Police.
The Times, 1824-06-30T00:00:00

MANrsiom-sous-E.-A young man of more respectable address than is often to be found in the ranks was led before the LoRD hIAYOs in apitiableconditions tnd.arted for relicfunder the fol lowing ireumstancesi-4He statet. that he was a native of Ireland, bvhere he left vhen very young, Rtid got itto the service ofthe Royal Family of portigal as a valet. In consequenice (as we understood him) of some chniges in the residence of the family, he was dis. nsisPexi,jpid bie canle over to this mnetropolis, wherehe enlisted in the East In idi Corf,pany's service. 14e was in India for five years, dtirintg whieh im lsehis eoustitutdon sunrk uttder thc effects of the climate, and the worms got into lMit feet and crippled hun. Ue wus invalided and sent home. it wars the cnstotlh of tile service only to psy them wages from thte time of leavnlt ndia, where they were di.scharged,j and if they had been enlisted tn 1,ondon, they wefv PQt on sbdre thprOi rithonit apenny being given thetTn to ptoVide for themselves in theif luelple~s. <,nditiol. Hie wanted ont! year of tbe timne of service that otd entitte hmii to a pension fie had now no friends i;, freland, and no ciie'ins af getting thither if he had * he was. sent on shore sick and pennylerst and dependent for exisetelce on prect ZioIs charity. fe hast some clotheg and small ar. ticles, by the s:dle of which he expected to obtain a present sut sist- ence4 butt he left theni on board whilst he got a lodging, and in the mean tjn1e, the bokt whilc eontained them was hroken open by some of the LstcarM on board, and the .hole had been stolen. He prayed the Lonlii AlAyoE to grant Iihi an adntission to the hospital. Sonie rersons .,reent assured the l,otri .IAtO7, that this was by no meanS ai corimdmi case, and that on the arrilal of tlhe Comparvy's ships, ihese ppor &r6stuites. ieie dipcharged from them bg boat-lo?ds at a time. L'heir sickness, helpfesgnesg and general conditioni formed complete pictures of human misery. Several parishes iy thle voater side, and the parish of Billingsgate itr parti. Icular, had tdtfgi camplaimed of the burdens to which fher. were [subjected by Iaving these destitute crea'ures brought on shore in thleir boundaries. They were not legally compellable to reheve them, but they felt they could not dto oiherwise. It was highly to be desired that this treatment of their ve-retfis or those whose con- stitutions had been broken up in the service, sxould be brought be- fore the notice of tbe Company at large. A decent temporajy allow- arnce might be misde to those wiho were landed in such a condition, and the experise woultd be but triifing to the Company, whilst 4t would alleviate an imnnensity of misery. It might be added, that srnmo ,,tj-isn - SAs rI])P tn thoem in iustice. Tlle Leov MAtO) tegtetted that he hsd no means ot assisting the unfortdnate applicant, further tilan by directing that he should *e 'drm itted in to a hospital, which his Lordship iain mediately did, n dgaVe special directioas that he should be well taken care of. 6u1L!utALt.-A fellow,named John Brown, whose white hairs and gceneral appearance bespoke him nearly 70 years of age, was broughit up betore the sitting Magistrate, AMr. Alderman THOM.N7- SRN., charged withhaving, for several nights successively. been il the habit of expesinghis persoi to females and clildren, in theneigh. bourihood of Wrhitefriars. Upon this occasion the new vagrant act, 5th Geo. TV., cap. 83, was for the first time at this office called ii%w operstion. The words of thelate statute, referable to this offence, were-" All persons openly and indecently exposing their persons in any street, road, pitbilc place, or highway." The description bv the present act de- fines the offence mnore particulaily, and runs thus- Every person wilfully, openly, lewdly, anid obscenely exposing his person, in any street, road, or jpublic hiighway, or in the view thereof, or in any place of public resort, with inteat to iriutt any female." The of- fender by eaclh of the arts is to be deemed a rogue and vagabond. and pttizs. tlble by imprisonment in the common gaol, for any period not exceeding three calendar months. By the evidence of steveral persons, two of wSom were females, the offence with whicli the prisoner eras chartged was fitily proved against hini, and clearly within the mneaning of the statute; and the Magistrate considering the case a very aggravated one, from the per- severingrepetitionlof the offence, sentenced the prisoner to the fill exterit of punishmnentbv theact-three monthis' imprisotiintent to bard labour in the House of Correction, B1ow.STREETr.-Sesterday .olla Fellotr.s, the old man 4who was examined last week tspon a chiarge of obtaining 301. from Mr. G?ur- ley, under pretence of procuring him a Government situatiotn, was brought up for a final hearing. It came out in the course of some further questions put to ,'tfr. (itrley, ctat at the time the prisoner received the 301. he gave 3Ur. Gurley his acceptance for tiai amount at two months' date. That bill, however, was not pitid when it becatne due Mir. turley went on to state, that since the last exartination he had received the as. surance of somne respectable persons that the 301. would be repaid to hit, and he had therefore no Wish to press the charge further. Sir. HALLS asked the defendant when the money would be re- funded ? The defendant said in ten days or a fortnight. Air. HAtiLs said lie feared the money would cotse about the same tine with the pronlit(e.appointment. Sir R. BrturtF.-lVhat did you do with the money? )Did you buy beef with it? The defendant, who said he is " hard of heering," did not catch thte question, .nd the gaoler roared in his ear-,, The Mlagistrate wishes to know if you bought beef with the 301. ?" The defendant, with great simplicity, replied, " No, Sir, I paid my rent with it." The question and answer, boh utiderstood literally by the gaoler and the Prisoner, created great laugitter. M" r. HCA J. ES said he shofld not discharge thc warrant altogethier, until he knew tbat the rmatler Wag properly settled. The pyisoner could take a fortnight, and he (111r. Halls) should expect, at the ex- piration of tlat time, the parLies to call upn hhn, and intorm hbit, of what hIad heen done. in the mean time the defendant would be at liberty. Thus th case teritilnated for tite present. Mr.l fenryEva.is, a yotnggentleman fresh from Devonshire, pre- sented himself befbre the Magistrateyesterday morng, and related the folloringtale :.-Hecameto London aday ortwoago, insearcfsofa brother of his, whom he believed to be residing herel and he bad been almost all over the metropolis endeavotring to find hin. On INIonday, he had been wandering about to several places with a friend upon the same errand, and returniag from the Borough, he sutddenly nuissetl his friend " at a place called Snow-iill." Finding himself alone. and it being latish in the evening, he immnediately called a coach and desired the coachnian to dtive lhim to Titchfield-street, Fitzroy- square, where he lodged. (letting into the coach his nose utifortu- natal came in contact with the door-frame, and a profuse flow of blood was the consequence. The coachman very kindly tbllowved hins into the coach, wiped his nose, and having placed him as comfortably as he could upon the seat with his head resting in one corner of the vehicle, he resumed his proper place upon the box, and drove on. The applicant soon fell asleep, and continued in a sound nap until the coach stopped in 'itchtield street, when he awoke, and feeling for his purse to pay the fare, he found that his pockets had been completely emptiedt. H'is watch, with gold chain and seals, mnoney and all, were gene, and lie also found that his o in new superfine hat was taken away, and an old greasy one left in its place. The coachm.ua deniied any knowledge of the robbery, and declared that he had not let any one but the applicant into the coach. Mr. HALTS sent immediately for the coachman, wvhose namne is Smith, and who drives No. 3. and a longexanminatioli took place, but no light was thTowvn upon the singular transactio a. The coachman oersisted in his first story, and said the gentleman must have been robbed hieforehe entered his coach, AMr. Evans, however, swore po- sitively, that ItLs watch and money, were safe when he got into the Mr. ILArLLS said, there was ifO evidence against the coachiman, and discharged hiim, but appointed a furtiter' hearing for another day. A man of the name of Matthete R.dnian lias nndergonle several examination.s at this office on suspicion of having been concerned in a robbery to the amount of 5051. in the house of M1r. Charles '?'et. sal, the Coaclh and i- or:ies, in Conduit .street, gond-street. On Wednesday lItit, Aft. Tetiall was at the dlnner of the I,. censed Victuallers' Society at Cuimberland-gardens, in the capacity of Stewand. Aboutseven o'clock in the evening dMr. Tet;aIl was engaged for some tinie in her bed-rOOm, and w nen she left it eveTy thing was safe, tmt5cl ahe locked the door. At haff-ptast eight, sblt had occasionl to go to the rainn again, and was surprised and alanizmed upon putting the key into thedoorto tiind it unlocked. She had coat- rage sufficient to peep in at the door,and she Saw every thing strewed about the floor in confusion. She rn down stairs and orLrere the dnors to be closed, and officers were sent for. Every person in thec house was tsearched but nothing found. Mr. Tetsul1 was isent for, and he ascertaIned that he had lost in bainl notes about 4511., and in gold abortt 551., besltles some articles of place. Thie prisoner, wsho is a servanrt otof plce had been in habits of inti- macy withi Mlr; Tetsall, anid knew here he kept his money, and that ie had a considetible stit thzen in theouse. He had not been seeni tlere on the evening of the robbery, but about o'clock he came to the door and was let in. Sir. Tetsall; From a variety oT circumstances, was letd to suspect him srringiy of beig concerned in the robbery, and uestion ed him as to howv he had SPCiit 1is timie, He gave a prevaricating account, and told sc:eral thrngs which were found upon inquiry to he fallse. He was in conseqluence tiken into custody, avid has been., tie we before stated, several times exaiTs ned, but no fresh evidence has as Yet bEeet adduced against hiiiti.-1lI Iwa vAo t-,d- mrnandN1 till Fridav. !MArTYLEiinoiE-oFFrcE .YesterdatI infonn2tion wab toaggen at this office of the death of a man narned Watkins, from the injuries received in a boxing Watch with a man named George Viish. From the statement madefe it appeared that on fuesday last !he deceased had a quarrel with Fish, dndgave hinm a challenge to fight, wthieh beinFg accepted, they on the spot ptepgred for actior, and a ring beijng formed at the end of Quebec-street, New4omd, several rounds weie fodght in favour of Fish, who is much younger and stronger than was his vntaortdnate antagonist, who in the last round received a blow on the head Which sent hinm to the ground as if shot he was taken up in a sfaite of insensibility, ani carried to his residence in Salisbury-mewi, ikhere he lmnzered a short time and expired. He was attended bi hMr, liartin, surgeon, of i%topster.place, and other medlical men. It *as also stated, that i ddrtg fiic flght sever-l other pers.ons kicked the deceased, and iw,3 "ersons at i6trt time attacked him in azvery cowardly mnnArer. =n~~~~~~~ti infrEnEub-&O Ne.. rrrITH, On reint. infoIatio Hewitt . .te chief comgtstble, directea inqusileS srflb instantly mAade. nrhet officer, on his retuirn, infonnied tie~ Mlkgitrf to, that some arrange- ment hadbeenpiae which, Ile' fgAred would frustrate the ends of justice the body hiad bsOn Placed ingcfintp ie oe a iscrewed on, wnd was about 0 )~e intetrrd. The 11agIstrate asked if sity A;Tpilicatio1n had beefl Mpade to bave an inquest held on the body ? Hewitt said he understoOd o0t. TheMagstrte iretedthefunralwbe stopped, ann&the Oortmer tobe apprised of the circumstancere theoflce aid ada lngcofernc wih he agstrteonthe sub- jec, hs pisio besKtttCThoO tobe ha th dceaeddied fram Hewitt having received orders trom tne iagI'tr, "-- burial until an inquest can be held. UIote uALL -Y,satethYly Thomas Pierce Wa brought to this office, carged wits h having robbed and threa.tenel the life, of his parent, a respectable tradesman. The father of'the prisoner sitated, that the present was not the fifat time his incourigiule ton had tabbed him, atnd threatened to be his murdlerer. About two O clock thlat morning, his son. who had been out the whole of the night, came home in a state of' intoxala- tion, bringng with himl tON vagalbonds out of Kent-street. On the hoor being openta for him, he t* his companions redled into lhe passage. The corn ainant, 6eeing the- copn be had iRtroduced into the house, said he would not al1owcs0traPnag1e:r to remain there - addling that such acquaintatnces should not stop untler his roof, and omiiered tbwo to cpit DaigteeuOC5.fg h risoner ran at bfrs father, and niming a blow at his head, insiste that htis ta'o " friends; aboald have a bed in the bouse, anti that neither father mi or nmotheT should d4re oppose him in his wislhes.' He thien rati tipto li it; ither"Abed. roomT, datsin'n the t'*o blV,ckgulxds by whomn he wa% a cconipanhled to stop In ine passage uintit he caine down. le remai ned up stairsi a short time, and' on joinin i eq t anionks $agaio iretiarked that " he had dotie ththin ~Wn anid then adusighsfte,who remain,ted, al tbwhe l watc,hing I ie ~wo -.AUowx whomn,he.hadintrodiae . ad' o jol&sound~1,J'f oc),your b-b~tslo1 ftbese. WAlITa Lie 6nd hus essoiaaes then leftihe houae,anid tbecomphnaxitt ttpCL' going up to his room discovered that his son had rob d-hiim of ail the cash that was in Jig pockets. Headded, that he had tied every means in his power to correct the desperate -prcensities of his un- fortunate son, who was in the constant habit-of iDff .those vile houses in Kent-street which were frequented by nonc but tbe most depraved and abandoned of both sexe. Mr. CxaAMnEErS gaid, that he had never heard of a more awicked and vicious boy in hie life, and observed, that the gallows was sure to be his portion if he stid persevcrel in his bad oenrses. He was thjen held to bail for threatening the Efe of his father, aw being unable to procure the necemary sureties, he wars committeOz to gaot. PoLIcg.