28 MAY 1836, Page 2

At Bow Street. yesterd y, Mr. Frederick Hawkes Nottidge, a

young Irian with a battered white hat, and shabbily dres-ed, w Is changed with stealing it suit of clothes belonging to the sun of Mrs. Bennett. of 31, Southampton Street, Strand; at whose house be hail taken tt bed for the flight. Mr4. Bennett said. that the prisoner had taken a fur- nished bedroom in her house, but had slept in it only one night ; and atter his departure in the morning, site discovered that it suit of clothes bad been taken from the chest of drawers in his room. TI e psi-outer denied having taken the clothes ; but admitted that his alje et in !tiring the room was to procure a itigft e lodging. He told the Magistrate, that he ware a gentleman by birth and that one of his atice-tors was Thomas Hawke. of Essex. a celebrated martyr; that his moth, r was connected with the first families in Essex; and that he had been a can- didate for SouiItse er k, ott Ulna-Bailie/11 principles. Tree clothes were not traced to the prisoner ; and hr was remanded for a week. A gen- tleman who was present during the examination, said that lie kt.en she prisoner's father. and that his handy was respectable; but that he had giver) all his friends tnewhIllIVHSIIIts. by his recent condurt. Ili. lather had done all he could to rem-1AM ling; ant had giaeu him clothes and money on the day before he hired the lodging, in the hope that he would abandon his dissolute habits; but that, in future, he would not into fere in his behalf.

At the Mansionhouse, on Wednesday, Sarah Slow, a woman of reputable appearance. was remanded on a charge of dellanding Itler.st9. Hankey and Co., bankets, by a forged check. It appeared that the 44 prisoner had made same purchases at Bailey, Milner, mid Co.'s shop in St. Paul's Churenyard, and had procured a cheek Isom Mgr cut the partners for 8/. in exehange for right sovereigns, pretending that she wished to remit it to the country. The check was filtered by the ltd.-, ditilin of a y" and a vilifier Loin " eight " to " eighty," arid "8/." tin." 80L" She attempted to play the same trick sit another situp in Gracechurch Street, bar unsuccessf At the Marylebone Olive. on Monday, John Jerome, cad to hack- 'my-coach and cab•men, was charged with stealing a watch tsars Mr. Peter Simkins, of 24, Corzine Street, Mayfair; who was la-t week recognized by Sergeant Elliott of the Police as the Marquis of ater- ford. Simkins was not present to give his evidence; but lir. Raw- basun issued a summons fur the Alterquis of Waterford, eni the weal• ranee of Sergeant Elliot that Simkins was the Alarqui-, to attend at the office ; and time prisoner was remanded till Wednesday. 1 he evidence of a cab driver proved that the prisoner had pulled the watch out of Simkins's pocket, as the latter was getting auto Lis cab, and ran off with it. On Tuesday, the Marquis of Waterford entered the office, "in a state of considerable excitement," as the penny-a-line rep, its say; and the following dialogue ensued—

Mr. Haskins—" Perhaps you will state briefly, my Lord, the rature of your application ?" The Alarquis—" The accusation against me, Sir, is untrue; and therefore—" Mr. Hoskins--" I really know nothing about any aceneation, as far as you are concerned." • Mr. Fell (the Chief Clerk)—" The case alluded to, Sir, is is e which came on veverday before Mr. Ilawlinson : it was respecting a stolen w. tele" Mr: Hoskins—" If it came on before Mr. 1t lemon, had it it t better stand over till that Magistrate is present? 1 was nut here, and therefore can know nothing about it." The Marquis—" Must I, then, wait for Mr. Rawlinson, heft re I can have an Diem tunity of making a denial? Is Sergeant Elliott here ?" The Sergeant who happened to he in the office, stood up. The Marquis—" You are Sergeant Elliott, are yuu?"

Sergeant—" I am."

The Marquis—" Look at me : am i the person who on Senday morning Charged a men with stealing my watch? Do you recognize me to te the same?" EtSett—"No, Sir ; you are nut the gentleman."

Time Marquis—" The papers state that a summons norm has been tat en out against me in older to compel my attendance. I have not received any sus It summons." Mr. lloskins—" Is there any summens made out?"

Mr. Fell—" There is, Sir; and that course was taken in eonsequenre of Sergeant Elliott stating positively that the perste' charging, and wile gave his name Peter Simkins, was the Marquis of Waterford. The hearing of the ease is appointed for to.morrow." Mr. Hoskins—" Then the summons has not yet been served?"

Mr. FAI—" It has not."

Th.. Marquis (tu Sergeant Elliott)—" Now I ask you again, did I give the chamce ?"

Elliott—" You are not the person." The Marquis (with match warmth)—" Then I request that you'll contradict in every paper in London what you so unwarrautably stated, and pay the ex- perms N out of your own pocket." Mr I loskius—" I'm sorry, my Lord, that —"

The Marquis—" So fake and unfounded a statement as that which has been made 1w this Sergeant is of a very disagreeable and unpleasant nature, and I

trust teat my explanation will go forth to the public. I h tee been sitoilat ly mali4ned before in a Police report in another place, which 1 of course took upon myself to contradict."

The Marquis of Waterford then left the office in high dudgeon, with an old gentleman, who had accompanied him to see fair play. On Wednesday, Jerome, the man charged with stealing Simkine's watch, teas again put to the bar. A milkman, who had seen the rob- bery end secured the prisoner, gave his evidence, which was conclu- sive, and Jerome was committed for trial. Elliott. the Policemen, at. temeeet to make art explanation to the Magistrate; who. however, refused to bear him ; and Elliott has sent a letter to the Morning Chr nine, denying that he spoke positively to the identity of Simkins

and Lord Waterford. So, perhaps, after all, Simkins was not Lord WwerCerd; but it is a pity that nobody can find out who Simkins really was.

An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of Mr. Beekeley Craven. No evidence was given as to his elleged losses at Epsom ; but his footman said that he was much agitated while the Derby race Ives running, and kept saying, " Jersey wins, Jersey wins!" When he came home, he appeared to It very much distressed, and beget, taking off his boots before the straps were unloosed. This was all the evidence, that went to prove insanity; but it satisfied the Jury, who returned a verdict of " Temporary Derangement."

On Saturday, whilst some labourers were employed in draining the liegetet's Canal, near Macclesfield Bridge, Holloway, a boy who was

searching for eels picked up a box, containing money and ILA Stock re viers; all of which, it appeared, he gave up to a person in the neigh4eurhood for half-a-crown. This circumstance was mentioned in the newspapers; and it turns out that the box contained at least lee/ or 1601., belonging to Mr. Maurice, a surgeon at Petwurth, Sussex ; who was robbed of it by a cab-driver some time ago. tinder the f dlowing circumstances. He left a box containing 300 sovereigns aryl 3101. in bank notes iu a cab; but the cab-arm seas ',nested, and confessed that lie had opened the box, taken out the sovcreignse and thrown the box with the banknotes into the Regent's Camel twat M 'retie:field Bridge. The thief was transported for seven years ; and the Canal was dragged, but no box fiminl, till the lad picked it tip on S ourday. The person who gave the finder half-a.crown tier it, Ke- tch led that there was only 10/. in it ; but, being pressed by a Police- mate produced a 1001., three 10/., and two or three St notes.

A lice broke out on Wednesday night in the timber-yard of Bateman Red (;ee Shoreditch ; which consumed eight houses and shops, and scritekly injured no fewer than twenty others. The sufferers, generally, had insured their property. No lives were lost.