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POLICE.

MAN
A Seaman, who said he had been in his Majesty's service nearly
II years, was brought before the Loan 3laeolt, by Mr. Murray,
the Secretary to the Society of the Friends of Foreigners in Distress,
charged with liming called at their office, and, without offitring any
sufficient claim upon the funds of the charily, being guilty of using
the grossest abuse because lie was not relieved.
'I he seaman now spoke as if he had a legal claim upon the Society,
and said he ens in the deepest distress. Ile had ben treatsd with
injustice calculated to shuck any nation. Belied been wounded in
the .twice of his Britannic Majesty, whom he had fought for
II years, with the exception of one fortnight, and he had been dig-
mimed a fortnight before the expiration of the term which would
have entitled him to a pension, in order that he might lose his
claim. rraler such circumstances, and with a conetittition broken
down by subsequent services in India, het is now in England, far
from his native country, without a halfpenny or a friend.
Mr. Murray vmtlicated the Bo ird Di Admiralty hum the calum-
nious imputation thus cast upon them.
The Loan Marna asked the seaman if he had petitioned the
Board ? to which he replied in the negative, alleging that others
who had petitioned in the same circumstances with himself, had
done so in vain.
The Secretary upon this olmoved, that this seaman having been
borne since he served in the British service was disqualified from
receiving any of the charity of the Society of the Friends of Fo.
reign era in Distress.
The Loan :heroic waft of opinion that the seaman should peti-
tion the Board of Admiralty, and not endeavour to edict his object
• obtaining chanty by threat% or menaces. Ilk Lordship added,
that lie was happy to find the Society of Friends of Foreigners in
Distress, deviated from that niggardly rule, observed by other
institutions, of adhering to the letter of their regulations. The most
deplorable objtcts were by this system of exclusion thrown upon
the world without hope. If those who supported charitable insti-
tutions would take a glance at the cases:that daily came before him,
their hearts would bleed at the exhibition. Why not stretch a
little in selecting objects for relief? Many persons came before
him without claims upon any parish, and without the means of
getting work. If they stole they must be sent to Newgate, and if
they begged they must go to the treadmill.
The Secretary said, he was aware of the inadequacy of public in-
stitutions to meet every case of public distress, but on this occasion
the legisittnre and not the society were chargeable with the defect.
Purlieu SILIK MaNUTACTUIIERII.—Two French silk weavers
were summoned before the Lord Mayor by a French manufactu-
rer of silk goods, who has recently set up business in this metro-
polis, to answer for the non-performance of contract.
It appeared that since the duty has been taken off silk, the com-
plainant and another person, allot a native of France, came over to
this country and brought with them some improved machinery
for the purpose of introducing the French mode of *caving orna-
mental silks. The complainant had succeeded in getting over his
machinery, and had engaged with the defendants to cross to this
country, and work for him for twelve years, upon stipulated terms.
Ile had paid their expenses from Brussels to th:s country, and had
maintained them a fortnight, when just before die machinery wits
• put in order for working, they abandoned his service for that of a
competitor.
The two defendants, through their interpreter, said they had
only entered into a parole agreement with the complainant, and
they wished to know from the Lord Mayor whether such an agree-
ment, made abroad, would bind dent in England.
On the part of the manufacturer, it was explained to his Lord-
ship, that no more than a preparatory written agreement was made
abroad, anti that it was nut executed, in order that the penattiei in-
curred by such a compact might be awoided."The French Govern-
ment had already shown a very lively hostility to the practice of
transplanting any of the national inauutactures, and bad iittlicted
the harsh penalty of a two-year's imprisonment upon some work-
men who hail attempted to conic over to this country. The agree-
ment,
of which the draught was examined and approved abroad by
the defendants, bad been tendered to them on their arrival in this
ct y, but they refused to execute, calculating upon the privi-
lege. of which they became masters upon landing in England.
The defendants said they had a very important objection to the
agreement, to which they had resen•ed to themselves the tight of
affixing tl cir signatures. They thought it not sufficiently profit-
able.

The Loon Marna asked them whether they had objected to,
execute the agreement as disadvantageous, before or after they had
been made a larger offer elsewhere ?
The defemlants admitted that their objection saes the result of a
more profitable offer. They thought they were bound in duty to
themselves to ohfkin the best possible terms, and they made the
very extraordinary declaration that they had abandoned the com-
plainant out of mere tenderness and consideration for hint, as they
were SUM he could never succeed in a eontiait fur superiority with
his competitors.
The Lonn Maxon said the tenderness of the defendants was'
certainly of the very highest order ; tor, after having put the mama-
famine to the great hazard of personal liberty and other inflictions
of the oppressive French syateni, to the expense of 1,200 francs in
I conveying them to this country, and to the expense of maintaining
thou here, the moment they received a more advantageous ulfer
their gratitude induced them to go over to his rival.
The defendants said they were willing to repay hint for the ex.
,I
pense he had incurred on their account.
The LOYD MAYO% told them they were most egregiously de- !I
'mired, if, when they came over to a land of compaative freedom
they expected they were free to do just what they pleased with re.
speet to the interests of others, and that there was no law to compel
them to be honest. 11 is Lordship then causal to be explained to
tlieui the Act of the 4th of Geo. IV. on the subject of workmen's
, wages, in which it is enacted, that if any workman or artificer shall
refuse to perform either his written or parole agreement with his
master, or absent himself from his !rock before its completion, he
shall be liable. to be sent by the Magistrate to the treadmill fur three
months ; and his Lordship said that to the treadmill they should
11 surely go, to try the efficacy of that wonderful improvement in
Ihitish machinery, if they still persisted in their refusal to be
honest.
A person who attended as interpreter here said, that although the
complainant's warehouse was in Wood-street, his manufactory was
in Spitalhelds. The case, therefore, did notpruperiy come within
his Lordship's jurisdiction.
The Loan 31avna said, that infomiation put the case out of
his hands; but there was no Mitgistrate who would act otherwise
than he had intended to act upon the facts which tame before hint.
The Frenchmen then retired; and we understood that the terror
Minitel' by the mention of the new British machinery induced
them to return to their employer, and ratify the compact.
We omit the names or the parties at their rcqutnt, an they are
apprehensive that, as our reports are publialied in the COIISOS:ifiaI
Journals, the publication of their names would draw down Or can:
of their cenneetions abroad the vengeance of the French !slice, Ltd
occi.sion the confiscation of considerable property. IVe mid...wand
that numbers Of French workmen are on their way to this coon re,
and that several very large manufactories are likely to arise,grealy
to the discomfiture of Stiltaitichts.

A111,114111f)l'fill-STREET.
Sarah Clarke, a woman who bears a de‘perate character, and ose
of those who intest St. 3lartin's-court, ltranborne-street. &c. to the
great annoyance of all passengers at night, was charged on suspi-
cion of being et. teemed in robbing a gentleman of his watch ; and
Cherie:Frederic-A Parton, a young man of very fieliionnblt aprar-
ance, was charged with attempting to mem: the °Mei-prisoner,
and with being drunk and tlisuslerly.
A gentleman, named 3lotintford, said, that as he was pas‘Vg
through St. Martin -court, about eleven o'clock the night befor.:,
a powerful-looking woman met him, and striking him a blow in
the face, snatched his watch from his pocket and ran errs snd on
the saute .instant he received another blow from behind, which
stunned him, and on turning round, he saw the female priamer
close to him, and the only person near ; lie gave her lit° Sig cus-
tody of a watchman, and after much ►esistance, and the moat
shocking abuse, she was lodged in the watch-house.
The watchman, who took the woman to the watch-house, and
described her as a terror to the whole neighbourhod, said, that when
going to the watch-house the wale prisoner cause up, sai *bused

him with the grossest language, and wished to *get the woman !
away ; upon which, suspecting that he might be iu league with '
her, he took him also to the watch-house.
The male prisoner denied haring any thing to (111 with the
woman, er endeavouring to rescue her ; the-fact was, he had been
spending the night at the Itoysl Saloon,
home when he met the party going to the watch-hotise,.l
but he clever interfered.in Piccadilly, sod aret'on
Ids way
On being etiestioneil as to who and what he was, lie said that be
was an articled clerk to his father, Slr. Edward Parton. a Solicitor, I
7, lbw Church-yard, arid revi tee with him, at his country- I
house, at Islington.
et/NANT. the Magistrate. said, that if his account of him.!
self was correct. he was acting in a most disreputable manner, by
, frequent Ine.stich a place os the Sawn, where be was sure to meet I
With a set of fitievis, ands place of the very worst conduct and !
i character in all London.
The constable of the night said, that nothing could equal the
shocking language and behaviour of this young man at the watch
!- 1
house and when a pewter pint( was handed to him with sonic
water, which he asked for, he tlilllllol the water in the constable's
face, and smacked the quart to pbs•ea.
Mt-CONANT said, tl..at he mast find bail, as a riotous and die-
: orderly character.
The prisoner replied. that " he'd be d----d if he would find any
bail 4" and in default was locktai up.
The female prisoner was remanded, until the supposed compa-
nion. who committed the robbery, can be apprehended, as her per-
son is known to the watchman.

QCEEN•SQUARE.
Thursday a sailor-looking man, who gave his name as Fiat!,
was loronght up on a charge of indecent exposure.
ayne. a Bow-atreet patrol. lowed that lie was called Thuriday
eretong from his station at the Home Department, Whitehall, to
apprehend the prisoner. Ile proceeded instantly to the Tilt-yard,
and found the prisoner PurrotuAled by 211 or al men ; two men were
endeavouring to re-arran;ze oho clothes. The prisoner .
would not permit them. Payne then took Mtn into custody, and
brought hint to the office on Thursday evening.
Canier, a stable.keeper at Whitehall, deposed that he saw the
prisoner walking about in the Tilt-yard bare-headed, and his per-,
son reposed ; he was thus occupied for shove two hours ; he did
not appear to he intoxicated. A constable and a black bandnian
came up and attempted to put an end to the indecent exposure, but
the prisoner resisted wi:h violence.
The prisoner fa log asked to give an account of himself, said he
I belonged to the Blonde frigate, Lord Byron, Captain, and joined,
the ship two months ago at Woolwich ; he left her on the 2:kl for
London, and came to Lord Byron for some money, which his Lord-
ship promised to advance him. Ile went to his Lordship's house,
Oloneestereadate, l'ortinan-square,.but did not see him; he, the
prisoner, was hatitl.master to his loin:ship. The ship was being
fitted out to take out the King rvid Queen of the Sandwich Islands
when he joined It. He was not at Whitehall yesterday; did wet
act in the improper manner stated ; if lie did it, it was without his
I knowing it, and out of his memory • if he acted so he was not lit
to live; there must have been a mistake; it was a curious business;
It roust be somebody else for whom he was mistaken; Lord Byron
cmild prove the truth of his allegations, as to his character and bu-
, sines in town. At the end he protested before Clod that he had no
knowledge of the charge.
Mr. Mans:Law n said, that as to the commission of the fact there
could be nn doubt ; there were two credible witnesses who stated it
on oath. The prisoner must have done it.
Prisoner—Then if I did it the devil must have tempted one. I
know nothing of it, I declare to God.
Mr. M ARK LA al I)—We must write to Lord Byron about you.
Prisoner-1 wish you would not, fur he may advertise me as a
deserter.
Mr. MARX 11. A Pill asked whether he knew any one else
The prisoner referred to a mimic-seller of King-street, Westmin-
ster, of whom he had bought inetruneents.
On being referred to. the music-sel.er stated that the prisoner
was redly band-master tri Lord Byron.
A run-commissioned officer of the ship also appeared. and sop-
ported the prisoner's assertions. Ile further stated, that the pri-
soner usually became affected in his intellect after lie had drunk
strong liquor. At other times he we. a proper steady man. The
time of the prison's leave of absenceliad expired. The officer con-
cluded by requesting the Magistrate to deliver over the prisoner to
himself; anti he would take hint without delay to the ship.
Mr..MARKLasin having admonished the prisoner fur his intoxi-
cation, transferred him to his officer.

WfIRSItIPSTREET.
Ax Ot.n MADE REVlVF.D.—Yesterday James FIiZAKTdi
and Pat. Garman were brought before Alt.. Twyromo, by Bevis,
the beadle of Nelson Falgate, and Furlong, one or the ]low-street
day patrol, for final esamination, open a charge or having on last
Saturday night went into the .hop of a Mr. Romanis, a respectable
hosier, in Norton Falgate, and under the pretence of saymg they
were bell.hangers, and that they wanted one or two shillings worth
of harp (or old coin) pence or halfpence, for the purpose of pre.
paring wire, and while the ehopman of Mr. Romanis scattered on
the counter n quantity of such coin, the prisoners took the oppor-
tunity of putting a handful in their pockets, and then attempted to
, run away. They urre, however, secured.
After the depositions were read, Mr. TWTFOID sentenced them
to three months in the !louse of Correction.
Fitzgerald then said—" Will your Worship allow us for the
week we have ban in custody ?"

,
Mr. TwYroin—By all means, your punishment
with your offence.

UNION•Ii:ILL.

Yesterday an investigation took place before L. B. A tA.e.
Esq. relative to a sum of money which was given by a convict to a
man named Barto, on condition that he would not appear against
him to prosecute.
From the statement of Hall. the chief constable, it appeared, that
on the 18th of April last, a Mr. Barto was assaulted on the high.
way, by a man named Joseph Barrett, and robbed of his watch.
Barrett was taken into custody soon atter the robbery, after having
made a very desperate recistance, and brought before the Magis-
trates at this office, where he was identified by the chief constable as
a returned convict. Subsequent to the first examination the prose.
cute, kept out of the way, and it was believed that he had received
money from Barrett fur not appekring against him. Gall, how.
ever, by considerable exertions, atter the prisoner's committal from
this office, traced out the prosecutor, and procured his attendance at
Guildford, on Tuesday last, when that person gave evidence against',
the prisoner, who was convicted, and sentenced to transportation
for life. After the trial VMS over, Barrett, on leaving the bar, re.
quested to speak to Hall, when the following conversation took
place on the subject of the money which the convict said he had
paid over to the prosecutor for relinquishing the prosecution :
Barrett--" Mr. hall, you can serve me, now that I am con.
!fitted." Ilall asked in what manlier ? Barrett replied, " I
gave silt guineas to Mr. Davao, on the promise that he would
• stall' me oft; and I think, as lie has broken his word, it is only
fair that I should have my money returned." flail told him
that the money he had given in the way described was not now to
be considered hi+ property after conviction; and added, that he
would make inquiries about it. Ilan, in consequence, stated the
above circtuistances on his return from the Assizes, and produced a
note, dated llorsenionf,ecr Gaol, which he stated lie had received
that morning, on the subject, from Barrett, who was on the eve of
his departure from this country.
• llorsenimager-lane Gaol, Aug. 21, 1824.
" Mr. lloil—You promised me, when I saw you at fiuildford,
to try and get back my tit. which I gave the prosecutor, on his
promise not to appear against ate. I hope you will not forget me,
as that is all I hare in the world ; and, of course, it will be a dread.
tul thing for me to leave this country pennyless, as I expect to be
sent off every day. I hope you will get it as soon as possible.
•• I ant, &c. J. BA BRETT.-
When Mr. ALIA w was made acquainted with the above circum-
stances, he iuistietliately sent for Mr. Baru>, who appeared, and on
being questioned by the Magistrate, admitted his having received
the six pounds, merely as a sum to cover the loci of his watch,
chain, and seals. The Magistrate, however, said, Barto knew he
was doing wrong; but ouster all the eireutr.stances, if he refunded
the money to the Sheriff of the county, whose property it now be.
came by the conviction of Barrett, be would nut involve Ditto in
these serious consequences, to which the compromise of a felony
would subject hint.
Beryl unwillingly assented to return the money and withdrew.