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POLICE.

hinsoitoic Hoost, A uo. 30.—A gentleman came to the justice
morn, to complain to the LORD MAYOR against the Captain or
the person, whoever he war, who had the command or superintend.
Knee, t few days ago, of the London and Ramsgate steam-packet,
Captain Martin. It appeared, from the complainant', statement,
that as his servant•maid and three children were crossing the
Thames, opposite to liorselydown. in a boat, under the care of
a waterman. on Friday last, the steam-teasel, although called
upon to check her course, which was about fifteen miles an hour,
contlnoed• to rash impruously through the water; and bearing
dove upon the boat in which his family were, upset it, and
turned them all into the water. Their ►ives. which were in
imminent dungcr, were fortunately saved. The complainant ea.
proud a hope that some regulation would be made as to the rate
at *blot steam-vesseb should go, after they reach a certain part of
the Hirer.

Tbe LoaD 14Asoa said he bad received ounteriitts complaints
amtinst the steaumessels, and he regretted that the directions
which he had given to the Harbour Masters seemed to have no
editca. Those directions were, that the Captains of steam-vessels
should be instructed not to exceeed a certain degree of speed after
reaching Greenwich, in their passage to London. If he bad the
power to compel aobservance of this plan he would take care to
prevent all caue of complaint, by severely punishing those who
violated the rule.

The complainant said, his Lordship had the power to regulate
the speed of stage.coachcs, and to punish those who exceeded
the velocity to which they were limited ; and as Conservator of
the liver Thames, it was roast rahle to suppose that he had a
somewhat similar control over those boats which plied in his juris-
diction.

The Loan MAYOR said, the poser just alluded to was
given him by a special Act of Parliament. and he wisbedmuch
that the Chief Magistrate had a similar power to check the
abuses sad ill-cotaluct of those who were employed in steam.
vessels. He treated that a petition would be presented to Par-
liament next Session for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate
steam-boats. so as to prevent the dangers is which human litk
was sn conatastly exposed. In the mean thne,nothing could be
dame to remedy the evil, except by an appeal to the humanity
of those who sapermtended the steam-vessels. Hie Lordship hi.
mental tkat a Veer; of Low was the urly place in which redress
could be giver.
Mr. Reltteard 111,:kvicts., a bill-broker. was charged with having
appmnristed to his osm use, bills of exchange to a large isniiient,
which had been intrusted to him to get discounted, by a gentleman
*bodesl, largely in nierchardise In the city.
Mr. ALLZT, for the complainant, stated the his client having
had occasion for ready money, placed in the hands of the defendant,
who was, he understood, a respectable broker. bills to the amoant
of leOM. or 1,000!. sin Act, called Sir Thomas Plomer's Act, as
teas welikr.own, had omitted. making it a misdemeanor. punish.
able by transportation fur fourteen years, for any person to whonr*
bill of eaclistizy was intreoted. to apply it to his own use. The
Act. Lefever, required, that atlirection should be given in writing
to the person to whom the bill was intrttSted, as to the manner in
which it Ras to be disposed, but it was not specified in what form
that direction was to be convey.d. The complainant had written a.
direction, which certainly eorresponded with the sairit of the Atli.
and *kith he considered suSe:ent to prove the th fendant respcnti-
ble • under the Act. That direction consisted in the words--“ To,
be tried," which meant that it should be tried M the market,
whether or not the bills could be discounted. Mr. Alley added,
that he had got the acknowledgment of the defendant as to what he
bad done wi.li she bills; the. IA:: unfortunately become au-

barmiest in his cireamitaneet, and lot the bnls go into the hands of
'his Meditate. •
Mr. ADOLPHUS, for ilks defendant, contended, that the case did
not come within the meaning of the Act. inasmuch as the direction
was not of the description requital by its provisions. His client,
he said, had never entertained any ides of acting fmudulently, and I
was, in fact, raw unconsciously deprived of the bills. He had,l
in truth. upon being desired to try the bills in the market, placed I
them, with the view of getting them negotiated, in the hands of a
gentleman with-whom he did business. and who, when Mr. Hick.,
man got into difficulties, impounded them. Mr. Hickman finding
that this advantagn had been taken of his embarrassments, called
a meeting of his cisillitors, in order to do the best that could be done
under the circumetences,
The Lone MAYOR said he was decidedly of opinion, that it
was requisite to have the signature of tho party who deposited the
bilis for discount to the direction. in order to place the defendant
within the operation of the Act, which was, in its present state, he
was sorry to say. almost a deed letter.
The I.one MAYOR then discharged theme.
Mr. ALI.Ev observed that commercial men ought to derive bene.
fit from this derision, to which he yielded without hesitation. Ile
hoped that • false delicacy would not interfere to prevent men from
giving written dirnetions, signed by themselves, to those whom
thee intrusted with their bills.
John Palin, who stands charged drith having stolen the Bank
notes from Mr. Robertson at the Auction Mart, was on Monday
brought before the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's
Bench, upon a writ of certiorari, and admitted to bail, to appear
at the neat Old Bailey. Sessions. In the affidavit on which the
writ was founded, he declares his total innocence. His bail was
himself in 2,0001. and four sureties in :,1101. each.
ARBITRARY CONDUCT OF THE HORSE PATROL
Bow-STREET, Ann. 30.—This day a man name' Mitchell,
a room, in the service of a gentleman of the name of Powell, re-
siding in Nightingale-lane, Clapham. appeared according to an
undertaking, which, it was alleged, he had entered into, to answer
the complaint of William Thomas. one of the horse patrol, who
made the following statement :—On Saturday night last, he (the
patrol) was on duty on the Dulwich road, when he saw the de-
fendant riding a very valuable horse, which was wanting a shoe,
and which seemed to have been overridden; he stopped him, and
asked who and what he was, and to whom the horse belonged ; and
he replied in • short anti rather surly tone, that the horse was his
master's, and that he was going to take it home to his master's,
house in Nightingale-hoe. The.witness put other questions, but
the defendant refused to give him any further answers, and told
him, if he chose to suspect that the horse was stolen, he was wel-
come to take the animal, and keep him until he had satisfied him.
self, so that he let him go about his business, for he was tired, and
wanted to get home. This proposition increased the suspicion of
the witness that the horse was stolen, and he kept hold of the bridle
until he met some of his brother patrol, when, on the defendant's
still refusing to give any further explanation, they took him into
custody, but let him go the next day, on his promise to appear here
lay. They inquired, and found that he was the servant of
Mr Powell; that the hone belonged to that gentleman ; and that,
in fact, the defendant had told a correct story, and therefore the
witness had now nothing to charge him with, except that when he
and the other patrol were taking him to a place of confinement, he
abused them grossly, and told them they wanted to make a pro-
perty of him.
111 r. lIIINSITULL said, it was very natural that an innocent man
should feel a little indignant at being arrested, although, perhaps,
1 the patrol had done no more than his duty, and therefore, any
warmth of expression that he might have made use of ought readi-
le to lie esecused. There appeared now to be no charge against
the defendant, and he, of course, was at liberty to go about his
business.
Mr. Powell (defendant's master)-0, Sir ! but we shall not be
satisfied with that mode of dismissing the case. _My servant has
great reason to complain, and he begs that he may be heard.
Mr. MlNsituLL said, he should certainly not deprive him of the
liberty of making any statement he thought proper.
The groom then stated, that on the night in question he had been
attending a lady some distance in the country, and was returning
home when he was stopped by the patrol, who questioned him
roughly as to the horse, and he told him his master's name, and
where he was going. but lie refused to answer any more questions,
because he had a mind to see to what length the officer would go
with him. The patrol, when he refused to give any further ex-
planation than that he was welcome to go with hint wherever be
went, seized the bridle of his horse, and conducted him at least
three quarters of a Milt, with his pistol within three inches of his
(defendant's) head.
Mr. Draw uLL.—Did he do that? I hop' not. It was very
wrong if he did.
The patrol.—l deny that. I rode with my right hand next to
the defendant, and held my pistol over my left hand.
Defendant—l say that he rode with his pistol within this much
of my head (taking a gentleman's stick and holding his thumb
about three inches from the end). The defendant went on to say,
that when they came up with the other patrol, he immediately re-
cognised one of them, of the name of Lunn, as an old acquaintance,
but Lunn seemed determined not to know him until after some
time, when he asked him some questions, and Lunn admitted that
he knew him. Lann knew perfectly well who he was, and where
Ile lived, but notwithstanding that, they took him to the cage at
Dulwich, and locked him up till the middle of the next day, when
Thomas, the patrol, discharged him without taking him before a
Magistrate, on a promise that be would appear here. The
defendant added, that when he was first put into the cage, there
was not so much as • bit of straw for him to lie or sit dowr. upon,
and be requested to have some. After a little delay straw was
brought, and he sat down upon it, but had not been long in that
posture before Thomas came, and with an oath desired him to get
up. or he would handcuff him.
llr. Altsrsit utt said that the patrol hat unquestionably done
wrong in taking upon himself the power of discharging the de-
fendant without first taking him before a magistrate. With re.
spect to the other parts of the case he should only make this re.
mark, that he wished the patrol to do their duty, and he would al.
ways protect them in the proper exercise of it ; but he was always
very anxious that that duty should be performed with temper and
discretion. Wjtitnut further observation at present, he shotad di-
rect the clerk to draw up at length the statements of both parties,
and those statements should be sent to the Home Department for
she inspection of the Secretary of State, who bad more immediately
the control and regulation of the horse patrol, and who would,
doubtless, do equal justice in the cars. Meanwhile the defendant
was by no means deprived of the privilege of indicting the officer
for assault and Imprisonment, if he thought such a comic ad-
visable. .

The clerk retired with tile parties to a pri ►ate room to take dawn
their statements, and here the matter rests far the present.
HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS.

lIATTON-GARDES, AT:GUST 30.—Mr. Sergeant Selion bras
occupied this morning in developing a case, of which Gaerick's
farce appears to have been only the prototype.
It appears that Mr. Holcomb*, the Eta/sister, who resides at No.
5, Chancery-lane, while travelling en the Weaters Circuit, received
a quiet hint from his friend, Mr. lanes, of the Temple, that all was
not quite right at home, much more company being in the habit of
visiting his habitation during his absence than he could know of,
or would feel honoured by their " making his house their home."
Acting upon this intimation. 'Mr. 11.. in strict conformity with the,
example set hint by his predecessor hovel, determined if possible
to surprise the revellers by his presence at a moment when his room
would be more acceptable than his company ; and in pursuance of
this intention despatched a letter to the is whom lie had left
in charge of the house, tieing the time of his octant for this day.
Last night, however, about ter. o'clock, a thundering rap at the
door, recognised at once by the junketters as " Master's knock,"
produced all that bustle and confusion in the interior, whieh we
have seen so amusingly delineated on the stage. Concealmeht was
sought, but, alas! as in the instance alluded to, the penetrating
eye-of the master rendered it -impassible, and in a room above stairs
were discovered, in the midst of a most interesting hle a tete, one
Mr. John Ainsworth, a smart looking youth in a claret-coloured
coat (whether a descendant of the lexicographer of that name or no
we know not), and a dashing belle, the Lady Charlotte, we pre-
sume, of the party, gorgeously apparelled in a French lilac 'haul,
lace veil, eye-glass, garnet ring, and one of those huge Leghorn
bonnets which in graceful undulatidn
" Still waive responsive to the passing breeze."
And a pretty breeze there was, fur Mr. Holcombe breaking in upon
their amorous parley, caused them in a twinkling,to exchange hit
commodious drawing-room for apartments infinitely less elegantly
furnished in the watchbouee, where the fond pair were consigned
fur the whole night, " to sigh and weep, acd think on v hat was
past." With his own two female servants, Mary Brien anu 'lmre
Clarke, who now appeared like a brace of Niobes, he was not so
peremptory, assigning them their own apartment as their place of
durance fur the night, taking, however, the precaution of locking
the door, the window being_ as secure as a declivity of some forty
feet could make it, and no-Romeo appearing " to_mount the high
top-gallant of his joy," and rescue them by the help of a lamp-
lighter's ladder; there they remained till the 'horning, when the
parrie carrrc were marched to this office.
Mr. Holcombe. in answer to a question from the Magistrate,
whether any of his property wait missing, replied that he had not
yet had time to examine thoroughly, but that, on entering to re-
lease his prisoners this morning, he found a parcel concealed be-
tween their bed and mattress, contaipiug a black silk cravat, shirt,
and waistcoat, and the ladies could not possibly Imagine how they
, came there.
Mr. Sergeant brttox therefore remanded Misses Brien and
Clarke till Thursday, to give time for examination into the extent
of their delinquencies, while the gentleman and his fair companion,
lapin': whom no thefts could be proved but those of Venus, were
dismissed with a reprimand, and a caution not to be found in a
similer situation in future.

DESPERATE OUTRAGE NEAR GROSVENOR-PLACE.'
Qv ter:44ll,oft. Aro. 30.—This morning, soon atter twelve
o'clock, the Pivc-Yields, Chelsea, near Orcersenor.place, weremade
the scene of a most disgraceful outrage. committed by a bony of
Irish labourers, whose habitations are in Uniomplace, y'cicpd
Frog Island, nen the New Church. The ruffians paraded the
King's road in • party of fifteen to twenty in number, and their
principal object of attack were la•lies, whom they most grossly in-1
suited. On., female, in company with two friends. walking along '
the mad in question were surrounded by the ruffians, and in oppo.
'Woo to all remonstrances on the nett of the men, they knocked the
female down. and treated her most cruelly ; many others also
shared a similar fate, and two young gentlemen, who were return.
ing home from a friend's house, where they had been to supper,
were attacked and most seriously ill-tised by the assailants. Such
was the abominable conduct of the villains that the neighbourhood
was in a state or alarm by the repeated cries of " murder," from
the individuals who had fallen into the hands of the gang. Two
patrol, belonging to the Row-street establishment. named Warren
and Currie, were proceeding down Grosvenor.place, wbere they I
mat two young men, who had been most shamefully treated, and I
were scarcely able to move from the injurite they hall receivesl..and
from their information the officers went in search of time ruitins,

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and. ultimately they eilethisileti Itt appteheoding thrtd of ale •
ringleaders, at the depot in Frog Island, kept by a min nluned
Welsh.
They were this day-brought before D. V'. Gagoo tux, Esit. the
Magistrate, and underwent a long examination.
I Their names are ilarry ArLogF!in, John gnstijbrel, and
ril.Jce.. The following evidence was produced against
them
Ames Barrett, a youth about 17 years of age, was first ex-
amined ; his bead and face presented a most frightful appearance, i
being in every part contused, and his left arm was in a sling. '
From his weak state the Magistrate ordered him a chair. On
being sworn, he stated that he was son to Mr. Barrett, a coal-
; merchant, in Cross-street, Sloane-street, and on the preceding
' night be had been, with two or three others of his acquaintance,
to supper with a friend in North-street, and as they were returning
home soon after twelve at night, along the King's-road, they ob-
' served several men, who appeared to be labouring Irish, approach
a lady, whom, without any ceremony, they knocked down into the
road and beat her most cruelly. After this act of violence they
crossed over again, and surrounded witness and his friends, and
without exchanging a single word the prisoner Standford gave him
a very heavy blow with his fist, which knocked him down, And
whilst in that situation he kicked him in the eye and about his
body, in which he was joined by his associates, anti after thus
cruelly treating him. Standford jumped upon him several times.
IVitness with difficulty got up, and was making his way as well as
he was able towards Grosvenor-place. when he was again knocked
down by fitandford, and served in a similar brutal manner.
Witness called out " murder" several times, but could get no
assistance. At length, after recovering himself, he proceeded
along, and met the two patrol in Grosvenor-plate. to whom be
communicated the manner in which he had been treated, as well as
his companions.
Thomas Pike, another witnees, stated, that he was in company
with Barrett, when the prisoner Standford and his associates made
the attack upon them, he saw Standford knock his friend Barrett
down, and he himself was levelled with the earth by a tremendous
blow from the prisoner M•Locklin.
Mr. GnEsionit asked it' they had given the prisoners any cause
or provocation for the attack?
The complainants answered most positively in the negative, and
maid, that the attack was momentary, and not a word transpired bc.
tween them. _ _ .

A lad. named Benwell, in the service of Mr. Blackburne, a
stationer and newsvender, at Knightsbridge, stated that he was also
in company with the two last witnesses at the time of the outrage,
and he himself was most shamefully used by the gang, but could
not recognise the person of any of the prisoners ; for being alarmed,
he on getting up made his escape.
John Warren, one of the dismounted patrol, stated, that about
twenty minutes before one o'clock yesterday morning, it was re-
ported to him and his partner Currie, by arseral respectable persons,
that a serious outrage had been committed in the Five Fields. At
this time, they were in Grosvenor-place, and saw Mr. Barrett, who
appeared very much Injured, who stated to them what had hap-
pened. Barrett was unable to return and join in the pursuit,'.
owing to the beating he had received, but Pike and Benwell did,'
and they repaired to Union-place, otherwise Frog Island, where
the prisoners were pointed out to them, as part of the gang. On
his attempting to take M'Locklin into custody, he held a fire
shovel over his head, which induced him far his own personal safety
I to
.present his fire arms ; and on the prisoner Standford being
pointed out, he jumped out of window and gained the roof of the
house, and after a pursuit over the tops of several, he was appre-
hended by Currie, in the act of sliding down the water-spout.
James Currie, the other patrol, deposed to following the prisoner
Standford over the roofs of several houses, and when in the act
of escaping by the water-spout, he threatened to shoot bim,.whicb
induced him to surrender quietly.
Mr. GRTGORIZ asked if this was all the evidence, and being
answered in the affirmative, he said that as there was no charge
against Blake, he was entitled to his liberty, therefore, he was form-
with discharged.
The two prisoners Standford and M'Locklin made a very lame
defence, and they were committed, to give twenty-four hours' notice
of bail, and the complainants were bound over in 4W. each, to prose-
cute them at the Sessions.

MAIRLBOROCOH•STREET. AVCI:ST 30.—A genteel looking
youth, about eighteen years of age, named Edward Cleveland, was
Charged with robbing his master to a very considerable extant.
blr. Robinson, r. young gentleman of fortune. residing at No. 60,
Greek-street, Soho, stated that,A few months ago he took the pri-
sorter into his service as groom, and having occasion to visit the
Continent for a short time, he left the prisoner at home in charge of
his wardrobe, &e. in the house, with Mrs. Robinson, his mother,
who resided with him. On his return, however, from Italy, he
found that the prisorer had gone away from his service, and that a
great many articles of property had been carried off: and having
traced the prisoner to his mother's lodgings in Fulwocd's-renta, he
procured a search warrant at this office, and went thither with Bal.
lard, the officer, who found at the lodgings and 111 the prisoner's
boxes many of the artirles stolen, and pawnbroker's duplicates for
a great quantity more. which he had pledged.
Ballard then produced a collection of valuable prints, which Mr.
Robinson had purchased at a high price: a valuable ruby brooch,
and other articles, identified by 54, Robinson as his property,
ti and in the prisoner's boxes, besides a large parcel of duplicates.
Mr. Robinson said, that there were also found a number of letters
written by the prisoner, which proved that his depredations had
gone much farther, and that the mother was fully aware of the cha-
racter and practices of her son.
Here Mr. Robinson produced a bundle of leters, one of which
was addressed to his mother as his '• Dear Parent," asking her
what sort of wine she liked best, as he had an ample stock of every
sort at his command, and would send her whatever kind she pre-
ferred, but would recommend one particular wine, of which he
would send her a sample. There were also several letters to and
from a person named Hutchinson who, it appeared, was clerk to
an attorney at ll'oolwich, and with whom the prisoner seemed to
have carried on a very mysterious sort of correspondence, as the
Magistrate would perceive, by the perusal of the letters.
Dlr. CorrAlrr looked over several. the purport of which did not
appear, but Mr. Robinson had one from the prisoner to Hutchin-
son, which cave a tolerable idea of the latitude the former gave
himself while in Mr. Robinson's service.

The defendant, by this letter, stated, that he was firmly fixed
in the service as groom and confidential man of a gentleman of
large fortune, wno kept a fine establishment ; had a beautiful cur-
tee and pair of horses ; a delightful cellar of the best wines ; and, I
in short, every thing that could make him, the writer, comfortable
and happy, and he was, besides, almost entirely his own master,
having every indulgence from Mr. Robinson, and not a stall to
control him in the house, but a very good old lady. He had, by
his master's. pennission, he said, liberty to take the curricle and
horses out for his own use whenever he liked ; had a good cellar of
die best wines at his control; had a bed for a friend, fee. ; so
that if Hutchinson would come to town and spend a few days with
him, they would occaaionally take a drive into the country in the
curriele ; come home to a good dinner ; enjoy their bottle of wine
after; and, in short, live like little Princes, with one exception,
that they must sleep on the first floor " down the chimney," alias
the garret.
The reading of this letter, which was remarkably well written
and worded, excited much laughter; and Mr. Robinson said, that
on examining his wine cellar, he found, to his cost, that the pri-
soner had been hospitable and bountiful to his friends during his
absence, for there was an amazing reduction of the stock of wine.
By another letter which was found at the mother's lodgings, ad-
dressed to her from a gentleman named Hammond, a clerk in the
Hausa of Commons, with whom the prisoner had also lived as
servant, it appeared that he bad robbed that gentleman too.
Mr. Robinson then read the letter to Mr. Hammond, which said,
that unless Mr.. Cleveland had the silver spoons, and other pro-
perty stolen by her son, returned by a given day, he would apply
at Bow-street on the subject.
On searching the prisoner's boxes. Mr. R. found, amongst some
of his own shirts, one marked with Mr. Hammond's name.
The prisoner did not say .one word in defence or explanation of
his conduct, and was fully committed on the charge of stealing the
brooch, but to be brought up again in • week, to hear any other
charge that may be made against him.
Mr. Robinson unfortunately neglected inquiring the prisoner's
character of Mr. Hammond, before he took him into his service.
DANCING ROOMS AND BALLS
AIARY•LA-BONNE, Aro. 30.—Two of the inhabitants of Ox-
ford-street, adjoining to whose residences a Signor Antonio has
opened an Assembly and Ball-room, applied to Mr. Griffith for
advice, under the following circumstances.
The applicants said, the Signor had on Monday commenced for
the seaso,l, and a crowd of every description of persona attended.
Those pets-ms paid nothing, as the placards very speciously stated,
that " Witte and gentlemen would be admitted gratis ;" but hav-
ing sueeeedel in passing the first door, they found that unless2s. wets
paid for a'• coffee ticket," they could not enter the ball-room. Dar-
ing the night the neighbourhood was annoyed by the usual conten-
tions attendant upon so very irregular an assemblage ; and as it was
,decidedly illegal to take money at the doors of such unlicensed
rooms, they begged the magisterial interference to prevent the re-
currence of such a scene.

Mr. Crtirr LTII—Well, If you can prove money was taken you
can make a case against this Antonio.
One of the appiicants said he could do so, and instanced the
coffee ticket as a proof.
Mr. Onsrmn—lf you can prove that was a mere subtesfuge it
may do, but if an assembly is given avowedly gratuitously by this
Antonio, I don't ace what we can have to do with it.
Applicant—lt was stated to be under the authority of the Magis.
trate% of this office.

Mr. ORTFTITH (lOUghing)—i rather think that is a mistake.
Applicant_ One of your officers acted as master of the ceremo.
flies, and said he was sent by the Magistrates ; the officer's name
is Gibbs.
Mr. 01 said he did not think any of the °Sec rs of the
establishment were so gallant as to conduct a ball.
tlibbs (who is a very respectabto tn-.n and steady officer) at.
tended, and said he was not master of the ceremonies; be wius in.
' sited to the ball. and took his sire ; other officers did the same ;
the comp.sny was highly respectable. as he prevented any women,
or other persons, of bed repute entering the room ; he was confident
no money 'was charged for admission ; the ball was very well con.
ducted.

Mr. Gurmit thought this was the real fact, and pas at a'
loss to know how he could prevent any uumbcr of respectable per.
sons assembling in a house to amuse themselves with dancing. It
must be proved the place was unlicensul, and money was re-
ceived.

The applicants said they could do so, as one of their shopmen
had paid two shillings for his admission ; the neighbourhood,
during the night. wu in a state of confusion. A woman had
threatened to set ere to the place if her two 4aughtets, who were
there dancing, did not come sway.
The hlapistrate said, if money was taken he could interfere, but
not otherwise.
The applicants left the office, and in a short time returned with

a ydung Man, the laid be paid Nen tthillingl fde a " canes
ticket,' hot be any no code; and believed it to be merely a ssb.
[ tarnage.
The Magistrate granted a luminous against the STgnoc.
Me. Stocker, inspector of tike poor of the parish Mary-la•henas,
[ attended upon the complaint elf a female, who stated that some time
since het mother, a very old woman. had fallen down in a tit in
the street, and was taken to the workhousi:, where she since bus
eamaibed. The parish officers had smashed bet room int West.
I minster, and found a check on the Bank of England for 1001. be..
sides seventeen sovereigns and other monies, which were by them
detained. The mother had recovered. but was very feeble. and
she wished to remove hex to hex own house, but they refused to
allow bet to depart.
Mr. Gni ?mu considered this very harsh.
Mr. Stocker said the applicant had come from Glasgow, re- I
the old lady (her mother) had not only lost the use of all her facui.
ties, but was so weak and feeble that she could not survive such a
journey ; therefore, the palish had declined acceding to the app;..
cant's request.
By desire of the Magistrate a messenger was despatched. and c;,..
mother appeared at the office, in the person of a venerable old lady,
but who was in full possession of all her faculties.
After some conversation, it was agreed she should be given up to
her daughter.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

ST. GEOROE'i HOSPITAL.

....
Last night Mr. fimos, the Coroner, and a respectable Jury
assembled at the sign of the Triumphant Chariot, Pembioica
mews, to inquire into the deaths of two patients of the above inc
tution, named James Taylor and Peter Lahert.
After the Jury had been itnpanelled they repaired with the
Coroner to the hospital to view the bodies, which lay on the tab:.
in the theatre ; and it is but justice to state, that every pains wee
taken by the persons connected with the establishment to atom.
modate the Jurors. _

In the caseoffatnes Taylor it appeared, that he was a brown's
servant, and worked at the Swan Brewery, at Chelsea, and emit
a fortnight since was employed in the loft cutting chaff, snot cr
man was turning the wheel, and the deceased was feeding thecae.
chine, when he accidentally threw his hand over the crosa-ptece,
between the knife and the steel, and two of his fingers on the not
hand were cut off to the second joint. He was taken to an spelt,
eery's, and from thence to the hospital, where he was placed ur tee
the care of Mr. Jefferies, the surgeon. The middle and rti
lingers of the right hand were merely hanging by a piece of at:.,
the little finger was also considerably injured. Mr. Jefferies ex.
plained to the deceased that there were no hopes of saving theta,:
fingers, and advised him to have them taken off; he conser,d
to have the fingers amputated, and they were both taken off. Is
about five days after he was attacked with the scarlet fever. Won
which he recovered, and his fingers continued to do well. but v.
the night of Thursday last he was attacked with pains in the that
and right aide ; he was seen early on the following monk:: by the
apothecary, who ordered him to be bled, with other remedies, aid
in the middle of the day he was seen by Dr. Hewitt and other
••hysicians of the hospital, and every attention possible was paid to
h.m. but he died on the Saturday. On examining the bady after
death a violent inflammation of the lungs was found, matter had
harmed both in the lungs and liver, and abscesses were alai) dis-
covered. These diseases were the cause of his death, and rot
from the injuries of the fingers.
Juror to Mr. Jefferies—You say the deceased was attacked with
the scarlet fever in the hospital. Was he placed near any patent
that was infected with that dreadful disorder
Mr. Jell'eries said there were no patients in the ward the deceased
was planed in, labouring under the scarlet fever.
Mr. Jefferies here said that he had attended In consequence of
the reports that had appeared in the public papers, respecting the
neglect alleged against some of the servants of the hospital.
as a Governor himself, as well as on the part of the rest of the
Governors of the establishment, would feel most particularly
obliged to the Coroner and Jury, whenever there appears to be any
neglect or misconduct on the part of any of the officers. whether
subordinate or not, connected with the institution to make it known
to the Weekly Board, either through the Chaplain, who resides in
the hospital, or by by letter to the Secretary, as it was the wish of
the Governors that all the officers of the establishment should do
their duty. Mr. J. would also beg to state, that it was not till the
Board had received his (the Coroner's) letter, stating the neglect.
that was alleged against two periods in the treatment of a ter.
named Taylor, who died in the hospital some few days ago, that
thei veroerre aware of such treatment.
Hewett, another Governor, also hoped that whenever n.
neglect or disrespect was apparent in any of the servants, that the
Coroner would report the same to the Governors, and they would
be dealt with accordingly.
One of the Jury considered these observations were ill.timed.
Mr. Jefferies felt it his duty to make the statement, In order that
the public might know that the Board of Governors would tour..
tenance no neglect on the part of the officers of the establishment.
Here the conversation ended, and the Jury retur, a verdict of
" Died by the visitation of God."
In the case of the unfortunate deceased, Lahert, he fell a heig..l
of 40 feet, which caused so many compound fractures of his limbs
and skull, that he died about half-an-hour after ke arrived at C.ia
hospital. Verdict, " Accidental death."

Yesterday evening an inquisition was taken before J. W.
thlwrx, Esq.. the Coroner, and a respectable Jury, at the Got
Tavern, Shoreditch, on view of the body of Mary Barrett,
middle-aged female.
After the Jury were sworn they proceeded to view the body ; dm
examining which they perceived in the throat, near the carotid
artery, an incision made as if by a sharp instrument. This IS
first excited their suspicions, but Its cause was afterwards unship
torily explained. On their return to the jury-room the followieg
evidence was adduced:—

_ .
John Atholl, landlord of the Stag's Head, Canal-road, Bourn.
stated, that on Sunday last, shout two o'clock in the afternoon, his a.
tension was attracted by a crowd of persons standing on the C. o I
Bridge ; on his going up to find out the cause of their assemblitn,
he perceived the deceased, who had been just dragged Olt of tl.:
Canal. She was immediately taken to his house, where sort
brandy was administered to her, of which she took a small pm.
Lion ; she appeared quite motionless ; he then had bee pu. into s
warns bed, and sent in aff directions for medical assistance ; bet
half an hour had elapsed before any arrived ; Ur. Parkinson at
length attended and did every thing in his power to restore ant.
mation, but without effect. _

Juror.—Can you account for the wound on the throat'
Witness—Yes ; it was made by 31r. Parkinson, with a view c!
inflating the lungs.
Ann Letten stated, that she had observed the deceased mtg.
ling in the water on Sunday last. She at first beak no nom,
thinking it was some boy bathing. She saw her rise se►aal
times to the surface of the water, but at length sank. .he
about tonsmintates under the water, when she was taken on spew,
and brought to the hat witness's house.
It appeared by the evidence of further witnesses that the de-
ceased and her husband lived on the best terms, but that she bad
latterly become of a serious turn of mind.
The Coroner recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury retained
a verdict of—" Found Drowned."

A Cure of Souls, in one of the parishes of the county
of Somerset, failing to be closely attended by its spiritual
shepherd, as was his duty, one Sunday morning a gentle-
man rode up to the church door, and not finding it open,
las he appeared to expect, inquired for the clerk or sewn,
to whom he put the question, whether there would be any
service that morning? " Why, non, Zur," said John,
" I don't think there wool; we mus'nt expect measter here
to-day !" " Well, never mind him." said the inquirer.
go and ring the bell ; I am come to do this day's aervica
John's dutiful instinct being sufficiently alive to the coa-
mand, without the ceremony of first learning the new
and quality of his director, the novel sounds were gladly
heard, and the people flocked to the " village spire wit
points to Heaven." The stranger proceeded with tar
service, and delivered a discourse that fully convinced Its
admiring hearers there was r* lack of reverend qualifica-
tion for his office. Upon the eve of his departure, the
preacher left a record in the vestry-book, under the ProPr
date, to this effect:—" Divine service was performed her
this day, by the Bishop of Bath and Wells."—fifernc.
Paper.

BIRTHS.
On the 20th hut. at 011011. y-hall, Leicestershire, the wife cf
Major Grey, Royal Scots Greys,\of a daughter.
On Sunday last, at her lather's house, in Bedford.squarc. 011
lady of Robert Hawthorn, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 27th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, John Frew*:
Wood, Esq. of Howland-street, to Juliana Lissetta, the eased
daughter of Matthias Arun', Esq. of Dusseldorf.
On the 16th inst, at Hearne, kent, the Rev. Win, It el
Sudbury, to Miss Buntlock, of Laytonstone, Essex.
On the 411th inst. at St. Mary-la-bonne Church, CoL
of the 3d Foot Guards, to Millicent, eldest daughter : sal at P
same time, Edwanl John Rudge, Esq. eldest son of Earle.
Rudge, Esq. of Abbey Manor House, Worcestenhitc,44.
Winvile-street, to Felizards, youngest daughter of Clutieb
Earl. of IVyck-hill House. Gloucestershire, and Harley-strset•
On the 27th inst. at hlary-la-honne Church, Alt. West. of 14:
pingham, Rutlandshire, to Mrs. Benson, widow of Sir. Benson.:'
Grarraway's Cotfee-house, 'Change-alley.

DIED.
At Brighton, on the 28th inst. Frederick Stsinforth, &sal tile
Ilsyuervirsce, youngest son of W. J. Robertson, Esq. of the 'kepi Coal
. On the 28th instant, in his 134th year, James Iknt. Dq• ri
Clapham.
On the 7th inst. at Cambridge, in the fi3th ycur of brr afe.
Mary Ann, relict of the Rev. Robert Fiuklio. of (Ali a'. In
Norfolk.

On Sunday last, at the house of her grandson, in SinutunlPW'
I street, Bloomsbury, Mrs. Pint, sen. iu her Ittich year.
On the 25th inst. at Sldlesham, Sussex, Berismin Bolos( FA'
of Bamsbury,place, Islington.

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