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London, England, 1841-08-23 00:00:00

Mr. JARDINI said he must adopt the usual course in
such cases, and fine the defendant ss.
The defendant immediately paid the fine, and after
expressing thanks to the police for the care they had
taken of him, begged leave to put a sovereign into the
Poor-box.
Several other Conservatives, who had been to the
dinner, and " taken too much wine " after, were fined
ss. for being drunk ; and thus ended the Grand Conser-
vative Festival at Drury-lane Theatre.

HATTON-GARDEN.
A wealthy and eccentric old gentleman, named Green,
ving in Bagnigge Wells-road, appeared before Mr.
COMBE, at the instance of Messrs. Hellis and Stevens,
overseers of the parish of Clerkenwell, to show cause
why he refused to maintain three of his grandchildren,
of the respective ages of two, five, and seven years.
Mr. Selby, the vestry clerk, said the three children
were unfortunately orphans and paupers in the work-
house of the parish he represented, and that, under the
New Poor-law, a grandfather, in the circumstances of
the defendant, was bound to maintain them. In answer
to a question put by the Magistrate, Mr. Selby stated
that the cost of maintaining the children was 13s. 6d. a
week. The defendant had made an offer to pay four
shillings a week, which they had, of course, declined.
Defendant declared that he was unable to pay more ;
but Mr. Paris, n guardian, said that he knew the defend-
ant to be a very rich man. lie was formerly proprietor
of the Merlin's Cave, which he sold for 2,0001.
Defendant—But it is well known that I paid all that
money away.
Mr. Paris-.—l don't believe it ; but I know that you
have built several large houses in the Bagnigge Wells-road.
Defendant—You can't say they are not encumbered.
Mr. Paris said he was satisfied they were not, and
strongly censured the conduct of the defendant in aban-
doning the poor children, who were deprived by death of
their natural protectors.
lam 70 years of age, said the defendant, and have
worked hard for the property ; I can't live long, but let
me enjoy it while lam here. I'll pay ss. a week.
Mr. COMBE said, that, unless the defendant could prove
himself not a wealthy man, he should insist on a larger
sum.

On the suggestion of Mr. Paris, that the case should
be adjourned for a week, in order to enable the defendant
to make an offer which the parish could accept, the de-
fendant said, " Well, 'l'll spring another sixpence."
Mr. COMBE thought it better to adjourn the case. He
thought the proposition fair, but at the same time inti-
mated to the defendant that if the case came before him
again, he must be prepared to " spring " a great deal
more. But what say you (said the worthy Magistrate),
will you take the children out of the workhouse ? De-
fendant lifting up his stick, and hobbling out of the
office)—No, indeed, I won't.—Case adjourned.
Two young men, named Tucker and Perkins, were re-
examined, charged with stealing in the dwelling-house
of J. Hawthorn, Esq., of Holborn, between 901. and
1001., and other property. The first-named prisoner
was formerly a very confidential servant of the prosecu-
tor's, whose cash accounts he.principally managed ; but
for some irregularities he was discharged a month back.
The other prisoner was likewise in the employ of Mr.
Hawthorn, up to the time of the discovery of the rob-
bery, which took place last Sunday. On the return of
Mr. Hawthorn and his mother from afternoon divine ser-
vice, a box containing the money Was missed, and the
man Tucker coming into the house shortly afterwards;
he was questioned on the subject, and he insinuated that
the female servant, with some accomplice, had commit-
ted the depredation. The police were called in, and on
a strict search being made, Tucker and the cash-box
were found on the roof of the house adjacent to Mr.
Hawthorn's. The only evidence at all affecting Perkins is,
that on the same day he was seen near the prosecu-
tor's in company of the other prisoner, and it is pre-
sumed that he let him into the premises to commit the
robbery. The prisoners were fully committed.
A healthy-looking woman, 36 years of age, complained
to Mr. Combo that Messrs. Stevens and Hellis, the over-
seers of Clerkenwell, had refused her relief.
Mr. COMBE—I don't believe you ; those gentlemen
are ever ready to afford assistance to an unfortunate
creature. I shall hear what they have to say about you.
The above gentlemen at the request of the worthy
Magistrate attended, and in answer to them the ap-
plicant admitted that a 41b. loaf had been offered to her
by them.
Mr. Hellis—She wanted besides the loaf, 3s. 6d., and
myself; and Mr. Stevens knowing her to be a depraved
and abandoned character, refused to give her money to
spend in a gin-shop. She was a pauper by choice and
would ever be one.
Mr.
,Coll.ll3E—You did perfectly right. You are not
bound to give money to such a character.
The overseers then said that the applicant had got a
notion into her head that she was to have the parish
money, because she saw several females most liberally
relieved by them on that day. Many very distressing
cases had come before them, but none more deserving
of sympathy than that of a poor woman named Con•
field, whose husband was killed in an affray at Clerken-
well a few weeks ago, by a publican living in Allen •
street, who is now in Newgate awaiting his trial for that
offence. That poor creature with five fatherless chil-
dren, had applied to them for assistance, and not being
under the control of the Poor-law Commissioners, they
(the overseers) had, in their discretion, chosen to allow
her Bs. a week, and 161 b. of bread. They were in hopes
of doing more for her, for while in office they were de-
termined to give every protection to the widow and fa-
therless, and give no encouragement to such an able-
bodied person as the applicant, who was well able, bus
too lazy, to work for her living.
Mr. COME said the overseers had behaved to her bet-
ter than she deserved, and told her to accept thankfully
whatever was offered to her again.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
William Thomas, alias Randall, was charged With
having committed several burglaries in the neighbour-
hood of Pimlico and Chelsea.

The first charge was that of the Rev. G. Brown, No.
Gs, Sloane-street, whose house had been broken into on_
the 6th inst. It appeared ifiat when the maid-servant
came down stairs on the following morning she found
the lower staircase window Open, the parlour in a state
of confusion, several boxes broken open, a pair of silver
candlesticks tied up ready to take away, and a pair of
coarse man's shoes lying near the fireplace. She called
her master, who discovered that the door of his study
had been forced, the books disturbed, and his desk and
all the boxes in tht room broken open ; he missed a pair •
of cloth boots, two gold seals, a hat, a gold ring, a box
containing 25 bronze medals, commemorative of the
victories of Wellington, and other articles. An exami-
nation of the premises proved that an endeavour had
been made to obtain an entrance through a skylight, but
the opening was too small, and therefore the staircase
window had been resorted to. The police received
information which induced them to apprehend the pri-
soner, who was found in bed with a girl at No. 9, in the
Almonry ; he had the box of medals in hiz pocket and also
a duplicate for the hat; at the side of the bed were the
cloth boots, andinadrawer a broken chisel, which exactly
fitted the marks upon the Window, &c., of the prosecu-
tor's house.

The prisoner made no defence., and was fully com-
mitted on this charge.
Mr. Simeon. OJwell, landlord of the High House,
Wooden .bridge, Chelsea, then preferred a charge against
him for secreting himself in • his house, and afterwards
burglariously breaking out of it.
By the evidence it was Shown that on Sunday night
the prisoner went to the house and stayed there till
twelve o'clock, when he went to the water-closet, but
being a long time absent, the pot-boy went to see what
he was about, and found him examining the back-door.
ITe was turned Out of the house, but contrived instantly
to obtain an entrance at the rear, and concealed himself
in the kitchen until every one had retired, when he
fbreed open the bar, stole the money from the till, which
Was in a canvass bag, and effected a retreat unseen. Un-
luckily for the prisoner the canvass bag was found upon
him, and in his room the pot-boy's cap, which he had
inadvertently taken instead of his own. He was also
fully committed on this charge.
There were three other cases against him, but the
parties not being in attendance they were not pro-
ceeded with.

KENSINGTON POLICk.' COURT.
CARDIGAN'S BLACK BOTTLES.--011 Saturday William
Bennett, a private of the 11th „Hussars, or Prince Albert's
Own, was brought before G. Clive, Esq., the Sitting

Vines, and also the horse, and he thought there was nc
loubt as to the identity, but the difficulty was, it had
seen stolen so long ago, and it appeared that the animal
lad passed through different hands.
Mr. Wadsworth said he could on Tuesday next pro-
luce the person he bought the horse of, and other wit-
lesses to prove his ownership.
A summons was ordered to be served on Mr. Vines,
-Or him to show cause, and the matter was postponed
to Friday next.

1 BOW-STREET.
Mr. W. Ward, late M.P. for the City, was charged by
policeman 140 F. with having indecently exposed him-
;elf. The complainant stated that about twelve o'clock
m Friday night he saw the defendant against alamp-
"Jost, in Bedford-street, Covent-garden. Some females,
Nho were passing, called witness's attention to the de-
'endant, and on witness remonstrating with him on the
inpropriety of his conduct he called him an impudent
vagabond, and said, " Do you know you are addressing
t. gentleman ?" upon which he took him to-the station-
!louse, where he was afterwards admitted to bail.
Mr. Ward, in reply to the charge, said he had been to
the Westminster Conservative dinner, in Drury-lane
Theatre, and that when he left (having been there seve-
ral hours) he was overcome by a pressing case of nature;
chat he went to the most retired spot he could find, when
the policeman came up, charged him with indecently ex-
posing himself, and said that his conduct was disgrace-
ul. He made use of other insulting observations, and
then took him (defendant) to the station-house, where
he was told he might depart, but he declared that he
would have the complainant's conduct investigated,
and for that purpose had now appeared before the bench
in pursuance of his recognizances. There were two me-
dical gentlemen present to prove that he laboured under
a complaint which rendered a call of nature such as that
he had alluded to particularly painful, and even dan-
gerous, unless immediately attended to. He declared on
his honour as a gentleman, that there were no females,
or any other persons in the street at the time the com-
plainant took him into custody.
Mr. JARDINE said be did not think there was the
slightest ground for the charge that had been made
against the defendant, and the case was therefore dis-
missed.

Mr. Ward thereupon left the Court.
Mr. Hugh Barton, said to be a banker, was charged
with being drunk in the streets, and incapable of taking
care of himself.

The defendant did not deny the chargo, but urged in
excuse that he also had been to the Drury-lane Dinner,
and taken too much wine.
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