The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-05 00:00:00

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MANSlo‘4lolllll.—Yesterriny trillium Thomson,
a loath of 14 years of age, was brought up ie the
custody of the isfficers, on e charge of robbery. llts
is the Captain of a gang of juvenile deprealsiors,who
sightly infest the neighbourhood of Whifechapel,
oat merely committing thefts and other peso) oils-rites,
but assailing the ears of every females who p 0.4.4
them with the grossest abuse and obscenity. The
officers knew hire by the name of Captain Thumson,
and have long been acquainted with the high rank
which be bolds in his pref-ssion, though they have
been prevented by the ingenuity of his pt.octicm, froth
laying hands upon him beture the peseta occasion.
Mrs. Susannah Philter°, a respectable-looking
woman, residing in Whiterhapel Iligh.street, stated,
that at balf.past three o'clock on Op afternoon of
Thursday last, she was walking in Altigate, and her
errand-boy, who Wei carrying a basket, was walk-
ing on before her. When sbe came near Militate
Church, being very much incommoded by some boys
who were behind her, she turned round to see what
was the matter ; while she was doing this, the Cap.
lain sod one of his comrades inserted their hands into
her basket, and were making off with the booty
which they had stolen, when she, haring termed
round again, oh.erred the thief, seized r!,,.
by the collar, and held him till he was secured by
the proper officers. Oa his being searched by lbem,
• paper fell of copper, make ss., *hies he had
stolen from her wean', was torrid in his possession ;
his companion, who had escaped,and uhssin she mold
recognise if she should tee him again, got clear off
with a similar bundle of copper.
Mrs. Pinker() hod proceeded thus far in her eel-
deuce when the Lord Mayor, will had observed
three young lads peeping in a very suspicious men.
nor through the et-tidos/I if the office at what was
proceeding within it, ordered the officers to seise and
bring them before him. They had no sooner mitered
the Justice.ronut then ICI. Pinhero noisoed out one
o(/hem, •hose name was Ruse, as the lad who had
escaped at the time that Thomson was taken. Ile
was iberefs-re immediately placed at the bar sloes
with his cssointender.
After Mrs. Pinhero had finished the remainder ef
her evidence, which contained nothing material, the
Captain, with a promptitude which showed the be
had 'wen rti,ch accustomed to h ar, if not undergo,
many rimi'ar examieirions, sisoked that I•ity whether
she could positively same that i.e was the MU. 1010
took the mono?, and ha will watch, mark she
was able to know him ? She replied that there was
no particular mark about him by alsiA knee
Mat; bet froerthe circometances of his a ppre:sention
it was impossible far her to mistake him.

" Ah, ka !" nid the Lunn iiATort, "pre area
any deter fellow, het your cleverness ha, for puce
overshot itratteelt..loer present gentle* ionise very
tinily into a kno*lrdo of your character. Yoe
saes lobe well emanated with all the rules el W-
aimea; bet they will not serve year tam upon Ibis
ocratikts. You have isiruts, I am sore; and if yes
hid converted them to a Li,nod purpose, might Rave
became a very valuable tortoise? of society."

Mrs. Piebero, after this observation from the
Lord !thirst, shooed great reluctance to pioseeete
the Prisoners, end said that she trembled at the very
iides of eppeoring at the Old Bailey as a Proseestris.
The Logo 111 A volt said, that she might Trig spots

meeting silk the most gentlemanly treatesessi when
!she appeared there, and advised her very strongly to
• prosecute the offesidera. If she did got come for•
ward to prosecute thcm, she would compel Aim to set
in a gleaner that would he as uoplessant to her feel-
ings, as it would be to Iris own ; far her refuel to
perform her euty-rowDrds the Public world compel
him t., do his, by issuing a warrant, and taking her into
custody till she consented in indict the parties. In
ordinary eases of juvenile delitiquenee, a principle of
mercy indoced him to commit the offenders to Bride.
well for punishment, instead of to Ne•gste for trial;
' Me Noe principle tell him on the present occasion to
eke, his plan, and to insist on the committal of the
Prisoners In Newcaie, as it was quite certain, from
the progren which they hail already made in iniquity,
that unless they were speedily sent out of Ibises:sen-
try, they would be perpetrating some Crimes (ma
which their lives ought to be the "opinion of insulted
justice. _

Mrs. Pinhero, in coop-gurney of this oh ti,ln
from bis lordahty, sabetoted to bp booty' nrrr to
prosecute, cud the lath were both folly committed for
trial.

'lb, errand-boy, who was with Mrs. Pinkeroat
the time this robbery was perpetrated, said that these
Iwo boys (the CoptAiii mud ittp,e) followed him and
his misuses. for some time, kollated the backlog ..1
dogs and the mewing of cats, and (lid other ihisig,
which led him to believe that their oirsign was mere
of • frolicsome then a felonious nature. At the 'mo-
ment in which they coramittod the robbery, they
asked him the time of flat, and tit es.,(l so closely
and so iagettiously open burn, that ne did not foul the
basket lowered, or the lid .if it take.. up.
The Iwo other vagabonds, who %%Pre brought into
the room by the udicers at the .awe millet'. with
Rose, wese then put to the bar. It app-arsod
that they were not ktoown to the nit cars as thieves,
thoogh they were as who wilted the grossest
whossenity to all females, and espociolly to-those of tee.
der years. It was quit. iintisimse t..r them (the con-
stables) to talk to thorn, as us :siltation was paid so
a syllable flat.), bait!.

The Loan hlavoit in coostiquence said. that he
would see whether ha could out teach them boiler
aienners by committing shoo for a short time to
Ltri,lewall.—Committed accordingly.
GUlLDUALL.—Yolitortley a prong Irishman was
brought before the Skiing Magistrate, Mr. Aldermen
Worm, charged ta;,o roibiog a female, who stated
herself in he a widow, prising insf living by weedlo-
work. and *lin alleged dial the litivoner bad forcibly
robbed her at her shaivi to Feel-osakot am %Way
*riming.

The—Prisoner rleni.ll the charge altogether ; he
said he was is. thief, hi.t no hard woiking
man. Ile end hia lc tF rd had heels oat to see
friend, awl had been drinking a little.: on cooing
ep
Fleet-market, the Roman laid held of him, and
asked him to give her a glass of something; he con.
ended, they 1110/11 into the shop, and he treated her
with t glass of rem. As lb•y rime out tbey both

slipped dawn, and rolled over oat ionotbor, and her
.howl rentaintid in bin band. at her calling 'stitch
I.r only withdrew • little climatic*, to oini i tw;..i
taken In the watch-boaa.: his landlord helped It .1*
op, and on bis coining hack to h.m, he inarne.livoly
went with Mum to the watch-booso and gate the oil-
man bet shawl.

A 'shouter at • filear boiler's said, the Prignsier
find hirn.e3 worked loget:ier ; tires I. both bee'. ill
the same employ Mire :ors and a half; be nal aia
tit,o.vt hard-nesbing
Tee Proseeoiriz, riererrhtless, persisted io h r
story.

M 40111TRATE Wee ?Pt! ono ii:ing, under 011
the citconeseavices, to rommit 'he Prisoner, and was
linnet to 'emend him for fartiler esseitialion, •hew
• constable, who came into the Mc., recognised the
Prosecutriz, and, on being queotieued.%ii,l he knew►
he► eery well ; she hail frequently been io his custody
as disorderly, and got her living as a prostituip its
the streets.

This testimony contained lbw Alderson's sespirion
of the wownw's tale. and he "evadingly disabled
the charge., with an adnioniiiew to the I'iisoner
avoid getting drank in future: to which he inno.
cently replied—'• PIPsN yaps. Honour, I can't hail.
It when I an to see my old friends."
J. ,tlerfstrleme was folly c•iassittod for ernh.z.
zlinig 'meal saws of meow, Ile" pleperly of his
emolov et, Mr. Walker, of Ileidge.stiert._

lIATTON•GANIMI. - Mr. Sibbald. s farrier, on
Clerkenwell-green, and une of the Oterseers of the
Poor of that Parish, was charged with turning from
his dour and kicking the "libido( a prior ke siker, who
had s settlement in the pirialt. The maid Midi lef' his
wife addle he went to ilatton.gsrden, Mr. S. haying
Mimed to relieve hlm.While he was gone, the smolt
complained of was committed, as proved! by a piing
wandatt.—Mr.S. paid 51. and was discharged.
Quccuetuudias —A sow, with pits of a peculiar
%Peal, Was modem on the WO alt. from the •hdy of a
hotelier et Chelsea: the owner saw in a shop 111 the
n4401)(414,0 some pork, ill cut up, and Biwa even.;
to tide disteription of his sow, which was unfit In be
eaten. It tempted Oil to hive born purchaieti frog/
a publican % Pseeadillr, who, with the perspd, lye
sold it to, were allowed .o depart on tbetr own pre-
mise to appear when celled fur.

.very ries was coasmitt.d for robbing J. Wiis*
of 3;. G.. in Porlionew.sif rot.

UN tom-tem.t..—Yesterday on information wog
brolot by liarlll{ltel 1101114 Mr. Thoscas Ead-
k4, cost-merchant, liales-rharf, S•ruui, for sellinc
• quantity of coals iu sacks witch were not of th.,
measatern.et prtmeribtil Iv the Art. "f he informs-
win set fortis. thst the {Menden' c.•!d a titantity
cOols in six sacks, winch were rrixed for not being

of tee proper site.
Junes Hugging prayed tbtt feet of the 'whore of
the seeks, end owed Met they were one, toe, 111
th►ee iwches Anil •.1 the legal length.

Soma, other persons proved the NM, facts.
J. Leckie% the officer. stated, that the sacks were
net so stet as when they ie.,. seite.l. The sacks
were then measured by the officers, awl found to b
only 40 and 41 inches frog she Irp so the lt..tiout, in_
read of being -It inches long. Mr. Keelley them
seeasered the sacks, and atter a great deal of sissies,
ing they were esseutled very near to the site direeketi
by the Act.
The Al AL.IITIt IT, said, that the way the Defends.
set had measured lb. sack, all. not fair arsd preps,
and after a thin' oeasarru.eet by the standard rule,
he convicted the !Window in the penalty of 20..
open each lark.

ht,tat.emetwas seiner —Margaret All. teat eherged with
robbing Nidtalas (4.11 N. n nt Prtttce I..nrslynny.
A, Arian tsha",tdo,, of a 291. awe, the fact. ittoeurlisqt w►icn
ate hrtrtl. a. tolMs :

ILe narrator had a %I. aad sit slates a 11. melt. and be
bad because It...briefed at the Potaftet t 4.41 e, 10 % ignore-
flttei, giber, he ttaislaed the whole of his notes it looting otter
them Se get ebaage for a ..a lie harts Oast she Pr...suer teak
his beak from air eoat.eutag the other mates, bet be au tar
far gone 10 help
Mask. the lacer, got lafaroution that the Prisoner hal ei•
dertinured to get ehlihre for a ?Or Ibotte. at • shop Ia tiee's-readt..
and a lo:rthe ,hopkerper was gear la aerrtala of the awe ars
gcn.cl. Plank funk the l'ri.uare, aim wa. wastts:g. to We Posit-
Colic, a Ito 1dr111.111.0 her. . _

Ihe no t. ea. arid pre rd to hare Item part of py♦srvit !a
dratl a, Nle,,r, Cam.. Itobartr, and Color 1111 awl 'pear*.
to Mr. PrJr.P. a IlteWied of the Atiimi.to ittolmmodoe. en Aro
I..th .I'lk:tuber. from him to •Ilea, soother ',tram; mid hotly
to the V,o-rrater for truant.
'I hr Pi i-ouct vile folly committed for tried.

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