31 AUGUST 1833, Page 5

The Recorder on Wednesday made a report to his Majesty

of cle prisoners in NVWgiltC under sentence of death, convicted at the Sim y and the late Special Sessions,—viz. Joseph Saunderson, Michael Ilex- ley, Thomas Smith, William Bitton, John Williams, William Cook, Richard Genlee, and John Shaw, for housebreaking ; John Slater al Walker, and Richard Arthur alias Simmons, for burglary; Daniel Murphy and William Boyle, for highway robbery; all of whom tit Majesty was pleased to respite during pleasure.

The Reverend Dennis M‘Gillieuddy, of the Irish Protestant Cluarek, was brought before the Hatton Garden Magistrates, on Wednesday,

charged by Mr. E. Holcomb, of Baker Street, Manchester „z4pzrares,. with looking " singularly " at hini, and fbllowing. him in Oxford Street, with an intent to put a note into his hand; in consequence at

"hick, lie gave him in custody to a Policeman. The Policeman astU, that the defendant was in the habit of applying to the nobility sent

gentry for alms. This Mr. M‘Gillicuddy denied : he %YRS a gentleinges by birth and education : he had looked steadfastly at Mr. Halcombi because he thought he was the Reverend Richard Harrold, Who ittel

one of his college chums. Mr. Laing soon discharged him, but Ise

expressed great anger at having been brought before the Magistrate at all. He has since published a well-written letter in the Manias Chronicle, detailing comae circumstances respecting his loss of a livirig in Ireland, and the extreme distress to which he has been since subjem He also charges the Policeman who took him into custody, with basin- used him brutally; and complains that Lord Brougham, who bad ex..- gaged to preseet a petition to the Lords praying for inquiry into the circtunstanees undt r which the patron of his living turned him outof it, had not kept his word.

M.-. Thom is Cox Saetry, a silversati h, whose shop is at No. 3- Comhill, was charged before the Lund Mayor. on Tuesday, with leivir4 in his possession vaminus silver am tides upon whkh were forged

of the Goldsmiths' Company. Several Quakers were present, talti took great intemest in the proceedings, as Mr. Savory is one of their

hod y. It appeared from the evidence, that Mr. Savory has for ao

time undersold his brethren in the trade, to their great loss and annoy- ance. He sobd spoons for 4s. Cd. each, f'or which others asked &— time eighteetmence being just the difference made by the duty. About

three weeks ago, the circumstance oecurmd which led to the dam-ion of the fraud. A person named 'Preen, %rho had been in Mr. Savory's

employ, pawned some spoons at the shop of Mr. Wood, in St. Jolts Street : but Mr. Wood, thinking that there was something wrong aboxst the marks, took the spoons to the Goldsmiths' Hall, when the marks were pronounced to be forgeries. On Friday last, the Assay-master

found about twenty-six ounces of plate at Mr. Savory's shop, mein marks ; and Mr. Cox. the Warden of the Company, purchased five teaspoons there, also with forged marks. It was asserted its

attorney for the prisoner,—who was himself recommended to soy nothing,—that these articles were in the shop without his knowledge or permission ; but there was oo evidence to prove that such wasr the fact. It was also insinuatect that they might have been purchased tenon other persons in the trade. The Lord Alayor held Mr. Savory to bars76 to take his trial for the offence.

Early on Sunday morning, some thieves effected an entrance into the mansion of Lady Blessington, by scaling the wall in Park Lane. They were disturbed by one of the servants, who heard some noise, ande tested their esea pc. leaving a centre bit. Nearly 1001. worth of property in small valuebles were carried off.

Charles Dyer, a man of respectable appearance, was examined at Bow Street yesterday, on a charge of being concerned in this robbery_

He offered a gold snuff box and toothpick-case for sale at a jeweller's in Picket Steer, Strand, wl irh brave been proved to form a tent a she stolen property. lie was remanded f'or a week, in order to procsu-e ad- ditional evidence.

The door of the mansion of Lord Seymour, in Spring Gardens, was incautiously left open on Thursday week ; and an expert thief, taking

advantage of the ciictunstanee, entered the house, and succeded ire raw- rying away house at.d table linen, which had just been received &von time laundress, to the amount clover '201. Robberies of this descripthus occur daily through the carelessness of servants.

The diva llinghense of Mr. William Bain, New Grove, Mile Bak was broken haw on Saturday morning by sonic thieves, who sucmA..4 in carrying off plate and other property, to the value of 3001. and are- ward:. The piste was marked with the letters W. B.

James Dobbins, a messenger in Barclay and Perkins's brewer7, was charged at the Union Hull Office. on Monday, with robbing In ear- ployers. A Police constable stated, that on Sunday morning, oboist one o'clock, while on duty in the Dover Road, he saw the prisonar • walking along in a hurried manner. His jacket stuck out in a peruilzr way. and witness insisted on a search, when he found on him a chisel of large dimension., and upwards of 1001. in sovereigns and silvese. When taken to the Stationhouse, it was discovered that the office oft brewery h al been entered, and ten of the desks broken open with a chi-el, and money to the amount found in the prisoner's possess:inn taken. The prisoner had been employed about the premises on Sams

.day, and-. remained there- coneealed_until the .clerks.had Ieft. the . office, which was lucked when they went away. After their departure, it is conjectured that the prisoner issued from his place of concealment, and brae open the office.% He was remanded for Wilber examination.

A few days ago, an inquest was held on the body of a young female named Sutton, who was found drowned in the basin of the Surry Canal; and .a verdict to that effect was returned. On Tuesday, Mr. Chambers, of Union Hall, was engaged for a considerable time in hearing evidence, by which it would appear that the deceased had been murdered. Edward Roberts,_ a cheesemonger, stated, that about one o'clock on Wednesday morning the 21st August, he heard the cries of &female, as din distress,-proceed from the banks, near the basin of the Canal. The words " Pray don't hurt me," were repeated several times. George Golding stated, that he was in bed when he heard similar cries. Mrs. Plembe Hall,. of Canal Place, deposed to hearing the cries of a female in distress on Wednesday morning. She got up, and went to the door; when she saw a female near the basin, and a man with her. The former, on perceiving witness, walked away, with both hands up to her face, as if in grief; 'but she did not then utter a complaint. Wit- ness said to the man, " You good for nothing scoundrel, what have you been doing with that woman ?" To which he replied, " I have done .nothing to the woman." He pretended to be tipsy; and witness, baying thteatened to give him into custody if he caused the female to cry out again, shut the door. Witness, on getting to bed, heard the screams repeated once or twice. The lures of the deceased, a young .man named Irving, wee examined on Wednesday, and gave rather a contradictory account of himself on the night of the supposed murder. Mrs. Hull could nut identify him as the man whom she saw quarrelling with a woman, but was almost certain as to his voice. Thew was no direct evidence against him; and he was remanded till Thursday, and then discharged.

Mr. William Pearson, a gentleman residing in Albany Street, Re- gent's Park, was knocked down, at:d severely bruised, on Siam-day evening, by William Lowe, a carpenter. This fellow was abusing two girls in Tavistuck Plitee' when Mr. Pearson passed by, and raid he was sorry there was no Policeman at hand to secure hint. Upon ilia:, he struck Mr. Pear: on several blows, and threw him on the pavement. A Policeman then came up and took him to the Statioehouse. 2.1r. Pearson was taken to the Middlesex HospitaL where his knee was found to be dislocated. His assailant remains in custody, until Ur. Pearson is able to hive evidence against him.

A young man front North Wales, who Lad the appearance of a re- spectable farmer, and gave the name of Edward Perry. was charged at the Guildhall, on Tuesday, with.assaultieg Miss 13'211, of Camomile Street, on Sunday forenoon. The lady.. it appeared, was un her tray to church, the prisoner attempted to force his company on her, wished to take hold of her arm, arid annoyed and fullowcd her about in the church, till she tor.;; refuge in the Vestry. liere the Church- werdens interfered ; and the prisoner, who made a desnealte resistance, and disturbed the tt hole cougn:gation, was seeurcd by loar constaldes, and led to the Compter. The prisoner, appearia;; io he dermiged, was

• merely reprimanded by the Mi.gistrate, and diseliar6ed. Captain R. Stafford, master of a ship in the London Pocks, and Praaeis Stelley, ih storebei per of another vessel, were climged at the

Thames Police-off:re, on WedlleSday, with having a iiiim•tity of pork, biscuits, and other articles from the ship Sal..e t. Tao store-

keeet•r first gave information that Stafford been r: fr.an tbe Salacie, and sev.•ralartielcs Ih:loisgiag to tbe I. on

board Stafford's ship. It then appeared diet imsrli- ;aid r the articles ; which he said be did by desire the ebarge, 8ze. After inuell i:rederip UuLir defer:lents .5/. each for unlawful possession of the property.

Captain George 1Vatkins, of the ship Red Rover, f:•::;:r :":.pies, was held to bail at the 'Leas Police Office yesterday, to ea.:c his trial at the next Admiralty Seesione, for brutally flogging *"..7 UilsaWiSe treating an appeotice lad on board his ship.

At Worship Street Police-office, on Tuesday, Tholas Cormack, an Irishman, was committed upon a charge of feloniously cutting and wounding A nn Dorgan, a decent young Inarri:,i1 woman. The prose- cutrix was passing through Cowheel Alley, Golden Lone; and hap- pened to touch against the prisoner; who immediately made a cut at her.with a sharp snoetnaker's knife, and cut her across the arm, wound- ing her to the bone; after which he held up and shook the knife, saying, " I've marked you, ma'am."

Thomas Alexander, the driver of the Quicksilver, Brigi:ton coach, was charged on Monday, at the Union Hall Office, with c ving en- dangered the life of Air. Smith, of Stratton Ground, Westminster. While Mr. Smith was at tae Marsh toll-gate, the Quicksilver came up, and the driver, in endet.•:ling to get before the gig, upset it. He was fined forty shillings, ordered to pay for the damage dune to the

gig.

A fisherman, who was charged at the Mansionlionse, on Saturday, with using an unlawful net, said in his defence, that he never should have thought of using such a net, had he riot been entreated to catch a few gudgeons for a young lady who was ill with the cholera rnorbus. The fine was remitted ; mid the net, instead of being condemned, was ordered to be retained till the month of March, when it will become a lawful one, and be .delivered to the fisherman.

A simple.looking countryman complained at the Union Hell Office, on Monday, that a woman whom he had lately married, under the be- lief that she was a maiden, had brought him home five children, born at Devizes, in Wiltshire, and " when he remonstrated, she gave him a blow on the nose." The Magistrate said he must apply to the authori- ties at Devizes.

• William Rogers, a young fellow of seventeen, who is, however, mar- ried, was charged at the Worship Street Office, on Saturday, with hav- ing violated Eliza Pendleton, a motherless girl, aged thirteen. fle was remanded for further examination. His wife, three or four years older than himself, inquired with much simplicity "if it was likely to go bard With-her husband? "

"Two sweeps were charged at the •Mansionhouse, on Monday, with breaking into the cellar of.a I icensed victualler, and stealing eome beer by making a hole in a cask. The master sweep said that he had sus-

pectedetheeeeboyseof and-.wenteiatoehiseeallar to dook-afeer them. Upon looking about, he.founct that several bricks in the party- wall between his cellar and that of Mr.- Owen, a licensed victualle,r, were lying about the place; and upon looking closer, he.perceived that a piece of hollow timber was sticking in a bole in a beer-cask of Mr. Owen's, and that some of the beer had been drawn into tin vessels in his own cellar through the hole. He suspected his apprentices, and immediately informed Mr. Owen of the circumstance, but neither of the lads was to be found. The sweeps denied the charge, and were dismissed for want of direct evidence against them.

An Irishman alarmed the Policemen at the Vine Street Station- house on Sunday last, with his horrible cries.and contortions, declaring that he was dying of the cholera. He was taken to St. George's Hos- pital, where he suddenly became quite well, and was discharged. The Police Inspector found him drinking some porter at his own house. Fit, was taken before the Magistrates, and held to bail for the offence. A poor woman named Margaret Callaghm, was fined at Queen Square 40s. under the Grosvenor Act, for placing a brisket of fruit on the footway pavement, in Queen's Row, Pimlico : in default of pay- ment, she was committed for a month to prison. [A month's im- prisonment ! an hour's would have been better proportioned to the offence.] • James O'Donnell, a boy twelve years old, with his father and mother, were examined at the Marlborough Street Office on Satur- day, on a charge of felony. The boy had taken some articles out of Lis father's cellar to his aunt, to get pawned ; but she, suspecting they had been stolen, gave the boy in custody to two Policemen, who searched his father's house, and found a great variety of articles which appeared to have been stolen. The boy said his father stole then from the Orleans Hotel, Jermyn Street, where he was waiter. All three prisoners were remanded for further examination.

Richard Laid, the driver of the Police van for conveying prisoners from the Police-offices to the House of Correction, was charged at the Marylebone Office, on Tuesday, with having driven over all elderly female named Roleson, residing in John Street Mews. J. Collard, att officer, stated that he was in the van; and on its turning out of Bedford Row into the King's Road, he saw the unfortunate woman in flout of the vehicle, and in an instant she was knocked down by one of the horses, when the wheel passed over her. She was taken to St. Bar- thulomew's Hospital; when it appeared that three of her ribs were dreadfully fractured, and that she had suffered severe internal injury. Collard stated that the defendant was drunk ; but that he and Salmon, an officer of Bow Street, conceived that be was still able to manage his horses. The accident was owing to the defendant's drunkenness. Laid was then remanded.

Tit Shields, a notorious pickpocket, who has been on the town for fifty years, was sentenced at the Queen Square Office, on Wednesday, to three months hard labour in the House of Correction, for attempting to pick the pockets of several gentlemen at the Florae Guards.

Several vagabonds have been committed during the week, front the different Police-offices, for assaulting the new Police—calling them " sexes," " Popays," and using other terms of abuse towards them.

A number of omnibus-drivers have been fined this week, in various sums from twenty shillings to five pounds, for insolence and furious driving. Mr. Laing, at the Hatton Garden Office, said on Thursday, that when a driver is found offending, he should authorize the constables to drag him from the box. At present the masters intvrfered to pre- vent their men from receiving due punishment.

About a To; tniglit ago, John Turner, the driver cf a Paddington om-

nibus, drove over. the body of James Greswood, a child years old; who has since died front the injury he received, in the Middlesex Hos- pital. Turner was committed on Monday, front the Hatton Garden Office, to take his trial for the manslaughter.

John Roach, the conductor of a Hammersmith omnibus, was fined on Monday, at the Marlborough Street Office, for carrying off the um- brella of an old lady who was going to take a place for herself and she children in his oumibus, but thought the fare too high and preferred go- ing in a coach. The Magistrate was sorry that he had not the power to inflict a heavier fine than five shillings. [Magistrates not unfrea quently stretch their authority a little; we wish Mr. Dyer had done so in this instance.] A few days since, a shopkeeper in Holborn complained at one of the Police Offices, that the omnibuses stopped no fewer than 544 times each day in front of his premises. Mr. Cole, who lives next to Day and Martin's blacking-warehouse, said that he would spend a thousand pounds rather than not abate this intolerable nuisance.