The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-28 00:00:00

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A gentleman named Langton, residing at Langton,
in Lincolnshire, applied a day or two ago to Mr. Dyer
for his assistance in the recovery of a horse, which had
been obtained from him in a very peculiar manner.
Mr. Langton said he bought a horse for 65/. at the
stable of a dealer in Oxford-street, which horse he was
soon afterwards induced to change for another horse on
payment of 10/., with a horse-dealer named Styles,
whose stables are in Peashell-street, Paddington.
Mr. Langton had the horse put to his carriage, but
it was soon found that the animal, although a very strong
one, was so unsound as not to be worth Si. Mr. Lang-
ton immediately sent to Styles and as he had bought the
horse under warranty, he required to have the bargain
cancelled. Mr. Langton ultimately agreed to have his
own horse back, and to lose the 101. which he had
given to boot. Styles requested Mr. Langton to send
the horse to his stables, in Peashell-street, promising
to return the other horse. The horse was sent to the
stables, but as soon as it was delivered Styles refused to
send back the other horse, or to give back the one re-
turned. Finding he was likely to lose by the transac-
tion, and believing there were circumstances connected
with it which brought the parties so acting within the
scope of the law, applicant had determined upon bring-
ing the matter before a Magistrate.
Mr. DYER was of opinion that the affair had been so
managed as to preclude a Magistrate from acting. Mr.
Langton, however, had better seek the assistance of an
officer, who would perhaps put him in the way of re-
covering his property.
Mr. Langton adopted this suggestion, and obtained
the assistance of Sherwin and Dewny, two officers of
this establishment. The officers put in force the fol-
lowing stratagem to get back the horse :—Having as-
certained that the horse was still at the stables in
Peashell-stieet, they tutored Mr. Langton's goom, and
desired him to go to the stables under pretence of buy-
ing a horse for his brother. The bait took ; the groom
was told if he succeeded in getting a purchaser for 401.
be should have 20/. for himself. The party who made this
offer told the groom he had just " screwed" a gentle-
man out of 50/. by the same horse, and that, in fact
the horse was like ready money, for though sold over
and over again, the animal was sure to go back again
to the stables. The groom promised to do what he
could ; he was told the horse had been advertised that
morning as the " property of a gentleman," and that
it would be sent to Cavendish-square, where the "gen-
tleman" would meet the buyer, and clench the bargain.
The horse was accordingly sent to Cavendish-square,
where Mr. Langton was waiting unperceived, and then
Mr. Langton came forward and took possession of the
animal.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Mary Aforiarty, a profligate Irishwoman, was charged
with having stolen a sovereign, the property of James
Brown. The prosecutor entered a public-house in St.
Giles's, and asked for change of a sovereign, when the
prisoner snatched it up and swallowed it.
Mr. BENETT—I shall remand the prisoner.
Prisoner—Good luck to you for it ; it will take a
little of the gin out of me.—(A laugh.)
Mr. BENETT—What have you to say to the charge ?
Prisoner—The devil a word ; you may settle it be-
tween yourselves.--(Laughter.)
Mr. BENETT—You are remanded until Saturday.
Prisoner—l'm glad of it; I wish you had trans-
ported me ten years ago, and then I would be a dif-
ferent character; you might set fire to me with a match.
—(lncreased laughter.) -
The prisoner has been repeatedly charged at the dif-
ferent police offices for disorderly conduct and theft,
and for years past has scarcely been a week out of a
prison.