The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

just• u tie was uttering the coach. he saw a great
quantity of luggage on the roof. The prosecutor.
fearing some accident would happen, went and in.
formed the book-keeper, when. instead of meeting with
proper treatment, be was a►ased fur his interference,
the book-keeper telling him it was no ►usiness of his
or any one else whit luggage was on the roof. Now%
the prosecutor happening to know the taw of the case,
took proper measures accordingly; when the coach
arrived at Hyde-park the prosecutor requested
the coachman to stop, and he desired the defendant,
who was then the toll-collector, to measure the leg-
gage. Defoliant replied, that he had nothing to do
with the luggage. The case being made oat, is the
Act commands that the toll collector shall mouse.
the luggage when required. and it is not to exceed a
certain height, in default the offender shall be find U.
The defendant. in his defence, said, he was quite ig-
norant of the Act; and the prosecutor sof pressing
the matter, Sir RICHARD Blame said, he should not
enforce the penalty, as the defendant did it ignorantly.
The information was then withdrawn by the prose-
cutor. One of the lessees of the read, being present.
undertook to provide measures for the different toll-
collectors on the road, fur the purpose of meastiring
the luggage on demand.
QureN-equana.—Thoi. Evens, Was. Hotly, and
John lloldeirorth, three children, eight. tea, and 12
years old, common vagrants. who are sent by their pa-
rents about the streets to sing and beg alms, were
yesterday brought before the Magistrates of this of-
fice, by the watchman of Whitehall. who fund them
itt the middle of Sunday night in Scotland•yard, on
the premises of the Earl of Liverpool, where they bad
taken their abode for the night, having so lodgings
to go to.

The two youngest prisoners stated, that fir some
months they had bees sent by their parents out is a'
morning to obtain by begging and singing whatever
they could get in the streets, and to bring the same
home to them at sight. On Saturday night they
spent the little they obtained fierier the day, and
being afraid to ge borne without any money, they took
up their lodgings for the night in Scotiandlard.
The eldest prisoner, Evans, had run away from St.
Giles's workhouse, and had been living six months by
thieving and begging.
They were all committed as rogues Mod ngabends,
and the Magistrates !afforested the parents could not
be prosecuted for sending the children to violate the
law,
Mantaoftooon-rranas.---Yeeterday a middle-aged
man, of gentlemanly appearance and address, whe re-
presented himself to be a Captain in the army; was
brought from the House of Correction, in the custody
of the Gaoler, for re-examination, charged with steal-
ing a pair of shoes from a shop in the Burlington Ar-
cade, Piccadilly. After putting on a pair of shoes, be
refused paying for them, and was about to leave the
place, when an *Meer was sent for, and be tear gives
in custody. The parties for the prosundu vete eat
in attendance, and the prisoner was informed he must
be remanded for a week.
The prisoner felt very iadigunt at tbeidea ofbeiag
seat back to prison, and protested that be was lane-
Beat of the crime laid to his charge, addiag that be
sever ermatitled an act in his life that conk be ma-
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situation ;maid be siiitoirel-iirrooWtTetestd
the reach of suspicion, but be tea lill a week, of his
family was desirous of keeping him in prison from pe•
min ia ry motives.
Mr. CONANT said, it was his duty to resealed him
in the absence of the prosecutors. He would b.
brought up again in a week, and be discharged if
they did not attend.