The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

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nr/LDIULL.—Robert Marston, porter la MIN r•
ley's narehtinse. Paul's-wharf, 'fhames-strell, and Jtlhry
his -mile, si ere brungirt up yegerilay before Mr. Alder
man WAITMMAY, die Sitting Magistrate, tea &charge au
felony.
By the statement of Mr. Maybiry, Mr. hlaberley'a
agent, it appeared that a system of depredation hail been
carrying on tor some time. Properly was confirmedly
missing, and in the article of Seen sheeting alone no
less than eleven pieces had lately disappeare.l. Nut
!twining whom to suspec!, application was made to
Brand, the Nlar.balourn, who recommended that the men
anent the warehonse shochl he called lo sep irately and
examined, and he accordingly attended at the counting-
, house on Someday for that purpose. Without any perti•
cslar suspicion of blot, Kingston, the porter, wee first
called in. lie denied all 6noo ledge of the depredations,
and readily told where his lodgings were, n lien inform-
ed that it was necessary they shonM he lied. In
the nest drawee that was opened, between:Wand 60 du-
?Hedges were found, many of them fur raffilliktltt of Awe-
, tog of different lengths. Those, however, the prisoner's
wife said did not belong to her, but to a woman of the
name of Watson, who had gone to Bristol. One of the
duplicates was date.t sidwesmently to the time that she
said Watson bad left London, aid open application at
one of the pawnbrokers. she was hermit( identified as in
the habit of pledging by the name of Watson. Several
remnants of the same description of goods were foonti in
other drawers. Some of these were tureloced, bat al-
though Mr. Maybury was enabled to swear 'het they
were of Mr. )labelley's wieunfactitre and bleach, there
were no marks open them by which be costa distingoliele
theirs from sissidire goods of that make and fineness.
They had sold quantities of the same description, and be
,could not of coarse sweat that the remnants produced
' were sot parts of the goods so sold.
in addition to this wholesale plundering by the piste,
there was also a retail system of plundering going on,
by cart* a yard or two oft a piece, and packing it op
again like a whole oar, which was not discovered till the
roods were sold, sad a complaint reached the wareloosee.
'There was is exierrence, Mr. Mayberry believed, at a
wholesale house in the city, • piece of this kiwi, upon
which they had made ao allowance for the short mea-
sure, and hr suggested that probably' if time were Irises,
souse of the cut retuaants might he to and to match ea as
to he 'moral to be part of that Identical piece.
The Solicitor oho attended fur the prisoners offered
no objection to this ',rewriters% and they were both
ace.woiagly remanded for further examination.
Mr. If , a cheese-monger, residing in Merrell-
street, was placed at the ear ander the following
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He was returning home through tiaritieas, at about
a quarter before one o'clock on Saullay moraine. with
a haslet termed a fat on his shoulder, when be was
stopped by Clinton. am Milker of Alderagate Ward. who
desired to know what it co:liaised-. Mr. Y. told him a
goose and two fowls. Clinton, suspecting from its
weight that that was not tbe while of its contents, and
the shop of Mr. Partiett, a grocer, being open, ibis flat
was taken there to be examined, and was found to con.
tain (in addition to what Yeah" had,stated) a piece of
pork, and three large heresy upon which he thoexlst fit
to take the basket and its aware trait* watch-boeso
Here Mr. Yeatee was detained nearly am boor, width,
according to Clinton's account, was las own faith, sake
declined to y who bail what be was. This Mr. Testes
denied, tog thanhe gave his mune and address as
1101/0 as required.—Be that, however, as it may, he was
at length, in coneequenee of the (Wrens/ souks of
the little girl who was with hint, permitted to take her
home. Cliatoo accompanied than, and having ascom
taineti that Mr. Testes was a tradesman and house-
keeper in the City, thought it his duty to Iteep poises-
shun of the basket sad Our els& of its sad to
take Mr. Testy's-flea its owl loveslreillidaraltersir

in the tit Itepur sweet Compute all eight.
Upon this statement of farts, the Solicitor, who at-
tended for Mr. Yeattritoisked what offence had been com-
mitted ? It was no felony to carry a hare in the streets.
It was a penal tiffesice at the most, for an auqualifien
prison to have a hare in kis possession; bet why wete
the goose and fowls detained? They were not game; and
spun what pretence had Mr. Testes home confined in the
Conspire, after it was 'mown who he was, and where he
was to be found ? It was MP uffeece to hey French
bares, quantities of which came to Dover, and these
might have been French hares. There was ao proof
that they were pot.
Mr. Parse deebtetl this law, end read the clause of
the Act, which stated that so unqualified person having
a bare in his possession, should be deemed an exposing
to sale, and the penalty attach accordingly. The officer
bad done right to stop Air. Yeates in the first instance,
and the Magistrate might order an information ender
the Statute.
This the Solicitor &Dowel!, hut denied the right to de-
-1 tain the person, touch leas to imprison him.
Mr. Alderman WAITHIPAIM said, noels allowance
should he made for Olficers. They bad at all tines en
11 unpleasant and diffi..alt duty to periorm. It did appear
to him, however, that there was an unnecessary harsh-
ness in the conluet of the ()Geer upon this occasion.
He had done his duty in the first instance by stopping
, Mr. Triune, ander the circumstances; bet when be knew
who lie was, anol that he was a housekeeper in the
of London' lie should not have locked him up. ThAie
was no charge against Mr. Yeats., and if the Officer
thought fit to prefer an information, it would be beard
in due time.
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Clinton said he had no trials to do tbat, and Mr.
Yeates was discharged. Legal proceedings against the
Officer fur the false imprisonment, were strongly
threatened.
flow-sremsv.—Those. Culliagford was charged with
bring an accessary after the fact, in stealing two horses,
the property of Robert Rickards, Erte.
It appeared that the prosecutor having advertised two
carriage horses for sale, was applied to by a perms of
dashing appearance. who gave hasnause Mirky, and said
he wanted just such apair. After seeing the animals he
agreed to pay 100 gnineaa for them, and Mr. R. was to
sand them by his coachman next day to Ndson's-square.
The horses were sent sod defendant gave what he called
a check fur the amount; the paper on examination was
I found to be of no use.
The horses were subsequently found and taken
possession of by a police officer, and' the prisoner
Cullingford baring appeared to claim them, was, after
ezausination, committed as an accessary after the fact.
HATTON fIARDEN.-. Yesterday, Mr. John Clarke,
brewer, of the Sun Brew/house, Old-street, applied to
the Sitting Magistrate for the restoration of three casks
seized by Edward Read, and Felwartle, two of the otfi-
cers,lry virtue oft% search warrant, at Remit of dl
Hale and Company, brewers, Red Cross-street, charged
with being felonious, and kaowitig thew to be stolen,
anti on which charge lie was takes and examined, but
the felony not lirimg proved, he was dischug-d. The
Magistrate, itrjustificatioo to Mr. Clarke, ordered the
officer immediately to restore the hake.
Elizabeth Smith, better known by the name of Bet
Smith, one of the most celebrated female pugilists in
London, was brought from Clerkenwell watchhonse,
charged with assaulting and knocking down souse
watchmen on Saturday night.
The history of this misgeided woman is truly deplor-
able. For several years else has upon an average lived
elms Loathe eat of every twelve in one or other of die
primme of the Metropolis. She is a terror to all the
watchmen of LlerkenweU and the neighbourhood. Most

of • to, uplift` hireling her corning, i4lio bide them.
eel Jug corner, or zet out of the way. Bet was only
ego! 4w Priday from the Ilitmet et Cfirrietion,
tik
septic ehe read; been on the treetfini *keel for three
Months; and she sommenced'her usual nprr.tlons "pm
the weathers on Saturday night ley- "'eerie: twb o'
theist.
To a qnestion from the hfigistrate,she answered she
did not remember Low many times she had been born:
'skirt! to prison. It was stated however by Wino •cipii-
stablef, that else mast have hernia cnstody upwards of
fifty times.
Thu; i'.laglstrake, as a rtanre reir Yid, committed her
to the New Prison, Clerkeowell, for trial at the ensuing
Sessions, (or assaulting the watchmen.
Tbeothg riller, a chimney sweep, was bronght np in
the custody of rayitor,a constable, charged %Ws robbing
the garden of Mr. Healey, a gentleman residing in Pen-
The evidence adduced against the prisoner iin• •f the
cle.i.ed nature. He was sentenced to lreetille mill fdr
six weeks in tine floustef Correction., , . '
MAR LnelOVelf 'TRW/. .'lf Miietriny Correction.,
an ehleilv man, RIO cilatged with, older eiresunstetem
of unp uralleled depravity. ,la the pen?, Of
.Mlle[;
Mahon, :s very young 'gut his diegliiei•iti-frk.
The curcunistmsers of this singularly adrocioini eMe
were as follovist—The prisoner fur ;boat seventeen
months bed been married to the complainant's aseber,
who by his ill tre..tment and lima othir'circnusstances
oats reduced to her dealt-bed, and about thr r nulls
eir e. shit was lying in her Iwd when the miscreant re.
tired irate the twins adjoining his wle's, and motile the
poor girl aas asleep effected his base purpose. On her
%leaking she *rearmed, hut could not escape from the
arretch's gratt. Site thesauri day informed her mother,
Who e4ressed In very strong tetras her indignation at
his conduct, the recital of winch, coupled with her ill-
ness, brought on deliriums and at interval', from ihal'
sett the moment of her deatb,,abont a er-ek since, she
never thorungtilie recovered lter reason. The poor girl,
altonto week after the atrocious assault, being in very
iiiis' !Phi* 'was obstirved and spwationed by her brother's
wife, to a horn she related the circumstance*, and also
that hellin4etevesptesl to take liberties with her person
twice before:. he wa then accused by the brother's
tiff., and ulenlid Ot story altogether; hot it seas deter-
mined not to dlotiarb the last moments of the girl's mo-
ther by potting the affair into judicial process; and ac-
cnrulingly nothing wee said until after the funeral of her
molter on Sandy, when a constable was in readiness,
'who took the prisoner into custody, and lodged him in
the watch home. Mr. Mahon, the girl, brother, and
his wife, corroborated her stetcutent, and stated that
a surgeon would attend who could most fully prove the
onetage.
The prisoner, who showed the most callous indiffer-
ence, te.s remanded for another examination.
TIJASteS PoLleli Once.—LITUPSED VICTVALLZUSI
CONTICTeD FOR 14pPING IHRIOCLiR 1101 MS.—George
Dealt, of the Golden Anchor, Lower east Smithfield;
Wolter Mortises., of the Nine's Head, St. Catherine's;
Jche Dedridge, of the Crown, St. Morell* Without,
Ahthrlte; salt Crime Sededergh, of the Red tdon, St,
flotolph, lire severally charged on information with
keeping irregular houses.
The chief weeps, of police stated, that he had visited
the accused homes at different liners when they ought
to have been she up, according to their license, and
found in them some of the most notorious characters
dancing and rioting; he hail given them all strict caution
against such practiers, but to no avail; he had also
'told them the consequences of en information, which
they haul taken no notice of.
The Magistrate Said they 110 openly and knowingly
committed an otfonee against the tenors of their license,
and for which he should fine them in the mitigated pe-
, natty of 11. each; and if ever they came there pie. he
,slinuld tine them lilt ; and the third time JUOL.'--
''''llivrtetsr-floatau-Venterstergtilliessieffey, a tuts 40-
! rently about ISO years OWN Was brought before L. R.
ALLEN, El. charged with hissing married nulled'
Doncaster, his brat wife, Mary Lancaster being alive.—
The interest of the case being increased by the fact that
' Mr. Day wasin the habit of preaching in the highways,
and under all sicisaitndes of weather and seasons. Day
is also a transistor of shoes, and some of his calumets
Lin thr. Hoe wire also to be seen. Snow, one of the Bow-
street patrol. sail, that his attention was called to the
house of the prisoner, in Chapel-court, Southwark, yes-
terday morning, as lie was on du.y. A mob of persons
had collected befure the door, end when he inquired into
the cause, he was tail that the occupier of the home
had three wires, who hail all met that utornirsg, within
the house, and were expected every moment to hare a
row, sea as had turret been before. Witness got ism
the house, and two of the wives were sitting in the par
bur when he entered. The third, alio, witness believ-
ed, was only the housekeeper, had thought proper to
make the best of lire way into the adjoining tenement,
*pun the appearance of those who Lad a better claim to
her master. The two wives seemed to be on excellent
terms, but it was probably tomut prudent in the house-
keeper to teke her departure. Witness, epos hearing
the accusation against Mr. Day, whom the two suites
were upbraiding, took hint ism enstody.
Both wives ititend..4l the examination, and the first
proceeded with her charge. She had, she said, been
married to the prisoner on the :?Sth of Angnst, MI, at
Woolwich, at the dock-yard of which place he was in
the hal& of working. On the 2d of November follow-
ing they parted by mutual consent, and the witness ob-
tained a situation as Data. in Greenaiela Hospital, by
whids she became independent of hint. ?rose that pe-
riod up to the present time .he bail only had two inter-
views with hint, in one of which Ise told her he was go-
ing to marry again. 41111 if she would promise net to,
trouble him he would take her into town and settle tnat•
tern monfortebly, so that ail of theta could live happily.
Sbe never received a farthing of money from him from
the day of their separation. She had not the certificate
of her marriage in her possession, but could produce it
soon.

The second wife stated, that she had bees otarried to
the prisoner on the 13th of November. 1813, at St.
James'seitarcia in Bristol. At that peeind she was •
widow and kept a comfortable ludgiogdionse in that
city, sad the prisoner took • shoe stall in the neigh-
bourhood and Irecame arquainted with her. He recut''-
, mended himself to her notice by many little nameless
attentions, until at last lie took up his abode in her
honor, w here he finally became master of her affections,
property. and hand, after a most persevering courtship,
filled with false vows. In the course of his wooing he
said be was • widower five years, and he promised Crest
Wogs, but he soon left, her and took away her goods,
leaving her in a destitute condition.
The prisoner, in his tlef-os.--., ed-t4tted ant his Ert•
wife had spoken the tenth, hat denied that she bad told
the whole truth. Otte very remarkable fact was for-
gotten by her, and that was to the following effect:--
Previously to his first marriage site told him that site
had a sou on board the Cutfuells East Indiaman, whom
she soon expected home. Upon the arrival of that
vessel, however, flout son proved to Geiser hogiald, and
the prisoner thought it hi.!ll tune to give her up, upon
moral as well as religions ground.. He added, that he
then went to Bristol, and met with his second wife, win
alone had a claim upon him, and h• admitted the coy
reetusa of her *leitmotif, excepting only that part of i•
which accused bite of having stolen her property, s
triode at which his feelings revolted. His first wire, i•
she could be called such, was therefore the only geilt3
person ; hot he was far from wishing to accuse her, an
challenged her to prove that he was criminal. He cat.