The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-16 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

One of the parish officers of St. Paul's, Covent-
garden, yesterday appeared at this office for the pur-
pose of contradicting a part of the report of the evi-
dence alleged to have been given by Mr. Walker, a
churchwarden of the above parish, taken before H.
G. Codd, Esq., with regard to the operation of the
poor laws in the metropolis. The report in question
appeared at page 108, Appendix A.
Mr. Walker was there made to state that, not long
before, a woman named Haggarty, belonging to the
parish of St. Pancras, found her way into the parish
of St. Paul's when near her confinement. The parish
officers, being desirous of removing her to her own
parish, conveyed her to Bow-street, where, however,
they found only one magistrate (Mr. Minshull) sitting,
who, the usual office hours having already passed, was
about to leave. Upon the circumstances of the case
being explained to him, however, he consented to re-
!min until the attendance of a second magistrate should
be obtained, the signatures of two magistrates being
necessary for the purpose required. After some diffi-
culty, a county magistrate was prevailed upon to pro-
ceed to the office, for whom, from his age and infir-
mity, it was necessary to obtain a hackney coach. The
paragraph went on to state that, after the order of re-
moval was made, the fare of both magistrates was paid
to their homes, thus putting the parish to an expense
of five or six shillings. He (the applicant) was autho-
rized to state, that that part of the evidence wherein
Mr. Walker was represented to say that the fares of
" both" magistrates were paid, was incorrect, as the
coach-hire for the county magistrate only was paid,
Mr. Minshull positively refusing to ride home at the
expense of the parish. He felt it his duty to Mr.
Minshull to make this statement, as that gentleman
had invariably declined, when offered, under any cir-
cumstances, to be provided with a coach. Even, on
more than one occasion, when detained by parish busi-
ness until midnight, he had preferred walking, although
earnestly requested to ride, to putting the parish to
expense which might appear unnecessary. He did
not mean to impugn the general accuracy of the re-
port, as, but for this mistake, it was perfectly correct.
Mr. HALLS observed,- that care should have been
taken to rectify the error in the quai ter from which it
originally proceeded.
The applicant stated, that Mr. Walker had already
done so, having immediately written to the Commis-
sioners, desiring the report to be corrected.
Mr. MiNstita.L said the explanation was ample and
most satisfactory. He was sure that neither he nor
any other magistrate of that establishment had on any
occasion put the parish to any unavoidable expense.
Mr. Walker had already had communication with him
by letter, the contents of which corresponded with the
statement now made. The applicant then retired.

' Yesterday Mr.,Alley, the senior barrister at
the Middlesex Sessions, made his first appearance at
the Middlesex Sessions during the present sitting.
It appears that his medical attendant had sent him
two descriptions of medicine, one of which, containing
a powerful poison, was to be taken very sparingly,
while the other was to be taken in large quantities.
On last Friday morning, at an early hour, Mr. Alley
took, by mistake, a copious draught of the wrong me-
-dicine, upon which his throat and stomach became
I fearfully inflamed. Mrs. Alley, with great presence
of mind, hurried down stairs, and having procured a
flask of Florence oil, administered the whole of it to
her husband. The surgeon was sent for, and he, on
arriving, said that had not Mrs. Alley acted so judici-
ously certain death would have awaited Mr. Alley.
The Learned Gentleman was yesterday warmly con-
gratulated by his brethren of the Bar ; and the Court,
observing his illness, took those cases first in which
Mr. Alley was concerned. Mr. Adolphus availed
himself of an opportunity to recite the circumstances
f.
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of accident, awhcciidleenmt,r.anAddoeluplhougsiswedastshieeackoinndgu,cmt or
was deeply affected.