The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
The following letter, requesting information on a sub-
ject of considerable importance—the question of the liabi-
lity or non-liability of ships belonging to the port of Lon-
don to be assessed for poor rates, was received yesterday by the
LORD MAYOR:—
" May it please your Lordship—ln respectfully tendering
your Lordship my most grateful thanks for the public notice
your Lordship was pleased to take of my letter of the 4th
instant, soliciting the favour of being informed through your
Lordship, as Conservator of the port of London, whether
there is any privilege or law in existence which exempts the
ships and vessels belonging to the said port from being as-
sessed to the poor rate ? The writer respectfully begs leave
to submit to your Lordship, that from your Lordship's silence
on the point, he has been led to conclude that there is no pri-
vilege or law of exemption from assessment to the poor rate
peculiar to the port of London with respect to the ships and
vessels, the homes of which are in some one or other of the seve-
ral parishes constituting the said port. Consequently they come
under the general law of the realm, and are liable to be as-
sessed to the poor rate, and from whatever cause the rating of
ships belonging to the port of London has fallen into desue-
tude, the legislature, in making provision for the relief of the
poor never intended that the inhabitants of the several pa-
rishes situate on the banks of the River should be subjected
to the expense of providing for the widows and children thrown
upon them through the casualties which are of almost daily
occurrence on the. river (as in the case of the late d.plorable
accident on board the steam-packet Victoria), while the
owners of such property contribute nothing in respect thereof
towards the maintenance of the poor, and the writer enter-
tains far too high an opinion of your Lordship's innate love of
justice to suppose for a moment that your Lordship could
consent to have the industrious classes (of the City of Bristol
for instance) subjected to the payment of the poor-rate out of
their hard earnings, while the opulent owners of the Great
Western steam-ship, realising profits to the amount of 6,0001.
and upwards in less than six weeks, are wholly exempt from
such rate. Yet this is actually the case if the said ship is not
assessed for the relief of the poor.
" That the three trials heard in the Court of King's Bench
(as cited from Shaw's Parish Officer's Guide in my letter of
the 4th inst. ) have decided the question, there can be no
doubt, and the enclosed copy of a letter, received from a most
respectable shipowner, whose sentiments on the subject do so
much honour to the head and heart of the inditer, that the
writer feels a pleasure in submitting it to your Lordship's at-
tention, as of itself an all-sufficient proof of the liability of
ships and vessels to be assessed to the poor-rate ; and Sir
John Campbell, iu his speech in Parliament, on the Church-
rate question, distinctly stated that ships were liable to the
Church-rate. Trusting the above, through your Lordship's
kindness, will draw the attention of the parochial authorities
to this important subject, the writer has the honour to remain
with the greatest respect, your Lordship's most obedient hum-
ble servant,

ROBERT WOOLLETT, Sen.,
" 113, High-street, Woolwich, Sept. 13, 1838.
" To the Lord Mayor of London."
In this letter the following was enclosed :
" Wells, Norfolk, Sept. 9, 1836.
" Sir,—l have yours of the Bth now before me, and in an-
swer as to the liability of vessels paying poor-rates, it is cer-
tain for the last century all at this port have paid such.
" I am a shipowner myself, and about fire years since I con-
sidered the rate in this port required alteration ; not that I
thought it could be altogether removed, nor did I wish it
should. I drew up several cases (or my solicitor did for me.)
and laid them before Mr. Adolphus, whom I consider a very
able Counsellor. He states in direct terms, that all vessels
producing a profit (or supposed to do so) at the port they
belonged to are certainly liable to pay poor-rates ; but
should they be employed in seeking or in any foreign trade,
they are only liable in each quarter they trade to their homes.
You are aware that in any case of a vessel's owners not
residing in the port for which she is registered, she is not liable
to the poor-rate; fishing-boats of twenty tons pay the rate.
I am one of those who wish to pay all liabilities, but to the
utmost to oppose imFsition.—Excuse the haste of
" Yours, respectfully,
" R. PARKER."

The Lord 11ATOR observed, with respect to the reference
of a question of such a nature to him, that the best way
of arriving at the most correct conclusion would be by ap-
plication to a Court of Law. He thought it, however, neces-
sary to state that any new impost upon commerce would be
attended with serious consequences, and that the port dues of
London, in comparison with those of Liverpool, were c,nsi-
dered a crying evil.
For some time the inhabitants of that part of Thames
street, in the immediate neighbourhood of London-bridge,
have been much annoyed, particularly on Sundays, by gangs
of fellows who are employed by the pr: pr'etors of the rival
steamers which ply Iron Landon to Westminster. The
steamers ply from wharfs contiguous to ea-la other, and these
persons to whom we allude are in the habit not only of qu,s-
reling with each other about passengers, but pull and haul fe-
males into their boats. They begin to tau:. for passengers,
even on London-bridge, and it is often the case that a lady
who intends to go by one boat is carried off by main force, and
popped into another, which does not land passengers at the
same side of the water to which she intended to ,go.
Edward Bourne, a touter at one of these wharfs, was
charged by Mr. Wright, the proprietor of the other, with
having committed an assault.
The LORD MAYCR wished to establish a preventative, in this
casa without inflicting a punishment, and he should, therefore,
content himself with requiring the defendant to enter into his
own sureties to keep the peace.
Mr. Wright's solicitor expressed his willingness to enter
into an accommodation, by which the touting system would be
altogether dune away with.
The LORD MAYOR declared that if some regulation; were
not at once made to prevent the repetition of offence, the
Ccurt of Aldermen would most Cartainly take the whole mat-
ter into their hands.

B 01V- S RI ET.
A young man named Gabriel Ilards, a fruit salesman in
James-street, Covent-garden, and who holds the situation of
one of her Majesty's Yeoman of the Guards, was yesterday
placed at the bar on a charge of creating a riot and assaulting
his wife.
Evidence having been gone into, Mr. MissuuLt, would
call
upon the defendant to put in bail, him,elf in 100/., and two
sureties in 501. each, to kerp the peace for the next six
months. The defendant was removed in custody.

lIA7'7'ON- GARDEN.
A lad, sixteen years of age, was charged with having leen
found starving and destitute in the streets yesterday morning,
at an early hour. lie had no friends, and some time ago he
was turned out of St. Luke's workhouse by the overseers.
Mr. ROGERi—Why were you turned out ? Prisoner—
Because the overseers bad an cverhaul.
Mr. RooEns inquired what was meant by an ot'erh,tul ?
Prisoner—They called us all together, and overhauled us,
when they turned me and several bo; s out, telling us that v,o
were strong enough to get our own living, and I have bte3

about the streets ever since, starving, and unable to get any
work.
Inspector Penny, of G division, said that the priscnter wa;
itarvit,,, and had scarce a rag to cover him, when he was
brought to the station-house, when he gave him some food-
The prisoner (crying) was willing to work if he could ge
it to do.
Mr. llor;Eas ordered him a trifle from the poor-box, 256
directed the ofNer to take him to the workhouse.

MARYLEBOIVE.
Yesterday a respectable-hvotting, middle-aged man, narge4
James Baldock, residing' at No. 42, Ernest-street, liege'"lf!
Pa,k, and who described himself` as a surgeon, was chargea
before Mr. Shutt with having wilfully thrust the point of his
umbrella into the eye of a youth, of the .t:ame of Charles Gar..
ton. living at No. 304, Regent-street.
The complainant, whose eye appeared dreadfully inflamed.
about six o'clock on Tuesday evening last, was Passing.
through the Regent's Park, when he observed the defendant
coming towards lion with an umbrella under his lett that
No sooner had he come within reach of complainant,
he suddenly seized the umbrella in his right hand and th."u't
the end of it forward with much violence into his left eye.
the same time exclaiming, " Why the devil don't you mincif
and having said this he passed on without offering the least
assistance. Complainant shrieked out with agony, being
unable to open I,?‘ eye, and several persons soon collected,
from saint of whom he learned where the defendant lived, and
that hn was in the constant habit of amusing himself a 5
he
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walked along by endeavouring to thrust people ey
with his umbrela, which he always carried with him. col:
plainant felt his eye so painful that he rya!! compelled to 313 P 7,
to a surgeon, who, after dressing it, informed him that if had
extremely careful he would lose the use of his eight. lie h
since called at defendant's house, but he had refused to sea
him, sending word by the servant that he was breqVastAinf:,
and could not be disturbed. He was therefore comp..'lle"

take out a warrant against him. by at
James White, a vendor of fruit, who happened to pass 'J., he
the time, knew the defendant well, and that he was in tt_
habit of indulging in the strange propensity of thrusting tiff
point of his umbrella into the face of any person he 11010
meet, and for this reason he was universally shunned by th°s:
who were aware of this peculiar penchant. A man who sweeP-
the crossing in the Park had in a particular manner attracted
the•defenthnt's enmity, and he (witness) had frequently seed
him make a stab at his face in the same way he had acte.
towards the complainant, but happily without doing the P°°-
fellow any injury, who now, in common with witness and otilers.
who were aware of the defendant's vicious habits, got out c'
his way when they saw him coming along. On the afternoot!
in question he watched the defendant making his way throuP,
several ladies, who interrupted his progress, which so irritated
him that he made several thrusts at them with his umbrella to
clear his way, when, shortly afterwards, he met the On.
plainant, who was walking steadily along in a contrary dire!:
tion, when he deliberately seized his umbrella, and thrust...l.'
into the poor fellow's eye, as he had already stated, and wi_.%l
ness had no hesitation in saying that it was done wilfully,

was not from any accident: -
Daniel Dutch, an officer of this establishment, bore witness
to the eccentric conduct of the defendant that morailf;
when he called at his residence to execute the warrant.
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sent down word by the servant that he was at breakfast, 8,.
Wit:
that be would not stir till he had finished his meal.
much difficoy, and after considerable delay, he prevailed upon
him to came forward and meet the charge.
The defendan4 in answer to the charge, said that the bob
was running along ea: essly, and that it was quite by ac
°ll
e' Id,
that the umbrella came in contact with his face. He s
extrenleeY,
notwithstanding it was quite occidental, have felt het[[
happy in proffering his professiontii assistance to the su
if he had requested it.
Mr. SHUTT was of opinion, from the evidence, that it tsasit
wilful and wanton act, and consequently fined the defere-e?
five pounds, and in addition ordered him to find bail. t° -
the peace. and
The defendant almost immediately paid the racTel' with
having entered into the required security, left the otO°
his umbrella under his arm.

UNION-HALL'
A pawnbroker, named Wiles, in the York-road, Kenilinr
ton, was fined 40s. for omitting to give the right address 71n-0;
duplicate of a woman who had pledged an article at ilish9rokor
There was another information against the same pawn— d iu
for not having the rates of profit which he received plsee
ter,
a conspicuous part of his shop. This information, YK,
was dismissed, owing to the informality in the wording n'
WORSHIP-STREET.
A man of the name of Serle was placed at the bar, charge&
with stabbing Thomas Davy. • r
The complainant, about a week ago, was with his siste
Rose-streot, Spitalfields, where the prisoner, who 9to
rounded by a crowd, was brandishing a knife, threaterung_h
stab any one who came near him. In forcing his way thro
the crowd, he made a thrust at the complainant's sister.
complainant interfered, when be received a cut across danger'
in his arm, from the effects of which he was in some dangeo
He was at length overpowered by police constable BroViot
54. The prisoner was committed for trial.
R. URQUHART'S SPIRIT OW THE EAS.-°_,
M
This is a work of no ordinary interest and ability. The resyrue,
will peruse with delight the animated sketch which Mr. `-":
quhart has given of his travels through European Turkel,'
which formed the groundwork of his masterly disquisition on
the manners and institutions of the East, and their influence :r
the moral and political condition of the people. Theo
whic.h the author has formed are the result of ten yell"'
mitting labour in the acquisition of the necessary informatio
for judging of the countries which he describes. During itrbe ;if
period, unoccupied with any other pursuit, his time wagesnt 11 -
devoted to investigation in detail, or to general stui icoss4
terally bearing on the laws, history, commerce, politica
of
diplomatic position of the East, and more particulargtea
Turkey. The result is a body of information peculiarlY 'bate
to arrest the attention of every contemplative mind.
donian Mercury. artier
°Piu"::.re;
The melancholy wreck of the Forfarshire ste
men,
will lead, we trust, to a very desirable result—the
of officers at the various ports from which steam
theirof &-
for the purpose of constantly examining the state o.
astie,
gives. At London, Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, Nscion_a,
Glasgow, Edinburgh, &c., such officers ought to be stat ;ere
It is useless to cavil about the expense—ivhat can it bae;_t„ of
it ten times the estimate, in comparison with the s "
those who travel in steam vessels ? So many of these:rof
dents have recently occurred, that it has become indispe
necessary to adopt some means for their prevention.
deep Constitutional.

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stated in ounces and cliiej
TheL weightA LADIES' EgivSen'
byß cEomSparTirannGwiifOth LtheDweiaCht Hof 41.0vereigg,,
being more easily referred to h
The quality
into articles of this description.
of the gold is warranted equal to any that is squi.
Price of the Cable Pattern, or Matted Ring Pattern ir, clO,
£ s. d.
Same weight as 3 sovs. 4 4 0 Same weight as 6 sovs• 1,, ; o
Ditto as 4 sovs. 55 0 Ditto as 7 Ws. 0„ 0
Ditto as 5 sovs. 66 0 Ditto 9
as 8 soil. rover
The following Patterns are One Guinea dearer than the go
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but cannot be made lighter than the weight of Six SoveresiFfl_.,o,
The Cage Pattern. The Chinese P tree,'
The Ring and Bar Pattern. I The Victoria Pat' 0
THE NEW FLAT GOLD WATCHES.. £7 1
The price in gold cases, with vertical movements ...... .•
Ditto, with well-finished horizontal movement, in double- 0
bottomed engine-turned case, jewelled, silver dial, 9
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Working Silversmith and Je weller, 47, Cornhill, '
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Carcw St.. John Mildmay, of a daughter.
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Palace, the lady of Colonel Sir James Reynett, of a daug
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Barnett, Esq., to Emily Anne, fourth daughter of Übe., . „0,
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