The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-29 00:00:00

POLICE

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M 13 Alt I.OtOU GH-STR EET.----Ye ite wOo fday ° an eale
was charged by a poor %%lima 1, O the
.nameof
Colmer, with taking insnrances.for loltery,
called a Little-go. the prosecUtr: x, who is the wife
of a porter in Piccadilly, had paid A V4noi“, tidies
to the Defendant, sums of Motley amounth;g to
141. in consequence of which, herself, husband, and
family, had become -extremely distre,std. It ap-
peared, that on Wednesday last she paid to the De-
fendant,_ at her lodgings, No. t t, Walker's-court,
Berwick-street, half a crown, to receive two gni-
fleas and a half if No. 800 was drawn on a certain
day ; and she had often insured with Seale before.
Witness understood that a Mr. Martyr was the con-
duaor of the lottery, wllich she was informed was
drawn in Macclesfield-street. Another charg was
.made by the prmecutrix against a man of the name
of Weightman, and his wife, to whom she had
paid insurances.
.Weightman boldly denied ever
having seen the woman before— At tho request of
the Defendant Seale, the-Magistnate-deterred giving
judgment until:this day, in order that advice might
be sought, on
.her part, as well as ,Weii;httnan,
whose wife was liberated.

THAMES POLICE-OFFICE.-Saturday evening a.
Shag and Jaime's Soinrs were charged with boarding
the Minerva West indiatrian, lying-in the Basin at
Black wall, about seven o'clock in the evening, some
time since, -and endeavouring to force themselves
into the Captain's.,cabio, with an intent to commit
robb;:ry, which was prevented by the exertions of
the watchman Ozboard, who received a blow from
one of them with crow. They were committed to
Newgate for trial.
tThroN-liAt.L.--Two Pawn-brokers who were
charged with refusing to deliver up pledges in the state
they were deliVered to them, under pretence of their
'having sold them by mistake, were, after a full in,
Vestigation before Mr. CHAnauits, the sitting Mac!
gistrate, ordered. to Make restitution, :the one in
41. 15s. and the other in 31. 18-s.

• LONDON SESSIONS.-The adjourned Sessions for
the City of London coriuneneed yesterday at Guild-

hail; beibre the LORD Mk?OR, RECORDER, and the
Beach, of Aldermen. Sandi Barker' was iudkted
by the Parish Officers for keeping a disorderly house
in. Cradle-court, St. Mary, Axe. -Several witnesses
deposed that the premises occupied by the De
fendant had lately been a place orresOrt for girls of
the town, and that mehand,women 'had been seen
going in and out at all hours of the night. There
was not, however, any evidence of indecent condud
on the part of the women; or of disorderiyhehavionr,
and the Jury, after leaving the bb,, acquitted the
Mien \lant. All the trials were verfanimportant.
EDINBIJRGII, Nov. 24.-s—At the fast Glasgow, Cir-
cuit, Rachel It";-ight was.conviaed of child-stealing ;.
but on account of the extraordinary nature.of the
crime, it being 'one, which had rarely occurred in
this country, it was judged proper, before pronounc-
ing sentence, to remit the case to the High Court
ofJuiticiary, for their consideration. Yesterday the
Court met for this purpose, when Counsel were
heard on the questions, whether child-stealing was
a crime (as laid in the indidtnent) according to the
law of Scotland ; and, whether, supposing it were,
it was of such a nature as to subject the pannel to
capital punishment ? Much ingenuity and great legal
knowledge and research were displayed by the Coun-
sel on both sides; but their Lordships, in order that
the law on this subject may be clearly understood in
future, delayed •PrOnouncing sentence, and ordered
informations on the points in dispute to be given in
between that day and the 24th 'of December next.

DpEL EXTRAORDINARY.—On the 24 instant, a
duel of a ludicrous nature took place at Barnard Cas-
tle, between Mr. H.-and Mr. G. of that neighbour-
hood. The former gentleman having expressed in
a company at Mrs, Wood'S, innkeeper, that the lat-
ter had used him ill, and that if he had him there be
would give him a sound thrashing. Mr. G. was
soon after brought to the house by two gentlemen
who were present. The parties, after some alter-
cation, agreed to settle the dispUte with pistols; but
which, instead of being. loaded With ball, were
charged by the seconds with powder and currant
jelly. H. fired first, on which his opponent ob-
served that the, bati•had passed through the door.—
G. then discharged his pistol, and situ H. in the
throat, wha 'believing he was bleeding, instantly
dropt. The appearance of Dr. B. at this instant with
a large bundle of iipt: under his arm, added to the
effect of the current jelly, and theasseveration of
one of the seconds, that the wound was mortal,•and
that he a-1.) should make his. will direaly; made a
most striking impression on the fallen hero, and
Would have been an exquisite scene for the pencil of
a painter. Mr. H.'s servant now appeared and took
him home, whence, it is said, he has not been seen
since it happened.
A quantity of lace, of considerable Value, was a
few days. since stolen off the counter of a shop in
Grafton-street, Dublin. ' This piece Of legerdemain,
distinguished, in the style of the Seraglib, by the
term of " throwing the 'handkerchief," was per-
formed by .a female, dressed in the fashion, who, ,
laying her handkerchief on the counter,- while she
fascinated, by the ogles of two fine eyes, the Argus
eyes of the shopkeepeis, contrived to cover a card of
rich lace, which, by a species of animal magnetism,
followed the motion of the handkerchief.

On Sunday se'nnight a most daring robbery was
committe:l in the counting-,house 01— Messrs. Pa-
terson and Syme,, Kirkgate,; Leith. It must 'have
been don.: by some person well acquainted with the
premises, as no force seems to have been used- in
opening• the different locks
.of the outer gates, doors
of the shops; counting-rooni, andsafe, from which.
latter place they carried off 1971. in cash and notes,
-and an order on tie British Linen Company for
i3O:. • Two of the locks were so construaedihas it
was impossible to pick them, and they conseqUently
must have been opened with false keys. The shop.
door, .it is supposed, bad been attempted on Fridity
night ;as on trying to open it next morning, die Icick
.wai found to be considerably injured, but no sus-
picion was at that time entertained of any auempt
to commit a robbery. Nothing has as 'yet transpired
which can lead to a ,discovery of the. perputratois.

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A very long extitninaton- of 'Winifred -91115:1(•°t?
tiger:; of the
,notorious .I\firy Bateman, too'' ',1,1,4
last week before the ALigisteates of Leect4' pr,ii
woman w is, it appears, .employed by the - snr,,V",,,
to carry Leiter; from her at Leeds,
l'erigo and others, and to direaed to “:::.
l!nired, into the Post-Offices at BrAford, K.vit-illei'
SO
Huddersfield, and even as far as Mxlcl-wster. , .:„.
for 11;
was also sent frequently 'by Bateman to buy
certain poisonous drugs, and to transact other coLia
corns in furtherance of the ends of her fraudUlent 3,1,,,
diabolical pui.poses. \Whether Winifred. Bond `/,' I
been an accomplice or a,du.pe of Mary Baternalli
put them, as occ Sion Tc;
does not appear very clear ; at ail events, she 0,
be a material evidence when the dark business cove' 1
to be judicially investigated.
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