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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-RO USE.

A poor woman, who resides at No. 3, Fan-court,
Bishopsgate, applied to the LORD MAYOR under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—From the applicant's statement it
appeared that she had about three weeks ago lost a beauti-
ful young parrot to which she was greatly attached, and
which had always returned her affection in a way that
showed Polly to be one of the kindest of the feathered
creation. Ever since the departure of the bird she had
been travelling in search of her but without success, until
a day or two ago when, upon passing along Tower-hill, she
recognised the voice of Poll calling out " Charlotte, bring a
pot of beer." Upat,addressing a question in the direction
from which the voice of the parrot issued she was answered
by a peal of welcomes and invitations, which left no doubt
upon her mind as to the identity of the party she was talking
to. The house in which Poll was deposited being respectable,
the applicant humbly represented that she had an acquaint-
ance down stairs to whom she was anxious to be introduced
as soon as possible, as they were old friends, and for the
satisfaction of the lady who owned the house she gave a
description which could not be mistaken. The testimony
as to the plumage and general appearance of the bird was
strengthened by the evidence arising from the conduct of
Poll herself upon beholding her old friend, for nothing
could exceed the rapture of the pretty creature. The door
of the cage, which had been lately purchased for the new
acquaintance, having been opened, Poll impatiently seized
the wire close to the opening with her bill, flew herself out
upon the shoulders of her bosom companion, and chattered
away in a language quite intelligible to her companion but
to nobody else. The only words understood by the wit-
nesses to the same were those which showed that Poll was
a very frequent customer at the public-house, and her low
habits were not considered to be a sufficient criterion of
ownership. The lady of the house admitted at once that
the bird had been presented to her son by a man, into
whose hands it had accidentally fallen, but she refused to
part with Poll unless the separation was authorised by the
Lord Mayor.

The LORD MAYOR—Have you any friends who knew
the bird ?—Applicant—l have brought one with me who
knew the dear creature. Ido assure you, my Lord, that
I have almost cried my eyes out since I lost her, she is so
affectionate.

The LORD MAYOR—You hare no family, I suppose, or
you wouldn't be so fond of a noisy parrot ? Applicant—l
have one daughter, and it is because the lovely bird is so
fond of her, that lam so fond of my Polly. It is to her
Polly calls out, " Charlotte, bring a pot of beer." I sent
handbills round the neighbourhood, offering a reward of 1/.
to any one that would bring her back.
The LORD MAYOR—Why, you can't afford to give away
a pound, my poor woman.
• Applicant—l do speak the truth, my Lord, when I tell
you I'd pawn the bed from under me to get her back ; aye,
I'd pawn the shift off my back for my sweet bird.
A young woman who accompanied the applicant said that
she knew the parrot's voice at once, when Polly called out
from her cage. The poor bird was quite distracted the mo-
ment she was spoken to by her old companion, and that was
the reason she did not speak very plain.
Mr. liobler—No doubt. Very probably joy affected her
articulation.—( Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR desired a policeman named Bradley,
who had humanely inquired into aad ascertained the cause
of the poor woman's grief, to represent what had taken
place at the justice room on the subject, and on Tues-
day the officer brought the parrot in her new cage to the
Mansion-house, and was followed by the son of the new
claimant.

The young gentleman said that his mother suspected
that the claim of the applicant was not a proper one, for
the latter had been seen in conservation with a porter who
had been discharged from the concern, and who no doubt
informed her that the bird had strayed away.
The LORD MAYOR-But your mother is not the ori-
ginal owner of the bird ? The young gentleman—Oh, no ;
we knew that it was a stray bird. The fact is, that it was
flying about the neighbourhood for two or three days be-
fore it was caught, and the men were all trying to get
hold of it.
The LORD MAYOR—But why suppose that it is not this
poor woman's bird ? Grey parrots don't usually fly about
Tower-hill like pigeons, do they ? I've been a long time in
London, and I never observed them in great numbers in

that district.—(Laughter.)
By this time the poor woman bad got up to the cage,
and began to whisper the parrot. The bird in a very In-
distinct way kept up the dialogue, and made a noise which
might pass for the word " Charlotte' three or four times.
The Loan Mavon—She calls to Charlotte ; but says
not a word about the pot of beer, and I think she is per-
fectly right, for she doesn't think she'd get her share of it
amongst all of us.—(Laughter.)
The Applicant—My Lord, she is quite a lady in her
manners, I do assure you. Nobody dares to scratch her
poll but myself. Would pour Lordship direct one of your
clerks to try ?—(Great laughter.) Look here, my Lord.
" Polly, pretty creature."—(Here the applicant moved her
finger up and down the bright neck of the bird, and Poll
was delighted greatly, rubbed her beak to the hand that