Star.
London, England, 1817-09-09 00:00:00

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Gott OKA t t.mTlle New PAYING AIM ST* :ET Acx.—Dsk-
can Campben, Esq. of Alfred-plate, pm information against Bar
agasw-si ;Val, for wheeling a barrow on the lag way, yesterday
meriting, ie Whitociross-atrett. He stated that he saw hint In
the act, and made thomrost-keeper take cognisance of it.
The wrest-keeper stated, that the Defendant was at work for
Mr. Deputy Dames. The Dahl:Awn said he had oily wheeled
the barrow four or live yawls on the side pavement.
Mr. Campbell said, it made no difference whether It was one
yard or,ooe hundred, the kw was imperative, and the Magis•
taste most coovict. The justice of the case, therefore, was with
Payne, the Clerk to the Maglvrsies, observed, that
the informant meant that the law of the cue was with him, ac-
cording to the strict meaning of the Act of Parliament.
Mr. Alderman Samar'', the Sitting Magistrate, obverted.
that if persona sitting where he did always acted up to the strict
letter of the law, they might do mach mischief.
Mr. Campbell—"
The reason I have brought up the Defen-
dant, who is, 1 believe, a very honest and Industrious man, is,
that I know the Act of Parliament is partially earned into execu-
tion. I left my house as early as six o'clock this morning fur the
purpose of teeing bow it was carried Into effect. In Fleet-street
I perceived a number of stands on the ilag•way„ and a Street-
keeper removing some and not interrupting others. I asked him
and also those who were allowed to remain, why they were tot
also removed ? I received fur atiewer that they were privileged,
that they bad received a license, but from whom they did not
knew. 1 then called on Deputy Dacm, who received me very
politely, and on stating to him the circemstances, he sent for his
street-keeper. which was not the person wi:o had acted wrong,
as the stands were out of hi, district. On conning out of the De-
puty's yard, I saw the Defendant wheeling his barrow on the
fin way, I told the street-keeper to take cognizance ot It; he
answered, the Defendant was in the emph.y of the Deputy; I
said it mad.- no difft rem., as I was determined that justice under
the Act should take place, whether those offend:ng were in a
high or a low situation; on this altercation the Deputy came
out, and ordered the street-keeper to take the Detendant into
cuttedy and bring him before a Magistrate. I lay no stress on
Mr. Dave, being a Deputy t.: a Ward of the city of London,
but I du ht.itee the street• keeper would not have dune his duty
if the Deputy bad nut desired him."
The Magistrate saitl,he thought he had a discretionary power,
and as the fault was so trivial he would discharge the liefendant.
lie was accordingly discharged
Mr. Campbell—" You have no discretionary power, the Act
is imperative, without you doubt the evidence. The liefendant
confessed that he wheeled his barmy four or five yards on the
flag way. I give you notice that I shall appeal from your Wor-
ship's decision; for humanity, which I give your Worship full
credit fur, never can silence an Art of Parliament."
Mr. Payne- s Ike Act certainly leaves no discrotion with the
Magistrate further than the amount of the penalty, which must
not exceed more than £5 or less than Jet."

The Magistrat I.et the City Solicitor be sent for."
About half an hour afterwards the City Solicitor appeared, and
after the Worthy Magistrate bad conferred with bins for soma
time, he observed, be sound that the discretionary power was
with Mr. Campbell, and not wi Is him (the Magistrate.) -
Mr. Campbell said he was happy that the worthy Magistrate
was convinced of Ms error, but unfortunately, the Defendant had
taken adv..ntage of his discharge, and had left the Wm&
The Magistrate—" Let bins be sent lor."
In about an hour be appeared, and the Magistrate convicted
him isi the lowest pttiety of tot.
The Defendant said be was not able to pay It, and that he had
a wife and two children so support.
Mr. Campbell—"lhen I will pay it," and be handed two
one-pound notes to the Defendant.
The worthy Alderman drseantc4 at son* length oa the Hbe-
ralky of Mr. Campbell, and pointed out to the Defendant that
it was only the wish of that Gentleman to are the Act carried
with impartiality into effect.
The Defendant handed the to one of the Mareitalmen.

Mr. Caniptiell—" Return the merry to the Defendant for e
fete minutes;" then addressing hini.elf to the Defendan:, be said,
" Doo't pay the penalty without you wish; the Mowry Is your's,
and it may be of eerelce to you. To recover this penalty there
trust be first iwued a distress against your goods and chattlee, of
which I atr sure you have not any ; then they can take your per-
son, and it will be in the power of the Sitting Magistrate to eons.
ink you to rrison for one day, but not to exceed six months.—
Now, as the worthy Magistrate has thought year Mance of such
a trivial nature as to have discharged you in the face of an Act of
Pediment, but which discharge he has found to be wrong, I am
confident that he will think one e..tis imprisoonsent suficient.—
The La .will he of use to you and
_your Sarney. I will pay the
expen.e of any further proceedings."
The Magistrate—" Defendant, have you got any furniture ?
You would not like your bed to be taken from under yen 1"
Mr. Campbell—" He has no right to answer the question. If
be has, I suppose they will be fooN; I will him."
Mr. Campbell then left the (/.. The) Ott followed,
without paying the penalty.
MAR t. Buzau c st-1 ra a ur.—Yesterday, Catharho Marti, was
charged with stealing Xi. Ps. the property of Miss huatheth J,
Ann Leath, en Sunday. The prosecutrix woo resides at No. 67, I
Upper Jobswereet, Fitzroy-square, stated, that she lost the pro-
perty from her drawers In the bed.room Is the middle of the
day, on Sunday, and the prisoner leaving abscooded, she was very
I.:aurally sueocted. '1 he landlady of the house, to whom the
prisoner was servant, went to seek der at her sister's, No. 6,
Kirkman's buildings, Tottenham-court road, In the evaing ; she
Inquired fur her below, awl she suisposed the sister knew her
voice, as on getting oo to the boding place ot the second door
she heard a moving of trunks. The prisoner was denied, but the
landlady found her concealed In a hug.: trout, with another large
trunk upon at.—She was remands..

A poor woman, who wok in washing, and whose barrow was
seized oti Saturday with the linen of Ler customers, she being
unable to pay the fine of 401. according to Mr. Angelo Taylor's
New &met stet, applied with tete It. her eyes for relief. 'lto
barrow is detained at be. Giles's Watch-house, but the Act being
iniperative, the Magistrate could not interfere.
William Sheppard, landlord of the Hare and Hounds, in Buck.-
ridge-street, St. Ulles's charged Jake Mammy, Charles Crewley,
Dennis Driisol, and Alresar his wife, with wantonly assaulting
hint and others, and caching a riotous assemblage of more than
eOO persons. Several witnesses proved the riot and assaults,and
that Drind snuck the officers in the watch-Louse.—They were
all coninuittril.

Thursday next the prisoners who stand committed
on charges of felony, will be removed from the several
jails in London and Middlesex, to Newgate, prepa-
ratory to their taking their trials at the ensuing Ses-
sions at the Old Bailey. which commence on Wed.
nesday, the 17th inst.

The following instance of credulity ant superstition
occurre4 lately in Belfast :—A farmer, who byes
near Teniplepatrick, had a horse stolen in June last,
which he advertised at the time, but without success.
Last week, however, he was told that a celebrated
spas sift bred in Forest-lane, Belfast, who mould be
certain to inform him of the thief, as her abilities in
necromancy bad often been proved, and lately she
had ditected a poor man where to recover his cow
that had been stolen. To this he gave implicit be-
lief, and away be went to the spas wife. He relates,
that immediately on entering her house, before he had
spoken a word, she began twittering with her lips,
in she same manner as carmen do to their horses.--
This astonished him, and he began to tell her the
story about the horse ; but he was still more asto-
nished to discover that she was both deaf aad dumb.
In this dilemma he was quite at a loss how to ac-
quaint her her of what he wanted ; but she soon re-
lieved him by taking a piece of chalk and drawing on
a board the figure of a horse. She then held oat her
hand open, making signs for money. He offered her
a' tenlenny piece, but she refused it and made
signs for three. He then laid three clown ; upon
which lam immediately drew the figure of a ship,
and wrote Peetpatrich. This still encreased his sur-
prise and anxiety, but she surpassed the whole by
writing down the name of Ms very Orrin who he .1.4.
self believed to have stolen his horse.