The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-1101'SE.
Saturday, the beadle of the parish of Puke's-place, appeared
against the beadle alive parish of Bishopsgate, to dispute the right
of the former perish, to support an illegitimate child, which had
been left in the arms of • woman there, and from which the mother
had run sway.
Trip, the officer belonging to Duke's-place, stated, that some
days ago three women, one to whom Nut a child in her arms, went
into a public-house in I>uke's-1 lace. and had some porter. Two of
the written soon walked out, and the third, who carried the child,
ale, paying for the beer, was following her companion, when sud-
denly steering at the bar. she begged an old velum who stood
there to hold the child, while she tied up her stocking. No sooner
did she nut the child out of her hands than she ran of, and escaped
out of the reach of the whole neigh'oourhood, who were alarmed,
and ataried in pursuit. The parish of Duke's-place was thus very
nearly burdened with an additional babe ; but Trip who luul a
wonderful recollection of faces, and is therefore enabled to trace re.
semblances between fathers and their children, the moment he saw
the child, knew it to be the •• heir male" of an Irishwoman, who
hada claim upon Bishopsgate parish, and that the father of the boy
was no other than the very publican at whose bar it had been left.
Under such cireunistnnees, he called upon the parish of Bishops.
gate to take the babe into their protection.
Kinnerslev„ the officer of Bishoesgete, said, he had no reason to
think that the child was the one to which Trip had alluded. The
Irishwoman of whom he had spoken, and who said her child was
the true begotten of the publican, had disappeared for none time,
and had gone, Bed knew where, with her babe. Ile (Kinnersley)
wondered very much how any man, who was not himself the father
of the child, could swear that he believed it to be the one of whom
the Irishwoman was the mother.
Trip said he had frequently eeen the child, and knew the fea.
sure of it perfectly well. He could swear it was the Irishwoman's,
who kid, he was convinced, got sonic friend to leave it under the
paternal roof.
Kinnendey—flow can you, Mr. Trip, swear to such a thing ? I
know I could nor conscientiously swear to a chid.
Trip—No, I dare say not, if your oath has to get the child bur.
dened upon your own parish.
The slummed father was present all this time, hut hr said not a
word, thinking that it wit quite time enough for him to speak when
the mother should appear to swear to his paternity.
The Lotto MAYOR said, that the oath of Trip was conclusive.
It was evident that he had a perfect recollection of the child, and
the pansh of Ilishopsgate must therefore take care of it until the
mother could be found, and obliged to point out the father.
Ninnersley was very sorry to hear his Lordship's decision, as the
parish to which he belongs is actually overwhelmed with brats.
'fhe babe was then consigned to him by Trip, who walked away
lighter by the weight of a new.born child, than he was upon enter.
ing the Justice-mom.
A sailor complained to the Lord Mayor that an attorney, to
whom he had entrusted a muse of assault against his Captain,
had detained 71. of his unfairly. The complainant said he had
employed the attorney to bring the action, and, had at the cop.
meneement, given hint 71. to go on with the proceedings. The
action had succeeded, and the attorney had been paid all his cons
by the defendant, but refused to give him back his seven pounds,
upon the pretence that other expenses had been incurred. The
attorney had sent in a bill for expenses in getting the pay due
by the defendant in the action to the sailor. The pay amounted
to 18/., and the attorney's modest bill was 7/. It hail been re-
ferred by both parties to the other attorney In the action, who de-
clared that two guineas was as large a sum as could be con.
acientiously demanded. The reference was scouted at, and the
poor sailor was thus deprived of his property.
The Loan MAYOR regretted that he could of in no assistance
to the poor seaman,
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