Police.
The Times, 1824-10-29T00:00:00

BOW.STREET.-Yesterdav Mlr. George Berry (and not Perry, as stated by mistake in a fonriler report), appeared a second time to answer to tl7o informatlons exhibited ag-ainst him by Mr. Bradfieldl, the first one charging him with having refused to measure a sack of coals when called on so to do, and thiesecond withi neglecting to c-ause a bushel measure to be carried in a conspicuous part of hiis waggcn. It will be recollected, that Air. Berry appear-ed on Wednesday se'nntgrht to twvo informations charging the same offences, but they were dismissed, in consequence of' Mr. King, the informer, refusing to proceed, for reaons then stated. MVfr. Bradfield himself exhiibited th informnations of yesterdasy. They were drawn upon parchment, in a regular law-hand, and signed and soaletil in proper form. Alr. IfAnLER, for the defendant, addressing the bench, said that It was his duty, as It was his inclination upo3a all occaions to save the valuable tme of the b'lagistratos from being unnec"essatily ocen- pied, when that could be done without Injury to the interests of jus.. tIIe and in the present case, he had an objection, in noint of form, to the informatio-ns, whicla must inevitablv be fatal. It was not his intention wheni he entered the office, to have advanced atny foemal objection: f.or Mlr. Berrv, feeling that a false charge had been made anainst him, and that his reputation had been most unjustly assailed, had instructed Ihim not to slo so, as he was determined to have the ease fully investigated; but Mlr. Bradfield had cOosen to taunt him upon the sutbject, and to say, that his obJeetihh would be laughed at, anid therefore he felt it due to) his (Mlr. Harmner's) own chlaracter, as a lawyer, to submit that objection to thie Mfagistrates. The 114th section of' the act in which this offence (refusing to measure) was set nut had these words-', coals brought from any ship, lighter, barge, or other craft, or from any wharf, warehouse, or other place within the port of Lon.. don, tor within the city of WVestminster, or the liberties thereof, or within 25 miles of the Royal Exchange ;" a-nd it then went on to fix the enat for refusing to measure such coals. Now, Al r. Bradfield ha et forth, very carefully, where the coals were brought to..-ramely, to the workhouise of St. Clement's Danze-s; but he had wholly omitted to miention whiere they camne from. This4, he con- tended, was absolutely necessary, in order to show that the Mlagis. trates had jurisdiction ; for tha coals i n question might, for any thing thlat apeared In the information, have been brought straight from Guildfrd, in Surrey-, or from the land's-end; and in that case the.w,gistrates of coarse could not act. Mr. Bradfleld..But suppose I can prove where they were brought fromi; that will be sufficient P Mifr. Liarmer,.-.No; indeed, it will not. You must set it forth in thle inforMatiDn before the magisitrate can proceed. Mlr. Bradflel-C4orne, come, Hanmer, you will not get ovrer me with youir legal quibbles. I say, that mny information is goodt. and besides I mean to contend broadly, that it is sot neesasry for me, under thiat Act, of Parliamnent, to bring an informnation at all. If I came here with a plain and simple case, supported by evidence, thie mgsresae bound to convict. Those who are daily and hourly offendn against the law, constantly get off by a more dirty quirk of law; tend I say it is a shame that it should he so. It wast but yesterday that Ifariner got off at Union-hall by a quibble, the nia- gistrates there litolding an oDbjection to be good which had been over-ruled by all the other magistrates in, London. 8ir R. Btawil:-We have nothing to do with the decisions of other mnagistrates. Mfr. Bradfleld....No ; but it shows by what tricks the law can be so easiyevaded. If ihad siet forth the place the coals were broughit from, you wouldi have called upon. me to prove, by a witness, that tiltey 4did come fromi that identical place, wliticl I' could not have done. Sir R. BrRNuNr.-No: I should havee received the vender's ti.:krt as evidence of that fact. Air. Bradjicld...Thets I amn to be defeated merely for leavinz out a few unnecessary wordis. The case itself is the plainest and sinmplest in the world, and yet I am not to be allowed to go on With it. Sir R. BrteNiE... certainly think the objection fatal, because every informsation ought to set forth and describe the oafnce in such a manner as to sihow that it is within the act of Parliament, and that the maigistrates havejuriadictior: otherwise they might do wrung Mr. Brad, eld.-Then the grossest fraudis may be committed, and not punished. MIr. Harmier....What would the magistrates think, if they knew that there is not one word of truth in the whole of the charges that you have thought i?roper to bring htere P Sue),, hn~wever, we werc prepared to prove, is thie fact. Air. Bradfleld....That is the most notorious fzl.sehood that ever wvas uttered. Sir R. BIRNIF_~.Ganstly, Mir. Bradfield. I cannot allow suchi language here. Mir.13radfildl.-..If you allow Mlarmner to abuse me, yout must allow me to reply, and I will, too. Alr. Ilarnser igegged that although the information was in fact die. missed, he might be aiowed to call MVr. Fletcher, the master of St. Clement's work-house, This was done, and MNr. Fletcher stated, that when the coals were brought from Alr. Berrv's, Mlr. Bradfield made his appetatrane, and Insisted upon it that witniess should desire the caals to be remeasured. This he did : they were measured, andi found to contain the full quan tity. Air. Harmer.-Now, Mr. Bradfield, whiat thiink you? Mir. Bradfield declaredI that it was siot so; for thiat somie o3f thie sac'ks were not measured. AMr. Fletcher.-..Those tltat you pointed out yourself were, Mr. Bradfield. Air. Hariner..-..The information is dismissed, and thiere is ani end of It. M1r. Bradfleld.-Oh, but I htave taot done with you yet, Hariner; I haveplnyt say ef anti to you. Ai.Hrir.-But I ltave'dotie with you, though. Mir. Bradfield. -But there is a second iniferniation. IAir. Harnier.--The siame objection applies to boti. Bath informations were dismissed, aind the parties left the office. MIARLnnOsOUGIsSTRaxEFT.-On W"ednesday afternoon, aboutt 4 o'clock, information was given to Mr. 00-4A)T, the inagistrate. that a lady of respectAhility, residling in the neighbouxrhiood of thec oE,haben proceeding with someu of her children towaLrds Hlyde- park, for the purpose of taking a walk, and that whien passing thiroughi Grosvenor.squareshie was beset by two Irisitwomen, who intpov- tuned her in so urgent, and, indeed, violent a mnanner for charity, that the lady became quite alarmed, anid to avoid thecir following; her andti teir contitmued solicitatiotis, she was comipelled to relinquish her walk and return homte. The lady, it appeared. had been fre- quently before annoyed by, the estate woitten, but never in sio threat- Iening a manner as on this occasion. Alr. CONANT imimediately despatchied 11estcott, Ballard, and Valentine, to take thesie womien into cuistody, an-' it w-as no easy task they were deputed to perf'ormi - or as soon as the officers camie up withi them and endeavoured to secure thiem, tImewomien, who are very powerfumi, made such a diesperatre resistance, thirowing teCM. selves on thie pavement, kicking, bitiing, and clawing to Sue hatl e. gree, that it required alL tite strength of the three officers to force thena in to a hackney.eoach,. andc take one to St. James's, anti the other to St. Ann's watch-house, where they reniaismed for the night. Yesterday they were brougit before the magistrate, and gave their names Mfary Kintsey and Joltannia WVilliamts. Tite officers stated, thiat when they got intoi Grosvenor-squarethey found thie prisoner Kinsley sitting on the steps of a hidi-door, withi one child, about five years olti, standing on one aide of lier, howling in a frighitful manner, and niaking miost hideous fares, aft'ecitig to cry ; and what had all the appearance of atnother child lay stretcediv across the prisoner's lap uponi lifting e4p titis latter, however, it was found to be a child got up fot stage effect, consisting of nothiing snore suibstantital titan a bundle of old rags and several pieces of flannel lie lerpriounervwas engaged on another aide of the square, fol. lowing and tormenting every body that passed to give hier mioney. Swame of the officers of the llenelicity Society, who had notice to attendl, said that these two women, but miere particuilarly Kinsley, were tw a1 othe greatest impostors in the metropolis, and well knowr, to be most audaciouss vagrants : thev had been several times re- lieved by thle Seciely, in order to keep ihes,, if possible, out of the streets. The Mlagistrate ordered that they should be comimiitted for one monthi each to tlte Rouse of Correction. Airs. Rivlere complained that there was an error hit the statemnent whc bappeared respeceinAlher,aplictin at this office: the fact, site said, was, that the bill wihA iviera complained of' having paid for dresses, 4ec., was nut fkbr two monthsi, as stated, but for twelve, mend that for almnost the whiole of~ his family;, and atlthough [her dqughtcr fi-equented balls, &c, he did not lierself hire any roonma for tire purpo3se; The Mlagistrate said, that althiough the bill had sonimething the appearance of' a tailor's bill in point of length, he unidervtood it was for 12 months ; but this was; a mistalke which could eASily be cor- rected, if Airs. Riviera wishied. Mirs. Riviere said she should like to see it corrected. gae is n-Ame WieitkerHay a ititan of respectable ap~eatance, who gav hi nae IViliamBery, wais brought before 4ml. SwAuEN-, Esq., in the custody of Reed, the conistatble of Clapha'tul, charged with having comnmitted ttime following singular Iratid : Thotmas Suttoni, the landlord of -,he White IlIart Inn, at AMitchiamn, stated, thlat some tim& in the- monithat' August last the prisoner caine to hiis hiouae, amditiAqiireti whether Slr. Hines's coachi had paissed on for Brigh.ton. lie was informiedi that it was expected to call in lhalf an htiur. Uponi hearing tibs the prisoner hande-d hini a paper parcel, tied titp with red tape, and sealed with wax. The out- side of the parcel had writteas upont it- For Tlhomas Attree, Eoq., attorney a rt Brighton . II 3 6 Per fgavou'r of Mry. Minre . . 10 0 0 xi 3 6 T'Ihe prisoner titan said, that the parcel coitiained title-drectlm, &c. of great iniportance, and intimiated, that it' he (the witness) would pay over to) him the little balanice as above, Al r. IIines, the prnprie- ter of'the coachi, wotild repay biutt again. Air. Suttoi, knowing the respectability of the gentlemian to wboi the parcel was directed, did not hesitate to advanice tue sjum of I 1s. 38,6u. to tuse prisoner,. who, uponrecivin itwent away. Hines's BriVhtton coachi com-ing tip soonaftrwads,dieabove lparcel was given into thec care of Alonk, the rivr, o whns he lrcmnstncewas related, an)d that personi paid r. Sttonbackthe um w ich liead Just before advanced to te pisoer. On he rria t te coach In Brighton, the saidparel as akenso r. etre'shouse, whio, on o6aning it, ascrtanedtht i cotaieda fvi ldcovered books ~ittl somie brown papter. 'That geteti t reised the papmer, with its enclo. stres, to the Whlte Hart, from whence it had been fratwaded. Thc frsud which had beee played off by the prisoner was the deteted, and the landlord and the coacbman each shared in the loan of the money. livery. lnque,y after the prisoner was subeqtently made, but no traeg could be iiscovered of him until Wdaeiesay lornoig last, when he made his appearance at 3I r. Hines's booking-offiee, at Clapharn. On that occasion theprisoner presented a bil and parcel totheclerk, directed to .. H. Newton, Esq. Thebillbereq.aested migbt be perosed. I: was as follo's :. To J. H. Newton, Bsq. To drawing u'p and execating an agreemnent of lease 2 2 0 Executing Title Deeds at EBtham, and obtaining r.na. turesto same 1 12 8 ' ?~~~~S 14 8 Cash on account . . 0 0 Balance due . . 0 14 8 This bill having been read by the clerk in the office, the prisoner said, that the parcel contained papers of the utmost conaequebee, and was to be imnmediaLely forwarded bycoach to Mlr.Newton; then, advertin- to the bill, the prisoner obserTed, " There is a triflingiba- lance coming to Tn- and t will thank you to let we have it, and Mr. Newton will settleAe matter with Mr. Hine." The clerkIAving a recollection of the trick which had been played off at the W'hiteMart, in the montn of August last, at once suspected the prisoner to hhae been the man, and accordingly sent off for Read, the constable, into whose charge he was given. The above parcel, directed for AMr. Newton, was now produced, unopened, when the magistrate proceeded to examine the contents, which contained the greasy covers of two old books, together wfth some dirty brown paper. The II agistrate observed, that the farmer charge against thIe pri. soner was a felory; the latter, however, did not amount to tha of.. fence. as nn money bad been given to the prisoner. The prBoner was then asked, if he had any thing to urge ir his defence. He te- plied, tnat h-e did not wish to enter into any explanation at present. He was then remanded until next week, in order to have the attend- ance of Allr. Hine, anl iVenk, tbe driver of the coach. Read, the constable, said, that he had no doubt, if the present charges against the prisoner obtained publicit, many caens of a Si. milar description would be preferred against hin. Mr. Attree, to whom the parcel was directed, In August last, it zp. neared, has now in his possession three or four parcels of the same kind; that were conveyed to bim bv different London coachs. That gentleman is also expected to attend oE the next examina?io of the prisoner. 10 LICE.