The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-25 00:00:00

PO LICE.

M A NSI ON • 110USE.—Yeste!day a charge of aasselt,
between two foreigners, was exhibited before tip
LORD MAYOR, under the following circumstances':—
The Complainant was a Madame de Riviere, of Paris,
and the Defendant Monsieur L. Bislon, of Birchin.
lane. The former deposed, that about I 4 month,
since, she and her husband residedin France, in con.
siderable prosperity. The Defendant also resided
there, and having become somewhat embarrassed,
' her husband had been security for him to the amount
of five thousand francs. Soon after this he left the
country, and her husband at once became responsi.
Me for tke debt. This circumstance had a consider.
able effebt upon his own affairs, anal having heard
that the Defendant was living in affluence in London,
be was induced to send her, the Complainant, from
home to enquire after him, and apply for the amount
of the forfeited security. Hating accordingly ar.
rived in London, and learned the residence of the
Defendant, she waited upon him on Friday laet.l..
Having stated the object of her visit, he treated her
with much abuse and incivility, but she urging her
husband's claim, he struck her violently, and turned
' her out of doors. The Defendant denied the assault,
bat admitted that he might have inflamed her feel.
logs, as while the Lady seemed rather 'warm in her
' language, he took off his hat, and fanned her in the
face, for the purpose of cooling her. The Complain.
ant, however, being sworn, repeated her charge of the
assault, and the Defendant was ordered to find bail
for his appearance at the Sessions.
HOUSE !HUAI% !NO.
GDlLDUALL.—Yesterday Edirard &hoards, a no.
toriens character, was brought before Sir JA,IO
SOAR, charged with forcibly entering (he dwelling.
house of Messrs. Daintry and Ry le, of Trump-streer,
silk-manufacturers, &e. on Sunday morning last. Tit
Prisoner was seen lurking about the premise's of tte
Prosecutors from an estily hour, frequently trying
to open the doors by means of pick-lock keys; in
this, however, lie did not.succeed. At last he suc-
ceeded in forcing open the street door. Ile had hot
been long inside, 'however, when a Mr. Hoop, re.
siding in the house, and overhearing she pick-lock
keys et work, rushed upon the Prisoner while se.
letting his booty. The latter burst from his hold,
and ran off; but had not proceeded many yards when
Ire was knocked down by a young man, who, ktios-
ing his character, had watched the n hole of his pre.
ceedings. He was then secured. The Prisoner was
'fully committed for trial.
How-sraawr.—Yesterday James Fisher wn
brought to the Oifice, charged with robbing the
General Townsend public-house, in Oxford-street.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Pe-
terson, and several other witnesses, that the PI isouer
had lodged a few nights in the house. On Saturday
night a man was seen to run up stairs, resembling
the Prisoner, and supposed to he without his shoe!.
It was ascertained that the landlorda.'s bed room had
been robbed of two watches, several brooches,
and other valuable property, by picking the lock of
a drawer where they were, as hid] was supposed
have been done with a knife. No person was fourd
in the house, but the Prisoner, who wns in his .bed in
the front garret, who pretended to.be asleep, but he
proved not eren to be undressed, as lie had got his
stockings and drawers on, and no doubt had liurriel
intabed for fear of being detected: nor had he stint !:is
window, and on looking out of it the stolen propera.
nal found iu the gutter. lie nag committed for
trial.

HArrox-c A R D EN.- Yesterday
ton was charged on suspicion of entering Ow ganic. -
grounds, on Saturday night last, of Lord Slansfiek:,
at Highgate, with intent to steal.
gardener to Lord Nlansfield, stated, that being hi 16e
grounds on Saturday evening about nioe
observed a man's hand knocking away the spikes 0.
the gate; that secreting himself he saw the !intoner
climb over the said gate, and. look in at the 11,:t.
houses ; witness got some assistance, and took the
Pris9ner, who appeared to bb-drunk at the time, and
secured him in the watch,hoose. The Prisoner said,
that he came from the Isle of IVight, aiiont a moiltit
since and had been ha v-making, idiot he had lost his
road. He was committed ns a rogue and vagabond,
totake his trial at the Sessii.sis.

An Inquest was held on Saturday on the body of ft I
man Hho was killed by a ferocious doe that ilter
baker's truck in the Mile-end-roarl.—..Veirlict —A
cidentql Death, and a deodand of :it. on the truck.
STAGE-COACH DHIVEINsi.—The. late fatal accidents .
which have taken place in different parts of the ""n•
try by the negligence and mismanagement of stagt•-
coach drivers, we are happy to fiod, has eine(' the
attention of the Magistrates to the conduct of liv-e
men its a way which it is to be hoped may be Le
means of preventing marry such melancholy occur.
fences in future.

• MA 111(1E4, •
,091 the 11th inst. Mr. Tzmatas Ltitrisest jcprwich,
Masry 8.1 u), of the same place.

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