The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

POLICE.

blanseow-lloces.—Some time am a inns. *sued
Cislssas, was charged with having eoetriveri to get
into a set of Chambers in the Old Jewry, with intent
to commit s robbery thereia. The elsewhere were
under the rare of a man and his wife. who, on the
day the huildiag was entered by Colman, were from
berme. but on their retort, were eetonhhed at Lading
that the door had lowa opened in their abstract, and
Isom fiatonished at meeting in the passagit a fellow
witre'tieshed by them with great violence into the
street, and tau off at fall speed. The activity of the
person who was responsible for the chambers, how-
ever, prevented the escarps) of the ruffian. Soon after
Colman was brought to the Ddansion-house, and or-
dered to remain in custody omit the Sessions. to take
hie trial for the misdemeanour. or to 6ed bail. He
contrived to get bail, hut they we►e sada bails as were
ready to answer for any villain, and could be procured
for the price of balf-a crown at any time and under
any circumstances. Colman of course kept out of the
way, and the Solicitor. npoa inquiry after the bail,
found that it was •• star," and directed that the pur-
suit after Colman should he vigorously renewed.
About a fortnight ago the offirers succeeded is ap.
prehending Colman, wbo, upon brig lacked up, be-
gan to look out for fresh bail, and prevailed upon se-
veral persons to come forward. and deliberately per-
jure theartelves to get him out of custody. The Lord
Mayor, however, directed that suck notice should be
given t. the Solicitor for the prose-cation aa would en-
able him to make all the necessary inquiries into the
characters of those w►o presented tbesselvec
Yesterday. Colman again appeared at the bar, aid
introduced to the Lord Mayo* two gentlemes, who. be
said, were unexceptionable as security for his appear-I
Paseo at the Sessions.
%Melts/ for thrtfeseartliti having restaged
use of thiball, it appeared be )Yd bets but lately die-
eltaired-ine.der the Inaetvent Att.
' The Lou hiatus desired that the prisoner would
produce no more bail of Ste description jest examine&
reprobated the conduct of the pri in attempting
to impose upon the Solicitor for the prosecution, and
stated, that the expenses attending the ?request and
ineffectual attempts of the prisoner to get out of do-
rases should in future, be visited opoo them.
Colman was then taken back to the Compter.

Leonard fleblet. a journeyman butcher, in the
neighbourhood of Whitechapel, was brought up. charg-
ed by two privates of the Hoards who had been on
duty at the Tower, wit► haring asked them what they
had done with the Bishop ?
The Defendant sip d sorrow at having given
offence, and said be never would repeat it.
The LORD MATO,. who is determined to punish
every offence of the kind, ordered him I. find ball.
Gut tneatt..—The sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman.
Coi, was accepted for a considerable time yesterday
in the examioatie• of one of those disgusting charges i
which have latterly forced themselves upon the notice
of the public, with a frequency truly lamentable.
The prisoner in this instance. an old fellow, nearly'
60. awned Richard Holland, is one of the watchmen
.1 the Ward of Cripplegale Within; and the complain-
ant. Charles Crowley. a jonrnernan fishmonger. in
the employ of Mr. Phtlpot. Bisbopsgate.•treest.
The prisoner accused the complaisant before the
Magistrate of being the aggressor, and the Worthy
Alderman was very particular in the esaminatios of
Crowley. wbo gave • clear and consisteat
tire of the transaction, while that of the prisoner
was improbable. and nut borne out by the circus-
btances.
Mr. Alderman Cot directed the prisoner to be held
to bail for the misdemeanor, himself in 1001. and two
sureties le 501. each, and he was euhemeently cos-
mitted'far went of sureties.
rierrox.oatova —William Read. son., according
to the new Police Act, was deputed Chief Officer, with
an locreass of salary, at this Office ; he has served it.
the Offiee bctweee twenty and thirty years,with mach
credit. He has two suss. offirers at this office, and
another at Bow•street. His chief business is to attend
■t the Wee, and give orders to the other officers, and
give the !Magistrate an account how the others are
employed.
The Magistrate informed Limbriek.that they had
received • letter that morning from the Ordnance
Office, ordering the fifteen stand of arms, found in the
empty Wore in Cursitor•street, to be went to the
Tower. and ordered him to take theta there directly,
and he should be paid any expense ha was at oat of
the office funds.

QUZIN-SQUARR.-011 Saturday afternoon, after oar
Reporter had left this "ace, Mr. Martin, N. P. (of
tisiway) returned, followed by Joseph Waters. the
Woolwich coachman, against whom be had preferred
the complaint for wantop cruelty to one Whit horses ;
1 when the latter stated that he had made np his mind
to submit to a conviction at that time. instead of
Availing himself of the del.). which had been allowed
”im for the parrs' of brineiag forward trimness ;
.ad on the interposition of Mr. Marti., the Nagle.
tratm convicted bias in the mitigated realty of Ws
.td ss. costs, which be paid.
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