Police.
The Times, 1824-01-29T00:00:00

Il3ow-STrEET.-On Mlonday Mlr. Cobbett waited upon Sir R. BIn vg, annd appliedl for a summons or some other ptocess, to pro- curethe attendance of Mr. Battye, the clerk to the trustees of the Kensington-roads to answer for an infringement of the act of Parz- liament, by which that and other trusts werc gorerned. This act orderetl that the clerk of the trust should furnish an annual account of the receipts and disbursements to the Clerk of the Peace for the county, in whose office suclh accounts were to be preserved. and open to the inspection of any person wvho chose to pay 5s. for perusal, and atny man might, if he felt inclined, make extracts upon payment of 13Ld for every 72 words copied. He (Lr. Cobbett) felt inclined to in- spect these accounts, but ont applying atthe office of the Clerk of the Peace, lie found that no accounts had been furnished,although nearly 12 months had elapsed since the proper time for making the last re- turn. lie was prepared to prove this, but he was free to confess that he had somne doubts as to whether th.e magistrate had jurisdiction in thcase. One clause of the act made the neglect with which he charged the clerk punishable in the penalty of 501.O; but in another cltuse it was enacted that all penalties above 2iL under this statute must be recovered by action. Sir R. Bins-u expressed himsclf doubtful upon the subject, but said he would send for Mr. Battye ; and if he tolt him he had no jurisdiction, and therefore objected to any proceeding before a ma- gistrat'e Mr. Cobbctt would only be left to pursue another course. Mf r. Battye attended yesterday.-but before the case was gone into, Sir R. BiaNmxE said he had again read the act of Parliament, and considered the niatter iuaturely; and he was convinced that he had no jurisdiction over. the present complaint. Dir. B3attye, lesk to the tiust, rcsc and said, that the time had not yet arrived when he was bound to furnish the accounts spoken of; when it did arrive, every item would be furnisbed according to the act. Mr. 13attyc w.as proceeding with some warmth to defend him- self. when he was checked by wAir- Sketchley, the magistrate, who is cha'rran and treasurer of the trust, and advised not to say snore at present. -Mr. Cobbett said he came here to seek for the penalty ; but if the magistratehad no jurisdiction, he nust of course apply elsewvhere. It was, however, of great importance that the Public should know what was done with the vastsums oF moneyv which were collected on (lie trust, and that was only to be known by the accounts which he demanded. " This treasurer," said Mir. Cobbett (pointing to Mr. Sketchley), v has constantly large suts of mione; in his hands, and he is moreover Chainnan of the trustees, and of course has the auditing of his own accounts. There is wrong somewhere, and I will find it out. I shall adlopt the otler course pointed out bv aot of Parliament, and proceed bv action." M1r. Sketchlev.-That will be the better wav, MWr. Corbett. Here the con'vrsation ended. Tmt lLsTELL's Axa;-fGua.-.Thesil1y disnute about this instr.meimt is not yet settled, it seems. Mr. Springfield, the solicitor to-tie ac- signees under JohsI Thurtell's bankruptcy, yesterday made a form-al demand for its delivery, stating that in the event of a refusal, he was instructed to bring an action for the recovery of it. Sir R. Bl ites: iaid, he considered the gun virtual1yi-ithe cus- tody of the Sheriff of Herllbrd, it being the property oF'a capital convict, and consequently forfeited to the King. I-fe sfiould give no order respecting it. U.sVos-.HALL._A fernale of respectable appearance was brough~ to this office in custody by MIr. Mllas'on, the sexton of - parish, at the desire of the rector, charged with having made frequent dis- turbances in the church-yard, opposite the rector's house, and Nvith having, by her eccentric behaviour, raised disorderly crowds about his house. The particular charge against her was, that on Monday last she pargAled the church-yard in her nsual manner for sever'al hours, and by her offensive expressions much ainnoyed the reetor aid Aitr. CasAsnsairos ased her what she had to-say to this charge ? The female, in a subdued tone, said, " I never rmtrany distorb. ance, but. Mr. Mason wishes .to swear mny life aA; and whenever I pass this chetch-yard, the ch'arity children lt me about likb 4 Mr. Mason.-IIer interruptions have contiiaed for za length of time, and her conduct has been that-of a mad vnman. About 12 monthsago tihe entered the church, and iri the presence of the con- gregamtion,. callcd'out to the rector to knovw if- he had any old breeehes to mend. 1Mr. Cu ru Es.-Did you make use of this language P-Yes, I did. Dlr. CiAsrArDns._What did you mean by asking the Rector such a question at suek a time ?.-She hesitated,. and at length exclaimed, "'The Rector has been mf ruin. He has been my destruction.' DU. CrAsiEairEsremnar;ed&to oneof the magistrates, he thought she was deranged. " No," sbe jreplied calmly, "' I am not mad,- I am perfecdyg collected; the rector seduced-me this very night seven years ago." -: Mfr. Mason. spd, that afew days ago, sie met two of the chafity girla-and4aid to them, " I should like to have your guts to make garters withr and to sup your-lood to-morrow or my breakfast.' Sbe solemnly dedared she had nevter heard- the expressions before, The twvo girlssvere present, and conoboraXed the sexton's,state- ment. - ' * Mr. CrAMlBnIrS.-mbat is yournamne ? If you bave ariends tliyeslmidl besent for , but unless I h-ow who ybt are, I shall send you to prison. ' Prisoner.-MIy name is Dunn, I am a single vwoman ; I live in Sufflolk. street, anda have friends in LondonZ but not near me. IU,. Mason said, that on Friday.last, wlnle the mast was tollinig the bell for a funeral, 'she go: into the church cd created a con- filsioII. ShQdec rod' tht~ she had-not il zee inside ithe chvych-doors broghdyfo Lheoc,o,nc1.ie in a frnteta ' desiousoreo!d6g mpECy Qr ConvenaLfn. - iCg~K1ln after some hesitation, made this plamise, adj ng POLICE.