Star.
London, England, 1830-03-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

111 A :NSII IN-HOUSE.
Yesterday several gentlemen, who are residents in the liberties of
St. Bartholomew the Great, a district governed by laws and rep.
When independent of those which have been chosen for the go•
vernment of the numerous parishes in the city of London, appeat.4
before the LORD 31AYOR and Alderman THOMPSON for the pur.
pose of baying Overseers appointed fur the ensuing year. It was
evident to every body that the gentlemen consisted of two parties,
and representeil a divided neighbourhood. the moment they began
to state the object of their mission.
It appears dist the liberties of Si. Bartholomew the Great have
been line many parishes not under civic joriatlictio.,, regulated in
in parochial Hairs by that very obnoxious thing, a select vestry ;
and diet a bumper of the inhabitants, who suspected that if they ob-
tained acoreathon affairs would be much noise beneficially arranged,
protested a very powerful opposition to the measures of the select.
The appointment of oq&xts bonus, of course, one of the functimis of
the vestry, and hi the on:sent year it was determined by the opposi.
lion to break down the long established authority of the van"; by
resisting any atten:pt to eimatitute any of their own body overseers.
This determination was met, it would appear, with the 'cost conci.
History spirit. The vestry did not p tin nomination any of their
own lady; but this seeming cot session did not 'nth!, those who
were bent upon securing the liberties of St. Bartholomew train all
possible contingencies. The opposing inhabitants declared that they
would not have those who were nominated, and thus the matter was
introduced before his Lordship and Alderman Thompson.
One of the Verry stated that the Vestry knowing the jealousy
which existed on the subject of the nomination of officers, named
eight respectable inhabitants of the liberties, of whom font might be
chosen to serve as overseers, and not one of whom was a vestryman.
He trusted that the appointment would immediately take plate,
otherwise considerable inconvenience might arise in the district.
The Anti-Vestrymen requested that the Magistrates would post-
pone the business as there were objections to some of the nominated.
Tiny begged that they might be allowed to have a Court of Petty
Sessions, at which Alderman %Vaitlinian and Sir Peter Laurie might
preside and determine upon the question.
The LORD MAYOR, on looking over the list of names, said he
could not see what possible objection could he made to the flood.
nated, who were all respectable inhabitants, and well qualified to act.
The AntiXestryinen said that several objections were made out
of doors.

Alderman Titosirsow thought It very extraordinary that a delay
should be required is such a case. The parochial government was
that day (the lith) at an end, until the appointment of officers should
take place, and he should be glad to know how the poor were to be
paid if there were no overseers to be responsible?
The Vestrymen said that upwards of 100 paupers would expect
to be paid on the following day, and that without the appointment
of overseers not one of them could receive the price of a loaf.
The Anti-Vestrymen still wereof an opinion that it would be ad.
visible to postpone the appointment.
Aldermen Turners's, at last, by a mammon', effected the ob-
ject of the appointment of the overseers. He read aloud the
name of such of the persons nominated, and said to the crowd
composing the opposition "Which of you, gentlemen, has an ob-
jection to lUr. ?" Nobody answered. " Very good," said the
Loan MAYOR, " put him down as an overseer." Upon the repel-
don of the question the Anti.Vesitymen looked at each other but
nobody would object. The second was chosen. " ten any man
bens,' the bird Ilayor, " object to Mr. ? " One of the
=srtossed no hie nelllghlione and said, " Haven't you some.
say about thst gentleman ? Not saynd, replied
the other I" I have not the least word to against him."
(Laughter.) " Nobody has,' cried Alderman Thompson. " And
as fat my excellent friend, Mr. —, there is not a more respectable
man in all London." To the last gentleman, of course, after such a
character, no one could object to intrust the ;ffairs of the liberties,
and the overseen have thus, to the amusement of several in the
justice room, been regularly appointed for the ensuing year.
UNION-HALL
Yesterdays Miss Cynthia 141 k, an antiquated damsel on the
wrong side of 40, who described herself as the authoress of several
poems, and well known to the literary world, was brought before
Mir. Swains', charged with circulating obscene prints, arid books
of an Immoral tendency, amongst the inmates of the King's }leech
prison. The defendant was dressed in the most fantastic style foe a
woman of her years, and she was rouged up to the eyes.
The turnkey having been informed that a female was in the habit
of calling daily at the prison, for the purpose of disposing of prints
and books of the description alluded to, kept a very strict look out
fur the " lady," and WWI successful in stopping her at the gate,
with a bag, in which was a portfolio, containing a great number of
prints of the most disgusting nature, besides several poems, chiefly
of an mummy character, and clothed in language so inacem,
as to be totally unfit to meet the eye. The moment she was
stopped, she struggled hard to retain the bag,7, but finding her
endeavours fruitier's, she ptoelaimed herself the owner of the port.
folio, and hs (entente, and that she was the authoress of the poems,
adding that she only wanted to let a friend haves sight of her pro-
ductionwto amuse him during his solitary confinement in gaol
The turnkey, lumen' was deaf to her 'nineties to restore the port-
folio, and by diiectionof the Alarshal, took the defendant into rue.
Cody, and forthwith brought her, papers and all, to chili office. The
portfolio, in which was a vesiety of amatory poems of an immoral
character, was opened for the inspection of the Magistrate, but no
rrinter's name appeared to any of' them.
The Magistrate asked defendant what she had to say in answer to
the charge ?
The defendant, in a soft tone of voice, implored to have a private
interview with the magistrate, intimating than, as she saw reporters
present, she felt great diffidence in explaining the cause of her
present unhappy situation. If the magistrate era, only pkesel to
give her the desired opportunity of explaining /Israeli; she would
satisfy him that dire necessity conmpelled her to write in the soling
of the poems now produced. hiss had written some on moral sub-
jecte, but tound they had no sale, and, on changing the style, and
reversing the subject, then found that she obeined hulas ter her
works.

The Magistrate said that no hope of reward could have jus•ified
her in µnniog such lewd and wicked writings. If she ever hail
pnweycd a respectable character in the world, it would now Ile
blasted foe ever, and moat deservedly so. ;die had erpresetsted that
Me was well known in the literary world if such way the case—
an assertion, however, which he was disposed to place very little
dependence upon— it was high time that the character of her writ.
logs should be proclaimed, in order to have her works ecowtd Item
all decent society.
The defendant again applied fur a private interview. but
Thia was rejected by the Magistrate, who intimated his eletermi.
tuition rut to hold any private communication side a wenr.:.a capebla
of acting w she had done.
The defendant declared her Intention to write no mute in the s..ma
strain. ethe was at present engaged on a subiret of gnat in. pat.
ante—namely, toe Catholic Question, which war mall, gems tor
the lartilw, and it the was only permitted to go at imp and ittit-b the
article, she should abandon all poetry, and stick to writing In prose,
fur the benefit en her fellow.afttures.
The Magistrates having consulted, inflicted a fine's( 201. on the
defendant for having a book in her possession of an teitmosal de.
trviirtirth without the printer's name shod to It ;ar d et h.' ab of
payment, she was ceounisket to the House WI Cutltrial.
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