Police.
The Times, 1824-04-08T00:00:00

SI' lANIottOtSE.-1Xsterday the l,osD .MAYOR, adtress'nS the officers whlo were in t!:ejustice-room, said, " I am astonished t find, on passing through the principal strcets in the city, that thb most disgeaceixi obstructions and violations of the Street Act arc pennitted by ofticers (be thley vho they may) wlhose duty it is t enforce its regulations and keep all thc thoroughf.-res constanti) clear. In Fleet-street, for invtunce. I noticed this moirnlin a strinm of no lcss than eight errand.carts standing by the navenient, and ob. atructiug the road. I constantly observc twice as many coaches at there ought to be on the stmnd, and many other inconveniencies, al of which tend to obtstruct tbe free passage of the street. These things. however unwor:hy of p:rticular notice some may think tm, ate nol only great nuisances to those whlo wish to get forward in theih carriages, but their effctsare most serious to man v shopIkeepers. whose respectable cuoitomers are prevented approaching their doors. and numbers, vho otherwise would come, are prevcnted fronm enter. ing into the citv, bv the cor.fitsion which prevails in thc streets from the want of the proper observance of the regulations. loiormers, I hear, are very active in some places, but I amn sure if they would come into the city, and procced for the penalties against th,se who violate the Street Act, they would geta deal of money, and dlo the publiegreat service." IHis Lonrdship then desired that instructioins shouild be given upon the suibject to all the officeres 3'r. Cape, the City Marshal, said, he had himself witnessed the evils complained ot br his Lordship. without having any power to remedy tlhem. He had seen two and threce coacles standinz abreast ih Fleet-street, and constaratly observed that tihe regulation as to the numiber of coaches perrnitted on each stand was set at uouglht. The fault vas chiefly attributable to the district officers or strect. keepers who were appointed specially for tbe purpose ot' keepinig the thoroughfares clear. Thie plart OtNtLdd to iy his Lordstlhi was not within his district, but was undV the control of the magistrates at (Guildhall. Thc LORD 5 lyoit said, eitt as the inagisurates sittingat Guild- hall were continually changed, one did niot know what the other did, so as to act upoti a system in such cases. He desired that the ofi- cers should bring before him J1 those persons fouund obstructing the streets in the manner he deso#bed. GulLDIIALL.-In the e*rse of the magisterial rota, whenever it comes to Aldermvan WVo- 's turn to take the chair tbr the week at thisjustice-room, almost il the nig. t.waitccrs in the Guildhall dis- trict are sure to itakae Jher appearance before the sitting magistrate. The lists of prisoncrs on Tuesday and(i yesterd3av comprised about 50 natnes; and on the former day, out of ten nvniphs ot' the palv, who were charged with being repuied prostitutes,- or with being in thie streets at night with intent, &c., the wvorthy aldernian consigned six to the tread-mill tbf one month. Vesterdav no less than thirteen young females of this description were brought up to tEe bar; fortu- nately for them, however, lMr. Aidernian Wlood was, on accotint of business, obliged to leave the deciaton of their eases, among others, to Mir. Alderman LUCAS, wlio discharged them all, except three, with a little mild advice. Renshaw, the night patrol, vhio had ap- prehen(ded them, stated that several of tlietn htad never been seen it Fleet-street befbre that night. Of the three who were detained. otie had otily left her brother's roof at week, anti seemed greatly afFected when the Alderman expressed his intention oft making her relations acquainted with her situation. She was remiianded, tocether wvith an- other girl, till tteir friens appear: 'I'he third, wiho hiad been found in a state ofintoxication,was committed to Brtldewell for seven days. MAtLBoRoUGH -ST REET.-Helfry CI,Oaby. tle voung mian wht was charged with robbing a ladh ,yf her slhawl in the fivmtarket, mt. Monday night, was yesterday birught tip for re-exami;nation. -John Stevens, the young maio who was in cnmipany %with the prisoner at thc time, attended, atid said that he is the son Cf Mr. Steven-, who keeps the hotel called tfic Cadogan Artn-t, in Sloane- street, and that tIe prisoner, previoius to his snatching the shawl. which at the tine wazs half hanging off the lady's shoulders, mnentioned his intention of doing so, for " a lark ;" but lie is con- vinced the prisoner had no idea of stealing i, although lie ran off. Mr. Cleasbv, the father of th,- pri-oncr, who is a respectablc draper and snercer in thme King's-road, Chelsea, also attended; and said, that it was quite impossible his son could think of c.'mniitting the robbery. lie had no necessitytodoso,focL.e had everv comfort and intiulgence he wished for at home; nor was there even the slightest imputation on his character; he had always cotiducted himself with great propriety until 3Monday, whien he, the father sent him to pay the grotind-rent of a house, but it appeared he had not paid the mosey, nor had he since retntned home. The prisoner in replv to this, said, that he lIat gone and tendered the mor e, but the tandlord refuscd to accept the amount; and the rea- son he did not efturn home was, that he was taken that night to the satchheuse wben on his way home, he had tle money still in his pocket safe. Here he produced the money and returned it to his father. IUr. Cleasby said, thlat the young man is just on the point of being articled to M1r. Unwin, the coroner for the eastern district, with whom he has already been some tine on trial, and who is to receive a fee of 3001. with him. iAlrs. Brown, the prosecutrix, did not inake her appearance orn this occasion, so that the prisoner will be discharge(d at all events; but Alr. DYER said, lie now had no doubt but the young man had taken the shawl in one of those foolish, and as the present case proved, Nvery danger- ous frolics. He was on the point of being sent to take his trial for a robbery, and, however that might end, his character must have been tarnislted. He sh' uld inow discharge him, and this he would have done if the prosecoteiti even had attended; but he hoped this would be a lesson to him for the remainder of his life. Two gentlemen of respectsbility, accompanied by the sister ofone and the wife of the other, aptieared to answer the complaint of a watchman belonging to St. Giles's parish, who had given charge of thc whole partv the night before at the wateb-hoast. It appear- ed, on the case being investigated, that the lalies and gentiemen were returning home from a friend's house the night before, atid in passing through some street in tbe neigbourhooI of Holborn, they haypened to laugh and talk ratber louder than suited the watchman's notions of proprietv. Upon which lie immedliately interfered, and abused the ladies in the mnst gross manner, applying to them the most revolting epithets; and on one of the gentlemen attempting to look at the number of Iiis coat, he sprang his rattle, and conveyed the wh ole party to the watch-house, when lie persisted in giving charge of them as disorderly characters, although he was in- formed of their names and respectability. The constable of the night, who acted with great pzo riety, did all be could to induce the watchman to withdraw ils charge, but in vain; and the constable then immediately sent forAir. Builock, the auctioneer in Holborn, to whom the ladies and gentlemen were known, and who instantly bailed them, otherwise they might hav. remained all ni-ht in the watchhouse, without having committed arny offence wgatever. It also came out in the course of the inquiry that tha watchmen extorted 3s. 6d. from one of the ladies, which the lady re- luctantly ackalowledged to be the cease. Mr. 1Y-ER said, that the whole was veryshaineful conduct on the part of the watchmen of that narish, and that no man's family was safe in passing along the streets to their home after dusk, if it were tolerated. There wvas no offence whatever committed by this patty of respectable persons; and to lock them up in a watqhhouse in this manner was mot unwarrantable. The conduct ot the -copstable, which was highly correct, formed a strong contrat. Ar. DYER then ordered the watchman, whom be contidered to be most culpable,. to be suspended for one fortnight. A very respectable youetg female was also brought from the same watch.house, and 4lgrgd by engsher watchm;an of tEp w 4rijb w-th "IntenAing to rlIng the bell of Alderman Cox's dooT.i !e said, that for several-night past Alderman Cox and his faniiiy l'.cd been mucl- annoved and distasbed by the repealed ringing of tf e street-door bell, and t-e Alderman desire-l lin, the watchman, to be very vigilant. About 11 o'clock the night betore, he was on the watch for ' somebody," and he saw this girl coming. fowardls -the door, and he had no doubt she intended to ring the bel of the Al, derman's houser and so he took her to the wvatclhouse. Mr. Dy1E R said tbat his suspicions fi,rmid -no pound whatever for taking the girl into custody, and his coiiduct in doing so wia%: hiihlv imiroper. The girl, who seemed greatly affected, and indeed could Fcarcelr speak from agitation, declared that she was going home, and hadt no idea of ringing any beli, nor had she ever done so. The constablc of the niglht said, that so stinrn an effect had the charge and confltnemert upon the poor girl's mind, that A.heattempted to commit suicide in the watch.h-bise, bv hainging herself,. and was only prevented just in timne to save her fife. Mr. DYER strongly reprobated the conduct ofthis watchman also, aiid add-ressed the pror girl in the most hmnanc manner, and in terms calculated to sooth her feelinzs, and erdered her a seat for some time in the office,to compose berself, before he suflered herto depart. [Advertiseu2ent.1-T'Ihe SHAKSPFAiIAv R1ADISGS, by Mr. .rSMART, at his resiaence, nO, west side of Leic,staer-gsqre, are don- tinued every Thursday, except the Thursday in Passion 'Week, when there will be a Lecture on PElecution- Tists EVBNm;G-. April 8. purnctually at eight, the Ale.cbantof Vrenice. Single ticket 5s.; tickets for parties of tlhree, four, five, &c., 10. 6d., 14s, and 17s. 6.1. rYepectively; to be had as above; at Hookham's, Old Bond-street: and Richaerdson's. Roy:l Exchange, where n)rospectuses May be obtained gratis. The dramasic readings are given to private parties on terms wlhich rmay be knowi of.eMr. SSLXaT. POLICE.