The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday, Joseph Autey, the collecting clerk to the Gas
Light and Coke Company, New Bridge•street, was brought
before Alderman VENABLES, charged with embezzling 1,0.51/.
Robert Lees, clerk to the Committee of Paving for St.
George's, Hanover-square, was present on the 26th of Sep-
tember last, when the prisoner received from the Chairman
a check for 1,0.51/. ls. 6d., and gave the receipt now pro-
duced. It was a payment in advance for the quarter due on
Michaelmas day.
A clerk from Messrs. Drummonds produced the check
referred to, and said it was paid on the following day to
Messrs. Ransoms (the prisoner's bankers).
Mr. Cowell, the accountant to the Gas Company, iden-
tified the receipt produced as being in the handwriting of
the prisoner.

Herdesfield, the Guildhall officer, apprehended the pri-
soner at the Company's office, where, in consequence of
some suspicious, he had been suddenly summoned to meet
the Directors. When he found his embezzlements had
been detected he cried bitterly.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

BOTV-STREET.
Yesterday a man, dressed like a labourer, who gave his
name William Harris, was charged with being concerned in
robbing the chambers of Mr. William Henry Sawyer, soli-
citor, in Staple's Inn, of title deeds, drafts of briefs, account
books, and other documents of great value to the prosecu-
tor, and with having sold them to various persons as waste
parchment and paper.
He was remanded until Monday next.

MARLBORO UGH- STREET.
James Tansley, the proprietor of the hackney coach 833,
was summoned for obstructing the thoroughfare of Picca-
dilly by standing upon the rank between St. James's Church
and the Haymarket.

Mr. C. PHILLIPS attended for the gentlemen of St.
James's, Westminster ; and Mr. Lewis, the solicitor, de-
fended the hackney-coach proprietor.
The arguments pro. and con, were of considerable
length.. _

Mr. Phillips contended for the necessity of removing the
rank, as being not only the most intolerable nuisance but
dangerous to life and property, accidents daily resulting
from its continuance.

Mr. Lewis argued upon the legal interpretation of the
57th of George 111. cap. 29. This had been an old rank,
appointed by the Commissioners of Haekney Coaches, and
had been recognised by the Commissioners of Stamps, a
waterman having been appointed to it.
Mr. C. Phillips said they could let it go to a distress for
the nominal penalty, and then try their action for trover in
the King's Bench.
Mr. Lewis expressed some unwillingness to assent to this
proposition.

- Mr. Dwyer observed, that had it been by mutual consent
he would have inflicted a nominal penalty. As the case
stood he was in considerable difficulty. He could not con-
vict against his opinion of his right to do so.
After some further conversation it was agreed by the
contending parties that the case should be submitted to the
Attorney-General for his opinion.
A fresh summons was then taken, which will be decided
by the opinion so given.

THE BETROTHED.—This celebrated story, by
Manzoni, forms the new volume of the very entertaining series
of novels and romances published by Mr. Bentley. The se-
lections of the publisher are most unexceptionable and judicious.
Tales of all lands, and of all characters, the domestic, the
heroic, and the imaginative, come before us in turns; and the
genius of all countries is put under contribution to form (in
" The Standard Novels ") one of the most attractive and suc-
cessful collections that this age of cheap publications can boast.
The time of the above tale is well chosen. The opening scene
between the curate and the bravoes—the visit of Father Chris-
topher to the hold of the rich and titled robber—the midnight
attack upon the cottage of Agnes—the capture of Lucy—the
fearful quarrels, and the more fearful overtures to friendship,
among the Milanese populace, though highly romantic, are at
all events likely to happen in the state of society which the
story is intended to delineate. " The Betrothed "• is well
worthy to take its place with the former volumes of " The
Standard Novels."—Morning Post.
A BRILLIANT DISCOVERY.--A workman in
the Jura, in the act of turning a piece of Levant wood, dis-
covered in it a large diamond, valued at 500,000 f. It would
seem the diamond had been concealed in an opening made in
the tree when young, and the wood had grown around it.—..
Galignani's Messenger.
How TO FRIGHTEN AWAY TIIE HICCUP.—But,
reader, one word with you first. You have heard, no doubt,
of many memorable deeds performed by fire. You have read
that somebody set fire to Troy, Alexander to Persepolis, Nero
to Rome, a baker to London, and a rascally Caliph to the
Alexandrian library, but did you ever know of a man setting
fire to his own shirt to frighten away the hiccup ? Such, how-
ever, is the climax I have alluded to ; and this was the man-
ner.in which it was performed :-4, D____ this hiccup," said
Mytton, as he stood undressed on the floor, apparently in the
act of getting into his bed ; " but I'll frighten it away i" so
seizing alighted candle, applied it to the tail of his shirt, and
—it being a cotton one—was instantly enveloped in flames.
Now, how was his life saved ? is the next question that might
be asked. Why, by the active exertions of his London custo-
mer, and of another stout and intrepid young man who was in
the room, who jointly threw him down on the ground and tore
his shirt from his body, piecemeal, Then, here again comes
John Mytton. " The hiccup is gone, by "41 Lie, and
reeled, naked, into his bed.—Biogran&Y of ' Squire Mytton,:
by Nimrod, in the New Sporting Magazine,