably in f tvocr of
Caleb Besefein; but after a few rounds, in which
some very bard blows were mock, they became
more equal, and ultimately changed in favour of
Ryan; and, after a contest of near a,. hour, he was
declared the vigor.
'1 he Chicken and Grake are marched to fight in
two months, for a very consi :erable ; and,
within two months after that, the (7.4c'en and
Belcher are to fight for 510 guineas, play or
Some thousands are said to be depending un the
issue of these contests.

GLoutrsTE. EICCTION.—We are ini•rmea bT
our Correspondent from Gloucester, that the Election
of Captain Moitit is fu that place is now
as certain. The attempts which have been t •.1
e,nvert this opulent and respe:lahle City i a
PJletly B.)rough have again roused that spirit
dependance, which, at the memorable contes- in
17-39, secured to the Freemen of Gloucester a w. r.
thy and independant citizen of their own to rept e.
seat them in Parliament, aid which, on the present
occasion, cannot fail to grown their exertions with
similar success.

On Sunday afernoon, Mr. C•wr, rinser, qr. w-
hat maker, ia Chiswell.strtet, and two other Gel,
tlemen, went to bathe in the River Lea, near to
Clap tan, when, unluckily, going beyond their
depth, Mr. C. and on. of the other Gentlemen were
drowned. The third Cattleman escaped by swim-
ming.
Notwithstanding the great nntn' er of Capital
Prizes in the Scheme for the ensuing State Lotter?,
which is t., c nsist of no more than twenty-five
thousand Tickets, the Contradon have contrived to
cover the hi toks with Ten Pounds each, se that in
faft we might exclsim with honest Paddy, who, after
perusing the Scheme very attentively, cried QUI,
.‘ Upon my conscience, see are going to have a
mighty pretty sort of an Irish Lottery, it seems,
for a great part of the blanks are to be prizes!"
The new Scold Baff-t Dawes of Lore aid
Laughter ; or, The Pipe. of Lislithlresu. by MONT.
CION say, which made its second appearance last
night, at the ROYAL Ciecus, was again received
with the loudest applause, by a crowded and fashion-
able audience. The story is animated And highly
pleasing ; the dances got up with much taste and
judgment, and have the greatest justice drnc to
them by the Cutout, Mrs. Eirt.wa. and Mr. Moor-
COMSAT, together with those admirable children.
the youngest Giaocx and Miss Ler ; and the
Music, which is Scotch, and happily selected, has
an effeft peculiarly delightful. The new Song on
the defeat of the Combined Fleet, was received with
the strongest approbation. hngene is a Spectacle
so fascinating. as to continue in the first estimating
by every class ; and the whole is not a little height-
ened by the elegance and execution of Maitsase,
horsemanship.

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