The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Q UEEN-SQ UARE.
William Riley, the driver of a go-cart, was yesterday placed
at the bar, charged with being one of the parties concerned in
the late daring burglary at Basingstoke, and was fully com-
mitted for trial.
THE Nsw HACKNIY CA/Milan ACT. —Fred. Greevea, the
driver of the omnibus 451, was charged by Byers, the informer,
with loitering on his journey.
Mr. GRIGORY fined the defendant 20s.

MARLBORO UGH- S TREE T.
A respectable looking man, who gave the name of James
Riddle, was brought before Mr. CONANT and Mr. COURTNEY,
charged with having attempted to cut his throat at an early
hour that morning, in the Quadrant.
Inspector Jervis said the defendant came to the station-
house and asked to be allowed to pass the night there. He
was told he could not be allowed to remain unless there was
some charge against him, and he went away. Soon after this
the policeman on duty in Regent-street, brought the defen-
dant to the station-house, and reported that he had just pre.
vented him from cutting his throat in the open street. The
policeman had seen tile defendant Fitting on the base of one
of the pillars, and hearing him threaten aloud to cut his throat
he did not think it necessary to pay any particular attention
because he believed the defendant was in liquor. In a short
time his attention was attracted towards the defendant, and,
on going up to him, he saw that the defendant was bleeding
from the throat. On examining the defendant's neck at the
station-house, four cuts were found, apparently inflicted with
a blunt knife, and on making further search a pen-knife, very
blunt, and bearing the defendant's name, was found covered
with blood. As the wounds were not deep, the Inspector
said he did not think it necessary to send the defendant to the
hospital. He, however, took the precaution to have him
watched during the time he was in the station-house, as the
defendant appeared excited, and continued to threaten to make
further attempts on his life. He repeated the same threats
whilst on his way to the office.
Mr. CONANT—WiIy did you attempt to cut your throat ?
Defendant—Because I've been cheated and robbed out of my
property. My miseries are too great to be borne any longer.
I was distracted at my situation, and not finding a place where
I could lay my head. I have not been in bed for four nights,
and all I bad yesterday was a couple of penny worths of gin-
gerbread, and a glass of ale. I have not tasted food this
morning. To convince you that my troubles have sot pro-
ceeded from drink, but villany, here is a paper which will
prove that I have been robbed of 650/., which I advanced to a
man to take a public-house.
The Magistrates determined to hold him to bail for a short
period, and in the mean time to write to Enfield acquainting
his friends with his melancholy situation.

HATTON-GARDEN.
STARVATION.—Yesterday Ann Hewitt, an elderly woman,
in great distress, was brought before Mr. Witham in the
custody of a police constable, charged with being destitute.
She had been lying on the spot where she was found ever
since two o'clock on Friday last, without haying tasted a mor-
sel of food, and she had determined on remaining there until
she died.
Mr. Wertism—ls it possible that she could have been so
long without food ? Sergeant Pagan, 19 N, said that when
she was brought to the station-house she was evidently star;
via nd
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Mr. WirnAss ordered that she should be taken care of
on questioning her she made the same statement as she did at
the station-house, and he directed the constable to take her to
Islington workhouse, in order that she might be passed to
Leeds.
The constable returned with her, and stated that he had
taken her to tho workhouse. The overseer was not there, but
ho saw a person who said that he had received orders not to
receive her, and all he could do was to give her some bread
lust (indignantly)—Then I will make an order
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office, and that the prisoner should be taken care of until some-
thing could he done for her.
Ann Wane waA finally examined, eharvd by Mr Ilqwlay,
proprietor of the Southampton Arms Tavern, Hampstead-
road, with robbery,
The prisoner denied the robbery, but she was fully com-
mitted for trial on both charges,

MA RY LEB ONE.
Yesterday, George Walter, a cab and coach proprietor, re-
siding in Roberts'-mews, Hampstead-road, appeared before
Mr. HOSKINS and Lord MONTFORD, by virtue of a summons
obtained against him for the cffeoce of having unlawfully de-
tained a license granted to his driver Thomas Jackson, who
had deposited the same with his employer, agreeably to the
provisions of the Act.
Mr. HosKiNs said that he should cause the license to be for-
warded to the Registrar, and gave directions for the parties to
be in attendance on a future day.

WORSHIP-STREET.
kiary Anne Williams, a pauper in Bethnal-green work-
house, was brought up in tha custody of a poli'e constable of
the Ii division, and placed at the bar before Mr. GROVE,
charged with encleavcairing to raise a mutiny among the
paupers in the workhouse.
She was sent to the House of Correction for twenty-one
days, with hard labour.