The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-26 00:00:00

OCT. 26

lg visible, the tippet was not parted with, and the money
• he trimming, or the trimming itself, was demanded, but
.her could be obtained. A young man of the house of
dings went again, and desired to see Lady Bruce; he was
rased she was out ; he insisted upon it that she was not out,
. he would wait in the house till he did see her; after some
r the prisoner presented herself as Lady Bence, and he
!alert his demand for the money or the trinnuitig, when the
suer informed him that it was impossible he could have
:Hassling again, as it Was cut up and put on a pelisse, and
as not in her power to pay then, but she would pay in a
Miss. 'Otis was nut agreed to by the young man, who
,used taking the trimntiux again, although it was cut up
. ou a pelisse ; but her ladyship rattled to let him have it.
'lie pound of a felonious charge upon which Mews. Hurd•
brom;lit her to the office was, her taking the trimming
of the box withold their consent. She said she was re.
,iliend.•.l by the Arundel fatuity, who upon inquiry denied
they knew ally such person.
Hartlings also denied that the prisoner was the
son she represented herself to be.
, gentleman who attended to defend the prisoner insisted
the iSmier was the person she reprasented herself to be,
I that her name was Lady Stewart Bruce. He also eon-
:ed that the transaction was a simple debt, and that her
lyship would pay it in ten days: lie said her Ladyship
all establishment of servants, mid lived is respectability.
lie young men front Messrs. Harding's still persisted that
prisoner was not Lady Brace.
'he Magistrate asked if her Ladyship had been charged
i stealing the trilmiling when the intitf was entailed, and
ig answered in the negative, he dismissed dr charge, it
ig only a debt.
'his pretended Lady, for such she now appears to he, was
•11 tiroaglit up on Friday, charged by V4ll-1114 respectable
.eimen with swindling them out of property to a considers
amount ; and with all address which would have imposed
.1 the most wary and suspicions individuals. It appears
becu liviugi.t a sty lo of elegance and splendour, which
MI require a large fortune to support. Her previansvxas
however, opened the eyes of her two credulous
.111.11101—cuil after a hearing of some hours, ass lady was
.audrd for further examination.

M A RLIIOIB.M.P.iti STREET.
/corim's Arracg.—Two nntorions thieves, named
th and Jones, were detected by John Furzentan, in Great
en-street, in the act of picking the pockets of a gentle-
', acid were committed as rogues anti vagabonds. Jahn
Akett,sto, who has rendered himself obnoxious by his ricer_
.sin apprehending ibis description isf ofirsiders, conducted
Prisoners to the office; they had scarcely introduced
.oseitresoslien Jones seized the officer by the neck, anti
,re lie would strangle him, while Smith, with all his force,:
"tett many !blows on his face. Fortunately some other
..era interfered, and preven'.ed their infamous intuntion.
aeinan was much hurt in the neck, and bled prollisely in
sequence of the blows he received.
laity Crauhy and Charlotte Morgan were charged wills
ding from Mr. Erard, harp maker, in Wiginoresstreet, a
ober of valuable 'paintings, stated to be worth 2,0001. It
,eared that Mu. Erard being a connoisseur, had at much
.erne obtained a collection of the paintings of eminent
.tern ; these were deposited in a room named " The Pie.
Gallery," the key of which was in the charge of doe
ter, named Cranby ; Mary Crithliy, the porter's daughter,
• frequently at the house, and hod, in concert With Char-
t, Morgan, the other prisoner, at different times stoles the
things and pledged them to different pawnbrokers. One
is paionings valued at 1001.. was trait ed to Baylis, a pawn-
ker, in Portland-street, for Ills. ; a harp also been
_Ad to another pawnbroker. Baylis said he did not know
value of the painting, and thus accounted for advancing
mall a soon. It is supposed that this property has been
iged for a ititliug mite, and that the &peakr part will be
overeil. Remanded.
i yOllll4 man named Shad weii, was charged by Miss Mont,
illatch lady, with threatening her life. The eomplaisiant
:ed, that the prisoner was concerned with Mr. Lewis
met, her brother,(the celebrated flute player,) in the mo-
il liur, and wi.s entitled to one tenth of the profits. A
rt into• ago her brother left Leigland, on business of lime-
lance, tor.ltotterilane ;and in Ins absence, the prisoner was
to superintend the business. Some short time atter the
mrture of Mu. Mullet, the prisoner fellutved him. %Viten
y met at Rotterdam, Mr. Simile ell asked Mr. Drotict if lie
-old make a particular affidavit to screen lien from a prose-
ion in LOlllllOll, whirls lile later, objected to. Mr. Shad at II
ti requested eel explanation of various debts, which mot
rig given to leis satisfaction. he said that he would swear
death of Mr. Drimet. Out Nloopolay last Mr. Shoodwell
whet, to tel and repair[ d to the house of Mr. Drone!,
~ where the business bad been carried on. 'l' he servant
erred the
e he came in, saw complainant in the drawing room, and
osted her civilly. He afterwards held a conference with
father, in French, re:prelim:the removal of the flutes and
sic. Neat day he came again, in a very violent passion,
I demanded the ledger, which her father refused to give
He tlicn used strong language to complainaut, corm.
ling with the threat of tier brother ; in consequence of
do her filecods ails keit her to have hint bound over to keep
;peace.—The ilefectlant vied, that. dialing the time Moo-
r Drunet was at One atilt rdtelll Thr.orcs lie London, he

tme aeipt: ttttt ed with him ; and they ago red to establish
neern tot the sale of " I)rotiet's Patent Flutes," which at
time were all the rare. tie(tlefettilatit)eittlialkeil u, ihts
•elation a capital of ;>OOl. and was to have a tooth part of
lirotits : but not hating tor a ktigth of time tee( ived any
g from Mr. 1)Ionet; and that gentleman having left the
dry, he concluded that lie had absconded for the purpose
:fratoling 11174 ('I a•usegmtuee of which he fol•
•d him to Itolicrilmit. Ott his arrival in that city, Oat
used a time to 311. Dronet, requesting to see hint urvl
sista, to settle their atlatis. He came at itie appointed
, but refused to conic to any osettlement, say log, that he
Id have taken the same cuttr.o. vvhirh Walistet
inter bad 31r. Droned arrears at Dovef.] Finding it

....mwe to art Mr. Droact to come lo any smtkotom,lit,
lied to but NJS astouildied to flout, Coif dotal.;
•lorL.atkomee, the mstrumems Ilad been mule away w.th,
lie onokostm all thscivtiged. Ile aipplir,l to 'li. 1),,,w4,
vho pate no explanation whatever, and forcibly with-
the hooka.
r..llorrows.—" It' he detail] the books, you hive your
4) agiisim
.e4eieildaiii.--" I applied for au officer here, but was
•r 4.1 . .

.....
the chief cirrk, said, the application had ti-en
• to Mr. Fariaut, Nhu, considering the mailer omit of his
referryd the gentitimiii to ail ARorncv.
.I..l3ußows.—" Curtaiuly it is au actioualile ialleuce."