The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-20 00:00:00

was brought before Mr. Huambo n, charged with privately
stealing a card of lace, nine V. 10s., In the shop of Mr.
Adeld, linen-draper in Pirliament-street, on Monday night
It appeared that the prisoner west into the silty to pur-
chase some trilling article, and in the mean time, another
customer came in. One of the shopmen went t.s serve that
person, whilst the other was looking for the article which
she wanted. Observing them thus busy, sbe concealed the
lace under her shawl; bat, unfortunately, for her, she *as
observed by the farthest shopmen, who came and took it
from her, and gave her into the custody of a constable,
wbo took her to the watchhoust for the night.
The Prisoner, in her defence, raid that the card of lace
had fallen upon the ground, and she had merely picked it
up, when she was accused of stealing it. She hail always
maintained a good character, and had sufficient money to
purchase lace if sbe wanted it. Her husband was are.
spectsble tradesman residing in Regent-street, and is in
very reputable ercunistanFes.
The Magistrate Ismented that a female of such respecta-
bility should be so 'unfortunately tempted by such a paltry
bauble as 50s. worth of lace ; it was evident she could nut
resist the temptation. Not being aware that the charge
affected her life, he hoped it would be spared, bat transport-
ation was inevitable.

The Prisoner wept bitterly. She was remanded for fur-
ther examination.

UNION-HALL.—A sailor, an iojored husband of warm
temper, was brought up in custody, charged by a mean-
looking fellow, who said he was a housekeeper, with an
assault.

The complainant said the sailor knocked at his door the
.n4/fit before, and the moment it was opened knocked him
down, saying, " you are the man I want."
The defendant cried out, "he had my wife in the
house at the time ; I saw her there as soon as the door was
opened."
The Megistratiasked the complainant whether it was true
that the defendant's wife was in the house?
The complainant said she had been there for some time,
but he had sent her away that morning.
The defendant dethred, that he had been married six-
teen years, and having. lately returned from sea, expected
to be happy the rest of his life ; but he found her liv-
ing with the fellow who now complained of his indig-
natim. . _

The complainant said the sailor had threatened his life,
and he was afraid to lease the Office alone—a statement
which his visage showed was sincere.
The Magistrate told the sailor, that though he had been
badly used, lie most not take the law into his own hand,
and could not be discharged without security to keep the
peace.
The poor tar said if he must go to gaol as well as lose his
wife, he could not help it.
lie was detained to find security.
LesineTu•STßEßT.—Yesterday the final examination of
the persons implicated in the robbery of Mr. Clark. a car-
penter, took place, when Elizabeth Britton, Mathew Bet-
ley, and Ann, his wife, and Ann Bosley, his mother, aged
;0, were placed at the bar.
The circumstances were these:—During the temporary
absence of Mr. and Mrs. Clark, on Friday week, from home,
Britton, who uas their servant, and had been cautioned not
to leave the house, brake open the box in which Mr. Clark
kept his money, and took out of it a canvas bag. cont titl-
ing 100 sovereigns and a la note, which she took to B
Irv's house close by. Mrs. Bosley scarcely knew what to
chi with so much wealth, and at length buried it in her gar-
den, but fearful of being found out, she d::g it up again a
day or two after, and pee it to her husband, who, equally
ignorant what to do with it, took it to his mother (the elder
prisoner). residing at Deptford, and by her it was buried
(except the note) by the side of a public road. Informa-
tion nas given at this Office, and Lea, one of the officers,
was intrusted svitia the management of this business. Af-
ter two examinations Britton confessed the robbery. The
clue having been once obtained, Lea traced its -windings
until a few nights ago he went to Deptford, and, after a
long search, dug up the bidden treasure, to the amount of
92 sovereigns. The old woman afterwards voluntarily gave
up the 101. mote, and, strange to say, although thepropeity
has gone through so Imlay bands, the officer succeeded yes-
terday in gathering the whole 1 la
Mr. HARDWICK& said that he would write•to the Refuge
for the Destitute for the admission of Bti'ton.—The other
prisoners were reprimanded and discharged, iu consequence
of 'tie unwillingness of Clark to prosecute.

THAMES POLICE.—Thos. littelson Harris, of Widegate
Street, Bisimpsyrate, was yesterday brought before J. Bab.
LANTINE. El. for final examination, on,a charge of stab-
bing Mr. Wni. Alpin, of Moorfields, on board the Royal
Sovereign Steam Packet. The prosecutor, who was
brought to the office in a coach, looking almost the death-
like victim of the prisoner's fury, stated In a very infirm
tone, that on the 12th inst. be and his wife and family, with
other friends, joined a large party on board the packet,
which had been engaged on that day for the ben.lit of a
Society called the h riends of Man. Witness was sitting on
deck with his child on his knee, when • scuffle ensued be-
tween the prisoner and a boy carrying • pail of water ; the
prisoner in rescuing the pail from the boy, struck one of
the prosecutor's children on the head, which exasperated'
the mother, who instantly gave the prisoner a slap in the'
face, in consequence •f which, words ensued between the
prosecutor and prisoner, which, as the former supposed,
was soon terminated ; but in about a quarter of an hour af
ter, the prisoner, who had, in the interval, left the deck,
returned and inquired who it was that struck him. Mrs.
Alpin replied, site did; the prisoner then resumed his for-
mer quarrel with the prosecutor, and without hesitation
stabbed him with a case knife over the right eye, in doing
which he broke the blade in two. Not content with this,
he whirled round him, and made another incision near to
the same position, which caused a great deal of blood to
flow on the deck, and the passengers contemplated that it
would be impossible for hint to be taken home alive. The
vessel was at this time passing Woolwich. Here the part
of the knife was produced, and identified by Sarah Boyce,
of Hoxton Town, who saw it drop from the prisoner's
hand, alter the perpetration of the dead, reeking with blood
—and the prisoner observed to witness,—,, If you stand
over me, I'll serve you the same. 1 was the man who
did
prisoner was then committed to Maidstone gaol
for trial.

WORSHIP STREET.—Yesterday. four licensed victual-
lers were snininoned before ROBEaT Berm, and SAMUEL
TWIFORD, Esqrs., for keeping their houses' open at late
boars of the night. One was convicted in 31., one ;0 50s ,
one in 405., and one in 205., and costs.
A number of informations were tried against bakers, at
,the snit of the informer, Johnson, and they were convicted
in mitigated penalties fur selling bread under the deno•
urination of half-quartern loaves, and also fur not weighing
in the shop.
Several persons were brought from the watchhouse,
charged by Hanley, the officer. fur attempting to pick
pockets at the time of the balloon's ascent, at White
Conduit-house. They were held to bail.
The proprietor of the Tavern at White Conduit-lronse
attended to state, that although great public. disappoint-
meat hail arisen from the failure of the balloon's ascent,
it was nut to be attrikuted to any Intention' to deceive, but
to the material being of lawn instead of silk.

At the Police Court, Bath, on Wednesday, a cripple tai-
lor, Who has figured oftrn at the same bar, was sentenced to
pay a guinea, or to he confined for fourteen days, and fed
on bread and water, for disturbing the neighbours while
chastising his unfortunate helpmate. The nioneyinot being
forthcoming, he was, of coarse, doomed to pass iom dur-
ance vile;