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London, England, 1830-06-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1830.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW.STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Joseph Lilly, a bookseller residing
in Museum-street, 13loomsbury, appeared to an as-
sault warrant obtained against him by Mr. William
Delves, a gentleman who resides in Mary-street,
Regent's-park.
The complainant, a slight delicate-looking young
man, appeared with his left hand in a sling, and his
face also bore marks of violence. He stated, that on
Tuesday evening about nine o'clock he was standing
opposite the London University admiring the build-
ing, when a white terrier dog ran at him. Knowing
the many dreadful cases of hydrophobia that had
lately occurred, and feeling a sudden dread that the
(log was mad, he (Mr. Delves) made a kick at the
animal, not being provided with a stick. The de•
fendant immediately called out " You puppy," or
some such word, " let the dog alone." Feeling
naturally irritated at being insulted by the owner of
the dog instead of receiving an apology, he ( Mr.
Delves) said in return, " You are an insolent
scoundrel for using such language, after I have been
nearly bitten by your dog." The defendant, in a me.
na&ng attitude, replied, " If you dare say that agAin,
l'il knock you down;"_ whereupon he (Mr. Delves)
repeated, " You are an insolent scoundrel ;" upon
which the defendant struck him a violent blow on
the mouth, andknocked him down. Feeling that he
was no match for a young man of the defendant's
strength, be begged of him, in rising, not to strike
him again, as he had lately been ill, and was still in a
delicate state of health. The defendant, however,
knocked him down a second time ; and having re-
covered in some measure from the blow, he was re-
treating across the street, when he beard the defend-
ant pursuing him, and fearing another attack, he put
his hand to his face, and immediately received a blow
which knocked him down a third time. The de-
fendant, not content with this, kicked him while on
the ground in a brutal and unmanly manner, and
inflicted the wound upon his hand, which obliged
him to have it dressed by a surgeon and confined in
a sling. He lay upon the ground almost insensible
for some time, and then went in search of an officer,
while the defendant walked away in another direc-
tion. Fortunately, he met with a police constable
in Tottenham-court-road, to whom he related the
usage he had received, and requested him to follow
the defendant, which he accordingly did, and having
overtaken him, he (Mr. Delves) gave him into cus-
tody, and he was conveyed to Eagle-street watch-
house, where the inspector was about to enter the
charge, but hearing that the police constable had
not been a witness to the assault, he refused to de-
tain the defendant, observing that he must be appre-
hended on a warrant.

Mr. HALLS observed that this was a strange regu-
lation, and asked the defendant what he had to say
in answer to the charge.
The defendant declared that the dog had no in-
tention whatever of biting the complainant. " Upon
his using the word scoundrel, two or three times
over, I certainly," added the defendant, " knocked
him down ; and I think no man who bad an ounce
of spirit in his nature, and who had a female in his
company, for my wife was with me, could have done
less."

Sir R. BIRNIE said that the defendant had no
right whatever to take the law into his own hands.
Defendant—What was Itodo ? Was I tamely
to submit to be called a scoundrel, without seeking
for redress ? If I were to come here in the morn-
ing, and complain to your Worships that I had been
called a scoundrel, you would say I had no remedy.
Sir R. BIRNIE—Not so; for you might, if you
liked, prove in a court of justice that you were not
a scoundrel.

Defendant—l know that if two gentlemen were
to quarrel, and that either applied the word scoun-
drel to the other, they may go out and shoot each
other through the heads.
Mr. HALLS—lndeed but they may not.
Defendant—Well, your 'Worship knows what I
mean. I, however, am not a gentleman, but a trades.
man, and therefore as I cannot claim the satisfaction
of a gentleman, I think I am justified in revenging
such an insult as this in the best manner I am able.
Mr. HALLS—I see you are a very intemperate
young man, and I tell you that your conduct in this
transaction has been most violent. Such conduct
must not be endured, and you must therefore pay a
fine of 405., in default of which I shall send you for
one month to the House of Correction. You have
seriously injured this gentleman.
The defendant paid the fine, and left the office in
company with his wife.
Mr. Delves said he would wait immediately upon
Colonel Rowan, to represent to him the conduct of
the inspector in refusing to detain the defendant be-
cause the constable had not witnessed the assault.

Last night Captain J. G. Christie was charged be-
fore Sir R.BIRNIE and Mr. HALLS with having com-
mitted a fraud upon Mr. Tarrant, of the Quadrant
Hotel, Regent-street, under the following circum-
stances:—

Mr. Tarrant having been sworn, stated that on the
morning of the 26th of May, the prisoner's servant
came to witness with his master's compliments, and
a request that he would cash a cheque, which he
brought with him, upon Messrs. Greenwood and
Cox, for 101. Believing that-Captain Christie was
a gentleman and a man of honour, he ( witness) took
the cheque, and gave the servant ten sovereigns to
give to his master. On the evening of the tame
day the servant again called upon witness with a re-
quest from his master that the cheque would not be
presented, and that he (Captain Christie) would
send a printed one in lieu of it. Witness, upon this,
suspecting that all was not right, sent to Messrs.
Greenwood and Cox to inquire whether they had
any effects to meet the cheque. The answer given
was, that Captain Christ;, had had no account there
from the 16th of May, 1829.

Captain Christie, in answer to the charge, admit-
ted at once that the cheque was written by him, and
that he had authorized his servant to ask Mr. Tar-
rant to cash it. He added that there was a disputed
account between Messrs. Cox and himself, and that
they owed him a balance of 701.
Mr. HALLS—Whatever your dealings may have
been with Messrs. Greenwood and Cox, you have
no right to involve other parties in your transactions
with them. It appears you have had no account
with Messrs. Greenwood and Cox since May, 1829.
Captain Christie—l have received many hundred
pounds from them, on my father's account, since
that period.
Sir R. BinNIE—I have known your father, Sir
Archibald Christie, these 30 years, and I am ex-
tremely sorry to see his son placed in such a situation.
Captain Christie—l have no desire to conceal
any part of the transaction, and, whether I appear
here us a prisoner or not, I freely acknowledge that
I sent my servant with the cheque to Mr. Tarrant,
believing, however, that Messrs. Cox and Green-
wood had a balance of mine in their hands to meet it.

Mr. HALLS—I would not advise you to try your
claim in this shape, as I assure you the charge is
one of a very serious nature.
Sir It. BIRSIE asked Mr. Tarrant if he had known
Captain Christie for any length of time previous to
his having cashed the cheque for him.
Mr. Tarrant replied, that Captain Christie and two
other gentlemen had dined in his house a few days
before, and that was the only previous knowledge
he had of him.

Sir R. BIRAIE asked Mr. Thomas, the Stiperin

tenden tof Police, if he knew of any other charge
against the prisoner.
Mr. Thomas said that Captain Christie had at-
tempted to practice a similar fraud upon him some
short time ago. He sent him a cheque upon Messrs.
Cox and Greenwood for 101., which he (Mr.
Thomas) cashed, but found there were no effects.
The money, however, was sent to him in the even-
ing, and a second application was made to him
soon after, with a similar request, but he declined to
accede to it.

Captain Christie hoped that the Magistrates
would allow him to arrange the matter with Mr.
Tarrant.

Sir R. BIRNIE—I am always sorry to see persons
in your situation in life brought here, but I am nut
the sitting Magistrate.
Mr. HALLS—I have no objection, under the cir-
cumstances, that you should step aside and endea-
vour to come to an arrangement, but I do so en-
tirely upon this ground that the evidence is not suf-
ficient to detain you, as your servant is not here. I
tell you plainly, however—that if I had sufficient
proof of the fraudulent intent, I could not have done
otherwise but commit you for trial. You had better
not make these experiments again, as your having
attempted them before would be suffiCient evidence
of a guilty intention.
The parties then retired ; but failing to come to
an arrangement, Captain Christie was ordered to be
detained at the police station until the claim of Mr.
Tarrant should be satisfied.

Captain Christie promised to pay the 'amount of
the cheque in the morning ; and as a proof that he had
no intention of absconding, he declared that he had
just purchased the Star newspaper.
Ile was, however, conveyed to the police station,
in custody of Gardiner, the officer.