The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-27 00:00:00

POLICE.

" GUILDHALL: —A person who bore every 'appear-
ance of a Lady itisil,treSs applied to the..Sittiog ;Ma-.
giStrate ter Such aid as might enable her to reach her
parish, where she might receive that relief to which
the poor laws, of the
"country entitled her. - -
She stated herself "to be the widow of a Surgeon
in a Militia regiment, who died some years ago—
that she tad two sons sery ing_their country in the
Navy—and that she now felt herself reduced to the
necessity of solicititt tertietaary assistance, to enable
her to pass down to her parish in the country.
The worthy Alderman (NEI.vNI-IA)1) regretted that
the poor laws were stich, that he could trot grant the
apiAicant a pass, unless she submitted to a species of
contitement, from which, probably, her feelings.
might revolt ; he meant confinement fur seven days
in Bridewell, which formed the only legal transfer
-to a parish.
The Lady shrunk back from such an 'ordeal.
But, on the worthy Aldernian's explaining to her
that such Was the only legal way in which she could
.get a passport to her pariShi that there -were no
funds in that Court applicable to such a purpose ;
and even if he (the Alderman) should supply such
funds out of his own pocket, that the Overseers of
the parish would not be bound to receive her, unless
passed in the regular and only legal manner ; while
at the same time he assured her that the dread at
tabbed to the name "-Bridewell," was purely
ima-
ginary that it was one which in such a case im-
plied nothing of punishment or imprisonment, but
that she should be treated with every indulgence her
situation might require, she reludantly submitted to
the only mode of obtaining relief.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET..-..YeSterday a journey-/
man baker, of the name of Blason, was charged
with making what is called dead men ; that is,
.charging the customers with a greater,, number of
loaves than he had served them with. The Magi-
strate'stated, that, by a recent A•Et of. Parliament, a
person convicted of such an offence, al that imppted
to the Prisoner; would be liable to transpOrtation, if
his -master thereby was defrauded. Upon the pri-
soner expressing some contrition for what had passed,
and agreeing to pay his Master for tie value of the
loaves deficient, the Master forbore 'to prosecute.
- QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday Joseph Waters, the
driver of a Greenwich stage-coach, appeared to an-
swer to a charge preferred against him by Mr. Bax-
ter, coachmaker, in Long Acre, who stated, that,
'AA Thursday. evening, as he was its company with
Mrs. Baxter, returning home along Westminster-
bridge, the prisoner was driving at a furious rate,
and notwithstanding he was on the wrong side of
the Rm.', and cautioned. by the pro-tectitor to keep
off, ,wantonly drove against him with such force,
that his carriage must inevitably have been over-
turned, had it not been for the curb-stone and the
assistance of the foot passengers. Several Gentle-
Men likewise clearly substantiated the above fact.
_Mr. FIELDING, the Magistrate; recommended that
the prisoner should be prosecuted as a public exanuele,
to which the prosecutor readily acceded,. and the
Fisoner was held to bail to answer the complaint at
the next'.o.uartcr Sessions.
' MANSION Houss.---YeSterday 117 m. G. Townsend
was charged with having -a quantity of soap and
sugar in his po'ssession, and not being able to account
in what manner he became possessed of it.
Waiowright, a constable, stated, that at 12
o'clock, on Sunday, during divine service, he stopped
the prisoner opposite to .Great Allhallow's church
with a bag.
.0n examining it he found it contained
aix bars of soap and about a quarter of cwt. -of brown
sugar. The Prisoner being asked how he came by
it, first said a fireman gave it to hitn;aiid afterwards
said a Gentlecnait gave it to him to carry to Pep 7
per-alley Stairs. Witness then took him into custo;-
dy, and on' searehing him, found a silver watch, a
banchof keyS, a knife, and four toll tickets.
'l'-he Prisoner in his defence, said, he was a la-
bourer, had been ii the country harvesting, and
cattle to town last week ; he lived with his brother,
who worked at a. broom-manufadory. His -name,
he said, was Holmes ; they were by the same
mother, bUt not 'the same father. He went on
Sunday morning to see the ruins of Covent Garden
theatre, and on his refuels a man who was standing
at the door of a wine-vault, asked him to•-carry the
bag to Pepper-alley-stairs, and-he would give him a
shilling, and if the prisoner was there-rst, to wait
for him. He did not know what the bag contain-
ed, until the Constable stopped hiros—rhad not
been a.carter.
On his being asked how he' came by the toll-
tickets ? he said he drove a -cart one day last week,
for. a young man, and he received the tickets, but
he did not know who the young man
,was, nor the
o-,:vner of the cart. On his being asked if he had
any one to speak to his character, be answered that
his brother and, sister were present for that purpose.
They were examitted separately.
The brOth:l stated his name was John Adley.; be
had been a butcher, bat now worked at a broom-
manufaciory ; tiiat he was a housekeeper for ten
years in the Botough ; he had a wife and three chil-
dren. The Prisoner's name, he believed, was
To‘s, nsend, and he also believed he was his brother;
they had the' same mother, but" not the same father.
1-1, had a sister, who kept a shop in -,Pepper-alley.—
He' believed' tile ismer had been working at the
tiartiest, because be told him so. The prisoner had
been employed as a carter to a -Mr.:Y./slier, about
four mon tits since, bout ‘.% hich time he,ittad not seen
until this morning, at the eompter.. The pri-
soner thid nor been at his house last Week.
The sister was then called in,- and.sta:ed, that her
name was Sarah Cit eve, hey husband v, as a water-
man, and she lived in Pepper-alley; the Prisoner
came to toWn about ten days ago ; -be said he, had
been to work-at tie harvest : last Sunday week she
and the prisoner w nt to the house of the last wit-
ness; where-they s..w him, and they spent the even-
ing together; did net ret.vlle& the -Christian name
of the last witness, although he waTher brother, but
believed it was John; the priq:itter s:ept at her house
0.1 Friday night la,t.; she kept a mangle rdid not
6211 sugar or soap ; sold apples and t, ys.; did notcx-
-Ic-.s:t the pri,,,;.,r would bring het' either sugar or

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