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London, England, 1817-10-15 00:00:00

air, having no visible mean; rf subsibtence. They
were eommi-ted till the Sessions, whets the case is le
be laid het..e the Ch

BOW-sTnEEr. —.Anne lamer was yesterday brought
before the rettiug • agistrAte, having been sppre.
briefed by Won's .arty of ,Patroie„ bele, g net to
the Office, under suspicious, circumstances, uI Goa-
/ell wee-, with several Alcides a btelelothes, tehe
sksletott or pick lock keys, and a file saw, cApa..ic
cutting iron, in her possession, lee Ft id ry eight
The account she gave of the poe esioe of SOC:i al-
, ticks was, that she lead brought them from her hes--
band in Newgate, who was a convkt there urdzr
sentence of le yeers' transportAtion. In consequence
et this stswrn in, Mr. Brown, the keeper of New-
gate, and one of his turnkeys, attended the axe:luna-
tion yesterday, when the tursikey identified the clothes
to he the seine that she brought out ot Newgate en
le Ida y eveuing, which belonged to her buelnuad, and
which he used there dining his coutinement previous
to his being sere to Botany Bey. stated, that
he examined the hed•cluthes very particularly prey'.
eus to her bringing the oot of the i.rition, and he
WAS positive the pick lock keys and saw were not
among them then. Mr. Brown observed, that it was
impossible to guard against the ingenuity of women,
without they were stripped entirely naked, as they
head been known to take improper things inch New.
gate in cabbages and bacon. The Turnkey said, he
had no doubt but that the largest pick-kick key
would open the gates of Newgate. Mr. Brown asked
him which he nieent ; be replied, the iron gates, but
did not think that lances would have eventuaLy
escaped out of the prison. Vickery, the Officer, exa-
mined them, and said they were the best Fick leek
keys he had ever seen. The hugest was MA .:e to
Act buds ways, and he had no doubt hut th it it
would open any lock it could enter. James and his
father were allowed to be the best manufacturers of
pick-lock keys that were known. He had seen a
sack full of their making. Mr. Breese' vinery. d,
that the prisoner had applied for per 11115:.1%.:1 r(' a:;••
company her husband to II many Bay, but her I cc
conduct was not the way to gain diet object. There
being no direct charge against her, she was discleo ged.
MAttLlloßoliutt-STREET. —William D.ql, a youth of
genteel appearance, was charged with fraudulently
obtaining ot Mr. Roberts, of Princes-street, Leic:ster.
square, a dozen plumes of feathers. The prisoner
called at the house of the prosecutor, who is a whole-
sale feather-maker, on Friday, and stated that he
had come Irani Mr. Fr mks, a hatter, in Barbican,
for a large order. Mr. Franks dealt largely with the
prosecutor, and the prisoner's order was not doubted.
He'stated that a military Captain had given An order
for twelve dozen of ostrich plume, and as he was
about to leave the country, the orcLr must be corn•
pleted by Tuesday morning. To give eciAt to his
commission, he was very particular as to the written
acknowledgment for the order, &c. and in doing this
he took an opportunity of pressing for one dozen
plumes as a sample, which he took away with him.
It happened that the prosecutor could tor get the eigh
the order in time, and he callcd upon Mr. Freaks to
apprize hue of it, when the treed wasedescovered.
The prisontr had the impudence to call on the prose.
tutor soon after his witted from Mr. Franks's, and
he appeared anxious that the erdtr should be com-
pleted in time. He was takers into custody. It tinn-
ed out that the prisoner had sold the articles fir con-
siderably less than the manufacturing prices. He
was iernandt:d for further ex aminatien.

J. Taylor and G. Stemma, two young men, were
charged with committing a burglary and robbery in
the house of Mrs. Dadley, in Noith•street. Fitzroy.
square. On Tuesday morning last, at an early hour,•
the. dwellin7-house of the Prosecutrix wils.entered
means of a false-key, and the drawers burst open and•
ransacked of a great quantity of valuable linen,
money, and plate : aii old patch. work quilt was also
taken, it is supposed for the purpose of a wrapper,
with which the thieves effected their escape. When
the family awoke, the loss •was discovered, and in-
formation was given to Howard, the Constable, who
apprehended the prisoners at a coffee-shop in St
Giles's,- between two and three o'clock the foillowing
morning. Menzies lirackenburg stated, that on the
morning of the robbery he observed Stevenson poing
along Tottenham-street, in the directiou of Mrs. Dad.
ley's house. Robert Hatusbrook stated, that about
six o'clock on Tuesday morning, he and his brother
met Stevenson in Charlotte-street; Le carried a vett
large bundle on his h, ad, wrapped in a patch-work
quilt. He made a sign to them to let him pass un-'
noticed, and witness's brother observed that he sus.
petted something had was going on. A man joined
him in the New.road, but witness cannot say whew
Cher it was Taylor or not. The Constable heard the
prisoners call to each other, about nine o'clock on the•
morning of the robbery, and saw them whisper. M.
Green, of Lucas-street, Stevenson's master, mi.
him a most excellent character, and s.tid it was in
his power, at different times, to dttratid inert of bun.
deeds of pounds, if he was so inclined. lie thought
'an honester youtn never went iato a house. The psi.
!sorter, Taylor, declined calling any friends, but said
he was prepared to prove an ah3l,. and called a wit.
nest for that purpose. A beautiful female, appa,.
'rently about 18, stepped forward, and swore in the
most positive manner, that Taylor was with her from
eleven o'clock on Monday night until nine o'clock on
bring t!!ree h.,ors after the cons-
The MAttissettaTe said as
mTuitemsdeanyt
ofm utzleinlgobsi4ery.
the evidence did not rnateoally affect 'Taylor;
should discharge him on the strength of the alibi,
with his own assurance to atteud again if wanted,.
The case was too conclusive against Stevenson, and
'be felt bound to commit him.—Committed.

Yesterday, about half-past one o'clock, a poor boy.
between eleven and twelve years of age, was foun4
by same carters at the top of a brick kiln, near the
road between Islington and Newington, apparently
dead, from the effects of SJEc4tion. He was taken
down, and carried to the nest public.hcuse in 'sling.
ton, and the parish surgeon being called in, en
spection of the body, said that life was quite nines,
and that from appearances, he must have nein dead
some hour*. It appeared, from there bring son*
raw potatoes and skins near the. body, that the got
'had been gathering the fornier in a neiglib. wing
field, and went to the top in the .kiln to toast them,
and was suffocated by, the smoke. he was the son
of two poor labocring people re;ktiog 0 sue
and had been missing stuce tun, o'es ,c 1; m the morn.
ing. One of his hands was awsh Scorched..