The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-11 00:00:00

• 'THE STATESMAN,

soner sitting drinking porter, and the child sitting by his side
with its head on the table fast asleep. They questioned him as
Mee:stole Bu m
o—The elderly man whose examination to how he came by the child, but he gave evasive answers. and
they detained hies until the father came up, when he identified
before the LORD MsToR, on the charge of heieg concerned the child, and the Prisoner was then taken into custody and so-
in passing the notes • stolen out of the Exeter coach, a
peered in our paler of yesterday, was soon afterwarts cu
rge account the child gives is, that she met the Prisoner in
apprehended on a similar charge. His son was also appre Kenhington lane, as she was returning from school, between
Leaded. end both were yesterday put to the bar before the four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and he told her'he wold
lit-
LORD MAYOR. give her some apples and pears if she would go with him •• .
' Mr. Brown, the Marshal, stated, that the two prisoners tie way.; she consented, and be then lifted her over the hedge
were enspectesi of havine uttered three of the 51. notes stolen Into the field, and taking her to • place where observance from
out of the Exeter subscription coach, knowing theta to have the road was precluded by the hedges, he made the diabolical
been stolen. attempt which forms part of the charge against him, but under
circumstances of such an abominable nature that they cannot
The case excited particular attention, as tbeeloier prisoner be mentioned. He then told the child that she must go Meng-
was the slay before ander such circumstances of suspicion with him, and that he would take her home on the following
as excited a very strong impression against hint. A clerk of morning, and he led her to the Three Comp near Vette-.
elessreeffanbuey produced three 51.notes,which formed part hall turnpike gate, and there he had some porter and a biscuit.
of those which had been stolen, and had been lately received He left the horse with the child about six o'clock, and pro-
at the Watford bank, from which they were transmitted to ceeded to the Falcon at Battersea, where he remained until be
Hanburyeand Co. was taken. •
-
Mr. Pike, a gentleman who attended from the Watford The prisoner denied that lie bad behaved in the manner
Bank, deposed that the three notes had been brought to the described to the girl, and said be bad only taken her
.to,
house by the younger defendant, who had been previously the public houses to give her some beer apd cakes. ~
erscribed to them as a respectable man, and that other notes Mr. MINIMUM. said be thought his derelict would avail
were given fur them. The house, he said, was not in the hint but little, and ordered him to be remanded until this
habit of changing notes, except the persons who brought day.
them were known to be respectable. A MANIAC.—In the course of the days person of genteel
Tne younger prisoner, upon heir. exterior upon to account exterior presented himself to Mr. eltesuuee, and solicited
for his possession of the stolen notes, said be had received a private interview, as he said be had something to corn-
them from Isis father. municate respecting a murder in Ireland. Mr. Mixseuee
The old man here mid that he certainly had given the accordingly went into the room, taking another Gentleman
notes to his son. and he trusted the circumstances would with him, and on the applicant for the private interview,
bear him out. He lied sent his son to the country to sell a being introduced, he began talking so manifestly incohe.
horse, and had given him 201. in.sl. notes, to purchase any rent, as plainly denoted his being in a state of insapity. He
thing worth .while with. The money was, be believed, in elan accompanied his declamation with such extravagant
four " Brummagem.," of which the three that ba
deb,
been action, which became so violent, that Mr. Minslenll
produced were a part. lie told his son to get those notes fearing he would do some mischief, precipitately left the
changes, at the Wetford Bank, where both be and his son room, and ordered some of the patrols to go in and secure
hail been knee n for many years, as he had lived in the him. He no sooner perceived his intention, than falling
neighbourhood a lung vitae. ea his knees, roared out with a voice sufficiently loud to
The LORD ahem—You have jeetarived at the import. alarm theneighbourbood, "Oh. Lord trod! What have 1
ant fact. Where did you get those done? Murder! What have I done ?" It was some time
Prisoner.—l took (our or five, dune?cntry notes, god they before he was rendered the least quiet, bat no intelligence
were amongst them, at Croydon fair, for some horses that could be gained from him as to who or what be was.
sold there. I took another country note, and I think it Mr. MINIM/LI humanely ordered him to betaken proper
was a ** Brummagem," .from a publican in Ooswell cue of- I
Street. - • Meeenogovan-seurr.—Yesterday George Janes was
The publican allude to here stepped forward,he keeps the brought up on suspicion of being concerned in robbing the
house of Sir Thomas Hammond. of Dean-street, May-fair, on
Horse Shoe public-lionse, which is frequented by as tow
oeveeneplcbeofdetutheeelettet he
and horse dealers. Witness did not know the prisoner by September.
Sir Thomas's eetab4ahseet stated
haw, hut be knew him perfectly well by sight, and was that, on the evening in question, between seven and eight
asked by bite a short time ago, to change le 101- rote for o'clock. the drawing room was discovered to have been robbed.
him. Witness gave him two 51. notes in change,one of which It appeared the thieves bad ascended some railing, and thence
was a country note, he was convinced ; bat whether it reached the loads near one of the drawing room 'windows.—
was a Birmingham note or not, be could not tell. Wit- They stole • large silver Ink-stand, a silver candlestick, a
ness never had had more than one Birmiegbaas note, Mina basket. and thirteen gold seals. None of these articles
which he received from a gentimae who um to his boss, bad since been heard of. The prisoner had bees latterly ob.
with the elder prisoner. served lurking in the street near Sir Thomas's house, in con-
:my with other suspicious characters. Tice wi con-
The elder prisoner positively and loudly denied that any
dered him a bad man, and gave him in charge of a coo-
such transaction bad passed between the publican and et
any friend of his or any person in his company at the It did not appear that he was even seen in the street on the
boner. - evening of the robbery, but be had been noticed beggisig in
The Loan Memo otrietly examined. the publican on the neighbourhood. On inspecting the office books, the pi-
this point. The latter declared that he b-lieved that the cotter was discovered t
ots have been committed. in May last,
person from whom he had taken the Birmingham note, to the House of ro. for two months, for having been
came into his house and dined with the prisoner, with whom found in the area of • boost under very suspicious ter.
cemstances, and being unable Zo give a satisfactory account
be acted as ifan intimacy existed between them ; and that
of
the prisoner came and went with the pern. Witness 21 mi'lf.
so
The prisoner, with tears, protested his inoneemee. lie said
was not certaie that he had given the same note to the that he Dad recently COMO from abroad, and if the Magistrate
pr The would liberate him. he would immediately go to his native place
The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner- whether be had in Gloucestershire, and never beg again.
nierkell the notes with the name of the person with whom The prisoner was committed until the Sesslons.--The
he had taken theof ? Magistrate intimated to Sir Thomas's servant, that if any
The prisoner replied in the negative. He never thought evidence could be procured against the prisoner. it might be
brought forward.
of melt a thing. for he had never taken a bad country note
marked Bank of Charles Brooks, a young man of very goatee; appearance,
at a fair is his life. He always, however,
was yesterday brought before Mr. Cunene, the magistrate,
England note.. charged by Messrs. Ross, of Sydney'salley. wapitis drapers,
The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner why he sent the with having fraudulently obtained from them a pleat of blue
no*, in question to be changed in the country? cloth, value upwards cafe.
The prisoner—" Because the country people like coon- Mr. James Ross stated. that on Thursday the prisoner. of
notes;;s best. They won't take. the Bank of England whom be had some knowledge, as being in the service of Mr.
they won't look at them, and think you want to Reamerson, of Aidermanbury, also la the woollen trade. ease
cheat them if you offer such a thing." to him and asked to have a piece of cloth, of a particular tea-
The Loan MAYOR said, that from the circumstance of turas for Mr. Raiserson. who happened to have none of that ,
with a rose who had quality himself. They did not hesitate to let Me have the
the prisoner baying been in company cloth, which he took away with him ; bet on sebsequest In-
uttered needf the stolen notes, and from the fresh arcane-
quiry, they found reason to believe that Mr. Ematerson had
stances state this day. tending to show the prisoner having gi %biera.tueliettperisioneero
cum
tatuthorißtyeto use his na se.
Lad possession of some of the stolen notes, a case of strong
suspicion had been made out. 14 Mr. se."'" positive. on this Point,
or if Mr. Emmerson was in attendance to deny such authority
The prisoner said, the case of this day had no reference himself.
. to that of yesterday. The story told by the fellow at the Mr. Ross said, he could not speak positively, and Mr. Em-
to
was not credible. " I have." added the merson was not present, but could easily be produced.
prisoner, " given value for those notes. I paid them away Mr. CONANT asked the prisoner if he wished to give any at:-
without dread or fear, and expect value for them." . count of the transaction himself 1 There was no necessity for
his doing so at present, unless be thought proper.
The Lasso MAYOR said that be should connect both
but
prisoner said, that undoubtedly he did obtals the eloth,•
cases. and trust declare that the eircurnstaaces to bighly
telteho_eobtained itin his own ease, and for his own me, as be
suspicioas. The City Solicitor was then called in ; and Mr. Rose at the time, and to whore he was perfectly well
after some consultation on the aehject. his Lordship re- known *as the brother-in-law of Mr. Emeterson.. After he
mended the father, and dischargee the son. received the cloth; he unfortunately, he said, went to a publics
The old man expressed great eurprise at that measure, house in Westminster, where he got drunk. aad he sold some of
and said he was quite at a loss to judge bow suspicion the piece of cloth to a Jew in the street, and the remainder he
rested on him. left lo a hackney coach, and lost.
Mr. CONANT said+ that nothing could be done with the am.
He was then taken to the Complete
until the attendance of Mr. Ernmerson, for whom Mr. Ross set
• GUILDHALL. —N tun. CornereeLeS AND TIMM Allusits.
off, as he said, to the city, and in the mean thee the prisoner
—,-Dennis Savage, a young man in the employment ol Mr.
was locked up.
She, a farrier of tiosiliman Street, was brought before Mr. In about two hours Mr. Ross returned. but not &tempo-
Alderman Blocs, in custody of R. Dyeball, beadle of Castle nied by Mr. Emmerson ; and he said that it was not the
Bertnard. Ward. The charge against him in the Magi*• intention of that gentleman to appear, ,nor would he, Mee
trete. book was disorderly---The Night Constable, Abra• Ross, urge
.thecase any farther. i •e• •• •
• ham Cross, who outtht 'to have brought the prisoner up, did " Then;' said Mr. CONANT," I NOM*, OW Vieth is, you
not thinkyroper to appear, and had left the whole affair to have com Promised the ostler, and naked value for your
the guidance of Dyebell. Dyeball stated, that he was stand-
cloth.
_ls not that ease?'
Wiest his own deer last night a little after eleven. when
Mr. Ross .—I reface to answer that (motile's.
theme. with another young wan. passed by with an um-
You are sworn, said Mr. Cortex's., to speak the whole
' br :11a to his hand. They were talking about it, and one
truth, and you most answer.
• said to, the other elt looks a good large one, and better
an mina." This was enough for a beadle, and be instantiv Mr. ,
_R, on still declined
. "miring •
Die. Co NT.--.1 must say, that your 'indocile very die-
tolled tiatage, dragged him to the watch- house before the"
• 'Night Constable, who imprisoned him for the night, and creditable as a tradesman ; you come here and charge a
man of defrauding you of property, in order to leach t con.
Aeat lem before his Worship.—Altlerman--And is this the
venience of the office to recover it, and not for the public
"Miele of tee charge? Dyeball : Yes, yoar Worehip.—
good ; and if you persist in refusing to answer the quot-
e, Alderman : Then, Sir, both you and the Night Constable
'" • Wive itelsivid most disgracefully.—Mr. Etna the young don, you must take the consequences.
Mr. Ross considered for a short time, and then said he
""ailin'ti"einployeri then stepped forward, and said he had
had been promised a settlement while *bent,. by the pre.
peter had a more sober and industrious young man than
toner's friends. The promise was made him
"' the prisoner. At this time of the year, when they were so last outside
the office, when he saw Mr. Emmern, bet could not say if
- makina up for winter, the men &leaps worked late; last be was still about the place. Mr. Ross said, that the reason
h. 'night the prisoner die not leave his workshops till eleven.
L'' he refused to answer was, that be had been but a eery short
'Ate Alderman seisi, that both Metall and the Night Con-
.'
:Stable had behaved in a highly culpable mariner. lead tbey time in business, and was reluctant to make himself appear
conspicuous, not well knowing how to act.
4-imiget rely upon it that he would represent their conduct
Mr. Coe:stem—You are likely. to mike yourself mach
lact 114 strongest possible light to the Common Council.—
to
to
to proseente them at his own expence. more conspicuous by the conduct you hive pursued. Do
"• re Etin le i ere the mimes of the ,teo officers, being
.1.., , qn r you not know that there are gentlemen here who attend for
1• u ea the public press, and very properly make it a point to
' ' nOW•STRNET.—.CNILD-STIALING.—YOrrOIIy an ill looking
. 1 eirlitfeltow, whose name we understood to heDeer, was brought expose such a case as this is for the :good-of the cum-
' thiroMee by the dismounted petrol, charged with steal- ',lenity ?
bat her really-di
isue ewe *armee, elute, named Morgan, daughtereo p, poor man re- Mr. Ross said he eas sorry, dMt mew
---41ehasg-beivese,Ketioingtou hole epel Vauxhall. The child, it in thing strong.
b•srtsmipears mem • school at Kennington, and tonally returns Mr. CONANT then ordered that the -came should shed
eel lesiesembost lieu
e'ciock in the evening. Yesterday evening,
after
o until 7 o'cloefi in the evening, wheniltdr. lemmerson
.e . Abe Oje rest return at .het aceariomed time ; her father, after did nests khe sitouill be rompeited td do so. At
I ; rieig neatly two henra. became alarmed it hefihsenee, and neeinede 4 ROss litteintede but 'M re Einnserson sail refused
ans. mere, enquiry alter her in the neighhourheod, but could sot gain
to iefiellieiect Me. CONANT observed to Mr. Roo, that the
tae fee lei• iligence or her; be persistee in, his. search, and at last
whole • proceeding Will mete di ra I,
tc-gllgned that . she Mot beewseen. in company eel
bad
old of .P• • . g sg cefu ,andoseitioned
11" eeepeanwerihgehe description of the premiere wbo had hold him home actedlii a similar manner in a caseof felony, as
ee" VC heterand•end•wes leading.her .lierese elm fire& in %direction lie would ptifieet eheieelf then to a prosecution'. 'hi eases of
eel" toweedileattersea; be immediately peoceededeo.Ratteesea, and fraud, he (Mr.• Couttut)hed no power to einneelproarsen raga
-hi scoadowseiwaiiene moat kola one place, to anether datil near and•theretote else prisoner should be diseeargdt, anti if• he
ten o'clock at Arlo, Arleta pe met two of the Noir-street die- thought fit might bring his Wien lee ease rile:indent.
te LearteMe4fmmeeeetrolleito, on,:itngetibeutinted ',frith what- .i.a.
..e .uses then dieseimrg eld. I , . • - '' ' . ‘..'''T i .
had irasispired, to teat in iiieutt; Wit iftift'idie ille wide. • eQestet Serienet.-ealreweelle and Condie; 404 iiiiVel di.-
another party of wrote, who informed them Met aseotd man, mounted patreeetliaestehl Thomas - and Mary liar ris. .7, ohn
with a ceild, had been seen going n Freeman, and -Charles Sutton, the latter a pr iv
the Falcon Public.house, -
at Battersea; the two patrol*. directly run in, and on errivine Crueres, with aseaulting and obstructing them in the execu-
ivate in' the
at tee Fsteoo, went into the tap room, and mere saw the Pri- .

POLICE.

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abuse
ehe soldier was ,lion of
tthheeigr Idausselyi
dwloarsild,efelicv.eiredtheouvirtetlinhabr
and after knocking down all present, they escaped, hut
were pursued by the Charlie'', and, after a hard fight. the
loss of lanthorns, &c. they. succeeded in securing the
prisoners and lodging them in the watch house.—They
were ordered to find bail.
LAMBETH STRlET.—SNlNousio.—Yesterday, Samuel
Abrahams, a broker, residing near this office, was brought
before the Sitting Msgistrate by Win. Foster, the officer,
charged by Mr. John • Hall with defrauding him out of • bill
of exchange for 61:—Committed for trial.
UNION-HALL—Yesterday an elderly woman and her son,
named Nixon, were• brought before the sitting Magistrate.
regiment, and the rest, who are pensioners, were ordered to
find bail.
Three more soldiers of the Huard., who received thei,
pensions, were at a public house in Stratton firoms.i.
drinking till they became tipsey, when they began to fight,
was called, but he no sooner entered than he was floured.
charged with having committed a felony in the house of
Mr. Cottage, landlord of the Hogs public-house, Broad
Wall, Southwark.
• It appeared that on the previous night. between eight
and nine o'clock, the prisoner and her son went into the
tap-rooro of the above house, for the purpose of amusing
the company with an exhibition of the famous tread-mill at
Brixton. During the time she was engaged in describing
the eiolutions of the machine to her audience, the son was
observed by one of the persons present to shuffle across to
a part of the room in which were some articles of dress.
The prisoners left the house soon afterwards, when property
was missed, and they were followed to another public-house
it the same street, and accused of the theft. The mother of
the boy took three or four caps out of her pocket, and
threw them on the table. They were both given into the
custody of an officer, when other articles were found io
their possession. They were-both fully committed.
WORSHIP•STRSET.—INFORMERS, ST4O2 COACHES, AND
BAKERS.—This Bench alone demonstrates the difference of
opinion in the Magistracy. with regard to the Bread Act.
Mr. TWTIORD convicts upon the spirit and letter of the Act.
Mr. BRNNITT (as will be seen in the following cases) is of
Mr. Sergeant Sellon's opinion, the Magistrate of Hatton-
garden.—Yesterday the time ef the Magistrates were taken
up chiefly In the investigation of informations laid by
Johnson against a botch of bakers, whom with his wit-
nesses he headed to the office at an early hour yesterday
morning. The first information was against Mrs. Chapman,
of Norton-falgate, for selling without weighing. Byers,
Johnson's witness, proved the cue. Mrs. Chapman stated,
she was a widow with a family, and upon this Johnson
agreed to withdraw the information by her paying the
eosta.—Mr. Bentearr, the Magistrate, said he could not
sit magisterially and compound eases; and therefore con-
victed her in five shillings only.
The next informatioll, which is important to the suf-
fering hikers. was against Wl:dame Dicesoo. Byers
being sworn, said that he went to the defendant's shop, and
(as is usual) asked for a loaf; the defendadt's wife served
him, and first asked " What, a penny loaf 1" he replied,
" No, one of three. pointing to some." She then said,
" 011`. half a miartern, and gave it to him—Mr. BENNET:
Weigh that loaf. The loaf was weighed in his preserve,
and wanted two ounces and a half of two pounds.—Mr.
BINKETT: Could that be intended for a haltquartern ?
Byers : They called it a half*.quartern_, and sold it to me
under that denomination.—Johnson : Will you allow me
to speak, Sir ? —Mr. BINNIT: No. If you had your
Solicitor, 1 would hear him, but nut a common informer '.
—Mr. BRNNST to the witness: Supp tie she had delivered
you the Id. loaf. and called that a halt-quartrrn,should you
think that satisfied the Act ?—ilyers : I sin not the in-
former. Mr. Johnson will answer that; he lays such
• ieformatione as in his discretion lie thinks right.—
Mr. BENNETT : Suppose be had delivered you a chair or a
table, and called it a half-quartern loaf, do you think that
world have been compatible with the meaning of the
logislature?...Byers: If li had taken the penny loaf under
the denomination and description of lialtquartern, the
statute is Sidisfied.-40. BENNST : I will not convict.—
Johnson: The case being clearly proved, I call on your
Worship for a convictlon.—Mr. BIONSTT:. I will DOI
eitevict.—Job non : TIM 1 will pursue other measures.—
Mr. Batentrr: You may do what you please. I will not
ewnvict. The case is discharged.
Mr. CHABLIS MAYNARD was the next case. This case
also Byers proved,and the Magistrate had the loaf weighed.
and it weighing more than two pounds by an ounce and a
half, be was of opinion, the intention of the baker was to
sell it as a half quarters; he convicted him in 40a.—Mr.
TWYWORD here entered the office and disposed of a number
of similar cases.
THASISS Pottcm—lausorraNT DRCIMON.--Yosterclly
Charles White, Esq. of Carron Wharf, Lower East Smith-
field, whsrfinger, was summoned to this office, by Thomas
Davis, a fellowship-porter. to skew cause why be should
not pay the sum of I. 2s. Ild. due to the prosecutor and
bis colleagues, under the following circumstances :
The prosecutor stated, that on the 30th of May last
be saw the defendant's own men discharging a vessel,
called the Dynamite, of a cargo of British and foreign I
*heat; witness told the men employed that the corn hull
ito right to be taken from the vessel but by a meter and
Iblioteship-porters, according to ancient custom and
Merit Acts of Parliament; no attention was paid to his
Mist, and be immediately communed with the rulers of
the Fellowship Porters' Society, who desired him to return
to the wharf with the usual complement of assistants, and
demand their right. He did so, and was permitted to
measure the corn with the city bushel, but defendant
afterwards refused to pay their demand, on the ground,
that the City of London had no authority over any one
*hose warehouses were not on the bank of the Thames.
Witness added. that the part of the cargo which his as-
sistants measured, amounted to 78 quarters and a half of
Foreign and British Wheat, which entitled them to the
above claim. at the rate of 3id. per quarter, allowed by
an Act of Common Council of the City of London.
Mr. lleaoaava, Solicitor for the body of Fellowship
Porters, attended on their part, and observed, the present
inquiry was a question of great import, not only to his
clients, but also to the mercantile interest at large. He
would show to the Magistrates. that since the reign of
James io 1619, the Meter and Fellowship Porters beton-
lag to the City of London had a right to measure every
bushel of corn that was landed in the port of LentiOn ;
and that the Act of Ist and 2d of George IV. as follows,
further established that claim:—
" And be it further enacted, that nothing in this Act
contained shall extend to alter the present practice of
measuring corn or any of the articles aforesaid to be
shipped. from, or to be landed in the Port of London; but
that the' same shall be measured by the Sworn Meters
appointed for that purpose,' by whose certificate the
Searchers of other proper officers of his Majesty's Custom
are hereby empowered and required to certify the qu intity
of corn or other articles as aforesaid so shipped or landed,
and that nothing in this Act contained shall extend to
lessen or take away the tolls or duties due and payable to'
the Mayor sod COmmonelty .i'l Citizens of the City. ef
London, or to the Mayoe Wain said Citf for' the Wire
being."
Mr. titmouse then observed, hp was confident. *4O
what be had already cited, he aliciafind little difficulty'
in ending a question which bad been a souree'd contro-
versy formany years.
the
The elefendeat conten6d h egni web not sold at the
time of its being.deposited an his store room, and that had
a sale been effected on the. following store
he should t hen•
hare dens all that he considered tbp htstregoired—nathely,_
to',pay id, per, lost to the Lori! Naxos', iby way of duty
but peremptorily denied' any riglifs --thei City of London
wed over any measurable article, not delivered intcl any
store room not situate on the bank of the Thames.