The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

was convicteJ in

that people's
a gang' of
opinion
rt, but
ative

Mr. Rawttptsoet said it was a misfortune
property shonld be carried off in this in ►nner b
informers; " and 1 again tell you all, th t.t it is m
this is not the offence within the meaning of the
as the Sessions have determined, it is my only alter►,
to convict."
Mr: Martin, of Crawford Street, was also convicted in .
similar amount. •

In the case of Mr. John Hall, a baker, against whom
two %nfurmations,
Mr. Wibua,ats took an objection to the two informations,
on tie ground that they specified the very mime oftener
and tie same loaf, and were laid under two different clauses
.of the Act, the one for not weighing, and the other for
selling under the prohibited denomination.
After some conversation, it was determined that (re
laformation was sufficient in the sa.ne case if any convic-
tion took place.
Mr. Hall was accordingly convicted, as were also a
number of other bakers in similar cases.
One case was -held over, the information being defective
io the description of the Wiener, on an objection made by
Mr. Williams.j
.
Only one case was quash: d. . ,
Lord.Montferd was on the bench tinting the day. sad'
, mitdp,nount o r 14vations to one of; the bakers, wiewas
ofat the Co, Itre of ftitricon ononse of G.nn hoot, fUe
manifest imps._ ions of the Act of Parliament.

Linters Hata..--.Yesterday information was received at
this office. by L. 13. ALLEN and It. J. Celanese+, Egirs.
that an extensive stage coach robbery had been committed
en the road from fetersfield to London ; and it was evident
.frees what was stated of the parties suspected of Cie rob•
berg, that they have been a long time on the town, ,an.l
engaged in similar depreda:ions. The coachman, Thomas
Faulkner, -of the Hero Portsmouth stage coach, in driving
through Peterafield on Friday the Itith inst. took up a par•
eel of Bank notes directed to the house of Williams and
Co. Birchin Lane, bankers, and as the s 'fest place deposit.
ed them in the driving box under the cushion of his own
seat, being not at all satisfied with the security under the
inside seats. There was a patent lock of Braniali's menu•
facture to the driving box, add the coachman double lock•
ed it, and durinz the journey left his seat as adjoin as pos.
siLle. At Portsmouth four seats on the front of the
coach had been engaged in the name of Hughes, and
four very respectable men, to all appearance, occupied
the seats. One of diem sat on the box with the eosch•
man, and the other three behind him, so that the whole
front of the coach was taken up by the party. The gentle-
man on the box was a person who had frequently trayelle I
with the coachman, and whose appearance was of course
well known to him. lie was particularly talkative during
the journey, and afforded a good deal of diversion to his
companions, who were also very communicative. One of
these passengers wished the others farewell at Bennington,
and proceeded towards IVesttninst:•r-b:idge. The three
others alighted at the Elephant and Cas:le, and there was
not the slightest constraint in the conduct of any of them.
The coachman did not think it neeeiaary to examine his
driving-box until lie arrived at the coach-y ord of the p-o-
-prietors, Alesirs. Boyce and Chaplin, in Graceelinreli-
street. The first thing he them discovered was a skeleton
key in the lock, which had, although patent, been opened.
The parcel of notes was, as might be expected, gone. The
coachman, who is, we understand, himself responsible for '
the parcel, as it was entrusted to his care, and had not
been entered in the Way-bill, ran off with all possible speed
to the Banking-hoes. in Birchin•lane, and informed the
clerks of the robbery. Hs then sent an express to Peters-
field to obtain the numbers of the notes. At *hoot half
past seven in the evening the express left Gracechnrch•
streets and arrived in Postersii,l I at lialf.past eleven, where
hiprttcured theournbers of the notes. Before the Itink•
iirisouse was opened next morning the particulars of the
I were ascertained. The parcel unluckily Contained,
pared
the notes, 150 sovereigns, and 201. io silver. One
hirtsdied poinds have been offered for the apprehension of
•theisarties who stole the hates, of which 28 ire 101. pound
notes an%63 51. notes;, 26 of the 51. notes are of Grant's
rorisosont • Bank. The other notes are dream by Several
coottiry*nlettis apois 'Lubbock and Co. Glyn and Co:,
Fty and Cb.,'llieritt sod arryatt and Co., Ladbroke
mato., and • Pole and Co. Co.,'The principal officers of the
estehlishment hive received directions from the Magistrates
eta the subject t: alasCif 'salable, the intervention of Soli-
citors will bi dispensed with. The loss is estimated at
,onethottsand pounds..
, ,114TTON Gsaasst.—Yesterday Jane Bloke, a middle
and . Woman tilio bad beep previously examined on Satur-
Ass, ahatged,with having rubbed Mrs. Baker, of Ruston
Spafielde, underwent, at this office a further
ezansiaatioa. It. appeared,..hy the evidence, that the pri-
soner had occupied a well furnished apartment in Mrs.
Ihsiter's house, and that on Christmas week she contrived
to decamp with. all the furniture of the room, beaidesw
quantity of linen belonging to Mrs. Baker and other
Iptigers, hies. Baker had traced none of her property,
excepting a pair .of • sheets, which were peened at Al.r.
Cray's, bray's inn Lane, who was of coarse apprised of