The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION Houss.—Yesterday two countryvaea
peared against a fishmonger, before the Loaf) Mates
and charged him with having sold them three peke of
Irish pork as wholesome food, at the rate of 365. a bun.
dyed, and that three days afterwards the meat prated 4
be stinking, and of course wholly unfit for me.
The conntrynien said, they bid tried a sample at the
defendant's honse, which was good, and that they
bought. according as they thought, even above thew*.
pie, the defendant's wife having advised thew net 1,
knock off the heads of the casks, as she had no coope,
at hand, and having assured then, that the casks toe.
tamed superior pork. Upon going into a inarket.piaa
in the country, and opening the casks, the Mayor aid
officers came.down upon them, and finding that tlie pork
was stinking, said they would have it burned if it an
exposed for sale. The pork at last became so bad, nit
the authorities were obliged to dispose of it in thaw
ner alluded to.
The defendant, against whom a very strong raj*,
had been entertained, in consequence of this report, d,
dared that the pork he bad sold to the claimants oleo
the sante shipment with pork which he had sold at dk.
the linndred to other customers, and that it had be,,,
re-pickled a few days before the sale. He still,hotreree,
that in this weather, pork Tegnired to be fretpl",i,
pickled, a very few days only being necessary to
either the pork or the pickle stinking, particuiadraer.
posed to the air.—The defendant said, he Wee ei,j,„
tion to gist the compiainants some remuneration fe,
their loss, but then that loss arose from their it
and there was no Court of Justice that would otr;:11
to make good the pork.
The Lorin 3lavoa said, this case would probahlr set
right a great many, with respect to picklit.g pork;if it
produced no other advantage.
Two brothers, named Mark and Afteoine,were charred
on Wednesday, at the Town-hall, Southwark, with uttim
in a considerable number of forged notes. On SAlso
day night last a persun, named %loud, observed the pi.
snores. one of 010111 was dressed like a cowman.
and the other as a worl:ing tnan yid' a white apnoeas,
in close conversation in Bermondsey-street. These liras
sowethinr PO suspicions in their appearance, that woad
watched fill he saw them separate, the countryman cross.
ing the road with ft lia.ket in his hand, and the other
entering a hotelier's shop. The prisoner, Mark, (she
prr,,bnated the bumpkin), remained opposite theshop
till joined bribe other, who brought a leg a lamb and
some change, which was immediately pot into the
basket. Matthew next went into a eheesemonger's, the
other watching as before till he retarned with half& barn
and some silver, which, as before, were deposited is
the basket. rhe witness Wood having no gook Ng
that they were titterers, immediately applied ts taw
stal,l,e, who apprefieni!ed thew, when so let dna
Ills. in good money was found on the coast pas,
itelicle% a forred five and one pound notes, three legsof
;mob, half a ham, a quantity of grocery, fresh Wet,
N.C. The two shopkeepers were applied to, and pro.
loved the 'totes received from the tinwares, which the
I oyes:tor prof ed to be forged. The most singular pot
.if the tranaartibn is, that Matthew at the time waseink
in .1 dirge grocery firm in the City, and his situatila
was nit only lucrative, but the wmt unbounded coal
dente was pcseed in him by his employers; there is as
doubt hot lie prornred the notes, as his brother is a
simple fellow, wholly unknown to the Police, and hit
object in bringing him slung with him was to carry*
booty and the notes, so that if by possibility he us
stopped, no more than the tendered note should be toad
upon him, in which case the Bank never prosecste,ar
less the individual is rather notorious. They wen rs•
mantled.

Te heavy rains which fell on Sunday last, andtbs
two following flays, have laid several crops of wheat,
barley, and oats, to much, through the counties of
Cambridge, fluntinzilon, and Lincoln, that the he
is estimated at wore than half their expected protium
A serious affray took place on Saturday evening Wit
at t hathatu, between some Turks and soldiers 9a`
terra there, in consequence of a dispute respectiag s
woman, when one of the Turks, with a knife, asp•
tally a ounded a man belonging to the Marine Asti
boy. Another man of the saws corps was also der
prously hurt.
All-Brant ova CARE.—Yesterday a young lady of my
interesting and fashionable appearance went to Nod.
herough-street Police-offire, accompanied by a gm&
Man, to ask the advice of the Magistrate, U. B. MAW
wAßivo, Esq., as to what iteps to pursue for the dis•
covert' of her brother, who, she supposed, bask bees
murdered, as he was missing tinder very extraordinary
circumstances. She nas a foreigner, and enable to
articulate the English language, and Lord Forbes,
who felt an interest in the affair. bad made a prier
application. Their statements ;sent to show, that fa.
Overly her brother, who is a young man of prrpowtm
ing appearance, held a respectable situation, with bst-
self, iu the house of Alexander Baring, Esq., *Vie le
Paris. A servant in the same family, who wit 4
charged with a degree of odium upon his chaeader.
in consequence of misconduct, felt suspicious that bar
brother was the instigator of ha waster's displemme,
and on their quitting Paris, for London, he threw:oil
that her brother should not live long after his arrival
in London. The family arrived on the 4th of hot
and two days afterwards her brother left home ; helm
seen the same day at the residence of Priam SNIP
hazy, and at the Duke of Hamilton's, where be oh',
known, and ever since be has been missing, led
tidings whatever cued be traced of him,
eve.! inquiry has been made. The Magistrate
diately conferred with the other Magistrates;
the officer, was called in, and received instractioar
make every necessary inquiry to ascertain
man's fate, if possible, fur which purpose he
description of his person, sad the parties
latatouanv.—The keno of Mr. Ward,
street, Newingtoa, was robbed for the
within the last six months. oa Weasesday
Whilst the family wore buried I. sleep, awe
entered the loose, throagla the back gesslesaP
of false keys, and carried off plate watt ober
to the meant of shoat SOL

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