Star.
London, England, 1817-02-10 00:00:00

POLICE.

MaNstoo House.—On SunniAy, in oor.sequence
of au information laid before the Loan Mayon by
Mr. Brown, one of the city Marshals, the following
curious case came on for hearing :
Mr. Brown deposed, thAt he saw a placard smilax
to ebat produced, (here the bill was. shewn to him)
posted upon St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street,
'about fi o'clock on Friday afternoon. The placard
ran as follows, in large letters—o, Spahelds Row !
Truth for a Penny. Na. 46, Fleet street. Co it my
Bops I" Having procured a large bill, entitled,
" One Pennyworth of Truth to Mn Citizen John
Bull, from his brother Thomas Bull, the Plough.
milt," he went to Mr. .11arper's, jun. and asked if
be was at hon.e The shopman, who told him his
name was Wright, said he was net. Deponent then
shewed.him the last mentioned bill, aid Wright said
Lord SID6IOIITH had sett) it, and had made no oh-
jectioo to it.
Mr... Henry Beyer deposed,-that be is a printer, in
Bridewelf Hospital. Mr. Harmer, his Solicitor, said
Mr. Bryce would he • Mere that if this bill were a'
ins should out say any thing which'mightbe
eyibour:Fagainst;hunsidt, she bill having Mr. Bires
.efame to it.
The Loan Islavoa—" Mr. Bryer cannot deny the
priming of it," Mr. B—" 'I beg your Lordship's
pardon, but I cam"- .The Lord Mayor—Ai Are yotz
not equally liable for the. consequences by having
your name. on it I" Mt. 8.-" Certainly not j it If
Alin 50 expressed in the Oct of Parliament!" Here
Mr. Bryer expressed his determination to say nothing
which might' affect himself. The Lir& Mayor—
)" Then J. most. go to work more seriously.; and I
shall feel it my duty toilet certain qua bola to Mr.
B. " Youdid not print this. bill N' Mr. 8.--" I did
not say so." Lord Mayor—" Did you receive any
order for printing such bills r' Mi. I did."
Lord hteyorae How many 1" Mr. 11.-0 A thimi-
sand.!i• Load Mayor-..se I put these questions merely
thds, kview thas justice may be done to all parties."
Mrl.2-44 It is my wish to givelour Lordship every
inrot • non in my power; but the fact was, 1 did sot
print the bills; but if I had, ne'ode could prove 'it.
,I.eoeld print One thousand*of them, and bythe error
of she Act of ?ornament, as it now bawds, no one
could prove that I had printed them l• but "have no
.40ctjoo to. take upon owedi the printing of them."
t Mr; HAltStfa said the bills were intended to have
&pod effeat.
the japan MA4OII said he bad &math, placard to
a nimbler of Alictalea erne with ,headase meta.
in...empag whoM wastpir W. cue/ia tressdrdrepba*
4-ifigreed,. that tiothiik .I,oll.'jle pesdtt,loare been,
e#liibl f 6 lliestreets of Loudon.
Mr; Biyet—,« f sweitiodatio yestt r-
day; that -trem the spike wbefilte 'cam,. Twat,
sutepeshiss but good ans ,decant by Ate a bell;- but
when it was first sbewn to we I thought it was ill.
advised." He 'two produced enotber bill,. with the
following words-44 11:ruth' for a 'Penny, Ni,. 46,
Met-street. Cease,. the Kluge' which hotaid *as
put forth the atomism it wasioaad:that-the it was
Iwfs4t,;o usiscoasetectioa. :
• *ghel,.oito hlnzovsaid, that was another thing.
No one could mistake that bill, -for it was loyal
eoongh ; bust peopliswould only read the first one,
without. purchasing or reading the bill, entitled ,
"llamas Bull to his brother John," and would then
gg to the .row which it. anaoutsetl- • Mr. Bryce had
told bins be had reeeivedon order for one thousand
topic; of the first bill, from Mr. Harper, jun.' in
fleet-street. He (the Lord Mayor) had diewn it to
the Aldermen, and they were of opinion that it was
.calcolated to do much misthief, and to create public
"disturbance. Let even the Minister, himself have
iporn the author of it,,. tl4 City Solicitor himself said
the might be taken into custody for it. The one ea.:,
tided "'Thomas to Joke Bull," he was told (for be
bad nothing to do with it), contained an abuse of
Hoot and Cobbett r and at was all very well to en-
deavour to set them right if they were wrong. Some
Ott ad been at a great expeuce to give John Bull so
m truth for a peony.
Mr. Hoatxa said, rosy bad used too strong len-
gtfage in the puff; to which Mr. Bryet rejoined, that
it was.not his puff,. for if his pposioti had been taken,
p 4 ifroidd,liarepisfrgtit sway. • •
The Cifp.Solicoor gave it as his opinion, thit as,
this bill had been published on the very eye of another
Spafields meeting, is ,was of . very dangerous ten-,
deny, nod that the persons concerned us it should
ate bail. He then Asked. Mr. Bryer from whom he
ClF.lito Copy pf the bill? Mr. Bryer--.4 Front Mi
nerPeraltia. artd it ,was returned to bias with me
Prem. I suited at .the time .that I thought it ra-
ther dasigerous,.. although I knew it was intent

against tint tlag Apa_fitlds tieetivr. bir. Harper aslced
who ha& ffiglaiNd ate? I said, no one, and agreed
to get it printed, but did not print it myself."
Mr. HARM= Said, the moment the first placard
was found to be inisuoderstood, the second, with
"•God save the King" on it, was issued, sr.d all the
firit, except a very few, which h.rd been circulated,
were called .in. •

The Liintr MAvoa wished to know if Mr. H irper
would give up the authr of the bill ; .but Mr. Har-
mer baying advised him that it he did he would still
be liable himself, be put in bail, without giving up
the author. ' '