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London, England, 1817-01-28 00:00:00

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Yesterday Erma re* was indicted for stealing a
quantity of bed furniture. the property of William
Newsom, The prisoner wai a char-woman to the
wife of prosecutor. On the 29th of Oitober, prose-
cutor's wife missed the articles in question, and
cherged the prisoner with having them ; this she at
first denied, but aftersrards she confessed her
land produced the duPicates of a pawnbroker with
whom she had piedge,st thein.—Guilty.
Jobs Pitman was indicted for stealing a trunk, con-
taining some sheets and several articl.3 of wearing
apparel, the property of Thomas Oldham.
Prosecutor is clerk to a lawyer. On the 26th of
December he was in Hertfordshire, from whence he
sent the wink with several packages to town, by a
carrier. They all arrived safely at his house, except
the trunk. On the 27th of December a watchman
observed the prisoner and another loitering about a
waggon, in Red Lion-street, Holborn. While the
waggoner was bu►y in takio out some packages,
prisoner and the other man tu• k a trunk (the property
of prosecutor) out of the waggon and were going
off with it, when the watchman came up, and said
he was sure the trunk did not belong to them. They ,
immediately dropped it on the ground and ran away.
Verdict—Guilty.
James Murray was indicted for embezzling 3s. 6d.
the property of Richard Dixon, his employer.
Prosecutor is a trunk manufacturer, and keeps a
retail shop, in which the prisoner was employed as
shopman, at the end of Tottenham Court-road. In
consequence of some suspicions of prisoner's honesty
prosecutor sent a friend to the shop to purchase a
portmanteau and a small leather trunk. For these
the prisoner charged set 10s. 6d. which was paid
(28s. fot the portmanteau, and 2s. 6d. for the small
trunk). The prisoner entered in his shop book 275.
as the price of the portmanteau, but did not cuter
the price of the small trunk at all.
Prisoner put in a written defence, in which he de-
nied his gitilt. He admitted that he did not enter
the whole of the amount received, but it was a mis-
take originating in the hurry and pressure of business.
He made the mistake on a Saturday, and intended
to correct it when he returned to the shop on Mon-
day, but was then arrested. He then called several
persons who had known him for some years. They
all concurred in giving him a most excellent character
for honesty and sobriety.
The. Recommit, in summing up, observed to the
Jury, that it was rather strange how the mistakes of
persons in the prisoner's situation'were always made
in their own favour.

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The prosecutor wee then called up by the Re-
connr.a, and asked whether this was a first offence
on the part of the prisoner ?—Prosecutor replied, that
since the prisoner came to his shop he missed several
articles, which were not accounted for.

thaws Taylor and AU Blatt were found guilty of
stealing a pair of boats, the propertiof John Bur-
ton. The. prisoners were young lads, and it appeared
were part of a very large gang of juvenile depred'i•
tors who infest the parish. of

MANSION House.—Yesterday' the rroprletorotthe.
th Rising Sun public !wise, boctots' COmmeh rbide
an application to the LORD MAYOR of the vriog
extraordinary nature :—He stated, that' On.Friday'
night a body of tailors had assembled at histotue,
when they proposed a discussion of Parliatheatary
Reform ; this was proceeded in for- some time, and.
the debate was conducted with much temper and
propriety. The meeting likewise had separated in
paint unity and good will.. He now waited upon
his Lordship to know whether their meeting at his
house, for the purposes above stated, would be legal
or otherwise I—The LORD MAYOR expressed his sur-
prise at the novelty of the application, and having
made some good humoured remarks urn the
tailors desiring to add their weight 'and opinion to
the other Waking parts of the community, asked what
was their precise object in taking up the question of
Reform I—The publican replied, the badness of
trade, and-the ability cf many of the tailors (whom
.be represented as " speaking coves"), to digest the
gent subject of Parliamentary Reform. The LORD
hiaeoa thought the tailors had less reason to com-
plain than perhaps any other body of tradesmen.—
l' publicana My Lord, trade is really very bad.'•
The Loan MAYOR...." ROWS can you make this as-
Wu" when we all kioW that more clothes are now
worn than there were *six months ago r The pub-
Ii an—.µ Siz months ago. people might go without
clothes altogether if they pleased." The LORD
MAYOR-.." Your meeting, I dare say, will not prove
illrgal, provided yop preserve peace, girder, and good
hours. To such conduct no opp&i, tion need, I
think, be appeelseoded." • The publican then with.
drew, expressing equally hie thanks and satisfaction.
UNION HALL. —ALOZILIXIICRUZLTY.—A striking
proof of the barbarity practised by the Algeriaes to-
wardi our countrymen who were so unfortunate .as
to fall into Melt bands, previous to Lord Exmouth's
expedition, was exhibited at this Office yesterday.—
A young man, about 26 years of age, dressed as a
sailor, was brought up by May, who discovered him.
sleeping in the Borough Market the night before, in
the open air, and in a most deplorable condition.-s•
In answer to the questions ppt to him by the Magi.
strati., be made signs that be was dumb, and opening
his mouth shelved that he hid been deprived of the
.organ of speech ; be by sins dedredjo have a pm,
ink, and paper given to ham whittiiiiyrote the fol- i
lowing account of himself s2Somt years ago he was
a foremast man on board i Mediterranean trader.
when they bad the misfortune 'to fall in and be
captured by an Algerise corsair, by whom they were
taken into Algiers and sold for slaves. He was
marched off to the estate of his master. some way up
the country, where ha Underwent the greaten bard.
ships : be had his tongue cut out, and his person was
otherwise mutilated in a manner we cannot describe ;
he bad a heavy iron hoop put wood his body, and in
this situation was put to draw a cart and ether heavy
burdens. In this state he remained till Lord Ex-
mouth's victory gave liberty to himself and numerous
other equally miserable-victims of cruelty and op-
premien. Being without provisions, he was making
his way to his own wigs when found by the officer.
On inquiry, it awl:: he bolo:fed to Lambeth ;.
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with hirktoothe 4/Oilli6tse; tad altects thesis's
be taken all possible cars of. .