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London, England, 1818-01-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION.IIOViIt.
DANGEROUS NUISANCE.

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Yerterdrty the Inquest of the {Yard of Earring,lon Without
warted upon Mr. Alderman J. J. Smith, whop sat in the ah-
armee of the Lord Mayor, fur the purpose of repiesentiree the
•late of a house formerly a wine-vaults, at the rimier of
Fleet Market, part of which gave way on Thursday after-
noon. Ths fel envoi of the loopiest stated, that the house in
question hail beets fur a ronsiderable time uninhabited, and
so:filed to go lii dcca,y ; oil Thursday the neizliliours were
dreadfully slim. il al one of the walls entekinz, mot there
was every moist to uppreheml, from the dilapidated slate of
the bnildme. that the abide would conic dean, if proper
measities were not instantly ailopted to prevent it. Tu avert
Ilit rousr•guenrrs of with an occurrence, the Inquest hail
ti eht it their duty to make a presentment of the state of
the house, and Its Milled the directions of the Magistrate.
'tile worthy Alpha man, as is usual in such carer, desired
that the matter shoot., he referred to the City Solicitor and
Not veyor, who would immediately take the proper ►teps to
remove the mire fur appreheurion.
ASSAULT AND IMPOSITION.
Thomas Ilni Ib It was brought up tin the following chimer!
Mr. Stephen Butler, one of the Committee for the Relief
of Distressed Sennett, stated, that the Prisoner came before
the Cutionitlee at the King's Head, Putiltry, and elaiuucd
aswirlance. On examitiati sssss however, the gentlemen dill
not think hint an object for their notice, and be was desired
to withilpao. He, however, refused, insisted upon hip claim
being noticed, and WO two Of the ()likens attempting to torn
him 01111, CIOWOOCIIIVNI a regular fight. Ist the •rode lee
arr.-rely wonniled one of the officers with his teeth, hnpke
ft chair and several panes of glass, and it Wms with much
Johiculty her WM eventually recurred.
The Wimps corroborated the above statement, and i■
addition said that the Prisoner was in full ensployarent as a
boot • duo r.
'the Prisoner pleaded intoxication, and sold he was ex-
tremely sorry for his conduct
The Magistrate %evenly reprimanded him fur his outrages
sm. e hurt it the C ttttt motet-room, as well as for the roes
ally 111111 to Impute upon them by a false account.
Mr. Huller, however, did tint wish to !miss the matter
farther, and be might therefore be itisrliargash, upon paying
the esp.:sires ineierred within a limited perioil.
To this the Prisoner cooseuted, mid was set at liberry.

ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.
Yesterday John Collins mid hirhurd ('outes, two parish
ciinstitbhs, were put to the bar, when the following cam was
exhibit.ii against them.
Mr AUADIN, 11W Barrister, arldreined the Magistrate. He
said he appeased there wader the amen" of the Court sit.
ling' at the (Ohl Halley, in order to prefer a charge against
Cie Prisoners; and certain he was, that • more infamous
atul 31111141.111114 ease could not be presented, inasmuch as it
V.:14 an offence committed with intent to invade the earned
profs tiling% of a Cutlet, and to defeat the en,l of justice.
The Pioserittor Mr Tapland) was a revertible yeoman
instilling at Drayton, in Middlesex, and it hail fallen to his
painful lot to appear at the Old itailey matins' two persons
indicted foe felony at the present Sessions, and she. were
oovicierl. To prevent such a conviction the Prisoners had,
it appwared, conspired to attend the Old Bailey un Monday
hat (the day. Ii which the parties alluded to were to take
their trial.), and, under pretence of charging Mr. Taplattil
with reeet•ing a quantity of stolro hay, ilrazgol bins away
from the Court. The Learned Counsel than called the Pro-
secutor, *hose evidence supported thus statenwiit.
1 he Pi isotters being called upon for their defence, Costes
said lie was cummossioned by a loan named Kingston to go
to the Court, mid Mime Mr. Tapland, from thence for a par.
Centel milepost Fur this he w.us offered at best ill. and sots-
se fps:lth. a rummy Bank hole fur If. He &dared he had
ho Is. : use on the Isainiaction.
Collins was about to make a similar statement, bat
was stoppi d by Sir W. Domvit.Lt (the Magistrate), who
said, the case was too el. arly made 'out arenas! them.
Me regretted that buil, awn were &Beers, and hoped the
rari-h, as wall as the Ins, wonlat notice their conduct.
Had they hien iiislieted for a conspiracy, they would meet
with the severest p ,Invent, hut as the Learned Counsel
would tint at pets...at a.lopt such a pi ort's sling again.l
it was lit. duty only I cause Owns to tied good hail to ask
PM' er for liw assault and false iinprisounieut of Mr. Taplaad
at the Stssima.

POW STRVIrT.

The qmstion of establishing a rart-stand round the statute
al chanolg.ccoss, or of deeming it it liiiisaltre wider the late
kletropubs hegulatioss Art, has hren before the Mars.
bates, and is at length 11. tersnined.
Several of the rcapertablr tothallitatits had taken tip the
business in a very spirited manner, considering that they
were armed, under the above Act, with a summary mode of
proceeding, as II was not only au enipediateut to the pas-
sage createel by the carts, but they also attracted a number
of empty carriages, caravans, Ste. to the great 'alive of
the inhabitants anti the public at large. This has been a
cart slam:, by right of custom, fur abate a (*Moly.
Me. R ehard...u,a Magistrate, who resides on the spot,
said hr letullcried the custom of earls standing there for
hoe, fur shoot 60 stars. At the commencement of that
him there aces' only Iwo or three carts, who took their
station WI Ibt• south pick of the Hattie, towards the Horse
Guarth, and then it was by
Green Cloth, that part belonging to the Croan and nut to
the per:sit; loot aver, there was uu 'Mehl about its bring
lie king's highway, bet of late years casts and other car.
triage, bad inlet plat.r.l on all sides of the statue, so that
frt...... filly there was nut room fur a single carriage to pass.
Mr. Piosser, soother respectable inhaltitaut, stated, that
it seas out only the nuisance arum:es of all descriptions
being placed untold the statue at Cliatinreruss, but it was
other itu.saoces bsunaht ins there by tlwro. He had seen
melt dud women steeping together in carriages nut enclosed,
uuJ in.hai lag ii. the mind intl.-cent Manlier.
St aural of misuse who left carts, caravans, les. al Charing-
see...lewd nobles to discontinue the practice, there
bent,: no authority fur ettlahlishing a cut...bind, the As'
surly admitting of impedintruis in the streets of the metio.
polls by hackney coach•stands, yet, outwillsdansling these
iodic,* by CleillYllllo, the parish constable, Pettit' of time
Cartels sell peril. tiled, and s mu is sroan it to ecade Ilte
et-rat: .1 the Act by oft:v.4ow lly
tosses alms t to Atoll iii' antes; heist :11Y. Foul, lite book-
silks, tali" has bet to the !railing lil3ll in exerting b.. to
abolish die prAclit I, and ell sr the place of the 11111Y:111Cta1
ih Iltt sit :ama slim, attempted the: subterfuge.
A.l übjecti .... ass taken tie the iwuceedim;s ism collar.
queues in6tentaltions out bating hero laid swim oath in
moiling; Mit., biltiryt r, tivi.r-rtilvil by time Magistvaies,
the Aft not telptiring any such formal proceeding, but, tot
the contrary, the Act itaihoriectl Ihr taking of the pasties
lilies elatilatil), mid atvdmug lid.. 1,1,11:$ mid lens. to the
Cret-it-yant.
111 opyreariug that the rah.% roiliphillfd against lint, act-
ed, and routiuut it to ail, ',kik, Use ant output as'
the Oreraii.Au of the Nls la
that custom saiwilmi...l a earl stand at Charinge-ross. They,
however, Isay. Ise cu s ouvuit ed of dolt errue, by caw-
TAM under lime At I, hal is payment or this rimitioa aad
ecry humanely not eisfil it 51,they !HAIL; may to
pay cmds, but with :eel tiliikiStaitilisite that the Innis:nice
was to et sir, anal which has had the desired tlitt.l, as Char-
ing-cruse is Now kept ettuipletely clear.