The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-19 00:00:00

ILFORD PETTY SESSIONS.

On Saturday Charles Sayer, of 12, Swan-yard, Shore-
ditch, shoemaker ; James Edwards, of Old Castle-street,
Shoreditch, shoemaker ; and Robert Edwards, of 26,
Union-street, Hackney-road, shoemaker, were charged
by the parish authorities with shooting at Ilford on Sun-
day, and " being found in the parish of East Ham with
dogs awl guns, fur an unlawful purpose."
The Chairman, Sir H. PELLY, inquired under what
Act the capture had been made, for he never heard of
such a charge before.
The Churchwarden said they were in pursuit of game,
which was an offence.

Edwards said they could not have shot any if they had
seen it, and their only purpose was to shoot gulls.
Tke police constable said he found a gull bagged.
The Magistrate, after some conversation, said the
police had no right to interfere with the sport so far as
taking the men into custody, their power being to ask
for their name and address, and proceed against them by
incormation.
The Churchwarden expressed his intention to do so.
Their gulls, which had been detained at the station-
house on their being taken into custody, were delivered
up to them, and they were discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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of the prosecution ; and Mr. Ballantine, with Mr. Wont-
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ciple; for he thought no magistrate should send a man
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credit. The magistrate was bound to exercise his dis-
cretion, and not commit recklessly on evidence which he
did not believe, and which he thought no jury would
believe. He therefore discharged Mr. Witt.
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CITYO F TEE POLICE
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POWER
R. G. Paget, marquee and tarpauling manufacturer, in
West Smithfield, was summoned before Sir James Duke
and Mr. Alderman Kelly, for obstructing City police_
sergeant White, No. 24.
The case arose through the sergeant stopping the de-
fendant with his horse and cart, going into Smithfield
to his stables on Monday morning last, during the time
the market was held, unless he would state where he
was going to.
The defendant contended that the policeman had no
right to stop him. He told the sergeant he was going
to his stables, and he knew him and where he was going.
Alderman KELLY said a satisfactory answer would
have avoided all unpleasantness.
The defendant still insisted that the magistrates had
no right to place officers at the end of Giltspur-street to
stop the traffic. The Corporation had no power to ex-
ercise such a right. He had consulted Mr. Pearson, the
City solicitor, on the subject, and had been to the
Queen's printer to ascertain if any Act existed that al-
lowed the Corporation such a power as they laid claim
to, without his receiving the slightest information that
would warrant them in the step they had taken.
The sananions was eventually dismissed.
MAR yLEB ONE.
PIGEON FaxerEas.—.lererniah Callaghan, a lad about
fourteen years of age, was placed at the bar, charged
with being concerned, with a boy named M‘Grath, in
stealing two pigeons, the property of James Courtney,
Esq , of Finchley road, St. John's-wood.
It appeared that the prisoner Callaghan, together with
M'Grath, had been taken into custody on Wednesday
last by Grant, 63 S, and brought to this Court, but no
owner for the pigeons being then discovered they were
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Mr. Courtney identified the pigeons as belonging to
him.
The prisoner' was remanded for a few days to afford
time fur the re-taking of M‘Grath.
HAMMERSMITH.
ABl4Tnar BY 4 SUAGnort.—Oia Saturday Mr. Arthur