The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-04 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STRICET.—Monday James Lake was brought to the Offlee
by Adkins, one of the principal officer., charged with robbing his
brother. Samuel Lake, a builder of Alfred-place, Tottenham-coart-
road. of 4501.
The circumstances attending this transaction are of an extraordinary
nature.

The prisoner is a shoemaker by trade, end was in distressed cir-
cumstances, which induced the prosecutor to take him and his wife
into his home, where they had been living for some time. Yesterday
se'nnight the prisoner had been out, anti returned home to his bro-
ther's house, where his wife was intrusted with the keys, on whom he
prevailed to give him the keys, on pretence that he wanted some pa-
pers out of the counting-house. He returned the keys in a short time,
saying. he had found the papers he wanted, and after saluting her bid
her good bye. The prisoner's conduct was such, that canard his wife
to suspect something was wrong, and she went to the counting-house,
and tound every thing in great confusion and the doors open, and it
turned out that the prisoner had taken Bank notes to the amount of
4501. An alarm was given, and the prosecutor gave information at
the abuse Office, when every exertion was made to pursue the pri-
soner' who, it was ascertained, had changed the stolen notes at the
Bankof England for smaller notes.
Adkins, the officer, was employed to pursue the prisoner, and the
following extraordinary circumstances have transpired by his exer-
tions. The prisoner on getting his stolen mutes, exchanged at the
Bank of England, went to the Temple Coffee-house, and from thence
started on the outside of the Umpire I .iverpool coach, in the afternoon
of the same day, with the intention of sailing for America with his
ill-gotten wealth. On his way to Liverpool, he sat near a Mr. and
Mrs. Kelly, who were proceeding to Ireland, the brother to Mr. Kelly
having procured him an appointment in the custom house: the pri-
soner paid greet attention to Mrs. Kelly, of which Mr. Kelly disap-
Iroved, particularly as Mrs. Kelly expressed her avetsion to go to
reland. On their arrival at -Liverpool, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly pro-
ceeded to the packet to make-the necessary arrangements for going to
Ireland, and while on board, Mrs. 'Kelly contrived to write a note in
the cabin, which she dropped by accident, and Mr. Kelly suspecting
it to he intended for the prisoner, he endeavoured to get possession of
it. but Mrs. Kelly resisted, put it into her mouth, and swallowed it ;
Mr. Kelly exerted himself to prevent her, and she charged him with
endeavouring to strangle her. They afterwards went to the Saracen's
Head Inn, in Diele-stmt, where the Umpire coach hail drove to,
where the prisoner was, who asked them to drink wine with him, &c.
which was on last Wednesday evening; they remained there hut a
short time, and Mr. Kelly took his wife to the Hibernian Hotel,
where he engaged a private room, locked his wife up in it, and gave
the key to a man, whom lie engaged to prevent her escaping during the
time he went to take care of his luggage and make arrangements fur
himself and his wife proceeding to Ireland. During the mile he was
gone it became known in the neighbourhood that a man had locked
up his wife in the hotel, and in the mean time the prisoner arrived
and stated to the populace that the female had been extre:nely
ill-treated by her husband, and he was determined to protect her,
which attracted a great concourse of people, and the prisoner by giv-
ing thirty pounds to the man who was intrusted with the key of the
room in which Mrs. Kelly was locked in, and ten pounds to another
man, he sucreeded in gaining her release. A dispute arose in cons,-
gamer between the prisoner and Mr. Kelly. which was carried to such
a pitch, that it is supposed several thousand persons were collected.
Mr. Miller, the Superintendent of the Police, the Mayor and Magis-
trates, were called upon to interfere, the prisoner charging Mr. Kelly
withh eying swindled him, as he culled it, out of three pound which he
ebormaved of him, and which he had net repaid him. However the
prisoner contrived to carry Mrs. Kelly from Liverpool on Thursday
afternoon, at fora o'clock, of which Adkins, the officer, received in-
formation, but it was not expected they would proceed all the way
by post, hut would finish theie journey in the Umpire coach. Ad.
kins was in consequenee on the alert, on the arrival of the coach, for
the apprehension of the prisoner, bat neither he nor his female com-
panion came by it. llowever, he discovered that a pared had crime
by the coach, directed by the name of Lewis, to be left 1111 called for,
'Windt tic strungly Rape:tot to belong to the prisoner; and on the
Officer making inpines, one of the outside passengers expressed his
realiaess to give him every assiaance, and lie proved to he Mr. Kelly,
who had returned from Liverpool in pursuit of his wife. The pri-
soner was then traced into London, accompanied by Mrs. Kelly in a
chaise and four, by way of Barnet. They arrived in London an Fri-
day about two u'elock,: and alighted from their chaise near Hyde
Park-comer, and walked from thence to the Cadogan Anns, in Cana-
gan-place, where they dined. From thence they proceeded M a
Chaise and four to Dartford. and continued to travel in die some style
to Ikeda:stet., and when they had got within a few miles beyond
t;ravracnd they returned back to Dartford where they slept. At ten
o'clock on Saturday morning they proceeded to the Bull Inn at
Rochester, and Mrs. Kelly wrote to a :muds friend, and had all in-
terview with her. From thence they preeeteled in a chaise and pair
to the Rose Inn, at fiittingbourn, in which town Mrs. Keily's:father
resides, and is a very reepectable liquor merchant. On their arrival
at the Inn, Mrs. Kelly wrote to her father, informing him of her
having left her hushand and rournirg to Sittingbourn. Iler tether
wrote an answer and eater brought her home. 'flue prisoner remained
at the Rose Inn, expecting to he paid his expenccs, and obtaining
remuneration from Mtn. Kelly's hither. for bringing his daughter
back. Soon after Mrs. Kelly wrote to the prisoner a most extraordi-
nary letter, eerily; him " My deer JAIME," and the whole of the
letter was worded in the most affectionate and loving language pos-
sible to be conceived, and signed •• Susan Sophia Pownall." lie also
received a second letter of a similar description. They were traced
from London by Adkins the officer, and Mr. Kelly to Sittinghoutn•
and on Sunday afternoon, they found the ter, fugitives seated round
the hospitable table of Mrs. Kelly's father, drinking wine and satiny
fruit. On the (ahem imenuneing the nature of his visit, the change of
scene, dismay, and contioinneehich ensued, is more easily conceived
than described; the females screaming, fainting, and miming up
stairs. Mr. Kelly insisting Ina": having Ids wife, ran up emirs. broke
open a door, but amid 'tot fine her. The father of Mrs. Kelly threat-
ening Mr. K. with violence, bat sonic persons present interfered to
prevent him. Kelly was prevailed upon to leave tile house (ire shott
time, in hopes of true family getting composed, but on his inquiring
for his wife he was told she was not there, nor was it'known where she

The prisoner underwent an examination, when it appeared that his
brother was gone after him to I.lveriviol ; ti:e full investigation was
therefore postponed till he returns to I.ondon.
Adkins stated ti at he had found upon the prisoner Bank notes and
• cash to the amount of 231. Ys. 6(1. part of which were sixteen 101.
Bank notes, corresponding with the numbers and dates of those ob •
tained for the stokui pinperty.
The prisoner was broui.ilit..tip on Tuesday. Ile confesses th,.t he
repented in two hours after he had unmated the offence, and ac-
knowledges that he liar sobbed the beat of brothers. lie bought a
stock of new clothes. and-a new watch, sigh part of. the money. It
is calculated that, ineind ng the 501. he gave to one man who wasan-
trusted with the key of the room in which Mr. Kelly hail locked up
his wife, and 101. us another man to assist him in carrying off Mrs.
Kelly, with the expense of, travelling in a chaise and four from Liv-
erpool, and the profusion of-mercy expended upon the post boy,, and
also travelling at the same rate front London to Sittingbourn, in Kent.
he could not have expended less than 1001.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, have been trotrrisd hut a short time; he was
in the employ of her father, and their marriage was itgeinst his con-
sent, as well as that of her family and friends. as we understand.—
Mrs. Kelly is about eighteen years of age. and is very accomplished.
Mrs. Kelly, we uluderstand, will he entitled to a handsome fortim,..—
She ..ntl the prisoner, thielarernost solemnly that no improper intimacy
has taken place between them, and Lake says his only object was to
take her to her lather.—.}le was committed to the iiouseof Correc-
tion at his own request.

4NSI oN-ItorßE.—Complaults were Fame time ago repeatedly
. made to die Loft! Alayor by aevt.ral st:spoctable rerveas of du:dire/cat

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stage coaches driving through the streets, or during the time ofiDivisa
Service on Sundays.
In consequence of these representations his Lordship issued posi-
tive orders that no stage coach should ply. in any part of the city at
the time of Divine Service, under the pain of being fined for every
such offence. Notwithstanding this mandate however, theannoyance
still continued, though in a somewhat lees degree, and at length it
was found necessary to address the Lord Bishop of London upon the
subject. A communication was accordingly made through the me.
dium of the different clergymen to the Bishop, who wrote to the Lord
Mayor. requesting his further interference.
A number of coachmen were in consequence summoned to appear
at the Mansion House, and the several complaints having been stated
against them, the Lord Mayor reprimanded them severely, and said,
that he had determined that the devout part of the inhabitants of the
city should not be disturbed in their devotional duties by the noise
and rattling of their coaches. For the present, however, as it was the
first time of their appearing before hiin upon this charge, he should
not inflict the penalties, but merely ahnpel them to pay expenses of
summonses, Re. Should the offence be repeated they might assure
themselves that they wou.d not only be fined to the utmost extent
that the law would allow, but also be prevented in future from plying
within the city at all.
The m..n having promised a strict observance-of his Lordship's
commands, they were discharged.

A man, aged 76, was support A into the Mansion-house; he was
one of the most miserable objects that ever visited a Public-
office; having in addition to the natural infirmities of a,ze, a dropsy
upon him, which pruiniies to make him tronblcsome far a very short
timeto the Society of which he complained. His complaint was against
a Benefit Society called " The Britaarnia," which he said had refused
him his weekly allowance, in consequence of one of the members
having seen him endeavouring to chop a few sticks to light his fire, it
being presumed from such an effort, that he was capable of attending
to his trade of weaving, and of course that he had no present claims
upon the fit.ids of the Society. The Lord Mayor asked to whom was
Society indebted for the intelligence which compelled the complain-
ant to risk his life by the fatigue of attending at the Office ? The
Steward said he had known many w be dismissed upon slighter
grounds. It was not his int,tntion to injure the old man. He was
inertly doing his duty, and the member who had made the com-
plaint had done his. The Lord Mayor. "I am glad that the Ma-
gistrates have the power of correcting yon in cases where you make
an undue exercise of authority. Thss is one of the instances which
prove the danger of arming men with power. llave you any proof
that this man is able to work rit his trade ?"—Steward, " No—The
Lotd Mayor. Complainant, go home and cut as many sticks as you
please. The Society won't .my longer refit you, and will not hesi-
tate to pay you what they owe you for the last fortnight."—Upon
this decision there was rather a loud expression of applause in the
Office.

HATTON GARDF.V.—Wednesday William Moody, a tall, thin,
emaciated, shabby looking nuts, about fifty years of age, with a
black scratch wig, hind part foremost, 11 Xi Oh urged by Henry
Horsey, a hackney coachman, with defrauding him of his fare. The
risoner, when put to the bar, horst out in a fit of Is:tighter;
then looking about, and rubbing his hands, he listened very com-
posedly to the charge. Complainant stated, that about eleven
o'clock on Sunday night, the prisoner called the coach ofr the stand
in Ilolborn. oppoeite Ilatton-garden, when he ordered complainant
to drive to Vauxhall. Comfit-do:int told him that Vauxhall was not
open on Sunday nights. The prisoner answered. " No matter, drive
me there." Complainant mounted his box, mid drove to the Circus
turnpike-gate; when .finding the prisoner had no money to pay the
toll, he consult,: with'the toll-colleetor what was best to do. and he
advised wimeas to proceed so further, but drive back to his yard,
with which advice witness complied, and there gave charge of the
priinner. who was lodged in the watch-house, which he afterwards
portly destroyed. Magigrat Why, you must be as great a fool
as him. What made you take such a man into vour coach ? The
toll-collector was the swiftest." A.—" Your worship, it was between
light and dark, when lie got into the coach, I could not tell what kind
of person 1 had got, and I was afraid he would summons me for
refusing him." Magistrate.—" Prisoner, what is your name ?"
t. The Hon. Win. Moody." Magistrate.—" NVliat arc you ?"
A.—" M.P. Member of Parliament." NI agistrate.—" What took you
to Vanxhall?" A.—" Pleasure." Where do you live ?" A.—" I
keep die IVettpack tavern, in Jewin-street, and the Albion Tavern.
in Aldersgate-street." Magistrate.—" What business are you ?"
A.—" An Engraver." AlagiArate.—" Coachman. I am afraid
you have gut a had customer; the prisoner is visibly dcrangcd.
Discharge him." Prisoner.--" ila ! ha ! ha ! I will go anti get
another coach, and take my pleasure." Settling his old wig, he
walked out laughing and taking snuff.

31.1.111TIOROUGIT-STRV.ET.—RIocIa Parrot, wife of a private
in the loth hussars, was on Monday re-examined and fully commit-
ted. charged with stealing a child Ltioubing to a iiiveee iu the Life-
guards, as stated in our L.st paper.

INQUESTS.

An inquest was held nn Tuesday, at the White Horse tavern'
Wandsworth, on the body of Mr. Samuel Sharp. The deceased,
with two other young men, took a boar at Alillboak for an aquatic
exccursion up the Thames, and when off Battersea, on their return,
the dCeintsed fell overboard and was drowned, notwithstanding the
great exertions of one of his companions to save him. The accident
happened about ten o'clock at night.—Verdict, Accidentally
Browned.

Same day an inquiSition was taken before T.Stirling, Esq. Coroner,
at the \Vaterman's Arms, Rumford, on the bodice of John lonia
and I'. liundee, who were drowned on Sunday last with anotht r man,
whose body had not yet ben fuod, They have left wises and
etildi en. The Jury basing viewed the'bodies, one of which lay at
the Nla;:pie and Stump, and the (eller at toe ‘Vaterman's Arms,
the following tvidenee was afterwattis deduced, to
:prove how the
deceased came to their /loon :
John Brown, hatter, of limadwell, BM:friars-Toad, sworn. Ile
went on Sunday morning Lea with the deceased and tire others,
in a skiff with a sail, front Illackfthrs-bridge to lli.-Mootal, or. a
party of pleasure, they spent the darat a tavern, and took the water.
to return in the evening, they were all a 'little elevated. but not
drunk; as the s'zitf was going lal'ore the wind, with the sail up,.
.about the middle of the Thames-opposite the town of Swofford; the
deceased was sitting at the stern hawling the water-ropes, the weather
being very squidly, and the sail being held too tight' he skiff oserset,
and they were all precipitated into the water. Ile and another swam
to the hand', two were picked up by boats to whom they called for
assistance, and three wereArowued.
The Coroner thought the law rioting to &titian:ls ought to be-
enforeeti ; host-buildersoughtnotto let out skiffs with sail; to persons
unskille in rannaging them. I hoped the verdict would be the
means of putting an Tut' to such dangerous prat-dem, by which
the lives of so many of hie Majesty's taileject: have been sacrifieed.
Venlict—AocidemAy drowned by the npsettipg of a skill:—
M.lollnd 21. lOs. . .

'Alow!.ty on inquest was held :it the St. John orr.:ienisidern. rtoso-
mond•strcet, Clerkenteell, on the body of .T. Cull. aged 13, .%11.1. u
killed in Sp:A.:bids by a blew no the -Lend. given by mother Ito, in.
a scuffle. The doce.tuied when he received the blow, went home in
wihl complAnine of his head, and was found dead in the
tr.orning in bold. .Vertiiil.—Dintt rioin a blow given in a wale fwd.
dental*

About thirty workmen began to dig a plate on the SotWi:
Donee, near Yarmouth, fifty feet quart:and sixteen feet deep,
to place the foundation of the colemu to be rinsed to the use-1
awry gfithe gallant Lord Nelson.