The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-08 00:00:00

POLICE.

blaststox House.—George Palmer, the hook keeper, of
the Blue Boar Inn, Alt Lode. was summoned before tike
Loan. Malms on a charge of having refused to deliver'
p trcel when demanded.
Mr John Tindall stated that he received advice from- a
friend •at Malden, stating that six geese had been sent to,
him and would arrive at the Blue Boar Inn. Witness sc.:
cordingly went at the proper time and asked for the parcel
which had• arrived. for bun from Malden, by the Malden
c tacit. be believed. The-defentiant looked at the way bill
of the Malden coach, and said no such parcel'had arrived,
but gave himself no further trouble about the matter. Wit.
nets went away, but afterwards :received positive informa-
tion that they had been sent to the Blue Boar. He got
them Ultimately, but they were all spoiled.
The book keeper treated the charge with great indigna-
tion ; said " the man" should have asked fur the proper
conveyance, which was by a caravan, and then he'd have
'em; but be only disked for a parcel by the Malden coach,
and they had no Malden coach at that office.
The LORD Mavoa said, supposing Mr. Tindall had only
asked for the parcel arrived by the Malden ceac;t, it was
the duty of the defendabt to have examined every convey:
ance from that place before he garb an answer. These
men, in the coach offices, were in general careless, as well
as insolent; and his Lordship, as an example to them, fined
the defendant ten shillings. Mr. Tindall was advised to
proceed against the innkeeper for the recovery of the value
of the six geese spoiled in consequence of the negligence.
Bow STDRRT.—I men Arriitts. ThomtwFoy and Lau-
rence Cleary, two stout Irishmen, and sworn brothers,
came before O. It. Missoci.t., Esq.. on Wednesday night,
to request that he would be pleased to settle a little hig of a
difference between them. Tom Foy strongly suspected
that Larry Cleary bad robbed him of thirty-nine sovereigns,
and Larry Cleary declared that he knew no more about
them titan the childer that is to be born 'next year.
On the 7th of July, Tom Foy, by lows lucky chance or
other, received thirty sovereigns " in the bright gold," and
some odd silver, of a broker in the city; and having re•
ceived, he " of coorac, took a few drops to drink."—How
long he was
.taking 'his drops of drink he could not tell,
woe tchcre he took them ; but having taken them; lie went
home to his place inliedfordbury, laid hiinself down on
his bed, anti fell fist asleep. When he awoke, be felt in his
pantylooc: for his money ; and not finding it, he asked his
wife—" Mary, jewel. how much • money did yen take out
of me pantyloons ?":—" Seven and sixpence," replied• Mary.
—" The*, be the powers!" said he. ** the thirty-bins so-
vereigns is clanegone sore enough !" What observations
"'Mary jewel" Made on receiving thit doleful Intimation,
dirt not appear. but they suspected that their friend Larry
tie try knew something ab tilt it ; and-they agree! "to say
nothing to any body for a bit," not doubting but if Larry
Limy win -(14 nein,' Providence would make it appear,
Nowt-Larry Clary' was then a bachelor, Ind occupied
ludgivir sin 'rutriFtry't house; he was a honest, hard work-