The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UI LD HAL L.
Mr. Martin, a pawnbroker, on Snow-hill, was summoned
by Robert Birch, of Great Union-street, Borough, for taking
one farthing more interest on the loan of 3s. Gd. than allowed
by law. It was admitted that the artielet-, were pledged to
entrap the pawnbroker, and
Alderman SCHOLEY said he did not like that mode of get-
ting up complaints, and be should not entertain it.
The informer said he would. submit to the Alderman's feel-
ing on this subject; but lie
should persist in bringing other
charges, and if the Alderman refused to receive them he would
immediately apply to a superior Court for a mandamus to com-
pel him.

BOW STREET
Caroline Newton was charged by a man named Thomas
Saviland with having committed a brutal assault on him on
the 26th of December, by biting off a portion of his nose.
The prisoner in. her defence said that complainant attempted
to kips her and take improper liberties with her, and in order
to extricate herself she bit his nose, which, however, he had
himself forced into her mouth.
The prisoner was remanded until Tuesday, and Mr. MIN-, strum, directed that the adjudicatior4 in the first charge against
her should stand over until then.

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MARLBOROUGH -STREET. •
I A little journeyman barber, named Barrett, was charged
with having embezzled the sum of sixpence, the property of
his mistress, the proprietress of an "easy shaving-shop," in
Shepherd's-market.
The complainant's husband being ill, the prisoner was en-
gaged as principal chin scraper to the establishment, but having
recived seven sixpenses'for slidviog Sir Nicholas Trent at his .
own house as many tunes, and embezzling one of them, he
was given into custody.
Mr. CONANT_WeII, what have you to say for having de-
frauded this poor woman ? Prisoner--On the hoath of han
hinnocent hindividual, she had every farden of the money ; it's
a vicked conspiracy to take avay a honest man's character; she
noes werry well as she never had nobody in her shop afore as
could handle a razor in sitch slap-up style, and as she know'd
as bow I'd some conceit of setting up a ;,opposition shop, she
vants to trepan me into this here crime out of revenge.
Mistress—l found out that you had cheated me a great
number of times.
Prisoner—blot's worserer than wile ingratitude ? Vy,
didn't I tell you, ven your poor cripple of a husband vas laid
up vith the lumbago, that I'd do as much as ever I could for
you, and as none of your business should be neglected t You
didn't ought'nt to forget as I got you a border for a new vig
for Lady Rothschild's coachman.
Mistress—You told me the price was to be 305., but you
were to have V., and so pocket half the money.
Prisoner—You vants to ruinate me, you wile hooman. Oh,
pray, good genrtemen, let me call my vitnesses to prove what
a werry good character I've got.
Mr. CONANT—You had better leave that until your trial.
Prisoner—l'll only ji,t ax the young hooman who paid me
at Sir Nicholas's if ever she seed anything wrong in me ?
Witness—l saw you on Wednesday so drunk in Saint James's
market that I told you not to come to shave Sir Nicholas.
Prisoner—Drunk I Oh, you vicked creater. Here, Misses,
you can prove whether I was drunk or no on Vensday.
Mistress.—At first I thought you were ill, and I got some
hot rum and water at your request ; but three of my best
customers told me after you were drunk. -
Prisoner—You'd all transport me, I see werry plainly,
so I shan't say no more, but leave my case to a honest hintel-
ligent Jury.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

MARY LEB ONE.
Lionel Lellurne, a native of Franco, but who appeared the
very antipodes of a Frenchman, being as bulky and fat as a
walrus, was brought before Mr. HOSKINS by policeman 34 S,
charged with having been found drunk and incapable of taking
care of himself on the previous evening, near his own resi-
dence, in Somers-terrace, Somers Town.
Mr. Hr,SKINS—Do you deny what the constable states ?
Defendant—No, Sare.

Mr. 110mm--Then you'll pay five shillings ? Defendant
(staring)—For what, Sate?
Mr. tiosKiNs—For getting drunk.
Defendant—By Got, me paid de publicon for dat last night
—me no pay him over again.
Mr. HOSKIN S—The fine will go to the King, and not to any
publ lean.

Defendant—De King is rich enough—he don't want for five
shillings. I can't pay him.
Mr. llosniNs_lf you don't you'll go to prison.
Defendant (in anger)—Got .d
—n, Got d—n. You call dis
de land of liberty, Sare ? Let me tell you, John Bull no
liberty ; not even de liberty to get drunk. It is not so in my
country—people get drunk there for nothing.
Mr. HosKiNs (to Fryer)—Lock him up.
Defendant—Wot ! lock me again in dat d—d coal (cold)
bole. I'd sooner pay de money dan dat.
Fryer—Come this way, then. Five shillings for being
drunk, and one shilling for the discharge, make six shillings
you have got to pay.
Defendant—Discharge I Got d—n, I vos not sick. I yes
only drunk, what you fine me for ? Dat do you, and call dis
free country ? I vont pay go and acquaint de Am-
bassador.

It was here explained to the choleric Frenchman that one
shilling was the customary fee paid by a prisoner on his re-
lease frog► durance.

The money was then reluctantly forked cut by the foreign( r,
uho left the office, muttering that England was not a rico
country, and that he should speedily quit

MR. CAMPBELL'S LETTERS FROM TUE SOUTII.
—This 'publication is -to appear in a complete form in a few
days. The numerous specimens of these letters which appeared
in the " New Monthly Magazine,"selating particularly to the
subject of African civilization, excited, we understand consi-
derable attention from the Cabinet of France; and it is to be
hoped that the opinions of such a man as Thomas Campbelt,
as distinguished for his patriotism as for his poesy, will have
their due weight. These letters, however, less relict the
sentiments and feelings of a pact, than they exhibit the keirs
sagacity and enlarged political views of a statesman and a phi-
losopher. The cork forms altogether too octavo volumes, and
is to be embellished with various engravings of scenery and
costume.