The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-18 00:00:00

POLICE.
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Bow rriturr.—Friday Oatrick Magrath, a young fl...ntle-
man, was brought before ft. !imam, laq. charged with mak-
ing a distutbance, and violently assaulting Mr. Julia Brooks
who stated himself to he a Profassinnal Gentleman. He rot,
he was in a box of Covent-garde n Theatre on Thursday night,
when Mr. Magrath entered the box in which he was silting.—
He wiAed to have she door of the bos shot, which tbe De-
fendant objected tot he then requested him so move to the
front seals in toe box, which were vacant, which he also re-
fused to do. Mr. Magrath so n after left the box, mid she
Complainant heard him say, its alluding to him personally
that he was a hanger on of the Theatre; that be un-s a holly Is
the Theatre; that he lived on females, and misty other iosssl.log
and degrading observations. This language and condom in-
duced the Complainant to leave the box; he found the Defend.
ant in the lobby, repeating similar I nguage ; he in conse-
quence went up to him. and called upon him to espial
st hat hr me sat by speaking of h.m in such in-u.ting •erms.—
The Defendant then most violently anoulted and struck him.

The Defendant did not deny using the gross epithets towards
the Prosecutor, Ste. with which he had been charged; in f ,ct,
attempted to justify teem, and recriminated against the Pro-
secutor f.tr havirg first as nutted him bet his charge or evi-
dence could nut t e received on oath; he was therefore ordered
to find hail or to he committed. The Defendant persisted that
Mr. Brooks struck him first, and wished to ptu•ecute Mr.
Brooks; he was informed by the Magistrate. that he coo d do
t at at the Sessions, if he pleased, by also preferring a bill r

indictment.
QVCEN-IQUARE.— William Berry. a chaise-cleaner to Mr.
Tapley. post•chaise proprietor of Valthamstow, was charged
with unlawfully pawning a silver chronometer watch, value 30
guineas, the property of W. Money, Esq.
Mr. Money stated, that on the 10th of May he hired a post.
chaise, to take him from the House of Connisous to Waltham-
.tow, and he believed that he left his watch in the chaise when
he got out of it at Walthamstow.
Mr. Tapley said, that the Prisoner was the person who en-
tered the chaise Mr. Money rode in.
Mr. Williams, pawnbroker, Great Chapel.street. Westatin.
stet% toad that the Prisoner pawaed the watch on the 13th July
for 30s.
The Prisoner acknowledged that heTound the watch in the
pocket of the chaise. Ile Was con‘icted under the Pawnbro.
km' Act, In the penalty of .201 which being unable to pay, be
was committed to the House of Correction fur three months.
HATTON-GARDEM.—On Friday E. Gay. a RlakirPi chinme,
sweeper % residing 'fh Park-place. St. Mary-le-bonne, wi
cha bed w ith unmercifully heating W. Frassity, Iva appren'ice,
II years of age. The boy stated, that on Monday last his mas-
tersent him, with another boy. to sweep several chimneys; hut
finding one of them in a very dangerous state he a elatted to go
up, and on his ret..rn the other boy t.,ld his master, who beat
shim wish a horsewhip, while naked, until his body.was cur in
several places. Mr. Skinner, a surgeon, of Hatton-garden,
attended on behalf olhthe poor little sufferer, and stated, that
having examined him. he found his body sadly lacerated. The
Magistrate ordered the indentures to be cancelled, and the boy
to be delivered up to his mother.—The Prisoner was severel,
reprimanded, and tben he was discharged!!
UNION-HALL.-0o Friday = Sutton, the Black Pugilist,
was charged with assaulting a watchman. He had broken the
*butters and some,pane. of glass belonging to a widow in Her.
intridley, ami the watchman desiring him to stop and pay Iltt
damage, the Knight of the fist gave him affoerer. lie express-
ed contrition, and promised to recompeuce nil parties. The
watchman's warrant against him, however, remains' in force,
should he again resort to such.vitileure.
Minim. Collins !sad Jane Summerlield wee charged with .
veigling a Gentleman, named ,Powell, into a rolfee-shop in St,
Georgros.fields, on Thursday morning, and robbing him of Ir
in Bank-notes —The Prisoners were remanded,
Lawmen' tree re.—tan Friday John Flood, a 'oath about
17 )ears of age, was brought tip 1,,r final examination, on a
charge of bring a common utterer of forrd non s. The Pei.
stater a short time ago was taken in.o cos tidy by an (Hiker, on
suspicion of the above crime, and on searching him a forged'
notts`wat foundin his pocket. Several shopkeepers who had.
bad had notes *sett on them attended and identified the Pri-
soner as being the person who passed them. Mr. Christmas
proved the notes produced to be forgeries, and the' evidence
being sa•isfactory, the Primmer was cummitted for trial.
Helen Hogberg, a notorious character, was committed'
stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of
lhe Prosecutor was fool enough to accompany
"Prisoner;to a hovel in St. Cathatine's, mad• ant morning
missed both her dad his clothes. • •