The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
James Thompson, apprentice to Mr. Gould, proprietor
of the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, was brought
before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with having neglected his
master's business.

Mr. Gould had taken the defendant as his apprentice
without any fee ; had paid the expekses of the indentures
himself, and had provided him with the means of learning
a lucrative business. Having reason to suspect that the
defendant absented himself without leave from the hotel,
he made inquiry last night, and was informed by one of the
waiters that the defendant had gone out after the hotel had
been shut up, and that it was not likely he would return
until the next morning. When the apprentice did return,
which was not until ten o'clock yesterday, complainant
assured him of his determination to have him before a
Magistrate to answer for his past conduct.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, certainly did go
out at night, because he wanted to pay a visit where he
knew he should not be allowed the liberty of going in the
day-time. If anybody suffered by this proceeding, it was
himself only, as he entirely deprived himself of his night's
rest, and always came home sufficiently early for business.
Mr. Gould—The fact is, this young man has formed an
attachment to a young female who assisted in my bar, and
who, in consequence, I have been obliged to send home to
her parents, who are respectable people, keeping a public-
house at Hounslow. He still continues to pay visits to
her, I find, although he is obliged to walk to Hounslow and
back during the night.

Mr. CHAMBERS--Pay visits at night to a young woman!
I don't think that is anything to her credit. . Do you know,
young man, that by such love-feasts you stand a chance of
seriously injuring your prospects.
Apprentice—l cannot help it ; I wish to be free, and
therefore if Mr. Gould will cancel my indentures I shall be
very much obliged to him.

Mr. Gould--I am quite willing to cancel them, your
Worship. This young man is now throwing away what I
consider to be of the value of several hundred pounds. By
taking him as my apprentice, without a premium, giving
him all the advantages of my establishments in London and
Harrowgate, and making him free of the Vintners' Com-
pany, I give him what is at least equal to 800/.
Mr. CHAMBERS (to the apprentice)—Why, you foolish
fellow, do you mean to throw away all these solid advan-
tages, for the sake of some nonsensical fancy which you
have taken up ? The love-sick apprentice declared he
would have the indentures cancelled ; and Mr. Chambers,
in order to give him an opiortunity of having his fancy in-
dulged, sent the parties before the Court of Vintners.
EXTORTION.—A hackney-coachman, named Smith, was
summoned before Mr. DYER for extortion.

J. Waine, Esq., St. James's-square, said he hired the
defendant in Piccadilly, to take a young lady to Green-
street, Grosvenor-square. The proper fare being a shilling,
he paid that sum to the coachman.

Miss Baynes (the young lady referred tb), said, when in
Grosvenor-square, the driver pulled up, and asked her if
he was to set her down there, as that was the end of the
shilling ride. She desired him to go where first directed ;
and, when she alighted, the . defendant asked her for an
additional sixpence. She took out a sixpence, and told him
if lie considered he was entitled to it as his fare, to take it.
Mr. DrEa—Well, what have you to say to the charge ?
Defendant,---Vy, your. Honor, I vos giving von of ray hinti-
mate friends a lift past the Duke of Devonshire's, yen this
here gentleman plies me, and accordingly ven I draws up
he claps that there young lady into my wehicle. .Arter that
ere he shoves a shilling into mf fist, and tells me to drive
her to South Audley-street. Ven I had druv'd the lady

QUEEN- S QUARE.
A man named Thomas Ellis, in the garb of a beggar,
but whose style and language evidently proclaimed him to
belong to a different class of tradesmen, was brought up in
custody by a police constable of the B division, No. 27,
charged with begging in Sloane-strect.
The constable said, that he saw the prisoner begging :
he certainly carried a broom in his hand, but it was entirely
intended as a screen for his begging.
Prisoner—Will your Worship only listen to me ?
Mr. BURRELL—Willingly ; but do you deny the charge
of begging ? Prisoner—l do ; it's very true I was in the
act of sweeping a crossing at the top of Sloane-street, but
I've fallen into low circumstances lately, and have been
compelled to do so.

Mr. BURRELI.—Pray what trade are you ? Prisoner—
A barber, your Worship, and I'm not ashamed to say that
I've shaved nearly all the magistrates of the police offices
in London, although I do not recollect having scraped your
Worship. Ali, poor Sir Daniel Williams, the Lambeth-
street beak ! many is the time I've shaved him ; he used to
patronise me, and when he died I lost my best friend.
Mr. BURRELL—What of Sir Daniel ? Prisoner—Oh,
how often have I operated upon him !—(Crying.) I shaved
him, your Worship, after he was dead ; ;And if that is not
sufficient, I can prove that-I've been engaged in my official
capacity with: the Duchess of St..Alhatiis.—(Laughter.)
It's very true I was compelled by necessity to sweep the
crossing in Sloane-street--and that is all I've done.
• The constable was again examined, and clearly made out
that the prisoner was begging, and he was committed ibr
fourteen days.