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POLICE.

araostos•House.
SEDITIOUS PLACARDS AND MEETINGS.
The lordtriayor was occupied from an early boar on Sa-
tii, day morning until Nearly tee o'clock, in his private room,
'Too inquirirs relative to the eircoletiou of baud-bills and
I•tacards of a seditious tendency. lie was Wearied by the
City Solicitor, Mr. Nobler, and occasionally by the City
Warded*. Among other results from the se deliberatioas was
t•i•- rustling of a saistmous, calling fur the aitruilauce of Mr.
Woolb r before his Lordship, sail a warrant fur the appre-
&lmon of Mr. Cordite. 'l' be letter prucerding, we under.
stand, is to be ascribed to the letter addressed by Mr.
C iitae to Mr. Sherwin, in w hose Register it was published,
rod in the advertisemeut by which that letter has becu au-
tomated.
At two o'clock Lis Lordship took his sea► hi the public
✓oom, ahem a bill sticker, who slated his name to be
't house Fallltll, residing to Chauelus street, was put to the
cbar;ed with defacing the walls of the City with hills of
4,1 inersionatury deacriptiou.
Anthony Harrison, one of the niarshalann, stated, that
be. saw the Prisoner opposite the Mauston House, and
klIJWIlit him to be a bill-sticker be asked him what balls lie
• itickiag ? He answered, " Auctioneers' bill►." Wit-
c, a. AM giving credit to this statement matched his bag, mad
fraud a buudle of large broadside bills, coutaiuiug the fol.
Li'. jug words:—
e
Frieuds of justice, of humanity, and constitutional
liberty, alined to t►e voice of your Champion. Ever SiIICC
tae iSSICUJUCtiIIU in February last, of the Bill for the abolition
at the ancient, sacred, suit constitutions' right of appeal,
'Le has loco warning you that the abolition would let louse
.ere arm of military violence mid massacre'. and that the
.me was out far distant alien Euglaud would bewail it iu
tsars lit blood. He would awakeu you to the recultectiun
hat three is au autarchy of despotism, as well as of popular
Letase Anarchy in military uniform as well as in ragged
:411/Vb ! Listen to the voice that calls upon you to guard
L., oiler the sacred barriers of constitutional liberty, and the
L.essiugs of social security, property, and peace."
The Lord Mayor wow asked the Primmer whether be had
beta pueting these bills about the City He answered iu the
affirmative, sad sail he was employed by the Proprietor of a
Sauday Newspaper so to du. lie bad received 200, and bad
;witi•d about 155 in the Borough, about Fleetauarket, and
1.1 other parts of the City. lit bast nut yet bent paid for his
k, our would be have stuck the bills if he had beta aware
11rat be was acting improperly.
The Lord Mayor said, that all be ahould observe at pre.
se...t oar, that bill-stickers should be apprized that they had
a.. tight to deface people's premises by cuveriug them with
I. 11. For sorb comiduct they were all liable to be indicted;
real if they stuck up any thing improper, they were liable to
I archer eunsequelices. Ilia Luldship then asked the WI-
/Li:we if lie had given his address correctly, said if be would
ut a future period if called he. 'floe Primmer an-
swered iu the affirmative, and aim discharged. Harrison,
Vat (dicer, was thee directed to endorse true of the bills, in
a, der that Ire might be able to identify it. Tire remainder
he was ordered to keep in his porsessien.

SECRETARY OF THE COM
D.MITTEE OF TWO
HUNDRE: _ .

A wretched looking man, wcarisig a white hat, and most
shautoily dreamt!, was thou put to the bar. He stated his
name la be Edward James Blandford, and prove to be the
individual also has signed various placards issued by persons
denominating themselves the Committee of Middlesex.
the Lurd Mayor addressed hum as follows :—" I have sent
fui you, Mr. Staudfunl, in consequence of informattons re.
cett *id by me upon oath, that yea had caused bills to he
piloted, entitled, " Smithfield Meeting!" Here his Lord-
ship articled from among a number of other bills, that by
which the Mem,' is Smithfield on the 21st ofJuly was cos-
yesietl. This was beaded to the Primmer, aid he was asked
tis he had nut caused It to be printed.
Illatidford--" This bill 1 remember very well, but I
can't say positively that I caused it to be primed. I grant
the hull was printed, and that I backed the at count i further
than that, I cast say."
The laird Mayor—" I have also information, on oath,
that this bill to which your same is attached, retitled • A
PhLific klettiag of the British Metropolis, is behalf of the
Veuple of the abule Empire, will be held in bmithtield un
Viedinesday, Miguel the 25th, at twelve o'clock, was by you
iliircted to lie rioted. [Here the bill was sheen the Yet.
sober. 1
Mr. alatadford--" That was printed under lb* same Mr-
cninatatices as the other."
Mayor—" N there are a somber of papers

there three hours previously; sow tlte Prisoner mac up to
the Jour and open it with • hey. I went immediately
serum, and clipped my foot against the doer to prevent
its being shot. I said, Yonr name is Blaadford;' be he.
tasted a assionent, and I laid hold of his right band. It was
dark, and I found something is it which was sharp, marl
cut my Mad. 1 called Mr. Fumg Its my saistsoer, aid we
took from him this weaposi.—(Hrre the wits em produced
an instruni.lut capable of being used either as the bead of
a pike or as a dagger. it was composed of wrought-Iron,
•ud consisted of a blade about six inches in length, and three
quarters of so loch in width, extremely sharp and pointed.
At the bottom of the blade was a senurcular guard; with-
in Ibis was a spiral bundle like the hilt of • sword, awl this
handle was terminated by a strong screw, calculated to
affix it into • pole. Thus the weapon appeared to be ad-
mirably calculated for urr, either as a dagger or a pike.)—
Ou Rearchiag the Priouner's person I found these ktters and

papers.
. 'the Lord Mayor here looked over the papers produced,
which consi►ted of letters directed to the Plias:met from
various parts of the country, and one or two from Mr.
Hillis, twgether with several printed copies of the following
bill :
" Universal Civil and &Scions Liberty.—A Public
Meeting of the British Metropolis, in behalf of the People
of the n hole Empire, will be held in Smithfield, on Wednes-
day, August 25th, at four o'clock in the afternoon. The
Surrey Committee have, at this awful and momentous crisis,
determined to defer the Meeting at Keisaingion Coulon...lr
to a foiure slay, and join the people of Middlesex in au
Appeal to the Printer Regent, to come forward to the Peo-
ple to stay the band of merciless and blood-dainty tyrauls,
and mire the country from massacre ■nd roomier! ' Eng-
land experts every man to do his duty.'—Sir C. Wulnky in-
vited to the Chair.
" Committee for the Borough of Southwark and County
of Sarrey :—W. Patin, I. Coney, B. Donaington, I. Holt,
R. Elden, Edmund Cleary, Charles Hiding, C. Ryan, T.
Cormabrough, 1. Mears, D. Wren, Jeremiah Henley, Da
Mel Dee. Dennis Shaw, Secretary."
" Committee for Middlesex:—J. Williamson, 1. What-
osier, J Hill, W. Hall, S Whitman, J. Harrison, C. Banks,
S. Waddington, W. Chapman, R. Warry, C. Phillips, .1,
Hartnet. " Edw. Jas. Blanilforil, See."

Ills Lordship then directed Girton to put hie 111113 e upon
each of the papers taken from the Prisoner; and addresising
the Prisoner, said, " M►. Blandfurd, these papers found
upon you are so voluminous, that I have not time to es-
amine them. In justice to you, therefore, as well se for
my own satisfaction, I shall remand you fur a future day."
Mr. Illandfuril—. I trust l shall receive that testily to
which every man in my situation Is entitled ?"
The Lord Mayor—" I shall do every thing for your se-
erimmodation coesistent with my duty towards you and the
public. From what has pissed, I feel myself hound to re-
enalisl you. I eannot at present decide whether I shall be
enabled to admit you to bail. Allow me to ask you where
you got this inurement?"—(Pointing to the pike.)
Mr. Blandford--" I got it ou the treeing of either Monday
or Tuesday, Crum a person who put it into my hand, and
said, Do you nut think this is a good thing fur defence, in
ease a permit is attacked r I answered, it was a weapon of
good defoice, and was returiling it, but he said keep it.'
In consequence I put it in my pocket."
The lord Mayor—" Ate you out aware that this was made
as a model for others?"
Mr. Blandford—" That is a question which it is impossi-
ble for me to answer."
The Lord Mayor—" This screw is meant to affix it to a
stick."
Mr. Blsndtoed—" It bas that appearance."
The Loud Mayor to Gurnia—" Did you find any stick on
the Prisoner's premises?"
Gorton—" No, my Lord; but I may perhaps add, that
I asked the Prisoner how he came by this realism, and he
said that he had picked it up in Olikstreet-road."
The Lurd Mayor—" Having given two accounts, you will
perhaps give the right one Dow ?"
Mr. Blandfurd--" I admit that at the moment I gave the
answer stated by the officer."
The Lord Mayor—" I would rather you would tell me the
truth than that I should tell you."
Mr. Blandford—" I have told you the truth."
The Lord Mayor—" Perhaps you can tell me the name
of the man who gave you this weapon ?"
Mr. Blandford—" I think,my Lord, the came is Harland."
The Lord Mayor--" Where duets he live?"
Mr. Blandford—"Somewbere to Shorediteb."
The Lord Mayor—" You are right, be does live la Shore-
ditch."
The Prisoner was now remanded till Monday, with an in-
timation that every thisg should be done for his comfort,
and for the relief of his family, whose deplorable situation
had been described.
Mr. Blandford said, be felt it his duty to thank his Lord-
ship for his humane cau•tderation.
The Deputy Marshal was then dispatched with • letter
to the Magistrates of Worship-street, requesting their co-
operation in making further searches is their district, his
Lordship howl's received information of the place in whirls
the pikes were manufactured.
The Lord Mayor remained is the Justice-Room until
nearly four o'clock, up to which time neither Mr. Carlile
nor Mr. Wader had arrived there. The City Solicitor re-
tired, as we uuderstand, for the day, and was again to give
his attendance un Monday; so that should Mr. Catlike be
apprehended, be will necessarily be detained till that day.
Since writing the above, we understand that Mr. Carla*
has been apprehended and lodged in Giltspur-street Compiler.
The commitment of Blandford to the Cidtspiir-:treet
Compter, runs nearly as follows:—" For wickedly, mali-
ciously, and unlawfully causing to be printed, published,
and circulated, a certain bill, eutitkd, " Smithfield Meet.
ing," and certain other seditious mid iuflaritinatury hills,
with • view to ratite hatred and contempt inwards his Ma-
jesty's Government, and to stir up and provoke sedition,
tumult, disaffection, aid riot, anioug his Majesty's sutjects."
11011-ITRETT.
Saturday J. Leaf, a stone,mason, was finally examined
on the charge of stealing • bOl. and • 301. Bank note, the
properly of the widow of his lately deceased brother, • few
days ruhsequeut to this death of the latter. 'Flue Praeuner
had bee• twice before in custody on suspicion of this felony,
hut was discharged for want of evidence. Since his last
discharge, however, sonic of the small notes mold at the
Bank iu exchange for the stolen outs a slay or two afire
the robbery, had been traced to the possession of lbe Pri.
poser, and be was again apprehended. Several witnesses
proved the payment of the tames to them by the Prisoner,
and he woefully committed-

11A1TON-GAIIIMN.

Saturday W.' IlawAiws, about 19 years old (a plasterer),
was charged with the supposed murder of Susan CuHoagie's,
a young woman, who was fantod dead in the New River us
Tuesday last, and un whose body a Corouer's Inquest sat
the same day, and returned a verdict of Found Dermal
The body of the yuuur, woman, though kept two days
in the workhouse, was recognised by au one, and was. is
consequence of itr putrid state, buried ow Thursday after-
noon. No traces concerning her could be obtained by her
friends till Saturday, when the circumstance of a female
bring drowned is the New River reaching their ears, they
made inquiry, sad on seeing her clothes, and lemming
her description, they were confident it was her. The young
woman who lived fellow-servant with her at the Portland
Arms, in New Mitiman.street, identified the clothes as being
Shure she wore on Sunday whew she left the house; and an-
other witness stated, that the Prisoner and the dereased were
together on Sunday night at twelve o'clock, when he was
beard to make use of very strong language towards ber,
being jealous of a sailor who curried her. Iler clothes were
gasified with blood, and when taken out of the water a vast
quantity of the same Bowed from the ride of her head.
The Prirosier's landlady stated, that he did nut return
besseon Sunday night, but abort a quarter-pawl one on the
Monday morning, a cirenasstance which sever before occur-
red aisee she knew him. His being oat so late on Sendai
sight in the deceased's company created the suspicion that
he was accessary to her death. Whets apprehended, an
apron befogging to the deceased was fouad in his pommies,
which she wore is• Solidity Met.
The Primmer behaved himself whilst at the bar with lb,
greatest indillfercisce.—Rem•A-1

wrzoirwAtA.
A few dap back, uder the had of Ode edict, we pee

tbt particialera of a most atrocious toneder, which a man
named Wood confessed having communed no the peouni
of
a young woman in Leicestershire, from, motives of jealousy.
The Magistratts leave since Made even, inquiry, into the cir-
cumstances of the case, and an inquiry bast , slow been Pet nu
rout at Leiceister, the retell of which proved, Mat the
whole of the scandalous statement made by Wood 10 the
Magistrate was totally false; as the young woman (whose
name we then concealed, baying some doubt of the P.l-
- story) is alive and well, and never had the idiglitett
kuowledge of the man. It is difficult to guess the inau's
object in raising suchen unfounded report, hnt it is thought
it was for the purpose of exciting pity. A travelling pass,
strongly suspected to be forged, has been fullud on his', and
on this it is said be will be detained, but at all events be will
be committed as a rogue and vagabond.

The Lord Mayor—" Now there are a number of papers
of ?ours in the heeds of the officers, which shall be pro-
duced; hot first we will bear the testimony of the person
t.y whom you sere apprenended."
Fogg, woe of the Miusisers men, was then Sweet modes-
sniped. He deposed as fullovis:—'• About half-pint twelve
ilos monies 1 was to filurgarei.street, Hackney, and heard
soy Lome called ; I rushed ineward, and found an officer of
Ili tio: name of Garton, endeavouring to wrest from this man's
Land a pike, which, with my assistance, be was enabled
: • ; to effect. Al the door of the house before which this oc-
culted, 1 saw the Primmer 's wife leasing as if she was fella-
-1.4. 1 went to bee assistance, and both the Prisoner and lobe
.
s. ere liken to a room up stairs. When we catered the room 1
SSW iluee or four naked children lying on the floor, sod one
oohed child lying on the bed. I pot the wife on the bed as
will as 1 could, and proceeded to search the room, where
fumed the payers which 1 now produce. 1 Hato read the
~.mart n hid, I had fur the apprehension of the Prisoner ;
lie appeared to have an objcctiou to go &keg with us, sad
took him down to the Compeer. Ia coesinomme of the
iia which we found the family of the Prisoner, we
did sot search him 'minutely, but when We pt Min to the
Compter, I searched his breeches pocket, and found a hors
oi powder, a pistol Indict, with wise more piper!
'I looms Gaffes was mat exaspierd.—" 1 amps officer of
trership.itreet. This Nursing, *boot ball-past 11 o'clock,
I stood oppedte the Premises 's bows having beta waiting
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