Star.
London, England, 1829-10-02 00:00:00

NEW MEASURES.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
lil7lFailliT.
Tim Nsw Poucs.—The ease and dispatch with which the new
police conduct their night charges, form a striking contrast to the
slovenly and unsatisfactory manner in which the defunct nightly
watch performed their duty, and proves the superiority of the new
system, even while yet in its infancy. The Magistrates themselves
seem astonished at the regularity with which the business is done,
and the improvement must be obvious to any person who is at all
acquainted with the subject. The charges are arranged and
brought forward by the superintendent and inspectors, who have
the respective parties marshalled in order outside the office • so
that no time is lost in getting them in before the Magistrates. This
order, at is but fair to state, if not entirely owing to, is at all events
greatly facilitated by those of the men who had belonged to the
patrol who were attached to this office. The clearness and din.
tinctures with which the men delivered their evidence, must al-o
have been matter of satisfaction, as well to the accused as to the
Magistrate.
Sir R. Bums said, that it was really matter of congratulation to
perceive the difference between the new police and the old watch.
The Chairman of a Free-and-Easy, John Merry, and Patrick
Kenny, two well-known characters, were brought up, charged
with having been concerned in picking pockets. It appeared that
the prisoners were observed by two gentlemen assisting a boy in
picking pockets. The boy got away, but the prisoners were secured.
On them were found some gentlemen's cambric pocket-handker-
chiefs, which they said they had purchased foe wearing round
their necks on Sundays.
Mr. Hates observed, that If they did not mind, they would,
ere long, have something else round their necks.
Evidence of the repute of the prisoners was then taken, and they
were committed for two months each to the House of Correction.
Sumetas Cmcomaraucs.—Just before the Magistrates quitted
the Bench for the day, Medcalfe, the street-keeper of Covent-gar-
den, came to the office with his wife, who bore in her arms a very
fine, rosy-faced, plump little boy, between three and four months
old, very well dressed in white, with a lace cap trimmed with white
satin ribbons, which, It appeared, had been deserted by its patents
under very curious circumstances.
It appeared that about two o'clock that afternoon a respectable
looking man and woman went into the King's Head public-house,
kept by Mr. Watkins, in James-street, Covent Garden, and the
woman had then the child in her arms. They went into the par-
lour and called for something to drink, for which they paid, and
soon afterwards left the house, and neither the landlord nor the
bar-man observed that they had not got the child with them.—
Shortly after they were gone, the bar-man going into the parlour,
found the child lying on the table in a sound sleep. A search was
immediately made after the supposed parents, but they were
' nowhere to be found, and the poor little innocent was crying
desperately for nourishment, when Medcalfe was called its, and he
took the child home to his wife, who happened to be suckling a
child of her Own, and its wants were soon satisfied.
Medcalfe stated that he bad brought the child to the office in
order to know what he was to do with it.
Sir R. Blame said Medcalfe's conduct was very creditable, and
he hoped the persons who had so strangely deserted such a beauti-
ful child would soon be discovered. Perhaps the press would
kindly notice the case, and he knew of no more likely method by
which the parents could be discovered.
The Reporters said they would certainly mention the circum-
stances, and in the mean time the child is to remain with Mrs.
Medcilfe. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday a sergeant of the new Police, named Parcel, was
brought from St. Pancras watchbouse, before blr. Cougar:, charged
with being drunk and disorderly in the streets.
It appeared that the new sergeant had got himself into such a
complete state of intesicadon about oae o'clock in the afternoon of
Wednesday, that he was tumbling along the streets, and occasion-
ally roiling in the mud. to the great detriment of his new suit of
uniform, which was in a sad pickle when he was brought to the
Once; and it appeared also, that while in this uncooscieus state
about the streets, a number of boys and others followed him from
place to place, and not having the fear of the new Pollee before
their eyes, pinning disheclouts and other ornaments to his coat-tall,
until at last some of the neighbouring tradespeople Interfered,
and had him taken to the watch-house, where, on his arrival, he
was found to be so deeply intoxicated, that it became necessary.to
put him to bed, where he continued the remainder of the day be-
fore he got sober enough to be removed. At a period of the day,
subsequent to hearing this statement of the man's conduct, which
several respectable persons came forward to substantiate, the Ma-
gistrate had the serjeant again brought before him, and told him
that a representation of the shameful situation in which he was
found in the streets bad been made to the new Police Commis-
sioners, who forthwith gave directions fur his dismissal from the
service, and under these circumstances the Magistrate did riot think
it necesury to inflict any further punishment on him, and be was
therefore discharged.
A great deal of toofusion. inconvenience, and privation, has arisen
these few days past, front a niisunderstanding which it scans exists
between the Magistrates of this office and those of Bow-street re-
specting the transaction of the business belonging to the united pa-
tishes of St. Giles's and St, George, Bloomsbury, under the new
division into districts of the western parts of the metropolis by the
Police Commissioners. The above united parishes have been mho:
front the old district, which had hitherto belonged to this Office,
and added to the Bow-street district, and the new police con-
stables are directed to take all their night charges, &c. from these
parishes in future to Bow-street. In consequence of this order,
the Magistrates of this Office conceive that all business from
these parishes is to be transacted at Bow-street, and have re-
fused to hear or attend to the cases of paupers, or any de-
scription of business belonging to these united, parishes. On the
other hand, the Magistrates of Bow-street office think that they
have nothing to do with any of the business of these parishes except
the mere watch-house charges, according to the order of the Com-
missioners, and have refused to do the pauper or aqy other busi-
ness but that • and the consequence is, that the overseers of the
poor, and the poor themselves belonging to these extensive pa-
fishes, are tossed about from one set of Magistrates to another,
both refusing to do the business, to the great inconvenience of
the parish officer., and the great privation of the starving poor.—
The Magistrates here say that the Commissioners could never
have intended to create such confusion as must arise front the
dividing of the business of one parish between two police
offices ; and therefore it is intended by them, that all or none
shall be done at Bow-street, and the Magistrates at Bow-street say,
that the Commissioners have no power ur coutroul over any busi-
ness of a parish, except as immediately regards the duties of the
new police; and thus the matter hangs suspended between the two
sae of Magistrates, who play a game of shuttle-cock with the poor
from Bow-street to Blatiburough-street. Perhaps the new Com-
missioners. who have caused the confti-ion, will arrange it by taking
the 0 poor" business to their own office at Whitehall.
Mr. Greet, one of the Overseers of the parish of Saint George,
Hanover-square, told the Magistrate that there had been that day
a notice served on their parish, to pay in, within forty days, 5.2001.
as their half year's share..of the expense of the new police system ;
so that, in future, this parish will have to pay fur watching, 16,4001.
a-year ; whereas their expense hitherto has only been fur watching,
5,0001. a-year and then they had seventy watchmen, when now,
at the increased expense, they have only forty.
THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday Leii(jie Jacob Brogans, the captain of a Dutch galliots
the Henriette, was charged with having concealed in his vessello6
lbs. weight of Dutch tobacco and cigars, with intent to defraud
his Majesty's revenue. The case was proved by John Bonner and
Win. Hipper. who searched the vessel on the 23d of July last. ID
a cupboard in the cabin they found 51bs of loose tobacco, which the
defendant declared was all he had on board, but on examining us-
derneith his sleeping-berth, they found ingeniously concealed under
some boards 9911b5. of tobaccoond 611bs. of cigars,which was seised
sod the vessel detained. The boards were covered with biscuits
and other provisions, and the place where the tobacco was con-
cealed was so curiously contrived as to elude the vigilance of any
one but Custom-house officers- The prisoner, when the property
was discovered, said he intended the tobacco for his own use and
that of his crew, on their voyage to France anti the Mediterranean.
After a long legal argument between the Solicitor 01 the Customs,
Mr. Barry, and the Magistrates (Capt. Hichbell anti Mr. Dalian-
tine), decided in favour of the Crown. The defendant was con-
victed in the penalty awarded by the Act (100/.) which allowed of no
mitigation. The defendant, being unable to pay the fine, was sent to
Chelmsford gaol. The vessel becomes forfeited to the Crown.
FlutTH S.
At Dundalk, the lady of Capt. Mansell, of the Enniskillen dra -
boons, of a son.
St lount Atinia, on the 29d inst. the lady of Captain Diram,
of the King's, eaolltih foot, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At St. George's church. Liverpool, Richard Earle, Esq. bar-
rister-at-law, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late William
Latium, Faq. of Kirkham.
At Gillingham church, Litut. Charles Friend, R.N. to Asa
Mahn., eldest daughter of George Weatherale, Esq. of Stomp-
ton. to Kent.

DIED.
At Belbroughton, Worcestershire, Thomas Das, jun. Etl4l.
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Bedford-row, deputy clerk of the Pleas in the Court of &cheque,
aged 39.
(%n the lath August, at Tobago, after an illness of eight days.
Henry William Bullock, Esq. aged 45 years, Provost Slarthal
that island.

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