Star.
London, England, 1828-12-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

3IANSION HOUSE.

Chtria Clarke. and 3faey, his wife, were brought before the LORD
kliroa, charged with having solicited charity its the streets► Allen,
the Miter. found them begging before the gates of the klenticue
llose.e, and tusk alum into custody.
The LORD Maros as►ed Clarke from whence he came, and why
be was begging ? '
Clarke raid, that he had lately married, and that the general
complaint, want of employment, affected bim.
The Luau Maros asked in what condition Mrs. Clarke was
when Mr. Ciao ke because her husband?

Clarke stated, that she was a pauper 'n Greenwich when be met
with her. Poor she certainly was, as well as himself, but he was,
nevertheless, happy.-4 Musk.
The Loan Marna desired to know whether Clarke had got any
fortune with his wife?

Clarke said he married for love, not for money.
7n order to ascertain how the matter stood, his Lordship desired
the pauper to mention the particulars of his marriage.
Clarke— Why, your Lordship, I belonged to Saunders's troop,
and we went down to Greenwich, about a year and a half ago. for
to show off at the fair. So I saw this body (pointing to his wife)
there. In the night I was in want of a bed, and I went to a house
and asked the people of it whether they cou'd let me have a Fl !cc
to he down in ? They said no; but 1 might lie down before the
fire, and who should be lying on the chairs but herself. - So I axed
her to get me a little summut to drink, and she did so very kindly,
and after we arinked, I somehow or other found my head upon
her pillow.
The Loan Alavoa asked. whether be found his head In that situa-
tion the first time he beheld her?—lle replied that he certainly
did ; but then, as an excuse for that, they were both so poor.
The Lotto Mayon—But when did you marry her? Did you
follow up the courtship from that moment?
Clarke—l went away next day, for we was to ride at another
place in the troop, but 1 came back to Greenwich at the nest fair,
and I axed for,her. So they told me ►he was in the Workhouse,
and as I wasbadly off myself, I went off to her and axed her to
marry Me at once—( Laughter). She said she couldn't without the
consent of the master. So I goes up to the Workhouse keeper,
and tells him I wanted her. Want her, says he ! What do you
want with her? I wants her for my wife, says I, and I'll take her
away now if )oar lets Inc.
The Loan- Marna—And the match was really a love match?
Clarke said he was pet fecily satisfied. Ile was as poor as pos-
sible; but riches did nat make people happy; and if he bad five
shillings he and his wile would go down and visit their parish at
Norwich, and stay and die there.
The LORD MAYOR repot:bated the pauper•matriage scheme ; and
giving Clarke five shillings, advised him not to meddle with any
more poppet-a, nor to appear in London again as a vagrant.
A poor man, named Long, was charged with having stolen a
cod fish a Billingsgate. lie was apprehended with the fish in his
possession, and lie ippeared dreadfully agitated, but it was vet.
dently not on his own account.
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Upon being asked what he had to say ?
The unfortunate man that his wife and three chi'dren were
'starving at home, and he had contniitted the robbery to suppart
life in them ; he was adianted 'to apply. fur parish relief, and had
no other meani of obtaining
The LORD Maros 'ordered ihit *liquify should be made into
the case.
The Beadle of Bishopsgate stated, that he ascertained that the.
prisoner and his family, whip brl-t,getl t, his parish, were in the
most deplorable condition, "and that they had not applied for patisis
relief, ss hich, if they had .sought it,'would have been most cheer-
fully dealt out to them. TM warns tunate titan bad been most
resirCtable. . -
the piinerution was nut pTr 4evered in, and the prisoner and his
family were received into the ‘Vorklii;use.