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POLICE.

MA NSION-Il OUSE.
A poor English girl, *lto has from her very early youth resided
in France. and who is unable to avail herself of a very desirable
offer of marriage made to her by a respectable person at Lyons, has
applied to the Lord Mayor, representing the circumstances by
' which she has been prevented from the accomplishment of the chief
wish of her heart, and begging his Lordship's interference a itit the
French authorities on the subject. Site submits, in the event of
his Lordship's failure in prevailing upon the French Government
to make some alteration in their laws respecting alien-born "objects,
that something should be done to gain such Information as would
render her appeal to be joined in the banns of matrimony available.
She says ---`•1 am, my Lord, disposed to tuatry me to a Gentle.
man here, in France, but the local authorities require that I pro-
duce a copy of, or an extract from, the certificate of my birth.
iilace. This is, my Lord, impossible, as 1. unfortunately happen
to be situated. I don't know any body in my own country, my
father having taken me front it in my infancy, and abandoned me
before I was capable of judging of the importance of having about
' me any testimony of the nature demanded by the local authorities.
The recollection of the place in winch I was born is quite in con-
, fusion in my mind, lam only cermin that my mother, Frames
Higgs, was born at Worcester, and dwelt there when she married
my father, Jame* Palmer, who was born in London, where
I think I was also born. My sister, whose name is Charlotte
was, I believe, born in Worcester, and is twenty or twenty-
two years of age. I am five or six years older. She may
also have cause, I trust, to wish for the same sort of informa-
tion shortly on the same ground; and therefore, my Lord, by
your interference you will be the means of conferring a hutting
blessing 011 two pour countrywomen of yours, who remember their
country, although unhappily not the exact spot where they were
born, with feelings of the warmest attachment, and who look for-
ward to the day when they shall see it once more. We have an
additional claim upon your Lortialiip : we tear we are orphans, and
are very much disquieted at what may be our father's destiny. if
he lives, we believe lie lives in England, but he has long been dead
to us. We look forward to your Lordship's humanity for making
a representation to the French Authorities, or if not, for endea-
vouring to ascatain where we were born, or to what authority we
shall refer to obtain that information, and we shall pray for the
continuance of your Lordship's happiness and distinction.
" 1 have the honour to be,
" Your Lordship's most obedient Servant,
" Quay Bondi, Na 142, Lyons." " PA LM ER."
The Lord Mayor, we understand, upon receiving the above
communication, which was forwarded to him from Lyons in a let-
ter, determined to set on foot an inquiry, by which his fair corres-
pondent may be enabled to obtain the information she so much
wishes for.
The practice complained of by Miss Palmer has, we are told,
been the cause of moth misery and vice in France. Parties who
have encountered the difficulties with which the Lord Mayor's cor-
respondent has met, and to whom those difficulties have been
insurmountable, in some instances became the mistresses of those
upon whom thee weer prevented by the French law from having a
tutored anti indissoluble claim.
Tile Lonin alsa on ohaerved, that it would be indeed greatly to
Ibe lamented that a young female who showed ao laudable an inch.
nation to he married, and who made so strong an appeal to her own
country for assistance, should be disappointed, er reduced to the
terrible ulternatit e which the want of the necessary facilities night-
occasion. Perhaps an appeal to the public press would be attended
with more prompt effect than any other in directing his correapon-
dent to her birth-place.

GUILDHALL.
DRUNILENNESS.—Mr. Alderman l'Exast.fts seems deter-
mined that the old statutes of James, against drunkenness, shall
not fall into desuetude, for -he has convicted one er more persons of
that offence every day this week, not less than a dozen altogether.
esterilay aid flardieig, the grave-digger of Cripplegate, appeared
to charge his lat., dirt antic with assaulting and provoking him,
well knowing that he was under recoghisauces to keep the King's
peace towards all his lieges, especially Vary Carter. As be would
notNako upon himself to say, that though he was perfectly sensible,
he was exactly sober when the allegeti assault was committed, and
the constable could swear he was drunk, Mr. Alderman VEWAIILXs
said lie would not listen to his tale of what happened to !tun when
he was in a state of intoxication, dismissed the lair assailant, and,
on the oath of die constable, tilted Harding as. to the use of the
poor for beirg drunk.
In another instance two labouring men came before the. Alder.
man, the one to complain that the other had struck him on leaving
a public house.
The Alderman asked them if they were not drunk at the time,
and on their cnntession convicted them both in the penalty of is.
and dismissed the charge.
On Monday thirty-two cases came before the worthy Magistrate,
in the greater part of which the cause of complaint had evidently
arisen out of this enervating and expensive habit.
Bri(l4'et Jordan, a decent looking Irishwoman, was brought
up tor halal examination, on suspicion of having unlawfully pos-
sessed herself of a large tine gold bracelet, set with turquoise,
which she hail been stopped with, in offering to pledge it at Mr.
Reeves's, paw übrol:er, Snow-bill. She asked to borrow only 3s. on
it, when its valve was front 21. to 3/.. and the account she gave
of the manner in which it came into her possession was, that she
was going through Old Cavendish.stre-t when a gentleman picked
it tip, and gave it to her as a necklace for her infant. A gentle-
man came fixwaed to chilli the article yesterday, but it roved
not to be the one his lady hail lost—the fellow to which he
produced.
Mr. Alderman Vs:NADIA:S said it was not now the fashion with
ladies to wear two bracelets of the saute pattern, and he doubted if
it would eventually be identified by producing one to match. IL!
then ordered the simian to be iltschargial, and if the owner did
not come forward in i few days, the article then to be deliveted up
to her.

ItOW,ST R E ET.
Pt: V. VG.—YeFtettlay afternoon, about twenty minutes before
three o'clock, a young gentleman entered the office in breathless
haste, and requested c;ir Richard Birnie immediately to lend him
the assistance of the police, in preventing two gentlemen of his ac-
imintance from fighting a duel. The appointment lie said was for
three o'clock, at Chalk Farm, and not a moment thertforc was to
be lost in adopting measures of prevention.
Sir R. "BOWIE said if the applicant was-prepared to give infor-
mation upon oath, that certain persons were about to commit a
breach of the peace, it weak' be Isis duty to issue a warrant for the
apprehension of the partint.but otherwise be could not act.
The applicant said to did not know of the appointment of his
own knowledge. lie had merely heard of it from a third person ;

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but the poise were nearlyagsassaid with him, and be was anxious
to press/ any thing fatal '
Sie 18. Brawn seal he Ott /Mlle a warrant without posi.
ti be did not much case to inter-
f2ll:l=4ll4l4 • they generally turned out to
be of a very ridiculous- sad sat north the trouble of '
prevention. He would SAWS tit k dim was very little to tear in
the present case. It' wadi litnarri Anothspa, Mkt the panics
have their own way andanith tat Ch'/hors, fie k was a hun.
dred to one but the weather and thoirown rolloctiana together, would
damp their ardour sufficiently to prevent any thing fatal.
The applicant said he believed they were beat on fighting.
Sir It. Hi A XlE—Well, let them tight. If in a few of these ri-
' diculotts quarrels one was to be killed and the survivor hanged, it
would be an etExtual check upon the silly practice of duelling. It
would to my duty, undoubtedly, to issue a warrant jimmy person
who had heard the challenge given and accepted, would come for-
ward and lodge information, but that not being the case I cannot
Interfere.
The applicant departed very reluctantly.
Yesterday two ladies were summoned by the driver of the hack.
ney.coach, No. 3:10, for not paying him his full fare.
The coachman stated, that he was on the stand in Charles-street,
Soho-square, when the ladies came up to him and asked what he
would take them to Acton and back for. Ile replied he never made
any bargains, but always took what his fare came to, which was 3s.
an hour, or so much per mile. The ladies said very well, and
got into the coach, and be took them to Acton ; and on his return
demanded 155., being his fare according to distance. The ladies,
however, said they agreed for time, and that, according to that ar.
rangement, he was only entitled to 125., more than which they re-
fused to give him.
The ladies, in reply to this statement, averred positively that
they agreed to pay the coachman according to time, and their reason
for making this arrangement was, that they were going to see some
friends, and intended stopping some time.
The coachman again repeated his statement, that he made no
such arrangement.
Sir R. Btu NI E said, he could not help thinking that he did, and
he could not but therefore regret that the law gave him no power to
prevent the imposition which in this case appeared to have been
practised. The law, however, was positive, and gave to the coach-
man his choice of taking his fare either by time or distance, and
annulled any agreement to the contrary which might be entered
into. The law in this point he considered to he very impolitic, and
should rejoice at its revision ; as it, however, now stood, he could
only pronounce for the coachman's claim.
'The ladies seemed surprised at the decision, and one of them re-
marked. that since the coachmen seemed determined to practise
impositions, she would in her turn summon every one of than that
should be guilty of extorting front her only sixpence.
1101l3E•STEALING.—In the eMrse of the morning, Mr. Halls
remarked to a country Magistrate, who was sitting on the Bench,
on the alarming frequency of this crime, and said the police had in
their eye one man, who was supposed, within a very short time
past, to have exported upwards of forty stolen horses.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A woman of respectable appearance, named Low, presented her-
self to the sitting Illagistrate, TW YFO HD, and begged his re-
dress for an imposition which had, she said, been practised upon
her under the following circumstances:—
A few days since she went to the shop of a linen-draper, in Shore-
ditch, to purchase sonic Irish linen. The person who waited on
her showed her some to all appearance very good linen, of which
she purchased a quantity, and paid a good price for it. On her ar-
rival at home, she opened her parcel, but was surprised at finding
the linen of a very inferior Quality, and considerably damaged.
Upon this discovery she returned it to the linen-drapers, requesting
they would change it, but they positively refused, and she was
thus saddled with an artide not worth half the money she had paid

Mrs. Low produced the linen, which presented a good specimen
of the well-stiffened linens, which are now-a-days got up for sale.,
with not a few good-sized hots in it.
3lr. TN' YFORD said it was not in his power to afford the
complainant any redress, and he was sorry to say that he had
had frequent complaints of the saute nature, and from the seine
quarter.
The complainant then folded up her linen, and, saying this was
the first time she had been so taken in, and she would take care it
should be the last, lett the office.

UN lON-HA LL.
A Mr. Hancock was brought up in custody, charged with having
created a riot and disturbance at the house of his brother-in-law,
Mr. Martin, a gentleman residing in Lambeth, by whom the fol-
lowing circumstances were related :
The complainant said that his sister had been unfortunately
married to the defendant four years ago, and during the whole '
period, up to the present time, he conducted himself in a most
shameful manner towards her, being constantly in the habit, oa
the slightest provocation, of knocking her down with his closed
fist, as a bruiser would his antagonist. In consequence of the fre-
, quent recurrence of this unmanly and brutal behaviour, she had
been several times laid up ; and having received a dreadful beating
front him a few days since, he (Mr. Martin) thought it high time
to take his sister from a man who would ultimately cause her
death ; acting under this impression, he did accordingly,
at her desire, convey her to his own house, where she was
now confined to her bed from the effects of the late gross
treatment she had met with from tier husband. On the pre-
ceding evening the defendant came to his (Mr. Martin's) house
and :..sked for his wife, supplicating in the most humble terms to
see her after his ill-usage. Mr. Martin, exasperated at the defen-
dant's presump:ion in calling, after having nearly killed his wife,
upbraided him for his brutality, assuring hint that he should have
no interview with her, and desiring him to quit his house, uon
which the defendant got into a violent rage, used the most dreadful
language, and finally collected a mob of at least 100 persons round
the house. Mr. Martin added, that had he had the slightest idea
that the defendant would hare altered his conduct towards his wife,
he should at once have delivereal her up to him ; but no, said Mr.
Martin, I am convinced he will be the death of her if they are not
separated.
A Gentleman corroborated Mr. Martin's statement with regard
to the riot and disturbance caused by the defendant.
The defendant did not deny his having called at Mr. Martin's
house for his wife, and put it to the Magistrate whether he would
not think it a very hard case to have his wife taken away front hint ?
Mr. ALIEN observed, that Mr. Martin had done what it was
the duty of every brother to do, when a sister was treated in a si-
milar manner.
. . . . . .

The defendant then produced the copy of a letter directed to his
wife, supplicating het torgiveness, and rowing that from hence-
forth he would use her tenderly.
Mr. Martin declared there was no reliance to be placed on his
protnis.ea.
The defendant was held to bail.

A very interesting looking girl, about twelve years of age, was
brought into this office by Shergold, the constable, who stated that
a respectable tradesman had delivered her up to him the previous
night at the Surrey watchhouse. The tradesman's account was
I this—that he had seen the child wandering about, between 0 and 10
o'clock at night, near the Elephant and Castle, and that upon ac-
costing her, she told him lira she had gone astray, and could nut
find her way home. rta questioning her with respect to her home,
she told him that she lived in King-street, Southwark. Here he
accompanied her, but ascertained that she was not known. She
then changed her story, and said she lived at Surrer.grove' near
Clapham, to which place he conducted her, but there, as in King-
street, lie found that she had been deceiving him, for she was not
know. In the neighbourhood; in fact, after the tradesman had
spent nearly three hours in taking her from place to place in en-
deavouring to find her parents, he was at last under the necessity of
leaving her at the above watchhouse, under the care of shergold,
who also interrogated her as to her place of residence. She with.
out hesitation gave hint an address, and he immediately started off,
and after a walk of lime miles, found that such a girl was not
known in the place. Shergold now brought her before the Magis-
trate, in order to have her dispthed of, for he said that not a word
she uttered was to be believed.

The Magistrate now questioned her, intimating that if she
should tell any untruths she should be sent to gaol. He thisi
asked her where her parents lived, and how long she had been away
from home ?
The girl replied, with apparent truth, " I have been three
days away from home, and my father aLd mother live in Crown-
street, St. Giles's.
Johns, the officer, was directed to accompany her thither. In
about three hours he returned, with the young urchin, stating that
be had been in Crown-street, and a dozen other streets where she
said her friends lived, but he could not find any one that knew the
child or her parents.
l'nder these circumstances the Magistrate desired her to be taken
to Brixton, and kept apart from the prisoners until she should be
claimed by her relatives.
She is dressed in a brown beaver hat, plum-colour stuff' treck,
and white pinafore.

Accounts from Iceland to the middle of March say that
they had had a long and severe winter, which began in
September. At the beginning of January there were dread-
ful hurricanes, which were followed by inundations in
several parts of the island. Several shocks of an earth-
quake were also felt in Norder Gossel, and on the 20th
of January a very smart one in Suderland. This is about
the same time that Santa Maura, in the lonian Islands,
was destroyed by an earthquake. Many travellers and
shepherds perished in tho heavy snow which fell during
the violent storms in Norderland.

Est (GRA 110 N TO CA NADA.—The embarkation on board
the first division of the transports, the Fortitude, Resolu-
' don, Albion' and Brunswick, was completed on Friday
evening, in Cork, and it was expected that those ships
would sail, wind permitting, on Saturday. They take
out between 1,000 and 1,100 mon, women, and children,
lof whom several families bear the exterior appearance at
least of having been exempted from that distress which
their removal from this country is intended to remedy.—
; The Mary Anne, of this port, has completed her number
lof passengers for Quebec. They are in general of the
better class of farmers, cbiefiy front the Counties of Clare
and Kerry, constituting an aggregate of at least se-
venty persons, including women and children.—Limerick
CV oak*.

THE ARMY.
His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief will review the
7th (the Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hussars)
to-day, on Hounslow Heath.
The remaining troops of the 3d (the King's Qwn) Regiment of
Light Dragoons are ordered to march, on the 17th inst. from
Coventry, for Newcastle and Carlisle.
Theist (the King's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, which was
on its march from Newcastle to St. Alban's, is ordered to halt at
Nottingham and Derby.
The 'ld (the Royal North Britain) Regiment of Dragoons has
marched from Manchester, and will arrive on the 17th instant at
Birmingham and Coventry.
The 12th (ti; Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers) will be inspected
in a few days, at Brighton, by Lord Edward Somerset.
The major part of the 10th (the Prince of NVales's Own), Royal
Regiment (Hussars), has amved at Bristol from Ireland. The
arrival or the remainder of the Corps was hourly expected.

SPORTING I NTE LLIGENCE.

YORK SPRING MEETING.

(TIY EX PR ESS.)
WEDNESDAY, 3IAY 11.
Match, 200 sov. each.—Mile and Half.
Mr. Payne'. b. c. Gulls, by Ebor. Itst. 31b. . I
Mr. Darnell's b. c. Chronicle, by Ebor, Bst.- . 2
Won cleverly. Smith rode Cadiz, and Scott, Chronicle.
The Constitution Stakes of 20 soy. each, h. ft. all ages, 3 yrs,
sst. 1016. ; 4 yrs, list. • 5 yrs, fist. 91b.; 6 yrs, 9st. Ilb. I and
aged, 9st. 51b..--One Mile and Quarter.—I 5 Subscribers.
Mr. Russell's br. c. Mustachio, by Whisker, 4 yrs . - I
Lord Milton's b. c. Whiskerandos, by Whisker, 4 yrs . . 2
Mr. holyonke's be. f. by Ardrossan, 3 yrs -
111 r. Ferguson's ch. c. Equity, by Octavian, 4 yrs . 4
31r. Gascoigne's bt. f. Elizabeth. by Walton, 4 yes - 5
Won cleverly.--Johnson rode Mustachio; Clift, Lord Milton's;
Gray, Mr. Holyoake's; Jackson, Equity.
The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 gs. each, h. ft. for 3-yr old colts,
fhtt. 31b. (31b. allowed, &c.)_Last Mile and Three 'Quarters.-
9 Subscribers.
Lord Queensberry's 1. the Alderman, by Bourbon • - 1
Mr. Jaques's ch. Barytes, by Walton, out of Comedy • -
Mr. Watt's ch. Cow-boy, brother to Duport
Lord Scarborough's br. brother to fair Charlotte - - 4
Mr. Petre's c. !Lord John, by Interpreter - - 5
Won easy.—Johnson rode the Alderman; Jackson, Barytes;
Scott. Cow-boy ; and G. Nelson, Lord Scarborough's.
The Stand Plate of 501. for hones of all ages ; 3-yrs, 7st.; 4-yrs,
Est. 416. ; b-y rs, list. 10lb.; ti-yrs, and aged. 9st. Mares allowed
31b. A winner of 661. in Plate, Match, or Sweepstakes, to carry
31b. (tors. Heats I Mile and Three Quarter..
Mr. Ridsdsle's ch. Rochester, by Comus, 4-yes • - 1 1
Mr. Smith's b. e. Nimrod - - 3 2
Mr. Powletes ch. c. Boss, by Walton, 4-yrs - - 2 dr.
l'emplemen rode Rochester; Hodgson, Nimrod ! and Scott, Ross.
Match 500 each-200 ft.—Gentlemen riders, list. each.—Two
Miles.

Mr. Taylor's br. g. Tom Paine, I;;-Prime Minister. aged, against
Mr. Smith's b. 1. Bogtrottcr, by Alonzo, aged.—Off.

NEWMARKET JUIN MEETINqf 11325.

MONDAY.

Match 100 stns. Ab. M., Lord Anson's Ins, list. Glb. agst Sir
1. Shelley's Bich:, Bst.
Match 500 sons. Lord G. IL Cavendish's Ganymede, 5 yrs,
Bst. 121 b. ngst Lord Orford's Orion, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b. D. 51.
Match 100 sn's. h. ft. Mr. Prenderaast's Witch, Gm. 81b. art
the Duke of York's I. by Soothsayer, 7st. Gib. lint half if Ab. M.
T VESDA V.
in() sous. h. ft. D. 31. Mr. Greville's Don Carlos, Bst. 91b. agrt
Lord Orford's Ilzance, 7st. 91b.
FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1325.
FRIDAY.

Match 200 sots. h. ft. T.l .C. Mr. Ilatson's Hogarth, Bat. 71b.
ag,st Mr. Groville's Lionel Lincoln, Ba. 31b.

SECOND OCTOBER MEETING 1825.
Match 301 sues. h. ft. B.C. Mr. Smith's Outline by Cerberus,
aged. agst Colonel Wilson's Oscar, 5 yrs, 9,t. each.—No day men-
tioned.
.....

HOUGHTON MEETING, 1823.

W EDN ESDAY.

Match 100 *ors. h. ft. Ab. M. Duke of Rutland's ch. c. by Wo-
Cul, out of Pencytrumpet. agst Mr. Prendergast's ch. f. by Rain-
bow, out of Jannette, RA. 31b. each.

CRAVEN MELTING, 1826.
_ _ T:frItIDAV. _ _

The Claret Stakes of 200 sows. each, colts, Bst. 71b. and fillies,
Ost. 21b. I►. 1. thensieing 4 year'.
31r. F. Craven's b. f. Pastime, General Grosvenor's Crockery ;
Lord Exeter, ?Ir. Wyndham, sealed up.

I' RI DAT.

The Port Stakes of 100 sous each, h. ft—Colts, W. 71b. and
fillies, list. Ch.—T.111.14. then rising 4 yrs, the owner of the second
horse to withdraw his stake.

Duke of York's Lionel Lincoln, Duke of Rutland's Adeliza,
Mr. SYyndham'g Camel, and 31r. T. Scaith's c. by Whalebone;
Lord Exeter and Mr. Shard sealed up.

CRAVEN MEETING, 1827.
MONDAY.
Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. earl, h. ft. for fillies, 05:. 41b.
Duke of Portland'arby Tiresiaa—Ambiguity.
Lord O. Cavendish a by Partisan--Mousc.
Lord Orford's by Rainbow—Bliaa.
Duke of Richmond's by Stnolensko, out of Metlora.
Mr. Rogers's 'Whimper, Sister to Aline.