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confined; if the offence with which they are charged, be only a petty misdemeanour, he may set t hem at liberty, taking a recognizance for their appearing next day at the Sitting Magistrate's Office, unless that should be a Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday; then on the following day, at the same hour; he will find directions in the recognizance Look as to the manner in. which this is to he done. In case application' is made to.him for assistance he will, according to the hest of his judgment, ren der all in his power, either from the reserve party, or by calling up those off duty ; but this last is only to be done in cases of necessity, and notice should immediately be sent to the Superintendent ; he should, before he grants any, be satisfied with the grounds upon which it is demanded, that the party has a right to demand it, &e. An immediate entry is to he made by him, in the book of occurrences, and ineht.led in the following morning's report to the Superintendent. lie will pay particular attention to all complaints made against any individual of the police force ; if made in person, requesting the parry to sign such account of it as the hiSpec!or shall enter in his book, except in cases where an immediate step is neces sary, such complaint shall be merely forwarded to the Superintendent in next morning's report, for his decision. Previous to his being relieved, he shall make up his report fully, and deliver or send it to the Super intendent ; he must appear at the office of the Sit ting Magistrates, to substantiate any charge, if lines sary. He will at all times be required, by every means in his power, to obtain such information as the Superintendent desires, upon all matters relating to Police. SERJ EANT. lie will reside in the section in the house ap pointed, He is to obey all orders given him by the svpet•intendent or Inspectors of his company. He ►s expected to set the best example to the men in alacrity and skill with which he shall perform his own duties. Each Serjeant has under him nine men, and he will be held responsible for their general conduct and good order. He will live much with them, and is expected to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the character of every individual. He Nvill keep in his own hand-writing a journal, according. to 41 prescribed form, of any misconduct or fault they may be guilty of; this book shall be laid before the Inspectors And Superintendents at stated period-, d always be consulted before any individual receive any reward, or be promoted. The Serjeants will therefore feel the importance of entering in this book fully and fairly every circum stance which may enable their officers to form a just opinion of the individual's character ; in no instance will any neglect or mis-statement by the S6rjeant in such particulars be passed over. The Seijeants for duty will arrive at the avision &mint+ before the hour fixed by his Orders, form his party into ranks, and inspect them, taking care that every man is perfectly sober and correctly tressed. He will read and expla'n to the wen the orders, if any have been given out that day. He will enter in a book the hour the party goes on duty, and the name of each man opposite the num ber of the Beat in his Section that such man is to take charge of; he will then report to the Inspector, and receive his orders. He marches with his men to the section, and goes round it, and sees every man relieve the man previously on (Inv. Having done so, he will repair to the spot fixed on for making his first Report to the Inspector : this Report should include any irregularity or disorderly conduct in the men relieved, as well as any other particular. He is constantly to patrol his section to ensure the performance of their duty by his men. He always et night carries a dark lantern. If at .any time he hods a man absent from his duty on the beat, he will have him replaced as quickly as possible, send - ins for another from the reserve at the station,. or from the Section Residence; but this last only in TA— .ucrertari Inspector; in case of any felony or disturbance, to wilt send for such assistance as may be necessary, either to the Division Station or Section Residence —never to the latter except in cases of urgent necesity. He %yin give all assistance in his power to persons applying to him ; he will learn from his general duties as a Constable in what way he is to interfere either in arresting people, entering houses, or taking property from suspected persons ; noticing hackney coaches and other vehicles at night. In case of fire, in the absence of the Superin tendent and Inspector, he will art according to the instructions already given for their guidance, taking immediate steps to acquaint them, and give notice to the division station. He will feel that it is particularly desired by his superiors that he should be civil and obliging to every body, and render every information and as sistance in his power when called on. He is to notice and receive reports also from the men as to the stare of the gas lamp., whether any are dirty or extinguished, and report the same to his Inspectors. When the men are relieved he will collect them at the appointed place, and inspect them in the same manner as when going on duty, and report their state. In case the Serjeant be absent from illness or any other case, his place is to be supplied by one of the men in his party, who shall be named gene rally for that purpose. POLICE CONSTABLE. fo him that lie will be much assist( d in the perform ance of his duties by making himself acquainted with all such particulars ; without knowing them he cannot hope to be a really efficient police officer, nor expect to rise in the service. - He will be able to see ever), part of his beat, at least once in ten minutes or s quarter of an hour ; and this he will be expected tt do ; so that' any person requiring assistance, by re maining in the same spot for that length of time, must certainly meet a constable. This regularity of moving through his beat shall not, however, prevent his remaining at any par ticular place, if his presence there be necessary to observe the conduct of any suspected person, or fog any other good reason ; but he will be required to satisfy his serjeant, or superior offiers, that there was a sufficient cause for such appArent irregularity. He will also attend at the appointed times, to makt. a report to his Serjeant of any thing requiring notice. All his duty will be carried on in silence; he is not to call the hour. _ . When he takes any one into custody, he will im mediately repair to a spot, appointed for the pur pose, in the section, and remain there pith the prisoner until some constable comes who can supply his place, while he carries the party to the Division Station ; he will take care to return again to his duty as soon as possible; or he may deliver over his prisoner to the Serjeant or other Constable, arid immediately return to his beat. It will generally be most desirable that he should accompany the party to the Division Station, iu order to substantiate the charge ; and when he takes property from any one, he should not suffer it to be out of his sight, until he delivers it to the Inspector at the Division Station, and receives from him a proper receipt for the same. A temporary lock-up room will be provided, in different parts of each division, in which, in` cases of necessity, from Onger of rescue, or the Consta ble being required again to return to his beat to suppress rioting, or capture other offenders, or the like, a prisoner may be confined ; but this- is to be done as seldom as possible, and the party should be taken afterwards to the Division Station, whenever circumstances will permit. He is not to quit his beat during his tour of Duty, unless under the circumstances already mentioned, or some others rendering it necessary; he shall not enter any house, except in the execution of his Duty ; he will pay a particular attention to all public houses in his bra+, reporting the hours at which each is closed, and wh,•ther they appear to be kept according to good order. On no pretence shall he enter any public house except in the immediate execution of his duty ; he is to recollect that now the publican is subject to a severe fine for allowing him to remain in his house. No liquor of any sort shall be taken from a publican without paying fur it at the time. If at any time he requires immediate assistance, and cannot in any other way obtain it, he must spring his rattle, but ' , is is to be done as seldom as possible, for though • he is provided with one, and may sometimes find it necessary to use it, such alarm often creates the mis chiefs it is intended to prevent, by assembling a crowd, thus giving an opportunity of escape to the criminals ; he will be required to report to the Ser jear►t of his party every occasion of his using his rattle. _ _ If during the tour of their duty, he observes any danger or inconvenience likely to arise from any cause whatever, he must report it to the Serjeant ; he will be civil and obliging to all people, of every rank and class, and be ready to give information and assistance when required ; but he must not enter into conversation while on duty with any one, ex cept on matters relating to his duty. He must be particularly cautious not to interfere idly or unnecessarily, in order to make a display of his authority ; when required to ,act, he will do so with decision and boldness ; on all occasions he may expect to receive the fullest support in the proper exercise of his authority. He must remember that there is no qualification so indispensable to a police officer as a perfect command of temper, never suffer his duty in a quiet and determined manner, such conduct will probably excite the well-disposed of the bystanders to assist him, if he requires them; but unless in cases of urgency, he ought not to in terfere without having a force sufficient to prevent any opposition. In case of a fire taking place, the constable at the spot will give immediate alarm, and always spring his rattle for that purpose; he should, as soon as pos-ible, send information to the Division Station, and until the arrival of some superior officer from n horn he may receive further orders, he will exert himself in any way likely to be most useful, as in keeping the space near the spot clear, assisting in removing property, sending for police from the nearest Section residences, giving notice to the fire offices, engine-keepers, turn-cocks, &c. No man at any great distance from the fire should leave his beat, for depredators might take advantage of his absence on such an occasion. For his exertions upon these or any extraordinary occasions, the Commissioners may recommend him to the Secretary of State for a reward, if he shall be considered deserving; but upon no pretence whatsoever shall he receive a gratuity from any per son for any thing relating to his duty : this wia always be visited. with immediate. dismissal. Fur ther instructions will be given to any constable who may find himself in need of them. PROVISIONAL INSTRUCTIONS.-PART Every Police Constable in the Force may hope to rise by intelligence and good conduct to the su perior stations ; it is therefore recommended to each man to endeavour, by studying these instructions, and by reflecting upon the nature of the duty he has to perform, to qualify himself for such promotion. But at the commencement he will most certainly recommend himself to notice by a diligent discharge of his own duties, and a strict obedience to the commands of his superiors, recollecting that he who has been accustomed to submit to discipline, will be considered best qualified to enforce it hereafter. He will reside in the Section, at the house ap pointed; he will devote the whole of his time and abilities to the service. He is at all times to appear ►eat in.his person, and correctly dressed in the es tablished uniform : his demeanour should be respect ful towards his officers. He shall readily and punc tually obey the orders and instructions of the Ser jeants, Inspectors, and Superintendents : if they ap pear to him either unlawful or improper, he may complain to the Commissioners, who will pay due attention to him ; and any refusal to perform the commands of his superiors, or negligence in doing so, cannot be suffered. It is intended here to state such parts of the law relating to the office of a Constable as may be suf ficient for the general instruction of the Police Force. When he has to go on duty he will take care to be at the appointed place, if not before, precisely at the prescribed hour. He is to fall in with the others of his party; and after inspection by the serjeant, and receiving any orders that may be necessary, he is to be marched by his serjeant to the section. A par r ticulur portion of the section is committed to his care; he will have previously received from his ser jearit a card with the names of the streets, &c., form ing his beat. He will be held responsible for the se-, curiry of the lives, and safety of all property, of every person within his beat, and for the preservation of the peace and general good order of the whole, dur ing the time he is on duty. He must understand what powers he possesses to effect these objects, either by arres•ing criminals, dis turbers of the peace, and evil-disposed persons, by entering houses when he is required, by taking bundle, and other articles carried at night by suspi cious persons; and he is recommended to read care fully the instructions given to him respecting the general duties of a constable. But it is likewise indispensably necessary that he should make himself perfectly acquainted with all the . parts of his beat or section, with the streets, thorough.; fares, courts, and houses. _ _ He will be expected to possess a knowledge also of the inhabitants of each house. It must be obvious Each individual will bear in mind the extreme im portance of making himself perfectly acquainted with this subject : it is necessary to enable him, with a due regard to his own safety, to act efficiently, for the protection of the public. In the novelty of the present establishment, par ticular care is to be taken that the constables of the police, do not form false notions of their duties and powers. Though they may be more numerous and better appointed than constables were formerly, they must not suppose they possess any powers beyond those which the law expressly gives them ; bnt the powers of a Constable, as will appear hereafter, are, when properly understood and duly executed, in truth, very great. lie is regarded as the legitimate peace officer of his district; and both by the common law and many Acts of Parliament, he is invested with certain powers, and has imposed on him the dis charge of many public duties. • . • Thus he is authorized and required in many cases to act, in the execution of his office, either— By arresting a party, charged with or suspected to be guilty of some offence ; To enter a house, in pursuit of an offender—to quiet an affray, or search for stolen goods; Or to take from another goods, which, from some circumstances of suspicion, are supposed to have been stolen. _ _ _ It therefore becomes necessary that the constable should inform himself in what cases he ought so to interfere; and what legal powers he possesses to effect the object, in case he meets with resistance. To assist the Police Constables in the discharge of their duties, on these occasions, the following obser vations are prepared for their attentive perusual. We shall begin by showing him for what offences of more ordinary occurrence a party may be arrested and taken into custody. With this object offences may be divided into— such as common assaults, affrays, and mere riots, have the gentler names of misdemeanours. As it is more important to prevent and punish the commission of great crimes than of the lesser offences, the constable has a greater power in cases of felonies, than in those of mere misdemeanours. But the first duty of a constable is always to pre vent the commission of a crime. We shall therefore now show him what power he has to arrest a party, whom, from his situation And character, the law judges to be likely to commit some felony. Thus tl►e constable may arrest one whom he has just cause to suspect is about to commit a felony. As when ► lunatic, or a drunken person, or a man in a viole►:t passion, threatens the life of another, or when people are fighting furiously, or breaking into a house, or doing such things which are likely to lead to the commission of any felony, the con stable should interfere and arrest the parties. So any person having in his possession any pick lock-key, crow, jack, bit, or other implement, with intent feloniously to break into any dwell►ng-house, warehouse, coach-house, stable, or out-building, or being armed with any gun, pistol, hanger, cutlass, bludgeon, or offensive weapon, or having upon him any instrument, with intent to commit any feloni- ous act. Every one being found in any dwelling-house, warehouse, coach-house, out-house, or stable, or in any inclosed yard, garden, or area, for any unlawful purpose. Every suspected person, or reputed thief, fre quenting any river, canal, dock, or any wharf or warehouse near thereto, or any street, highway, or place adjacent, with intent to commit a felony, may be arrested. In each of these cases the constable must judge from the situation and behaviour of the party-i!vhat his intention is. In some cases no (look can exist, as when the party is a notorious thief, or acting with those who are thieves, or when the party is seen to try people's pockets, in a crowd, attempt to break into a house, or has endeavoured to carry off any property secretly from another; but the constable shall not act hastily, if the intentions are not thus clear, but content himself with watching closely the suspected party, and lie will probably soon discover what his intentions really are. The constable must arrest any one he sees in the act of committing a felony. Also any One whom another positively charges with having committed a felony. So upon the suspicions of another, if the grounds of the suspicion appear to the constable to be rea sonable, and the party entertaining them go with the constable. So, though no charge be made, yet if the con stable suspect a person to have committed a felony, he should arrest him ; and if he have reasonable grounds for his suspicion, he is justified, even though it should afterwards appear that no felony was in fact committed. But the constable must be cautious in thus act ing upon his own suspicions. Yet, generally, if the arrest was made discreetly and fairly, in pursuit of an offender, and not from any private malice or the constable need not doubt but that the law will protect him. If after sunset, and before sun-rising, the constable shall see any one carrying a bundle, or goods, which he suspects were stolen, he should stop and examine him first, and may detain him; but here also lie should judge from all the circumstances—the appear ance and mannee of the party, his account of him self, and so on, whether he has really got stolen goods, before lie actually takes him into custody. The constable must make every exertion to effect the arrest; and the law gives him abundant power for the purpose. If the felon, or party accused, fly, he may be immediately followed wherever he goes and, if he take refuge in a house, he the constable may, first stating who he is, arid his business, break open the doors, if necessary, to get in. But the breaking open outer doors is so violent and danger ous a proceeding, that the constable never should re sort to it except in extreme cases, and when an im- There are caser, however, in which a constable may and ought to break into a house, although no felony has been committed, that is, from the neces sity of the cases, which will not admit of delay, as when persons are fighting furiously in a house, or a house has been entered by others with a felonious intent, and a felony will probably be committed un less the constable interfere, and he cannot otherwise get into the house ; but except in such cases, the constable usually ought to wait till he gets a warrant from a Magistrate. If the constable finds his own exertions, or those of the other constables there, insufficient to effect the arrest, he ought to require all persons present to assist him, and they are bound to do so. If a prisoner should escape, he may be retaken; and on immediate pursuit, the constable may follow him anywhere, or into any house, whether his he on:n e or another's, in which he has taken refuge. In cases of actual breaches of the peace, as riots, affrays, assaults, and the like, committed within the view of the constable, he should immediately inter fere (first giving public notice of his office, if not already known), separate the combatants, an d prevent others from joining in the affray. If the riot, &c. be of a serious nature, or if the offenders do not immediately desist, he should take them into custody, securing first the principal instigators of the tumult, and do every thing in his power to restore quiet. So if persons go about at night armed, or in any other such manner so as to excite great sus picion that a breach of the peace is intended, or if there be a disorderly noise and drinking in a house at an unseasonable hour of the night, it is the duty of the constable to arrest the parties. So he may equally, as in other assaults, arrest any one as saulting or opposing him in the execution of his duty. If a person forcibly enter the house of another, the constable may, at the request of the owner, turn him out directly; if he have entered peaceably, the constable should first request him to go out, and unless he do so, lie should turn him out; in .either case using no more force than is necessary for that purpose. So when the offence has not yet • been committed, but when a breach of the peace is likely to take place, as when persons are openly preparing to fight, he should take the parties concerned into custody; if they fly into a house, or are making such preparations to fight within the house, the constable should enter the house to prevent them, and likewise take the parties into custody ; and should the doors be closed, he may break them open if admission is refused, after giving notice of his office, and his object in entering. If any party threaten another with immediate per sonal violence, offer to strike, or draw a weapon upon another, the constable should take him into custody; but if persons are merely quarrelling or insulting each other, the constable leas no right to take them into custody, but should admonish them to refrain. The constable cannot, in cases of misdemeanour, arrest a party, after the matter has happened, upon the charge of another; though if another deliver to him a person whom he charges with having com mitted such breach of the peace, the constable is bound to take charge of him. If a party, charged with a misdemeanour, escape out of custody, he may be pursued immediately any where ; and if he take refuge in a house, the doors may be broken open after demand of admission, and notification by the 'constable of his office and object in coining. After the arrest, the constable ;s in all'cases to treat a prisoner with kindness and humanity, and impose no constraint upon him but what is neces- FELONIES AND MISDEMEANOUR. sary for his safe custody. Murder,house-bre,king, ro bb er y, s t ea li n g, pi c k- In all cases it is desirable to take the prisoner as ing pocketsoeeeiving stolen goods knowing them to soon as convenient before the Sitting Magistrate, have been stolen, assaulting nny one with intent to who will dispose of the case. At night he is to be rob, setting fire to any ch urc h, h ouse , or other build- taken to the Division Station, or in cases of Heces ings, are some of the principal felonies, besides a sity, to the nearest place of safety. !peat many more too numerous to he inserted here. It will frequently be more advisable for the con- Peraons guilty of any of these offences are called stable to get a warrant from a Magistrate before he felons. acts in taking parties into custody. The constable Smaller faults and omissi ons of less conseque nce , is bound to follow the di r ections contained in the warrant, and to execute it with secrecy and dispatch ; in doing so he has equal power as when he acts without a warrant, in the manner that has been already stated. If the warrant cannot be executed immediately, it should be within a - resonable time afterwards, Ile must execute the warrant himself, or when he calls in assistance must be actually present. Upon all occasions he ought to state his authority if it be not generally known, and should spew his warrant when required to do so; but he should never part with the possession of the warrant, for it may be material for his own justification afterwards. When the con•tal►le gets within reach of a party against whom he has a warrant, he should, in order to make the arrest, tot:ch his person, or shut him up in a room, stating at the same time that he makes him his prisoner. When the person to be taken is not personally known to the constable, he should in some way be able to identify him, as, by taking Some one with him to whom the party is known, or by some marks, &c. previously given him. Upon the arrest being made, the prisoner is to be taken before the Magistrate as soon as convenient. When the prisoner is brought to the Justice, he still re mains in custody of the constable until his discharge or committal. . The constable may enter a house to search for stolen goods, having got a search-warrant from a Magistrate for that purpose. He should in general execute it in the day time. If he finds the goods mentioned, he is to take them to the Magistrate, and, when the warrant so directs, the person also in whose possession they are found: to avoid mistakes, the owner ought to attend at the search to identify the goods. In the classes of offences which are now to be enumerated, there frequently occur cases in which it is not desirable that the law should be enforced against the offenders ; the constable will therefore not notice them, unless when the offence may be committed with such circumstances of aggravation or mischief and offence to the public as to require his immediate interference, or unless he receives a special command from his Officers. But he should know that he has power to apprehend and carry before a Justice of the Peace — Every common prostitute wandering in the public streets or public highways, or in any place of public resort, and behaving in a riotous or indecent manner. Every petty chapman or pedlar wandering abroad without being duly licensed, or otherwise authorised by law. Every person wandering abroad or placing him self or herself in any public street or highway, court or passage, to beg or gather alms, or causing. or procuring, or encouraging any child or cli;ldren so to do, all such being declared by the law idle and disorderly persons. Any person committing any of the foregoing offences a second time after a former conviction. Every person professing to tell fortunes, or using any subtle craft, means, or device, by palmistry, or otherwise, to deceive and impose on any of his Ma jesty's subjects. Every person wandering abroad and lodging in any barn or outhouse, or in any deserted or unoccu pied building, or in the open air, or under a tent, or in any cart or waggon, not having any visible means of subsistence, and not giving a good account of himself or herself. Every person willfully exposing to view in any street, road, highway, or public place, any obscene print, picture, or other indecent exhibition. Every person wilfully, openly, lewdly, and ob scenely exhibiting his person in any street, road, or public highway, or in the view thereof, or in any place of public resort, with intent to insult any female. Every person vundering abroad and endeavour ing,exp alms. exposure of wounds or deformities, to obtain the o gatherr Every person going about as a gatherer or collec tor of alms, or endeavouring to procure charitable contributions of any nature or kind, under any false or fraudulent pretence. Every person playing or belting; in any street, with Brij fine l3r~aßubltc Place, at or or pretended game of chance. If any carter, drayman, carman, waggoner, or other driver, shall ride upon his cart, dray, car, or waggon, in London, or within ten miles thereof, not having some other person on foot, to guide the same, he may be stopped, apprehended, and carried before a Magistrate, as soon as may be convenient. If the driver of any carriage shall, by negligence or wilful misbehaviour, interrupt the free passage of his Majesty's subjects, he may be apprehended and conveyed before a Justice. Also, if the coachman, guard, or other person having the care of any coach, or other carriage, shall by intoxication, or wanton or furious driving, or any other wilful misconduct, on the public highway, injure or endanger any person, he may be apprehended. So it is lawful for any man belonging to the said Police Force, during the time of his being on duty, to apprehend all loose, idle, and disorderly persons, whom he shall find disturbing the public peace, or whom he shall have just reason to suisect of any evil designs, and all persons whom he shall find be tween sunset aad the hour of eight o'clock in the forenoon, lying in any highway, yard, or other place, or loitering therein, and not giving a satisfactory ac count of themselves, and to deliver any person so apprehended into the custody of the constable ap pointed under this Act who shall be in attendance at the nearest watch-house, in order that such per son may be secured until he can be brought before a Justice of the Peace, to be dealt with according to law; or may give bail for his appearance before a Justice of the Peace, if the constable shall deem it prudent to take bail. No shop, room, or place for the sale of ready made coffee, tea, or other liquors, shall be kept open after eleven o'clock at night, during any part of the year; nor opened before four in the morning be tween Lady-day and Michaelmas, or before six in the morning between Michaelmas and Lady-day. If any such are open, er, being shut, any persons during the said hours shall be found therein, except the persons actually dwelling there, or having lawful excuse for being there, master, mistress, waiter, or other person having care or management of such shop, &c. the Constable should make complaint, next day, to the sitting-Magistrate. Any one blowing any horn, or using any noisy instrument, for the purpose of hawking, selling, or distributing any articles whatsoever, constables may apprehend. If any person in any public street or place beats or dusts carpets, or drives any carriage for the pur pose of breaking or exercising, or trying horses; or shall ride any horse for the purpose of trying or shew ing it for sal e in such a manner as to cause danger or great annoyance to passengers ; or throws any ashes, dirt, rubbish, dung, or any filth upon the carriage or foot way ; or shall slaughter or cut up any beast, swine, or sheep, so near any public street that any blood or filth shall flow upon the pave ment ; or rolls or drives upon the footway of any street any waggon, cart, or other carriage, or wheel a wheelbarrow or truck, or any cask or barrel ; or rides or drives any horse or other beast upon any of the footways; the constable may apprehend the party and take him before the Magistrate; but if lie know the party, or can discover his residence, the best way is for the constable to lodge his complaint with a Magistrate, who, will then issue a summons for the party to appear. If any person slack or sift lime in the streets, un less he can show the consent of the Com Missioners Of the Pavements for so doing, complaint may be made to a Magistrate; if entrances to coal•holes and ; t i r h f e s a e y e s r mud, es complaint may be made in the same dirt, cellars are not prope r ly s ecure d, s o as to prevent danger to passengers, c o mpl a i n t should likewise be mad i e r n t scavenger or rubbish, h a h n hi y h p i e n r t s o o n a li s y v seeps of t h o e r places drains e way: . During or after a fall of snow, or any frost, if the occupier of any house or building do not once in every day, except Sunday, before the hour of ton o ) clo ik in the forenoon, sweep and cleanse the foot• way along the Pont or sides of their premises, com plaint is to be made. Any person carrying in any cart through the street soap lees, night soil, slop or filth, without having a proper covering to prevent the same from spilling in the streets, or driving any cart with such soap lees, &c., in it through the streets, at any tim' between the hours of six o'clock in the morning anti eight in the evening, may be taken into custody at the time, or they may be summoned afterwards be fore a Magistrate. If any person emp•y any bog-house, or take away any night soil from any house in the streets, except between the hours of twelve o'clock in the night and five in the morning, from Lady-day to Michaelmas, or before six o'clock from Miciutelima to Lady-day, or if any person shall put any night soil in or neat any of the public streets, the constable should appre hend them immediately, and keep them in rottline meta till they can be conven'ently carried before a Magistrate, and may take their hotses, carts, &e. tc some place of security, to be kept till the decision of the matter. In most of these cases it is desired that the constables should only ascertain the party, 1111 d take the means of finding him afterwards, and report the case to the superior officer, and directions will be given him for his further guidance. WASTE LAND. Table of the larger quantities of Waste Land, and Counties containing the same, in the United King dom; about two-thirds of which are convertible into arable, gardens, meadows, and pasture ; and one-third for planting young trees, and the future procuration of turf, peat, &c. for fuel:— ENGLAND AND WALES. Acres. Brecknock Cardigan Carmarthen Carnarvon Cornwall ..... 190,000 Cumberland DerUy Devon Durham . Glamorgan 60,000 Lancashire Lincoln lBO,OOO Montgomery lOO,OOO Northumberland Surrey 170,000 Westmoreland llO,OOO Wilts Yorkshire 600,000 SCOTLA ND. Acres. Aberdeen Argyle 600,000 Ayr Bamff 300,000 Berwick 130,000 Bute lOO,OOO Dumfries '320,000 Elgin Forfar Inverness 750,000 Kircudbright Lanark 195,000 Perth . . 550,000 Ro.s 515 000 Roxburgh lOO,OOO Sutherland Wigtown IWEI Acres. Antrim 218,000 Cavan Clare . 104,400 Cot k 161,000 Donegal Down Fermanagh Galway King's County Leitrim Acres. Limerick Londonderry* ... 172,070 Mayo 565,570 Roscommon.. Sligo Tipperary 113,490 Tyrone Wexford Wicklowt land, in the United King contains 8,523,930 acres, occupied by roads of every Is, rivulets, brooks, &c., N.B. The unprofitable dom, of n hich Scotland comprehending the surface class, lakes, rivers, canal towns, and villages, farm-yards, and all other vacan spbts, as quarries, ponds, and ditches, hedges, and fences of all kinds, cliffs, craggy declivities, stoney. places, barren spots, woods, and plantations, are 15,301,99 , 1 acres. The greater part of this county is belonging to Com panies in the city of London. t The other counties, which we have not included in this estimate, contain, notwithstanding, in the aggregate, a very considerable quantity of Wa‘te Lind ; and while we observe Yorkshire, Mayo, and Sutherland, /kr. with such gigantic proportions, let it be recollected that even the diminutive Rutland, though smallest of English coun ties, contains of this portion of National Asset, 1000 acres! T 11-,•"P r. LIFE AND REMAINS OF WILMOT WARWICK, voL. 11. LONDON, 1829. The first volume of this collection of Tales, Essays, and Sketches of Character, was published last year ; and from the appearance of a second, of a similar style and tendency, we judge that it must have met with its due share of popularity. We are not surprised at this, the author, or editor, or whatever else he may please to style himself, possesses talents precisely of that cha racter likely to obtain favour with the multitude, inasmuch as he is lively and unassuming in his descriptions, easy and natural in his incidents, and occasionally happy in his humour. This present volume is no ways inferior to his first, indeed of the two we think it the best, inas much as its tales, especially the one entitled " The Monk of Benevento," are of a more m;th culine and animated character. Next to this we are inclined to rate the " Revolutions of a Vil lage," in which natural incidents are dwelt on at some length, in a natural and graphic manner. The following is a creditable specimen of the author's style of narrative, it is the account of an execution at Rome : "It was an awful moment ! All eyes were directed towards the street-opening as before described. The crowd beneath was seen slowly to concentrate itself in that direc tion ; and the spectators on the bill pressed forward to wards the brink. Our silly companion, just alluded to, was standing close by tr., on the very edge of a small turfy projection ; 'but he was too much rapt in ex pectancy to regard the situation he had unconsciously chosen. All was now silent, for the foremost of the pro cession had made his appearance; and immediately after, a black banner appeared slowly moving above the heads of the multitude. Every breath was suspended. Our companion leaned so forward, as to intercept our sight.— Suddenly the drum rolled again !—and we were as sud denly bereft of our acquaintance, who, starting at the sound, lost his footing, and with the brief but impressive exclamation of lud !' he rolled down the bill from the top to the bottom. " However indecorous at such a time, many failed to retrain their laughter, though they sufficiently subdued it, to prevent its being heard at any distance. It was with the utmost difficulty that my friend got the better of an inclination to hysterics : he was obliged to retire from the front; and we removed together to another part of the eminence. The accident, it must be confessed, was most ludicrous : nevertheless, there was a distressing feeling of self-censure, in submitting to the impulse of laughter, however natural and irrepressible. In the silence which followed, we fancied the reproof of offended humanity. We had, as it were, revelled on the grave, and broken the solemnity of the sepulchre ! " Soon after the black banner had appeared, the mur muring of the priests was indistinctly heard ; and, as their voices greiv more audible, a large crucifix, covered with black cloth, was seen to move forward. The priests were for a minute silent; and the low rumbling of wheels now fell upon the ears of the multitude. Ecco lo ! Ecco lo ! Vieni ! Vieni !" Here he is ! Here he is ! He comes ! He Comes !' were the subdued exclamations heard on every side; and, "just as the priests :resumed their prayer, the culprit—the fratricide—Pietro Barrini, was seen, sitting erect near the front of a cart, with his back to the horse. I On either side him was a masked confessor in the attitude of a supplicant—not to heaven, but to the prisoner ; ' Al,, no !' exclaimed several voices near us, he has not confessed—he rejects salvation !• At the end of the cart, opposite the wretched Barrini, sat the individual who was lesi an object of curiosity than the culprit himself. You need not be informed it was the Monk of Benevento." Summonses were received yesterday by several of the Cabinet Ministers and others of the Privy Councillors to attend a Committee Meeting of the Lords of the Privy Council, at the Council-office, to hear the arguments of Counsel in support of an appeal from the pilots cif Deal, against certain regulations of the late Lord Warden !‘f the Coupe Ports. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (From the Messager des Chambres.) ODRSsA, SEPT. 3 —For some days past we have had no news from the theatre of war. All that we. know is that General Diebitsch, after having dill.. armed and dissolved the garrison of Adrianople, had left that city on the 28th to march towards the So of Marmors. It is not known whether the General' in-Chief intends to march straight to Constantinople; or whether he intends first to take possession of the Dardanelles, and then proceed to the capital. PARIS, SEPT. 22.—The Ministerial Journal of Lille and the Gazelle, as well as the Monileur and Quotidicnne, persist in daily announcing that peace Ls very neir—that peace is almost concluded, Our readers need but attend to the news from Odessa, which fix the 28th as the day when Count Diebitseh left Adrianople. On the same day the vanguard was at Tchuili or Chourlou, 30 league from Constantinople, and 10 from Rodosto, which - General Roth had occupied on the 25th. The Russians would not treat till after they had tried all the favourable chances which war present. TouLoN, SEPT. 15.—The Conqurant, Captain R. de la Seusse, will soon sail for the Levant, with Admiral de Rigny on board. We know nothing here of the new mission of the Conqueror of Ns' curio. It is generally supposed that he will not stay long in the Archipelago, unless events s hould take place in the East, which require not only the presence of the Admiral, whose firmness, bravery, and conciliatory spirit are calculated to appease al l alarms, and to satisfy all wants, but also the pre" settee of several ships of war, which were going I° he dismantled, but are now to be got ready to po t to sea at the first orders. Among them are the Scipio of the line, the iirenc, Beltonne, and /Edon frigates, and the Alerte and Acteon brigs' TouLos, SEPT. 17. = Admiral de Rigny sails for the Levant to-night, and will touch at Malta. The' Grenadier brig sails on the 20th to join the Admi. nal at Mahn, and on the 25th the Volage will also sail fir the Levant, where it will arrive soon after the Admiral. (From the Journal des Debate.) BUCHAREST, SEPT. I.—The droops which or e marching to the Kamtschik have received Orders t ° hasten their movements. The place of rendezvo lo is Adrianople. The same order has' been sent 11/ the troops stationed in Bessarabia; besides tlist' fresh troops are said to be coming successively fro': the interior of Russia. They are sufficient to fi1 . , 111 6 r, the vacancies which may have taken place. 3 7, motives of all these measures are evident. it probable, that at this moment the Russian trek are under the walls of the Turkish capital- 1 1 L P ( haps they have already entered it, to repose air the fatigues of their glorious campaign. VIENNA, SEPT. 11.—The conditions required l Russia of the Porte are already spoken of °P, 'Change. The indemnity claimed for the exp enov of the %Via is said to be 1 5 0 millions of piastr e' cession of some fortresses in Asia is also sp oe !: of. An English courier has passed through, on way to Constantinople, said to be the bearer of ii n ‘ portant despatches. (From the Alloemeine Zeitung of Sept.llB—receive il . the Express.) If VIENNA, SEPT. 13.—This forenoon the .1 3 7, Shares fell to 1167, on a report that the .E.le° and French had occupied the castles of the •D; danelles; but, as this news had received nottutheO tl i , confirmation, in the evening they rose again to 119 0 PARIS STOCK EXCIIA sax, Sari. 22 .—Five p er CA° 107 f 25c. 15c. 10c. ; Three per Cents., 81f. Sse. 25c. 30c. 25c. 30c. ; Rentes de.Naples, 87f. 15f. 0 1 : Royal Spanish Loan, 73 72 i ; Haytian Loan, 556 :d Rente Perp. 49i, —Exchange on London, month, 25f. 65e. ; three months, 25f. 45e. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIr. / South Sea Stock ..... .........jO O Old Annuities ..... , .......... ' /. New Ditto .................... •.:,., Ex. Bills, X I,isln 2d. 71 I,f, re Ditt0.........50 11 2d. '7l I _`, ;0* Ditte'Sniall 2d. 11 Is rd , r p oil Dittd'Advertised. Ditto iercial . Capiov ... l oe""..." Bank far Account ..... '.::: . ...,/ 0 6 India feifltecount ......... Cow); for Account ~...„./ „cP PRICES OF voltaic); FUNDS THIS DAY, AT ONE O'CL. - / Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — ;Portuguese Bonds ......... µ/'/ Chilian Bonds 18 3 4 !Prussian, 014 ....... .. ......... / Colombian Bon is Ditto, 1824 .... — ' Russian - dri..a... .. ~. 90 Danish • —,Spanish, MI ..... .. ............ ' / Greek Bonds — —1823.... .. . ........... ...4. Ditto, 1825 18 % 7X 19 French Rentes, sp. c. i . 1 ' Guatimala — —,..., Exchange ...... •--_ Ditto, 182 15 ,, Exchange -,'" Mexican Bonds 5 Ti —___ 3iercent. .. .. .... . . .....'"" f. ' ...4. ?melts Or STOCKS THIS dank itock 3 pet Cest. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. %%Wit 'N per Cent. Ditt , Red. shut t per 2% 3 Ikti Ditto Scrip ...ad./4p; - Mink L. Ann. inAin stock . , , _222 54 Ditto Bonds 133 1.3 pm. !MCI S OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOC‘',OPA Paid. Per 11 B Milian tint. Min. Co. (O AR. at IV pm.) £2'i C 11 1 0>: Real del Monte Mining Co. 12 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, SEPT . - ' O, ) flank Stock Consols, 3 tier cent - Royal Irish Ditto ...,1...15; / Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 97% National Ditt0....... Ditto, New - Patriotic Ditti,...:J:li.W.'r . . 1 per Cent. - Hibernian Bank .4.11/5. / Gov. Deb. 334 per cent ll7 Provincial Ditto .. ......... / Royal Canal Stock - Royal Irish Mine ' .2•4 4 -**:: • / Grand Canal Stock - Imperial Mine .2, City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c - Cemmercial Buildin ft MAILS. 0 6 0 Arrived, Due. Arrived. O America 0 O Brazil 0 Buenos Ayree 0 1 Dublin 0 I Flanders 0 I France 0 000000 Lisbon hl llllHamburgoal Leeward v i nn . nd .... a .. h i . 1 . .. 5 ... .. .....1 ... ..a .: . .. n .: . ... : i . . . :7 ,.. ; . . I : : 1 O Gottenburgh... O Guernsey& Jersey 0 1 Waterford ... .•••• . . HIGH WATZIL AT LONDON BAIDGI TO-MOll/ 101 ° M rniug... 0 minutes after 0. I Evening ...23 minutes THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA- 1149 STRAND. O iled THIS EVENING an Historical Anecdote, in Two AC„ ( o.oli THE NOYADES ; OIL LOVE AND GRATIT.O. Captain Louvet, Mr. .1. Vining ; Major Lenigan, Mr. • Tardier, Mr. Keeley ; Matois, Mr. O. Smith. Carline, Miss Kelly ; Marguerite, Mrs. C. Jones; Julie, Bliss Gray Eugenie, M.o. Keeley. After which, SOLD FOR A SONG. uretl• Count Cremona, Mr. J. Russell ; Alfred , r'; Adele, Miss Cawse ; Elsa, Miss H. Clone. To conclude with (last time this Seasppl, FREE AND EASY. _Ad Sir John Freeman, M r . Wrench ; Mr. Courtly'r '01" Michael, Mr. Keeley. Mrs. Courtly, Mies Cawse ; Eugenia, Miss qici '- Gertrude, Miss Kelly. SO Orr efi go o To-morrow, The Sister of Charity, with Gretns, jot The Spring Lock ; Saturday, Der Vampyr, with Sol d ' and other Entertainments. THE COLOSSEUM—REGENT'S PA R : . sit" The Proprietors of this Magnificent Exhibition invite `-e tion of the Public to the 0 A NEW ARRANGEMENT OF THE ADMISSIO - - n • - To view the Panorama alone ' '''''''' view the Paorama, ith inal '' ''' To from St. Paul's Cathedr w al—the -the Pro ori s g pect frbin ' 4,0 mit of the Building—and the Saloon for the Beer' '''' Works of Art ............................... ... . ............ , A go To view the Conversatories, Fountain, lind Swiss Open from Ten tilVDusk. -it:; ( Ivo ',i ll Vl* LONDON, 1 0 4 THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER " CAPTURE OF TREBISONTh 0 , 1' The Prussian State Gazette of the 1 ci September, received this morning , e °l ,.. i ,' °° eP that Trebisond has been captured 11 PASKEWITSCII, but this official Journal UI no mention whatever of the armistice 31)o( s.ltient signature of the Preliminaries ef.` On the contrary it states that " inforOt9ll. been received that the corps of Go neral Ca BITSCH is rapidly advancing .t.°" lrds 4 1 our c; stantinople !' That has always bee° mitin 4 nion—t hat nothing short of would satisfy the ambition of Russia' w eil l Const On