The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-17 00:00:00

HATTON:GARDEI -.(THIS

EFFECT OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE /CT
oN
LOCAL Jut-mit:own°Ns.—An application was
made to
Mr. GREENWOOD, on the part of the inhabitants ei the
Liberty of Glasshouse-yard, to swear in certain Pea's"'
as constables for the liberty, who had been chose.% to
discharge that office by the inhabitants in Vestry ar
sembled. It appeared from the statement of the apPl'"
cants, that the Metropolitan Police, although they loo-
trolledGoswell.street and a part of Charter-house-squa re,
never entered the liberty of the Glasshouse-yard, which
consisted of ninety houses, and that the inhabitants were
left solely to the protection of their own constables.
In a subsequent part of the day, Mr. Inspector Pen*,
who was then in attendance, was asked if such were the
case, to which he replied that he understood that when
the Metropolitan Police force was first established
they regularly patrolled the liberty of Glatsbouse-•
yard, but that the inhabitants having refused t°
pay any police-rate—they bad been withdrawn.
why
a GREENWOOD said he did not understand' vco
a parish, by refusing to pay_ the rate, should have
police
power of withdrawing 'itself altogether from Poli.lc,,
'"
inspection. The words of the Act were ,io ‘-`l's
mind conclusive, and the intention of the r)e-
gislation evidently was to swallow up all *these
petty jurisdictions in the jurisdiction of the rdetr°Pe.
litau Police Commissioners ; he should therefore deelieide
swearing in the constables, unless the applicants s.h°l e
show cause why they should be exempted front Vci
operation of the Act, and referred them to the re"
Commissioners, who alone had the power to act., of
No JUSTICE FOR FINCHLEY.—An inhabitant
Finchley applied to Mr. Greenwood for a surfirn°%
against an individual who had illegally detained sotol.
cloth. The applicant stated that the Magistratesb°o
Finchley bad refused to grant him a summons, on
ground that by the New Police Act Finchley was 17:
eluded in the metropolitan district, and that 006
quently they had no longer any jurisdiction.
Mr. GREENWOOD.—Do the metropolitan police I'
trol Finchley ?
An Inspector.—No Sir.
Mr. GREENWOOD.—Then until it is included.i
some district, I cannot interfere, as 1 do not consider
I have any jurisdiction.

MARCOROU-GH:STREET.

(THIS DAY.)

THE BONNET NUISANCE.--Mrs. Ann Mumforth
ulfr
respectable married woman, was charged with assai
ing Mrs. Mary Bond, the wife of a respectable tra"eofr
man, living in the I3orough, and tearing her bonnet
her head, in the pit of the Haymarket Theatre. the
The complainant stated that she was sitting by be
side of her husband, and as the curtain drew up for "of
commencement of the performance there was a cry
" Take off your bonnets," of which she took no notice,
as several females were sitting in front of he.
a at's
continued to wear theirs, when the defendant, vib°,_ vv„ke
behind her, rudely grasped hold of her bonnet. "
n a part of the crown, and tore it off her bead.
ken
"
offyour bonnet ; all persons like to see at play. bat
Complainant—She never asked me to do, s°,Mr. LONG—WeII, but you might as well have P
clawed it off at once. Mr. LONG—I think the defendant has been p unisked
quite enough by being locked up
charge her. - all night, and 1 dis.