M.ANSIONHOUSE ADVICE.—A gentleman, who did not state his name, applied
on Wednesday for the interference of the Lord Mayor, to liberate his horse from the Green-yard. His son had been riding it quietly in Fins- bury Circus, when an officer, having compelled him to dismount, seized the animal and impounded it. The officer alleged that horse-dealers were in the habit of exercising their horses in that neighbourhood ; which, on account of the numbers of children who resort to the Circus, was extremely dan. gerous ; and he stated, that he was instructed to seize all horses he found exercising there. The Lord Mayor observed, that if the complainant thought himself injured, he had his redress against the officer in a court of justice. [ A correspondent asks whether the reply of his Lordship would not be a warrant to any constable, or horse-dealer who may think fit to employ a constable, for the purpose of seizing- guy gentleman's horse, in any part of the town. It does not appear very clear, upon what rig-lit the officer seized the horse ; but we would Tan hustily prenoueee no rig1it exists, because pri- vate and local acts of Parliament often confer very large powers for petty purpeses. There may be a City by-law, too, sanctioeing the officer's con. duct. The Lord Mayor's kindly reference to proceedings at law, is like other kinds of impracticable or costly advice—it is sooner said than done.] GENTLEMANLY RECREATIONS.—Mr. Thomas, the Superintendent of Police, having, in the prosecution of his duty, gone out On Thursday night without his uniform, and hart dig attempted to put a stop to some indecency in the street, was seized upon by two young men of good fmnily, wi Lit Whose reci eations he had tektin the lilairty of interferieg, and dragged to the watchhouse as an impostor. There, or course, Ile gave his tissailants i it charge ; and eext day, before Mr. Minsloill, termed them " cowards " for the assault whieh they lust perpetrated mem him. Mr. Fitzgerald, one of the assailants, in return teemed the Superintendent a " ruffian." Mr M in- shull reprehended beth for the use of such terms; and held Fitzgerald and his companion to bail fig the assault. EXCESS OF IN r c c.—A num named Perry summoned before Lord Mayor Crowder, on Tuesday, the overseers of St. Margaret's, for refusing to give him a weekly allowance. The overseers said, that whatever they gave Perry or his wife, tees immediately converted into gin instead id bread. It mimed out, on investigation, that Mrs. Perry entertained permanently two husbands, and oceasimially three. The Lord illayor—" Who is this man that divides her person with you ? Is he the father of half tile children—or what ?" The husband said he real iy could not say : his wife had taken a fanry to the man, and all he could do was of no avail. The wife laughed at liverilig the cherge of infidelity. It was all (she said) a pine of gloominess jealousy. She was a hard-working woman ; hut hen husl wild was fond of indulgence, and as lazy as the Devil himself. The Lerd Mayor—" But who is this other man who claims a share of you ? You seem to 1:e finid of indidgemo! yourself." The lItishand--" I assure yon, my Lord, that I gave him a severe lwating the other iley. But when I came home in the evening 1 not only saw him but another with her. Now, that was going too far."
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