The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

bistsstotOlorsc—James Brown, alias James Brown
Court, a respectably dressed young man, was charged
with haring obtained goods under false pretences, from
John Dark, a cabinet-maker, residing in a street by
London-wall. The complainant stated he had fitted up
a counting-house, with desks, &c. to the amount of 161.
Itis. for a firm called Fitzwilliam and Co. of whom the
prisoner was one, without being able to obtain his
money. An acquaintance of the complainant, Mr. Wil-
son, a hatter, on Cornhill, had received a bill from the
firm, not of any value, being dishonoured. Several'
more persons had complaints to prefer against the pri-
soner, if the Court would permit time to do so.
The constable who apprehended the prisoner said that
last night he had given in his name as Fluppert.
On examining the books in the office, it appeared the
prisoner had been before charged with a similar offence
in December last. —Reminded until Saturday next.

MAII LBOROU 0 S TREET.—Yesterday ifilliamMitford,
otherwise Captain John Traccy, was brought from the
House of Correction to undergo • final examination be-
fore the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Dven, on a charge of,
forging the signature of Mr. John Lind° Rogerson to a',
Bank of Englitod post bill for 50/.
Mr. Rogerson stated that he became acquainted with
the prisoner about the middle of last Apt and the pri-
soner agreeing to procure him a situation, after several
interviews, he required something as security from the
witness, when he showed the post bill for 501. and the
prisoner immediately said he would take that, and the
witness need not be under any apprehension, as it could
not be passed, not being regularly indorsed with the
witness's name. lie accordingly gave him the Bank
bill, and although the prisoner promised to call on
him in a few days, he never saw him or his bill; that
lie received several letters from him; at length findiug
he had no chance of recovering the bill, lie went and
stopped the payment, and was shortly after informed
that it was paid in, with his name indoised on the back
of it, though he had not indorsed or Authorised any
person to do so.
Mr. Debenhanc.shopman to a pawnbroker, of ['Vince's-
street, Sobo, proved having received the bill front the
prisoner, who was known to'hiin by the name o 6 Tracey,
and also his hiving redeemed property which was pledged
for 3d/. 10s. 4d. aml receiving the difference.
The bill was returned by witness among other monies,
to the banking-house of Marsh and Co. who paid it into
the Bank of England. Plank and Jeffreys, the officers,
apprehended the prisoner on the 7th of August, at his
house in Quebec-street.

Mr. Fr►nk Twits, clerk in the Bank of Englano Post
Bill Office, proved Itsving drawn up the bill fur the ac-
count of John Lindo Rogerson, to whom it W;141 mole
payable. The bill produced was the one he drew up—
no other was issued by him.
Mr. DIATNAID, the Bank Solicitor, said this was his
case against the prisoner.
The Magistrate asked if the the prisoner had any
thing to say? Ile shook his head, and appeared so
deeply dejected as to be unable to speak.
The Magistrate then said, " You are fully committed
to Newgate for trial."
The prisoner slightly bowed and was removed.
HATTONAJARDEN.—fOUTIIIIVL DEPRAVlTY.—Yester-
day, tieing the day appointed for the second examina-
tion of Mary 'flute Simplon, the little girl whose cue
of robbing her master was given in our paper of Tues-
day list, the father and mother, attended by several per-
sons of respectable appearance, were in waiting by 12
o'clock. Tbeprnseentor,howerer,dfd not appear ; and
the Magistrate having ordered the girl and her friends
to be brought forward, he anunadeerted tra her of-
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TowtMrhlfdat*tMnwa sr.--Yesterday the parish
officers of St.Olave, attended before Alderman SMITH,
to shew cause why they had compromised a charge of
bastardy, without having the usual order of affiliation
carried into effect according to law; tries', why they
refuse.' sufficiency to maintain the child.
In January last the parish officer's applied at this
office for a warrant of bastardy against a young man
named Hopkins, a student io one of the hospitals, in
consequence of which be was apprehended and
brought before the Magist.ates. He entered into re-
rognlzar,ess to pay 3s. 6.1, per week; bat soon after-
wards be came to an arrangement with the parochial
authorities to pay a gross stun of 401. and have done
with the care of the child altogether. The Committee
embraced the offer and took the 401. bat the order of
affiliation was tweet made oat, or enforced in its pro-
per forms.
Mr. Ald. Sutra remarked that this conduct of the
parish officers was by no means complimentary or re-
spectful to the Magistrate. The former had entered
into a dangerous speculation, which they must have
considered at the time either as profitable, or at least
tantamount to an indemnification of the parish for all
expenses incurred by the child. They had neglected
the forms of law, by which they placed themselves in
this situation ; should the child die, the father could
recover every penny of the money by action, as they
had neglected the order of aiiiiatioo. He spoke with
great reluctance of the conduct of public bodies; but
he considered it extraordinary in the gentlemen of the
parish to compromise such an affair.
Mr. Little (one of the acting Overseers) submitted
that the pnrish—bad done perfectly tight in taking the
401. for then they had something tangible in their
hands, whereas, on the contrary, if the usual bond in
cases of bastardy was relied on, young men who were
so unpleasantly situated could take themselves off at
their leisure and pay nothing.
The Alderman.—Yes ; bolt the order of affiliation
ought to have been made out before you accepted of
the 40/.
Mr. Little.—si question, Sir, if we should be then
justified in taking any money, when an order of Court
hang is tarn:ire:a over the defendant, ■nd he might be
called upon to pay again in pursuance of that order.
1 dare say that, if the young Lady's friends, in this
case, give an indemnity to the parish that t►e
child shall not become chargeable to it, the Gentle-
men of Obr Committee will willingly give up the 401.
A great deal of_argurnent followed, in which the
other overseer, Mr. Robins, and Mr. Schultze, the
churchwarden, joined,
The Magistrate appeared by no means satisfied with
the explanation, and Le afterwards gave orders that
no warrant's of bastardy should in future be introsted
to parish officers to serve. -
The mother of the child, a beautiful girl, of very
genteel manners, was then called op. She stated that
she was the daughter of Mr. 11--, a merchant in
Tooley-street, and was seventeen year. old. Mr. Hop-
kins paid his addresees to her, bat was forbid by her
father; however, they bad secret interviews. Her fa-
ther discarded her altogether, sod welishosot suffer he
child to remain a moment in the !souse. She had no
means of paying for the nursing hat 35.„ which she
received weekly from the workhouses—the sum
charged by the nurse was 75.: she, therefore, prayed
fur some trilling advance from the parish officers.
Magistrate—" How much do you think would be
enough?"
The young woman said she would be satisfied with
3s„ and she would try to earn the rest herself.
Mr. Schultze and Mr. Robins thought the 3s. was
, quite enough.
I The Magistrate reminded them of the 40/.!
It was then agreed, after a long discussion, that the
subject of an additional grant of 2s. should be debated
that night in the Committee, and the case was ac-
cordingly adjourned to this day. •
Usitos-Hata..—Yesterday Samuel Davis. a watch-
man in Long-lane, Bermondsey, was charged with
committing an assault on a little girl named Mary
Bell. aged 10 years. •
The Magistrate (M.SWASEY, Jun. Esq.) heard the
charge in his private room, and from the testimony of
the child, it appeared that she was the daughter of
very distressed parents, who had a large family to
support, and she in order to relive their burthen went
out to work by the day. At the time the offence was
committted she was employed by tire prisoner's wife
to assist in some needlework, and one morning whilst
Isar mistress we:a oat, the prisoner called her into his
can, and on her entering, he seized her and attempt-
ed to assault her, but his wife ramming be did not
accomplish the assault. Oa her leaving work and
getting home she mentioned it to her parents, who
lust no time in causing the miscreant to be appre-
hended.

The prisoner in his &fence denied the accusation.
The Magistrate said the assault had been clearly
proved, and, therefore, he should call upon him to
find bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. Not
bring provided with the required sureties, he was
committed to prison.
Charles Young, a watchman in Long-lane, was ac-
cused of extorting 10s. from two men named Thomas
gyres, and James Christmas, whom he found into•ci-
este., in the street, and having locked them op in the
wstch•house all ni4ht, be permitted them to go at
large next morning on their paying bim ills. The
business would never have been found out had not the
watchman applied for their discharge to Mr. ellA3l.
DEIS, the Ma4istrate, who promptly made inquiry into
the circutustances, and funding why he was induced to
,olicit titer liberty, the worthy Magistrate ordered
Charley to refund the money, with an assurance that
he should no louver lid the situation of watchman.

A Mr. Beard, of the West-end of the town, was or-
dered to pay 20s. io aid of the Fund for the distressed
Irish, for assaulting Robert Hall, the officer belong•
ing to the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, on the night of
the grand fete in honour of the King's birth-day.
IVni Stevens was charged with being concerned
with many others, in a most disgraceful riot at a fune-
ral procession, and creating a disturbance in the bu-
rial ground at Lambeth, a few days ago.
Mr. Seager, a reapertable undertaker and sexton of
the Parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, stated the cir-
cumstances as previously detailed in our paper. The
parish had investigated the proceedings, and it was
their determination to indict the prisoner for the

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'the prisoner denied t4oclsarge. He was ordered
to find goad hall.
WORSHIP s .—Yortyrday Mr. Prier, the Mas.
ter. and several of the Officers beloeging to the Work.
house of St. Luke, in the City-road, attended to so.
serer the complaints of fix or seven peepers, leen%
of the sail workhouse, for acts of cruelty and mulls
severity towards theta, and re folios. them entrance into
the raid poor-house.
°merge Cottle, a pauper, stated to the Maxisteste.,
that be bad been looked op at warless tittles for sere.
ral dace together, and ea oaf occasion for three week
and kept daring that portal oit bread and water o•,:h,
and without a bed lie on.
Several paupers on the part of Ito parish acs
called, whose evideuce sent to show, there had ben
instances of lockiog up for misconduct in the work.
house, Ike. See. but that the rations of food allowed Ot
those occssions were the same as these given to otit-r
paupers, and that they never knew the trOafinement t
extend above a few Lotus, ur a day 'or t.vo at fir.
thest.
The Magistrates decided that the Master of the
Workhouse bad no authority whatever to order see
pauper into coo6wesnent, or treat them with creeks,
the proper course bring to apply to the Gaardias of
the Poor in all cases of 'contumacy or improper tee,
duct, for the proper order, so that they might be
brought before the Magistrates; and if they did at
do so, they were liable to answer fir it at the :!essiem.
The Magistrates expressed their decided opinion that
there had been no intention on the part of Mr. Prim
the master of the estahlishtnent, to Si improperly.