The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-01 00:00:00

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god the parties °repair have been coatiiit tent 'no
their Peace, by* the payment of the penalty and six-
pences. In one instance, however, tbe.proprietors
hive been bold enough to Ilittteli the question: • Ail,
gator information was in consequeute exhibited ageing
them. lade, the MetrOpolitas' Paving Aet, 'ettil the
•hearieg (plebe ciao came on yesterday at this Ace heft:re
Mr. Aldertwan Cox, the Sitting Migistrats. The de.
festinate were. Mims. Ambrose anti George Wallace,
the proprietors of the Fulham stage, which had been
'sized by Cathie, the street-keeper. sue his brother-
officers in the Cherchiard-, shoot nineectoeir on Sun.
day evening last, and taken to the Green-yard. where
it has been ever since.
By the evidence of the officers, it should seem. that
the driver of the coach bid conceived he had eontriv-
Od an ingenious method to evade the operation of the
Statute, for instead of waiting upon the spot after be
had set down his passengers as heretofore, be drove
off a short distance, and returned again ; q boy was
does placed upon the box, and after waiting a short
time drove to another part of the Chorchlardi where
he again halted for about Hai mimetic This was re-
peated I times, theViticbman beteg ail the while
by the side of the coach, and plying for passengers.
This conduct having been persisted in for nearly half
as boor, and no symptoms appearing of the' driver
proceeding upon his journey, the officers bad in con-
sequence made the seizure.
Mr. George Wallace, one of the proprietors, who
attended on the behalf of his driver, was very urgent
with the Magistrate to postpone his decision, as from
the shortness of the notice he had received, be was sot
prepared with the necessary evidence for the defence;
it appearing, however, by a note add d by Messrs.
Wallace to Mr. Holism!, the solicitor, that they were
aware of the intention of theinbabi tarots to ioforee the
act, and that they had given directions to their own
.Solicitor to take the necessary steps for the protection
of their drivers, if any of them should be proceeded
against ; the Magistrate was of opinion that they had
no cause whatever to complain of being taken by sur-
prise upon the subject; and the fart of the coachman's
waiting and plying for passengers in the gtiblic street,
being clearly proved by the oath of three witnesses,
the defendants were convicted in the full penalty of
40e.
Max.stori-uociic —A young woman, named Watt:,
was brought before the Lord. Mayor, charged with
having committed a forgery. The prisoner was un-
able to write her own same, and could not without
difficulty read what was written by others. She was
accused by the wife of a person named Thwaites who is
employed on beard *South Sea whaler, ef haviogdepriv-
ed her of the monehly.allowance made by Thwartes " to
his wife," and Mrs. Thiene,' seemed anxious to push
the case to ao extremity, having furnished herself with
the only document seamen g Ily leave behind them
upon taking their departure. namely &marriage regis-
ter. .

Mrs. Thwaitss said, that alter husbanra depar7

tare for the South Sea she applied to the owners of
the ship, its expectation thattbe usual allowance of If.
a mouth would be paid to her, but she was shocked at
bearing that another woman had received the money,
upon producing the proper authority, a monthly note.
She forthwith examined the receipt for the money,.
sai finding the cross of a woman who called herself
Mary Thwaites, as the signature, her suspicion Icon
fell upon the prisoner. and jealousy being added to
the other cause of vexation, she did not permit the
prisoner to remain lone in the possession of her inde-
pendence or quiet. Watts was taken off to prison on
the charge of forgery.
The prisoner then stated, that Thwaites had long
since parted with the woman who now called herself
his wife, because thsir tempers and habits did not
agree; and that he had fixed his affections upon an-
other, who had done all in her power to render his
home comfortable to -him. The other was herself.
Upon his leaving England the last time, he left her
hil monthly note for the receipt of one pound ; sod
Silk always carted her his dear wife, he desired her
'to go always by his name. She bad no objection ;
aids it happened that Mary was the complainant's
Dame as well as her's, the mistake arose through that
circumstance, she having no idea of forgery what-
ever.

The prisoner then handed in the monthly note,
which was found to be intended for her. She also
gave in several letters, which she received from
Thwaites, in which he called her Lit "dear wife;"
hoped she received the money regularly ; and declar-
ed tbat he would not burrow money to spend in the
company of his other wife, n hatever lands,nen might
think of it.

Dirs. Thwaitas admitted that her husband bad been
in the habit of living with the woman, lint considered
that she was entitled to the allowance, whatever
the prisoner might have done to make bins comfort-
able.

The LORD MANOR agreed with Mrs. Thwaites that
she bad a better claim than any oneelse ; but said
the offence of the prisoner, though a very great moral
one, did not amount to a crime punishable by our laws.

BOWiTaIiiiT.e..n.EXTENSIVE ROBBIRT.—It has been
stated, that on the 10th of last month, the Porto-
bello public house, In St. Martin's-lane, was robbed
of cash and Bank-notes to the moult of 3151.
Since the robbery was committed several persons
have been brought to ibis Office, on suspikion of
having. been concerned in it, but nothing could be
proved aaainst them, and they were discharged.

The officers, ho,i ever, hare not related in • their
exertions; and yesterday, J. Davis broil:Olt in a watt
whose apprehension will, in all probability, lead to the
discovery of the robbers; three of the stolen notes, a
401., a 101., and a 51., baring all been traced to

He gives bib name itrnold Hunt, and rays, he re.
erived the notes from Ingram, thelandlord of the His-
ing Sun, in Bedfurdbury—a notorious/14mA house, and
the Minot of ail the thieves in the metropulis. The
prisoner " officiated in this house, as a waiter," and
iugraro gave him the nutet to get changed.

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