The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-04 00:00:00

POLICE.

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Yesterday James Healey. was brought up before
the Sitting Magistrate (Mr., Alderman Dostvms)
for re-examination, charged with embezzling a quan-
tity of linens, mid other articles to a 'considerable
iseeninate: the property of his late master, Mr.' Burne,-1
lan tufting,* wholetatelmbertaiher and linen-draper,
Aldermaubury. 'Fhe Prisoner had been porter to:
Mr. Berne for several years, 'sod had lately. set up it
pebllrrboUte in the neighbourhood. of the Mansion%
310110; Where the property in question was fUtmd,
cou*kd in.a deal box. inatt upper apartment of the
house,' -by Hawkins one ,of the City Officers, to
whom the Prisoner had in some degree confessed that
the property was stolen. After a long investigation,
Mr. Burue not being able to identify.anypart of the
property, and there being no other evidence of the
felony, the Prisoner was discharged ; but the wor-
:thy Magistrate directed the property should 'be de-
tattled in the hands of the Officer,. and a civil action
to be brought to ascertain the real owner.

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CuRIOUs SPECIES or FRAM—John Nunn and
William Atkins, were brought up for re-examination i
before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr: TURTON, charged
with stealing a dollar, the property of one Cordinglie,
a.publican, in Whitecross-street, St. Luke's, under
singular circumstances. On the forenoon of Tuns-
day last, the Prisoners came to the bar of the Prose-
cutor's
tap-room, and requested he would $2,i%,! thin
change of a Croydon Bank-note for 21. which be did
accordingly. In the afterneon of the same day, they
came again, and requested change of a 11. Bank of I
England note, which he likewise gave them, and
after he hid laid it down on the counter, while the
one pretended to count it over, the other putting his ,
hand in his pocket, observed he had change enough i
without it ;4the other, with much dexterity, slipped a i
dollar, part of the change, up the sleeve of his coat,
at the same time shoving the remaining change back
into the till. The, Landlord not immediately per-
ceiving the trick, closed the till* without counting the
change, and they went away. In the evenit:g, after .
candle-light, they returned again, and again demanded 1
change for a pound note. By this time the landlord
had counted the money in the till, and missed a dol-
lar. Hancock, a Police-officer, accidentally hap- i
pelting to cation the publican, he mentioned the cir- I
cumstance to him; and when they demanded change 1
the third time, he produced some silver from the till,
and gave it to them • the Officer, who was concealed
in the bar, perceived one of them.slinfiling about the'
change in an odd sort of way, and upon this rusked,l
out and secured them. The landlord then taxed 1
them with stealing the dollar on their
.secdnd visit,
which they of course denied. It appearing, how.
ever,. that the Prosecutor could not speak positively
as to the amount of the change in his till at the time
he changed the first one-pound note, not hissing
counted it for some time after ; that he had not as-
certained at the Bank whether the notes (which ulti,-
mately appeared good ones) were genuine or not ;
I and it also appearing that the Prosecutor was a little
inebriated at the time he gave the change, the wor-
thy Magistrate did not feel himself justified in com-
mitting the Prisoners for trial; at the same time be
I had no doubt they were guilty of the charge, and
: made a livelihood of such nefarious practices. They
were accordingly discharged.
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A man of most respectable appearance called at
the house of Mr. Davidson, printer in Boswell-
esevert, on fieuday last, about two o'CLock, ostensi-
bly for the purpose of making some enquiries as to
the probable expense of printing a pamphlet on the
wesent state of Spai:i. Mr. D. having &en the ne-
cessary information, the stranger, after appointing to
call the next day at two o'clock, was about to take
his departure.—Upon reaching the door, however,
it rained very heavily, and being 'without an um-
brella, he declared his intention of taking a coach,
but lamented, in a careless manner, that he had but a
51. note, and having descanted on the difficulty of
getting change, be concluded with requesting Mr. D.
to giVe him change, which Mr. D. did, without hesi-
tation. Soon after his visitor was gone, however, he
had reason to regret his kindness, for the 51. note
he had received proved to be a forgery ; and 'his kind
tustomer, of course, forgot his appointment for the
following day.
A ludicrous investigation took place at the Peblic-
office, Bow-street, on Wednesday. . A young Hiber-
nian, of a .respectable appearance, who has lately
arrived in London from Ireland, attended at the
Office, without any coat on, to-complain:against one
of the frail sisterhood, a. Jewess, who resides in
Catharine-street, for unlawfully detaining his coat.
He went backwards and forwardsseveral times in his
undressed state, with messages to the girl, but she
refused to deliver up the coat. She at length agreed
to go before the Sitting Magistrate ' • when the young
Hibernian stated, that he met with the female on
Tuesday evening, and spent all the money he had in . EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—Yesterday morning,
treating her. She agreed to let him go home with about nine o'clock, a horse in a taxed cart Will
her, but he was afraid to let her know that he had stopped to drink at Mr. Branhurg's, at the Thatched
no more money) lest -she would not abide by her House, Islington. The boy having taken the bridle
agreement. In the morning, when she found he had off, the horse, after drinking, took fright and gal-
uo money, she insisted ea keeping his coat till she i lopped off with the greatest precipitation, with a
was remunerated. Ille yefing frail one acknow- child in the cart, and puled a great number of car-
ged this statement to be correct. The Magistrate riagea of various kinds. 'He ran away two tones,
told her, she was not justified in keeping the coat; towards Ball's Pond, and then proceeded to NOwingel
'and she agreed to give it up, the ilibernian promis- ton-Green-lanes, and so on towards the turnpike,
lag to pay her at a future day. . where, the gate having been shut, he attempted 'to
Aa account of the total value of the Forged Notes leap over it, broke it and the traces, and left the
.presented at the Bank of England for payment, and ecarriage behind. The child remained in the-cart,
nfused; from being forged, for the eleven years mid miraculously escaped unhurt. .
from Ist January, 1801, ta3lst December, 1811 :-- It was stated yesterday to us as a fact, that an in.
The nominal volume.' the forged Notes. presented snrance was making for a.ship having a Government
mtoerneattonymedempetiod, and,rtlased, within the above-
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H. RASE, Chief Ciiilier. s
4104661- licence to proceed _direct to St. Lacar, with a cargo
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of provisions for the enemy, and to bring back wine - _
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' Bank of England, March 16, 1,814. in return. The ship is called the Catherine.
On the 428tti of February, at Lisbon, the Lady of Brigade-
* IL B. The above return iscludes all forged Notes, supposed
•M have been fabricated oa the Contineat, sae presented within The re-appearance of Mister BETT v, better known Malin Milne °tube 45th !tegument.
Ole aforesaid period. Ban V! crinesday last, at her son's, Mr. Greceeriteesboese,
to fame as the Young Roscius, before a London
rninpton Park, Mrit Graham, aged 95, relict of the Rev, C.
On the 26th ultt. died at Wells, after an illness audience, is said to be positively agreed upon ; and m (;re hue Itecmr of Aston, Hers.
if five years, the Rev. TIIOMAS BYRE, L.L.D. aged that,he is to form one of the most prominent amchg saver eay, at his
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house, Lower Tooting, Sorry, -in the ;nth
21, Caiton Residentiary and Treasurer of Wells Ga- the theatrical wonders wiiich are lo'be exhibited next 7egtilihnisn dal: inn., jatlrtfiOu3Sesqniticc r Kajubvill°ert7bn'thilyter:i. of
*edits', a Canon Residentiary also of Salisbury CAL- season at Covent-garden Theatre.
1 •• - ' 114 age, airs: Sirah Jtamilton, ouly daughter of the late Arch.
thedral, and Rector of Fosant and Chilmark, Wilts. We understaed that a net 'rent, first of-18,000L !Itrialtan, Fsq,d echo, konrconjunesion daughter
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It is remarkable that Dr. BYRE's father and graisd- and afterwards of '20,0001. per annum, bas be .2.1.. wisastb`'dnoll
1 ht, at nett' ArdortrimemralllZ,L7l,Ghe ritica-eilltceav,letlTe. Eon.
father were both, as well as himself, Canons of Wells offered for Drory.lane Theatre, which would-be a 7 Mertimer Harley, the infant too of' the Earl a Oxford.
and Salisbury. . dividend of 51 per cent'. to the Proprietors; and the . .On TheraliY. atiterre o'clk in the.of,eon, pt her home,
at Beaconsfield. atts.'Hurke, tie stumble relict of the Right
A man of the name of Young well from Pimlico to :'offer has been made to take a lease of the. Theatre for Hen. I'dmund Burlit4 She. was la her golf yepT.
Twickenham yesterday, a distance of ten miles, in 21 yearett that sum. The Committee have inerOarly: ofO hursday. lestiti.toChelsea, Edward Raid, Fee. aged 82,
tingd,ltte, tlyper;tueS
year,
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one minute less than an hours for a %vigil. of twenty : sailed" a general isseinblj at the Proprietors on titer I lonnery, only ugater
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