The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-18 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCLRY, .41. e. 15.
THE. LATE DUCUEsS OF CUMBERLAND.

An application was made on the part °fates-dear-I
hampton to be paid a sum of money lodged in-Court, i
the property of his sister, the late Duchess-of • Cum-
berland, of whom he the only creditor.. It was
opposed on the part of Miss Lawler, an intimate
friend of the Duchess, to whom she had devised her
property, but who, owing to an error in the manage-
ment of her cause it. a Court of Law; had derived no
benefit from the bequest: The ground of her oppo-
sition was, that part of the property of the Duchess
consisted of jewels deposited Vienna, and recover-
ed by her ageucy, the espences of which she .was
liable to. The Court ordered the money to be paid
to Lord Carhampton, on his undertaking to in--
demnify Miss Lawler against said expeuces. •

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• - POLICE. •
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• :nowortartr.—Yesterdny Joseph -Bell aid John '
,Iltint underwent an examination, charged with break-
ing open and robbing the Prince of 'Wales's coffee.
house, 4) Leicester-place, about two months ago,-
and stealing bank notes to the amount of 301. a
quantity silver, several articles of value, which the
Prisoner Hunt knew well where to find, as he had,
lived for some time as waiter in the 'house. At the
same time were stolen from the house a gold watch;
chain, seals, Recta great coat belonging to Colonel
Bosset, who lodged in the house at the time. Beckett,
.the turnkey belonging to the House„of Correction,
who Was present at their apyrellens)e, produced a
grebe coat, ihich•the Prisoner Ifuttivos wearing at'
•the time, .which proved- to'be Colonel' Bosset's.—
Another.chorge•was exhibiaeiiiigelgsPillism, charging
.them With robbing the Red Lion-Wilk house in
Bazing-Ifine, where the Prisoner lodged, on the Ist
day of last June, of four 101. Bank-notes, a 51. 26
shirts, the property of Mr. William Smith, who also
ludgedin the house at the time. Ruthen searched=
Bell's lodging's id-Crown-coin; Fleet-street; where
he found pawnbroker's 'duplicates for shirts which
Bell claimed as his priiierty, but which proved.to be ;
part of thelstolen property belonging to' Mr. Smith.
They were committed for further examination.
Christian gar was committed for further
examinatieep charged with robbing, her 'Master, Mr. j
'White, in Surriiicsfreet,.iti (he Strand.
• ••••151.:51;i:RATE RESCUE.:*
(lot cw-sito A nt.-:-.-Yestertlay Archibald Winter, a
reputed pickpocket,•was charged as stich, and With
!moulting . Clarke, constable, and promoting • a
resents. After:theperfojetances at the Opera-house
foi• the {Wee& of the-" Waterloo 'subscription, La-
vender and his party seized at the Opera-house door
Williams, alias )Nesbitt, a noted thief, in the act of
pickring ppc4tsk..4,laring secured and handcuffed
him, Clarke 11114 preceeding with him to St. Mar-
tin's watch hounwiteo6Osite to St. Martin's-court,
the constable Vpr'Settac)ced
,biliang, and Severely
beaten, afteiVW,hicit they reictied.. the :Prisoner,
wrenching eff.the.bandcults,•ond throwittgtheim into
the street.--J,Kolar, tine of this gang, zei e-
bended ow ..§Ourchry •night,•putsuing his •uotiel oc-
cupations at AttoOpera-hou-se.onimiteed foetal!l
for the assaule and.r6Olfe. • '
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CHUNTERFRIT.OOI,I. . •..
Thomas Fmr,l Chelsea pensliter; was charged
by several persoits in Westminster, keepers. of pub-
lic-houses ike.• with -uttering base. coin, 'knowing
the same to beconnterfeit. In threeinstatiCes hs ob-
tained. 'trifl'ing articles, and Although he had • tie
chigke rtiont him, which be had _obtained in pre-
vious instances for biie coin, he i•efused to .pay Itw
such artiCles'eteitipt his-fOrged..'dollari and Woos
were. taken. This Wit, dobe,'arid be mime
,into
custody.
Mr. Cottiottoow said the case Woe
proved ; to give the officers•of this.,ssolt; jossifleo,
in opportunity of attending, he sheurti,ffsminit•lrav st
further examination: Committed accordingly. .•
HArr o Ew.—James Parkinson, Esq..: '.of
Newman-street, Secretary to the Ensigript Society,'
waited yesterday_en this•Magistrates'atihk office, to
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mike enquiry into the truth of a Potice Report, he
saw in scone of the Newspapers, respecting a Fiench•
'lady of the name of Mimicker, a French Emigrant,
stated to be used with great cruelty. sad ,oppreSsion;
by a ivotnyi of the name of !.!.ary Biedun, with
whom She judged.; and whose husband professes to
be ao Afterney, living at No. 12, Wellingtois-square,
Sidtnoutb-street, Cray's :11p,n-lener A Newspopet
coutaittineibia Pilijuteporr, was sant for and reed,
and proaed • to bt Oorlct,. tat . rather *sten ua t ing
much of. tbe Asrge giltWori ..theoxemination. Mr.
ParkleW then .iwertitetni .14tid 4his oPpressed old
lady, at her present lodgings, at the house of Mr.
Win! slo.b•Weliingtonoptare; where she is now
comfortebiy.iitasted, .wher.; being convinced of her
I cruej.,trentment,, he returner)} to,•,this , office to make
his report to the Magistrates. We understand the
society intends te.carry qp, the' prosecution against
[Mrs. Bietlon,• Who, • was comtnifted to' prison, but
sinceliberated,rn bail. Theallowance to Mrs. Ri.
rnicker from the Emigrant Society; is' 31. 10s. a month.
UNIQN-HA Bridges'! war brought • be-1
fore I%.l[„•Serieatit:lites.tses+ charged with stealing •a
shirt, the property of James Hearin: ''Vleviin, who
*is a groom,. elatea, that he had' hung bia shirt up in
"hi; master's stable, from whence ite'lmilnied it soon
after ; and on,,en:quiring• in the' nes)gbinitt{fiood he
discnaered it at the wsabersromarti, wllisisirsti it was
brought,to iser to wash by thetetsoiter4; wa)iamin-;
ing-it, typo .mark appeared to haveleen. tricked out.
The •Priatmer said he bought it ore strange:mint bit'
did net {wow:where to find him. •
Be was •felly -cotoraitted-for trial. ' •