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POLICP.

GtritnnALL. SEVT. 21.—Amongat the prisotsem brought up
before the sluing Magistrate, 31r. Aklerman MAGNAY, was •
man of respectable appearance. name.l Henry Fielding, who, it
appeared, was in custody upon a charge of felony.
The Constable stated that the prosecutor, who was not in at..
tentianee„ had stated his name to be James Murphy, describing
himself as of No. 34, ahort'slardena. Gury.lane, and working for
Alessi'. Price and Gosnell, perfumers, Lombard-street. The
`constable was proceeding to state the circumstances of the alleged
robbery, 'but the Alderman said it was unnecessary.
Air. Fielding observed that it was a peculiarly hard case that he
should be' imprisoned a whole night without any redress. The
feet was, that at the time he was taken into custody the man who
had at'cused him eras very drunk, and he believed hardly knew
what he said hr did. A t the watchhouse he had cautioned the
constable as to the state in which the man was, and desired him to
be very particular in taking hi, name and address, as he was quite
sure he would never appear to atipport such a charge.
The Constable said the case was as Mr. Fielding had stated it t
the man certainly was drunk, but as after cautioning him over and
over again, he persisted in giving the charge, and as the charge,
was one of felony, he thought he was bound in duty to take it. •
Mr. Alderman MA6WAY allowed it was rather a hard case—►ut
the Constable seemed to have acted with proper precaution, and if
Mr. Fielding felt himself aggrieved he had his remedy against the
man who had given him in charge.
Mr. Fielding was accordingly furnished with the name, address,
and description the prosecutor ►tad given of himself, and was ilia.
changed.
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BOIC,STREF.T, SEPT. 21.—Mr. Martin, of Galway, attended
yesterday at this office, and intimated hie iutentioa to apply this
morning to the Magistrates, for Moir advice and assistance, as to
the proper mode of proceeding against Mr. Black, the Editor of
the :Morale: Chrontek, for what he considered "an invitation to
murder ;' in an article copied into the Chronicle from Black.
wool's Magazine.. He made his appearance accordingly, and
addressed the Magistrates at considerable length. .Mr. Black,
he said, had attempted to shelter himself up der another man's
act, and had contended that as the passage which recommended
the murder was not his, but an extract from Blackwood's
lifagazinc, he was not liable for the consequences. This (said Mr.
Martin) calls to mind the story of Wildgoose-lodge i there the
house was set fire to and burnt down--all its inhabitants lost
their lives. The incendiaries saw the only witness who could
implicate them passing hrough the town—a man exclaimed—
" there he goes—there's the man that hangs you all ; don't murder
him, don't murder him, but there he is, don't touch a hair of his
head ; but he will hang you all." The witness was nevertheless
murdered, and the man who called out "Don't murder him !"
was indicted for the murder, found guilty, condemned, and
executed. "In my' opinion." said Mr. Martin, " Mr. Black
invites the blackguards •of timithield to murder me. If your
Worships think this a tit matter for your jurisdiction, I will
lay an information against Mr. Black; but if you think it iv;
not, I .will apply to the Court of King's Bench, the first day of,
Its sitting. In the police report of the Chronicle they represent
me as saying that I was greatly annoyed by the • extensive
c:reulatian of their paper.' I said no such thing; but I say
now, their's is a diminished circulation ; and that if they con.l
tinue to preach inhumanity and cruelty to the lower creation,
that circulation will continue to diminish. Parliament, by pan.
ing my Act, has covered itself with glory—it was eulogized
every where for this noble act ; and if the .)fording Chronicle
shall still raise up its little voice against the feeling of this
rountry--of all Europe—that circulation will diminish to nothing.
I will give the Morning Chronicle a piece of advice. Let them
talk less about themselyes, and more about subjects of public
interest. I remember a Chief Justice, wh3 said to a Learned
Sergeant who had been talking all the morning about himself,
Mr. Stop:aut, you have been talking an hour and a half about
yourself. I should be very much obliged to you if you would
now talk three minutes about your client.' The public will say
to Mr. Black, 'Let us have less about yourself—let us have a
better tnoritiltr—let as not have reason to suppose that you
have turned out an organ for the Fancy. to urge them to the
commission of the moat atrocious crimes."'
Mr: MIPTIIIIELL thought the best plan to be pursued was,
that Mr. Martin should make an affidavit, such as his feelings send
conscience would jnatify, and present it.to him tomorrow; upon
the contents of which he (Ile. Minshall) would act as he might
deem most advisable. •

Mr. Martin then quitted the office, expressing a determination
to be guide;} by the worthy Magistrate's recommendation.
lIATTOI4.GARDEX, SEPT. 21.—A poor man made his appear-
ance before the sitting !tiepin-ate at this office, to seek redress
under the following circumsmnee. :
It appeared that the complainant, who gave his name William
Roberts,' residing on Saffron-hill, is in the daily habit of going to
Billingsgate-market for fish, and that in one of his excursions
thither, about FiX weeks ago, he accidentally trod on the toe of a
dog which was basking in the suit outside a shop in 'Water-lane;
the dog instantly seized biro by the calf of the leg, and tore it in a
dreadful manner, so much so, that he was totally unable, for some
time, to follow his usual avocations, having been confined to his
bed. He considered his illness, exclusive of medical attendance,
to have been at least between three and four pounds out of his
pocket.
The 3lagistrate said he feared it would not, under all the before.
mentioned circumstances, be iu his power to render hint any assist.
race ; at which the complainant retired. very much dissatisfied.
.11•11.1.1.10110IIGII-13TREET.,SEPT. 21.-4ignor Joseph Antonio,
the proprietor or reputed proprietor, of a sort of public dancing.
room, complained of as a public nuisance several times at Maryle.
bone Office, by the inhabitants of Oxford-street, where the said
room Is situated. was brought from St. James's watchhouse to an.
sperthe complaint of Mrs. Ager, who keeps an oyster-shop in
Wardour-street, and whom he had tried to bilk out of the price of
his supper.
Mrs. Agee stated, that about twelve o'clock the night before the
defendant, acconipanied by three others, came to her shop, and
regaled themselves with three dozen of the best native oysters,
bread, butter, and all the other usual accompaniments, until they
could eat no more; but when the dread reckoning came to be ac-
counted for, the party, one and all, declared that they neither
I would nor could pay a fraction, and were proceeding to suit the,
action to the word by walking out of the shop, when she requested
the watchman to walk in and take the whole gang under his guar.
dianship for the night. The defendant's companions, however,
preferring their liberty to a state of bondage, paid each their portion
of the damage ; but Signor Antonio defied all the terrors of a dun.
aeon to extract a farthing from him, and though the share of each
oyster.eater was only le. 3d., his friends suffered the dancinlH
master to be locked up for the night, rather than pay Mrs. Ager s
demand.

(ha being salted what he was, the Signor told the Magistrate he
was a " Professor of the Science of Dancing."
The Magistrate 'advised hint, as an honest man, to pay the 15d.,
which after some hesitation he did, and hopped out of the office.
Mr. John Dodd, of Norris-street, Haymarket, who has been ra-
ther distinguished of late at the police-oflices, particularly at Bow.
street, where he charged the Chief Magistrate with a breach of the
peace, which charge he afterwards laid to the account of Mr. Lee,
the Chief Constable of Westminster, was brought up from a
watch-house three or four days ago, charged with usurping the
character of one of the •• Nightly Ss atch."
It appeared that Mr. Dodd thought proper to sally out one
right, about twelve o'clock, and spring a rattle ; and not a com-
mon rattle either, but one such as never was heard in the parish
before, for it was so lout that it brought together almost all the
watchmen within a mile round. The watchmen knew by the music
of it that this rattle must be a stranger in the neighbourhood, and
they bore down on all sides to seize the intruder, when who should
they find but Mr. John Dodd, with a large heavy cap on, and with
hoth hilt hands employed with all his might, performing a High-
land clan's gathering tune, on a double-tongued rattle, nearly as
large as a moderate sized violoncello. For thus serenading the in.
habitants the watchmen lodged him in the watchhouse. He was,
however, discharged next morning, on a promise to refrain from
this sort of amusement in future, but the rattle was detained.
Yesterday Mr. Dodd applied to hare the rattle restored to him,
and assured the Magistrate that it was his own property • he had it
•made specially for his own use sevenleeen years ago, when he re-
sided at Colchester, and it was made on such a peculiar construe-
tion—a plan of his own, that no one could use it with effect but
himself. I 1 ere Mr. Dodd give a specimen of its powers, by giving
out a note of it, which nearly shook the office.
.The Magiatretewisisl ie eras quim satisfied, and tad Mr. 1)041
to take himself and the rattle away, as soon as lie pleased, which
advice Mr. Dodd followed immediately,

QUEEN-SQUARE, SEPT. 21.—Mr. Thomas Lawler, who de-
scribed himself a tailor, residing in the Royal Arcade, St. James's,
appeared before WHITE, Esq. the string Magistrate, to an.
aver the complaint of 3lnk Ilarc„aret BUTtOU, living in King.
street, Westminster, fm creating a disturbance at her husband's
house, at an early hour this morning, and alarming the inmates, by
repeatedly tinging the bell.
r TEC complainant stated that she was the wife of Mr. Burton, a
carpenter, residing in King-street. Abopt half.past one o'clock this
morniog she was awoke by a loud ringing of the bell, which was
repeated several times; in consequence of which she got up, dressed
herself, went down stairs to the door, and asked hint who he
wanted ; he replied, he insisted on seeing Mr. Burton ; she told
him he was not at home ; upon which the defendant used very
abusive language ; one of her lodgers also had informed him from
the :window the same thing. Finding that he would not go away,
but create a disturbance in the street, she called to the watch, and
had him taken into custody.
William Todd deposed he was a watchman, his beat was in
King-street. hearing an altercation, and the cry of watch, he
came over to the house, and took the defendant, by order of Mrs.
Button, into custody, and conveyed him to the watchhointe, where
soon'after Mrs: Burtnn arrived. and made the charge against him.
The defendant, being called on for his defence said—l have
listened to this charge -with astonishment. All I have to say is.
that I have an action against Mr. Burton. and having been credibly
inforined he Karr arrieell in town from Brighton, I wanted to arrest
him ; and this induced toe to walk up and down the street for the
very purpose of taking hint into eustudy. I deny ringing the bell
at all, but admit using an expression, which was done in the irri-
tation of the moment.

A female lodger in the house, however, declared that the bell wait
pulled several times, and she saw the defendant pull it once ; and
on her telling him from the window that 3k. Burton was not
within, he made use of a very improper expression.
The nagiNtrAte said that the defendant had acted very wrong in
causing a disturbance at that time of the night, it was highly im-
proper, and therefore he should call upon hint to eater into some
sureties to be peaceable in future.
The defendant said that lie would readily do, and introduced a
gentleman, who stated that he would be responsible that the oc-
currence ahould not happen again.
The worthy Magistrate agreed to take his word, and the parties
retired.

TRE CASE OF MRS. SULLIVAN'
AI A MCl.l[3oll'2 OFTICE, Srest.2l.-::;This p.nfurtudatl Trotter,
so Inhumanly assaulted, as detailed in our paper of yesterday 3
still in a dangcrouv state. She has feces delivered of a child (nu
full grown), which the surgeons say cannot live, hating received „
material injury, and the state of the inotherls extremely ptecario.,
The poor woman, it would appear from the fallowing remark, ut
Griffith, has not even the common necessaries of life, her her,
band having been out of employ fur a considerable period.
Upon Mr. Whittington, one of the parish offiects, coming int,
the office,

Mr. OrtirriTrr addressed him, and requested his attenticc to
the case of this poor woman, who he understood was stretched it,
dreadful agony upon a miserable pallet without one comfort, or
even an Individual thing to remove the galling pangs of hackie,
pain, or alleviate her misery. It is a case, said the Magistrate, of
real and almost unexampled misery, and It would he an act of rha.
city to relieve the poor creature.
Mr. Whittington promised to attend to it.
The poor woman lives at No. 9, Adam-and-Eve-court, Oxf.re.
street.

Two of the defendants hare been admitted to bail ; but although.
bail to the amount of 2,000/. was on Tuesday evening offered tit
Alfred Flowers, the Magistrates declined taking it.

DISTURBANCE IN SPITALFIELDS.
WOREMPAITREZT, SEPT. 21.—1 n consequence of information
which has been transmitted to this office. the Magistrates hos
thought fit to depute some of the °lacers to be in constant attend.
ante on the spot. Accordingly Mr. Attlield, attended by * pro,
per force, has been on the alert for some time past. He had been
to the spot yesterday, and finding the neighbourhood perfectly
quiet, had retired to his own house in Wheeler-street. At about
ten o'clock, however, he heard some violent shouting, and twitic
properly armed himself, proceeded to the place from whence the
noise issued, and found about three of tour hundred people, sod
succeeded in securing some of the ringleaders, who were brought
before the Magistrate yesterday morning, and ordered to find
bail.

It appears that this disturbance was owing to some jealatuy
and misunderstanding between the workpeople and their maste%.
and is likely to form the subject of some senous cbarget a: :h..
office on the part of the latter against the foram.

OUTRAGiATIVAPA

EXTRACT Of • PRIVATE LETTER Of THE 30TH ULT. CSCX
NAPLES.
" The following singular outrage took place on Sundae,
in this neighbourhood :
."f he steam-packet St. Ferdinand, which runs between
this and Sicily, made a trip on Sunday to the Isle of Ischia,
and beck, for a day's pleasure. There were no fewer than
360 passengers ; amongst whom were many Austrian (Ig.
cers. On leaving the vessel to go on shore, every one 1141
his half-ticket given him, which he was required to show to
be again admitted. This was in order to avoid confusion,
and prevent the number who would otherwise have got a
passage free from Ischia to Naples. About the time that
the passengers were flocking on board to return to Naples,
a person in plain clothes demanded admittance; he
was asked forhia half-ticket, but had none. He must then
pay his dollar to come on board. This he would not do,
but said, " I am an Austrian General (he was only a Colo-
nel). and the Governor of the island, will you dare refuse
me ?" He then tried to force his way ; the steward re.
plied, very respectfully, that if he were the King he must
refuse him, unless he paid, and added, "although you may
be Governor, and even came in full dress, I could not admit
you without your ticket or money." The Colonel then tried
to force his way, and, finding he could not, he spoke in
German to several officers of the regiment Kaiser, of
fEmpereur's Light Horse, who instantly started fer-
ward, and tried to open the way for the Colonel.
Finding the two men still resolute, they dealt them
some hard blows, which the two Englishmen returned
al' Anglaise, with bountiful interest. An Englishman,
Captain of a vessel in the mole of Naples, and one or two
more, stepped forward to endeavour to separate them ;
but getting some impertinence and blows, he returned
them at last, both principal and interest, to an Austrian,
who immediately drew his sword. The English Captain
tried to snatch a sword from one of the other officers, offer-
ing to fight the man, giving him fair space ; but there being
twelve armed Austrians to four unarmed men, he was
thrown down, and such a scene ensued as cannot be described.
These conquerors, who never fought, dealt their blows
right and left, and it is surprising that no one was killed.
A general fight between English and Austrians took place,
although the English were unarmed, and not more than
eight to near twenty Austrians, all armed. Ladies were
on the deck fainting, or in hysterics, and some few boldly
rushed into the fight to draw their husbands out. Some
Elnglish gentlemen present so actively Interfered, Nit
they succeeded in getting, the poor steward mit of the
fray, with various wounds, from one of which his life is
now considered in great danger. A Colonel, and also Gene.
ral Angwitz and others, coming on board, ordered the Aus-
trians to put up their swords. They still tried to get the stew.
and and English Captains before mentioned, and General
Augwitz himself demanded of the acting proprietor, who
had dined on shore, that the poor unfortunate steward,
bleeding as he was, should be given up to the Austrian;
for their satisfaction, and an apology made to them by Mr.
R— : Mr. R— very coolly told them he would do nei-
ther one nor the other. On the contrary, he would taie
care and make these Austrian heroes smart for having drawn
their swords on unarmed men and women. The police
hearing the steward's life was in danger, sent their surgeon
to see him, who perfectly agrees with the English surgeon ;
and Mr. R— has sent in an account of the affray to the po-
lice, • and also to the 'German General chief in command,
whose own son was at the head of the fray, and who, it
was suppoised, inflicted the wound in thoback. Thus the
matter rests pro tempore.°

At a late hour on Tuesday night considerable alarm was
excited in the neighbourhood of the Hone-guards, by a report that
• sentinel had murdered a man passing his box, near the Secretary
of State's office. A young man, about 19 years of age, and who it
appears beam a light character, being known as a rambler about
the neighbourhood of Marsharu-street, asked the sentinel the way
es Westminster, and, after being answered, refused to antl
obstructed the Guard in his duty. lie imprudently made use of his
arms; and accidentally thrust the bayonet into the man's side, who
being half drunk, but not half witted, instantly fell, and called oat
that he was murdered lie was immediately taken into Mr.
M'Cann's, in Parliament-street, where his wollnd was dressed;
but it was found to be vett, trifling, and the convulsions in which
he appeared to labour proved to be assumed ; all attempts to mate
him walk were useless for a considerable time. 'rho feelings piths
I persons in and around the house having been so much imposed oat
they quitted the spot, and the fellow then walked off.

, .
SLEEPING ON BRICI.KILNS.---011 Sunday mornings
William Hall, of Lnwer.strect, Islington, a labourer in :Ileum
Want and Richardson's bricklields, carried his brother's break-
, fast to him in the field, and while there saw a bird-catcher trying
to light his pipe authe side of the kiln, but being unable so to do,
Wilson went up the ladder to the top of the kiln to get a light fd
him ; on reaching,the top, and looking round, he discovered a ma i
of the name of Gardner, an excavator, in the employ of 31r. Hen-
derson, of the king's road, tit. Pancras, lying on his back. in
called his brother; whet went up the ladder to him, and they bout
went to the man and found that he was quite dead. The inln ssa
'burning under the place where the man was lying, and oo doubt be
hia teens suffbetted by the sulphurous elusions mieng from as
kiln whilst asleep. The body. was taken to the church to await the
Coroner's inquest, which was held on Tuesday evening last, 1311'
verdict to that etleet was returned.