The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-19 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MA

MUNICH.

The New Bavarian State Gazette publishes various
remarks on the above rescript.
" The German Tribune," it says, " published in the
circle of the Rhine, proclaimed on the 3rd of February,
the foundation of a Political Association for theexplicitly
avowed purpose of overturning the existing o'der of things
in Germany, of conquering with German treasure, and Ger-
man blood, the independence of Poland, and of dissolving
all the several German States to form one German empire.
The Association was to have a directing Committee of
three Members, and the contributions of the Members of
the Society were to be employed in maintaining the Edi-
tors, and paying the expenses of the Journals of the Asso-
ciation, and in diffusing revolutionary newspapers. On
the 23rd of February the Volksblatt (Journal of the peo-
ple), published at Wartzhurg proposed a still more exten-
sive p 1 in." The article then proceeds to shew that such
poliical associations cannot be tolerated even in states
which recognise the principle of the sovereignty
of the people, and in England itself it has been thought
necessary in these times of excitement to imppress
political unions. The Bavarian Government could
not have tolerated such societies even had the Constitution
been silent; hut as the Constitution is positive and ex-
plicit on the subject, the Government is bound to oppose
all associations formed without legal sanction, and without
the formal per:piss& of the King and the estates. In
the exercise of this duty the Bavarian Government has
used great moderation ; it does not extend the name of
association and the meeting of a larger or smaller number
of persons in public places where they have no direct Com-
mittee: it has never refused its sanction to the numerous
existing societies without absolute necessity ; it has not in-
terfered with the associations for relieving the Polish emi-
grants, and collections made by individuals for certain ob-
jects, e. g. for presenting silver cups to members of the op-
position, &c. but it could not allow collective associations to
assume the form of political bodies, and to form an im-
perium in imperio in direct opposition to the laws of
the kingdom, and derogatory of the rights which the Con-
stitution of the Bavarian monarchy declares to be an ex-
press and eminent privilege of the assembly of the States.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

John Woodham, familiarly known about Billingsgate-
market by the name of " Cat's-meat," was charged with
having " prigged" a quantity of perriwinkles, the pro-
perty of Mr. Be own.
One of the witnesses swore he saw " Cat's-meat" and a
companion about seven o'clock coming out of a wherry,
near a boat which contained a. quantity of perriwinkles.
Knowing that the character of " Cat's-meat" had been
more than once subjected to a " delicate investigation," he
ran round the Custom-house, and " cotched him with a
bag of vinkles v itch to'ther covey bolted avay vith." Wit-
ness accused " Cat's-meat" of the offence ; but " Cat's-
meat" being " wide awake," defied him to prove the
charge by producing the "vinkles ;" consequently witness
was obliged to release him. He, however, kept a sharp
look-out, and followed " Cat's-meat" to the New Castle
public-house, where witness found a bag of perriwinkles.
which had just been left in the tap-room, " Cat's-meat"
was accordingly taken into custody.
Well, said Mr. Alderman Wilson to the prisoner, what
have you to say to this charge.
Ax that ere witness said " Cat's-meat," (who, from
practice, had evVently acquired no small portion of legal
adroitness) az him, my Lord, if he can swear to the dentity
of them ere vinkles.

The witness, thus interrogated,admitted that he could not.
Look at that ere, said " Cat's-meat," vy, hes hevidence
arnt o' no use votsomnever. Vy, I yarns my livelyhood
by picking up vineles as falls into the boats, and I'm
ready to take my froth as I'd been picking on 'em up all
day afore. Vot's the use, I'll only ax your Lordship of a
man's halms corpus—if his earrater's to be taken away for
nothink as nobody knows on. If you conwicts me of this
ere crime, vy yu'll do vot's werry wrong.
Mr. Goldhasn, the inspector, hinted o the Alderman,
that " Caessmeat" was an old hand in the prigging line.
The Magistrate thereupon, admonished " Cit's-meat" to
leave off his practices, and, as a link in the chain of evi-
dence was wanting, ordered him to be discharged.

19, 1832.

he was induced to hawk the publications produced, not
deeming that he was acting contrary to law.
The prisoner was committed to prison for six weeks,
being only half the period mentioned in the act.
Mr. DYER ordered that the prisoner might have all the
publications found in his possession, excepting those com-
plained of; the magistrate observing, at the same time,
that there were many, which, strictly speaking, came
under the law, but they were quite innocent publications,
and did no harm to any body.
Sarah Binning and Sophia IVest, both young wo-
men, were charged with obtaining a number of articles of
jewellery from Mr. C. Daniel, jeweller, rcsid ng in Oxford-
street.