The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-03 00:00:00

THE sTATES7JAN._

nothing in the defeatism's band when the blew
were spark.
The prisoner begged to be allowed to bail the
charge.

The LORD MAYOR asked whether the snrgeoe who
bad dressed the wound was in attendance ? and an an-
swer in the negative being returned. his Lordship said
he should not take bail to any amount fur the appear-
ance of the defendant. until he shon.d e.certain from
the testimony of the medical attendant that the
case did not come ander "Lord Ellenborougb's Act."

The surgeon soots after arrive!, and stated that
there were three distinct lacerations on the nose ; that
they were deep. and had been strapped up by him ;
and th■t they might have been indicted with the
knnckles.

The defendant said be had sled nothing het his
knuckles, which bled as mach as the cowpiainant's
nose, and that be bad been greatly provoked. b•t

wee very sorry.
The defoodaot was tbei committed is default of
pod bail. •
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sAYn
ILDVALL:SHAY PA TROOMIC...•••Neff, otherwiee
Millar Douglas, charged with fraudulently obtaining
money under pretences of procuring • situation In the
But India boom for one J. Cards, as already no-
deed la our paper. was brought up yeeterdey before
Sir JaMal &taw. Bart. the Sitting Alderman. for Oval
examination.
Mr. Lawmen. Solicitor to the But Inuits Company.
attended on their behalf to conduct the peoseendon ;
sod Mr. THOMPSON. Of the MIS of Hall and Thump-
son, Salters' Hall, appeared as Solicitor for the pri-
soner.

The charges evilest Douglas, it will be recollected.
were obtaining a 61 note, seder pretonew2f payment
fur fees epos Certis's appointment; the forging seve-
ral letters purporting to be the baud-writing of a Mr.
Hu4aon, notifying Curdles appointment, acknowledg-
ing the receipt cf the fees, Ise. &c.; and the obtaining
of a further sem of 141. fur a pretended treat. to be
given ea his appointment, to the clerks of the hones.
Curtis was first (itemised, and deposed to the re-
ceiving a letter which was produced, girls( a■ ats-
covet of the pretended dinner. and surgestieg in
what way the amount, said to he a few shilliegs short
of 141. should be remitted• He accordingly paid that
sans into the Lewes Bask, and procured a bill, pay•
able at sight, sport the hews of Sir J. Rsdaile sad
Co. to Millar Douglas, Esq., which be issiosed to the
prissier. The bill was produced and sworn to by him
as the one he so remitted. He also swore that the
indorsemeat epos it, " Received the above. Millar
Douglas," was the prisooer's band-writieg.
There are three gentlemen of the game of Hodson,
brothers, epos the establishment. each of whom sere-
rally deposed that the letter signed Hodson was nut
of their hand-writing; that they sever visited &note
isclosieg W. from Cottle; and that t&ey Dever at-
tended. or before beard of. the dinner said to have
Wes given by Colotel Millar, at the Ship Tavern,
Leadenhall• street.

Mr. Adams. the laadlord. bad prevlatsly deposed
that ao use► diluter had tattoo place at ►is boon on
the day westioaed.
The first charge it was riposted would he found
to ioruire a capital offense against the privation.. The
Si. note had been enclosed is a sealed eavelope, di-
rected to H. Medal% Esq.. sad deli►ered by a Meld
of Cortia's to one of the ateseeogers, wearlag the badge
sad livery, at the ladlaAtteee. It had sever reached
the heeds of either et the Mr, Budettak sad ale saw

*los was that she prisoner, Viler was a oaten' *le-
vitate', at the India-house, and hoe, most of the
messengers, bad become aeqtrainted with the place
where the letters fur delivery were deposited, and,
watching his opportuaity, had obtained minas thereto,
and withdraws the letter in question.
To establish the fact, John Cooke, es* of the Com-
pany's messengers. was tailed. He knew the prisoner
well; he was very frequently at the India House is
the year 1819, sad teases acqaalitance of Mr. Beard's,
the door-porter. All however that be could prove
was, that about t►at period. the prisoner came tae
summer's evening to the door of the India House, to
!squire for Mr. Beard, who bappeaed to be absent.
He thee pressed the witness to take something to
drink. aid he accordingly accompanied the prisoner
the George, in fit. Mary-Axe, where be changed a SI.
note to pay for the reckoning ; somewhere about 1114.
The letters for delivery he said were at that time left
on the window-seat in the Messengers' to►by. He bad
sever seen the prisoner in that lobby, bat any stran-
gers might have had access to it in the absence of the
emesersgers. A new regulation bad slate takes place,
and the same thing could not sow occur.
Death, another messenger. deposed to ►aving fre-
quently sees the prisoner go in aid out of she hies-
sets gees lobby.
Here the ease for the prosecution closed. .

Sir .1 ells. Suew obseived, that dm evidence whit
regard to the fraud in obtaining the 141. and also as
to the forgery of the letters purporting to be written
by Mr. Hudson, which was as offence at cosmos law,
were 'dear, connected, and complete : but there were
not eaMcient proofs to correlate hie slid of the felony.
The ball he should require would be, the prisoaer his•
I self in 1 our two respects • is. 1"
.cock ; twenty-four hours notice 4 I
the solicitor for the prosecution. •
The prisoner was committed for ret of sureties.
Bow•srassv.—Tuesday night, ckilers were issued'
to Perry, Sadler, Bond, and Morrie% parties of patrol,
to apprehend all females insproperlysonductiog them-
selves in the streets, and colony them to the watch.
bombes. Accordingly, soon after tea o'clock, the par-
des *allied forth, ■nd in a very short time secured
eighty-fire unfortunate girls and women, and lodged
them la St. Hiles's, Coveat•garden, and St. Mania's
watebbouses. Yesterday morniag they were brought
to Burro:resit, and underwent an examinsoioa befor-
Sir R. Biraie, when some were discharged on paying
a fine of out shilling, and others committed to prison
fur different periods. According to the new Act, we
believe, the officers are entitled to 31. for such perms.
takes, consequearly will derives revenue of twenty-
..tie pounds five shillings (to be paid oat of the county
rate) for last night's work ; this is exclasive of th
one shillieg each for the discharge, which gees temps
other fund in tie office. What good society can dr
rive from such as adurinistration of the laws we at
at a lost to ascertain; but the officers say it is the bra
Act of Parliament that has been passed for some tim•
as rewerdale aye sweetens 11404/ I

Vo b. gives Is

Among this large number was one young wisneani
who did not at all come within the description of per-i
sons egeinat whom the warrant was directed, but who
was taken by the officers from motives of compassles.
fhis poor creature appeared at the bar with scarcely
covering safficient for the purposes of decency. and
.Irogether in a pitiable state. She said her name
was Mary Bennett, and that she was born is the West
ladies, where her parents (lied when she was very
young, and she was brought o'er to this country.
She was t.ken, as soon as *be was able to do any
thing, into the service of a respectable woman whit
kept a lodging-house in the Borough, as a nursery-
maid. where she continued until a few months ego,
when she was discharged, her mieress having no far-
ther occasion for her services. She was some time
out of employment, and when the hop season com-
menced. else went iota Kent, sod got work at hop-pick-
ing. While there, she got acquainted with a woman
called "Old Mary," from London, and they agreed
to retain to town together. She had saved 17s. to
bay herself some clothes; but on the road they slept
together, and in the morning she found that "ON
Mary" had rubbed her of her money, and eves of Me
clothes, and had absconded. She bad no bonnet until
she came to L-wisham, where a servant girl gave her
the old one 14 now bad on. She was wanderies_
about the Strand, lot knowing where to go, when the
officers took her up.
Mr. HALLS said he rejoiced to find tFat the warrant
which he had thought it his duty to issue had done
at least one piece of good service—that of saving
Ibis poor girl (tom becoming perhaps as bad as those
with whom shaled accidentally bees associated for a
light. The Worthy Magistrate then asked the girl if
she was lensg to go to *orrice; and receiving a
ready sourer is the affirmative, be gave her 51., and'
sent an officer with her to the ere of St. Mary.
le-Strand, with • message. which immediately pro-
cured her an uylum, where she will remain until em-
ployment can be foond for her.
A journeyman ramie, of the name of Loggias
charged under rather curious circumstance,. on sus-
picion of Wag ascessary to • robbery. committed os
Tuesday evening, in the house of Colonel Gascoigne,
19, Tavistock-square, Was committed for further ez
amination.

MI It L1101101:011•STRIZIT. -Yesterday Gm Lanai.
alias Rabies, was brought up for re-examination. bet
was remoulded in consequence of the absence of the
Gentlemen of the Bask. wit* will be summoned to at-
tend the next examination tta Wednesday nest.
OA macttro-Houss FlACAt.—Yesterday, a person
ealliog Himself the Berms f Zig. was charged with
an lt upon a lad named Jones. at a boas* No.
33, Pall-Mall. us Tuesday evening last.

Thecomplaisaat stated that the Baron eame to their
subscription beset, and having lost some money, be-
came vary violent In his
menacing attitude, and said be Weeded to knock the
defendant's braise out, and forthwith was about to put
hisintentions Ist. execution, which he endeavoured
fo effect by striking his over the head with a chair,
aid in end e ring to parry the blow, he received a
violent commies os the arm; the defendant then
wised the poker, aid bad not a Ras sassed Moak in-
serfered, the complainant would certainly have had
reams to lament the attack made es him.
Debeger, the porter to the concerti, said be saw the
blow of the chair given, and he believed the origin of
thefroess was the “ Baron's" hriag unable to sap-
, ►iapassies es
_Postai woe Ro■ey. Therour
neat bad challenged him to fight, bet the chal-
ks(' was not accepted.
• The defendant said he was playing at the game of
?Wet, and having lost some money he wished to
charts the ball.
The Magistrate requested to knew bow much he
had lost. The defendant said about 9f., bat in the
last fortaight upwards of SOL ; hat that was of Ro
cossequesce. Having chimed the balls, they again
played (Jones esti him), sad be perceived Jones shift
the balls, aid throw *se wader the table, aid play with
smother. OS seeing this, be (the defendant) of course
desisted to play, and was about to leave the rood,
pointing out the attempt made to cheat him ; this is-
ceased the cesplainast, who immediately threw off
his coat, and plating himself is a boxing attitude,
aid he would fight ; tad to protect himself front the
assaalts of this fellow, he (the defendant) raised the
chair, sad it might have struck Ike complaisant, but
certainly so blow was aimed at him.
This was denied by Jones, and the Magistrate find•
sag the fact closely sworn to, and the affair p d,
held the defendant to hail, to appear at the sessions,
in sureties to the intount of 801.
LAMMII-11Tiltirr.—.Mr. John Roberto, a baker,
residing in Phillip-street, St.. George's in the East,
appeared to articles of the peace exhibited agai
him by a Mrs. Hamm, a neighbour sad customer of
his, who new displayed a broken nose, and awful
pair of contused black eyes.
It appeared that chancing to go into a poblic.house
on Monday evening, she was accosted there by t►e de-
fendant, who was sitting is company with some loose
girls. She told hint that was not the amino which
a married man ought to purser, and said she would,
as soon as she got hese, depict the whole circus-
Rases to 'his wife; miss which be pumped from his
seat, and by moo blow disfigured her face as it mow
appeared, and rendered her since, and she believed
would for some tine, incapable of getting her living,
as she could scarcely see her way through the streets
from the effects of the blow.

The Magistrate said it wu a very gross assault, bat
that the complainant did not appear in a very amiable
char.ater. However, the defendant should either find
ball, or make her some moderate compensation fur the
injuries she 'asinine&
The parties then withdrew, when the umplsisani
•Icsanded,, as she sai 1, as reasonable compensation
20s. for each black eye, Bud as, for her bruken nose.
♦hich defendant thiakiag exorbitant, refused to pay,
►od the matter was again referred to the Magistrat,
ir his consideratioa.

His Worship was of °plaints that ss. alone war
4 eaciont. together with paying the expellee of di.
t.

The eoropl. ingot refused to secept of the sum pro.
weed by the Magistrate, and he nitiniatrly disehar_
d thew t, tolling her if she choose she might I.
list the sun at the Sessions.

UNION-RALL:-..-CONtICTION DMDIR THI ALIEN
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