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London, England, 1819-01-08 00:00:00

Ilefors Alderman Wool,.

LIABILITY OF COACH OFFICES FOR PARCELS.
Wm. Kent, the hook-keeper of Mr. Fagg, the proprietor
or the Crown and 13e1ACoach 011ie,. Holborn, appealed tin
a @moutons to Roemer the complaint of Julio Till, fur the
non-delivery of a parcel.
The Complainant stated, that he received a letter from a
friend in Gloucester, informing ILa Ile bad sent hima
parcel by Sutton's Pt rseverairce coach, to be left at the De-
fendant's coach offta rat called
,Fir. It arrived in town on
the 22.1 of Decenths r, and on Christmas Day he called for it,
when lie was informed they knew nothing about ►t. Ile call-
ed again on SOtUrilay, atoll he was told it was AWN:third to
Deptford. He fowls' the pares I there on Sunday, and part
of its contents were spoiled, a goose and two sets of gittleto,
and on his appliratiou to the office for remutierati 1111 l tlm•y
refused to give him any, and he was obliged to take out the
present summons.
The Defend int admitted that the parcel was received, and
sent to Deptford, but the reason of sending it was an appre-
hension that the articles it coulained were periotiside.
Alderman Wood observed, it was impossible that a poor
man, like the Complainant. could be found out in Deptford
by the niece direction, Deptford.
The Defendant stated, that if the proprietors of the roach-
°nice were to he brought up to a politic-office for every such
transaction as the present, they *until have nuthiug to do
but to answer summonses.
Alderman Wood—" I must look into she Act of Parlia-
ment, and ascertain whether this charge is contemplated in
it. I must do my duty. The non-delivery of the parcel io a
great Ims to the Complainant, who is a poor man, besides
the disappointment to him and his family ow Chriomas Day.
Had you tint better 4:011111C11Utt the Complainant fur his
loos?"
The Du fondant said, he was directed by Mr. Fagg not to
pay one farthing by Ilse way of compensation.
Alderman Wood—" Then tbe Act of Parliament pro-
video, if a parcel is received at a coach-office, and dueled
to be left till called for, and it is twit delivered when called
for, the person so offending shall be convicted in the pe-
nalty of 20s. and nut less than 10e. This is a rase that calls
fur the full penalty. I therefore direct that you pay 211 s.
and the costs. It is high time that the Legislature sl:•iuld
interfere, by making an Act of Pal Moneta that propeily
sent to cuarb-offices, and destroyed by the negligence or
over seal of the proprietors in sendiog them contrary to the
directions, fur it conies to the mime thing, as the over seal
is wily to add to the porterage, that the value shall be
►ecovered by sonic summary proems, instead of the expen-
sive one of bringing au action at law. I will ►nbmit
such a Bill to the House of Commons, if some person of
more experience does out take the subject up. flee all
know, that pour per►ons receive presents of poultry, Sc.%
from their friends su the country at Chrtstinas lime, nod
often there is a If or aV. note pot iu the pareel, which is
lust by the negligence, not to give it a uuroe mine, of the
'Fervents of the proprietors of coach offices. Besides, there
is no season of the yea• that coach offices make inure inn.
ney, and they ought to be made respires:Lie fur the losses of
The Detinilant said, it was amataken notion of the pub.
lie that Chriotinits was the harvest of coach proprietors ; the
contrary was the fact, as the coaches were so overloaded
that it knocked up their horses, and they were obliged to
be at the expense of additional !Wises. It was well known
that the parcels brought up at that time consisted of poultry
and game, the price of the carriage for which did nut re.
munerate the proprietors for the loos of their horses.
Alderman Wood—. All you complaiu of is its the power
of the proprietors to obviate; fur these is tor law to oblige
them to overload their coaches ; if they du su, it is for the
sake of gam "
The Defendaut was convicted in the penally of 20s. and
cools.

IO►EV-SQUARE.

YOUTH FU I. DELINQUEICY.
Yesterday Vienne !lichens, a lad about twelve year,: of
age, was charged by his own mother with stealing a sliver
spoon, her property.
The mother, apparently much affected, related to the Ma-
gistrate that every pains bad been taken to instruct the young
delinquent In the t►ne path of religton, morality. and virtue,
but all in Vault ; instead of going to school he would waoder
about the streets with bad boy, who initiated him without
much difficulty ioto their ono system of vice and
A short time ago be went to etc his father, who is servant
in a family in Berkeley-square, and to his temporary ab-
sence opened one of his drawers, and stole therefrom a
51. Bank of England note. He then absented himself for a
fortnight; but when the motley was all gone, he came home,
dressed, however, quite differently ; and the father forgave
him iso the hope of his conversion, and promising to motive%
himself better in future; hut he still coutiourd his evil course
er life, and among other things, a silver table spoon, to which
no usher person bad access, wee missing, which induced the
mother to apply to Pace, the officer, to take him tutu cus-
tody.
The Prisoner denied having stole° the spoon, lint the Ma-
gistrate, in hop( it of his disclosing who were him associates.,
or bow the spouts was disposed ut, annotated him to pawls
for further exanituatioit.
KIDNAPPER. _ .

A poor woman, whu obtained her livelihood by taking in
washing, preferred a complaint against one of ilium wretched
females residing in Duck-lane, who bye upon prostitution,
for decoying away bee daughter, an interesting girl sbmis Ow'
age of la. She stated, that Orr some lime past she perceived
a great alterative in the girl's evaded, tieing snitch givi is to

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idlt urss and di, nec ; hi,l on she amid,
left her home, and although every smith was made fur her,
she could not lue f I during the whole of she night. All
she haunts of the prostitutes were searched, and she was
found yesterday morning in lied with one of 'bens. Awu
stable was sent for, who took them loth In charge.
The girl said the hail hero walking the Strand with the
Prisoner, during the whole of the night, hut had not met
will any Geutleinsu who would find lodging for them.
The Magistrate lamented that such a young girl should
take such pains to effect tier own ruin. It was through 11w
peraunriun of the bawd, no iloabt, she had done so ; but hr
haul no jurisdici tttt to pouish htr, and Ise ati.,,pd
1114/1111T, 114 the Eli I was hill! 1111111111Pli, to lake he, how,
and to be mute circumspect over her future behaviour.

M A R LBOROUGII-STR CET.
SWIN DLI NG.

Alargaret Ftlicaidi, a young woman of interesting zip-
pearaime, was charged with ulitaitiing goods of divers trAire-
people by false preteores.
It appeared uo the first charge that the Prisoner went to
the shop of Mr. Redniain, hosier and hilierde,her in Bond-
street, stating herself to lie In the service of Mrs. Massey
Dawson, of Gloucester-place, and ordered silk stockings,
sarsuets, &c. Four pair of stockings uf 11w fullest size she
used art to get poevessiun uf, us she impressed the shop-
keeper with an idea that they were wanted immediately,
and tin the oarsneis heiug tat a home to Mrs. Dawson the
fraud was discovered.

Stephen Callus, a Mary.le•lnrne ronstahle, proved that he
took the Prisone► in the Atop of Mr. Matthews, haberd,...ber,
in Holles•atrert, Cavendish...4mm, woh the four pair of
silk stockings she hail obtanted at Redinsio's a quarter of an
hour before, and she dropped the 'rased and SUPplielited
Mel( y.
Mi-s Matthews, danglotet ref Mr. Matthews. state.' that
the Prisoner obtained of her four silk handkerchiefs, stating
herself to lOC the servant of Mrs. DilliVlllll/, and as in the oar,
1.36 f, she ill tiered other things to he taken home, but as the
fraud at Redman.% was known round the trade upuu the
spot, she was detained, and a constable scut for.
There were other charges against the Prisoner, but she
was fully cuinitsitnal foe trial sto Mr. Itedmain's charge.