The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-05 00:00:00

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MANSTO.N.-HOUSE....--REMARKABLI CASE o•
BUROLARY.—A young man named Fitzgerald-was
charged under the following circumstances :
Mary Allen, of the Cock an& Bible public-house,
Houndaditch, said, the prisoner hint been lurking
about her house, on the 26th ult. in a suspicious
manner. He had been drinking beer in the early
part of the day. and in th • evening he walked into
a private parlour, where. he sat under pretence of
having his. pipe filled, and looked up at the sky.
light in an odd way. A second time he entered the
parlour •nd eyed the sky-light. The servant girl
some time after, on going ty stairs, found every
thing right, but in paying a second visit to the bed-
room soon after, found the door of one of them had
been broke open, and the drawers rifled of property
to a great amount. There was a sulphuric smell
in the room, and she suspected the robbers were
under the bed, but was afraid to look there She
ran down and culled for help Nobowly wus found
in the room. On looking at the window, which
was just over the sky-light, it was seen that a pane
of glass had been taken out. The window looks
into a hack lane, through which escape could be
easily effected. A few days after this Fitzgerald
came again :o the house, and was taken into custody.
He was greatly agitated en being charged with the
robbery. Remanded.
BOW-STREET.—Two very fine-looking lads,
brothers, in sailors' attire, were brought • efore Mr,
Birnie, charged under the following circumstances:
The prisoners, it appeared, were AbOlit to embark
in an East Indiaman and a few days since they wet
with an old school fellow at Wapping. They slept
together at a house at Wapping, whence they came
to James-street, Covent Garden, and took u lied at
the Nag's Head on Thursday night. Friday
morning the young prisoner got up very early and
went down stairs, and upon his return said he had
lost a one-pound note. The prosecutor alarmed at
this searched for his breeches, and found them on
the floor, but a pocket book, containing a 51. note,
of the Essex and 'tiffolk Bank, and Ids. in silver
had been. stolen. He was about to go for an officer,
when the young prisoner confissed- be had com-
mitted the robbery, and had placed the pocket book
on the top of the bed, where it was found. Ile
took the 51. note the first night they slept tgoether,
and the silver on Thursday night, and told the story
of losing the U. note by way of cover to the trans-
action. The prosecutor did not miss the 31. note
till yesterday morning, when the younger prisoner
said he had laid it out in the purchase of clothes fur
himself and brother

Goodwin, the Patrole, who apprehended the pri-
soners, said their connections were highly respectable.
'l'he elder prisoner denied any knowledge of the
robbery, and said his hrother, when ti. purchased
the clothes, said his uncle had given it to him for
that purpose he preceding night.
Mr. Birnie ordered the prisoners to be detained
until their relations could be apprised of their
situation.

HATTON GARDEN.--On Thursaay was
brought up for examination, a youth, an apprentice

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to Mr. Robertson, a kwelicr, '26 Villiers street,
Strand, being charged by his master with having
robbed him of various articles; io confirmation of
which charge, on his lodgings being searched by
Wm. Read. sen. numerous articles ,• etc discovered,
consisting of un wrought gold,. moues tools, &,.. hie
property, but from the apparent contrition ut this.
priaier, and the sopplieution of the parents, after.
a severe reprimand from the agistrete, the master
declined prosecuting,
Casa or VERY GREAT DISTRESS Sal:-
livan was re-examined, on a charge of robbing her
funtished lodgings. A rawnbroker attended, and.
produced a blanket which he had taken in
pledge for Is. The case of this pow woman mei
peculiarly distressing, as stated b. two g ntlemen,
(Mr. Hall, of Old-street, and Mr. F.iwcett, ut Hor.-
ton-square,) who attended solely from motives of
charity, and unexpected by the unfiirtneate olject Of
their comtuisseratimi It appears, that about If,
months buck her husband sold out 1 500/. float the
public fillets, and sliii.ped the pro ucc of it with,
considerable other property, on Laird the Zed ac, to
proceed to America, with his wifb and family.—
When they arrived at Liverpool the ship taut -soiled
about two hot" and they were thus separated from
ull they possessed; but before they had time scarcely
to think f their situation, intelligence arrived thaks
the Zodiac was lost, and every soul but (iv.: !.erbOaa
perished Thus re.tuced from comparative affluence,
the husband having prospects in .%iarrica. obtained
a passage for that country ; and his wife and children
returned to Lo 'don, in the hope of supporting
themselves until he could send u remittance by which
they might join him; but from that time to the
present no tidings have been received. Every week
diminished the poor woman's stock of clothes, until
ut length not a single article was left in her posses-
sion to purchase a meal of bread fbr herself, a fine.
girt, aged 6, who bad been educated at a bearding-
school, and a child about two years old. With no
prospect but death from starvation, not having tasted
food for two days, was this wretched woman and
her family found by a clergyman residing at Somers-
town, to whom her circumstances became prevideme
tialty known. He witnessed their distresses, aggra-
vated by the young children sickening for the small
pox; he afforded immediate relief, and through hit
means a subscription was commenced, by which
the woman and daughter were clothed, •And support
afforded for these few weeks past. Under the hope
of placing her in a school; .by which she night sup•
port herself, her friends were active in collecting
subscriptions, when this charge was piefinTed, and
the suffering of this wretched woman were further
increased by her being committed to prison. As the
fact was proved that she did pledge the blanket,.
though in the height of her distress to procure food, .
the worthy magistrate was obliged to inflict the
penalty under the pawnbroker.' act, which ainounted•
to As.; this sum was paid by her humane friends,
to prevent her being re-committed to prison fur a
•
month.

Wittbo.
t his honwr, Phillinitireplart., Kensington, the lady of
Major Colegrarr, or a sou—The lady or U. Daglcish, esq.
Scosiati.l Yard, of as twa—At Brdiord-grove.
Stirdthato, St.riey. Mrs. 11. J. Rocker, of a daughter—
'flia tally of Mr. G. Marino*, of Ilssitopsgate-strret, of a
Mill—The wile of Mr. A. Ciailsr,
without, of a tin.