The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
From the Guiana (Demcrara) Chronicle.
LITERARY POLICE, BOW-STREET 7.

Birnie, and Mr.. Minshull, were employed
the whole of the day in hearing charges pre-.
ferred against literary offenders. Some OF
them were pregnant with great public inter-
est; some were unworthy OF notice.
VIM. Wordsworth, apcdlar by trade, that
hawks about shoe-laces and philosophy, was
put to the bar, charged with stealing pony,
value 4os. from Mrs. Foy, of Nestmore-
land but as no one was near him at the
time. and as he was beside himself, the
charge could not be brought home. Anoth-
err charge, however, was made against him,
for converting to his own use spade, with
which Mr.. Wilkinson had titled his land but
as Mr.. Wilkinson was gentleman ot the /
Quaker persuasion, he would not appear to
swear, and William also escaped on tins
charge. There were several readers OF
Williams books who were ready to swear,
but their oaths could not be taken. The
prisoner had several duplicates OF little
poems and toys about him, which he said he
obtained from his grandmother. But II ap-
pearing that he had often imposed himself
off as that old lady, he was rcmanded to al
low Of some enquiry. He conducted himself
very extravagantly while before the maSis-
trates, so as to give an idea that he was not
quite right. He called himself the first man
king of the pocts--and wanted to read pas
sagcs from his own works to prove 1t. Ihe
officers had much difficulty in restraining him
from getting out of the dock to beat the ma
gistratcs' brains out with log OF the ENcur-
sion, Jeffrey, the officer, was Obliged to f'fn-
ion him.
Samuel TAYLOR Coeridgc was brought up
for idlng about the suburbs OF the town,
without being able to give satisfactory ac-
count of himself. He was taken up for steal
ing at Highgatc in the daytime. The ma
gistrates committed him to the Muses.
'rreadmll for two months. to hard labor. 1t
is supposed his feet will be all the better for
this exercise This is the same person, tho
much altered who passed himself oft as the
Ancient Mariner, at = marriage in the me-
tropolis, some time back.
The Rev. Mr.. Bowlcs was charged with
stealing fourteen lines from an old gentle
mans garden, of the name of Pctrarch, at
Putney. But he stating that he was not
ware Of his own dishonesty, and it appearing
that the things were of little or no Value
he was rcproved and discharged 1t was
supposed that he had stolen these fourteen
lines to hang himself with. This is the same
person who was taken up on suspicion OF be-
ing concerned in the attempted murder Of
Alexander Pope, at Twickenham, some
time ago. But it appearing that he had no
idea of what he was doing, and was gencr-
ally reckoned a harmless man-he was not
own character.
o. Gilchrist gave information of having
been shot at while playing game at l5owlcs,
in his garden at Stamford.-lt is supposed
he would have fallen, but the cloth projected
him. Several persons have been appre-
hended on suspicion; but nothing Is to be
ahhrehended from the gentleman who was
most talked of as the rufian in the neighbor-
hood.
John Clare, Ca comely country-lookne
man, in a smock frock, and face to match,
appeared to resist an order of hliaton, made
on the affidavit of the MUSES. with whom h'
had kept company, and who appeared t
have been too liberal of her fivors to him
The oath being persisted in, his innocence
stood him i'll no stead and he was ordcret
to set apart half crown, out OF slHpencc ;
day to support the child. Fic pleaded poy
crty but the magistrates expiancd to hin
that poor soldier had been known to hav'
managed such an allowance and thercb.
they resisted his plea. Glare is said to hav
n wife, and ten little children, all under tn
age of four years, which makes his case NOR
reprehensible.
Tom Moore underwent a long cyamina
ton for picking the pocket Of the public {
nine shillings, in Paternoster Row, under TIL
pretcnce of selling a book But as it wa
proved that there were five partners con
cerned in this transaction, and that he WAS
mere instrument in their hands, he was o
this charge discharged. He was, howcvei
put to the bar on several other complaints
one of which was from pretty looking IN
fortunate girl, of the family of the Muses., VIII
stated that she had known him some year
ago, when by the most plausible arts he CON
pleted her ruin. She had since been obligc
to have recourse to the most distrcssin
means for subsistence. She had been uttci
ly deserted by him lately, and on her apply
ing to him for relief, he had shut the dot
in painted face, and informed her throug
the key-hole that he had married religion
woman out of the Magdalen, and was !
longer a dealer in old Stores The magi
tratcs could afford this poor unfortunate I
reliet.-Tom was also chargcdby ono d.
Anacreon "a man himself Of no very rep
table character) for obtaining odcs from hi
under false pretences ON this charge
was committed. The odes were cMhibtt
in the office, and appeared tobc plated good
Samuel Rogers, a youth ofvcry prcpoasc
sing appearance, was placed at the bar on
charge of putting on several forged Mates u,
on a banker in the City. The case involve
much difficulty. The banker stated that
was of the same name with the prisoner, al
was perpetually subjected to the annoyan
h.;- NJ or for ,,nct thc nOtpS bO,