The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-11 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

On Saturday Mr. Jourdan, landlord of the Rising
Sun, appeared before Messrs. DYER and CONANT,
to meet a charge of having conducted his house in a
disorderly manner, brought against him by police in-
spector Abrahams, of C division, and police con-
stable C 108.

The constable deposed to specific and general acts
of irregularity, and the inspector also affirmed that
Mr. Jourdan was in the habit of keeping his house
open at all hours during the night, arid that pros-
titutes and idle characters were permitted to con-
gregate there.
Mr. DYER asked the defendant what lie had to
offer?—" It is impossible," replied the defendant,
" to conjecture why I am so often dragged from my
business, and compelled to answer charges which
have been brought against me lately by the police,
unless I attribute the annoyance I am compelled to
sustain to the fact of my having determined no
longer to allow policemen, police sergeants, and
police inspectors, to feed for nothing at my table, to
supply them with money, or to provide horses for
their private excursions. Ever since I have come
to this determination I have been subjected to
these proceedings; though the police can allow an-
other public-house in the vicinity of mine, the land-
lord of which is more complying than I choose now
to be, to keep open at all hours, and to admit what-
ever characters he chooses, without coming under
the notice of the police."

Mr. DYER could not listen to such charges, be-
cause, under the present police laws, Magistrates
had no jurisdiction over them.
Inspector Abrahams said that the defendant's
house had frequently been pointed out to him on ac-
count of its irregularity, and he, in consequence, had
given notice to the landlord, if he did not keep better
hours, he should report him to the Commissioners.

Mr. Jourdan—Why, I am permitted by the Act
of Parliament to keep open all night as well as all
day, if I choose.
Mr. DYER (with whom Mr. CONANT coincided)
being of opinion that the charge of disorderly con-
duct on the part of the defendant had been sub-
stantiated, said they should indict a fine of 41., and
direct the conviction to be recorded, by which pro-
ceeding, as there is another charge against him, Vile
is convicted, the penalty .vill be very large.
Inspector Abrahams, in reply to what Mr. Jour.
dan had stated, begged to disclaim all knowledge of
any sort of bribery having taken place in the police
force.

Mr. Jourdan made no reply, and the Magistrates,
in the fullest manner, declared their conviction that
there were no grounds for what the defendant had
asserted.

On Saturday night, Mr. Rawlings, linen-draper,
Oxford-street, stated to the Magistrate that he had
that day been swindled out of silks to the value of
401. A fashionably-dressed man, about 40 years of
age, came to his shop and purchased three pocket
handkerchiefs, for which he paid 18s.; he then
asked whether they had ladies' silks, and being an-
, severed in the affirmative, handed his card, " Mr.
Ellis, 279, Regent-street," and expressed a wish
that some might be sent, apologizing for the trouble
by saying Mrs. Ellis was not quite well. The silks
were accordingly sent by a lad. Mr. Ellis was at
home to receive them, and asked the lad whether
they had veils. The reply was, " Yes, Sir." He
then requested the lad to go and fetch some, while
the silks were looked at. He went, and on his re-
turn found that Mr. Ellis had absconded, and Cal-
ried off the silks. The lady of the house stated that
he had been in the apartments but two days ; on
taking them, he said he bad been some time at
Hatchet's Hotel, and lulled suspicion by giving a
sovereign to purchase tea and sugar, &c. On in-
quiry at Hatchett's it was found that he was
unknown.

The Magistrate directed an officer to endeavour
to apprehend the swindler.

MAR YLEB ONE.
Robert Taylor (late butler to the Countess
Dowager of Sandwich), who has lately been com-
mitted for bigamy, was brought up on Saturday,
on charges of having embezzled considerable sums
of money while in her Ladyship's service.
Her Ladyship stated that he had been her butler
and steward for seventeen years, and paid all the
house bills, and had authority to draw checks on her
banker.

The prisoner, in his defence, had intended to pay