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her at the station, and whenever Mrs. Poulter came th,
sent out of the room. •
Sir F. RoE—As this is a question of credit on
you may call witnesses to prove your statement.
Constables F 66 and 79 were then called forward,
posed that they lived with their wives and families
Pickeit-street station, which was appropriated to the - rigid men of the division. They stated that they had ---T-
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quently seen MN. Portlier visit Jccelyn in his room, and while
his wife was in the country her visits were more frequent. She
used also to follow him to the Bow-street station-house.
Constable F 112 gave similar evidence.
Sir F. RoE—Supposing that Mrs. Poulter visited the con-
stable as often as described, is it your opinion, as far as you
could judge from appearances, that an improper intimacy
existed between them.
W thee's—That is certainly my opinion, your Worship, par-
ticularly when I know that the children were very often sent
out of the room when Mrs. Poulter came.
Did their condect attract the attention of the other married
men in the station ?—lt certainly did, your Worship ; i, in
fact, it was the talk of the whole division.
The man Jocelyn, who had been previously sent for, now
made his appearance, but he was not sworn.
Sir F. ROE—How long have you been in the force ?
Jocelyn—About two years, your Worship.
You are a married man, we understand ?—I am, your Wor-
ship, and have three children.
In answer to further questions, be stated that he knew both
Mrs. Poulter and her husband, and his wife was also acquainted
with them both Indeed Mrs. Poulter appeared to be attached
to his wife, for when the latter went to the country for the be-
nefit of her health, Mrs. Poulter was so kind as to call every
day at the station to look after the children, and she would
sometimes take them home to her own house.
Sir F. Roe—lt has been stated that the children were pur-
posely sent out of the way when Mrs. Poulter came to the
station during your wife's absence from home.
Both Jocely n and Mrs. Poulter declared that this was
not true.

The defendant Selway here said that the wife of one of
the constables at the Pickett street station saw them kissing on
the stairs.
Mrs. Poulter—lt is false.
Sir F. ROE, after consulting with his colleagues, said that
the whole sate turned upon a question of credibility, and what-
ever might have been the conduct of the complainant—upon
which he would offer no opinion—still her statement, as far as
the Magistrates could judge, remained unimpeached, and that
being the case, they must take the charge as proved against
both defendants. They had no right to touch the complainant
in the first instance, and next it was exceedingly wrong, even
if 611,-, were the lowest female in the streets, to accuse her of
having committed felony, without any grounds whatever for
the charge, and one of the expressions used on the occasion
was highly improper. The Magistrates were, therefore, of
opinion that the defendants should each pay a fine of 205., and
in default of payment, they were sentenced to ten days' im-
prisorment.
The Superintendent said that the defendants had hitherto
borne good characters.
Sir F. Roe—l am sorry for them.
BYERS TILE INFORMER, TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AS A PICK.. POCKET.—In the course of the day a young man named Ed-
ward Ryan was placed at the bar, charged by Byers with hawk-
ing about for sale from door to door a weekly publication called
the Paul P? y, in violation of the 50th of George 111., com-
monly called the Hawkers and Pedlars Act.
The offence was proved by Murray, one of the informer's
itnesses.

Byers, who appeared more than usually excited, told Mr.
Twyford that tie had adopted the present course for the
peri. ose of putting down that infamous publication called
Paul Pry, which contained libels upon every one, and in
which added Byers, there is a most false and scandalous
attack upon me.
it?" Indeed !" said Mr. TWYFORD, " who could have written

" I wish I could find out your worship," replied Byers, "but
I suspect that it was the same person who caused me to be taken
into custody last night for picking his pocket."
" You surprise me very much," said the Magistrate; "pray
state how it occurred ?"
Byets then said that on the previous evening be went into
a public house in the neighbourhood of Charing-cross to take
at
d glass of brandy and water with a friend, leaving his horse
a gig standing at the door, when a man whom he had never
seen in his life before entered the public-house with a police
constable, and pointing, him, Byers, out, said, " That's the
fellow alto picked my po'cket, take him into custody." The
constable accordingly took him to the station in Gardiner's-
lane, Whitehall, where a sergeant was on duty, and after some
whispering the sergeant, constable, and the person who gave
the charge, went into a private room, when, having remained
in consultation for a quarter of an hour, the sergeant came
out, and, opening the door of the station-house, told him
(Byers) that there was no charge against him, and he was at
liberty to go. He then demanded the name and address of his
accuser, but it was refused to him. He subsequently followed
his accuser and the constable to the station in Scotland-yard,
a here upon his demanding to see the former he was told that
he hod been let cut by the private entrance in Whitehall-
place. Byers concluded by stating that ho was determined
to !IA out his accuser, and the Magistrate advised hint
in
furtherance of that object to address the Commissioners of
Police.

With respect to the boy at the bar, Mr. TWYFORD said he
should net detain him at present, but he would look over the
Act of Parliament pointed out by Byers, as he had some
doubts whether it applied in a case like the present.
Byers said, that if the Magistrate made up his mind to con-
vict uador the section he bad pointed out, he would soon put
a stop to the sale of libellous and immoral works which were
now publicly hawked through every street in the metropolis.

MAR YLEB ONE.
ROBBERY AT THE HOUSE OF SIR GIFFIN WitsoN.—Yester-
day William. Butterfield was placed at the bar before Mr.
SIIUTT, charged with having stolen a barometer, 24 table
knives, and a large ormolu French clock, valued at 100 gui-
neas, from the residence of Sir Gitlin Wilson, one of the Mas-
ters in Chancery, No. 2, Stratford-place, Oxford-street.
Sir Giffin was present, and took his seat on the bench; but
was not called upon to give evidence.
The first witness was Henry Livermore, shopman to Mr.
Wiskald, pawnbroker, No. 101, Bishopsgate-street-without,
who stated that about eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning
the prisoner, who was a stranger to him, entered the shod,
and, producing twenty-four ivory-handled knives, requested
a loan of 20s. on them. Witness perceiving that they bore
a crest, and were of very superior manufacture, asked the
prisoner whether they were his property, and other questions,
which he answered in such an unsatisfactory manner as to ex-
cite his suspicion, and he sent for Pamplet, one of the city
patrol, who tpok him into custody, and conveyed him before
the Lord Mayor.

Daniel Painplet, the patrol alluded to, deposed to taking
charge of the prisoner, &c.

Henry Mapleton, the driver of the cab 143, stated that the
prisoner hired him from the stand in Oxford-street about six
o'cicck on Wednesday morning, and, having placed the pro-
perty produced in the vehicle, desired him to drive to Bishops-
gate. street. He did so, and the prisoner, having taken a
brown paper parcel out of one of the bags, alighted and went
away, telling him to wait for his return, which, he said,
would be shortly. Having waited for several hours till he
was tired, a police officer came up to him, and desired hint
to move on. He told him he could not, as he was staying
for his fare, who had property in the vehicle. The officer,
suspecting from the time the vehicle had been stopping-,
and other suspicious circumstances, that the property had
not been honestly come by, took possession of it, and con—
veyed it away.
John Crapnell, under-butler in the service of Sir Giffin,
stated that Sarah Butterfield, the prisoner's sister, had been
staving there since Sunday on a visit to the housekeeper, the
family Leing out of town. The iziloner was in the habit of
coming backwards and forwards to see her. He was there
on Tuesday evening, and soon afterwards it was discovered
that the articles alluded to had been conveyed away--the
clock from the drawing-room, and the barometer from the
front hall. The property, and likewise the bags were here
produced, and identified by this witness and Martha Frampton,
the housemaid.

The prisoner, who said not a word in his defence, was re-
manded till to-morrow (this day).

Q UEEN- S Q UA RE.
PICEING POCKETS AT THE OPF,IIA —John Smith, an elderly
man of shabby appearance was charged with, and fully corn-
mitt:ll for, picking the pocket of Edward Moore, Esq., at the
Italian Opera House on Thursday night last.

UNION-HALL,
Sarah Blenco was charged with having intermarried with
William Thompson during the lifetime of her former husband.
Nathaniel Bleneo stated that the prisoner vv,is his wife, and
that he was tmrried to her three years ago at the Waterloo-road
church. He had, however, separated from her twelve months
ago, owing to her had temper and propensity for not only
wlrveking, him, but breaking all his crockery. Although they
bed parted as man and wife, yet he narrowly watched her,
coAduct, and had ascertained that she had married another
man named Thompson, on the Bth of April last, and that the
ceremony was performed at old Lambeth church.
The prisoner, a young woman, who is apparently near her
ccntinement, stood crying at the bar during the examination.
On being asked whether she wished to say anything on the
suhjcet of the.charge, she replied, " That fellow (pointing to
the complainant) gave me twenty-five black eyes the first
elcven months I was married to him, and what flesh or hood
stand that ? I went away from him,
get from such a wretch, but he came after me, an ,
and glad
uwo-ausl _d notto
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leave me alone ?"
dr. TRAIL—But what have you to
rsing another man ? The prisoner
answer tl:e question. She was remanded.
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BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUG. 15.—Although
the raw Sugar Market still presents a good show of samples,
the week. has been trifling,s
sayers remain
grocers and
the business done for
refiners only buying for their immediate wants, and the re-
counts from the London Market coming flat. Today thebrokers' offices appear nearly neglected. Many
on hand from their being of so low a quality, the
bring principally for good and fine descriptions, of
which the-
supply is remarkably short, and high prices are'
obtaiocd. MoIaSPCS is but in limited request, consequently
are almost cxcluaively engaged in the as the refiners
manufacture of sugre.
!Zuni continues to be eagerly sought for, and
stock in first hands is cleared off at \ery high nearly al) the
Gin-
hers, Pimento, &c. are at present totally prices. -
Words continue in much demand, but neglected. Dye
we have had no arrivals
lately, ar.d consequently no sales tci report.—Gazette.

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