The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-10 00:00:00

POLICE -INTELLIGENCE.

LAMBETH-r3TREET.—Ainong the paupers brought
up to this'office on Saturday last, in order to their being
passed to their respective settlements,. was,the Rev, Mr.
R—, a clergyman of 'the -established .lurch, who .basfor 'several years back been an Occasional preacher at
Shoreditch, Stepney, 'Poplar, Ratcliffe, and St. Anne's,
Limehouse, and who lately officiated at (;Dopers'-hall alms-
'houses.

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The unfortunate man is a native of a parish near. Leeds,
and when placed before the bench, presented the most piti-
able spectacle of extreme wretchedness. Ilia clothes were
in tatters; and even these, bad as they were, were covered
with filth and vermin.
The Magistrates, on perceiving his name prefixed with a
'0 Reverend," asked Warren, the beadle, under what cir-
sumstances it was that he beeame chargeable to the parish,
and in reply, Warren stated; that on Thursday night last,
the Rev. Pauper was found by some of the parochial
officers while going their rininday sleeping in the porch of
the church, from whence they removed him to the watch-
house, where he received shelter for the night. In the
morning he departed, but returned again in the evening,
being destitute of means to procure a lodging; and a second
time received shelter. On that day he applied
.for relief,
being in an utter state of destitution, and the' pariah Officers
(be having that become chargeable to the pariah) thdu ht
it their duty to have him pissed to his proper settlement.,
,The Reverend' applieatiti who is about 60 yetis of age,
objected to this 'course being pursued he did not wish to
be passed home in forma pauperis,' his brother being' a
respectable man, who had frequently contributed to his ne-
cessities, and who, he was ince, *Could again, if a commu-
'nication were made to him; besides which' his being,thue
treated as a- mendicant would painfully. wound the feelings
of his friends.
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The ALM4I§TItATE remarked, that he had; by
_sleepy* n
the-open *lit committed an act of Vigrincy;;lihich sub..
jected hum to be sent to the tread-Mill for three
Out of respect to his prefeseion, however, he should regret
being compelled to adopt such an alternative; but at the
'tame time he must learn that he would not be permitted .to
lead this vagabond kind of life.
It was ultimately arranged that, if before-Tuesday his
friends did not do something for him, lie should be passed
to his parish in the ordinary manner.
Some persons in .the office who had witnessed the habits
and conduct of the Wretched man, attributed his present
degraded condition to an unquenchable, thirst for ardent
spirits. .
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Sine° the late calamity :it the Brunswick Theatre no less
than V4notorions pickpockets hive been" comMitted,from
this Office fir practising their avocations among, the
crowd surrounding the barriers. Among them was, a young
Sew for stealing a handkerchief belonging to his
,Grace the
Duke of Argyll.
Saturday, Captain John Camp..
bell Lti4n, who has been some time in-custodyona charge
of bigamy, was brought np for a final examination.
Mr. Adnlphus, who attended for the prosecution, repre-
sented that the prisoner had four or fuod wives-now alive, and
that, notwithstandng' the plurality, 'there was co'nsiderable
difficulty in.obtaining the necessary witnesses to establish
'the charge.
Me, Lee, the_parish clerk, of SL George's,
•Ilanovei...
square, produced, the register of marriages, In 'which . was
entered that a.titin dainPbell, .with Miss Char-
lottelVeit, 'dated the sill of October, ' .;
Aft..
,Hurst proclueed„the register of marriages
"for, the
parish of -"St. George; the Martyr, Senthwark,, in'which
was entered solemnization 'of marriage. between :John
Campbell' Device and Miss Sarah Davies, on the 9th of
June, 1,82 f; ititneSs did not reeelleet the prisoner.
Iltk..Riehard Bell attested the"Mairiage; and perfectly:re-
,
eolleeteil the prisoner..—.:11-Was then, fully committed.

BIRTHS.
On the 6th inst. at Hillfield„ Herts, the lady of J. F.
Timing, Esq. of a daughter.
On' tbe 6th inst. Maria, wife of W. Borman, Esq. of
a son.
On the 6th inst. at Charmoutb, Dorset, Mrs. J. Wilson,
of a son.