The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-02 00:00:00

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POLICE.
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Atestos-tiousz —Saturday T. Mast:ell, a boy,
;was summoned to answer the complaint. of an aged
man named Greening, who made the toppling state-
ment:— '
He was passing along Cnrnhill on the 13th of Ja.
'emery, • when he felt himself soddenly seized by the
foot by a Egg. mastiff dog, which was drawing a
truck guided by the Defendant. The Complainant
Said, he would be satisfied if the Defndant would
discharge the surgeon's bill and other espences.—
rola was agreed to, and the case ended.
It is not perhaps generally known, that the owner
of a vicious dog is liable not only to an action for
Aameges for any injury he may cause, but also may
proceeded against by indictment for a dangerous
*offence;
CAUTION TO SERVANTS.
Initrobeth Brookes was brought up, charged by
Nr. Creed, of Lombard.street, who said, that his
private door trasiog been left open for a short time,
lte saw the Prisoner enter the passage and walk op
stairs. He followed her, and conceiving that her
intention was to commit felony, he took her into
custody. Mr. Creed added, that a great number of
houses in the neighbourhood had lately been plan.
dered of great coats, hats, door-mats, end other
property, by persons of the Prisoner's description,
she watch for the door of a hoese being left open,
end enter the passages, where every thing portable
is immediately laid hold of and conveyed away. ,
The Prisoner was remanded.
Guir.nuALL.—On Saturday, Mary Scull was
charged as follows:—
Mary Williams, a laundress, stated that the Pei-
miner came to lodge at her house some time since.—
She was much distressed, and witness maintained her
out of charity for a considerable period. Hosing
herself been confined by illness fur a few days to lieu
room, the Prisoner availed herself of the opportunity
to plunder the house of several articles of wearing
apparel and linen, which shi. pawned.
• The Prisoner was fully committed for trial.
• livreom-o tunrs.---Siturday a case of consider-
able importance came on before the Magistrates at
Ibis Olke.
• Wm. Allcroft appeared upon an information,
which contained, Mr. Bor.LAND said, two counts;
the first charging him witty having dyed, fsbticated,
and manufactured sloe-leaves, ash-leaves, soil other
learn, to imitate tea ; and the second, charging kilo
mith having is his possession leases for such !tur-
ves', contrary to 'an Act passed ice the 17th of
George 111.
Mr. Bulimid having closed his case, the MAW-
STK tit said, it did lint appear to him that there was
as yet any evidence against Allcroft. •
Mr. Ai:taunts said, that independent of ail con- ,
aiderslisso of the evidence, the information should
necessarily fall. They could not proceed upon the
first count of it, which respected drying and colour-
ing leaves, for the purpose of selling them as tea.
Its the nest place, the parish of St. Leonard's, Shore.
I:itch, was one of the parishes suing, and stated as
such in the information ; w hereas all the evidence
had reference to the parish of St. Luke's, which was
not at all owned in the istfurmation. The Act provided
that half the hoe was to go upon conviction to the
poor of the parish in which the information was laid.
Here it was not done according to the Act, and hei
*nuld therefore submit, that independent of the psi-
dense which did not tit all go to convict Mr. All-
a I oft, ti.e information should fall.
Mr. BoLcssin said, thst they lied laid the infor.
a dillerent parish, but that it was afterwards
altered.
The Defendant was acquitted, in consequence of
lb. informality in the information.
Presiously to the hearing of the case,* man named
Bhudes was charged with similar practices.—A Soli-
citor proved a misnomer.
FosVIAt OF THE BANK.
Mr. Price, the Solicitor, applied to the presiding
Magistrate (Mr. SELLON), for permission to visit
John Thompson, committed by him to the House of
Correction, on a charge of uttering forged note., pur-
porting to be the mites of the G °serous and Company
of the Bulk of Eutglattul.
Mr. SELcox said he could not issue any order for
that pus pose, without the instruct' of Mr. West-
wood, clerk to Messrs. Kaye, Freshfield, and Co.
Mr. Price expressed Isis surprise at the autism ity
that was requited, said he applied to Mr. Sellout, as
the committing Magistrate, and consequently en ti.
fled to exercise a colitroul to the client required
its that prison, aid refused to ask au attorney's clerk
for an order, which the Magistrate alone was autho-
teed to issue.
Mr. Sczcon requested that Mr. Price would call
szain its the vrestiag, oust told hint that Mr. Hay es.
ford (the Magistrate) would let him know the result
of the. a pplica Hon.
Mr. Price laving repeated the request its the even-
ing, was informed by Mr. Raynsforel, that Mr.
Stilton "weld net grant dm • order auth Mr. West.
wood was consulted. Mr. Price was Monisml with
a second request that he would call again. Before
he went, Mr. Price stated, that its this case he could
trot consent to have recourse toasty underhand means
to obtain such interview as it was ueicessary for him
to have with the Prisoner. An application to Mr.
Westwood alone would certainly be attended with
en effect which did soot seem likely to result from a
request to the Magistrates; for it could not be 41e.
tiled that Mr. Westwood would issue an order with-
out coosultitig theta upon the propriety of it.
The Magistrate having expressed his doubt upon
this subject,
Mt. Price instanced two cases, that of Armstrong,
upon which occasion Mr. Westwood gave an order
in the father ; and that of Spicer, whom he, Mr.
Price, had defended, upon which an order had been
granted to the mother without the interposition or
oven the knowledge of the Magistrates. The keeper
a the prison obeyed both without hesitation.
On Saturday Mr. Peke again applied, and was
positively egused the order to see the Prisoner by
Mr. Sellon, wise declared that Mr. West wood had
directed hint not to issue an order. There was,
however, an esesnittatien Geed for Weduesday, whets
Mr. l'rice might attend.
Mr. Pelee Then stated, that he apprehended cir-
cumstances proving tee eaistesice of a, greater coo.
alp+ac;• than that in iikich Brod. au! IVl:aar were