The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

M4ssioN-HousE.—Yesterday Mr. Atkinson, a gentle-
man who resides in the City, was summoned before the LORD
MAYOR, upon a very singular charge, that of having confined
one of his servant-maids in her bed.room with a bundle of
ropes.

The complainant stated that she retired to bed on Saturday
night at eleven o'clock. On Sunday morning, at half past
o'clock, her mistress .came to her door, and wished to, get in,
but walked down stairs again as the door was not immediately
opened. Her master soon afterwards' came up with a bundle
of ropes, and tied her door. to the banisters, and in the room: dre
had to stay all day and night without victuals. For this im-
prisonment she sought redress. She had received notice to quit
tome time before, because she refused to eat stinking meat.
Mr. Atkinson said that the complainant could never be pre-
vailed upon to rise at a sufficiently early hour, and hefted
threatened to tie up her door if she persevered in her lazy
habits. He had accordingly done as he had promised, upon
finding that nothing could correct • her; but instead of com-
plaining of the confinement as a grievance, she bad told 'her
fellow-servant that she was delighted to have a holiday. With
regard to the charge of stinking meat, he could only say that
he and, his wife had eaten at supper of the meat which had been
rejected its the kitchen at dinner.
The Loan Mavon severely condemned the conduct of the
defendant in confining his servant, and observed, that such
punishment might have been attended with very bad cohse.
quences. The vice of laziness was very bad certainly, but it
was too great a stretch of authority to confine the poor girl, or
to punish her in any other way than that of verLal reproach or
dismissal. His Lordship, however, felt convinced that Mr.
Atkinson did not, in pursuilig the plan had adopted, intend
any injury to'the girl.
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Mr. Atkinson said the complainant should find that when.
ever her character should be inquired after, she should balms-to
reason. to suppose that this charge would tend to injure her,ift
the minds of her master and mistress..----The ease was the4-dis-
cllarged.

GUILDHALL.—G. Cane, 'a pig -jobber, was charged under
the following circumstances :—One 'Ragan, a pig-jobber - hAti
come to Smithfield Market on Monday;.-and purchased' .of
stranger, to whom he was to pay 61. 13s. • Ragan paid him J.
10s. instead, and did not discover his mistake until the stranger
had gone away. Cane, however, had some remembrance that
he resided near Hornsey, and was dispatched to get back th'e
three sovereigns, with a promise that he should have 3s. for
lie succeeded in his"rnission, but in executing 0,
went a circuit of nearly twenty. miles; and,itherefore, coneeiVed
he was entitled to some higher reward than three shillings. 'Ra-
gan would have nothing but his bond ; and Cane persisting that
he would have something more, changed one ot' the soverdgs,
when Ragan gave him into custody; and be was confined all
night.—Mr. Alderman Wood thought it a stretch ,of authorkty
to detain the man upon such a charge, and said he mast he, 41a.-
charged, and recommended Ragan to .give him 6e. forkiii
trouble. Ragan took the Magistrate's- hint, and accepted
the 21. 145. •