The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN:SQUARE.
Yesterday Mr. Simon Langsten, a coal-merchant, resi-
dent at Walham-green, was charged before Mr. WHITE,
with having attempted to set fire to his house.
The defendant was insured in the County Fire Office,
in the sum of 6201., but there were no parties present on
behalf of that establishment, to prosecute.
Police constable Hunt, of the V division, at half past
twelve o'clock on Thursday night, met the defendant on
his beat very drunk. He went into his house, and shortly
afterwards witness met the wife and daughter of the pri-
soner, who said that they were afraid to go home in con-
sequence of his violence of conduct ; they waited upon the
spot until the prisoner came out of the house, and witness
immediately after beard a cry of " Police, the house is all
on fire !" He rushed in, and found two women enbavour-
ine• to draw out a box from a closet which was in flames,
andb there was also a gown which was on fire. With the
assistance of another policeman, he succeeded in extin-
guishing the flames.
Alexander Ewing, another police constable, was induced
to watch the prisoner in consequence of his being in a state
of intoxication. He heard him making use of the most
violent language towards his wife, and he was at the same
time breaking the furniture to pieces. He said that " the
soner the b- place was burnt down the better." He
assisted in putting out the flames, and afterwards took him
into custody.
Mr. WHITE said that it was a case of very strong sus-
picion, and ordered him to find sufficient sureties to answer
anycharge that the County Fire-office might think proper
to bring against him.
A youn,
dressed, . man named John ?Nelson, very respectably
%vasch but who is suspected to be one of the " Swell Mob,"
prisoner denied
No . 30t9h,e Strand.eharo.e
charged with stea:ino. a medicine-chest, filled with ap-
paratus for
chemical experiments, the property of Mr.
Davey, chemniet
The io
to be remanded until Tuesday. in tot and was ordered
o,

MAR YLEB ONE.
Yesterday a ret.urned transport, named Henry Hit chnian,
ono
obtarC°c"h•adregredY'swith robbery. After hearingP
Paddington omnibuses, was
placed
r at
the
evidence, Mr. HOSKINS discharged the prisoner, with an
understanding that he should come forward at any future
period if required.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday Samuel Slimming and John Everard were
charged with robbing their master, Mr. Lescher, a starch..
manufacturer, in Princess-street, Whitechapel. The pri-
soners, who ofered a most unsatisfactory defence, were re-

mantled, to give time for the apprehension of the receiver,
who has absconded, and procure further evidence.
Thomas Weekly, a dingy little knight of the last, was
charged with assaulting Elizabeth Howard.
The complainant, whose appearance was anything but
prepossessing, said that the defendant paid his addresses to
her as a single man, and, under a solemn promise of mar-
riage, had succeeded in seducing her. Finding that she
was in the family way, she urged him to perform his pro-
mise ; but he put it off from day to day—and she at length
discovered that he was married, and in a few days after
the discovery he deserted her and went to live with his
wife, and since that time he came to her house and as-
saulted her.
11AGISTIATE (to the defendant,—Well, what have you
got to say to this charge ? Defendant—Why, Sir, the fact
is, that she pawned all my clothes, and I went to her to ask
for the duplicates, when some altercation took place, and if

I struck her, she has struck me.
MAGISTRATE—IS is true that you had a wife, and de-
serted her to live in adultery with this female ? Defen-
dant—Why, Sir, that I own is true enough, but I'll tell you
how it was. The fact is, I have had more trouble than
ordinarily falls to the lot of one man. My wife, unfortu-
nately, took a fancy to another man, and to make use of a
common phrase, bolted from me ; but. after a while her new
partner thrashed her so unmercifully that she was glad to
return to me. So, your Worship, she came home to me
on Friday last, and having expressed much contrition for
her error, I had made up my mind to take her back, which
I have done.

Complainant—Oh, you wile deceiver, you know you se-
duced me as a single man, and under a promise of marriage.
MAGISTRATE—It appears to me the task was not very
difficult ; the case is one of much profligacy and immorality,
and I will, therefore, discharge it.
The defendant was consequetly discharged.