The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Meexatoet-HotisE.—A lady was summoned before the
Lome Maxon, for having refused to deliver up two sovereigns
which she picked up in the street, to the person who dropped
them. The lady's husband appeared, but the lady hersdf was
so ill that she could not attend.
It appeared that the clerk of Mr. Cooper, saktm, of
Spitalfields, had been sent to Sir John Lubbock's NIA with
a check for 44/. ss. On going homewards he dm.. two
sovereigns in the snow, but bad scarcely let them 1, when
he turned round, and saw a lady stoop and pick up what he
supposed to be the money. He immediately asked her for
the sovereins, which be was convinced she saw trim drop. but
she refused to give them, and said if he had any am to
what she had found, be must apply to her husband. At
application to the husband was equally ineffectual. .11uelgo
and wife seemed determined not to part with the moue, Pe
though Mr. Cooper himself called upon them, and assured
them of the integrity of the young man, in whom he had Pl} °ld,
the utmost reliance at all times, and who was frequeouPu`
trusted with large sums of money.
The husband of the sick lady, after giving some very' Igo°
reasons for detaining money to which hehad no claim, declar-
ed, that his wife picked up but one sovereign, and that he bed
no objection to resign.
Mr. Cooper said, he wished the lady to be produced, and
obliged to swear that she had not picked up two sovereigns.
He had the most strict reliance upon the veracity of the )bungman, and, considered the conduct of the lady and her husband
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both cruel and dishonest.
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and advised the clerk to summon the lady to the Goat t)!
Requests for the other.
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Bow-Sretree..--LovE AND WAR.—Yesterday ear-- •
book-binders'apprenuces, in their holiday clothes, were breugle
„Tames ("Ayer, limpid Bartlett, and George Carpenter, thee
up by a St. Martin's watchman, charged with having unl''
fully, and against the King's peace, assembled a as batom of
St. 44fartin's-lane, for the purpose of fighting with deadly wed
pons, to the great terror of the foot passengers, and the 11114/1'
pciayrcubaincsktllloneeessint;rariergeed,
•nent hazard of their own personal safety.,
Coler and Carpenter were the principals in the fight, 11,";
field. Bartlett being the second of Collyer ; aud the eft qlt
honour between these redoubtable heroes was brought ""eeth'
as many other affairs of this kind
areg on
e among grow
by the caprice, coquetry, or sometelse, or one oi
fair sex. Collyer had been practising all " love's ardlieti
upon a young milliner, who to him was ever) Nee' that
" youthful poets fancy when they love," and believed tu't;
he had already made great progress in awakening sentiment„
of a reciproceel kiud, when all his blissful visions were.,"
denly dispelled ; for he was waiting one veering nn an't:r
expectation of the arrival of his mistress at a Ptx,irs
spot, according to appointment, when she all at onee.b,dr.
upon his astonished sight, leaning upon the at~' ,°..t
Catpenter, and patting him familiarly on die ewe", elf
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feelings were too• big for utterance ; and fearing to trust hert„,
stounthdrey
in their presence at such a moment, lie ran home end
after
took himself to his garret in London-houee.yard. Here, RAILet.
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of communi •ati c on, twopenny post, dispatched it nee - ,
ing to Mr. Carpenter. This note contained a challenge to th!„„ans
ter to meet him, giving him the choiceof time, place, alai w"-arae.
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Carpenter, on the receipt thereof, returned this very proper e
sorer :—" Jemrny,--If you trouble me with any more ofjcatt
nonsense about duels Ishall thresh you well ; and if that will no
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do, I must apply to y our mother. G. C." The valiant 31.r.CelYkr'
however, was not so easily
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down. He wrote
letter to Carpenter, in which the term " coward" iv" use. ret
This was too much ; and Carpenter determined to, gio
him at the place appointed—namely, at the bottom Polo
Martin's-lane,—not, however intending to use eallYea Cele
weapons than those furnished' him by nature. Ile I°ll- toy
lyer there, attended by Bartlett; and the latter ininied4_,
produced two eword-canes, which he drew and presentetti.
to each. Carpenter objected to that mode; but C04(1'1,111,
ing his back against a louse, took his rapier in his mil!,
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and putting his left hand before his face, called out —` itt
on, Sir: now, Sir, come on." At this critical moment p
watchman made his appearance, and before they could tlisril to
he called others to his assistance, and they were eor'veiens of
the watchhouse—a place well calculated to cool any rein
courage that they might have. , boys.%
The Magistrate (3lr. Ilaees), after giving these sil4., c
severe reprimand, discharged Carpenter, and orderei
two to find sureties to keep the peace.
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WILFUL Munuta.—Yesterday morini:g/ at
eleven o'clock, an Inquest was held Id i'ltelit-e.
of the King Ilarry, Red Lion-street, ';'-op
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chapel, before '. W. thiwtx, Esq. Coroner/iv s
the body of George Durham, aged 22, mbo
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killed in a pugilistic encounter with a
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name of Bingley, originating in some vulgnr%.
puce. Verdict—" 'Wilful Murder against
Bingley," who is at present in custody, lie 11,":1,3
been apprehended by order of the' 1111.10`r-d:...
of Lambeth-street Police Office wheil,tdreoner
,ceased's state became dangerous. The I.meat
issued his warrant for the prisoner's cornil,l,,setA
to Newgate to take his trial, and the
bound over to prosecute•

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