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London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

The LORD Maros said he had also received the
following letter from a lady, and the circular en-
closed:—

"Abingdon, Oct. 15, 1847.
" My Lord,—Your Lordship will, I am sure, excuse
my troubling you on this occasion, as you will per-
ceive my object on reading the letter addressed to me
on the other side of the sheet

" It happens about four times a year that circulars
like the one herewith sent, and prospectuses of some
foreign lottery, are sent to almost everybody in this
locality, particularly the agricultural part of the
community. Now, my Lord, if it happens to be a
bowl' fide transaction, I shall confer an inestimable
benefit on the Lottery Company by this application
to you, if your Lordship should pronounce it as such.
" I have the honour to be, &c."
The following is a copy of the circular :
" London, 11th October, 1847.
53, Cornhill.
" Madam,—We most respectfully beg to call your
attention to the enclosed prospectus of the Royal
Prussian State Lottery.

" This lottery, guaranteed by his Majesty the
King of Prussia, will commence drawing at Berlin
on the 11th of November next, and will finish at the
end of the same month, consisting of 70,000 numbers
in all, out of which there must be drawn 20,000
numbers, which must gain the 20,000 prizes, from
11/. up to 20,8661. in sterling money, according to
the prospectus.
" This speculation we can confidently recommend
as a profitable mode of investing a small sum ; it has
always given satisfaction to the public in general, as
many have been greatly benefited thereby.
" Should you or some of your friends feel inclined
to invest in this speculation, your earliest orders for
shares would be necessary, as the drawings will com-
mence on the 11th of November next.
" The shares can be purchased in wholes, halves,
or quarters.
" The official winning list, containing the 20,000
numbers which have gained the 20,000 prizes, will be
forwarded to every shareholder. The prizes are pay-
able immediately on delivery of the winning shares at
our house in London.

"We have the honour to remain, Madam, your
most obedient servant,

"F. E. FULDT AND CO

The LORD MAYOR said, he had received a great
number of letters from different parts of the country,
complaining of applications from the conductors of
foreign lotteries soliciting customers to these specu-
lations, and he considered that he performed no more
than his duty in cautioning the public how they
dealt in matters regarding which they had no secu-
rity, especially as a heavy penalty was attached to
the violation of the law upon the subject. If the
Government were to sanction the operations of which
his correspondents complained, it might as well,
without any further hesitation or difficulty, permit
lotteries to be carried on in England. He should, for
the purpose of showing that he was justified in
advising the course which he hoped would he
adopted, read part of the 6th and 7th William IV.,
chapter 66, relative to advertising foreign or illegal
lotteries. His Lordship then read the following part
of " An Act to prevent the Advertising of Foreign
and other Illegal Lotteries," (we omit the unneces-
sary words):—
" Whereas the laws in force are insufficient to pre-
vent the advertising of foreign and other illegal lot-
teries in this kingdom, and it is expedient to make
further provision for that purpose ; it is therefore
enacted that from and after the passing of this Act, if
any person shall print or publish, or cause, &c., any
advertisement, or other notice relating to the drawing
or intended drawing of any foreign lottery or of any
lottery or lotteries, not authorised by Act of Parlia-
ment, or if any person shall print or publish any
advertisement, or other notice, for the sale of any
ticket or chance in such lottery or lotteries, &c., every
person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit
the sum of 501., to be recovered with full costs of
suit, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information,
in any of his Majesty's courts of record in West.
minster or Dublin respectively, or in the Court of
Session in Scotland, one moiety thereof to the use of
his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other
moiety to the use of the person who shall inform or
sue for the same."

His Lordship added that, if the subject could be
brought before a magistrate in the usual course of
penal enactments, the penalty would have been in-
flicted long ago.

THAMES.

Yesterday Isabella Meredith, a woman of the town,
aged twenty, was brought before Mr. Yardley on
remand, charged with stealing a gold watch and gold
guard chain, value 251., the property of Mr. James
Edwards, a gentleman residing in Crown-crescent,
Twickenham.
The prisoner, accompanied by another woman, en-
tered the shop of Mr. Charles Leach, watch and
clock maker, in Church-lane, Whitechapel, on Friday
afternoon, and, after producing a gold watch and
guard, asked Mr. Leach if they were gold, and what
was the real value of them ? lie at once suspected
that she had not come honestly by the property, and
put some questions to her, to which she gave evasive
answers. He refused to buy the watch, but made
her acquainted with its value to a watchmaker,
which he estimated at 71., and the chain at about 41.
more. Directly they left the shop they were joined
by another woman, and Mr. Leach put on his hat
and coat and followed them until he met with George
Reed, an active police-constable of the H division,
No. 199, to whom he communicated his suspi-
cions. Reed tracked the women to a convenient
place, and captured all three • but having no other
assistance at hand, two of them, who were assisted
by some blackguards in Whitechapel, got away. He
retained his hold of the prisoner, who delivered to
him the watch and guard she had just before offered
to the station-house, con-
fessedit from a gentleman who
fors a le
that ;
at and,
she on
had the
stolen way
accompanied her to a brothel in Pimlico on Thursday
night, and that she took advantage of his being asleep
to deprive him of it. Reed subsequently ascertained
that a gentleman named Edwards had given informa-
tion to the police at Richmond and Twickenham
that he had met two women near Buckingham-gate
on Thursday night, and accompanied them to a house
in the neighbourhood of Clifton-street, where he was
robbed of his gold watch and guard.
Mr. Edwards, who was accompanied by Mr.
Hodgson, solicitor of Great Tower-street, when the
book was tendered to him, said he wished to throw a
veil over his spree of Thursday night, and not pro-
ceed further with the case. There was peculiar rea-
sons why he should not. He only wished the watch
to be delivered up to him.
Mr. YARDLEY—No, the police will not part with
the watch to you. If you don't prosecute, the police
will retain the watch.
Mr. Edwards would totally decline all prosecution.
The woman was in a very interesting situation, and
was singularly unfortunate. He would rather lose
his watch than have the circumstances of Thursday
night publicly revealed.
Mr. YARDLEY—Very well ; she is discharged.
Mr. Hodgson immediately asked Reed, the police-
constable, to restore the watch to Mr. Edwards, but
he held it fast, and Police-sergeant Foay, 20 11, di-
rected him not to part with it, and to report the case
to the Commissioners of Police.
Mr. Hodgson—Then you decline parting with the
property ?
Reed—l shall part with it to my superior officers,
Sir, and refer you to them.
The parties then left the court.
WANDSWORTH.
Alexander Phelps and John Loveday were brought
up on the following charges :
From the evidence of the police, corroborated by
several respectable tradesmen of Putney, the priso-
ners went into the Castle and Queen's Head public-
houses, in Wandsworth-lane, Putney, on Sunday af-
ternoon, and called for drink, but having had enough,
the landlords very properly refused to serve them,
and for so doing were assailed by the most horrible
and filthy language, and in one instance, at the Castle,
Ps, struck the landlady, Mrs. Thur-
lowe. The police being called on to take the priso-
nersthe prisoner Phelps,
into custody, Phelps made an attack upon con-
stable Aiken, 166 v, knocking him down and kick-
ing him in the stomach and on the head whilst pros-
trate, also trying to strangle him. The prisoner
Phelps, being pursued by Sergeant Canham, 6 V,
took to the river, and holding up a brick, swore that
if he followed him he would knock his brains out.
The sergeant then went to assist the other constable
who was attending on the prisoner Loveday, who
was, or pretended to be, in fits, when Phelps came
behind him and struck him a tremendous blow on the
back of the head. It was proved that Phelps, al-
though only about 18 years of age, had already been
oredoremdit Loveday
a month for an assault on the police, but
nothing previously was known of the other prisoner.
sixM wre.eks,
PAYNTERand
committed fir ten days.
Samuel Toombs, a journeyman carpenter, was
ordered
dtdhaey prisoner Phelps for
toOs., or be
pay
finally examined on a charge of bigamy.
John Stride, of 27, Victoria-street, New Deptford,
proved that he had known the prisoner many years,
and was present, about seven years since, at the
parish church of St. George, 13 loomsbury, when the
prisoner was married to Mary 'Wooldridge, who was
now present. He was ono of the witnesses to that
marriage, and saw them living together three or four

years since.
James Poor, of the Fulham-road, Hammersmith,
proved that he was present at the marriage of the
prisoner with Martha Ginger. The ceremony took
place at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, about sixteen
months since.
Police-constable Gibbs,
77 V, stated that on last
Saturday week the prisoner was given into his cus-
tody at Balham-hill, by his first wife. She charged
him with bigamy. The prisoner said, "I am very
sorry. I'll go with you quietly." The witness pro-
duced copies of the registers of the two marriages,