The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-04 00:00:00

LO_VDOY POLICE REPORT.

MANSION-HOUSE.
ili/ottip.,oor man named Edwards waited upon the Lord Mayor on
nta gre al affliction for the loss of his two children,
he said, he appreh nded some infamous wretches had
1101 hold et e
tdirwstated that on Friday last, between one and two o'clock,
children, John and Isab ilia Edwards, the boy nine
rears,.r_ two children
the girl eleven years of age, were sent from home in
-enurt, Chanceryelaue, to a respectable person's house in
mother Chancery-lane, for linen to take to the mangle, which their
parents worked. considerable period having elapsed, the
called at the house, and were shocked at hearing that
the children had not been there. The ueighbourhoou was
Therred'.but in vain, and neither boy nor girl was to be found.
e Were several houses of bad repute in the immediate.
net Were
Jll Lord Mayor said that he should give directions to his
officers. which he accordingly did.
Sharp, a boy who has been a long time acquainted
With the interior of Newgate, was brought up, charged with
',',!‘lng deliberately walked into a shoemaker's shop in Hounds-
`l'i'en, and stolen A pair of boots. The master of the house saw
e robbery was committed ii-.
, although it was done with a pec
liare. grace, and was evidently by the hand of a roaster, and he
.pprehenled the prisoner. who was carrying off the boots with
Tae of an apprentice about to fit a customer.
Lord Mayor,—The last time you were here, I told you
meet again, and now we meet probably for the last time,
wre,Yott can't be left on the town, you are too clever.
• Prisoner.— don't remember that I ever saw your lordship's
sac,:i afore. I'm sure I never seed it in ski( a place as this here.
,t he
markY, we met on this very spot, and I have
lack in'the list against your name.
rrisoner.—Please you, my lord, it couldn't be me ; preps it's
some fellow as took my name, cause his own was too bad to
use. (A. laugh.)
The Lord ;Mayor.—Well, how do you mean to get out of this
scrape ?
.IPrisoner.—lt's no felony, please you, my lord. It's all a
n 'stake. You see I was a passim by this here gentleman's
'lll°l7l's. whistlingOf Jack Cullen's " love," and up comes
..Ipack of evil-minded, wagabonds, and they does nothing but
glees me a shove into this here shop, so down I falls among the
rots, arid so I gets up and takes this here pair as laid close to
egY hand,
for to fling at their heads, I. was so b--y -wild"
(great laughter) ; but jist as I was a going to let fly, this here
gentleman cotches me, and, says he to me, " Vhy, my young
uu, you're a thieving; and so he cubes me of this here robbery.
(Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor.—That's ingenious, certainly. I suppose
You wish me to ask the hootinaker whether he saw all this
Prisoner.—No please,you, my lord, I don't want him to be
'led auy thing at all about it. 'lt's no use, for his mind's made
up to say-it's all a lie. (Laughter.)
b_.rosee.- utor.—So it is.
e,'FlloeLeree.—There, I told you so, your lordship. You see,- as
in this here dock, people won't blieve me no more nor if I
tree at the Old Bailey. But I arn't guilty of no crime, for I'd
slave-brought the boots back error I used them.
The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner.
bi r.BOW-STREET.
Fletcher, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Pitfield-
Place, Cheltenham, waited on Sir F. Roe, to obtain the assist-
ance of an officer, for the purpose of apprehending a female
servant of his, who had plundered his house of money, jewels,
and valuable dresses to a considerable amount, and who, he had
reason to believe, had arrived in London that morning with her
uoo.ty.
perilhe magistrate immediately directed Gardiner, an ex-
nffendenceer,d '
aofficer,nd to render every assistance in detecting the
yesterday morning he stated to Sir F. Rose the
result of his exertions.
41. It aPpeared that on leaving the magistrate Gardiner imme-
lately p
rat,ood that
roceeded to a coach-office in the city, where he under-
a young woman answering the description of Mr.
the
servant had 'arrived that day from Cheltenham, by
• e Paul Pry Coach, having two large bundles in her posses-
al°ll, and that she took her place by the coach for Bath, with-
out snaking any stay in London. She had booked herself in
narae of Mary Green, the name which she gave on entering
Ir. Fletcher's service being Emma Dawes. The officer lost
time in hiring a post-chaise, in the expectation of being
enabled to overtake the coach ou the road to Bath, where he
arrived in the afternoon of Friday, about half an hour after the
raeh had left that city for Bristol. He then proceeded to the
wetplace, and on Taturday morning he received information
that the female of whom he was in pursuit, on leaving the coach,
tWort to the Raven public-house in Mary-le-port-street, Bris-
i- On entering that house Gardiner discovered the ob-
iect of his search, dressed in ae, valuable shawl belonging to
er mistress, with a handsome crimson velvet reticule, contain-
V,F some of Mrs. Fletcher's address cards, dangling on her arm.
'se wore also a cornelian necklace, which was proved to be
,gt of the stolen property. In answer to questions which the
eer Put to her, she at once admitted the robbery, and Gardi-
fer,
„ost searching the premises, found two bundles in the
-"ilurY. which it appeared the prisoner on her arrival had de-
thatitther On searching these bundles, Gardiner found
e they contained nearly the whole of the stolen property,
woansinsting of jewellery to the amount of £2OO, (among which
with an aqua marina necklace valued at 80 guineas,) together
„ a£s note, several valuable shawls, silk dresses, &e. It
tlPeared that she had also stolen 24 sovereigns and four ati-
ipe gold Roman coins; but these she bad contrived to dispose
shillih,iirasugs one oue), to a few
ings T found on her person am 'tinted
he Roman coins she had passed as sovereigns,
through the exertions of the officer, they were subsequent-
Jetraced and recovered. It appeared
,that the prisoner had
tukaoked herself by the Liverpool coach which left Bristol for
that place at three o'clock on Saturday, so that the officer had
a few hours to spare when he made good his capture. The
I'll...oiler was conveyed to Cheltenham in the course of the day,
"nd Gardiner lost no time in conveying her before B. Cooper,
sr
Major Briscoe, and T. Nevill, Esq., magistrates acting
tsle that place, when a lengthened examination toOk place into
circumstances of the rubbery, and the following facts were.
ted in evidence :
pi aPPeared that about a week prior to the robbery, Mrs.
etcher being in want of a female servant, and wishing to hire
youngru woman from the country, accidentally met the prisoner
'neltenhaut, in company with an elderly" female, of rather
raisPeeta* appearance_ : She inquired of the latter if she knew
~iVespectabie young woman from the country who would be
you'ag to go to service, and the elderly female replied that the
sheneg woman who was with her wed in. want of a.situation, as
a "adjust entered her name at an office, in the town where
eervants were provided with situations. Having made, some
Xeuiries respecting the situation in life of the elderly female,
result
,f which appeared to be satisfactory, Mrs.- 'Fletcher
geed 7 toult ,
take the prisoner, with whose appearance she was
rattier pleased, for a week on trial, and during that time she
le`:uducted. herself. in a manner so much to her satisfaction, that
olns, Pletcher agreed to take her as a yearly servant, and men-
tied the amount of wages she meant togive her. The prisoner
lireared quite satisfied with the arrangement, and ou the follow-
evho she and her husband left home on a visit to friend,
resided about six miles front the "town, le lying. the house in
the• rge of the prisoner and a servant boy, and telling them that
gA theirs not wait up, as they would take the key efthe back-door.
e':eturn, at about half-past eleven o'clock at night, they
bons surprised to find the street-door open, and on entering the
.e, and bxamining the apartments, everything was discovered
is disorder.
tieslt appeared that soon aftee her master and mis-
s had left home, the prisoner under some pretext, contrived
'4' get rid of the boy, and being then alone in the house, she pro-
tehuered a hatchet, and broke open the door oats a ecretaire, from.
• -grawers of which she took. the greater pof the jewels or
mistress, which, together with the money and articles of
tees, she packed up, and immediately departed ter London by
each;e and, in order to give her pursuers the double, she
tutu,
but ugly took her place for Bristol ou arriving in town, and
have
fcir the active pursuit which was made she would probably
isomee escaped detection, by taking her pa.ssage at Liverpool hi
.11 vessel bound for a foreign port. The prisoner, when ex-
LlT:ed before the magistrates, gave the name of Emma Pullen,
Luse
f9nl some circumstances that transpired there was reason
.neve that her real name is Sarah Cam Roberts. She re-
fillm tuaay who her relations were, and the magistrates, after a
the Investigation of the case, committed her to take her trial for
the robbery at the next assizes foe the county, observing that
totesase was one of so aggravated a description that they would
thebut judges.

QUEEN SQUARE.
On Tuesday, Mr. William Shelley, a gentleman of respecta-
b'tY, residing in the neighbourhood of Russell-square, was
ranelt up On a peace-warrant, oe of the officers of this
v*vitathblighTent, before Messrs. White and Greeorie, charged
„0 _ , .e :` senaiug threatening letters to the Hon. ALI.. Stanley, UK. 01.1)uial Secretary.
, .
Mr. Stanley, Mr. Mayne, the commissioner of police, and
several other gentlemen, were in attendance.
It appeared that so me time ago th defedant had addresed
several letters to the Earl of Ripone (thenn Lord Goderich)s to
redress certain alleged grievances, and that nobleman had re-
ferred him to. Mr. Mayne, one of the commissioners of police.
A short time ago he addressed a letter to Mr. Stanley, threat-
tening him with personal violence if proper attention was not
aid to his demands for justice. The letter was of such a vio-
. eta nature that Mr. Stanley applied to the magistrates for a
Peace-warrant against the dei'ettaut, and he was apprehended.
, Mr. Stanley was sworn, and produced a letter, which be
", ended to the magistrates, signed by the defendant, inn" which
45 believed to be in his hand writing.
fr • The magiatrates read the letter, the contents of which did
not transpire; but we understood that the threats were of a
very violent nature.
• Mr. Stanley said, that from the letter which he had produced
he had no hesitatiun in statiag that he apprehended personal
violence from the defendant.
Mr. Commissioner Mayne said that he bad seen the defend-
ant's letters to Lord GodCrich, and knew his' handwriting.
The letter addressed to Mr. Stanley, signed by the defend-
ant, was then handed to Mr. Mayne, who examined it carefully.
•Alagistrate.—Do you know the handwriting ?.
Mr.
or the Mayne.—ntTo the best of my belief, it is the handwriting
defenda.
The Magistrates asked the prisoner if he had anything to
say in answer to the charge.
, Mrr. Shelley said that he did not deny being the author of the
lette produced, and went into a long statement of alleged
grievances which he had suffered, for wnich, although he had
heevery means, he could get no redress. All he wanted was
Fleintil, fair,- and impartial investigation into the merits of his case;
he "ad applied over and over again, but in vain. He .said that
_ had goee out to Sydney on the promise of the government of
&Ir. grant of land; on paying down a certain stun of money. He
1 fulfilled his engagement,and went out to the colony. When
"4..R?t there he unfortunately had some disagreement with Ge-
e, !" Darling, the then Governor of the settlement, and the
.A),,lquence was that he never got the promised grant of land.
ylt
trorernai.ning at Sydney for some tune, and finding that it
countr
totally tally , impossible to gain any. redress, he returned to this
PecuniYa tut"' grievously disappointed, and suffering a great
all to Air 'o6s. He then applied to Lord Goderich, and last of
....__
0_ r. Stanley. - He stated his case, but no investigation
^',LI tiered to his requests.
i t thiedi "Aagistrates, after consulting together, said that they felt
£2OO, arn(Li7 to order the defendant to find sureties, himself in
Mr' Staple vd. sureties in £lOO each, to keep the peace towards
shelyl ior the next•six mouths.
Mr.
The ina .aY 83.41 that he had no bail in attendance.,
witted gistrates said, that being the case, he would be com-
Mr.
steel;othill-fields Prison.
; Ilia is the redress I get--to be plundered of
nliroe. ,
,r y, and .., et . .
tn i.tonsigned to a dungeon.
r. S'her.
41.8114 hey was then removed, complaining bitterly of the
s.._ ....eatment to which he about_sed
Rantlernanl d
ulr• Shelley appears to be 28 years of age, and of very
Y emeanour and address.
•

The crop of apples in this county is so very abundant, that
th now sell in our rnar:et at two-pence the quarter, or two
they llings 'the bushel. In the country they may
litrge quantities at a much cheaper rate.—lierejordshire limes.
AN 0-RTHODOX TEXT.—The fist time that Mr. Pitt went to
be. bought in
Cambridge aftWr his election fothe University, all the clerical
• , h
ftst were, as might be expected, for lawn, 'lvey", and
Rether good-things in the gift of the gaping
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r.eached..befor,- '