The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-15 00:00:00

POhICE.

ay I-T.—Yesterday Jon H ion, a woman of
the town. was charged with violently assaulting with
intent to rob a gentleman's sero ant, at a house of ill
fame, in Long-acre,--and Ed. Gor raft and the servant,
for aiding and abetting, &c.
Complainant stated, that hr met the prisoner Wat-
son at Cranbonrne-alley, who asked him to accompany
her home; he enquire.!, if she had her own lodgings;
she said she had, aml conducted him to a house,.
Leg-allev, loong-acre.—lle ot:•ht op stairs, when flee
demanded as for the room ; he then discovered it WU $
common brothel, and endeavoured to make his escape;
which prisoner, %sills horrid threats, prevented his'
olning.—He, however, succeetle.l in reaching the street 1
door, when prisoner called to the servant to bolt it ; ;
which she dill ; she then called out "Neal," when in-
%tautly the prisoner (iarratt made his appearance, and
strut: him a violent blow in the body, whit h knocked
Mtn down.—lie railed nut murder and watch. when
the prisoner tlarratt, placed his hand on his mouth,
and told hint he mould *owl srent Ms
Complainant theta Paid, fur God's .;ak cdsr use.
—Two tinkers who were passing ity, and hearing the
above exclamation, burst open the door, and discovered
'Haselstt term Complainant, and they took them all to
the watelo-house.—Comonitted.
yesterday a ease of rowtiderable importance to
Pawnbrokers and persons who are in the habit of
pleolghog properly. came son at this office,
31r. Wise, the Pawnbroker, of liroad•street, Illooms-
hnry. appeared hefure W. Mistime lA, Esq. the Sitting
Magistrate, to an information, charging' him with
having taken one shilling from a pour WUlllarl, as in-
terest, on the pledge of a child's wearing apparel,
when only or nit. was due.
3I r. WILLI t3ls a!tended, and obj eted to the lot-
titmice giving evidence. on ace ))))) it of her Lein; u
married woman: and as such. ac ti.ere was a penalty
in case of esioseirtion. site was toot competent to sue
am! lie sued ; and, in snpport of his objection, urged
that it was laid dews' so in I:lackstotte's Commen-
t:tiles.
The Magistrate, on referring, found that it applied
only to ritil actiaas. atad ewer-rested the objection.
Mr. WILLEM% took anotlwr objection as the pledge
had not been redeemed till the 17th of last ))))) nth,
sea the twelve 1181011111 s 11:141 expire.!. upon which only
three were lent, one slollitog was demanded
:tail taken as the interest. The poor woman not be-
ing able tn• pay three shillings, a new ticket or dnpli
rate was gismo, the expired tweloe usoutlos. interest
.o Mg been paid utf.
'1 he Maltistratt• over-rodetl the objection. below of
opiaiou that the pay;wg obf of the interest and a new

ticket being Issued, was a redemption,
tbs defendant In the penalty of forty
tr. Ernest Kopf. who alleaneded from
30,0001., and was traced to England,
tody ; and. it is understood, will flo so a,
of the Secretary of State is obtained
hash to Leipsic.
CHAROR op ARSON AND INCRNDIART...--400 White
was brought to the (Office by Salmon the eacer,
charged with wilfully haiing set fife to eqrtencre.
;mists near Reading, and be being identified as flop
smut advertised for that offence. Mr. Minivan, the Ma.
gistrate, ordered him to be conveyed to beexassiew
!before the Magistrates there.
Damn or STOJAN Monday last tire
women were brought to the office, charged with steal.
log a counterpane, and it being stated that they had
sold it to a person named Wade, who keeps a kind sr
old clothes shop in Ureat St. Andrew-street, gem.
dials, a search warrant was issued, in order lo mom
It. Lee and J. Davis were charged with the execution
of this warrant, and they went to IVaile's lonise 04
Tuesday morning fur that purpose. Here, him...
they discovered curb extensive magazines of sea*
property as quite astonish :A them t ant' having
corral the assistance of another officer (Reed,) tin",
brought away as many goods as completely idled
three hackney coaches. They also took W kis
wife, and son, into custody, at the same time, ald biota
evening they ware brought 1, .fore the Magistnite.
Aiming the property were 120 dozens of chip
plates, which were sworn to have hero stoles ham
Messrs. Spode anti Co. in Carey-street. There were
also silk handkerchiefs, valuable shawls, lams foundry,
carpets, umbrellas, stintf-boxes, &r. without another:
and the olhirers stated, that they had left a much
larger quantity of goods, of every description, ant the
premises.
The female prisoner, Mrs. Wade, took the whole at
fair Nom herself, and derlared that she had come hut.
nestly by every thing produced : she bad bought theta
at a fair price, she said, and d.li'd any body to prove
to the roatrary.
.1 he Magistrate. flowerer, ordered the husband and
wife to find hail ; the lady herself in .21111/. and ten
seethes in Itlflt. anil the husband in 11111/, with
two sureties in :Al!. each ; anal, moreover, to give
them twenty-four hours no tier of the said bail. The
son was di-ehar:,cil, and the officers were directed to
examine the other property.
I.tirI.IIOROCC -S TR EKT.—Citanne OF Mt/AOKI.—
rhOMIS atliffiiimi, the proprietor of the hackney-coach.
So. Iti9, was charged with killing Elizabeth Jones. aged
seventy-ono years, by driving over her in Crowo-street,
Seven Dials, on Satorilay evening.
Infarmat• bat been gives; at the °Mee that the pri-
soner furiously drove away after running, over the 41r.
cea‘ol, and drowns. the oliicer, had tronlile in
apprehending lii.st. The folloo lour was the evidence ad-
duced upon the occasion. It appeared that the prisoner,
accompanied by another man on the bat, was driving
on at a brisk rate, when the deceased was knocked
down by the. horses, about eleven o'clock on Saturday
n:gla t. The wheels passed over her head, and Iwo young
men conveyed her to the Alioldlesex Hospital, where sloe
died is about tweidv-four lamina after. The blood rush-
ed from liar ttiontli..and, to use the language of the we.
nesses, her head was so contused that liar eyes starlet
forth, anti they supposed her to be dead before tbry
reached tho hospital.
Hai a question being putt by the Magistrates, he Inn
of the ileceased describe., liar to be a bale woman Olin
age, who could walk front the Seven Dials to Tower-hill
within au hour.
Another o itsiess proved that the prisoner put his
horses upon their hest speed after the deceased a..%
11111 over.
In defence, the prisoner sail it was an accident which
lie void.' not avoid ; but iirdiug wli.at bad happened, its
pulled up without delay.
As the Coitotter's Inquest had not sat, the prisoner
at as remanded till Saturday.

A is now pending in the Molise of Commons to
enable Ilse Judges sof the Court of King's Delleil to it
lwfore Terns, moil to empower the loprol Chan:•ellor lo
norsinate any two BATOR% of for Excheyter to sit is
the Chancery Conti, while his Lordship attends ap-
peal cases its the (louse of Peers.
TANDL3I MATCll.—Captain Trieste's match to drive
two horses (tandem) twenty-three miles in two hour-,
and to turn horses and chaise upon a break from the
trot, took place on l'ltesslay, instead of Saturday last
consent) upon the Stilton rotund. wheel horse
broke from the trot twice in the first ten teil-s, an I
eleven miles were accomplished in the first hour. Tl'
leader broke his pace in the thirteenth mile, and ';,e
match was given up, as the horses had nut speed sure:''
us aeconsplish the task.
EXTRAORDINARY TROT TING MATCll.—Latfq
It. \., and J. 11.- --, Esq. of lir 00000 sgrove.
made a match to trot earls other's horses for guisecs
aside. from Brows:run e turttpike-gate to Worcest"r
turnpike-gate, a distance of I I miles, which was pest'
holism! by Capt. A.'s grey mare in 35 minutes, beaung
Mr. ll.'s live usinntea.
St. Patrick noses St. David a Farm, as the Gentle:se"'
of the Stork Exelsasize wools' term it, or, as IS 4'40: •
tuumly a " One good turn deserves another.'-.-4
Cie ISt Instant was the Seroistl Drasviist; piffle Lottel
and it was also St. David's Day, On lsirls Dar 3N "I -
tire Prize of .1;21,11IM was the property of one of du.
'fir:vets sent to Ireland : therefore St.l)arid
very politely to St. rattirk, mud %%e think the `!•o:•••-
rock will not lieu:o4lone
politettess or geuerosltJ Iv
the Leek : the Saturday therefore as nest is St. Patr%• 4.
..
Day, and the Last Dar of Drasin7r .4 the lottery, ii."
Hibernian Saint one-ht to draw a .C21,1n.11 to be IL.-
property of the Tajfirx, and that would be payiar 1.•
Cambriai Sala: in Isis own I.•:tv.-I'llis spay roily I ;
done, as there are 7 hree./..-21,0111) Prizes to 11:4"...
ail mart be drawn well S.fi Mr Viggo

Al AMMiI).
On Tuesday Wit. at the ,iew Elturch. ail. Mary-le-ham..
Mr. W. 'loud. ef gurea-lareel. Oxford-scree. I.) Clisaben..
ser.m.l ilanglater of A. 'limb.. E'q.
Las) wre4. at IN. AlbanN. Meru). t;aptula A. Kiag. I. S•
to Mari. Oldest daughter of Lewin. Msg. of dee owe
place. • 4

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On Thursday last. at hi% hou%e, Riter4-4tred. re'•
Agl.ll 77. S. Rum, Es q. 4):: llntu,f.ot, in Ow r tihty of It e‘"
for.i. and Porknood-kulge. aid one tle!BPot.
of the NliddleTemple.
thl the 1911.8r10.11111. abCaktilia, aged 21. John,
son of U. Sinabon. Esq. SeUstood-park,
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On the oth ittr.t. J. Oardier. }IA.'. late of O 1 Broad-
street, aged OP.

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