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London, England, 1824-04-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO GU-STREET.
John 3ltaluey, a smartly-dressed young man, was charged with
fraudulently obtaining I/. Hs. the property of Mr. Wright, wined
merchant, who resides near the Opera-hotem, in the Haymarket.
It appeared, from the statement of Mr. Wright's porter and
clerk. that some days back the prisoner came Into the shop and
asked to be employed. On the counter were a number of accounts,
made out. and receipts put to them; and after the prisoner bad
received hie answer, and left the shop, one of those accounts was
missing—it was one fur a dozen of wine, which was ordered by
the Hon. )Ir. De Grey, of Wintpole-street, and which was deli-
ecrvi a: his house a few days before. Mr. Wright's clerk called
for payment of the wine in a day or two after, and to his great sur-
prise was informed that it was paid for, and the account was pro-
duced. Inquiry was immediately set on foot, and the prisoner was
taken into custody. It appeared that the prisoner, on leaving Mr.
Wriglit's shop, proceeded to the house of Mr. De Grey, and pre-
sewed the account for payment ; and a receipt being to it, of course
no suspicion was entertained but that he was sent from Mr. Wright;
the account was forthwith paid.
The prisoner made no defence. and was fully committed.
GUILDHALL.
DARING ATTEMPT TO ROD THE Leans Acason.--Juhn Walsh was
brought up yesterday before the sitting Magistrate, for a most
daring attempt to plunder the Leeds waggon, in the middle of the
day, in its passage through that public thoroughfare, Goswell-street.
From the story told by Joseph Hilton, the guard, and William
Lowe, the driver of the waggon. it appeared that the vehicle sou
on its way to the Pull and Mouth Inn, between two and three
o'clock on Sunday afternoon, heavily loaded, with a cart attached
to the tail of it, in which was some other valuable property, and
in which the guard was sitting, for the purpose of protecting it.—
The prisoner jumped up, and seated himself at the hinder part of the
cart, as if he wanted a ride, but without making any overtures pre.
viously to either the driver or guard ; and the latter, knowing the
value of the property he bad charge of, ordered him to get down, and
finding his order disregarded, pushed the prisoner down : he again
mounted, and was again 'repulsed. Another man here joined the
prisoner, and they both got up, one of them inquiring what was
under the sheet which was spread over the goods. The guard replied
it was nothing to them, and once more expelled the intruders. A
stone was then thrown at hint; a cry of " Pull him out !" was
raised ; several fellows came round, and he was instantly pulled
out, and severely beaten. This seethe attracted the notice of the
driver, who, seeing the situation of his companion, ran up, and
inflicted a tremendous blow with the butt end of the whip upon the
head of the prisoner. The waggoner was immediately attacked by
the principal part of the gang, but be successfully parried their re-
peated assaults, with a formidable looking iron weapon, until, in
Aldersgate-street, Taylor, the street-keeper, came in view, when
the whole of the fellows made off, • except the prisoner, who was
given into custody. At that time the blood was streaming down
Walsh's face so profusely, that it was judged proper to have his
wounds examined and dressed before hews' lodged in the Compter,
and yesterday he appeared with the greater part of his head bound
up, the bandages completely saturated with gore.
The prisoner's defence was, that he had been out drinking, and
merely wanted a lift at the tail of the cart. He might have got
away if he bad chosen, but he considered himself ill used, and he
followed to get redress.
There was no evidence as to who the other parties concerned hi
the attack were: the prisoner himself denied all knowledge of them.
Mr. Alderman Tisomrsex expressed his surprise that none of the
persons passing bad interfered. As to the prisoner, he recollected
having seen him before the Loan MATO& nine months ago, upon a
serious charge; and although he did not consider the evidence wont
the length in this instance to justify his committal, he had little
doubt what his intentions were. He would be now discharged, but
he admonished him to take care of himself.
The prisoner was accordingly discharged.
Henry rellend, a pauper, was charged by the Overseer of Wisp,
risk with disorderly conduct.
Mr. Walls, the overseer of the parish of St. Leonard, Eastcheap,
stated that the prisoner, though a stout young man, has been a bur-
den to the parish for the last three years. Some time since he
clothed, and gave him every means of going dawn to Bristol to his
friends; but instead of going, he forged an order in his (Mr. Walls')
nurse, to the poor-house for more clothing. For this offence he was
' gent to Bridewell for three months, from which he has been but
just discharged. Oa his discharge he gave him clothes, and Iss. to
go to Bristol, when he returned in a day or two after, and told him
that be would not go, and hoped he would use his good offices to
'get him into Bridewell again, as he was more comfortable there
than ever he was in the pobr-house. He said he should be very
giallo go to Botany. Say; he should like it better than the farm-
• ;bottle; sad -he made an attempt to steal some articles out of his
wireiniuse, sigely. with the view of getting again into Bridewell.-
-- Hie cateduct was very bad, andlie was quite an inconigible thane-
ler. He was sorry he could not trace the property to him, for he
'Would therrhave dash differently -with him. 1
Alderman THOMPSON told the prisoner that he had fortunately
escaped Newgate ; but as-he-had such a liking for Bridewell, ha
should be gratified. He; however, would take care that he should
not find himself so comfortable there as he thought.
He was then committed for three months.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.
A man named Stanton, who had lately opened a watchmaker's
*shop.' near Manchester-square, was charged with having pawned
Most of the watches sent to him to be repaired ; the owners of
which were happy to receive the duplicates, in order to redeem
them at their own expense.—The prisoner was remanded.