Star.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

POLICE DITELLICENCE.
- SIANSION-HOUSg.
Mr. Deputy Vale and several other Members of Farriketion
Ward Without, yesterday waited upon the LOAD Abatis, by ap-
pointment, to complain of a statement that appeared in the
Morning Papers of Monday last, which, the former said, was a
Leo.' calumny.
The LORD MAYOR said, that when the Gentletnen who com-
plained to him on Saturday were in attendance, he abstained front
expressing say opinion upon the subject, being rather anxious that
the Gentlemen of the Ward should themselves suggest a remedy
for the evils complained of.
Mr. Deputy Vale said, the part of the statement he complained
of was, that the Common Councilmen were alone to blame. He
hoped, if the Gentleman who made that observation was present,
he would come forward and substantiate his statement. No answer
being made to this appeal, the Deputy said, he would make no fur-
thee remarks upon the subject, but treat the observation with the
contempt it merited. He then stated that an increase of the Day
Police was absolutely necessary, particularly in the vicinity of Tem-
ple Bar, which was well known to be one of the most dangerous
parts of the City.
Mr. Brown,, the Marshal, said, that there were formerly four
Day Patrol in Fleet-street, but that, about two years since, the
number had been reduced to two.
The Loan Marna said, that an additional number of Day Patrol
was absolutely necessary; but, iu his opinion, the fault was not so
much orasioned by a want of a sufficient number of the City Po-
lice, as the want of that co-operation between them and the Police
of the Ward, in which they had latterly been extremely remiss.
lie had also to complain of the late hours at which certain public.
houses were allowed to keep open; and had directed Marchant, the
officer, to bring him a report of the time at which each house
closed on Wednesday night, or rather on Thursday morning; and,
from that account, it appeared that twelve of them were kept open,
serving girlie( the town with gin, icc. until half-past one o'clock,
while the houses in the other parts of the City were compelled to
elo•te at twelve. Ile admitted that there should be an exception in
gard to houses in Fleet Market, which were necessarily kept open
for the accommodation of persons who arrived there at an early

hour in the morning.
Mr. Deputy Vale said, that one of the houses complained of was
kept open solely for the accommodation of Compositors, who did
net leave the ptinting-offices until In early hour in the morning.
The Loan Al•TOIL mid, he considered such persons entitled to
refreshment when they left off business, but that they, and they
only, ought to be admitted, and not every person who chose to
apply for admittance. As to what were called Watering-houses,
for the accommodation of firemen, Sec. several of the Insurance
Offices had declared that they were quite unnecessary. Another
evil complained of was, the number of prostitutes who constantly
infested fleevstreet. Ile did not with to encourage watchmen to
bring such persons before him, unless they were guilty of riotous
or disorderly conduct, in which case he would certaifily punish
them ; but he did not like their being brought before him indis-
ctiminitely, as he generally found that those who could afford to
fee the watchmen, were allowed to escape. The present state of
Fleet-street was such that no man could walk through it with his
wife and daughters without being liable to insult. He also wished
that the Common Council would do all in their power to put down
the houses of ill fame in the Ward.

blr. Deputy Vale assured his Lordship, that all his sugges-
tions should be attended to, and thus the conversation ended.

H A TTON.G A RDEN.

lllmmo on THE RZTREAT.—Jahn Sullivan, an emaciated and de-
crepisl old man, was brought up (supported on crutches) under a
warrant, by Lea the officer, charg.d by John Williams a brick-
maker, employed at the brick-fields in the neighbourhood of Bat-
tiebridge (during the season) with having most unmercifully
beaten him on Tuesday night, with his best crutch.
For some time past the Office has been applied to respecting
broken beads and such trifiesearising from jealousies betweeulinglish
and Irish brickmakers, bricklayers' labourers, dustmen, &c. residing
in the neighbourhood of Rattlebridge.
It appeared from complainant's story, that during the Christmas
holidays, the opposite parties at various public-houses, gave a happy
specimen of " United Kingdom," when they proceeded to din.
cuss politics ; but on Tuesday night last, when they all met, the
orators were so numerous, that at length, the landlord discovered
there Was no 01 Speaker," and adjourned the Committee sine die,
or even a minute's notice. When all the members got on the high
'road, a row ensued, but complainant suffered most in the engage-
ment from the present defendant, who first struck him with his
crutch over the head, and when he pursued him, made a retreat
surpassing that of the "ten thousand,' and at length succeeded la
laying him prostrate at his own door.
Here the complainant's case closed, though his bead had open
marks of violence.

- The defendant's appearance, in comparison with complainant,
who was an athletic man, was a most striking contrast; and when
called on to account fee hitn.rif. he hung his head, and appeared
to be under the double infitinity of being deaf and dumb.
Almars —I think your Lice it familiar to me.
Sullivan, suddenly recovering his senses—Yes, your Honour, you
know L was in the Howie of Correction for fourteen days, for
being a "running dustman."
The Magistrate, at the request of the complainant, who seemed
astonished at this phenomenon, allowed the parties to retire for an
amicable arrangement.
Tna PRIDE or BInTH.—Mr. Petrick O'Brien O'Loughlin, a very
formidable-looking personage, was placed at the bar.
It appeared that the prisoner had been after paying his respects
to the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, and had received the
sum of .Cl 4 106. in consideration of sundry heroic achievements
done and performed by Wm on the plains of Waterloo. This was
always a day of jubilee with Pat, and he never failed to celebrate it
accordingly. Having on this occasion nade a very considerable
lodgment with his bankers, Messrs. Hodges and Co. he drew
largely on their agent, the landlord of the Grapes, in Turns:till-
street : each draught was duly honoured; but Pat, not content
with this, and fearing, from recent events, a suspension of pay-
ments, demanded restitution of the original investment, without
offering to make an allowance for the credits of the house. This
was, of tours, objected to, and the Hibernian, losing all patience,
swore he would make a banker of him ; and, despising the or-
dinary process of striking the docket, he struck at the window with
such good effect that he soon created a breach sufficiently wide for
half-a-doaen file of men to have gone in abreast ; he then commenced
a similar attack on a porter butt, from which he would most un-
questionably have " extracted the juice," had not a constable stepped
in and led him off in captivity.
When brought up, though still labouring under the effects of his
recent potation, he deported himself in a very becoming manner and
pleaded guilty, but assured his Worship that it was all owing to the
juice of the juniper, which, since his brains bad been blown out at
Waterloo, always deprived him of reason. With respect to the
windy, I can only say that I took some paws to get at the land-
lord, and I now see through my error."
Alt. O'Loughlin, on undertaking to repair the damage he bad
done, was discharged, with a suitable admonition.