The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.—Jos. Partridge, an elderly man, who
formerly carried on an exten dye business as a manatee-
hirer of plate, and John Partridge his son, foreman in
the employ of Mr. Knight, workicg silversmith, West-
mottdand-buildings, Aldersgate-street, underwent a final
examination yesterday, before the Sitting Magistrate,
Mr. Ald. Ainaley;;the son being charged with robbing his
employer, and the father with receiving the property,
knowing it to he stolen.
Mr. Knight, it appeared, was the successor in business
of the toothy!' of the elder Partridge,and John,lier grand-
, son, bad remained in the employ of Mr. Knight from that
.10. the present, a period of several years, and was the con•
fidentlul servant, having free access to all parts of the pre-
'Mies. During the last fiteeen months, sill( lea of value
had continually been missing, but not the slightest suspi-
cion had attached go the prisoner, John. In the course
of the last week, as 11G. Knight was passing along Bar-
bican, he observed in Mr. Upsal's shop window, pawn-
' broker, two corals, which lie knew to be his odn manu-
facture, and Mr. Upsal not being a customer, he went in
and inquired from %%hum he had purchased the artieles.Mr.
Upset very readily gave all the information in his power,
and from him Mr. Knight learnt that the two corals he
bad seen, together with numerous other articles of vari-
ous descriptions, of them his property, and amounting
in actual value to upwards of 401. had been pledged there
in the course of the last fifteen months by the elder pri-
soner, in his own name. Other property belonging- to
Mr. Knight, to a consifierable amount, bad been dis-
covered to have been pigged at different pawnbrokers,

The prisoners were oommittect to a owitate for trial.
Bow STRBILT.—The Magistrates, Sir R. Birnie, Mr.
Miushull, and Mr. Halls, were occupied from seveno'clock
on Thursday night until half-p tat one yesterday morning
in the examination of no less than 36 persons, who had
been seized by the Police at two notorious Gaming-houses
inithe coarse of the afternoon.
On Thursday afternoon, information was received pri
►ately, that at two houses, namely, No. 33, Pall• Mall,
! and Nd. 15, Bury Street, St. James"s, the games bf Rou-
lette and Rouge et Noir were then in fall play. Messrs.
Minshull and Halls 'immediately collected together all
the disposable force of the OHL e, consisting of six par-
ties of the Patrol, under the guidance of Perry, Nicholls,
Litubrick, Ilerring, Morris, and 'loud, the conductors.
Large sledge hammers, and other necessary implements,
were provided, anti the Officers were separated into two
divisions, Mr. Minshull accompanying one, anti Mr.
!falls the miter. They
.separated into parties of two or
Caw, and proceeded 1;y different wives ; end it was so
arranged that each party should arrive a: a given spot
near the point of attack at the same moment.
Mr. Atioshull's party arrived at the house, No. 33, Poll
Mall, soon after kw o'clock, anti admission was tou.ilt•
demanded, hut no answer being re•urped, the Officers
proceeded with their hammers, to demolish the external
door, atlli this being accomplished, they found two others,
one on the first lending...pine, wad the other on the rat

flour, both of which they served in the same manner,
knocking out a ponuel, so as to suable Drummond, a
very active little Patrol, to creep throogh and remove die
massive bars by which they were fastened inside. They
found a Rouge et Noir table on one floor, and the appa.
rotus of the gime of Roulette op the other. The usual
scene of confu•i.on followed. Twelve persons were cap.
lured here, and the whole apparatus of play broken np
and brought away. Some money, but to no large amount,
was also seized.

Mr. IlaIlv; meanwhile, was no leis active at 15, Bury
Street, where an en: • was effected in nearly a similar
manner as at Pall Mall, and 24 persons were taken irvn
eusto.ly, after an arduous chigoe of some of them along
the roof. of a whole line 4110114(.3.

The 36 prisoners were brought up at seven o'clock In
the evening..

Mr. J. Goodwin, an officer on half pay, •toted, that he
was first introduced to the house, No. 33, Pall ►tall, b♦
a Major Campbell. It was a common gaming Louie.—
lie Lad played and lost money there, and seen others d
so. The games were, rouge et ■oir and roulette. He
played there on IVednesday night, and was in the holm?
that (Thursday). The witness deposed also, that the
house, No. 15, Bury Street, was a common gaming'
house, and that he hid played there. He identified six
of the defendants as engaged in the management of the
games, and paying and receiving money, won end lo,t
at the two houses. The names of these persona were,
John Soris, William de Condes, John Williams, James
Price, Henry Johnson, and Ellis 'Richards. He also
identified several others as being constant player, at the
tables.

The witness was cross examined by Mr. Curwood.
,Mr. MINSUULL Oblefied, that there were two ways of
of pEoeeeding , the one was, to hot I the dekudiots to
hail to answer to indictments under the 33d of Henry
VIII. The other washy summary conviction and ponL .
ishwent under the Vagrant Act. in all cases IA he.e
punish" ent was to he inflicted, he liked stay much th 3.
I the accused should have the benefit of the interven.
tion of a Jury ; and he should therefore prefer the Lull-
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tog to bail, to appear to indictments.
Sir it. ''tart: skid, he summary punh.b.
ntents, and always preferred that persons charged with
'offences should have the benefit of a trio' by Jury.
Mr. HALLS concurred in opinion with his hro h..r
lUagistrates, and the six persons named ahoy, as be:ii;..7
'concerned in conducting the too houses, were held t
bill to appear at the neat Sessions. Six others were
held in their own recognizance au appear at the next Ses-
sions; IS in their own reco,enizattee for their good beha-
viour for 12 months; and the remaining six were dis-
charged. Bail was given for the first six in the cue ut
yesterday.
MA ILLEIGROUGU-STREST.•••••theObtdd Cotr lig was yet:-
tertlay brought before Mr. CONANT, the Magistrme at
this odice, upon a warrant oltn:-:inc.1 ag:inst him by Hit-
ton Jolliffe, Esq. M.P. Mr. Joll:ffe being su ern, stred
that this man had bean for a number of years In theme-
start' habit of annoying and threatening bins in every
possible wav ; following him in the stunts, and usiag
the most offen-ive and violent langtiave towards Mita,
and all because the unfortunate man had taken- it into his
Is, all to lay claim to a put of Mr. dolliffe's estate, fur
which there was not a shadow of foundation. For th s
conduct be had been ten times held to hail, tad suffered
insprisnanient for different periods, witielt.ii wail hoped
would have hod the effect of m thing him sinsible of b's
impropriety, but he hail now again connaleneed hy writ-
ing threatening letters to Mr. Julliffe. Mr. Conant read
one of throe letters. It told Mr. Jollitle to hewarr, fey
that his (the defendant's) resentment was implacable,
and the world would soon hear of its lows•ing out-in a
tremendous blaze. When asked what he had to say %e
this charge, the defendant launched into the most vio-
lent abuse of Mr. Jollifle; he also attempted to prueo
that his letter was not of a threatening tiart,r-, as he only
used the word resentment, which diffcro I very
from the word revenge. The Magistrate ordered that he
should find two sahitantial bail to answer the coutp6ins
at the Sessions. Ile was taken from 'lry room exclaim-
ing vehemently against Mr. Jolliffc, and saying it
while he had a drop of blood in his vein, he would rr-
a te him until his wrongs were redressed.
Mr. Jai& said he rally felt very much for the un-
happy wan, who had a large fauti:v, but his own safety
yoired him to proceed as he had amp. The Magistrate
ad, iwd hitu to exhibit articles of the peace at the S-s-
-sions.

At Hulswortby Fair on Wednest'ay, the farmers were
much disappointed, their expect ttions having been r.its-
et! by the late advance in prices at other plates. There
was little or no demand for cattle, and but very iew
sales were effeeted.—As there were lutr very few shrtp
offered for sale, no alteration in priers can be quote,l.

@id cal recital;! ail Pilatas dcridcns.
But Pilate did not stay for an answer.

MR. ERlTOR—Permit me. through the limits of your
valuable paper, to offer a few preliminary remarks en the
usefulness arising to society from m!vertising the care of
certain maladies, by a particular description of medicut
practitioners, WIIO are frequently sei..;:natised with the epi-
thet " disinterested impostors.' Tuere is a line of distinc-
tion to be observed, which appear, evident to me, and
think would do so to others, divested of prejudice, that is,
were the advertising practitioner a conscientious man, un-
sullied by avarice, always bearing truth for his motto, and
who makes use of an advertisement as a vehicle to bring-
forth the objects of indiscretion, that pine in misery, and
blush at the thought of their case being known to, their fa-
mily prectiAoner ; and those unhappy objetts are brought
forth, end restored to health, when they might have h'-eti
sacrificed, or left to wander their days in wretchedness.—
An instance of which I beg lease to annex in a letter ad-
dressed to Dr. Eady, 38, Dean-street, Soho. London.
" SlR,—When I have reflected upon-yobs kindness,

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inanity, and liberality, to me, in my distressed, afflieted,and
forlorn situation, when after suffering for.. months vote-
ciatimg tortures I cannot describe, ans tv had battled all
the Medical assistance I had applied to me relief, end when
I Was hopeless from the inefficacy of medicine taken in vain,
to assuage inflammation still increasing, which was seemed- ,
ed by gangrene mortification, and at last death staring me
in the fare. At this period of try dlsordd.r, I anticipated at
no great distance my dissolution as inevitable, with ail the
attendant horrors which death presents to the human mind.
embittered try the lacerating reflection, " Blame thy foolish
self '—l say, when I reflect on such exertion, courtesy, and
liberality, when I had no hand toassist. no friend to console,
no means of support, against such a malignant disorder as
that which I laboured under, nod remember that to your
personal exertion, as far as 'moon aid Is concerned, I am at
this moment indebted for the li;'e I now enjoy, and for the
health I am so fully in possession of, I cannot but feel I am
acting ungrateful to you in not publishing my ease to the
world, or speaing in a more public way of your benevo-
lence to me than I have.
" Alt, Sir, conscience makes coUfards of nil aIl. not 081
have thought a plan might be devised, in which this °Witt,
to me so desirable, might be accomplished, and the helmet.
not only others but to yourself be felt as extensively as I
wish it ; and therefore if you l'tilik proper lb any way to
mention my case, so far as to save me all the pain reflection
must produce on such a subject, I shall only feel I am doing
part of a duty I owe you (and a small part indeed I acknow-
ledge It Is): for were 1 to live ages, and experience otore
than I have ever done of the contendinecircumstances of this
life, I am assured that nothing could office from my memory.
or cheer my spirits more, thin the remembrance of a name
which can cease to be dear to me only with in' life.
I am, Sir, your's sincerely,
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To Doctor Eady, 39,
Dean-st. Soho,

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