The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-14 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-II OUSE.
Mark Senor, a Prussian, was brought up in the custody
of policeman N 0.43, charged with having defrauded Mr.
Checquer, of Blackfriars-road, saddler, of a large quantity
of goods.—Remanded.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
A stylishly-dressed lad walked into the office with a very
lofty air, and addressing Mr. CONANT and Mr. HALL, who
were on the bench, desired to be discharged from further
attendance, he having been brought there on an assault

warrant.
Mr. CONANT requested the applicant to wait a few mi-
nutes for the officer.
" I litter myself I can exonerate myself completely from
the charge," said the applicant. " The novel and unpre-
cedentednature of the insult I received would have justified
a more serious retaliation."
The complainapt, Mr. F. Healy, having at this mo-
ment entered the room, proceeded to detail the charge.
He said he had a good deal of foreign correspondence,
and had been in the habit of posting his letters at the
receiving-house in Princes-street, kept by Mr. Laing,
tobacconist. The persons who attended in the shop
not being very well versed in the rates of foreign
postage he had occasionally some little difference on
the score of the postage. A few days ago he took a
letter to the shop, for the purpose of franking it to
France. The defendant, who was serving in the shop,
took:the letter, and demanded more than the proper postage.
Complainant would not give more than the correct sun',
and the defendant refused to take the letter, got into a vio-
lent passion, struck him with his fist on the face, and re-
peated his blows even in the street.
A witness came forward and corroborated the assault.
Defendant—l freely admit I did assault the complainant.
My name is Leonard Clow, and when your Worship shall
have perused this letter (handing in a letter to the Magis-
trates) you, will immediately admit that the extraordinary
provocation I received justifies my proceedings. This gen-
tleman came with a letter for France ; I told him I must
have the same sum from him which I should charge any
body else ; he refused to give it, and he told me I might
be d—d. My wounded feelings would not allow me to
restrain myself, especially after what he had stated in the
letter.
Mr. CONANT—The letter appears to be from Mr. Ma-
berly, of the Post-office, and it contains a copy of another
letter written by Mr. Healy on the subject of the want of
knowledge at the receiving-house respecting the postage
rates. There really appears nothing in it to warrant the

assault.
Defendant—The bottom line—read the bottom line—
and then say, if you can, whether human nature could have
borne the provocation ?
Mr. CONANT—The line appears to be a•complaint against
the " insolent shop-boy," or the son of Mr. Laing.
Defendant—There ! Is'not that ample justification ?
Could such atrocious epithets be calmly endured? No,
not by any one with the feelings of a gentleman.
Mr. CONANT—Are you Mr. Laing's son ? Defendant
—No, I am his.assistant.
Mr. CONANT—Do you serve in the shop ? Defendant
—I attend to the interests of the customers, certainly ; if
they come in I serve them, of course.
Mr. CONANT—What is your age? Defendant—Nearly
twenty-one.
Mr. CONANT-011, then, your anger was roused at be-
ing described.as a shopboy instead of a shopman.
Defendant—Not entirely ; the other degrading epithet
annoyed me ; and, then, to be held up to the world in-such
a light ! I felt it was impossible to pass over the insult.
Your Worship, I'm sure, will feel pleasure in protecting an
Englishman against the affront of a Frenchman.
Complainant—l assure you, Sir, lam not French ;I am
an Englishman.
Mr. CON ANT—We cannot listen to such nonsense. You
are fined 40s.
Defendant—Forty shillings ! aye, pounds will be paid
cheerfully in defence of honour. (Aside to a companion)—
Got any tin, Bob ?—Bob (sotto voce)—Not a dump.
. The needful was ultimately raised, and the dignified shop-
man was discharged.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Norman, a clergyman of the
Established Church, together with his wife and two chil-
dren, were brought before Mr. WEDGWOOD. James
Hughes, a policeman of the L division, as he was on duty
the preceding night between eleven and twelve o'clock in
Blackfriars-road, observed the defendant, his wife, and two
children, sitting on the steps of a door. Seeing from the
condition of the parties that they were in distress he went
up to them, and having questioned the defendant as to the
cause of his having taken up a position at a doorway at such
an hour, he replied, that he and his family were without
food or shelter, and that his necessities co:npelled him to
do it. The policeman added that, in compliance with the
directions he had received with respect to persons found
in such a situation as that of the defendant and his family,
he accompanied them to the station-house, where they
were quite agreeable to go, and they were kept there dur-
ing
the night.
'The defendant said that he was a Clergyman of the
Established Church—that he had been curate of a church
in the county of Fife in Scotland, but that the people of
the place having embraced the doctrines of Irving, his
(defendant's) congregation dwindled away until at length he
had no hearers. He also fell into an exceedingly bad state
of health, and with a view of having proper medical advice,
as well as to obtain another curacy, he determined on
making his way to London. Since his arrival, however,
not having succeeded in the object he had in view, and
having expended all the ready money that he had, he was
driven to very great distress. The defendant said that if
he could only raise as much money as would enable him
and his family to get down to Oxford, where he had for-
merly graduated, he had no doubt of meeting with some of
his contemporaries, whom, he had no question, would oome
forward on his behalf, and do something to assist him in
his emergencies.
Mr. WEDGWOOD said that there were no funds at that
office applicable to his situation, and that, instead of going
to Oxford, he had better remain in town, and again apply to

his parish.
The complainant said that he should adopt the advice of
the Magistrate, who humunely gave him a little silver to
relieve his present necessities, and for which he expressed
his grateful thanks.
The defendant and his wife, the latter of whom appeared
to be within a short time of her accouchement, then left
the office.
The unfortunate defendant and his family were ragged in
the extreme, and, although in such a condition, it was evi-
dent from their looks and general appearance and de-
meanour that they were persons above the common class of
society. He, it appeared, since his arrival in town, had
been employed by a clerical agent in composing manuscript
sermons, for which he was paid at the rate of 2s. each, but
this employment having of late ceased, was the occasion of
his distress and that of his family.

MARRIED. sr
On the 31st ult., at Titchfield, John Buchan Hepburn, to gt.ti
cond son of the late Sir J. B. Hepburn, of Smeaton, Bart. Vq,r,54.,
garet Sophia, youngest daughter of A. F. W. Swinton,
Der
Warsash, Hants.
On the sth inst., at Old Connell, county Kildare, the 11.0 0011
keley Wodehouse, Captain of the Bth Hussars, to Fanny,
daughter of A. Holmes, Esq., Curragh, Kildare,