The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-10 00:00:00

POLICE.

.NTAI4st6N,HousE.—A nutnber of Bakers of the
City of London were yesterday brought before the
I,OIID MAyon, and fined- 40s. pursuant to Alit of
Parliament., for giving- in a false return of the price
of flour, by which the value .of bread was es►imated
at a.muchltiglici.rate than it otherwise would have

been. ...-
Edwards, the Crimp, who, as we mentioned-in
our Paper of yesterday, was summoned to stew
cause, this day, why he detained the chest of an
American Seaman, not appearing when the LORD
MAYOR was at leisure, a new. summons 'Was issued
to him for to-morroW.

Another complaint, of the same nature, was pre,r
ferred against him by a Seaman belonging to one of
the Indiamen lately arrived, which also is to be heard
to'lrlorrow..
Two 'other Seamen made similar, complaints
against another Crimp in the City, who had de-
manded from one of them two guineas. for the car-
riage of his box; when he had only
.a right to
He was summoned to attend to-morrow. .
A waterman; named Christy, was summoned be-
fore his Lordship, for using abusive language to. a
Mr. Preston, who had hired him, about'triree weeks
since, to take him from Blackfriars to Westminster
bridge and back again. It appeared that the wa-
terman, after landing Mr. Preston at Westminster
bridge, did not wait for him to return, And,iil some
time after, on meeting him in the street,. demanded
his fare. Mr. Preston refused to pay it ; in conse-
quence of Which he was repeatedly afterwards in-
' suited by Christy. The Complainant, however, 'not
being able to -3%-year that he ever Considered himself
in personal danger, the Loan MA-you said he could
not bind the waterman over to keep the peace.—
There was also a complaint against Christy for ply-
ing Without, a number ; but Mr. Preston being un-
able to specify the exa& day, it was dismissed. .
HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday the case of, Jane
Stock, charged by 'Wm: Walker, her landlord, with
disposing of some of the furniture of her apartments,
came before the Magistrates at this Office for further
investigation.
r Mr. Edward Baker, the QUaker Gentleman with
whom the duplicates'of the furniture were pledged
for money and goods advanced on them, also attend-
ed. Of this species of trading we gave a full explana-
tion in our Paper of Saturday kst.
After some examination with respe& to the fur-
niture which had been taken away, Szc. an informa-
tion Nit:as, preferred before-the Magistrates against .Mr.
Baker, grounded on the 21st SbCtion of an Aet of
Parliament commonly called the Pawnbroker's A&,
wherein it is enacted, that all persons advancing
money or goods upon pawnbrokers' tickets or dupli-
cates shall forfeit certain penalties for every such
offence. After.a full investigation of the question;
the Magistrm.ss were unanimously of one opinion,
and Mr. Baker was consequently eonvieied in a pe-
nalty of 40s. From this conviEtion Mr. Baker inti-
mated his intention of appealing to the Quarter Ses-
sion, declaring- he was not convinced in his own
mind that he had at all infringed on the law of the
land, and only wished to have the judgment of the
Court of Session. He was accordingly bound, with
two sureties, each in doUhle the amount of the penal-
ty, to attend the Quarter Session; and prosecute the
Appeal in the usual way.
William Hill, a gardener, was charged by James
Headland with a violent assault, on the preceding
evening. •
• The Prosecutor stated, that as his wife and he
were going home together in his little cart, about
seven o'clock, just at Battle Bridge, he was attacked
by •the Prisoner, who_ by main force leaped into his
cart, drove the Prosecutor out of his place, and sat
himself down beside his wife. He remonstrated
with him, but only received blows in return ; how-
ever, his courage gettiiig- the better of him, he ven-
tured to strike too, and 'at last proved the bettermost
man, by succeeding in driving the Prisoner out of
his cart -; but two of his companions coming up at
the moment, they held the horse's head, and the
Prisoner again seized him, tore his clothes, and
otherwise ill treated. him.
The Prisoner, in his defence, admitted, that his
pockets were pretty full of money at the tirne,- but
his head was quite full of drink, and he really did
not well know what he was doing. He expressed
great contrition for his•affence, and offered any COM-
pensation in his power to the injured parties.
Having therefore satisfied the Prosecutor for the
injury he had sustained, he was discharged, with an
wholesome admonition. . .
• ,
MARLBOROUGH---Yeskeroay Robert Wil-
liams, a ColleEtor of Toll at Hammersmith turnpike-
gate, was charged with assaulting a Gentleman of
Windmill-street. The complainant, accompanied
by a Lady in a single horse-chaise, stopped at the
gate in question, and tendered the toll in halfpence,
but the Defendant refused them, as being bad. The
Gentleman stated, that they were such as he had
taken on the road, but he had others in his pocket,
and, on presenting a considerable quantity for ,the
toll-taker tomake choice from, he threw them A°
the lap of the Lady, as,being all bad, and backed the
horse from the gate. The Prosecutor had been de,
tained about half an hour, when the Defendant con-
descended to examine the halfpence again, and he'
satisfied himself for the toll, leaving several other
good ones in possession of the Prosecutor, who pro-
duced them before the Magistrate.. The Defendant
was held to bail for the assault. This is the second
complaint made against people at the above gate
within this week; a man of the name of Clarke, who
appeared 'for a woman who had extorted toll, having
been fined 40 and costs, on Friday last. , .
' UNION HALL.—Two very genteel-looking young
lads, run-away apprentices froM a Medical Gentle-
man named Philips; were brought forwatd as belong-
ing to the Ardent.. Man of War, in the Downs. The
Matter expressed his wish for i temporary punish-
ment, and they were sent to the House of Correc-
tion for fourteen days hard labour. •

SHOCKING AcClDENT.—On,Saturdav; as the
,gate-
keeper at the lodge at Mr. MITCHELL'S farm;
Southgate, went to open the. gate for a .cart to pass
Through, he was 'followed by a fine child of his
own, unobserved, who unfortunately happened to
be just by the gate-post, when the heavy gate fell
to, with great force, and killed the child on the spot.