The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSTON HOUSIZ.—EXSTER COACH ROBHIRT:INS.
terday, Wm. Thomas was brought before the Lord
Mayor, by Martin, the officer, charged with having
robbed the Exeter Subscription Coach of a parcel of
bank notes to the amount of upwards of I,IM. on the
6th of Dec. The notes were the property of Messrs.
Sparkes and Co. of Exeter.
The officer stated, that be accompanied a person,
named Dennis, to a public boom in Tash Street, Orgy's
Inn Lane, and there took the prisoner; there were 11
sovereigns in his pocket and a small gold watch.
Thomas Dennis, of 17, Crown Court. Doswell Street.
firework maker. stated, that on the 6th of December,
between six and seven in the evening, as he was going
with work to Broad Street, Saint (Ales's, he saw the
prisoner, with three other men, near the Old Bell and
Crown, in Holborn, and knowing them to be bad cha
racters, he watched their movements till they reached
Piccadilly. The Exeter Subscription Coach drove up,
and witness saw the three men about it. The prisoner
ran to the of side of the coach, while his two friends
sensed to be handing a lady out at the pavement side.
The guard had a light in his hand, and was looking
over some boxes which lay on the pavement by the hind
wheel,—The prisoner, at that instant, seemed to be on
his knees looking about the coach, and then twist to the
door of it and brought away something like a 'scree!,
which he held to his breast. He was immediately
joined by his two companions, and the three walked on
towards Berkeley Street.
Mr. Hanatca.—Why did you not give notice of their
conduct at once, as you suspected they were about no-
wing good? _ _

Witneu.—l did not know whether they were doing
right or not..
The LORD MAYOR said, it was extraordinary that the
witness should take so much trouble, if be did not think
the► were doing wrong.
Phillip Dennis, brother to the witness, stated the same
paricalars.
Mr. HARMER :milted, whether the guard was spoken to
by any of the nom?
The witness said not.l
Thus. Howe, a ticket porter, stated that on the 7th of
Dec., between ten and eleven in the morning, the pri-
saner came up to him, gave him lyre St notes of Han-
bury, Taylor. andidowfs, told him to get cash kr them,
and said that lie should wait in Angel Court, Throginor •
to:. Street, to receive the money. Mme.'s got sovereigns
for the notes sccorning to order, and deli erred them to
the prisoner, who met him before lie got to Angel Court.
The prisoner then gave him six SI. notes, saying, "You
way as well get me these six notes at Itore's and
Co. Witness r membered the litter note* were of the
fcvietock Bank. He gut cash fur them, and brought
them to the prisoner, who paid him a couple of shillings
fur his trouble.

The witnesses "walnut the Guard of the Exeter coach,
who was commuted some time ago, were asked whether
they knew the prisoner to be its/mien who asked them for
the parcel ? They said they could not identifv the person.
The ticket potter however declared that if ihere wen

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The primmer was remanded.
Gottooat.b.—A case occurred at •hip Oleo yesterday
before gr. Alderman Waitharan, .which may probably
lead to the discovery of a whole,gang, who get their
livelihood by this sort of plunder about Nee/gate-
marker.
A lad, who gave his name George. Hale, was brought
rp on ohs charge of Mr. Bush, the husellord-ot the Bell
lea, Warkwick•lane, who stated that while in his
the window of which looks into a passage leading front
Netvgateanarket into Warwick Lute, about half•past
eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, he observed the
prisoner passing( with a side of pork on his shoulder.—
knowing (bet frequent robberies had taken place in the
market lately, he suspected the fellow had stolen it ;
be ran out immediately and stopped him oear the top of
Warwick-Tana.—Some Officers oho happened to be near
Its spot canto to his assistance at the moment, to whom
be told his suspicions, and the prisoner ass in souse-
uince taken hack in custody to his house, while lie
(Mr. Bush) went to make inquiries in the Market,
where be soon learnt that- a side of pork bad been
stolen from Messrs. Waddell and Hill, salesmen in the
market.
Mr. Waddell identified the meat as his property.
The prisoner bad nothing to offer in his defence, but
that he was in distress, having been out of work for up-
wards of twelve months.
The Alderman oas about to commit the prisoner for
trial, when Mr. Bosh interposed, with... view of taking
the Magistrate's opiuiun whether it mig4koot be ad-
visable to admit the prisoner as an evideoFe: Since he
had been in custody, be bad confessed to him (Mr. 13.)
that be was one of a gang of fourteen, of different ages,
who were constantly loitering about the mark et, on the
watch to plunder, and he had told him the name and re-
sidence of the person who received from them whatever
property they stole.
Mr. Alderman WAITUMAN said, the evidence of the
prisoner would be of no use unless supported by ether
testimony, or Wor( corroborating circumstances.
Mr. Bush despaired of being able to produce such
evidence at present, and the prisoner was committed to
Newgaie for trial.
Margaret Jeans. whose previous examination upon
the charge of having committed various depredations
at the last two places at which she had lived as servant,
as noticed in nee paper of Tuesday last, was brought
up for final examination, and was fully committed.
BOW•IITREIM—P. Townaensl was brought up before
G. R. Minsboll. Esq. on a waitrons, charging him op
suspicion of being concerned in stealing several pier
and other looking glasses, bed and window furniture.
and other 'articles, to the amount of about 601. the pro-
perty of a lady named Denecke.
Mrs. Deneck• stated; that she was the widow of a
Major in the Army, and rented a house is Air street.
Picadilly. In the course of last summer she was about
to leave town for Brighton, and advertised fur a tem-
porary tenant for her house. She was applied to by ao
elderly woman, having the appearance of a lady. who
stated that her name was Hill. that she was residing is
town for a short time with a sick nephew, who had
come from the toiletry for the benefit of superior advice
and that she wanted a Isom for about the term which',
Mrs. Denecke world be absent from town. Mrs.
Denecke was well r.r•1eve.1..... to meet with such a tenant,
but thinking a little caution necessary, she requested a
reference to some person who knew Mrs. Hill in Lon-
don. The latter, without hesitation, referred her to a
person in Eaton street,l'hulico, who said abe had known
Mrs. Hill for 20 years, and that she was a lady of pro-
perty in Sousereetaltire,who same accession ally toLondon
to transact business. This amount was strictly nth.
factory to Mrs. Needle, and she gave up the possession
of the house and (wahine to Mrs. Hill, and went to
Brighton, where she remained 20 weeks. When the
first quarter's rent became due, she wrote to Mrs. Hill,
requesting payment. but some excuse was made. and
having no doubt of her respectability, she did not press
the demand. On the 2il of December, she returned to
London, and went to her lions. in Air street, but found
it closed, and the front door locked. She went to the
house of a neighbour, where .she had been but a short
time when a letter was brought addressed to her, and
enclosing the key of the front door of her shouse. Site
of coorsegained an entraoceimmediately,and found that
the house bad bean stripped of every article that could
-be conveniently taken away. The lookiorglassee, bed
and window furniture. and beds, had disappeared. She
made application the next morning at this office, and
Smith and Dorrington, two of the patrol, were employ
ed to endeavour to tied Mrs. Hill and her supposed
nephew ; but were unsaccesstul until Wednesday after-
noon, when Smith apprehended the prisoner at a public-
house at the west end of the towa, where be found him
eating his dinner. le the interim. Mrs. Denecke had
been indefatigable in her inquiries, and had ascertained
that the prisoner was the young man who had passed
for the nephew of Mrs. Hill. and he lived constantly in
the house with her, but was not in reality at all related
to her. She hail slanted also that the goods width she
missed from the house bad been pledged at different
pawnbrokers ; but she was unable to state that the
prisoner had actually removed or pawned any part of
the property, although she had no doubt. from alt that
had come to her knowledge, that be was privy to, and
concerned in the depredations that had been coup
witted.
The prisoner. when called upon for his defence, said
it was true that he lived in the hoes' with Mrs. Hill, but
be had no participation whatever in tho removal of the
goods, or in the profits arising from their disposal. He
was certainly a most unfortunate man, but not a guilty
one. He bad, within a very short time, been possessed
of peemerty to a large amount. hot it was all gone, and
nofortnnately had been wasted for the.benefit of others
and himself being almost destitute. He first became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Hill at a boarding house in Dover-
street, Piccadilly, where she had lived as a sort of upper
servant. While there he bad a long and dangerous fit
of illness, and Mrs. Hill was so kind and attentive to
him. that be prosnised, if it should ever be itt his power,
to serve her in any way she might require. He
subsequently advanced her considerable some of
money, and impoverished himself by doing so. He was
ill when she took the house in Air street. and, et her
invitation. went to reside wth her. He certainly knew
of the things having been removed from the houst,and
since the 2.1 of Dec. but excried himself iu every possi-
ble way to raise mouey sufficient to repair the loss
which Ales. Denecke had sustained.
Some conversation took iplace between the Magis-
trate and the prisoner, in the coarse of which the latter
admitted that he had been is the habit of frequenting
most of the gaming houses at the West end of the town,
upon which the worthy Magiatrate observed, that those
siuks of iniquity were sooner or later the certain ruin of
those who frequented themend this was onlyoue among
many instances that bad come before hint, of the truth
of that observation.

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this future ippeara
Ilifrd'rt-earbsiegireiterdsy, a di*reising cote 0,
orerreal at this sigicrilfp the prosecution o_f a sun 16 yea*
iold by the father, Pinned beorge Lanai-nand, a brash
in Petitettrill'e; whche story of his depraved son,
'told ender mach 'shocked every one present.
.The charge oil 'for stealing the poor' parent's shin,'
when he bail igageMy another, and which was Coned on,
the back of as acionsPllce of ?be pritotitt. • Thi nosi-
old man hamlid to a' Ihit of wearing appal4l or different
kinds which the'
,priaoiftr bird "stglktt fioni him front
time io time. • He had ' oft*. *saistblihd !Ithia from did
company of thiraty, ai 11 taken him • borne, but the lasi
tiniellis conduces :Si torrid, AMA" could not en:
rebates •blea ivy more. ills *laat act sat
pickiag pockets at: the'routtilling• 01001 'oh S6o4,iy
evening. Wheel 144111(kt them to htiitHifne Service;
,and on•.his rotors borne bit fathef detefted him itt
the act Of tanking. hit tad yotinget brOtheri td
pick pockets, by puttirf • t bandterchief in his own
pocket, and iostitedr* t ettlinthe onager Of
.gettlif
it ont.
The Metier& Vegritted the derail/ Of 'tie youth*
and committed Ishii for forthereitonilniiien..
Mattkoonotniti Stigitlyt..ateinerday. a genteel pear
man Was brooght up froda'St. tilfrk'Plirstrhhnose. Tho
watchman stated;that *befit Wise tiolock in the /Morn:
Jog he found him lyinglastbdishldlle of Fitzroy Street,
almost enveloped in silo*, dittiont. tither boots, stock-
ings. or hat, and bring Ise asinine of great intoxication,
ha took him to the triltehtionae to sate his life. The
young man, who seemed much ashamed of his situation;
said be had no idea of what ltkirsie of the last part of his
dress. The•Conatahle of the Night lent him short •
stockings, and a hat to appear iu.—He was Aliasharei
on paying bis feel. •" •
Woasni STIMET.--Yesterday, Joh!! Rai Wilson IL&
nsastar of merelsaut rowel, *piled. tar Sanisiellcery nrd,•
Esq. for search aseuants•ogaisast eleven respectable
pawnbrokers.' ' -• • •
If appearedkm this Hentlernmes statement, that I.
bad entrusted krone Wilkins a great gnartity of linen'
aad weariog apparel, to the amount OE2OOI. value, for
the purpose of being washed and scoured. This was
on the 2d of May last; anti one °film doplieatesshewed
that Wilkins commenced pawning e* the 4th of klay,
sad so Continued nnti I he had disposed of ell these goods
amongst different pawnbrokers. Since that period
Wilkins had left the hisgdom, or at leget succeeded is
keeping out of the way.
Mr. Wilson was attended by hit Sedition, who eleimed
the interfere4ce of the Magistrate, under the 39 cad 4
He*. c. 99, sec. 12.

Several of the Paweirrokers were awaeleof this appli-
cation, and 'needed, wishing that the .abject shout t e
delayed till Cosine(zooid attend for diets tv ("pee* the
graatiag of the &each warrants.
On the part of Mr. Wilson, it was urged that he
wanted to po to sea is a day or two, and to take the
goods with his.
Mr. Twrrotto said lee had so power. b sealer delay,
sad the warrants were granted, but with on setlerstand-
jag between the parties that the goods abotealbe phased
in the heads of the officer& on a (attire day, when the
Ellerin of the titivation would be discs-oft, by Colman a.s
bozh sides before the Magistrate.

Wow/rms.—Two yoong men of the names of Be.^
them and llortenshaw were shaking on a pond or rather
pool of the Theme, at Podley, below Windsor, on Wed-
nesday, when the ice gave way with the former, and
Burtenshaw, in attempting to rescue his companion,
made the break larger, and hotb were preeipitatsd
into the same bole, and they wort nefortuaately
drowned.
A youth of the name of Sanders was drowned hs the
Thames, above Chiswick, on the same day, by going off
a iato the river.
One of the prisoners, in his way from Ashhooree to
Derby for trial at the lesions, contrived to slip from hie
handcuffs and ran off Being closely permed by the
keeper, he threw himself into a mill dam, where the Ice
gave way with him; the keeper immediately jumped in
after him, and a desperate struggle ensued between them
In the water • the robber, however, by superior dex-
terity, succeeded in liberating himself from the grasp of
his antagonist, and ultimately escaped.
A few weeks ago a farmer et Newbyth was called out
to speak with a person, and on going to the dour saw a
man who squirted from a syringe a quantity of lipid
into his eyes and face; when, having accomplished hip
diabolical purpose, the villain immediately ran off an
escaped. The sad effects on the unfortunate sufferer soon
proved, that the monster of iniquity, by %buns he had
been thus betrayed, bed made wit, of a luatfortis to per-
petrate this unparalleled act of cruel vengeance. Ihe
consequences were lamentably severe on the victim of
Lis perfidy, one of his eyes being so moth destroyed a*
to leave the ball protruding almost entirely from the
socket, while the other is so much injured asto be ni•atir
deprived of the power of vision. Suspicion having fallen
on a man in the neighbourhood, he lies been brought
to town and lodged in gaol. An investigation into this
heinous and novel case is presently going on.—(46er.
deem Chroniels.)
On Friday night last, a ire broke out in a suit's be-
looFing to /Mr. Walker, at Billion Mill, which was
entirely consumed, together with a byre, and a cow
which was in it at the time. A pony escaped from the
stable, but not before it was dreadfully scorched, arid
the poor animal, in the hope of lessening its agony, ran
into the Eden, where it was found lying dead the nest
morning.—(fldinbergh Observer.)
le the Lottery which inished Drawing LLSTWSDXBIDAY.
the following Capital Prises were Sold and Shared by J.
J. estimate/re.

14.315.....110.000113,440 ...1900
1,619........5.000
11,1191
12,1141 ...340 I
17,748 SOO I 401 .900
4,878 WO
Tim l'oriasiatit Holders say freely* thr4r Mono, on
poossod. at 37, CORMIIILL ;. 88, Linn..... T; or I I, Hat:

.?4-AdRIKO:

Os the 91la lost. at Camberwell. the Rey. Thomas Henry
Walpole, of Sutton Valenre, Kent, to Sarah. yosugest
daughter of Capt. W. A. Marlton, of Peckham, Surrey.
On Thursday. the 18th Inst. at Mary-la-bean, church, It.
Belles, Esq. of New-lodge, Be►kha'upsted, to Elisabeth.
daughter of Georg, Sedges, blsq. of Oloettstor-plaos, Port-
man-square.

DIED.
Lately, at the Cape of Good Hope, Mr. John V. Sharp.
R.N. son of Mr. John Sharp. of London-hridge. This
gentleman was on his passage how', front the East Indio*.
wheats was unfortunately drowned in &Mistiming to retch
the ship from the shore.
On Prissy evening, the inst. Louisa Ann. younrrit
(laughter of Leonard Phiilipps, E. of the Wandsworth-
read.
At Stockwell, on the 11th Inst. G. J. Ross, Esq., woad
awn of the late M. Rosa, Kai. of Red Lioutaquare, in the
$ th year of his age.
At Botsford. Ewes, on the 11th lust. Capt. R. Mowatt,
Barrack-wester. aged 68. .
Oa Tuesday last. at the house of Samuel Vines, Esq. UP-
per Gower-street, hire. Anderson. widow. aged 71.
On Wedseeslay. the 15th inst. after a abort i.lnrss. Mrs.
Mary Prycia, sister of Mr. Pryce, of East. place, Lesabeth.
Med RD- _

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