14 SEPTEMBER 1833, Page 3

At the Mansionhouse, on Saturday, William Dell, alias the Reverend

Doctor Dell, who was some days ago examined upon the charge of having

bamboozled a waggoner out of A, after a sermon upon the wickedness of the world, was brought up for further examination. The Justice- room was crowded by persons curious to see so distinguished a person. The following conversation preceded the examination.

The Lord Mayor—" Pray, Mr. Dell, do you know such a'place as Newgate?' Prisoner—" Why yes, my Lord, I know it pretty well."

Lord Mayor—" I mean the inside of the building ?" Prisoner—" So do 1„ my Lord."

Lord Mayor—" If I don't mistake, you were tried there last session for sted- ing a sovereign?" Prisoner—" I was, certainly ; but I did not deserve it." Lord Mayor—" You were convicted, were you not ?" Prisoner—" k was acquitted."

Lord Mayor—" Yes, you derived some profit from the ' mistake,' as it is called. When first tried you were found guilty, and the absence of witnesses cleared you on the second." Prisoner—" No, my Lord. The Judge that tried me last told me he was surprised how old Arabia could think of convicting me." Mr. Crump, an undertaker, said that he knew the prisoner to be a graceless fellow from his earliest years. Prisoner had been errand-boy to witness, who did not know whether the doctor committed any robbery upon him, but was sure that the doctor was the greatest liar he ever saw. Was not aware that the doctor preached while an errand-boy. An application was made to the Jud. when the conviction took place, to send hire out of the country.; and no doubt he would have been sent off, had not the mistake occurred, which threw him upon society once more. Lord Mayor (to the prisoner)—" How long have you been preaching?"— Prisoner—" I can't tell how long. Let me see, when did I begin? No, I can't really tell."

Lord Mayor—"Did you get money by it ?" Prisoner—" Sometimes."

Lord Mayor—" You resumed the trade the moment you got out of prison?" Prisoner—" I think I did. I preach whenever I see the people want it; and many want it now. I'm sure my prosecutors want it, to turn their hearts, for wickedness is therein." Lord Mayor—" Well, I shall send you for trial; and -I hope to be able to get you out of the country as soon as possible, for the benefit of the community. I consider you a dangerous fellow."

Prisoner—" Not at all, my Lord; nothing of the kind."

Dell was then committed.

At the Mansionhouse, on Thursday, a man named Corbett was examined on a charge of having forged a check in the name of DE. Burney of Greenwich, on Child's bank, for 661. Ss. 6d. The forgeu. was immediately detected by the clerk, a forged check for 761. Re. 64. in the same name having been paid at the bank that day twelvemonth. It appeared that the prisoner had on that occasion received, as a deputy collector for the Kent Waterworks, a check from Dr. Burney for 61. Ss. 6d. This check he kept back, and copied with the addition of the figure 7, making the sum 761. Se. 6d., for which he received cash ; and now again attempted a similar fraud. He was fully committed for trial.

At the Bow Street Office, yesterday, William Treen, who is charged with having forged the marks of the Goldsmith's Company to several articles of plate while in the employ of Mr. Thomas Cox Savory, was brought up for reexamination. The proceedings were conducted pri- vately, as it was thought adviseable that the evidence should not get into the Newspapers. The prisoner was remanded. It is said that the practice of forging the marks of the Goldsmith's Company has been carried on to a very great extent, and that the pawnbrokers are the principal sufferers. William Palmer was examined on Tuesday, on a charge of hav- ing conspired to defraud a young gentleman of high connexions, of five thousand pounds; for which sum he and his associatesheld ten of his bills, for five hundred pounds each. They pretended to negotiate these bills, in order to raise a loan for the gentleman in ques- tion, whose name is not mentioned ; but they obtained his acceptances without paying him a farthing. The prisoner was remanded ; it is ex- pected that his associates, who are all notorious characters, will soon be in custody. Mr. Bertram, a pawnbroker in Prince's Street, was summoned before the Magistrates of the Marlborough Street Office, on Tuesday, for having refused to give up a silver teapot to a Mrs. Wright, who had pawned it at his shop, and now wished to redeem it, by paying prin- cipal and interest. It appeared, that property to the value of 4,501 had been pawned by this woman ; who had been for some time living in adul- tery with a Captain Pettit, in Euston Square. The Captain had recently left her, without making any provision for her support or that of his chil- dren by her; and he now wished to prevent her redeeming this plate, which he maintained to be his property, not hers : she had obtained the du- plicates by breaking open his desk. A. sham. marriage bad passed between them; and the Captain had contrived to sliend about seven thousand pounds in tweltte months in her society. It was finally determined, that Mrs. Wright should-be allowed to redeem-the iiledged property

Captain Pettit, if he thought proper, might institute proceedings sgmost her.

A cabman complained at the Marylebone Office, on Tuesday, that two gentlemen whom he had driven on Monday evening to Brentford, and back to London, when he set them down at 45, Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Sqaare, the residence of the Reverend R. Maclure, frad refused to pay him his fare, amounting to 13s. or 14s. On their slighting, the door was opened by a female, and the gentlemen told him to wait for his fare. He knocked in half an hour, and a female told Sim no gentlemen had entered. He made a second application, and was told he might summon the party. The gentlemen had informed brim the house was a gambling-house, and that they had lost a large sum of money there. Dr. Bennett, a physician residing opposite came up, and said, " I see, my man, you've been badly used here ;" and was about to make some further remarks, when a gentleman came out of No. 45, and caused complainant to be taken to the Station-house ; but It& was afterwards released. In reply to this, Sarah Morris, servant to the Reverend Mr. Maclure, said that her master resided only partially at the house in which he conducted a school, and that on the preceding evening no gentlemen entered the house. She would positively swear that she did not admit any gentlemen, and that she did not say the cab- man might summon him. The cabman aslhered to his story, and said helms not mistaken in the number. He had been told similar tricks Wtei been played there before. The Reverend Mr. Maclure said he knew nothing about the cabman's fare ; and he declared with some warmth, that no gambling was carried on in his house. The husband of Sarah Morris said, that on Sunday night the cabman brought him to Mr. Maclure's door, and perhaps that might explain the affair. The eabinan declared he never saw the witness before. Mr. Rawlinson said the case was certainly an extraordinary one : he could do nothing till the cabman found out the gentlemen whom he had driven. [Mr. "lecture has written a letter to the Daily Papers, in which he speaks eontidently of being able to prove that the whole affair originated in malice or mistake.] A man and two women servants were examined on Monday, on a charge of robbing their mistress, Mrs. Harriet Miles, of Cambridge Street, Dorset Square, of a large quantity of chintz, linen, knives and forks, and other articles. They were remanded for further examination.

A ruffianly fellow, named Charles Johnson, was committed from the Queen Square Office on Monday, to take his trial on three distinct charges of highway robbery. Two old ladies and a young one were the complainants. One of the elderly ladies, a Mrs. Sugden, in addition to being robbed of her reticule, was knocked down by the prisoner with a leaded stick. The others were also robbed of their reticules. John- son is a returned convict from Botany. Bay, and behaved to the Magis- trate with extraordinary insolence during his examination.

A watchmaker, residing near Wilmington Square, was charged on Monday, at the Hatton Garden Office, with having knocked down and kicked a Pentonville attorney, whom he saw walking with his sister, is arm round her waist, on Sunday evening. The attorney said, the girl (who was only sixteen) had been "too acquiescent ;" in other words, he had seduced her : he therefore admitted that the watchmaker had received some provocation, and agreed not to press the charge. We are glad that the attorney got well cuffed and kicked in the public streets for his villany.]

Hierom Holmes, the man who was examined last week on a charge of having married Miss Elizabeth Slee, of Gravesend, his first wife being then alive, was again brought up on Wednesday. The office was crowded by all sorts of persons, and especially by ladies. No- thing, however, was done, as the witness to the marriage at Liver- pool had not arrived ; and the prisoner was again remanded. He is what the women call "a pretty man." The following conversation oc- carved between him and the Magistrate.

Mr. Laing (to the prisoner)—" Were you ever in the 9th:Lancers?"

Prisoner (carelessly and impudently)—" I was."

Mr. Laing—" Were you ever tried by a court-martial ?"

Prisoner—" Yes, and I was discharged from the regiment."

Mr. Laing—" What was your punishment?"

Prisoner—" Why, two hundred lashes, which I received."

Mr. Laing—" That is enongh ; take him away."

The prisoner strutted from the bar with Waddington, the gaoler, and was locked up.

The Reverend Mr. M'Gillicuddy applied, on Tuesday, for assis- twee to enable him to return to some remote village in Ireland ; where Re intended to obtain, if possible, employment as a tutor. He said that he had been deprived of his perpetual curacy on a charge of having been improperly connected with one of his female parishioners. Mr. lasing, after expressing his regret at seeing a man of education in such distress, gave him ten shillings ; and he left the office.

Mr. Samuel Furness, a nurseryman in the Hackney Road, was charged at the Worship Street Office, yesterday, with shooting a pig belonging to his neighbour, Mr. William Ingram. He said in his defence, that he shot the pig because she destroyed his crops ; he bad sometimes found seven or more pigs in his garden. The Magistrate ordered him to pay fifty shillings damages to the owner of the pig. The nurseryman had no fence round his garden.

At the Thames Police-office, on Tuesday, Jacob Nantzoy, the mate of a Dutch galiot, was fined one hundred pounds, and imprisoned in default of payment, for attempting to smuggle a considerable quantity of brandy and tobacco.

Michael Fallon, the Irish coalwhipper, who was charged last week with assaulting and maiming William Bannister, an English coal- whipper, was committed yesterday to take his trial for the capital offence. The Magistrate said, that the system of terror must be put down, or no man's life among the labouring doss[- would be safe.

Last week, information was given to the Commissioners of Police, that Police Constable Hill, of the K division, kept a private still at his lodgings at Limehouse, which he was in the habit of working and car- rying on an illegal traffic in spirits. Inquiries were immediately set on foot, and the information was found to be correct. On Monday, Hill was ordered to attend before the Commissionerstwhen the case was clearly proved against him, and he was ordered to be immediately dis. charged from the Police force.