Police.
VlAVSOSOS-TOUSF-TITHE% OF THIE CITY OF lo}Dow.- Yesterday a gentleman connected with the law, name( Maonkhouse applied to the LORD MAYOR for a warrant ofdlistress upon the gooWs and chattels of one of the Society of Friends, resident in the city, for arrears of tithes due to the rector of St. Helen's, Bis3topsgate. The application wag made in behalf of Mr. AI'Dougall, of Lincoln's-inn, rhe lay-imlpropriator of tithes in a very extensive district, who claime(i the sum of 2R. 9t1. in thie pound, under the act of the 37th of H[enry VIII. The tithe, it appleared, was two years in arrear on I,ady di,y la'. The defettdant. according to the custom of the so- ctety of whichl hr is a member,refused pereniptorily to pay any tithtes whatever, uttless ur,on compuision by process of law. The l.OaD MlAY OR asked whether the right to claim so large a sum as 2s. 9d. in tte pouttd waS not questioned ? Alr. Alonkliousesaid, tthe defenilanit certainly did not raise any qtuebtion asto the legality or magnitude of the demand, but refiusedl to pay upon religious groundg, and was desirous for his conscience sake that it shouild be (lone by fbrce. His Lordship taiglit be as- sored, that the proceeding by warrant would be in this case nothiing riore titau a tnere forru. The LORD MXAYOR sald, that a similar application, which ex- cited very general attention. had hten refused by his predecessor, and the only diffrence appeared to be, thiat in the former csse the de- fendant was a member of the ettablishetl churchi. Mir. ,Monkhouse submitted. Ltht. the cases were e sentially liffer. ent, inasmuchi as in that cited by li,i Lordship, ttlr legalitv of the ciainm to so large a detnand as 2s. p.1. In the pound was dispitted, awnd in the present ensethc defendant made nio objection to the tithes, as to their amount er legality, bht resisted payntent altogetlier to tithes imiposed itt atny shape by any law. The Loarn MAYOR, whose secollection of the case wvas very ac- curate, said, ithe diff,rence was, that in the case whichl caime on be- fore Alderman hleygate, titc derendant objected te pay more thatt part of the sum demanded; and in the present c:tse the defendant objected to the whole of the demand,and easd ite otught not to pay any tithes whatever. 'I he quiestioni was, Whether the demand was ofesuch a nature that the Lord MIa yor ought to eitrorce it? Now he (tlte lIor(d Mayor) waS clearly of opliioit thitt the demanld was not of such a nature. It was alieged that the imprepriator was entitled uIon a lecree made accorling to the statute of the 371th of' Henry Vil. There were strong reasons for believing that ttis decree never was e;irolled. At all events, there was tto enrolment to satisfy his initnd that thie statute was one utpon whitici he could or oughlt toact. AIr. Alonkhouse submitteds that as the decree was inserted offi- cially in the statute book, it ouglht to be considered and acted tipon a: lnW equtlly binding as any of the other enacttmcnts in the statute- book, until repealed by the legilature. The Loitl) IMIAYOR (as we understood him) said, there was a possibility of interpolutioct whiti respect to the decree. At all events, there vas a very strong presumption that the clergy lIad not always considered themselvca warranted in putting the act in force, since the fact was, that it had been only recently acted upon. Air. Ilobler stated, that until the mayoralty of MVlr. Aldermnan Heygate, the statute had been invariably acted upon by tite magis - trates who presided in the civic chair as long as he could remember. The validity ot the enactment had, he believed, not before been questioned. The LORD MAYOR said, that if an invalid enactment had been put in opteratiori, the extent of that operation formed no ground for persisting in acting upon it after the detection of its inva:idlity. Mlr. AMonkhouse observed that it was for the defendant to ob- ject if he chose, and to resist the claim alter the issue of the warrant. The LORD AIAYOR said, it was not for him to lay an un- re3sonable and outrageous tax upon a cititen without proof that lie was absolutely bound to do so by the law, or merely becauFe that citizen did not think himself strong enough to resist and contest tist right against a powerful body. Air. iltonkhouse !-aid tite cihurch tnust be sttpported. Tbe LORn MIAYOR was deciledlyandunalterablvof opinion, that the way tosupport the churchi was not byrnaking demands of this na- ture--demands which werecalculated to pull the church down. Ex.c. tionsof thte kind would, he feared. rathier increase the number of its ecsemies,althoughthey werenot always to beattiibuted tothe ministers of the gospel; they more frequently spruttg from the lay impro. pnriators, who had perhaps less compunction upon religious con- siderations. AIr. Alonkhouse observed, that by whon1saever the tithes were received, they were _pplied, titough rtq ditectly, for tte church, and it was to be supposed for its benehti Th6i act ceitdinly did ndt com: pel his Lordship to ihsue a warrant, but perhaps he would (if he did not think proper to grant a wartant) adopt the milder courae of is- suing a sutitmons to bring the party before him to show eause. The Lo nr, MlAYOR refused to give eittie warrdnt ot sumtnons. i Ir. iMonkhouse said, that it' his Lordshtp tiindt think proper to issue hit warrant For the demand of 2s. Od. in the poun i perhbas he wouldl deem the payment of some smallgr sum equitable, and is- sue a warrant upon it, The Lo":.. vIA.kVA refused t6 issue any wVarrant whatever. The ci' or London had denied thie jsticeof the demand antd directed the cityhaw offlcers to aavdiat 'thcia.lseof dtiid ibividcv at atiuded w, and the case was n7dw helfoe the Ldtd 'ildijeMldr. 0 tefore a nia; tritta issued a warrant or took any eoercive step, he ottght td be stlre that the claim was just. Suppose that the Lord Chancellor were to deculethat the cviioul of tn e cergy was unfounded in law, all thepav- nient previously enforced under this statute of the 27th Hery VII. would turn outtolbeunjust and appressiveexaetionr.The impropriator miKht, his Lordship added., seek velicf Mlot the bojett of Uliswery. rfo I-. i'rlonkhouse seemed rathet mhddkecl at the Idea of applying or relief in such a quartet. It was; he said, very severe to require then, to go befote the Court of Chamcery to obtain so smtall a sthtti. lVhat a nuniber of years might elapse before a decision could. be ob: tUayorned. In the mean time, the chiu rchf mjglxt starve, if the Lord Mlayor refused to0 eniforce any provision for it'. The LonD MAYoI s said th e Lard Chancellor was now, ascording to te curs ofnatre,appoacingtheprobable close of his career, andvwoud be naturlanxious to expedite business as much as possble 'Ph Cort o Chncer wa, hwiever, it moast be owned, a nlit atory. He went up himself with a petition fromi Christ's ospital 7 yh e ar ago , andl I t was not yet decided upon and the rattler thian leave a Chancery suit al al egacy to his eUtilren. uh' tonkhouebeFged knowv what coarse the impropriator out to take? I, Was ne noW to be utterly deprived of his parchlased The LortD MlAYORt reconimended that the clergy should mak-e an anjicable arrangement with their parishioncr4l by reducing t.ie demiand to u fair and reasonable sumn; and he was sure that .sue) ax sum would be clheerfully paid. Both parties might agree, and taket the matter out of the hnnds or the gentlemen of the Iong robe, for whose proyt itmight acontinue in the Court of Chincery for many a ilOnYear Soh acomposition hadbeen made i.oone instanice witb. the best effiect. Mlr. Mfonkhouste said, thbatconpo1tion wa amernicious premdelat which dligreat mi.4chief The Lolt3D rA.yot wm quite of:an opposite opinibo.: If - elerg,y inaited upol :and weesuccesifubl in dhtaining their clajin t, which he did not thlaiik probable, it ought to be revived with ill ?e. ie conditions upon whlch it wvas granted..- -Now itwas wel knoiwn te4 tt the clergy at that period n~ainta.jned the po,r, and repaired t. te the charcb, outof the titbe8 whIcb they Krceived.. The act of 2li. 4. betb,b~ g pointing anetlther xedeo tieffor tle poor wln had b mn .1r.n bdupeb brigThnlli',*t1 nemrtr wasintended to be ztcteil upoei 'or very goodreaSons.' .t? i,ecly. ugbt'tOtinrew to take t'ac ad.: v:apttige', and reject tbewdd lntsietsof 'the mei.spre, inut,shou~ld .receive the grant, and ekcebit it'conformably.:ivith its orlg'nal inten- tion;;b'y mnntaininhe poof andqrepairing the chureh. ':}r. l onklioaseWelr1, my lor2,.if yo, will not grant a Warrant tfor any redueed sumn, yrou wvill at least grant a susnmnons. The l,ORD MAYoLNo, I really ean do neither the one northe 'othier. -rnm the last man in the world who would persecute a Quan ker. Perhaps there rasy bo somne little bins upon my mind on the subject, far my sncestors were Quakerg, who were greatly peiseeu. tid at their native place, Warten, near Lancaster, for not paying tiither.. {I,usr,eDVAtt.-(Before the sitting Alagistrate, sMr. Alderman Tq1iotk?o N), Two very respectablydressed young men, narned fl~,irij Drrid and T#onzers Weaver, were vesterday charged with diZorflerly condttet in floiborn, between two nnd three o'clock in the mornife. The nffi,era had found them knocking and ringing vio- lently for admittance at the Bell Inn, Holborn. The porter not knowing them, refused to let them in, and the watchnmen, not being able to prevail wiLh them to go away, were constrained to take them into custody. -This wvag the whole charge on the part of the watchmen, but the Alderman having had private intemation that Mr. Weaver had los his pocket-book, and that he had no knowledge whetever of his fel. lowvprisoncr, proceeded to question the latter as to who and what hc was 4 Druid replied, with a careless air, that he was a gentlemian. The Altierman required a iare nminute account. The i risoner then stated, that he had formierly Seen in the pavv, but v:as not upon half-pav, anid surported lhimself on gn allowance he received from his farilly ; he regided with a frlerid. Captain D)uncan,5BEarl'se court-]ane, Kensington. TMlr. Weaver then toli his story. HIe stated hirnself to he a dra r.er, residing at Abingdon, . at present in town on business, and lodging at the Queen's Arms Tavern, Newvgate-street. lr. lVe&twoPd, a country neighhonr df his, and himself set off from the cityi abont twelve o'clock, to pay a visit to the Roval Saloon, in ;Pidilly, of which thev had heard mtich t3k. *'While there, the nrisoner and another'2entleman who was addressed as Captain Asi{.lAcp snr :1X4s 'arc~hbOld EW Mcee1forsomfe-si3fl s^o .town; .in.coml luecezof iUifealth, dishe coud ;dottell hlr of the losses. W%iGrs*nmfied s-ome of tbh thiings six wacksaSo.- Mm\ Archh.Id had-been oat of tourn a month. Thisbtriklhgprevarication wasfollowed bymanyotherconfiasetdan eontraslictorv an'sver-,andsome ettongTemarlks were in c onsequencO matleby llr. HIALLs upon the conductof the witnes%. Sheaduiit- ted that the drawer in the kitcliea, and the boxes of the prisoer,were all unlocked. The prisoier did not say, wsen the officer came,sIf YoU hang or transportine, I am innocent." At clastwieneess-did hGt hear tier, Ar. BUT.ea.-Pray, wa. there not somehing happened to. sofa in the hoase ? Mrimek.-Yes, when I was Iying on it by myself, it broieanD let me down. Air. BU3TI.ER.-Upon voursolemra oatl werethere not two yaomg men lomping with you upon the sofa when it was broken ? XV'itr.ess.-No, I nrn 2surethere were not. I can takemy cathof it. Laek ws cquestioned, and sald, that the prisoner.eclaimed wherz he took her into custodv-." You maV hang or transport me, but 1 am innocent." She toid him wrhere he had lodged in Eagle-Street. The box was unlocked. She said the witness Simpermignam gave her the watch.case. Air. Archbold remarked, that this could rtat be true, for no servant of his would dare to give such a thing by Wvayofpresent. MIr. BuTLER regucsted that another postponement might take pl:ce, for he felt more than ever the necessitv of having thefullest investigation. vl r. I-ALLS said he must repeat what he said upon the frmer keaving, that it was due to both parties to have the strictest imcuiut! made. If there was any truth in the story of the prisoner, thie charge was as iniquitous a one As could pozsiblr be imagined. 1f, on the other hand, there was no foundation for ber story. her defence was a monstrous aggravation of the crime witb which ahe was charged- Air. Archbold said he could not dispute the opinion of the magistrate* bu: why should any donbt be thrown upon the m:atter at all ? The eharge as agaunst him rested solely upon the unsupport- ed testimony of a felon, and was contradicted bv the positive de- claration upoF oath of Simnperirigham * and he (Air. Arclhbold) de- clared upon his honur thsat it was totally untrue, and was pree Durncan, came antlt sat down in the same box. tie tioniu them very pleasant and gentlemanlv companions, and they continued drinking and conversing together fbr rome hours. As he and his, friend were to go by thc coach in tlh nmornint, the latter would not stazvonger, and not beinas able to prevail with M3r. Weaver to come whil him, left him with his new acquaintances, who shortly af- terwards acco'npanied himl in a hackney-coach to the Bell, it be. ing his intention to sleep there, as the coach set off from that inm. How he and Druid got to the Comrter is already stated: btut ir1 the morning he missed his pocket-book, containing Bank of Eng. land and cootntrv notes to the amount of 1001. The reason for the busrle att the Bell inn, he stated to be h.s missing his watdt, arid insistitut upon going back in the coach to the Royal Saloon, to inqutiie for it, when his new friend Mllr. LDr"dd called him back and gave hitn his wab-h. The Alderman now questioned Druid how the watch camie in h;. pomSession, wvho reolied, that Mi. Weaver having occasion to go eut wlhile they were at the ealoori, left' it with him as a pledge that he was not oing away, but would return to the parly. .Mr. Weaver allowed that lie had left his watch as described. but it was %qith his frielid Mir. XWestwood ; and oti his return he hat it again bef'ore they left the saloon. MIr. Aldermtin TtHospsoN, addressitig Druid. said, " lVell, Sir, as you Produced the wvatch, vou can probably produce the t pocket-book also ?" The prlsoner, lvowever, protested lie ktnew no- thing whateter of the pocket-book. The Aldernian seemed some- what unwilling to trert a person of the prisoner's appearance as a comtinon thief, but felt it his duty to tell him he sliould requtire hitn I to be eawrched. Druid, with iiicl apparent readiness, consented. anti retired wvitl Forg, the tnarshalman, into the parlour, and on their returit lFogrproduced tivo pocket-bookstaken from tbe prisoner, one of which .Mr. WVeatver declared to be titat he had lost. On exa- rmining it, however, tle Batik-notes had all disappeared. Notwith. staading this discovery, the prisoner maintained hir composure. He had entirelv forgot, he said, that the pocket-book was about him, but Air. liWeaver had givern it to hbtt to take care ot, at the tinme lie gave him h-is wateh. At this moment sonme of tie watchmen said that the lustv gentle- niati they had called Captain Duncan had just emtered the ofice. and a respectrtbly dressed niati came ilp to the table, anti observed, he attended there volutitarily, having witinesied the whole affair, to see if he coild be of any service to the young man. On being ased his name, he replied, Felix Miacdoniald, livinK at Earl's-court-lane, Kensiigton. Ile had formerly been a Captain in the .Militia, and was novr a subaltern of httlf..pav from thie late Duke of Cuamber. land's I.oval Amiierican Provinicials. The Captaini was very de- siroug ef tellinig his osvn story, btnt the Magistrate was more ansious Itf, 5. .1h-..11A --- ),t ; -1 . ill reIv to rhpemi ' Captain stated that Drltid did not live with hini; tbit heliad kriowl, him about 12 mnonths; that lie got his living as a writer tbr the R/ropewn Alagaizte. Being 2sked if he himself ever went bv the name of Captain Duancan, he replied " No." Several oi thc watch- men cried out that lie was addressed as, and answered to the name of, Captain Duncan, at the watchiShouse. " V es*" said the Captain. 'i that was because I did not choose to be known." The Alderman now recapitulated to the Captain the circumstances that had occurred witl respect to the watch anil the pocket-book to all wl4ch the Captain replied, " That I known othing about."-' Bitt," said the Aldertiian,"vou were presentdutditig the whole time wvith the parties, and notes to the value of 1601. are wissinK. Urnder such circumstances yout nmust submnit to be scarched." The Captain assented with a good grace, and retired with Fogg; but ou the search neither notes nor a fartlting of money of any hitid were found on the captain's person. It should have been observed, that Droid'g poctets were found to be as pt:nnvless as those of his frienid. In the bustle in taking tOie prisoners to the watch-house. L snallI paper paircel fell from Wreaver's hands, whici one of the watclihmen swore he picked up, anti gave to thte Captain to take care of, antl or, his subsequently asking hirn about it, he said some ml n had tcone lip Holborn with it. This jiatcel contained a shirt aid a hair-brtsh, which was still missing and several watclimett swore to aeeim' it in the possession of the 6aptain, who1. Iowever, declare(d he had no recollection whatever of any such pamcel. He again re- minded the magiStrate that lie had come there voluntarily, that he was engaged as a writet to the Ezropean MAfgazine, that he was well known as the authior of The !Jerrnil in London and other publica- tio, that he made; ft06. or 6001. a year hy liis liter. y taletits, atnd it was not likely lie should be guilt' of offences of' this description. Lie was wvell kn owin to Air. Sheriff*tsVhittaker; and Mr. Vaux, 58, RusRell.strE, the proprietor of fthe European ofaguzine, liis em. ployer. would testify to his respectability. In adldition to the evidenice agaitnst Druid, who had denied having heardl atly thing of the loss of the pocket-book, it was stated, tLat while coming in a coachl to the office with Weaver, who teax lament. ;ing his losS, I?ruid told him not to be uneasy about it,as they knew the unimberof the coach which brouglit themn from the Saloon, andi no doubt his pocket-book had been left in it. The suspicion against him was sufficiently strong to warrant his detention, and as the Cap- tain was iii companiy with him tlie whiole time, and the parcel ntiss- ing liad been seen in his possession, the Aldernan felt it liIN tIuty to cletain him also, at)d they were both remnausded for anotlier exa- mination. Scarcelv hadl tiev beeti reinoved froni the oflice. whiei tidlings were heard ofthe lost parce). A man of the naame ofl Edward Mlai. nocel, who lives at the Foulterers' Arms, Hloney-l.tie-mttarket, caene in and stated that lie was passing in Holborn at the time of the bustle, and saw the lustygendlemnan they cailed the Captain throw a ptrcel on to the coack.box ; it rebounded frotu thenice to thle grotiuid, lie (Mafrnoch) picked it ulp, andI left it aIt the puitlic-toIuse at the coritrr of Bartlett's-buildings, till it should be inquired for. He had heard notliing of the ptevious examitnations, but knowing thiat sonic nersons hail been taken to the Compter, he hadt come to the office to let them know what had beconme of the parcel. As the testimtony ot this witness would be inportunt as respected the Captain, he was directed to attend at the next examistation, and to bnag thc parcel with) lhim. Bow.sT)tEETr.-A young woman of the naimse of Marv White has undergone several long, exanminations at this office, betbre Mr. HALLS, on a charge of stealing somne articles of household linen, a bluesilk watch-case, and other trifling thiings, the property of Mr. Archbold the barrister. The case, otherwise of no importance, wias rendered curious by the extrao dinary defence set up hby the prisoner. The principal witness against the prisoner wnas a young woman naned Blizabeth Simperjngham. who lived in the capacity of house- keeper at Mr. Archbold's, in Burton-crescent, the prisoner filling the situation of houtsemaid in the family. This witness stam- ed at the first exatmination, that she had from time to time missedl tolwels and sheets- and some stocking.s beloneing to her mrnter and mistress, and she suspected the prisoner, because she wag the only person in tle house besides herself, who could take the things. She at length made a search throughout the house during the temporary absetice of the prisoner, and found several of the missing things in a drawer which she had for her own use in the lkitchen, and other articles in her box up stairs, and between her bed and mattreas. She aiso found two oir three tlinigs betweein some boxes nmear the vine-cellar. Wlhen the pli- soner returned, the witness told her of what she had found, and aSked lher avliat she intended to do with the things she had taken. The pn'soner began to cry and said, she was sorry for what she had donie. This discovery took place on a Alonday, anti un the foDov.-ing Monday she infbrned her mraster of it. Lack, a con- stable, was sent for, tnd he found a pair of her maswer's stockings under the Plisaney's aed. lie also went with the witaess to a house in Pagle-street, Red Lion-square, where the prisoner had lodged. and in a box in lhed room he founid a blue silk watch-case, the pro- perty of Mrts; Atclibold. Upon this evidenee, Alr. Archibold at the first examination pressed for the committal of thei prlsoner, but it was thouglht that fur- ther inquiry ought to he uraaed and she was remandedL She strongly protested her innocence, and when site left the pub- lic office she etated to ILack that the witness Simpering- ham ftiugt have placed the things where they were found, adding, that she lihead dday or two before fotund ber ant bed with MT. Arclibold, and she had trdmnp d up this charge to get rid of her, and prevent ler fromn telling. This wts communicated to Mir. Halls, andat thc next examinatiol, Nlr. BaOleW1 clerk to Mr. Harmei, appeared for tile prisoner. Vhe' tie utter Was put to the bar, in the usual courso oF business, Aihr Archbold was not present, but a raes.te being sent to hiim, he attended in the avenrin . The wita tress fimperinglhami however, did iaot come, and Ii.Aebl said, he bad not houglgtherattendancenecessary; hebad then no ed- sire to p7osecuite, his principal objectbeingtogetatthereceve.Ha' ing failed in that, he bad no wish to pre the harge. S ea- tion toaok ,ace upoti this, and ntm. Butler expressd a strong wish that thebcase hou bhe mthorou_ghly investigated, for he verily believed thechar' t bewihou fsanatoui He, was% instructed that the wifne,ansd caught tis wovou,Sitne and Aor. Arcyhold in a certain situ- tiontgether, andel threated to disclosbe e it, and Simperihgham hadl in cosequenc m ade up this c arge. Ale.Arebol reelled this charge with great warmthi. "1I wasi mnarried," sai te learned gentleman, - only in September last. I have one oftm os mal and lovely women un existence for mIy wife, and I pt itoyuSr,and to every man of commion siense, whether it is lieyta hudb ulyo h oduct imputed I-.. I.. .., !igmlatliyenantthaceculsation.'I Air. HUALLS said, that after the adoptlon of such a liine of deifence, it became necessary tbr bothi par ies that the fullest investigation should take place, and he mustthicref~orehaveSim-perinlghamnprese1it. The following evening Lyesterday se'nniZht) the prisoner was again brottglit up, and the witnevi appeared and pro uced two or three additional articles, which she had found that daty between her owmi bea and maittress. She underwenit A;jng.and .rgd cre: sexamiination by Mr.Batler, and declaredthit tlirc was n16-ith whatever in the allegation that she and Mr. Arbibold had been in. bed together. Dtr. Arclibold wastoomuchofa.entldeoaJtotakelibezties with a setvant. He 'alw&ys kept servants at a propet distance. -The prisoner tdid - not, whlen witness iccused her, say any thing of the kind whicb > she now ,sged, Witness did not say to her when she made the ac;,W I "You had something aainst me yesterday, endto.dat paret to swear to it iS necessary. 1'he case was again put off until Tuesdav evming last, wlhen the prisoner was put to the bar, and Alr. Butler being asked if he had anv thing to offer in her behalf, answered in the negative. A gentleman. brother-indlaw to a Miss Bilton, with whom Simnn peringhamr had lived for a year and a half, spoke highly of the cha- recter of the latter. Mr. HAILS sagd he tshonid Yend the case to ajurv. as the only fit tribunal to decide upon it. At the same time he w5S bhound tO observe, that had it not been for the finding of the silk-cace at the prisoner's lodgings, lie should not have committed her: for ther the case tvould have resTed entirely upon the testimony ef Simperirgham, a.nd he certainly vouldluotsend the.ri onerfortriai_ upon her evidenee unsupported, after the gross prevaricetion wsich she had been tvil: v oft. Whatever might be said of her good cha- racter, were she a servant of his (Mr. Hatls's), sbe should rot, after her cond!uct ir this businecs, remain in hit houss another hour. The prisoner was fully coissmitted for trizi. DIARLBORoU&Gt STsEET.-Yestrrday ayoung gil namedMar- tVla Tromnag was charged with obtaining a qaantity of s &iks, &c., to the value of 156.. from Air. Orem. a merecer in Alount-street, Grosvenor-square, its tbe name of a lady named Allen, who, it ap- nr-ared. knew nothing of' her wh2tes.., blit is a customer of' Mr. Orem'a. j?lr. (retn ant his shc.pman proved the eircuasetances of the case and the prisoner was commnimted for trial. The ifivers of the hackney-cOSches No. 1,082 and 560. vere fined 5s. each atd costs for being abreet from their respective coaches on the stand at Rathbone-place. 31r. Bishop. lpe of the clerls a; this office, was the complainant. POIJIC R.