The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-11 00:00:00

POLICE.

itOtrATREIT.— Yesterday, Jeremiah JOBSCS
was hrought before Sir It. Ilia sta and Mr. altasoutt,
in the custody of Harrington. coarged with obtaining,
by false and fraudulent pretences, from Charles flutter
Hall, a deed of assignment of certain reversionary pro-
perty, value 3.191.
Mr. Charles Butler Hall deposed, that on the 7th of
August last he inserted an advertisement in Tie 'hew
newspaper, offering a premium of 4001. to my person
who could procure a permanent mercantile situation fir
a young man well acquairred with the Spasisb and Per-
i tnguese languages, and coaverseut with merchame
counts, ate.; it was foe hisielf lee wonted themipanden.
He hail a great malty applications is the course of a few
days, anti among them WAS one from the priotner, who
on August 111, wrote to him at Lis iesideaee, Claremont
Cottage, Catuher.well, stating that he had it is his
power most completely to meet the wishes of the adver-
tiser. On the 24th of the same month, the prisoner
called upon him, and stated that be could procure bins a
situation of 51101. per •anion—that of an aectwiited
agent for an island in the Slaaliterraneart. He said the
witness must give three years purchase fee the situa-
tion. On the f Mintier Wednesday be called again;
witness toll him he had made up his wind to areept of
his offer; the prisoner gave bias his address. "
J. Heading, So.—, Cirencester-place, Fitsroy-souareC
and requested be would rail upon kiwi there the &allow-
ing day; witness went therm and a coo eeeee tion took
place as to the Means possessed by bias of remunerating
the pri ; witness, by the sill of a relative, was In.
titled to. tbe reversiou of property, v:dned at 3,191. at the
death of his grandmother. • eery aged woman; it was
agreed upon that be shantl&give tin prisoner a geed cf
assignment of this reversionary iatoreat. and that ,upon
his receteingtlee appoiottaeot, he shortil execute • bond
for the payment at a certain period of 1,1111. making
up
the 4,500/. In the courac of the various conversa-
tions which they had upon the subject, the prisoner pre-
' fessed to hays great iullueuce wills persons high in
office about the Government,and mentioned, among
I many others, Lord hendunderry, Sir Thomas Maitland,
and Sir John Throgusorton. as being his moat intimate
friends. He also stated that the appointmentwould be
!that of accredited Agent at Liverpool for the lonian
Islands: that the Blocher par Let would sail iu a slay or
two from Falmouth fur Corfu with dispatches far the
Governor, and op her return the. witness would net ive
his appointment, aid it would be rvgaluty putted.—
Witness got the shied of assignment drawn up and at-
tested, and placed it in the hanis of the prisoner, st ho
by way of Collateral security for the performance of his
part of the engagement. gave the witness a check for
MI/. drawn by himself upon Puget, Bainbridge, and
Co. who he said were hit basket's. On the 2) th of No-
teatime the ifileclier emerged. %Vitae's waited upon
the prisoner.; be put him og from slay to Jay with some
templet:la escape. and at length threw off the mask alto-
gether, and irsidlie (.fitness). could not hare the ap-
pointment adder any coneille'raticit. IVitress bad born
to Puget sod Co.'s a "lOW inquiries respecting the
prisoner, and therteal4M, kitew him perfectly well,
hat,coula say nothing itiOisfactorY of him. The check
which the pvisener goon the -witness open bring pre-
.stinted was answered 'wiser 'V.IO effects," and weas sot
worth a farthing.„•;•N • • •
The prironeriehl heentsvpito Sibronsciose of hiivimr
committed an oiraanslnsw had toe: man asteinible Wiley
b ia cosnorseMllllESSiglivienfident that hie OM.
VW: to sotplaie meth* eatiolhotissa of tlietti
Worships. He said batheidigtidita this buskin's entirely'
as the agent of another person, and had no more to do
with it himself than " the man at Jerusalem." Is friend
had told Wm of the advertisement ir•TA4,7Vasee (he
prodsiced the paper), and hviraistell open Mr. HIM id
sonsequirme, as t- legatee& the numb ,wf Ike property
which be peniesuel, sad Mr. Holt "old film it wits retire
sioaariy, sad emswortb 460/. • /Is (*.optimiser) ins tie
tally unacquainted with cheerio' otswelt propetraPhstf
an attorney warourployed nrdraw up the assignment;
whisk witirretainlygissmicirret to him, Who hoditnnw
is his poseessio•-• . r. • a',
Sir. K. MANIC said, it was a waste of time to proet;e4l
farther, forthi'ptienser bad Just admired the leading
fart, namely, this be had obtained the 'univalent.
The prisoner said, itavaelivisloe had the deed, bat the
complainant had deceived him, foe he bail represented
the property lo be worth 4010, sad it mbe wit 'worth
more than 90/V 'nail
Hall said, it'was wotth•thr. sticordi. iqf to re
guise mode of Calevilition. •
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Mr. Misisnum. told the prisinfer wined as yet made sib
answer to the precise charge. What appolotnieut bad.
he to give to Mr. Hall?
The Primed.—'That of 'accredited Agent ''teer4se
lonian Islands—an appointment in the gift par:Hied 'SW
Thom," Maitland; but the complainant %vent 'about tiany
pillar to post, abased me, and made such a distui
that my friends became atardiVd:- ' •
Mr. Mtmonut.t..—Through whose interest were i•
to procure the appointment ? 'Who Was your' Mend
Prisoner—That I must. be excused from mentions,.
He then produced the assignment, with a copy of the wit/
of complainant', relation, sal other doetiments,' had
Offered to give them op.
Mr. MINSROLL—It is toe late now. A &DIM who picks:
another's pocket, la not allowed' to esiape frgin.ponish-
ment when detected, by torn's" •rossid and "Wog,.
.‘ Here, Sir, is your handkerchief." He said he %hoed,'
remand the prisoner for Nether eilonsinittou;*atid
rected that one of the firm Of Ptigtt' and Co. and
toner's landlady should bi shilitnn4Ul.• ,
The prisoner asked if length 1d *at lie taken Timid
was told not at prestet. '' ' • ''
limes! committed for fast)/or esyfeadietieshistirkipt
HaTTO244I.ISDAN.—Mr, Ha LP, epositezer,sed4eir
ins
Red Lion passage; fled wee starve
under the Game Act, with unlawfully 'having 111,bill'
posseuion a pheasant, he not being qualified w kiey
game. . .
Read and Wainwright, °Seers, deposed that between'
twelve and one o'clock on Saturday last, they went
and searched the defendant's Louse, by virtue of a
search warrant, and there found the pheasant tban•pro-1
•
Mr. Hall sail the ph was the property of H. D.
Lowndes, Esq. of Red Lion-square; who was a qualified
person, and pent to his (defendant's) shop to are picked
and trussed for dinner; it bad not beenieft more than
half an hone or thereabouts when found by the officers.
In 'import of this statement, Mr. Hall produced Mr.
Lowndes's rook. She deposed that between eleven and
twelve o'clock on Saturday last else serf a pheasant
to the defendant's shop te be trussed for dinner. and
that she believed the pheasant then produced to be the
same.
Mr. 11411 then s4i.l that after this nopleasant circa.-
• he should never again take in a pheasant to be
trussed. nut
The Magistrate told hint be might take in any phea.
sante or other game to he trusted, so tint he had them
not onlawrolly in his possession.
The information was then dismissed.
UNION Ii 11.I..—Ye.terd&r.Georre Smith Will bre*bt
before It. J. C:IIMIIERS, ksq., cuarged with having
been concerned in divers highway robberies in the
county of Surrey.
The prisoner, it appeared, from the evidence, is oar
of a very desperate grey; who have long infested Croy-
don and the neighbouring villages, committing' the
most daring robberies. lie was conveyed to towe• yes-

teed ay from where helm! hee--.-'lll5llllO spin.,,betaidedr
by Pnyle sad Clark, after considerable resistance
Stephen Winter, meant to 11r. &mim at
e flower,
Titsey Pack, Sorrey. stated, that us the 24th of limits.
hot., ahoot se..-en o'clock in the evening, be was mar%
inz from Walliegham to Tiisey Park, by nmealight
when he observed two ill-lookin; fellows fallowing Ai
on the high rovi ; ow. of them, who is not In costal?
came up to hko, and asked what o'clock it wan?s?
witness bad no watch to look at, Lot be told the rie
he soppoird it was about seven. The robber theassksi
him his natio 4nd residence? And on being infoes,,,j,
Ist instantly dyew out a long knife (rim the mils:hint
his Iforisrr., se.d with the other hand stopped /i tiv
toess's siuotit —swore that if be olfered to stir a lin,
his throat :UMW itetnstantly T ptiiofter.
teinsihed I little behind during the rencontre,
rip with a I.rge bludgeon, and throw one of Lir lance
yht,i aiteesalibara:ket, from which he took ant ad
the mousy the latter.ossessed, fattiteErle
sisted.nnly of the shillings,. Alter having
the rest of is pockets; the prisoner's c.otipa.:ion
d_.,„ your in., urf ; r shall 118,1 vuy 50:,,.
of these Di zl,ts, ...hell ?well get off a d---d deal ewe.'
The prisoner was remanded.
Harris and ra.riall; two reposed roserrectioo rats.
were CIIIIIgra with creating a riot and denudate& t
tiravehlane, Soothivaik. Very. recently one ilt!,„.
fellows took a bonne in a court, to Uravel Lane. ant :at
I days it W:11 observed, noldsg was earn(
io except • shovel and a sack. This circnrostanre bent
a suspicion that he was* pluatiew of Initial gma,h;
and opin watching him 'aura narrowly, it ww
tai ned that Lis house was made the play- of meting
all his tribe, before they went •• to work." Ate taw
11011 f on Sausrdiy !gains a gang of tit. n haviug 11111 f.
relied among thtens4ves, threw the cone, into 'lwo by
their obscenities. .04e of the men !in custody pushg
the streets, divested of covering, and another of •the.,,
heady
.tourdentd att infant, who was thrown on tat
stones to the 'ma'. ntlAtimtiPl*4 older his feet. Th.
tiatableants were again shocked on Moodsy, by BUMP of
the fellowi carriing away a lady, winch they
'bad doobledlp andtrammed tuns aiwasper! Is the
'livening thay: again assembled, aod maildenesi with h-
oot, they tioasolisbed the doors mid wisdorrs of their
'house, and !Oen/ best with pm., ere?, peewit
'who attentpterf to stop thefts. Thi lamflrd of the has.,,
in ewleavobring to imge bii property, recrivtt sevet.l
severe tootitelotti. • At length 'large pose of const.b4s
lodged theta lathe watch-hoose.
Harris admitted that be was much in lige-r, and
very disgusting language, hot as no person could it 0.,.•
any direct charge ageinst. ISII/a, Ile Was uieets .rgrd st
piyitag u.
The case was different with Isis companion ; he wig
distinctly proved not only to have rt•tked shout a,
street is a very iodlcent Baloney, km also tel have ber.l
particularly active iu comaidtier the most daring
*setts t bim,, therefore, the matabstratee *pine,'
kept at Lod labour, at the mill at Ihriatom for Wee
months.

Weasimcgelaue,..---Funtous Thavitso.---1/7:lie
Howard appeared to a sawmills for %trivia* oat of ..
Paddington stags marlin, belonging to Mr. heir,
so furiously as to asitsager ►he lives of his MAjalys
7 be case was fully proved by Mr. W. Wild, of Loader.
street, I.ltzroy attars.
Mr. Istraaa. the Alairitlcatt.aisevced. tag this Wit
rs maims pas.. sad :justly t. I led the punishes's
.The .liamoot; penalty by oho a►atst* visa,
walls• could tat mitigate it te his tbaa M. It tribe's
regressed by Mr. Wild that he .meld ioact the loam:
penalty. ■od thereto,e he should convict bias is :
Ist it,ae. as a Magistrate, hall followed his own
,tiiss, he steed& bus. hisgheat posit!, asit
lat. woold. ova 'have been too nasals for saris as
Ths.defsadant would she be imam that if the rash,'
,eras !sot forthwith paid. he would lio conorotwo ro rho
Maas, ler. Correction for three ateathe.
The penalty was not paid, and be waa committed tr.
cartiiagly.

Casiiderable alarm was esperieneed b 7 the iril Jet-
metwof °matt on tint orday last, by the disco. err teat ti -e
Wards a handsome baikliag, eta-ted about 16 year.
~
iipa 1/1111kOn fire 1 but fortnotasely the alarm was so II
toissipated by the reamed of eh* deeper, for owing ..) a
stiful supply a water,and the prompt sails at :vet tar
habitaataa the Are was estiagaished without Ott at any
material dam., - The fire was Meeasioned by the 11, $
einstrueted foe the parpom of trarming the shank
1 (tooth ihrtery) ,

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Roisststst—Satardayaftsruortn,sonse of the lark;,,
villitni who rowl eboat the streets in the vicinity
fernsisoll-squirm,•inding the street door of Jr. Joseph
ranklin.s hoose, IS, Little Guilford-street, ripen, enteral
and from the chimney-piece in the hp.'s
larks* Stole s' valnable gold watch. with gold rha'n•
*mirk, .key.—Friday night, the bonse of itlersr,
Tbbsoproo; sod See, metiers and tailors, Frith-strr,,.
Soho, war robbed of two blase gold lace Hone Artill.rF
jrichsts, foist gold' sissileti, foot frock coats, herio s
I several other of wetting apparel, some pieces of
'glob end sOrgs; allsen of figured silk. and outer Pr,-
perty to • COOSider•bl• iMO•ut. nhich the rutins
sibt uR undiscovered.

DIED.
Tuesday, at Idington. Mra. Ann Robinson. relict of 14,.
lEilw.Robitmon,tototerly of Batter-late, goldsmith, is
zr
~iFtyetr.
On the 9th Inst. at Middlesez-pisee, I.lsson-greea, aged
ke, FDlza, the second daughter of 6. Fennell, Esq. late ni
fhe Karp Pny-oMee-
. On the 4th inst. at Canterbury-place, Lambeth, is the 35th
ear of her age. Sarah, the wife of Mr..l. Alku, of Doctor.'
Commonli.
Tuesday, the Vd init. in a et of paralysis, Mr. Wit.
Clark. of Welielose-square, seed 63.
.On Baedav, Bth Inst. ut Croydon, Mr. G. Bell, for-
Illerly of Seething lase, wise-merehant.
On Monday evening last, in Nicholas-lane, aged
intuits. the wile of Mr. W. Lire.
L On the Bth init. Mrs. Elizabeth Afton, widow. at the Teri'
iavaneed age of upwards of 99, at her house, Upper li4rt-
Itreeti Montague-square.

EVERY SAY. I,IIS OWN Dt)C 1 OR, by the a...
of Dr. BOERHAAVE*3 RED PILL. (No. g,l t
Medicine remota throughout Europe Irbr Meters of esery
hinge and Syisipto:n of a Certain Complaint.
Itii 3 niCl39ChOly feet, that thousands fail victims to Ai;
horrid disease, owing to the itstskilhste•se of Illiterate st•-•
who, by am improper treatment, not %infrequently came
those foul ulcerations and blotches which so often slipper ea
the heed. face and body, with dimness in the sight. Dolce it
the ears. deafness. strictures, ohstinate Fleets. nnJrs no tee
Ale hones. ulcerated sore throat. diseased asst. sioclerail
Pules to tee head aud limbs (frequently mistaken for ether
disorders). till at lenglk a general debility and dec,y of the
enrstitutioe ensues, and a melancholy death puts 3 peliod to
suffering nwrtelily.
With each box is given a copious bill of direc'tros. bf
whit,' all ecrsons are ensli:et speedily to cure the.-sAtet
with safety arid sereey, without Ite least confrienient, or
tiinritettee of bas;ness. lis nms,.in4 sale wit Lia tl.o 13,t
Any year's *snub aelJotit advertised. is n certain criterioa
of its immense utility.—Prke 4s. s h,c
Sold by Mr. Johnston, Oh. Comilla: Mr. Sengte,
Oxfousisatreet, opesite Neer Mond-street„

Ludes t edited. Printed. mod Pabliabett. st Übe ()tap k(
"The STATISM ‘,I tad " TIM CONSTITIL,TVP" (s• isdity
Paper.) No. 2417, Sirsod. b 7 R. WARDELL 1.1.11
Wthell sil sorneassiestloss, Orders, as. as r• :Lv.it a •
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