The National Register.
London, England, 1817-10-06 00:00:00

REVIEW OF LITERATI

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

SKETCH or for MILITARY AND POLITICAL POWER
or RUSSIA, IN r4ll "Mkt*. '
, • _am} 114‘.. :41
(Cunclideciftiros 10
We doted the obseivationi iti‘iir bat number on the

" Sketch of the Power of Russia"
scheme for the march of an army to india. Having
settled that point entirely to his own satisfaction, he
procctds to , will(' up thil portion of .his
rhapsody in a style unlike any 'thing 'tve remember to
have saint. eacept in that very entainiag and veracious
listoryi ...via Adventurer of BllibliVertehausen;"
Russia, with a lice edemas upOrtwe rand, siewilieb there
4.4 not navigation above kelithe year, and in one them, the
Baltic, not e.onteut with as establishment-of above filmy sell
of the line In the ports of Archangel, Cronstedt. !Revel, Ng.
eastopol, Cheroots; notwithstanding the pressuee of .tlre
Wein+ war, Lei been iseessently building, and Is building
Stith increasing activity, the-heaviest line of 'tante ships,
Alexander knows as well** any Widish Admiral, that ships
`et any force or of say amount are et' no value without seamen
tostarle..te thenl; and that seamen cannot be for Med on in-
land yeas alone. Heal's, lusow• end feels, as well as any eat-
isousist in Lampe, that ships are costly vanities if -bath only
ror ostentation. There is no sovereign who would have beta
km inclined to divert his treasure from state necessities, fur ;
the inditige.nee.of this unprofitable purselt,'than Alexander.
There is, therefore, &vitt/Mee amounting to einivietion,
that he has always proposed ioaccompl6b the instractiom 01
Peter the Greg!, said ementh his empire until he can eitablish
that real maritime power which himself purl people -hare
wined more since they have seen BO midi commercial wealth,
or, as they terse It,' atiorsial gold, flow into their country.—.
. • Patent was, qui seartjestitar, data renew potori.•
It is pot likely that he win be satisfied with a Dutch per
mitt but whether he will seek to establish himself in the ports
et Norway, la Zealand, in the Aroliipelago, in the Illediter-
mean ;.or whether, like the son or JOpiter 'tempi on the
beaks of the Elyphaiss letavill say, " Orr empire shalt have
we other trouads.hban Mose which. (iod has set so the earth"...-
tune will show. -
Are then Earls-Ise,. and Asia, and America (of which hemis-
phere nothinglses been said, fur the hour is not yet ripe
though it teeter with matter of the highest snoureatto lb;
va!)/10, to mak IV ffic lts preservation tbeiriods-
pendehee? • "
-Mast the itAbitiatillei be the law of the universe!
Rossi*, like Masse irelie Ale image of Mile the wretter, to be
looking round in vain for anipmtgonist ?
Panful as it is to reflect that a war for the restoration et
tee balance of power shouW have ended In the overthrow of,
ell balance ; in the snlisdfistien of send dominion, for a ma.
mentury authority ; in a nations/ supeemaey, instead of the
supremacy ot one extraordinary man, subject to all the vicim
'diodes of butane and the infirmities of humanity : it is nao
vertkeless true • and so long as France is not re-united at
Europa, so lasi as she •cintnit be reedered cortributive
to
the gragstaysesatoof defeat*, emefilltersucts and nation oat,
Ihp malloskyssaattaiseitheirisshisace.s• •tka forbearame
Alexander." . , , .• .
In ths close of Oa . *WO Wale, are we to under-
stand that th,a, au**
_4lpuipaa Ruda. by " solid dm&
mien," and apaaapailtOrlir 44 lailiilentary authority P-1
if so, an wesilessisahrsourhor whether? years ago;whesal
be was serving his country usefully as a parttraa ehiet
be. thought the authority of that man was "
tory ?" Or does he -believe the " English Noblissime
whose authority be is so proud to quote, or the " ilh
trious advocate ofjustice," was of that opinion ? These
two worthy friends, we know, were of that second-
sighted party, who so frequently foretold the slaying
and taking captive of every' British soldier which the
ignorant temerity of the government had landed on the
Continent. The author tells us that we have substi-
tuted a " National supremacy," instead of the " supre-
macy of one extraordinary man, subject to all the vicis-
situdes of fortune and the infirmities of humanity."—
Surely Sir Robert is not silly enough to mean that the
supremacy of Russia is a "'ratio/se/ supremacy, or that
Alexander is free from those infirmities to which the
one eziromrdinary wan was subject; or that in the event
of his embarking in the wild schemes of national
aggrandisement, which it is the business of this strange
book to point out, he will be secure against the " vicis-
situdes of fortune, and the infirmities of humanity."—
To the writer of such nonsense and his admirers, we
may justly apply the line of the poet:—
•` lin sot waive souvent un plus sot pone le lire."
The author next proceeds to an inquiry into the ac-
tual state. 1* France, Austria, Turkey, and England.
The even... which have taken place in France, between
the period when this portion of the book was written
and its publication, bays been .rrther unfortunate for
the author's reasoning:—

" When alllanaes, (says he,) are formed, it is presumed that
governmeats represent the people 'mewed, and that the
force of the nation ts at their diapo,al.
tv lien a combination with France is proposed, France
eaght to suggest the Image of a sovereign power capable to
bring into action the resources and exertions of twenty--six,
millions of people.
Is that, however, the state of France ?
Will any man who has been is that tonntry affirm, as the
honest belief:ad his mind, that such an union exists between
the Crona and the subjects as would permit the experiment
of armies being formed, under the banners of the lilies, to
marrh ea:KJ act in concert with its allies?
Will not all men who have judgments to exercise, and
minds independent enough to speak truth, without regard to
istemast, admit as their sincere conviction that the Bout buns
glaset remain without military protection ; and yet that the
daelaille ail native farce would esdanger their overthrow ?"
MI &rails farther on he asks us—
e wing esosr done with a govetoment wbosee xis'eace de-
lphinia** sioEtion of Europe ior its support and, if

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deprived. el aid,•and obliged to connect Itself to supposedjealousioa MU entortaillei Where 'nine east
with sons fritieliTmatowel,es, Ilea oder no security, that the exist. The career of peace and of internal improvement
soldiers, hen a , will, with arms In their bands, obey
ke
thutroyaaauthorltye is beneficial to all ;bat whatnot& circumstance
- -
. . . of..Engiand and of.-teruicit of either aria
As flirjtobert is so •..•. v. . the first acts elf 0e Le alterinely flat** the details elf
. • •
Beterltillut, executeikh ' . :., „ • :. ''•lgetchai whm silippoent &tigers, aril/ fidae hftcdscaws, advanced tr
Wh re andther plebe-his Com ii i rat -i, he l'unnot but men who are „ever happy except when drawing ammo
elircveci:l;hF,-.-,iv ~ -12Rtiartar .l1,?°- rec* .4 ji4e g°Auxii,3 ci than iYublic attention, whatever be the means, of how-
M. de ale •---tte new law Of Etection, the entpu27- ever minelli.vous the consequences.
runt or ore 'gismo . hay.pay_ood . the '.grauting- 'ut
Itonotirs to. tlin '
rats
and Dnies of Buenaparte's
NEW- POLICE REPORT,
creation, cannot, 'EV agreeable to his taste. As Ile is „ .
SO indignitAt at the 41Cd8lng tht blood of some —..a11i5.... -
of the-generais; he: wilreertitinlf-rercnce at the ho-
ieuntinstedgirmisoteekta.)
nouns to' Which aka air- advanced, and congratu- -
late himself thit,he has lived to see even the infamous SF.COND REPORT FROM THE COMMITTET
Davoust basking in the sunshine of royal favour. POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS.
Sir 4lbbt4t'apicttire. of tfie• present state of Austria is Mr. J. Wain, called in ; and Examined.
.
mast clehroltstblevitatt we .Me • 110 - . eispoled to think it Yon acted as constable in otte of the parishes of West.
ranch 'oreiehit.. ; 'but eftei all she has suffered be the minsiee, did you not t--I did; St. Ann's Soho.
aggressions ce---by the thousands of hostile bay-
Itwhat year?—ln the years 1810 and Dill ; part of each
'ofsai
oneta which have plouhed Ler through and through, it year.o
g an you give the committee any information as to the.
is curious enough rho hear Sir Robert talking of her manner in whirls constables are chosen and attested?—The
mealier in which they are chosen was different from what I /resent datiger -Rum the p;oWeir of Russia, note hat the
supposed they ought to be, or it was intended they should be,
I" tiititoitt'Elltrif as het treartYY, trillsont France as
that they should be Chosen in rotation, that the oldest lobe-
eb• SieberVe." • extleriente of the' last twenty years bitants may roue first to serve., whereas if any man has
will tell us what aO, asseree " Frahce has been-to her ; offended any of the officers who are serving iu a higbersitus.
bed the author...La tis,that the had' beef her drain, he • lion, he has the liberty of putting thet seen upon an Mice if
Would have beetraillf
he hes been in the parish only a year or a few monthsfif the
atliiitat nearer the truth.
time of the year happens to be at hand.
Turkey next'oecaiieshis attentiod ; 'he is not one of Who have that liberty ?—The churchwarden and over..
those, however, Who think that thin country will fall seers of the poor.
an immediate prey to the'llassian Eagle, provided she Did they exercise that power in your instance?—Ye;, they
acts with caution.
(1141,in the instance of myself, and they du eseecise it now.
- _ . v ' •
When a constable is called to he attested, the person who ad-
"To urge Tnrkey into a war, is to eomisel her to destroc- mianters the oath to him dors it in such a manner that it W
Lion. There are certainly seine watts uf resistance left, scarcely intelligible. As Soon as lie 11711 done, he says, 0 give
which rashness would render unto 'stable. me two shillings and foarpeuce," which I consider to be ex.'
'Elms' is now her may salvation.: if She profitiby that time, tremoly improper.
to organize inoffensively a system of defence suitable to the To whom is the fee paid?—To the clerk of the coact legit
;exigency of her pusition, it may yet be some years before a who attests the constables; the person who attends them
le Deana issuing in Saint-Sophia. Brit 44 If she does not well takes the money t I believe the high constable is attending
Choose the lieeinniaa and onset of Otte's, if she• is deceived with him ; I consider that a gross perversion of what is right,
twilit loog shadows, so as to shoot oft liqure the enemy is tan- and algae( the law.
"glide. Ike may leech dabgen to come our by over-early buck- As to the quarterly returns to the sessions, aid present-
ling towards theses" . • ..- .. meets to the grated juries, whieleyou are ordered by law to-
' Mellowed mast covecelierPlrben with the helmet of Pluto, make, what is the practice ?--A man is required to make.
"Making the politic ninerib hietaibte." null he can carry his certain returns to the quarter sessions, which costs
..` conned* into exgestioes.ON ifprviinusly attacked, trust to' him souse money in stationary, and while be is before the
despair, which, jay giving Strength to fanaticism, may afford magistrates, he is then sworn before the magietratec, which
assaes to preserve the throne of barhimhart." appears to a person unacquainted with it, a legal thing
four- pence is demanded fur each returo from tacit con
on Our author's •ws this subject are rational stable.
than an any other 'disetisied in. 'the whole volume.-.- What do yon by mean each mann ?—Each quarter sessions
Week and imbecile as she is esteemed, Turkey will those are delivered in upon oath, and as soon as the oath he
administered, a demand of four pence is made for that, which
not be an easy conquest to Russia even in the present
es to e crier of Court.
plenitude of her -power. go
Wha
The capability of Turkey, tth rethe returns a tIMy which you make ?—A presentment,
either fur defence or aggression, has always been over ifthere sue auy, of nuisances in the streets; a return of the.
or under-rated. At one period all Europa was taught number ofsoldiers hilletted at each public house, and who-
her the piddle heroes In general have
ri conducted themselves
to dread her, and the LVeistern hemisphere was am- !
gratulated as its seq4l4, fess the uarelenting-serno. tug *yarlinZaan,rrNlts~aetur„,it '1
arR ,•ae ea.', ;.blic wase,
tar' of the Malsommesign, In later times we have or de you state in one general return that all the house*
been iristrusted to . the very reverse of all this. have conducted themselves orderly or disorderly r —We do.
nut state particularly, unless there is any circumstance of
, Not a traveller that led Turkey, but has noosed
misbehaviour ; we take them in the gross.
us with details of her f- incapacity to resist the ef- Both es to the conduct of the public houses as well as this
forts of an invading ettemY. Every day this language number of soldiers 2—Each man's name and rank in the
has been repeated, and way day has proved it to be un- arm/is mentioned in the return that is made of each house.
teatet. We saw how harrowing a warfare she maintained How many of those returns were you accustomed to return
uar ?—Two re
cttur each sessinns.
V q
inet Russia, immediately before the commencement Whaterly tis the praice insis hn your par as to tire billetting of
dl' that campaign which laid the foundation of Napo- soldiers?—The practice in our parish is the same as in all
lemon's ruin, and weak and contemptible as she is consi- others • but the thing I more particularly allude to is, thattiered,
tiered, the Plenepotentibries of Russia contested the
when ;addicts are ',Melted at a public home, that public
honour of having anti/Wed a peace with her which of Westminster
ohliterd
atoreprro
iije q
nesd utaorttehrse ;fotoiT Guardsc tcity
ntadr
i n " liberties
pa.ll ,
enabled their Master to withdraw his armies from her they must And lodging. ter them or pay them apstipc4esto to
territory. find themselves lodgings; most of those men of the Guards
r, Though last, not least," England glides past in
are family men, and they do not wish to remain in quarters
the lanthorn of this political raree-show aid they frequently make an improper demand when the;
man, and as is fin d that the publican has not accommodation for them • if
the practice with poets sad play-wrights always to kill there could be a limit to their demand I think it would be
their prime hero the last, so Sir Robert keeps England very desirable, and the serjeant frequently removes them
behind, that in giving -her a knock-down blow, he from the quarters. giving them a sum of money, and-aista
might close the scene with eclat. Or, indeed, as the them where he himself should !rave been.
Vhq should have been?•-•Where theserjeaut should
very first page opens with a hit at the " British Cabi- have been ; if they will take that eerjeant into quarters in-
net," we may with scree propriety say in the words of stead of giving him the Ss. or 7a. be will not stay there• bus
Shakespeare,
be will remove sad provide men to thaw quarters, and go
the corner of that he had kept her " like an apple in
his jaw, firm mouthed, to be last swat- somewhere
.else where they cannot take hint in, but will
lowed." In this portion of the volume, e him any sum 'of maw which he may think proper to
thealrfilto de-.• Zany and fur his quarters. IY have known some of the pub-
partment in the service of the state but receives iti due limas base 21. a month to pay to soldiers ist COliSeque:leo of
share of gratuitous advice. , The cabinet, the army, their unreasonable demands; it is worse upon the publieam
the navy, are all objects oF,Sir Robert's bolicitinie and with the Guards than it is with marching regiments, for there
if they will but take his advice, and " Eviand titoi
,aiie very few comparatively that will be 'albeit quarters, miff
. ,hew* of there will be very extortionate ; I have been vexed
to herself; she may yet avoid shipwreck." fitstithc iiksea ,et where 1 hail no means of preventing it; where they
mode in which this advita,is given, is as void of delit, Ate [hit a'! übliean has 110 inealla to accuoont,tale the" they
racy as the sentiments are* discretion. Sir Robert is .e. the more unreasonable in th isle demands; if the law
one of those state doetect,ovhose only skill consists in would limit the amount that they should demand, it weadd be
very useful.
tho knife end the cautery, and who rather than pa.. Does nut the law give some eompeointioit to the publicans
tiently labour for the cave of a diseased member, will for the maintenance of each 'oldie r ?—lt dues, but it is very
pronounce the necessity of innnediate amputation. iriniiie; and 1 believe the serjeant-major or the pay serjeant
'cthat, and that the publicans are defrauded
To conclude, we in this country know exactly what
ol:71017ill' gets
thes whole.
value to put upon publications like the present, and Is it the practice for officers to receive billetii along with
therefore they cannot do much harm amongst us. Not the private men, and for the serjeunt to sell thwie billets„
SO On the coil inert, where the sentiments of the
~,,d •0 unaliee title pub, Maus pay him such a sum of Money for
majority of us are less distinctly known ; it becomes isiqoscil gb.:unite:tablet us
dt e'voila'ililtilelawceer"Milienli nausn'illj•tratinft goes
I to,
to.
therefore the duty of every man to- warn our allies hiKh 1.1. ii, :. WU distributes them asztonz4 the petty constablest
akin.
,e,:ite:rilli.vd tpane
,i s l it.,l
urine
gcor‘dv utilig ttoilethoethiemrsiuninerh,isgilLitn!
ttiliteenseitrjiesisinula.
against adopting the sentiments of such writers as the
author of the " Sketch," as those of the penile ; and
got p ;hi v,..i0.:1,1c0trt.7.
bii.enst.et 4..1.71:
do ioisitktiaioltiirto:r
we trust that Alexander and his councellors will We 1U :„c",;1--ejjilheserr cadtsscr :111:4Inatuooraierr lutes his, billet to one of those
publications like the prose t, and in those wicked and 1 per; that man who has
‘l.l;:,„,,i.disiub.tlioCilittl:jaigecv,:ratiliplitis:isiti
.7;i,11 moue
tttttttntttdlteedu olhf,:takiihseig
ii,stifitcheurs
worthless articles which are daily appearing in several
of the journals of this and other eiii, a. ries,. • lte specula-
boos,. wiirre his billet is given for ;
lions and the malice of disappointed indivirtuals, and not . P."'..--- Tose—ortfic- Cry.: e-s--;:erislis whet, its Loudon, du not want
- trot as those
1.410 w their *Wilt lasalieire wear Arable iraprmanis as 1 quarters of that deacrai.tion, they give their billet to thus.

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ape, a 4 they make. a perquisite of it, and sometimes make
es ate it unreasonable demand.
le it ths partite for each soldier personally to take the
OWet to Se *oaf at for the sesjeant to some to yea with a
ea aid to demand a billet for mei soldier on the list P—The
la* is, thin each addler shill apply for his owa billet to the
•411141•,« but that very rarely luippeue; tine sarjeaut and
ettrpoval will apply for a cevtain number of men; then, It the
constable is net well acquainted with the la*, be may, to save
himself trouble, give the isillopefor Om men, when perhaps'
there may be but half the men thereto receive those bil-
Sets ; some may be on foreign set eice; and some in the hos-
pital..
Has it ever -come to your knowledge, that any abuses if
„Abet kind have been practised t--Yes, it his ; men who have
been in the hospital have sent some of 'their comrades to
receive of the publican the sum of money they should have
sertived had they been in their quaeters,or able to be is their
quarters:
Have yon personally knows those abuses you have men-
tioned, namely, the serjeanrs having asked for more billets
than he had men to take them from theconstabla ?—.Yes, I have
been applied to for more myself, and refined,in consequence
of my having read in Mr. Colquhoun's treatise on covetable',
that each constable should be sure that a man is an effective
man, and not be the hospital, or on foreign service, and that
he should himself apply, and where the men have net ap
plied, I have invariably refused it; the seljesets have applied
for more billets than they could produce men to take
them.
Have yon ever made complaints upon that subject to the
different orderly rooms at the Horse Guards and the regi-
ments of Guards?—Yes, I did at the time I was in.etfice, and
they treated me in a very rude manner, and threatened nee
very much if I did not find quarters for all the menhirs of
men thry had then sent me to have billetted, a list of which I
have in my pocket.
Did you carry your point, or were you obliged.to billet
them P—They threatened me so very much, that having only
reied this treatise, I did not know whether I should be right or
Wrong in resisting, and I went to Mr. Colqulionn' and he told
methat I bad done very right, and that I should still resist
It; there were three or four serjeants came to me the neat
tray and threatened to fine me a large sum of money, and to
snake me pay for the quarters of seven or eight men, corn-
emceeing from the time they had applied to me to have those
blilets made; but I still resisted it, and In consequence of
that the men were continued in their quarters; they threat-
ened to tine me a very large sum of money.
But they never carried tient proceeding further P—No;
when they famed that I was inflexible, they carried the mat.
ter ;see thither, ear said any more; but both they and the
efacers at the orderly room were very violent; I told them I
considered myself a days-man between the two, and to see
that neither oppressed the other, and that I was determined
Se do DO. •

Ia what way is the office of licadle managed In your parish?
—The office of beadle is managed in such a way, that I.
think it stands in need of being very much altered; the slis,
urn of beadles I alwais conceived_ to be, that they should
patrole the streets is The day time, and in the evening par-
ticularly, as each man has his proper, district appointed; we
bait four iu the parish, the parish being divided into font
Cattiest'sr beadles, and eight for constables, each beadle
• baying two constables in his district, when each constable is
sworn into office, and takes his office upon hint, the beadle.
demands 10s. 041. of him for the loan of three staves for the
twelvemonth he is in office,- and for showing him the extent ,
of his disstric_ ti •it he, rein to can sly with diat„, be 111047
find ant hest way' htiCaßi
he has no person to show Vs who ffi il..
You have stated it to bet so duty of beadles to patrole the
streets in the daytime, and in the evenings, for what purpme •
—To remove nuisances, such as ballast singers and heggarsi
and coaches and carts, that arc acting disorderly, and getting
into contact with each other.
In fact, evei y thing which is a parish nuisance?—Yes.
What is kin power as to beggars ?-11einis inuleority to take •
them before the magistrates, and has, I believe 4s, if they
are convicted :0 vagraists. • .•
_ _ . _ •
_ _

r. beg-
lb

Has the eonstahle the power of taking in charge
gar that is placed M his Itand,;, 'or whom he sees bet.,
the street?—Each constable hat that authority, and ass
as they generally (16, gratuitously, they very *oldest lake that
tvouble, conceiving it In be the beadle's duty rather than
theirs ; Lint they have the same authority.
ff they were charged with any person of that kind, it
would be their ditty to take them up i—Yes, and they are
subject to a penalty if they refuse to do it.
You have stated what is the law at, governing the con-
duct of the Iseadtr4 and the constables. is the practice in
your parish, as she taw directs, tirst, upon die
.part of the
beadles?—lt is not; the law is not cursi.ned with in any shape
whatever.
Neither by the beadles nor the constables?—lt is not by
either as it should be..
Do you feel, as you seem to have paid great attention to
the subject, that you as a constable have any power of stop-
ping those various unisances which are met with its the streets,
such as the blowing the beim by. the newspaper *carriers,
and other utaisaneesf—l do not to mysalf.at liberty
to stop that except on the Anbtioith day; during divide see=
vire.
Do you know how it h 1 gt;gt:ii hot
through the vigilance of the
.s I saderstaud it is not
alone there.
( TO. be'YSnifirrti.) ~'
SEL•2.'"'""."'...______ •
The Magistrates of the division. of • Marlborough
attended at the Bell, lot*
.at
,Thtiatobtory on Tuesday
• se'nnight, to licence publicans, bifrefuscd to grant li-
cences to those who held their houses of common
brewers, unless such publicans first declared they were.
not bound to take beer of their reapeetive landlords, ex-
cept it was good, and such as was .4.etterslly approved
of. The Magistrates at the saute tints interned .those
persons who held public-houses under brewers,. that
in ease their landlords gave them notice pi quit their
houses in consequence of taking beer 'from. other brew-
ers, they would authorise them to remove their licences
to any other house, and never licence rack brewer's
house in future,—This conduct is highl: commend-.
able ; and whops the saute course will be generally
adopted throughout the country. The beer made by
wane of the brewers is now so hail as to injure the
health of the tuedta les and labourers.

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Terviibia.
T. Caller was Indicted for stadia( three hone
Gui two
lty. slam* frocks, the property of J.lPotter, aedratralannd
I. Cook was indicted-for stealhog a alfprlated calico,
the propeurty ef.. IL llintonefrom Ou p , ' .elsop•door
.in Ozfeed-.stmet.sGailty„. ' • • 'tr -i ':
, J. Chian, was *indicted' ilte; itiall 1 • y, ,tihe •
property of J. Mersey, from the '''"',',_.et Britiget his
wife. 4 .4 . s,
Mrs. Mersey sells Boit in the street.; alai s the 2nd of
August she was Wiles fruit In CoventlikardenMMarket, whom
she felt something at her pocket. As She was stooping to
take up her cornets, a boy asked her If atiokad any motley
in her pocket : on which she fellow* it was allgrae. She
followed the prisoner,who had hems petaled out tatter, and
took him by the collar. She said to him," give me uty mosey,
I work hard, and have four small children." • Tielitfeeser
asked her how she dared to accuse him ? lie was searched,
and three half-croons, and Bs. were fount cm him.
An Officer who took the prisoner, mild him what money
he had about him. He dented having any, but oh searching
his left band, two half crowns were Ammel is it, and Se. ed. in
his mouth, though he also denied huh% any there. Mrs.
Marney said, she had put her money fusels a par-boa ; but
it had come unscrewed, and the wormy ipd got loose in her
pocket.
5r er
The Common Serjeant said to the
"' You were
not is distress when you did this ; hut are a practised
thief. Young as you are, you knew y Asesee here about a
year ago; sad then mercy was shown to yam OD account of
your youth ;—bnt you will now leave dui-toiletry for life ;
sad you may tell your companions tile the same that awaits
them, if they do sot mead their lives." • •
The following were also convicted of felonies, viz.
R. Bishop, lot stealing a pair of stocking and a handker-
chief ; J. Thempams, for stealing; two boots • H. Houseman, 1
for stealing eight yards of cotton; J. ikeetield and S. Bons-
hill, for stealesg a silk handkerchief; Mary Inning for
stealing a silver watch; S. Simpson. for stealing a shawl ; J.
Stevens for stealing a printed book ; Margaret Rester, far
stealing a hunting watch; J. Ryan, for mealier( 15 pair of
pantaloons ; J. Ennis and Sari* Forrester, for stesithg a silk
pocket handkerchief; Elis..Audersoa fair stealing two calf
skins ; Mary Smith, for staling a silver watch ; J. Sankt),
, for stealing a Bat and pi lamps of butter ; S. Lyons, for
stealing a pocket-book lad lls. in silver ; 'Ann Demean,
for stealing ,1 G. in Had notes; Dieswillteeter and Mary
And*, for stealing two pale of stochiao ; R. Bader, for
stealing three asses; William Potter, tor stealing 71b. of
smelts; F. Waring for embezzling 441. 111*.; and Dan. Wells,
for stealing a velveteen jacket.

WEDNESDAY.
William Mackay, aged 63 years, was indicted for stealing
in one of she new houses, in ,Waterloo-place, two planes, the
property of hlannaduke Isaac.
The

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dinner,

Wm. Chopple, 7h years old re' indietildfor stealing from
Joint Csoldswortiiy, three 11. Bank of Eoglaud notes, in the
So: the dwelling-house el David Williams. .-
Prosteuiiir examined, deposed iftet.hiesses, and had been
Sue many years, in the employment of 1151 i Henry Langdale; .
that goiag at Ibe 16th *f .luly last, fromthe west-end of the
town towards Whitechapel, at about ten bt eleven o'clock, he
met three persons, who koked like genfttfokk's anti Well-dis.
posed people. They changed their courge and went walking
his way. l'hey'Were 'talking largely aboot property that they
bud with them. °neer them said he lufd 12001. CM was at a
-loss to find a proper hanker. They addressed the.prosecutor,
peofessiug iguorittice oft their part and coutideuee in bun, to•
recommend a hanker to them Witness recommended Mas-
terman and Co. of Whito.Hart-court, JAnnbard-stteet. He
walked about half A mile onward with the gentlemen, when
the prisoner proposed going into a publieshonse, to see if his
money was right, as he should cut a foolisli figure at the Bank
without it. Witness at first refitted to ao, but being hard
pressed, he at last consented to go Into a bowie, the Spread
Nagle (lie believed), in Broad-street, St. Hiles's. Prisoner
then ordered a pot of beer and went through the bar into a '
back room. Prisoner weld firsteodwittYM followed. There
was allible itillre room. Priionor eat at hoe end and witness
at the other. The primmer and Ms cooperation ease anklet
bets, and made a great chew of money. One of them put down
five pounds, and the rest did the same. Prisoner called on
wipnass to put down five pounds. .Witmess said he had not
five pounds, and lwrin to suspeetite wits tem ingoud company.
Being pressed by prisoner, he said he bad no more money
about him than three primula. Prisoner then desired him to
put that down. He did so in the three one•pound notes. Pri-
soner then desired hint to chalk. Wittiest' said lie slid not
know what they meant by chalking, H. did nut know what
they were about. Prisoner said it was no matter, but still
told him to chalk. Wituess then did chalk so tar us to signify
three one pound mites. Prisoner at thaw time was saying to
his comrades something .that ;timess slid notenderstatid, hat
lse pseeently swept all all the notes from the table, among
which were shore of the witness, and they were all passed
over from the prisoner to some of Ls compensiona. The three
weenie:nen then went away and the wittiest' billowed them,
and going out into the street, some owe at the door asks d wit-
ness ,f he had lost any thing Witness batid he had lost three
pounds.
Cresso.easmined by Mr. Adolphus.—He Ant met prisoner
in Osterd•streei, and went with hint into a pnblic-koese there 4
*bete, and nut its the street, the canverealion respecting the
1 too.. tows pines, He And nut consent to arrept of a reward,
suer slid he beat of soy smelt proposal. He tholl *et understand
g me tb. t was talked of *bunt Indio( number, nor had
iie goer heard our it beteg e. He did not expert any profit, and
when 4r, took kohl of the chalk as ordered by
the prisuuer and wade the mirk about his Ohm sates, be did-

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not ._
_ the money
should _ returned asdvstif isoee;%. satisfaction of
the Witness ; but witness slid hedid not do his basilic*, in that
way. Besides the mosey, &sr flash notes, sere toured abort .
the prisoner, sum for two aid othets ftif Etre pounis.-
The beadle of Bt.Deorge's, BloOnobery, iodnixtettilo4 the
preccdingsvidence ; and after a clear and tlistincvoustontug
up of the evidence, the Jury brought io their verdict Guilty.
THURSDAY.
John Stranger; aged !blears, and Sarah his wire,were
dieted for stealing, from Robert Moshe*, use ounce, twelve
grains of ally er, value 9s. 3d. Not °silty.
John Bushell was casvielod of sissalls; /1410,4,1114 of
England *Mel, frets Tbosas Harelips, • •
John Knock, aged 38, mad Mown Stokes ,ads, Mped 48,
were couvicted'of (stealing a eputatity -Of brides pipe and •
brass cock, the property ofJoha Musgrave.
Thomas Dawkins, aged ID years, was indieled 4* liMNbte
twenty bushels of oats, value 91. the property of W. Wants. •
house.
. Thomas Young examised.—He was servant bf (heliostats'
eater, who was a firmer at heath likens, •tsear Rt. Albases..--.
,The prisonerhad likewise bees is the service of Mr. Water`
louse, but, for to miscosthactEkad bees ditehatglid. Route
cora having been aimed, and the tdsooer being sespected of
having stolen it, the. witness.was employed to watch, and as
the night of the lid Of Jane, betweea twelve mill on, o'clock,
the prisoner *as seem by the witness to carry of From one or
the barns the onantity of oats Iliestiaged is the ladietmest.
The evidence of anottietWintanit singed Dover., gtorrolito-
': rated that of the preceding wittiest, nod tbe.TaeAbeblet.....
vevall
to the satlsfactios of the Jiffy, *say Await p
, .
Guilty.
Samuel Bins wAi eorrristed skins* *am •Aligabitit
Frazer, Esq. in his bud**, 4,ol4.oleilligtokatreet,iia
the parish of St. James, eve,gbilgkof Mess, aOw lamp,
•
and a basket.
PIUDAY.

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J. Rackley was coovieted of felatioOdy mob* 1,161-
William Hughea, it_ person lOwoolf is moody, a =:,
eels,

prierter, w)hrt coo-
ed, tied heing referVed
to the pawn-IM bandkerebieti were forted there and
produced in Court, and identified both by the lanedresa and
the huller.

Isaac How, aged .18, and James Durant, aged 2T, were
Indicted for stealing 431bs. of lead, value Os., the property of
Thomas Hughes.
William Humphreys a, person lathe week* of the prose. •
entur, deposed, that he was engaged to observe some work-
men that were employed' by his mister en the 17th of July. •
. The Inca were working on Mr. Oliver's ?remises, and the
hour of the day was between twelve and ode o'clock. He
saw the two prisoners, the younger of Wbenc,wpi a plumber,
and the chits. a vi orkman ander him, on OM' roof of tat
house. The carpenters were gone to dinner, the pr.'s.
soners remained for some time aher. Saw the prisoner kow
ceme down the ladder followed by the ether prisoner ; Row
seemed to have something bulky about his bode. Continual- •
cited Iris suspicion to Mr. Oliver. who went with witness and
took both prisoners into custody, having first found on the
person of }tow the lead in question fastened to a belt about
his loins. The lead was produced hr Court and identified .by
Alr. Hughes the prosecutor, who was a builder, aid the
deuce being summed up by the Recorder, the Jrartreactillsb-
ed both the prisoners—Guilty.

SATURDAY.' • 1 *'• •• • '•
It. Laurence, G. Fraser, and T. G, Were Indicted for
stealihg several pieces of marine and jillrrM, Me property or
Orion,W. tlsq ; and several hells and locks, the property of
ElitabethSmithisone. Mrs. S. described herself to be a w .
dow, having a house in Thornhasteh Street, into whir li a Olt.
tress was put for rent,and the prisoners eutered the bon:wand
took away the articles in question.'
Cress-caawilned.--You are a widow, you say,what was poor
last husbarld's name? Smithhone. *ken did he die? I
don't know. Where did lie die? He died from au atertdert.
I ask yon where he died? - In the Westminster Infirmary.
Where were you married? Ina elatireh, I believe. In wha t
church? • St. Martin's church. When were yea married to
Mr. Elliot? I don't lamow,ll is w.gri at while ago. Upon the
oath you have takenolon't you knew That Ellin* it living mow ?
No, he is dead. Where did he die I 11104 le!:. What sort
of house did you keep iq ThornliamehSirtelr A 14.444% house.
Were you never thseatened to be itidword fur keeping a Is— y
house ? N., I was nut. 11 lase. lodge' s had yow r A Captain
Willis and UN wife. Are you sore that tin' *mama was his
wife? I Maul know, I have no right ill Make Snell l'etteries
abort my Weeks.
This witarss irrevaticateri summit, that the Jar4,tlerllU eel
thesmei%es saristiesloand amsrirdoately at-paint-4 ihr talsoleal
James Well+, Sarah Ball. George Wright, William Jones
9
and Mary Lee, were found tioilty of stealing 'balm •sterAlise
Boles,, &mutt Lacy of stealing a watch., and T. Sawyer, sad
C. Ita;therhatu of stealing sm. window-bashes.

so lbealelar. esclesedas be wee la aistraage hen* Mid We -
room with men that ho Mmagly inspected ef bed demillild-
Jobe Smith the beadle 4St. Oilersoimmlsted,slaied, Gat
*bent the time *peddled, ha saw roreamor sisd Owed slim
period 'Wog into the. }k had s sheiiistes
which be essanatoicaSedttql sad ha watebst. Nan '
alter ho saw the party set. . ism risme was at
little man in black,itext the r, sad the thud person be
saw was the prosecutor whosseined'egitated. Wiwi. asked
lit
esestom
if bet had lost any doing'? Itadthit for said yes, be had
Wm rabb'et WifteNthe Nivisilgo,.wk4 wanted'
to hesbilm'amifir..cifilt 61- n . y‘ii issuvaao-ine to
the watebilionse. i)lttece;th lift piddle
-louse and dm
man shill have its money, And yimilmfl be well rewarded."
Witness was apt totlar .diverted from Ids ditty. He took the
prisoner to"theieitckbense;undltistatmelitiM4 pocket book
containing one Align, sod sixpence in Over. and' bs. and 7d.
is copper. After the seardt, tilt, prieinster eatreited willies,
not to take him before the Magistr•4o, mid said the Mosey
shonid be returned stadvssek morr;for the satisfaction of

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William Hughes, a person liaporn le
, fiseiltmir, a lis
•
lite P'rasecntor wawa journeyman earpenteriund the pri- of copper
rivets, and other article'. 'Me plistbarf atp. ionise was seen by another workman, who was returning from John mad Henry Taylor, well kw
" teas as
moms hive how
dinner, with one of the planes, which he was putting under stolen.
• . . . ~ . A 7k
,Ag_ - • . •
his gent. Upon being questioned whet be was going to do L. Barnett, aged U, was indictee .1
seaseitqateiv
' with that plane and the other, whieli;owslearching bins, was a pocket-book, containing two Beek 110tri "Of ..4 found iu his pocket, he sued be was going= them. .
each, and one guinea in gold, Ike of Tbevitas Slat r
• The prisoner had nothing to urge is his bet the pier burn, Esq. well knowing the same taf
~ ye bega44olll,-;* •
of distress. Verdict—Galley. .. .
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CoNv icis.—The various .Mane ~,, •
e.. 0.. • • ..„....:
.. . ' ifiginame. wet eanorncien a steilhat slit haaditea•
,rimer;bssuiratiuflbt-lidge " •
• ' , '". elite% frail Mary flay, the wireof John Ray, we the latit of
prnominceci their sentences—Fifteen te ' trawsporteu for September. •
life; live fur 14 years; thirty-two for 7 re; Land G 3: were •' Mary Ray was a lamedress, and Mk ptiemset wet - pal
, sentenced to various degrees of moan ' t and labour in the h., her ih.a, anistshi. The handkeeebielh hail asstrd •
House of Correction or,in Newgatt, - Odin ta the twee- -1
been gives) with other things to be washed, listilieiolided se
sure of their several Offences. Mr. Lackey, ti gentleman of fortune, whale huller, ifYilia
W. Hogkes was fiumSone shilling aid ' fiarged.
rr.rtr
Julio Jennings was indicted for stealing a watch, VilltlP 40s. suggestion of the witness, emitted the p sr, yr cos. .
Verdict—Guilty.
tessed to her haying pawned some clothed, a '414 tied
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to the pawnbroker, the handkerchiefs were footed ilkiie and
Wm. Chapple., 7h years old Was indienlfor stealing from
i . . ft.. jjj produced in Cuurt, and identified both by the laundress and