The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-03 00:00:00

MAYOR'S COURT.

TUB CNANDENLAIN Or LONDON V.
This was a case which came on before the Recorder,
and interested the laborious part of the community con-
siderably. It was an action brought by the city of
London against a porter, for having unloaded a quan-
tity of meat from a cart, be not being a freeman of the
city. The penalty for which the action was brought
was 51., and the proceedings were grounded upon an
order of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Ward Re-
presentatives in Common Council assembled. Upon
the part of the city of London it was contended, that a
power was contained in the Charter, giving to those
Who had obtained their freedom, a preference with re-
sire& to Moue done within the buttiolsof the city, ao4l
subjecting those Who accepted a job, while a ticket-
porter was unemployed and willing to work, to the in-
conveniences of litigation. Upon the part of the tie-,
fondant it was urged that the order merely affected the
unloading of foreign goods; and that the meat did'
not come under that denomination. The Recorder was
of opinion that the objection was a good one, and the
Jury found a verdict for the defendant.

POLICE.

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awstox-Ifouse.—A young man was charred with
Laving committed a highway robbery under these
circumstances :—Last winter a washerwoman, named
Jane Cos, was knocked down near that infamous place
w!:ere robberies are committed almost nightly. Angel-
alley, and robbed of a large bundle of clothes, the
property of Mr. Jedkin, of Bisbop+gate•strcet, and
other gentlemen. The treatment shy received was
dreadful. Ose of the villains who attacked her, dash-
ed ber against the pavement, and kicked her in differ►
eat parts of the body ; another dragged her along
while she held the cloti.tr, and at length heeler both
kicked sad tufted, sad trailed ber about till she lost
al! power. made off with the bundle. A female, who
treated to he ago of the &wipes gang, looked on don
big the whole of the Itemisation. which took place at
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Tie unfortunate washerwoman, who has not yet re-
c ,vered from the treatment she met with, had a power-
ful recollection of the faces and persons of the melt
who attacked her. One of the men (be who dragged
Mts. Cox along the ground) was apprehended upon
her description of bins, and tried ■t the Old Bailey
the robbery. He was convicted, and indented to
die, but that statement was commuted to transportation
fur life. The police hiving received a description of
the ttconi robber from the prosecutria, and also some
information from a poor woman named Langley, who
lived in the neighbourhood, aide a search after the
prisoner. but could not find him. At last it was
ascertained that he bad arrived in town, and the
officers were immediately " down upon him."
Upon his being placed at the bar, the posecutrix
immediately declared, in the most solemn manner,
that he was the man who knocked her down. He

bad. she' said, done it with die greatest force and sed•
slenness, and then assisted the other villain in escap•
ins with the property.
The prisoner protested his innocence. He was
fully committed for trial.
A man who was in the employment of Mr. Cole, a
chandler, was fully committed upon the charge of
having stolen a great 'number of pounds of candles.
The driver of a stage coach was, fined five shillings
fur baring amid insolent language to a gentleman.
The Loan Mayon said, the complaints against rat-
fans of this description were so many, and so beery,
br should be compelled to inflict fines for every thing
t the kind.

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svaava.—Mr. Martin, of Galway. ea Monday. walked
into the Ace while Sir W. LitelllTOX was sitting,
afts ping ever kadliarly Se the Magistrate, leaned
apex" the desk, sad said Jae mots/ a summons fur a
drover of Smithfield, for 111-treating an ea.
Sir Williaa-•-You smut wait.

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Parliament.
Sir wall. you mast wait.
Mr. MI artia—la [reload, we Magistrates are- serum
touted to be civil.
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her*.
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if be shit*e yoa swab' Whim one. boll let yon bare
it
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Mr: Marla-11111 shalt% ill walk oat without
rho,
assal6l4El:-.4licer. rig that man out of the
Are. '
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bridal way est as mold di. ;" bat the times
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