The Statesman. — 1812-04-01 (London, England)

POLICE.  GU[L HIALI.  Testerilay William Trwtor, alias Smith, alias Comtetry a well-known character, and a woman of the name of IITO:::11, were brought before Alderman DoSIVILLE, the Sitting Magistrate, on strong suspicion of having given their attendance at the Mansion House Ball on Monday evening, for the express purpose of picking pockets. John Nicholls, a Constable, of Golden-lane, said he was ordered to attend at the Mansion-house on Monday evening, to prevent the crowd from inter-, mingling with the Gentlemen and Ladies alighting from their carriages to go into the Ball-room. About half-past eleven o'clock, he observed the Prisoners make their appearance, when they immediately proneeded to follow every party Which happened to arrive at the Mansion-house, with the most evident , anxiety to mnke free with their property. Several times he observed Country Billy gingle with his knuckles on Gentlemen's pockets, and his companion always covered the attempt .by displaying herself in her broadest attitude between the crowd and those persons they seemed desirous to pillage. Ile did not perceive the Prisoner take any property from their' pockets, but he saw him perform what the pickpockets call, in their slang, 44 stalling," that is, walking beside the passengers so close, that they were obliged to put themselves into convenient attitudes for losing their cash to disengage themselves. On the whole, he declared that he had witnessed many pickpockets of considerable celebrity, walking their nefarious rounds ; that he never beheld suck barefaced attempts to empty pockets before as what he had described. Ile immediately took the Prisoners into custody, and found upon Taylor's person nothing except a watch with a gold chain and seals, on the insole of which was inscribed the Prisoner's name, and nothing on the woman. One of the Police Officers recognized Taylor as an old suspicious character, who had been frequently• seen in the company of reputed pickpockets in public-houses; and had al=o been several times in custody on suspicion of felonious practices. Ile was known by the familiar epithet of Country Billy. The Prisoner,- Taylor, said, that be was a horsedealer, and sometimes a boot-closer, and lodged in a pnblic-house, at New-cross, but he could not recollect the sign. Ile was acquainted with respectable per Sons who would secure his character from these imputations, of which he declared himself wholly innrcr:t. lie part;cnlarly re:; rested Ws true name, William Taylor, might he matte public; ne seemed to have a particular avers:on either to au alias, or the name of Cautitry 'lle, woman de, Heti Itaself to be an acccmmoe.r;:g creature in a nartit nee, and that she had ampted the over whieh Tay !or trade her to partake of scene which oc:7..siorwd the Constable to sly hi bid.ce?tl th(,rn 1., en .vetsalZon together. They were remanded until t 4k day, and ordered to bri.,z, persons who could spe.rk to their good character.  A poor old deranged man, half covered with miserttAe clothes, was hrnugitt up for having a silver watch in his possession of which he cock:: give no account, and also for having been guilty of constant presarication concerning the plat-,, of his alonde. lie was remanded until orrlw, when empairy would be made concerning his habitation, and the property which he had about him. E 'trio N -GNP  Yesterday Thomas Joseph Elliot was brought up before the Sitting Magistrate (Mr. TurcroN), cha,ged by William Griffith deaufort, with robbing hint of his silver watch, on the preceding night. The Prosecutor had been making holiday with some friends at the Buucb of Grapes, Crown-court, Chand-s-street ; and among others of the compauy, had partaken of a glass of punch with the Prisoner, who was at that time a perfect stranger to him. On Inv. Ing the Bunch of.Grepes a little merry, about 11 o'clock, the Prosecutor was met in the street by the Prisoner, who immediately snatched his watch from Ms pocket, and he perceived the outside case fly off; be seized the Prisoner, and gave him in charge to a watchman. When it the watch-house, a man of the nape of Morgan, a friend of the Prosecutor, pro.. dured the watch without the ease, it had been delivered to him, during the confusion, by some unknown hand. A girl of the town proffered her evidence, to prove that the Prisoner bad attempted to slip the watch into her hand ; but it being intimated to the Magistrate that she had been lately convicted of larceny at the Old Bailey, be rejected her testimony altogether. The Prisoner, in his defence, solicited a private audience of the Magistrate, and hinted at something mysterious in the transaction ; but this was declined on the part of the Worthy Magistrate, and the Pre. lecutor and Morgan swearing positively to his per. son, he was fully committed for trial. Maria Antionette, wife of .1. Palmer, landlord of the  Black NH public-house,,Clerkervwell, better known by the title of the Bang-up house, was charged by , Mary Fleming, with violently assaulting her on the precutting night. It appeariog, howev,r, that the'' Ce•nplaitiant was rather top heavy with gin at the time, and had used most abusive language to the French landlady, who merely endeavoured to put.' her out of the house, and prevent riot; the complaint was discharged, with a wholesome reprimand from the MagiA rate to the Complaiaant, for her disgraceful and violent conduct. , . Yesterday a shoe-maker, of the name of lllllittgrhead, apprehended by William Read, junior, was brought up and und,rwent examination, charged with stealing out of the dwelling-house, of Mr. Weller, at lie-Midi-town,' a silver watch, and sundry articles of wearing "apparel, the property of said Mr. Waller ; far the want of material evidence attending, the Pristmt.- was committed for nt-eiutrainatios.  I - SuresDa.—A your woman, of the Dermot &Abell, servant in Si trldesmanYa family in street, way found in bed yesterday rnornir.,•,,with her throat cut from car to ear. She had ht 4 low. spirited tb. preceding e ty, and not aniiwerine to her Dunning-bell as usual, clue •of ,the family went ion her chamber, and found her tying on her side, with a knife ini her right hand. An unfortunate attachment aoribed as the cause of suicide.  ,1 .1