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London, England, 1821-10-06 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-House.—THE NEW VAGRANT ACT.—,
Yesterday, a number of miserable creatures, who had
come up to the Metropolis from various parts of the
country, with a view of settling in some place where.
they would find employ at adequate prices for their, la-
bour, and who had failed in their endeavours, applied
to the LORD MAYOR to be passed home to their se-
veral parishes. They were mostly females, and
amongst others of them was a woman with a train of
six small children, whom she had dragged up .to
town from a distant county in search of her husband,
who had ran away, and she supposed he had come
to the Metropolis, where she had sought for bim all
• over, but without success.—The LORD MAYOR pro-
cured the attendance of the Lord Mayor elect, and
made out an order for the poor woman to be passed
forthwith ; but it was, at the same time, intimated,
they would in future, in all cases whatsoever, where
the parties came up to town upon mere speculation,
or without any reasonable degree of certainty, inflict
the punishment enacted by the law upon them, to
check the wandering disposition of those who travelled
from one part of the country to the other, upon the
calculation of getting home at the public expense.—
The operation of the new Act has hitherto been found,
at this Office, to be beneficial to an extent that was
by no means expected in so short a period. (The Act
bas been in force since the Ist of last month).
GUILDHALL.—POINT or LAW RELATIVE TO POOR.-
RATES.—Mr. Alderman WAMINIAN, the Alderman
of Farringdon Without, the Ward in which Furni-
val's Inn-court, if in the City of London, is situate,
attended at this Justice-room yesterday, according
to his promise to the Vestry Clerk of St. Andrew's,
and officiated as the sitting Magistrate. Mr. Alder-
man Asistaty was also present. Previous, however,
to going into the case of Mr. Palser, Mr. Jobson
called the attention of the Magistrates to the cite of
Alexander Fraser, Esq. an inhabitant of Thavies Inn,
Holborn, who had been summoned to shew cause
why he refused to pay the Poor-rate assessed upon
him as a householder in the City Liberty of St.
Andrew's Parish. Mr. Fraser, it appeared, was not
in town, but Mr. Deykes, a respectable S3licitor,
himself an inhabitant of Thavies Inn, attended on his
behalf. Mr. Jobson stated, that Thavies Inn had
heretofore been considered as extra-par6chial. It had,
nevertheless, been the custom to assess the inhabit-
ants to the Poor-rate of the City Liberty, but the
payment of the rates was never collected or de-
manded. Some short time since a pauper was re-
moved under the order of the Magistrates from St.
Pancras Parish to the City Liberty of St. Andrew's,
upon the ground of having obtained a settlement
therein by servitude in Thavies Inn. Against this
order of removal their Parish appealed to the Ses-
sions, alleging, in support of their appeal, that
Thavies lnn was extra-parochial. Mr. Const, the
Chairman of the Sessions, decided against them,
upon a recent dictum of the present Chief Justice
Abbott, and the pauper had since been, and still was,
maintained in their poor-house. As, therefore, St.
Andrew's Parish was thus decided to be bound to
support the poor of Thavies Inn, the inhabitants of
that Inn were, both in law and justice, bound to con-
tribute to the P9or-rate of chat Parish. No:ice was
accordingly given to the inhabitants at the time of
making a Poor-rate, of the intention to include them,
and to enforce payment of the rate in future; and it
was for nun-payment of this rate that Mr. Fiaier was
now summoned.
Mr. Deykes, in reply, said, that when be had agreed
to meet Mr. Jobson before the Magistrate upon this
cpeition, in the absence of Mr. Fraser, it was with an
understanding that the point Should be discussed upon
the broad ground of the right of the Parish to assess
the inhabitants of Thavies Inn to tlie Poor-rate, without
reference to any particular case or decision that might
previously have octurred. He was therefore not pre-
pared to reply fully to the case quoted by Mr.Jobson,
of the appeal between St. Pancras and their parish.
All that lie could say upon it was, that the inhabi-
tants of Thavies Inn weie no parties to that cause
they had not refused to support their own poor, nor
had they been applied to in the case of the pauper so
removed from St. Pancras. If, therefore, Mr. Job-
son's statement was correct, for he (Mr. Deykes) knew
nothing of the case, still evidence in a case between
two parties could not be brought forward as decisive
against a third person who was no party to the ori-
ginal cause. This might have been a case very snugly
got up between the two parishes ; in which St. An-
drew's parish was very willing to be beat, for the
purpose of founding upon the decision the right to
rate Thavies Inn. With regard to the notices which
Mr. Fraser was said to have received, he ( Mr. Deykes)
considered them merely as polite notes from Mr.Job-
son, and as of no legal effect; and with regard to
Mr. Fraser not having appealed, be must plead the
same argument used in Mr. Palser's case, that until
the right to rate (which was the question between
them) was established, Mr. Fraser was not legally
compelled to appeal. The point he relied upon was,
that Thavies Inn had always beenconsidered as extra
parochial, and had never been rated to the Poor-rate
of St. Andrew's. The Parish were, therefore, bound
to shew by what right they now claimed to rate it.—
Mr. Jobson said, Thavies Inn had always been rated,
though the rate had not been collected.—Mr. Dey kes
replied, that fact, so far from making any alteration,
was an argument in his favour, as the omission to
collect the rate was proof of the parish's doubt of i
their right to compel the payment.—Mr. Payne, the
Magistrate's clerk, observed, that where the complaint
against a Poor-rate arose from its inequality or any
particular operation by which a person legally liable
to be rated was aggrieved, the remedy was by appeal
to the Sessions ; and if the party neglected so to do
within the time limited by law, he could net plead
his particular cause of complaint as a reason why the
payment should not be enforced against him.—Mr.
Jobson was willing to try it in any way that should
be suggested, but could not do it without the Magis-
trates would lend their assistance. The Parish would
iodernnify them.—Mr. Deykes said, he should cer-
tainly wish to have the Magistrate in the cause.
Mr. AldermanWarvassao declined the honour of an
action against him, and coincided in the opinion of
Mr. Payne, that the Magistrate ought not to be called
upon to try this question of right, in his own person,
and at his own expense. Thavies Inn had never here-
tofore been considered as within the Parish, and in
his opinion Mr. Jobson was bound to shew his right

to rate before he could grant die warrant of distress.
—ln this. opinion Mr. Alderman ANSLEY also ex-
his coneurrence.--Mr. Jobson then applied
for a summons against Mr. Palser.—Mr. Alderman
WAITHMAN said, the Learned Gentleman was wrong
in stating, that he (Mr. Waithman) was convinced of
the propriety of enforcing the rate against Mr. Falser.
On the contrary, he had expressed his concurrence in
the opinions of the two Magistrates before whom this
case had been beard, and had declined interfering
unless some new ground of argument could be ad-
duced.—Mr. Palser's friend did not doubt but that
Mr. Palser would be able to shew from the deeds of
the freehold that the house was in the County, and
that the 'Parish had failed in an indictment -in the
Court of King's Bench, some years ago, against an
inhabitant of the Court, for refusing to serve the
office of constable, he pleading that be was not an
inhabitant of the city liberty.—A new summons was
accordingly issued against Mr. Falser.
MA ELBOROUGIWST REILT.A second inquiry into
the circumstance of the man being thrown out at a
window in Charles-street, Drury-lane, took place yes-
terday, in the examination of. Thomas Burred, who
was present when the affair happened, and who,
having escaped, was apprehended yesterday morning
at Chelsea, disguised, with his head tied up. His
account was as follows:—He lodged in the back
room of the first floor where the transaction took place
in the front room, and after much prevarieation he
acknowledged that be was in the house at the time.
The injured man had sent out for beef steaks, and hi
was frying them : a dispute having arisen because
the woman had not given up the change of half a
crown, he struck her; the woman having called out
" Murder !" the landlord went up stairs to protect
her, and, as he stated, the man was suspended by his
hands outside of the window, and he went with the
landlady to fetch the watchman.—This declaration
has been contradicted by others, who proved that the
prisoner was one of the men who had rushed into the
roam, and that the landlady of the house had tcld
rurzeman a lie on the subject.—ln-answer to a ques-
tion from Mr. Matswautmo, why he had escaped
and disguised himself? he answered the second par;
only, Which was, that he bad bad eyes ; but there was
no appearance of such.—The prisoner was remanded,
to be brought up with the others when the wounded
man is capable of being removed.
Bow-STREET.—Sarah Clasper, aged eighteen, was
charged with assaulting her mother. -Mr,. Clasper
stated, that she was housekeeper in a respectable fa-
mily at the west end of the town, and had been a
widow for many years. The girl was her only child,
and she had bestowed the utmost care upon her: but,
about six months ago, she became acquainted with a
man much older than herself, who had effected a
total change in her disposition ; and she (the mother)
had lost all controul over her. A shott time ago,
this fellow persuaded her to leave a respectable situa-
tion, and placed her in lodgings, where be visited
her. It appeared, however, that he was a married
man, and had a family. She went to her daughter,
about ten days ago, to inform her of that circum-
stance, but was received with the grossest abuse;
and, upon further remonstrating with her, she forced
her against the wall, snatched off her cap and bon-
net fronfher head, and tore her hair with both hands.
Tice defendant said little in her defence ; merely ob-
serving, that her mother had no proof that the man
was married, and she should he with him if she liked.
Mr. Mrsrsnttra. said, •if she did not promise to quit
her paramour, and return to her mother's protection,
he should commit her to prison. The girl said, she
could not help it—she should not go home with her
mother for anybody. The mother burst into tears
at this hardened declaration; and said, if her child
would go with her, she would provide a comfortable
home for her, and do everything in her power to
make her happy. The girl still refused. Mr. Mix-
stiur.r.-.—" Then lock her up, officer, and she shall be
committed." She was put in the lock-up room; and,
in about two hours, she was again brought in, and
asked if she would go home with her mother? She
said, she would ; but in a manner that made it ap-
parent she would abscond as soon as an opportunity
offered. The worthy Magistrate said, he feared she
was irreclaimable; and he would almost recommend
the mother to leave so unworthy a child to her fate.
Mrs. Clasper asked, if her daughter again absconded,
whether she could not be imprisoned? Mr. M IN-
SHUL L •44 Yes; but it would disgrace her for life.
She must either promise to return, and remain with
you, or give bail for the assault." She replied, "I'
can get bail if I send to Gower-street." Mrs. Clasper,
44 That is where her paramour lives." Mr. Mix-
SHULL" Is he a housekeeper ?" Daughter—" No;
but he knows plenty of housekeepers, and can get
them to bail me. But if my mother can prove that
he is married, I will leave him, but never otherwise."
After some further conversation, in which the girl
evinced the most hardened depravity, she consented
to accompany her mother home, but in a way that
convinced every one present it was a mere pretext to
get her liberty.
H ATTO bi•G ARD Yesterday, Mr. John Gordon,
son to a respectable tobacconist, in Holborn, and Mr.
Richard Farden, clerk to a solicitor, were brought
up in the custody of Thiselton, the officer, charged
by Mr. William Hamilton Finney, of Holborn-court,
Gray's Inn, with sending him a challenge to fight a
duel with the former. Mr. Finney stated, that he
had had a dispute with Mr. Gordon, and which dis-
pute it was intimated to him was to be settled by Mr.
Gordon calling him out to fight a duel. Witness
hearing this, he had engaged a friend, and had every
thing ready for the occasion. Complainant was waited
upon by the defendant, Farden, the friend of Mr.
Gordon, who requested him to meet his opponent,
Mr. Gordon, at his house; " but remember," says
he, " the dispute is not to be settled with swords or
pistols, but with fists." Complainant, however, de-
clined this ungentlemanly mode of proceeding, and
requested to be troubled no more. Mr. Gordon not
being satisfied in his wish to have a bruise, threat-
ened to waylay Mr. Finney. A few nights ago, about
eleven o'clock, he was awoke by a loud knocking at
the door of his lodgings ; the landlady came up stairs
and informed him there was some one below waiting
to speak to him ; he immediately went down stairs,
undressed as he was, and on demanding 'who was
there at that unseasonable hour, he was assailed with
a volley of oaths, and threats of personal violence.—
This language (he stated) proceeded from both the
defendants, and. there were five or six others with
them, all armed with stick; and read/ for action,

should he open the door. Next morning, he received
a challenge to fight Mr. Gordon again, but on his
(complainant's) consulting with his friend, it was de-
termined that he should apply to this Office for a
warrant against both defendants, as Mr. Gordon had
forfeited, by his conduct, any claim to the satisfac-
tion of a Gentleman. Mr. Gordon retaliated, and in
defence read a letter, which he received from the com-
plainant, containing much offensive matter. The Ma-
gistrate said, it was a foolish quarrel: he saw nothing
against Mr. Farden, and discharged him, I,nd con-
cluded by ordering Mr. Finney and Mr. Gordon to
enter into their own recognizances, of £4O each, to
keep the peace towards each other.
MARY-LA-BONNE OFFlCL—Yesterday, an applica- 1
tion was made before the sitting Magistrates, for the
removal of Thomas Jones from the Mary-la-Bonne
Infirmary*. He is the unfortunate maniac who acted
in such an extraordinary and outrageous manner on
Fulham bridge, on Sunday evening, by attacking
and violently beating the police. A medical Gen-
tleman, who has attended the lunatic since his con-
finement, declared that he was labouring under the
strongest symptoms of madness, and in a very dan-
gerous way. For some time past it appears he has
been affected, and was confined at a former period in
the Asylum. The Magistrates granted the applica-
tion for his removal, and ordered him to be conveyed

to Bethlem Hospital.
A lad, named Barlow, was brought up on suspicion
of being concerned in committing depredations in
the vicinity of the Edgeware.road and Paddington,
where the robberies of late have been frequent by

gangs of boys, who infest the neighbourhood. The
mother of the prisoner entreated the Magistate, Mr.
Rawcinsoy, to place him in the Refuge for the Des-
titute, he having got connected with a set of bad
characters that live in Cato-street. He was commit-
ted to the House of Correction till Monday, and in the
interim, Mr. Itawcrnson informed the mother, be
would give her a letter of recommendation to the
Refuge tor the Destitute.
Union-HALL—Two women, of notorious charac-
ter, were brought before the sitting Magistrate, yes-
terday, upon the charge of having picked the pocket'
of a respectable farmer of Sussex. It appeared that
the prisoners, whose names are Peg Daly and Sophia
Burgess, had met the farmer in the Borough on Wed-
nesday night, and, after some insinuating conversa-
tion, contrived to deprive him of his pocket-book,
which, however contained nothing of value. The
Magistrate committed them to the House of Correc-
tion for three months, and ordered that they should
be put to hard labour.
William Crow, a boy about sixteen years of age,
who had been confined in Horsemonger-lane
upon a charge -of stealing carpenters' tools, was'
brought up on a charge of having stolen .ss. and a
handkerchief, from another prisoner confined in that
prison. Smith, the ccnstable, stated that the prisoner
was a very desperate character ; that he was taken up
on the first charge and put in the cage for security;
he contrived, however, to get a light, and set fire to
the cage. The prisoner and a poor drunken man,
who had been put out of harm's way, would have
very soon been burnt to a cinder, had not a watch-
man observed the danger, and, by alarming the neigh-
bourhood, when two engines were procured, saved
their lives. The Magistrate committed the prisoner,
as a reputed thief, to the Sessions.
MURDER AT HIGHGATE.—FINAL EXAMINATION.
—Yesterday being the day appointed for the final
examination of Barrett and his wife, on a charge of
robbery at Mr. Rothschild's, and to be re-examined
on suspicion of the murder, they were brought up
from the /louse of Correction at an early hour, and
at nine o'clock the Justice-Room was crowded to
excess. The following appeared in evidence yester-
day before Dr. OWEN
Elizabeth Hopkins remembers on the morning that
Sellers, Mr. Male's watchman, was murdered, at
about half-past six o'clock she was going with her
husband's breakfast to a field where he was mowing
fora Mr. Thompson, in Hornsey-lane : on proceed-
ing along she saw the prisoner Barrett turn down
the lane, and he stopped to consider which way he
would turn; he crossed a field called Ashbutt's-
field, exactly at the back of Mr. Hale's house, and
near some hay-stacks there was a black man sitting
in a hollow ; Barrett, who appeared us if he had left
the black man, crossed the field and climbed over a
stile at the further end, and proceeded in a confused
direction to the point where she had first seen him;
the black man went away. She could not be mistaken
as to his person; she had known him previously to
that morning.
Dr. OwEN remarked, that it was on suspicious cir-
cumstances that a shirt with marks of blood upon
the sleeve had been found under the bay-stacks men-
tioned. It was found by a man.named Field, who
had it in his possession. A man named Murphy had
been apprehended on suspicion of its being his, in
consequence of his having put a new shirt on, and in
order that he should give an account of the old shirt
he had left off. It was, however, involved in a mys-
stery, and for the want of evidence he was discharged.
A bloody stocking was also produced here, and in-
spected, which had been found at Barrett's lodgings.
The prisoner Barrett denied strongly that the wit-
ness, Mrs. Hopkins, saw him cross the field, and
climb over the stile. He went in the morning to tell
the deceased's son that his father was dead. _
Dr. OwEN asked the witness whether she con-
sidered that way which the prisoner Barrett.was go-
ing the nearest to Crouch-end, where Barrett said
he was going to, or would she have gone that way
to Crouch-end ?
Witness said that it was not the way to Crouch-end.
She would .not have gone that way, had she been
going there: she saw him get over some fences.
Barrett was again asked whether he wished to say
anything? He answered, all that he had to say
was, that he was going to the deceased's son at
Crouch-end, but he never went out of the road all
the way, as GOD was his judge.
Mrs. Hopkins said, he was dressed in a short shoot-
ing jacket, and the same dress as-he now bad on. .
Barrett said he had a nephew residing at Totten-
ham, and they had a pint of porter together at the
Swan public-house the same night.
Mrs. Hopkins,said that• she afterwards saw Bar-
rett, and she pointedbirn.out to a man as the person
she saw-under mtpicl ,Circumstances
on the morn-
ing of the murder rtl3t man bad removed from
Highgate, but he could be found.
A boy again wai examined, and sworc•that he saw