The Lord Mayor stated to one of the Parish-officers of

Bishopsgate, at the Mansionhouse, on Monday, that he had seen Lord Melbourne respecting the project of sending out unprotected children to the Cape i of Good Hope ; and found that it was not sanctioned by Government. He therefore could not discharge any juvenile delinquents from confine- ment with a view to their removal.

Three boys were charged with stealing a pocket-handkerchief from a countryman. The witnesses against one of them were the child's own father and mother; who begged very earnestly that he might be sent for trial to the Old Bailey, instead of being confined in Bridewell ; in the former case, he would probably be transported. The Lord Mayor, however, sentenced the boys to three months' solitary cokfine- meat in Bridewell.

A lady accompanied by a solicitor' and other gentlemen, appeared before the Lord Mayor on Tuesday, for the purpose of passieg through the form of giving up the sum of 6001., or property of that value, by signing a certain instrument. The Lord Mayor--" Do you freely sign this paper, by which you give up GOO/. ?"

The Lady—" I do, for the benefit of my husband and myself." The Lord Mayor—" I have no doubt that every thing fair is intended ; but I know too much of the important nature of these things to he them pass without a scrupulous examination. You are here called upon to sign a paper which takes away from you the power over GOOL, which it appears is to be laid out for furniture."

The Lady—" It is for our mutual advantage, and I do not hesitate to sign it." The gentlemen who were in attendance with the lady assured his Lordship that she consented without being at all urged to it. The Lord Mayor—" How do I know but her husband has creditors who may come down upon the furniture the day after it is purchased, and seize it? I really cannot listen to this application under such circumstances as here appear to every one." The solicitor, apparently much disappointed at the determination of his Lord- ship, declared that nothing was to be apprehended front the execution of the bond. The Lord Mayor said, that he was trustee to many ladies; and upon one oc- casion a lady was about to ruin herself by signing what she did not understand. It occurred to her, however, that it would be proper to ask her trustees whether she should do as was required ; and then it turned out, that if she had consented, all her property would have gone. His Lordship said that he must with such experience act cautiously.

John William Harris, who some time ago was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for robbing his employer, Mr. Hale, a chandler in Cannon Street, was examined on Wednesday, on a charge of having written a letter to Mr. Hale, threatening to set fire to his house. The letter in question was signed " Joseph John," and the prosecutor had no doubt of its being in Harris's handwriting. Another witness also deposed to having heard Harris threaten to take Mr. Hale's life. The prisoner stoutly affirmed Isis innocence ; and his solicitor said there was reason to believe that the letter in question had been written by an enemy. After a very long examination, which is said to have excited much interest on account of Mr. Hale's high character in the City, the prisoner was remanded.

The Stewardess of a Benefit Society appeared yesterday to support a refusal upon the part of the Society to allow the benefit to be any longer enjoyed by a member, in consequence of a violation of the rules and orders of the Association. It was pleaded, amongst other things, in defence to the charge of breach of the regulations, that the claimant upon the funds was suffering in health ; in proof whereof, she tendered the certificate of a medical practitioner.

The Stewardess—" As for the certificate of the doctor, that's mere non- sense, your Lordship. There isn't a woman amongst us that rouldh't get a cer- tificate of the kind ; all we have to do is to pay a fee, and to sv,:!low physic ; but the fact is, we need not take the physic. The doctor doesn't rare one straw whether his trash is thrown into the stomach, or into the ; and, in my opinion, the humane of the profession, if there be any humanity amongst them, would rather see it flung into Fleet Ditch." Lord Mayor—" I sec you are not a friend to the profession. I think you allow your prejudices to carry you too far." Stewardess—" Indeed, I am not a friend to the doctors. They are like the lawyers, who will give an opinion ou the side that pays theta hest, and will afterwards plead and bluster against that opinion for the other party."

The Lord Mayor could not help laughing at this very profound con- tempt exhibited by the woman for the curers of 071r bodies ; but said that a respectable physician could scarcely be prevailed upon to certify to a falsehood, and that it was to the interest of the officers of Benefit Societies to countenance excuses of illness. He then ordered the claim to be allowed.

Benjamin Borritt, a Post-office letter-carrier, was committed yester- day from the Bow Street Office, to take his trial at the next Old Bailey Sessions, on four distinct charges of purloining letters.

Captain Joseph Brecknell, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), was summoned on Monday before the Marylebone Office Magistrates, for assaulting his servant, and beating him with his cane for the most trivial offences : on the previous Wednesday, he had given him a sound caning because he could not find a pair of gloves.

The Captain said he had a set of rebellious servants. Sometimes the com- plainant would not get up till nine o'clock, while he himself was up at seven. To correct such idle habits, he therefore had now and then just given him a slight touch with a cane.

An uncle of the complainant here stepped forward, and said, that from what his nephew had told him, he thought proper to wait on the Captain : who, haying learned his business, said, " Your nephew is a sleepy dog, and if you don't go I'll beat you the same. I'm a King's soldier, Sir."

Mr. Rawlinson—" What answer did you make?" Witness—" I said to him, Then we're both King's men.'" Mr. Rawlinson—" What are you, then ? " Witness—" I'm in the service of the King." Mr. Rawlinson —"In what capacity? " Witness—" One of the grooms m the Royal stables."

Mr. Rawlinson said he hoped that the Captain would not he sus hasty in future, and for his frequent amusement in caning the com- plainant fined him twenty shillings and the expenses of the warrant.

At the Hatton Garden Office, on Monday, the Overseers of veriasas parishes in the county of Middlesex were summoned to enforce the pay- ment of the county-rate ; when Sir R. Baker, the County Tnersuner attended. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Scadding, Overseers of St. Pancras, were summoned to show cause why they refused to may arrears of 1,:dalt.

Mr. Murphy said, that the parish was in such poverty that the inhabit.tute could not atihrd to pay the heavy taxes levied upon them. Besides, Mr. Good- child, a Magistrate of their parish, had refused to sign warrants against those who could not pay ; and lie himself had refused to pay certain assessments (cries{ upon him ; he was accordingly summoned before the Magistrate, before who= the subject had been argued, and his case was adjourned to a future day. The palish were determined to follow the example of such an authority ; and the inhabitants refused positively to pay their rates; which placed them (the Over- seers and Directors) in an awkward dilemma. Mr. Laing said, it was the duty of the Overseers to enforce the payment of the taxes; and sinless the County Treasurer was paid in fourteen days, the Overseers would be prosecuted for the money. 31r. Murphy said, the inhabitant rate-payers and the Overseers were quite prepared to meet the question.

Mr. Lasing made an order that the whole of the arrears should he paid in seven days, or they must take the consequences. The pertis then quitted the office.

Joseph Wood, footman to Mr. Biddulph, the banker, was committod from the Queen Square Office, on Monday, for stealing his master's wine, and making his fellow-servants and himself drunk with it.

Benjamin Bedwell, formerly captain of a ship, was committed to prison on Tuesday, from the Union Hull Office, to be tried for stabbing his wife, at their residence in Southwark Square. There was 1W quarrel between them, nor any apparent reason for his stabbing her. He struck her on the side with a large knife, and inflicted a wound of whirls she is not expected to recover. There was a young medical student, as a lodger in the house; but it does not appear that Bedwell was jealous of him, though he had given him notice to quit on account of his keeping late hours, in rather a rough manner, a few minutes before he stabbeal his wife.

At this Office, on Wednesday, Mr. Thomas Thomas, a West India merchant, was fined 60s. for an assault on a Mrs. Mason, who was walking at the time with her husband on the Camberwell Road. The husband immediately attacked the defendant ; who being rather drank, had much the worst of the combat.