The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
A well-dressed female walked into the office, and in a
mysterious whisper earnestly implored Mr. CONANT (the
sitting magistrate) to protect her against sundry persons,
wilt.) were night and day persecuting her.
Mr. CONANT asked the cause of such conduct.
" Because," said the complainant, solemnly, " I have
testified that those persons are speaking up' in the sinful-
ness of the flesh. They speak up in a false, wicked, com-
mon spirit, while I rebuke them, and invite them to im-
bibe some of the pure spirit which, by divine benevolence,
I am willing to pour out for them."
Mr. CONANT—Where are those persons whom you com-
plain of? Applicant—They belong to Mr. Irving 's chapel
in Newman-street. They prevent me from " speaking-up,"
and they do so because they want to hurt my human frame.
Mr, CONANT—Pray are you one of the holders forth in
the " unknown tongue ?" Applicant—The unknown
tongue is a wicked common spirit. I am now and then
filled with the genuine spirit, but at those blessed seasons
they prevent me from testifying. Here is my case written
out in a regenerated spirit of Christian peace and mercy.
The applicat handed over a paper with the following
statement on it :
" Mister Irving Chtpple, sum feamales, whose names I
kno as bin persquioll Miss Stevenson in a dredfell manner.
The langege Is so dredfle to persquite a pure and Honerble
dorter of Isral. My life is in dangir with thuir Satanvek
and crute ptrsqushn, when they speke up in the falls spirrit.
My spirrit I have in me is the best spirrit, and comforts me
more than the common spirrit. The Minister said I ort to
ave a undi pounds, and ort to reseeve a tempral hade for
such persquin. But I have not reseaved teamprel aid,
though lam in want of the munny. They have been
speaking up on the wiked spirit, and they corvied Mis Ste-
venson because she would speak up, owing to the strong
spirit she had lately imbibed. This is the case of a per-
squted dorter of Isral."
The applicant went on with her statement of grievances
in a strain of that sort of incomprehensible gibberish which
is frequently adopted by the " holders forth " of parti-
cular sects.

As it Svas quite evident her intellects were deranged in
some degree, Mr. CONANT, after kindly humouring her in-
firPaity, dismissed her, with the assurance of his protection
if really needed.

BOW-STREET.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared to support a com-
plaint which he had preferred against two men, named
Bernard and Miller, servants in the employ of Mrs. Cave,
a lady residing in Upper Woburn-place, Russell-square, and
who charged them with throwing a quantity of snow on the
footway pavement.
The defendant Miller pleaded guilty, but Bernard de-
nied the truth of the charge alleged against him.
Sir F. ROE said it was an offence of a very disagreeable
and serious nature. The Act of Parliament under which
the information was laid was strict, and should be strictly
construed. The defendants, by their misconduct, in com-
mitting, not only an offence against the Street Act, but
also an assault, had rendered themselves liable to penalties
amounting to 151. ; but, under the circumstances, he should
inflict one fine of 40s. only.
The money was direcily paid by a gentleman who ap-
peared on behalf of Mrs. Cave.
Joseph Towler Was charged with stealing two twenty-
pound bank-notes, the property of his master, Mr. Ingram,
a coachmaker, in Great Queen-street.—He was fully com-
mitted.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday a young woman, with a child in her arms, en-
tered this Office, to ask the advice of the Magistrates
under the following circumstances :—She stated that the
child was illegitimate, and. was born subsequently to the
passing of the Poor Law Bill, but the father was residing
in Yorkshire. She had placed the child at nurse, but not
being able to pay for its support it was returned to her,
and being out of a situation she knew not what to do to
support herself aad the infant, and yesterday she applied
for assistance at St. Pancras parish, when she was intro-
duced to the Board of Guardians, who informed her that
they could do nothing for her, and she was referred to the
Magistrate.:3 of this office, whom she was told would give
her an order.
The, officer in attendance refuied to allow her to see
the 'magistrate, telling her that she had been wrongly in-
for mod, as the magistrate had no power to render her any
assistance, and it was a mere shuffle on the part of the pa-
tiin, they being the only persons to protect her.
Applicant declared she had not the means to seek after
the father of the child in Yorkshire, and not been able to
support herself and child her only remedy would be to
leave it at the workhouse.
She was advised not to do so, as she would subject her-
self to a prosecution for deserting the child.
Applicant—What am I to do ? I am destitute and
friendless. I would rather be imprisoned than be as I am.
I cannot support the child, and they must take care of it.
The caber did not deny the fact of its being his son ; but
he told me that I was bound to support it through the Poor
Law Act, and he defied me.
The officer told her that she might remain until the ar-
rival of the parish officers, who usually attend between two
and three o'clock ; but not arriving, just before the magis-
trates were about to leave the bench the officer, in order to
satisfy her that the Magistrates could nothing for her, in-
troduced her to Messrs. ROGERS and .BENNETT, when she
stated the circumstances above detailed, and said that the
parish had referred her to the Magistrates.
Mr. ROGERS told her that he no power to renaer her the
least assistance, and referred her to the par officers, who
were the only parties who could do any;:ning for her.
The applicant then left the office ;:d a dejected condition,
saying that she was fond of her child, but she was deter-
mined to leave the child at the workhouse rather than it
should starve.

LAMBETH- STREET.
Amcor; the night charges brought to this office was a
deplorable looking being, who had been found lying in the
street, near a heap of snow, and %paralysed from the in-
clemency of the weather as to be deprived of power of
action or speech. The policeman who had found him re-
moved him to the station-h.cuse, where inspector Norman
humanely placed him Iv the fire, and he gradually reco-
vered. On his 'sew to this office he, however, relapsed
into his former stP:ce-, and was obliged to be supported in
and out of the office by two policemen. Mr. COMBES on
seeing the '4l.:aappy object, whose whole covering consisted
of a rag6.o pair of canvass trousers and a tattered jacket,
ordere t him to be taken to Whitechapel workhouse and
Prorrly attended to, but from his appearance it was
tl'.ought he could not survive many hours. When first
found he had only three farthings in his pocket.

Lord Carrington has zlrdered food and clothing to
be distributed to tle poor in the vicinity of Wycombe
Abbey, Bucks.
A iNfolsisTEß.—A most daring outrage was com-
mitted on the person of a respectable young female in the
service of an eminent surgeon residing in the New Road,
1,!! Coventr-Garden Theatre on Wednesday evening last.
From ner statement it appears that on the evening in
getation she accompanied several of her friends (male and
female) to the above theatre, who were endeavouring to
obtain admission to the lower gallery. The crowd was
,very great at the openinc, of the gallery doors, when,
just at the moment, a fellow standing a little below the
female who received the injury, wrapt in a cloak, thrust a
blunt instrument, in the most indelicate and ruffianly man-
ner, up her clothes, which drew blood from her right
thigh, which flowed into her stocking. The screams of the
unfortunate female drew the attention of two persons, who
endeavoured to secure the villian, she having pointed to
the wretch who had committed the cowardly assault : but
it is deeply to be regretted that he escaped among the
crowd, in the opposite direction. Every exertion was
made to trace the monster out in the gallery, without suc-
cess, as it is supposed he threw off his cloak, to avoid
detection.