The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HA TTON- GARDEN.

Yesterday Amelia Ramston, a good-looking girl, 19
years of age, was placed at the bar, charged by police-
constable 179 G under the following circumstances :
The constable stated that on Sunday night last, about
eleven o'clock, his attention was attracted by the melan-
choly moaning and cries of a female. On proceeding to
Clerkenwell churchyard, he found that the prisoner by
some means had entered the churchyard, where she was
kneeling over one of the graves. She appeared to be in
the deepest sorrow ; her cries had caused an assemblage of
persons, and considerable excitement was created in con-
sequence of her conduct. Witness took her into custody,
but nothing could be elicited from her, but " Oh, my poor
father." He took her to the station-house, where her grief
did not cease during the whole night.
Mr. LAING inquired what induced her to enter the
church-yard, and behave in so extraordinary a manner ?
Prisoner—l am very sorry if I have done wrong : I was
only crying over my poor father's grave.
Mr. LAING—It is a most improper mode of giving ex-
pression to your grief, and I should recommend you to avoid
it in future.

Constable—She has been several times found lamenting
over ber father's grave since his death, which happened a
short time since, and she has been cautioned.

Mr. LAING asked her how she procured her living—
Priioner—l did live with my father, but I have been at
service at Islington since his death.
Mr. LAING—You are now discharged, but do not come
here again under similar circumstances.

The prisoner then left the office, melancholy, and crying,

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

Yesterday William Smart, one of the alleged proprietors
of a lovr:gambling house, No. 34, Regent-circus, known as
the Regent-circus Clubhouse, was brought before Mr.
Dyer, charged by John Ward, with an assault.
The complainant had been engaged by the defendant as
waiter, at the clubhouse in Regent-•circus, but shortly after-
wards, finding the sort of place he had got into, the cha-
racters who had hired him (the defendant being the son of
the proprietor of the notorious mother H.'s,) and also the
foul play and robberies perpetrated on the unwary who
were introduced into the house, he gave them warning, be-
cause he feared he should either be imprisoned or trans-
ported, if implicated in the transactions which were nightly
taking place. Another of the partners of the club, (four in
number) was a person named Edward Reynolds, who, on
learning that he had given notice to quit, asked him to
stop, but he refused ; and then a plan was laid to give
him (using the complainant's words) a good hiding. He
went to No. 14, Park-place, anether house, called the
Melton Club, kept by the same gang, to demand his
wages, and then he was immediately seized, and most
cruelly beaten.

Mr. DYER—Did Smart strike you ? Complainant—
Yes, he was one of the persons who ill-used me.
The solicitor for the defendant made the following state-
ment. The complainant was taken into the service of the
proprietor of the house No. 34, Regent's-quadrant, but
having been detected in acts of petty larceny he was dis-
missed, and the balance of his wages tendered to him. He
went to No. 14, Park place, where Mr. Smart happened
then to be, and deliberately broke a square of glass, value
upwards •f two guineas. The defendant Smart went out
to expostulate with him, upon which the complainant seized
him, and nearly ripped his coat off his back. What had
been alleged in the way of assault against Smart had been
done by his client merely in self-defence.
Complainant—Gentlemen who have been induced to
play in the Regent Clubhouse have been robbed by the
owners of the house. I can bring one gentleman forward
who was robbed by them by means of loaded dice. He
detected the fraud, and then it was so managed that the
dice were changed. I got possession of the foul dice, and
here they are (handing some dice to the Magistrate.)
Mr. DYER—Any person coming forward and giving evi-
dence against gambling-houses, and exposing the tricks and
cheats practised in them, does a public servico. Ido not
speak particularly, but generally. As to the present charge
of assault I shall decide it by requiring the defendant to find
bail to answer any future proceedings which may be under-
taken against him.

Solicitor—l have a charge in behalf of the occupier of
the house, No. 14, Park-place, to bring against John
Ward. It is for wilfully breaking a square of glass in the
house. This was done after he had kicked up a disturb-
ance on Thursday morning.
Mr. D 1 ER-Why did not the parties come here before,
and take proceedings against this person?
Defendant Smart—Why, we did not wish to be seen in
such a petty thing.

Mr. DYER—I do not know what you mean by a petty
thing, but I conceive if a person, having legal means in
}l's power, does not attempt to resort to them until a
charge is brought against him, the case does not stand in
'uch an unsuspicious situation as it would ha I he acted
otherwise.

Ward—The houses in Regent-circus and Park-place be-
long to the same parties, and that was the reason why I
went to Park-place to see Mr. Smart. When I went, the
porter, according to the usual plan, looked through the
glass to reconnoitre the applicant, and, on seeing me, he
refused to admit me. The pane of glass was broken acci-
dentally, as the porter was fastening the door.
Smart—The door was not fastened.
Ward—Yes it was. The " tiger," a strong iron bar,
w is placed across it.

After some further conversation, the latter charge was
disposed of ; and then a person named Hancock, living in
Chapel-street, May-fair, and the solicitor, who said he lived
at No. 186, Park-place, offered themselves as bail for
Smart, and were accepted.