The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-10 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

POLICE..

SWI 1)LINCI.

(NEEN.sQuA RE.— Yesterday William Atkins, a
waterman, who i; well known along the River, in
consequence of various,: depredations and hoods com-
mitted by him during the last two years, was further
examined.

lie was fully committed on two charges,--one to
take his trial at the next Westminster Sessions, for
getting ss. from Mrs. Everfield, the wife of the
Auctioiteet ; and the other, at the Middlesex Ses.
slot's, for procuring from Mr. Layton, coal-met.
chant, of Kew, 17s. on pretence that he had gut a
barge in the River for that Gentleman.
lie was committed to Bridewell for further exami-
nation, on several other similar charges.
Yes?ertlav , Robert Greendale, a con.tahle, charged
Samuel Lioy(l, with amusing linnself with a bull in
the vre-ts on Sunday morning, between one and two
o'clock ; w hen desired by the officers to go home,
he refused to do so.

The Prisoner said he was a currier by trade, but
basing spent the greater part of his life in the coun-
try, be felt naturally attached to oxen, and seeing
one of them in the streets at the hour in question,
with! mob around him, he enquired into the cause,
Wishing toulord him every assistance in his power.
The officers then made up, and upon the Prisoner's
repeating his enquiries, were very abusive indeed,
representing the Prisoner as " more like a thief than
a horse." This exasperated the Prisoner, and caused
him not to disperse along with the lest of the molt.
The officers explained that the bull belonged to
Mr. Baldwin, which he kept for baiting, and which
bad broken loose.

Mr. COLQUIIOUN expressed his surprise that every
person cotowcted Kith that animal, had not been
taken into custody. He directed that whenever he
should be found wandering at large, he should he
driven to the pound. Turning t• the Pria,nwr, he
observed, that no man who had a regard for his own
character, or for the safety of his fellow-citizens.
would amuse himself *Witt hull at such a period of
the nigttt. It was a stain upon his character, whirh
it would require all his future good behaviour to wipe
savvy.
Ile was ordered to make up the matter with the
officers.

Bildwin, the proprietor of the bull, was ordered
to wait upon the Magistrates.
Mr. Barnet chaigi-ii II(!ara Cole, a very young
man, and a baker, witia uctking a violent assault
upon him, accionpaiij i'ig it with most unbecoming
language.
The Prisoner, in his j.efence, alleged intoxication.
Mr. CoLueuousr said that was no excuse. littoa.
ication was en offence i'sclf, for which he ought to
sentence him to an boar in the stocks, and to pay
line of 59. latiriicatiott was ale sys disgustful, and
commonly brought after it had effects. Those polluted
eapreasioiis which hail beet, used by the Prisoner,
snowed that he was a right course, and that he
was I:kply to he a " of wood and a drawer of
stiller" through liie. Perhaps, if persevered in, he
%c a:lt.l )rni, • a disgrace to himself, and a burthert to
sociots On account of his youth, howeser, he al.
I(llt.3(lhirn in make it up with the Prosecutor, which
he acr.,tdintly did.
13ow-s ruer.T.--Yesterday Thomas Coxhead
AloeNh, Esq. late Sheriff of London, appeared at the
l~tlic~ in consequence of his giving an undertaking
to the Constable of the night, on Saturday night at
Covent-lardeu watch-house, to appear at the Office
yesterday, in answer a charge of one of the Bog
,or-keepers of Drury -lane Theatre, for violently
assaulting him, and endeavouring to force his way in
without paying.
John Brooks stated, that he was check taker on
the 0. P. side of the Box entrance of Di ui y-lane
Theatre. Saturday night, between 11 and Pt i,'clock,
Mr. Marsh presented himself to him to visa. He
challenged him with not having been in the Theatre
before that night, which he acknowledged to be true,
and offered bins a shilling, which he refused to ac-
cept, and told him he most go down stairs and pay
his money for admission to the money taker, which
Mr. Marsh refused to do, hat endeavoured to Twee
his way into the Theatre. lie resisted, and hl r.
Marsh knocked him down; he got up and ;willed
Mr. Marsh up stairs, when he knocked hiot down a
second time. _ _

A witness corroborated this statement, and slid
Mr. Brooks was very near being knocked down the
whole flight of stairs.
Mr. Marsh in his defence said, the money Pikers
had left their stations, it being within a few minutes
of the close of the performance. lie offered a dol-
lar to Nlr. Brooks. lie acknowledged the assault,
and found bail to answer for it at the Westminster

Abraham Chowder, who keeps a cheesemonger's
shop in Tnnley-street, s.•d Rice Morris, who keeps
the King's Arms public-house, were brought to the
Odic& by Lewis, the C lector of the l'atr..le. It
appeared that about ten o'clock on Sunday flight, a
reqiertable man of the name of Charles Pulley, was
retuning from ich across the fields towel&
Camber well, alt: j tas he had got over the stile of
the first field, he was attacked by Ur. Chowder, who
seized him by the collar, tripped hint up, and asked
him what he had got. Mr. Pulley called after a friend
of Ida, Mr. Charles Byron, who was s few paces on
before him, to come his assistance. Mr. 11)ron re.
turned, when be was attacked by the Prison•v Rice
Morris, who knocked hint rloxin also, and the blow
was given with so much siolence that it knocked one
of his front teeth out.

The only defence the Prkouers had to make was,
that they bad been driAting a great deal of punch at
the Grey Hound, at D is rich, and their conduct was
owing ;o a wager which toev had laid.
Sir N. CONANT observed, that their conduct came
very near a highway robbery, their demand upon
Mr. Pulley to know what he had got was very like
demanding his money ; however, lie considered them
to have committed a most daring and violent assault
four hours after it was dark, be should, therefore,
bind the parties over to prosecute them.
A Jew, who keeps two sale shops in Ho'pipit_
street, in the Strand, was charged with defrauding a
poor sailor of '54. by imposing upon him a different
jacket to what he had purchased of him. The sailor
stated that the Prisoner persuaded him to go into his
shop, although be told blur be was ant iu want of any