The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-22 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday William Wyatt, a respectable looking man,
and James Prynn and James Butler, having the appear-
ance of porters, were brought up by Barnard, 110 G,
charged by Mr. Stoken, bookseller and stationer, of No.
53, Regent-street, St. James's, with having stolen a marble
slab, of considerable value.

The prisoners were discharged, and the property was
ordered to be detained at the station-house.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Norman, baker, Carlisle-street, was
charged before Mr. CHAMBERS with having assaulted an
officer sent on his premises to put in force an execution on
his goods, for nor-payment of the poor rates.
The man stated that he had been empowered by the
parish authorities of St. Anne's Soho, who had obtained a
distress warrant, signed by two Magistrates, to distrain on
Mr. Norman's goods for 71. 10s. due for poor rates, and
that, while in the execution of his duty, Mr. Norman had
laid hold of him by the collar of his coat, and turned him
out. This was the assault complained of.
Mr. Norman—l confess I did as stated ; but I had good
grounds for acting in that manner.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Let me know what they are.

Mr. Norman—Formerly it was the practice to excuse
those persons who had served the office of overseers from
paying their poor-rate, and some of the most respectable
men in the parish are at this moment owing amounts from
5/. to 151. to the parishioners. In order to determine the
question a case was tried at the Westminster Sessions, and
the result was that order for the payment of the rate was
made. Now, though this Case was to determine all the
others, I know that only one has paid, and that the rest re-
main uncollected. Why, then, am I called on to pay any
rates when the larger sum is still due ?
A long conversation then ensued. Mr. Norman's ob-
jection was not to paying the money, but to being compelled
to pay it before others, similarly liable, were not cal ed upon.
The result of the whole was thatthe proceedings in the as-
sault charge was dropped, and Mr. Norman agreed to pay
the amount, which he did.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Mr. Thomas Moss, the landlord of the Queen's Head
public house in the Dog-row, Bethnal-green, appeared to
an information charging him with knowingly harbouring two
police constables while on duty, which offence rendered him
liable to a penalty of 101.

In support of the charge a police sergeant belonging to
the K division stated that on the morning of Sunday week,
at twenty minutes past one o'clock he missed two con-
stables from their duty, and on going to the house of the
defendant he found them both in the taproom. He sub-
sequently reported the circumstance to his inspector, and

the present information was in consequence laid against the
landlord.

In reply to the questions of Mr. COMBES, the witness
said that the policeman had on their uniforms and armlets
at the time. Their names were Thomas Markham, 97
K, and John Pocock, 135 K.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that his
house was quite clear of customers, and he was preparing
to go to bed, when Pocock, 135 K, knocked at his door.
He inquired who was there, and the reply was, " Police
He then opened the door, and Pocock said that be was

taking medicine, and was then very ill, and requested he
would warm half a pint of beer for him. Believing him to
be ill, he complied with his request, and while he was in
the house, the other policeman came up, and asked for half
a pint of beer, which, having the other man there, he did
not like to refuse him.

Mr. COMBES, after consulting with the other Magistrate,
said he considered the case a bad one, and convicted the de-
fendant in the penalty of 20s. and costs.
The defendant considered the case a very hard one.
Mr. COMBES observed that had he said so a moment be-
fore he would have imposed double the penalty.
Mr. Ham, the inspector, admitted that the policeman
Pocock really was taking medicine at the time.