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London, England, 1821-10-05 00:00:00

two 'Magistrates had come to thhame conclusion on;
his case, he saw no reason why he should interfere.
Bow-Sriteer.—Yesterday morning Dr. Veitch, of
Charlotte-place, Pimlico, a physician, requested the
assistance of the sitting Magistrate under the fol-
lowing circumstances:—A Gentleman who had been
for some time deranged, was placed under his care,
and be appointed a man whom he thought trust-
worthy, to reside with him. The man executed the
trust with fidelity, until a few days ago, when be
absconded, taking the patient with him. The appli-
cant had now, however, some clue to him,. and lie
requested that the Magistrate would alow an officer
to go with him in search of them.—Mr. MlNSiitnits
" Where is your establishment "t"—Dr. Veitch. " I
have no distinct establishment. 1 have many patients
under my care, but I place them all in separate cot-
tages or lodgings, with proper persons to attend them;
as, in my opinion, patients are more likely to be radi-
cally cured when kept separate, than when mingled
one with another. Such an association often confirms
the malady of a patient beyond the reach of cure."
Mr. Misitimr..—" I am afraid this is not a case,
in which I should be justified in interfering. The law
gives me no authority to apprehend the man, nor
even to take the patient from him, unless upon the
information of some relation."
Dr. Veitch.—" I spoke to Sir B. Ilirnie .early in
the day, and he said, that in such a case, perhaps, a
man would do right to act rather with a vigour
beyond the law."
Mr. M t NSIINLL.—“Your may act so, if you please, but
it must be entirely upon your own responsibility."
Dr. Veitch.—" Certainly. I shall exonerate you
from all responsibility. I only want to have an offi-
cer to render me proper assistance, if necessary."
Mr. Mitistioi.r..—" You may have an officer to
take care that the peace is not broken, but he will
have no power beyond that:'
Dr. Veitch.—" I will take all risk upon myself.
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The patient is a man of high tannly connexions, and
I have no doubt that lie is taken away for some impro-
per purpose ; and I will get him back at all hazards."
The Doctor then took two officers with him, and left
the Office in a coach.
HATTON-GARDEx.—Yesterday a case which excited
considerable interest came to he heard at this Office;
it was an information against 'Thomas Hall, a di iver
of one of the Paddington stage-coaches, for furiously
driv,ing, so as to endanger the lives of the passengers,
and refusing to stop when desires, to suffer them to
dismount. The defendant did not attend, but the
person who attended for him stated that he was very
ill in bed, and not able to attend, and that some wit-
nesses who were, necessary- were not in town, not
having time to send to them since the service of the
summons, which was only served at eleven o'clock
the preceding day; and requested, for the ends of,
justice, that the further hearing of the case might be
postponed a few days. The Magistrate, after con-
sulting with the witnesses for the prosecution, post-
poned the further hearing of the case until next week,
on the understanding that the defendant is to pay
any expenses the witnesses for the prosecution may
be put to, on account of the indulgence granted to
the defendant.
•. MART-LA-BONNE OFPlCE.—Willinot Hick>, well-
known to the Police, was put to the bar, charged by
Mr. Mills, of Seymour-place, Edgeware-road, tailor,
under the following circumstances :—lt appeared
that about half-past nine o'clock at night, some boys
came and rapped at the prosecutor's door, which being
answered, one of them said he bad dropped some
Money down the area, and requested to have it. The
application being credited, Mrs. Mills took a lighted
candle from a parlour inside the shop, and went down
to look for the money, leaving Mr. Mills sitting in
the dark: he had not been long in obscurity when
he perceived the shop-door opened, and a person
walk softly in, upon which he went out, and after a
hard struggle secured the prisoner, who was just going
behind the counter, and gave him in charge to the
watchman; but his accomplices effected their escape.
The prisoner was fully committed for the attempt
at robbery.
George Cooper, driver of one of Salmon's Padding-
ton coaches, appeared to an information under the
Stage-coach Act,• charging him with carrying six
outside passengers and luggage on his coach, being
one more than is allowed by the said Act ; for which
offence he had incurred a penalty of £lO, with costs.
The Magistrate convicted the defendant in the miti-
gated penalty of E. 5, and costs.
MARLBOROULII-STERET.—Yesterday Mary Ashe
was charged upon a new case, with uttering a bad
sovereign. The evidence adduced was, that she had
uttered the sovereign to a tradesman -in Berwick-
street, and her tale was, that being the wife of a shoe-
maker, she had received the spurious sovereign of a
person in payment for shoes. It is necessary, as a
public caution, to state, that the piece had neither
sound nor ring, and it accords with other bad ones
in circulation. It weighs about two-thirds of the
weight of a good one, with a brass head, clumsily
endued. The Solicitor of the Mint did not think
fit to prosecute upon'the single case, when the pm i-
roner was discharged, and the bad piece defaced.
Yesterday the night charge book of St. Ann's pa-
rish exhibited a charge against a group of young va-
gabonds, who nightly prowl about the streets for the
purpose of plunder, for being riotous and disorderly,
and lurking about the streets. A little girl, of
not more than fourteen or fifteen years of age,
and of very prepossessing appearance, who although
so young was leading a life of the greatest depravity, ,
was also charged with being connected with them.
Mr. Co N A sv,cominitted the whole of them to prison.
It appeared, however, that there happened to be,
some person in the Office, during the examination,
who was acquainted avid) the unfortunate female's
family, and intelligence was conveyed immediately
to her distracted patents, who had been seeking her
for the last two months, without a prospect of re-
ceiving any tidings of her. After she had been locked.
up about two hours, the mother, a very decent-look-
ing woman, came into the Office in a state of great
agitation, and made inquiry of the Magistrate whe-:
char a girl (giving a description of her daughter) had
been brought there that morning.? The worthy Ma-
gistrate answered in the affirmative; and for the pur-
pose of relieving the feelings of the parent, who, in
tears, explained that it was her daughter she had
made inquiries after, he ordered the prisoner instantly
to be brought up. While the officer was absent, the
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that it was not through her neglect. The niod,.,
whose utterance was almost stifled with e%ce‘si,;
grief, assured the Magistrate that she had takea
pains to instruct her daughter, and to instil 0,4
principles into her. She had been seduced from,
home, and she had left W m pursul Worcestershire in • 312 r
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her. She had been in London two months, andne;
could receive . tidings of her, until by chance on th e;
day. The girl was bele brought into the (Mice, oat
knowing that her mother was there to meet her:
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entering, the mother, in a flood of tears, ran to em.
brace her. The Magistrate asked the girl wheal.t
she would promise to reform her conduct, and walk
home with her mother, in preference to beans stilt to
a prison for a month or two? Six ansaaaed,„,vidl,
a Yes, Sir." The Magistrate gave her suitable
vice, and trusted she would do so. She thenqiii:t4
the Oißee under her mother's protection.
tlrsiott-Ilann.—Yesterday a man named ills; yh
Job?, gigged, was brought before the sitting
trate (L. B. ALLEN, Esq.),. charged with basinft‘
tained goods and money -to a considerable amount,
under the following circumstances : Mr. Saigent,,
respectable tradesman, residing in the bent-ro4d,
stated, that the prisoner was servant to a tientlerata
in the same neighbourhood, of the name of Wiisos.
About a fortnight ago the prisoner came to his sb,,h
and said that his mistress sent him for change of a
£3O bill, Mr. Wilson being absent in the country
the time. The witness replied that he could not com-
ply with Mrs. Wilson's request. Biggen, who had;
piece of paper in his hand in the shape of 'a check
directly said that he was desired if be could not pro.
cure cash for the bill to borrow .C 5. Witne,s withinit
hesitation gave the E. 5 to him. In the course ed the
evening the prisoner c tiled in again for it (2alls bag
of shot and a canister of powder, which he said wen
to be sent down to the country next morning to his
master. A third time he presented himself, and Mr.
Sargent asked him if he got the note cashed for his
.mistress? The reply was, that he had not, but 14
his mistress wanted the lean of I:3 mote, which wit,
ness also let him have. In a few days witness called
upon Mts.Wilson, and spoke of the bill which lieraid
she bad sent to him to cash. She replied in ainau.
meat tha: she had never sent him any bill for Once
any other purpose, and she also declared that shehad
not sent to him for any of the articles which he ens.
merated.—Two other persons came forward and
staied, that the prisoner had obtained motley from
them in a similar manaer to that descrilasd by the
la•a witness, and that the prisoner had run up bilk
with them for a variety of articles in WP:seo';
name, which had not been ordered by that tieutlemar.
Mr. Wilson said, the prisoner had lived with himfe
some time, and he had the utmost reliance on his in.
te,?rity until the abovementioned charges sere
brought against him. Ile entertained no doubt At
the prisoner had defrauded a number of other. trades.
men in the neighbourhood, and begged that theca
should be postponed in order to give an oppontuay
to a linen-draper, who has a charge to make, tocoa
forward.—The Officer who apprehended the prises/
stated, that he found him at a lodging in the Beast,
that he was just on the point of setting out on a shar-
ing excursion to a distant part of the country, and
had actually taken his seat in the coach. tic was
dressed like a first-rate sportsman. Fifteen sontivs
were found upon him, besides rings, seals, kr—
An elderly woman stepped forward and said, the-
soner held a watch in his possession belonging'
daughter, from whom he had borrowed it,
whom he had been paying his addresses.
gratulated herself and her daughter at then
from such a connexion.—The 31agistrate or
watch to be restored to the poor woman,
mandcd the prisoner.

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As the Lonii MAYOR was transacting the
of the Justice-room yesterday, Mr. Itvtasr
RICHARDSON applied to his Lordship, to
would grant the use of the Egyptian Hall,
Meeting of the Citizens who were deshous
ing their sentiments upon the dismissal of
BERT WILSON.
The Loin) MaYon said, that upon the
sion of a Public Meeting in the Egypt
namely, on the Meeting of the Merchants,
and Tradesmen, of the City of London, so
ful an uproar was raised in the Hall, that
made a declaration that he would prevent t.
bility of the recurrence of so disgraceful
during his Mayoralty, by withholding his
to the appropriation of the Maltsion House .
Meetings, except those for religious or charitable
purposes. His Lordship said, he had conitindi
, maintained this resolution, and had been under it
necessity of giving a negative to several applicatice
for the use of the Hall on political occasions. ll
Lordship expressed his full concurrence with thud'
jects of the friends of the•gallant individual; but, as
the Chief Magistrate of the City, the impropridi of
his taking any active part in the proceedings wog
be evident. -
The Gentlemen then withdrew, after haling
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turned thanks to his Lordship for the polite DUO
in which he had received their application.
Application was also made to Alderman J.l
SMITH, the Magistrate for Southwark, to prositleg
the Meeting to be held this day in the Boroqh, for
the purpose of entering into a subscrOion for tt2
above Officer; but the worthy Magistrate dOorl
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the application, observing, &at he was not a tar
dent of the Borough, nor was the Meeting callel,t4
him. The Act required them to give hint, as
etrate of the Distiict, six days notice cltheir into
Iron to meet; this they had complied
quently he had no authority to prevent it. He shoui•
be at the Town Hall at the time, on the regular b.l'
siness c:f the Justice-room, and of course should
at hand. The worthy Alderman then cautioned iben'
to keep strictly to the business announced iP t":
tice. They were, doubtless, aware that the Art c:
Parliament gave the Magistrate power to dis--(66.,,
Meeting, if any improper discussion arose; and c
with, cont.,
if called upon, must do his duty. The tvorthy
der man repeated kis caution in a manner so earn'
as to leave an impression that some hint had to.
given that his services in that way would be rcquue.
The Gentlemen of the Deputation thanked the3_
derrnan for his caution, and promised to me,e7
exertion to confine the discussions at the .leetioi`)
the business stated in the notice to the Mai;istr.'..

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