POLICE REPORTS.-About ten...
The Times, 1824-11-30T00:00:00

POLICF REPORTS.-About teni days aao, two persons of the n1ames of Coox and Carr oll were charged at the Bow-street office with having stolen a gold chain fronrt the shop of a watchmaker at anarctsmnith, and thc evidence being strong, though ettirelv eir- carostantial, Sir Rt. Birnie comnmitted them, obberving, that although it might be doubtfal whether they would be convieAed, he should be taking upon himself the province of a jury if'he did otherwise than send them for trial. The facts ot' the case were mentioned in some of the newspapers, and it was stated that a watch was found upon each of the pristners. Some days ago an elderly nan, who stated himself to be a watchmaker resiling at Acton, Aliddle- sex,, applied to. Mr. BaUs. after the business of the (lay was over, and stated that on the same afternoon tha t he gold chaiu -was said to have been stolen from the shop at Hammersmith,alad, about 15 or 16 years of age (that is the age of Carroll), camae into his shap., and after lookting at several arteles, he went away without buyinu any thins. Soon after hisulepariure he (applicant) missed a new silver wat0h, wvith chali and ieals appended. He learned by inquihy, that the lad was seen to join a man in a cart, who drove off towards L,on. don. He subsequently saw ar account in the newspapers of the al- leged robbery at Hammernmith, which appeared to bave been com- mnitted under circumsatances like bis own. fIis object notw in appIy- ing'was to-sce Casroll, as he lied'little doubt 'buithe should find iim to be the same who citme,ito his shop; Mr. ?ails told hihn to go to Newdate, where he might be allewed to see thc prisoncrs, and it be recornized Carroll, be could, if he chose, indict him at the ses- sions. l1'he lagistrate sent Couteos, a patral,with Iiirm to expedite the bitittess.: and the result va7s, not-only that 'Carroll was recog- nizeil, bust teh watch, chain, and sgesls oun,d unwnnthe other prisoner, f,ox, were identilied as the camle stolcrn ftoni'the salop of-the appli- eant, wlho lodgedl a detaineiz and xvill of cot\se.iudict boLh prisoners. . Mr. P.Th. Lceambetter, thle Plarshalinaa, has requested iato state, that he tanot-the persor mentioned in eu r panel Gf yes terday, as employedin negotiations for the reoyeryof. Stolen property. 'SusidAy week the bans of marriage.for two personar were published at St. Agnes Cbhuirh, Plymout h, under the folleoiing cir. ct;ntstanqe5.ctnlectcd Ywith',thl parties n-Thirty years since, atier a equrtship-oS omne continuaLnce 'the tlecl, ybnlg couple agrecd ,to becom nman atid wife, in conseqnience bans were given to be pub. lished in tbespariEs.chuich but die damsel suddenly changed her uriind, ai,lot theo rtu,ngbtidav-pnbliely forbade the bans; After thie, no intereourrse took pl-cc beetwen 'tlhe diaappointed swain and 'the fickle tair ohp tors eral year;* they continued unmarricd, abd at the expiratibnof thirty yesrs, they haive resaIvetl to tLke each other for- better ornvp wo~an,dtheircbans'1ave'iow: been~ published a sectind tinie4i'htch' pithllcatlOn t?ok place oa the very diey,thiity years that thl'ir for,incE >lbans ere Jbrbtddti.