The National Register.
London, England, 1818-05-04 00:00:00

BO Vi"..S'rREET.

John Jones, a pauper, who had been frequently relieved at
the office of the Society for the suppression of Mendicity,
was brought up ocauesday, charged with an act of vagrancy,
when One of the members of the society a.teisded, and stated
to the magistrate, that the pti,oner had applied to the over-
seers of his parish fur further relief, and itad liven refused the
same; and that as this man's case W;l3 one of distress, and
not wanton beggary, lie requested that the whole•onie pro-
visions of the law, which permits a commitment of one day,
might be put iii force, and that the rjward of five shillings
might be ordered to be paid by the palish, which would pro-
Irahly act upon the overseers as meatus of influencing flit in to
a more efficient discharge of their duty. The worthy ma-
gistrate (Mr. Hiroo!) cum:stilted the man fur one clay, and
granted an order un the uverseer for the rewat4 at five
shillings, which lie will be obliged to pay ins presenting the
same.

Tu. slay, a young man, .falling hirase!f henry lloword, of derer t
apt earance, and in the undress of a military a/Hal, was e‘amined
btfere Mr. Birnie on several charges of fraud.
The first was preferred by the mutual' the Key-brothel, in Chan-
dos-street, who stated that the prisoner, in company with another
young man and two females, cam: to the Key at catered sut.per.—
The prisoner's male companion, told hint lie mid only about It., and
asked him it he had any objection to take a. bunker's check, to which
the witness at first objected: but as had seen the young 13111t1 baOre.
At lest agreed to take it. He gave his name 211 Captain Armstrong,
of the Guards, lodging at the Clarendon. llotel is Bond-street, and
ennwed the cheek, which was for 101. drawn on Sir John Lub-
bock and Co. Mansion-house-street; he assured witness it was a gaol
one, and the prisonerobsened that he wishedit was for 5,000 i. hist( ad
of ttiL Witness agreed to take it in the morning in payment hit the
bill. Thiy both desired to he called early, as they must be upon due,
or. the parade, which was accordingly dune: and after breakfast the
prisnier.c companion, atter iliscLari:tog thtbill amounting to 31. It's.
received:A. :2s. for his check. On Fending the draft to the hankers far
payinet.t, the answer w.:s, *. re etfe:ts, nor did they know any such
person vs the drawer ;" foutteen checks of a similar description had
eLel presented for payment the prezeeding day.
Mary Wood, who keeps the brothel, U. Lisle-street, Leices-
ter-, iti.ire, stated, that ors the evening •if Tuesilay sennight, the pi.
soner, in company with a young man answermg the description
given by the above witness, wearing a military great coat, military
boots and spur, having initsmehius, came to her Louse, and
entered the private parlour, which she thought a great liberty, as she
:Anti:led no gentlemen to her house but those whom she knew, as
she ttli: them. The prisoner, however, made very free, said, although
she tha not know hint, he was an 4.6i:cc in the Mb regiaient, 51111
Cord flubeit Manners, Col. Quentin, and young Burdett, were his
p.m.:id:lr friends, and lie wished to sleep in her home that night,
.as did the prisoner, who was repres.nted as an otTicer belonging to the
ad Inaction Givirtls. aid she conside:in4 [hem respectable, come nn
ti their remaining in her house. On the mat morning, in pi., nn et
fur the bill the companion g.:Lvt• her a cheek for 101. tigind by W.l'.
Samford, drawn ou sir .1. Lublwek and Co. ; she es pre-sed a hope
that it was a good one assthorl dher it was a very j.kwal one. *ail
asked her if she sum used lie would sacri4ce his eliatrieter in tie: reg.-
nitnt for ltd. 'f lie IRONIC!' was not present when the check wits pre•
scited to her, but ;he had nu donlit but tile prisoner knew•tbe clic( k
was pea for nothing : it was mat paid. :Ifie prisoner et,dlikt cc:n-
liamini afterwards went to the Ittimtne;. sor Clittring-orrwa, where
formation hall:wen reec,eod of Mrs. Nri.-•od having been swindled t'y