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The Times, 1824-08-28T00:00:00

i11ANSION-s10ous-e.-A seaman, who said he had been in His af.- jesty's service nearly 14 years, was brought before the LORD .41AYOIt, charged by Mir. Mturray, the Secretary to the Society of Friendls of Foreigners in Distress, under the following circum- stances :_ Ilr. Miurray stated, that the scaman,who was a native of Lubeck, applied to the Society forreliefthe day before. The Society had a number of regulations which, although confined within strict-limits, were often relaxed for the purpose of ailing objects of chlarity who had no positive claim upon the funds. The applicant did not come within the regulations, for he brought no testirtonials of character, or document to prove the truth of his statements. He was informned ot' the necessity of prolucing evilenice of this nature; but instead ot' endeavouring to show that he was entitled to assistancv, lie heaped the most furioun invectives upon the Society, accused themii of distri- buting their favours amongst those whio were in no extremity of distress,and of withholding them from poor foreigners who had fought agreat part of their liyes for His MI.ajesty, and who were totally desti- tute. The Society, whic7 had amongst its member8 someof the lnost eminent men in the country, who devoted a great part of their tihHe to the duties of the institution, were willing to exceed the powers with which they were vested even in this particular case, i' the ap- plicant had not threatened them, and loudly accused them of gross partiality and injustice. The Scaman, who spoke as if hie had2 a legal claimn upon the So- ciety, said that he was in the deepest distress. He haW' been treated with injustice calculated to shock any nation. Hle Ivad been wound- ed in the service of his Britannic Alajesty, wiom lie had fought for 14 years, with the exception o1' one fortnight atid lie had been dis- nisseid, a f'ortnight before the expiration of the tern whicl would have entitled hin to a pensioni, in order that he might lose his claim. Untdersuich Circumstances,and with a cotistitutioni which was broken down by subsequent services in Inidia, lie was now in England, far froIni his native contitry, without a halfpenny or a friend. The Secretary observed, that this calumny upon the Board of Admiralty was like the other misrepresentation which the seaman hatd madle. It was impossible that lie could have becti a victim to a practice whichi never existed, and which the honourable Board would no more sanction, than they would sanction a violation of the most important moral duties. The LoRD MAYOR, asked the seamanwhether he had petitioned the Board of Aitniralty upon the subject? The seaman replihe, that he thought it aseless. Ile knew, lie said, of others who had been dismissed a few days before the 14 years expired, in order that their claim might be destroyel. He thought that as the Society professed to serve foreigners in dlistress, be hald as good a right as any other to their assistance, particularly as hc had so long served His Miajesty, andl was fbrgotten. The Secretary said, this scamnan was disqualified as an object for relief on another account. The Society had been obliged to make a regulation for the exclusioli of those from its benefits who hail been homne to their own country after thev quitted the service of this country. This was the casc of the npplicant. The ILonr .1MAYOR told the s.aman that his conduct in endea- vouring to compel the Socicty to assist him was highly reprebensi- ble. 'I'he mode of applying i;r c7harity was certainly not by me- naces and accusations; and those who contributed to the support of the institution could tinot be expected to continue their labours and suibscriptiotis if they were to mleet with charges of such ai nature. -his I,ordship cothlt not crcdit the extraordinary accotmt of the means adoptet f'or stopping pensions, and recommended an iinme- diate applicationl to the B oardl of Admiralty, who, he had no doubt, would, if the seaman had such clahut as he had represented, place him on thme list, notwithstanding the non-expiration of' the statcd period. The Secretary assured the LoRn D MMAY O, that if the scaman ap- plied to the Society in proper terms, they woulst give him relief. his Lnrdship said, lie was most happy to nbscrve that " the So- ciety of' Frieids of Foreigners in Distiess" deviated from that nig- gardly rule observed by other institutions, of adhering to the letter of their regulations. The most deplorable objects were, by this sys- tem of cxclusion, thrown upon the world withott hope. If those wiio supported charitable histitutietis wouild take a glance at the cases that daily came before hiiii, their hearts wottl( biced at thc cx- liibition. WVly not stretch a little in selecting objects for relief'? Many persons canic before himo witholut claimsi upon any parish, anti without tilc imieaiss of Fettiimg work. If they stole, they biust be sent tn Newgatc; au(t it they begged, they must go to the tread-mill. The Secretary was, lie said, aware ofthic inadequacy of institutions to meet all cases of distress; but apprehended that the L,cgislaturc, asiil not the Societies, were chlargeablc with the tdefect. The attemptb at imposition upon titc institution of which lit was ausember, were nitcunceivably great, and the caution with which thiey vwere obliged to act necessarily restricted them to the observance of particular rules. The observations of his Lordship upon the confined opera. tion of the varinous charitable institutions would doubtless pro- duce a beneficial effect; and it was to be hoped that the cause of hui- nmanity wouldI be advanced to the ftill extent of his wish, by tic in- terpositots of the lfegislature. T wo French silk-weavers werc summoned before tnic Lotn AIAvYOmR by a French manutacturer of silk goods, svho ihas recentlv sct up business in thils nietropO,iS, to answer for non-perf.rtilance of conttract. It appteared that since thc duty has becn taken off silk, the comn plainant anti another persoti, also a native of France, cilate over to thlis country, anti brought with them some very'improved iiiaciiiliery for the purpose of introdlucing the French nmotle of weaving orlia. mental silks-a mode which has been ever consimlered infinitely su- perior to that which has been dictated by English taste and ingenui. ty. The introduction of this exouisite manufacture, it is extiected, will be productive of imnmense advantages, and enable the English trader toicompete in the article with our neighbours in the foreign markets,, where they have been hitherto unrivalled. Thc cost- plainant had succeeded in getting over his machinery, and bad eni. gaged with the defendants to cross to this country anti work for hin for 12 years, upon stipuilated terms. He had paid their expenses froni Britssels to tihis couintry, andl hadl mainitained them a fortnight when, just before the niacliinery was put in order for urorking, they abandonet lils service for that of a conipetitor. The two defendantA, thtrotighm thieir intetpreter, said they had onily entered into a parole agreement with the coitiplainant, and theyI wisliedt to know from the lIord Mfayor whethier such an agrecismelit, inate abroad, would hind them in England. On tlte part of the illanufacturer it was explained to his Lordslhip, that no more than apreparatory written agreement was made abroati, and that it was not executed, in order that thic penalties incurred by such a compact might be avoidled. The French Government had al- ready shown a very lively hostility to the practice of transplan-ing any of the national manufactures, and had inflicted the harsh penaity of two years' imprisonment upon some workmen wha hatl at- tempted to conic over, In order to assist in decorating the ladies of Great Britain and Ireland, at a cheaper rate than tliut at whicil they could purchase silk of Freiich mnanufacture here. The a-rce- mient, of which the dralught wa5 examined and approved abroad by the defendants, had been tendered to them on their arrival in thiis country, but they refuscd to execute, calculating upon the psri. vilegesof vwhich they becatie masters upon landing in England. Tlhe defendants said they lIatd a very important objectiots to titc agreemnent, to which they hlad reserved to thesnielves the right of affixingetheirsignatrtrcs. Thiey tho4ght it not sutflciently profitable. The LonD MAYOR asked tdem whiethier they hail obj cted to execute the agireenient as disadvantageous, before or after they had beeti niade a larger offer elsewhere? The defendants admitted that their objection was the result of a more profitable offer. They thought they were bound in duity to themselves to obtaiit the best possible terms; and they made the very extraordinary declaration, that they had abandoned the complainant out of mere tenderness and consideration for him, as they were sure he could never succeed in a contest for superiority with his compe- titors. Under thc impression that it would be an act of wantonness to put him to expense, when there was nothing in prospect but failure and dlespair, they gave tip 411 thought of performing the contract, as it wAs calle(I.h The IostBF AS AYOR said the tendernesa of the defendants wa8 ces. tainly of the very highest order; for, after having put the mnanufac- turer to the great hazard of personal liberty and other inflictlons of the oppressive French syatem, to the expec1se of 1 200 frarncs in con- veyitig them to this country, and to the expense of maintaining them here, tie monimnt they received a more advantageous offer, thieir gratitude inducei them to go over to hisa rival. The defendants said they were willing to repay him for the ex- pense he had incurred on their account. The asoin MIAYOR told them they were most egregiously de- ceived, if, when they camc over here,toa land ofcomparative frcedom, they expectetl that they were free to do julst IVhat they plealed vwith respect to the interesits of others, and thiat t4ere was no law to com- pel t.em to bie honest. His Liordship then caused to be explained to them tile act of the 4th of }eorge IV. on the subject of woe-men's wages, in which it is enracted that, if any workman or artificer shali rctuse to perform cither his written or parole agreement with his master, Or absent, himself fromn his work before Its comnpietioti; he shall be liable to be sent by tLhe mnagistrates to the tread-mill. for three mioniths; adL hig Lodhi ad that to the tread-mnill they should surelv go, to try the efficacy ot tlmat woniderful improvement in British miachinerv, if they still pebisesed in their refusal to be honest; A person whlo attendedl as interpreter hiere said', that aIthioukli the complainant' wvarehiouse was in WVood_ktrcet. htis manuftactory was in Spitaltields. The case, therefore, did not properly come withlin his liordlsiip's iurisdiction. The LJORD MNAYOR said, thatitnformiation put the ease out of hiR hiands, huit there wvas no mtagistrate tI/ho wonild act othierwise than hie hiad Initendled to act upon the facts which came before him. Hfe therefore advisedI the defendants not to venture withi the caise before a magi,strate, aknd if it were useless to put it to thenitiupon their own safety, he would put it to them upon their consciences, ard for the honour of their country to act hionestly. The Frenchmnen said their ~' honour" was pledged upon ta second and better engagement, which they did not know how to get ridl of. They were informed that the first engagement alone was binding. Thiey then retired, and we understood that the terror inRpired by thie tnrn,ttion of the new British machinery induced them eo return to thleir employer, and ratify the comipact. [WVe omit the niamies of the parties, at their request, as they are apprehensive tkat as our reports arc published in the continental journals, the publicaion of thecir names wonild draw down on soine of thleir co,nnexi,ns abroad the vengeanCe Of the French police, andi occasion the confi'ceation~ of considerable Propeety. We understand that numbers of French workmen are on their way to this country and that' several very largze manuflactories are likely to arise, greatly to the discomnfiture of Spitalllelds.] IMARLDBORO 0G15-sT tEETr.-Ayoung man of genteel appearance, namned Bradley, was brought yesterday from StL James's watch. house, chiarged with robbing'a gentleman of his watchi, in the street. Mlr. Hickman, residing its Eaton-street, Pimlico, said, that be. tween two and three o'clock that mnorning, as he was passing through Pall- mall, and rather intoxi- cated, he fell down, when the prisoner, and several others withi him, came to lif't him up, after whichi the prisoner was walking away, but Mlr. Hickmian missing Iisa watch oni tise instant, he chiargedi the prisoner witht takinig it, and had him lodged in the wvatch-house. In refuitation of this chiarge, the prisoner said], that he hiad been sipendling thie evening withi several friendsi, all of whom were now present, at the Rainbow Tavern, in Fleet-street, and thecy walked, after having left there, as far as Pall.miall, to see one otf the party home, andi, while passing along, this M1r. Hickman, whomir they liad never seen before, hailedi them as a lot of "rm coves,"1 andl asked them his way to Pimnlico, asi he was qut rn.The prisoner took holdI oi'his aim to show him the wayenwhl the were wailking ailong, the complainant told him thaheadus be7ore been robtbed by a woman of the town of his watch Afe utn i nhis pro- per road, they were about to leave thbopann,we e %ud.. denly accuset: the prisoner of taking hi ac,bt, as for lifting himi ofr the ground, the complainant ee ela all vvhile in their company. This statement was confirm.ed by the party of friendis who were with the prisonier, and who saidl that the reasoni of their being out so late was their hiaving been at the East London T'heatre, and went afterwards; to have Nume supper. Most of the patty are of the musi- cal profession. The prisoner, on being questioned. as to his residence aind occupa- tion, said that hie was a professoir of mnusic, and lived in Pateno-ster. row he hiad been educated in St. Paul's Catliedral, under Dr. Hughes and other emiinent professors, and he couild refer to the Bi-shop) of liondon. to Alr. Attwood, the King's organist, to Air. Hawes,of the Argy~ll.Toomsx, and various others of the first respecta- bility, as to his character, and that he was incapable of such an act as that charged upon him. Mr. Flemmington, a violincello.plaver at the Argyll.roomis, raid, that althiouigh he bad no acquaintancewith Mir. Bradley, vet he wast perfectl awre of his respectability, andi lie (Mr. Fler~mirgton) happeneydatowhave heen passing throughi Pall-mall himself at the very timne this circimstance occurred; was walking behind the party, andI saw thte whiole transaction, and he could declare that Mlr. Hickman never fell down at all. The constable of the nighit said, that M1r. Hickman was qutite in- toxicatedI when hie camne en the watch-house and( gave the chiarge. The prisoner was searched, and a watch produced, aird some money fountl upon him. Thiis watch Mfr. Hickman said did not belong to hiin. The pri. Roner said thiis was his, own watch, as all lils friends knew. Mr. CONANT, the Mlagistrate, asked tue prisonier if hie could ten(I for any reslpectable person to speak to hit character. The pri. .soner saidi he courld, many, whoin he named, but he really shiould niot like to trouble them o'n such an occasion. Mlr.CONtANT said,thrat hie had no dloubt but the comnplainant hiad been robbed by some wo. tnan of the town, and that the prisoner was perfectly innocent of the chiarge; -but it sbowetd the danger of interfering at all in thje streets at nighit witlh a strange anid druinkets must. Mlr. hfickinan said, that he Iiimself now believed he was misitaken. Mfr. Fhemmiiington saidl, that he woulml willingly be answerable for thie appearance of Alr. 1Aradley at any tinie, andI upon this recogisi. zaisc illr. Bradley was dlischiarged. Sarah Clarke, a woman whio bears, a desperate chtaracter, aird one of those who infest SL Mlartin's-c-ourt, Crgnhorne.street, &c., to the great annoyance of all passengers at nighit, was charged on susipicien of being concerned in robbing a gentlemnan of' hig watch ; and ClsFlarederick Partons, a young mnan of very fashlionable appear- ance, was chiargedI with attempting to rescue the othier prisoner, anid with being tdrunk and disorderly. A gent lemnan, namedI Mlountford, said, that as he was passinz thlrough St. Martin's-court, about 11 o'clock tire nighit before, ~e piowerful-looking woman met him, and, striking bi,n a blow in tIre face, snatcheuI his watch from his pocket and ran off; and on the same instant he received another blow from behind, which stunned h!tn, aLnd, on turning round, he saw the female prisoner close to hlim, and the onl y person near;- he gave hert into the custody of a watchman, anti after miuchi resistance, and the most shiocking abuse, she was lodgetd in the watclt-house. The watclhman, wlho took thec woman to the watch.-house, anid de- scribed hier as a terror to the whole neighbourhood, said, thtat when going to the watch-hiouse the miale prisoner came up, and abused him with the grossest Janguage, and wished to get thiewoinaniaway; upon whiich, suspecting that hie mighit be ina league with her, hie took bini also to the watch-lhouse. Themal prsonr dnie hainganything to do with the woman, or ndevouingso esce hr; he actwas, he had been spending the ightat te Ryal aloo, inPicadily, ad wa onhis was' homewhenlie et he prty oingto hewthhu,bt he never intrfred O bengquetine astowhoan wht sewa, he saidtha hewasan rticed ler tohisfather,M.Ewr Partors, a solicitor, No. 7, Bow.chiurcliyard, and resides with hint at his couintry-huse, at Islington. Alr. COrANT, thle Magistrate, said, thiat if hiti account of hhn. sell was correct, hie was acting in a moot Plisrepuitable manner, by frequetingsuiclh a place asz the Satloon, whtere lie was suire to iniect with asto thieves, and a place of thie very vorst condJuct atid ch%Tace In all ondon. The constable of the nighit said, that nothiing could equal thie shocking language anti belhaviouir of this young nian at the watcli. house; atid when a pewter qetart was hantied to him. with somiie wa- ter, wliics he asked for, lie dashed the water in the constable's face, antI sniacked the qutart to pieces. Mlr. CON-ANT saLid, that lie must fitid bail, as a riotgtts andI ulis. ordierly chiaraceter. The prisoner replied, that "hbed he dl- I if lie would lisd any hsi ;'' asi its i default was lockei timp. TL'he fetuiale Isrionuer was remndamed, imntil the supposed comipanion, whio commisitted the robbery, can be apprehendedt, as hier person is kismswn to thec tvatchmnan. HATTO se GARtDE.-At lAdy, whoseadtltrcss andl habilimentshe. spoke lier of foreign extraction, appeared before the Magistrates to prefer a. reqtiest for asn order to view the tread.mnill at Cold B utlm. fields prison. The singularity of the applications, and( tuec no less umtitque miankier of thte applicant, made Mlr. ROGEttS pause before lie replied. 'Tie la-Ay again repeatedt her requestt. Alagi8trate.-..s it any ol' tire confined you wvish to see, Madam n Applicant.-No, Sir. Mlagistrate.1Is yours, Ithen, merely a visit of inspection ? Ap- plicant._Vcs, Sir; just so. Magistrate..Thuc proper persons to obtain ordlers fromii arc the vi.- siting Magistrates ; and nieithier I. nor my brothier Justice on tist Bench, are visiting Magistrates. Applieant.-l made application at~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.state. ppicm.- mt ep ieti tire prison, anti was referred to the Magistrates oftimis office. Ihfavistrate.-We mayv certainlyv, graint you an order; but don yout go alone ? Armplicant.-Yes ; surely itn a mnetropolitan prison thecre is msothitsg indlelicate or ofiThnsive-nnthiing, I prestisrie, whiicli a Fenmalc miighit not, with the strictest regard to propriety or dlecorotus, inspect. Magistrate.-Certzinly nouivotinetdelicate ispertiittedl; hut your request isyrathiers_ sigl~. May I take tire liberty of asRinz, dto you comne from the coutitry ? Applicant.-Yes, Sir; and, as I stay not very long, I was auxiouss to see every thilng worth seriiig. Itideed, I. was parttcularlydegirous to see this trcadimill. Maitratt...Wlsat namie shiall we grant an order for ? Applicant. 3-Miss, Lyster, if you please, Sir. The fair applicant was just then procceeding to state something of a tnore particular nature, withi respect to the asiotive that le-d her to exauisine this mnachiine, when 51r. 1MtAIN ordered the office to he' clearedl. It turned ouit, tlisatt iss L,yster was acttuated by a worthier nsotive titan mere curiosity in making tire request, whic~h was ulti- mately granteri by MNr. Rogers. liNtOt5-rALL..-..Yesterday an investigation took placet before I,. B. Ae.t.gym, Esq., relative to a sum of mioney which teas given by a convict to a miant nasneth Rarto, on coniditions that he sliouldno p ptear against himi to prosecute. * nttp Fromn the statemnentof Hlall, tircelhief consitabule, it appeared that on tile 18ths of April last, a Mr. Barto was%assattlted on the highiway by a nian named Joseph Barrett, andI robbed of Iiis watch). Barrett was taken into cu.to(ty soon after thie robbery, after liraving made a very desperate resistance, andI brouglit before the magistrates at this office, whiere lie was identified by the chiief constable as a returned convict. Subsequently to the first examination, the prosectttor kept ou-t of the way, and it was believed that he had receivedl nboney fromn Barrtt o~ ot pperin agins 1d. ihel, hwevr, by eon. sitleablcexerions aftr th prioners coisrital rom ins office, traed ut he roscutr, nd rocredhisattndaceat Guild- fordon uesay ast whe tht prso gae lZevidience against the risner,whowas onvcted an seiteicedto transportationi for ife.Aftr ths tral as oer, arrtt,. on leaving -the biar, requested to speak to Hall, wilen tile following conversation tooi place on the 8ubject of thse money which the convict said he hIad paid over to the prosecuitor for relinquishlinig tie prosecution- Barrett-" .Mr. hlall, you can serve me, now that I aiii convicted." Hall atsked in whiat mianner. Barrett replied, "I gave Eix zuineas to Air. Barto, on tbe pronmise tbat he would stall' me off, and I thinik, as lie has broken his word, it is only fair that I should have my money returned." Hall told Ihim that tile money he had given in the wray described wfas not nos to be consideretd hit property after conviction; and nsdded, that he would make inquiries about it. Hall, in consequence, stated tie above eireumstanecs on his return from the Assizes, saBi produced a note, dated Horsemonger.lane G}aol, wvhich he stated he liedl received that morning on thie subject from Barrett, who was oin the eve of his departure from this country. "Ilorsemonger.lane Gaol, Aug. 26, 18-. " Mr igll,Youpromiced me, when I saw you at Guildforl, to S-y and get back my 6il. which 1 gave the prosecultor, on his promise hotto pear against me. X hope you will not forget me, as that is all I lave in the world; and, of course, it will be a dreadful tbing for me to leave tihis country pennyless, as I expect to be sent off every day. I hope yore will get it as soon as possible. I am, &e. "JOSEPtI BARRETT." When MIr. ALJ.EN WaS madeacquainted with thic above circum- stancea, he immediately sent for Mr. WIaro, wio ippeared, when lie madie the following statement, upon being interrogated by the iMcgitrate ,- X.T .7,Elf-_Havo you received anv money froain Barrett, the unfortunate man wha wvas convicted a fevw days aiace for robbing you ?-Barto--i certanoly tli( receive 61. from that person, throughi the hands of two of his frienmhs, who gave the money 5, prevent Inc from following up the business. Ihlr, ALLsny-.Where did yon receive it P-Barto.-While I was waiting ontisie the office, on the secomi examination, the two indi- viduals came up to rne, put tire money into my hand, and, as 1 thought thd saui adequate to my loss, I kept out of the way untiu Hall found me out, and insisted that I should give evidence againsi Barrett at Guildford. Alr. ALLEM...YoU utyst have been aware that vou were actinp exceedingly wrong in eltfering into any arranLeement for couniteract. ingt the law, by accepting 61. from a man who hat been convicted be,ore, had returned from transportation before cthe expiration ol hiS sentence, and who was knawn to be one off the most deter. mined villains in the country ?-Barto..-I anna poor man, and thought thc prosecution would bc attended with expense that I can Mr. ALLr.EY ixterrtipted bim, by saying that that was no excase, the expenses ofprosecution would'have been paid by the countv. Had not fIall. the chief constable, exerted himnself on the occasion in all probability Barrett would now have been at laree on the puh- lic Thc magistrate then said, that Alr. Barto must zive up the 61. he had receired,as it was now the property of theSheriffof thecounty. Barto hesitated a great deal and said that it was a hard crase that he should be obliged to refuncl the money ; be hall lost his watch, chain, and seals, and the 61. was only an equiivalent for the loss. Afr. ALL.EN observed, that he mnighit consi(der himself well off under the circumstances, he had subjected himself to indictment for coaspromising a felosy, but he (Mr. Alleni) was not disposed to push the law to an extremity acain%t him ; if, however, he refused to give back the 61. to which the .Sheriff swas entitled, other mea- sures would be adopted, which would be attended withi more serioui consequences. Mlr. Barto promised to refund .shie monev to_nmor. row (this day), and he withdrew. POL ICE.