The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SHOUTING AT THE FUNERAL OF THE MAR-
QUIS OF LONDONDERRY.
MARLBoROt, GII-STREZ T.—Yesterday William Clifford,
having the appearance of a decent tradesman, was brought to
this office, charged before— ROE, Esq. the Sitting Magis-
trate, with being disorderly, and endeavouring to excite a dis-
turbance at the funeral of the Marquis of Londonderry.
Samuel Plank, the police officer, being sworn, stated, that
that morning he was on duty in St:James's-square, when the
remains of the late Marquis of Londonderry were about to be
removed for interment to Westminster Abbey. When the
procession was about to proceed thither, he observed the pri.
soner addressing the multitude assembled, but could not hear
what was the subject of his address. On the procession moving
the prisoner went on huzzaing, and, after continuing this mode of
conduct for some time, he returned to the Marquis's door, con-
tinually calling out " Iluzza" with the greatest violence, and
seemed to exult in the remains of the deceased being removed
to his tomb. Witness cautioned him on the impropriety of his
conduct, and requested he would desist; but he defied the of-
ficer, saying, he had committed no offence, and he would
huzza as long as he chose. Witness still requested him to
move on, but on refusing, several gentlemen present cried
" Shame" at the Prisoner's conduct, and reproached the wit-
ness with dereliction of duty if he did not take him into cus-
tody.
Wales, the officer, corroborated the statement of Plank, and
added, that on the Prisoner being taken to St. James's watch.
house, he was hooted by several of the mob who followed him.
Mr. RoE asked the Prisoner where he lived, and of what
trade he was ?
Prisoner (with an air of assumed confidence)—" I live at
No. 2, Seymour-place, Chandos-street, and am a coach.
painter."
MAGISTRATE.—" What have you to say in your defence?"
The Prisoner said that he had business in the Hay-market,
and hearing that a grand funeral was to take place in Saint
James's-square, he went to see it, on which he was told that it
was the Marquis of Londonderry's. He did not deny having
huzzaed, but it did not proceed from any ill-will towards the
deceased ; but he had laid a wager of a glass of rum with an-
other man that the funeral of the Marquis of Londonderry
would proceed from St. James's square, and not from North
Cray, and, on winning the wager, he was so overcome, that he
cried out " Huzza 1" on which the officer took him in custody.
The Magistrate said that he would not comment upon the
disgraceful conduct of the Prisoner, and regretted that an in-
dividual could be capable of such gross indecency at a public
funeral.
The Prisoner was ordered to find bail, and was locked up
until it was procured.
MANSION-HousE.—PRIZE MONEY.—Yesterday Mr. AL-
LAY, the barrister, attended the Justice-room, for the purpose
of preferring a serious charge against an army agent (a bank-
rupt), at the instance of an Officer of Marines, who some time
ago lost a leg and thigh in the service of his country, and now
complained of being stripped of his only recompence—his
prize money.
Application had been previously made to the LORD MAYOR
upon the subject, and his Lordship sent a summons to the army
agent, requiring his attendance at the Justice-room.
Mr. ALLEY waited much beyond the time generally-ex-
pected from the patience of professional men, but the army
agent did not make his appearance to answer the charge. His
Solicitor, however, attended, and was very anxious to know the
precise nature of the imputation against his client. Mr. Alley
said, he knew no attorney in this case. It was the duty of the
accused to attend the summons. That, however, there might
be no mistake in this matter, he should not hesitate to state,
that his client charged the army agent with having defrauded
him of 2,0001. 5 per cent. stock—a crime subject to the penalty
of transportation. The presence of the defendant was the only
thing necessary, to enable the Lord Mayor to come to a deci-
sion on the case, as the depositions could now be made to the
most satisfactory extent.
The Solicitor wished to see the depositions which were said
to warrant the representation that fraud had been committed.
Mr. ALLEY ridiculed such a mode of proceeding, as wholly
incompatible with professional practice, and desired that the
name of the person summoned should be called.
The name having been called, and no answer returned, the
Solicitor stated, that he knew the object of the complainant, in
this case, was to hold up the defendant to public exposure. He
added, that he saw no reason, except the Lord Mayor declared
his opinion in the affirmative, why his client should be present
on this occasion, there being no distinct charge against him. If
his Lordship expressly desired it, the defendant should make
his appearance at any time.
Mr. ALLE v said the defendant had been treated with great
lenity, in having received a summons instead of being com-
pelled to attend upon a warrant. But as mild treatment had
no effect, and the authority of the Chief Magistrate, so far as it
had been exercised, had produced no consequences, another
measure should be resorted to.
The Solicitor here strongly denied that any fraud had
been practised, and said that a gentleman was in the Justice-
room who was ready to be bail for the defendant to any amount.
Mr. ALLEY said, the case was one which could not be bailed.
He again animadverted upon the absence of the defendant, and
declared that the unfortunate gentleman who had been de-
frauded was almost aruined man in consequence of his reli-
ance upon the integrity of the accused.
The LORD MAYOR said, that nothing could be done with-
out the presence of the army agent, against whom he certainly
could not think of issuing a warrant without the regular affi-
davits, a representation having been made by the Solicitor to
that party, which gave the imputation a different cast from
that which it had just received.
The Solicitor stated, that he knew the complainant was a
great sufferer by the bankruptcy, but he most solemnly de-
clared that the case was far from being one of felony.
Mr. ALLEY then gave notice, that the affidavits should be
drawn up, and that the defendant might expect a warrant.
This case excited great interest, and will come on in a few
days fbr the decision of the Loan MAYOR. The complainant
was ready to make his deposition before his Lordship, but it
was thought more advisable to have the affidavits drawn up in
the customary form, and to compel the attendance of the de-
fendant by a warrant.
GUILDHALL.—ROBBERIES BY SERVANTS.—Mark
her, a lamplighter, in the employ of the City Gas Company,
Dorset-street, Salisbury-square, was brought up yesterday be-
fore Mr. Alderman Lucas, on a charge of felony, under the
following circumstances :
It is the duty of the prisoner, it seems, to attend at the factory
every night until 11 o'clock, to be in readiness to relight any of
the gas-lights that may happen to be extinguished. On Monday
night hewas more than usuallyanxious to get offiand,a full quarter
of an hour before his time, suggested to Robins, the watchman of
the factory, his intention toleave. Robinsobjected to his going so
soon ; he remained very impatiently for a few minutes, and at
length left the premises, as Robins thought, before 11 o'clock.
On the latter going his rounds at that hour, he perceived a
man on his hands and knees on the outside of the gates, en-
deavouring to get something out of the yard underneath them ;
and on watching, discovered it to be the prisoner, who, it ap-
peared, afraid to be detected in carrying any thing out of the
premises, had placed a spade within reach, from the outside,
and was drawing it out under the gates.
Robins waited quietly till the prisoner had effected his pur-
pose; he then gave the alarm of " stop thief," and pursued
Pember, who threw down the spade in his way, but was se-
cured by the watchman in New Bridge-street.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, he merely meant to bor-
row the spade to do a small job for himself', intending to return
it in the morning.
The clerk of the works gave the prisoner a good character
generally. The Company, he said, were not desirous of being
too hard against him, but the quantity of tools of different de-
criptione stolen from them was so enormous, that they felt it
their duty not to pass the case over.
Mr. Alderman Lucas observed, that cases of depredation
by servants upon their employers were lately of such frequent
recurrence at that office, that he should not do his duty if he
permitted the prisoner to escape punishment. Although the
article stolen was of small value, the intention was manifest.
Had he only meant to borrow it as he pleaded, he would have
applied to the foreman for the loan of it, and was not likely
to have been refused. If he had hitherto borne a good charac-
ter, and this was his first offence, he would receive the benefit
of it in the mitigation of his sentence.—Committed to New.
gate.
Bow-STREET.-oAmiNo.—Yesterday James Noel, Fran-
cis Brown, and eighteen other well-dressed men, were brought
up from St. Martin's watch-house, by Nicholls, Ellis, and
Morris, three of the conductors of patrol, charged with being
found at a common gaming-house in Pall-mall, contrary to the
statute.
Private information was received by the Magistrates a few
days ago, that a common gaming-table was kept at No. 55,
Pall-mall • and on Monday a warrant to enter the house, and
to seize all persons and gaming apparatus found therein, was
put into the hands of J. Smith, one of the principal officers, who
with Taunton, Ruthven, and about 15 others, went to the house
soon after midnight. They took with them a ladder, which was
placed at the first floor:wiridow with cautious silence, and Ruth-
ven mounted it in order to effect an entrance there, while the
rest went in below, the better to secure the bank before the
parties could have time to remove it. The interior of the cita-
del, however, was too well guarded, and the plans of the gar-
rison too well arranged, to admit of a complete surprise. The
d officers had no sooner entered below, than (before Ruthven could

effect his entraftee at the window) a large bell was rung by at
porter, and some little resistance being made by the defendant
Brown, the party within had time to conceal the greater pot 01
,1
the treasure, and the officers found only 271. in the bank, and
most of the defendants sitting in a quiescent state round a table.
Ruthven was obliged to dash his arm through a pane of glass
to get at the window-fastening inside before he could enter, and
in doing so he cut his hand severely. The defendant Brown
met the officers on the stairs, and attempted to close a door
against them, and when Morris, one of the conductors, atteroßt-
ed to force his way in, Brown struck him a heavy blow in tne
side, and knocked him down. The rest of the defendants con-
ducted themselves very quietly, and accompanied the officers to
the watch-house without a murmur.
The private information upon which the warrant was issued,
we understand, charged the defendant Noel with being the,
keeper of the house, but no one came forward in support of
that charge, and the officers being asked separately if they wers
prepared to swear that he was, said they were not. They had
no proof whatever of that fact.
A rouge et noir and une deux einque tables, with all the l3ll'
raphernalia attached to the two games, were produced by tug
officers, together with the sum found in the bank.
Mr. ALLEY shortly addressed the Magistrate (G. R. 241If's
suutt, Esq.) for the defendants, and complained strongly n'
the act of Parliament which authorized the issuing of such tf
warrant as this, and such proceedings upon it. The act, veld"'
was passed in the reign of Henry VIII., had for a long tim,f,
remained a dead letter on the statute books, and it was only
of late years that it had been again acted upon. It would
have been quite as well had it continued a dead letter, Or
sure he was that in modern legislation no such act 0
this would have passed the Parliament. The informer,
whoever he was, in the present case, had not the con-
rage to come forward to support his information b 1
proof. He (Mr. Alley) would advise him the next time tv
hit at higher game, and set the police at the club-houses in-
stead of attacking a minor house, like the one in question.--"
Under all the circumstances, considering the small sum of 01°'
ney found in the Bank, and the small number of persons in
the house, it ought to be regarded as a mere matter of rears'
tion, and not of determined gaming.
Mr. 111msitur.r. said, the object was to get hold of the
keeper of the house, but as there was no proof to fix that charge
upon any one of the defendants, he should discharge them Its'
upon their own recognizance of 401. each, with the exception "•
Brown, who had committed an assault upon one of the officers'
and must find good bail to appear at the Sessions.
Before the defendants left the office, Mr. ALLEY begged' to
the name of his clients, to thank the officers for the very tent.
perate and delicate manner in which they performed their an'',
on this occasion. It was much to be regretted that warrior'
like this should be issued at all, but it was very satisfactogo
when they were, to have them put into the hands of men'"
knew how to perform their duty without wounding the feelua"
of those against whom their authority was directed.
A case of common assault came on to be heard before Sri
RICHARD BIRNIE, in which a woman of the town was t"e
complainant against her landlady; and, in the course of
Inquiry, it came out that the former had been living a long rirnte‘
with a patrol of this establishment, of the name Of Maidllo
who, being about to separate from her, had given orders to re'
move his furniture from the apartments which they had occti:s
pied, which she endeavoured to prevent, and was pushed °
by the landlady. This was the assault complained of. Ist
Maidment was sent for, and asked how long he had lived WI
this woman, and he replied about seven years.
Sir R. RIRNIE.—And now you have turned her off to statZlit
Maidment said his reason for separating from her was s "co
she had got connected with a very bad set of people, and O.
associated with reputed thieves.
Sir R. RIRNIE rose and said—Mr. Maidment, it is flPtse;
men c; t:
ratively necessary for the respectability and efficiencyo'4
Police, that it should be composed
lV
o nrsgoherpan officer. Ams
of
whoseer condo
i .
bear the strictest scrutiny. Pray how long have you been
thissiroffißc.eßPl—RNTiey—eayrso,uyaoruern
o 10 wh°
would act as you have done, living with a woman such a
is not a fit person for the Police, and you are discharged.
Maidment.—l am sorry, y. Worship, to
Sir R. BIRNIE.—The matter is disposed of. I shall lit-k
advice upon it ; you are discharged. 10
WORSIIIP-STREET.—TIis KEY. WILLIAM Esra., ii, et
pursuance of his commitment on Monday last, the Pr's"od
was brought again this day before SAMUEL T-wvrdnr)
JOHN MILWARD, Esqrs. for re-examination. stair'
No further testimony as to the facts was produced or re ~ iD
ed, for the prisoner was remanded upon a doubt which art es
the mind of one of the worthy Magistrates, Mr. TwYras'isse
to the extent of his jurisdiction to commit for trial in 8
where all the facts proved were done in Buckingharnthroot
county over which his commission as a Magistrate di
extend. s,and
Mr. WILES appeared again on the part of the parfs'lste
urged the competency of a Magistrate to commit to Ne"olber
for felonies, although the facts proved took place in *2
county, for which the Magistrate could not act as a Jusucef.tbe
Mr. Heritage, the chief clerk, stated that the practice o._ to
office had always been, that the Magistrate, in cases simaloS
this, had committed to Newgate, and then the prisoner ost
been removed for trial into the county where the felony
committed. ze
Mr. TWYFORD said, that he had no doubt of the P',Tioslf
pursued at this and the other police offices, but he eetY,;:isice
doubted of the legality of that practice. The office of 0" and
of the Peace, as now constituted, was created by Statutue:d
floc
therefore, in his opinion, the regulations of its duties co Iscsof
depend upon custom. It was his wish in this, and all Cs e 0
a public nature, to suit by his conduct the convenien,,cf bit
parties; but in a case where he entertained such doubts
to
jurisdiction, lie felt bound, as a conservator of the Pet'cb'o°'
send the prisoner to a Magistrate in the county of Bucking -so;
Mr. MlLwastrs concurred in opinion with his bratbertot it
gistrate as to the principle of law to which he adverted ;00 es'
the facts of this case had come originally under his c'enee
amination, he should have felt warranted from the Prr`
here
long pursued, and assented to by higher authorities, ,u,hr be
committed the prisoner to Newgate, in order that he o'4
afterwards removed for trial into Buckinghamshire. , wito
Mr. WiLxs then suggested that he had, comrzsunican fino
Mr. Minshull, the Magistrate, who was in the comeniairgle„
for Buckinghamshire. Mr. Minshull had expressed!obtea'
of surprise that the legality of the practice should be u° wirer
but, if necessary, he would attend at this office on aoa b,
day • and on the evidence being adduced before /drat goer
should think it sufficient, he would commit the Prts
once to the gaol for the county of Buckingham. 01a
tb
Mr. TWY FORD readily assented to this proposition, ~
prisoner was commited for further examination. s cha'
The prisoner, during this consultation, was seated ° ,110
in the parlour. He was genteelly dressed, but aplaelr:ifeel,
indifferent to the proceedings against him. The red
crowded with persons, particularly women, who aPPe ,
tremely indignant.
Many respectable persons were there out of 1311,ckeeiringeatetiori
shire, at whose hospitable boards the prisoner had " epilitre-
tained with all the kindness they could show to thep,s reP,j
pastor ; and amongst them an old man, who seense "'ls s,e
sentative of plain Honesty, and who had drank his 0, Tiirt
smoked his pipe with this clergyman, at the BOYS' „jot
Wing. They all seemed to consider the charge l!gtentionliis
almost incredible. The old man expressed his Tiep tatirri
appear on the prisoner's trial, and to prove that he lose
house several nights, and that the children slept byof
at the Park-house, at Wing. fhfsusr
etshe
TOWN HALL.—The evils apprehended from t-- to O,•-Cod
the very extraordinary and extensive powers given win /:01c1
and others, by the late Statute, 3d Geo. IV. can•rirestale
to be pretty generally felt. Mr.
theuh, tn :0;
Deputy Overseer of St. George's, in Borough, :rtor the es or
terday. to Mr. Alderman SMITH, for his advice a_ ostic,
'auction of that Clause of the Act, which authoriace°,,,,ra
,c4eir
the Peace to order Overseers of the Poor to pay °lender.ana
to any constable or other person apprehending an oil.titotes, t of
parish, unfortunately, was much infested with Zrroarnaf the
they had been served with several orders for tn.`,Ates 5;:boo
rewards for apprehending them, from the Maglro. ition
Thames Police, and also from those at Union '.„pOD tied
they at first paid, but finding them come so thict_ ores roe
they had thought proper to demur, and they wereelle epode
with warrants of distress to levy the same upon
0T•1,1. ~t'rrioyir the
Overseers. Mr. Alderman SMITH despaired
_L`viornen toria
any severity the nuisance occasioned by these loose ether,
great object was to keep them from coningrettraestitlireegentt)ltteporictithoe
to prevent them from being disorderly
as to the great burden these rewards would ,2oe otnie
_,tos•
parishes, but declined giving any decision as to 111:init th
of the Act, and advised the Parish Officers to anu
Aelf
tion for the opinion of Cotkrisel. 'esleras`ifeilet
UNION-HALL.—A FEMALE WARRIORIter Wij?„6l
sa
Jones, alias Waterloo Toni, the widow of a 5.0 contra. c solve
Waterloo, was brought up charged with havinge or tri
ed a tt,,3
act of vagrancy in the parish of Camberwell.—u'rbendeo
in oonsidere
she had
of Si 0,
e
Camberwell.—The prisoner did not deny "
dsteafbelnedsaonit. thine Athl eendacictityofSorceiceetiyvinsagidr,ditehlatfrho_aPcifegiiso4ttepoiggesia,.:,
scion tl'ene %a,
but she begged to be forgiven,
ships she had undergone, and the service
„_e harrle_cessioo
country. She had, she said, fought hard rsble v r can.e
thcning o oi
The defendant, who is in the habit of strong, her 03,,,0g
by allusions to the death of her husband, an? not h
spirit, was nevertheless committed for a month,"
terloo, and received two wounds on that memo he roi
the spirit to live on her pension.

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