LONDON POLICE—Bow Street.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 66, 7 November 1844, Page 3

LONDON POLICE—Bow Street.

A Maniac Fou>din the Pa?ace—On Fiiday Afltruooo, a lew minutes before the closing of the court, a young man, apparently about thirty years of age, who gave the name of William James Kelt* man, was brought up, in custody of police-ser-jeant A. 19, charged with being found io St. Jame's Palace, supposed to be insane. When the prisoner was placed at the bar, be stared wildly round the court, and then threw bis bat at the Magistrate. 'Hie first witness called was Mrs* Mary Brettell, who stated that she was the wife of Thomas Brettell. and was housekeeper of a portion of the palwce. I was near the corridor this afternoon, at the bottom of the great staircase, when I saw the prisoner coming down the stairs. When he got to the. bottom of the staircase, he took a key from his pocket, and unlocked the door that led into the colour-yard. I weat up to him and asked' him what he was doing, and who lie was. He [said nothing, but opened the door, acd walked into the colour yard. Being a stranger to me, I seut for a person to take the prisouer into custody. This person went after hiru and when the prisoner was brought back, I again asked him what business he hd with the key of the door, and he said he was come to take possession of the place. He was then taken into custody. Mr. }"» dtne: The place in which the prisoner was [pu.Aj :s out of repair. Witness ; Lt is sir. Mr. Jar.uiv : Did you know him before ? Witness : I never saw him before. Mr. Jardiue ( to the prisoner,) j Do you wish .to ask the prisoner any questions ? Prisoner, in a hur. ried manner, oh, no, no, no, —oh.no, no, no. A witness was then called who was at work in the palace, and he stated that he saw the prisoner come down the staircase. Witness asked him how he<*carae by the key ? The prtsoner told him that he did not know. Witness asked him what he had done with it ? The prisoner said he had left it in the door. Witness then took him inside the palace, and asked him what ho came there posses jH was pi prisonS the So dener'fl " Are fl attitude, "and squared his fists in witness's lace. Mr. Jardine (tojthe prisoner); Have you anything to say to this"charge? Prisoner, oh no, I have not. Mr. Jardine: where do you come from ? Prisoner; From 24, Red-cross .Street, in the City. Mr. Jardine : What's your occupatioa in life ? Prisoner : lam a Publican. Mr. Jardine: Have you been long in that way of life? Prisoners Yes sir, I have. Mr. Jardine: Is it a public house in Red Cross street ? Prisoner : Yes sir. Mr. Jardine: What was your object in going to the palace ? Prisoner (hesitatingly): Well, sir, I do not know. The,fact is, that people do look at me so. They look at me in such a way, as if they wanted me to be king, I don't know whether l should be ..humbugged in that way or not. It is most abominable.*! could knock a man through. I could almost kill him, he is such ad d fool, Mr. Jardine, to the officer: How long has he been in custody ? Officer : Since three o'olock, sir. Mr. Jardine, to the prisoner: Have you any friends in London ? Prisoner: Oh no, Ido not want any friends, Mr. Jardine : No one knowt him, 1 suppose ? The officer: No, sir. Mr. Jardine: Well, there is but one course to pursue ; he must be taken to St. Martin's Wotkhouse. To the, prisoner: 1 shall send you to> proper place until these circumstances are inquired into. I will send you to a place where you will be kindly treated. The prisoner was then removed laughing from the bar. He was dressed in a blue surtout coat, drab trousers, and wore a black oilskin cap. During his examination bis eyes seemed to be very much oppressed by the gas, for he shed tears several times. It is a remarkable coincidence, that on the very day twelve mouths that this prisoner was examinbd was the very day on which M'Naughten. the assassin of Mr. Drummond, was examined at this office. Schism.—The history of Cartwright, the learned antagonist of Hooker and Archbishop Whttgift, affords a forcible example of the common motive for seperatinj, from the Church. The reason of Cartwright's first discontent was, that io the exercises that were done before Queen Elizabeth at Cambridge, Dr, Thomas Preston got all the applause, and a pension from the Queen, when be, who was the better soholar, was not taken notice of. This begat in him great discontent and anger ; first, at the Queen's supremacy in ecclesiasticals ; and afterwards at all the orders of the Church. Something of this kind, it is to be feared, is the history of all the selfspleasers, who, in these late times, have fallen into Cartwrigbt's sin. Some private interest or personal resentment, something to be either gained or avenged,—such is, in every age and place, the motive of schism. Men who h«ve never learned to rule their own spirits, or to bridle their own tongues, undertake to govern the holy Church of Christ; and while their own heady pas* sions are gathering strength day by day, propose themselves as competent reformers of those Divine ordinances, in the use of which their wiser forec fathers, meekly accepting and adoring the goodoesa of God, attained unto life and salvation. — ManhalV* Notes on Episcopacy. Genius and learning roust bear a peculiar impress ; as gold retains the original stamp, while common metals by collision assume undistinguished smoothness, superficial brightness, rarely amounting to polish. Yet who would decline the iuteli;em, however perilous totranquillity ; smca oul within due bounds a seiisitive,.exaltea :.n 'x-ioiseof Christian virtue which will ■ in -i- of temporal self enjoyment and an Kw'ini r* Mrt. Grant. Ipect is otie of the best securities against Iradation. - Dr. Davy. Inian has some secret, which, if revealed. Id to make him hated or despised.— Goethe L always rigidly and uudevtatingly to the ft while you express what is true, express Easing manner. Truth is the picture, the I the frame that displays it to advantage.