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London, England, 1838-07-13 00:00:00

jvIP,IV COURT.

Several cases of minor imp having been disposed of
the Recorder proceeded to pass ,114 c fo!lo►eing sentences on the
prisoners convicted during the Sessiu'.''Z :
To be Transported for Fifteen Years—fames Wellesley and
Mary Jackson.
For Ten Years—J. Stewart, Thomas Jones, Charles Nor-
man, George Wells, James Curling, and J. Lefev;e•
For Seven Years—Robert-Angel, Mary Angel (Lis wife),
Ann Taylor, Isabella Adams, Ann Brenan, J. Wellior, J.
Clarke, J. Kelly, George Williams, W. Howard, J. Scott,
James Milian, J. Mitchell, and James Payne.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. Barlow Moore, a gentleman who resides at Greenhithe,
applied to the Lord Mayor for his Lordship': advice and assist-
anee under the following very remarkable circumeances
He !.ad resided three years at Greenhithe, where he was
perfectly yell known, and having been many years in the
habit of yache sailing, be continued that amusement on the
Thames, and, uettil very lately, without molestation. Lat-
terly, however, he (experienced treatment of which his Lord-
ship would find he hau some reason to complain. That treat-
ment commenced when the took into his employment a man of
the name of Pleyel, who heed been recommended to him as a
Sperson of excellent character, '.sober, honest, and industrious ;
and certainly the man's conduct teerfectly corresponded with
that description in every respect. soon as Pleyel began
to work the yacht the coast-guard stationt'd in the neighbour-
hood showed every disposition to give annevance. The en-
tered the vessel when he (Mr. Moore) had pa,ties of ladies
and gentleman on board, and rummaged the cabin, :end acted
in such a manner at other times as could not admit' of the
slightest justification.
The LORD MAYOR—AIIow me to ask you whether they
had ever found any contraband goods on hoard ?
Mr. Moore—Never.
The LORD MAYOR—Have you represented the circumstances
to the superintendent?
Mr. Moore had remonstrated with the superintendent, as
his Lordship should hear. When he found that the annoyance
had become a regular system he considered it Iris duty to go
to Mr. Tucker, the superintendent of the coast-guarel, and to
state the particulars, and he asked the superintendent why
he had been made the object of such an infliction, as no one
could imagine that he was engaged in smuggling transactione.
To his expostulation Mr. Tucker gave a very explicit answer,
from which it appeared that an information had been lodged
against Pleyel, his new servant, as a person suspeeted of con-
traband dealing. To that accusation he replied that although
Pleyel relight have been suspected there was no reason for
supposing-that the owner of the yacht was implicated in any
offence of such a nature, and he certainly clel not consider
that he was bound to dismiss the man from his service upon
such a representation. The superintendent appeared satisfied
with the observations made upon the ocsAsion, and he (Mr.
M. ) imagined that the molestation was entirely at an end. He was
mistaken. On Wednesday he and a friend and Pleyel started
on a cruise in the yacht, and sailed down the river with an
ebb tide at a quick rate. The yacht had proceeded some
distance when he heard a rapid discharge of musket firing.
He could see no beat, and had no idea what could have
been the cause of the discharge, as he could not suppose
that persons could be engaged in shooing birds in sueh a
place; but it was well known that balls were capable of
being thrown by rifles to an immense distance. He and his
friend went down to breakfast, leaving the man at the helm,
and on their return to the deck his friend took the
helm, but was not long on that post wjeete he heard
a whiz and a report immediately follow. The whizzing
and firing continued, and he and his friend and man,
seeing that the water was splashed by the bullets which were
whizzing about the yacht and her sails, lay down, apprehen-
sive that mischief was doubtless intended to them. As many
vessels were coming up the river, and the yacht made coiesi-
d2rable way, the firing- gradually abated, and, upon raising
his head, and looking round, he saw a whine galley, which he
knew belonged to the coast guard, in chase of :he yacht. He
might have doubled sail, and been out of reach in a very short
time ; but he proceeded at the same rate, whici; was too
quick to be overteken by the galley. Having notte!ng to
conceal or to evade, he determined to go to the next station
the yacht approached to challenge investigation ; and ho
acted accordingly. Nu notice, however, was taken of the
challenge, although ho lay to for the purpose; and he re-
turned to the station from which the firing had proceeded,
and observing the white galley which had some time before
followed the yacht, he bore down upon it. Immediately upon
reaching the galley two rough fellows jumped upon the deck
of the yacht, and said, " Why didn't you heave-to this morn-
ing when we hailed you?" " Hailed us ! You didn't hail us,"
replied he ( Mr. Moore). " Yes, we did, though," said the
coast guard ; " and we fired too." Oh, it was you that fired,"
said Mr. Moe° ; " and what did you fire—blank charge ?"
We fired one blank charge, and the rest were bullets," an-
swered the cor.st guard. "And you tried to hit me?" re-
joined Mr. Mc ore. "Yes, we did," said the coast guard,
certainly." From the statement of the chief officer of the
galley it appeared that Mr. Tucker, the superintendent, sew
the galley firing upon the yacht. Now he (Mr. Moore) would
ask whether there could have been anything in the circum-
stances he had detailed to justify the attack made upon the
lives of his friend, his man, and himself ?
The LORD MAYOR—You have stated a case which appears
to me to be most atrocious. I never heard of an instance in
which there was a greater recklessness of the lives of our
fello creature;
Mr. Moore—lf, upon coming upon a vessel, the coast
guard were resisted, they arc armed with the power to meet
1...,rce with force, hut.thtsw are not authorised to be aggressors.
The LORD MAYOR-151c1 the;- examine your vessel at all ?
Mr. Moore—No. I requested.that the Lieutenant (Parker)
would search her, but not murder us. He did not attempt to
justify tire men in firing upon tr,. but said that they had a
right to fire after they had hoisted tkcir flag.
The LORD MAYOR—Do you suppose! that you were ire.d
upon by order of Mr. Tucker? Air. Me" ore--I de think so ;
for Lieutenant Parker told nee that Mr. Tucker was at the
station, snd saw the boat firing upon us.
The LORD eleecie—lt is quite inexplicable the se mon-
strous an abuse should for a moment be thought of.
Mr. Moore—lt is of tho extent to which these annoyances
arc carried I complain, and I know it is all pointed at Pleyel,
in order to get him discharged.
The LORD MAYOR—You must immediately memorialize"
the Commissioners of Customs, by whom the coast guard are,
I believe, appointed.
Mr. Moore—lt is all done to induce me to discharge Pleyel,
to drive the poor man from my service. But lam deter-
mined to protect him. I shall protect him, not in the spirit of
opposition to these authorities, but because I believe him to
be a persecuted man.
The Loan MAYOR—Sir, your straightforward, manly, and
humane conduct does you infinite honour. lam glad that you
have applied to me, as I am pereuaded that the public will be
made acquainted with the facts, independently of the justice
which will be dealt by the Commissioners of Customs.

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MEZEREON BERRIES.—Ou Saturday last, Wil-
ham Henry Mitchell, a fine promising bay of four years of age, residing
in Gifford Park, Edinburgh, ate a quantity of the berries of the red
Mczcreon (the Daphne Mezereen of botanists,) from a bush growing in
one of the plots of garden ground in Rankelllor-street. He was soon
afterwards taken ill, and although the best medical assistance was pro-
cured, he died on Monday. The poisonous qualities of the berries or
this shrub are universally recognised by botanists; and it has been
long known that they have proi ed destructive to the lives of various
animals feeding oil them.—Edinburgh Paper.

The Coronation, which a few days since served to
tlsdden the futurz., now dignifies the past : and the pleasures of hope
exchangedarc who witnessed its pageantry
will probably
their
re fmemor y They . s
of
it
become more august as it re.
fi fornd
cedes into the distance of time; for then whatever tended to lessen its
impression will be forgotten, and the imagination left free to beautify
waii_itclornings of its own.—Chcltenhanz Chronicle.

We learn that the Estates of Holland have declared
themselves. favourable to the project for draining the Lake of Haarlem,
antl, considering the importance of such an undertaking, have grouted
the sum of 60,0001. per annum for ten years, each of the two parts of
the province (North and South Holland) to contribute ey❑aily.

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