The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

POLICE.

Bow•rrazirr.—Anse Pascoe and Mere Herd
sere charged with embezzling 11. 16s. 6d. the pro.
petty of a Mrs. James. These oultoppy girl., who
are not MOM than lifloen, were soot us Thorstlay to
a Lady in Pask.street, by Mrs. James, with some
work, and a bill for the.... named. They had her
child, aged nine months with them, sod after • long
absence, the Prisoner nerd returned With the eMlil,
soda message Irons Puree, that she hid lees robbed
of the money while looking at a light its Piccadilly.
I Mrs. J. sent Had beck, to desire Paean to come
Ihome, but .either al them returned ; sods after so
anxious search, she fouond them at a brothel voter.
I day morning, in Pye.street, Westottosler,..oi the
j ',heifer the money gone. Hoene NOW 911111011111 met II
girl of the town, whom dm had formerly buoys, sod
I was persuaded to go to th, boom atom lee 'Bistros,
found her. When she got tiers she vas takes into
Ia 10001 and searched by other girls, and bee mistress's
money takes from her. The other Prisoner said,
Pasco.' had sent her into the hots. to receive the mo.
ney, and when she had get it, she told her she did
I not mean to rotors to Isar mistress, and pee...tied
! her to go to the boon whore they were found. Teo
father of Bend, a labouring man, said, his daughter
had always conducted herself wish propriety until
she became acquainted with Pascoe.—The Migistrato
admitted Herd as 'irides., against Parrot, who was
fully committed.
IRISH PAUPERS AND THE NEW POOR ACT.
liatrok•Gastoits.—An application was yesterday
made to the Mari e, W. 1.. ROCIRS. Esq. by Mr.
.dkin, one of the Overseers of the Parish of Clerk.
rowel!, ander Mr. Stops Boatroe's new Act for
amending ins Poor Law..

A wretched-looking Irishwoman, and three young
childrea, without shoes or stockings, end almost
naked, were brought isle the Office by the Beadle.
Upon elimination by the Worthy Magistrate, It sp.
proml that th• hothead of the pauper, having been
enable to procure work, had some time Mace de.
caned his family, end that altheagh thry had lived is
chi. country upwards of 20 years, end that ell the
children erre born in the pavish, un legal softie.
meat I.Bd been obtained: by the new Act, there.
fore, they were HAM to be immediately met to Ire.
Merl as vagrants.

Mr. Bodkin proceeded to remark spin the cruelty
of the provisions if this Act, which for the first time
in this coantry regarded poverty as a crime.
MActSTAATE.—Sir. whatever opinion msy be en.
tertain•d upon this Act, I hie no discretion; if yee
demand it, I am reedy to grant she elder.
Mr. Ilndkin.—Sir, I do not demand it, bet I do
feel myseA most onpleasantly sitoated. Whilst other
London parishes are sysiling themrelves of the powers
or this Act, if oars Omaha from doing so, the ne.
Loral consequeuce will be to *Rea►t to es the whole,
et the harden. 'Cheekily of an Overseer now calls'
upon him to do that which every man's feelings must
surely twist strongly geodes's. lily only ohj•ct i■
bringing these miserable objects before you is to arouse
the Public to a sense of the inhumanity and impolity
of the Act. I cannot, indeed, befog myself to be.
hive it will be long suffered to remain in force, or
that the numerous penes. of reek and inletece in
the metropolis. connected with Gilead, can refrain
from an endeavour to effect some immediate quell&
cation of this clause.

The poor woman wept bitterly at the idea of being
sent to starve open the coast of Ireland, where she
was now.altogither unknows, and 'grossed the at.
roost gratitude en being informed it would not be the
ease. It appeared to us the Magistrates were strongly
impressed pith the seterity of this enactment. sod
Mr. Bodkin (who is intimately connected with the
Mendicity Society) doclared it as his &Merl con-
viction, that its conaeq UNIV. OHM bt•grest', le iocroase
the number of beggars, by wailing all tie Irish
poor of the metropolis into the meets.

About one o'clock yesterday morning, a pug of
thieves attempted to break into se I houses in tue
vicinity of I,..ng.acre. Their first att►mpt tvas st the
shop of Mr. Iteord, Odor, corner of I,..npacre and
Drorplane, where they broke the thuiter with •
crow bar; hut before they cnultl elfect their pu••
;intr, they w►re distulbed by the waichroses. A
similer attempt was rna•la at tao houses in Broad.
court, anti 0.0 frustrated.

BRUTALITY TO A RIM H %Ration, of
Canterbury, on Thrrsrlay accomplished a moat ruin-
oait undertaking. Ile hid a usage of 300 Erit..llllll
this he could ride Irmo Canterbury to Litmus' iu
three hours, li..ing • distance of xi miles. lie started
at three o'clock, awl arrived at the appointed place
in two liner, and fi(11'• mittater, winning by
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