The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-30 00:00:00

POLICE.

TiAlk;!ilON-110USF.

Yesterday, two cvprians, named Nash and S:dley, and a male
companion, named ilarrison, were charged on suspicion of lies.
big stolen a watch, chain, seals, ef.e. a great coat, a brooch, and
lot. in notes, tic property of W. Thomas, a tradesman. The
prosecutor stated, that on Wednesday evening last, lie went to
have some drink in a public housein Bistupsgate, where he met
the prisoners, who pretended much friendship towards him, and
invited hint to join them. He did so ; and after remaining
suine time in their company they departed. Soon after he
missed 111•4 p operty, lint the party had escaped. A descrip•
tiou of their persons, howe% cr, being given to Sapwell, the °Ri-
cer, they were soon seemed, but mine of the property found
upon them The prosecutor thought a delay might lead to !MIA'
discovery ; and, as lie was certain of their persons, they were
accordin • ly remanded.
John Pianory was folly committed for trial, charged with
stealing sonic teas from one of the East India watt:houses,
where he was employed as a labourer.
'Tuesday, Mr. J. Richardson, a dealer, charged Mr. H.
Ri-
chardson, a bill-broker, with assaulting him on Saturday. The
prosecutor stated, that having called 111)011 the defendant, and
used s words relative to a bill between them, the latter
knocked him down. The defendant denied that he had knock-
ed the prosecutor doss u ; bur saitl, that being irritated by the
latter calling him a " swindler," he gave biro " a d---n good
blow on the chops," and with intieli warmth appealed to his
Lordship, whether lie would not have done the same? The
Lord Mayor coolly replied, that he was neither disposed to as-
sault an individual, nor was he in the habit of nit, ring impre-
cations. He could not, therefore, but express his indignation
at such intemperance iu a Court of Justice.—'llte defendant
was held to bail.
ALA .TIORROUGH-STRr.ET.

We stated in our fast paper an attempt to assassinate Lord
River's groom. in Hs de Pat k. The man who committed the
otienee is named Roberts. He has been brought to Bow-street
Mir examination ; when It. Jackson, a private in the 3d gnarda,
deposed. that on Wednesday evening he was in Park-lane' and
observed the prisoner crossing, the road, when Hall the
groom's horse came close to the prisoner, but did not touch him;
on which the prisoner struck at him with a dagger, and the
aeavant stri!A in return. In a few seconds the prisoner made
stab at the groom, and appeared to strtke him under the
right shoulder; on which he pulled back his horse. The pri-
soner then put the dagger in his pocket, and ran into the Park
—(The prisoner here enquired, "is the Secretary of State
here?' and seemed to be in a frantic state.—J. Morrison con-
firmed the above evidence. R. D. Blackwell, Esq. said, the
prisoner struck the groom with au instrnment first; and then
walked away through the trees, with the dagger under his
coat, when he laid hold of hint. He put his emit aside, and
saw the dagger, which he pulled out, and gave it into the baud
of a constable, who took hint to Mount-street watch house. --
The prisoner, in his defemee, said his name was Roberts; that
the groom was a common killer, began to communicate the
number of great personages he bad killed, and continue in
such an inconsistent manner, that the Magistrate ordered hint
to be taken off to prison. The wife of the prisoner informed
the Magistrate she had been married to him about two yeas s,
during which she suffered a great deal in coneeguence of his
violent conduct; at one time she got a person to break off the
point of the fatal dagger. His derangement having increased,
he went to his friends at the Isle of Anglesey., where he re-
mained until he recovered ; when lie came to town and got a
situation at Lord Middletuna. In 4 short time his disorder
returned, and his Lordship ordered Medical Gentlemen to ht-
tend him. Since that time he has continued in a state of in-
sanity. remanded.
John Roberts, was en Friday re-examined. The wounded
Irian appeared in person. hut he seemed at times to be very
unwell. His evidence differs in many instances from that
which was stated by other witsteaseson the former occasion, and
we give the prominent parts of it trout the informant's details.
The prisoner met hint near Stanhope-gate, when riding behind
his Lordship, and he made a stop as it to seize the horse's he-ad.
Informant checked his horse to prevent it ; when the prisoner
struck the horse w ith his left hand, and assailed informant with
the other. Hall believed he struck the prisoner with an ash
plant, but not until he was first assaulted. The prisoner got
bold of the horse's bridle, and plunged a dagger (produced,
about thirteen inches in length) into mtOrmant's right side.
Mr. Kitchen, a surgeon, believed from the appearance of the
wound, which was on the right side, about tour inches deep,
against the third or fourth rib, that it was inflicted with the in-
atrumeut produced
The prisoner went on most incoherently. lie called him •
self Prince of this island, said a jinlic;al bench had nothing to
do with such nonsense, and that he should he tried by counsel ;
that he was a descendant of Julius Ciesar. Augustus, arc. ; that
the Secretary of State ought to have been there, a,:e. Ike.
lie was thlly committed fur trial. The prisoner was closely
ironed on the hands, to prevent his doing mischief. Ma looks
were frantic iu the extreme.

In the Court of King's Bench, Wednesday, the King e. Smith,
which was a case in the Crown Paper' occupied the whole
morning; it was a question whether tliedefendant had been
duly elected as Mayor of Colchester. The Court held, atter
hearing the are •nt, that be was not duly election according to
the charter. The parties had liberty to turn the case into a
special verdict ; and if, upon the result, the judgment of this
day be affirmed, it will, it is said, hose the elect of dissolving
the Corporation.
'Tuesday night, or earl., on Wednesday morning, two pri-
miners confined is the Borough Compter, namely William
itrylett charged with stealing a watch, and Frederick Shaw
charged with a burglary in the house of Mr. Evaus, of Web-
ber.row (both of whom were folly committed for trial), made
their escape out of the above prison.. The Fisoners, having
contrived to get of their irons, succeeded in scaling the wall
el' the prison, and effected their escape in a manner which left
no traces whatever behind them.
About In o'clock on Monday night, ?hr. W. Woo Thatch, of
Mat climont-strect, Tavistock.stinare, arrived at his house, from
the country, leaving his horse at the door in care of a boy ;
when a villain came, mounted, and galloped off w it before
the boy could give the alarm. No account has been heard of
it since.
Mr. Sharpe, of the Covent-Garden Theatre Orchestra, was
robbed a few days ago of four table and three dessert silver
spoons, by two thieves, who obtained admittance of li;s servant
to his house, under pretence of corniest In examine the water
pipe s, as servants of the Water Wen he Gc n•pauy.
Wednesday tiornin as Mr. Whits chi': eh, clerk to Mr. Cal.
sett, an Oporoa merchant, was going down one of the gateways
leading to the quays, lie was jammed against the wail by a Mt,
and had both tut, aims lapin.