The National Register.
London, England, 1814-12-25 00:00:00

POLICE.

BO W-STR F. ET.
James Banks, a foreman in the employ of Messrs. Smith and Co.
salesman, in Houndsditch, was yesterday charged with sit:olio:: a
variety of remnants from his master's premises. It appear( d that
the nephew of the prisoner waa stopped by the pi trole in Bethnal
Green, with a bundle which he said lie had received from his aunt.
the prisoner's wife. This woman on coining up, gave so ousattsfac-
tory an account of the articles, that she was taken into custody-
Her lodginrs were afterwards searcheA, and other. property of the
same kind found ; and the prisoner, on coning home, was seemed
and searched, when a piece of brown holland was found in his pos-
session, which it was ascertained he had that night cut from a piece
in his master's shop. -The prisoner was remanded; and the evidence
of the nephew taken against him.
The driver of the haciiney coach, 321, was filled 103, fur taking
is. tid. when his fare was hat ts.
MANSION HOUSE.

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George Treble was yesterday charged with stealing several ar-
ticks of jewellery, &c. its the shop of Mr. Smith, a cutler, is Lom-
bard-street, on the 9th of November last. The pri-oner, accom-
panied by another young man, went into the shop multi. pretence
of pitrehasieg a knife, and watching his opportunity, took several
small articles. On enlist; out the articles were missed-. and applica-
tion was made to C. Mathews, the officer, to apprehend him. The
activity of Matthews soon led to this, and the prisoner wos taken
anti fidly identified: A knife stolen from Mr..limith's shop was
found in his possession.
J. Abraham was charged with defrauding the Isnaiord of the
Stock Exchange Cofke House of 151., by meats a a false cheek.
The prisoner, it appeared, had• gone several days miming to the
Coffee House to dine, and seemed to keep Mast respectable socit
On Thursday last, however, on Laing to pay his bill, he said he 11.. k.:
not enough of cash, mat pritpo‘targ,iving a clientse on his hooker,
observing it would be au accommodation to him at that 1 ,te litote to
Rive him the change. The landlord,- trona. his respectability, agieed
to meet his wishes. The prisoner theo tlfewca cheque on Rains-
bort,tin and Co. for 151., with whirl, he paid his bill, awl receibed
the difference. This cheque, on living presented, was proved to be
a mere piece of wastepaper, no suet' person ;14 the prisoner ketp;tog
cash there. Means were then taken to apprehend him, and 11e was
seenred. It was then ascertained that a similar frandolent cheque
for 61. had been changed by the prisoner al the Three Tons Ia the
Borosnzli.
The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner, to afford an opportunity
for other persons, who may have been wrttilarly defraud, d, to
attend.
Crtsnoc oF MunnEn.-- —Penning, Captain .of the co- niry
-ship Caroline from Bombast to Europe, was enarged on swim ion
of having murdered, on Friday the 2d of October last.. Joan
Desizer, a quarter-master on board of, the said ship, "as the passage
to Ens ape.
In support of the prosecution, several of the ship's crew appearo d
to give evidence. Their testimony went no plow., that oil the
morning on which the dereased his death, the ship briiig then
within a few days sail of the Isle of France, the Captom preferred
souse complaints agaiokt the dect:ivied, anti he w.ts tied up to the
mast, when, after receiving a slight punishment, he was.releatted.
After breakfast time, however,* the deceased was ordered into the
cabin, where the Captain demanded an inspection of bis papers
and accounts. The Captain's servant, and another person who was
then in the cabin, were ordered to withdraw. and the deceased mod

Tf!F*NATI

the Captain was lefealone. One or two of the witneseeatlepepred
to the door of the Aibis' being.„locked, 'while others. etated it was
merely closed to. A abort time after the Captain .and decesse.4'
were kit together, a noise was beard, as if proceeding traise.entsw
person receiving a beating. which wits. fedlowed by :011e. cries .of
'I fie' (*Ye" and " release. we." Soon alter this a ebont issued fr.ol,
some part of the ship, that a man was overboard,. middle... Captain
was seen rushing tipon deck, and ordering put, the boat. The elaren
then became general, and every. exertion was,matle to save the nian
who was onset ved struggling in. the water, a short distance from the
ship The ship was at this time %adj. it at the. rate of seven or eight
nol4 an hoar, and there was a heavy sea.. Every. effort to siwe the
deceased w,.n ineffectual The Captain in .his.defence stated, plat.
the deceased having shy wl, a giiod deal ot noprpprirty in Isis cow•
sleet, particularly iii his 1119;4' of keepieg his accuuntle .he resolved
upon chastising him, with a view to 66
in insulate W4l not W.;ll.irore•
bins " He stated also, that the decease it came J" him with his
papers and Het:Amt., to the cabin where, after an hovestigatien anti
I cinonstrance, he confessed having 66 struck or srappcil the deceinird
upon the face." That after this he ordered the witness th sit dew')
end ret»ain in a corner of (1/44.400R1,- while he proceeded to finish
some ‘vriting. In a short tinny heweeer, he was rowed by a rust.
hag ;wise in another pat t of Use cabin, and look itig.eemid, -het b
set viii the &reaped at lesattlt out of the whitlow., winch lay
constantly open), lie immediately:marled from kieseat,, but before
be reacbed, the wiediew Alio deceased bad phinged-biniselt into the
water.. The, Capt gave,the alarm, and .intining wpm
deck oroterrit the. &,oat, illY.ebtigtai/311 of this rase isreenl)
newly threr hours, ,bit! the Lord Mayor. ;outdoor to obtain the
fidion Pnts.ibltinformal inn and evidence, ordered the Captain to he
brought tip.again in a few days, -and all the ship's: crew,, who-hat
any littowledge•of the transartion. to 'appeer.-
i I.DHALL:

MA: Acre a but not more thav 14 years °face...was charged with
cram exling various sums of money wheli he had- liven entrost ed• by
hia silaster, ItilP3Sl:l4lll4Pry. nod Taylor, ilooloelkts. in Fit-et-street,
to receive, and with stealing several valuable book*: The-
saucy, it appeared, had got connected set of gamblers in the
Fltet_Ps:llKnk, with whoin he lost his ill.got wealth qiul• otisetVii%f
led a dissolute life, His (gather. a.respectahle man, astendial ; and,
it: consideration of his character. the young ,eiiininal.w is,nibly agent
to 13ridewetl—there to lie...kepilo WO labour fur auto (iambi.
QUE4N-Nailek RE.

Svxistritesm.----Tliontas Note, Alin* John Smith. sling William Cote
tetil, was further •-exatnined•oteTnesday on the charges .of switidffug
and-robbery premed against. hint; ors which occasion all office lull
of nesp.oomplainants appeared; and many -new charges were made..
A-Turner, from .the BornuA, said.. that while..the prisnwer was
living in the Kent-road, carrying on the trade of Deuti,t, this pern,a
al•o observing that lie had understood Nott to have beets ori-
givally a bather, he had received an order to scold in sundry goods,
with the bill, as they would be paid for immediakely. A horearried
the articles, from whom Nott contrived to get thern,•on pieteuce.ol:
seeing whether they were right. and lie they said that il-e master,
must call; fur the money., He called in vain, never• being able to see,
Nott ; and sooteafter the pvioner left that residence without paying
any one. Healso traced Ngtt to Lock'a fields, .W..tworth, where
the linninesn of Dentist eras changed for that of Fortune-telling !
rnenter-tnagieian, hoverer, soon. took another flight, and its usual sis-
1111131ell another callirg ; ter, ulteu he neat met the prisoner he was
di.covered living et the City•road-terrace. where he. was charged •
ills meatiug tlheeltr, having,.,as • was customary with him, three or
leur women about the lonise to contribute to hi• domestic comforts.
The prisolier said that he bad just tritimphed mes t»any,difficulties,
and flint i.e was now going on most prosperously.. He.was corrying
on hu-iness in the city as a Money Agent, (lc. and had an office..iii
tile Bury Clnimbers, SLMary. Axe. He then handed a lame_eard,
which c•petaired his address and profession on one side, and on. the
other. a lova notitication,to the Public, Nobility, and Gestry,
wanting either to borrow or lend money. Amongst other...choice
nioiselA it is said-that Mr: Nott, who had been lona engaged in such
troisactions, had rstabli•hed an unquestionable reptqation, .so _that
he could now command money to any amount, and had no counec-
tion whatever with any other person, ...specially any of the vile gangs
of common advertising moneylenders who were about. the town
preying upon the public, by defrauding the honest and. unawary
tradesman, who might be in temporary. distress. , He. would under-
take to rare. money tp any omount, at the moderate rate, of Ave .per
cent. but bethserved the utmost secrecy and required .its observance.;
and the.climax was completed ly the. faitMing et:m(ll.lskm :—.‘` Nu
prison, w hose views are not strietly.lionourablea.nrcdttiols of arpl3-

ItEatSTVR.

DEC. 23

ing,..10..Me.' NOW .1 The defrauded tornerexpreasedhintarlydeligl►t.
44 with outs pensittenifyi...ati he, vo Guild bey gond 411/011di to pay
adisehose,small•eccounts which he had tOrttOta.
ten 10.104.,60,1ineeilaimciptieseitie Hatpurssfri-et, Keut road, and
thereby refice the rude slanders of flan ticiijihmtritouti.. Butt fie
laughed at the idea nf pleit/ei.; Mfr.. .tt bit/
iu Park.lanr, after whirl( the tome r lost him till his apprehension.
Oilmeni.cautplainell'ofi mods W bile to ar prisoner, lived in Candier.
land row, under the vault Wilkum Cotteril, n here be had a
mother and a Fi.ter, which places he lett tnr Quebec-street, and diets
to-Parkilane.. ao—Titspuoa !Nett. BOW of. Exelian.ge of both these
names were produced by different purtons, it. Isavieg been received
rim the prisoner, he identifying 11in:sato have been Atte drawer nn.
uler both names.
" A letter WaA. rrecive4 from a Lady by the Magistrate. itatin
sat the real inttne of the priaoeer who had been examined nod('
that Of Nlltt‘was Cott; tit. That he had d moth t
and a sister in-Conuct-land-row, Ni w ri.ad. and previously to
Immine• pox Muller, which he had now toren rot; a lotte little. lie pit t-
sued a v!ry bumble etilline (hair dte.ser it was .saitl)•to which. Le ha.l
her* originang bred. Shr dechit ed men her name, twsr.4
convinced that the coils. grit tire u outO be •tile, tut,Airl y of • her house
Within a week Ly seine of the gang:.
MV:Colgtilionit. was astonished at the nnpatrallaled depravity,
effrontery. and iinplidenceofthe. prisoner, who even now evineed• not
the brat •Irelingi %limo- lie was 4n:ill:Ake on the lately edgeof the gal.
aeliAtte of depredation And.feaati appeared to•liave been
n'anovt (VrrypitriSil ha and about -Laudon. and no wake
wav•thoughtloolow:-:. no trick or mask Ma degrading-- to realize
ii*Oftjeet.- The prompl in ,tint nits which eortlemen and 11-Arsine's
curie flieseardttAleyelope+lte infamous chairaett t of the primmer,
when they flail no Lope- cat recovering any thing, did them infinite
credit..
Committedgor father examination tin I.ll7inday next.

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