Police.
The Times, 1824-08-05T00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-Yesterday Joseph Mandeville, a yorang man of genteel appearance, and very superior address, was brought up for a second examination, charged with stealing some nrticles of wearinz-apparel of no great value, the property of Captain Charles aM Nally, of 41, Warwick-street, Golden.square. There was a se- cond charge preferred against him by a lady, whom he had defraudei of 301. under a specious pretence. The statement of Captain l\I'Nally was, that he became ac- quainted withi the prisoner some months ago in Paris, where he (prisoner) had contrived to introduce himself to the first circles as Captain Alnandeville, of the English service, and passed for a man et rank and fashion. Captain AM'Naily and the prisoner became extremely intimate, and the prisoner informed him that he was a son of Sir Alexr,ider Murray, who was residing in London, butt that they were at variance in consequence of a love-affair in which he had unfbrtunately engaged with a young ladv his inferior iii rank. They left Pat-is together for England, andf arrived in Lon- don last Saturday se'nnight, and stopped at the Golden Cross, Charing.cross. There the prisoner made an earnest request of the prosecutor to go to Sir Alexander Alurray, who, he said, lived at No. 44 W'eymouth-street. Portland-place, and use all the argu- ments ihe was master of to bring about a reconciliation between him (prisoner% and hiis father. The prosecutor consented, and went post haste to reymouth.street but found no such person as Sir Alex- ander Murray there. He bassened back to Charing-cross, suppos- ing that a mistake had been made as to the address; but on his reaching the hotel, he found that his friend the Captain had flown. He waited some time, thinking he mnight return, but at length lost all patience; asnd happenting to examine his wardirobe, he fonnd that a waistcoat, two pair of s-lk stockings, and some ot.her trifling articles wecre missingr. fT saw no more of the prisoner until Mlon- day evening, when he met hirm in Regent-stret, seized him by the collar, and, putting him into a hackney-coaclh, brought him to this office. None of the stolen property was found at the first examination but the officer who searched him found a pawnbroker's duplicate for a waistcoat, which it was suspected belonged to the prosecutor. This suspicion proved to be well founded. The waistcoat W8S yesterday produced by Mr. Hills, a pawnbroker in Rathbone-placew, who swore that the prisoner pledged it on the 27th of July (Tuesday se'nnight) in the name of Brown, for 6Y. Captain Al'1Nallv swore that the waistcoat was the one stolen from his wardrobe as before described. It was intimatetl at the first exasnination, that a lady, at present residing at or ncar Cambridge, had a charge to prefer against the prisoner, and he was remanded. Yesterday the lady appeared, and the prisoner was again brought up. The fair accuser appeared to be about 45 or 60 years of age, and when she entered the public office, and was asked what she had to say against the prisoner, she seemed extremely reluctant to prefer any charge. She at length, in an un- der-tone, informed Alr. Halls, that she became acquainted with the prisoner in the packet, going from England to France; that he in- sinuated himself into her confidence, and that having a bi1l of 301. to discharge at Calais, she intrusted him with that sum to pay the bill, but she had subsequently discovered that lie had applied the money to his own use. This, however, was not all, for lie had cir- culated teports at Paris highly prejudicial to her moral character, informing the people there, that she ran away from England with him, and that her hus and followed them with loaded pistols, de- termined on the destruction of both, but they were too quick 'or him; *with adozen other ridiculous and absurd additions to the principal slander. All this she declared was wholy untrue. She did not wish, however, to prefer any charge against him that would oblige her to become his pttblic accuser. Aft. HALLs asked her why she came forward at all, unless forthat plirpoede? the lady said she hardly knew ; but she had the strongest ob- jection to prosecute, as it would be the means of exposing her to the world. AMr. IAr.LLs said she rn-ight make herself quite easy, for the fraud or felony, whatever it might be, if committed at all, was committed in France, and therefore could not be tried in this country. The lads' seemed mucli rejoiced at this intimation, and witldrew thanking the worthy magistrate for his attention. Her name did not appear. the evidence of the pawnbroker was then taken, and the prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial, for stealing the waistcoat, stockings, &c. the property of Captain MAtNally. - MAaRnoL ouGRUG sTTREE'r. -Yesterday Charles Sitens and John Ponenu were charged by Alessrs. Richardson and Ca., linen. drapers, Noa . 78 and 111, Oxford-street, the former with the robbery of Irish linens, and other articles in their trade, to the amount of over 3,00,01.. and the latter as a receiver. Jdhn James Richardson, one of the partners1 stated, that the pri- soner Steven: *aa bhopmaNs in their employ; that his department waY to deliver goods id dlrders, mentionmog to the clerk What he took out; and on his return to accorit for them. Mr. Richardson first entertained suspicions of the prisoner oft Saturday last, and ques- tioned him about goods wlich he entered as sold tO Bowen. The ll?isoner hesitated to reply. and at length confessed that he had sold die 'ualk qf. the property taken from the shop to Air. BowetJ, which he entered in fictitiotis names in the day-book. Mr. Richardson lproceeded, accoropanled by an ofilcer, to Bowen's house, 24, Jer- myn-street, St. James s (ovdn is tTiade a saddler); tbe there found several pieces of Irish linen, whicb Mr. Richamdson i-endted as his property, part of which was locked in a boi,asnd part on the par- lour-table- partof the goods Bowenesaidhehadtnot ought,andthat thev were left on approbation. He also said that a perwon, named Shillito, had been ent out with some with a horse and cart, and vwas expected to return shortly. After waiting two or three hours,Shillitto retumned, and was also taken into custody. Onbeing asked where he delivered the goods, (a large quantity of Irish linen,) he at last said, some at White and Greenwell's, Blackfriars-road, linendrapers, and more at Mammond's, in Piccadilly, ihich were left on approbation. Bowen and Shillito then accorrpgansed the officer to this office, and Al r. Richardson went home. the follow- ing morning he went to White and Greenwell's where he saw sonie of his property, which those gentlemen adinittwi they had purchased from Sliil ito, and promised to bring them here at one o'clock. [ Hero Mr. White, onie of the pasrters,appeared, and said, he had settt for the property, which would bg here so a few minutes.1 Mr. Richardson said, helnext went to MAr. Hammond's where he found ten pacleages of Irish Enen, its property, and which ir. Ham. mond watt wiling to give up. IHere Mir. ictardson produced the memoranduna-books of Bowen, seized by the officer, in which it appeared that Bowen purchased Irish linen of the prisoner Stevens for 15a. a yard, witl Si per cent- discount off, which cost AMessrs. Richardson and Co., on the average, 2s. a yard; he also, according to his books, bought ninety-two cambric handkerehiefs at lPd. each, which cost 4s. each.1 MIr. Richardson said, that Bowen had denied to the officer tiat 200 yards of fine Irish linen cloth which i8 enteted in his books, had been bought from Stevens, hougik they were put down as bought from him. The prisoner, it appeared, waf deslcribing to the house that his orders for goods were from thi M,iarqui Camden, the Earl of Mount Edgecombe, &C.; instead o which, he was delivering every thing to Bowen. Jams George, of thle firm of "l Evans and George, Alarchlnont, street, lrtion-crescent, liaen.drapers"' stated, that he had pnt. chased from Powen property, in irish linens. &o., to 'te amolnt of from Sto I 600L. Ar. Bowen told thera that a triesd of his (Bowen's) was in difficulties, and had a heavy stock on hand, and wanted ta sell for cash. They bought over 30D1 pieces of nankeens at 4s. 6d. a piece, and stockings at 20a. a dozen, whicl cost 27s. The nanLeen5 were admltted to be at a reasonable pricm Alr. Geoogae said, they requested to know who the erson was iqhichlIirz Upweh decined to mention from motives of d icac. He knew Boren forxuny yesrsa5 a man of respectability, and weqfAends werehigby HO, Willinm White, partner iAl-.hoise of White antd Gmeiwell, stated, that be purchased fror.ilite, on Friday lastt ho pieces or Irish linen, valueover IOOL; anipaid by cherk. Shilhtorepresent- ed hbimself as a man who had tbe comsand of nmoney, and bou.ihs goods in consequence, so as toenable him to sell cheap. He gave re- ference to three resectaeble persons, who gave hin a most excelletz character tor integrnty and honoar. WillEam PasnP1h1et, a porter empwloyed by Stevens, the prisoner,, fron time to time, aaid, that he frequently took goods oat for Ste- vens, and that his directions were teoddller inemah tLe " old place," B3owen's. %VWl1am Fosters i;hoprnan to Rochford. a pawnbroker, in Brewer. street5 proved that the tlhTee pieces of linen, now produeed, were pawmed by the prisoner Steven5 for 61.g and John Fotzchec shopmen to ASr. Harrison, pawnbroker, 25, WFardour-street, proven, tbat them prisoner pawned nine v.slrable shawls, newv produced, for 101. At thxe request of Mr. IIHstaMil, who attended a5 solicitor for Mlessrs.Richardsoa and Co., the prisoners were remanrded to this day week. Ivaac Lintocg, James Ton,g, and Jaones Wili7ac , the thzee cor. porals of the 2d or Coldstream Regiment of Gitaids, who have beern some days In cu.tody upon a charge of desperately assaulting,-witk their drawn bayonets, some of the constabMes of St. 4iles's parish, were yesterday brought up for re-examination. A sergecn of the regiment attended fbr the purpose of giving die men a good charac ter; but Mr. DYER, tle magistrate, ssid, that in that stage of the case he had nothing to do with character, and ordered the prisoners to give 24 hours' notice of'bail to the vestry-clerk of the parish. lIATTON-GAsRDEN.-Yesterday several gentlemen and uther re- spectable inhabitantt of Cam den and Kentitsh 'rowns, Bedford- vow, and other parts of the district, acconmpanied by the street- keepers, represented tothe Magistrates of this office thatthey were in a continual alarm in consequeuce of the number of med dogs which have lately appeared throughout their neighbourhoods, and also from the total neglect of the orders which have been generally issued from the diffeyent police-offices, that all dogs let loose in the streetg shnuld be closely muzzled: the consequence of inattention to this order is, that children in many families are obliged to becon- fined almost entirely within doors, their parents dreading the danger of their walking the public roads, where persons so obstinately, and we may sazy so wickedly, resist using the simple precaution wuere the lives of fellow-creatures are at stake. .Matthew Weldher, street-keeper fer the unper liberty of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, stated, that two dogs in an evident statsof madness, had been hunted that niorning and lifled in Brooks-market ; that that place and Mount Pleasant was cowded bvdogs all day, mary of whom were kept by persons receiving parochial relief; and if a ma. dog happened to behunted, all the dogs in the neighbour. hood docked about him; the consequence of which wasR, thatmany of them were bit in the general akirmish, and it was impossible ts tell fronm the numbers which of themn were bitten. Amongst theper. sons bitten was Francis Fagan, street-keeper at Brunswick-square, who was bit on the preceding evening by a dog on the instep, 1nn he was obliged to have the part cut out. Mr. Mallet, the chief clerk, called to the recollection of the MVa. gistrates the decision of Tom Bonnor, tlhe dustman, a few davs ago when, bv the powerful harangue he held forth to his neicthbours at l}attle-bridge, he prevailed on them to destroy all their dogs, aS many of them had been bitten. The Magistrate, on hearing the different complaints.informed the pardies he had no legal authority to issue orders for the destruction of dogs seen prowling about the streets, unless it was proved before himt that such dog was mad; but advised them to have a vestry-mneeting called, whe would issue their notices to the diffcrent street-keepers how to act. They departed for the parpose of calling an early meet- ing of the vestry. ___________ POLICE.