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London, England, 1818-10-10 00:00:00

POLICE.

VAGRANTS IN FLEET-MARK ET.
been vagrants were yesterday put to the lour, clouted
with being teemed sleeping in the shamhics in fleet-market,
osTbortalloy OM. It appears that this nuisance has be.
come so great, from the desperate conduct of moons, who,
ender pretest. of seeking shelter from the inclemency of
the vioslier, collect together in a gang, amounting, at tones,
to no len than 150, that the bars of the stalls have been
robbed, andosightly, some robbery has taken place on foot-
passengers; the guardians of the night were set at defiance,
undue the niark.4 is in three pirirbea, St. Andrew's, Sr. Se-
pntehre's, slid St. Bride's, the watchmen viuorl upon strict
discipline, and if it fvlotty was Commit Itd, elthnogli they saw
it, out of their district of the market, they could uot Mier.
fere.
Peke, the iiieadie of Si. Sepulchre's rtrish, handed to the
Alderman a petition 074 inlinbitants end lionaehuldeis of
the neighbourhood, complaining of that part of the ward not
being properly watched.
Alderman Joshua J. Smith (the presiding iingietrate),
after belied read the petition, übserVed it had no referuee
to the charge against the Prisoners. Petitioners complained
of their not being properly watched, and their application
weight to be made to the Alderman, Deputy, and Common
Councilmen of the Ward, who were h Ito give them
redress The ?doltish-Ries of the City of London would lake
cue that the nuisance of persons lying io the market should
be removed.

Price—" The qnestion on which the
wish to have your Worship's opinion is, whether the wntels.
men of- the three parishes ought not to aid and assist 4 ach
other in watching Fleet market ? for instance, the watchmen
of St. Bride's have received orders from their officers not to
eater the market, or go Into another parish or district."
Alderman —' I do eat know what is meant by districts,.
The Art of Parliament means the *ate!) of the City of Lon.
don, that is to ;ward the whole of it, and a watchman has a
right to go after a felony wit it may happen, Out not
necessarily, as an excuse to neglect his duly at • particular
place. A few weeks ago I was robbed in Cheapside, and
there was a watchman on the opposite ride of the street, hut
he would not come to my assistance because it was not in
his district. I had him before the Lord Mayor ou the fol.
lowing morning, that he might be informed what his duty
was. Who issued this order to the watchmen of St. Bride's
parish?
---- Brickeidge, the beadle of the parish, said,, it lipd
hem matte by the late Sir Charles Price, and bad reaudisiNt
a standing order ewer since. '
Alderman—" It is one that never ought to have been
made, and the sooner it is erased from the parish books the
better. The petition also complains of the cumber. and
conduct of prostitutes. lam not suprised at either one or
the other when the Ward Officers allow such a place to eruct
as Black Horse.alley, particularly so as the Deputy lives so
sear it. I would, however, recommend it to the inhabitants
to apply to Mr. Alderman Weithenan, who is • most active
Magistrate, and be will give them, I have no doubt, every ss..
tiafaction, .by having the nuisances complained of removed."
Price, the beadle of St. Sepulchre's, then deporuil,
that he found all the Prisoners sleeping in Fleet.nvirket,
and that he took them into esatody, with the assistance or
the watchmen of his pedal' sad St: Andrew's.
John Mills said, he An a hemp-dresser, and belonged
to Clapham.
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John Clark said, be was a gingerbread-h4ker, and came
from Canterbury.
William Arsher said, he was a brickmaker, and beloitpol
to the parish of St. Luke's, Chelsea.
Edward Goold, yeoman, said he belonged to Clerkeowell.
The worthy Alderman committed them to Eridewell for
seven days, and at the expiration of that time to be passed
to their respective parishes.
John Wilson, a young man, nearly destitute of clothing,
said that be bad no other place to sleep in but the marker.
Alderman—" iitve yen aoy bade?"
Vegrant.—" 1 Rove not."

Aldermau—" Have yco any friends ?"
Vagrant—" I have relations who, are mast respectable
Mr. Wiliest of Foster-hors, wkolmale troallsm-draper, is my
node) owl I have another *wets, r listen-draper, residing in
the Strand.
A lderman —" It is, I suppose, on account of your own
misennilum that they do not assist yon ?"
•*grant—" I enlisted for a soldier, since which time they
have not spoken to me."
Alderman —" Were yon discharged f►om the army)"
Vagrant--" 1 was, and have ever since suffered the greatest
distress."
Alde►maw—" Have you applied to your uncles lately for
relief r•
Vagrant—" I have not, as I thought it would be of no
me.*
Alderman—" Do they know of your present miserable
affiliation !"

Vagrant-6 They do not."
The worthy Alderman remanded him for further examina-
tion, and directed that in the mean time application Humid
be made to his (deed..
The remsiuder of the Prisoners were discharged.
FELONY.
,lona Martin was ehargedwith stealing • pair of women',
knots from the shop of Mr. Plimpton, indesmaa, Fleet- ass. krt.
The Prosecutor stated, that the Prisoner came into hi.
shop on Thursday, about 10 o'clock to list wiorniag, sad
offered him • pair of boots to buy, or to pledge then with
him. He (the Prosmater) told him he was rot a pawn-
broker, and that be sweated to sell boots instead of laying
them. Tke Prisenertimm asked the price of, a check shirt,
bat, at the nomad, +imam mimed • pair of boom Hut
had bens banging at the shop door' and.,on looking at the
bouts the Prisoner had, Ise forted the y mere those which had
been takes Crows the door. Tbe Prisoner. did met deny it,
and be gave him iatothe melody of an officer.
The Prisoner, who was the pienveof.diptress end starer-
lion, in his defence, raid, that Monger made Masao it. He
took the Illhoes from the door and offered to pledge them
with the Gentleman.

Alderman Smith observed, bt never beard of such a bare-
faced robbery, and for which resaua he thought the Prisoner
ought to be cononitted.for trial.

Prisuner—" lust as you like, your Honour."
He was accordingly committed.
Sarah Bores, who was charged on Monday by Thome.
Comber with having defrauded Mr. Addison, of Loidg,ite-
etreet, linen-draper, of silk mercery and linen draproy. to
the amount of 18!. the female Prisoner having rcprei.enti it
to Mr. Coombes, the son-in-law of Mr. Addison, Mao she IR a.
sent by her uncle, Mr. Mennant, of Wiltshire, to select the
goods. On account of the absence of Mr. Coonthea, he be-
ing in Seolland, and Its being uncertain when he would it-
turn to town, the other Prisoner, Comber. wan dim !outgo ,t,
and the female Prisoner kept in custody, for the purview or
giving her into the safe custody of her mother, who she said
resided at Coli brook, in llockiiigliamshire.—(For lie ear-
coostasees of the ease, see this Paper of Tweviaf* a.)
Mr. Ward, an officer belonging to the Cempter said, he
had written to the Prisoper's mother mcmdina to her at...1-lion,
lion, but be had not received coy nosperualasl lea wee afraid
that the story she had told was falita...
Mr. Payne, the clerk to the. delWrnsait, slated, that Mr.
Kingsford, the proprietor of shcSwan with Two Neck* Inn,
who had a chalice 0301. against the Prima/weir eating and
drinking had been with biol, and inftwojilhim that eursie
rime lige, he went down Ev,,comrruok to • the Primoiera
mother, iu hopes efogelting the amount of Ma hill
He found that themotber was a Mg; I feepectabie
but that she wee then selling off her peopprep. brio; radio'. ol
by the misconduct of her *tucker (the iProsonir) who am
not twenty years of
,age; that the mother lied moored to
same other part of that country, where the allagraccial 'Pow-
rind of her daughter would not be known. Ils (Mr Payne;
understood that a Sheriff's 4Nticer was in StiCIIIII4I4CV
take the Prisoner into custody, a writ hewn bent levied
out against her.
Alderman Smitha--44 The Poisoner is brought here on •
criminal charge, we have nothine to do with civil action..
If the Prosecutor does nut produce mfficient evt,unce
fore me to Moonlit the Prisoner, it is not say fault, a‘l4l rot
justice to Mr A.lcliw,si, it is not his, as his chief witness is
Its Scatkaud. Prisoner, I thought to have been able to hate

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