The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

lIIPORTANT DECIgION WITH RESPECT TO
CONSTABLES.
GVILTIIIALL —A person of Ihe name of Sister, a
Wetter io Rosier•lsoo. one of the constalsl.• of the
ward of Fsringdoo Within, appeared Were Alder.
man J. J. %SITU yeelerda?, le 11101111 PI a complaint
preferred against him by Rinds's, a embalm' is
that ward, for neglect of duty.
The Complainant stated, that ho—tween twelve end
out o'clock on Tuesday morning. sin or seven de-
cent-linking men, all apparently in Neer, were as•
ambled at the corner of Frida).street. Chp•poide,
insides or insulting every body that wad, whe.
(her man or soma., sad in partica:ar two Quaker
Gentlemen, who called the watch; that ran up
immediately, greet resistance use made to him, sad
be was quickly knotted dews and rolled in the km.
eel: With the assistance of three or tier watcbuseer
who came up, they succeeded in securing four of thel
offeeders, and took them to the wstch-besse, where
Si... was sitting as constable of the might ; the two
Quaker Gentleman followed to the watels.hoose,sail
stated the assault committed upon them; the elileike
sea she stated the manlier in which obey had heed
treated, sad gave charge of the Poisoners. The
Gelatine's said the charge of the w•tehmen would
be sencleat, sad declined citing charge themselves,
alleging us a reason, that they were abootto leave
town in the morning. After the Gentlemen had left
the watch.hoote, he (Randall). in attempting too
bane one of the Primmer', who had slunk behind to
avoid being Identified, ep to the bar, was attack be
him several times in the pleases of floe constable.—
One of the Prisoners leaned over the bar and this.
paved something to Simms, who then refined to take
any charge, and dismissed all four of the Poisoners.

It wa; latiwatad tint the parties were belabors,
and karma to tie towable; bat the reason eiwaly
ardgoad by Mai woo, tint he did sot choose to be at
the tremble of otteadiog before the Magistrate la the
woralog.
This chime was corroborated In every particular
by Hibbard, Morrell, Demobs*, sod atwitter catch..
sun.

Nis's. the beadle, produced the eka►...bout, hat
no charge was mitered therein Dior in gees+
lion; sod on the Alderman's farther examining, it
appeared, that not a single charge had been taken et
the watch. boo.. for opwards of two months.
Sim-s in his defence said, the Quaker Gentlemen

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give an char, bet, nn i /4. crktrery, void ih• •oqb.

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men "rate to blase: be 'leeward Randall of ill•ssing
one of the "'dispense In the twateil.ttnate, and neatly
strangling bias by petting bit knecklrs in his throat.

lie considered the alto,* se a frivolous charge by the
watchmen to get tom ft frees the Prisoners, and dr.
vied haling refused ta•ing it to viscid attending the
?desist rale..
Mr. paw, one of the Common Council of that
weld, attended, and gave the watchmen good the.
ratters; one of them had been eleven years en the
best, and another upwards of two years.
Nixon said, it was a sort of principle with the'
estestables to pay no regard to the evidence of watch.
son; may chore's were brought in, hut they were
strays disanisseJ.
Mr. Alderman Smuts obrerved,that this was a very
series, and impottant chitty', sad he thought it mach
to the honour of ihe Gentlemen of the Ward that
they had teased it to be brought forward : it was
quite improbable that in so ostensive and populous el
Ward, caber' there weir so many great polllc the—
roogbfares, that twit months should pass away with.
oat a slogle night charge; it was therefore evillest
that there was an iodisposidee •o the part of the
constables to receive Burps, probably for the party
pose of saving themselves erosible. It was the duty
of the constable to ravels* charges, and bring the par-
ties beim, the Magistrate, mid net to term Magis•
trate himself, and decide epos thee. The clang/ ie
the act for regulating the nightly watch in the City
of Lenders was then referred to by Mr. Payne, the
Clerk, floe •hich it appeared, that constables soy
wire misbehaving themselves 'latest the duty pre.
scribed by that Act were liable to a penalty of Wk.
for *eery such offence.
II .If the penalty is directed by the Act to be gleem
to the person somplairtieg: and the other moiety is
to he paid to the Alderman of the Watt in the
offence is committed, in aid of the espeets of the
nightly watch.
The MActtTRATI (height the penialteonst far toe
lenient for the clone.* in this case; It was absolutely
necessary to hold out en 'sample to doer others, mad
he accord:n*ly convicted the constable in the plash?
of .204. marl calls.
Uataa.nat.a.— Oa Thersdny. at therets•clock, Wm Malec
sag hintlelll W the Ogler mud elasnieed before T. FlrAliCi.
charged •Sth bovine &bed the pocket of Mr. easish. who
tftieri to Albsoy-road. Coallterwril..4a oninahte guH wa:eb,
chain. t.t...1 a/J..lg Lite he was passing linen* she creed "new
tied at the l'ablic Veetine. r the lawn-boll. Itartseett,
awd daring the irate Sir Itabert Whom was 'pretties t form.
HICk bet. a comtable of St. George's. was se the bpnt,
Viatp headed the Ploorsor with thr watch in his wag. Mr.
t•alt Ptit7rAil.d aid 'dent 11041 It watch as big property, and Mehl
1 the alagistrate that be was welds tri have freer she Chy.
as
I the rise he Ines ins a;eh.—the enomer cam ton) committat
for tri.l.l tie At4lloi.

Thwrdtp r« i. 7. at *eves i rlwh, uw Isq•ciit wr bill is
the Coasahittre-riano. Mlddleoes b• spitst. before Tiaras
*mitt Conner, Do the h dt ed Richard Norm, •ss-
ieved is lifter beer tunidered is Si. fiat. r. The deeirs.ri toss
(osiul bleeding and •enerel) einoaded Ia if,. ol all, lying in the
I of a lauto.re la Boinlitidge-treef. 4, groom; was .tsed-
jut 11 with a candle. and a m.,s ow the 1...1f by lb node of
hash Verdict-•• Dimd fray a faN ism elate of netniir.tans "

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