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London, England, 1820-12-29 00:00:00

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was. elorged with united % several forged notes. On
,the 19th of October, he passed one-in. the naive**
Mr: Morgan, of the Strand,-whom he designated his
uncle, 'at the shop of Messrs. North and Co. grocers,
in Fleet-street; wha, when the forgery was disoo-
'vered, applied to Mr, Morgan, when he disclaimed
knowledge of the transaction, and said he was
metered every. day with similar applications. Mr.
Vere, woollen-dray er, in Cloth-fair, said, the prisoner
passed a forged note to him on the 2d of October, in
payment for some Manchester cord, and gave his
name Young, Hatton-garden. The shopman to
Messrs. North and Co: stated„ that he had formerly
known the prisoner in a respectable situation, in a
house opposite .Messrs. North's. The prisoner, on
'this circumstance being mentioned, burst into tears.
He was fully committed. •
Jones was charged with assaulting 11. Per-
kins, of nerwick-street, with intent to rob him. Mr.
Perkins was passing through the Piazzas of Covent-
garden, on Wednesday evening, when he was ac-
costed by two women, who pulled him about till he
gave one of them a push, and she fell ; the other
then gave him a blow on the mouth, and tho pri-
soner knocked him down, and beat his head against
the pavement.. He was then surrounded by several
other fellows, who were proceeding to rifle his
pockets, but some watchmen arrived; and took the
prisoner into custody. He had been previously seen
with the same women, annoying passengers, evi-
dently with intention ofrobbingsbem. Remanded.
TILE CuRISTMAS SznexAnses.—Further hearing
—The practice of bands of music serenading the in-
habitants for some time previous to Christmas Day,
in the night time, is very general throughout this
country. Those persons who pursue this practice in
the Cities of London and Westminster, 'are of a dif-
ferent description to those of any other place. In
London they are purchased places, and are filled by
very respectable persons. In Westminster they are
appointed by the High Steward and Court of Bur-.
gesses. In .he latter place, it was held by appoint..
moat from that Court, by a man of the name of
Clay, who losing his sight, the appointment was
neglected, and the rights and privileges attached to
it, On the death of Clay, who is lately deceased,
Mr. Monroe applied to the Court of Burgesses to
succeed him, and was appointed ,accordingly, his
warrant signed by Mr. FURLEY, the Deputy Town
Clerk, and a silver badge furnished him, with the
Westminster Arms on it, and a chain to wear round
his neck. This is the first Christmas Festival since
his appointment ; he appointed a number of parties
p) go in different parts of the City and Liberty of
Westminster,- to serenade the inhabitants, trusting to
`the liberality of poisons Christmas-boxes as a Tema.
neration; but he learnt that a number of other par-
ities were going about unauthorized, which had been
* case for some years,' through the neglect of the
late Mr. Clay. On Friday, (as before stated) Mr.
Monroe applied to the sitting Magistrate, for his as-
Xistance to suppress the intruders upon his rights and
iprivilegis„and to prevent them collecting Christmas-.
hoses. Sir RoBERT BAKER candidly confessed his
ignorance that such an appointment or power was:
vested in the Court of Burgesses. Mr. Monroe,
however, convinced him of the correctness of his
leacemeia, 1)7 producing the warrant signed by Mr.
Furley, the Deputy Town Clerk, and .also a silver
badge, with the 'Westminster Arms engraven on it,,
and a chain attached to it, to enable him to wear it
round his neck as the insignia of his office. Sir Ro-
aEnT BAKER then promised to assist him in the sup-
pression of the intruders upon his rights and privi-
leges, and gave directions so Perry, the conductor
of the patrol, accordingly. At an early hour on
Christmas morning, Perry met with a party of three
performers, in Brewer-street, Golden-square, who.
had been prevlOusly performing in Vigo-lane. He
questioned them as to their possessing any badge of
:authority for what they were.doing, and they not pos-.
sessing .such badge, he took them into custody, and
conveyed them to the watch-house. In a short time
after, Perry observed a band of vocal and instre.,
'mental performers, to the number of twenty-eight.
He
.dispersed the vocalists, amounting to twenty-.
'three, and the instrumental performers to
' Their place of performance was Beikeley-square and
its neighbourhood. One of the five instrumental per-
4..ormers being known to the master of Thomas's Ho-
le), he undertook for their appearance nest day at
:the above Office, which they accordingly did, as well
'as the three men who had been taken in Brewer.
'street, when Mr. Monroe attended to make good his
charges against the parties, that they having been
lactiog without any authority from him, had com-
Imitted an act of vagrancy, which was. sanctioned by
ROBERT BAKER. Mr.. Monroe stated, that his
object was not punishment against the men in cusn
tody, but to convince them that they were wrong.—
Sir ROBRIITI3AXeR told the men in custody, that ff
they collected money as the waits or wakes of the
City and Liberty of Westminster, they would heath-
taining money under false pretences.- He *dibbled,
however, that they might collect Christmas-boxes in
their own individual names, but not as evils.
GUILDRALE..,F. dngel and T. I3onit were com-
mitted for breaking into the stables of Mr. Sparrow,
of Ludgate-hill. A watchman seeing a light in the
window of the stable in Crescent-place, Bridge-street,
went to the entrance in Ship-yard, when be found
the premises had been broken into. Angel ran out,
but was secured by the patrol in Little Bridge=
street. Bonk was found lying in a manger, and pre.
tendin- to be 'asleep. A quantity of Imam, &c.
were found ready to be carried off, and the adjoin-
ing stables were also brokeninto. Mr. WONTNN"
the City Marshal, observed, that this was thetwentya
first time Moult bad been in custody. .
C. Ellis, a sailor? was 'charged with creating a dis-
turbance before the door of Mr. klew, of. Queen-
bithe. Mr. A. is the owner of a'vessel id'which the
prisoner went to Honduras, but having behaved mai
liciously on the voyage, his wages were stopped;
Jack instantly libelled the ship in the Commons, and
had been sent by Mr. Clarkson, a Proctor; with no-,
tice of the proceedings, when he insisted on the im-
mediate payment of his wages. Mr. Payne, the
Chief Clerk, said, great allowances should 'be made
for persons who had been brought up at sea, when
they departed from the strict line of prudence; and
Jack vtasidischarged, with advice to wait with pi-
tieltte lot the issue of the ptoceedipgs.•

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