The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Mawsroat-Housr, Aua. 17.—A great number of the ene-
mies of cruelty to animals have written to the LORD MAzoit,
complaining of the condition to which the cattle are said to be
reduced in Smithfield Market for many hours in the day, in
consequence of the want of water and other refreshment. His
Lordship, in order to remedy the evil, if it existed, sent to seve-
ral of the most respectable butchers and salesmen to ascertain
the facts, and whether any regulation might be effective in
case the evil existed. It had been represented by letter to his
Lordship, that poor beasts had been seen in great agony in the
market, in consequence of the excessive thirst and fatigue which
they were compelled to endure, in the extreme heat of the wea-
ther particularly ; and his Lordship's correspondents suggested
the erection of troughs of water in different parts of the market
for the benefit of the cattle brought in for sale. This they
thought the more necessary, as upwards of 3,000 were tied
up from a very early hour in the morning until the sales, which
were in many instances delayed, were made.
This day the butchers and salesmen waited upon his Lord-
ship, who, after mentioning to them the cause of complaint,
asked whether it would not be practicable to have a sort of con-
duit for the supply of the animals brought to market. They re-
plied that any regulation of this kind could never be accomplish-
ed. Themarket was already so excessively crowded, that any plan
which would diminish its size would be completely an impedi-
ment to business, which was even now greatly obstructed. They
had heard it said that the meat must suffer a considerable deterio-
ration in consequence of the want of water experienced by the
cattle during the market-day. This they unanimously declared
they had never found to be the case, even during the present
hot weather. The cattle were generally well fed on the night
before they were taken to market, and they were also well
treated as soon as they were taken to the slaughter-house. It
was in fact imprudent, in a politic sense, to treat then: with
harshness, as it was well known that the meat was not bettered
by exhausting the animal. The decision come to, therefore,
amongst the i,inithfield dealers was, that his Lordship's propo-
sition was impracticable, and that even if it were practicable,
there would be no utility in adopting it.
Bow-STREET.—Yesterday morning, among a number of
persons charged from the different watch-houses, was'a young
man, fashionably attired, who stood upon the charge-book of St.
Paul's, Covent-garden, thus Frederick Gamble, charged by
Taylor, a watchman, with being disorderly in King-street,
at two o'clock in the morning."
When the case was called on, Taylor, the watchman, stated,
that about two o'clock in the morning he saw the defendant
talking to some women of the town, in King-street, and he
desired them all to " move on." The women immediately
walked away, but the defendant refused to stir. The witness
told him he must go ; but still lie persisted in his right to stop
there as long as he pleased, and dared witness to molest him.
—He said " that he had but a short time before caused a
watchman to be suspended from his office for insolence to him,
and if witness interfered with him he would have him broke in
the morning." The witness upon this took him to the watch-
house, and then the constable of the night offered to permit him
to go about his business if he would depart quietly, but he re-
fused to go at all, and insisted on being locked up..
The constable of the night corroborated the latter part of
the watchman's statement, and said that he was quite unwil-
ling to detain the defendant, but he would be kept ; and wit-
ness was obliged to lock him up at his own particular desire.—
He insisted on being locked up in order that he might have
an opportunity of laying a regular complaint before the Magis-
trate against the watchman in the morning, and of trying the
question whether he was liable to be taken into custody for
refusing to obey the command of a watchman to "move on."
Sir R. BIRNIE asked the defendant what answer he had to
make the charge?
The defendant stated that he was standing quietly talking in
the street, when he was ordered by the watchman in an autho-
ritative tone to " move on." He refused to obey this peremp-
tory mandate, as he thought he had a right to do, and he con-
ceived that the watchman had no authority whatever to take him
into custody under such circumstances.
Sir R. BIRNIE.—But I tell you, Sir, that he had authority
to do so, and that he acted perfectly right, and has done his
duty very properly. Pray what right had you to question the
authority or point out the duty of the watchman ? Are you an
inspector of the watch ?
Defendant.—No, I am not an inspector of the watch.
Sir R. BIRNIE.—Pray what are you ?
Defendant.—What am .1 ?
Sir 11. BIRNIE.—Yes ; I ask you who and what you are ?
Defendant.—What can that have to do with the case?
Sir R. BIIIN lE.—lt has much to do with it. What are you,
1 ask you once more ?
Defendant.—What .do you think I am ?
Sir R. BIRNIE.—What do I-think you are? You may be
a thief for any thing I know. How can 1 guess at what you
are ? Are you a thief or an honest man ?
Defendant.—l am not a thief.
Sir R. BIRNIE.—Then, once again, what are you? Are
you of any profession or trade ?
Defendant.—l live with my father.
Sir R. BIRNIE.—What is your father, and where does lie
live ? •
Defendant. —What has that to do with the matter in question,
I should like to know ?
Mr. MiwstruLL.—What harm can arise from your answer-
ing the question which Sir Richard puts to you ? It can do no
injury to any one to-explain who and what you are. You are
not conducting yourself at all properly.
Defendant.—l live at No. 7, Birchin-lane, with my father,
and I am a stock-broker.
Sir R. Binarif:.—A stock-broker! I believe you are no
more a stock-broker than I am, nor so much.
Defendant (with much warmth, and striking his hand on the
table)—Sir, I say I am a stock-broker, and here is my card,
(throwing one on the desk.)
Mr. M isrsti u t.—You are really behaving very indeco-
rously, young man, in replying thus intemperately to the bench.
Defendant (passionately)—Indecorously ! What right has
he to insult me, first, by an insinuation that I might be a thief,
and now almost giving me the lie by saying he does not believe
I am a stock-broker ? I say that lam a stock-broker, and a
respectable man.
Sir R. BIRNIE said it was not much to the credit of a re-
spectable man to be found in the streets at two in the morning,
talking to loose women.
The defendant said they were not loose women that he was
talking to. He was speaking to a French lady.
Taylor' the watchman, said it was one of the French ladies
who lived in Buckingham-street.
Sir R. BIRNIE—Oh, it was one of the Buckingham-street

strumpets, was it ?
The defendant was then informed by Mr. MisrmitiLL tha,
he was wrong in his estimate of the extent of power possessed
by watchmen, and as he seemed still inclined to doubt upon
the subject, it was the duty of the Magistrates to convince him
by making him give bail to keep the peace.
The defendant was then held to bail " to keep the peace to-
wards all his Majesty's subjects."
MARYLEBONE.—Yesterday, Charles Wheeler, Mr. Mar-
tin's secretary, attended to give evidence against John Cox,
driver of a Paddington stage, who appeared on an informa-
tion charging him with wantonly and furiously galloping his
horses. Wheeler stated that on Monday the Bth of August, as
he was passing near St. Pancras Church, he heard a noise as if
several coaches were approaching; shortly after, he perceived
two driven up at a most furious rate. Witness went into the
middle of the road and held up his stick, in order to stop the
coach. Cox, the driver, pulled up the horses, and commenced
abusing him in a very gross manner. The other coach, which
belonged to Mr. Newbank, was then driven across the road, in
order to prevent the first one from getting a-head.
Mr. Burgess, for the defendant, said he had several objec.
tions to the information. By the 3d of Geo. IV. it was required
that the information should be exhibited by one of the passen-
gers ; the same insisted on by 50 Geo. 111.
Mr. Hosiersrs overruled this objection.
Mr. Burgess—l have another objection to this information,
and that is for informality in not inserting the title of the Act,
and which is expressly required by 50 Geo. 111. and also that
the form of the said Act should be strictly observed.
Mr. Hosxisis—You mean that the form is incomplete.
Mr. Burgess—l am positive that it is necessary to write the
words " fiftieth'? and " third" at full length, and not in figures,
—the Judges decided so on a former occasion.
Mr. Hosirms—The information is incorrect, and I must
therefore dismiss it. It will be necessary to make out a fresh
one.
There were two other informations, but they were withdrawn
for like informality.
Mr. Burgess said that in one of them the words " George
Fourth," were written instead of " George the Fourth." What
those words meant he could not understand.
Wheeler—These informations were not drawn
M up by me ;
they were written by one of your own fraternitY,
Mr. Burgess—l suspect ?.iey were drawn up by Mr. urges s.
artin Mr. B
himself ; it is well known that Irishmen have leave to speak
twice, it is but fair they should be permitted to write twice also.
Mr. Hosicrszs—l beg, Mr. Burgess, that you will abstain
from such observations in this office. I shall not permit them.
Mr. Burgess—l am sorry for what I have said. I should not
have spoken so if the opposite party had not first made similar
remarks.
Sir. Martin entered the office at the conclpsion of the case,
but retired to the Chief Clerk's Office, where a conversation
ensued between him and Mr. Mallett, the chief clerk. Mr.
Martin expressed his determination to come forward and sup.
port Wheeler in prosecuting the offenders. Fresh informations
were immediately laid by Wheeler, and 3 future day was ap-
pvinted for the decision.