The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-24 00:00:00

POLIGE.

BOW.STREET.—Wednesdav, .b.iot Smith, a. boy' Air* 19
years of age, was brought • before Mr. Naar s, charged with
feloniously stealing a u atch, chain, and seals, the property if
JosephWirt, ho keeps au eating-house near Lambeth Church.
Lt appeared that the Pri.solier was in the habit of dining at the
Prosecutor's house. On Sunday he dined there, and after he
was gone the watch, &c. was missed from banging over the fire-
place.
Oa Monday afternonu the Prisniter Offered the watch, &c. to
pledge, at 'r. Lane's, a pawnbroker, is I loltiern. Not giving
a sentsfaetori account as how he became oonieried of it, he was
detained, when he said his aunt gave it to'him, which proved to
tie false. Thundity the Prosecutor attended and identified the
property. The Prisoner was committed for trial at the neat As-
sizes for the County of Surrey.
Brook A4s on•Thoraday charged by
Mr. Shipman. a gardener, residing iu Lonclim road, with at-
tempting to rob him on Monday evening last. it appeared that
Mr. Waltman was walking near the Waggon and Bone; politic-
home, Newingibti,about nine &Clock in the evening, whoa the
Prisoner cam! up, seized him by the collar, tbrew
and wheat dewn, attempted te force his watch from Itith- :Ags.
shipmatu however, resoled, and called loudly for assisiarkei
wad the patroles coming op at the time, the Prisoner atielelAod
to escape,. bat was aleeVelned sal taken late custody. - •
Robert alias lifted Pat, MG Prier,. Ben Prete, Mo-
tu Clock.. George Bolton, Samuel Alien,. Ittanafteki Evens, T.•
Aket, alias -Duddy°, and Thomas ?lab; were t 1 examied.
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Prisonenlailbs Who 0 • es* ier-1 ouer,
Kent-street, where the Prisoneet lodged, wes Mrtained as die.
receiver. On acconst of the number of articiriof wearing ap-
dte. which welt found la their, pessessieu, they were
Oeletaitted for re-examination, to afford tone fog the owners of
the property to come forward.
Snesticl /Vaunt a labourer, eMployed. is At Strand Bridge
works, was changed with stealing two rec... of Amber from the
works, toe property of MeOrt‘ Banks and Jolifth, the Coatrac.,
tors for building the Bridge. lit was fully committed to Sew-
gate far trial.
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Marriage.
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COURT OF KING'S BENGSI agI&PMA 1.44 nig- 23.
SPENCER V. BILLING. ' ,
This was :In action of trovcr, brought against the
Officer of the 'Commissioners of Bankrupt,. to TRCo...
ver certtin'goods, his property, alleged to have been.
wrongfully end forcibly, taken away by
.the Defend:
ant, upon the pretence of being the joint property
of Plaintiff anti • his brother, against which latter it
commission of bankruptcy had issued.
The Elaintikwas a merchant carrying on business
in Cateaton-street, under the firm of James Spencer
I and Co. while his brother, Win. Spencer, carried en
,re a similar business at Manchester, under the firm of
,ar Win.
.Spetwor and _Co.—and the latter becotning
fr bankrupt, the goods of the Plaintiff were seized by-
-1 f the Commissioners' Messenger, upon the grounds of
r a subsisting co-partnership between these parties, and.
tthe goods being the joint property of both. On the
Alf tir the Plaintiff it was eutleavonweit to be Show*.
AI ' t ISO such co-partnership existed ;_ * but it aim.
0:v *fitly .appeared, on the eya•gice. of the Defend.
*ant, that such co•partoership did. mist-at end pre-.
jar *US to the time of the act of bankruptcy c'
forW 'twitted by William Spencer. Some letters betweere
at I," *bias pities were predated, .and it appeared, that,
4 co, iti the time Wm. Spencer retired from Mauchester to
eatr avoirrhisctedirtors he wat.accompeniedin his flight
4t7 by, the Plaintiff) ;,o'nd they - carried along with them 1 ----..-....-------
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