Star.
London, England, 1830-03-02 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

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BRAWLING IN CHURCH.—Yesterday morning au elderly e-
Iraf brought before Sir RICIFIARD Brawn:, charged with
and improper conduct in St. illartin's Chinch, just as divine service
was about to commence on Sunday morning.
The :Ilagistrate asked the prisoner his name, and be replied.
" Oh. Sir, 1 am the Pope of Rome."
" indeed, said his worship ; " Then how does it happen
your holiness should have come to this country and suffered your
infallible person to be overcome by the spirit of gin, which is a true
heretic spirit, and unfit for a Catholic constitution ?"—(A laugh.)
The prisoner ultimately gave the name Francis Turns', and
stated that he had been for many years a gentleman's servant.
Cuss the beadle, deposed, that the prisoner entered the church in
a state of intoxication at the instant the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Bishop of Lander, and Dr. Richards, the vicar, left the vestry
room for the purpose of joining in the service. lie began cuning.
and swearing at the congregation in a most blasphemous n:annet.
and it was with difficulty that he (Cuss) could get him removed
without interrupting the clergyman, who had just commenced the
service of the day.
Sir RICHARD BINNIE said, it was a lamentable thing to see an
old man, whose head was covered with grey hairs, acting in so inc.
liglous and irreverend a manner, not only in the fare of a whole
congregation, but in the sight of Almighty God.
The Magistrate then inquired whether the prisoner had SO!. t)
Psi.?
-rhe prisoner replied, that he had not got even so many pence.
He regretted his conduct exceedingly, but at the time he was under
the influence of liquor, and knew not what he did.
Cuss, the bead* remarked that interruptions of the Nat cor-
steady occurred, and it was therefore the wish of the parish officers
that an example should be made by way of warning to evil doers.
Sir R. /Maxim then held the prisoner to bail, himself in 1001. and
two emetic" in 601. each, for his appearance at the Sessions to meet
the charge, for which, if he should be convicted, he would have to
pay a fine of 201.
Mr. John Joseph Stoekdale appeared before Sir IL Brasile and
Mr. HALL', amouspessied by • fashionably dressed lady, and a
fine little boy about eight years of age, and requested the attention
of the Magistrates to a relation of facts and circumstances which he
was entails would command theirptrdeular notice. He came before
Mr. HALLS on Thursday last, and related the case shortly, and Mr.
HALLS then said, that IS the lady resided in the parish of St. Mary-
la-boone, he must apply to the Magistrate of that district. She had
since, by his advice, lodged in Bedford-sweet, Covent-garden.
and she now appeared again to solicit 'mistime. 'Between eight
and nine years ago a medical gentleman, of great eminence, re-
siding in the parish of St. James, Westminster, placed the little
boy now with the lady under her care, at the same time under-
taking to pay for his maintenance ; and, also, as soon as the proper
time should arrive, for the education of the child. For many
months past she had not received a single shilling, notwithstanding
repeated applications to Dr. for payment, and she was row a
considerable sum of money out of pocket. Mr. Stockdale entered
into a variety of details connected with the Case ; but as they were
entirely ar-parte, and as it will be seen by what follows that the
matter is likely to undergo a ;further investigation, when all the
parties interested will be present, we decline to publish his state-
ment.

The 3lagistzstes both said that the matter must first be taken up
by the parish officces, and, upon their application, the usual courhe
in such cases would be adopted, vii. to bring the reputed father be-
fore them, to show Cause why an order of affiliation should not be
made upon him to pay a certain weekly sum for the maintenance of
the boy, so as to indemnify the parish.
Mr. titockdaie said he should follow the advice of the Magistrates,
and left the office with the lady and child.

UPSET OF A POLICE VAN LOADED WITH
PRISONERS.

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Yesterday evening the police van employed to convey the
prisoners to and from the Thames Police, Lamberh.streer,
and Worship street Offices, was overturned while pn.cceding
to the different prisons, with a load of prisoners. It contained
at the time twelve prisoners from Weeship-street, and twelve
from the other two Offices and had not proceeded above one hun.
dyed yards from the IVorsiiip.street Office when the axletrce broke.
one of the wheels flew off, and the ponderous machine kit
upon its side with a tremendous crash. The situation of the
wretched paismers, who arechained together in groups on both sides
of the von, *se perilous in the extreme. The greater part of them
were females, whose isles, and those of the relatives, who had just
bidden thew threwell, were most distressing, and conveyed instatet
intimation tis die officers of what had octsurred. The driver,
and the dyes whoaccompany the prisoners, were thrown with
condisrable from the station which they occupy in hour,
but lholuloitly Mired without Injury.
ilidiee
Tlia enostine la generally the case on Monday., was crowded by
idle thensands of whom presently surrounded the fallen
There had bun a greater number of watch-house
eil= than ever vemendlerod even at that office, for the In-
s of the New Polies farce, whose sections were divided be.
twain the lAnibetb.street ad Worship-inset districts had, as a
=tan of esmosienee, takes nearly the whole of their ,Is Jies to
the 2attar efts. The overwhelming Juntas* of business thus
enxislossd had, in the course o! the day, called forth the marked
observations of the sitting Magistrates, but on the occurrence of the
accident in question it proved rather a fortunate circumstance, for
there were live Inspectors and a consid,rable number of their men
on the spot, whose presence were of essential service in overawing
the ill-disposed rabble. Toe door of the van was broken of in
order to facilitate the withdrawing of the prisoners. Some of the
females had fainted, and many et them wire bruised, but, contrary
to expectation, there were no fractured limbs nor any accident of a
very serious nature.

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Friday, about one o'clock, as Mr. Toms, the proprietur
of the Weymouth coach, was driving a phaeton, ne.u.
Revels Inn, on the Bath side of Weymouth, his vehicho,
by some accident, was upset, and be was killed on the
spot by a dislocation of the neck. .
A very singeher circumstance happened on Wedaeselay-
-144 in the neighbourhood of this 'Sews. Mr: Sorigheta
add a party of friends were coursing, by permission of
Igrd Talbot, when a ham baying been started, two grey-
hounds het in puriiiiit, fray opposite directions, 'met,
forehead to forehead, and ench was the violence of :he
coticursion' , that they both were lid ed oa the epet.;‘....
Staffurdshire Advt., !lair.