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London, England, 1816-08-31 00:00:00

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the result of such a pricsedieg might be more seri ons
than he was aware.o&
HATTON Gammur.--Yesorday Chao& gingsnlan
and John Stephen, were brought up from' the watch-
house, where they had bees birth confined, each
charging the other with assaulting him, with intent
to rob hint that morning, about tr.o o'clock, in a
field near Gower-street —Kingsman stated, that he
lodges at 105,•Lucas-street, Gray's lott-iane ; that he
had occasion to cross the fields that morning at two
o'clock, where he met SA'phens, to whom he wished
a good morning; but that instead of answering, he
laid hold of him by the shoulder, which, owing to the
lonely situation of the place, and no persons being
passing, greatly alarmed him, and he supposed his
design was to rob him of his watch or money ; on
which he laid hold of Stephens by the collar, and
called to the watchman, who came up, and he gave
charge of him.—Stepheas, who was very deaf, stated
that he was a plasterer, and was at woii till one
o'clock that morning, at a linen-draper's shop in Ox-
ford-street, which business could not be done but
after the business of the day was over, ,and the ihop
shut; that his master, in whose employ
,he worked
14 years, was then present ,• that about two o'clock
that morning, in his way home across the fields, he
met the prisoner, who said something to him, which
he did not hear, and he leaned his head forward AO
hear what he had to say, when Kingsman laid hold
of him by the collar. Witness became alarmed, sup-
posing he intended to rob him of his watch, and in
his awn defence he laid hold of him, and called out
for the watchman, who came with assistance, and
they were both taken to the watchhouse,, where they
gave charge for charge.—Several persons attended,
and gave each a good character ; but it appearing
that the whole originated in mistake, from the ap-
prehension they were in of each other, the exami.
nation was the source of much mirth in the office,
and both the charges were dismissed.
MANSION.HOUSE.YeSterday Henry Arinetrong and''
Henry Ginn, were charged with attempting to pick
the pockets of a Gentleman in Fleet-street, on Thurs-
day night. The prisoners, it appeared, were first
observed together by the Loan MAYOR himself, in
Leadenhall-street, who, in the course of a vigilant
perambelation, followed them ai far as Salisbury.
court, Fleet-street, where they turned about, and
mixing in a crowd at the corner of Bridge-street, they
attempted to rifle the pockets of a Gentleman in
liquor. The LORD MAYOR, at the moment, not ob-
serving an Officer, pressed forward and seized them.
Being determined, however, not to be Judge and
witness in the case, he deferred their examination for
another day, when he would procure the assistance
of one of the Aldermen to preside. The prisoners
were remanded.

John 7 °swum was charged on suspicion of having
stolen a trunk, containing a quantity of valuable
property, belonging to some person unknown. Shep-
herd, the Officer, stated, that late on Thursday af-
ternoon, he observed the prisoner in Wormwood-
street, Bishopsgate, carrying a trunk on his shoulder,
and having interrogated him respecting it, he refused
to give the slightest satisfaction as to its possession.
He was in consequence secured. On the trunk re.
mined the direction of a ,6 Mrs. Roberts, London,"
and it was evidently stolen from a coach, waggon, or
some office. The prisoner was remanded, and the
trunk ordered to be advertised.

MARLDOROUGH-STR BET. - A further Investigation
into the mysterious case of Maurice Welch, who was
supposed to have been murdered in the house of a
woman named Mahony, in custody, with two others,
took place yesterday at this Office. Notwithstand-
ing the pains which have been taken to get at the facts
et the case, there is still much ambiguity about it.
The persons examined yesterday were lodgers in
Mahony's house, but as any detail might tend to pre-
vent the furtherance of justice, we can only state that
some evidence, strengthening the chain of circum-
stances, more particujarly applicable to Mabony, was
adduced.

Susannah Discos was charged with obtaining a selo
note of Mrs. Sowerby, wife of a butcher, in George-
street, Manchester-square, by false pretences. The
prisoner formerly lived in the service of Mr. Keys, in
the neighbourhood, and on Thursday night she went
to the complainant, as coming front Mrs. Keys, for
£lO, stating that Mr. K. was absent, and the Lady
wanted money for a bill just come in. The fraud was
quickly detected, and the prisoner secured. She was
remanded.

Bow-sutzeT.—Yesterday Sir Thomas Bell, the
Sheriff of Middlesex, attended at the Office, and re. '1
quested that no more prisoners might be committed
to Newgate than was absolutely necessary, that prison
being extremely full.
John Frazier, a lad about 16 or 17 years of age,
was broug t to the Office, charged with !robbing his
master, Mr. H. Faulkner, a straw hat and chip ma-
nufacturer, in King street, St. Ann's, who, it ap-
peared, had been robbed during the last Bee or six
weeks of about 100 hats and bonnets. 'Fhe prisoner
confessed his guilt, and stated; that he bad sold
them to a man of the name of WOOds andlifs daugh-
ters, who keep an old iron shop in Vine-stseet. Ni-
cholls,. belonging to the Office, was Mc there, and
first saw Mr. Woods, whO denied any knowledge of
the hats and bonnets Nicholls, however, soon 'found
two concealed close to a bed, and two on 'a shelf,
which Mr. Faulkner identified as his property, and
which he sold for 14s. each, but which Woods had
only given Is. each for. It was Nicholls's opinion
that there was other stolen property in the house,
there being elegant cut-glass deeinters, excellent
wearing apparel, &c. not at all consistent with an
old iron shop. Woods and his daughter were brought
to the Office, and ordered to find boil, or be cOnsnsit-
ted. John Frazier was committed for stealink the
property.
John Hurd, who was bronght,to London a (node's
since, by Pear kes and Viekery, froth Ramsgate charged
with shooting a marine on the beach, at Deal, a short
time since, was again examined.
John Swithinbank, a corporal -in the marines, be-
longing to his Majesty's ship the Ganymede, stated,
that on the evening of the 7th instant, be went with
three marines belonging to the same ship, in a boat
near Sindovin, for the purpose of intercepting smog.
glers, and when they had got near the north cad
Deal, one of his party, Richard Wilson, who pen.,
ceeded first, was met by a number .of people who
called them robbers, and murderers, being fearful Of
disturbance, he drove than away and called for
more assikmom to the ship. lo a abort tins at* a,