Police.
The Times, 1824-07-27T00:00:00

AMARYL'EOac-orFcE:.--2iesterday Mtr. ex-Shieriff' Pasrkiie., agreeably to promiise, attenadedl at this oigles, on "the Bubject of the arrears claimed by the parish of Alarylebone for the nitinenane of the illegitimiate child sworn to hisi by Hatnnah White..- On tile ease being called on, Air. Parkins rose and addressed him-. self to the sitting sssgi5trates, MeCssrs Hoascrac and GXTIFS'1T115, to whiom he expressed hiis surprise that BMs? Rawlinron, before whom cb 'case was heard last week, was notpve Ient. Air. Gsers'F'ITRS informeed th w'lorthy exc-Sheriff that Air. Raw.. lioson was not in town, or mno;t probably he wauld have beeni present. Air. Parleins..-I liave not only to complain of the nLon.attendance of Mlr. Rawlinson, but I have also to complain of the misrepresentg.. cions whichi I hiave seen in the newspapera of what occurred at my last visit hiere. I have ascertained by whomn the false account wan written, and it is of that gentleman (pointing to a reporter) that I have now to comnplain. Mlr. Hosxiqs.__Thisis quite.irrelevant: we can't hear it. Air. Parkins...i sy it is not irrelevankt: if Mtr. URa7linson was here, he would see t-he necessity of remedying this evil of which I complain. Mir. GtRIFFITHS{..-.You have your legal remedy. Mir. Parkins...That is no answer to my comPlaint. V Wht o would it do me to prosecute the reporter? Would that affrfm reparattion for the injury he has dlone my character,? Yea have the remedy in your own hands, and may at a moment put axn enid to the evil by forbiddling the atten'dance of reporters. AMr. HIosaxy s.-.Wcdecline adopting that course. Mir. Parkins.-..You decline'it: very well. Mlr. GRiyFFxTss.-.This is very irregulax; we.-... M1r. Parkiais (interrupting the Mlagistrate.)-" I ~ay it is you theet are irregular, ini interrupting me. I don't choose to bo interrupted." Aftriffitak thIe lastobservation,AMr. Parking sat down;- and Air. Grifithscal on Thorpe, who ~titended for tha parish, to prove the arrears: observing, that it would be necesary to go through the whole cae, as he was not present at the former examination. Ttlorp was then sworn, and deposed to an sertear of 71. l6s. Mlr. uncan, solicitor, whio attended on behvalf of Mr. Parkins, examined this wiotniess as to what situation he hcld in the parish, and beinF told that of messenger, he objected to the proof as not conuing tromian overseer. He proceeded to observe, that he was thus strict in exacting tftll legal proof, because of the conduct of the parish in never permnittinig his client to see the child filliated upon hi.m, andI also because they had never thought fit to convey any intimationi to hm, ethe of he ilnes or~nb tqu ac dath of the child. The agisrats wee ofopiion hatan o3verseer ought to attend, On he rrial f te oerser,it pperedI that he could not at the momet tke uon imslf t swar hat was the precise amount Mr. Parkins to the Alagistrate.....Suppose, Sir, wedefer this inves-. tigation till to-morrow - the overseer will by that tirme be prepared. Mir. GRtys'rTies expressed his willingness to accede to that sug.. gestion, and desiired the oveger t os rprdwi ul ea proo&f of the claim. t oepeae ihfl ea Mr. Parkins-.(addressing himjself to Mir. Griffiths.)-.-. am sorry, Sir, that this case should have come in this latter stage before you : I expected when Air. Rawlinson named to-day, thast he would hiave taken care to have attended. Mlr. Griffiths.-I.f you wish it, the case shall strisd over till he re.. turns to town. Mlr. Parkins.-Oh no, I have no wish for that ; I ama perfectly conteat in having it heard by you. Mlr. flIosKssts was atbout to make some observations, but was stopped by MNr. Parkins,who excldtmed, "I)Lon'c interruzpt mne, Sir; I amn speaking to Mir. Griffiths." Mlr. Hoss:rsrs.-But, Sir,-. Mr. Parkins (with conisiderable warmnth).-." 8i1? Iam not sptal- inig to you : you haye inte rrupted me very rudel'. The turning to Mlr. Grifllths, heobserved that at the last P-tainsltion Mri. Raw-. linson had threatened to senal him to the Houst oUi~Correction for chree rAonthis in the event of hi-t not payinig the arrers ; notwith- standing this threat, hehad ref'used pay-ing them, and yet 31r.Rawlin-. son never ventured on putting it into execution. W1Tlyhei did not was best known to himself. For his part, he was determined to compel him to that cours, by persisting in refusing Payment.. After making these observations, Mlr. Parkins quitted the officz. AIARLROROUGH-STRrET.-Yesterday Samwlj Sy7wr, a coach- man in the service of Mir. Newmian, livery-stable-keeper, in Bond-. street, appeared to answer an inforosation laid against himn, at the instance of Mlr. Martin, moember for Gaway, charging him with wantonly ill-treating one of his miaster's horses. Air. Miartin stated, that he saw the defendant, in, Bond-street, driving a carriaga and pair of horses, anid whbile the carriage was drawn up close to the pavemenit, anid the horses standing perfectly still, he, in the Most wanton and 'reeaax'ane ossscedt heating the near horse about the ha,pritasw ni thec poor animal appeared in thle greatest torture. .Mr. Martin re- monistrated with him, and iniquired who his nmnster was, which he immediately toltd: aind on his Air. Mlartin) calling at dir. New-aon's the nextday, ansi accusing the2dfendant of beating the offhorse in such a crael manner, he deliberately assured Ms. Martin thzat it was not tire offhuit the star horse which h'r beat, arul to convince himn ofhcis error, slsowedl him the near horse's hiead, with the weals of the whip about hiis eyes and ears. Alr. Mlartin, however, now saidl that the man be- haveQd with great civility, and he understood from hia mnaster that he was a mali of excellent character, and not at all accuttomed to ill treat iorses ; and he therefore didi not weish to press forr a conviction) against hini, provided he wouild express his regret for what he haid dtone, and promise never to ili-use a horse under his care againi, If coaclhnen Knew as well as Mlr. AMartin did, the evil consequences of the actwas tht wen ncea hrsehadbee betenin hatvery ten-. tierpar, aoutthee4r, h beamevicous ever after; it was almost imposibe t it ner hm i a tabe wthot dnge, ad it was with The efedan sai tht h undubtdlydid eatthehorse as de- scribed, but he did not do so wantony Ku b vr od reason, which he would explain. Air. Mlartin said, that if he intended to go into ezplanations, and justify his condust, he (Air. Mlartin) ahould go into thec case at once, ancti call for a conviction. The defend ant now said that he was sorry for what he had done to the lhorac, and pruiisLsel that hie would niever treat one in a siumilar tnasnier again. 11ir. Dyrne, the Magistrate, said that surely coachmen and per-. sons having the care df horses, musbsee that Air. Mlartin could have no wishl to punish them unnecessarily, and that he only r c-ok all the trouble whinch he did on those occasions frorm motives ot humnanilty. The defendant said he was convinced of that, and thankedMr Mlartin for his lepiency. -le was then discharged. Mlrs. Mforris, a lady of respectability, residing in South Audley-. [sre,was charged, in the watch-.boolk of St. George's parish, with dsrerly couduct In the street, and interrupting the watchman in the execution of his duty. The watchiman said, that he was endeavourifig to conduct a dis-. ordeely woman of the town to the watcb-house, when Alrs. Morris same up, antd abused him in the arost gross mnanner, calling him a rufiaL, ascoindel,&c., and( he thiought it his duty to take tier to Airs. Alorrisi wsho is a ladyv of very genteel apperance and man-. ner, aidl, in reply to thits cll'rge, that she had eah treAtell in the niost shameful manner by Ithis watchman, and tn fact, that she should have bten the complainant. As she was return. log home in the eveninig, near her own, residence, sthe heard the nioans andI laumentations of a female, as if in great distress, and approaching the Spot from whence they proceeded, shte saw a verY decent looking girl weeping bitterly anti assuring gsme man, who was threa'cning to cake her to die watch-hencie, that she was not an imaproper character ; but this roan, whoever, he was, still continued to drag her along and ueee great violenc-e towards her, upon whic-h she (UMrs. hiorris) renionstrated with him, told him that she did not think the poor girl was an im- proper chiaracter ; but even if she were, that his violence was un4 ju'stitiable, and on her making this obsetv'ation, the watchmanr, the present ceonplainant, who only at that instant came up, said she was a disorderly character too, and dragged hier off to the watcls..house. where she Wvas locked up for two thours before she was hailed, although she had resided 25 years in the neighbourhood, and Possessed six other housies besides the one she occupied. She, however, believed that the constable of the night, who was a respect- able tradesman, did not, as he said, know her (although it was aitrange he should not), or he would not have detained her-. Thec conetable here assured Mirs. Mtorris that he did not know her, or he should not have detained lher a moment. The Magistrate toldAMrs. Mforris that she was discharged. Mlrs. Morris said clint she had intended to p refer a charge here against the watchman for his scandalous conduct towardis hier, but shie would delay doing so until sihe laid his treatment of her before the Pariah committee. UseNIONeAaL..Ye,4terday Air. Brocksop, a tea-dealer, residing inl High-street Southwark-, applied to the magistrate (R. J. CsAst-. nEsts Es) or liia advice under the followving chictrrmetaznces : About te o'clock on Sattuxday night, as he, together with his daughter and threesons, we:e serving their customers (nearly 100 of whom were in the shlop at the timie), the brass tube belongin'g to the gas-buirner, fixed that maornsng, recziveda violent shock, wh, Ich turned it upside down, tlhe whole of thec glass top falling to pieces on the counter. He attributeti the circusnstaniee to fsome imperl'ection in tihe work;, however, that morninpg (Mlonday) he ascertained the real cause, for on takipg down the shutters4 a round hole was observed, in the show-window, which had every appearance of being broken by abullet. Onicloser examination, the gas-.burncr was found tobe indented, apparently by a ball coming in conatact witlh It. He adtded, that he wascoDnvinced somenmiscrea,nt had Ilteragusnorpistol into theshop. The MIagistrate inquired whether any reprt offire..rishad been heard at thec tiine the ga8.bumner was so violently agitated. Mir. llrocktop said, that be was certain the ball roust have be-en discharged fromi ale air-gun, andt, by the direction it had taken, he was of opiniion, by' sonic person on the outside of a coach, The Kas-burner which toath been sktrupk was about the ditstance of seven Yards fromi the shop-window, and not miore than five or six inchies abovc the heads of those persons standing in the shop. He had, he said clsel inpeced e..r pat o th shoip, but could not succeed The Mgistate dvisd hi to ave mse bills psrinted, stating eircmatrcc~ sd oferng reardfor the apprehension of the Me. Brokspexpresseel his dete-miRation in. stt spoTing either ,expense o troubl in unishing the pe-rpetrator. of so infamous a tranuaction. POLI(CE.