The National Register.
London, England, 1811-09-01 00:00:00

_ Hackney day of the Sadler'e
On all important occasions, that is, when multitudes of people
assemble together to behold objects of public curiosity, these
troublesome gentry act systematically. When crowds are ex-
pected the several clans forget their party animosities and com-
bine for char general good, as Was proved on Thursday. The
better to disguise their intentions they went to the scene of
setion ui all sorts of dresses, and in vehicles of all kinds; and the
more effectually to furthetr their object, thepromotion of confu-
sion, great parties of them proceeded to Hackney in coaches,
chalks, gigs, Sic. which they left at the entrance of the Church-
yard, bridge, Zee. By this manccuvre the road was completely
• blocked up, and, after the ascension of. the balloon, a complete
and systematic confusion ensued. Thus, then, was their preli-
rimary object obtained, and the several parties immediately
4 seimmenced their depredations upon the unwary and almost de-
fencelees passengers. To call for Officers wa.l vain; for in conse-
quence of the immense crowd it was impossible for them to ren-
4t•r assistance where it was required. The pickpockets were
aware of this fact, and knowing their own temporary security,
they were daring and audacious in the extreme. Hundreds
were robbed, and though many of them felt the hands of the
. depredators in their pockets, still they were unable either to
secure them, or to get assistance for that purpose. These
knowing rogues prowled about in parties, and consequently
acted in corcert ; and the endeavours of one or two spirited per-
sona to secure a pickpocket, when detected in the act, proved
futile, so effective was the co-operation of these fellows. One
gyntleman wa; robbed of his pocket -hook, containing '2Bl. in
• rtes, which he saw to th'• villain's hand. The gentleman seized
• him by the collar, and called for the Officers; but while thus
callit3g4 the culprit bit the gentleman so severely in the hand
that he was compelled to let go his 11013, and the co-operative
friends of the rubber immediately promoted his rescue by push-
ing about and hustling the wounded gentleman.

I'OLICI;.

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NI A NSLON HOUSE..

A well-dreesed woman was Charged hefore the Loan MA T OR
attethpting to impose upon the Society for the Relief of the
&c. of Wounded Sailors in his Majesty's service. The
Secretary of this Society, which is held at Lloyd's Coffee-house,
attended, and prosbiced two letters given him by this woman,
which letters he suspects, from several reasons, are all forgeries.
The prisoner said she had these letters from Cox and Green-
wood's, and that she was the wife of an Officer of the 58th re-
giment, and that she was just come hom6 from abroad, and
gave a very incorrect account, either from a, dirordered brain,
or the unhap y situatkn in which she was placed.—She w;!s re-
/Banded for further examination, and the Seel etary ordered to
take these letters to Cox and Greenwood's, and make further
inquiry about her.

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PICKPOCKETS.
As might naturally be expected, the pickpockets were not idle
at Hackney on the day of the ascension of Mr. Sadler's balloon.