The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

On Friday last the Rev. Mr. Prettyman, a Magistrate
for Buckinghamshire, waited upon Mr. Mrlrsnutr., on the
subject of the late prizefight, which took place at Hanslope,
in that county, and in which the unfortunate 111'14:ay was
cruelly beaten to death. The conference between the
Magistrates took place in the private room, and we under.
stand that the object of Mr. Prettyman was to adopt
some step, in conjunction with the Magistrates of this
office, by which certain parties who were present at the
disgraceful scene, and were aiding and abetting, would be
brought to justice. It was understood that Mr. Mite. ,
strum, assured the Rev. Gentleman that every facility
should be afforded by himself and brother Magistrates :to
promote the desired object.
On Saturday John Hyland; alias John Ireland, was
chareei capitally wibh having uttered base coin, he having
been previously convicted of a like offence.--The prisoner
said nothing in his defence, and he was fully committed or
triil to Newgate.
After he had been removed from the bar, Mr.
observed, that in the present temper of the Old BaileYdu-
ries with regard to Mint cases, the prisoner would mor
than probably be acquitted, however clear the case was
against him. The Mint had been very unfairly charged
with not protecting the public, by prosecuting coiners and
utterers of base money, whereas the fault rested entirely
with juries, who, in the teeth of the strongest evidence, re-
turned verdicts of acquittal.
Mr. Field fully concurred in these_ remarks, and in-
stanced the last Old Bailey Session, in which several clear
cases were brought forward by the Mint, and afterwards
feff to the ground, owing chiefly to the reluctance of juries
to convict.

In the course of some fillther observations, Mr. lIALLs
asked Mr. Field if there was any truth in a statement
which he had seen in the newspapers, respecting an alleged
fraud in the silver coinage ? It was stated,- as well as he
could recol'ect, that a great quantity of silver money had
been coined, which, upon being weighed, was found de-
ficient when compared with the legal standard, by which
means the parties practising the fraud reaped an enormous

profit.
Mr. Field replied, that in consequence of the reports in
the newspapers, the Mint had instituted the fullest investi-
gation respecting the alleged fraud, for which purposo they
had cawed to be assayed a quantity of silver coinage
amounting to several hundred pounds in value. This silver
had not been picked from part►cular bags, but had been
taken indiscriminately from large parcels of coin, which
had been forwarded from the country. The result of this
inquiry had fully. satisfied the Mint that such fraud
bad taken place, and in fact that there was no famdation for
the rumour.

'On Sunday last a young man of the name of
WHITE was unfortunately drowned whilst bathing in the
river Nar, near this town. At the time of the accident
the tide was just turned, and it is therefore probable the
body has been washed out to sea, for though the strictest
search was made it has not yet been discovered. One
ceremony made use of in endeavouring to find the body,
whilst it made us blush at the ignorance of our townsmen,
also occasioned a • smile at the credulity and superstition
which yet remains, notwithstanding the rapid strides of
the march of intellect." .A drum was placed in a boat
which was rowed about the river, and upon this an in-
cessant beating was kept up ; enquiring the cause we were
informed, that the moment the boat came within a certain
distance of the body the drum would cease sounding !
Surely a drum possessing such miraculous power would
be found equally capable of restoting animation to the
lifeless b0dy......,N0rf01h Chronicle.