The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

On Saturday Mr. Wills, a gentleman residing at Til-
lingham, in Essex, waited upon Sir R. BIANIE, for the
purpose of having a warrant backed, which had been
granted by an Essex Magistrate against a gentleman named
Hay, for having sent a message with a view to provoke a
breach of the peace, to a gentleman 76 years of age, the
father of the applicant.
The circumstances which led to the challenge are said
to be as follow :—Mr. Hay, who is a solicitor, is steward
to a farm in the occupation of the younger Mr. Wills,
and same misunderstanding having arisen between that
gentleman's father and Mr. Hay respecting accounts, the
'Ater took the liberty of taking the former by the nose,
which insult was reiented on the spot by the old gentle-
man, who knocked Mr. Hay down with his walking stick,
which he afterwards used most liberally on the person of
his prostrate antagonist, who, to avenge his wounded
honour, demanded the satisfaction of a gentleman. Mr.
Wine, sen. declined the invitation, and conveyed the
challenge to a neighbouring magistrate, who issued his
warrant for the apprehension of Mr. Hay. That gentle-
man, however, baying had some notice of the design, took
a coach and four and proceeded to London, closely followed
by the constable in whose bands the warrant had been
placed. The constable's jurisdiction, however, having
ceased on quitting Essex, it was deemed necessary to make
the present application, as Mr. Wills, ben. entertained
some apprehension that Mr. Hay would resort to personal
violence.

Sir R. BIKNIE immediately backed the warrant, and
placed it in the hands of Ruthven, who soon apprehended
Mr. Hay and conveyed him in a coach to the office, when
he was immediately taken into a private room, and evi-
dence having been produced in proof of the challenge,
Mr. Hay was called upon to put in bail, himself in 2001.,
and two sureties in 1001. each, to keep the peace for 12
calendar months towards all his Majesty's subjects, and
particularly towards Mr. Wills, sen.
The required sureties were put in, and the parties re-
tired.

Kendrick, a police constable, of letter F division, be-
haved in a manner so unbecoming and insulting to Mr.
HALLS on Saturday evening, that the Magistrate imme-
diately sent for Mr. Thomas, to acquaint him with the
circumstance, intimating, that it was his determination to
report the conduct of the constable to the Police Commis-
sinners.

Mr. Thomas said, that this was not the first complaint
he had heard of the insolence of Kendrick towards his
superiors.

Mr. HALLS observed, that the conduct of Mr. Thomas's
men was, in general, very proper, but if a Magistrate was
to be bearded on the bench with impunity, there would be
at once an end to that subordination and control the ob-
servance of which was indispensable.

WORSUIRSTREET.
A man, named Thomas Crockford, was charged with
violating the person of Elizabeth Lloyd, a child under ten
years of age; and Sarah Reed, a girl of fifteen or six-
teen, was charged as an accessary,
it appeared, from the child's statement, that she was
invited by Sarah Reed to take a walk in the fields. They
proceeded there, and were met by the male prisoner, who,
she said, threw her down and violated her person. She
added, that Sarah Reed stood by and encouraged him ;
and that after the prisoner had perpetrated this offence, in-
decent familiarities raved between him and Sarah Reed.
A surgeon, who examined the child, said she had un-
dergone some violence.
The prisoner, in hie defence, denied the charge, and said