SIMMER ASSIZES, 1830.—The Judges have chosen the following
circuits.
ilomc—Lord Tenterden and Mr. Baron Western—Mr. Baron Vaughan and Mr. ilomc—Lord Tenterden and Mr. Baron Western—Mr. Baron Vaughan and Mr.
Garrow. Baron Bolland. Northern—Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Midland—The Lord Chief Baron and Mr„ Mr. Justice Bayley. Justice Gaselee. IVorfolk—Mr. Justice Littledale and ran Oxford—Mr. Justice Park and Mr. Sus- Justice James Parke. Lice Bosanquet.
POLICE FoncE.—The number of divisions of the police is 17,
headed by as many Superintendents ; there are 68 Inspectors, 323 Sergeants and 2,906 Constables. The population of the several districts watched 1:y the police force is 1,212,491. Mr. Peel ought to appoint another Commissioner. We are no friends to useless multiplication of
places, but two men can give no effectual supervision to a force of so
great numbers, and operating over so large a surface.
THE CITY WATcn.—A young man, named Lemear, was charged before the Mayor, on Wednesday, with knocking down a man named Prince, and fracturing one of the bones of his leg. He was held to bail. The principal evidence, a watchman of Bishopsgate, who took Lemear in custody, stated that there were three of the watchmen of the district looking quietly on, and that they would neither interfere to prevent the
mischief nor to secure the offender !
BREAKING WINDOWS.—Mr. Carpenter, the paarycoolc, of Fleet Street, was summoned before the Magistrates at Guildhall, on Tuesday, for detaining an eyeglass and ring belonging to Mr. H. Ayres, surgeon. Mr. Ayres, when proceeding to the theatre, was pushed against Mr. Car- penter's window, of which he broke a pane. Mr. Carpenter would not
take his word, and he had not spare cash to pay the damage, and so he left his eyeglass and ring. Next day he went to demand them ; which he did after tendering half-a-crown for the pane of glass ; but Mr. Car- penter, who claimed fifteen shillings, refused to take the half-crown, or to give up the pledge. The Magistrate said lie could not interfere ; the parties must go to court with the case. Mr. Carpenter said " he was the freeholder of the house he lived in, and was worth four thousand guineas, and had a family of sixteen children. No one tread ever say any thing against his character; and as it. had been said that the things would not be safe in his care, he would detain them till the fifteen shil. Hugs was paid, if he spent one hundred pounds in law." [What a beau- tiful picture of our far-famed courts of justice ! Mr. Carpenter's cha- racter has been insinivated against, and therefore he will detain Mr. Ayres's property, be the detention right or be it wrong. What needs he care, or any one else that can say as he says, " I have four thousand guineas, and I can spend a hundred pounds in law ?"]
MINOR THEATRICALS.—A scene-shifter of Astley's was charged at Union Hall, by a Mr. S. Mutton with assaulting hint. The scene- shifter and his sweetheart had a quarrel together: he gave she a fillip on the nose, and she roared Murder ! Mr. Mutton sprang for- ward on hearing the cry of Mrs. Scene-shifter, and seizing her as- sailant, insisted on taking him to the station-house; but the scene- shifter, who considered that his proper place was behind the curtain, de- murred to the proposal of so public an exhibition, and Mr. Mutton got no other reward for his gallantry than a box on the ear. After hearing the parties, Mr. Chambers said, the scene-shifter must pay 5s. for being drunk, and 2s. to the poor-box for striking Mr. Mutton. The scene- shifter said that his wages were small—he could not afford to pay a pe- nalty. Mr. Chambers—" Then you must go to gaol." Scene-shifter-
They can't do without me at the theatre." Mr. Chambers- --" If that is the case, the proprietors will readily pay the fine." Scene-shifter- "There is a very heavy piece now in preparation, and things won't go on straight without me." Mr. Chambers—" Straight or crooked, you must pay the fine." The fine was paid, and the shifter and the Sheep re- tired.
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