The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-18 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bo x-sractr.--Yesterilay, a most notorious pit*.
pocket, of the name of Charles Marsh, was brought
before Sir Hubert Baker, the Sitting Magistrate, sail
was by him convicted as a reputed thief, having bees
apprehended by Bond, and others of ske patr4l be.
longing to Bow-street, on Thursday night, at 'be
breaking up of CoventGardan theatre, in the act eat.
tempting to pick a gentleman's pocket as he was get.
ling into a coach. The above prisoner was lately
tried at the Old Bailey fora capital offence.
Thursday three young melt, who gave their imam
Hill, Greene. and Davis. were brought to the Ake laths
custody of Lewis Lewes, a constable from Drurrhas
theatre. The ;Am bad apprehended them in the acid
distributing a great member of liana-bills, tending ts
canoe a disturbance in die two-shilling gallery of that
theatre, and throwing great numbers of theme into the
pit. The bill was headed " God save the Que..," data&
Thursday, Nov. la, 130, proceeding with an "amain
the audience, as follows:
[ " The audienoe are respectfully informed that 'the
following new song, with new music, called God save
the Queen,' has bern sent to the leader of the kind in
this theatre; and,should it be requested by the audience,
it is presumed it will be perforated."
. Four verses fellow, ending with " God save the
Queen."
The prisoners had been examined before Mr. Birnie
in the manager's room, that usigistrate happening to be
in the theatre. Davis then refused to give any accoent
of himself; but on his being brought to the other, be
acknowledged that he was a carpenter, and said he knew
nothing et the other prisoners, 11111 and Greene, bet
happened to sit sear them, and assisted them to diatribe*
the bills. Hill and Greene said they were printers, and
were apprentices to Mr. Coe, of Little Cuterdane,St.
Paul's, whose name appeared at the bottom of the
bills. He hail given them money, they said, to pay fur
their admission into the theatre, for the purpose of dis-
tributing the bills.
Me. William Donn, the treasurer of the Theatre, at.
teedrd, and stated that it was not in the power of the
managers to perform the contents of the hill in question,
it not baring been s.inclioned by the Lord-Ciienilietiain.
If it was perforated without authority, the patent at-
tubed to the theatre would be liable to be sanalled.

The prisoners were not detained in rastody, or re-
quired to find hail ; but, after signing the account they
save of thomselves, &c. they were discharged, leaving
it to the managers to prosecute thew, or Mr. Coe, the
printer.

Destitute', Nor. 14.-IVemayettention it as a proof
of the mildness of the season, that in a gentleman's
garden in this tows, thee" is a bed fritrawborsies sow
in fall bloom, am/ among which .ay be sera see a
few fit for the table. From the same garden, two ex-
rellent dishes of green peas hare been gathered withi■
the last few days. These peas were sown iwAugeet.
There are now 30 yearn vessels plying on the Clyde:
the malice. is 28 tons burthen, the largest 240; and
the aggregate tonnage is 25041. '111:•ir draught of
water varies from X to Se feet, and the capacity of their
engines from 13 to 73 horse power. One steam ves-
sel is at present on the stoeks, intended to ran be-
tween Oreen-ck and Liverpool, to be propelled by two
engines of 50 horse power each.
(In Monday morning, the following convict% who
were at the late special easier, eon►ictrduf High Tee: -
son, left York C..stle in order to be delivered oh board
the York hulk, lying up the river, at Portsmouth :
William Comstive, Richard Addy, Charles Stans:
field, Benjamin Hanson, Joseph Chapel, Benjamin
Rogers, John Birkinshaw, Joseph
Firth, and M. Downing, to be transported doting
their natural lives: also Jas. Flowers, John Valiance,
John Ferry:need, Abraham Ingham, Georce Brier,
John Hobson, ileorge Birkinshaw, It iliirm &Aland,
(all these from Barnsley and its neighbourhood) John
Lindley, Nathaniel Buckley, and John Peaea•l,
from the neighhonrhooll. to be trap-ported beyond
the :ea% for the term of 14 years. Thomas Riark•
tom, rooticted of High Treason remains iu York La—
de, bring in a had state of health.
Cr Itlt9U4 A eels ENE vsiou. —*l burs lay 3ftersnan,
Mr. (liner, of Thomas-street, Commercial-mid. whilst
reading •in the ground Fatima,- was disturbed by a
noise, as if a cat had got among the chitin on theside-
board and on going to the door, no perotaiseinw in
the parlour, he oh-erred a youth haying hie head is
at the window, the sash of which lie had partly riled
endeavouring, by mewl of a long wire crooked
at the end, to obtain a then 0000000 eter which lay en a
tahit. He walked cautiously across the room awe
the thief itever once perceived Mr. O. dli he laid hold
of him by the ann. He straggled hard to get off. Let
Mr. (I. secured the villa;n by pulling him in at tioe
window. lle was *befit ten years of .If(r. ands( so di-
milinti ye a stature that he could scarcely teach the wit -
flow. Ile was taken to Lambeth-street Folice.,.iiiee,
where he gave his name William Surgesuti, and
committed to the Session.

MARRIF.D.
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the Rev. thrid Jones, Mr. Robert Wept. to rlizehello.
daughter—ringlet the vim' time Mr. John A:hfortt. to Mir,.
seeond (blighter —of AI m. o"orrington. of the same
piney.

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