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London, England, 1824-01-23 00:00:00

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RIUHARD BIRMIti ckltged with an attempt to pick thttinfilligkk,
Mr. MaNS/ICIJ, a l'.l.tiostrate of this Oflice.
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It appeared that \!r.was passing 'fops e los
port-street, on Wednetclay afternclon, in • reihritijig '14664 Vona
his official duties, when the prlitcntr, tirho *AS id-cornpaMea
another lad, was seers, to pat his 'hand Into Mr; filtnsitni.l:aenit
pocket twice' apparently attempting to take oat whatever itsaen:
twin.-d.. Jones, a mercer, in Sewpormtreet, paw stake the
attetnpt, and Alit:et)? apriZed Mr.lisurriroi.t. or itl arid he
the prisoner by. the ctsliar, and detaLied him until a coastal:4i •tl/4;di
' sent for.—'l'he prisoner produced several respeetable Pekoa its
speak for him, who gave hilt a good character, ani under this
sideration he was discharged.
Anthony Be.;•etn, the proprittOr of one Of the St. Alban's
coaches, was lined XS and costs, for plting for hith ieith his aor
as a hackney-coach on the paved street, the-sallre net being a:hitt
ney-toach.
GUIT.DII ALL. •
Mr. Bud; a solicipr, from Birminghaht, obrained a swarrani
against Marks Turttley, fur stealing the parcel containing tite haak:
notes belonging to Messrs. Taylors and Lloyd, hankers, at birmin.--
ham, from the Balloon coach, nn the I,2th of Decenrider,
Turnicy is well-known to the different police officers.

HATTON-GARDEN. •

John Jenkins, who was remanded until this day, charged with
baying Stolen a great coat and eleven toultrellas,•the property of
John Adams,. umbrella-mantifactitritr; in Barbican, was brought
up for a second examination. .
Jan Adams, the complainant, stepped forward to be seinen,
with a solemnity of manner which excited observation ; and, after
being sworn, not looking directly to the Magistrate, but all.around,
as if he were addressing-his congrtgationi proceeded to state that
he belonged to the reli„e:ous community cane.' the " Iteiivallsts;"
that on the evening of New Year's Day lie Was tailed away front
his temporal concerns to administer spiritual coutfert to hislirethren,
in Flentetter Chapel, and that while offiziating, Ms attention teat
attracted by the penitent end contrtte denteanottr of the pritotter;
who was not content with rending kii hearr,bdt was actualle resid-
ing his garments. Struck with hiS erindocti he afterwards addressed
the prisoner, who stated that he W/S /Wakened to a Sense of his Sin-
ful Stale by the powers of his (Attainsl) presetting. Thinking he
might one day become'an ornament to tha Society of" Res/it:Hits,"
he took the prisoner under his prOtection; and the firS!.. prdof its
gave of his regenerate mind was, to rob him of the above artieles.
The prisoner was remanded for the production of a witness:
DIARLI3OitiMG 11-STREET.
A boy, eight years of age; with scarcely any clothing, was charged
with vagrancy. He was found at an unseasonable hour on Wed-
nesday morning, sitting at a door, perishing with cold and hanger.
The ;Ayer took hint to the watch-house. gave him some food, and
placed him by the fire. In his defence, he said that hit mother had
died lately, and his father, since her death, had forsaken him. Ile
had sold his own things, left him at a Whin-home in Sr: Cartel's,
and he had not since seen him. The landially would not -icif&r
him to sleep there any night unless he brought threepence. and he
was obliged to beg. Art overseer of St. l'akeras said, rb tt hiVttew
the father to be a drunken profligate ft flow, and had tio thiulft of
the boy's statement being true, and very huniantly took hint, fur
the purpose of being received into the veto khotive. The little fel-
low seemed rejoiced at being relieved from his perilous situation.
and his prepossessing appearance.exclted grezit interest in hit favour,
Benjamin Burns, the pugilist,.and landlord of the iO4.hg Sun
public-house, in Great Windmill-street, Was yesterday chmed with
an assault by William Holland, boot and .shiie-inalter, in
Duke'a-court, St. Martin's-lane.
The complainant's face was bruised Severely, and one'ef his era
Was Much swohl and very black. Re stated that On Weinetday
evening he entered the public-house, and calla lot some ,inner.
which was denied him. After .remaining there- seine time he re-
p Aired the application, and Burns then struck • .
Burns admitted having committed the atiottlgt
justification, that the, conal4inant's conduct had been So
that he could not resla Lying (hands upon hiM.
The Magistrate saldtbat this was the second warrant .telek had
recently been fished agiinit him, and he cautioned bias .to beware
of such complaints.
The complainant being deterdined, to press thi ihar.Ste I ,2rib
ship ordered Burnt to find:bail, which he aecoraisigli did.
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Johnson brought up another• hatch of liakers yesrdettat,Astlf•
met with adefeat. •Insitecale. hi Mr. Blheave, he•taid es* Mfg*.
mations, one of whieln•behis defeetitte, was withdrawn, indite
wonky wighl wishd int ptioceed With the other.
Mr. Wicualts, however, opposed this, stirsetvittegldrat'lanMilid•
not proceed on two itiforniiiiinerAiethe sant; siffence, for where the
Brat was quashvd,the second fottneredl • •
Johnson, of course deniared at this, but the 'lltagTstrate agreed
with the Counsel, and Mister Johnson was compelled to suhipir.
The inform:l6:ns against a otoither of others were also quashed,
tome for not describing the persons rightly, and giving wrong
Dames, and one because his tickali entrapped the baker to the c4l-
- of the offence, by going into his shop and asking for a loaf.
The baker, handing a 21b. log. to him, asked if that would 40. • jie
said yes, and got away with it, throwing down the money, al:Wilma
laid the information for not weighing the loaf.
Mr. Muer, in the eoutse otionie iery'setere rentstrktnon Byers,
sad, such was the man's ingenuity, that he lamented three was as
chance of indicting him for perjury. The fellow always took care
to select females and children, whose evide:nce he well anew coall
not be received in cases of pirjarjr. " Yes," said he, " I wish we
could catch him as We did hisfrientH, Wine and Jelribn,Witaite
now amusing themselves at the Tread 'Alin, where he ought to' be,
for plundering these industrious men."
Joirrison, with consummate effrontery, replied, " Aye, you inay
chuckle to-day ; but, the light I swear,' your triumph will he
but short-lived, as to-day's defeat will only Serve to rally me to-
morrovs, fora greater victory. I will have yeti all agalti, rid may
rely on it." Byers occasionally disguises himself in a hairy cap eel
red waistcoat.—Bakers, beware of hint !

Saturday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, a
womati, residing in- Simpson's-court, Edinburgh,itas
burned to death. in her own house.
A District Committee-of the Slciety for Promoting
Christian Knowledge is about tube formed at Guildford, to cotn-
prise thatpart of Surrey contained in the Deanery of Stoke-
The Sessions coiymenced on Tuesday,
at Aliingclon,.befOre the. Right (lon. Lord FoLksitoNe,
Chairman, and a'very full &inch of Magistrates. The
fallowing: case ticked iOnSiderfible interest Nlcssrs.
Charles Gearlag! Stn. and :Edward Gearbig, t n'to
far-
mers, of the :parish of 15.4.41trurn, Wert indicild by
the Rev; Henry gieeNni, the Rector, -for'
stealing, iakitig,' and ca ijing away, Seferal quaniitirs
-of oats, barley. and beariSi Iron lands in their Oecifia-
tion, after the same bethi tithed and set out for tl.e
Rector. Mt. TELFOR9, the Counsel prisoners,
subinitted; that the offence charged leasslat a " felo-
nious" act, and that the prdseetit,or should have pro-
ceeded by action at law,. OnCid. the statute of 2d Ed-
ward VI. to recover the treble value air the tithessub-
tracted. The Coua.i .were .of the. ?roe:Opinion, aid the
prisoners were consequentiy'acquitted.

f mitrts. . -
On the 14th inst. at Kearnsey Abbey, near Doer, the Lath of
Henry P. Bruyeres, Esq. of a daughter.
Jan. 17, at Lasthourue, the Lady of S:r C. Dalrymple, of a son.
At the Mansion-house, Dublin, the Lady Nfiyoress, or a d.l4tet.•
Jan. 14, at bdliffi, the Lady of Sir William Hurt, Batt. of a
son and heir.

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Jan. 10, at Scarborough, Mr. George Wellborn, of qtatptare
schoolmaster. }IF WAS inthe act of sitting down, and callintfor
a glass of water, when he-suddenly tell back in his chair, and died.