The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-12 00:00:00

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aioilae cams Wiiiiifiiiproperty was not toned oi
party, and the person robbed did not appear ; anti in
such eases it became the Magistrate to act with ex-
treme caution.
Thomas Clark, a respectable looking stout man, was
charged with attempting to commit a robbery, while
the procession was passing, on a gentleman in Cheap-
skis, who, haring his hand on his pocket-book, felt
the prisoner's finger, and immediately missing his
watch, secured him, after a stout resistance. Alder-
man Waithman said, when he saw persons so dexte-
rous with their fists, be always suspected they belonged
to the Fancy, and asked the witnesses what they
thought of the prisoner. They answered they did not
know it, if he was so; but they did know he had
the best of them. It was not thought he had taken

the watch.—Committed.
Joseph Benjamin vu committed for stealing a gold
chain, from the neck of a lady, while standing on a
chair in the door-way of a shop on Ludgate-hill, when
the Lord Mayor was going to take water.
W. Wright and S. Barkley, two boys, for snatching
a reticule from a young lady; and John Hardy, for
stealing a handkerchief, were committed ; and several
others were discharged or remanded for want of evi-

donee.
John Oakley, a porter, was committed for robbing
his master, a hosier in Milk-street, of four pair (AI
stockings. His master observed him go to the cellar,
found the stockings concealed there, and on charging
the prisoner with the crime, he confessed it. The pro-
secutor said he bad lost property to a vast amount.
R. Collard was brought up in custody, and Charles
Crowder, a person of some notoriety in the police an-
nals, appeared voluntarily, to answer the complaint of
the officers. It appeared a gentleman was rubbed near
Bow Church, during the return of the procession, and
the officers seeing Crowder and Collard coming away
stopped them. Collard was soon released by his com-
panions and went to the assistance of Crowder, who
got off. Collard, however, was again taken, and
safely lodged in the Compter, in spite of a bold at-
tempt to rescue him. The officers swore to an assault
committed by each of them ; but it was wished to get
them committed under the Police Act. An attorney,
who attended for Crowder, objected to this course, and
a long discussion arose on the construction of the Ist
and 2d George IV. cap. 118, be contending that the
evidence of bad characters being merely together, if
they were nut attempting to do mischief, is not suffi•
dent. The Ipw did not permit a man who bad been
punished fora crime to be upbraided with it, and
therefore it could not be taken to say persons who had
committed offences should never again spew themselves
is the street, and could never be reformed. The City
Solicitor and Magistrate decided however, that note-
-does characters, as these were, being in a crowd, and
resisting a search, was sufficient ground for presum-
ing they had, or bad intended to have committed
crime.---They were both committed as rogues and va•
kiphands till the Sessions.
r 1110W-STRUT:Mosee Levy, a notorious deter,
Lass fully committed for trial, for a fraud on a =Gary
um. gamed John Mow.
The prosecutor had lately come from the country In
the hope of "bettering his fortune," and as he was
carelessly sauntering along the Strand, on Thursday,
he saw the prisoner, dressed in the garb of a sailor,
fa end by a Jew, mho appeared earnestly prevailing
on the sailor to take 81. for his watch. The prisoner
rejected his proposal. and " jawed" him for following
him, bat at the same time winked at the country man
to step on one side. The foolish fellow complied, and
was thea told by the prisoner that be had given four
teen guineas for his watch at Liverpool, on coming
on shore, bat having ran aground, and being about Up
leave:Ragland, bewsated the " brass" to take him to bit
ship. The Jew, be said, bad offered him 8/. for it,
bat the Jews were such a set of rogues, that he &oral
he should receive half bad money fog it; and concladei
by offering it for five pounds. The country sae
agreed that a fourteen guinea watch for live pone&
must be cheap, and, without hesitation, gave the
money; and, on having the prise inspected, its value
was ascertained to be about 30s. By diligence he pro-
cured the apprehension of the prisoner, and the teeth,
we have above stated.
A WATCHMAN Suarasoce.—ln consequence of the
statement of a young man who had had his trunk
broken open on Wednesday last, it appeared that there
was some understanding, or at least some intercourse.'
between two suspicious characters, of the names of
Terser and West, and a watchman of the name of Ro-
binson. Mr. Minshall suspended the latter for the pe-
riod of one mouth, ander the provision in the new po-
lice Act, empowering the Magistrates to suspend or
dismiss watehasea on sufficient ground'.
HATTON-camas.—SaNarday, twenty-six men and
state,* women, fees the parish of St. Luke's., Old-
street, ehargod with disetderly conduct, were brought
up in lots of six sash. Pear young men out of the
number, who gave a uldsfactory account were dis-
charged. Sin were ordered to find bail, and the re-
amiaintela belsorinteogniwed by the officers as 're-
puted thieves, were leiteaced under the Police Act to
Aim mend* Itaptioeaureet in the House of Cottre-
ll**. Two of the wares were discharged, and the
I remaining (menses wars nonweitted for various periods,
sane less than a forliciekt. Among this nut bfr was
• fellow named Wm. Herbert, who has only returned
.•bost twelve *oath* age from transportation. This
edema= immediately on his arrival in the metropolis,
proceeded to regularly organise a young gang of pick-
pockets, many of whom, we are terry to add, are the
children of repstable paresis that be contrived to se
Alice from the paths of virtue and honour. Indeed live
or six of the latter are now lying in Newgate, under
the heavy bat just set oohs of the law. The custom
if this fellow was ee take his station at the comer of
.aikreet.."ln a large thoroughfare, while his juvenile
gang, of Ala he was Captain. prowled in the vicinity
1 for their prey; mad en's', of them succeedingin pick.
far a pocket or robbing a shop, the swag, i. e. stoles
prof/it', was instantly brought.to him. Some of these
*flows were discharged on procuring good bail, but
lie NON/rieee Herbert and fatness others were com-
itted to the New Prison. Clerkeowill, for trial at the

fenerilece leigeWrab itteliHfoartreld
t-raerets eeandit to
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there seised 30111114
other fire-works. Mt. HARMERi on behalf of the
fendant, contended that thisaineviedl, thatefiycedl the defe
dnotprovailes the
charge in the information, namely,
mode and caused to be made the articles in who
the possession was no evidence of the nianttfeetarier;
that if a conviction were to take place on this teed.'
many, any gentleman who might have fireworks hew
in his possession, although be had purchased aid iik
tended to nit them for his amusement, might An.
equal justice be amerced ; so also might the peep&
tors of Vauxhall Gardens have their fire-works seliedv
and be fined as the makers. The Magistrates, ow
some consultation, stated that they considered the Toy
tion involved in some difficulty, and took uldll etif
Saturday to deliver their judgment.
UNION•HALLo—aINO O. FARLET:Mr. Jolla hp,
ley, oil and coleurman, of Windmill-street, Hayruebt,
appeared at this office, to answer to an informality,
charging him with having in his possession a queath?
of illicit spirits, which had been unlawfully resoig
having paid the duty of importation; for which It
was subject to the penalty of 1001.
Robert Whitaker, an officer of • the customs, wee%
first witness. He stated, that on the morning Mho
6th inst. be was waiting at the Bricklayers' Arno, la
the Kent-road, and saw two coaches arrive Is lowa,
one from Dover, and the other front Deal. It was
tween five and six in the morning. The defeatism% ar-
rived by the latter coach, with a portmanteau, sad bee
mike which resembled casks belonging to palettes..
From their suspicious appearance, he asked the &Indult
what the contents of them were ? The defendant had
got into a hackney coach when he asked him tholes&
tion, the two casks having been previously pat iota the
same coach. The defendant replied the casks sm.
tained oil colours, for painting ; and he said be wield
chew him his mirth° convince him that he Was a pais*
'by profession, and resided in Wiadmilt-street, is the
Haymarket. The witness then opened the casks, Ha
found 'that they contained foreign spirits. He told the
defendant that it was strange sort of colons., and each
as he should seise. There was the name of Scarlet/ es
each of the casks. Ile asked the defendant he
he accounted for that name being on the casks; ad
he replied that it was of no consequence ; that he bad
been to Dover, and brought them up with him. The
casks were deposited in the Custom house warehouse.
There was another gentleman in the coach with the
defendant. Ile (witness) asked him if he knew my
thing of the spirits, and he said he did not, for Imam
by another coach.
The defendant insisted that there was not endears
sufficient to convict him of the offence. Ile declared
that he never said the spirits were his, and that their
former would, no doubt, have charged theother gentle-
man with the offence, had he obtained his address.—
He called upon the Magistrate to dismiss the Worn&
tion.
The Magistrate said, that be gave credit to these&
of the Custom-house officer, and'convieted the dotted-
ant in the penalty of 1001. bat mitigsting it to 501.,
which thedefendant agreed to pay In &fortnight
The Surrey Theatre was thrown into great mule-
sion on Friday evening, during the time Mr. Bemmegi
and Miss S.Booth were performing in the most left*
log scene of iferiette, by a fellow who threwaatglle
with great strength from the gallery to the stage. Miss
S. Booth most narrowly escaped feeling the ernes(
its force, the apple having been shattered into pith
at her feet. Mr. Bengough immediately came forward,
and offered a reward for the apprehension of the Asia.
Smith, the officer in attendance, proceeded to the opt
and secured the man, but not till after considetille
difficulty in preventing the spectators visiting the este
artily action with a summary punishment. Os heist
brought to the office, the prisoner said that he had pat•
clued the apple in the Theatre, and it being sasesedi
he threw it with an intent to strike die man from when
he had bought it, but that he had missed his ale, and
it passed on to the stage. Oa his making an spoke
to Miss S. Booth, Mr. Dibdin, and Mr. Bengeagh, it
was discharged.

morning, a female of hisi•
some person and graceful figure, dressed in a fashion.
able style, and having the manners of a well-edecatod
woman, entered the shop of Mr. Bennet, linmsdrar
and haberdasher, in Parliament-street, and asked tow
some of the newest fashioned cloaks ; after ersolnial
a number of them she purchased one and paid for IL
On her expressing a wish to see the procession of the
Lord Mayor's show, Mr. Bennet said she would bare
a good view of it from his house, and if she woili
walk up stairs his family would condnct her to one
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the chamber windows. She thanked him for his Fil•
liteness, and after tbe procession had returned 111
water, she tame down to the *bop, and said that $
Bennet's treatment had been so very handsaws, tbet
she would purchase more goods. She looked "g
valuable shawl, a piece of muslin, and some stockish
and said she would send a person with the mosey for
them. Oa the lady leaving the 'hop, a silk *IA
and a quantity of muslin was missed; sespiores. fell
upon her, and she was brought back. and aim",
while Mr. Dovenport, the constable of St. %gals'?
was sent for ; on her person were fonnd the slant.
muslin, and some stockings, and other Part!'
which slot had conttived to conceal abuse her pew.
She was taken to Queen-square, anti traria/4i ea St'
turtlay. She is the daughter of a respetahle
sand
man —She was committed for re-examinatma oa a
future day. the
Sit ins.—Saturday an Inquest wasp.
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King's Arms, firm liath.street, Clerk
'ravages Stirling, E, Coroner, on the blidy
s:lawn& ImfGre
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Verdict—lnsanity

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