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London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

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him to apply at the Mansion Noose for advice.

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• OUILDHALL. • • - "••• •
IMPOSITION OF 'PAUPERS. • "
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The indirlduals by whom the contributions and. dogatiof
of the charitable ace dispensed at this inelerno•nt season
the,year, should be put upon their. guard slimiest triO. intro)* -I
tient of those who, under serious. pretences of poverty and
distress, contrive to make themselves peasiosiers upob tikti
charities of three or four perishes.
An old fellow of this deseriptina, named The*. "Ong, red
brims:hi op yesterday before the sitting MagistratelStr7a;
Shaw, Bart.), upon the charge of the userseers of the paritli
of St. Sepulchre.
The,prisoncr, it appeared.resided in en obscure lodgiolf
within their parish, sith a female. touch about his owe age,
who passed for his wife, anti.the old couple had heel% regular
ere of the bounties of the parish, and scarcely ever Off
partakers
list of pensioturrs for tat last twelve Moilittv. The Set •
liniment of the prisoner was, however, ,in the parish of St.
Bride, haying been for many 'years in tine Service yf the bat(
Mr. Blackmore, broker, of Fleet-market. Ilia exarninatioa
had been taken in that parish,_his distressed: sitisetlonlb-
quired tete, lied hie name pieced upbetbeir list of pension. ~.
cm. so Dir back as the. 9: h of Auttist. le, I, from which i ipii
he bad regularly received relief Weekly. A collection is getep...
rally made at this season of the year-in the perish of St.
Bride, for the •pnrpose of Ibroishing the omit* with coulee'
The prisoner and his wife, as known paupers -of the parish;
applied and obtained their portiovi,of the charitable done.:
lion. A quarrel, however, ensued between them Omit ear:
tying the coals home, the prisoner wishing to impose that
'Ace upon his companion. The lady grew indignant, and
in her passion let oat the secret of the imPositioli upon that
.parish of St. Sepulchre. This was caught-tip by the officer
to attendance, the proper information given, and the. pri.
toner, on morels ing for his weekly penslom on Thue,day to:the
Overseers of that perish was stopped and given in custody.
Smith, the beadle of SW. Bride's, proved that the prisnetir
,bad been a regular weekly pensioner uphit that perish frost
,August, Int, to the loth or December, to t; to which period
be had received the sum of 61. lac eachosive pf his peeticiea-
lion in other oomiliiiiest charities; and Mt. Chineeld, the
overseer of St. Sepulchre's, produced his account, to shew
that the peisnner had as regularly received relief in that
parish from the ells of last Deuerabor demo to the present
time.
The Magistrates at this Atte have long sine° determined
to make examples ill" paupers practising these impositions,
and wherever the case has been complete! mule out; have
i uniformly committed the °treader to take s trial for cattalo-
..
ing money under fraudulent pretences, rtunately, how-
ever, for the prisoner in this instance, no 'examination as to
his seitlenient had been t.kep in the parish er St, Sepulchre.
From his age, and their supposing, as he was a broad Welsh-
man, that his settlement was in Wales, they Mid relieved him
as casual poor, and from the supposed distance pot worth the
expense of a formal remo.al, There was go evidenee that
he bad ever stated himself to be a parishioner ditti them, or
denied that his settlement sins in Mt. Bride's.
Three being, therefore, no evidence of the fitise pretence,
the prisoner, after a suitable admonition [tom Sir limit
Shaw, was discharged.

sow-writzei.
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A rut[ dr CORINTHIANIII:d v. JARVIS.
Yesterday, the driver of the heekeey coach WM, so ill-fer
soured follow, with a Nat nb'sa, as downs y • one, and as
taateing a Jere*, as mar felt the pull of 5 check stem', was
charged by the Right Honourable Lord William Loom:,
with choosing his Lordship cult of half si ball; Ind wish
placing his Lordship under the survailLsaci or his goose the
night constable of Mary lebope watch-house, for the PorPooi
of extorting the said half a ball from bit Lordship, and with
being very saucy to the 3 duog Noble Lord.
His Lcirdship went on Monday night lastl, to Drury Lan.
Theatre, with i private party, and of count was in a prix
rate bog, Ind had the luxury of enjoying tqe scenic repro-
sentotioas, with other red gratifteatiopsi during the present
intensely cold weather ; such as it . ' -- --..1 lii', -
. -
venient couch, well flavoured wfne,
At live minutes before tdelve e
out his watch, and calls to Mr.
keepers, to hire him 4 coach ; and lb.
body knows, is a civil sort- of a dfsn, ....
tinirry comes to the locker, iminedlatel, ~
and gives his Lordship the number of the
past twelve his Lordship leaves the
coach tree, when Jarvis, this driver Insttbeisat
and receives orders to trundle of to Kane'
Jarvis does his bidding, and mete* Own)
before one o'clock ; woe& my tared golf- -
asks " what is the damage 1" Jarrb.-
. and that's just a ban, your honor." '
exclaims his Lordship. " Yes," red
be more than half a crown," sips
time is within an hour." Jarvis
bob, and as his Lordship refused I
sum, via. half a crown, be toddles,
lebone watch-house, and chsrges h
him! His I,ordship
_rettionstrstes
won't hear a word gßri replies, " I
and am too deep fo 1* yidird again
customed to these tort o' things, v
and blind alleys, and may Gott." 1,
address iss his pocket, but offers topa!
his name i but nothing will do fur Jr
dared, his Lordship mist foams! te,
Here was a pretty situation for a Lord
eberO cal, sbopkeoing, greasy-faced, ti
not have been 'street oat in primer
endure all this, s, " Dukedom to 4Jr
above ajoke! His Lordship pays
not being inclined to shoose at the
applies to Bow-street on tile neat
him, and then conies Jarriet turn,
gets surveil oar himielf ! Yesterday
before the Magistriftrit IP. Halls;
the case, and called Mr. Wright, the
rate his statements which he did to. l'
peering to the Justice that half. r
Jarvis begins to cry preset; but
will not do; the Justices wers•dowei to ittneet _
were determined to indict a salutary pit Vili.lrtlief
or the trossi•saill!
Mr. Halls was of opinion that the defendant keel been
godly of an impositilie upiun his Lordship, by taking live
shillings, when /oaf-a-croon was his fare, and his condint in
charging the Noble Lord at the watch hoer, because ha did
not submit quietly to hive his money taken net of his 'pocket,
was an act of this most abominable 'kind, and for which, ie.
dependent of the present charge, his Lordship would do well
Winton!' him. Win it to be endured, said the worth, Ma.
gfstrate, that gentlemen were to be subjected to such insults
if they did not iiiltmeit, to he plundered? He should heel it
his duty to co9vjct the deteudaat in the full penalty, fur the
overcharge, rm. 444
pay The prisoner Slid he wad only a servant, and could not
it.
The Magistrate complimented his Lordship for bringing
the man tojirsitio, and said the public were much indebted
to him for his tic spirit.
CUR 1 . CHAROR OP HOUR STEALING.
Jain Soar i a very pale-fared, slender young moo, who
said that resided with Ids mother at Mired-cottage, oil
ir
Clapham (Amon, ins charged by a gentleman, named
Manama, who lives at Turhant.gteen, with riding away witty
his horse, with intent to steal the same.
The gentleman, In stating the ease to tho Magistrate, very
handsomely and humanely gave the ()insomniac* as chuck
in favour of die accused as they would admit of.—Mr. M.
ahasst's account of the treisiaction was truly laughable;
thotigis the poor poisoner seemed to think it any Hoeg bet
" Way." That he had no guilty intention, every one wits
witeessed the essminstion bad not 4 doubt s but 1 bat he had
ed very foolishly, ate lima when his wits were wandering,
po
when Woo Liquor be had poured down his throat had oh.
at the mastery over him, was oat less doubtful. Mr.
Mars ant's brother was nding Metierso in question, • high
*rated animal, with a good dital of 14014 and also cu J„..eaft,
Gwen says) a Mita* I, along /he rend at Ke444411144 Uores
shoot helf.past eight o'clock ,en Thursday night, whea is
stoue got into ono of the horse's feet. Mr. Afarshant dis-
mounted to extract the stone, and the prisoner tendered hie
services to assist, sod poked his umbrella Nip between the
frog and the shoe, and broke it. Mr. Marshant, while (ho
prisoner was holding the horse, went to the distance of about
too yards to get something to force out the stone, when the
prisoner, who from a child bas been uscd In riding, got upon
haok ()film horst, bay ind in his hand at the tile° a bonnet
with a bonnet aid feathers inside. The horse began to
. 4he bonnet 'Ailed inside the bos; the parse by tan
4"1" wai issued, and inureased his speed. • Mr. M. opted
Ara*. Tho bo leaped overa hedge, ran through R.
it islhani.read,pursoed by str.marsbast
11. t
. Ursa; the gentleman was distanced, and the
"*"" not stop his fleet course, till he arrival in Wow-
,
" .4'
Chelsea.. The rider warthee Ited till he was nearly
'''
.1.0. aod the bosinet, the bole, seR theleallsers were cliN -
• The prisoner rode a to Clapham Gensler 'N it
Übe , , sadjui the horse lip liar the night at a r !,
• -oi zodiac reogh 'dilly jr". - - -
.'•t ripped

1114inniiirbelePwrig:stri"ndathitir ibilliallaiise4l"Lit RiSolirwr..74,llll.ll .06014619Pa4":
id the nian•who hem din Ab.e .phivartl, boy b
le parties fur a nutsanner at conunoa jaw ? •
iecretary replied,• that jhb. groatest dielcuitiel w
in the ray Ad' surb B,oo*a:hag. by. Ow
,prveauti*
t the offending party. . . . . • • ~., idL
his Lordship had ropested his ópiniim of the nnisantilrP.z
course that ought to be taken to abate it, the Seer*. .. .
theinstioe.toom. with the intention °legume nicat 1

t an(upro'oet, good firer con-
se, a sJI via '94 of thing:
eo' ock his Lonialois Whoa
h. Wright, ono of Mr Iles-
d Mt. Wright, /holm awry,'
a rho • especisilty Ores tkai
mediated/ dabs Ind WOWS
tier of the coiled. At bat&
the Theatrei nal CON AW
ver, makes bis wipeersoce,
o of to Manchestoysplare:
Ives .tbero at tett 'Wooten
rd gets out of tie fonts land
rvis, says " dooms **Hopei
' " What! five shillings ?"
replies Jarvis. " Wessunot
ry. his Lordship, " for llso
I insists tbst his faros la lire
to hive more limo WO that
rs bas Lordsbip off to !tory.:
s him with ventral. In bilk
es vtitlT ,/a/vin; bat Jarvis
" I Wye been dais bettors,
tin ; you arc, I suppose, Sc.
and you know ill Ike bums
His Lordship bas no oar. of
pay the legs)thre,snd tosivo
Jarvis bet the dies andhedo-
It the dust of remain is wont!
Lord to be in ; velsio;
sd, uswached cockney&
Enid
sir style; bat *Ns to
Ignore/ yaps," mat molly
fa Mister Jarful bin Nye bob,•
e watob.bouse all night ; and
day rut a Su/Arnow against
t, who, with all his dmiersoi
ay the Noble Lord aoareet
1; &sq and having detailed
the boa-keeper, tw oorrobo •
0 the Jotter, and upon it sp-
•a-crown was thief:on fare;
to whale sod Ais rye
nos to that suet t ing, anti