The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-04 00:00:00

POLICIL
311ntsition•Rovitto.lresterday Mr. Todd, of the firm
tf Todd avid Co. appeared to answer an imbroglios
:named epos the 114,h action of the 28th of George
the Third‘, commonly called the Wool Act, charging
bine with having, en the 22d of Sept. is the Port of
Loudon, shipped a quality of worsted yarn, without
having procured a license, or proiided that 'an officer
should be in atteedaece.
. M. Todd said Hsi thing had beet dew entirely in
ignotsoce, sad pleaded guilty.
The Loan MATSU was pinions to know whether he
could not rodeo* or do away with the penalty. He
knew the circumstance origleated in mistake, said that
an hundred snob wore likely to happen every day. The
set, however was Mad tole imperative with se-
spect to the penalty.
Mr. Todd observed, that the pushy was greater
than the west of the value of the yarn.
The Wliw said, that if be ehole to follow the mat-
ter up, the eldp la which the *fence was committed
might be istleiOd•
The Lean Mame assured Mr. Todd that be regret.
ted the Act spoke of Ito mitigatioa, sad established the
conviction.
Ousussata..--.Twe very dashingly dressed lasses,
entirely new faces at this Justice-room, who gave their
names Mary Williams and Asa Gordo*, sere brought
pp yesterday before Mr. AldermanAnaley. charged as
pick-pockets. By the description given of their dez-
vrity and address, by the prosecutor, Mr. Kernot, of
Paul's-toast, Huggin-lane, these female professors
have arrived at an meiotic* in the art, which bids fair
to surpass the male oesopetitors ; for in the short space
of not more than a minim and a half, which it took
him to get rid of their affectionate importunities in
Skinner-street, on Tuesday evening, the nimble fingers
of one of them bad contrived, unperceived by him, to
ease his pocket of fops sovereigns and some silver. He
lodged them In Uiltspur street Compter; but though
the whole transaotioa bad not occupied five minutes,
yet in that time they bad managed to get rid of the
money, no part of it being found on either of them
when searched in the Compter; one sovereign, how-
ever, was discovered on the floor near where they
wed. In the glove of the girl, Williams, a note was
found, which she said was a 11. Bank note, bat which,
upon inspection, tamed oat to be a 101. country
note, of the Rye bank, No. 5210, dated Ist Octo-
ber, 1818, and payable at Messrs. Percival and Co's.
bankers, London.
While this evidence was being detailed yesterday
the girls affected perfect innocence, occasionally lifting'
up their eyes and heeds in surprise that such shock-
ing things should be laid to their' charge. This, how-
ever, did not serve their turn, for Harrison, the Mar-
abuttals on duty, recognised them as old practitioners.
who had only strolled out of their usual bounds,
their regular scene of action being Cornlaill. Leaden-
hall-street, an 1 about that neighbourhood, and al-
though new maws at this office, they were very well
sequalated with the J nod en-ruota at the Mansion-house.
The Alderman was about to commit them both for
trial; it was, however. subsiquently deemed more ad-
visabbe to afford the eppertOity of discovering the
owner of the country Bank note, and they were re-
manded for anothelexansination on Saturday nest.
Bow-seasex.—W. Jarvis was bron;ht up yester-
day evening, in custody of Bishop, the officer, charged
by Edmund Kelly, Esq. of Acton-house, Middlesex, a
gentleman of fortune, with obtaining 651. under false
pretences. Pr. Kelly bad, it appeared, been attracted
by one of those specious advertisements which are fre-
quently inserted in the daily papers, and which on this
occasion, appeared In The Morning Post, describing
a most complete, well-bred, capital horse, with every
good quality, the property of a gentleman ; to be
sees at the King's Head yard, Bloomsbury. Thither
Mr. Kelly went, allured by this fascinating description.
William, the groom, the prisoner at the bar, produced
the 'horse, which, to all outward appearances, was fully
equal to the description given of hint ; the price de-
minded was 75 guineas, and Mr. Kelly remarked that
if be answered, upon trial, ha would give 70 for him ;
as it did not suit him to make trial then, it was
agreed that Mr. K. should have an opportunity the
;text morning, upon condition of his depositing a sum,
as security f,,r the horse, to be returned if not ap.
proved of. Accordingly Mr. K.'s coachman had the
horse delivered to him the next morning, upon his de-
)siting 65/. • The animal was conveyed to Acton,
and, upon trial, proved to be a most powerful musi-
cian, in addition to other very similar qualifications;
as this was a talent Mr. K. did not admire in a horse,
be was instantly returned; when, strange to say, a
complete revolution had taken place in the establish.
• ment. la the course of six hours the whole of the fine
. stud bad galloped away ; and William tilt groom, and
- Juba the coachman, stable-keeper and helpers, had all
vanished, and-were -no•where to be found. In this si-
tattled the prosecutor, applied at Bow-street for a war-
rant against the prisoner: 'Bishop, in a short time,
produced him in a hand miter, and Mr.- Harmer at-
tended to take the whip hand in his favour, and, if
possible, jockey the Esquire.
After Mr. K. had been examined,-Mr. Harmer ling.
cited to Str K. Birnie, the presidiig Magistrate, the
impossibility of sustaining the charge of felony.
The Magistrate dissented, and observed that these
gentlemen had been somewhat too long and • too suc-
cessfully practising in sus neighbourhood, and he was
determined to go on with the examination.
George Forty, Mr. K-'s coachman, was examined,
and corroboratedbis master's testimony, and also proved
the payment of the money to the prisoner.
To a question by Mr. Mamma, the witness said,
that since the horse had been in his master's possession-
: be had been fed five times a day.
To this Mr. Hannon remarked (to the Magistrate)
that it was unlikely his client would take back the
horse when he bad been ruined by over feeding, and
• Oiled with gross humours, which would require a
course of physic to set him right.
Sir. Kelly remarked, that what be complained of
most was, the excessive generosity of these liberal
hi4rse dealers ; they bad not only let him have the
'write considerably under the price asked for him, and
with -qualifications which lie never contracted for, but
in addition they had forced upon him a present of a
saddle and bridle. •
'- The MAGISTRATIt. after Tome consultation with Mr.
Warmer, who undertook for the prisoner's appearance.
adjourned the further consideration of the case til
Ibis day, at eleven.