The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-26 00:00:00

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PO LICE.
Tuesday Mr. John Jackson, some years since
well known as a celebrated prize-fighter, was
brought in the custody of Donaldson, before Mr.
RIAD, charged with violently assaulting Mr.
James Savage, of Walsinghatn-plaoe, un the Sur-
rey.side of Blackfriars-bridge.
Mr. Savage stated, that on the evening of the
nth of September, the time when Covent Garden
Theatre opened, he went to the
_Boxes of that
Theatre. When the performance had concluded,
he was in the front row of one of the front boxes,
and the pressere was so greet, that he and others,
who were in the front rows, were obliged to stand
epos the cushions some time. A person came be-
hind him, pulled him by his coat, and told him he
was injuring his property, in standing upon the
cushions; he replied, that if he was injuring Isis
property, he was wilting to make it good, as it
was itnpouible to stand any where else, the crowd
was so extremely great. In a few minutes aftor
that, he was seized by the collar, by a man %thorn
he did not know, and turned nut of the Theatre.
At the time he was turned out of the Theatre,
he saw Maernanus, the officer. In two days
after, be saw Macmanus again, and engnived of
him whether be knew who it was that turned him
out of the Theatre, when he replied, it nas Jack.
son, the prize-fighter. A few days since he saw
Mactnanus again, when he repeated the sante de.
scriptiun of the man, that it was Jackson.
Mr. Retn asked Mr. Savage, st hether Mr.
Jackson, who stood by his side, was tbo person
who turned him out of the Theatre ? To which he
replied, to the greet astonishment of every one
present, that he did not know.
Jackson, in his defence, said, that on the ltfth
day of September, he dined with General G wyttne,
Colonel Al‘Donel, Captains Barclay and Ilan.
bury, and others, at the Piazza Coffee-house.
After dinner they went to Cuvent-Garden The.
etre. He did not recollect seeing Maemaises in
the course of the night. Ile and the other Gen.
tlemen left the Theatre soon after the performance
was over, and returned to the Piazza Coffee-
house, at half past ekveo o'clock, to tupper;
which he could prove by the above Gentlemen,
the waiters of the house, and others, and that he
was at home, in Grosvenor-street, Pimlico, at the
time when Mr. Savage said he was turned out of
the Theatre.

Sunic of the Gentlemen who were in company
with Jackson at the The3tre, attended, to prove
his statement.

Mr. Rein said, if Macmanns would repeat
"tint Mr. Savage had said, he should have ono.
thcr warrant. Jarkson said, he should nut be sa.
tisfied with a discharge of the warrant, but called
on Mr. Savage fur satisfaction. Mr. Savage very
readily gave him his name and address. Mr.
Jackson was accrlrdingly discharged.

Fauna and FrLo►sY.—A fellow of genteel ap.
pearance has committed divers villainous depreda.
lions on unfortunate women, in 'Mary le Bone,
within the last few days, by representing himself
sometimes as a Sheriff's officer, and at other times
as a Police officer, as best suited his purposes, to
obtain money. This trick was practised very ge.
nerally about three years ago, and a man was con.
victed, and transported fur it. A female of the
name of —, in Norfolk.strect, was presented
with a writ by the impostor on Thursday last,
after she had returned front the Theatre, and al.
though she knew of no such debt as 361. for which
she was arrested, the fellow obtained three guineas,
her all, to take her word fur her appearance next
day, hut she never saw him again. Another in
May's Buildings, Mary le Bone, alarmed by the
sight of a warrant for forgery, entrusted apparel to
the amount of 101. and two guineas in money to
the villain, u a pledge for lr appearance next day
before a magistrate, where he should call fur her,
to avoid being taken to a watchhouse.