The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

POLICE.

Row-rracur.—Yestevelay, G. Peoria:, the proptirt tr
of a shop for the sale of British mines, in Cress•-..ourt,
Russell-court, Droryline, oas summoced to answer tie
complaint of Richards, a constable of St. Martin's perish,
fur refusing to receive into his berme, or to rovide accom-
modation elsewhere, fur a private soldier, who had been
regal:vie billetted neon
Ricbixeds stated tt'at the defendant kept a 51.0 for the
sale of British wines, ginger and spruce be..-r, an I other
comm tdities of that description; and as the precept deli-
vered to the constables of Westmi aster, f r the regula
tiott of their conduct in the performance of their various
branches of duty, and the printed forms of billets fur sol-
diers with which they were also furnished to fill up as
occasion required, both mentioned "venders of British
wines" as IP rtons liable to have soldiers qnartered upon
them, he had felt it his duty to send one to the defend-
ant, who had refused to receive him, on the plea that lie
was not liable. The defeudant kept his shop open eutil
to wor three o'clock in the morning for the s she of his
wines, while the proprietor of a mastic-house was com-
pelled, by the fear of heavy penalties, to close his house
soon after 11; and as he came strictly within the letter
of the law, witness thought he should be guilty of a
breach of duty if he did out deal with him as his precept
directed.
The defendant, in answer to the complaint, contended
that lie was not liable, in .smuch as toe license under
which he soil British wines, contained no stipulation of
th it kind, whereas that of the licensed victualler expressly
set forth his to have soldiers quartered upon
If the Magisti ales considered him liable, every oilman
and grocer in London, fur they all sold British wines,
would.be equally so.
Richards handed in his precept and the form of billet,,
in each of which "Dealers io British and Foreign
wines" were mentioned as being liable.
Mr. HALLS said, there could he no dou'A that the de-
fendant, as well as every other person who sold British
winks, was liable to have soldiers quartered upon him.—
He must receive the man ahu had been sent to him, or
pay the penally prescribed by the statute upon refusal.
The defendalt s mid he must, of course, subndt to the
derion, and be retired with the soldier.
HavroN Ganuesr.—ln consequence of the charge
made at this office agaihst Samuel Waddington for as-
tempting to commit a rape on a little girl, eleven yeses
of age, who was sent by her parents to take him souse
victuals in the House of Correction, one of the Ltagiwl
testes of this office went to that prison, where the exami-
nation of the witness was taken before the prisoner.—lt
appeared from the evidence of Mr. Taunton, a surgeon,
that the (Aimee was not effected. Mr. Vickery, the Go-
vernor, satis:actorily exculpated himself from soy blame,
in consequence of the child b.:ing admitted into the pti•
son. The charge of moult, with intent to commit a
rape, w is nee le out—the parties hound over to prosecute,
and a detainer lodged against Waddington.
AlAltuionovumrsTßurr.—Yesterday, an investigation,
whi.l excited corsiderable interest, occupied the a ten-
lion of the lagistrites at this (Ace, regarding the quar-
tering of the will:sty. The
.proprietors of several salt
re,riprion-houses in St. Jam-s s-street, he. at ended to an-
swer the complaint of a perish constable, fur having re-
fused to comply with the regulations ciniteine-1 iu the
Mutiny Act of receiving soldiers into tbeir-houses. The
first oases were those of Messrs. Bootle and kagget, alto
attended op the occasion.
The Constable deposed to his having visited the houses
of defendants, to quarter the soldiers in .the same manner
11 at publieLbousts and be contended-fiat-Ulm Jim-