The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-17 00:00:00

POLICIi.

now.sTßEET.—Yesterday J. Keats. a roz,..ner-
' clout, wen brought vp for te-mtailiati4ll, in
charge of having in his possession a largo qua..ii.s.
lead, tin-bar, e• pper, and brass; loutilican.'
and other articles, topposell to base hems
and of. which lie could gire no sati.feciore ac.
count. Since the former etaasination, all inlor.
tnation isodir the Statute, commonly caller? the
Lead Act, was filed against the Defendant.-..
The Attorney for the Defendant, on locking at otos
information, found that he was !bereft, named y„,4
hotted of KP4It ; and lie contended, that ti i• ...is-
omer mast be fatal to tke information. Th. M..
&WWI% said. they woold reserve the point, but 1:., y
understood there was evidence which would race the
D•fentiant in a much more serious siteetion ei.o
Penal Statute cook! hale done. Mr. Field, clerk to
meadestey rind Co. the fl.giliPOrS at Lambeth. • lon.
tifiFri • large piece of brass-work, whir h he sail nail
formed pert of Ilse machinery of a steam-bo.t. and
was stolen from their premises. Keats said, he c ,el 4
not tell of whom this was purchased. lie he:tesoel
his ad. booeht it, when he was laid op oi:h the
goat. Th. Nlagistrates mid, the Defendant mutt be
committed for re-.tamivalinn, fur felotrious receirings
The Attorney submitted that Lis Client was entitled
bail. The Magittreles an•oered, that en a (silt
commitment, they sight take bail, but hot at pre.
sent. They trete determined to proceed with that
utmost severity of the law in all curs of this Lit.d, is
the hope of putting a stop to a species of traffic, by
which some persons etiricited thensseltes at the es-
pence of the honest tradesman.—Keats wascomasitted
fur a week.

(au[EPl•sgttax.—lresterday John finder. who bad
been lard at the Sessions before last at the Old Bei.
ley, was examined on • charge of stealing a silver
plate, the property of Viscount lastlerregh. It ap..
peered, that about four o'clock on 'Tuesday after.
noon, the Prisoner entered by the area gate at Lta
I..rdshin's hone, in King-street, St. Inars's.sq•ere,
end deliberately walked into the faintly, where a
ynnsig men, named 111,Dnnnel, who officiated for the
or der butler, (mid him. lie asked that what bine*
him there? The other replied, ihat ha came to MI
the. rut ler butler, pointing to the room in which he
was lying. inside the pantry. Wlloonel want into
the room to enquire the truth of his statement ;
he nn sooner turned hie back than the Prisoner
seized a Over ;dile and rem off. Thesis kiwi,
csisthmsn ID Sir W. W. Wynn, fortunately ran him,
arid pursued him into Cleveland yard, she,e be
f,,oed Lim coccealeti behind a cistern, and the alolem
pla,e upon Lis person. Committed for further en.
mination.

Umiox HALL —A 'Hong thief. obis nrielil not
tell his nem., sass brelight the Olbre 'esti-rd., by
Palmer, is eilistal to of Lambeth, end eseininrd
fore T. EvAmcz, Esq. ebargeil vs ith hosing cuts nano
of glass in tile shcrp.window of Mr. Suncook, knee-
draper, of Brid4e.street, Lambeth.

Itob.ert Asderson. skopinan t• Mr. Suncook, stoic.
ed, that oboe' ten o'clock. on Tuesday evening, and
before the shop was shot, he heard • crush at the will.
dew, end on going towards it be discovered it ware
broken; he then west into the street, *bore hi. (mood
Ibis Priv/seer Sting ender the shop.window, ant
gave hius intocestody of Palaver the eisestable.

The constable said; he bad observed the Prisoner,
In rompany with two others. lurking Oast Use shop,
half an hoar before thy strempt was made ea the
window. The Prisoner would glee no account of
biersnlf, and was corneriited for farther esaulnatisek