The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-08 00:00:00

POLICE.

BLic-OFFIcE, BOw-STREEr.---Thbirias "Lord
Viscount Ranelagh, in consequence of a. letter di
retied to him from the Magistrates, attendedjzster-'
day to answer an information lodged against his
Lordship a.feW days, ago, by his gardener; - George
Smith, fOr assaulting him violently. •
The Prosecutor, Smith, repeated his charge, that
his Lordship had desired him to deliver up the
keys of the hot7house and green-house 'a la-•
bouling"Man, named Ryan ; and that ':he, having a
number of things under his charge, in those houses,
for whiCh he was responsible, would not siirrender.
the keys until he was permitted to delivei'them up•
reguli-irly to his 'Lordship, and have a final. settle.-
ment, as he had received no wages yet from -t.h.e
time he had entered his Lordship's service ;. upon
which his Lordship catight'llini by the collar, „threw
him down, and kicked him, when down, about the
face and head. - •
Lord Ranelagh being called on for his defeko; de-
.dared iliat • ',Nrhat- this man had said, With "resped to,
the cause' of his alledged assault, Was totally false,
and proposed to examine a witness named Ryan, on,
his.behalf.
The Attorney who_ attended for the Prosecutor;
objeded:to the ,examination Of Ryan, as not only a
party in. aiding his Lordship in the assault, but as the
.person ['dually employed as successor to Smith,, in .
• the office of his Lordship's gardener.
His LOrdship entered • into recognizance, to be
answerable at the Quarter Sessions, by the sureties
of himself, Sir Philip Stephens, and another Gen-
"lea= ; and appointed to-morrow morning to
settle 'with his (g..irdener upon the other peitas ai-
ledgod. '

4ichard-Sillitoe was again •brought up for further
examination, upon the charge of secreting letters,
.and embezzling the Bank Notes they contained, he
'being Clerk in the Receiving-office for the General
Post-office, at Charing-cross. ,
Mr: PAimr...:;;Solieitor for the 'Post Office, attend.-
ed, and stated that he had written to Mr. Snell,- who
had put 'into the receiOlg-house the t4l. Bank-note
,47bich constituted the_ prhicipal charge againSt the
Prisoner. He had addressed for Mr. Snell at Ply-
mouth; hut had received no 2riwer, apt calla he
learn atiy further account of him- With respeEt to
the 51. Bank-note, he had consulted the Law (dicers
of the Crovc'n, and it seas .their advice rift to-tound
any prosecution upon _that ground. It was not his,wish
to detain. the Prisoner in longer confinetnehT, provid- •
edhig friends .would be responsible for his apps'ar,
free *lien called for.

Four •respeCtable.persons *ho had, giver the.,Prir
-saner a good 'chardEter came forward, -and pledged
thernselie.s. for liis..appearance, without entering into
any recognizance. . •

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Mr. PARkticg felt it necessary to declare, that.the
DireEtors of the Post, Office had formed no opinion
whatever on this silbje6k.:-TheTrisoher was then
liberated..

MANsro.N- Uour.--Mary Smith, a woman near
sixty years of age; was brought- before the Los
MAYOR, charged..by..one of.the City Officers with
getting drunk, -?na behaving in a riotous' and diSor-:
derly-manner.
_The Officer stated, that he had taken
her up the, day-,betOre on Dowgate-hill she was ex-
tremely drunk, had just thrown oft her clot hes, and
was dancing.almost ,naked up and down' the street,
making a great noise in the neighbourhood, on which
account he apprehended her. The woman stated,
. that she had been three years in trouble, and having'
duly got out cf. .it that day, her friends had treated
her to some gin. •
One oldie Of 'informed his Lordship, that
t'he Prisoner had been tried at . the Old aailey,
was sentenced to he transported for seven years';•
but being afterwards pardoned, .she was sent to the
Housp of Correaion for two 3.-ears, and only got
out the day before.
.

I.?oHD MAYor,,, 'after .reprnnanding her, dis-
, massed .INr for the present, but. advised her td take
of herself for the future. • ' •
Yesteray morning ibbetsbn, the bankrupt, who
o.vpsoma: time ago examined before . the Lori)
fnr abacendiit. from his commission,
bYdught up fur final e.x'arnination, and committed' to
,Newgate for trial at the next Session, and his,As-
sigrices, 1100 PER and.WAD E, • bound over
to prosecute..

• ' M.4RRIrD.
On Wednesday last, at Queen-square Chapel, Bath, Mr.
G. Flazared, Printer, f barbican,:London, to Mrs. S. • Sil-
cdck, daughter of Mr. Tuicarnbe, of Lovingtorr. .
On Sunday laSt.; 'at St:'Clerdeiit's Church, 'Strand,. Mr..
fame§ Butler, of Coventsgardek BotaniSt, to Miss Amelia.
'Justins, of Founta•in-courk ... •
'On Mond'ay'thebtli inst. Richard Newman, Esq,",of Horn-
chlitCh, to Miss Rosamund Hadish; of the same place. •
;Same day, at St. Michael's Church,. Bath, Mr. L. M.
Simon, of jewry.street, London; to Miss Nonnet, daughter.
of M..P. Nonnet, of the fmmer place.
-Yesterday morning, at AllhallO,ys, Barking, Mr. Robert -
Ilewetson of Catharine_court, to Miss'Birkett, of Great
'Power-hill. .