The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-29 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

On Friday Margaret Wilson and Ann Carlow, were
charged by a gentleman, whose name was said to be
Smith, with picking his pocket of a purse, containing
between five and seven pounds in gold and silver coin.
The prisoners were remanded in consequence of an
allee;ed remissness on the part of the police officers who
took charge of the prisoners.
On Saturday Mr. Inspector Fosberry told the Alder-
man that the men had acted pursuant to order.
ALDERMAN—Am I to take it as your answer that
the policemen are instructed not to go back and ex-
amine the spot where a robbery has been committed ?
Inspector—We act upon written orders.
ALDERMAN—Let me see them. Have you any writ-
ten orders at all ? Inspector—We have the Act of
Parliament.

ALDERMAN-1 ask you again, have you any written
orders ? Inspector—We have orders from the Com-
missioner.

• ALDERMAN—I care nothing about the Commissioner
- —he appears to rue to sat the Magistrates at defiance.
Upon his being more closely pressed, the Inspector
• admitted that they had no written orders applicable to
the matter under inquiry, but p!eaded that they ought
to have a discretionary power.
ALDERMAN—There appears to be great neglect ;
this is the second case of felony this week that has fal-
len to the ground, and the ends of justice frustrated,
through sheer negligence. It the metropolitan police
had taken the prisoners, they would have ransacked
every hole and corner, and doubtless have found the
property. The prisoners must be discharged.
Edwdrd Brown and John Smith, who were remanded
for the atti-odance of the solicitor to the Mint, were
:wain brought up on a charge of uttering base coin.
They had previously been charged with assaulting two
fellow-prisoners in the cell at the police station.
It appeared that the policeman had neglected to in-
form Mr. Powell or any of the Mint officers that the
prisoners were in custody ; hence, he also was severely
reprehended by the Alderman, who sent a messenger to
the Commissioner's office for some one to attend to
report another frustration of the ends of justice.
Inspector Todhunter attended, and said that it was
the duty of the officer to apprise the Mint authorities
that persons were under charge, and that their attend-
ance was necessary ; he would report to the Commis-
sioner
place.ish
The whatprisoners
bad
were
d arged and told that the
had to thank a negligent. policeman.'.' y
A respeetable-lookinr,askedthe for
advice man
advice under the following
circumstances :—Some fur-
niture was being removalfrom on place to another,
which had been taken
possession of by the City police,
although it was
being
removed to prevent an illegal
Idistress. Instead ofb i
it ought to have been, thnge taken to the green-yard, as
property had been put into
hostile hands, and achy cry was refused Ud, th
n ese
circumstances, he wished' to know how. .
Le wai to act ?e Ald. Wooo—Go to the Corntn.
Police. A police nt-1 have tried
ti,sosioner of the City
g an interview
with him over anti over again, but cannot.
Aid. Woon— I'm not surprised at that
• But you had
better consult your lawyer, and if any member of the
c
olice force has acted illegally yofficeou
y. have your red me
The gentleman then ,

-past five o'clock,
warrant, by
BO W- S TREET ' .
ToOrrneiFisrid wasa ya constable Colonel
of
the F division, charged on suspicion with intending t
broughteveni n g ,uapb oount ha al t
commit a breach of the pely'e by fighting a duel with Mr.o
George Palmer, jun., a gentleman residing in the City,
Mr. William Palmer, tune occupies chau.tors in the
King's Bench-walk, Tomple, stared th.it a eorrespon,t.
erice appeared in the Morning Chronicle on Wednesday
last, between Colonel Turrens, ai chairman el the South
Australian Commission, and Mr. Mackinnon, M. P., in
which there were strong reflections made upon his irother's i