The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-23 00:00:00

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On Wednesday, the examination was resumed, before
Al r. Hlrka, of James Roberts, Nathaniel Oliver,P. Benja-
min liammersly. Robert Stanneford, and William Yates,
privatos in the Guards, who were charged with commit-
ting depredations in Dover-street, Picea dilly, on 1 Ism sday
Wit/tight, dining the tissue of a house being un the.
Sergeant Wm. :11nrray, of the 3.1 Goa' da, staled, that
he muunted duty on the Kiiio ;mud ou Wedursday. On
Thursday morning, about ten minutes before two o'ekielt„
an Corm of fire in Dover-street rinse to 11e palace. His
officer ordered him to match a detachment of 62 men to
assist at the fire. which he accordingly did: they tuned the
Street to keep off the (stun Wises's' impeding the playing of
the engines, ei On applications hoot persons in the
110101.11 near that on fire, lisr some aoldiet a to secure their
property iii ease of the fire spreading, by order of the
astfieer be took tiff some ut the aim ungest men to gis e -their
basis' once. None of the wither.' or any other person en-
tered the hosier» by force. Robes Is and Oliver were the
only Inn prisoners who wes e of the King's guard. ur of
that detachment attending the fire. The tire anbaidiug at
about half-past Icor o'clock, he marched the detachment.
back to the palace, then they were all present swept
Oliver; alto overtook them by tba lime 111,1 arrived at the
paiace„having been detaieed .iry an act of necessity. At
the ro11•rtill, at a goalies- before 10 o'clock, at the
Knightsbridge bus raes.s, the prisoner Roberts was absent.
*The only let ye used to enter Mrs. Fergusue's house was
.by the breaking of window'', and marks uo the door as it'
done by kicks, nide,' is rot 1111 l un at files, mud it 41141 not
appear by ato' line wus rune.
1111.111 an W illtams. x sorgeant in the 3d regiment of
{Wards, stated, that the prisoner Hanitnetaly was absent
without leave on Friday.
Robert Roe, a private in the 2d battalion of the (7441•
stream Guard., stated,that he works at Ilk trade as a note
nod shoemaker. On Friday hr was at the Mal qui, of
Granby public-home, at [tun-gate, when the ',Own' ra
11111 l erAly and Yates (*Nine in there and called for half a
gall's', of Ist er, and atter that some giu they Invited hue
so di Ink.with them. which he did as a brothel soldier.
'flue tribune? Roberts pulled unit of his pocket a great deal
of motley, and Iponste4l of tic having made a great bold at
the flue in. Dover-street, to the amount or shoat :'Ol. in
Bank-notes, and a piece of pH which he hod been
offered 251. for. He also hash a tr.-at countity of savor, us
melt, he supposed, as would till a pint pot. He then
appeared a riffle intoxicated.
Robert Aossin, a private in the Coldstream Guards, Raid
he was on ditty at flue Mint on Friday; between 1U and
11 o'clock on that night, Ours., was is great noise and dis-
turb:nice at the Bunch of Grapes pnblie-lionse, by some
while's: he mind three ethos were sent to take them into
custody; alien they got there, they only found tire psi-
soner Hammer-Iy, who enileasoured to hide his face:
hey, however, seemed hi in, mud On their wry to the Toner
net r tkrloll, willies% asked him how be managtd to get
such a fuddle; to which Hanitnersly repiied, they had
mimic a good haul at the fire its P0...1-sties too near "iOl.
A giro-deal was said about a piece of gold, but whirls
eim,risis.a'my stet y at present, no person having last path
ealnabeetiece at the lire : a
.i.•weller resides emit to tLe
avid, but be is nut 'male of lust its