The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
John IVilliana Harric, who was examined on Wed-
nesday upon the charge of having written a letter to
Mr—Hale, threatening to set fire to his house, was
brought up for re-examination.
The prisoner began to address the LORD MAYOR,
but his Lordship said, " I am ready to hear any
thing you may wish to say, but I would have you
speak to your solicitor before you make any defence.
It is my duty to send you for trial."
Tile prisoner was then committed for trial.
Two brothers, very small boys, were brought
up for the purpose of being bound to a chimney-
sweeper.
The master sweep said that the boys had.had a
trial of the flue, and took to it wonderfully. In
fact they were already very clever at running up,
and would in all probability cut a figure in the pro-
fession, as it exactly hit their fancy.
The LORD MAYOR asked the children whether
they had such a preference for the business of
sweeping chimneys
They replied they never could think of anything
else. They had run up frequently since they had
been with the master; and although they had scraped
the skin off their knees, and elbows and ancles, the
only thing either of them cared about was a flue, a
sootbag, a scraper, a copper-fronted cap, and a
black skin.

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The LORD MAYOR told them they should be
indulged to their heart's content in the sweet and
enlightened occupation.
The boys were very thankful, and said that even
iF they had been put to any other trade they would
have taken to the chimney. They had the advantage
of other boys in one respect ; when any wonderful
sight passed along the streets, such as the Lord
Mayor's Show, they could in an instant have a bet-
ter look out than any body else without being jostled
or obstructed.
This was admitted to be a decided advantage, and
the boys, to their great gratification, obtained the
sanction of the Lord Mayor to the delightful treat of
tumbling about in the soot and dancing on May-day
in the morning.
BO W-S TREE T.

ATTEMPT TO PROVOKE A DUEL.—Mr.
mus H. Hunter, a chymist and druggist, lately car-
rying on business at Margate, was brought up on a
warrant by Fall, the officer, charged on the informa-
tion of Mr. Lane, a surgeon practising at Chelsea,
with having on the 19th inst. sent him a letter con-
taining language calculated to excite him to commit
a breach of the peace.
The defendant at once admitted having sent the
letter, but said it was in consequence of having re-
ceived provocation which no gentleman or man of
spirit could brook quietly. His wife had occasion
to consult the complainant on a point relating to—
Mr. HALLS here interrupted the defendant, ob-
serving, " I perceive, Sir, you are about to enter
into affairs of a private nature, and I must stop you.
My simple duty is to inquire if a breach of the peace
has been committed, or attempted, and, if it appears
that there has, to hold the offending party to bail ;
but I cannot suffer this office to be made the me-
dium of promulgating private slander, either on one
side or the other."
The defendant again attempted to enter into the
alleged cause of provocation, but was peremptorily
stopped by the Magistrate. The letter wss then
put in, and was in the following words :
" Meet me at Hyde Park-gate to•:norrow morn-
ing, at daylight, and if you have the spirit of a man,
which I doubt, you will not mention to any one
your having received this letter, except to your
friend whom you appoint, nor will you sleep at
home to-night. I shall bring a brace of pistols with
me, which you might have, or which you might
forget. A friend of mine will probably call upon
you in the course of the afternoon, but if not you
can write to me, addressed No. 25, Wardour-street,
Soho."—(Signed by the defendant.)
Both parties again endeavoured to enter into some
' recriminatory matter, but were again stopped, and
the defendant was ordered to find bail, himself in
1001. and two sureties in 50/. each.
Last night two gentlemen attended, and bail being
put in Mr. Hunter was discharged.
MARLBORO UGH- STREET.

Jane Kitchen, a respectable-looking woman, was
yesterday placed at the bar on suspicion of steal-
ing a handsome table-dial from Arthur's Club-house.
—Discharged.