Police.
The Times, 1824-12-31T00:00:00

DMANtUON-Holtsz.Mr. Amoet,, the barber of Threadneedle- street, appeared berofe theLoRAn AYOR uponasummons,to answer the compantotmade by anelderly female, with keeping seyeral bears,, which were ncjiin a sufficieit state of restrainitto prevent them injur- ing HisBMaj6sty's sub!ects. Ali~ Money was summoned someiitme _sne&oss a comzylaint-f a -sirfilar.nature_ rade against him aud a rival barber, niamred MI'Alpine. .I-t then appeaired, that 'not oflly the masters, but their bedrs, w&eran the habit of quarrelling, to the great annoyance of the neighbours, and the obstruction of the public thoroughfare. Both then promiised that their hears, which were often at large iii the shop's, suould in fuiture be so confined.as to pre- vent them injuring any one. The complainant stRed, tbat a few days since shec was passing bv the house of the defendlant, close to the cellar-window, when fshe was suddenlyseized by the clothes and wa's stopped. On turning round, she perceived, to her great horror, that a hear, which was in the de. enant's cellar, had put its paws out and seized tkem. She was so frig 'ened; that she-was; unable to make any attempt to release her- self froith thte savage creature; but a gentleman who was piAsing came up, and tore her clothieq from it. She had suff'ered very much. from the terror into ivIhich the attack had thrown her. Mlr. Mioney expressed his concern for what had taken place, but he declared that the complainant must be in error whien she stated that the bear thrust out its paw, for the grating was purposely made so narrow as to render it quiite impossible. The probability was, that she "~ventured" too close, and that her clothes fell through the grating,in suchi a manner as.to enable the animial to catch hold of thent. The poor creatuye nmeant no harm: it only intended to amuse itself a little ; and as to the charge brought againist thte whole of the bearii which he kept, that they were ferocious, he denied it lin toto. 1He stated, that he kept 20 of them in that same cellar, whiere they all lived together, as harmnlessly and as playfully as lambs. It grieved him exceedingly that he hiad been obliged that morning to "cshoot" six of them. WVhatever injury the complainant hadl sus- ta3ined, he was ready to make her compensation for but he must mitai his right to keep theste creatures,. anid couldi not allowv a clharacter to he given them whiceh they did not deserve. The liOP-D M1AYOR said, that the defendant had certainly a right to-keep bears if he thought proper, but then he must keep them irn a stae o geatr scuity ad. akecae tatthe passengeris were not endngred nr te eigbors isurbd,by them. His Lordship exprsse hiswilingnss hat he artis souldI retire andI settle thle matte. Ths wa don, whn Mr Mony cane frwar, And inti- mate tht th afair as ccomodaed.~He romsedthat no op- Portnt o oplaint shouild begie in ute.Te case was thendsisd GUIL.DRALL.-..CHRtISTMAS PnrsEXTS.-PORtTrRAGz-. The ease of Dr. Pickard (not Pinekard), relative to thie overcharge for delivery of a parc-el at his house, Russell-square, from the Swan- with-Two-Necks, Lad-lane, which stood over for Phiippen, the book- keeper, to produce the porter, came on for final decision before Mlr. Ald erman Cox yesterday. Phjippen stated, that the doctor's hasty proceedings having given the alarm to thie porters, had coin- pletely frustrated all hiir exertions to dliscover who had carried the parcel in question to the doctor'p liouse. Bat the only comi- plaint which he was suimioned there to answer was for not sending a ticket out with the paxrcel ; and in reply to this, he and the two othier parsojns who had anade out all the tickets, were readv to swear that no parcel was sent oat of their office on thjat day witlhout a ticket . al- thiough it was impossible they could say who had carried each of 3,000 parcels. The doctor contended that this was not satisfactory proof that a ticket had beeni sent out with his parcel : for whilch, it waa-admittedi thathfc.ha'.l been overcharged A shilling porteralge. Mtr. Alderman Cox considered that in a casothisk ind,somethiing was left to the magistratesdlecision He was bound, under the circum- stances, to believe that'a ticket had been sent with the parcel; it wvas clear, however, that an overcharge had been made, for which, wvere the porter present, he would deserve to be madte pay the full penalty, but as he could not be found, he (thie magistrate) would mitigate it to 10s. and the costs. Phippen reatdily paid 13s. accordingly; but Dr. Pickard seemed equallyvdissatisfiedwith,atnd at aloss to understand, theedecision: and well he might, for if the worthy alderman was satisfied thatt a ticket had been sent out, there was ani end to the only charge against the party before thie Court ; the complaint of overcharge for perterage ap- plying only to the Porter, who neither wvas nor could he before the. Court,as the delivery took place in Rutsell-square,and therefore out of the worthyaldermaN'sjurMiiction. The doctor hiaving in vain request- ed to Loe furnished with a copy of the order or coniiction,intimated hiis probable initention of seeking for fairther and more satisfactory re- dress. ffis remedy is by appeal to the siessions.y M AARYLEBOag, oFFrcE.-A young mani, of the name of L7tarrlcs Lovcday~, who on a fonrmer examination described himself as Troop Sergeiant..Major of the 10th flussars, was yesterday, brought up for re-examiniationi, on several charges of Most novel anud impudent frauds. The prisoner was dressed in a miost costly, uniformn, consist- ing of an extra-superfine blue cloth jacket, profunel,- covered with rich gold lace, and curiously quilted with satin withitii; hisr trousers were scarlet,' with a binding of' blue downi the seamis, and hiis sword hilt was also covered with splendid tassels of gold. 'The whole ap- peared to be perfectly new, and was said to be wvorthi nearly 401. by those in the office who professed a knowledge on the subiject. The first case entered into was that of' Mrs. Ann Burg!ess, of No. 10, Barne8bury-place, Islington, who stated, that on the 27th of'Sep- temnber, the prisoner called on her, accomnpaniedI by her brothter Jamies, and introduced himself as her brother Hlenry, who had been mtany years abroad. Ilie said that the place he last camec from was the East Indies ; but witness at first dtoubted hiis being her brother. till James (whom he hail previoiusly deceived) told her it was so'. WVitnes was then muchi overcome, at the thoughts of thua utnex. pectedly seeing~ her long absen~t brother, and the prisoner, seeing her confusijon, saitl, " Comie, Ann, don't he aniosyuselawl; there is no. occasoionfo any nonsense." WVitnes 'roused herself and welcomed hirrmmost,cordially,aitd he afterwards told her that hie had just comefforri her mother at Edgeware, and hatd called oni lier,before visiting any of his othee' brothers or sisters;- that his mother wished hiim to buy hinisej off;, and he was ginig do~wn to Canterbury for that purpose, but he had onlv 131., and it woul requiire 20]. : perhaps she couild mnake up the deficienc.y. Witness hesilated, arid hie ex- claimned, "1Ohi, I see you don't chioose fo assist me, bitt I can get it elsewhere, so geeod bye !" and she not liking to 1pars 'with him bid frien4s,aupposing him to be her brothier, wenit up stairs, and brought h'i a own seven sovereigns. Hle Ilien as;ked her whether she hiad any tilver shec cotild lend him,.and shie told him she haid not, but perhiaps her brotherJarues could. Jamnes, then called on, gve himrn9i., bongall' the silver he hiadt abodst him, and the prisoner sCortly after took hcis leave, promising to call again, but which of conrse-ije never did. The prisoner ssinothoingin reply to this charge. Si6rah Grimiley, cook to Coonel Wiight of Orchard-street, stated that the prisoner caliLtl on her-on the 16t 'of Novembel', and told hier lhe was-her brother, and had juist retumned' from schroad-' She hiesitated to believe him at. flrst, but he at, la-t prevailed over hier judigment, and she rereived himi as 'such. He' told tier that he had got a fhawl and 'watch, of which he intenideA to make her a present, and after myuch 'other conversation, he talkedl about wanting money to procure h'is discharge, anod finally prevailedi on- her to lend hint 51. Hle lelt her. to ~o to Camnberiwell, but niever returned.. Site was confident of his idientity : he was then dresied in a drab great coat.. After he left her shbe became suspicious, and therefore wrote down to her miothier, whio lives in Shropshire, nod in a few days received an answrer, stating that Joseph, the brother thit went abroad, had beern at hiome for some thne paist, and that she ntust have been impgosed on. The prisoner said he was not tl!e person, and the witnes-ses were swearing his life away. Jolin Cooke, footmani at the samne houise, also identified tile pri- soner, particulartly on account of his having a sabre wointld on his left hand, which -he had poinited out to thiemi when he called at thte houise and imnposed on the formner witness. lie borrowed 3s. of witness, bypretendiriF that he did not like to chiange his gold. MVrs. Carly, of Witlliami-street, Lisson-Grove, sttated, that on the 12th of Noveniber, the prisoner ealitl ton hier, anti represented hint- self.as her son, who hail bee.4 many years away. Shec told himt she was sure he vwas not hier son, as; hehad. nut got the mark lier son hadf- and hie replied, "1 All, you miean the scar oni my left cheek, hbti th,pt I lost by. being attiacked with the scarlet fever." Wl-itness still doubted huin, andI he perceiving it, saidi, 1 WVhy, mothier, ITll tell you v,hat you reucived last ffom toe: it was a-waistcoat tied up in a handkerchief, and t,to you thinik, if I was not your saon, thlat I could tell you all this." lVitnews's suspicions wer'e dissipatedI by this statement, and site receivedi him miost affectionately, anid be- fore Parting lent himn all the money she was worth, amounting to 171. Witness v'as confident of his identitv. Mirs. Ottkhant,of1Yeoman-place, Brouipton, had also been deceived by the prisoner-, who representedl himnself as lher binother, itnd prevailed otther to receivehiimnas such. Before leavirngher, heplre. tended to take a fanicy to her watch, and said lie would taLke it as a kecosake. Shie objected to thisi, btitt he, notwithstanding, took it awiiy with himi. (This witness is the personi whose edsc was stated in our Bowi-street report about two m-onths 'back.) NIr. RAw LtNsow~ said he considered this a clear casc of felony. Mi. Peters, of Acton, hadi beeni duipd by the prisoner into the r&ceiv,ing ,anti ent~rtaiuinghiminas his brother-itt-law%; but no money was obaied. 1Itrs. Severne, of flanwell, had also been duped to the samie ex. tent an wold robblyhav patedwith hier minomey, but for her son,whohavng sen he epor inthenewrspapers or the itnposi- non pactitd onMrs.Oakha, qustiond th prisoner on hiis call- ing seondtimever clsely an hain discovered hiim'to be an inapsto, gve hm ito he harg ofillarnon. Mr. AWx.aso in~ire1 o~th~prisoner whcthier he still per- 6Wcdi l deudb1nt hhiiifi9 tkit hd"eihed td lCdi r X Y:, prisoner eaid he did no't Mr. RALvr4OQser asked him w'hat he ms, tben p The prisoner replied, he had bern In the 1-st regIment of and in the 17tb Lancers, but was then discharged; and had a sion of Is. per day. Alr. RAwVIitsox..-Vhere did yoa obtain the suit of regitlend tals yoa now have on y Prisoner.--I bought them a short time baok. AMr. RAWINS.Vsom.-As you now admit that you do not belonir ta the 10th Hussars, how caTne you to say that C3ptain Peters, of that revinient, wouldl bail you I Prisoner._I told a falsehood in caying co. Alr. RAWLUNSO,N then direcod eheprisonertobefaly committed - for trial, and bound over all the wftnev%ft a pear agains hui. POLICE. ----