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MANSICM-1-1017SZ.—Thesday, RiettnierWlls charged
by Mr. Humphries, a publican, in Eastcheap, with
uttering base sixpences. The prisoner ask. ,1 for half
A pint of porter ; in payment of which he offered first
one bad sixpence, and then another; which exciting
suspicion, an officer was sent for, and he was starch-
ed. There were found upon him no less than 12 six.
peaces of a shrular description, wrapped up in a piece
of paper. The prisoner said he WAS an IT Iltilln.4l.
-and had been last wt.: king at Cenihriage as a day
labourer; hilt had been preve tidy employe. an Essex.
digging potato es, It being suspected that he was
an old offender, the Lord Mayor asked him, if he
had ever been at Halstead. in Essex. and taken into
chstodv there; to which he answered, '"I din't thirile
I wets." This answer being sufficient to canfirm e..e
suspicion, his Lordship bound over the publican, .1-1
Shepherd, the officer, to prosecute the prisoner.
Ann Selit4, a poor old woman, evidently derarrzsti,
was brought before the Lord Mayor, by Sepwell, tha
officer, who said he had apprehended her on Sundt",
i morn.ng in Bishopsgate-street, wander ing about v.i..:t
,nothing on her hut her-shift, to the great annoyance
of the passengets. Iler husband stated her derange-
ment and her escape from him, upon which the Load
Mayor recommended him to take her home.
Andrew:, who was eta mined last Tridey. on et
charge of stealing oil and candles from his master,
Mr. Flint, the harberdasher, on Fish-street-ha , w.a,,
from the want of witnesses to speak to his character,
ordered to be committed for trial. .
Yesterday two bricklayers, who were at week et a
house in a court in 'Threadneedle-street, were charg.
ed on suspicion of attempting to rob the house. The
female servant stated, that she beard a noise in the
house, as if persons were breaking open dames within.
The watchman coming into the court, the noise ceans
eJ, sad she calling to the watchman had alarmed
the thieves, who stem after she saw descendine iron
the house by the' ladder, uttering the most horrid
oaths, for having been disturbed in their intentions.
The next twining,- she knew them when they came
to work, and swore to the man she saw come down
the ladder ; the other she was not so positive to ; but
, thought he stood in the court and spike to the other.
Both dewed the charge ; bet the one not 'went to
said he would bring proof of his being in bed at the
l time ; upon which he was discharged. The other
was committed for further examination.
A foreign seaman was charged by Mr. Stewart, of
the India-house, with having. fraudulently assumed
different names, in offering himself for the Compa-
ny's Menke Service. At the India-house he enga-
ged himself as a seaman on board an outward-bound
II Indianian, entered himself by the name of Frederick
• Dabler, at which time he received two mouths pay
lin advance ; he then nent on board the ship, and
there entered himself by the name of Andrew Esr.
nier, and received two months pay more. He was
committed fcr further examination.
GUlLDHALL—Yesterday a gentleman applied to
this office, who had lately taken his place at Reading
jfor town, and came in the coach as far as Oaking-
lham, with more passengers than the licence al-ov..ed.
I and the coach heavily laden beside, so that they were
'in danger of breaking down. At Oakinglum the
,landlord of the Inn warned them of their danger, and
advised three of them to take a post chaise; but they
ventured on another stage, where the gentleman Jr.
tertnined to quit the coach, but, on demanding his
baggage, the coachman, with much abuse, refused to
'dearer it, unless he paid 16s. To this he objected.
saying, that lie had already paid ss. 6d. therefore he
had no right to pay more than 10s. 6d. The coach.
man was positive, sa% ing, he did not care if it cost
him 430, and the Gentleman was obliged to leave
his baggage. Oa calling at the coach-Office in mane
they ref used also to give it up, unless he p id the
16a. He desired them to look at the way-b 11, when
they found him indebted only lOs. 6d. yet they still
persisted. The Gentleman was advised to lodge a
regular information against them, which he pr.nuit.
ed. The Attorney for the detentfanta declined their
willingness to make a public apology. bus the Gee.
tlernan said, he conceived that their being made to
smart for their conduce, would be the best way to se-
cure the Public from such treatment in future.
A hackney-coachman was charged with driving
over a porter in Newgate-street. The poor fellow
stated, that he was dragging a truck with wine, when
he was met by the defendant, who ordered him to
get out of the way. He. in retuin, told the ceiach.
man to keep his own side 4 instead of which, he flog-
ged on his horses, and threw down the porter. %hes&
one of the wheels passed over his arm and grazed the
side of his head. In defence, the Coachman said.
there was plenty of room for any truck to pass be.
twetn him and the pavement ; and. that had O.
complainant not laid hold of his reins, and, by so
doing, rendered his cattle ungovernable. the accident
would not have happened. He was ordered to make
the porter a suitable recompence.
HATTONZAIDIN..•.,Jan Ilatille, Charged on Ms..
picion with having purloined some property of Mr.
Crag, of Brownlow-stteet, in whose house he sta.
employed us a carpenter; was committed. The otf:-
--s, on searching the house of the prisoner, tone.;
two pieces of cotton without mat ks, to which l'i'7
Craig could not swear. and the pr4ener was det..ei-
ed until the calico printers appear to give evidie,:.,
on the business.
Wistrecttarat.-Orrick.---Yesterday J. De Silva, a
Portuguese sailor, underwent a final esaminatioo,
charged with the wilful `murder of John Dangles. 3
Scotch sailor, in East Smithfield, by stabbing hint es
the back, a few nights since, of which he died i 3 t%o,
hours, after being taken to the hospital. lie was
fully committed for trial.
Six Irishmen were committed to New Prison. f'
being concerned in a riot on Sunday r.ii;lo last, in
Wentwortl,.street. The prisoners, wills a great num-
ber of others, had assembled in consequence of t!:e
funeral of a Cllll‘l, %then a fight ensued, and on Free-
man and Beeby, Pulite Officers Irma Lambeth.
street, interfering, they were assailed by about etvi,
armed with bludgeons. &c. and both were woond,i-I,
hut at length. after securing the prisoners, the rem .%:i.-
der dispersed.
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