The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-25 00:00:00

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• • •Salurdavi 'Sept. 23.
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Ann Nesbit was indicted for uttering, n the
true and genuine cups of these kingdoms, a piece
of base metal, in the similitude of a sixpence. It
appeared that the Prisoner offered the base metal
in question at timber of Mr. Blueit, also keeps
the Welsh Harp, ih Chandos.strcet, Maiden.lane,
where it was refused, and the landlord entertain.
iug suspicions of the Prisoner, followed her to
the shop of Mrs. Thomas, Orange.streel, Lei.
cester.square, where she again attempted to pass
the sixpence, and was taken into custody. On
Iscarchisig the Prisoner, there sere found, in her
left hand, three shillinwilfsind Imo sixpence, all
Counterfeit. The Jnry found the Prisoner Guilty,
and the Chairman sentenatxl her to one year's,
imprisonment, and at the cad of that period to
find bail for her good 'behaviour for two years;
admonishing her at the same time, that she had
formerly been found guilty of a similar offence,
and that though her previiius conviction had not
been given in evidence against her that day, so as
to aggravate her present punishment, yet that, if
again guilty of an offuuce of the same kind, she
would incur axapital punishment.
Mary Dayk was convicted et a similar offence,
in uttering two counterfeit shillings to. Mrs. Eliza.
both Grey, in Perceval..street, Clerkensi ell, on the
'4lh and sth of the present month. The chairman
sentenced her to a year's ileptisonmento sad at:
tcrwards to find bail to keep the pe ice foroneyear.
Sarah, the wife of James Lazarus, and dais,
the wife of William Lazarus, were indicted fur
rtittering to Susansiali Castland, who keeps a
chandler's shop at Wixom, a counterfeit
pence ; also with haying on their persons, tiles
apprehended, a quantity of base metal, matte to
resemble shillings and sixpences. It appeared that
the Prisoner, Ann Lazarus, came into the shop'
of the Prosectitrix, on the 31st of July, and pur.
chased a two.penny loaf, for which she gave al
ronnterfeit sixpence. In about ten minutes elret:'
wards, the other Prisoner, Sarah, also came into
the Proseeittrix's shop, and asked far a quarter
of a pound of butter, Price 441. for which she ten.
dered a sixpence, but which the Prosecutrix was
prevented from taking in consequence of a Mr.
Hutch:llan, who was then in the shop, telling her
it was counterfeit. Sarah Lazarus then went away,
promising to return for the butter; Mr. flinch.
man suspecting her, followed her, and saw her
juin the other prisoner; after some 404 they
separated; Anti gut away; but Sarah was taken
into custody, and in her possession were found
two loaves, .and other articles, a good half guinea,
some pence, aunt 15 shillings and 12-siapences, all
counterfeit. Anh's house was Starched, but
nothing was found' to criminate her.
Mr. GLZDE addressed the Jury re 'the Pri.
loners, insisting that there was no conclusive cvi.
dunce against either.—The Jury found Ann Not
Guilty, and Sarah Guiltq.
The Chairman, however, was of opinion, that
if they could nut satisfy themselves that the Pri.
loners were connected as one person, they must
find both innocent:—Ann, who tittered the six.
pence, could not be innocent, aid Sarah, in
whom this littering by Ann alone made it criminal
in her to have in 'her possession the counterfeit
money, be guilfy.--,The Jury accordingly found
both Prisoners Net Guilt!).

l'Ut ICE.

Bow-Stetat.—S,iturday Charles Zagnani, an
apprentice to *goldsmitt►, and John Gooday, a
lnacn.drsper'sshopu►au, in Cheapsitle, were brought
befureTi. Nam, El. and charged with behav-
ing in a rintiiiiiand disorderly manner) tiro pre.
ceding night.
The coinplaibt against Zagnani was, that he,
and several others, remained in the oue.shilling
gallery of Covent-Garden Theatre, a consider-
able time after the performance was over, making
a great noise, and tha,t Zagnani took a lighted
candle nut of omit of the sconces, sitspemled from
the gallery. The Prisoner, Gooday, it appeared,
also cuotinue•d in the Theatre after the conclusion
of the performance, standing up, in front of the
loner boxes, and making a great noise, with a
watchman's rattle ; that he then went into the
pit, where lie held up a banner, with the follow.
ing inscription upon it—" No Italian depravity,
or French duplicity ;—ostive talent, and the old
prices."
The Magistrate thought the conduct of both
the parties highly censurable; and such as would
warrant him in calling upon them fur sureties, to
!limiter whaemight bis objected igaittit them, at
the Sessions, on beitalf of the managers and pro.
prieturs of the Theatre; and they were accord-
ingly ordered to add bail.

the everting, several persons, taken into cus.
telly at the Theatre, for similar disorderly con.
duct, wore brought before the same Magi►trate,
and obliged to And bail.

MAnt.uottovas-stater.—A man, who was
formerly stripped of his Clergyman's gown, and
suffered two years imprisonment in the House of
Correction, foe a criminal assault upon a boy,
WAS last week brought to this Office, from St.
George's watch-house, for a criminal assault,
with intent to commit a detestable offence, on a
coachman. The depraved Defendant was charged
at the watch-house with having committed the as-
sault uto the coachman, in South-street, at a late
hour, and he was taken by tlw assiatatice of an-
other persu*. Early yesterday morning the Pro.
secutor was sent fur to the watch-house, where he
was met by some of the friends of the wretch
who was charged, and the consequence. was, he
did not attend fo prosecute, and the Defendant
was discharged. The Magistrate ordered a war-
rant fur the apprehension of the Prosecutor.

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At Lord Amitim's sale of livestock, at Shugbo-
rotfgh, list Week, 400 sheep of the titost4saptujiiil
Leiceslef and—South Dots(' breeds sold at good
prices, as did upwards of 60 head of cattle of
the celebrated Staffordshire loug.horeed breed.