The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Q UEEN- SQUARE.

Edward Lawrence, a youth between ten and
eleven years of age, was placed at the laar, charged
with robbing his master under the following circum-
stances :

It appeared from the evidence of police constable
Lewis, of the L division, No. 70, that on Saturday
afternoon he was on duty in the Blackfriars-road,
near the bridge, when he observed the prisoner
strutting about with all the foppery of a London
dandy smoking a cigar. It struck him as rather
singular for one so young to be smoking cigars
in the streets, and he looked at him for some
time, till at length a person, who had also been ob-
serving him, told witness that the prisoner had been
into a neighbouring tavern taking his wine. This con-
vinced him that something was wrong,and he stopped
him, and not feeling satisfied with the answers he
gave him, he took him to the station-house. On
searching him, he found a purse containing a sove-
reign and 17s. The prisoner said that he lived
with Mr. John Lander, of the Royal Arcade, and
that his master had sent him to Camberwell with
the money to deliver to a person there. Mr. Bond,
the inspector on duty, sent a message to Mr. Lin-
der, informing him of the circumstance, when it
turned out that he was his shop boy, and had ab-
sconded, after robbing him of a purse and two so-
vereigns.

The prisoner had nothing to say in his defence,
and was fully Committed for trial. . .

Mr. GREGORIE said the constable had done him-
self great credit by the manner in which he had acted.

MAR YLEB ONE.

Yesterday Mr. Marks, a jeweller in Oxford-street,
was summoned before Mr. RAWLINSON to answer
the complaint of Major-General Huskisson and
Colonel Wilson.

It appeared the complainants had purchased, in
company, at the defendant's shop, an eyeglass each,
which the shopmn " warranted" as fine gold, and
for which theystiaid 30s. each. Subsequently they
were submitted tp the insvection of a refiner, who
pronounced thern,cp.bitiverely plated., or cased with
fine gold, WhereaS the complainants liad purchased
them under the impression that they were solid
fine gold. •
The defendant contended that they were ticketed
as " fine gold mounted ;" and affirmed that had they
heal solid they would have been worth more than
double the money which the complainants paid
for them.

The refiner admitted that had they been solid fine
gold they would have been worth 70s. each, instead
of 30s.

The Magistrate said that as a false representation
of them had been made by the shopman, whoa,wtr:
ranted them to be fine gold, the defendant rnu,t
enter into his own reeognizmees to appear at the
Sessions, should General I-lu-kisson and his friend
think proper to proceed further in the bus►ness.

THE " SWELL MOB" AT THE REVlEW.—Yester-
day morning, as the office was about to close, In-
spector F-I,on brought before Mr. RAWLINSON
Thomas Eats, a young fellow dressed in the very
pink of fashion, and who is well known to the police
as one of the members of that desperate gang of
pickpockets who infest the metropolis, and who are
designated the " swell mob," charged with robbing
the Countess of St. Germain's, of No 22, Park-
crescent, Regent's-park, while her Ladyship was
looking at the review at Wormwood-scrubs yester-
day, on foot, of her reticule, containing a purse,
with 1/ Bs. and several other valua'ule articles.

Thomas Ford, of No. 7, Peel-street, Kensington
Gravel-pits, stated that he was a special constable,
and that he saw the prisoner make a "grab" at the
Countess's rericule,,which was suspended to her arm
by the string, hut he failed ingesting the prize. Wit-
ness took no notice, but narrowly watched him, and
afterwards observed him make another "grab" at
the ret cute, which was more successful. He then
collared the prisoner, and rook him to Mr. William-,
a superintendent of the new police, who was stand-
ing close by at ihe :ime, and who ordered witne.s to
deliver him over to a police constable, which he did.

Mr. liispecior Feiron stated, that upon searching
the prisoner, at the station-house, he found the pro-
per►y now produced upon h'm. Witness here pro-
duced the n-ticule, which Ford immediately idenii-
fird as the same which the prisoner snatched from
the Countess. It was embroidered with gold lace,
and made of rich purple vi-hret. It contained, be-
sides the purse that held the money, and which had
a gold snap io it, a rich cut glass smeiling-bottle,
with a gold top set with rubies, and a cut pearl lo-
zenge-bott, mounted with gold.
The prisoner denied the theft, and said he lived
at No. 8, Carlisle-lane, Lambeth. _ _

He was recognized by Keys, an officer of this
egablishment, ai a most daring fellow, and
Mr. RAWLINSON remanded him until Wednesday
next,and desired Mr. Felton to wait upon her Lady-
ship in the interim, and request her to attend.