The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-09-04 00:00:00

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AXSION-1100*E.-.-A "rules of imposition has been
fnaltgabgtla tif•thne carried ow in the City, which we
Eem'swetale bee net been retched by'any ACi tit
iineseaL • Some fames. who send-Viva to keep
sdittheitos thelielacke, are constautly in the lithe;
Jneitittp oboist the Bank, ei!h the view *of olttainlit
mosey for good sews, which they comnioniewe aftlii1
gat► ofilsis. a-head, and which coneiste of assoratscit
that thee, who ate wilting', pay that soot, and wisnik
hey.point -as hoeing claim's, shall get • ponessiontl,
'remain mins- in the Bank •of England:. It Is •the
pretties of theselellows to procure lists of unelklmie
dividend'', aad to writs to people whom they think they
can impose epos. slide" that• she andersigned is able
To inform them efeemethieg to their advaMage, on re-
ceipt of 54 for ihr-trouble. Letters of 'hie description
Late beets lent to ail parte of die country, and pp?g
pe,.o* have teen frequently induced to scrape togo;
they all the money they eonid command, to dieehirge
their expenses While employed In the impel fantht
of making their fortunes by a journey to London,
u visit to the Bask, to prove their claim to some et
Ole cash that lies there 'wittiest ,worn. The diaapi
polntmeist -which attends the application of these. pout
ears has almost -broken the hearts of some, whit.
°Amin their rage have gone in quest of the gentlest°
'litho supplied ties with Ss. worth of information, for
theynepose Of indicting Immediate chastieiment upon,
them. • le most instances the fellows have escaped,
and the enfortunate adventurers, who left their holism
fall of hope, have been obliged to walk and perhaps
beg their way back. The clerks in the office of on-
clairnril dividend" have frequently the disagreeable
task to infewn applicants who produce a statement of
their claim*, that the money they demand had been
paid long before to those who had a more established
tight ; and to witness scene' of the greatest distress,
arising entirely from the misrepresentation' of the
ela,a of speculators to wh • 'a we have
_alluded.
Yesterday a man who corresponds very extensively
upon the subject, and sends printed circulars stating
that he can fehder benefits for five shilliegi, was
brought before the Lord Mayer is consequence of
having threatened • Gentleman who asposed him in
the counting-house of Mr. S. Thornton.
.Ir. Samuel Read, a respectable merchant is the
City,- described the occupation -of the prisoner. aad
*rate' that he (Mr. Read) was threatened by him for
exposing the secret of his craft to seas person how
whom he was claiming bs. for tile perpmes ahem.
mentioned ;. but the. complainant elating that. Me :ere
kct being to caution the public against peewee of
tpif &satirical, be should not persevere in °haggling
the defendmat.
The Lona bliroa
.said, that if any complaist of
the desearipttue.alluded to were to be made massy fu
ture occasion, the closest laveatigaties *bead -take
place,
.and, it possible, a Joey should decide tit for.
Inge of the sewed.. .
. Bow-antsex --Yeeteeday. Thor. NONNI ail
Barnard, neither of then, move due 17 years of ago.
hut both of • them stotoeione howeeberalems, won.
brought sip for re-examismicm. chargellim isepielem
0:1.-Irolsgsbosersosel is **tend baselarinaiscositted4n
the vicinity at Philos& . . •-•- • •
. The psiamiers were appiteliesied Iseitistiltbefitt fins
Owl-street •Soetslght.sgo, abostsbeek is the eves-
-If.g. Joy Piertia'e pmetp ofpateol, and, as they wets so
well Imo° n..ths Airmen took thees'isto esotedy, and
fried opts thaws Igoe Lap eontelsiss huge sew
her.. 4 sboloion coil picklock key., a dub lantern,• a
phosphorus box, a centre.bit, and several other
hoembraaleittg °operettas. • .Lack, one of the Offioete,
discovered whore ~,natal was lodging, sod cm 'earth-
iakiebeett he hisud waralemore implement' of the same
11414,'Aitither with six's' Withi pocket-books of di ffer-
r,Klifet,„.each ait!d With knife, schisms, tweezers,.
we,itieg or other marks lo them
by Whioli they mete likely. to be' identified, ..The of.
firers, however, rete.bstessest is their 'molder; sad
yesterday a theme of burglary, which it' likely to he
conclusive agilnit then), Was prefee•red.
Mr. Wm. Adainson, Chief Clerk of. As .Council
Cli alakcc, • Whitehall, residing , is' filiviy:street,
Chelsea, deposed that on the morning of then, 16th of
b!ry.liat, °bolt two "o'clock he was awsike by; crack-,
icg isaise is toe lower part of the house. He jumped
up, sionista, I'M of iii window• and called fondly for
tbe.wateilierit whose box Was but a few yards from
Ills door s'hat some minutes elapaed before be mad.
appal , and thee at i snail's pace. Wimps*
called to hid that there were thieves in the house, and
Li that !prong his rattle, . and another, watchman
rani! up. The horse was searched and found to have
Wee entered by the area window, and the back parlour

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plundered of a considerable quantity of plate. A desk
containing a large sum of money bad beeo attempted
16 be broken open, but it is conjectured the alarm
raised by witness prevented them. It was found that
the thieves bad escaped by the back window, and got
over the garden wall. Had the watchmen been on
the alert witness thinks the thieves could not bare
escaped. A fortnight after this, his hoes. was again
broken open and robbed of money, plate, end I
pocket-books, 'exactly like the one produced, There
were also two of liramah's patent latch stoles
from the house, And_ they correepooded' In else and
rualos with term found I. the blue bag when the pri-
two mere apprehended. Mrs. Adamson was more
like}' to be able to speak to the pocket-book ties
hitreelf, amber %Meander her eure.
The prisoners were remanded to give an opportu-
nity for Mrs. Adamson t. attend.
MARLS3ROCGII s .—A fat elderly lady com-
plained of i moss outrageous assault cum .itted on her
by another licif of the sister country with a hammer
sod foes. .

-The emmplaimast occupied ad apartment. which was
Gray mparated by • thin partition from the primoo-r:e.
and *platter pereeirieg daylight peeping 'through
°tie or. two bake in the traiostot,deteriaisteol'to watch
the mmoreareca.af Metydaiapai. and it so happen-
ad that bath the, fair saes went to petit through the
samaiwelaat tie move time. Tha primmer. vexed a
the cariosity of her seat room seigbhour, armed her-
self with a lmpier, determinettaveritie %her pay fat
inyidag. imibbalahuared the bead and shoulders al
compheitastraimitily fiat she imps to he in alarm'
fur beellfa. Ph* Magistrate advised the parties' to
bw ti eke Itglet au bath aide...mid settle the matter
ammaitri butarma tbetearfveatfur whisk wpm* as,
realm' into lbe.pamaga. •
J. Pet:trill was charged before ILL Li., the siOst