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London, England, 1816-08-28 00:00:00

the Public Police of ering the lative memos,
the Government and individuals occasion qty
the apprehension of offenders?—Yes, I will state
I do : In case of those desper.oo. affairs which
appeared before the eyes of the poblts; such
murder of the Revenue Officers, or the glario
'rages committed by poachers, if there was not ,
oil reward, I do not speak of a thousand pourto,
couple of hundred pounds; we should reckon,
old school, that an hundred pounds was
we used all to fly about ; but in the case rft the
nuc Officers a thousand pounds was given.
an opportunity of throe people be!criging to th
impeaching. One of them o•os, " damn ii
made for ever ; I will go and tell ;" and it
large scope for a m in to reflect—supposing I
others and commit a deoredation to night,
often...aids give information, they are boom
me the reward ; for the advertisement is,
shall give inkraiation, or cause the parties tt
preheilled, and I have cooscd that by my it
tion. It is not one .:ime in twenty thot then
thing like /1,000. - The largest sum evs r gi
the Bank was £2OO, and that does not alwal
to the officer, for if there is a person who has
the means of giving the fficer information, they
give that person. I remedito r a case of an
rohhery at the Post-office, where the Receiver
ral's Office was to be robbed ; the very keys
made, and nothing could stop it, and they only
for a very large sum, for they wore in the i fro.,
I think there was too much said abort it;
sequence was, the officer got a little blamed.
was not ioa noble information for these men toi
convince the Solicitor and the Secretary of the
of that a banditti was to have come in on
night, and plundered the office of from
120,000? There was a doubt as to the fact
they went so- far as to prove it. I said to ",
" prove your case ; bring all the parties &non
face to face ;" for in most cases we never bring ow
informer forward ; for, as I observed to Low tam
borough, on a question by Sir William (-
44 Ash! Townsend, you have been very fuel
gave you information 1" and I laughed it the
tion. It would not do for us to answer
questions.
In the case you allude to, Vickery was paid
sum of money ?o-I do not know the amount
suns exactly ; I do not think be got much hit
Du you not think thot those large rewAri
offered have a tendency to make the officer!
Police, to a certain degrze, tieklect seism the
reward nfireted?—l should hope nut ; because
frequently occurred, and doesOrequently
oflicors take up a v triety of people, and cony;
for transportation, and they get nothing.
many times myself; and I recently saw it s
levoral of our own officers, who have not
farthing. Sometioots they meet an old thief,
watch him, and and something upon him that
to discovery, and tie is tried and convicted, ar
get nothing but shat the Court gives them, s
termed the expenses, of four shillings, or the
sixpence a d ty.-1C he callused.

We are informed by Urs. Cooptn, NIL-Nana, end'
DUNCAN, Physicians to the Medical Board at Chan.
Lott,' House, Blaektriars Road, that upwards of 40t1Cl
patients are cored annualiv of prevailing Disorders,,
that hundreds were in a most distressing state ow
to quaCking themselves, and by consulting met
ignorant of an important branch of the professim
Eruptions on the head, face, and body, ulcerated
throat, swelling in the neck, nodes on :he shin bones,
pains in the head and limbs, frequently taken fa
rheumatism, swelled ancles and nervous debility are
the consequences of improper treatment.—Messrs.
COOPER, MUNR(,E, and Co. are consulted trom eight
in the morning until nine at night, cr by hater, con.
taining a fee, and the poor have advice on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Sundays, till twelve o'clook.—A side
door and private rooms for females.

BIRTH.
At Stonehouse, the Lady of Captil Hire, R.N., of a daqiuer.

PAMIR lED.

Jan. SO, at Bombay, Mr. Michael Anderson, of the East•ladia
Company's Service, to Miss Suah Brooks, slaughter of lieute-
nant-Colonel William Brooks, Military Auditor-General of that
Presidency.

DIED.
At Orrhill, the 27th July, Mrs; Susanna Stewart, relict of
Danirl M‘Duff, Esq. of ()retail; and at the same place, ou the
Ibtli instant, Miss Elizabeth Ste Wart, her sibter.
At Forthar, io Fife, the 13th tuatant, after a few hours illness,
Mrs. Janet Blyth, of Kininnionth, wile of David Lister, *me;
to the signet.

August 17, at Downside, the Rev. W. B. Knapp, after a pro.
matted illness of many months. Also,- on the preceding day,
James Knapp, Esq. aged 77, grandfather of the above gentleinan.•
After a few days illness, at the very advanced age of Pit, Ro-
bert Politick, better known by the appellation of Lau, Saw rise,
many years a mental servant in St. Peter's Cathedral, Exeter. Hg
was formerly in the army, and weed under the Duke of Cum.
berland, at the battle of Culloden.
On the igth Instant, at the early age of P 4, Alexander Sin".
son, Esq. of Collyhill. On that day he left Pannatiich Lodge is
the tuoroing, for the purpose of grouse-shouting, on Mr. Far-
quharson of Monai'ne's grounds, south of the Dee, atleni!eil lq
an experis need gamekeeper, wlio found ft necessary to catnion
him several duties regard to the use of his double-barrelled
gun, as it was Cie firtt time Mr. Simpson had tried the an.: ie-
Mellt in the muirs. He had killed several birds in suscession,and
was highly pleased with the sport. About half-pas: two lit
wounded a bird that dropped down on the ground of a neighbour-
iog proprietor, when be sat clown or, a stone, resting the butt Of
his un on the ground, and desired the game het;:er to hunt 114
dogs in seat ch of the wuundud bird. Within a minute or two
the gamekeeper heard a shot' and imagining that a chance bad oc-
curred to Mr. Simpson, turned round and saw bins falling from
she *Aisne. He immediately ran up, and found that a dreadful
aid fatal acct lent Lad taken place. It would appear, that in going
up to the last paint, Mr. S. had cocked both barrels: one he bad
dimitarged ; hut the other, being still cocked, and some of the
strong Leath iftobably touching the trigger, while the muzzle by
some fatality w.is directed towarehs him, the charge went off, en-
tering the L ft side of the head under the ear, and occasioning tn-
stant death. Mr. S. was the last surviving child of the late ts.
Simpson, tag. to whose ampie fortune be succeeded about three
year ago. His literary acquirements were considerabii; and he
had traveiled on the Contineat, with the view of in'orsung item •
belt concerilitig the ruanra:rs anti internal policy of foreign na-
tions. He wze a warin friend, anti a most dutiful and affectioosta.
son, to a mother, who, a:ter having log all the other brancites-
of a numerous family, had her affection and hopes entirely cia:'
tend in bias; and whose animator may be conceived, but tiv:
ladequately described.

PRICE OF S*lOCl
Bank Stock 8154
3 per Cent. Re.L 6211 i
Ditto Cons. 62 6i f;
4 per Cents. 788 t 78
5 per Cent. Navy —

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Long Annuities 16} 546
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India Bonds 6 7 pre.
Exchequer B•Ib 3 6 pron.
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