The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-11 00:00:00

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PUBLIC G,YLCE, BOW-STA esterd ay Peter
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Byrne was brought to the office, al.. underwent an
examination before Heorge Minsbull, Esq., the SitH
tiog 3lagistrate, charged with an attempt to commit a.
new species of fraud.
Mr. Charles Palmer, of Mitchell-street, City-road,
stated, that between twelve and one o'clock yesterday,
as be was passing through Holborn, when he got
near middle-row, he was accosted by the prisoner, in
company with another man, the prisoner holding
something in his hand, which he could not distils.
gaish at first, but at length discovered it to be a
watch chain, with two seals and a ring attached to it.
Prisoner declined showing them to him then, bat
asked him to go up a private street, which be agreed
to, suspecting the prisoner to be an imposter. The
latter thee stated, that he was in distress, and wanted
to raise some money ; that he would sell him the whole of
the articles a great bargain, at 305.: he took the ar-
ticles to look at, and soon discovered, as he had a
knowledge of gold and 'metals, that they were not
gold, as represented by the prisoner, but of base me-
tal, and not worth two shillings ; lie told the pri-
souer he would take him to Bow-street-office, when the
prisoner's companion asked to look at the arti:lcs,
which he refused to comply with; the man then made
a desperate snatch to get it, but did not succeed.
'I lie prisoner was committed fir want of hail.
LAuueru-s•raser.--Rotert Bew,iet, one of the
Patrol, lately attached so this o:Lee, was yesterday
brought before J. Ilawlinson, E. ;111(1 underwent a
second examination, charged with Avilfully and mali-
ciously shooting at and woutulin7, with a loaded ear-
bin-, \lr. Il illiaw Squires, of relltaimstreet,
End. There being no material evidence to he them
taken, that rhieh was taken down on the former eau-
inination was read over, and the pri:-,mer asked if be'
hail any thing to say in his del...nee. and, at the same
time, to be cautious of sayin:: any thilg to criminate
himself, as whatever he sail would he taken shown.
and appear as evidence on Isis trial. Ile stated that,
on the morning alluded to, of his haying conimitted
the offence for which lie then stmel charged, he, and
some of his comrades. mask an appointim.nt to inert
in the fieliis at Old Ford, in nyder to apprehend per-
sons who Were Is the act of shooting,• there dnring
divine service on Sundays : that he went according
to appointment, and on entering the field, saw his pro-
secutor discharge Lis gun, upon which he went up
and disarmed bins; be, after delivering Lis gun, ran
otr, upon which be (Mftisoner) put the gun to his
shoulder, and told bins if he did not stop he would
shoot kink and snapped it in order to deter bins from
running. not !mowing at the same time that it was
loaded, as be bad teen Lim discharge it not many
minutes before.

The Magistrate said, that all this might he some
benefit to kin, on his trial ; but that here it was of no
avail. as the case was so clearly proved agaiust
aLd which, in Isis opiaioa, unquestionably came under
LordElleahorough's Ai:, as he, as a patrol, had no
power whatever of acting he did of disarming per-
lions ; that his regular ditty was laid out fur him,
which was to patrol at II Igi wherever he was ordered
by his Condttosae4 that. when oltslatyl be had
no more power than any t eliman, except when toned
upon by a sujerior to as.i-t on some urgent occasion,
and that if he even had witnes.eil a person commit a
wnrd.r, lie would not he justi%ed in shooting at him,
except he had him in his custody, and that he medi-
tated an escape and was likely to effect it. Under all
the circumstances, which, in his opinion, were of a
very aggravated nature, he felt himself bound, in
jnstice m the laws of his country, to commit him for
trial.—The prisoner was areordinzly committed.
111 a Lnostovon-a TR Pt( re. PLOT.—The se-
veral prisoners who bad been remanded till yesterday,
(with the exception of those who had been bailed) were
expected to he brought op, and curiosity again bro‘ght
many persons to the office, but they were not forth-
coming. The reason was, the depositions of the seve-
rai witnesses have been transmitted to the olio • of the
Seer: tare of State fur the Home Vepartmeni, to he
acted upon as the Law Ofilcers may advise. It is un-
derstood that bills for feloay, in rescuing, for a con-
spiracy to rescue, and for the assault at the rescue,
will be found id the paesent session. Other evidence
in corroboration of the testimony adduced has been
received.

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