The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-20 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.
Mr. ffereirt. a reipectable inhabitant of St. Olave, Silvenstreet,
was yesterday summoned before 31r. Alderman BRIDGE:4, fur re.
fueing to pay the pour-rates.
The cant was partly beard on Monday. when the defendant
stated that he paid the son of Mr. Hancock (the churchwarden) the
sum of ?eh.
Mr. Hancock's son attended yesterday morning, and admitted
that he received 30,.. of Mr. Hewitt, but that sum was the balance
of the poor-rates due by Mr. Hewitt-op to Christmas last, and for
which Mr. Hewitt had previously had a receipt.
Mr. Hewitt denied that assertion. Ile ;mid the whole of the rate
due at Christmas. and got a receipt for it on the %eh January ;
but it was in April that Mr. Hancock's son borrowed the 30s. of
him, and he intended it to go towards the payment of the next
quarter's rate.
Mr. Hancock still persisted that the 30s. was the balance of the
Christmas rate.
The Alderman said, that he could hardly diecriminate between I
such conflicting statements; but if the 30a. had been given to Mr.
Hancock, jun. it seemed to be as a bean, and not as a payment for
the ensuing (minter's rate. The weight of evidence, however, was
against Mr. Hewitt, and therefore the Alderman ordered him to
pay the sum demanded.
111 r. Hewitt declared he would not pay a farthing.
Mr. Hancock then applied for and obtained amarrant of distress.
Ilarrier Btu:turd, an unfectunate woman of the town, was one of
the disonlerlies.
Murray, a watchman of St. Bride's, stated, that he had known
the prisoner for about four years as a most riotous character, pani•
cularly when she was drunk, a circumstance which generally oc.
curved every night. At one o'clock yesterday morning she *as
kicking up a row at the Drown Dear. in Bride-lane. because she
was re used aeltuittanee, and she was carried to the warchhouse
by a number of watchmen. She has recently been imprieoned in
Dridewell for a similar offeoce, but she was now, if posoible, worse
than ever.
The Alderman said, that It would be much better for her if she
would go into some institution. and endeavour, by sobriety and in.
duster, to become an earful member of society.
The prisoner said she had no Mends, reid would gladly enter into
say institution if the Alderman would get her admitted.
The Alderman orthretl her to be taken care of, and he would
send her to some place of safety.
A poor nor, about nine years of age, named Smith. war brought
up. having been toned sleeping in Fleet-market at mideiglit.
The poor fellow stated, in answer to some questines frttm the
Alderman, that he heel neither father nor mother living, the latter
having died about a fortnight ago; previous to that time he lived
with his mother in Greenwich, but since her death he wandered
on to town. and knowing no person, became a cumplete outcast,
friendless send hungry.
The Alderman commiserated the boy's situation. aril humanely
ordered an officer to take hint to Greenwich and see him safely
kilted In the care of the perish (Ames.
110W.STRELT.
Yesterday fir. Phelps, the young mot. charged with being con-
cerned in stealing a gold snulf-box, the property of Sr? Manuel
Rodrigues, an ex-eaptain in the Spanish l'onsteutionul Army of
Andalusia, was brought tip fur neexaminteion, when no further
evidence being produced. and the °dicers having tailed in their
endeavours to apprehend the other two persons supposed to be con-
cerned, the prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
Lary Marlin, the girl who has been for a great length of time
practising upon the humanity of the public, under Mise pretences
of having just come to town and lost her mistress, was this morn.
ing brought up, and committed to the House of Coerce-00u fur two
months. She said nothing in her defence, nor was in the least
&fleeted by the manner in which Mr. Meets, the Magistrate, let-
tured her upon the improper course of life she was pursuing.
lIATTON.GARDEN.
MISCONDUCT or • Ilecewer-cmtenstew.--Yestevelm, the
driver of the hackney chariot. No. 210, appeared upon a summons
to answer the complaint of Mr. Clarke. a gentleman residing in
Greek-street, Soho, for greedy abusive language, and also assault.
ing him on last Sunday night.
Mr. Clarke stated. that, on Surday evening he escorted two
young ladies who reside in (hchard-etreet, St. Luke's. and who
find been spending the evening at his house. as tar as Hollecnn, to
the crach.stand opposite Hatton-garden. There he was about to
copse the defendant to convey the ladies to their redder:cc, in his
chariot, but as the enactinieu minted ignorant of the street where
he was required to drive, lie thous:lu it most prudent not to en-
trust the females to his cure. On, however, the Waterman inform.
ing him of the situation of the street, he followed the complain.
set, and drawing up his chariot by. the footway, proposed to take
the ladies bon e. On Mr. Clarke e asking Mon his fare, he de.
mended halia-erown, and as the distance very little exceeded a
mile, he of course refused paying it. 'The coachman then insisted
on a shilling for leaving his stand, but as it was his voluntary act,
Mr. Clarke refused pawn it. The coachman then collared him.
and was proceeding to use him /cry roughly, when the watchman
it:teetered. and on his number being taken, he was net at liberty.
The young ladies who were in attendance fully corroborated Mr.
Clarke's statement.
The defendant, when called upon to explain this outrageous con-
duct, stated, that his reason for demanding half-a-erown was, that
the fare was Is. tel. and that he had a right to charge a shilling
back-carriage, as his course must necessarily be through Old-street,
St. Luke's, whirls is not paved.
The Magistrate took particular pains to inquire into the accuracy
of this statement, when he was informed that the regular carriage.
way was all paved to the street nanitd, and that the coachman must
have designedly gone into Old-street, in order to have the opportu-
nity of baek-carriage
In coneidenition of the general good conduct of the coachman. the
illegietrite did not inflict any penalty under the Hackney Coach
Act; but ordered him to find bail for the assault.