Star.
London, England, 1828-10-22 00:00:00

POLICE IST'ELLIGENCE.

MANSION.HOUSIL
RITRAOZPINAZT fiteens—Tbe &faster of the Meat* Work.
house appeared at the Justice-loom with a bandage round his head,
having deeply incurred the displeasure of one of the paui.ers, who,
in revenge, heat him desperately.
The Master for some time, it appeared, had perceived a spirit of
insubordination amongst the inmates of the workhouse, and was
astonished to find that notwithstandleg the strict watching over
their morals, and the measures taken for preventing the introduc-
tion of gin into the workhouse, they managed to get drunk. As
might be expected, the gin inflamed more passions than one, and it
was ascertained that a female pauper had secretly Icft the side of
the building appropriated to the sex, and was engaged in dose coo. 1
versatiun with a male dependent upon parish bounty. The Master
of coarse interposed his authority, and ordered the woman to her
proper place, a liberty which was instantly resented by the lover,
who knocked him down, and kicked him violently about the bead
and body. Aleasures were taken to put a stop to this; rebellious
feeling, which seemed to have pervaded the whole workhouse,
men, women, and children. The assailant was taken into custody,
and William Lamb, messenger to the pauper., was soon after de-
tected in conveying to some of the most refracto:y t:ven small
bottles filled with that which paupers of both star. must delight
in--the prohibited cordial.
The Loan MAT4II said, that ft was an Nustier to the distressed
to keep in the workhouse persons who could afford to purchase gin.
The Master said, be had repeatedly cautioned the messenger
not to bring gin into the house. When the inmates got hold of
the gin bottle, there was no such thing of contruuling them ; there
was nothing to be heard but fighting and cursing and swearing.
The Loan Maros asked the messenger, who is himself a pauper,
what could have led him to take in such quantities of gin as made
his companions drunk?
bleseenger—Ob. your Lordship, they begged so hard of me to
bring 'em a drop, that I couldn't help it. They told me that they
were all so sick, that U they didn't get gin they would never get
over it—.(A laugh).
The Loan MAT011,.•11111t does sot justify you. They might
have bone dreadful mischief.
The Master said, that in cases of necessity, spirits were always
allowed, as well as medicine, and the messenger knew that per-
fectly well.
Messenger—Bat if I hadn't brought 'em gin now and then,
your Vorship, l could Never Uwe io peace with 'em. They'd 4—o
me so, your Vership. that I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink—
(Laughter). You never knowed anything like their language.
The LOOO Maros—What! both own and women? _

ileuenger—Lord Ness yon; yea; die women.' the vone. If I
wouldn't fetch them In a drop* =az. they'd d—o me off my legs.
I'm obligated to do it, your Vurship, but poor creatures they gets
it but seldom.

The LORD ;Maims—You moat go t• BrisJewell for this. The
mischief to which you are accessory is ve►y great.
Alessetiger— What was Itodo ? They pays me wages; and
when they are sick in the bowels, a'n't they to have nothing to
comfort 'em ? If they gets a little tossicated. its because their
stomachs are empty.
The blaster refuted this attack upon the bounty of the work-
house, and said that if it had not been fat the gin, which brought
many of the unfortunate paupet• to their present condition, there
world be no disturbance whatever amongst them.
The assailant was then committed in default of bail, and the
messenger was sent to Bridewell for a month.

It is a practice with numbers of Jews, who are io the habit of
attending auctions, to act in so outrageous a manner as to prevent
respectable persons from remaining to bid for articles. By this
means those customers contrive to regulate the bidding' as they
please. A Jew was yesterday charged with having thrown a gum.
tity of ink over the clotbis of a Gentleman who was present at
the sale of some fruit by Mr. Merrill, who elated that Gentlemen
and Ladles were frequently obliged to leave the room, hi coon.
quence of offensive practices of this description.
The Loan Maros was glad that measures were taken to put an
end to sack a nuisance, and ordered the defendant, who said that
he merely retaliated, and would have killed the person who bad
insulted him, if be had caught him, to find had.