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London, England, 1826-03-08 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.
John Alien was charged with disturbing the peace of the lodgers
at a house in Spread Esale..court, Finch.lane, where he lately rent-
ed apartments himself, by ringing the bills in the night time. This
charge, however, soon merged into the more serious one of Scing
common cheat.

dare +h Parish, of pugilistic notoriety, the landlord of the Ship
public-house, Chamberlayne's Wharf, Toolev.street, stated thr.t
the prisoner came to his house shout six weeks ago, and hired a
bed. On thn followiug morning he saked if he could be accommo-
dated there for a short time, alleging that he was embarrassed in
hie pecogiary affairs, anti wished to remain snug until he could
make some arrangement with hie cretlitcrs. The complainant ex.
pressed his willingness to assist a ger.tleinan in trouble, upon which
Allan asked him if he could not give hint a little employment in
his business as a tailor, " just to keep the cell upon the wheels."
Parish kind-heariadly forthwith gave him an order for a pair of
trouser', and put into his hands a coat which required some repairs.
The prisoner made some excuses to be permitted to take the coat
out of the house, but Parish was peremptory in refusing his assent.
Nevertheless, the coat was taken sway. &tot the complainant never
saw it aftivwasfs, and when he asked Allen shout it. he used to
say, " Well, you have ample security in the property contained in
my box up stairs ;" which said box at last preyed to be filled with
pattern books and rubbish. Since the prisoner had left that quarter
there bad been above a score efepplications fur garments entrusted
to him to repair or make, which he had not returned. There was
a case where lie curried home a suit of clothes, received payment.
and then affecting to recollect he had forgotten to press them, and
making a thousand apologies, he took the suit away'again, " just
fir ten minutes," and it was never heard of afterward.
A young man of the name of Townsend also charged the prisoner
with defrauding him of two create he had entrusted to him to repair
about a week before Christmas.
The prisoner, In his defence, declared the coats belonging to Pa.
rids and Townsend had been puilolned by a young man he aces.
*locally employed, and appealed to his Maker as to the integrity of
hie general conduct.
Pariah requiring timer to substantiate the charge he had made,
thu prisoner was remanded.
Thowlis Tont ass charged with disobedience to the orders of the
31witer of the IVorkhouse of St. Dunatao's in the West, and with
refusing to work.
Mr. Butterworth, of Flert-street, stated the complaint. lie said
the defendant hod received for two months prior to his b ing taken
into the house, relief at the rate of sixteen shillings a week, his fa-
mily cmsisiing of a wife end five children. This. however, he
complained was insufficient, and he was sent to their workhouse,
where he refused to do the lAhour assigned him—picking oakum—
wished to break through the rules of the place, and behaved with
great insolence.
The pauper admitted he had been insolent, but it was because
they would got auger Win to go out and look tot work pi* ea

Monday mornings instead of Fridays, which was the appointed
holyday, but which he thought the worst for the purpose of seek-
ing employment. lie had also, he allowed, refused to work, and
he did so because he heard they were farmed by the master at
four shillings and four pence a-head, and he had no notion
of the master being paid for his keep by his labour as well
as the parish purse. At to their fare in the workheinic, it was
shocking ; four day. in the week they hid next to noshing to sub-
sist upon ; three legs of beef boihid and divided among seventy
persons, which gave each one table-,pocinfull of meat ano a quan-
tity of liquor.
Mr. Butterworth said he often visited the workhouse and tasted
the food prepared for the poor, and he believed there was no cause
of complaint.
Tent replied, Mr. B. only came en Sundays, when they were al.
lowed a bit of roasted mutton.

Mr. Althrr_lttl IVA IT H MAN uid he had nen." yet met with an
instance of a parish allowing so much to one family as sixteen
'Millings a week ; but he knew the officers of St. Dunstan's we-e
r markably attentive to their T.mr. Tent did not understand that
it was because the master was to have the benefit of the labour of
the paupers he took them at so low a rate per head. II he had not
been refill:a-try, his wishes wash regard to his day's liberty might
have been attended to ; but for the sake of examplete must com-
mit him to the House of Correction fee 21 days.
As the prisoner quitted the bur he "aid I.e should be happy
there, because he should be no longer under the control of 51r.
Butterworth.
VOW-STREET.
Yesterday morning, soon after the commencement of business,
a remarkably' tall and masculine-looking woman, with a face par-
tnking much more of the square than the oval form,-and wearing
a huge bonnet very much in the shape of a coal-siottle, and an
old-tashinted riding habit, made the following curious application
to Sir. Ninshull

Some time ago a man in good circumstances In the country, near
where she herself resided, paid his addresses to her, became vio-
lently attached, and made a solemn promise of marriage. To this,
however, his friends objected, and before a consummation of his
wishes could be accomplished they took it into their heads that he
was mad, and sent him to an asylum in London, where he was
under the care of Dr. Willis. That gentleman refused to deflect
him up to her care, as she bad requested, and the object of her
application here was to obtain the assistance of the Magistrate to
recover her betrothed husband.

Mr. Itliwsnut.t smiled at the ncvelty of the application, and
said he was afraid he could not assist her. Besides, he could not
help thinking that a mad husband would be no great acquisition,
and that she had much better let him remain where he was.

The applicant said that If any thing was really the matter with
his head, she felt convinced that it was partly produced by the
violence of his passion for her, and the opposition that was otered
to their union ; and if she could have him with her she was sure
she should tranquillise his mind Very materially. She thought he
ought to be given up to her, and that she alone had a right to have
the control of him.

Mr.llltarstm tr.—How do you show the right? He cannot be
your property, at all events, es the marriage ceremony has not
been performed.
Applicant—Yes he is. He was under a solemn engagement tq
marry me, and that is just the same as though the ceremony had
actually taken piece.
Mr. MINIMAL—I am of a different opinion. But, however,
as I told you before, I have no power to interfere. It is a matter in
which I have no jurisdiction at all.
Appilauit—l think a note, or something under your hand,
woald induce Dr. Willis to comply with my request to have the
dear man delis ered up to me, and if you make any charge for your
trouble I shall have no objection to satisfy you. (A loud laugh.)
Mr. films:lt:Lt. again said he could give no assistance, and the
applicant slowly and reluctantly withdrew.
Soon after her departure a niiddle-aged man, respectably dressed,
presented himself befote the bench with two large briefs under his
arm, which he presented to the Magistrate, and stared that they
related to certain bequeathed property, to the tenth part of which
he was entitled, hut had been deprived of, and he wanted to have
redress at the hands of the Magistracy of the country.
Mr. .511WS11 VLL said he could not give assistance in smatter
which could only be settled in a Court of law or Equity.
The applicant said he conceived the Magistrate could interfere
if bodily injury was sustained by any of the King's subjects, and
he stood in that situation. Those who had defrauded him followed
him from place to place, and annoyed him by all sorts of devices.
Sometimes he was half frightened to death by horrible noises ; at
another time he wag pinioned in bed and threatened with instant
death, and it very commonly happened that he awoke in the middle
of the night and found himself half smothered with "slush,"
produced by his tormentors throwing a Hood of water down his
chimney.
Mr. Mlssitri.l. asked him why he suffered them to form and
excrete such plans for his annoyance ?
The applicant said they did it while he was rake!).
Mr. Ml YvItCGL said that nothing had been stated which gave
him the power to interfere, and the applicant walked away with
his briefs, observing as he went out that it was necessary for the
safety of Church and State that his case should be investigated,
and he was determined to have redress.

Several publicans were summoned by Johnson, and fined in
small sums tor keeping their houses open to a later hour than
allowed by the Act of Parliament.

2%IARYLEBONE OFFICE.

Application was finale at this office yesterday, by the female
mentioned in the Bow.street report, of a similar nature, but the
worthy Magistrate declined any interference in the cave, and the
applicant retire". much disapptented.
1' he next application was that of Lee Sarg% the once celebrated
ventriloquist. It would appear that his grandeur and popularity
have departed together ; he now sought to convince the world that
he was poor and in distress, as front his being considered a man of
property, the opulent were not inclined to encourage him in the
exercise of his extraordinary powers ; and although he had made a
circuit of every county in England, he was compelled to return
with his family to London pennyless, conceiving that his bad sue-
cess could only be attributed to that pressure and distress which is
at present felt by all.
The Magistrates asked him how It was in their power to con-
vince the world that he was a poor man ; they thought the public
might very readily believe him, If they considered the vicissitudes
Morays attendant upon an actor's life, than whose there was none
more subject to contingencies.
Lee Sugg, in an earnest manner, urged that impressions were
not easily removed from the minds of some persons, and he hoped
by an affidavit, " in the pretence of Gad," to convince the public
that he was indeed a poor man. He handed in the following paper,
to which be wished to be sworn. " Nl'llereas Christopher Lee Sugg
maketh oath that he is not worth one shilling, and that he has no
pension or income of any description. neither does he belong to any
club, or has even the means of providing for his family but
through the channel t.f his poor abilities; but that all his applica-
tions have for a length of time been unsuccessful, and his necessity
alone prompts him to be thus troublesome."
The Magistrate declined swearing him to any such affidavit, and
regretted that they could rot assist him.
Lee Sugg, bowing as he retired, observed that he should be al.
way, happy to attend their Worships, upon their sending to him
in North.street, Manchester-square.

IVORSH IP-STREET.
Yesterday a respectsble.looking young man, nsmed George
Hillier, was charged before Mr. OdBORNE with unlawfully pawn.
ing several watches, the property of his employees, Messrs. Cozens
and Son, watchmakers, Bunhill-row.
The prisoner, it appeared, had been in their employ seven or
eight years, and worked in the house. It was his duty to exa.
mine the watches when returned from the finisher, to fit the hands,
to regulate them. &c. About six weeks since, sortie suspicion
arising which led to inquiry, it was ascertained that he had pawned
six valuable gold and silver watches.
The watches were now produced by various pawnbrokers, and
identified by Alr. Cozens, tun. It appeared, however, that when
the discovery was made six weeks ago, an officer was sent for, and
the prisoner gave up the duplicates but Mr. Cozens, stn. being
absent from London, his son refused to take far:her proceedings
in his absence.
The Al. gistrate viewing this as a comprondse, refused to take
further cogniz.ance of the case, and discharged the prisoner;
leaving his prosecutors to their remedy at the Sessions.

LAMBETH-STREET.
BlOAMY.—Yesterday John Weatley, a master shoemsker, re.
sitting in lienrge.street, Bethrtal.greer., was placed at the bar
before John Hardwick, Esq. charged with having intermarried
with a young woman named Elizabeth Ann Rogers, during the
life-time of his first wife.

The first witness irt.;ubstantintion of the charge was a Mr.
Felstead, who stated that he resided in Lloyd's-tow, St. John's_
street-road, and was present in the year 1009 when the prisoner ins
married to his sister, Elizabeth Feistead, in the parish church of
St. Olive's, Teasley-street, Borough, They resided together for
about six nronths, when a separation took place, the prisoner going
to sea, and his wife into service ; the la,t time he saw she latter
was in the month of August. 1:;25, when site fell a victim to the
confisgration which then took place in 3larylehone. She resided
in that district with a .Mr. Jones, a tallow-chandler, in the capa-
city of housekeeper.
In reply to some further questions put by a professional gentle.
man, who auended on behalf of the prisoner, he said, that during
the prisoner's absence, a space of nearly 13 years, no cammuniea.
tion to his knowledge had been kept op between him and his wife,
and that she had, previous to her death, taken the name of Gravel,
which was that of a person with whom she had fur some time
cohabited.
Elizabeth Ann Rogers, a young woman of respectable appear.
arc, examined, stated that on the 20th of October, 11123, thinking
the prisoner at the time a single n:an, she was married to him at
the parish church of St. Matthew, Itettinal.green-
The prisoner in his defence said, that previous to his marriage
with the last witness he felt convinced of the death of his first wife,
and in order to ascertain the legality of his second marriage, he
applied at Wership-street Aire, where he was informed by the
flak that not having heard of his ulna wife fur six or seven years
he might legally marry again.
Mr. HARDWICK considered the case a Gt one to go to a Jury,
and accordingly committed the prisoner.
UNION-HALL
Henry ,Sponerr, John Barry, and Dewy Davis were yesterday
brought before R. J. Cirmdants, Esq. on suspicion of having
stolen two silver watches, some valuable gold seals and ear-rings,
with other jewellery, from the shop wi: dow of Al r.(image Law-
rence, No. &6, Paradise-street, Rotherhithe, on the night of the
25th Feb. but.
The prosecutor, who is a watchmaker and jeweller, stated, that
as he was sittinfrin his back parlour about ten o'clock on the night
n question, he heard the glace of his shop window crack. Lie las..

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mediately ran out, and in consequence of information giv_... en to him
by a pot-boy named Clark, he pursued the prisoner Davis, and
took him in custody. On ckarnining the Window afterward,, he
missed the above enumerated articles, which he valued at full let.
The other two priitonert escaped. Slit searching Davis nothing was
foond upan hint of the stolen property.
Charlet, Clark, the pot.boy, deposed that he saw the three pro,%otters staruline by the prosecutor's window, and after they had
been there a shore time they all ran away.
A watchman stated that the prisoners passed him when he was
on duty on the night of the 2tith Feb. They went at a quick rat;,
lle knew them well.
Grouniith, an officer of f:nion-Itall, took the prisoners Harry
and Spencer in Kent-street the Sunday after the robbery, from in.
formation which he had received. lie found nothing on them of
the etulen property, but he was of opinion, trout what he overheard,
that Spencer had the watches.
The prisoners were fully committal for trial.