The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-27 00:00:00

THE ST,

robbery of the prosecutor, a poor old alas, who lives by
selling fish in the street. In order to ascertain when the
old mankept bis money, the little thief went and asked
him for change for a shillinz, and watched to what part
of the room he went to get cie change. In *day or two
after Buckley said to his associates, " I'm going to creek
(is e. break open) this old fellow's crib; will yea be is
it?" Two of them did not hesitate; having watched
the old man out at night,.they took down a shutter, and,
taking out a pane of glass, got in through the aperture,
and threw out every thing portable.
A boy, who had been invited to " be in it," and who
said he was a mere spectator, gave evidence against the
three young thieves; and, upon seeing this, twn of
them begged to be allowed to give evidence against
their captain.
The Alderman received their testimony, and they
stated the whole affair ; sis eating, however, that they
had no intention to deprive the old man of his goods;
and that they dud themselves little or no share in the
business. Thee swore they had been but three days ac-
quainted with him.
An Officer snore he bad seen them together fur a

month before.
Buckley was committed for trial. The relations Alf
the two other young thieves were boned over to give
evidence against him.' The property was not fonad.
Bow STazer.—Yesterday, George Smith was brought.
in custody of a beadle of Christchurch. Surrey, charged
with having on the 3d inst, fraudulently, and by false
pretences, obtained 30 yards of silk, the property of
ltobarts, Griffith, and Co. of Chandos Street, Covent
Harden, silk mercers.
Mr. (ferrate, clerk to Messrs. Roberts, *latest that on
the 3d of Dee. the prisoner called at their warehouse,
said he came from Harding and Co. who are all silk-
mercers in Pell Melt, and that he wanted 2 pieces of
silk, of the same colour as a pattern which he produced.
but of a richer kind. to spew to a lady in Somerset Place,
a customer of Me . Harding,. It was a custom be-
tween the 2 firms, when one wanted a particular article,
for the other, if able, to supply it, and they Denied every
Satsrday. Witness did nut know the prisoner, and told
him so, but he replied that be bad been with Harding &
Co. for years,land asked witness if he did not know Mr.
Davies, who was a fellow Clerk of Ids? Witneu did
know a Teneg. man of that name at M Harding sad
Co's, aid having no doubt lie was also clerk there, be let
him have the silk be asked for, amounting to 30 yards.
Tile prisoner wished to have the loan of a yard to nen-
sure it for the lady he was to take it to, and said be
would return what was left of the silk when site had
been served. The prisoner never returned.
On enquiry of Harding & Co. it was ascertained that
be had once lived there, but it was upivastls of 3 years
ago. Witness met the prisoner is Surrey on Sunday,
and gave him in charge to as' Übe He was then la-
tozieated.
Mr. Smith, of the firm of Hardier it Co. proved that
the prisoner was not is their on *iv 1141 of
December, and that be was not to 'sad to oislait ike
silk for them.
The prisoner, in his defence, dented tha4, re.
presented himself as being still employedlis • lee
of Harding and Co. He told Mr. Gerrard' hiked
been In their employment, and Hitt wait ;titbits
there was no false pretence, mid it wes-so setts, elms t
matter of *labs -
Mr. Sierran', however. a afortssately for the prbsetwe's
ingessity, adhered to Isis *mutton!. that he reptiti
himself to be then La the service of Meters. sg
aisitl Co.
11.• prisOser waiiiiiirtits 13046:10100410
Oil' fbr the fraud. " i • +• • ••••./ • ,•,....< WO
When he had been removed to the torlf,tipitaleme, ,
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sent fee one of the Prosecutor'. and-einate .dlisid., KO:,
had pawned the Silk foe about oast Spisqlst, i: jis viskisi,
and had sites sold tho,Dsplitalat Mk isc At.
tees shillings.

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CsuTION TO realsOsts entQcrerietWeifleufilleki-
A gentleman complained to Sk &. Skiffs of Si ielda-
des Toe.
o robbery committed upon bile la the )phew to
Covent-garden Theatre, on Mondey main Ida.. lirint
intending to go into the Pit at half-prkez be, airlsi be-
fore the time, be, as well ss a considerable member o other
persons, had to wait. Whets half-price was sonouoied.
Shore was a rush, and just as he reached the narrowest part
of *sinewy, a fellow whom he had before observed peals-
leg violently about, seized his watch-chain, looking him
stesdily in the face at the same levant, and drew out his
watch, which was a gold one of high Tiler. There was a
giard chain attached to it, which held It for a moment, and
the robber gave a second snatch, and the swivel of OW
watch chain giving way, be succeeded in getting the watch.
The applimint raised ao alarm instantly,bet the fellow path•
ed on with the erowd, and got into the body of the theatre\
Diseldsoo, the chief constable of the theatre, and others of
deo police, made a diligent search throughout the pit, mom-
sledby the applicam.but could not find the thief. and there
blink doubt but that be turned about and made hie Way
owl of the boose es quickly as possible after he bad gained
tho•dark part of the lobby.
Rapron-oanusx.—Mr. G. Lurten, landlord of the
Orange Tree peblic.house, in Orange-street, Red Lim.
square. was charged with unlawfully leaving three hares
is his poseession. contrary to the theme Act. lawmen-
cl f information being given at this Office, that the
defendant had &large quantity of game unlawfully in
his possession, be not being a qualified person,'',search
warrant was granted, and the two Reads wit!NO *-
weight, the Wham, were duputed to put it in exeOptiern,
They went on Christmas-Eve, and, on searching, found
a hare hanging asp is the bar, another in a room chore
stairs, and a third hare and a turkey below stairs I. ;kJ
cellar, besides several boxes and baskets, packed np,euch
containing bares, pheasants, turkeys; and ether presses
of Christmas fare. The Officers brought the tbseollirwr
mentioned bares to the Once; but those peckidip they
left behind, on a supposition that they were liiiiiiiii
for, or belonged to some qualified gentlemen ; 41 ..-
those three hares the penalty (which is 51. fie WV,
were sought to be recovered.
Mr. Luxton, in &truce stated, that all. the, game
found in his house belonged to qualitied gentlemen, with
the exception of the single hare found in his .kitchen
with the turkey, which was a present he received from
the country, and which he intended for his Cheistike
dinner; that his house was frequented by porters frees
different inns and coach others, and that the game was
left by them till they called again to deliver them at di-
rected.
The Magistrate remarked that :the officers- be-
haved very leniently to the defendant in tint bringing
away all the game they found in his house. as ' kitty
might have done, and for which he certainly wool ol be
convicted, as his house was not an office where parcels
are booked or delivered front; but as the game
left behind did not form part of the present charge. he
should convict him only fur two hares, passing,over the
hare he intended fur his Christmas dinner.
The defendant was accordingly convicted in the pa
nalty of 101., being .5i each. ,i
Lady Perron, and bet son' Henry Dundee Perrat
Esq., presented tt-etitsela es before the Magistrate,
aforesaid Mr. Per:ott being charged with having '..
witted a violent and noproectirted assault upon Iffteis.
watchmen some three or four months since. Ladj
Pruett addressed the Magistr•tte on behalf of her son. •
Mr. Sergeant SSLIAIN delivered it as his opinion. theft.
a watchman nlio ,cifered an assault to remain foe.
four *moths without routplainine of it, was not entitlet
to any protection. The complaint was coneequyatly
dismissed. -
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A isackney.coach,pati summoned a lady for.not paying
him his fare; the 14.1 y was ,in
.the frequent habit o:
going to the it,.....5e of Srt Ashley lDuper, for surgic.l

advice, sad befog occasionally demised for a length if
lithe theft, she agreed with the coachman that be sbodl
charge by time. The coachman thialsimg that distance
would be truemprofitable to him, iodated that he bad
the power of revoking his agreement, and charging as
he thought proper.
Mr. Sergeant Satildi held that a coachman man Mai
entitled to claim the benefit of any agreentoot bb bade
for receiving more than his fare; hut lie wis. wievedura
lees, honnd by en agreement to take what might be inia
thee his fare.
A peeper of Islington workbottsa was charged with
creating a disturbance in the poor-house, after haying
hod roast beef, plena pudding, aid a plot of porter al
lowed her, on Christmas day.
The Alagistrate accepted as apology from her, sad
disc!..aged her.
M•ll.llolloooH•STRlULT.—Yesterday, before Mr. Roe,
the Sitting Magistrate. a respectable looking elderly
was, who gave his name Martin Hitchman Masters.
was charged by James George, a soldier in the Pd Foot
Ottani% with assaulting him. The circumstances took
place in Park-lane, between two and three o'clock yes-
terday morning. The prisoner was taken to St. James's
welds-Moose. when both he and the soldier were detain.
ed by the voidable. The prisoner, it appeared, Lad
bees for many years in respectable practice as a sorra...a
and apothecary in the country, but had lately retired
and been lodging in Chelsea; Le was admitted to
bail. himself I. eighty pounds, arid two sureties in forty
each.
Charles Kennevey. the lad 'who is charged on suspi-
cion of being concerned in the robbery of 60(11. coin-
ahead in the house of Mr. Dannoran, of Oeford-street,
sos Sunday evening last, was brought up and underwent
a rase:emanation, hot no further light was throws on
this mysterious affair. Ile was again remanded.
A Spanish Nobleman and two other Geode:nen
wen
charged with rioting snit knocking at all the doors in
Regent-street, between two and three o'clock on Mon
day worming last. They were taken to St. James's
watekbonoe, when they left thirty pounds as security
for theirappearanee. They did not however come for-
ward till yesterday—they assured the Magistrate they
were scions of sisal they slid, and attributed an
their misdeeds to the juice of the grape. They were'
fined five shillings each, for being drank, and die
charged.
Many•aa-Roisz OIVICIL—Hannah and Elizabeth
Ford, two sisters. were bruise ht before the Sittieg 11a-
gistrate, charged with stealing different articles of plate.
value about forty pound.. from the dwelling-house of
Joseph May. RN, la Mentagimastrest, Montague-
square.
it &Morava that tbe primmer' had gone down Out
area steps. dm gate being apes, and observing that no,
perm. was in the beds-tea pantry, they entered mil
packed op a variety of silver articles which they were
in the act of carrying away, when a merest of Mr. May
discovered the thirties au inetautly raising an alarm.
the priamsen were takes into custody by a watehmai.
They were fully commiued for trial
Lassernuarasau.—Yesterday. William Jamb
slugs was put to the bar. before Sir Matt %Valium*.
Matthew Wyatteiesi Jul.; Mordant. Rave. the Sitting
Magistrates. charged with highway mammy. i
Mr. !UAW Pitch, a Tottenionsocatecoad, deposed.
that be was paskittgaeng Whiteciusirel-hmal sheet Ma*
o'clock en Wedursday night;actisnlitaed by his wife,
mud carrying his child le' his ~tame, vibes on maim
sear the Lard Nelms paaheakesior. tie was street at
withal an provocatimi
ttewhatevettlikeee *death had
tie le a their
bib

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arid tie Infant liactuglesered oat of Ids avail
'elmadfullaihart ageism lIM pareasent. His • wilieo;
le Alpe hat eimmil lreglissey.-140 MIAs
latch to rested iye roasterlist MoB9l/71
••tket be bad bees rah** of NOM sersedi.- 11'
handherelikf. Istfac giutorr
ea •oldli.ilifi
t of his three idlidelttpire
sou captured.
The prisoner lorts IWltingOiNkAsilkosgsig go
trial. .
Qintex SOCAlll.—lfterita' I*;.. fectirgi. ' MA ..kfketil',
trl:attegre:lstweiltimbsalla :f 7ritigt kreitterit
itmd Os:Awhile on duty, between, 141. end k
.or , •
MS, sight last, be observed two ,sitlttritrog .host
Aurcbiard. with sacks sad .in .. ' if:MO* Mile,
retreated, but bad sot , .cirll,6llll
der
voi:ted resod to his. %Mk 140 es s'
obtain at their Soo aimiks4 i :
: . seemed to tura a deaf esrlet Ltht rig.sigA
if ' went' to the watelibouse. nail i' • . hit%
the his fellows : they wets, forms:di eirrigh to dig:
izt pampers is tits set of . turning up a grain
immediately ammo .d earned to the wet
he
he other three. • folly coiroltors
lite bate part of this eviderai;•.:, e. Magistrate order
;ilimor to find bail, themselves in, . and two gaieties
is 4111. b, is &Wit of which: to liasousgdanka to
their Theprisoners tiot.bailignl4oollool.
wo,
ate bails locked up. .
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Alai.. Bosswt was yid K I-To 'this AIN
by an film% istrisy be's- lo: Breadmiess%
Ratcliff, et* two brace of wealiaelo tad lllkitmegi

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. Tbs•defeadant said the beef was height in Calais by I,'
the Copt. of the William. to which ship I. ltelonted. iiil - '
he ba4 unbarred it to he brought tatAllolueffifewitstiter IA '
was lag to convey it. .tua. • I:c ; '.: -..! • . . • i
The Ceptaie proved the stsitiepeilt pr be tree. sad Ate, ,
betimes given up. 1
• The Crin said the two brier, of cocks be also 1
looht • Calais market for three frame sad a half,
and gwen going to make 111! presses of theta to a
(deed. •
The Magistrate considerettotinti.the birds, noted,a
been killoil in Britain, the Bah law was evad anti
he. vonserectly. ordered the Ms to be restored to the
Captaia. There is a anty of no less than twenty-five
'per amt. oo %bossism of game coming from France to
this country.
Elie. Theron, a pauper of Shadwell Workhouse, was
charged with a violent &mask on three Or tour other in.
matesof theiworkbeeme.
The Master of the workbags* stated that on Walesa.,
day eight. taring th cry of " Murder !" be proceeded
to the prisoner's aparte ment, where he found her ill.
ing a poor woman, and firmly believes she would have
murdered her had lie not gone to her assistance t they
had bees rojoyieg the fruits of a charitable donation.
latil they got inebriated. and fell out with each
other.
MaelsoetPege. an inmate of the workhouse, stated
that shims beatings little orphan. when she interfered.
anti lied by the ?dieser.
her said they were all qaerrelsome together.
10. • witnesses fell on her flit ; slieithought her-
lialf : in the defence.
ZTO ignite committal her to the Sosaoos. sad
Master to prosecute,
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The on andt4luborgit mail amcir.in its journey
saalatriml on Tuesday morning last, was thrown over
nest 'll*k. in consequence of the saviors of the
roodilioiiag .been improperly left ia heaps, which bad
wpm/ ball fr . With sue of these heaps the wheelsr
the coach paste in coaraell and so the accident happened.
Tat gu•• utli was severely bat in the back; the roach.
wip.lo4l ontlemaa. who was the only immerser.
mord tut.
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