Police.
The Times, 1824-11-13T00:00:00

. IAN'SrOw.rou sE.-Yetrd;7thie Rev. Mr. Taylor, who is, we elpv,a clergyman of the Chiurchi of England, waited upon the Loitn MIAYOIR, to requecst his Lordship's sanction and Patronage to ;A~ instituxtion new in its nature to the present dav. Thie application was seconded by a gentleman who is, we have been given to under- stn,alzo a clegyman of the Bstablishea Chuirch. r.Taylor stated,that a niunber of persona had met together, and for, the further advasnce of the doctrines of ChiristianiEy, had resdl ved to insititute a society, to be called"1 The Chiristiani Evidence -Socieiy, for the Seappression of Infidelity and SeePtic'sism, by mneans -of rational discussion alone."' The reverenid genitlemanu theni sub- usitted to his Lo-edship. a p,aper, settingt fortls the narficular na- ture and object of thie instituxtion. I repjresentea that many sintete ana conscientious believers having witnessed 'with cha. grinl and sorrowv the great -dishonour reflected upon our most hioly faith by thle late prolecutions for blasqphemy, and deeply coilyinaed that trRthi neither neet's ncr allows any such meanis for her dtefence, b-at mnust assuredly triumnphi as the result of a calin an)d se- rious investigation of her sacred claims, had formied themselves into; a societv, wvhich would nicr every Friday evening at the Globe-Ta. verin, Fleet-street. They intended to discuss those sacred truths, and to saucouter all doubts or difficulties that might be fairly urgea against dsemn. AS truth had a founidation, it roust prevail ; whilst erfar ha4ing efonie, mpust, naturally, when met antd examined, resolve its'elf away, and be dissipated.I The Losen MlAroii expressed his surprise. at the application, and the extrzordinary niature of tile proposed institution. He did nor, he said, know the extent of his authority in the case, and asked the chsef officers, by whotr he was attendled, what the practice was wFithi resPect to such applications, if there were any precedent uponi such an occasion ? - Mr. Brown, the Miarshal, stated, that so far as regarded institu- tions of a public nature, where mtoney was taken for admission, it was the practice to lay a stateinent of tCue natuire of the proposed in- stiution before the Chief Magistrate' in order to obtaini his saniction, to it. With -res-pect to those cases which came within hisg owni know. ledge, this had been done merely he believed as a matter of form, to Abow that the soicity was of a lauidable, at least of an unobjection.. . M. Hblestaed,that in all the eases alluded to, the institutions to which the sanction of the Chief Asg~istraie had been solicited were trofess"dly for the promotion of scientific, classical, or hlilosophiical nowledge, and of course widelv different from that which was the su~bject of' the Present application. In all those eas.es the Chief Aila.. giatrates had invariably given their sanction-, and someAtimes their ~The AORD MAoR desired to be informed more particuxlarly as to thenatreof he roeedings which were to be adiopted in the, pro- Mr Talor aid t was the intention of the founders that the chair- manshold,forthefirst evening, withouit any observation o-r com- men ofhIsOwn red regularly through all thie best and miost ap. proed rierson heevidences of the Christian religion-as Plaley, Buter,Clake,Groiu, WAatson, Docldridge, and other powerful writrs; ut te chef wrksin the round of' religious. authorities' Woud b Paey' icomparable argument on the Chiristian religion. The atte so eadshould suPply the subject of each evening'a de- bate, and be openi to uncontrolled discussion. Thie Loan MiATOR asked. 'sdethect this wioultd be anyv thing less than thirowing down the cudgel, and challenging atta-ck upon the siacred. eaths of Chiristianiity ? IL struck him as calculated to excite that sort of comnpetition which shouldl never be encouraged, as likelyv to give opportunitilesto ill-dlisposed persons to-disseminate opinions hostile to the spirit of the Christian faith. Mcr. Traylor.-But, my Lord, tile Christian religion has truth for its foundation, and truth muist prevail and he advancedi by the op. position of its adversaries, howvever numierous or ingenious. The LoRtD Matyont did not feel the force of this coimplimient to te-atit to the extent ii~ 3Mr. Tayloa c' onviction. Nobody, he siaid, couJd be a miore sincere and tirim believer in the dloctrines of' Chris- tianiity thian he was, but he had his doubts upon the power of'such an* institution as this in giving more general effect to the truths handed do-wn to us fromr ihe (Great Founder of the system, es;pec-. alyif all descriptions of persons were to have an arena inl which to declare their n6tions. Such) a-n instituition really did not appear to him to be fitted for the rationaLl and dispassionate examninationi of the stAbjet &f the Christian religion. Mlr. Taylor initimated thiai the permission to eniter upon disecussio was not to be indiscrimninaic. It was intendled that the subject matter of each evening's debate shouldl be oven to ithe ancontrolled discussion oDf person., of all religious persuasions, whio tsliouild be- 'ddmre members of the society, or be introduced as the friends of'tlie membcrs, and who should observe only the ordlinary rule-s of polite- ness and mnutual courteisy, and be subject to the Chairman's call. to order, relevancy, timie, and propriety. The LORD MA-4YoR said, that it really appeared to hbun that 'If there were to be this choice of opponents, who were to be subject to the Chairmnan's opno cf propriety andI relevanicy, the society wovuld have it all their own qay, andl there couild be niothing which amight be called free discussion, or which thieir opponents would allowv to be such ; and consequenitly the end proposed by such mneans; would not he gained. Mr. Taylor declared, in a solemn and emphjatic manlier, that he was conivinced of the benefit to be derivetd from rue adoption of the p lan, and that as he hiad the advancement of thec sacretd truthis uiost deeply at heart, he woul(I no nothling but with thiat object If he foundally of the evils: which his Lord'ship anticipaiteI occur,he would linmed4ately secede frotm it. In the paper,ovcr whichi the Lordl Mayor cast liis eye, were the fol- lowiing extraordinary asticles and regulmitions - "The Chairm-an shall, ant the close of each discussion, aninouince the readuiig for the subsequent evening, and take the sense oif the company by a shiow of hands, whiether the miatter which has been rewl as evidtence of the ChrtistiaLn religion be to be pronouinced validi or invalidl. It the discussion be adjourned, the samie reading shall be repeatedI every evenidg till the verdkic slhall be epLablisedd. 1'Filhe decision shall be recordedl and signetd by the Chiairman oni tlile page of the book where thec Teading c!ostd ; and tile cotuliliittee of the isociety will, f'rom tinie to ftime, publishi, as satisfactory cvi- deuice of thie Christiatn religioti, thje miatter which has carried a vein- dict, together witsh the nsost plausible objectionas whichi have, beeni overruled against it. "1 The time allowedI to each speaker shiall not exrceed twenity nil- flutes ; nor slhall any speaker be hecard more than once on the same evening, except the opener of the discussion, whio shiall liave the right of closing it, and excepting the favouir whiceh the chairmn,a nmsy,in his discretion, grant to mnatter or nmanner of extraordiniary in- terest or rmerit. "1 To preven t the overcrowdiing of the raoom, subscribers' tickcets of admission shall he issued oinly to the extent of accommodation ; and to preserve the independence wlichl shiould attach o wail itiqAtiies after trotht, none bat tmeuibers will be allowedl to addres3s the society. or friends of members, having previously signified their intention 'of doing so, in winiting, to the secretary, and' the verdict will be recorded withoutanyvexpressioin of applause or censture.-Scaits to be preserved for latis' Th Loa M1AYORL said, thiat fromi the best consideration which he tould givetothils sudden auplication, hie was of opiinion that such an institution would bc injurious. He inight be miistaken, but en- tertaining thiat opinion, hie could not conscientiously act otherwise t11an by refusing his santctioa. It wouldi, indtied, appear oddI in himi to commenre iaisi Mayoralty witlls such an act,.i eretdta -such an apuhication was ma'de to hiim; at the samne tim,hicrl believed the mnotives of the gentlemen who applidt i ob pure and virtutous. He added, tht [at thistimne,vwhen so mutchbeat was xcitd repecing the Catholic questioni and vilews, sucli an min. =ttltionwoumbe,pecullerly inexpedient. MAJRL80n0UGii-sSraxtESr.-A very pretty-looking youmg crea- ture, only 16 years of ag,wh ppae to labvour as strongly unider the com-binied' effects O'f intoxicatioin and the inost initense niileital agon, a tobe n a tal offraticdespair and distraction, Was brouht o te ohicechrgedby r. as,a jewveller in 0-xtbrd- stret, ith avig tat ateroon antnlythrust hier lhand through Olleof te paes o hisshopwinsow, o sitashied it to pieces. Thenilortnat yunggir cotinedto rave sn wildly at the barfora cnsierale ila, eclamig that she wishned annie lIu- matte person. would put a periodl to hecr miserable existence by hiang- hag r sootng er, as lite was a buirdeni to her, that it was a consi- derale ull beore shte cotild be iniduced to iotOice thje addsress of the Mlagistrate to her. Shec at length, after heaving many deep ant] hieart-rending sights, and shiedding babndance of terais, becamne sufli ciently calnmed by the. soothiing language asidressed to hier, to give the following account offherselflandl her misfortunes:- Hler namec, slie said, wvas M)argaret Sullivan, her fatther had bcent a malrble-poliiaher, in good buisinesr, residling in St. Gcorge's pAriahi, llanover-squac where she urns horni but beitig very youxng when icer father . ltimed', and 1Cerr mo ther itusible to support h er, plaeed h er In the wvorkhouse of the parish.whlere 8he rensiainced, ancd was brogght up until xbout six years of' age, when her rtaoLter took her fromil thecnce, and kept her ait lhome for two Years; her toiothier themi roar. nredl another liusbaua, and lett lier touir years ago, onlyv 12 years of age, o shft fr heself Shelisaeversimne lived a tfunos tIreaciful life selotri inded, urefg a laceto tither hiesul in, anidgee rally comelled to alk the treets al night, n every slateof thle weater,unlss he arnd, prstiutin, ilc rice of is night' lodt'in~;rather thn do-whic sIte hisat lnih,mnatme under trrents f rain Tills as thecas witisther tile nighitI before, having heen ouit all night i tim le Vt, and hladl iot tasted a nsorsel of footIl aind that morniing siite tact a girl who ggve tier lhalf' a pint of portr which, fromit her cx- haelstcdl state, iadl a serious effecct ttpo lteat aix \tlv. , hwNv 'e\'ur, iB1te WWI, not drottict (and, indleed, it was no clear sie wras not muitrk sf5), buit mad, thllotighl the tIorrisi life ite was leading. Shte had broken) Mr. Gas's window, site said, in thec hoeshe l mtighit he sent ouit of tke cotezttry for doing -to; or that soaliethiug mnight be done with her to either end her-existence, or take hee out of her present situation. Shie had jio friendi upon eam-th, er relation, thiat tshe kinuve of, except hetr mother, nsid slite does niot deserve thaLt uiaue. The Slagistrate asked. hier. where she dLid sltepi when sbe couild get a bed ? She replied, that vwhen driveni by comnplete exhi%ustion to seek, by lttthmos'nttais,ths price of a bed, slie slept in Church.street, St. giles's (namiing thechouse). Ohse of the ofricers of' St. Giles's pal ishi, who was present, said that this -house wast of a most infam-ous dlescriptioni; it contained not less titan 1Wi beds, and- was a receptacle for all sew~ of abiandoned chasacttsu - Tite Magistrate stskea the unihappy creatuire if sihe felt anxious to lead a difrerent life in futuire. - She repliedl tbat sie did, and so much so, thIat she would prefer death a thousand times Tither than continue as sbe wx-s. Mr. Gas said, that after what he had heard, he, of course, would prefer no charge against the poor girl; but, on the cotrary, would Wish soluething to be (lone for her relief, wlwich heiwo?ld gladly pirom~ote. Tlc lsagistrate said tliat the subject shnuld be consideredt, as to Ithe best mlode of psovidling for her; anad eliracted, in the meer tirge, thsat Ar. Eitzp trics (the clerk) should write a letter. to kteoverseeo of t, George's ptarsh, to-take thle girl into the wnorkhnnase, and have Proper care taken of' her, until sormething should be thousght. of xfor theerp and ahrn officer waes sent witb l:er, to place her under tire cereof the parish. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ he Me. Joyce, who keeps a coffee-shop in Tottenhamn.court-voail-- Ir. lind, who keeps a gin-shop in K}rgsgate-street; ana c r2i eteers whlo lceeps a zgin-shop in Castlestreet, were fined ds. eac, and aosts, for exeicisiag their worldly calling during divine serviwce onl Sunday. QtIFEN-SQUA-Rt.-Ycsterdal, carie before ). W. GtEG:OaXE, Ehq. the eae of Louis, the black servant of the late liord Byron, who, it tmtaY he in the recollection of our readers, was afflicted with the dreadful disease, the sranZS-poa, for which corpl.aint he head gtone, iltO the hospital, and there died. It appeared that previous to his teath, as before stated, on,s hi arrival in England witl, one Bryan, also a man of colour, who had shown him suchfrientiship that acloseintimacy escistedbetween them. and thedeceasedconsidered himself secure in taking hisadvice. Peing suddsenly taken ill, it was the advice of his friend that -he should go to thc hospital, to which he assented, and there Bryan gnd bis wife relarly attended. Previous to going to the hospital, the deceased man felt desirou% to take his property with hin, but his friend persuaded hbit not to do so, and merely take a few shillings. At this time it appeared that Louis hadl - bag fixled with monev in hill trLunk, carefully wrapped up, conSiSting of sovereigns and dn'llary Bryan was posiitve the deceased took out three sovereigns, which be returned back into the trunk, which iras left at his lodgings. He also stated, that uPon the clemnise of Louia, his propLrt-rewas left to himl, and which he had applied fot, but the landlord refsssed to give it up. The trunk, it appeared, w,as opened in the presence of LIrs, BrYla, and only eight dollats were fourd in the bag; but after -Al the clothles were taken outt a sovereign was found at the bottom. fie ha'vingK ber.n at thie expense of the fuianral, amount,ing to above 61L cnsiders himself entitled to the propertv of the deceased man, as a comPensation for his expenses aind treubl'e. r. French, the barristers attended yesterday (wbo has been inde- fatigable in this case), to ascertain if' something could not be done for the "aties, on accouint of the trouble and expenses they bad( been at, when athe wvorth y Magistrate finallv declared, that he did not con'. eider it a ease within his jurisdictioni, but, the party had an opporte.- nity of inicig at the sessions, Al r. Frenhl than trked ttic agstate for the trouble he had taken uaPon hiin5elf, and the parties withdxew. with the determination to follow that advice. POLICE.