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POLICE.

MANSION-HOIISL
THE !ATI Fiat ix Ti ClTl.—Killtleraey, the beadle of
arish of Altigate, stated to the Lord Mayor that the want of
ter,wa upon the occasion of the late fire in the city, caused two
houses to be totally burnt down, and that for some time the greatest
retro were entertained for the workhouse, which was in the imme-
diate neighbourhood. The inhaLitants were now all crying but
against the Water Companies, whose gross and fatal neglect WAS
daily producing incalculable mischief. Mad nut there been a large
pool of water in the premises ut the workhouse, that building could
not have been saved. That water was the only water that could
be had for a great length of time. In feet none was procured with
that exception until the houses were completely destroyed.
The Loup MAYOR said it was surprising, after the innumer-
able accidents which had taken place from tire nnd the frequent ex-
posure of the neglect, or the worse than negleL4, of the Water Cum.
ponies, that the lives and properties of the public were still so
much disregarded by those who enneracted for the supply. Iledid
not kr.ow what emtrve to pursue for the correction of such an evil,
which, he regretted to say, exposure did not seem at all calculated
to remedy. put perhaps the fear of competition might effect that
which humanity could not Accomplish. Indeed the want of water
had excited, at tette period of universal speculation, a spirit which
was likely to interfere with the Water Companies, who, having
obtained their different contracts, were quite at ease as to the man-
ner and extent of the supply. Ile bail the other day been requested
to sanction new Company proposed to be formed tn: the expriss
purpose of supplying an immense quantity of water in the event of
lire, and those who made the proposition would wimps meet with
encouragement which would be likely to do great injury to the
large establishment now ea negligent. Ili, Lordship having weer.
twined that the New River Company were the contractors to supply
the City of Loudon with water, observed, that there was very
serious ground for thinking that a competition adviunageotui to the
public would take place.

Tv lat.-STREET.
Yesterday morning a little fellow, who gave his name Calloway.
was taken up in Tottenham-court-road, with a small hone and
cart, containing lead, under suspicious circumstances. On being
questioned by the 'Nlagistrate,heauawered that he had eurehased the
lead for 17a. mid intended to sell it for las. 3d. observing that
hw
thought that a reasonable and fair profit.
Sir R. lilt ANlE—l'erhaps so; but from whom did you purchase
the lead ? •
Prisoner—T purchased it from several persons, but it is imp*.
Bible for me now to say who they are.
Sir R. Iti u E—Therc appears to be three hundred !freight ot
lead there. aid you cannot, or rather woe/. WI from w.unn yes
got it. Name one person—front whom did you buy that large
piece on the top
Prisoner—l really can't any, there are so many pieces.
Sir It. Masi az—H'eli, then, you must go to gaol, sad the lead
must be advertised.
Prisoner—That w.ll rum toy character: it will be almost the
ruin of me.
Sir R. Max:ft-1f you embark in ruinous speculations, you
must expect ruinous eutiaequerices it is the Ruud to ituta.—(A
lano.)
rrikoner—lf I go to gaol, what will become of my hone?
Sir R. a xitt —The horse ha; done nu offence, therefure you
may send him home.
Prisoner—But there is no person hoses to keep him.
Sir R. Br R r: i E—Anal do y OA lire all alone ?
Prisoner—Ye.. I will give you bail for my appearance la may,
amount.
Sir R. Bra x E—Well, then, let bail be given—two good WSW.
holders.
Prisoaer—Won't you take my own bail ?
Sir N. 131 Rai lE—Certainly nut.
The prisoner and lead were then lodged in safe custody.
A TTON -GA R DEN.
Tott-GaTE.—Yeaterslay, Williams, Esq. attended to
answer the summons of T. heaves,f toll-collector at the Bell-gate,
Battle-bridge, for the non-payment of one penny toll.
Heaves stated, that 31r. 11 illiama, last 14eitneaday week, passed
through the toll-gate without paying, and on his demanding the
toll or his ticket, he put apnea to his horse. He. however, with
difficulty, ma ht the prisile and stopped him, for which he re.
ceived a deal of abuse, and was called a d—d impudent fellow.
The gentleman then refused raying, but gave him his card and
rode off.
Mr. Williams, in defence said, that he hail paid the toll
early in the morning, and had not received a ticket, as it was never
his custom to take one. The collector knew it, and he informed
him as he passed through that he hxd done so; but Heaves lass.
lenity stopped his horse, which was very high.apitited, and placed
him in a daagerous situation. lie admitted that he might hays,
used the expression imputed to hint.
The MAW/TRATE said, it was a custom to permit persons ter'
pass through a gate without giving or receiving a ticket, but it
subjected every collector to a penalty.
After a deal of discussion on both sides,
The M %GIST HATE informed the gentleman he must pay it, as
he had no ticket to prove his havirg before passed. Ile had been
placed in the same situation himself, anti would advise the gentle.
man to adopt the same measures he did to avoid it, and take the
ticket.
After paying the expenses (tn. Pal.) the gentleman left the office.
Yesterday Dlr. Bull, a respectable tradesman residing at Chel.
sea, and who also holds a situation in the twopenny post-office, sp.
peered before the Sitting Magiatrate. Str R. Bt RNI E, and asked if
any redress or assistance could be afforded him under the following
distressing circumstances :
Mr. Bull stated, that he hail a son, a fine lad, who, in a few
days, would have been eight years out, and on Sunday, after din-
ner, the boy. requested leave to go into the Park, to see the boys
belongin to the l)uke of York's military school parade or walk
there. lie refused at brat, but afterwards a servant of Ilia (Mr.
Bull's), a young man, twenty years of age, appealed to him, and
promised to go with and take care of the boy, and he then consented
that he should go. The servant, however, instead of taking his
son to the Park, went directly south, over Battersea Bridge, to the
ticlds, and after remaining there for some time, gut to the river
side, where he and applicant's son, with ten or twelve others, got
into a wherry. They had not been many minutes in the boat,
when a six-oared cutter approached at full speed, and although
called to by preemie who saw that an accident was unavoidable if
the curter did not alter her steerage, the coxswain kept his course,
and, as was anticipated, came plump against the wherry, capsized
her, and threw the whole of the juvenile crew into the water.
Prompt assistance was rendered by several who witnessed the
occurrence, and the majority were saved ; but applicant's sun, and
a lad about fifteen years et age, were drowned. [At ibis part of the
unfortunate father's narrative, his feelings overpowered hint—he
leaned against the table, and the tars strea-ned from his eyes.l
The moment liter wherry was upset, the cutter's crew were leudly
hailed to assist in securing the poor boys ; but the inhuman fel.
lows ell board her paid no inure attention to this, than they had
done to the lint call, but rowed away with all their strength.
Sir R. Busily,—Are the bodies yet found?
AI r. Bull—No, Sir ; they have been diligently searched fur, but
as yet without success.
Sir R. Max lE—lt is a most Immutable business, and I pity
you, Mr. Bull, with all my heart and soul ; but I tsar I can afford
sou no redress. .I.he case is altogether out of my jurisdiction, un-
las you knew the fellows in the cutter, and then, perhaps, I might
oks somethiug. it is, you must await the finding of the bodtes,
and produce whatever evidence :au may be able to collect before
the Corona's Inquest.
Bull--Does the law provide no punishment for the eee.
duct of my ecoundtel of as. rant, Sir Richard ?
Sir R. Br es sz—No, indeed.
Ale Bull—Putishing him or the cutter's crew, I ant aware
would not restore my poor child to me, but it might deter others
from similar conduct, and save the feelings of other patents from
such es dreadful dunk asinine experienced yesterday.
The Worthy 31 AGIST RA rE repeated that he could give him no
assistance at present; hut he, in a low tone, advised Mr. Bull ea
to the course he had better adopt with a view to the funberance of
justice.
Maoist v.—Yesterday James StntA; Jain Gordon, and James
Elton, three middk aged men, eapectably attired were brought up
from Spy-belts watch-house, charged with attempting to commit a
burglary, on Sunday morning last, about one o'clock.
Waddington of the Bow-street patrol, deposed, that about the
hour rained, as lie was proceeding with his party up Coppice-row,
towards Ilagnigge Welts, he observed the prisoner Elton loitering
about the house of Mr. ('antis, proprietot or a ham and beef shop,
at the corder of Exmouth-street. The notoriety of Elton's character
made hint auspeet that sonic robbery was projected, and he accord-
:3l4y gave the hint to his comrades, who dispersed, melt taking
a convenient station to watch further movements. In a very few
minutes the other prisoners familiarly joined Elton, and were
then observed to try the door of Air. Caton's shop with pick-
locks. Through the excessive zeal of some of the officers, the
parties were prematurely disturbed before they had affected an
entrance. There was found shit them a bag, containing a variety
of picklocks, and not far from the spot a crow-bar, which was sup-
posed to be dropped by a fourth person, who escaped from the
officers.
On the Magistrate's inquiring of the different officers if they bad
any ktiosledge of the prisoners, Waddington and Browne, of the
Bow-street patrol, and Wainright, of this office, identified them
as regular map:vane.
" blagsmen !" exclaimed the Magistrate, " What does that
term mean ?"
Of which Wainrlght gave the following definition r—Persons •
who frequent the neighbourhood of Smithfield on market dales,
awl gammon, by their gesitlenianleappearance, the rkets to heel
it as honour to drink in their society, make bargains, odd beta, Az.
The prisoners severally gave rather singular accounts of their
ways of living. Alf. Smith, by his own shewing, was a respectable
set:denten* at Buxton; Air. Gordon a elothesman, in IVliitechapel ;
and Mr. Elton late coachman to Sir Henry Pannell, but at presets
only a horse dealer at Simmers Town.
Their respectability, hiiwever, did not avail them, as there was
a communication from the City Marshal, that they were well.
known characters, anti as they are strongly suspected to be con-
cerned in some late burglaries, they were, on this account, re.
wended for a week.

IIARLDOROtTOII.STREIT.
A for days ago. the 1r... Capt. Greetlle, accompanied by some
friends, applied to Mr. Roc, the Magistratejor his advice and as-
sistance in recovering a hunt, which he had been deprived of
under the following circumstances :
Capt. (heellle said, dirt having a valuable horse to dispose of, he
sent it for that purpose to the florae Ilsrara. in Portman-street,
where It stood fur some days on sale, and various oilers wire made
to purchase It ; but none came up to the exact price. below
which he determined not to sell it, namely, flu guineas. A person
of the name of elementson, vitio had previously offered for the
horse, but was refused, calla at rapt. (ireville's house, and said,

illhatai he had taken *fancy to the home, he would.** tho SO gut-
wetswithout further trouble, and representing bandit as • ILchda-
twan of fortune, drew a check fur the amount upon Coatts's Bank,
[which he gave Capt. Beeville, and the horse was delivered to hint,
soon after which, Capt. ;seine perceived for the first thee, that the
check waedatedforward some days, and consequent', there wain*
j'nse in presenting it for payment until the day of its date arrived,'
but Capt. lireville sent it to slessrs. Coutts's to ascertain the probs.
Witty of its being ultimately honoured. As the Captain himself'
keeps his account at Coutts's, they 410 not hesitate to tell him that
he had been ••• done out of his horse." The next day a letter was
received by. Capt. Beeville from Olementson, etating, that them
was some nustake with reepect to the check he lied drawn, and en.
closing his own note for the nmoont, requesting at the same time
that the check might be retuned. Capt. Gres Me, unthinkingly.
returned the check and Lem the note, which he has since learnt
VMS not worth a farthing, more than the check. lie had taken
every pains to trace out Clernentson or his horse, and at length die-
covered that it stood at some livery sables in Barlow Mews. and
there 1w learned that the horse beton to Mr. Edwards, jun. of
N 0.42, Contluit.street. lie called Mr. Edwards, who ac-
knowledge,' that the hone belonged to that he had purchased
It, but would give no further satisfaction. . Beeville suspect.
ing that the hone might be removed from w Mews before he
could adopt any measures to recover it, placed a titan to watch g
and in a few ntinutes after, the man, who knew the horse, had taken'
his station, lie saw a lad ride the bone out, whom he followed
over Waterloo Bridge, and there coining up with him, insisted se
taking the horse, as it was the property of his master, Capella
Beeville. Just at this moment, up rode Mr. Edwards, who
claimed the horse as his, and Capt. Greenlee servant relinquished
him. l'pott these ground*. Capt. Beeville asked if he could have a
warrant er 3 summons against Clemereson and Edwards, forme
suspected they were in collusion, as he understood they were well
acquainted.
Ole Rot said, that lie feared Captain Beeville had put it out of
a Magistrate's power to assist hint, having parted with the check
and taken a note or bill of exchange in lieu of it. Ile could not
therefore, issue any warrant, but he would grant a summons for
both Edwards and Clentention to attend ; and if no other good
resulted, the circumstances would most likely become public, and
be of benefit to others.
Captain Breville said, with this view alone he should be glad to
have the summons.
Accordingly summonses were directed to be served by the proper
officer, upon the parties; but Clementson was not to be found, and
like the Dean and Chapter of Dublin, was reported to have " es.
raped from the face of the earth, and nowhere to he found." The
summons was, however, served on Edwards, and on the cloy ap-
pointed for his appearance, a friend of his attended, and assured
the Magistrate that Air. Edwards would have come forward, but'
he was obliged to go into the country on urgent business, but if the
Alagistrate would name any other day, he would certainly attend.
Mr. 'R oe accordingly appointed Monday, and expressed a hope
that Mr. Edwards would not give him occasion to pursue any other
measures for disobeying his summon..
Monday arrived, and Captain tireville and his friends having
attended, announced to Mr. 'toe that he should be saved nil rut Cher
trouble, as the whole of his money had been paid to him (by whom
did rot appear) since he was last at the office.
salutary ellect of the dread of publication sometimes
causes jratice to he done in eases which the law cannot ex-
ac:ly reach.
QUI. EN. MICA R E.
Tux Van it•er ACT.--Yeitertiny a gentleman named Brett, of
Ratielsgli House, on the batiks of the 1 banes, applied to the
Slagistrate fur a warrant, to apprehend a person under the
above Act.
Mr. Brett stated, that a great number of persons assemble every
morning, near his house, to bathe in the river, and on their coming
out they run about his grounds in a state of nudity, without regard
to any females who might be in sight; the nuisance is rendered
greater by the horrid expreasioes which they utter, and which are
plainly heard in his drawing-room. Mrs Brett and two of the see.
vents, while walking is the garden on :Sunday, were gross) y an-
noyed by the persons so conducting themselves. ale Brett added,
that he bad the address of one of the peewits, and wished for a
warrant against him, in order to deter others from similar praetiees.
The Magistrates, on refereow to the new Vagrant Act, said, they
were aware that the nuisance was very great, but they could afford
hint no redress, as it did rot appear that these persons exposed
themselves for the purpose of insulting females, but they recom-
mended Mr. Brett to indict any une person at the Sessions for a
nuisance.
31r. Brett said, the trouble and expense of such a proceeding
would be very great.
Mr. 3i emcee): tr.—Then, when yon sec them bathing, throw
their clothes into the water, and that will prevent their coming again.
A COE NTRYSIAN'S VISIT TO LORDOW.—A young man,
who described himself as a bricklayer from Bury 4t. Edmund's,
presented himself before the Magistrates, and related the following
tale of en adventure which lie had on :iaturday night, on his en-
trance into the metropolis :—lle had walked all the way from Bury
St. Edmund's, having under his ann a bundle containing a new
suit of clothes worth 111. and a new hat. He arrived in Westmin-
ster on Saturday night übout ten o'clock, and being very much
fatigued, he asked a man to direct him where to get a lodging. A
woman close by heard him, and said she would take him to a lodg.
big. They proceeded together to a house (which he has since learnt
to be) In thick-lane. On her opening the door, he was struck with
the wretch;,' appearance of the place, and refused to go in ; at that
Instant a fellow came up and struck him with an instrument appa-
rently loneed at both ends. ile instantly fell, and at the same mo-
ment the woman seine' his bundle, and the pair made off. When
be recovered himself, he went to a watchman, to whom he tieserib•d
the woman, but he had not bee, able to find her. Ile added, he
should not Ise able to identifydhe man who struck hint.
Mr. tinecoftte ordered Ceoper, in active officer, to endeavour
to find the woman.
LASI BET II -ST EE T.
Yesterday William Wild, a lad hardly thirteen years of age, was
put to the bar, charged with felony by his father.
The prisoner's fad= appeared bathed in tears, and being sworn,
deposed that he was a pipe•macufacturer, residing at 11, Feather-
stone-street, City-road. , IFenhe said, has been incorrigible
ransom, trout his infancy, • gh he used every means that could
Mdevised to reclaim ut always to no effect, for he robbed
him of everything valuable he could come at, which property he
easily disposed of, by the aid of a notorious gang with 'whom he
unfortunately got connected. It wa's only. few day! ago that he
was discharged from the House of Correction, he having had him
eonnuitted there fur a mouth from this office, resolving for the fu-
ture to shut his doors against him. Ilia uncle, however, by a good
deal of persuasion, prevailed upon him to take him under his roof
again, lie promising faithfully never more to transgress. After
coining home he appeared quite penitent and reformed, and con.
ducted himself with the greatest decorum up to yesterday morning,
when he contrived to possess himself of fourteen sovereigns, which
his mother had for safety under her pillow, and made Isis exit. The
ilmoney being soon missed, and witness being acquainted with one
of his haunts, he went in pursuit of him, and found himself and a
sailor boy carousing in a low public-house. Ile instantly searched
him, and luckily found iu Ins possession thirteen eovereigns and
112 s. fid. in silver, 3s. lid. of the remainder he said he paid for the
handkerchief he wore about his neck, but the remaining balance he
would give no account of.
The prisoner appeared to pay very little attention to his father's
'evidence, and in defence said, diet Nowa* induced to commit the
robbery by the boy in whose company he was found when sppre.
'tended, who told him if he could rob his (ether of as much mu-
ney as he could get at, that hue would get him into the Marine
School.
The MAGISTRATE observed, that under all the' ircumstances,
the only way of reclaiming the prisoner was, to send him for trial,
when in all probability he would be transported.
The father was then bound over to prosecute, and the prisoner
was committed fur trial.