The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-10 00:00:00

POLICE INVILLIOENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE --.Yesterday, a yofing O-Of, ivhd
said his name was Plitnnag Bartley, was brought before
the Lord Mayor, charged with having obtained Money un-
der false pretences, on the strength of fictitious documents.
The pristinef Was dressed Sailor attire, and had very
much the appearance of one just escaped fi.orti the perili of
the sea.

Mr. Melbourne, clerk to Messrs. Calvert and Co., the
brewers, stated that Bartley and two others came on the
preceding day, and asked fad. Mr. Foster, one of the part•
ners. lie Was inttodi!ced to Mr. Foster, and handed him
some petitions, stating a variety of catziiitieic {eltr. troth
was the name which the petitions christened the prison.
They stated he was an American by birth ; that he had
been supercargo and part owner of the Active, which
foundered, and that only he and five others had been saved.
One of the documents stated that the shipwreck occurred
in June, another in July, and a third in March ; but all
agreed in the statement, that however often it took place,
the spot in which the misfortune took place was somewhere
about the Western Isles. The property which the pri-
soner had lost by the wreck was also particularized. It
was set down at 4,7001., and represented as sworn to by
him. Some suspicion was excited by these extreordinary
statements. The prisoner was detained, and Aldred the
officer was sent for. The moment the two suffering com-
panions of the prisoner found that things looked rather
queer, they contrived to get out of the way, and never re-
turned to learn the success of their friend's speculation.
The Loan MAYOR, upon finding that the prisoner had
met with so many shipwrecks, within a few months, near
the Western Isles, observed that he was at the same time
the most unfortunate and the most fortunate man in the
world, in having had to encounter so many shipwrecks
in so short a time, and in having escaped all. His Los&
ship advised him to avoid the Western Isles in future.—
(Laughter.)
As there appeared nobody who was ready to prove that
the prisoner had obtained any sums upon false representa-
tions.

The LORD MAYOR was about to commit the prisoner as
a rogue and vagabond, wren
Mr. Holder suggested delay.
The Loan MAYOR then remanded the prisoner.
Amongst sonic of the papers were found cautions not to
apply to lawyers fin• relief under any circumstances.
William Brahma, the young man some clays ago
charged with having attempted to defraud Mr. Kipling, of
the Poultry, of a variety of goods as an outfit for New
South Wales, was again brought before the Loan MAYOR.
A tailor stated, that the prisoner had obtained some
clothes from him to the amount of 191., which he said his
mother would pay.
The prisoner was remanded till this day.

G lil HA U.. —Richard Keating an 4 William Kel-
lick were accused of stealing a basket, containing a bushel
of apples.
Mr. Alderman FAREBB OTHER. said, as Keating was
found in possession of the property he should commit him,
but he should discharge Kellick. Storey might still indict
him if he pleased, but he believed the Grand Jury would
not entertain the charge, if it were not supported by more
respectable witnesses than the two women produced to-day.
Storey then wished to withdraw his charge against
Keating, declaring he believed him to have been an inno-
cent instrument in the hands of Kellick, but the Alderman
persisted in committing him.
BOW-STREET.—Yesterday a man named Frederick
Holloway, was charged before Mr. HALLS, with stealing
a pony value 14 guineas, the property of Mr. Holloway,
a miller, residing at Wimbledon-common. The prisoner
is in no way connected with the prosecutor, although their
names are the same.—The prisoner denied the charge.

A second charge was then preferred against him for
stealing a bit, the property of Mr. Booth, of Wimbledon,
on the Sd of August last.
The prisoner was fully committed oa the capital charge
of horse-stealing, and a detainer ordered to be lodged against
him for stealing the bit.
The following letter has been sent to Sir Richard Birnie :
Sir,—As the secretary of the " Society of Guardians"
stated they would carry on the prosecution against Drum-
mond, Burgh, and others, it was not deemed necessary on
the part of the " Society for the Protection of Trade " to
interfere ; but as it now appears they have declined doing
so, I have received instructions to make known to the
parties defrauded, that if they will put me in possession of
evidence sufficient to convict the prisoners, " the Society
for the Protection of Trade" will prosecute.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
Ely-place, Holborn, Sept. 9. T. MILLER.
MARLBC_MOUGH- STREET. --Yesterday James
Harman, a messenger in the County Fire-office, was
charged with various frauds upon his employers.
Mr. Barber Beaumont, managing Director of the County
Fire-office, stated that on the °Lath of August last a cheque
on a banking-house was given to the prisoner for 41.115.
to go and receive the amount, and pay it over to a gentle-
man named Boyd, residing in Welbeek-street. Instead of
so applying the money, the prisoner appropriated the
amount. to his own use. The most recent fraud practised
by the prisoner was only a few days back, after which he
abscnnded.

At the request of Mr. Beaumont, the prisoner was re-
manded for a further examination.

A respectable looking middle-aged woman, named Mar-
garet Donnelly, a mistress-chimney•sweeper, residing in
Crawford-.news, Dorset-square, and James Smith, a
journeyman-chimney-sweeper, were charged,—the hitter
with stealing, and the former with receiving, knowing to
be stolen, various articles of property belonging to Mr.
Willis, the proprietor of the Thatched-house-Tavern, in
St. James's-street, consisting of plates, &Ales, spoons,
knives and forks, &c. . _ .

In order to the proper understanding of the case, which
seems to be involved in doubt, it is fit to state that the
female prisoner is the wife of a man of come substance, as
a master chimney-sweeper, but has for come time been se-
parated from him, owing, as she states, to his ill-treatment
of her and turning her out of doors, while he lives with
another woman ; but, however that may be, certain it is
that she indicted him at the sessions for a violent sesault
on her.

Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly have a daughter, a child about
12 years of age, who, up to this transaction, has been an
equal visitor and resident at the houses of both parents;
and with this child, it seems, has originated the immediate
proceedings in this case against her mother ; and through-
out she has displayed an extraordinary degree of shrewd-
ness, self-possession, and utter absence of the slightest feel-
ing for the situation of her mother, who wept and sobbed
bitterly and aloud while she stood at the bar.
Mr. Willis stated that, on Monday (the first day of the
sessions) the little girl came to his house, and gave informa-
tion that there were several articles of property belonging to
him at her mother's house ; in consequence of which he
procured a search warrant, and proceeded, with Goddard
and Ballard, the officers, to Mrs. Donnelly's house, where,
as the child described, they found in a drawer the articles
of property now produced, and which he, Mr. Willis,
could distinctly swear to as belonging to him. The pri-
soner Smith was in the frequent habit of coming to the
house to clean the chimnies, and used occasionally also to
be employed as a porter about the place, where he threw
off his chimney-sweeper's garb, which he often did.
The little girl was now sworn, and stated that the whole
of the articles produced were brought to her mother's pre-
sent house by Smith, the other prisoner, and in her (the
witness's) presence, given to her mother, who, she said;
knew them at the time to have been stolen from Mr.
Willis's by Smith, who, she added, had frequently brought
other things that were not found in this search.
Mrs. Donnelly declared her entire innocence of the ac-
cusation against her, and the utter falsehood of every syl-
lable her daughter had sworn. This case, she said, was
got up against her by her husband, to prevent her appear-
ing against him on the indictment she had preferred against
hint.

The prisoner Smith also declared the entire falsehood of
what the child had sworn.

A decent-looking woman, named Green, declared that
several of the knives and forks produced she had seen in
nse at Mr. Donnelly's house, long before she bad separated
from her husband.

The little girl was again questioned as to the aocuracy of
her evidence, and she declared that every word of it was
true. In her dress the child appeared more like the
daughter of a gentleman of fortune than the daughter of a
chimney-sweep. She wore a handsome new green silk
pelisse, a white beaver hat, and all the other appendages
of a very genteel dress.

The SIiGISTRATE said, that from the positive evidence
of the child, he could do no otherwise than commit both
the prisoners for trial, and they were committed accordingly.
HATTON-GARDEN.--.Elizabetlt Smith, a woman
of the town, and Francis Messeure, a respeetable-looking
man, were charged More Mr. Sergeant SELLox and Mr.
LAING with assaulting a constable of the name of Taylor.
The woman had nothing to say in her defence ; and the
Magistrates having been informed that she was charged at
this office last week for being drunk and disorderly, com-
mitted her to the House of Correction. Mr. Messeure was
discharged.

LAMBETH-STREET.---Shortly after Mr. HARD-
WICK had taken his seat on the bench, Norris, the officer
of the day; neared into his prvence 3 poor decent-look-

ing woman, about 88 years of are, and the widow of g
tradesman once in respectable business in the neighbour-
hood. She stated her name to be Larkins, and when Mr.
liaab*itt asked her what was her business, she, in a
pitiable agony, replied that it Arai to obtain hi 3 assistance
in the recovery of her daughter's clothes.

Mr. liaanwtcx, perceiving that there was more meant
in the agitated and dittremed manner of address than could
.1:0!1 ted from her laconic teply, desired her to explain
where they were 14.=h5 possessed them, and how it was they
were detained.

The applicant, under the influence of feelings thrtt cat-
tainly were not assumed, said that hrr daughter, about
eight weeks since, left her home for tho purpose of
kn.!ng the service of an old lady and gentleman
living in the 14'tst. 4.,rn1 of the town. She heal nothing
of her since she went, and eating the description of a
person accidentally drowned in the canal near Lime-
house, and it corresponding with the dress and ap-
pearance of her daughter, she went to the dead-house
there, to ascertain if it was the body of her child. It
unfortunately was not; for happy would it have been for
her if it had, and that, though deprived of life, she had not
been contaminated. On her return home she met her un-
fortunate girl.

Mr. HAunwicK—M'hat age is she ?—Applicant—
About 15, Sir. I 'net her, Sir, in the Commercial-road,
in company with a vile brothel-keepers named Weller,
dressed out in a manner which left me no doubt as to the
kind of people into whose hands my poor child has; got.
My poor child recollected me at once, and on seeing sue
she fainted. I dropped myself, too, and some kind people
took us into their house until we recovered. I then
brought my girl home ; but oh ! Sir, she is so changed,
and, through the infamous woman, so bad in health, that
I was obliged to take her to St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
where she now is. I called for her clothes, but they re-
fused me, and that is the reason that I now trouble your
Worship. My poor child ! my poor child!

Mr. HARDWICK-Where does this woman live?—
Norris : In Albion-street, Sir; and you cannot imagine
anything more abominable than her mode of life. She
gets these voung girls into her hands, and then prostitntes
them for her own gain, not allowing them a shilling out of
what they earn. The way she keeps the hold of them is►
she dresses them out in tawdry gowns and bonnets, for
which she makes them her debtors—sends them out in the
grey of the evening with a person to watch them at a
eertaix distance, lest they should run away with the clothes,
and when they bring home men, ehe takes whatever money
they obtain from them.
Mr. HA nnwicK—Let an officer be at once despatched
to her with the applicant, and the clothes to be at once
delivered up to her. Should she at all hesitate, let her be
brosight here.
Combes was the officer to whom the duty was intrusted,
and he executed it with a lukewarmness that deserves some
censure ; and, when the brothel-keeper was brought up,
after the lapse of four hours, but not in hie custody, he en-
deavoured to screen her delinquencies, and deteriorate the
character of the poor won►an's daughter. His efforts, how-
ever, proved fruitless, as they and their cause were dis-
tinctly perceptible to the Bench.
At the close of the day, Norris having taken a snore
creditable interest in the punishment of this pest of society
than his colleague, she was brought to the office in conse-
quence of her not having delivered up all the clothes,
though Comber had represented that she had. The brothel-
keeper's name was Weller. She lives at No. 24, Albion-
street, Commercial-road, and has a mother and a sister,
the conductresses of brothels, in the same neighbourhood.
She was placed in the front of the bar with an unfortunate
child whom she had also inveigled to answer her infamous
purposes: and though she is only 23 years of age, and her
►miserable companion not more than 16, both evinced a
disgusting effrontery that could have scarce been expected
from the profligacy of old age.
he applicant repeated her former statement, and added
some other particulars. As she had before said, ehe ee-
ticed her daughter to the brothel; while there ehe got nn-
well, and wished to have some relaxation for the recovery
of her health. This she was refused, and told, that if
that was the case eo much the better, as the greater injury
she did the better, and the more it would bring
While labouring under disease, she made her one night
bring in five gentlemen, and then stripped her of every
farthing she had received for her prostitution. A further
diseloaure, with which it is unnecessary to taint the ears
or sight of the readers, of the scenes that took place in
this horrible den was developed. After which Mr. Wrarr,
commenting on what they had just heard, observed, that
they were every day compelled to commit persons for
offences, venial in comparison to that of which the wretch
then before them was evidently guilty. In his opinion,
there could be none greater than its destructive turpitude,
and yet she must escape with comparative impunity. Her
crime was one of a character that has inflicted the deepest
wound on a widowed ►uother's feelings.
Mr. Hastowlex said, that the present was a case in
which they ought to cxe►cise a summary jurisdiction, but
if they did so, it might be now as it was lately said,:that they
were unnecessarily limiting the liberty of the subject. If,
however, this infamous woman did not restore the clothes
which she still retained, she might be assured that she
would be held to bail, aad her den of prostitution put
down.

Mr. Miller, the chief officer, received directions to tall
on the unfortunate girl at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and
to learn from her own mouth the truth of the statements
that had been made by her mother, for that if they proved
correct the heaviest penalty of the law would await her.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday, Henry Whitehouse,
a lodging-house-keeper, in l'ye-street, Westminster, charged
Mrs. Mary Partlett, a laundress, with committing a vio-
lent assault upon his person.
" Pleave your worship," said the complainant, " this
is a very bud piece of business. Last Thursday as ever
was, I got myself to bed pretty early, and had just fallen
into a good sleep, when I heard a tremendous hammering
at the street-door, and up I got and opened the door, but
not a soul could I see. This must be some of the fair
chaps, thinks Ito myself, at their larks; and eo I went to
bed again, and fell asleep, when there was another row at
the door, and down 1 went again, but there was nobody to
be seen ; and this game was kept up for some time, until at
last I nabbed the party at the door,—this lady and about
seven others, your worship. ' Here is a pretty piece of
work' said I, ' what do you all want ?' when how do you
think I was served ?"

" Really I cannot tell," replied the MituisTRATE, "you
must inform us."
" So I will," said the complainant ; " but it is enough
to make every one of us blush, for you never heard of such
doings before amongst ladies."
Mr. GaEcoma—Well, let ns hear what was dome ?
Complainant—Must I tell it out ?

Mr. GREGORlE—Certainly.
" Why, then, your Worship, this good lady laid hold of
me and tore my shirt off my back, and there I was amongst
all the ladies outside as naked as I WAR born—(roars of
langhter)—and a pretty predicament I was in ; I had not
a rag on, and here is the identical shirt. Only think of
the treatment after being roused out of bed so many times."
A cobbler here stepped forward to corroborate the evi-
dence, and said it was perfectly true that the ladies stripped
the complainant as described when he came to the door.

Mr. GRECORIE-Was he in the state he describes?

Cobbler—Why, your Worship, all but; he had one leg
in his breeches and the other out; he cut a very sorry
figure amongst them.
Mr. GILEGORIS-Was he drunk ? Cobbler—Why no,
your Worship ; that is to wiy, he certainly had been drink-
ing, but he had slept himself sober.
31rs. Partlett commenced a lung defence, by declaring
herself to be a hard pains taking woman, and not given to
rioting. As to tearing the good gentleman's shirt off his
back, it was more in her line to mend shirts than destroy
them. Mr. Whitehouse had been drunk all day, and
taken the knocker off the door, and when she went to
call upon her sister, rho lodged at his house, she could
not get in.

A witness who was passing at the time, proved that
Mrs. Partlett was not the person who stripped the com-
plainant.
The MAGISTRATES dismissed the charge, on the defend-
ant's promising not to go near the house again.
UNION-HALL.—Towards the close of August a gen-
tleman residing at the west end of the town, named Bar-
clay, obtained a warrant against a Mr. Freill, on an
alleged charge of fraud, connected with a horse-dealing
transaction. The accused individual is a ruler of the
King's Bench Prison, and yesterday was removed by writ
of Habeas to this office, when the following facts trans .
pired :
Mr. nobler, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and
shortly stated the case.
Mr. Harmer attended for the prisoner.

The prosecutor handed the Times newspaper of the 19th
of August to the Magistrate, Mr. SWABIY, and directed his
attention to an advertisement, of which the following is
a copy:—
" A tradesman has two superior hay geldings, just from
the country, to dispose of on moderate terms, which are
full blood, of great power, and grand figures. One is 16
hands high, the other 15 hands. Both well adapted for
Cabriolet, phaeton, or stanhope, or hunters for 15 stone in
any country ; are warranted sound. A few days' trial