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London, England, 1828-05-19 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.IMMATANT TO LICEN,ED
VicTuALLEn.s.—An indivicival named Essex, nephew of
Johnson, the veteran informer, appeared at this Office, on
Saturday, attended by his witness, Skinner, to sustain
informations against three Licensed Victuallers.
The first person called was Mr. Taylor, proprietor of
the Admiral Benbow, Golden-lane. The charge against
him was for being open 'ten minutes after twelve on the
night of the 12th inst.
Skinner deposed, that passing the defendant's house at
the time stated in the information; be saw a person coming
out with a pat of porter. fleet.% saw a man and woman
drinking at the bar.
Mr. Roorns.—What were they drinking, was it water
or porter ?—Skinner : I cannot positively say.
Mr. LAING asked the defendant what he had to say to
the charge ?—Defendant : Why, Sir, that there is no
truth whatever in it. There was not only no person in
my house at the time stated by the informer's witness, but
I was actually is bed previous to it. My wife can testify
to the truth of my statement.

Mr. Liasc—it not ntscesuly to have yen!. wife sworn.
There is not sufficient evidence to convict you, and we
therefore dimiss the infortnation.

Mr. Samuel Bowley, of the Red Lion, Coppiee.row,
Clerkenwel.l, was next called. It will be recollected that
Mr. Bow•ley appeared at this Office on Monday last upon
two informations laid at the instance of Atkinson, the in-
former, in which he was charged with serving, drink dur-
ing the hours of Divine Service in the forenoon of two dif-
ferent Sundays, at the hack part of his premises, and was,
upon the testimony of Skinner, who then officiated for At-
kinson, condemned in a fine and costs, against which, how-
ever, he very properly entered bail to appeal. The infor-
mation against him upon this occasion was for a similar
offence, committed upon last Sunday.
Skinner, as before, deposed, that he caw Mr. Bowley
serve several persons in his back premises with different
sorts of liquor, at twelve o'clock at noon, on Sunday, the
1 1 th instant.

Mr. Bewley, in reply to the Magistrates, said that he
had a number of witnesses to disprove the testimony of
Skinner, and at the same time observed, that it was not
very likely he should have been guilty of an offence at a
moment when for the alleged commission of a similar
one, he had then in his possession two informations.
Mrs. Richardson, a tenant of Mr. Bowlev's, deposed,
that her house was immediately opposite to Mr. B.'s back
premises, and that it was impossible for any thing to take
place there without her being able to witness it. She most
positively swore, that nothing of the kind, deposed to by
the witness Skinner, took place on last Sunday. She
herself was refused being served after 11 o'clock that very
morning.

The nett witness called by the defendant astonished
every one present, and by his evidence opened the eyes of
the 'Magistrates to that system, which every one but
themselves knew was the one carried on by the informers.
This individual was no less a person than Atkinson, the
very informer who lodged the two informations against
Mr. Bowley.

Atkinson, upon being sworn, deposed that he had laid
two informations against the present defendant, and upon
the testimony of Skinner, had obtained convictions. He
had subsequently learned from Skinner himself; that he had
never been near Mr. Howley at all on the days laid in the
informations.

Mr. Roc itits.:—That has nothing to do with the present
information.

Atkinson—Why it has this to do with it, it will *hew
that Skinner is unworthy of credit.
Mr. Latscr—Can you prove any thing that Skinner
said relative to the day laid in the information before us?
Atkinson—l can. He asked me, after we obtained the
convictions on Monday, if I would lay another information
against Bowley. I said if he " had" him, of course I
would. " Oh," said he, " I can have him as often as I
like, as I had him to-day! for I was not at his place upon
either of the days laid in the informations." When I found
out the mode he adopted, I declined acceding to his re-
quest, for I never would, nor never will lay informations
under such circumstances.

The Magistrates., Messrs. /..ttlie: and RocEns, appeared
thunderstruck at this exposure.
Mr. ROGERS exclaimed—lt is shameful that Magistrates
are imposed on in this way.
Skinner—lt is all spite, because I left him and went
over to the present informer.
Atkinson, in continuation, farther stated, that the reason
Skinner gave for "pulling-up" Mr. Bowley so often was
because he was one of the publicans who met for the pur-
pose of prosecuting the informers.
Mr. ROGEllS—Then you mean to swear that this wit-
nevi, Skinner, was not at the defendant's last Sunday?
Atkinson—l do most positively.
Skinner—Why he himself gave tee the money to go.
Mr. ROGERS—Yes, Sir, • but that is no proof that you
went. Really this is exceedingly disgraceful.
Other witnesses also proved that no such thing ever took
place on last Sunday, in Mr. Rowley's, as that deposed to
by Skinner.
Mr. LAI:s.G.—We dismiss the case.
Another information against Mr. Compton, of the Three
Jolly Butchers, Brook's Market, was next called on.
Skinner was the witness. He deposed, that after the
hour of twelve o'clock on the night of the 13th inst. he
saw a number of persons surrounding the defendant's bar,
apparently drinking.
Mr. LING.--What do you mean by " apparently"
drinking ? Skinner.—They were standing round the
counter as if drinking.
Mr. LAING.—The information is dismissed.

Thus ended this extraordinary-
scene, which crushes for
ever the hopes of Master Essex, the baker, who " rolled"
out of the office rather " mealy" mouthed at not being able
to " draw a batch" of publicans as easily as a batch of loaves.
INIARYLEBONE.—On Saturday Ann Ryan, a hand-
some young female, was charged before Mr. llosartis with
attempting to destroy herself. She was hurrying in the
morning towards the Canal, in Harper's-fields, Padding-
ton, with that determination, but was intercepted by Mr.
Hale, a proprietor of stage-coaches, and given into custody.
She told the Magistrate she was a native of Dublin, and
had no friends in England, excepting two sisters, one of
whom was in the service of Mr. Thompson, the wine-
merchant, on Holborn-hill, and the other was married,
and lived at No. 11, Plum-tree-court, Shoe-lane ; but
neither of them would notice her because she had been
seduced, and was upon the town. She was charged before
Mr. RAWLIMON, on Wednesday, with eating a dinner at
an eating-house w ithout the means of paying for it ; and
an elderly gentleman, who then heard her case, endeavoured
to serve her by going with her to the person she calls her
sister, in Plum-tree-court, but that person denied all know-
ledge of her. She promised Mr. HosxiNs, on Saturday,
if he would let her go, to leave the streets and endeavour to
get into service; but, considering her mind to be deranged,
he ordered that she should be detained, and taken care of
iu the workhouse.

BOW-STREET.—It will be recollected I.mat about three
months ago, SO mail bags, containies letters and property
to a considerable amount, were sitlen from the post-office
at Hounslow. It waa supposed at the time that the thieves
had entered the window of the room where the bags were
deposited by means of a ladder, and it was a matker of
surprise that they were not observed, az the window
overlooked the public thoroughfare, and the robbery
must have been effected at a time when one of the
coaches was clurrrgiog horses within a few yards of the
spot. Suspicion attached to three men who were seen driving
into Hounslos in a chaise cart ; but alihough a considerable
reward had been offered for the apprehension of the guilty
parties, up to Friday last no trues could be discovered to
lead to their detection. On Friday evening, however, a
stout fellow, named Wm. Smith, was brought
to this
Office in the custody of Ruthven, charged with having
been concerned in the above robbery. He uadenvent
brief examination in private before the Magistrates; after
which he' was sent to Covent-garden swatch-house, with
view to his being brought up for another examination or,
Saturday morning. When about to be removed for that
purpose, the prisoner suddenly rushed towards the door,
and, knocking down Bartlett, the watch-house keeper, and
his wife, escaped into the market, where, after creating ;=.
good deal of alarm and confusion, and knocking down
veral baskets of vegetables, &c. he was secured by Morgan,
morning, after which he was sent
ti
a Bow-street officer; and to prevent a similar attempt to
regain his liberty, his legs were chained together by order
of the Magistrates. Ile underwent another examination
Satucardaryrec
Correction, and on a future day he wi';
be finally examined.
to ino
thepriv al on
use of

0* Saturday evening another individual, whc sai,l to

km been concerted in the es robbery wh"e
t appears is William Ball was brought to Bow-street ;
but the Magistrates having retired, he remained in custody
for examination, which Will probably take place this clay.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—About two years ago.
a middle-aged man, of respectable appearance and genteel
address, of some place in Ireland, was brought to this office
before Mr. Costs T, the Magistrate, upon a charge pre-
ferred against him of an indecent assault, by two soldiers of
the Third Regiment of Foot Guards. On that occasion
the prisoner was committed to the Sessions; and it may b-e
recollected, that the view which Mr. Cowatii` then took
and expressed of the case, brought upon that worthy Magis
trate no slight animadversion from some ►ortion of the
public press, which did not feel disposed to credit the accu-
sation of the soldiers.

On Friday last, this same
the came name, and having the same respectable appear-
ance as he bore two years ago, was again brought before
the same Magistrate (Mr. Conant) on precisely the same
sort of charge, preferred against him by a soldier of the
same 3d Regiment of Guards, who oharged the offence to
have been committed about the same hour of the-evening,
and in the same park, as on the former occasion.
The MAGISTRATE ordered the prisoner to find suretiea
for his appearance to meet the charge at the Sessions, and
to give 48 hours' notice of bail.
Ul'ilON-11ALL.-0a Saturday William Laurence, a
hackney-coach-driver, was brought before the sitting Ma-
gistrate, M. SWADET, Esq., charged with the followint
.„
gross outrage :....

ojamnthese a
night of the 25th ult., while on duty in
Bew-strett patrol, stated, that about 1
2
°NiVelejibetur-etreet, Lambeth, he observed a hackney-coach pro-
ceeding at a most furious rate along the street, and al-
though the winclowe were up, he plainly beard scream, oC
o Nur* I') in a fernalt voice, issue from the vehicle.—.
He, and =other patrol, his partner, immediately ran to-
wards the coach, then approaching them, ~,„41 „tile one of
the patrol seised the heak of the horses, which he ac-
complished with a good deal of risk, his partner opened
one of the doors of the vehicle, and at the same moment
the prisoner jumped out of the other, and ran away. Lying
extended along one of the seats, the patrol said be saw a
young lady, who appeared to be in a state of insensibility ;
her dress, which was of silk, was in complete disorder, and
torn very much; her hair hung isoiely about her shout=
dere, and, from her ueneral appearance, it was evident
great violence had been used towards her, which she ma-
nifestly had resisted with all her strength. While the patrol.
were engaged in attending upon the unfortunate lady, and
obtaining medical assistance, which she seemed to require,
the man who had been driving the vehicle took advantaac-
of their momentary absence, and ran away, leaving the
coach on the spot where it was first stopped. After
some restoratives bad been administered to the lady,
she at length recovered sufficiently to be enabled to
give the annexed account of the brutal attack. that
had been made upon her. She gave her name, by
which it appeared that she is the wife of a professional gen-
tleman, occupying chambers in the Temple, and although
we are in possession of it, we refrain at present from pub-
lishing it. On the evening above stated, she represented
that she had been to see some friends in the Kent-roaa„
and that on her way home, about nine o'clock, feeling ra-
ther fatigued, she called a hackney-coach off the stand at
the Elephant and Castle. Having got into the vehicle, she
desired to be driven towards Blackfriars-bridge. The
night having been wet, she closed the windows, and the
coach proceeded. She, hoWever, had not gone far when
the driver pulled up, when she observed a man and woman
get upon the box with him. In less than twenty minutce.
afterwards she was surprised that the vehicle had ree-
reached the place where she intended to alight. Shr
down one of the windows, and perceived Kennington•
common on her left. Alarmed at the circumstance, she
hastily called out to the driver, desiring him to sky
and let her out ; he, however, continued to drive on, and
at length he pulled up, when he and the woman that had
been sitting on the box with him alighted, leaving the
other man with the care of the reins. The driver and the
woman then opened the door, and when the lady remon-
strated with the former for not setting her down where
she directed, he immediately seized her bonnet and shawl,
and giving both into the hinds of the woman, she ran off
with them. The driver then go into the coach himself,
and having desired the man who was on the box to dries
on, he began to take the most improper liberties with the
unfortunate lady, who was in such alarm, in consequence of
the violent attack made upon her, that she swooned away;
How long she remained in that situation she could not de,
scribe, but on reviving in some measure, and finding that the
whole of her clothes were nearly torn off her back. in her
struggles to resist her assailant, she made a desperate effort
to save herself from further violence, and commenced calling
"Murder I" as loud and as long as she was able, until at
length she sunk into a state of exhaustion. It was while.
reduced to this situation, from the brutality exercised to-
wards her, that the patrol came up to the assistance of the
unfortunate lady, as above described. The patrol, on
being raade acquainted with the residence of the injured,
lady, provided a large coat, which they wrapped round here.
the whole of her garments being nearly torn to pieces, and'
drove her in the coach which they. had found, to the resi-
dense of her husband, who was shocked on beholding his
wife in the state already described. Both of the patrol
now identified the prisoner as the man who had jumped
out of the coach on the night in quet.t;on, and escaped...-.
They described, that having the number of the vehicle, the
owaer of it was summoned before the Commissioners o
Hackney Couches, and the circumstances attending the out-
rage having been detailed to them on the evidence of the
lady and the patrol, the coach owner was deprived of his
plates. The patrol added, that ever since the outrage was
committed, the prisoner has kept out of the way. They
however met with him that morning is the Borough, ,m;
instantly took him into custody.

The Magistrate could not help expressing his rdrprise
and indignation at the circumstances relating to the brutal
attack en the lady, lie asked if the owner of the eoaen
was present ?

A person here stepped forward, who represented that he
was the proprietor of the vehicle in question. He identi-
fied the prisoner as the individual who drove it on the
sight mentioned, and complained to the 'Magistrate that
it was a hard case he should have been deprived of his
plates by the Commissioners for the misconduct of one o f
his drivers.

Mr. SwssEy, however, soon silenced his complaints, by
observing that the Commissioners had acted perfectly right
in depriving him of his plates, for employing a man of
such character as the prisoner was described. The Ma-
gistrate then inquired if the gentleman whose wife had
been so ill-used was apprised of prisoner's apprehension ?
To which the patrol replied, that he had seen hirn that
morning at his chambas, and upon being made acquainted
with it, he described that his wife was then in Derbyshire.
taut intimated his intention of settiq off that day in order
to bring her up to town, that she should appear to sol).-
stantiate the charge against the accused.

The MAGIITRATE, therefore, remanded the pri'anei'
declined saying anything in answer to the charge as it Ilea
stood against him.

The patrol had directions to use every exertion in appre-
hending the other man who was driving the coach, and
Who escaped whale they were attending the lady who was
alleged to have been so grossly treated.
owlrp:d to be exceedingly a all those occasions James said
Since the perpetration of the outrage, it appears that
scarcely a day passed That the busband of the lady did not
tee
oottn,et.lig;mnptelries,msoatnhonera.p patrol, to ascertain whether he had
obtained clue that was likely to lead to the appraen-
agitated

From th© appearance of the orchards in the
reason to expect a very
so tha'4t.eethkreeis
• We learn from London, that the deputation
of the agrieulturistss.norTehtois
from Yorksbire and 1, 1 ,2
t..e e.oturnz counties in the West of
Engh, '
„id assembled in that city Monday,and h •
on me since
take six entire days
bee, in attendance at the House of Lords. The Committee.
icoarucuotycroofp Goil.uaupcpliestertltihse)re.eaisr.everr,
which proceeds very Slowly, sits with closed doors, and on
rising an Tuesday. tht. Duke of IlzcnmoND said. it would
Next
't orkshire,
happy to say Earl BATHURST is Chairman, only meet three
days a Week—namely, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday%
cocomzmleitteteeth,e eovfidwenhcicehontrle,etelf
wEeepskosmwrialcesi
p,roainmdbtlyheelssa
on behalf of the manufacturers can be entered upon.
Alost
and wait to receive notice When they will be '.vanted. The
of the Leeds delegation will therefore return ints
case has not been at all changed by the o'slence hitherto
produced by the agriculturists. The Leeds deputation have
called upon the County Members. Lards HAREWOOD and
WHARNCLIFFY are zealously attached to their cause. The
agriculturists are inclined to propose a bounty en the export
p'eseekblieiftoerer Ilt
the tevuin-1.4t.,i;i:1,e;
of woollens, to reconcile the manufacturers to a duty on
the import of foreign wool, and thus to boltster up both
interests. so sifting is the inquiry, that one of the
witnesses, Mr. Iltrowcs, a London merchant, called by the
landed gentlemen, was under examination before the Com-
mittee on Thursday last, for five hours, and the sum of his
evidence amounted to this--that in his opinion the.
smallest tax on the import of foreign wool would, in a very
short time, completely destroy our foreign trade in ~vooliezi!,
Lceds, Arcremry,