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London, England, 1827-07-16 00:00:00

course of the thils; conserleetitly•ttald 'nestkire been In Chantly
lane daring the night of the robbery.
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The primmer, in defmos.strenely protested Ills Ihnotedce.
Mrs. Nathan. his daughter, deposed that het father had for BM
years laboured under a bodily complaint which prevented his waft-
ing much abroad. On the !Sib of May, the day on which.het brother,
Ikey Solomon', escaped, the box, containieg the property premiered
before the Court. was brought to her father's bouts by a lad, and left
with her for het brothers. Her father was not at home at the dote.
By the COURT—Never head of such a place as Cbancery.laue.
Inowsl'emple Bar very well. Her father could scarcely walk at
all: The boy who brought the box was unknown to her. Her
father went out at ten o'clock in the morning, and did not return
until seven in the evening. Did not state to the Lord •blayor that
the box had been left for her brother. Her brother's house was at
a very short distance, but she did not tell the boy to take it there.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pou.urs—From the time the box was
left in May, until the sth of July„•not-a stogie officer came to look
for her father. Her brother Ikey was not on friendly terms with
the family.
Mr. Cope, the Marshaknan, reexamined—When he took
box from Soloman' house, he was never told that It had beta left
for Ikey Solomon&
Several winsomes gave the prisoner' a most eamilent character
for honesty for thbey years past.
The Recent:we summed up at great length, and the Jury retired
to consider their verdict.
After an absence of a quarter of an hour, the Jury rev a
verdict of Guilty. ,
The Recoaosa said be should take time to ebyhArg his see
NEW COURT.
Dick Bowers was indicted for •stealing a shawl, a
piece of glazed calico, and a pair of gloves, the ptoperty
of Mr. Thomas Moss Phillips.
Mr. Phillip! stated, that on the 6th of June, be was going op -
ford-sues, at about four in the aureola, as he was Ox
ac-
costed by two men, who asked whether he would buy me french
slowest He answered In the athrotatiee, and went odds die
to a tome adioining. where he wee thews a pair asa sampie,llll:
bargained for two dozen pair of that deseripden for 10d. yr
pair. A sovereign was demanded, and produced ; hot as moon
as the money was paid, prosemiter was informed that the glories
could not thee be had, but that he might, rely on their beteg
sent to his house that evening. •As he expressed some doeibt
on that subjelt, the pyties produced a shawl described, es
very valuable, and a pike of earl calico, which, with the
sample pair of gloves' were given to him as a security that
the gloves should be fortbtoming at the appointed ' timer
The glove-merchants then departed, and the ptirchsser wee
about to follow their example, with his soduable shawl and
glazed calico, when the prisoner came into the room, and insisting
that those articles were his property, sod that promoter mast not
depart with them mikes he agreed to yy a larger atm than the
soveteign. To this the prosecutor elected; but at leagth pri-
soner succeeded in taking the articles from him.
An officer proved that he met the prisoner some days alter, mid
told hint "be wanted him." The prisoner asked • What (err
The officer replied it was about the eaves and the ahawL The pri-
soner at first said be knew nothing about them; but after a short
pause asked what the tinker would advise him to do, and whether
he thought the melt would be satisfied Wise got his money hock ?
The officer informed him that the Gentleman was determined to
prosecute, anti immediately took hint Into custody.
Prisoner, in his defence, protested his innocence, and complaMed
of the prejudice raised against him, and the injury done to his cha-
racter, by the publications respecting him to the newspapers.
• The Dowry RECORDER told him that the Court had nothing to
do with what was In the newspapers. They were to try the guilt
or innocence of the prisoner by the evidence sworn to before them,
and that question would-be decided by 19 men on their oaths.
Prisoner now endeavoured. by the production of two Or three
witnesses, to prove that be had Made no attempt at concealment,
but remained at the boom where he bad sees the prosecutor for a
considerable time after that Gentleman had departed. However,
the Jury found him Guilty.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE: •

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MANSION-HODS&
Nom Antsentscot.--Satonlay, a tradesmen residing in the
Oty, applied to the Lord Mayor for a warrant, or some other au-
thority, to detain his apprentice, who was, he stated, about to pro-
ceed with his father to Holland. He was aware that the boy in-
tended to quit his service, and accompany his father thither, as he
did not hesitate to avow such his intention. The applicaat wished
to know If his Lordship could not interfere to prevent tbe-bey's
elopement? . .
The Loss Mums add, bid be power to issue such an injunction;
he, as Lord Mayer, pdasemed no equitable jurisdiction, and cold
not take unaware of offences until they had bean committeds
The applicant paid his Attorney had Informed him the Lard
Mayor coulApiev'ent the boy from quitting kis service.
The Loafs Slaves—You have been misinformed. nest
:iiZtecisottlite Lord Chancellor on the subject, as he alone can sue
s to restrain future conduct, should it appear to hint that
Riknonduct, if carried into effect, would be illegaL But I.doubt
worse the Lord Chancellor can interfere to afurd you relief.
The applicant altbdrew, astonished that kid Lordship (the head
dike City) could not grant his application. It appear
to be • ge-
' lisrsiopiolon throughout the uninformed medalist the citizens of
&tildes, that the Lord Mayor it is possession at, sad may, if he
eltaires, exude* unlimited pewees
.la sil seattere appertaining to
iity. . • .
GUILDWALL.
Yesterday, Iff.siremesss, as *Marty personage, was charged with'
dins ao eatimphouse keeper Ip the Old Bailey. It seems be
illgaied himself on Friday afternoon with three half plates of
meat, three whole plates of peas, beans, and potatoes ; a slice of
bread, and a pot of beer, and then remeisbeeea be
had spent all
Ms ready money the night before at mime merry-making party.—
The landlord insisted that be should try tile friendship of his se.
quaintanass, and he would detain his body in the meantime ; and
a letter was accordingly dispatched to a.brother-in.law, requesting
the loan of half.a.crown. The brother-in-law returned an answer
couched in these affectionate terms—" If it would save you froth
going over the way (i. e. the Sessions House), oreven out upon the.
New Drop, I would not said it)."—The writer moreover seat a
message, that he was a worthless fellow, who bad run through.
,t 1,200 a-year, and 111-treated his wife and childr en, and he was
thereupon sent to the Compter. He wet-unions to give a history
of his domestic calamities ; but the Alderman cut his story short by
dismissing him, havingHATT nojurON.GAßDisdiction upon such a complaint.
Eld. r
T. nisei and Y. Joan. each under twelve years of age, were
fully committed, charged with stealing two bars of soap from the
shop of Mr. Reece, in Cbaries-etreet,Qoarell-stroet. ..-.
• QUEEN-SQUARE. . .
G. OrwAy was fully committed, charged with robbing . Carr,,a
Oedema palmier, of M. Its. while laying on the pavement, in Jai's:.
4irnazi ins state of total drunkmaness.
LAMBETH...STREET.
Several persons were fined in the mitigated penalty of $l. each,
on the information of one Stowell, for plying with carts, vans Mc.
to take passengers to Pala* Fair, not being licensed so to do.
.• MARY-LA-BONNS.
Saturday Lord Hods= charged Joint Meitick with wilful misbe-
haviour, in driving, whereby injury was done to his Lordship's gig
and horse.
Lord Hotham's groom stated, that on the Intl of July, as he was
sitting in the givopposite No. 17, In Orchard-sereet, waiting for his
master, a loaded coal-waggon overturned it, threw the horse down
upon the pavement, and him (tie groom) against tit a
It must have been done through carelessness' if not wantonness, be-
cause there was plenty of room to pus. He did not see the waggon
until the accident happened ; it came upon him from behind. The
carter was sorry for what bad been dune, and assisted to extricate
the horse and lift up the gig.
A general postman saw the groom sitting in the gig, close to the
foot-paveneent on the near side pf the road, with his back to the
waggon. The waggoner, instead of being by the dale of bit horses,
was behind theca; and when he saw the mischief about to happen,
he could Dot get up in time to prevent it. lie believed him to be
in liquor, and was certain the accident was occasioned by his infce
conduct.—The waggoner owned himself in fault, because he was
not forward enough. He said be had lived thirteen or fourteen
;ears in the service of Mr. Edward Wood, at Northumberland.
wharf; never had an accidgat before, and ascribed this in a great
measure to the misconduct of a young horse which was in his team.
' " If you had such a honer," said Mr. Houton in reply, " you
ought to have been more careful; the accident was occasioned
altogether by your negligence,and I am sorry that the highest penalty
I can inflict is ins.which I think very disproportionate tothe above."
Lord Hotham then interceded; in consequence of which, and
the defendant's previous good conduct, as testified by his master,
the penalty was mitigated to Xs.
/Miens MWs, the driver of Gaywoots Paddington coach, was
eta,
charged with having endangered, by wanton and furious driving,
the persons of divers a s, his Majesty' subject., in their SONS
and property. The case was proved ague Whim - • T
Si. but as bets a yowls* offender, and poitedwel eir
Is
ire sawiffraffe*
logy, no penalty was indicted. •