The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-01 00:00:00

PO LICR.

MA sLoottocoe.rratEr.—Yesterday Jane Go.
ber, the servant of Mr. Biggs, of Broad-street,
St. Giles's, *as charged on the oath of Mr. Lan-
chester, a pawnbroker, in Little Psiteney-street,
with rubbing her master of five silver table forks,
and three silver table spoons.
It appeared iu evidence that. *bold a month
since the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Lan,
cheater, and offered the above-mentioned articles
of plate in pledge: She represented herself to be
the owner thereof, and said her name was Mrs.
Biggs. Iles appearance, however, excited sevpi-
cious in the shopman's mind as to her honest pos-
session of the property, and he accordingly in-
sisted on receiving some more satisfactoryaccount of
herself before he would give up the plate or ad.
vance any money. The Prisoner appeared much
alarmed at this intimation, and availing herself of
the opportunity of the shop door being opened,
escaped into the street and ran away, leaving the
spoons and forks in Mr. Lanchester's hands.—
Finding it impossible to secure the Prisoner
at that time, Mr. Lanchester proceeded to
this Office, and related the occurrence, as it hap-
pened, to the Magistrate; Mr. Brodie, who pre-
sided on that occasion, advised Mr. Lanchester
to keep possession of the spoons and forks, and
lose no opportunity of searching after the Pri-
soner. In obedience to this counsel, Mr. L.
commenced a very diligent search, and after a
tedious inquiry, traced her a few days since to an
obscure lodging in St. Giles's, and the as-
sistance of a watchman, tuck her into custody on
Wednesday evening, and conveyed her to the pa-
rish watch.house.

Mr.'Lanchester further stated, that in conse.
quence of information be received, ho went to Mr.
Biggs's apartments in Broad-street, for the pur-
pose of making some inquiry of him respecting
the plate ; but was informal that he was out of
town, and was not expected to return soon.. Mr.
Biggs's Solicitor however appeared on behalf of
the proseLution, and stated, that he had instruc.
thins from Mr. Biggs to proceed against the Pri-
toner, and that by the time the trial came on, he
(Mr. Biggs) would be in London.
The Prisoner declined saying any thing for the
present in her defence, and was fully committed
for trial.

WHICLCITAPEL.—Yesterday John Squire, R.
Heroson, and Etheard Smith, were fully com-
mitted to Negate for trial, charged with enter,
ing the premises of Mr. Ivory, in Mark-lane, be.
tween Saturday night and Sunday morning last,
and stealing Bills of Exchange to the amount of
between 4 and 5001. besides several kegs of butter,
and other prisperty, must A. which was found
upon them. They form a part of Charley Flow.
er's gang, who infest the East end of the town.

illicl~acl Mordecai was fully committed to New-
gate for robbing a sailor of 281. which he had a
few hours before received for wages.
HATTON.G A K EN.—Yesterday Sarah Plumber
was fully committed for trial, charged with de.
frauding a poor laundress, named Ann Shepherd,
of a large quantity of linen entrusted to her by
various families to wash and mangle. The Pri-
soner had the linen to carry backwards and for.
wards, and at all times made a rule to pledge some
of the articles. She contrived to amuse customers
and her mistress a long .s hile, when too many
excuses at length blazed forth the real state of the
case.

A meagre-looking man, of the name of Bry-
son, who may be recollected to be seen about
Middle-row, Holborn, and Lincoln's lon-liolds,
twisting himself in a wooden chair, made appli-
cation for 4 warraut, considering his life to be in
rlawre (roan the continual threats thrown out
against him while he lies iu his bed by the Dublin
Heil Fire Club, which existed above 50 years
ago. He also stated that one 'Tristram Shandq
was the ringleader. Being considered insane, his
request was refused, e hen he wheeled about qui.
ctly, and went about his business.
Wfrox-lIALL.---Illichacl Milian was charged
on suspicion of stealing two test-pound Bank-
notes. James Manning, of the India Arms,
Gainsforth-street, staled, that he as in com-
pany with the Prisoner and his wife, at the
George, in Long-lane, on the 14th of August; he
went to sleep, and, whilst sleeping, he lost the
two ten-pound notes. Since that time one of the
notes has been paid into the Bank, with the Pri.
'oiler's name written on the back of it. He was
remanded for another examination.

Louisa Clark, who was detained on suspicion,
some days since, by Goff, the Officer, for having
in her possession Bank-notes to the amount of
501. of which she could give no satisfactory ac.
count, was brought up again yesterday, when
no person haying appeared to claim the notes, they
were returned to her, and she was discharged.
Bow-Srutet.--.The person, IVm. Sallie, who
was taken out of the Haymarket Theatre on Wed-
nesday night, was yesterday brought up to the
Police Office, Bow-street. The gentleman who
look him out attended, and expressing his deter.
minatiun to prosecute, the Magistrate held him to
bail to answer for the assault, which bas not been
correctly stated. Instead of spitting from the
bores into the pit, he continually threw chewed
fruit down, materially to the annoysuce of the
people in that part of the pit.

The Merino sheep lately arrived at Portsmouth,
from Cadiz, sae in a fcebbi and exhausted state,
owing to their having been driven from Seville to
Cadiz with too much haste, and without proper
care, in consequence of %thick the mortality which
has taken off so many of them, began before they
were embarked. Tho ewes are in general with
lamb, and we are informed that the distribution
of them, in obedience to his Majesty's commands,
will not lake place till they yeah. Those who
receive them arc to pay a sum per head sufficient
to cover the cost of embarkation, the pay of their
shepherds, and their provender : the freight is not
to be. charged to them, u the expence of the re.
turns of transports would have been equally in.
cured, whether they had brought home the sheep
or not. Not half of the number originally cm.
barked are now alive.