The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-25 00:00:00

POLICE.

S ROBlltiv.—Te-
sterday. William Crouch, a young man of well known
character, was brought before Sir. R. BIR:4111 and 0.
R. blassanutt, Esq., charged os suspicion of commit-
dog a very daring highway robbery.
Mrs. Finch, wife of Mr. IL Finch, army clothier, of
Long-Acre, stated that on Monday evening, betwee•
eight and nine o'clock, she was returning from the
West End of the Town with Mr. Finch ; when at the
corner of Hanover-street, Long-acre, she saw four men
standing talking together. She bade gold watch and
seals, secured by a ribbon at her side ; and, as she
passed the corner of the street, the lour fellows rush-
ed out upon her, and one of them, whom she had no
doubt was the prisoner, fixing his eyes full in her face
seised her watch, and, after two or three desperate
tugs, succeeded in tearing the ribbon asunder, and
ran off with the watch. Mrs. Finch screamed out,
and her husband attempted to follow the thief, but
was immediately seised rosod the waist by the
others, sad held abtil he got nearly out of sight.—
After a hard struggle be got from them, aod rimmed
him into Seven Dials, bat the fellow escaped.
Mr. Finch corroborated M is. Finch's statement, and
added that the prisoner in every respect resembled the
Man he pursued.
Morris the officer stated, that being informed o
the robbery, he took Mr. and Mrs. Finch to several
houses where persons likely to be eozaged to such
a transaction were to be seen, and she saw upwards ut
40, bat could set identify any oae of diem. As the}
IMO ping along Chandoe.street;they met the pri
moor, and Morris having seised him, and taken bin.
lots a public home, Mrs. Finch immediately said el.
had so doubt he was the maw who robbed her.

The prisooer said be was i■ soother plats at the
time of the robbery.—He was committed for re-eia-
siltation.

A yoga; Ran applied to the Magistrate. static,
himsetflats as sersaat la the employ of Lettl Charles

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Beistieck. fir theleatorciag of tbrp el imp
dna tilde:
Mr. MintlittLl. isfonned him, that he had le "a
trot in etch a ease, and tittered bit to the C. 4
Conscience: "bat so ;m inify. it turned oat ti ye
delisted wt s not within the civil of the Clan;
Condense. It emanating to £5 at least, roe tip,
menthe wages, at the rate of 29 ;mimosa or 30 gs'",„
• year. the roving mat admitting that those two sift
were is dispute hetweee him and his Lordship, h
einivolag as the rate of 30 guilseas • year, and hi
Lordehip potifstirgairitalhe agreement was SW! fi
28 guineas.
The yews, mad Inquired if Lord Charles Beotioek
led given bail to a charge preferred by him ag,i,"
his Lordship. on Tuesday, for an lt in foci
turning Sias oat of his Lordship's hones, in e 0„,
queue. of a dispute between him and Lady Bernie.},
The Megisteate informed him his Lordship b,4
gives bsil.es aPpoot at the Quarter Sessions.
Joseph MaereN. William Moaner, and Samuel xi,
, hoc tete committed ler trial, charged with ruW,‘
tieprapalses ofiliesees.Ourdser, ielWild-eosrt, ia ohne
temple they were, of a large qoantity of feathers.
Jo* Hasa, • preprietor erf some of the ?Winch,
stage ..aches, was mulcted to the penalty of 34 ail
costa, fur earryiag eight °amide preaseagers, beim/ "„
Inters aims is allowed by Am of Parliament.
"lilmtv•enome ()rms.—Yesterday Ater, and a
eri 'ek ••,ests were brought up by Morris, the 4
acs,iv! before the gluing' Magistrate, Cantu
Oat r, Fi4. with as aggravated assault.
• It ared from the esideave of Mrs. Ora, thuds
rrs Lied M. Tars.? ea Monday lest to thee.
es'itep in Little Earl street. Seven Dias, ale
the latter, slider pretence of seeing a sort which la
ii;alt
;been geld there, asked if they bad gat oar that week
snit a boy of 14 years. On witness turning coned sks
said to her friend " that is the coat I am renal, ;" is '
a few miaow* a scuffle *ward, and in the affray tie
einsplaiaant was most grossly ill.trered, lost her us
ring, and bad her bonnet and clothes turn to piece.,
received a black rye, and was otherwise beat, es I
almost deprived of her sense.. Tisis witeess's test,
mony was fully confirmed by Mrs. 'Faroe,.
The defendants, oa being called °poi for their 4.
fence., several denied the statement Ordered againt
them, and maintained that the cornplsinent was the
first aggressor in the assault,. In 'airport of whirl
they called two witnesses.
The worthy Magistrate, after re-examining the
complainant and Mrs. Turner. ordered the defeadams
to find good bail, which mot being prepared with, they
were locked up.

U.Nitm-nahh.—A watchman, named fPilett, was
brought before L. O. ALLeruz, Esq , charged trii
having grossly insulted and assaulted a female of re
spectable character, named Callahan, who Wlongs is
the corps drausstiple of the Surrey Theatre. It en
stated that Mrs. Callahan, when morning from her
duties at the theatre to her lodging at Yiialwortb, es
the night of the 22d last., at half-past l'2, oSserved as
elderly man, of genteel appearance, lying on his bast
in the road. He appeared to be wholly unable to assist
himself, and was *outmoded by persons In whose lista
he stood so chance of being humanely treated. Mrs.
Cabalists retired a few paces, to ob the matinee
of the crowd, asd at themes time to obtain the assist.
anee of some decent penes. There was se watebteu
in sight, cat else had 'tamely deawn back from tie
crowd, when she saw a fellow approach the helpless
old man, and catch him round the waist, as if the ie.
motion of raising him up. The action was seats*
over when the old man cried out that Ise eu
robbed, and the man who had taken hold of him ran
off with the greatest speed leotards an interviewed
place. Mr. Callahan, who had suspected the ab-
ject of the thief, called aloud fur the watch Neural
times without any effect, At 'length the defeadast
came when his assistance mild be of no service, and
Mrs. Callahan reproached ►im with his negligence,
and told him of the robbery. The watches** so little
relished the charge, that he seized Mrs.Callehan, called
her a strumpet, declared that she had robbed the gen-
tleman, and dragged her to the watch-Imam. Mrs. C.
begged that a female who had seen the transudes
might be admitted to state the facts it the night ta-
stable, bat this was refused. At length it was use;
tamped that Mrs. Callahan was a very respectable per
and she was discharged from the watch-home.—
The Magistrate sap d the strongest isdignaties at
the conduct of the watchman and the night constable;
but Mrs. Callahan having beard, a good character of
both, humanely pleaded for them, and they were an
missed with a reprimand.

FILMS IN VINCOAR-taco-•••41. arxea PANTICVLAIS.
—When the house of Mr. Roach caught fire on Sus•
day night, the family were from home. Yesterday
morning, when it again broke out the inmates were la
bed, and had great difficulty in saving themselves, as
the dames had burst forth with great fury both in the
lower and upper apartments. As soon as the ruins
could be safely explored, it was dimovered that osty
the shop and kitchen and the attics had soffered any
thing from the tire, the two intervening doors being
almost untouched by it. The high wooden paling
which rneroands the part of Drury-lane Theatre ad-
joining Vinegar-yard, was at one time on fire.

MARRIED.
Yesterday. at St. C Iles's Camberwell. Mr. brains, of
Salisbury -square, to Sarah, second daughter of Jolueßtire-
Esq., of Cainnerwell.
On Wednesday. the 94th Inst.. at St. Lawrence Jei'q•
Charles element Descoo, Esq. of Mlll-steeet, to Mrs. Bast...,
of Belle- vue•lodge, Reigate.

DIED.
On Sunday last. July 91. Mary, widow of the late Jahn
Newberry, Esq. of Outwit+. aged 71.
At Pernambuco, on the *those. Charles Pow's. Esq. of
Chandos-stre.t. Ca vend; sh-sqsare.
On %Wednesday, the 21th Inst. In the 44th year of her ass.
Louisa, youngrbt daughter of the late Thomas Peek's, Esq.
of C.apham-commoa.
On the 294 inst. at his hrase, la Stamjerg.baren. ortlt
amptoashire, Georg • Vas der Neanberg, Esq. aced 73, for•
.nerly a represen 'tire of Carotid! Weed.
Lately, at his apartments la Cork Ceasitgeaol,,Johs Fits
Gerald, Esq. In the 84th year et Ids age, and for the cast
pe...••••• (4,1,

MAN WAITS AT LON,OIII.IIAHNIB W.
M r ,r• T 0,, after 7. s4:venine 32 r. attar 7.

enkhei : Primed. and Pebilibed at tt • &Ikea
" 'I he Brorantoto” sod " Tns CInSTITVIIOII.. (S•liddi
Pater. No. 997. Strand, by R. WARDELL, LI.B.
ot all emonsolealloos, Orlen, ie. are regretted to

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