The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-11 00:00:00

PdARsLBOROUGH STREET.

William M4Giasiiiiti, a dancing-master, in Riding-4)ll4e-
lane, was charged by Mr. Davies, a coma:handle' near Fitz-
roy Smiare, welt lohniug hint under the following circinits
stances : the pi ironer had been engaged to attend in
his professional capacity. It happened that Mr. Davies was
frequently from Louie : and the prisoner availing himself of
the opport 'ty, took the eladdrenitito flit' count,ng house,
and, tinder pretence of showing 1i14.111 Slight•Of bumf tricks,
contrived to send them tutu different pat is Or the house. In
their absence, he opened file till and desk, and helped himself
to its commits. Mr. Davies said, he had missed money to a
considerable amount, and seat at a loss to.areonnt for the
thief at length, suspicion attached to the ptisonet ; and, nu
obtaining a search-am emit and proceeding to his lodgings, he
found a bunch of keys, on which was a key particidatly
marked, which Mr. Dasies identified as belonging to the desk
iu his counting-house. 'Upon the pi isoner neve found tin
plicates of a tune piece, pledged at Mr. Grovel's, in GI vek
Street ; and a diamond, pledged at a pawnbroker's in the
Strand. His servant also fount: the key of the till concealed
under the carpet.
Alr. Davies's nephew and servant confirmed the statement,
and the prisoner way fully committed.
Thursday Margaret Ed wards, a young woman of interesting
appearance, was charged with obtaining goods of divers
trades people by false pretences. It appeared that the
prisoner %cut to the situp of Mr. 10ditiant, hosier and ha-
berdasher, in Hood Sit eet, stated herself to he iti the service
of Mrs. Massey Dawson, of Gloucester Place, and ordered
silk stockings, satsenets, Sic. Four pair of stockings of the
tallest size she bad art to get possession of, as sin- impres,ed
the shopkeeper w iilt an idea that they were wanted 1111 l W-
diately, and on the satsenets heitig taken home to Mrs. Dan-
son, the fraud was discovered. Stephen Callus, a Maly lebutie
constable, took the prisoner in the shop of 31r. Matthews,
haberdasher, in Hones street, Cavendish Square, with the
tem. 'tale of silk stockings she had obtained at Iletlivain's a
quarter before. Site dropped tile parcel and supplicated
mercy. Miss Matthews, daughter of Mr. Matthews, stated
that the prisoner obtained of her four silk handkerchiefs,
stating herself to be the servant of riles. Dawson, stud, a. to
the other case, she ordered the things to he taken home, hilt
as the fraud at Hedmain's was known round the trade, site
was detained and a constable sent for. There were other
charges against the prisoner, but she was fully committed for
trial on Mr. ltedinain's eltaigt.
Cuntons APPLICATION.—A reepectahle looking couple
applied to the Magistrates : 4he Hentlemati stated, that
himself and his wife could not agree, they therefore wished
that the Magistrates would separate them.
Magistrate.—Separate yourselves—one go one way, and
the other another.

The parties, however, persisted in their application, and
it was with some difficulty they were at last convinced that
the power of the Magistrates did not enable thew to dissolve
.tiatrilisonial contracts.