The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

N,tt•los•eouss.--Tho driver of one of tbe
Greenwich stages was charrd with having driven the
coach most furiously on Saturday last, o■ I.oudnn-
bridge, to the imminent daoget of the lives of the
people. _ .

An officer' who witnessed the gsllnp, rue after the
coach, which was stopped at the foot of the bridge by
a cart. The driver, who appeared to be drank, abused
the officer ois being advised to he a little more coo-
titles, end persisted in his speed.
The defence was,. that an obstinate young horse
Led given the cue of running fast so the horse with
which he was yoked, and that the attempt to check
him was ineffectual. The driver rseesed the berth
!aligner he had used by stating that the passion be
wit in with his horses bad hart his temper, end the
words he addressed to them might have been appro-
priated by the officer to himself.
The LORD MAYOR said, the lives of indisideals
were at stake when fellows like the Defendant aged
the whip for their diversion ; sad ordered him to
pay a mitigated fine of five ;mends, at themes time
&Airiest, that in every case of the sew kind he
should press the fine without
Defendant I cal..' pay the money."
Loan MAYOR—" Then you stand committed."

Tn prison the driver was conducted.
The driver of one of Charrington's they' was fined
Sur. for having teased a hiudraoce In Gtacecharch.
street for nearly an hour.
The straet•keeper having taken the dray to the
Greon.yerd, went to the teen who bail the cars of it,
sod told them where they could find h, but they re-
fused to stir till they hail drank their beer.
GVILDUALL.—This Justice•rnnm was yesterday
crowded to
Cheepside and ha vicinity, In witness the exambas.
Lion of Antonio Gallint, an Italian, who in thecourso
of last week had committed various depredations on
different shopkeepers in that neighbouthood, with a
dexterity and slight of hand not exceeded since the
days of the famous Herrington. The Prisoner, as
appeared by his passport, arrived at Dover from
Calais on Wednesday, the 14. h inst. ; made the boat
of his army to town, and commenced his operatics,
en the negt day, and with so much diligence mad
activity, that there iv scarcely a retail shop in Cheep-
side which loaded not visit in the courts of the three
succeeding days. When apprehended ow Saturday
morning last, there were found upon him so less
than 12 new silk handkerchiefs, &feral gold pint,
and other articles ofjewellery, the produce of that
smoke, exertion alone ; two of the handkerchiefs
were then identified as his property, by Mr. %Veils,
hosier, &e. No. 124, Choopslots, whets the Prisoner
had been that morning. Mr. Wells, although he had
attended upon him himself, bad no suspicion he kid
been robbed, sad came to the office in consequence
of having heard of the Prisoner's apprehension, to
see if any of his property had been found upon him.
After a long vsaminetion, the Magistrate directed
the property to be advertised, end remanded the Pri.
sni.er till Wrditeedey nest, to give time for India'.
deals who may have been robbed to identify their re-
spective goods.
Quevt•svuaar.—Yesterday, Charles Rowley was
brooght op, on the complaint of Isabella /licking,
who said, that coming oat of the New-agitate in Or.
chard.street, about nine o'clock on Twesolsy evening,
the Prisoner met her, and kaptited he► down. She
wield not at first slate any reason for the set ; bat
envois of het *eightsome present in the office said, they
I believed it to be In revenge for Isabella having seen
the Prisoner with others cutting off some yards of
pi ping.
Several inhabitants came from the neighbourhood
of Decherd-wee to complain of the pen:retold annoy.
mice and offence given them every evening by Row.
ley and his companions. One woman, named
Powell, stated, that her son, an apprentice, had
I been seduced away from her service, try associating
with the Prisonerond seemed to bounder the grestest
anxiety for the consequences.
The Count said, they most be satisfied he would
condom himself better, before they would lib•rste him.

Charles Thosp►on was sensed by Mrs. Wood, of
asmalting her; and by ill language tenderitts her
abode implement, in a retillga which she with her
!nbind rented of the Defendant's mother In Chula's.
Mr. Wood is a solicitor, and came with Ida wile to
sapport the aecosation.
Thompson gild in his defence, that she had scented
Ilia in parsine; bat he returned the raturation, by
saying, that he wished ro good morning,' from a per•
son whom A, looked epos to hr nn better than a
swindler ; bet denied having nlrssed our violence
whatever. Mr. Wood, he said, euril nit to his
mother, who had served hint were% times with node,
to quit, hat was wield, to get rid of him; his door
was perpetually closed, sod be spoke to every body
oat of dee window.

A witnees appost•4l for the Defendant, oho eon•
Armed whet Iv stated ; end soots that oe violet=
bet' 111.0.11 fl &red.

The Couur, ender 1111 CiteSllllllllllol.4, wN MI.
*Mill, to ;trout soy stflabition to th• enniptsioant,
that lee notice sbonld be served upon
her husbz-tl.

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