The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

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POLICE.
10111111 RP or THE mterrn ennecntriiimg COACH.
111 ANXION iioCAß.—Rohl. Baker, the Huard, was
I.rought up for a final examination.
The only additional evidence produced was, that of
Mr. liankey's clerk, who conid prove that it was the
comoant practice of the house to receive parcels from
I.xeter, throngh the prisoner, and their constant con-
dition with him was, that he should always bring the'
parcels AFRO up in hi!. coat pocket.
Mr. ALLAY animmitted,• that as the robbery was
charged as having been committed in Piccadilly. the
question of jurisdiction upon the partof the Lord Mayor,
was against the commnitment.
Mr. ANDeaws aaimf, he bad not charged the robbery
as having been committed in Piccadilly. He had not
s.mid that the parcel taken out of the coach there, was
that of the loss of which Messrs. flankey complained.
Mr. ALUM—If you take away that fact, what have
you to say against the prisoner?
m Mr. ANDIARWS said, that he grounded his case upon
time facts that the parcel bad been delivered to the pri-
soner in Exeter, and that lie had not delivered it in Lon-
don, where it should have been delivered. The Learned
Counsel observed, that there was a very remarkable car.
cutastante attending the conduct of the prisoner at the
Bull and Mouth. Upon being told by one of the female
passengers that the parcel had been banded out, he never
made use of any exclamation of flight or surprise, nor
mild he ever tell bee that she had done wrong in giving
thaparcelto any one.
Alf. ALLEY was still of opinion, that if the offence had
been committed any where, it certainly had not been
committed in the city of London; but he should not
picas his objection.
Time Lono Marna.—" I am of opinion that this case
comes within my jurisdiction. The fact of the robbery
does not wholly rest upon the (.0, that a parcel was
stolenf the coach in Picea tilly. I think that the
taking of the parcel with the direction to deliver it in
London, and the being paid for the conveyance,
coupled with the fact that the weight was an accustonm-
ed one, were circumstances, which, coupled with others,
that appeared in the coarse of the evidence, justify me
:in coninaitting the prisoner. At the same time I must
say, that it is a circumstance favourable to the prisoner,
that on the night the robbery was committed, he corn-
nomirated time loss to M . [turkey. If he shall be
acquitted, he may thank his carelessness and breach of
confidence for being 'goosed to a tri mi at the Old Bailey."
—The prisoner was folly commnitteml.
Tea SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRRSSION OP Vice T.
raawt.t.—A few days ago, the LORD MAYOR • 1111/
waited upon by a person. who banded to him the follow-
ing letters—.
• '" !MUSTY TOR THZ SUMESSION OP TIM
"My Loral-1 am directed by the committee, to for-
went to your Lordship time copy of a resolution passed at
their last meeting, and to request perumissioMtiwait upon
your I.6rdship on time subject.
" I have the honour to be, your Lowlstii)Volsedient
servant,

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Grosas

COPT OP THZSoLUTION.
" Resolved, that the Secretary do wait upon the Ldrd
Mayor, and inform his Lordship, that placards are exbi-
laid on the outside of R. Carlile's shop in Giltspur-
street, advertising the sale of libellous publications, and
that he re nest the favour of his Lordship to order the
City officers, dotter the powers contained in the Act for
regnlatin rr the streets, to remove site nuisance complained
of ; but that previoosly to waiting upon his Lordship, he
bend a copy of these resolotions."
• The LORD MAYOR intimated to the bearer of this mes.
tar, that, he should readily attend to atry.Shing the So-
ciety hat' to communicate, and appointed yesterday for
the hebrirg of the matter.
Accordingly, before I o'clock yesterday, a gentleman,
who we suppose is the Secretary, appeared in the Justice
Hoom, and called, or rather nbispereth. his Lordship's
attention to the subject. He said, but it was with diffi-
culty our reporter caught his words, that it was proba-
bly not unknown to his Lottlship that a most grievous
muise.nce existed at the corner of Giltspur-street, nest
doer to the Compter prison, occasioned by the placards
• Lich were daily hung out at Carlin's shop. The pave-
ment was frequently blocked np by crowds of idle people,
to the great annoyance of the public, who were thus
trade sufferers, independenly of the injury they were
liitely to sustain by the violation of decency exhibited
in the sale of libellous publications. Ile hoped his Lord-
ship would take some measures against the parties under
?fir. Taylor's Act.
• he 'AHD Marna said, he wished to understand
whether it was the object of the Society to proceed for
the penalties.
• The Secretary replied certainly not; the Society
wished merely for the removal of the nuisance.
The LORD Maroc asked by what act the parties had
lured themselves within the cognisance of the new
Street Act
The Secs platy replied, by hanging out in front of the
shop and over the area, matters as Mel tended to create
en
obstruction on the pavement. He submitted that it
eras clearly within the intention of the Act to provide
against such nuisances as those described.
. 'f he Loan Maxon had nu evidence to determine the
case upon. bst as far as lie understood the application,
it was not exactly stult as be thought he could afford a
entedy upon. 'the act appeared to him to refer to pro-
jections a certain extent, and he bail not heard that
tee placards exceeded the bounds set by the statute.
The Secretaty believed, the Act was violated by the
external exhibitton of any thing likely to draw together
a crowd.
Mr. Axneews, the harrisser, stated that he was con-
retied in a caw where a party was convicted of having
violated tbe'net by putting a narrow ledge before his
window fo bola a few books. It was held that the ob.
etrtntion was occasioned by the attraction created by
the hooks; and not by the projection of the ledge.
It was here stated that in the ease alluded to, the pro-
Itecutershati three inches projetion to swear upon;
Hat in the present ease the projection was comparatively
nothing.
The Secretary suggested to his Lordship that
the placards shacl.l be removed as often as they were
bang
Here.anotber objection presented itself. The Lord
Mayor said fie had heard thekthe ward officer had been
complained against for havieg exceeded his duty in his
ronsloct at Carlile's shop. No negligence could be at-
.tributed to the ward. The Commissioners of pavements
were, his Lordship believed, the persons to whom appli-
cations shonlsi in the first instance b- made. He felt as
mush as any one : could the diszusting waren( the pand
cation which had born spoken of, and would co to the
utmost errs)* alloy -d by the law to suppress that o Lich
eared to ' I n se be n o, trace ag onst all Isw : but at
. the raine time, would not go beyond the law. The
Fatly most have notice to abate the nuimoce. If that
„otice ass disobeyed., the 'object might be brought into
the jnetlce room upon the oatb of a erodible nitwits to
the effect that the placards overhang the area.
The Sriretsty said there %las a difficulty in proving the
osinexiton be. Ween the tuao in the shop and Carlile, and
in serving any process upon the right person.
Mr. Andrews said, that ha would serve the right per-
-11,11 inn served the man who hung up the placards.—
Bye why not indict the parties for a nuisance at common
IWv ?
The Secretary replied; that the greatest difficulties
were thrown in the way of such a proceeding by
the preCautions taken by the cffet.ding parties.

After his Lor !ship had repeated his opinion of the
nuisance, and the course that ought to be taken to abate
it, the Secretary left the Justice Room with the inten,
lion of consmunicating his Lordship's answer to the
Society, who had ordered bins to apply at the Mansion
House for advice.
/401V•STAIIT.-ADVINTURVI OP A Maw-MILLINSII.—•
Yesterday, a simple harmless-looking youth, about 19,
hrosight op in the costody of Dorrington, one of the pa.
tr.!, on a charge of hating stolen a horse, the property
nr Mr. Stephen Alerchant, a gtutleinan residing at
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T omit am-green.
Mr. Marchant stated, that he was returning Isonselial
T.irnbmn.gren from town, about half-past eight &sista
on Thursday night, weunted on a very spirited lion* 1
and when he had got nearly to Kensington, the mimed
fell lame, in consequence, as he found, upon enemies-
tion, of a stone having got into his hoof. lie dismount•
ed, and was hesitating as to what he should do to re-
lieve the poor animal, when the prisoner, with an um-
brella in one hand, and a hand box in the other, ap-
proached as from Kensington, and very politely offered
his assistance, which was an politely accepted. The pri-
soner indeed carried his politeness so far as to break the
stick of his umbrella in endeseooring to poke out the
stone, and failing io this, suggested that a !lege atone
by way of a hammer would accomplish the object. The
witness left the horse in his care while he searched about
the road for this substitute for a hatntnerr, and bad got al
few yards off when he was thunderstruck' at hearing the
horse gallop off at full speed : and looking round he
perceived by the light of the moon, his kind friend,
band-box, umbrella and all, mounted on hie back. lie
pursued. instantly, fiat the animal flew with the swift-
ness of an arrow, and was soon out of sight and hearing.
Witness, however, alarmed the neighbourhood,and gave
information to the horse patrol, several of whom west in
pursuit of him, and traced him to beyond Hammersmith,
where it scents he took to the fields, clearing gate,
hedge, and ditch, and going over newly ploughed fields,
and places where the horse patrol would not venters to
follow him, at least in his direct course. They however
secured the main road for nearly 20 alike rotted, and
heard of the gallant equestrian, for his equipments and
the speed of his horse were too remarkable to escape
notice, in all directions; but failed in overtaking him,
and at length lost all trace and gave up the porsait in
despair. Yesterday morning witness cause to town for
the purpose of giving information of what he then con-
ceived to be a vile robbery; when on his way through
Piccadilly, be met the prisoner on the sante horse trots
ing very quietly on towards Hyde Park-corner. lie of
course gave him in charge to an officer, in order to have
the matter inquired into.
The prisoner stood trembling at the bar, while Mr.
Merchant was making his charge, and when called upon
to answer to it, lie said he could give but a confused
account of the matter, for, in truth, he had but a slender
recollection of any thing that happened. This much,
however, be could relate—that lie resided at Clapham
wills his mother, a ho carried on the millinery business,
and on Thursday he was despatched to Kensington for
a bonnet and feathers which were to be cleaned. It
being Christmastime he indulged himself with sundry
glasses of ale, and other rxhilirating potations by the
way, and at the lout that be met Mr. Marchant he was
very intuit elevated." Riding on horseback being
eimewhat of a rarity to him, he inounted,intending only
rets Indulge himself by ping a few paces and back agaie,
bet be believed the rattling of !tie band box frightened
tbe animal I for he had no sooner fairly bestrode him,
aiiiised his feet in the stirrips, than off he went with
the rapidity of lightning in spite of his endeavours to
at him. lie could not tell whither lie went, or what
distance he travelled but he knew he had rather a long
asarientaidabost eider, and loopd hiumeif n hpa;11O
!
Sloane.sitiare, Chelsea, the horse paTI
ration, and panting for breath, his umbrella gone, and
his band-box almost entirely demolished, by, as he sup-
posed, knocking against the animal!. side. The only
damage, however, dune to the, contents of the bontvene
the breaking of one of the feathers, and having fOtiosi
a shop, he procured another bee, and rode home to
Clapham. The adventure, he assured the Magistratet
was quite aeciderital, and be was willing to make any
'pokey or remuneration. . •
Mr. lIALLS.—WIiy did you not, rile down the road
again in search of the owner, when you found yourself
in Sloane-simare ?
Prisoner—Why, Sir, I thought it was then too late.
and so I rode home and had the horse properly taken
care of iu a stable, and started early this morning to in-
quire for the owner. I was on my May to Kensington
when that gentleman stopped me. lie handed ia a writ-
ten description of tbe how, with his own address, which
be said be intended for insertion in a newspaper, had he
been unsuccessful In his personal inquiries.
Mr. Merchant said the prisoner had told him the same
story, and from his manner and all the circumstances,
he believed it was at the worst a Christmas frolic ; but
lie hoped this would operate as a warning to hint iu

future.
The prisoner was discharged with an admonition.
Mr. HALLS said be thought the adventure might be
advantageous to Mr. Merchant, for it must considerably
enhance the value of his horse. Such a steeple racer
must be invaluable.
FORGID Nores.—James Etclies, the youth charged
with uttering forged 5/. notes, was brought up for re-
examination.
Mr. Banks, another optician, said, he bad been served
precisely the same trick as the other complainants, and
he had little doubt that the prisoner was the man, WI
he could not *sear to him.
Mr. Lekus, a mathematical instrument maker, pros
(erred a complaint under similar circumstances,
_ and said 11
he was sent with two sextants to "Captain lVarml, No.
7, Ebenezer-terrace, Commercial-road," but he could
not find any such person. This witness concluded his
testimony in these words:—" I saw the prisoner among
the crowd, when I first came into the oilier, and I home
diately said, Whet business have you to show your
face here?' I have not the least donbt in the world that
lie is the man who passed the forged note to nie, but
I will not swear to him."
Mr. Hatt.s said, this was very singalar, and expressed
as opinion that Mr. IlLekus was anxions to withdraw
from a prosecution.
Mr. !Altus said he was arxious to nithdraw, so far
as not to be called upon to swear to the prisoner, fur he
weld not.
The witness was not bound over to prosecute. Time
prisoner was remanded.
Lord Wm.Lennoz appeared as the complainant against
the driver of time hackney coach No. SO6, for exacting
more than his fare. His Lordship stated, that a few
evenings ego he was at Drury Line Theatre, and di-
rected the hoxlteeper to hire a coach for him. He came
not very soon aster. and the defendant drove him to
Thayer-street, Manchester Squaw, and theo demanded
ss. as his fare. tlecl.trinv• that lie hail been hired at half-
past II o'clock. Witness did not send out the beekeeper
till past 12, and he refused to pay the demand, upon
which the coachman, aft. r a great .leal of abuse, give
him in charge to a watchman. and he mesa conveyed to a
watchlmoose, where lie was obliged to pay the ss. to pro-
ems his liberation.
In his defence the coachman said-he was hired by a
link-boy, at half-past eleven, and his time altogether
amounted to ss.
This was disproved by the box-keeper.

Mr. ll*t.ts said the coachman had shower' boot% con-
duct that he was extremely unlit to have the eine Of
coach at all. This trai an xtrentely Kroft ease, 'anti he
should line hire Vs. an costs.

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lie said hoses usable to pay The pitallOtg, sad is de-
lash was committed for a month. . ~
hi A antioßOCOn-lrelltiZTo—ina. Morgan and .1-111.
Vick Moue. (reputed thieves) were chitoed with rub-
bine Richard 1 houipson, of his watch, dish", sod seals.
The prosecutor, oho is the keeper of a coal sh.d, is
Ivory Street, 81. Giles's, had been holiday keeping at
the Rise Poets, Monmouth Street, on Thursday. The
prisoner. were there, and they followed Thompson to,
Middle Row. St. Hiles's, and there, with a reinforced
gang. robbed him. There was much shifting in the ter
timouy of the prosecutor. and lie at length stated his
reasons fur it-- His house had been beset by a drape
rate gang of lathers on the preceding night, threateolog
him with dreadful imprecations, if he dared to give ltar
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deuce against the prisoners. The case of felony was
made out. and the prisoners were remanded.
LAIIISZT/I•ITRICRT.—Tifti was an information preferred
by Martin, the informer against Joseph Dwight,
stud Willis* If 'airing, drivers of two Stratford Oppoei.
don Coaches, wherein they were each charged with
furiously driving their coaches so as to endanger the
lives of his Majesty's sabjects, and the property of their
employers.
It appeared in evi.ienre that they ran against a earl
on the side of the road which was slisttered to piece,.
and the driver, four women, and two children net,
thrown to the ground.
The defendants were severally convicted in the penalty
of 10/. the some to be paid in 14 days, otherwise a
Wa . f Dis would be tuned, and is case of
no effects being found they would be committed het
three months such to the House of Correction.
Urriow-rata.—Three men, named Conbey, Roberto;
1? and C. 4 fw, were brought before L. B. MARX. 11%
W charged h having burg larionsly entered and Mita
several M in the neighbourhood of Walwortt.ed
Christmas Day. The latter prisoner, who also exercised
%faecal,* of a lady resteher, had only here liberated
a few lays "seceding en a charge of attempting to dies
Mb the tf4n4 in the church yard of Newington.
Mr. Sleben Blanc, of 3, Witham-street, %Valverde.
stated That on Christians May he went oat to dine with b
!riend, leasing his house well fastened, and returned
home shoat six o'clock. On atteaaptiag to open the
door, he hound it was fastened on the inside, and it Idle
he was endeavouring to open it, be beard some men
rushing down stairs; he rats to the bock part of the
house. and saw the prisoner Conhey jump over the gar
den fence t he was followed by another, wile attempted
to hide himself in a ditch. conbey was pursued. and
never lost sight of till he was secured in his Bight t lets
dropped a parcel of trinkets, which were afterwards
found to have been stolen from the boase, and ea our
*mining it was discovered that every desk, box, and.
drawer in the hones had been forced open and anew
pletely ransacked. f balloon and all the 91111111ef article
were scattered about the rooms in the greatest disorder.
The witness added, that as he was returning home in the
evening, he saw Austin loitering about his door, and
after Conbey was secured, he was also taken into tor
Cody. A part of a bag sif nuts had been stolen out of
the house ; when Austin was apprehended be was very
base tracking nuts.
Whew. the constable of Newington, stated, that hes
tweet' twelve and one o'clock on the day in question, he
saw Austin and Conbey in company ; they were both
gismo over into his custody in the evesing, sari on going
to Austin's horse, he found Roberts, who wag drying
his stockings by the lire, sad appeared as if he had beet.
in a ditch. Souse articles which were stolen from Mr.
Illanat's beam. were found in Austin's lodgings, iind the
door was strewed with orange peel and nut shells.
The ptisoaers were also charged with having broke%
tato the bongo( Mr. Bean on the same day, and in the
same ntdablarhood. mid staaliog thereftent a tpialnity
ItlfooPpeli Mld'wk•galC7, v•-•4*•
The three prisoners were itonnuitted for trial at Ow
neat Assizes for the county. .
T 042, 11.61..Stit1711WAIIII.—WIII.Spelliter. prOPriefie
of sloe of the Brixton:tad Stoclusseitistiaches, appeared
to answer to an information tiled against Idea for car.
tying more than the somber of outside passengers,
bllnwed by act of Parliament.
This Celle invoiced a question of a novel nature. and
one tat considerable interest to siege coach Proprietors.
'rhe defendant had taken out a license as for a four.
horse coach, which inti ties him to carry six inside, and
12 outside passengers. Occasionally, however, be drove
bat two, and in that ease utside p gets is the
number limited by law. It was urged on the part of the
defendant, that having taken out the higher license,it
was optional with him to drive four lenses, of only a
pair, and that his license protected hint in so doing.
Toe Worthy Alderman, J J. SUILTII, Esq conceived
differently, and expressed his opinion that the sixth
clause of the Act had evressly provided against the of-
fence elledged against the defendant, and that two li-
censes should have bre° taken out.
A tientleman, who attended from Somerset House,
informed the worthy Alderman, it never had been the
practice to grant two licenses for one coach.
It was suggested in the course of discussion that pro-
bably, if the painting on the foot board expressed `• li-
reused to carry seven outsides, with two horses ; and
twelve with *fin( horse.," the difficulty would be
obviated.
Ald. Swett said that, as the Act at present stood, it
was his opinion, the defendant had infringed the law.
—He would, however, if the parties felt incliaa to
employ Counsel, suffer the case to stand over to a future
day.
file defendant, soliciting for such indulgence, the
case was ordered to stand over until Tuesday next, to
give time for air. Spooner to obtain the assistance of
Counsel.

Coitowgit's INQUEST.—lesterday evening, an inquest
was beta before Dlr. Higgs, a Coroner for the City f Ild
Liberty of Westminster, ow-the body of Mr. James
Cull, who was found dead in the street on Thursday
night. Robert Taylor, watchmen, in Bow-street, de-
posed that -he observed the deceased going along the
foot pavement at twelve o'clock ; in about ten minutes
afterwards he found the deceased at the corner of Hart-
street, pertretly senseless. He sprung his rattle, and
had him, with atisistance, conveyed to Covent Barden
wntch house. A medical gentleman was sent for, bat his
eff.irts to restore him moved abortive—be never reco-
vered his speech. The Jury consulted and returned
their verdict—Natural death.
tin Saturday, an invest was held at Swineshearl, in
the Constahiewick of Spetehley, near this city. on Sarab
Smith. aged 44, who, on the preceding morning, cast
herself into a ditch, and although it contained only
water snilicient to cover her lace, she was nearly suffo-
cated hetuv.• she was discovered, and the vital spas k was
soon extinct. About two years ago, the unfortunate wo-
MAO expeyienced diaappoictment in marriaze, since
which she h..t !welt disordered in her mind.—Verdict—
"l nsanity."--(fi'urccaler Jorernal.)