Police.
The Times, 1824-10-08T00:00:00

MTANSION-11oUSE.-Yeaterday Mir. Benjatmin Barry, a gentle. man engaged in a mercmrtile concern, was brought before the LORD 51AYOR, charged with having assaulted a person, in a tavern in the city, on Sunday evening last. IThe LonoD MAYOR stated, that the defendant waR taken into custody upon a warrant on Wednesday evening, and brought be- tore him immediately aftenvards. That the gentleman might not be locked up all night, if it should not happen that the complaint was wcll grounded, his iLordship consented to cnter into an exa- mination of the particulars at the moment. The result was, that he permitted the defendant to goat large, u pa his word to appear next maorning, at which time his lIordship tohought it necessary, for the sake of the character of the parties, as wellas ofpublic justice, that a public examnination should be entered into. Mr. John Mintoni stated, that on Sunday evening he went to take his glass at the tavern. There happened to be a anumber of young men in the room, and he had not sat long before he wap dis- turbed by the report of something which went off like a pistol behind his person, andl le soon found that some fireworks had been stuck under the collar of his coat, and set fire to. He be- lieved they were detonatinr papers, and they not onlv made a startling report, but burnt his coat, and of course made him an object of ridicule to the roam. He testified his indignation at re- ceiving such treatment, and expressed his determination to p'unish the offenders. When he went into a tavern he understood that he was under the protection of the law, and he hoped the Lord Alayor would show that his impression was a correct one. The complain- ant then, lookiag at Air. Barry, said, " I have every reason to sup- pose that is the person who committed the outrage." The IORan MAYOR here observed, that mere supposition was not sufficient to authorize the apprehension and imprisotment of any individual upon such a charge, and that" everv reason" would prove very; weak in answer to any proceedings for such a step. The Landlord of the house came forward, ana swore most post- tively that Alr. Barry was not in his house oRt the night In question; that he knew the person who had played off the fireworks upon the person of Mfr. Minton and was ready to cause him to be brought forward whenever he should make his appearantce The LounD MIAYoR (to the complainant)._" You see what a mistake you have committed in causiRg this gentleman to be appre- hended upon a warrant ?" The coraplainant still seemed to think that he fixed the blame upon the right person, when A gentleman who was present during the whole transaction, de- clared that Air. Barry was not in the room at the timne. The com- plainant, he said, attracted observation to kimself by some previous conduct, and after the trick had -been played, and Air. Alinton " blown up," he gave offence to all present, by threatening to thrash the whole company. The Landlord said, that those present upon thl occasion had taken offence at air. M!inrta's subsequent conduct, and declared one and all, that they would not come into the lhouse again, if that gen- tlemanwere ardmitted. The lortD AlArot said that nothing could justify such an out- rage upon a stranger, and the landlord, for the sake of the character of his house, was bound to bring forward the person wlsoliadbeen guiltv of it. He was surprised that any youngmnan with pretensions to charac- ter or education could be found on any evening to make such an attack on any individual entering a coffee-room or to enjoy amusement so low and senseless. lr. Barry, he thought, would not have engaged in it, and had the misfortune to be mistaken for some one else who did not deserve that character. The complainant said he was particularly desirous that the real offender should be brought forward, and compelled at least to make a public* apology.-He was assured that every exertion should be madc for that purpose. 1\Ir. Barr was then discharged. He declared that lie would seek redress for the wrong lie had suffered in being false'v imprisoned. Joseph Walker, Mi. P., one of the Governors of the Southwark- bridge Company, waited upon the LORD MAYOU, to request that he would cause some of the hackney-coaches to be removed from that part of Cheapside which is in the neighbourhood of (Queen-street, in order to make a clear thoroughfare to the Soutlhwark-bridge. It appears, that In consequence of the temporary stoppage of Blacktrlas.-bridge, which commences on llonday, the prospect of a rut, in favour of the concerm bas excited a very lively expectation in the breasts of the shareholders, and the Company are preparing with great activity to accoinmoodate the public. The narro' ap- ronch by Queen-street is, however, already crowded with traffic from Whames-street, without any addition by the traffic over the bridge, which nevcr has been troubled with atpy worth mentioning, and is never likely to be disturbed in that way forany lengthof time, unless a more convenient approach is formed. The LORD AMAYot sent for Mlr. Cope, the City Marshal, and gave hlm some instructions on the subject. His Lordship was at the same time informed that the Committee of General Purposs were in hopes that the stoppage would not be necessary for so long a time as a fortnight. The police were ordered to keep a clear passage to South- wark-bridge. BOW-STREET.-A deputation of thie Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Clement Danes, and the Liberty of the Rolls, waited upon thc Magistrate, and requested the aid of the police in putting down se- veral houses in the parish and liberty, which were conducted in sueh a manner as to disturb the peace of the respectable inhabitants, and be highly injurious to the morals of thie community. There were several public-houses which were kept open the greater part of the night, in spite of the exertions of the parochial authorities to prevent it, anel any person, of whatever character, who had sixpence to spend, was admitted at almost any hour. A greater evil still than this, however,existed, in what were called elder-wine houses, several of wvhich wvere open all night, and were the resort of the ,orst of characters. The next description of hluses were several low brothels, which afforded great cause of complaint. The Miagistrate said, he should certainly be disposed to render every assistance in his power to effect so laudable an object as that which tile deputation had in view. The public-houses complained of should, they might rely upon It, be most narrowly looked after. As to the elder vine houses, they being unlicensed, the magistrates had no immediate control over their, but they should be kept in as good order as possible. The best course vith regard to the brothels wotuld be for the parish to indict them. He (the magistrate) would appoint two active and trusty officers to go round the pariih and li- berty at night, and every thing that could, shotld be done to abate the evil complained of. The deputation tbanked the magistrate,and left the office. MlAULaOrtOUGsI-STREET.-Yesterday Samael 6rH# Ws, a gun- maker, in the service of Mr. Egg, of PJccadilly, was charged with assaulting, or rather tireatening to assault, AMr. George Flower, a medical gentleman, residing in Jermy-n-street. Mr. Flower stated, that some time ago he was called upon to attend the defendant whom 11e found labouring under a considerable degree of fever and inflammation, the effects, he believed, of intoxicatuon. He applied tht usual proper remedies, bleeding, &c.,and relieved the defendant from hlis suffering. He was afterwards called upon to prescribe for the defendant'es wife, who was in a very dangerous state, from the consequence of miscarriage, and also one of his children, who was dangerously ill. After a few days the whole of the family was re- covered; but on sending in his bill, the charges of which were most moderate, the defendant refused to pay him, and only replied to his applieations by the most gross abuse. In a few days, Mr, Flower said, he was sent for to attend another man an acquaintance of the defendant's. For this miai he prescribed the proper remedies ; but in consequence of the representations and calumnies of the defendanr, who camne to visit the sick man, the latter took it into his head that he bad been ill-treated.that mercury had been given to hlm-and that hio teeth were dropping out. Mr. Flowet, on hearing this, told the sick man, that if he thought be had been improperly treetd, he had better have other advlce; but, in the mean time, begged tliat hlis bill might be paid. On this occasion the defendant was present, and, following Mr. Flewer down the stairs, clinrched hi& fist in his face, and said he wiq)sed he had hin to stand before hirm for five miqutes. 1r. Flower b;tre banded in his bill, asuring Sir G. FARAnIT, the magiStrate, ',;at nothiig could be more reasonable than the different itemls 2 The aefendane, a very decent-looking rtan, apparently in a very weak atate of health, said ill reply to the charge, that tiKe assertion of Alr. Flower as to his illness arising from intoxication was totally falseV Mr. Egg, his master, could contradietthat for he knewb him to be a sober hard-working man. - The fact was, tbat instead of his lhaving the degree of inflammation that MIr. Flower spoke of as re- quiring bleeding, It vwa an attack of thejaundice, from which hewas notyet recovered ;but notwithstandingthe exorbitance ofthecharges in Mr. Flower's bill, he would hzve paid it, had not his own and his wife's illness thrown hinm out of work at the tirme, and rendered him unable to procure the means of doing so- The poor man was hereso overcornby W faeIii)ghad Ofeblebod"yete, thth comm o0t PsOceed for sonseminutes. In rondksoaon he saidi,that he went to see afriend ofhiswhio, be understooa.-wlsin a dying state, and who was also attended by Air. Flower. -Thc sick main complained that the prescription of Mr. Flower did him-no good; but, on thec contrary, that he. felt inuch ;yorse, and thxat all hiis tecth were readv' to drop out' and he advised him, if he was dissatisfied with th~e .treatment, Ile had better have some onie else, as he seemed( very bad; .aitd Mifr. Flower himself, who wias present, said the samne, that he mighit calI in anio-her, but that his bill must first be paid. M)r. Flower then, the dlefendantL said, went on in such a riolent manner In, the -lick man'is presence, in,isting on hiis bill' being instantly dis- cliarged, and abusinig the defendant for, as he said, being tile cause of' the sick man's dissatisfaiction1, and thie wlhole. place was thromn into eoafuAtioo and those who wrere present, the sick man'd wife and others6, requested Mlr. Flower miglht go dow.n stairs, and not alarm' the dying mars, promising, at the game time, to pay, his de. an.Th'ey did, at length, persu ade Mr. Flower to quitthrom but as for any atterript or tlhreat to assault himn, the defenidznt de- clared that he never made any. Air. Plant, a shioernaker, in PNland-street, who is a relative of tie! sick man's, said, that lie was present at, the whiole trans ction, and fully confirmed the statemnent or thec defenidant. lHe fuarther said, that anothe-r medic Ai attendant has since Veen called in, who dle. elatedI the charges in M1r. Flower's bfil to lie most exorbitant : 10s. 6Jt. for one visit at night, and bleedinig, lie said, was oat of all reason i again, Ss. for bleeding alone, was twice the usual 6barget Mr. glowcr contenideA that his charges were moderate. Sir GROAus FAITttA-$1' advised, under all the cireumnstanccs, tha th patts soul reir, ad arage the matter, which they accrdiglydi; dd i wa aree, tatthe defendant should pay the exenses f the seri-nf~ an dischrge M Flower's bill ia a Seveal gntleen a~hie in he csir E ohe day to tha Mlagis. trats, o kow henthefinl e amnto of Mfr. Fauntleroy was to tak plc.One gentleman was -extremely uirgent to ascertaini thi fact btthe reply to all was, that so daty was ri%e.l', andi of course nsaifcinoudbe given to the applicants. This latter gentleman sai,thtewa particularlv anxious to be p esent otl the nex ocasin, nd ske ifit would sitot br a good plan for him to attnd he ffie rgulrlyevery day. Thie Ala,"i,tacs htb mightplea hiselfin that respect; but he thultIi et rmode woud b, f hs.boiesswassopresig, to apply to the Bank of An ol man of ery god adres, wh stated hiimself to be etar 84) earsof ae, ad wh preente oneof the niost dep)lorabIle plc. turs o emciaionmutic wretchedness that could well be described, was brought to the office by one of the officers of the ilendlicity So. ciets., charged with begging in thfe streets. The old man was dIressed, if a few tattered rags can be called dress, in the remainR of somre w6'rklthuse garb, anid Sir GE:ORoE FARRAVT asked buin whlat parish he belonged to ?21ereplied, that he belonged to St. Luke's, in the workhousie o1'whiiclh parish he had been ; but the treatment he had, received there was of such a nature, that he was compelled to lea-re it altogethier, andI roamn the streets in preferenice. In fact, he said, there wvas a combInation in that ivork- houise among governors, governeses, physicians, wid all, to eithier destroy by bad treatment the unfortuinate vic~ims committed, to their care, Or else to drive theni awisy froin ite establishmenit. He couild not, hie saidl, hear such unfeeling treatmient; he had been born anti bred a geatElenan ; had been brought up to the profession of thie law ; and he defied a-ny manl to say that hie ever practised or inuoil. cated any other principles than those of the strictest morality. I-e wvas at present, he said, in the last state of debility, and Only fir to be in an hospital. The charge of begging now made against him,. he declared, uipon hist honour as a gentleman, was uinfoaxnded ; he didl not ask for any thing; lie merely cast a look, perhaps of so. licitation for some relief, at a lady) that was patsing. Sir GEORLGE FARISA1T said, the best thiing thtat could be dune for him woulcl be to sendI him to the Hiouse of Correction,- where there would be proper care taken of him in the Infirmary ; for as he Seemed to take no care wha0teverof himzself, it ivas nece3sary that somebody else shouild. The prisoner asked hiow long lie sliould be sent to prison for ? Sir Gxomnp said, for the longest possible period, as the longer the tiune wa%s, the better it must be for him. The prisoner was then coimmitted, exclaiming, as be went out, "4GoodI God ! what a situation for a gentleman born, bred, end edou. cated, to be placed in I', Jkst as this office was about to close, a decent rempectably dressed female entered, and, groping hier way up to the Bench, (for it wvas al- rniost impossible slie doULd see it). applied to the Magistrate for a warrant against her husband for an assault, a-nd certainly of all the sufFerers from outrageous and brutal assaults that we ever behmeld,never did we see so disfigured an olhject. Her eyes were completely closed, and each cheek wyas lkid onen by the desperate blows she had receivedl: in fact, scarcely a fcature"was disciernible, as her face presentedI one contused .black atid blue miass, at different parts streaming withi blood, which stained hier dress, andI poured down her bosomn. The wretehed appearance of thin unhappy wvoma.n, withiout entering inito any partleulars, was quite sufficient to induce the Magistrate to grfant the warrant, and ClemnentR, the officer, was despatched to execute it imniediately, whiile the unfortunate woman reinaitted in the utmost agonly, and weeping in the most bitter miannier, in the offlie. Cfemesits returned in a few minutes with Iliii prisoner, and Johtn Gigot gumae,in the employ-ment of AMr. Manton, was placed .llrs.lbsn bingsworn, stated, that for a considerable time pasther usandhasbeen so much in the h3bit of ill-treating ard beain ler,tha stehad wished, for a sieparation from him, which shehad4fen rqueted Onthaut da, whienlhe camne home at htis usua ti~e,he ttakedherwitoutanyv proivocation, accused her of eigenin, ndbeat herinrthe manfier shieapprared. Hr also, she aidstabedheriii the sid', with a knife; buit shie believed her stavs h protectedI her person from an iur. Sir G ORoGE FAR.mtAwT gave direction, that Mlrs. Gibson should be takeq out so a female in the hiouse, who is generally emnployed on suh 'aostoexaminie hier persoin, and Fie if the knife: had in- fliteda~ywoud, ut it was- found that it had not. In ii~efnce te prisoner denied altogether having made any use of akoile ontheoccasion, but admitted the other part of theo as- saul; Ut sad, hatlie was, driven to do sto by a series of the most scanal~ conucton the part of his wife. Slie was constantly in a stte f inoxiato, and instead of laying out an7 money he gave her or4te us ofthe failn, she spent it all for spirits, anti left liar ci~ren ofcwic lie has fou4r, to starve in hiis absence. He liad once gm~ i fhr it on her earnest entreaties, and solemni pro- inlssi tohebAcagain, chiefly on account of lils childreca [bu sei o eoeworse than ever, and on that day, ,rhen he canse heime to dinnier, he fbund the whole place in conifusion-the bedI evt unmade, the rooms uncleaned-no dinner ready-and Ihis wife in state of intoxication ; and, dlriven to desperation by such conduct he ddcranyasuterwhhheowregretted. 41.[Gbon wh etil o oapaac f having dranik any spirits thtdy ad htst hl ftestatement was a fabirication. Th atws ht,atog erceives 51. a week salary fromt r ato ialae erefadli family to starve; and at that mnoment there was not it morse of brea in 'the house; and it was because she asked him for some money to get something* bOr the family, that he beat her thus. Sir G. FAsiRAVTs said, that he would not stop to designate this outrage as3 he thought it deserved. No conduct on the part of any womtan could warrant suchi a desperate ouatrage. Alr. Gibson, he said, must find bail to answer this assault, himself in 601., and two respectable housekeepers in 30)1. each. T'he poor woman said, she hadl niot a shilling in the world to pro- cure food for herself and her children. Mlr. Gibson said she should not hiave ashiilling fromi hiim. Sir 0. FAISRANT said, thiatif Mlr. Gibsoni did not Kiye her means of subsistence, lie (Sir George) would apply to Alr. Manton on the tsubiect. Mrs. Gibson said, that Mr. M1anton was unfortunately in France; if lie was at. homte, he would seejuistice dlone her by, her husband. Sir GEORGE said, be would take care that shec did niot want for thie present..-Mr. Gibson was lockced up for want o1 bail. Yo its iIPST-sraEx'rT.-On WednesRday eveniing three person, swho stated their names to. be David Xcaudlimsg, John Sssdwick, aud Jamsoe Dunn, were broughit to this office by Johin Vauin and James Hack., bull, of the Bow-streeL patrol, who, observing thiem walking toge- timer up Rosr-laine, Spitalfields, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, one of them.carrying a bundle closely, packed, trere induced to suspect that they mighit be connected withi some of the extensive silk robberies which have been recently perpetratrd, and acc-ordingly stopped them, and examined the bundle, which) prov- ing to contain three pieces of silk,, a rich black silk scarf, and a ladyslace dress, they'detained the parties for iTxaminstion by the. Maitrate. The parties stated dijal they were dealers ; anid ane of them being known to some of the officer-s as a person of respectability, whichI the othiers had also every appearanes of being, and else affair, If at all irregular, having a%n wspect of mtiggling rather titan robbery, they were allowed to depart, on their promise to call on time following morning for their goods. Yesterday accordlingly two of the parties appeared ; but ithe third, in whosqe possession the bundle was seized, did not present himself. On their inqutiring for the goods, they were informied that the articles having been examninedl by the Messenger of the Silk As- sociation, and by him pronounced so be of foreign manufacture, viz. the three pices of silk to be Indian, and the scarf and lace dress to he French,i they had been aeized by an officer of the Customs,whe was present. A persob, who gave his card as Mlr. J. Lomas, lace.manlufaciurer of Teigomouth, stepped, forward, and looking at the lace-dress, pro- nounced it to he of British manufacture. The Customs officer said lie lied no doubt of their being smuggled; indeed the pieces of silk had tife India Ho'use mark for exportation, and hiad no doubt been shipped from the East Itidia Company's warehouses for exportation, atid after-wards smuggled into tels country. The hawkcers near the waterside were very generally The agisrate(Mr.Bxsr.Ta' ~sd the case was iso longer be- forehim,but ow ly wih th Comissioners of Customns, whiose offcerwasin ossssin o thgoos, ndto whom application might Jame Po'ellwascomitte fo tral oa a charge of stealing a, rollof oorcloh, ontanin 12ord,aid worth 30s., from the shlop Tim prsoer as bsrve lukig aoutth shp bte daughter of apasry-ookoppoiteabot hlf-pst ineo'cockIn the fore- noon wh at engh sa Imm ener,andbring out the roll of dloor. clot on is houler, ithwhic hecreased over to York-street. Mr. Smith (the pastry-r-ook) running out to give the alarm, the pri- soner dropped thse floor-cloth and took to his lheels, pursued by a vast number of persons caUing " Stop thief'!" The- hue and cry alarmed Thomas Waters, the contable of this estdLblishmnent, living in York-street. who seing the prisOncr run past his window, rashed out In pursatit of hln1, and after a chase of about a mile and a half chrougtl differentstreets,succeeded in capturing him, by darting down a by-lane, which brought him oUt in front of the prisoner, who was completely exhausted by the length of the run. WilUiam Matti7w, of Green's court, Little Ptilteney-street, nad FrederickPrest, of Pen's-hill,Cambridge masterchimney-sweepers, the former having been in cu8tody sitice tLe 15th of September, were finaly examined on a charge of capital felonv, under the act 54 Geo. II. cap. LOI. in maliciously, by force or fraud, taking sway a boy named WnM . Marshi, under ten years of age, froti the pemson having lawfiulbarge of him, with intent to deprive that person of the possession of the said boy. The boy tn question, a very smart shrewd little fellow, and re. muaAkably small for his age, had beeti left by lia fither in the care of a master chimaey-sweeper named Barton, in Green's-cours,in the be-. ningof 1822. The Latterdying in Jaouary, 1824, bequeatlhed nl hotuse and business to his niece, a Alary. Aincliam, to whom, a little before his death, he particularly commended this little boy for care and protection.. Shc he a since disposed of the business, and lives now at Hoxton, and it was her intention to bring up the boy as her oswh. But early in Febriary last, the prisoner Matthews, who had been foreman to Barton, meeting the boy one morning in Puf_ teney-.treets, seized him, and carried him on his shoulders to Theo, bald's-road, where he hlanded himr over to the other prisoner Prt, by whom, aufter lie iA4 been Washes amid cleanly coloted, he Wag piut on tbe OatitEe of onie of the sttge-coschea, and carreEt tOW] ecr Camnbridge. In the beginning of September, anotherboy, who had known him in London, indueed him to ran avvay from Carntbiage, and brought him home to Mrs. Ainchamn,at Hoxon,and an attempt being madeoo carry him off ag4in, the latter applied to the Miamis- trates at this office, in consequeine of which the prisoners were air- prelcended, *nder the gefore-mentioned statute. Alzuch:exertion having been made to trace the birth of the bsry, in orderto prove his a,ge,. it was at length discovered that h.s fatheris, living at Dincaster, and uponi application being.nade to him, be tyrote a letter stating the boy telsve been born in tlh parish of lila-. rylebone. in M1arch, 1334, anduent tbe woman with wholm ehas, cohabited for nine vears past, and wlo had thle care of' the bog cr four years, up to London to identify the latter, declining to czom himself, on account of the embarrassment of his circumrtancest The absence of proof that the boy was under ten yearsof age at the time of his being carried off; from the reluctance of the father to appear, and tie inability of the wenman before-mentioned to speak to the date of his birth from her own knovledge, left the aLgis- trate no course but. to discharge the pfisoners,, 'Tby were i3rd- ingly dischlarged. ?OwS'-t.ALL.-On Wednesday tbe proprietor ofeneof the Black- heath, Greenwich, and Deptford eoachea, was summoned on ant in- formation somewhat singalar. Thomas Robert Aiorley, the informant's witness, s-.id, -hat on. the 20th of September, between eleven and tweeire o'clock, he saw the defendant's coach in the Rent-road, drawn by three horta only, with nine grown nersons, independent of the goachmam, sitting ol thle outside, being two more thar. the law allows. In answer to this charge, ilr. Elliusou, the defendaJ,, acssrted,, that just pre-ious to the time meptioned by the infoW::ant's vwitness, one of the leaders dropped down, as if shot, and' it becamerne'lccswrF to remove hi;n * and tihattthis f.ct, and ttis fect alone, *as th c. caust of thle offence agaimst the statute. Theinfermant's witnessmettlifsbysayistg, that t}eperson maliz; the ninth passenger got up after the event mentioned occurred.' ' *5?r. Ellison requested timte to bring forward a witness to rfute ttre latter statement, whichi Mr. Alderman J. J. S1i,TH alloweLl, with lthe observation appendant, that the company of " Coach Cads" mrst be consideredl excepted, whose evidence he hteld in small estitneiitr_ Yesterday Alr. Ellison producedI Mlr. Henry Mlitelell, larl'lorn of thie Centurion public-house, Deptford, but whose evidence 4id ro. go the length requiredi eteri, an old; acqaaintance in the informing line, fiied tfie exact spot Where the raco2oition of the offance took place to a great nsiczv, being, as he said, bet*een the Bricklavers' Arms and an adjoining ! chinarchop- and that upon application the defendant refused giving up tite name of his driver. lr. Ellison.-Is it not sufficient that I have sustained the loss of i a vuluable horse, that I am i115w to be preyed upon by these insa- tiate ha7pies ? jiMr. Alderma,, J. J. SaslTvs said the course left for hirn to purrue lwas clear and defined. He had allowed titre for the dcfendant to re- but the charge against hiim, and in default of si' doing, he should convict him in the penalty of 51., and costs, 8sa. Gd. f the extremity Ibc~ng -201. iUNxo-eIALr.L.-An Irish piper. named Barny p lwyer, was brouglit before R. J. CnrAmsEse7s, E'sq., charged by a tsublican, landlord of the Fountain. in Falcon-court, Soutilwark, with Ilaving excited a disturbance, and broken some glasses in his house, ihl con- seq ence of his persisting to play some Irislh Croppie tuncs. t It appeared, that on the precediug night the piper came to the, sign of the Fountain, and proceeded into the tap-room, where he !te,k from his bag a set of Pipes, and commenced fl.c tune of I" Garryowen," without receiving or even asking liberty tto perform ;there. The tuoment the strain fromr his bag-pines was heatd, crowds of Irish people who lirc il7 thie Peiifbbo;rboPd florkeA into the house, and by the tite a" (tarryowen" wvr.s ended, the piper was called upnns by one partr (for it appeatred theme irere ttwo political parties is the room, namelv, an Oreinge and a Croppie party) to play * Croppic6 lie down." The piiper, in obedienre to the command, struck- up the tune, but before he got througrh the first verse, he re- ceived a pelt on the bead froms a big fellow whoe sat on his right. This was tte signal for a geaeral raw-one party swearing that the piper should proceed w ith " Croppies lie down." and tbe other vow- ing vengeance if he offered to tune his pipes to the same air again. By this time the two contending parties were aUl up in motion, and a general battle took place between them, when the piper. who was theonly mar, tlat stood aloof at the beginntng of tne affrar, note sceing a favottrable opportunity, and a good thick stick at hand, took it up, and, began to " wallop" about, without respect to eit'her par t, until lie made them all quiet. After tranquillity was restored, the piper was desired to play up quick, but unfortunately he soon dis- covered that his bags were empty, and so therc was an emd to the music. The two parties then lcft the house, and the landlord, tind- ing that a large and valuable glass water-jug. together witiT *orre rummers, were smashed in the row, detained the piper, who was condr,cted before the sitting Magistrate. F. J. CHA-MBErLS, Esq. The defenmiant being called u on to state why Lie had entered the complainant's house, and tuned his pipes without receiving permis- sion so to do, replied, that he was a poor trish piper, and that he never dreamt such a " kick-up" would have been raised, because 'le played oie of his own country airs, to amuse the company. Al- though the jug and glasses w ere broken, be had no hand in their le- struction ; and if the Mlagiatrate would be So kind, good-hearted. and condescending, as to give him his liberty once more. be woulti be bound to say, that the tune of " Croppies lie down" should never proceed from his pipes again. Tlte piper was then discharged, after having paid the publica. for the loss ot his glass. Two boys, named Lennard and Ryall, were charged with having stolen a goose. The complainant stated, that the day before, one of his gpese was stolen from Peckhiam-common- soo'n afterwards the gooce was brought to him dead. A constable stated, that lie met the two bovs on the road to town, and knowir;g one of them (Lennard) to be a desperate thief, stopped them both, and in a bag whlich his companion (Ryall) carried wit- ness found a goose which had been just killed. Lennard declared that he knew H.t what the bag contained until be had seen it thea opened, but witness, knowing him to be A rogue, took him into custody, as ell as the boy who carried the goome. Wlimess subse- quently found an owner for the goose. Ryall's father, who is a rexpectable mau, attended, and said, that he was astonished wlhen he heard that his son had been apprehended on a chlarge of feloiiy, for he was a boy of mnost excellent character, and had been sent that morning with a quantity of parchmneims, put up in a bag, to 1eckham. He did not return at the time expected, and, upon inquiry. he (the father) had heard that he was in custody for stealing a goose. The boy Ryall was now questioned by the Magistrate how he carne by the goose whichl was found in the bag. With tears in his eyes., he stated, that as he was proceeding home from Peckham, Lennard, whom lie had neyer seen before, canme up to him, and prormised to give him 3d. if he would carry a dead goose in his bag as far as the E]ephant and Castle. He consented, anti had not wa4ked many yards, whlen he was taken up and charged with stealing it. It totted out that Leonard ha4 killed the goose that morning, and it being a largc one, he was unable to carry it off until he hit upon trexpedient of l;iring poor little RyalI to put it into his hog. L,eonard was committed to Brixton as a reputed thief for three months; and Ryall was discharged, with an admonition to be more cautious in future. POLICE.