The Sun.
London, England, 1833-07-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALA RYLEB ONE.
T 11E Mairsexaoate Pauresa.—..Cysan Street, and
Elizabeth Street, the former upwards of sixty, end the
latter thirty-five, years of age, were yesterday brought
before Mr. RAWLINSON under the following circum-
stances :
As police constab'e, D 120, was on duty about eleven
o'clock on Sunday night he saw the two prisoners near
Deyonshire.street, Portland.place, apparent'y in a most
destitute condition, and cn questioning them he was
informed that neither of them had any home, ner had
they slept in a le,d during the last six weeks. They were
then taken to the station-house.
In reply to the M igistrate, the poor women said they
were some time ago inmates of Marylebone poorhouse, and
one day 1-ft their abode without permission of the overseers,
in the hope of being able by their exertions to procure a
livelihood. Failing in their object, they were comrelled
to seek once more their former asylum, but were refused
admittance: They assured the Magistrate that they were
in great distress, and said they hoped they should not be
suffered to starve.
Mr. Rawt.PesOr: said that, admitting that they had
left the Inatise ikhout the sanction of the overseers, ad-
vantage shotild not be taken of that circumstanc., and
directed an offieer to proceed with the poor creatures to
the parish authorities immediately.
On the policeman'e return he informed the Magistrate
that Mr. King, the inspector of the workhouse, hail un-
dertaken to receive them.
MILITARY EVOLUTIONS EXTRAORDINARY.—A gentle-
man named Edward Riley, attired en miiitaire, who
was stated to he a Captain in the army, reeinin: in the
New •road, St. Pancras, was brought before the Magistrates
charged with having amused himself in the following
strange manner :
Police constable S 122, as he was on duty about nine
o'clock on Sendai,- eigl.t in Euston•:e,uate, the de-
fendant surrounih.d by a mob of about 200 person. Ile
was very much intoxicated, and insulted several respec-
table females by pulling off their shawls and bonnets.
About a quarter of an hour previously he was perform-
ing similar antics, when ! e (witness) dispersed the mob.
and prevailed on the Captain to desist. After the second
edition of hie gratuitous exhibition, witness took him into
custody.
A Mr. Griffiths, of Prospect-terrace, Camden-town, as
be was passing along Euston.square, witnessed the conduct
complained of by the p ‘liceman, in addition to which,
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Captain seized him (witness) by the throat with
bands and would probably have strangled him if a young
man bad not opportunely come to his assistance.
Captain Riley denied the latter statement, and said
that, ht the titne named, he was listening to an itinerant
expounder of divine truth who is as holtliwe forth in the
road, when Griffiths said. " You're a —sn'dier ;" upon
which :e.• (the Captain) collared hint tstanter. news as-
serted that the " malt" spoken of the policem
part of the preacher's congregation.
Mr. RawraNSoet very properly and severe!), animad
verted on the Captain's misconduct, as sworn t by the
two witnesses, and ordered him to pay a fine o'' r)s. for
brine drunk, and enter into his own recogniz trice for his
future good conduct.
Q UEEN SQUARE.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER. AND SUICIDE AT HAM-
MERSMITI3.—Y,sh•rday Mr. M Mantis, the Inspector of
the T of the police at Kensington, attended he-
f;re Mr. Se coats, e • Sitting Magistrate, and in-
formed him that Charles Reynolds, the young man who
had been apprehended by their division on a charge of
wilfully and shooting at and wound ng with a
loaded pistol Sarah l'ariy, at ii:mwqrgoith, tea upable