The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-05 00:00:00

POLICE.

Manstov-Ilouse.—Yesterday a young Jew, named
Woof/, who has gone by the name of Jones, was
brought from the London Workhouse before the Lord
Moroi., tinder the following cirenteistanees:—
The superintendent of the Workhouse, on the part
of the Committee of the Houseless Poor, stated, that
Woolf applied for relief at the Refuge on Tuesday
night, and appeared to suffer extremely from hunger
and the inclemency of the weather. Ile was received
into the Workhouse, and after having been supplied
with a meal, took a comfortable station amongst the
other helpless creatures, who owe, perhaps, their lives
to the institution. Ile hail not been long in the
asylum, witch in came a 'wafering man of very decent
appearance, who said he had undergone the greatest
hardships for the last six or seven days about town,
in consequence of disappointments in two objects, to
accomplish which he had come front Liverpool to Lao-
tian. The superintendent administered the necessary
relief to the unfortunair applicant, who had scarcely
recovet.'d from the state to which the severity of the
season had reduced him, when he made a most extra-
ordinary exhibition before all aronuti him. He fixed
his eyes upon Woolf, who seemed to shrink from his
glance, and seising him by the breast, said, that Jew
was the man he had been so long looking for. The
Jew endeavoured to extricate himself, denied that be
knew any thing of the complainant, and appeared as
much terrified as if he had been in the grasp of a
madman; indeed the general belief was that the com-
plainant was a little deranged, but he soon removed
ithat impression by producing a hand-bill offering a
reward of 20 guineas to the person, that should appro.
bend Woolf, o; whose person and dress a very urn-
rate description was given in the bill, in which it was
stated that the Jetv had stolen a tin box. containing
needles and money to the amount of 1341. a Free-
mason's certificate, and some other papers of value.
The description given of the Jew correispooding so
exactly with the figures he cut in the workhouse,
person was appointed to watch him till the ease ceeld
he investigatcl.

In the examination that took place before the Lord
Mayor, the complaisant dated that be bad some up to
Louisa with the view of getting some prize-money,
to 'Ma be eoaceived himself entitled, as well as to
look shoe Woolf, who had robbed a very intimate
hilted of the money, Ste. stated in the band-bill. He
had calculated that, upon his arrival in London, to
which he had ventured to come without much cash,
or even the expectation of meeting friends, he should
be enabled, with the assistance of the prize-money, to
follow up the pursuit of the thief, who, he guessed,
bad left Liverpool for London as the most easy mode
of arrivin at the enjoyment of his plunder. The
complainant added, that on application at the Navy-
office be found there was no prise-money due to him.
After a search of some days, which proved inenectual,
his last farthing appeared, and he was reduced to the
necessity of applying to the London Workhouse for
laseistance, although if at Liverpool, he would be able
to give the relief to others which he now required fa.
!thoself.
The superintendent of the Workhouse said, that al-
tl:ough the complaisant had represeuted the circum-
stance at the Workhouse exactly as the Lord Mayor
had beard it, Woolf at first denied his name, but
soon acknowledged it.
The Lord Mayor ithought the complainant was a
very fit object for the consideration of the l'utmuitiee
of the !insist,less Pour, and expressed a hope, and in-
deed his conviction, that they would advance a soli-
cieot sun out of their funds to defray the expense of
his return home.

The superintendent apprehended that the Commit-
tee would be of opinion that the case would not come
within their regulations, and said that some of them
had already expressed that opinion.
The Lord Mayor observed that the case was exactly
within the regulations, and that the Committee of last
year had relieved some indivi•tuals whose claims were
by no means so powerful.
Mr. Duncan Catniibell, who attended from the Com-
mittee of the Ilouseless Poor, expres ed his fear that
the misfortune of the poor sailor would not come with•
in the cognizance of the institution, but said he should
state the Fare to the t'oii,iii►ttee.

The comp.-. 1, ant was then sent to the Refuge, and
the prisoner, in the custody of an officer, to the
Compter, where he is to remain till the arrival of a
police-officer from Liverpool.
(lemon Lt..—Vestr•rdav a Jew lad, about IS years
old, of the name of Robert Cohen, was charged with
uttering forged Hank of England notes, to Mr.
Haines, a butcher, in Fleet-market, at le hose shop the
prisoner purchased some meat on the 2Stls of Decem-
ber last, for which lee paid with a forged I!. note, re-
ceiving the change; on the Saturday following he
came again, reminded the journeyman of his purchase
on the Thursday, and expressed a wish to be again a
purchaser if he could be furnished with meat of equal
goodness ; he was accordittgly accommodated to his
mind, and in payment passed a sivond forged note ;
• on the same evening Itt came again, made an midi-
' tional purchase, and passed a third forged note, and
at the same time asked as a f 'vetoer for change for anu-
' ther note, assigning as a reason, th.t he wanted to
hue some small articles in the neighbourhood, and
: did nut like to get change from strangers. The
' Weber, willing to oblige so good a customer, accom-
modated him with the change, and thus received from
him a fourth forged note.
Wednesday morning the prisoner came again to the
shop, but in the interim the four notes bad been re-
turned to Mr. Haines, as forged ; the prisoner was
accordingly lief:lined, and subsequently taken to the
Compter ; no forged notes were found upon leine, nor
had he time to offer one that morning, being charged
with the previous offence immediately on making his
appearance at the shop ; but in his way to the Compter
it was supposed he route-it ed to throw a forged note
• away, on heinz picked up by a boy who was follow-
ing, and given to the officer, which, on c parison,
• exhibited the same dote and signatnre as one of those
• previously passed by him to Mr. Haines. •
From these facts, and the circumstance of his
having given a fake name and address, the case
was considered as complete, and the prisoner having
no defence to make, was committed to take his trial.
Pcne.ec Om. E, llow-S•rneET.—Vesterilay General
Sir John lambert was attacked by a gang, between
one and two o'clock, near the ('rown and Anchor.
Tavern. Two of the gang were seen to mark out Sir
John as an object for rubbery, by Captain Crosby,
who happened to be passing at the time, and saw one
of them pointing apparently at his pocket, as if they
knew it contained a pocket-1 k. Shortly after, the
cry of " Stop thief" was raised, and Sir John looking
round, saw his pocket book in the hand of a labour-
ing man. Mr. Win. Tucker, of Arundel-Street, in the
Strand, was crossing from Pickett-Street, nearly op-
posite to the Crown and Anchor Tay..rn, when he
saw two men attacking Sir John !Anther!, by hustling
him; he saw one of them take Sir John's pocket-book
mitt of his pocket, and give it to his companion,
whose acute proved to be William Carroll, and he
PIM the pocket-book into his pocket. Mr. 'locker
Odaell hold of Carroll by his collar, when Carroll
ere hint a violent blow, which nearly knocked hint
I! Awards; it was given with so IMOh violence that
it loosened some of his teeth. Carroll in consequence
escaped from Mr. Tucker, and ran oft' down Milford
lane. Mr. '1 urker recovering himself, pursued Car-
roll, calling " Stop thief," and he wails at length
taken in Essex-Street, when Owen Swaney, a labour-
ing man, who had seen Carroll running away, and his
being stopped and taken, saw Sir John Lambert's
pocket-book drop, and picked it up.—Carroll was
fully committed for trial.
Sir John Lambert spoke very highly of the con-
duct of Owen Swanty in the recovery of his pro-
perty, and promised to reward him for his loss of time.

The only New Year's (lift, that can suddenly make
either individuals or families happy, free, and hide-
. pendent, is a Ticket or Share iu the New Year's Lot-
tery, which begins the 23t1 Instant, when if they should
not obtain One of the Nine Prises of X 21,000, they
rtave, at least, Amide the vowel chance, of obtaining
hoae greet seen of 1:21.000. &c. anti the Lowest
-Prise is Xl2 Hooey. Twelfth Nicht Characters are
to he had gratis at the Contractors' Offices (as meal) ;
lent it is necessary to state, they are reserved entirely
Ater their oh/ farads ue let .1. perrhasere.