The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

GUILDHALL.
Saturday, James Long, of King-street, Bartholemew-i-
-close, broker, attended to answer the complaint of West,
the city toll collector in Barbican. West stated that the
defendant was what is called a King's freeman, who by lawr.
was authorised to carry on any trade in the city in consi-
deration of his having- served the King during the pa
In fact, however, he was not a freeman at all, but merelY
privileged to exercise his calling without being a freeman.,
He had persisted in passing through the city with his horse
and cart without paying toll.
The defendant's solicitor read the clause of the Act of
56 Gco. 111., c. 67, and contended that his client The
exempt from the toll as well as any other freeman. The
clause ran thus :—" That all mariners, soldiers, marines'
and also their wives and children, may set up such trades
as they are apt for in any city, &c. without molestation, by
.reason of using such trade because of certain by-laws and
customs."
The city solicitor considered a cart
that if the use of
was required by the defendant's business he was entitled to
pass in and out of the city on the same terms as a free ca
provided he resided in the city, "and the goods in the cart
were bona fide his own. A freeman was liable to pay colt
if he carried the goods of a non-freeman.
The ALDERDAN dismissed the tol-taket's complaint.

BOW-STREET.
On Saturday Elizabeth Clark, a young girl about le'
years of age, was brought up, charged with having stolen s
siher teapot, milk-ewer, and spoons, besides a great cl
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tity of wearing-apparel and clothing, the pi operty of 'l"'
John Batey, her master, who resided in Thanet-
p ace,
Temple-bar ; and Rebecca Baxter and Ann Fri.'" tit
old women, were charged with feloniously releis6l4
property, knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. MINSIIULL remanded all the prisoners.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Mr. Turner, a solicitor, under the fiat of bankru:lo°
issued against Mr. George Richardson, an extensive lie eni
draper, late of 100, Quadrant, with Mr. Whitmore, °
liasinghall-street, the official assignee, attended at this ofc'e
for the purpose of claiming considerable property
had been concealed by the bankrupt. Immense bundles of
silks, shawls, and other goods, which Campbell the officer.
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had succeeded in getting into his possession, were delivered
up to the assignees, and the magistrate complimented
officer for his vigilance. which;

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
W. Darant, formerly footman to Lord Howe, sr4s„,,
charged with horsewhipping his wife. He was ordered to
find bail to keep the peace, and was locked up until be
could procure the required sureties.

MARYLEB ONE.
TATER v. MURPHY.—Kitty Carey, a strapping Irish'
damsel, located in Calmell-buildings, Oxford-street, iv°
charged before Mr. SHUTT, with throwing a huge potato et"
her countrywoman, Mary Murphy, which, in obedience ti
the laws of gravity and attraction, struck her, the 01
Murphy, full in the eye.
Plase your %Vorchup, said Mrs. Murphy, I lodges in the
same house with Kitty Carey, and we had a bit of a NO
together yesterday. She was very hot, so jist to cool her
a little I throws a pailful of clane water over her, which
eoold not hurt her in the laste, at all at all. But the devil bull
her, for instead of the water making her cool, she flared UP
worser than before, and so in her airs, she catches up (0f
ing your Majesty's prisince) a vessel of dirthy water, a
souses it full in me face, which made me spit and splutter
like a throttled cat. So, finding I was no match for her'
I runs into me own place, but she follows with a large tater
in her fist, which she threw bang in me eye, and knocked
me down, and I hope yer worchup, sir, will punish her Well
for it, jist to tache her not to do the like agen.
Mr. SHUTT—I don't see the mark.
Mrs. Murphy—Och, but your worchup can see this
tater ; here it is—let it spake for itself now. She here e%;
hibited a huge red potato, but, being of the mealy-mouthea
sort, it made no speech, and consequently rendered no 04
sistance in explaining the affair.
Mr. SHUTT—How many of you live in this house ? grs"
Murphy—Only jist a few of us—not more than fifty or se. t
Mr. SHUTT dismissed the case, telling Mrs. Murphy thsa
if she wished to avoid " taters" and " agitators," she 13°
better move from such a colony.

L A MBET H- STREET.
Mr. Taylor, a st6ck-broker, residing in Bartholome",
lane, applied for a search warrant. The applicant state'
that his confidential clerk, named Burn, had absconded inf
August last with cash and bank notes to th© amolot, °
4,0001., and had escaped to America. He (Mr. TAYI°I
had since -learnt that Burn's wife had changed a nunlibe..,
of notes, which he had no doubt were part of the Pltj,"
dered property ; and as she was that night about tail
her departure for America he wished for a warrant
search her boxes. Mr. Norton having ascertained thli.
Mr. Taylor could not swear to the number of any of tha
stolen notes, thought there was not sufficient ground to
warrant magisterial interference.
Mr. Taylor tl:on left the office, declaring that he woult
give the woman in charge on his own responsibility ; bd
he had not returned when the office closed.

N ON- HA LL.
James Stevens, a weather-beaten tar, was charged by
Mcndicity Society's officers with pretending to be blind, 5Ce.
standing with his hat in his hand asking relief. The prisc)le'
said he had come off a long voyage, and seeing six of ip
press-gang on the look out, he made up his mind that the,
wanted to "grab" him ; and in order to prevent their.taYl
him on board a man-of-war, he stood bolt upright 00°60-
the wall, with his eyes closed, to make them believe be,'`','l‘
a cripple, and had lost his sight. The Magistrate, on
promising to be off to sea, discharged him. Jack tbank,ei,
his Worship, and, pulling out a belt from under the wasol
band of his trowsers, showed fifteen sovereigns, as a Pr°
that he was not a vagrant.

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