The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-22 00:00:00

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MANSION HOUSE.
siNIBULkrt I)ISCOVLRIV-011 Monday a very important
fact ass discovered in the course of an investigation into
Incase in which Mr. Duncan Campbell appeared against a
Jew boy, named Emanuel Allen, for a robbery.
The circumstances were these—Mr. Campbell stated,
that 115 lie was passing along Hotindsditeli on Saturday
last, between lota and five o'clock in the evening, the
prisoner, a boy anont ten years old, ran up to hint null
'batched a gold watch, chain, and seals out of his pocket.
Tlie boy, near sebum were others of a suspicious de-
nt iption, inimerlisiely rim oil, hilt Mr. Campbell fol-
lowed, and never lost sight of him until lie was lodged in
the custody of AO officer.
'flue officer stated, that he hail searched the boy, lint
foetid touting upon him, the arratigement ut the thieves
in such t aces being so ingenious aunt rapid of execution,
that pi overly passes like lightning thiongli a multitude of
battik, alter it has beet' stolen.
After such direct evidence as this, the chief elm k
drew up the recognisance in the usual form, Wilding the
person robbed to prosecute, and give evidence itgainsi
the prisoner. Ile !lauded over the bond to Mr. Campbell
fur his signal lire.
Mr. Oamphell said, he was certainly ready to give
evidence against the prisoner= but he did nut know all4l
light the Cold layor had to bind hint down to prosecute,
there being no law that he ever yet heard uf, alucil ren-
dered a petsmi, uuder such circ 1111 l stances, responsible as
a prosecutor.
'The Lord Mayor said, the law was peremptory upon
the subject, and ordered, than the event ut a refusal to
the person' erillhe LI should lie imprisoned.
Alr. Campbell begged that the art would 1w pointed
out to him. He hoped to be enlightened oy aii czhibuUou
of the kind, and declared that if it w vie presented to
him, he should imen-diately repent and correct Ills erre,.
It hits Lordship insisted upon it, lie should go to custody
of his officer to prison, but it would Itt. a K.ltiNfat: I' lO
him to see the statute, authorising his coinunital pre-
viously.
Tire Lord Mayor immediately sent for the City Solicitor,
who, upon hearing of the refusal of Mr. Campbell, said,
the act was imperative, and the alternative was a prison.
Mr. Campbell questioned the authority of the learned
Solicitor, as at II as of the Lord Mayor, and said lie did
not know of any Salute imposieg upon any luau the
oh-
ligatiun to prosecute upon an inawtowiii.
'floe City Solicitor then relented to the Ist and goil of
Philip and Maly, cap. 13, which is the only authority,
and to his astont,linieut, that there was not a word in it
from which it could be interred Mat any one was obliged
to plosecute another upon an indict ineiit.
Tire Learned lienileman then stated, that Mr. Camp-
bell was certainly tight in the olijer non he had made,
suit that au alteration most be made w the recognisance.
The wood "prosecutor" having then been °blue' ated,
Mr. Campbell then read over tic bond with great care,
and affixed his signature to it. He declared, upon leas nig
the office, that lie would cutupel the Atturucy Gcuerul to
prosecm e the pi isJner.
BOW STREET.

A woman, of the name of IVarrender, was charged on
Monday, befoie Mr. Birnie, with uttering a forged D.
note, at a grocer's shop at Kensington.
Tile prisoner, it was stated, tendered the note in pay
meat of some groceries, anti whim, upon suspicion that
the note was bad, she was told she st be detained; she
said that a young woman named Darting?, gave it to her.
—This peisau, when applied to confirmed the story,
and was taken up, but finding she had gut into trouble,
she denied she gave the prisoner the note, and the latter
then confessed that she had purchased it for Gs. ad.—
Davoien then acknowledged that she knew the prisoner
had a forged flute, and that she confirmed her story at
first in the hope of getting her utf.

Clipstone, a man at least IGO years of age, was
charged with attempting to pick pockets.
Lines and oilier officers, stated, that they saw the pri-
soner, with two lads, following and attempting to pick the
pockets of a great number of persons between Somerset
Moose and Tempie Bar, The lads sounded the pockets
whole the prisoner walked close behind 'early 10 receive
the property, or to give a signal in CAM of danger.
Mr. Well, Mr. Clipsione, you nave heard
the charge against yon, have you not?"
Prisonei.—" Nut a sentence, your worship—l am so
exit emely dear."
Mr. Ilia Me (speaking You were not deaf
when you and I used to mcu at Union Hall some years
ago."
isoner.—" So, Sir, but a few
Tears make a great di&
fereuer, IluW :1111 411 Old

:11r. think, (iu a very low voice).—" llow long have
yon been deaf."
The prisoner answered most readily that lie had been
five)eiiis dear.
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Mr. I3irnic.—•' I perceive boa are only deaf when it
snits OIL" . .

The pi ismier denied the charge altogether, and said lie
was hut on his law rut business, and he thought it was very
hard that lie should be interrupted.
Lints said the prisoner Ali+ ays walked behind to re-
ceiva the .` wag" (stolen properly).
Mr. I commit him under the Police Act."
Mr Woods, the del k, informed the prisoner, that lie
was convicted as a logio and a vagabond taut repined
thief.

Prisoner.—" Really, Sir, that is • very unpleasant sort
of twin ttttt lication to tie made in a public ollice i it makes
sue quite iieondortable, I declare."
He was committed to the Sessions.

CMILD STRIPPING.—Saturday morning a little boy,
belonging to Air. Davies, of Bedcnns-street, Liorough,
was decoyed away l• the door by an old woman (wlio
spoke with au Irish accent), who gave the child apples,
and persuaded bins to accompany her up some mews,
where she prim-oiled to have a rockingdsorsc, which she
would give hill'. litre the old delinquent stripped the
poor child of all ib clothes, and wens away, promising
to kiwis soon with a hew stilt. In she meantime the
buy was ibiss,tl by his lAtrelll9, and Smith, a constable
of the Borough, was sent to make hiquiries tespectin,;
tun; lie 11111114.1 Lim towards the evcning in the care Ma
cowkeeper, named Thomas, of Bermondsey, who had
been attracted iodic stable by the poor little boy's cries.

THE NATIONAL EGISTERR

BOXING AND CUDGELLING AT RIDDLESWORTH
NEAR TAMWORTH, HERTS.

The provincial fanciers had a good morning's play
yesterday, on Riddlesworth Downs, in two boxing-
matches, and a cudgelling match. The heroes for
the first battle were (not the Tom Jones of Fielding,
nor Tom Jones the brave competitor of Jetn Bel-
cher), but Jones, a pupil of the latter, a farmer,
who knew how to use his tnauleys well, and Abel
Norris, a Cambridgeshire man, backed fur .20
Guineas by some collegiate sprigs of fashion.
I.—Four hat d rounds were fought which occupied 36
!ninnies. In the first round Norris was neatly pinked
blind by the left handed hits, which, it nos of the hardest
kind, told by repetitions. Jones was floored by a right-
handed blow au inch shove iYr (nark. .

2.—Norris got hold of Irk adversary at going in, and
gave Min sonic pulley haulcy punishment, and then threw
him a heavy 1511111 ell Net.
S.—Jones winked with notch caution npon his science,
and did h out exerntion. lint in it rally, %%Inch lasted
several minutes, much execution was pet-loomed, and both
went down weak.

rir was too blind to find the scratch, and he
NAA kOlUtked dUII,II by a hotly hit, which won Jones the
A second battle was fought for a purse of five
guineas, betweca two awkward novices, which. was
a contrast to the former, and afforded much fun.
Their names were Gee and Roach, and the iiacta-
tion of science caused the fun. Not a drop of claret
sprinkled the ground from them, but it was round
hitting, where the wrist instead of the fist acted.
After fifty minutes Roaah gave in with a slap on
the side of the head.

Our informant left the single-stick players con-
tending fur a hat worth a guinea, second best ten
shillings, and five fur the worst of the lot. Baxter
from \Vanstcad won the hat, and we left the others
in contention.

MYSTrRIOUS RollllbltY.—Ai extensive robbery has
been committed, under circumstances of a very extra-
outlawry nature, hitherto without detectian :—A batik-
ing house in the city, hail occasion to send a reniittauce
in between 130ut. and 14001. in batik notes, too banker's
at Plymouth, they were packed tip in arinail box, sealed
with an official seal, and snit by the porter of the house
to a particular waggim office, to be sent off by a Plymouth
waggon early next morning. He was also ordered to
enter n as of toe value of 4501. and insure it to that
•I'he porter left the Wok with the uox, but it
11.11111elled that he ltd 1101 to Lac Wagaalll office until
the book 4 had closed fur the ingest, aura the box could
tint be sent by the next wagon. The clerk at the wag-
goll ollice, however, took tlbe box and locked it up iu
an out citest, where it remaitied until the mkt waggon
started about two days. 1, was Girt) placed in the wagon
in such a 5111156011 that it was utterly impossible to take
it OW Olt the roan. It so ilLypelleli, LILO On Ille antval
of toe waggon at Pivtivi:oli, toe chief partner iii the
batik there, who also open such ',weds was extremely
ill, and the box remained lite or six days belOre it was
opened. It was 110Wetcr kept secure ha the banking
house, and when at Lenath It was given to the chic(
partner to be opened, the seals of the 1...011du1l B.lllk
were still 111/4/11 It, aILII to all appearauce it was precisely
in the Sallle stale as when it kit tile hands of the batik
clerk here. The surmise, therefore, of the Plymouth
Banker may be culiceived, when Olt opening the box he
[omid it to contain ))))) Mug but a parcel or waste paper
tile interval, between the lea% ing 01 the parcel at
the waggon office atid its arrival in illy wraith, die whole
of die notes winch were hist enclosed in it were put iu
circulation in the metropolis. Au inquiry being set on
font, it was discovered that the porter, when he went
to the wteagon oilier had a man with him. lie was
(I tit siioii ii es LO ills attillailnallee with tilts lulu, aura
bald he had roily known min a short nine, and Mat he
knew him from his hat lug had a cttandler's shop to let,
which lie (me porter) was about to take. This man was
applied to benne he could see the porter, and asked it
he tad ever wished to let his shop, awl lie at first replied
with a decided negative, but alter some further coiner-
simian he said lie believed tie had once made an oiler to
a friend of his to let tile shop This man and the l Wier
underwein a lima, and severe interrogation, but nui fling
was extracted train knew that could tend to throw any
hot upon this ino,t singular affair. The matter rests
here on the present, anti we understand to be decided
between the Loralon Bankers aid the proprietors of the
waggon (Alice by civil action. AnOiller banker's parcel
was plundered in a similar way but a shut time before
Fraley inoroing, about three o'clock, the tinnily of
Mr. Fainter, cileesemouger, 129, High Street, Sliadwell,
were awoke out of tilde sleep, and thiown into the
utmost alarm, at hearing a crackling noise; supposina
it to be occasioned by robbers endeavouring to gain
admission they got tip, and after making ttie necessary
preparations to case 01 an attack, Mr. Farmer nut being
at home; a person went out cautiousiv, acid gave tilt
alarm at the two adjoining houses, occupied by Mr.
Roeliester, a lea dealer, and Mr. Spring, patent navy
paint and ship bottom( tt warehouse, win .1.50 gout up to •
oppose the entrance of the supposed robir.,rs. A greater
degree of terror, however, was Minn& itely excited
amongst the occupiers, the whole of the roo;s oi the
three houses falling in at the
etas.), licatiog down the whole en the th:rd floor or each
house, and materially damaged the seemid. '1•wo child-
ren who were at that time asleep in a roo.a on the second
door to Mr. Pariner's host e, miraculously escaped being
killed, one of the rafters in its tall ha( og gut right
tormigh the foot of the bed in which they slept; hail
not these families been roused throuBli we anovecircuin-
statices, ►everal lives must have been lost, as the greater
pan of tile families in each huusesk•pt on the third
Moor.

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