The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-02 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

• MANSION-HOUSE.
GREAT STEAM CHASE.—On Monday morning a most ex-
traordinary contest took place in the Thames between the
Brilliant and the Comet Gravesend steam-vessels, the former
the property of the-Old and the latter the property of the New
Company ; and yesterday morning it was renewed with addi-
tional energy, notwithstanding the very great hazard of the
experiment in a river crowded with small vessels. A repre-
sentation of the affair was laid before the Lord Mayor imme-
diately after the second race from Gravesend yesterday by a
gentleman who witnessed it. It was to the following effect:—
The informant of the Lord Mayor stated that on Monday,
the Brilliant and the Comet left Gravesend at' half-past six
o'clock, and sustained their flight together as if they were con-
trolled by one power until they, reached Limehouse, when the
Captain of the Comet directed that the speed of his vessel
should be abated. The consequence was,' that the Brilliant
reached the wharf at London-bridge about half a minute before
her rival. To describe the state of the river during the race
would be a matter of some difficulty. The object of all the
small craft seemed to be, not to pursue their course to any de-
finite place, but to get out of the reach of the frightful surge as
well as they could, and at whatever inconvenience. On the'
rivals went as if all the water under them was boiling for the
purpose of giving the impulse. It was in vain that customers
hailed them from Northfleet, Purfleet, Greenhithe, Erith,
Woolwich, Blackwell, or Greenwich. There was no stop, no
check to the fury of their competition, until they reached the
pool, and it was really a matter of astonishment that some
disaster did not occur to give variety to the morning's enter-
tainment.

The Loan MAYOR—And is it possible that this disgraceful
conduct was renewed this morning ?
The informant said that the two vessels started for their se-
cond race at seven o'clock that morning. A boat appeared
from Grays with a passenger, and hailed the Brilliant, which
was on that side of the river, but no notice was taken of the
movement, and the Comet was in an instant at too great
a distance to offer accommodation. Soon afterwards a boat
from the Kent side hailed the Comet, which immediately
stopped her speed to take in the passenger, a gentleman of the
bar ; the moment, however, the hook caught the stem of the
boat back tumbled the passenger on his seat, and over tumbled
his hat and wig into the water. The Captain advised -the
learned gentleman to step into the steamer, but he rowed back,
shaking his bare head, in quest of his property. By this
delay the Brilliant got ahead, but the Comet soon reached her
old situation, which she again lost opposite to Erith by stop-
ping for another passenger. A third time the Comet was
alongside of her indefatigable rival, although the latter, amidst
cries of " Shame, shame," endeavoured to run her aground,
to prevent her from maintaining the superiority which she had
unquestionably established. A fourth time the Comet checked
her power to receive a passenger at Woolwich; and again she
made up for her delay by rapidity or skill, or both. The two
vessels then "flared up" together so closely that there was not
the space of a yard between their conflicting engines until
they entered the pool, when the Captain of the Comet ordered
that the race should discontinue. Many were the curses
the bargemen and boatmen bestowed, not only upon the
steamers themselves, but upon "all that in them were," as
they passed over the " deep profound, and raised a hubbub vast
and wild."

The LORD MAYOR gave directions to the Harbour Master
upon the subject, and should wish that passengers who might
witness any further disgraceful proceedings of the kind would
supply him with the particulars.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday the fifteen Italian boys, who hid been in custody
several days awaiting the result of the personal applications of
Mr. Alderman ATKINS to the Government, were brought up
and discharged, the difficulties in the way of having them sent
back to Parma at the expense of either the British or Austrian
Government being insurmountable.
A few days since ten of these miserable boys were taken be-
fore the magistrates at Manchester, and the country will swarm
with vagrants till the Legislature interferes and prohibits their
importation.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
William King alias Johnson, and Charles W. Penn, were
charged with fraudulently obtaining 21. from Earl Craven.--
The prisoners were remanded.

MARYLEBONE.
Yesterday a middle-aged woman, decently attired, who gave
her name Ann Jones, was charged as follows :
A police constable, on duty in Wells-street that morning,
found the prisoner lying on the pavement in apparently a dying
state, surrounded by a mob of persons, some of whom were
pouring brandy down her throat, and others putting money
into her hands. On opening her eyes, however, and seeing
witness, she immediately jumped up, and exclaiming " Thank
God, I'm better now," was about to walk off, when witness,
suspecting that she was an impostor, stopped her and took her
into custody.
Mr. RAWLINSON committed her to the House of Correction
for one month.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday Captain Corbyn, master of the Hamburg steam-
vessel Columbine, appeared to a summons, charging him with
having, in defiance of the regulations of the Admiralty, made
his vessel fast to the King's moorings off the T Aver, by which
he had incurred a penalty of 101.
The fine was instantly paid.

OLD BAILEY.

•
THE ENS UIN
L SUMMARY STATEMENT, DESCRIPTIV

rG SESSIONS.
'E OF THE VARIOUS OFFENCES WITW
vERALLY STAND CNAROED.
Stealing from the person 43
Receiving stolen goods
Larcenies
Bigamy
Uttering Counterfeit Coin, hav-
ing been before convicted 1
Uttering Counterfeit Coin (first
charge) 9
Having base coin in possession,
with intent to utter 1
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WHICH THE PRISONERS SF.
Cutting and maiming 3
Unnatural Offence 1
Burglary 1
Highway robbery 3
Returning from transportation I
Housebreaking 9
Assault, with intent to rob a
Coining 1
Horse-stealing I
Forgery 4
Stealing in dwelling houses 2
Embezzlement 7
Manslaughter.
Of the above number, 4S:are chai
City, and 191 in the County.

Total ...... 230
with crimes committed in the

STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF 11TEwGATE, .
MADE UP TO TUESDAY EVENING. Males. Females.
Prisoners under sentence of death ................ . 0 '0
Prisoners under sentence of transportation tOr life 4 1-1

7 years .... 17 49
Ditto, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, having
been convicted of felony, &c. I
Ditto, for trial at the ensuing Sessions .... ........ IR 51
Ditto, acquitted on the ground of insanity, but remain dur-
ing Royal pleasure
..., 5 0
Ditto, whose judgments are respited ........... .•
Ditto, committed by the Commissioners of Bankrupt; .„, 2
DicDitto,mcoomnmpiltetaeds by the Courts of King's Bench and
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Ditto, committed by Commissioners of Taxes 1 0
Ditto, remanded from the last Sessions 1 0

Z3l 123
Total
Among the prisoners for trial there are 29 eommittedibr offences which
are still deemed capital.

BIRTS.
On the Ist inst , Lady Suffield was safely delivered of a son.
On the 29th ult., at the vicarage, Wilmington, the lady of the
Rev. Remy Stevens, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
On the 30th ult., at Otford, in Kent, by the Rev. Mr. Alcoek,
Anne, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Selby, of Town Mailing,
Kent, solicitor, to Henry Cousins, of Albany-street, Regent's Park,
London, Eici•
Helen'A s, 13ishopsgate-street-within, on the Ist inst., by
the Rev.t S.
Mr. Blenkarne, John Aires, jun., of the above place, to
Mary Gentle, only daughter of the late W. Gentle, of Edmonton.

On the 30th ult., in his 82d year, Samuel Wilde, of New Palace-
yard, Esq., Deputy Teller of his Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer.
On the Ist inst., Mrs. da Costa, wife of Antonio da Costa, of
Clareniont-terce, Pentonvsl,ille, aged 35.
On the 28thra ult., aged Aldxander Clugston, Esq., of St.
Helen's-place.
On the Ist inst., Catherine, the wife of Augustus Warren, Esq
of Charlotte-street, Bedford-suir:re, in her 78th year.
On the 27th ult., in k's 35tft year, Mr.' John Humphrey Fuller,
of Ray-
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