The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-25 00:00:00

CITY POLICE.

Amongst the documents laid before the present Lord
Mayor on Saturday, was a return of the number of per-
sons who were taken before the late Lord Mayor, on va-
rious charges during his Mayoralty, and also a return of
the number of persons taken before the Sitting Meer
trates at Guildhall, during the same period.
The following sic the total numbers of prisoners from
Nov. 9, 1820, to Nov. 9. 1821: •
At the Mansion House 1755
At Guildhall 9575

being a majority of 818 more prisoners taken in the Guild-
hall district, w hick includes the North West half of the
City, than in the South East division of the City.
There are row 40 police-officers on the e►tablishment
of the city, whose business is to patrol the streets day
and night. The night patrol go on duty in the evening,
and remain until ten in the morning, when they aro re.
lieved by the day patrol, who continue on duty the remain-
der of the day. Each of the principal streets is patrolled
by four officers. Others watch different stations at the
directions of the Marshals.
It having been observed by the late Lord Mayor that
most of the burglaries committed during his Mayoralty
were committed in by streets, and just at the hour the
watch going off, his Lordship had eight men of activity
and long experience as special constables sworn in, in
addition to the then establishment, for the purpose of
keeping a look-out in certain quay term of the city at the
hour of the departure of the watch and afterwards.
The follow ing are tha number of prisoners brought be-
fore the Magistrates of the city, on varions charges, from
assault to felony, during the several Mayoralties front the
!list of
Alderman Wood, in 1816 4710
Second Mayoralty, 1817 60114
Alderman C. Smith ....... Ihoo
Alderman Atkin5.......... 4414
Alderman Bridges ......4612
Alderman Thorp ...........4348
The following account of the relief given in cases of an
nrgent nature, luring the Mayoralty just terminated, will
enable the citizens to form some idea of the duties of
these Chief Magistrates, and of the charity dispensed front
the Mansion-house :
N tier of persons sent to the hospital 1134
Of whom were clothed... lBl

iagrants brought into custody..... 628
01 whom were passed....
Two hundred and six were brought at the same tints
before the Magissrates at Guildhall, who passed 130.
In many of the above cases pecuniary relief was given,
and in many cases of a particular nature, the passage
home by waggon paid.

On Monday last the Recorder made a report to bit Ma-
jetty in Council of the prisoners who were capitally convicted
at the October sessions, when the following were ordered fur
execution on Tuesday the ‘47th instant :
Ann Non is, fur a roblwry in a dwelling house, attended
with violence.—Amoy Steele fur a like offence.
Samuel flay as, d, for a burglary at Souser's town.
Joseph South, for uttering a forged 101. note, and
John Jacobs for a highway rubbery at White ipe Is
attended with violence.
Eleseu also capitally convicted at the same sessions were
respited during hi, Majesty's pleasure.

EXECUTIOW.—thi Friday the 16th inst. Gee. Thom,
convicted at the last circuit court of justiciary, of mu►der-
iug by poison William Nlitchell, his brother-in•law,
residing at Burnside, iii the parish of Keig, suffered the
awful and ignominious punishment due to his crime, in
front of the gaol of Aberdeen. The circumstance of this
extraordinary and atrocious case were of an aggravated
nature, and attracted the attention of the public in an or-
dinar), degree, so as to leave an impression not readily to
be effaced, it is, therefore,doubiless in the recollection
of our readers, that Thom al icatipted the destruction of a
whole family, with which he had lately connected him-
self by marriage, in order to get the money, and other
property of which he knew them to be possessed, or to
which the branches of the family had recently succeeded.
To effect this horrible purpose, he found means of intro.
ducing poison into their viettiz.ls, in consequence of
which William, the yoonger brother, alter great suffering,
died: while the other brother-in-law, and twu sisters,
who gave evidence on the trial, after being reduced to a
state of pain and debility, under which nary still labour,
were merely saved front falling also ‘ictints to the ruth-
less design of their unworthy relative, by the accidental
circumstance of having ate sparingly of the poisoned food,
an that medical aid, though toe resoried to, was so lar
effectual in bringingabout their record v.
On Saturday evening last a most daring robbery was
committed between lighatit and Statues, oil the person
of a poor out woman, named Carey, nea►ly to years of
age. The villain on meeting her gave her a violent blow
with his fist, knocked her down, and drew her into a
field ; he then !tripped her, and !eft her for dedd.—
Through the exei nous of Mr. James B .ulster, of Eg-
ham, the villain was taken, and has been fitly Commit-
ted to Ilorsemonget-lane lor trial. The ;roor woman
lay from halt-pas- six till ilai-1,1,1 two on the Sunday
morning, and if it had not been for a road waggon piss•
ins at that time, she must have liefisl:tql.
The imprisonment to which Stem, the butcher in
PilltilCU, was sentenced fur an attempt to kill his wife,
expired on Monday morning.

" 14.

4

-f

J. SIVEWRIGHT- recommend to the
tJ • Notice of their Friends and the Politic the Small
eventual Cost at which they can have Tickets ;or Shares
tot the Chance of the Next Day's Drawing, the 11th
I). cember, when the First Drawn Poise is sure to have
an extra Sinn ofs,ond! The Wheel is very Rich, con-
taining a Grand Pi ize of
L:30,000 MONEY !

3 of £,5000
ALL 'MOVEY.—The Cost el a Ticket is £24 IS 0 and
may have back £22 IS 0. A Sixteenth £1 II 0 and
tray have hack Li 10 0 if a Small Plize, a Blank, or bn-
dr.%%o. They have only to remind thew of their late anc-
ee‘s in Pelting Prlres of itoooo, .£2),000, L 21,000 and
NU the £90,000 1'14(.5 in one Lottery. N 0.47, Cot
1 , Bunions ; and :sB, Haymarket.