The National Register. — London, England, 1817-10-06 00:00:00

ape, a 4 they make. a perquisite of it, and sometimes make es ate it unreasonable demand. le it ths partite for each soldier personally to take the OWet to Se *oaf at for the sesjeant to some to yea with a ea aid to demand a billet for mei soldier on the list P—The la* is, thin each addler shill apply for his owa billet to the •411 1 41•,« but that very rarely luippeue; tine sarjeaut and ettrpoval will apply for a cevtain number of men; then, It the constable is net well acquainted with the la*, be may, to save himself trouble, give the isillopefor Om men, when perhaps' there may be but half the men thereto receive those bil- Sets ; some may be on foreign set eice; and some in the hos pital.. Has it ever -come to your knowledge, that any abuses if „Abet kind have been practised t--Yes, it his ; men who have been in the hospital have sent some of 'their comrades to receive of the publican the sum of money they should have sertived had they been in their quaeters,or able to be is their quarters: Have yon personally knows those abuses you have men tioned, namely, the serjeanrs having asked for more billets than he had men to take them from theconstabla ?—.Yes, I have been applied to for more myself, and refined,in consequence of my having read in Mr. Colquhoun's treatise on covetable', that each constable should be sure that a man is an effective man, and not be the hospital, or on foreign service, and that he should himself apply, and where the men have net ap plied, I have invariably refused it; the seljesets have applied for more billets than they could produce men to take them. Have yon ever made complaints upon that subject to the different orderly rooms at the Horse Guards and the regi ments of Guards?—Yes, I did at the time I was in.etfice, and they treated me in a very rude manner, and threatened nee very much if I did not find quarters for all the menhirs of men thry had then sent me to have billetted, a list of which I have in my pocket. Did you carry your point, or were you obliged.to billet them P—They threatened me so very much, that having only reied this tre a tise, I did not know whether I should be right or Wrong in resisting, and I went to Mr. Colqulionn ' and he told methat I bad done very right, and that I should still resist It; there were three or four serjeants came to me the neat t ray and threatened to fine me a large sum of money, and to snake me pay for the quarters of seven or eight men, corn emceeing from the time they had applied to me to have those blilets made; but I still resisted it, and In consequence of that the men were continued in their quarters; they threat ened to tine me a very large sum of money. But they never carried tient proceeding further P—No; when they famed that I was inflexible, they carried the mat. ter ; see thither, ear said any more; but both they and the efacers at the orderly room were very violent; I told them I considered myself a days-man between the two, and to see that neither oppressed the other, and that I was determined Se do DO. • Ia what way is the office of licadle managed In your parish? —The office of beadle is managed in such a way, that I . think it stands in need of being very much altered; the slis, urn of beadles I alwais conceived_ to be, that they should patrole the streets is The day time, and in the evening par ticularly, as each man has his proper, district appointed; we bait four iu the parish, the parish being divided into font Cattiest'sr beadles, and eight for constables, each beadle • baying two constables in his district, when each constable is sworn into office, and takes his office upon hint, the beadle. demands 10s. 041. of him for the loan of three staves for the twelvemonth he is in office,- and for showing him the extent , of his disstric_ t i •it he, rein to can sly with diat„, be 11104 7 find ant hest way' ht i Caßi he has no person to show Vs who ffi il.. You have stated it to bet so duty of beadles to patrole the streets in the daytime, and in the evenings, for what purpme • —To remove nuisances, such as ballast singers and heggars i and coaches and carts, that arc acting disorderly, and getting into contact with each other. In fact, evei y thing which is a parish nuisance?—Yes. What is kin power as to beggars ?-11einis inuleority to take • them before the magistrates, and has, I believe 4s, if they are convicted :0 vagraists. • .• _ _ . _ • _ _ r. beg lb Has the eonstahle the power of taking in charge gar that is placed M his Itand , ;, 'or whom he sees bet., the street?—Each constable hat that authority, and ass as they generally (16, gratuitously, they very *oldest lake that tvouble, conceiving it In be the beadle's duty rather than theirs ; Lint they have the same authority. ff they were charged with any person of that kind, it would be their ditty to take them up i—Yes, and they are subject to a penalty if they refuse to do it. You have stated what is the law at, governing the con duct of the Iseadtr4 and the constables. is the practice in your parish, as she taw directs, tirst, upon die .part of the beadles?—lt is not; the law is not cursi.ned with in any shape whatever. Neither by the beadles nor the constables?—lt is not by either as it should be. . Do you feel, as you seem to have paid great attention to the subject, that you as a constable have any power of stop ping those various unisances which are met with its the streets, such as the blowing the beim by. the newspaper *carriers, and other utaisaneesf—l do not to mysalf.at liberty to stop that except on the Anbtioith day; during divide see = vire. Do you know how it h 1 gt;gt:ii hot through the vigilance of t he .s I saderstaud it is not alone there. ( TO. be'YSnifirrti.) ~' SEL•2.'"'""."'...______ • The Magistrates of the division. of • Marlborough attended at the Bell, lot* . at ,Thtiatobtory on Tuesday • se'nnight, to licence publicans, bifrefuscd to grant li cences to those who held their houses of common brewers, unless such publicans first declared they were . not bound to take beer of their reapeetive landlords, ex cept it was good, and such as was . 4.etterslly approved of. The Magistrates at the saute tints interned .those persons who held public-houses under brewers,. that in ease their landlords gave them notice pi quit their houses in consequence of taking beer 'from. other brew ers, they would authorise them to remove their licences to any other house, and never licence rack brewer's house in future,—This conduct is highl : commend-. able ; and whops the saute course will be generally adopted throughout the country. The beer m a d e by wane of the brewers is now so hail as to injure the health of the tuedta les and labourers. . ~~. 41 Ir+Palt•C - • OLD BAILE Terviibia. T. Caller was Indicted for stadia( three hone Gui two lty. slam* frocks, the property of J.lPotter, aed ra t rala nnd I. Cook was indicted-for stealhog a alfprlated calico, the propeurty ef.. IL llintonefrom Ou p , ' .elsop•door .in Ozfeed-.stmet.sGailty„. ' • • ' tr - i ': , J. Chian, was *indicted' ilte ; itiall 1 • y, ,tihe • property of J. Mersey, from the '''"',',_ . et Britiget his wife. 4 .4 . s, Mrs. Mersey sells Boit in the street.; alai s the 2nd of August she was Wiles fruit In CoventlikardenMMarket, whom she felt something at her pocket. As She was stooping to take up her cornets, a boy asked her If atiokad any motley in her pocket : on which she fellow* it was allgrae. She followed the prisoner,who had hems petaled out tatter, and took him by the collar. She said to him," give me uty mosey, I work hard, and have four small children." • Tielitfeeser asked her how she dared to accuse him ? lie was searched, and three half-croons, and Bs. were fount cm him. An Officer who took the prisoner, mild him what money he had about him. He dented having any, but oh searching his left band, two half crowns were Ammel is it, and Se. ed. in his mouth, though he also denied huh% any there. Mrs. Marney said, she had put her money fusels a par-boa ; but it had come unscrewed, and the wormy ipd got loose in her pocket. 5r er The Common Serjeant said to the "' You were not is distress when you did this ; hut are a practised thief. Young as you are, you knew y Asesee here about a year ago; sad then mercy was shown to yam OD account of your youth ;—bnt you will now leave dui - toiletry for life ; sad you may tell your companions tile the same that awaits them, if they do sot mead their lives." • • The following were also convicted of felonies, viz. R. Bishop, lot stealing a pair of stocking and a handker chief ; J. Thempams, for stealing ; two boots • H. Houseman, 1 for stealing eight yards of cotton; J. ikeetield and S. Bons hill, for stealesg a silk handkerchief; Mary Inning for stealing a silver watch; S. Simpson. for stealing a shawl ; J. Stevens for stealing a printed book ; Margaret Rester, far stealing a hunting watch; J. Ryan, for mealier( 15 pair of pantaloons ; J. Ennis and Sari* Forrester, for stesithg a silk pocket handkerchief; Elis..Audersoa fair stealing two calf skins ; Mary Smith, for staling a silver watch ; J. Sankt), , for stealing a Bat and pi lamps of butter ; S. Lyons, for stealing a pocket-book lad lls. in silver ; 'Ann Demean, for stealing ,1 G. in Had notes; Dieswillteeter and Mary And*, for stealing two pale of stochiao ; R. Bader, for stealing three asses; William Potter, tor stealing 71b. of smelts; F. Waring for embezzling 441. 111*.; and Dan. Wells, for stealing a velveteen jacket. WEDNESDAY. William Mackay, aged 63 years, was indicted for stealing in one of she new houses, in ,Waterloo-place, two planes, the property of hlannaduke Isaac. The 11011 IS dinner, Wm. Chopple, 7h years old re' indietildfor stealing from Joint Csoldswortiiy, three 11. Bank of Eoglaud notes, in the So: the dwelling-house el David Williams. .- Prosteuiiir examined, deposed iftet.hiesses, and had been Sue many years, in the employment of 1151 i Henry Langdale; . that goiag at Ibe 16th *f .luly last, fromthe west-end of the town towards Whitechapel, at about ten bt eleven o'clock, he met three persons, who koked like genfttfokk's anti Well-dis. posed people. They changed their courge and went walking his way. l'hey'Were 'talking largely aboot property that they bud with them. °neer them said he lufd 12001. CM was at a - loss to find a proper hanker. They addressed the.prosecutor, peofessiug iguorittice oft their part and coutideuee in bun, to• recommend a hanker to them Witness recommended Mas terman and Co. of Whito.Hart-court, JAnnbard-stteet. He walked about half A mile onward with the gentlemen, when the prisoner proposed going into a publieshonse, to see if his money was right, as he should cut a foolisli figure at the Bank without it. Witness at first refitted to ao, but being hard pressed, he at last consented to go Into a bowie, the Spread Nagle (lie believed), in Broad-street, St. Hiles's. Prisoner then ordered a pot of beer and went through the bar into a ' back room. Prisoner weld firsteodwittYM followed. There was allible itillre room. Priionor eat at hoe end and witness at the other. The primmer and Ms cooperation ease anklet bets, and made a great chew of money. One of them put down five pounds, and the rest did the same. Prisoner called on wipnass to put down five pounds. .Witmess said he had not five pounds, and lwrin to suspeetite wits tem ingoud company. Being pressed by prisoner, he said he bad no more money about him than three primula. Prisoner then desired him to put that down. He did so in the three one•pound notes. Pri soner then desired hint to chalk. Wittiest' said lie slid not know what they meant by chalking, H. did nut know what they were about. Prisoner said it was no matter, but still told him to chalk. Wituess then did chalk so tar us to signify three one pound mites. Prisoner at thaw time was saying to his comrades something .that ;timess slid notenderstatid, hat lse pseeently swept all all the notes from the table, among which were shore of the witness, and they were all passed over from the prisoner to some of Ls compensiona. The three weenie:nen then went away and the wittiest' billowed them, and going out into the street, some owe at the door asks d wit ness ,f he had lost any thing Witness batid he had lost three pounds. Cresso.easmined by Mr. Adolphus.—He Ant met prisoner in Osterd•streei, and went with hint into a pnblic-koese there 4 *bete, and nut its the street, the canverealion respecting the 1 too.. tows pines, He And nut consent to arrept of a reward, suer slid he beat of soy smelt proposal. He tholl *et understand g me tb. t was talked of *bunt Indio( number, nor had iie goer heard our it beteg e. He did not expert any profit, and when 4r, took kohl of the chalk as ordered by the prisuuer and wade the mirk about his Ohm sates, be did- .~ w{4 A. A not ._ _ the money should _ returned asdvstif isoee;%. satisfaction of the Witness ; but witness slid hedid not do his basilic* , in that way. Besides the mosey, &sr flash notes, sere toured abort . the prisoner, sum for two aid othets ftif Etre pounis. - The beadle of Bt.Deorge's, BloOnobery, iodnixtettilo4 the preccdingsvidence ; and after a clear and tlistincvoustontug up of the evidence, the Jury brought io their verdict Guilty. THURSDAY. John Stranger; aged !blears, and Sarah his wire,were dieted for stealing, from Robert Moshe*, use ounce, twelve grains of ally er, value 9s. 3d. Not °silty. John Bushell was casvielod of sissalls; /1410, 4 ,1114 of England *Mel, frets Tbosas Harelips, • • John Knock, aged 38, mad Mown Stokes ,ads, Mped 48, were couvicted'of (stealing a eputatity - Of brides pipe and • brass cock, the property ofJoha Musgrave. Thomas Dawkins, aged ID years, was indieled 4* liMNbte twenty bushels of oats, value 91. the property of W. Wants. • house. . Thomas Young examised.—He was servant bf (heliostats' eater, who was a firmer at heath likens, •tsear Rt. Albases..-- . , The prisonerhad likewise bees is the service of Mr. Water` louse, but, for to miscosthact E kad bees ditehatglid. Route cora having been aimed, and the tdsooer being sespected of having stolen it, the. witness.was employed to watch, and as the night of the lid Of Jane, betweea twelve mill on, o'clock, the prisoner *as seem by the witness to carry of From one or the barns the onantity of oats Iliestiaged is the ladietmest. The evidence of anottietWintanit singed Dover . , gtorrolito ': rated that of the preceding wit t iest, no d tbe.TaeAbeblet..... v evall to the satlsfactios of the Jiffy, *say Await p , . Guilty. Samuel Bins wAi eorrristed skins* *am •Aligabitit Frazer, Esq. in his bud**, 4,ol4.oleilligtokatreet,iia the parish of St. Jame s , eve,gbilgkof Mess, aOw lamp, • and a basket. PIUDAY. •.. J. Rackley was coovieted of felatioOdy mob* 1,161 - William Hughea, it_ person lOwoolf is moody, a =:, eels, prierter, w)hrt coo ed, tied heing referVed to the pawn-IM bandkerebieti were forted there and produced in Court, and identified both by the lanedresa and the huller. Isaac How, aged .18, and James Durant, aged 2T, were Indicted for stealing 431bs. of lead, value Os., the property of Thomas Hughes. William Humphreys a, person lathe week* of the prose. • entur, deposed, that he was engaged to observe some work men that were employed' by his mister en the 17th of July. • . The Inca were working on Mr. Oliver's ?remises, and the hour of the day was between twelve and ode o'clock. He saw the two prisoners, the younger of Wbenc,wpi a plumber, and the chits. a vi orkman ander him, on OM' roof of tat house. The carpenters were gone to dinner, the pr.'s. soners remained for some time aher. Saw the prisoner kow ceme down the ladder followed by the ether prisoner ; Row seemed to have something bulky about his bode. Continual- • cited Iris suspicion to Mr. Oliver. who went with witness and took both prisoners into custody, having first found on the person of }tow the lead in question fastened to a b e lt ab ou t his loins. The lead was produced hr Court and identified .by Alr. Hughes the prosecutor, who was a builder, aid the deuce being summed up by the Recorder, the Jrartreactillsb ed both the prisoners—Guilty. SATURDAY.' • 1 *'• •• • '• It. Laurence, G. Fraser, and T. G, Were Indicted for stealihg several pieces of marine and jillrrM , Me property or Orion,W. tlsq ; and several hells and locks, the property o f ElitabethSmithisone. Mrs. S. described herself to be a w . dow, having a house in Thornhasteh Street, into whir li a Olt. tress was put for rent,and the prisoners eutered the bon:wand took away the articles in question.' Cress-caawilned.--You are a widow, you say,what was poor last husbarld's name? Smithhone. *ken did he die? I don't know. Where did lie die? He died from au atertdert. I ask yon where he died? - In the Westminster Infirmary. Where were you married? Ina elatireh, I believe. In wha t church? • St. Martin's church. When were yea married to Mr. Elliot? I don't lamow,ll is w.gri at while ago. Upon the oath you have takenolon't you knew That Ellin* it living mow ? No, he is dead. Where did he die I 11104 le!:. What sort of house did you keep iq ThornliamehSirtelr A 14.444% house. Were you never thseatened to be itidword fur keeping a Is— y house ? N., I was nut. 11 lase. lodge' s had yow r A Captain Willis and UN wife. Are you sore that tin' *mama was his wife? I Maul know, I have no right ill Make Snell l'etteries abort my Weeks. This witarss irrevaticateri summit, that the Jar4,tlerllU eel thesmei%es saristiesloand amsrirdoately at-paint-4 ihr talsoleal James Well+, Sarah Ball. George Wright, William Jones 9 and Mary Lee, were found tioilty of stealing 'ba l m •sterAlise Boles,, &mutt Lacy of s t e aling a watch., and T. Sawyer , sad C. Ita;therhatu of stealing sm. window-bashes. so lbealelar. esclesedas be wee la aistraage hen* Mid We - room with men that ho Mmagly inspected ef bed demillild- Jobe Smith the beadle 4St. Oilersoimmlsted,slaied, Gat *bent the time *peddled, ha saw r o reamor sisd Owed slim period 'Wog into the . }k had s sheiiistes which be essanatoicaSedttq l sad ha watebst. Nan ' alter ho saw the party set. . ism risme was at little man in black,itext the r, sad the thud person be saw was the prosecutor whosseined'egitated. Wiwi. asked lit e s e s t om if bet had lost any doing ' ? Itadthit for said yes, be had Wm rabb'et WifteNthe Nivisilgo,.wk4 wanted' to hesbilm'amifir..cifilt 61- n . y‘ii issuvaao-ine to the watebilionse. i)lttece;th lift piddle -louse and dm man shill have its money, And yimilmfl be well rewarded." Witness was apt to t lar .diverted from Ids ditty. He took the prisoner to"theieitckbense;undltistatmelitiM4 pocket book containing one Align, sod sixpence in Over. and' bs. and 7d. is copper. After the seardt, tilt , prieinster eatreited willies, not to take him before the Magistr•4o, mid said the Mosey shonid be returned stadvssek morr;for the satisfaction of - . William Hughes, a person liaporn le , fiseiltmir, a lis • lite P'rasecntor wawa journeyman earpenteriund the pri- of copper rivets, and other article'. 'Me plistbarf atp. ionise was seen by another workman, who was returning from J ohn mad Henry Taylor, well kw " teas as moms hive how dinner, with one of the planes, which he was putting under stolen. • . . . ~ . A 7k ,Ag_ - • . • his gent. Upon being questioned whet be was going to do L. Barnett, aged U , was indictee .1 seaseitqateiv ' with that plane and the other, whieli;owslearching bins, was a p ocket - book , containing two Beek 110tri "Of .. 4 found iu his pocket, he sued be was going= them. . each, and one guinea in gold, Ike of Tbevitas Slat r • The prisoner had nothing to urge is his bet the pier b urn, Esq. well knowing the same taf ~ ye bega44olll,- ; * • of distress. Verdict—Galley. .. . . Haw ; . _ „.... ___„,. _i . . . - , CoNv icis.—The various . Mane ~,, • e .. 0.. • • ..„....: .. . ' ifiginame. wet eanorncien a steilhat slit haaditea• , rimer;bssuiratiuflbt - lidge " • • ' , '". elite% frail Mary flay, the wireof John Ray, we the latit of prnominceci their sentences—Fifteen te ' trawsporteu for September. • life; live fur 14 years; thirty-two for 7 re; Land G 3: were •' Mary Ray was a lamedress, and Mk ptiemset wet - pal , sentenced to various degrees of moan ' t and labour in the h ., her ih.a , anistshi. The handkeeebielh hail asstrd • House of Correction or,in Newgatt, - Odin ta the twee- - 1 been gives) with other things to be washed, listilieiolided se sure of their several Offences. Mr. Lackey, ti gentleman of fortune, whale huller, ifY i lia W. Hogkes was fiumSone shilling aid ' fiarged. rr .r tr Julio Jennings was indicted for stealing a watch, VilltlP 40s. suggestion of the witness, emitted the p sr, yr c os. . Verdict—Guilty. tessed to her haying pawned some clothed, a '414 tied •- to the pawnbroker, the handkerchiefs were footed ilkiie and Wm. Chapple., 7h years old Was indienlfor stealing from i . . ft.. jjj produced in Cuurt, and identified both by the laundress and