The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-23 00:00:00

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tilled Harrow OARDZN.—YstionAL—A foreigner. as lie
ithdoo.beantiful a
Tipperary brogues. wall CV' iorted from the '• land
*ppratoes.'"• win broiled Were thmpe Moleisttate, is custody
of an officer belonging to the Mendicity Society. •
Kr, Pagan. cleric to the ffaciety; stated, that this
.freeigner had repeitedly applied .for retie, describing
Armelf to • have beep a soldier in thenth Begtroeut, asd
tt. itaviai.nbiainad.apensicio, by. some error at the War
M be was dep;ived of it. On referring to this dicer.
it was dimitveridtitakthe,prienn,e; lead beet equally impor-
tunate these, whiltipg tq pruonete. • Berman, who bad
really agrneti a thttabv,e-oaaseyl amiment.
OD being asked hisnomsbY the Magistrate, be answered
Jonas ettrififojr
Wh'ere.do you come from ? —Ammer .
Magistrate.—What
.part of liermanr7—Soldemark,
pleat your honour.
Hatistrate.—Where 4• that?-Between Deansark and
6y my troth I forget the other mark.
Magistrate.—Hate you heard of . the toasty Cork ?
tottoty..Cark I 00, Ritter.
Magistritte.—Nor thp Shannon ?—The troth is. yopr
honour, I left Jarman, so young, I. don't recollect those
loutr,
. Upon the Magistrates. signing a letter Qf jaffiklQo6oll
to have this, foreigner, shown the micro improvements in
the House of Corn:rile'', be expressed strong clisapproba.
tion at his Worship's showing hitp such polite attention,
and when removed to the outer other, attempted bikescape.
When finally leaving the place, Thistletoo the officer.
tieing most easideons in assisting him, he made a most
pathetic apostrophe to one of his Ammo, towsta-r-" Oh I
sweet Balls Drees! what would you say to see tse drag it
along in this way, like a horse's bead to a bonfire!"
MAITLABONNI Orrice.—Yeeterday an information was
lodged against Mr. Brown, • coal dealer, residing in Tot-
tenbam Street, for sending • quantity of coals. amounting
to 31 sacks, to the dwelling house of Mr. Wilkie, No. 10,
Duke Street, Portland Place, in the month of November
last, and not delivering the meter's and vender's tickets, as
directed by the Act of Parliament. The case underwent a
long investigation. when it was proved, that only one ticket
had been tendered to the purchaser of the coals; and there'
fqre the defendant was liable to the penalty.
Mr. Rouen. for the defendant, submitted that the case
',Ms not made out, as the witnesses had not stated the specific
dity when the coals were delivered. - •
The Magistrate, however, thought other Wise and con-
victed the defendant in the mitigated penalty of five
po•seds.
There was a second Information against the sone defen-
dant, arising outof the_ previous case, for not deliveries
the vender's tickets . •
To this the defendant pleaded guilty, Intl submitted to a
soovictioo.
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LsmasTd. STaitit--iteeterday Afr. Price,respectable
tandasiese, residing . in Church Leer, Whiteebspel. stated
that on Sunday evening, about five o'clock, three of
his
children (the eider only eight /ears old,) on their way
home from a place of worship. when in Brace's Alley, near
Weliclose Squartt, stopped at • fruiterer's shop to purchase
some apples, and whilst the twit youngest were selecting the
fruit, their brother middenly.diiappetred, and lifter they
bad traversed all the streets iiitatit in 'twitch of hire. they
ret,ined bowie; otrable t.• modal, WIN disippeitineb.—
The circumstance ceased grist alards In the family, and
several Persona whet to ;Y' dilfereot wOrithbaats to inquire
for him; the bellutait wle alsaineisted to pralaint hid
loss t but no tidings, were heard of him Until nine o'clock'
et night, when he was brought butt by s gentlemik
mimed Harris, residing la flee* St. fftepory Mel*
with only his shirt on, in wislcia eiteation Me. ligrrie had
found him in the fields; frying bitterly, Sad sot hnoteldit
which way to go. ' On the Child being interrogated hi
said, that whilst be was standing with his brotheli
io Braces Alley, it the fruiterer's, a mon, about thi
middle stature, in a very ragged suit of ' clothes,
caught hold of• IT the arm, carried hias down' the
Alley, apd placed his band over his month to prevent
his calling out. He took him through the different
streets, and round the London Docks, and when' it was
quite dark he led him into Stepney Pields,.and, after strol-
ling about for some time he took him info one of the
houses that are building there and desired bins ta sit
down. The bityrefused ; upint which the fellow toile'
knife from his pocket and placed it to the child's thrdat,
swearing, if he did not sit down, be would cut his
bead off. The poor little fellow then sat done, whits the
ruffian three, him on his back, kneeling upon his breast,
and placing out hand on his mouth, ht. -with the other.
stripped off his clothes, with which he ran off, leaving the
child completely Oliked, with the exception 'of his shirt
and stockings. The fellow threatened to return and
murder him if be attempted to follow him ;be did follow-
him, calling out," Stop thief !" but the villain soon mon
out of sight; and on the boy reaching the Maid and Magpie
public house, Mr. Harris met him, and humanely conva
bins home. Mr. Price said that several other children had
been served in a similar manner by a fellow answering
the description of the one who bad robbed his• child, and,
as his perms was very remarkable, lean had no doubt bet
the officers would be fortunate enough to meet with him.
An officer instantly went in quest of hint, sod, amongst
other places, he went into a house in Denise-T*o. White-
chapel, a hauht for characters of the Worst description ;
but.-unfortunately, be did not succeed in finding him
although he had been there a few minutes before.

For several weeks past, a young man, anther prepos-
sessing exterior, had been observed pacing to and fro in
front of a gentleman's house in Boston Square. He would
frequently stop. directly opposite the.windows, when full of
ladies, and continue hie fixed gaze, until tbe females were
compelled to retire; A male servant wean length ordered
to inform the ganef, that if he did not discontinue this int-
lier,inent action, proper steps should be taken to have him
removed; but this mess‘ge was far front having the desired
effect. He was at his post last Saturday, by an hour before
We usual time for promenade, aid though he abated the
going practice, still he made ample amends by gaily kiss-
ing his glove whenever a female figure approached the
windows. An officer was sent for, and she enamoured
youth was given io custody. Before his removal, however,
the incoherency of his language and manner excited other
'feelings than resentment. His air and language bespoke
bins a man of edocation, aid not unacquainted with rid
society; the owner of the house.therefore explained to bite
that thecbarge would be abandoned on his pledging his
honour no discontinue parading in front of the door, to
which he readily acquiesced, though at the same time he
averred that he meditated no instill in having dune so at
first. He then presented his card, which described hint as
a Lieutenant in the royal navy, and a junior branch of •
noble family at the west end of the town. An inquiry was
subsequently made, and the result justified his title in every
particular. it appears, that he nos brought up on a similar
charge at Marlborough Street Police Office some months
since, lint was released Without examination, on the appear-
ance of his friends, who then Undertook to guard against a
repetition of the misdemeanour. . ,
Last night an' inquest was held in the Committee Room,
St. Bartholomew's Hospital. on the body of Anne Faulk-
ner. It appeared the deceased had h 'en foamd at the end
of Stationers Court, Ludgate hill. in a state e( intoxica-
tion, and an empty gin-bottle is hurt pockest
broke, and, when'broughr to the Hoiepital, it prfived..to be..l
coteposnd trader,. A mortificatlon took. plaettle
lay, afterwards, and notwithitanding, Hist every iiteatinia
.44 beep,pl4 to. Iptr, she txpirati Saturaay..
ilia wife of a knielier LeliAati *teafitit,and alout
'IO years old.;—Verdict, tall Dna.