The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

llitnatote.llonat.—The business of Billingsgate Market is
Weide to be regulated in such a manner as to render touch service
to the public of the metropolis. Mr. Goldhant, rote of the Coro'
roration, has been appointed clerk of the market. This gentle.,
Mon ha: been for some years Master of the Ceremonies at the Man.
44a-house, and whether or rot it was there he became so admirable
nproficient, he certainly has proved himself adequate to the extra.
mammy task of abating scone cf the most offensive ceremonies or
Aegis/invite. It has been so long • practice that it is now looked
401 as a privilege for what are called mud larks end loggers to be
***keyed about the boats which ply to the market. A mud-lark ii
laymen of either sex who gets into dm mud close to the fishing.
neat% end with a pole, with a hook at the end of it, pretends id
grope foe dried fish, but occasionally, when the fisherman's eyes ate'
timed away. contrives to hook away • live one, rhich to dropped
into the water by the bigger, !abase business it is to help the shots'
or person who lands the fish. These two descriptions of persona
are constantly committing robberies upon the prior fishermen. end
as they ire employed to the prejudice of honest men. and only con.
taibote to injure the atoroft of Billingsgate Market, the Clerk de-
m:nine.) to clear them away altogether. He accordingly watched
uft of the laggers himself, and caught him in the act of appro.
*rioting a large cod which a mud-lark had picked up.
Mir. tioldham said that the plueder committed by fellows of
deiskiod was very considerable, and that if the Lewd Mayor would
indict punishment in this the first invent:" of complaint, the evil
sultid be remedied, as the moment it was known at Htavesend that
lee 4rati4 Alegistrete had act his fire against the mod-larks and
vim loggers. these would be no mire employment for curb gentry.
The Loon 3lavoa convicted the bigger (oho said in hi. de-
-1 ice that he really took the live fora dead fish), to imprisonment
tot two mondis, under the Bum-boat Act.
ale. Golding") next prepared a chargit agairet a salesman of Bil-
liogagete Market, who he admitted was a very resputable person
ionise trade, behaving sold soles which were unfit for use.
'the Clerk of the Market stated, th it amorist the tricks played
ameogst fish.deskts, was that of casing bad fish with good, that is,
?Vaunt fresh Loh at the top of the batrel, and the Seale at the be.
tom. By th'a memeuvre the poblie often got bold of very
umiroMable dishes, winds are &aimed to do great injury to the
oustitit deo.
_ Several fish-dealers here cried out that it was only in the cue of
4_,;.,:,.. that people's constitutions are likely to he injured. In-
t fish of towhee kind had no such effeet.—(A laugh.
)
'. he Loan .MAYOOL said, that any body who 'multi think for a
rr.oment must be convinced 14 the deleterious effect of eating bad
bids,. whatever might be the recommendation of those who sold it.
Ifjadraordship highly approved of the activity of Mr. Goldhane, in
4 tqta• ig this horrible specks of imposition, and said that he sheold
i a penalty in every case of this kind without exception.
e salesman said that when he soli the fish to the person on
to stall it was found, there could be no objection made to it.
l't Sep the fault of the buyer if the fish appeared to be bid. It wee
Wag known that a buyer could abuse, and was in-the Iliabk of 'boa.
inLfisli for certain reasons.
re buyer declared that lie had laid nut the lab on his stall jun
,4lienao rec‘ieed It, and that he had sold Mum of it ate price
cbrlslderahly under that which he had paid to the salesman.
'Lite Loan M Avon orated Me. Ga:dham wlistara the flab was
reo4y objectionable ?
OW Holdharo replied. that it was nothing mote nor leas thin
Wir.klng.
The I,OIID Malrall immediately Gad the defendant.
Yesterday a person named Menet, reviling at
te TN:lip
'A the timid Mayes, in „ and, with t Mean
hip's assionsoce, or, if that could not be addle%
•e Ilse Directors of the Canna end , Misting,

raiiiii-en the Lord Maya. and, with tern in Kin ern, begortil i;in sia,ted that 'dlr. Swarm conducted himself in &arrange and in•
cAshi p's assisinato, or, if that esuld not his Amur his advice, consistent manner, both in the vratch.house sad the Cornpter,
eti rgaiast the Directors of the Cornea and Devonshire Alining The Alderman recsatinended the hordes toroth, and arrange
;b.npany. the mauer if they essid, and in a kw minutes it was annoneeed
The militant. who appeared to be a mechanic of the more that the complainant bad been earisied. Mr. Montagu hewing
riippehme dos, stated that F. load for thirty years worked , given bits us Addling* as a reeespesee fee the loss of his dues
tArst, and hid, dating that time. barite foremen in a eery work.
r-spacontilc haw, saved a little money, which be radon.. florid Hy= a Seeteluams. as ebeegeil, 'kb being die 6
%.iend to pat out to the beet adirenteppe. bark* a large family. orderly. Alt not a very saintly loolrinit grsonage, a NM&
Ifitiad a hispectirs of the Carriwellud Dett•be ikon; CA's- ate was fruited upon him ersatebed its the woe o—
urlnto his handl4, and mint As mines 044 irplrnerston nay 1114 1811111.
r. Peter at the head of wale) no believing the This is to certify that the hater, Dale' ilegpshr Asa
trader, the etateaseste ant tar* telgreesbig s fkihrpail In which the Primitive bleondiga ,igliamegetrebeinerervilid= Imeg trio occupied sae bigketardesselb pehlie haw greesesed. cane of runwnil. / • Wesonmillai
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