The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-03 00:00:00

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;ately taenter all sums received in a waste book; but on
the 3d of May, the day on whicb Mrs. Smith's purchase
• was made, no entry of 11. was to be.found ; and it further
appeared, that knowing Mrs. &with could not read, he gave
here bill of parcels for 21.35. wi►hout giving her credit
for the sovereign she had paid.on account. This was net
discovered until Monday, who. Mrs: Smith called to pay a
further portion of hn account.
The prisoner denied the charge. He was fully commit-
ted for tr►al.
Gee. Drown was charged with attempting, in.company
with two others, to pick a gentleman's pocket on Wednes-
day eight, at the door of Drury Lane Theatre. The pri-
soner thought it very-bard, as be was the • most innocent'
of the three, having only lifted the gentleman's coat tail.
This gradation in the scale of moral deli nqnency, however,
availed Wm nothing, and be was sent to the tread mill br
a month.
Johnson, who it appears is not one of those geniuses wlio
eau " exhaust worlds and then imagine new," having
dealt with his Fifirtwo bakers, and played his cards tole-
rably well, has shuffled the pack and begun again. He
entered the office as usual, when the bell toll'd one,
bringing with him a choice assortment of key' fisarterna,
and among the anxious faces in his rear we recognised se-,
veral “ Masters of the Rolla," whose persons were familiar
to us, among the rest Mr. Johnston, who, we fear, has been
again shot by his own spring gun.

HATTON OARDIN.—OFIRCUAROS FOR CARRIAOR.—.. I
Thomas 13askerville, a porter belonging to the Golden'
Cron Inn, Charing Cross, was summoned for charging
more than the carriage fixed by the innkeeper on a basket
of game. which he had been employed to deliver at the
residence of W. H. Bodkin. Esq. Hon. Secretary to the
Mendieity Society.—Jenkins, a servant of Mr. Bodkin's,
swore to having paid 3s. 4d. to the person that brought the
game. After paying it. thinking it an overcharge. he
cautioned the person If it were Incorrect to return the
money, who however persisted the charge was-correct.—
The porter was fined 10. and id 7s. 6d. costs.
Thor. Leppar was charged by Mr. Alder with defraud-
ing him of 43 sovereigns.
Mr. Alder stated, that a few weeks back the prisoner
cam to him, and stated that he had brought 'we horses
for bin to look at, from the stables of Normand Morrell,
lhorse dealers, in Old Uravel Lane, Westminster. As wit-
eess wanted a horse at the time, he less induced to look at
r them ; and selecting one, paid for it 23 Sovereigns, the pri-
soner giving him a written warranty. which he signed
' Harris.' The horse he had subsequently found was un-
sand ; and in consequence he applied to Harris, who dia-
-1 avowed all connexion with the prisoner and who. after
meek search. he met with. and had lam taken into
custody. Harris was summoned, but did not attend,
Limbrick stated, that when he served the summons he
saw a girl, who told him that Harris was in the country,
and refused to take the summons, which she flung after him
into the street.
The prisoner persisted that he had acted as the agent of
Harris, to whom he hail paid the money he received for the
hone. after deducting 2/.195. for his own agency. as agreed
between them.
Mr. SIROCANT SILLON ordered the prisoner to be re-
manded, and that, in the mean time, a warrant be served on
Harris, to compel his attendance.
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John Trion., alias Holdship, was cliaeged with attempt-
log to violate the persons of two children, one nine years
old, the other eleven.—The prisoner, who seemed to be
shoot fifty years old, and stated himaelf to be a pensioner
of tireeawtch Hbspital, it appeared, formerly occupied a
room in the !masa where the mothers of these children re.
sided, to whom, in consequence, he became known. Meet-
ing them in the, street un the evening of Thursday week,
he prevailed upon them to accompany him to a lodging.
house io Field-lane, where he obtained • bed for the night.
representing the children to be his own. In the course of
the night the atrocious attempt complained of was made.
The following morning he left the children, whom he de-
sired to tell their respective mothers that they hail slept at
i house of a relation. This account not appearing satisfac-
tory to the parents, they questioned the children, from
whom they learnt the particulars of the assault, and, in
consequence, had the miscreant taken into custody.—The
athletes given by the children was satisfactory, and, in
addition, the prisoner admitted having slept with tbem.
He was fully tommitted.—The Treasurer of St. Dunstaos's
Charity School, to which die children belonged, attended,
sad avowed his determination of prosecuting on behalf of
that charity.

Nelms°Rovos Siaarr.—Mary Lovell, a dark swarthy
female, about 35 years of age, with eyes jet black, am
brought before Sir OtOROB VARIANT, by a constable who
had apprehended her at a lodging-house in Charles Street,
Drury-lase, charged with receiving money from a numb r
of credulous females, under pretence of being able, as a
professor of the occult *fiances and mystic art, to foretel
their future destinies; but her prognosticatioss chiefly re.
fated to the length of time that would elapse before her
dupes would be married, the complexion of the husband,
the number of children they would have, and the great
riches they would p ; all which she was able to di-
visit from her deep readingin what she called " A Book of
Fate," never dreaming of another book of fate, " The
Vagrant Act." which was so soon to rule her destiny for a
time.
The office was crowded with female., old and young,
who had been so weak as to give credit to this famed fore-
teller of human events. The first was Elizabeth Pane, a
pretty girl, residing in Chatham-place, Bloomsbury, whose
father and mother were present, and said that occasionally
she was la-a state of mental aberration, though she was at
the present time calm and rational. The witness stated,
that having heard of the fame of " Mother Lovell," she
went with-another female to her lodgings,in Charles-street,
Drsrplaue, and saw her in a dirty little apartment, in
which there were only two chairs and a table, with a man
who passed for her husband : this man left the room, and
the prisoner said," that she could tell her fortune," bat
she must receive 2s. tid. for so doing; witness and her
companion gave her a shilling each, and she took hold of
their right hands, and having carefully examined the
marks thereon, told witness that she would be disappoint.
ed In having a fair man she loved; but she would have a
dark man for her husband very soon. and a great deal of
money. Witness, at the prisoner's request, called repeated-
ly at her lodgings alone, and gays her money; the last
tame was last night, when she required a pound note " to
tell her all." Witness asked her wily she required so-Hooch,
and ale replied that it was necessary to enable her to search
the" book of fate."

Prisoner.—You're a foolish girl ; you thought
could get you a husband, when you could not get one
yourself..
Witness continued,—She gave the prisoner only 6d. at
two of her visits, and only a bonnet last night.
Prisoner.—You have given'ene 2s. 6d. and a bonnet, and
that's all ; I did not take hold of your hand every time : you
wanted me to get yon a husband, and would have given any
thing for one.—(Laughter.) .
Maly Ann Wells, of Chatham Place, another female about
forty years of age, awed, that she had bad her fortune
told by the prisoner, and had paid• her money for it. The
witness seemed quite ashathed ef'the expose, and refused
to state what took place between her and the Sybil. 'She
admitted that she was soon to be ridden of stale virginity,"
and hare lots of money with her husband.
Sir O. FAIII4I4T told the accused, that she was one of a
family who practised deception upon the public, and he bad
no doubt that she was aware that she had Subjected herself
to 3 months' eniployinent a the treadmill. .
She *declared that she could not read or Write, and kiew
nothing about it. She had doe', no liardby felling the girls
is few stories about their sweethearts.

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