The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-11 00:00:00

Tilt IlinloNAT. itEGISTrit

&Wulff se'iiiiight lie received information at the (Alice •
TM Etetillanterre, that the case was a fabrication, and w.
desired to explaitt the matter. He then related the above
fact,, and silo:nisei, to use peel), exertion to find out and
hi jug forwaid the miaow of the fabrication. Hornig the
greater part of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, be had been
about Of various directions, and to most of the police•otficea
in the metropolis, bat without being able to ineet with the
object of his search. Vievions to this lie had met liiin very
frequeutly, and the only way in which lie (.o'o4 now account
for his misticeessful search was, that the case having been
publicly mentioned in mm e than one office, the person in ques-
tion had heard of it, and to avoid detection and exposure. lied
kept away flout his usual bounty. Such were the plain fuels
which he hail to stile in juetilkation of himself, and he was
willing. if it could be allowed, to state them on oath. At
the very time he visa writing the account. he was certain,
and lie mentioned it to the narrator, that the publication of
the case would have the effect of Winging thrward humane
persons to contribute to the relief of tlw imagined attorney.
He conceived, in fact, that by writing the ease lie was not
only performing his ditty to his employers, but was render-
ing an essential service to a distressed fellow-creature. It
now oreurri d to him, that iu the early part of the very seine
week in which lie %%rote the urticle complained of, the cave
of Thoutav Oldershaw ocrurrcil at this office (Guildhall)
berme Sir William Curtis. the (Acton). furni-bed some of
the daily papers with an accomit or that case, and was after..
wards a witness of the beneficial effects which the publicity
given to it produced. He knew that several persons, who
were totally miacquainted wito the unfortunate Oldershaw
and his family, except by the relation of his case in the
newspapers, had generously come forward and subscribed
sums of money for their relief; and he anticipated the same
reauk in the case of the attorney. He would now put it to
the common understanding of an individual present, whether
it vvasat all probable, that with the case of Oldernhaw, recent
as it was before his eyes, and fresh in his recollection, lie
would be so mail as to tirbricale au article of the same na-
tureond which lie was well aware must have the same effect.
—lle had been imposed upon, from what motive he knew
not; but lie would again solemnly declare, that he had no
hand in the fabneation, that Ild never was guilty of an inten-
tion to commit fraud, and he thought that the individual who
had imposed upon him, it' lie had any feeling of honour,
would, upon hearing of this prereeiliog, come forward, and
vindicate him. If the case were proceeded in, lie cared very
little whether he was convicted of the offence charged upon
hill' or not ; fur he could never main hope to hold tip his
head in society unless the parties charging wet e satisfied with
the truth of his statement. He knew very well :het 1.1 had
only his own assertion to bear hill' out, and if this failed,
total ruin must fall upon him as well as another, who was
in a great alraSare dependent upon him for support. A very
short time ago be had repoited a ease from this office which
lie had since learned was a fidnieation, mid be had been im-
posed upon in the same way. (This was a case under the
title of " Elopement Extraordinary," and appeared in most of
the newspapers.]
Mr. Alderman Waldman said, be had lately heard com.
plaints of mis-statements loom this and other offices hawing
appeared iii the public journals.
Mr. Alderman Thorp observed, that Mr. Acton mint see
how imprudent it was to trust to the authority of d permits of
whom lie kirew so little.

Mr. Acton said, he was fully aware of that, and it would
be a wattling to him as long as he lived. The tale was de-
livered to hint with such au air of truth that he never once
doubted it.

The complainant on the part of The Englishman said, that
after the statement which bad been made by Mr. Acton, the
proprietors would havesso wish to press the matter further;
and if a fair report of what had taken place was given, in
order that the p blic night tor satisfied upon the subject, and
the public jour exonerateti from blaine, they would be
tts,.
perfectly satlstim ra the sense time they declared it :was
their !Mil dries niiu • -to proceed against the first person
that should be detectr n practising a similar fraud.
Mr. Alderman "Thorp said, that the present proceeding was
highly euminentlableou the part of the proprietors of The En-
glishman, and he thought the other journalists were indebted
to them for the part they had Laken. The worthy Alderman
added, that if fictitious tales of distress were bettered to find
iasertion in the newspapers, humane persons, indignant at
tne imposition, would refuse their aid in future, and thus
individuals a Ito were really unfortunate would suffer. Nothing
:a fact could be inure injurious to humanity.
In obedience to the order of Alderman Goodbehere, the
City officers bi ought tip a number of vagrants whit had assem-
bled in the night under the shambles of Fleet Market, and
appeared so futinidable to the respectable inhabitants. Aloft
of them said they had no other plate to go to, and were
passed to their parishes. alit., havilig received an admonition
from the Sitting Aldernem ( Mr. J. J. Smith), who made a
decimation of mneli importance to the public, in the course
alias commeuts upon the duties of constables and watchmen.
" I know nothing," said lie, " of the appointment of con-
stables fur any particular distiiet. Those who are chosen by
us arc chosen as eonstaldes of the City of London, jo every
part of which it is their duty to act; and if they should re-
fuse worn called upon, they are liable to the conseipinices of
all info, 'Hamm. IL is also supposed ty watchmen that they are
justified in refusing to leave their beat upon any emergency.
Phis is also a most gross mistake. It certainly is not their
business to run about the city, buf they must extend their
usual services when necessity reviles. I was •t upped by a
fellow in Cheopside, one night about six weeks ago ; a
wmchinaii was walking on the opposite bille of the way, and
he refused to come to my assistance because I was not upon
his beat. My summoning him before the Lord Mayor pro-
duced a rep; inland to hint, ful titer thau which I did slot wish
!tb press it ; but I shall pay the utmost attention to 4111,y coin-
plaint of a similar kind." ,
....

The rVtlet Milli received a letter front minty of the revec-
table inhabitants oldie ward, cumuli ))) tog thut their property
war nut protected by the wateli. He 'CIO red tile complaint
to Attie, man Waithinan, who belong% to the %void, stating
that he was conviticed that tel agistiate would col cct
the evil, and dcelariirg that all the fault lay on the ward Ilse If.
With regard to the multitude of prooltntes, of %%hum the
letter also complained, what could the win,' expect when
such houses as Black House Alley was swarmed with were
allowed ?

A treadle of one of the parishes declared, that if the watch-
men in his pariah were halt innidetcJ, those in the next
wotild not come to their

BOW STREET.
A case of considerable impurt•u'cc to the public and the
coal 'rode came on to he howl before R. Millie, E.g. ilie
sitting Magistrate. George Alders a coal-merchant, aopear-
ed to a 5111111110/15, to 41/3WeI to 8 taw mations exhibited against

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OCT 10'

hill!, charging him with sending eight waggons, loaded with
coals, to the limise of the Mid. lady Drummond Smith, in
Piccadllll)-terrace, on the 21th day of August last, without
the veduldn's ticket, signed by hind, as do the sorts of coals
that were sent to the porchasees, countersigned by the
meter; 14) al telt the defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Andreas. the Larri,ter, attended to conduct the pro-
secution, idol stated the case, observing that the legislature,
in passim; the Act of Parliament, had in view to guard the
public against the imposition of one sort of cook being soh_
*finite(' for another, much was very necessary, when it was
known. that a sort of coals, culled Wali`._end, were 6 shillings
dearer than any other kind. The act directed that it shookd
be certified as collect by the vender, for which he was an-
'wet able ; but to guard against imposition by the vender, in
certifying one sort or coals for another, the act directed that
the cei titivate or ticket should be comitersigned by a meter,
meaning the meter who was stationed at the wharf from whence
the coals %Cue sent out, and who is understood to have meted
the coats when tlwy were measured.
Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor, attended for the defendant,
and took several legal objections, which were over ruled ;
one of there was, that the particular offence with which his
client was charged was, this omitting to sign the vender's
ticket.

Mr. Andrews, in reply, contended, that he wuanfficiently
charged in the information with not seniksig a ticket with
37 saeks cud*, with a vender's ticket, u described by We
act.

Mr. Birnie was of opinion, that it would have been as well
if the omission hail been particularly mentioned, but did not
consider the objection fatal.
William S. Savage, tinder-butler to Lady Elit. 1). Smith of
Piccadillj•terracc, attended, and stated, that on tiie Voli day
of August, eight wagons loaded with coals, came to her
Ladyship's Wove, and lie received some of the tickets all of
which those concerned in carrying on the information It.sd got
possession of; and a vender's ticket, one of them for 37 tacks
of coals, being shown to him, lie identified it as one of those
which were received at Lady Smith's house on the Lith day
of A lig wit last.

Mr.-Humphreys asked this witness how he knew his mu.
tress's Millie was Eliza ; to which he replied, he didlnot know
it of his own knowledge, but only understood or believed it
to be so. Mr. Humphreys was about to take an objection
to the proceedings, owing to there being no proof of her
Ladyship's Christian name, but it was not attended to.
Jarvis Kendall, Lady Smith's butler, confirmed the above
he observed that the present proceedings acre not carried on
by Lady Smith or with her approbation.
John Ogle, a labouring meter, stated that he was teeter at
St. Bride's wharf ur the month of August, and recollected
that he meted the eight waggon-loads of coals on the 25th of
that month. He admitted that he did not countersign the
vender's tickets of any of them ; lie was not asked to do so,
nor, in fact, did lie know that it was his duty to do so, not
having any such directions, as lie had observed, in the book
of instruetions which- lie had received when he was appointed
a meter, and which lie then had in his hand. This was con.
sidered a very est raorelioary statement, as the Act of Parks.
ment is explicit upon the. subject. The Magistrate desired to
look at them, and, on examination, instaiitty discovered the
directions for signing the vender's ticket.
The Magistrate stated himself to be satisfied that the case
had been male out, and sonic eonversatiou then arose as t•
the amount of the conviction, the act stating that it is not to
exceed 201.

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Mr. Andrews said he was instructed by his client to As) he
should not take any of the part to which he was entitled, but
wished it to be applied to sonic public charity.
The Magistrate fixed the penalty at 101.
Ma. Humphreys gave notice of as appeal to the Sessions
against the conviction.
The other seven informations were about to he proceeded
on, when Nle. Humphreys prayed an extension of time, as his
client had been served with summonses only on Satin day
night. This was so short a period, he could not be pre.
pared with a defence. Oat this pound the bearing was
postponed,

On Tuesday afternoon, a young man of genteel appearsnee
of the name of Chit Louis Nlarie librat, calling 1 elf ais
officer in the French fitiliice, was laronzlit to the office by
Bishop and Riithen the officers, charged with robbing Lieut.
General Stafford Light hurtle, of Bank of England notes, and
Haminersiey the banker's circular notes, to the amount of
about 5501. The Ureteral stated, that a short time since lit
left England with an intention of proceeding to Greece, He
took with him 6001. in Bank of England notes, and HamMers-
ley's circular notes amounting to 1601.; and while he was
abroad lie only changed one 501. note, which was at Lafitte's,
the banker, in Paris. Sums after he received a communica-
tion from England, respecting some very important business',
which obliged him to return home instead of proceeding en
his Journey to Greece. On his arrival at Calaislie embarked
on board the Desiree French packet-boat for Hover, and
soon alter he got ou board the packet-boat was the last time
he saw his pocket-book, which contained the above notes, lie
having then occasion to take his pocketbook out of his
pocket to show his passport to a police officer. He recol-
lected secitig the prisoner on hoard the parket.boat, sad
particularly. noticed his complexion; floor the darkness of
winch, lie concluded him to be a Dative of South America.—
He and the rest of the passengers were landed on the beach
at Dover, on the night of 14111 September last, about 3 o'clock,
when he found the prisoner close to his person, will) asked
him to allow kiln to early a nap of Lisle in his hated, whirl;
he was taking to the Custom-house to pay the duty for. 'll, •
be declined, at the same instant he put leis hand to his coat-
pocket and missed his pocket bock; whether he felt any
tiling at his pocket to cause him to put his hand to it or not,
he could not tell, or whether it was by chance. He instantly
communicated his discovery to the Enstoin-horse officer who
was attending him. The prisoner at this time disappeared,
bat he had then no suspicion of him. lie made all possible
exertion in hailing the boat which hail landed him, but it
being dark lie had considerable difficulty ill nicking the men
miderstatiel, as they had lost off the boat to aDother part of
the beach ; he had the boat searched for leis pocket-book, but
no trace of it could be found. liiformation was given of the
robbery at the above office, and Bishop and Routhen have
been exerting themselves since to discover the rubber and
thin property. 'lwo ul the stolen 501. and 2of the stolen 201.
circular notes have been pia:seined at Hammersley's Bank in
Pall-mall foe p.ty stieh t since, and stopped, but the parties pre-
senting them contrived to make their escape. At length the
officeis, by r.xei nulls and peisevei mice, succeeded in disco-
vering the prisoner, with the prosecutor's pocket-hook on
Min, au.' the stolen notes to the amount of 3901 ,

together With those stopped, leave very little deticietic3.—
The officers, or. SCAITIIIIIg the ph:tuner, found pawsibrokeis
tinplicates vu him fur a teal and a "lug, which are huppused

OCT. 10

to be the property of a young man of the name of Kull.
mail, whom the prisoner travelled with ; and they put up
at La Sabloniele's lintel, in Leicester Square, where
Kollman's box waa broken open and rnblJed. A pass.'
port was also found upon him, which he had obtained from
the Martinis D'Osmonil, the French Ambassador, three days
after his arrival in JAndon, which would enable him to leave
the country at any time ; and if he had gone abroad, lie might
have ;messed the notes. In the passport he describes himself
as a naval,otEcer, and a native of Brest. He said his family
lived attlitend.
Committed for further examination.
HATTON GARDEN.

j. Moore, of Tottenham-place, Tottenham•court Road, a
seller of breed, was disrged with having sold eight half-guar.
trim loaves deficient 20.1 minces of the weight ordered by Act
of Parliament. The charge being proved, be was convicted
iu the mitigated penalty of ss. an ounce, amounting in the
whole to 51. 33.6 d.
MARLBOROUGH sniEFT.

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Wednesday 111 r. Goddin, of the firm of Stretton and Co.,
brewers, charged -- Glatlison, a shopkeeper, iu Rupert_
street. on suspicion of stealing beer casks, their property.—
Mr. Ooddin represented that they were losers of nearly;
4,0001. per annum, by casks, many of which be beiieved were*
illegally disposed of. In the present case, his house supplied
the prisoner with table beer, and it was usual for their ens-
tnnteis to return the empty casks, on full ones being delivered.
On Monday last, as complainant was coming to town, he saw
one of their casks in a cart belonging to Mr. Jones, proprie
tar of ilea flax mills at Feltham. Oil application to the Ma-
gistrates, Plank, the. officer, was sent down to Feltham,
where he found the cask in question, and learnt that it was
conveyed from London by a servant in Mr. Jones's employ
This man !misfile had borrowed it of the prisoner, his brother.
in•latc, to till with elder wine. Plank immediately went to
the prisoner, who denied having sent a cask into the country.
On.examining the premises, several casks were found in the
cellar or the prisoner's house. The defeetlant denied any
criminal ,intention, and expressed much regret at his having
thus acted he offered to make a public acknowledgement
of his offence. (Icon this, Mr. Goildia4ititi lie would notairo-
ceed farther, but wished to be understood, that if he found
any one else offending in like manner, he would prosecute to
the utmost. Ths Magistrate signified to the defendant that
'he was tot tunate in thus escaping : for had lie been convicted,,,
his ptinist unt would be transportation for seven years.
Friday four gentlemen were brought to this office charged by
Boosey, a watchman in Tottenham-court•Boad, with assaulting him
while oil duty. He represented, that he offered no provocation to
the gentlemen, butt being attacked by them, he with difficulty sprung
his rattle, and secured them. Mr. Ayton, the first defendant called
upon, said he resided.at t 6, Tottenham-cotsNsioad ; he had been
speeding the evening with some friends he 101 W-returning home,
and seeing a .man sleeping on the pavement, he observed to his
friends, that some accident might befit him if he continued there;
net conviving him to be a watchman on duty. he lifted up the man's
foot.. and tesired him to move; upon which the mail rose and struck
him violently on the forehead with a large stick, and inflicted a
wound of six inches in length; he alsostnick Mr. Dean, his com-
panion, anti fractured his skull. Toese two gentlemen exhibited
the marks of the watchman's violence, and called a gentleman to
anbstantiate their statement, when Mr. Brookes. of Euston Square,
stepped forward. He said he had left the gentlemen in custody a
minute or two only, they were perfectly steady and not the least in-
toxicated; hearing tile watchman's rattle, he went to the spot; he
saw the watciuman strike Mr. Ayton, and knock him down with a
stick three scrend times. Mr. Ayton, Mr. Dean, and Mr. Johnson,
•ot Chapel Street, another of the gentlemen in custody, were earned
off to the watch house. Witness accompanied them; when they at-
..rived there, the watchman perceiving that he only had seen the
transaction, and to prevent his evident, being received against him,
he too was accused of being concerned an the affray. Atter some time
it was found necessary that medical assistance should be obtained for
the two wounded gentlemen, and they were conveyed to the Middle.
sex Hoepital, and were compelled to attend the office to answer the'
etatchusan's complaint. Mr. Baker regretted the disastrous treat-
ment the gentlemen had met -with. and reprobated in energetic
terms the infamous conduct of the watchman ; he told the gentle-
men they were discharged, and addressing himself to the watelunan,
he said, '•I shall hold you to bail to answer any chargethtse gentle-
men may prefer against you." The gentlemen expressed their de-
tertninauon to prosecute the fellow to the utmost.
W 0 RS HI P

J. Molls, a baker, in Tabernacle-sti ref. St. Luke's, was
charged with selling bread short of weight. The informer
proved having purchased five loaves at his %bop short in
weigtst nine ounces. Convicted in the penalty of .is. per oz.
which amounted io 21 ss. and costs.

Jasper was charged with being a common utterer of
forged notes. The prisoner was apprehended at Croydon'
fair, and five forged 11. notes were found on I —Remanded.
Hannah Bland, of Brirk•lane, Spitaltields, complained that
her strvetAbari bad robbed her of all her clothes. Site said
his name was J. Smith, residing with Mr. Pitman, bootmaker,.
LWOW] Wail. She received his addresses for sonic lime
past, and a speedy anion was anticipated. On Tuesday even-
ing he CAM(' •to her residence, brit rent away rather abruptly.
11e was been by a boy carrying away a bundle, and she missed
two silk shawls, value 41. each, and several silk dretises, a
golf: snuff box, and several trinkets. On enquiry at Mr. Pit.
!troll's, it was ascertained that lie had only been a journeyman,
and had conducted himself in welt a manner that Mr. Pit-
man would not employ hint again. She gave a description
of him.