Star.
London, England, 1824-05-01 00:00:00

COMM/7 imAys.

A return has been made to the Ilouse of Commons of the num-
ber of persons committi .1 to the pins is lan:thin, anti
Suriey, from the several Police-offices, he the several Al.r...dstrat,cs
of the City of London, and of the Cooly les Of Alithilesex and
Surrey, in the year; 18::1, 1822, and 18.23, stating the numbers
from each office, th • :lair--; of the filagistrites who committed, the
number of bills fouild, coovictions, &c. The first division of the
Return exhibits the committals from the different Police-offices to
the jail of Newgate in 1821, 1822, and Ittas, the number of bilk
fourd, convictions, &e. It is upon the whole creditable to the
parties concetned, and some of the offices ditylay a care which may
be considered altogether anomalous id :Magisterial matters. In
1821, the committals were 1,906, the bills-found 1,661, and the
convictioNs 1,274. In 18•.:2, the committals were 1,940, the bilk
found 1,096, and the. convictions 1,244; and in 181:5, the connit-
TAN were 1,936, tile bids fount' 1,692, and the convictions 1,201.
The Altaision-house, aed Guildhall in particular, stand pre-cnii-
nein, the convictions amounting to about three-foul ths of the com-
mittals. in the list for the county of Surrey, No. VI. we find
kir the year under the head of L. 13. Allen, Esq. 152 corn-
, liniments, and 66 bills found; it. J. Chambers, Esq. 139 commit-
ments, and 4811):11.. found ; R. 1-I•Mger, Esq. 36 commitments, and
-five bill; found ; I). King, Esq. 30 commitments, and only four
bills found ; I). King, Esq. i.nd the Rev. A. C. Onslow, 7 com-
mitments, and not one bill found ; Sir 3. Pinhorn, Knight, 51
containments, and 8 bills found. We find, for 1822, 1.. 14. Allen,
Lsq. 193 commitments, 68 bills found; 11..1. Chambers, Esq. 1-25
commitinciits, and 37 bills found ; %1. Swahey, jun. Esq. 215 coos-
mitnients, tied 59 bills found ; Sir .1. Pinhttrn, Knight, 35 commit-
rnitinent,, and not one hill. We fitni, for 1823, L. B. Allen, Esq.
17' ecianr.iinier.:s, and 80 bill; found; It. J. Chaeabers, F.,q. 15(i
commitments, and 64 bills found; 51. Swabey, *pin. Esq. 213 corn-
mitments, and only 69 bills found ; R. 'ledger, Eqq. 50 conini;t.
meats, and five bills found ; D. King, Esq. 13 commitments, and
not one bill found. It should, however, in candour he remarked,
that several pet sons decline attending to find their hills, to atwiti
the trouble of prosecuting, and others in consequence of applica-
tions made by the friends of offenders.

Within the last few days there has been an astonish-
ing alteration in the aspect of the country. The foliage
of the tees is beautiful, and the blossoms of many of
them have a very healthy appearance. The lateness of
the spring will render the flavour of •the vegetables
much superior to what it was last year, and there is
every prospect, should the present fine spring weather
continue, of an abundant crop of hay.
The police regulations at Nladrid, for the celebration
of Passion-week, are rather curious. No carriage; were
to appear, under a penalty of 50 ducats. No persons
of what rank seever weie to a; pear in public, giving
themselves the discipline—that is, scourging themselves
on the naked backs, or %%jib their lianas crossed, or in
the dress of penitents, on Good Friday, under a penalty
of tea yelus imprisonment and 500 ducats, to Nobles;
and of 200 lashes and tea years On board the galleys to
t:.e commonalty. The prohibition is a strange one, and
it is still more extraordinary that so heavy a punishment
should be deemed necessary to enforce it.
SCIENTIFIC :41)rterENEss.—The celebrated French
naturalisi, CUV:Eft, has dissected an insect not an inch
long, in which he reckons four hundred and ninety four
muscles, connected with four hundred and ninety four
pairs of nerves, and forty thousand antennae.
An ingenious author asserts, that the length of a
man's life may be estimated by the number of pulsa-
tions he has strength to perform ; thus, allowing seventy
years for the common age of man, and sixty pulses in
a minute for the common measure of pulses in a tem-
perate person, the number of pulsations in his whole
life would amount to 2,207;520,00°; but if by intem-
perance he forces his blood into a more rapid mo-
tion, so as to give 75 pulses in a minute, the same
number of pulses would be completed in '56 years;
consequently, his life would be reduced 14 years.—
Lnerury Chronicle.
Since the commencement of the 11th century, Eng-
land and France have been at war 266 years, and the
total loss of Men is estimated at twenty-siz

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Shattrach Ala appeared upon a summons, to an-
swer the complaint of a hackney-coachman, for refusing to pay him
his fare of is. 6d. far the hire of his coach.

A Gentleman who happened to be at Sadler's Wells Theatre with
his wife and a friend a few nights ago, came out a short time before
the conclusion of the performance, and hired the complainant's
coach, desiring him to draw up to the box-door. While he was
gone into the theatre, however, to look for his party, Mr. Shadrach
Boaz, Mrs. Boaz, and two or three other persons issued from the
same door, and seeing the coach there, took possession without
ceremony, and desired the coachman to drive to a certain number
in Houndsditch. " Houndstlitch ! " said coachee, looking at fir.
Shadrach Boaz," why, Sir, you are not the gemman that hired my
coach, so I'll trouble you to nosh (depart) from my drag." Mr.
Shadrach Boaz, however, said he and his friends was very comfort-
able, and he'd h: d-d if he stirred a !inch. While this dispute
was going on, the gentleman who hired the coach came to the door
with his party, and immediately served Mr. Boaz with a notice to
quit, but Shatlt ach again swore he would not stir from his birth.
The consequence sr .s, that the Gentleman, not choosing, in the pre-
sence of Ladies, to drag Mr. Boaz from his seat, was obliged ro call
another vehicle. The coachman was a little angry at losing his first
fare, and happening to drop a warm word or two, Mr. Boaz said
he would walk home, and ac-ordingly he arid his wife and friends
went hone on foot, Mr. Boaz refusing to pay the coachman Is.6d.
for his half hour's loss of tine.

Alt. Missnut.t. expressed his surprise that the defendant should
resist so equitable a claim as that of the coachman.
Alr. Boaz.—Con bless you my dearfellow (a laugh), I don't dis-
pute the claim ; I dere say it is right enough; but it you will put off
the case, I should like to produce witnesses.
Mr. Altusner.r..—To what end?
Defendant.—What end ! why, I don't know exactly to what end,
but I should like to have it put off.
Mr. Altusnut.t..--Theo you must pay the costs of this day.
Driendant.—The costs of the day ! oh, that will never do. I
shall put up with the first loss. Pray, my good Mr. Magistrate,
what's to pay?
Mr. '3IINSSIUrs..—The Clerk will tell you.
The Clerk informed the defendant that he had altogether lls. 6d.
to pay, there having been two summonses and other extra costs.
Dtfentiant.—ls it so much as that'? Hess my soul !—What the
devil shall I do? I have n.)t money enough about me. I have
only 6 1.
311. iINSHUI.I..-1 un surprimd that you should come out with-
out imiiiev upon such ;it) occasion as this. Did you make sure that
you should v, in
Detetalant.—Why, I did'ut know whether I should win or lose,
and therefore I brought but a tt 'fie.
Mr. :‘liNsact.r.—lf you had won, you could have taken your
money home saf..„7 I suppose.
Defendant.— Why, I don't know that might or might not.--
I lowever, if eoachee will drive me home, I will pay him altogether.
The complainant nid he bad no coach—a man was employed for
the day ill his stead.
Defendant.—Well, old boy, will you walk home with me?
Mr. AliNstwur .—You ought to him for his ticaible if he does.
Shadrach.—'l'o be sure I will. What d'ye say, coachee ? I'll give
you a d-11 good rump steak, old boy.
Coachee said he had no &ejection, and he and Mr. Shadrach wmt
cti tigeth.r.