The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-10 00:00:00

THE COIL TRADE.

Bovt.sitets.r.—Yeatertlay the investigation was
iesumed before RICHARD Biome, F.,q. respecting
:the filling op tke.seatler'a tickets, with the counter-
signing ot.tbe meter,'s news to them, to insure the
haser's receiving the sort of coals the. vender's
,
iicket purported they were. The question eucited
(Considerable interest Itmeng the coal trade and the
meters.
Mr. Minim, again attended to support the in-
formations preferred. against Mr. George Alder, a
coal-merchant. The Learned Gentleman addressed
the Magistrate at some length, in answer to the in-
sinuations that had been thrown out on Tuesd.4y
spinet Mr. Bradfield, the informer, that the motives
that actuated him in bringing forward the charges
wets of a personal nature, whereas he stated him to
ph Most respectable coal-merchant, and that he
stood upon public ground, and for the goblic good.
The first information called on out of the seven
unheard was, for the delivery of 38 sacks of coals
at the house of Lady Eliza Smith, in Piccadilly Ter,:
race, on the 125th day of August fast, without the
vender's tir \et being properly signed.
On the information being read, Mr. Hnenitterez
took an objection as to the form of it, as it stated
6' vender's tickets." whereas in the Act of Parlia-
ment there was no soch word as tickets, it being in
the Act in the singular number, without the letter s.
and be contended, that if they set out any part of
the Act of Parliament, they were bound to set it out
correctly, es weethe case in prosecutions for for-
gery, where the variation of a letter was fatal.
The MAGISTRATE admitted, that in cases of for-
gery the statement of Mr. Humphreys was correct.
Mr. ANDREWS, in answer, contended, that the
whole of the objection was groundless, and that it
was not necessary to recite any part of the Act of
Parliament and that all that was necessary to say
was. that it was contrary to the Statute.
The MAGISTRATE over-ruled the objection, and
the charge proceeded.
After the examination of several witnesses, who,
substantiated the charge, the Magistrate observed he
was sorry the penalty fell upon the vender, and not
the meter.
The MAGISTRATE enquired if all the informations
were to be proceeded upon?
Mr. Ilusieneus said he had offered to plead
guilty to all then, or pay 151. and 10s. each on the
other cases; then there would be something for costs,
as it was in the Bank of England ease.
Mr. Annezws said he-would agree to this. if Mr.
Humphreys would abandon his appeal to the first
conviction, which he agreed to.—Mr. Bradfield said,
he should give his share of the conviction to the
Royal Fever Hospital and the Humane Society; he
added, he was determined to uprise the meters.

POLICE.

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SWARMS OF BEGGARS IN FLEF,T.MARKET.
GUILDHALL.—In obedience to the order of Alder.
man Goodbehere, the City Officer brought up a nom-
'ber of vagrants who had assembled in the night wade,
the thimbles of Fleat.market, and appeared so for.
nvidable to the respectable inhabitaots. Most of
them said they had no other place to go to, and ?ere
passed to their perishes,
,after having received sit ad.
_monition from the Sitting MAGltattAig (Mr. 3.
Smith), who' made a declaration of much- imports*,
to the Public, in the course of his comments upon
the duties of constables and watchmen. " I know
nothing," said be, "of the appointment of con•
stables for any particular district. Those who are
chosen by us are chosen as constables of the City of
Loudon, in every part of which it is their duty to
act ; and if they should refuse when called upon,
they are liable to the consegisences of an information.
It is also supposed by the watchmen that they are
justified in refusing to lease their beat upon any
emergency. This is also a most gross mistake. It
certainly is not the business of those persons to run
about the city, but they must extend their uqual ser•
vices when necessity requites. I was stopp'ed by a
fellow in Chespside, one night 'boot six weeks ago;
a watchman was walking on the opposite iiirle'of the
way, and he refused to come to my assistance be..
cause I was not upon his beat. My summoning him,
before the Lord Mayor produced a reptim. lid to
him, farther than which I did not wish to press it;
but I shall pay the utmost attention to any complaint
of a similar kind."
The Alderman received a letter from many of the
respectable inhabitants of the ward, complaining
that their property was not protected by the watch.
He referred the complaint to Alderman Waithman,
who belongs to the ward, stating that be was con-
vinced that active Magistrate would correct the evil,
and declaring that all the fault lay in the ward itself.
With regard to the multitudes of prostitutes; of whom
the letter also complained, what could the ward el.
pc! wit.' houses es Mack florse.alky was
siiirinid with were allowed?
A beadle of one of •the parishes declared, that if,
the watchmen In his parish were half murdered, thus*
in the neat would not come to their relief.
ManLIIOROUGH-STREET.--Yeaterday,a person who
described himself to he a medical student, was charg-
ed by Mr. Roebottom, proprietor of the White Bear,
Piccadilly., on suspicion of stealing linen end other
articles.—Mr. Roebottom stated, that the Prisoner
occatlonally had a bed there, and it had frequently
happened that Gentlemen had lost their property ;
and suspicious circumstances induced the landlord to
detain the Priboner, on Thursday night. A Gen-
tleman who lodged in an apartment adjoining to that
wfiere the Prisoner slept, saw him on the stairs, on
Wednesday morning, with a new pair of shoes eon.
celled under his coat, which 'had been stolen from
I another Gentleman's room, and a razor. This wit.
ness had also lost some articles of linen from his
drawer,.
The PriSonei said, that he lodged over the water,
but he had an objection to state where ; however, on
the Magiattate's aiming that he should detain him,
he'salil that he was already in custody, and that he
was a ruler 'of the King's Mooch, which was the over
the Itiierr readout:a.: The Prisoner was remanded.
ny Oaf returns on the books of the Margate Har-
bour Coletstif, it appears that 30,000 perscalarre
paid tior •Pier butits.tbis season;