The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Edward Collins, a middle-aged respectable
looking man, was brought before Mr. BENNETT, in the cus-
tody of Sergeant Finlay, No. 4, G division, charged with
having used seditious language, and creating a mob of per-
sons in the streets.

Sergeant Finlay having been sworn, stated that on Mon-
day evening last he was going his rounds, and on passing
through Greville-street, Hatton-garden, he saw the, pri-
soner, who was addressing a large assemblage of persons on
political topics in a loud and violent strain. The late
change in the administration he pronounced to be unwise
and impolitic, and said that the King was of no use what-
ever ; the Duke of Wellington was a fool, and that Daniel
O'Ccnnell was an agitator who ought to be taken to Smith-
field and hanged. He proceeded to attack the character of
some other Peers and Members of Parliament, and spoke
in the most contemptuous terms of his Majesty, on which
witness felt it to be his duty to interfere, and he remon-
strated with him on the impropriety of his conduct, when
he refused to desist, and witness, with the assistance of
another officer, took him to the station-house, where lie was
locked up.
Mr. BENNETT—Pray what are you ? Prisoner--What
am I ? Why, I have been moving about.
Mr. BENNETT—That is not an answer to my question ;
what are you? Prisoner—l can only tell you that I have
been moving about.
Mr. BENNETT—Your hesitating to tell me who and what
you are will avail you nothing, for I am determined before
YCLI part from me to discover who and what you are. If
you are an honest man you can have no objection to give a
satisfactory account of yourself ; if you cannot do so you
will be sent to prison.
isoner—l cannot give you any other account of myself.
Mr. BENNETT—Where do you live ? Prisoner—l lodge
at present at Hatchett's Hotel, where you may find my
luggage if inquiry be made there.
Mr. BENNETT—You may lodge there, but still that may
not be your permanent residence. Where did you come
from ? Prisoner—From 'Wolverhampton. I came to Lon-
don on Saturday last, and I have been moving about ever
since.
Mr. BENNETT—What were you at Wolverhampton ?
Prisoner—l was a draper, and am known there as a re-
spectable man.
Mr. BENNETT—Who knows you at Wolverhampton ?
Prisoner—Mr. Coxhead, of Cox-street.
The prisoner mentioned the names of the Rector, Vicar,
and other persons who were well known to individuals in
the office.
Mr. BENNETT—Are you a married man ? Prisoner
(hesitatingly)—Why, I am married, certainly ; that is to
cay, I am married, although I did not take my wife to
church to be married in wedlock ; but I am joined ac-
cording to the bonds of union and love.
Mr. BENNETT asked whether he was sober at the time
that he addressed the mob ? Prisoner—l certainly had
been drinking.
Sergeant Finlay concurred with this, and said that when

the prisoner was at the station house he was searched,
when a 5/. note, two sovereigns, and 12s. 6d. in silver were
found in his purse and pocket-book. On being locked up
in the cell with the other prisoners he harangued them and
stripped himself stark naked, in which style he was found
by the gaoler.
Prisoner—l am very much astonished at the statement
of the policeman, who attributes to me harsh language to-
wards the Duke of Wellington, of whom I entertain the
highest opinion as a military officer and a statesman.
Indeed, I think that he is one of the first statesmen in the
country. . .

Mr: BENNETT told the prisoner that it was ---
improper to collect an assemblao-^ -r
0.„ ui persons in the street,
and address them in 0
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manner that he had done, but
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circumstances he should order him to pay a fine
of ss. and be detained until it was paid
The prisoner bowed and thanked his Worship, and on
receiving his money from the officers he paid the fine and
quitted the office.