The National Register.
London, England, 1817-10-20 00:00:00

QUEEN•SQU ARE.

Wednesday Susannah Stewart, an old woman, 71 years of
age, who was remanded last week for further examination,
was this day brought up, and charged by Mr. W. Cooke, No,
20, Queen-row, Pimlico, with breaking open several trunks
in his dwelling-hunse, and stealing theietioni several pairs of
sheets, several table cloths, a her of knives and forks,
several h. ilside carpets, shawls, gowns, and other articles,
hitch had been left it his custody by a cousin of his who lead
gone into the count, y for her health.
Prosecutor stated, that wht n he took the house, she (pri
sower) lodged in the garret adjoining that where the trunks
were placed ; and as she always paid her rent regularly
every quarter, he had no suspicion of her being dishonest.
"1 he lady who owned the goods stolen, and which she had
confided to the care of her relative, Mr. Cooke, attended, and
identified, as her property, several articles which had been
found in prisoner's lodgings at Chelsea, since the first search,
but she said that there was not yet produced one half of what
she had lost.

Pace, the officer, produced a large s:tck full of articles of
different kinds which he bound in her apartments on a second
search ; among others, a quite new brass coal skuttle and tea
kettle, a set of lire irons highly polished, a handsome black
tumack, ri tidy ClllbrOillered dawn the front and round the
collar and cuffs with a faucifid gold lace and Gold stods, and
such as would do very well fur the stage, or to go to it flits•
queradc in ; but the most curious article of all wa., a malts
great coat of rather a middling size, old, and very shabby,
with au old round hat, and a belt to go round the waist,
which it is supposed she used as a disguise to beg in.
The worthy Magistrate (W. Fielding, Esq.)asked her what
part of the country site CAMP 1111111?
Prisoner answered, site came from Northumberland, which
Was verb apparent from her dialect.
What was her family ;
Prisoner answered, it was very genteel, and she herself had
receiv cd au excellent education.

Nlr. 11w bulieitor, who nttended on prisoner's
behalf, obj tied to her answering any more questions at
present, and as Slit! SAill bile could account for all the arti-
cles last produced, prisoner was remanded for a further
examinant'''.

CHARGE OF CulNlNG.—Friday, William Lowe, of Mer-
cet-strect, Long-acre die-s;tiker and press-tool maker, with
Joseph Lvre, his two sum, were brought to the

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effi re in custody of Lavender and P..ee, ; o ofllcers 4 Queen.
• quare, and charged before the sitting Magistrete, W.
Irelding Esq. with coining a large quantity of foreign copper
coin, called 10 rent pieces.
Joha Lavender stated, that in consequence of information
received he went very early yesterday morning, accompanied
by Pace, and two assistants, to the house of the prison, r, W.
' Lowe. After surrounding the house fur upwards of an hour
they knocked at the door a little after seven o'clock and its
about a quarter of an hour afterwards the door was opened
by T. Lowe, the youngest son, and they all four entered the
house, and proceeded up stairs, where they met the prisoner,
William Lowe, flue father, coining out of the door of his bed
room, being the back room on the first floor. Witness asked
him if he was the occupier or ()wore of the house. He said.
he was. Wituess then informed him that hr was their prt
soner, at the same time acquainting him with the [mines,
they were coins upon. Pi isoner immediately submitted him.
seif to their authority, andaccompanied them, as did the two
sons also, over the house, while they searched it. They fnund
several workshops, Mat nobody at work. They then divided
their force, and began a regular search,one party taking the
lower, and the other the upper part of the house. %Vittiess took
the loss er part, and in a forge in the back yard lie Psund the
stamping machinewhich was fixed in the ground to the deptli,he
believed, of to let for inure, from the ponderous appearance of
the jack or hemmer with which the die is struck. In the same
place he also found two dies, and in a cupboard in the back par-
lour, the immense quantity of foreign copper coin, in the Fe.
veral square mahogany boxes in which they were produced, -
inCourt ; the pieces were all copper, and intended for French.
10 cent. being in the centre of each, and rouud the edge, Na-
poleon, Emperor, ; on the reverse side the Homan letter N,
and an Imperial crown over it. There were in the whole
tO,OOO of them.
Pace deposed, that in the back attic which he searched,
lie found a die, and a fly machine, for striking the pieces
from the copper in its plain state, of which pieces there were
in one of the boxes upwards of 2,000, besides the finished
ones. In another room lie found 20 pee king cases made of
thin sheet iron, calculated to hold each 1,000 of the pieces.
It seems these cases when made up are cased over with pigs
of lead, and are thus contrived to be sent out of this country
through the very medium of the Customhouse itself,—Prie
saner was remanded for further examination.

UNION-HALL.
Monday, Mai y Poole, of Redeross.street,Southwark. was"
charged as a disorderly prostitute. A constable stated, that
this was the 10th time she had been taken into custody on
similar charges, and though only 13 years (dace, she was this
most depraved of the frail sisterhood with which the neigh-
bourhood of St. George's fields was infested. She was ins

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continual state of intoxication, and her turbulence kept the
street wiscre she resided in an uproar. On Sunday evening
she followed Heron, the constable, when on duty, sad abused
him in language of the most horrid nature, until he w s oblig-
ed to take her into custody.—She was sentenced to bald la-
bour in the House of Cu, section for a month.

%Verities(lay, John Cain, a tall Irish:nen, was brought before
the Nlagist I'ALCS by Heron, the constable or St. G.orge's South.
%ark, for attempting to murder Edward Farrell, a wattle,
man 01 the said parish.

I: appeared, that ahuut two o'clock on Tuesday morning.
the prisoner was observed by Farrell, the watchman, parad-
ing up and down Kent-street, Borough, with in open clasp
knife in Ins hand ; he continued to watch him, and saw him
go to a house, 37, ni Kent-street, and attempt to force an
entrance, fist at the n lor, then at the window. Farrell then
went to him, and attempted to collar him, when the prisoner
made a desperate stab at him ; the knife fortunately earns
in contact with the rattle which was hanging by his side. after
penettating a thick watch coat and au under coat. FarrelL
being annulled thought it expedient to retreat and procure
assistance, and proceeded to the watch house of St. George's
for that purpose. The prisoner followed him, with the knife,:
in his hand, and Farrell only saved himself by his speed.--
Heron Cattle to ISIS assistanve, and after a dreadful sti uggle he
was disarmed, and conveyed to the watch house. Heron*s
hand was very much cut.
'kite prisoner stated, it was not his intention to hurt the
watchman if he bad not interfered, but had intended to wreak
his vengeance on a young woman nam.•d Hannah Webb, who
lived at 37, Kent-street. She had tot inerly livid with Min as
his wife, but during his absence at sea, she had transferred
her affection to another object, and he was determined to be
the• death oilier.

The prisoner was committeJ for waut of bail.

WORSHIP-STEET.
SPAFIELDS ORATOR.—Wednesday, J. .Dyall, the Spa-
fields chairman, was brought. to the office in the custro'y of
Attield the officer, followed by an immense mob, whom he
had been addressing in his usual manner rev. cling general .
grievances, he being drunk and disorderly. The officer bay-
ing placed him at the bar, he put himself in the position of a
Methodist preacher in a pulpit, and addressed the Magistrate •
k Mr. Dickenson), first bowing
" Sir, toy name is John Dyall, amame no doubt you have
heard of; many have heard ut• lay name who don't know met
having been recently dragged befoie a Magistrate fur daring
to express my own opinion in the most loyal manner. But"—
Magistiate.--I know your Hann., Mr. Dyall. I have
nothing to do with a hat has happened recently. I 4il here to
do justice : and I am bound to hear any charge brought be.
fine me by those who make the charge.
Office'. —Your Worship, I was sitting in the parlour at the
Green Di figon, in Worship-street, the poisoner wis baratign.
ink many persons who. wets in the tap room, till his conduct
became soolnioximis to some of them, that hi• was with great
diMeulty turned out of the house. Seeing the peace broken,
I ten it my dotty to bring him before you. The landlord is
here to prose the charge against him.
Magistrate.—Now, prisoucr, how came you to create this
disturbance and disorder ? You have heard whet has been
said against you
Prisoner.-1 like a glass of good liquor, which cannot be
a fault ; it' I brink it I pay fur it instantly, unit thereby contri-
bute to the revenue. I thought I was at liberty it...drink at a ,
public house so neat-this othce ; tint as I happened to lie the
only honest man there, your thief catcher thought pi over to
dm; ow before you, if that call be vatted justice ;iiiit 1 will
tell you what I will do with you— kin sin upied
Magistrate.--I will have nothing to do oath you, Mr. Dyall;
but l st inform you, when you drink gin you must be peace.
able. This is the first time you hose iievit boulislit before
me, and 1 must order you to find bail for your good
beha-
viour, which I presume a inan oit your respectability will
find. 110 difficulty in getting. The prisoner bowed min re..
tired; not having buil, lie waa locked up in the stunt,.
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