The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-10 00:00:00

an excitement had been made, it was but reasonable
to expect that the whole of the matter should be laid
before the public.
The LORD MAYOR said that, as he anticipated,
the newspapers had most promptly published the
statement professing to be an answer to the article
which accused Captain Gaylor of having put Mr.
Mills in irons, and otherwise harshly treated 11:m.
He was sure that they would, at least, as readily in-
sert a defence or vindication as a charge, and that
they would show the fairest play to the Captain,
particularly as he was unavoidably absent.
BO W- S TREE T.
Yesterday Thomas Kempson and Robert William
Ross were brought before Mr. HALLS, on warrants
granted by Sir F. ROE, charged with a riot in
Craven-street, Strand, between one and two o'clock
on the morning of Thursday last, and with forcibly
entering the house No. 30 in that street.
It will be recollected that, tinder the head of
" Bow-street," an account was given of a series of
attempts which were made to procure admission to,
and retain possession of, the house in question, by
two parties, each of whom claims the ownership,
although apparently with very different pretensions,
as one of them, a lady, is said to possess legally,
and in a bona fide manner, while the claim of Kemp-
son, one of the present defendants, has no other
foundation than the mere circumstance of his having
been placed in the house to take care of it, by a
house•agent, who agreed, on the part of the alleged
rightful owner, to give him a sovereign when the
premises should be let. The defendants were held
to bail on Thursday last, for assaulting two persons
in possession of the house on the part of the
lady ; after which it appeared they again obtained
possession, under the circumstances which gave rise
to the present proceeding. They were again routed
out, however, by a party of coal-heavers, who are
now in possession.
George Bishop stated that a man named Jones
and himself were put in possession of the house on
the 4th of December, and between one and two
o'clock on the following morning the defendant
Kempson and a party of ten or twelve persons
came to the door, and commenced knocking as if
with tools and other instruments. Two police
constables were of the party. As soon as the
parlour window was forced in, Jones and himself
ran up to the drawing-room and locked themselves
in, and, on looking out of the window, they saw two
persons effecting an entrance, one of whom was
assisted by a policeman. Witness to the best of
his belief, declared that the person so assisted was
the defendant Ross. The drawing-room door was
subsequently forced open, and witness and his com-
panion, fearing that their personal safety would be
endangered if they remained any longer, escaped by
the balcony, and took refuge in the adjoining house.
The man Jones corroborated the above state-
ment, adding his positive belief that the person
assisted through the window by the policeman was
the defendant Ross, adding that Kempson threa-
tened to " serve them out" if they remained.
Mr. Shears, a tailor, residing next door, having
been awoke by the noise, came down stairs and saw
the two last witnesses standing on the balcony of
his house, he asked them what they wanted, and
they answered that they came there to save their
lives. He let them out through his street-door.
About 9 or 10 o'clock on the following morning he
saw the defendant Ross coming from the house No.
30, and he said to witness " You see, Sir, we have
got possession again."
Mr. ADOLPHUS submitted that this evidence was
sufficient to warrant the Magistrate in holding the
defendants to bail, in order that they might be in-
dicted at the sessions.
The defendant Ross denied that he was present
when the entry was made, and called a witness to
prove that he went into his shop in Somers-town
between 10 and 11 o'clock on the night in question,
and purchased some beef. He also called his
daughter forward, who swore that he came home
about 11 o'clock, and that she saw him in bed at
12 o'clock. Her father, she said, was clerk to
Messrs. Winchester and Varney, the stationers, in
the Strand.
After some further discussion,
Mr. HALLS called upon both defendants to put in
bail to answer the charge at the sessions, them-
selves in 801. and two sureties in 401. each, and as
it was a case of great importance in its results, he
directed that twenty-four hours' notice of bail
should be given.
The evidence taken before the police commis-
sioners, as to the conduct of the two policemen who
are implicated in the transaction, is now before the
Secretary of Sate.

MAR YLEB ONE.
FALSE CHARACTERS.—John Armstrong, an el-
derly man, genteelly dressed, who appeared to be
labouring under a severe nervous complaint, was
yesterday placed at the bar before the sitting Ma-
gistrates, Mr. Ilosxm and Mr. RAWLINSON.
Robert John Paulk, E.g., No. 8, Park-square,
Regent's Pa;k, about three weeks back advertised
for a servant, and on Monday fortnight a man,
named Faulkner, applied to him for the situation,
refer ring him for his character to a Mr. Stapleton,
whom he stated was then staying at the West-
m.nster Hotel. Witness accordingly went there
the same day, when he was ushered into a pri-
vate room, where the prisoner was sitting alone.
Witness, on entering, said, " I think your name
is Stapleton. I'm referred to you to inquire
into the character of a man named Faulkner,"
to which the prisoner replied that Faulkner had
been in his service for nearly three years, and was a
perfectly honest and good servant. Upon that re-
commendation he took the man Faulkner into his
service ; but having a suspicion from the over-
excellent character he had with him that all was not
right, he made inquiries, and ascertained that a war-
rant was out against the prisoner for having given a
false character to a man who had obtained a situa-

tion in the house of - Sutton, Esq., of Hamil-
ton-terrace, Regent's Park. Witness went to the
station-house in Marylebone-lane, and gave informa-
tion of the circumstance, with a description of the
prisoner, and on Saturday evening he was informed
that a person answering the description had been
taken into custody.

Police constable D 155, was on duty in Oxford-
street about half-past eight on Saturday evening,
when he saw a mob of persons collected round the
shop of Mr. Ansel], chymist. Witness went in,
when he saw the prisoner sitting, who appeared to
be very drunk. Witness took him out, but he
being unable to walk took him to the station-house,
where he was identified as the person against whom
a warrant was out for having imposed on different
families by giving persons false characters to procure
them situations.
Mr. Paulk here stated that he did not wish to
prosecute • Faulkner if he would speak the truth.
John Faulkner! became acquainted with the
prisoner a short time back, by being introduced to
him by a man named Shaw. He agreed to give
the prisoner two sovereigns if he got him a situa-
tion, and pay him some more after he had been in
it three months. On seeing Mr. Paulk's adver-
tisement for a servant he applied for the situation,
and by direction of the prisoner referred him to Mr.
Stapleton, at the Westminster Hotel, near West-
minster-bridge. He called on the prisoner the fol-
lowing day, and, having ascertained from him that
his character suited, entered Mr. Paulk's service.
He had paid the prisoner 1/. .ss. in part payment
of the two sovereigns.
The prisoner, who is an old offender, having been
the House of Correction for three
once befofe convicted at this office, was then sen-
ft,eanrd
cedtopay a fine of 201., or be committed to
labour
in
months.

iQUEEN-SQUARE.
A PAIR OF DONKEYS.—Yeslerday two West-
miniter geniuses, named Nicholas Gilbert and
William Mayes, were charged by a police consta-
ble of the B division before Mr. BURRELL with
being drunk and disorderly about one o'clock in the
morning, and disturbing the neighbourhood in a
nio.t discordant manner.

About the time mentioned the constable was