The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-13 00:00:00

POLICE.

1 woßsitu;-srREET.
A person named George liilliont Morris was
brought up yesterday at this Office, and underwent
a long examination upon three charges of forgery.
.
1 The first charge was preferred by Mr. i Iwyti,
an uphlsterer and blaeket warehosea in the
Londono-road, who stated that the Prisoner me to
his house in the month of January last, and epre.
tented himself to be a prisoner in the King's Bench
prison, but had the " run of the key," or in other
words that he contrived to get out of confinement by
bribing the gaolers ; that having about twenty beds
in the Bench, which he was accustomed to let to
different prisoberi colifined• therein, he wanted some
blankets. Ho had previously purchased and paid for
about 101: worth of gOods. Upon getting this order
the Prosecutor went for a reference to the prison,
where he was told the Prisoner was the richest
man in the gaol, and. that he was worth 30001.; sa-
tisfied with this account, he suffered the Prisoner
to lake about 531. worth of blankets, in payment
for which he gave him an acceptance bf 531.
of persons of the name of Richard Caster and
Co. Bread-street, Bristol, which, he said, was as
good as thl Bank, awl that every one in the bill-way
knew them. He was accordingly prevailed upon to
take it, but it turned out tl,at no such persons as
Richard Casper and Co. were in existence. When
the bill was returned to him, he went to the Pri-
soner in the Bench, and rlemandzd payment, but he
laughed at him, and• said, he woull be d—d if he
would pay him The Prosecutor never had the means
of proving by living testimony that no such petsous
as the prima fa ie acceptors of the bill were in ex-.
stence until. yesterday, which, he sushined by the
evidence' of a Mrs. Lane, the wife of a tradesman
iii Holborn.

The Prisoner on this charge was committed. The
other two charges wt,i-J of a similar nature, the one
a forgr.ry of a check for 9.51. on -the Banking-house
of Messrs. Anderson aid Cn. in Philpot-lane; and
the other in the names of Caster and Co. upon both
of w`lich he nasals() committed.

A great many other charges were pending, but the
Magistrates declined entering into them.

The first battalion of the Royal Scots (the Duke
of KENT'S regi►n:n:) is under orders to proceed.from
thifir present quarters in the Leeward Islands to Ca-
nada.

LiPntenant-General Sir CUARLES ifAsTlNns has
failed in his endeavour to procure men in a sufficient
number to establish a 2d battalion to the 12th regi-
ment. •

A. Bill for the better regulation of the Nightly
Watch in Westminster, and the vicinity of the me-
tropolis, is now in its progress through Parlia-
ment. It provi Los among other things, that the
number of watchmen in every parish shall be in the
proportion ot one to every sixty houses, and that
there shin be one pat role to every twelve watchmen:
the winch ',on to i:ave regular heats, and the patroles
to peram!ailate the pari,h, superintend the watch.
men, inspect the ale.hrnises and the state of the
lamps, aiid rep ,rt upon these and all other occur-
rences of the night to the constable at the watch-
house, where they are to be entered in a book to lie
kept for thltt p apse. Another clause provides for
the division of the night into two watches, and that
one half of the watchmen shall be on duty its 'each
watch, which thoy are to take alternately : the hours
of watching in the winter months, to be not later
than from eight in the evening to seven in the morn-
ing ; in the spring and autumn, from nine in the
evening to six in the morning ; and in the summer,
from nine to five. A copy of the book of entries
kept at the watch-house, to be transmitted every
morning to the Police-office of the district ; and ab-
stracts of all such reports to be made out at least once
a week, and transmitted to the offic.. in Bow-street.
The Bill also authorises the Secretary of the Home
Department to divide the whole of the parishes
to which it extends into eight districts, and to
assign each of such districts to one of the Police-
offices established by the Act of the 32d of the King ;
which offices shall every night send round one or
more of their principal officers to superintend and
report upon the conduct of the constables and watch-
men. A person to be appointed at Bow-street, with
a salary of 2001. a-year, for the purpose of digesting
and arranging the reports and abstracts from the dif-
ferent parishes, and transmitting the same to the Se-
cretary of State's office. Another clause precludes
Police Officers from receiving any reward on convic-
tion of oft-enders, by Act of Parliament ; but to be
rewatded at the discretion of Magistrates for their
activity and igilance. Magistrates authorized to
cause the execution of search-warrants for stolen
goods, by night as well as by day. The Act of the
hist of the King, for the Lore effectual administra-
tion of the office of Justice of the Peace for Middle-
sex and Surrey, to be extended to the city of London
and its liberti:l. The number of every hackney-coach
to be painted on the panne!.

SCOTCH SMACIII.
Mitt.rit's Wharf. Arrived. Stull.
Pilot (Sanderson), I.eitb 1 6 June 14 June,— 4, P. M.
Comet (C,,,mning••), do. ' 9 18, N, A. M. •
lictipsc (Taylor), do. 10 421, —ll, A. M.'
Limn and BERS%ICPC Wharf.
Albion (Jameson), Ls id) I 8 14, 4, P. M.
Berwick Merchants (Turner), 0
Berwick I. 8 14, —4,P. M. .1
!DUE THIS DAY.
;, 5 minutes after 5.

11l :11 W ATER AT LO
Morning, 46 minutes after 1.

nov BR
Evening

BIRTHS;
()u Wednesday, at. Hillingdon Cottage, .Middlesex. the Lady
of Capt. Hodgson, of his Majesty's ship Owen Glendower, of a
son.
On Wednesday last, in Fitaroy-square, the Lady of 'William
Ilaslewood, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRII D.
At St. George's Church, Queen-square, the Rev. Thos. Bed-
ford. Rector of St. Helen's, in Worcester, to Catharine, widow
of Liettienant-Colonel hlannolieh.
latirsday last, at Saidit.r.t, in Kent, A. 11. Sutherland-,
Esq. of Gower-street, Bedford square, to Charlotte, eldest
daughter of the Rev. William ilus.,ey, Rector of sandlinrst. •

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On the Qat!' ult. of a broken heart, at Ramsay, in the Isle of . entails.. by afrlicipation, nails unhappy vitiituv. all the kirsui
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lamented, by the jahabitantc of this wand.
On Tuesday last, at his tieit at Welluw, NottiagbAntsitinsiit, Steatebt vefarsy mat at theit bow, No. Itil, Hatt"
Francis .51 otyneau x , Bart: aged 74. ••
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Yesterday, Richard Belda.yN keg. Treasurer of 84, 11111111111 Leitrzsr lie* willtedebilinref-
lonew's Hospital. d.—Nu. IV7.