The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-07 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1833.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A good deal of interest having been excited du-
ring the past week by the examination of three Jews,
named Solomon Levi, Henry Levi, and George
Levi, on the charge of having stolen a watch from
an Irish shoemaker, named Davis, and Saturday
having been the day appointed for the final exami-
nation, the justice-room was crowded to excess.
The LORD MAYOR directed that George Levi,
whose innocence Mr. Isaacs, his solicitor, had com-
pletely tstablishel,should appear in the witness-box.
Davis said that his watch had been snatched out
of his pocket on Saturday night, in Petticoat-lane,
but he was too drunk to identify the person who
had taken it. _ _

The LORD MAYOR, who suspected that Davis
had been tampered with by the two prisoners, and
that he had accepted a compromise, questioned the
witness, who really appeared to be a humane person,
and to have spoken as he thought.
Davis said that he felt, as a man, that he should
not be doing justice to insinuate that he had the
least idea who the thief was.

The LORD MAYOR said that the expected com-
promise no doubt influenced him.
Davis—All I wanted was my property, and I
don't think it any great crime to wish for that,
without swearing that men were thieves, when I
never recollect seeing them.
_ _

The brother-in-laW of Davis swore that he was
with Davis when the watch was snatched out of the
pocket of the latter. Four men were passing, and
one of them said, " Is that you, Davis ?" while
another snatched the watch, chain, and seals. They
all ran off. Witness did not think he saw either of
the prisoners.

George Levi deposed that Henry Levi's son
called on Monday morning upon him, and said his
father had a watch to dispose of, and witness called
at the house and saw Solomon Levi, who pulled a
watch out of his pocket and asked sixteen shillings
for it. Witness offered fifteen for it, and the bar-
gain was made. He had no money at the time,
but he called afterwards and saw Henry Levi, and
paid him, and received the watch. Being in want
of some silver afterwards, he pawned the watch at
Barker's, where he was known well, and the article
was stopped as stolen.
The daughter of the last witness stated that she
was present when the prisoner Henry Levi said
that the matter would be settled for 3/. 12s. with
Davis, and she produced a piece of paper, on which
was that sum specified in the writing of the prisoner's
brother-in-law.

The LORD MAYOR considered this piece of paper
as conclusive evidence of the compromise.
The brother-in-law of Davis admitted that he had
written on the paper, a person having called at the
shop of Davis to ask what was the amount of the
loss of the gold seals and key. Davis knew nothing
about it, and witness, being aware of the money
which had been given for it, did not hesitate to
write down the sum.

Davis—That was the amount the seals and key
cost me, and all I NV anted was my own property.
The LORD MAYOR—Aye, you are to have it
when the bill is thrown out. Davis—l, hope I may
get it, believe me, my Lord—(Laughter)—I don't
want to hurt these poor men, and whether I get
anything or not, I won't say that either of them
robbed me.

Henry Levi solemnly declared that he knew no-
thing in the world about the watch. The whole
story, from beginning to end, was a fabrication.
TheLoßcDanll,laAt'vo the R—Jd Bailey.
oucansay that, and prove
it, if you
Henry Levi—l hope you will permit me to bail ?
The LORD MAYOR—To bail, indeed ! No, no,
you won't get an acquittal on that ground. If I
had not sifted this case, the secret tribunal of the
Grand Jurywould have thrown out the bill, but now I
defy them, supported as your reluctant evidence is.
The prisoners were then fully committed for trial.
A gentleman, named Michael Brockleby
was brought up, charged by a policeman with having
been found lying in Thames-street, in a most beastly
state of intoxication. He is about 50 years of ages
and appeared very much ashamed of his situation,
The officer said if he had known that the gentleman
was a man of so much respectability he would
have carried him to his house instead of wheeling
him to the station-house in a dog's meat barrow.-_
( Laugh ter.)
The LORD MAYOR—Why, how is this, Michael,
" how art thou thus forgot ?" Defendant—Why,
my Lord, I " put an enemy into my mouth that
stole away my brains."—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—You see, my friend, how
you are punished for this filthy and brutal error.
You fall in the dirt ; you are wheeled along with
flesh almost as sensitive as your own to a watch-
house ; you lie down with, perhaps, the most
wretched of mankind ; you awake in horror ; you
are guarded up to the presence of a Magistrate, and
you are obliged to admit it all, and to pay five shil-
lings penalty.
The defendant shook his head amidst great
laugher.
The LORD MAYOR—Ah, Mr. Smith, what am I
to call this at your time of life
The officer—l am sorry I accidentally exposed
the gentleman, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—Not at all—not at all. I3ring
me all the drunken gentlemen you can find, and I
shall be able to render assistance to many a starving
family.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Smith made reparation by anubling the
penalty upon himself, and departed to quench the
conflagration in his stomach with a large bowl of
Hunt's roasted corn, which his Lordship advised
him speedily to administer.

motion at this office, and obtained the assistance of
Gardener, the officer, by whom the prisoner was
taken int,, custody in Maiden-lane. The prisoner
declined making any defence, and was fully com-
mitted for trial.

FURIOUS DRIVING.—John Robins, the driver of
the hackney cabriolet No. 400, attended to answer
to a complaint laid by Thomas Lynham, a hackney
coachman, charging him with wanton and furious
driving, and endangering his life on the 23d of
September. Lynham stated that, on the day in
question, he was standing with his coach on the
Haymarket stand, when the defendant drove up at a
gallop, on the wrong side of the road. He attempted
to get out of the way, but without success, and the
wheel of the cab passed over his foot, and seriously
hurt him.

The defendant said that he gave the complainant
plenty of time to get out of the way.
The defendant was fined 5/. and costs, or, in de-
fault of payment, was committed to the House of
Correction for six weeks.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

THE ADVENTURES OF A LEG OF PORK.—A
man named Leathley, residing at Fulham, attended
in support of a charge preferred against Ann his
wife, for stealing a leg of pork, which the husband
stated was the property of one Henry Ordell. The
case was more than ordinarily laughable, and, from
what could be collected from the parties, who oc-
casionally all spoke together, was as follows :—The
said Mr. Leathley had long since had convincing
proof that his wife was literally " the better half,"
and at length growing heartily tired of his mode of
life, one day unceremoniously left his home, and took
up his residence in a one pair back apartment in a
house where the above named Mr. Henry Orden
was also a lodger. These were not the only resi-
dents of the upper tenements, for in the second pair
front lived a buxom widow named Dwindle ; but
although Dwindle by name, not so her person,
which had gradually increased since her " dear hos-
banu's death," to about some fourteen or fifteen
stone, but withal she was lively, gay, and active,
and her volubility kept pace with her vivacity. To
be brief, upon this fat, but yet fair dame, Mr.
Leathley cast a languishing look, and often, as re-
port says, was heard to declare with a sigh, " Ah
what a dear creature is that Mrs. Dwindle !" and in
the same breath to curse the termagant disposition
of his wife. No opportunity was lost nor excuse
wanted to catch a glance at the widow, and he so
far insinuated himself into the good graces of the
lady, that, instead of creeping up stairs with the tea-
pot in his hand, and, in as soft and pleasing a toned
voice as he could command, craving her indul-
gence to fill his pot with hot water, he ultimately took
his tea tete a tete with the buxom dame. Slander
had magn!fied the indulgence of Mrs. Dwindle to
something rather heinous, and it at length reached
the ears of Mrs. Leathley, who adopted a mode of
revenge as novel as it was ludicrous. Yesterday
her husband sent a leg of pork well stuffed and sea-
soned, with plenty of potatoes, to the baker's, in
order to have an opportunity of inviting Mrs.
Dwindle to dinner ; and as the entertainment was
to be served up in Mr. Henry Ordell's apartment,
that gentleman, as a matter of course, was to farm
one of the party. This by some means had come
to the knowledge of Mrs Leathley, and she, with
her usual shrewdness and cunning, contrived to ob-
tain possession of the leg of pork when baked, and
to convey it unsuspected to her own domicile.
Shortly after her husband repaired for his dinner,
and asked the baker if it was done ? " 0 yes,"
replied the man of dough, " it's done brown, but
your wife has just taken it away." " The deuce
she has!" exclaimed the enraged husband; " then I
am done brown out of my dinner." So exasperated
was Mr. Leathley that he caused his wife to be
brought to this office on a charge of stealing the leg
of pork with the etceteras; and en being informed
that his wife could not be charged with robbing him,
he wished to make it appear that Mr. Henry Ordell
was a joint proprietor in the pork. The case, how-
ever, was not satisfactorily proved, and Mrs. L. was
acquitted, much to the chagrin of her husband.
HATTON-GARDEN.

A young man of reduced appearance was charged
with having eaten sundry portions of roast beef end
pie, and drunk a pot of half-and-half, at the expense
of Mr. Ains, cook-shop-keeper, in Gray's Inn-lane,
The fellow entered the shop with great coolness,
and consequentially called for a dinner, which he
discussed in very good humour. lie then watched
his opportunity, and was bolting out of the shop,
when the waiter caught him by the tail. The
dinner amounted to 2s. 2d.

The prisoner, who said he had lost his purse, was
held to bail.

MAR YLEB ONE.

A fashionable master-tailor, somewhat advanced
in years, who lives in the neighbourhood of Berners-
street, Oxford-street, charged a young woman of
interesting appearance under the following circum-
stances :—The defendant, who is about 24 years of
age, had lived under the protcction of the com-
plainant for nine years, during which time he al-
lowed her 3001. a year. She had three children,
two of whom complainant had lately taken from
her. He now cohabited with another young woman,
and the defendant had repeatedly annoyeehim, and
on a late occasion assaulted him. The defendant
said she was seduced at a very early age by the
complainant, whereby she had lost a good situation.
He had been guilty of such unfeeling conduct that
any woman of spirit would resent it.—Discharged
on promise not to offend again.