Star.
London, England, 1828-09-03 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIti.NS„ SiPTAMIEtt 2.

"THa FORTY Tli!tyCf."
Edward Grayson, a fine pooch. aged 15, was indreteo
for st,aling a handkerchief from the person of Ediiard
Mayne, E-q.
The following evidence, in stOstanee, was adduced,,
showing to what a pitch the association of young tiievrs
has arrived at, there being, a gang of,no leis than forty
juveline delinquents; and, from the number, they are
known a, the "Forty,Thieves" on all the Metropolitan,
roads, where they subsist by their plunder on the coaches
and pas engecs. The prisoner is a new associate di this
exteosive and Intm;dable band.
Edward Mayne, Esq. of the Army.Pay.ofiee,s.fittea,
that cn the 9th of last month he was pn the Nelson,
Chatham coach, returning to Londim, seated on the
dickey behind, and when the coach hid arrived near to
the Bricklayer's Arms, he was informed he had been
robbed.

Mr. Edwards deposed, he was on the Lewisham
coach, behind the one on which the proiecutor sat,'atid
the coachman mentioning his suspicions to the %giftless
that the prisoner was one of the "forty thieves," the
witness observed him, and saw him try the pockets of
the Chatham coach passengers w:.o sat behirid, and 'at
length took the handkerchief from the pocket of the
piosecu or, whom he apprised of the fact, and then pur-
sued the prisoner, and eventually snored him with the
property in his possession, who then told w tus And shat
he was. Toe witness I,r:her informed the Couit;that
after much inquiry respecting the p•isont is (amity. he
had leaned that he was the illegitimate son of a person
sesideia at Newington, who was in possession of a very
large annual income; but who, for the last four years,
had not rendered any assistance to the unfortunate,
youth at the bar—who, buoyed up with expectations
not realised, had joined the gang of "Forty Thieves."
Verdic t
• The CHAIRMAN said, as the boy was unknown to the
police, and had described himself truly, when taken, he
should not transport him. The sentence therefore
that be beimprisoned six months at Brixton, one month
of the time in solitary confinement, and to be publicly
whipped 150 yards where the robbery was committed.
Wm. Saunders, art i,scorrigible little rogue, and an-
other of 4. the forty," was indicted, on the oath of This.
Curran, a 13,m-street patrol, with robbing a person un-
known, last Sunday evening, about eight o'clock.
Curran deposed, that at the date stated, lie saw the
prisoner in Blackman-street, Borough, behind one of
the short stage coaches, take a handkerchief from the
pocket of a person on the back part of the coach. He
called after the coach, but it went on. The prisoner
was secured with the silk handkerchief now produced,
marked "J. F. N0..5." 'f he owner could not be found.
Verdict—Gailly.
The CHAIRMAN asked if tire prisoner was known to
the police, and it was replied in the affirmative; and
further, that he was the ton of a most respectable fish..
monge►, known to the Magistrates on !he bench, hiring'
sear the Kent-road. The parents, however, would Out
tome forward, as the prisoner had behaved so outra-
geously, although so young, towards think' "
The CHAIRMAN, in passing sentence, said, that as it
appeared the boy was irreclaimable, be should inflict
punishment to the full extent of the law, leaving it to
'Government to provide for him undo; the circum-
stances of his youth and his family connections. The
prisoner was then ordered to be transported foi life.

110$BERT IN lIORSEMONOII4I,AIiIL OAOL.
Marchantßarber, a rough looking fellow,was brought
fstrailiorsem.mger-Line prison, where he Welt con6s•eJ
for, want of bail on a charge of assault, indicted for
►tealing a half-crown and other pieces of coin, the pro-
perty of a boy, .another prisoner in the same gaol for a
misdemeanour.
The prosecutor, who is about eleven years of age,
stated that he left his waistcoat in the ward of the pri.
son while by went into the yard to wash himself. There
was no one in the place but the prisoner at the time.—
On,bis return he felt in his pocket and missed a half-
crowns two sbiilings, 911141 two, halfpence from his
pocket. He informed the Governor, who came and
searched the prisoner,. who was suspected, and a half-
crown and the remainder of the property were found
lon

CHAIIIMANHOIV do you know the half-clown was
your's It •
Prosecutor—lt had a mark on the edge, which could
be sworn to by another prisoner front whom he re-
ceived it.
Another witness swore to the half-crown.
Mr. JZSTMUT (to the prosecntor)— Pray what are you
in prison for ?
Prosecutor (archly)—What am I in prison for ? Why
for throwing a piece tit. lemon-pel at a boy, and it hap-
pened to hit a Gentleman on the eye—(A laugh).
Mr..lasistxr—Oh, is that all? And pray how did
•you get all the money that you say you were robbed of ?
.10s:owl/tor—Why, one way or the other. My friends
gave me most of it when they called to see me, one
halfpenny and a penny at a time.
Mr. JIMIMET—But how did you get the half-crown
piece?
Prosecutor (with a confident air)—Why, •the other
prisonets, being rather poor, could not give change,
and I gave halfpence for sixpences and shillings, and
then gave,2s. 6J. for half-a-crown to a fellow prisoner
—(A laugh).
Mr. Jesestirri—Then I suppose you wererisonsidered
the banker; but were not yuu.in the habit of gambling
in the prison ?
Prosecutor (laughing)-.No, I never gambles. 1
Mr. JRUDIZT.—.WiII you new that you never tossed
for halfpence with the other prisoners?
Prosecutor—Vy, I never tones with any body, and I
defy them to prove it.
Mr. JZMMET-.And you say you can swear that the
property found on the prisoner is yours. Pray how tan
you be so positive?
Prosecutor—Vy, because I was always looking at it,
to be sure.
Goodberry, anothevprisoner, swore that the pine-
tutor was one of the most confirmed "gaffers" among
them, and he was continually playing at shove half-
peony."
The prisoner denied the charge, and received an ex-
celleot character.
Mr. MINER censures' the practice of petty gambling
among the prisoners, as being contrary to the prison
rules and the orders of the Magistrates. The prisoner
was found Goil(y, and sentenced to six months impri-
sonment and baud labour at Brixton.

. . .
Yesterday fnrenoon, a gentleman and lady, named
,Roistswa, living at Sydenham, were thrown from their
gig oa the road near 141orwood, whereby Mrs. ROBIN..
110111 who is a corpulent lady, bad both her legs fru-
cured very severely, and it is feared that amputation
must follow. Sae was removed to her residence is the
carriage of a gentleman who was passing at the-time
of the accident.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
auruntati:- •
Yesterday J6iFs Mss chiliads baste 14r. Alderman nut:
snomses, with. robbi gManaa,lukpwe nflisis coat.
The proseeutpr stated thatliewmapiom; with fps prisoner. who,
was selling nuts at eke Chatham lacesewhen the latter asked him
to lend him hlscoaffei a frit iiiittutn ; yorissetintm•refused," hut, the
prisoner nevertheless put on 'the coil and rallied Mrithlt, end
a basket of mots sad Males and wed is Waugh* to another man;
be never saw him "gain till yesterday, eiersting. when he found him
fell Smitheeld,come to 'scrod Dattbolootew Fal.
The prisoner said be grit drunk, and lost the prosecutor's met sod
hies own too.
• Hs was orsiered to be taken before the Idagistrates at Woo
Valls the Pine!' Pat bayfintittsl cialm!litt.g.d •ibtcitr.
Mani! Norte, a iournelman goldheaser,
.was brusitht before
Mr. Alderman Feassaornisa yesterday, ebarga • with stealing
!adiets. of geld:
Isaac Stokes. si,ellasei, residing in Now-street-squire said the
prisoner had.lodged in seesboost for.same time; and he ;ad. from
charitable motlves, to ,ettahle the, whoner t9,lappart his :ire and
family, plitclissea quantities of, gold,, whlcislhe prisimerbeak into
leaves, and hawked about, witness gettlig alio& ls. 3d. or Is. 6d.
iu the it. for theme of his money. On the Seth ult. he delivered
loz. Sawn,. 14gtv.. of gold. to the Priodlertaad: it wall ae flat etas.
thy that the defalcation had, taken place; Complaisant always
found the money to buy gold, and therefore the Wooer never
pretended to have any claim to the refuse, WhiCh in this instance
was worth above SI. and he now shafted him with stealing this
shrug. The prisoner did sot return to his home after Amorday
morning, and was apprehendid on *Atlas', in High Holborn.
Mr. Harmer, for the prisoner,, and else the prisoner blanalf. en-
deavoured to show that he was the partible or the -costualsion-
agent of the prosecutor; but the Magistrate committed the psis
Wiltf for btralmg.

BOW-STREET.
Cuenca or 4wisaustc.—Yeetrrklay the cam of Mrs &Otos again
canoe on. and John Drummond, N. Burgh, W. barren (aliai
alias Godfrey), 11 Wiz. Drummond, Elsz. sod Mari/ l.'reisl
'ltem again put to the. bar. .
Mr. Alain-ter, a hatter, stated that Burgh called Olds Ay ha
a great hurry, /eying that be. was just going off ;a his ersomp ruff.
dram by the coach, and wanted a hat. He Suction OM 'OM he
was a merchant at Hammersmith." He regarded thstrliteld hat'
might be new lined, and sent to Moistagneslicy when it woikilbe'
paid for. His appearance was respectable,. and Witness fek no lbw
sitation in giving bin+ credit. A few days afterernrds Drummond
came in ; said he was in partnership with' burgh, u merchents,la
Sherborne•lane, and that he liked Ids. Burgh's bat very well. but
being a commercial taut, be wished to bake one more tradesman:
like for himself. He also said. that be had rune by the coach, his
own horses being Win the stable, and cuntlained of the mode of
conveyance as incompatible with his respectability. He said that
he should also send his servant for a bat, *Ai& mint have a phi
lace band. to match with the one on 'his green livery colt, width
witness would ,see when the servant called. The bars were met
home, and the house being superbly famished, left without
tion, on the bearer being told that .lieS4S. Drummond and tattgai.
were not at home, but would call. The next time witness saw the
party they were riding, servants and all, in a cart, on their way to
this office.
A great number of, pink cards, with gilt addresses very spkn.
didly gut up, were here produced, and the engraver of them cern.
plaited of not bring paid.
Thomas Cridland, of Carshahon, Surrey, said ihat be wile
duced to accept a bill for 441. in consequence of the reptesratildens
of the prisoner Drummond, who said he was a master tailor, and
wished to settle with his draper.
Another witness came forward and stated; that he set:epee
another bill is coneequt-nee of being informed by a Mr. BMA
sheesemaager, of Dock-head, that Drummond was a man of pis.
petty, and also his (Ballard's) landlord.
Several tradesmen were anxious to state their grieuaskes, but
lik R. Bums told them they might, if they liked, jail let this phi
motion for a conspiracy to cheat and defraud, which Ural am in
ha lestitnted against the prisieers.
.311 r. Smith, the attorney of the prisoners, hoped that his climb
timid be admitted to boil.
Sir R. DIME replied that they might put in sureties, bet they
mast give 4$ hours notice, and their bail mist be perfectly mei.'
ceptionable. The Magistrate then intimated that be had bees
waited upon by lit. Foss .(the Under-Sheriff), who is Secretary to
the Society fur the Prevention of Swindling, and that Gentleness'
bad told him that the Society had determined to prosecute the'
prisoners it their own expense.
A person named GrUllths here came forward, sad said, that
Me had known tbe prisoner Burgh for the lait Mums years, and he
kill always borne an unexceptionable character."
"Perhaps," said the Magistrate. " you will be oaf of his sure.
ilea?
Mr. Griffiths, however, did not appear over anxious to appear
in that capacity.
The prisoners were removed from the bar, and locked struntil
they shall find bail.
MA ItY-LA-BONNfe.

. but few charges were brought %elm, the sitting Mallet*, yes-1
terday morning, and ladies ddeliy wpm the subjects of them The
first prisoner at the bar was Asm Nackulaus, woman of fifty.
Your Worship, said William Cooper; a vitamins", I found this
Mere gook lady, at a quarter to nine last • night, in Marrow-bone.
lane, being in two halves; and—
Mr. Grarrrni—What do you say. nun, bent in what?.
Watchman—ln two balers. yOur Worship--the said she'd had a
palette stroke, but 1 fogad site was drunk, and I walked her does
bin to the wateitbouse.
Mrs Nicholson stood 'Weedy upright at the bar, and having
nothing to say for herseit—
Nr. Gamma told her gin, and not palsy, bad brought her into
trouble, and be ordered her to pay a hue to the King.
Nam ltrausingtoa, another lady, was found by Thomas Jones in
a similar condition, saving and excepting the comp Wat of paralysis.
Jones said she was so much intoxicated. as to be hardly able to
'speak; he took.her to iplace where she said the Ueed, and could
find nu owner for her, and be was obliged to have her locked up in
,the watchhouse.
Tears poured down the face of the lady as she stood at the her,
and she made no detente. but acknowledged herWlf to he the wife
'of a respectable pianoforte maker, who dOes not Use within the dis-
trict of this.olfice. and she was also fined Ss.

Saantaa ?Illation Mary Gardiser,Jaddir Cation. Catherine 117iiia
paid, or were detained until they dp pay .floner tines for hke awe,*
QUiIIiN•SqUARIL
Yesterday Lucy Lambert, a milliner of 'respectable appearance,
wm charged by Mrs. Puce, of kustoostreet, lik.'Patscras, with
stealing a looking-glass from her furnished apartments In the above
street. Mrs. Pace stated, that the prisoner bad occupied bee apart-
' ments for three months, at the root of les. per week, and last week,
while she (the complainant) was in the country; the prisoner
ab-
sconded, taking with bee a looking-glass, and without paying the
rent. The prisoner acknowledged leaving the rent unpaid. but
proved that she took the glass to be iiiended prise to bar quitting
the apattmetits.—The prisoner was discharged.
W 0 11511 P—Tit Est.

Themes ironer. for whose company the Pace have been far
some time pest solicitous, was brought before Mt. Bueuret. charged
under the followiog circumstances It appeared that, about one
o'clock on a Sunday, about three months ago, the Globe Tavern.
corner of Fore-street, was entered by four persons, who went into
the parlour and ordered some drink. while Miss Lacey (whose fa-
ther and mother were eat) had for armotneat or twit left the bar, a
small mahogany deak, eentalnlng bonds, bills, and, cask, to the
amount of 1,5001. was carried away. On the following night the
bonds and bills to the anima of 1,4001. were reteriled,, and a per.
son named Benjamin Nkbols. at this Oder, underwent several es..
atnikations, and was discharged. Bet it appeared the prisoner
answers the desaiption given, and was taken by a city Sleer. and
discharged at Guildhall last Monday. Oh, tbat sink lade, a
parish °Meer, retook him in Old.street. He was remaided.'
OurriesSperhes was examined, charged with pas** a ilk eh.
peace in lieu of a half-sovetTign, to a female who keeps; hardware
shop at !Warm. He purchased a shilling knif k me., and
received nine shillings change out of his spurious ;
bit having made attempts before, he was watched, Minn beak
to the shop by a neighbour. He was remanded.
LA II HU H-STIt K KT.
Yesterday /poi Hart. beedering on su years of age. Indorse&
before Mr. Wears; Eq. by she Parochial Odom of St. Mary,
Whitichapel, on a charge of bastardy.
Ann Blake 17 yams of age, said, that is the numb et March
last *be was delivered of a female infant, of which the defendant is
the father.
An order for.the payment of es. a week was subsequently nisch
out againsethe defendant • and not being prepared with the neces.
nary sureties fee its regular payment, homes locked up.
THAMES POLICE.
Mr. George Fall attended on amnesties; for refusing to pay the
legal fare for the hire of a boat from Vauxhall 'Bridge Ham.,
ntersmith. Groves, the wateiman, had demanded '3a. W. hut .sir.l
Fall would not give him so much by Is. 3d. Mr. Fail salJ, that
when he asked Groves for the book of, fares, he answered that he;
bad been asked tor it once before, and that war not by a Gen-i
dolma. He had been led Into error as to the fare. by reckoning!
the threepence. from post to post as the,/ Went aihrig ; but tiuding
afterwards the man was entitled to what be had asked. he went to
Vauxhall, and tendered the additional sum, with the expense of tit
summons. The consplathant, however, insisted that the matter,
should come before the Magistrate. Mr. Fall was adjudged to paj4
the legal fare, and for the summons, but uothiri lot lust ut time.