The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

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lituslitoit-Housa.—AVou sr man, tasted &WA, wee:
yesterday put to the bar on a variety or charges of ut-
tering forged notes. The prisoner did not appear to he
snore than 16 years of age. He has been examined be-
fore, hut remanded to obtain further evidence.
John Maylard stated, that about nine o'clock In the
morning of the Bth of September, the prisoner came to
the shop of Mr. Ward, N 0.2, Fish-street-hill, and said
that he came from Mr. Eley, of Finibury, for lelb.
weight of tea and a loaf of sugar, to be packed up. to go
into the country, and he would. pay for It. The prtaouer
gave igwitoess's employer, Mr. Ward, a Ilailk-note for
which, upon exatuillg, witness suspected to be
fwged. Hi took it to& neighbour, where his suspicions
were confirmed, aid Mr. Ward called the prisoner into
the eounting-house, and said the note was bad, and re-
turned it to him.. Afterwards the prisoner was takes
into custody, and being asked for the note, said he had
thrown it away.
The information of John °Mut, who stated that-the
prisoner on the ttith of August bad uttered a bad 10/.
st cite at the house of Mr. Tucker, of Budge-row, stating
that be came from Mr. Lyon, of the Kent-road, for a
ociantity of paper, was read and signed.
The next rase against the prisoner was as follows:
Thomas %Varney said. that on Wednesday. the 25th of
April, the prisoner came to his shop and bought a pair
of trousers, which came to Ss. for which he tendered a
note. which was found to be bad. While the Witness
sl as sending to know whether the note was good: the
prisoner said he would wait, but he went away. He re-
turned, however, in a short time. and was given into
custody.
John Stinwell said, that the prisoner told him he
yeorked fur Mr. Turner, a paper-banger, at the corner
of Lincoln's-inn-fields; and that he I ad taken the note
from his master on Saturday night. Witness and pri-
soner weut together to Mr. Turner's house, but that
gentleman not being at home it was agreed that wit-1
:less should be at Guildhall, with his master next
atoruirg. The prisoner was not punctual, but the wit-
sees tousle swell for him, and took him ID Newg.ate-
market the same.night. The prisoner was examined
before a Magistrate, and discharged.
'The fourth and fifth cases were upon the evidences'
of Thomas Logsdon, who stated, thit on the Silt of,
February the rigour came to his Aop and asked for;
change of a 11. note, which witness. having known
hint in the neighbourhood, gave hint. Oa the 13th
of the same month the prisoner came again with a 10/.
iota, and asked for change for Mr. Bolton. Witness,
knew that Mr. Bolton was a paper-lianieri and he gam

the change. • .c:. • &L
• Mr. 'Freeman, of the Bank, said.. eat sit 8144mttA
were forgeries.' • - 11.
The prisoner was sent back to prison, and several
of the parties werelound over to ptosetati. He sp•
peered to be not in the slightest degreeiffectid at the
dangerous situation in which he stands.
Pater. a respectable knot.,
keeper, residing at No. 8, Furniralssinn-court. Hot,
born, appeared 'on summons before Mr.l Alderman'
WOO D yesterday, to .hew cause why be refused and
neglected to pay the rate assessed *pop bim for the
usaiutenance at d relief of the poor of rimt pait "orthe
parish of St. Audrew,- Holborn, which lies below tke
bars in the city of Loudon.
• When called qpon by the Magistrate:4' Mr. rare
elated that he thought he had already anssesiia„te
this complaint ; he appeared ,to a previous summon,*
this office before Mr. All. BrOwn,last week, When the
.Aidermaa refused to interfere, on the ground that the


house was not in the City; he had therefore
uNiet-
stood the qtestion was settled, and was surprised at
being again sumnunsed. Otrvethreues to the hides
taken by Mr. Payee, (the Magistrate% cialt,) ft. njir
Feared that the Parish 01Seers, net balite at the 41 as
prepared team, that the Magistrate hai juirlads4i
the matter *as ordered to stand over natanhey
be farther adriSed thereon.
Mr. Jobs**, a respectable solicitor, and AM
clerk of the Oily. Liberty of Bt. Andreir's; rAv.
peered on the part of the Parith-Onceriii to cialatri
warftntifillstress against Mr. Palm?, which he w
undertake to show the Aidensan, was authorised aSi
empowered to grant.
Mr. fisher then candidly stated that his object lel
refusing payment was to obtain relief from a Wry'
heavy taxation, hii house being rated at within 11.01
hie rack rest,' while other large houses is Holitort,',
were rated considerably lower in proportion to ilstiel
rent; and no attention had been paid to his repented;
representations on this head. He had always pall
heretofore when called arm, but he had lately learnt,
that his house was Out of the city of_Londos.

ought to be rated lo the upper liberty or St. Aadrives
Parish, io the county of Middlesex. He was therefo4
desirous of getting his house so rated; ken* indeed;
as object with him, as be should' theteby sawn
101. to lbl. per annum, by the differenewof the tames
Is support of his objection,, be produced an old prist
if thleformer Funtivare Inn, and so ancient map •
Lesidon;tsishow, the boardery line between the city and
thecounty ; and said, that be could peeve that the pro-
prietor had voted at the election of Members of Par-
liament for the county of Middlesex, as theirreholder
of the house in which be (Mr. Pallier) resided; &ha
that such vote had been alloived before a Committee of
the House of Commons. •
Mr. Alderman Woon said, with regard to the excess
or inequelity 'of the rate, that was a question with
which he could have nothing to do, but which most
be decided on appeal to the sessions; and as to the
second objection, bethought it was not of a nature
to be decided before a magistrate; It appeared be was
regularly rated. Anybody might come and say their
house was not in the city. They should try the ques-
tion some other way.
Hr. Paine submitted that the parish °Akers ought
to show they had a right to rate him.
Mr. Jobson, on the part of the parish, urged, that.
Mr. Palser's house always had been rated to thttir
parish, and he had himself submitted to it, and paid
the rated. It was too late fur him ROW to appeal ; and
therefore he (Mr. Joheon) claimed a warrant of dis.
tress against him. The question whether the house
was In the city must be tried elsewhere.
Mr. Payne observed, that although it might not be
the province of the Magistrate to decide that question
here, be must take care not to subject himself to as
action at law, by issuing a warrant of distress to be
executed out of his jurisdiction.
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Mr. Jobson still Contended, that Mr. Palms 41160.04. I
sew in a situation to make this objeetlimei.4 'lf Hill
house was wrongly rated, he should have apatallimillidi
tried the question. They were making a sw NW,
mow for their parish, and he might bate t apps l.
tunity of 'settling the question by 'appealing to the
Sessions against it. Mr. Jobsoo here cited fellaralj,
tnineer the ansitseltp-if .alts -ingeginekw.tia. &•---
dist revs, in all cases .for the payment ..
upon all persons legally assessed thereto.
To this it was replied, on the part Wilt Taker,
that this was the very qnestion at Ilene;' denying
the legality of the assessment.
Mr. Johan' said, then he should appeal against the
,rte.

pm. kin,

In answer, it was urged that be was not bound to
appeal. •He denied their right to rate bias, be not
living in the city liberty. limas not enough tbathis
house was rated, and taxes heretofore paid ; be might
have been wrongly rated, and have paid it in his own
wrung ; they were bound to show their legal right to
rate him before they coal(' call ups him to appeal, or
upon the Magistrate for a wassrolog distress to fsprce
the rate. - •

Mr. Alderman WOOD consideridifilOvilliisis of im-
portance, and one that ought tss be liettled.a4dlsetted
the case to stand over for further ssissideradass. that
all parties might have au opportunity of axassising
more particularly both into the facts and the Iw epos
the subject.

BOW.B TR xmr.—Yesterday warning the etreantric
personage who has for some time been seen shout the
streets of the metropolis in the habit of a Quaker, and
wearing the tri-coloured cockade in his broad white
hat, made his appearanie at the door of this pike,
aml presenting a large packet to our of the othiers, de-
sired hint, in a tone of authority, to. by is Instantly
before the Magistrate.
The officer, staring first at the packet, and then at
this singular visitor, obeyed the command, and pre-
senting it to his Worship, said it had imess.gitten him
by a " queer sort of a gentleman," isheamisaidng
at the door for an answer. •
The Magistrate, Mr. Mtasnuis., spewed tfilllaeket,
and found it to contain a sort of political carieiture,
in which ,he Quaker himself was represented riding
en a velocidede over the necks of certain well-known
person., and distributing, as he went aliag, gooks of
the Spirit of Despotisms, and ether workt oft alseilar
mitt. Underneath appeared In large hitters; is The
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Radical Quaker."
• llr. Mt Ns livid.. desired that the queei if a
gentleman" might he shown into the olfice.
The " Radical Quaker" entered with a large boodle'
of papers under Ilia- ario; sate with an air of infreite
importaase walked: appioube.l.lk. He Jsapt., his hat
on his head. . ,t•nti ur I.slo-,ve
Ale. Alinsauto, 3 6000 fg 41.014460,....We11,
Sir, pray whoaseelsoni atoilw airairtsq .:• •
Quaker.—Whotimrislitlbattt Si& Idgnestiont
what matters it who 1 non ?' •
Mr. klauseubt..--if rot *yell* owt. Iwo! are,
t be kind enough to inform ma of yolir wig kniosasiog
hero with this. packet.
Quaker.—Why, toserely wished .to let rift *bow
bow things were going on. • My abject ia•to convey
information to those wios way happen to be in .and of
it. But 1 bad fursottek that t bad soothes nietiv•
foreoming. I watief•tuted that if f 'treaters*uro
Show my face bere.l.l initowid be -taboo ire* ofast•iirt
6141 should have heivilljectiest to 111441." i atlrealf.
0.1- Mei Sit xi tin but 1 shall asst 111.111180
you 'withal . '4':14•16920011ie latal
Quaker.—As you please.

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Mre iktresint..-s-Are you swore that yee-ave stood►
iog here with your hat oo ?
Quaher.—Porfeetly so. • •
Mt. 11t05u5w.....-You osght tokaow
Indecorous.
Quaker.-mot thick other rise.
lir. • it is is corafirialty Witt

_.. blawsuut.t...Perhaps it is in .-__
...
youusettliples ha a Quaker that you keep it on.
'4l6llbutnitetexaetty. I shall keep •it os calms
yea eimAffilv IMetuiy law that a:impels,* to (ski it of&
I 114411146 laformsd "by that 'Ojai. ''.
• Mr. liewihirln;.-4-111y sithirity is law ittilbeitit is
this case, -• Sad 'll*- iesiwyou to take it off.
Quaker.—lllease lie.; bet I (mono' submit to that
attillority on this particular occasion.
Mt. hlngenut.s...—Then you bad better leave the
Ace.
Quaker.—That I will do certainly, for • I have a*
desire to oceipy your valuable time unneeessarily. The
Quaker then- harmed upon his, heel, and with bid avert
stalked out of the office. ... .. •
CVIIIOOI Arvats.,—Mr. Haley, a person of toitle•
min* exterior, was broight up on a warrant, charged
by a .Itr. John Jacobs- whit an assault.
•;sital
Mr. Jacobs, who appeared with a black • lad
lither mirk* elisions., stated that some w . `Mesh
Nostisles if
him' and a Mr.etah, at a house Ili I.:

the other night, in consequence of a previa:at
tairilaadia 1n the con
some easu la
coarse of the; u
dispute doe defientlast,mi
lamb
Skiiitella-aeross the4hilL son..!rek
• •In his defence, Mr. Haley denied shit:lox thicons-
Painarii intentionally. He was merely endeavouring to
vitt him and Mr. Welsh.
MiOiltrrennii desired to know what house it was
HS/ pure at, end what was the nature of the original
joktrel.
..The parties begged to be mused informinglis wor-
d upon either of those particulars.
-.A gentleman was then called to corroborate 'Mr.
Ml6lo'sitatenient, and being bard pressed by Mr.
lisbnll as to the original quarrel, he at length ad-
*teed, that an unpleasant affair, which could be set.
*lid only In one way, had occurred between Mr. Jacobs
and Mr. Welsh, and a message from one gentleman
to the other was the consequence. Wt.e.t, however,
the parties met, it was discovered that one gentleman
hid come unprepared with the necessary weapons; and
the opposite party being applied to, declared he felt
extremely unwililag to put an instrument of death into
the hand of any onsoiyand ultimately the gentlemen se-
Oqtated without tiny tiling being done. Mr. Haley
ok that occasion acted as the'friend of Mr. Welsh, and
a Mr. Smith atten,ird the proteest complainant, Mr.
Jacobs. The whole four met igaii the other sight
" the house" in' Pall:mall, aa.l the terms " cow-
. scoundrel." So.; wire:freely bandied about.—
astaalt oven Mt. Jatilk was the consequence.
t. altsawoit..'=—SO Olen thasisret is.out.
himen, "new I hate you here l 'Ala do mr delY
on. You alit yet alive, Rod I will do all I can
you so, mod I therefore require each or you to
late sureties of 100 f. to keep the peace towards
494 -Msjesty's subjects, am! particularly towards
eihi other. I desire else -1144 the. other two persons
*ay be brought before skoligeo. ;boiler purpose."
The parties seemed astonished-at this strange terma