The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-09 00:00:00

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Proved that 'tbit Siete were ore*, ittitliaid; ,164'.44.
dente bad'afready been .giretillsitut the castehtiliseif
the three 'years they were isalonger wildio;rs' nieN- .
caries, balbecame disposable for die benefit` W nit
soldiers: ' . '1
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The Lord MAIM' held this objection to be fatal ftflite
prosecotion of Burgess in either way.
Burgess was then heard as a witness against tar
soldier. Allan, the other clothesman, was discharged. '
there' being no imputation whatever upon his chip
teeter.
Burgess stated, that the soldier brought about 40 great
coats, at different times, to him for sale, and gave him
the most positive assurances that he became honestly
possessed of them. Witness purchased them at 3s. a
piece. The soldier said he had brought them from
Knightsbridge barracks.
"The Soldier declared he had na-ver sold a coat, nor
stole ti a coat, nor seen Burgess in Lis life. .
Elisabeth Hughes, servant at the Crown and Wats
public-house, Rosemary Lane, swore that sad saw the
soldier dealing with Burgess in the manlier deictilii d.
and that the former had frequently sold coats In the
lane.
Another witness deposed to the lame effect.
Martin, the officer, stated, that upon searchiag 'the
soldier's lodgings he found a bunch' of skeleton ke?i,one
of which opened the lock of the storo-room in which the
coats had been kept. .. =. :. • s !
The soldier was fully committed forstrial. '
The Lord Rims advised Burgess to beware of such
dealingain future, and bound him over to give evidence
against the soldier.
GUILIMALL.—frirm. Dalton, the coachman, whose pre-
vious examination on the charge of seducing sod inlit- .
ing Charles Worman to rob his employers, 11l
Browning and Son, distillers., Soilibfield•bars,_tit ap-
peared in our paper of Teesday,` was brought up palm
day for a final bearing, before the sitting M4gilittStb,
Mr. Alderman Cox.
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Mr. BRONDIING.IIII. and Mr. HARMER, atill 11
before, and the Alderman had also desired the iriiiite
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of the City Solicitor.
The only additional evidence . called was Usepb
Weight, the in-door porter at Messrs. Brownings. The
object of his testimony was to chew that Woman did
Come to the warehouse at about 7 o'clock In tit& morning
of Sunday, the 15th of December, as Jess), Butler had
deposed she heard him tell the prisoner Dalton be should
do, to fetch the two gallons of brandy.
On his examination by Mr. Browning, the solicttor,
the witness stated that Worman came to the warehouse
at the time mentioned. He (witness) slept in the ware-
house, and got out of bed to let Worm!' in. He bad
• basket with him, and said he wanted a pair of shoes to
get on with. He then lighted a candle, and went down
into the cellar. Witness had occasion to go backwards,
and therefore did not see Woman leave the Witehaise.
After some conversation, the witness was asked, Why
did you let Worman ia,.koowing that it was against the
rules to suffer any of the porters there of a Sundazt.
IVituessi—Liecanse he was a shoemaker, and satiate
wanted the shcies to get on with, and I was unwiltsni to
prevent his working of a Sunday.
Mr. Hausa declining any further questions, Mr. Al.
derma Cox observed, that notbieg had transpired
so invalidate, in his *honest, the testimony of jebsy
Busier..
14. Mallueem-1 can. Sir, if you will permit me. call
gevetilwitnasses, now in Court, to peeve, the falsehood
of her evidence. .
Mg, Pavrea(the Magistrate's Gleile):—That can't be.
Mr. Hasidim-1 am aware of *it; but I cduld. if I
were allowed, prove a complete alibi on the part of the
prisoner, and 1 have witnesses b* etreisew, that be Is
always onsiatained the most untalooloiMA:chariatet, r ..
the lest thirty. or iterty yttea5n...,:a:!..a......_,.„-- •-: • -4
The CITY SOLUITOIt said. that upon thereto
dined, the Magistrate bad no other alteenative tto
commit the prisoner for trial.
Mr. Meuse submitted, and the prisoner was accord
ingly committed as an accessary in the robbery before
the fact.
Upon the application of Mr. Browning, the prisoner.,
and Charles Worman, who is now in Newgate, were
. directed to be kept from having a communication with

each other. . - • .•
HATTOW-GARDZW.—Mary Tic es& was brought up
in custody of James Smith, patrol at Burton-crescent,
charged with stealing a Bank of Etighind matelot 101.,
and four sovereigns, from Mr. ildward William Bishop,
a surveyor, residing near White Coodait House. The
day following Christmas Day, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop went
to pass the day at his father's, in Tunbridge Street,
Burton Crescent. Previous to his going out, whilst be
was dressing, his wife brought him his poeket-book,
into which she pit a 101 note and four sovereigns. Bo
opened the book, saw its contents, and laid it down $
the table to dress ; his wife took the pocket-boo/48d
put it into the side pocket of his top-coat. without lilts
Bishop's knowledge. They went to dieser aid pima
the day at his father's, and did not return till twelies
o'clock at night. Mr. Bishop, on returning home (not
knowing his wife bad put the pocketbook into hie
cket), commenced a strict search for it. supposing be
bad
left it on the table, hut could not find it (his wile
forgot she had put it in his pocket, and did not tell his).
Suspicion falling on two persons be had left in cars of
his house, lie had them taken up. They were examined
at Bow Street, and committed for further examination,
but since the discovery of the prisoner being the thief,
they were discharged.—The prisoner was servant at the
house of Mr. Bishops father.
The commission of the robbery was traced to her I.
the following manner:—Oa the Saturday evening fel•
lowing, the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Drupelet's%
linen.draper, 16, Judd-street, where she purchased S 4
4s. worth of goods, in payment for which she gavel
MI. note stolen from Mr. Bishop. Mr. Drapenias
the prisoner her name and address, for the purp
writing It on the beck of the note; the said she had it
from her mother, Mrs. Lewis, of Cromer Street; she
appeared mach confused and hurried, saying she could
not wait then for the change, and that she would leave
the goods she bought, and call on Monday for them sod
the change. She then left the shop. fir. Drapeman
suspecting that the note was either a forged one, or im-
properly come by, followed the prisoner till he saw her
enter the house of Mr. Edward Bishop, in Tonhridge
Street; he then went and made inquiry at No. 9, in
Cromer Street, but could find no such person as Mrs.
Lewis. On Monday he informed Mr, Bishop, sen. of the
circumstance, and the prisoner was taken into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, merely said, she picked up the
pocket book in the yard on the following morning.
The note was produced and identified, and the prisoner
committed for trial.
al AA LIIOROOOII STRZET.—The case of a servant
[sensed I. Iles Connor, who olitained a situation in the
sem ice of Mr. Nelson by means of a false character
given her by a Mrs. Moore, which has been so often be-
fore the public, cause on azain yesterday in the shape
of an information against the girl herself, for falsely
stating th she had lived two years in Mu. Moore‘s
service.—This was laid under the seas statute, the 32d
of Geo. 111.
Mr. Nelson was, as before, attended by his solicitor,
Mr. Tomes; ar.d Mr. flariner's Clerk appeared. for Ellen
Conner.
Mrs. Nelson proved the girl's having stated she had
Emilio the two last years with Mrs. Moore; and two
women who keep lodging houses, Nos. 9 and 10, South
Place, Somers Town. swore that during the whole of
that period she and her husband lodged with them,
except a short time she was at an - hospital to lay lb.

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daring too tf_a_y to worktind !oily not say rtinr
! .hacatd.
en
fwr lifo6re: • Netther party -ba
Its. Movie; aid Oki% Sting no proof that the girl did
trot *eh% *lie Aber* diiringitilit Period, the
triter dignitilili tt the faformatibi: -This is "
the third
faif-nre is ' '
Utrivir Ha'at..atlfeiterday, inikerflagGiegon and Rkh.
-Dewy were nrogght before charged
with having rdbbld Wilda* Moraine: • ewr,irTitian•
iwho came to see' Landon Wont Sheffield: • • "
The complaiolini,-viliti cadet, and bad Wisest N
well as a musernintio'.find id town, bad, it appeared, bete
but a few dayi reglifing-hiniself in lamina public bititsesi
to which he weetlit thei PtirtMati...of seeing life.' whrn
he met withßrown,iti St. Iteorgi4delds. An acqoaint4
**bee nas soon Strati; 'Op.latltween them; Brown *o,
Posed to the conntrjrniao ro look hops. and said that his
gill at six months tined The
offer was- put off, bat the coniitegilad consented to• ar-
company his-ne,telViend to hive a atop of remelt at a
public Imam, Upton enteric g the they saw two
Win (01heue was ode of them) tosehigand chalking
0111. table. *pod Which war 'lying a, profusion of paper
thhiwri tviar rsaetneii o be a novice at the game,
used his lbseettifttit itiilfilereeee, and' often said that
Ise bad, lately ibinietiingirod.fOrtune, and was resolved•to
Ariake it "fiji."".*°l3rown pretended to be' an titter
'Stranger higingamblers, appeared gait. elated at the
'access of one of the gentlemen, and commenced play
himself. By and bye, he a•ppeareditO loss all hie money,
}add begged IsiLfriend, the poor coontryinan, to lend his
*lack, which 'Beaten WO sooner received, than he staked
Won a five Patin& - bet, • which turohd up 'in favour of
Gibson, who trlitheitb took it into his
,possession.—
brown then pedPosed to goitut and get money to re-
deem the watch, and the countryman -accompanied him,
bat they bad not gone many inmates Whin Britten ran
oIL ithg anfortnbill loantrynian wandired about in
psett liiiedret,lielegistallx.ignotairof the neighbour-
•64.l" ikhlejt b‘ aftingth gait Hall, the chief
ionatildli of the &die, and isifitikiiig for Brown,
ran 'ut, Weed hiss by die Sete, ind %add, "Hs ! here thou
be iigale;,..Mend, come flirt to tie tilers- and *title
My Welds and the note badness." 'skim
him foe eipladitioa. whe antic/gest 'these *drat—,
Who dtist not•lltiOw where'tlion hail-bad tossireelbe
ponnds, and dor( toiler Oval lint bee 'isy" watch r'—
Hall soon observed that the eioniiiiyrigil hail bgeliViede
the dupe of ooMe of Alia,. Aiitt% t eidled
gees," and went with to Several pi t
' length they retched the Bird. in
Sear the Philanthropic. wbatie the tonotryman inquired,
"Is not this the heiti4 Where 1 war' with the gentleman
who latch• came into a large fortune?" He was in-
•fisrmed that all the company left th'e house the moment
niter he and his countryman bad departed. Hall sue-
t/MM. in OpnielientliMr the tree' prisoners yesterday
iserialeg. The watch, to, * '44 In a coat which
deems had on it the time a wistilren Into costody--
le this fieweird that the- two prisoners had exchanged
obits wth each other subsequent to the robbery. There
bees alwTbdhtd ou Retried a quantity of sporting note!,
ad a notriber.of bbl cottiter netts. 0.. of the flash
NIES *at Ith a. " Bank at Elegance,' tied promideil
tent idyl, yo gentleman's hair retries' to vitt
ete Bightud,Or forfeit SOL—Thetis* coasts Wn
&illy etithintit6.l.
Fautcs.--Tuesday evening, this office ram
crowded to excess. chiefly by females, to, hear ands
gittl4;7lcxe in the case of. Elizakti Rroaso, wiss, sit
tap for final examination, charged with apes*,
I*l itnposneo,persons by feigning .dumbuess. maid
plots pirticulas4 by untavelling the mysteries ot'leryc
hat Bair sex.
Offtek4sti not the least difficillty in finding pro-
,
afeg.o.t.sres known that inch a character woe !tit
iaStedy. oa/her icing put to the Bar, eight or me
respectable looking Minolta were ushered into the rolier4
severalof whom were slightly examined as to the
if tire impositions that had been practised spas. dog
by the prisoner telling them when they would be mar,
lied, giving a description of their hysbinds, Ste: by
chalking on the table. At length Mr. Ballantioe (the
Magistrate) fixed on a female about 22 or 23 years of
age, who gave her name Miss Mary Bowden, and had
her sworn. She stated, that she knew the prisoner well
by the appellation of a fortune teller, though not by
name. She believed her to be dumb; she et times pre.
dieted by astrology, and would name the planet under
which a person was born. 6re. by chalk on the tahle;
she had certainly told her tortoni., but there bad not
been a sufficient lapse of time as yet to speak to the
truth of her story. She drew the horoscope of the
heavens on the table with chalk, by which she predicted,
and at other times by cards; the last time she told her
fortune was by the latter mode, for which she paid her
a shilling. •
The landlord of the house where the prisoner lodged,
N 0.86, Church Street, Mile End, New Town. said, she
never affected any dumbness there, he had frequently
observed persons calling on her for -private messages,
and at one time a sailor called and created a great dis-
turbance, saying she had wronged him out of a guinea
by giving him obooxiour medicines, which had mate-
rially injured him.
The Magistrate here called for her defence. She ad-
mitted the impositions, and told the Magistrate he must
dispose of her as he thought proper.
Brown, Constable of Shoreditch, said a man general
west with her, but be had since escaped.
The Magistrate ordered the bottle of liquid foundis
her possession to be destroyed, and the wonderful " cure)
all" book to be horst in her presence, which was dune;!
he then sent the prisoner to the Tread Mill for three
months.
TOWN HALL, SsONTN WA RK.—Yesterday, Thomas Mar-
/ord. of Kennington, stage coach proprietor, appeared
at this office before J. J. Sofro, charged with a breach
of the Act for regulating StageCoaclies.
Cbsmpney, an informer, stated that on Friday the
igth of December, he saw driving through the Borough
the stage coach, N 0.4,453, of which the deferidant,is
proprietor, with the figures 6 passengers inside and 7
outside on it; whereas the Act for regulating stage
coaches imperatively required that the number of pas-
sengers which ehe coach was licenced to carry should
not be written in figures, but that the words should be
written at full length.
Mr. Morford said lie was quite unaware that the Act
was so very strict in that particular,. or else he should
have certainly complied with it, it waking no difference
to him whether the number was in figures, or in words
at length.
The Magistrate said he was bound to convict him in
the penalty of Ma. is the Act directed.; but these mis-
takes might be *voided, if stage coachmen would only
take the trouble of referring to the Act of Parliament.
Mr Murford immediately.
.paid the penalty, half of
which goes to the informer, and the other ball to the
King.
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REMOVAL or Puisossns.—This day the prisoners
who stand committed on charges of felony will be re-
moved from the several gaols in London and Middlesex
to Newgate, preparatory to tailing their trials at the
next Sessions, which commence on Wednesday next, at
the Justice Hall, Old Bailey.
The Sessions of the Peace for Middlesex begin at
the Sessions House, on Clerkenwell theca, on Mon-
day nett.
Monday next being Ploogh Monday, the Officers for
the severe! Wards in •the City of London will be sworn
into office at quildhall, before the Lord Mayor, Recor-
der, Aldermen, Itc.