The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-05 00:00:00

POLICE.

Iffaxstost-troust.—Palter and Courts were asrain
brought up on Satttrday, bat there being no fresh
charge brought forward agalwat them, Court was set
at liberty; but was immediately arrested by a She-
riff's officer, in &civil action for debt. Palmer was
committed to Newgate, to take his trial on the com-
plaint previously preferred against him.
After the prisoner had quitted the bar, a person
entered the Jastice•room, and said he had a charge
against Court. On inquiry, it was ascertained that
the prisoner had been carried off to White-cross-
street, where, the Lord Mayor said, he might be found

if necessary.
Mr. Wiley, a wine-merchant, in Henrietta-street.
Covent-garden, then came forward and said be had
also a charge to prefer, but be believed it would pro-
perly come against Paluter.—Palmer was again put

to the bar.
Mr. (Miley, then stated, that. on the 23d of Septem-
ber, he received a letter, signed with the name of Pal-
mervdesiring him to send three dozen of his best
brown stout to 25, Camomile-street, Bishopsgite-
street. Not knowing who this Mr. Palmer was, as
be had never seen him, he directed his porter not
to leave the stout unless paid for it. The man on
reaching Camomile-street saw Court, who told hie,
Mr. Palmer was not• at home, but that if he would
leave the stout, Mr. Palmer would call and pay for
it, or he might call again another day, and be. would
receive the money. The man was deceived by the
appearance of the house, and did accordingly leave
the stout, contrary to his instructions. The money
had never since been paid. A second order, signed in
the same way, requiring three more dozen of stout to
be sent to the same place, was subsequently received ;
but in this case the porter had orders nut to take the
bottles off the truck till he got the cash ; by this
means the parties Wiwi is this new atteu.pt, and the
roan carried the stout back.
Mr. HAIIMIER, who attended for the prisoner, sub-
mitted, that this was a mere simple • contract debt, iu
which credit had been imprudently given by the ser-
vant of the complainant.
The Loon ilsroa admitted the force of the eh-
servation, and the complaint was consequently dis-
missed.

lIA TTO -GA It D . May Mr. Oliver MAN,
stock-broker, of Pinch-lane, Cornbillmeas brought op
on a warrant by Linibrick an►l Thiaelton, the officers,
charged by Mr. Francis Roy L'Estritage, surgeon, of
Euston-square, with having sent him a challenge,
'eliciting him to fight a duel.
'l'l►e Mautsrasra ordered him to enter into reeog-,
slixances, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 501. each,
to keep the peace towards the complainant, which
being done,.he was discharged.
Thirty turn anal women from the ages of 13 to 21,
were brought before the Magistrates by • poste of
officers who bad apprehended them the preceding►
night, being what Is termed search-night, in various
sinks of infamy, mutely, Charlotte-buildings, Gray's
Inn-lane, Charles-street, Drury-lane, and Cow-cross.—
Many of the male prisoners were well known to the
Police as notorious thieves and pickpockets, and most
of the women are infamous prostitutes. The Magis-
trates expressed their determination to visit the utmost
rigour of the law on all such characters that might be
found lurking about the streets of the metropolis at
unreasonable hours, and committed 23 men and six
women to the [louse of Correction for three mouths
each, and to be k.-pt on the prison diet during the
time; two,,were ordered to find bail, and two dis-
charged.
bilaaLsonocou-srozaT.--Saturday Jame" Hines, a
man about 30 years of age, who has been convicted
as a rogue and vagabond, was again brought up to
this office by a gentleman belonging to the Mendicity
Society, charged with being a common i►npostor. The
prisoner was apprehended at the house of Lady Stam-
ford, whose family he had for some time annoyed. as
well as the families of a great number of ',thous of
rank, by sending letters and presenting petitions,
signed with the names of a number of the Ability,
without their authority, for the. purpose of inducing
them to subscribe. The prisoner was remanded.
Frederick Marriott was charged with uttering a
number of false cheques, drawn on an eminent house
in the City, payable at Messrs. Smith, Payne, aid
Smith's. The prisoner was remanded.
Urstox-itaw..—A young mail,, a w•termao, of

name of l'homas charged with stealing a box
containing property of the value of 1501., the pro-
perty of Mr: Digby Fowell, a respectable solicitor in
the city, was examined at this Office.
Mr. Fowell mated, that on Saturday, the 20th all
October, he came from 'Marotta on board the
steam-packet, and arrived toff the 'rower about six in
the.evening. The moment the vessel was brought
to her moorings, twenty or thirty watermen came to
solicit passengers forthe shore. lie bad got his lug-
gage, consisting of the hot in question and some other
articles, on the deck, and just went to the cabin-door'
to call a friend from below to accompany him, when
on turning round, he mined the box, which con-1
tamed a gold watch and a large quantity of very Ira-
liable plate. Every inquiry respecting it at the mo-
ment was fruitless. Oo Moeda, he gave information'
of the occurrence at ibis office, with a description of
the property lost; and on Friday the prisoner was
stopped by Mr. Roberta, a silversmith. in Tooter,
street, offering for sale a silver tea-pot and a silver
cruet-feause, which bad been bruised and beaten,
destly to evade suspkion. Oa being askad where
be had obtained the property., he said it belonged to
his mother. tie was taken into moistly; a Me,
Fowell having were the articles is question, kmaam.l
diamly recognised them to have been a pert of the.
contents of his box.
The prisoner was remaelled till Wining**
A young man was examiaed on no lest tkaoilx.
'teen charges of breaking into different warehouses.