The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-20 00:00:00

POLICE,

Bow-STREET.—On the 13th of lost month, Mri
Fawcett, a laud surveyor, of the rieighbourito:sl of
Bedford-square, lost, or was robbed of a 201. 'link
.4 England notes, but supposed the former. Mr.
Fawcett being iu possession of the elates and num.
hers of the notes, gave information at the Ltl!,tt.
but uo tidings were heard of them till .sithi„ th„si;
few days, when the 201. note was paid into the Binh,
and traced to Mr. Waterhouse, the coach-toaster of
the Swan with Two Necks Inn, in Lad-lane, where
it was taken of a passenger going by one of the
stages from that inn. From them it was traced to
the daughter of Mrs. Creevey, a milk-woman in
Tottenham-court-road, and from her to her mother,
who stated that she received it from Mary Sheen, a
woman carried milk for her, who acknowledged to
the finding of it near Russell-square, and who had
requested her mistress to take care of it for her, but
Mrs. Creevey had paid the 201. Bank note away, in.
tending to pay Mary Sbeen the amount whenever
called upon for it, and the latter had actually re.
ceived it from Mrs. Creevey at the time of herinter.
rogated. _ _

On Mary Sheen being examined before Mr. Birnie
on Wednesday, she acknowledged to Wine the
sum Mr. Fawcett had lost, but no language or argil.
ments could convince her that she had no right to it,
and she would not agree to any thing but %list Mi-
chael Hearn, a man who resides in St. Giles's, told
her was right, who has great influence over the lower
order of the Irish in that part. On young Donald.
son searching her for duplicates, he found in her bo.
som Houk notes to the amount of 191. which no
doubt was part of what Mrs. Creevey had given her.
She fought desperately to destroy them. Tee
was given to Mr. Fawcett, there being no doubt of
i's being the change of the property which he had
lost, and declined prosecuting.
On the night of the I Ith 4iist. the warehouses of
Messrs. Stubbs and Co. packers, of 01,1 Fish-street-
hill, D'ctors' Commons, were broke open, and rob.
bed of Irish linens, kerseymeies, end other pro-
perty, to the amount of several hundred pounds.—
On Monday John Upton and John Avery, belonging
to the Office, from circumstances, were induced to
search the house of Joseph Ilaarcard, in Cock and
Castle-lane, where they found a great variety of va-
luable property, which they took possession of.—A
man of the name of Thomas Henry bad been previs
out:ly taken into custody.
Yesterday they all underwent an examination.
Mr. Richard Stubbs, ono of the partners in the
house, attended, and identified all the property found
by the patrole in the possession of Hayward and
Henry, at the Thatched House public-house. is
Islington, where they had been followed by the Offiii
cers, and also the property found in Hayward's
house ; with the names of the manufacturers of the
kerseymeres cut off the ends of the pieces.—They
were ordered for re-examination.
Gort.on.kt.x.—Benjamin O'Shea, head ;inter at lbp Old
A-II tun, }Whom, was. an Than...tax, charred with (he non-
delivery of a p,reel, directed to Mr. Aikinan, of filar kfri
road, which arrived un Friday Bast. but was I:01 delif.led
ill Sunday no m: tie was convicted. and fiord in tile millcltled
penalty of Ins. mid coats.
UM lON •H A 14..—John Roberta was, on Thtmday, blamed
op by Collitighourn, chartted wi.h stealing a pair at wind.,w
.lie property of Mr. Level, of Valentine.plue, Mart.
ft i .1-.-road. Mr. Love! slated, that she we, siting io h
pin •IJI 1111 Wednesday ofterono.!, when sate thon.ht .Ite heard
n coi-e in the front mum, and going to..k what it was, -he
w lire Prikiinee gotieg tall of the win low ii.e •!r. et c lb
a boodle under Ma ono ; she run put at the slow and Wen.
vonred to stop him. bite he knocked her done, at the tt.ra
time running forward but Ipo!xii.g behind him. he ran
some poling and fell, Lod Mr. Lovel etonag tip at the time he
nag secured. %Viten he telt lie ,hrew :I bundle trout him, %hick
on h 'mg examined, was found to COlllitlit t.ro window earthini,
the pro' el ty of Mr. Lovel.—He was full) connuitted for trial
at the As-in-,. _

At.the time he was apprehended, Colliughourn /tend eon.
ecaled upon him a counterpane, which, oil enquiry, yawed
to he the property of Mr. Stevenson, 14-n-draper, of Totter-
street, who stated that it had been hung up in the front of
his shop for sale in the morning, and stolen eurining the
e was fully committed fur trial on this charge also at ;be
Assizer.

Saturday evening last a most destructive firebroie
out on part of the premises at ilowick-Farm, belong-
ing to William Curre, Esq. of Itton, near Chepstow.
About midnight, one of the buildings, in which est
erected, at a great Pa pence, a powerful thrashing ma.
chine, and the straw-house adjoining thereto acre
discovered to be in flames ; and a poor man who ble;,t
in' the latter building unhappily perished. The litntJ
of light on the dwelling-house disturbed the set'. i!,t,7,
who seeing that :Inv effort of theirs to extinguish the
fire would be utial-tiiiag, hastened to their master's
residence, about i'!f a mile from the firm, where, to
their great astmlishinmit, they found that a buil.ling
that contained another thrasl.ing machine Iv:ls:di-3os
fire. The family at Lunn being summoned to assist
in extinguishing the filmes, they used suchjudi.tovi
methods in cutting off the communication of the Are
with the numerous ricks of cern, bay, &c. Oho air
being most providentially very still) that as further
damage was sustained than the loss of the building la
which the fire first appeared, and the machine. Mr-
.qurre having introduced a variety of machinery for
the imProvemerrt.of agricultute, is supposed r°1""
occasioned the villainous act.

On Sunday afternoon, as Mr. !Lazo!, belonoll
to the Dock-yard, at Drptford, was emlo*ouring
to cross the Surrey Canal, by aid of a plank.
his foot slipped, and he was prcklpitated into the
water, which must inevitably have proved fatal to
him, but for the timely assistance or Mr. Mort, of
the Customs, who was attracted to the spot by Cie
cries of a lad, and with a promptitude and intre-
pidity which reflect the hlgliest credit upon him,
plunged in just time enough to effect Mr. Miters
rescue before the vital spark was extinct. This
should operate as a caution to pls3ongels ahn,
udh
a view of saving a trifling d'.itance, expose their lives
to imminent danger.

niEn.
On Sunday, Mary, the ont% Jutti.;liter of Mr. J. Bantirrjo3,
Commrell.,lnret.rona. •
On the I 7 Ii inst. Mn. Merton, wife of S. B. 34urton, &At
of Brook green, Hammer...rash.
Oct. 17, on hoard the Eamt Imola ship the Anna. on him ,en*"
from liornhxy., Mr. G. S. tt,,relov, sm. wi the late Mr. '!•
clay. of Okt ‘rxr.
On the t In-t. at 1::;tst Sheen, Burley, J. V. Gandolg, 141•
iu his itith year.

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