The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-12 00:00:00

Mr. MixsiluLL—But, Patrick, the least 7

have done, was to help him out again?
Patrick—God bless your Worship, I only stepped
a yard or two, just to avoid the splash that hi
and the urchin was out again, and shaking his
in the " twinkling of a bed post."
The patrol, who apprehended the prisoner, _
when he asked him why he adotted such a mode
venge, he received this answer—" Why, I didn't
take the law in my own hands, by beating hit
stick, anti so I just soused him into the well by
a cooler, and the a help he wanted to get out
Mr. MINSHCLI. said it was well for the defendm
boy was not drowned, or he would have stood
serious situation.

Patrick was ordered to give good bail for the
GlPSlES.—Manajidd Lee, Ezekiel Lore!, _
Myr and Johm Lore!, his sons, four regular•bred ,
sits, were brought in by a party of the dismount
patrol, who had taken them into custody on
of stealing hay, the property of Mr. Rhodes,
team.

The patrol found the prisoners encamped of
of waste ground in the parish of Tottenham.
had one large tent, a good fire, with a large
ing over it, four women, of various ages, froi
60, eleven children, and one donkey. The men
smoking their pipes round the fire ; the womei
children were comfortably littered down a;
stales hey, and the donkey was- quietly ..imek
supper of the same contraband property. The
concluded their evidence by stating, that Mr.
having suffered much by the depredations
kind of people, was determined to prosecute ti
requested that they micht be detained till ti
when he would attend for that purpose.

The Magistrate replied, that he could not
them, unless it was shown that there were
grounds for believing the hay found in the
session was the property of the proposed prosec'
The prisoners, however, furnished this evidi
readily admitting that they had taken hay fr
Rhodes's stack-yard ; but they declared they I
boerowed it for the night, and fully intended
returned it in the morning. They assured
gistrate that they were very honest, hard-work
lows as ever ground a knife or bottomed a chai
they earnestly implored him to let then go
their poor wives and children, who must inert
famished if they were detained.
The Magistrate told them it was not in lit
to grant their request; and they were coninn
prison for further examinalirn this day.
Mael.nonouou-svateev.--Nestenlay the proprit
an exhibition in Pall-mall, where three individual
long white hair, are exhibited, applied to the Magh
for the assistance of two constables to prevent a I
of the peace being committed. The applicant stay
the parties exhibited had been brought from tl
nent (where they had been severely treated like
by two men who wanted to gain possession of
sons to take them back to their own country.
had had them under his protection for some time,
questioning them in the Portuguese language,
was the only one they could speak, they expressed
dislike to their own country, the Brazils, in cone
of the cruel manner in which they were there treat
ing they would rather be in a free country like'
than in their own to be slaves. The parties
brought them to England were expected yesi
this day, to take them against their will, and .
order to prevent this that he applied for the assi:
of the officers.

Mr. CONANT inquired whether any contract
made between the parties prior to (caving thri
country, as in that case the parties who brouj
would be entitled to their services ?
The proprietor answered, that no agreement
had been wade; on the contrary, the individi
dragged from Rio Janerio against their will, so
that one of them had attempted twice to commit
during the voyage.
. The Magistrate was of opinion, that they could
taken legally against their will ; the applican
employ a constable, and when the persons cum
on the parties who were the objects of attraction
offered to lay their hands on them, an Assault
committed, fur which the parties could be brom
the office, together with the white-haired gentry,
the parties offending would be bound over to '
peace.
The proprietor quitted-the officewith a determinate
to carry the advice of the Magistrate into exec!
M•av-Lx-nosit.--earrtost TO PAWNNIti
Yesterday an information came on to be hem
alike against a • respectable pawnbroker resit
Oxford street, for charging illegal interest' or
pledged at his house. The informer, John lli
that on the lath of Sept. list, he pawned a silt
at the defendant's shop fur Sc. which he reds
the.2sth of the same Month, whett a demani,
pence iv.* madelor the interest, %pick he pail
WAS SiOrlhiAs wore than the Act illesvest.. it