The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-11 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Wednesday, a man of the name of Lyne, reslilimtt atisling•
ton, was charged with unlawfully scattering barley, soaked
with :townie ur other poison, en the premises of his nest *loan
neighbour, Mr.-Seer, and also on the public stn vet; whereb)
IS fowls belonging•to the latter were killed. The Nlagistate
thought it a 111051, serious rase, and most iiiiu to
peace of society, as children of poor people hare cat
of the barley so poisoned. He reminded the prisoner that a
man was hanged lint long since for poisoning a horse at :S -
market, by putting arsenic in the public water-trough. The
prisoner :11 defence stated, that the fowls had irestm •sed on Lis
premises. The Magistrate told him Itched no right whatever
to place poison even on his own premises, in the way of any
N.irranaii being or animal. lie was ordered to tied substantial
Mail until the case underwent a fell investigation.

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MORRIS Da 'wens. —Thursday, J. Cadman, R. Fowler, W.
Fowler, E. Herhert.and live others, were brought before the
Magistrate, by Benjamin-F. Ce.pper, Esq. of the Alien Office,
under the fintowing eirenmst.illCCs
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Capper, that these
. nine men, who w‘esti decked out in all the colones of the lain-
bow, made their- appearance before the doors and windows
of the AliestOffice, in Crown-street, Westminster, dancing in
their usual grotesque way. In a few minutes a great crowd
was collected, and Mr. Capper having beard of some moms
dancers who had aunoyed different neighbourhood:: about
town, thought. as they were neat the office, it untild be
right they should see the inside of it, and hear what the Ma-
gistrate would say to them.
Mr. Fielding told them they had committed a great breach
of the law in thus arraying themselves ; that they were amena-
ble as vagrants, and as such. liable S 4 be stilt to prison. He
Ciserved, that on a paper, in front of one of their hate, was
written—" Colliers from Shropshire." It wont,: grieve him,
he said, particularly at the present moment, to deprive the
harvest of the exertions of Mae such stout young active lads
es they appeared to he ; but he lutist do his duty, and, how-
ever painful to his feelings, put the law in force, unless they
would solemnly promise him, alum their word of honour, that
they would leave town immediately by two different carts,
• four in one party and five hi the other; this they very rea-
dily promised to do. Mr. Fielding then asked them what
money they had about them. They emptied their pockets,
and their whole store was found to amount to about gs. in
halfpence. He then asked them how much they had earned
a Jay since they arrived in town ? They answered never
more than 2s. a day.
Mr. F. also intlicined them, they must immediately disrobe
themselves of all their fantastic finery, give up their " spirit-
stirring ilium," with all their other implements ofanorris
dancing mystery, of all which they immediately. divested
themselves, and they were given in charge to the officer
present.
Thus restored to a stater f natural appearance, they !naked
like si hat they really were, stunt well made, and some of.
them rather handsome young men.
Mr. Fielding then informed them they must leave town
during the day, and widens oer to obtain employment at the
first place they could meet with it, mid those who could not
. get it, most make the best of their way in search of it in
• knottier place, and, in order to make them soirewhot more
easy on turning their Aces towards.their run; ve county, he
would,(not doubting but they would keep their words, which
they had pledged 1, order them to be paid halt' a crown each
to cheer them on their way.
The (;Spiel was tiltAl di sired to give them half a erawn each,
aid they departed, utter very se-peettelly returning the
Magistrates their thanks for the kind treatment they had
met with.
CONT/t %BAND Gooo3.—The Butler of a Gentleman, resi-
ding in (irosvernouplaace, was 51/111111011ed before the sitting.
Magistrates, to answer au information laid a.gainst him by
-John Oliver Boys, an officer of the Excise, for basing in his
• Kr:session and concealed in hi apartments nine remnants of
foreign silks, three silk shawls, time gown !;eves, and twenty
ti%e pairs of fureig t gloves. -The defendant said he would
not take up the time of the (an it, ky desiring the officer to
go thi °ugh the ceremony of proving his case. lie had, no
doubt, hi:elite/opted, when hi France with his master's family
to embark his money alma this hazardous speculation, the int.
prodenee and folly of which he was now very so:iodide of, and
he was estremely sorry he had so severely burnt his fingers.
lie should, therefore plead guilty to the charge.
• The Magistrates adjudged him to flay. only the mitigated
pewit). of one half, which W 45 18i: ;S. 3d. without

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