The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-13 00:00:00

POLICE iNTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Jokn Jones, a dealer in chests, was brought up,
Charged with having attempted to defraud a shop-
keeper of a sovereign.
The complainant stated that the prisoner came to
the shop as a customer for three empty chests, the
charge for which was 7s. The prisoner threw down
a shilling, and when witness asked him what he
theant, swore that it was a sovereign he had given,
and that witness had taken it up, and put a shilling
in place of it.
Prisoner—As sure as God liveth I placed a sove-
reign on the counter, and I turned me about, and
Presently I found that a shilling had been put in the
place thereof.
The LOltD MAYOR—Do you mean that this gen-
tleman put a shilling in the place of a sovereign ?
Prisoner-4 say that I put down a sovereign; as
Clod liveth I did so, and when I looked, behold
there was a shilling.--(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—How do you know you
!night not be mistaken ? Prisoner—l went forth in
the morning to sundry places, and I laid out nearly
two sovereigns in the like articles, and when I en-
tered into the shop, I had a sovereign in one pocket,
and four shillings and a penny halfpenny in the
other;ot and I presently took forth the sovereign out
the pocket where it lay by itself, and placed it
before the eyes of the young man—as God liveth
so did 1.--(Laughter.)
The officer went, at the request of the prisoner,
to his lodgings at a public-house. The prisoner
then began to poke the ashes of the grate to see
Whether the sovereign was there, and afterwards
looked into every corner of the room, after which
e 'aid," The sovereign is not here, as God
liveth."

The LORD MAYOR—Why, Mr. Jones, this shows
that You had some doubt whether you put down a
Shilling or a • sovereign, How did it happen that
Tu went to poke for it in the ashes ? Prisoner—
show that it was not there; and how could it,
when that young man had it. I'll tell you, more-
over, that he gave me a bad crown once, as God
vile bad one.
v cmnplainant—lt is all false. If I did, why did
net ?
nnt summon me ? Prisoner —Ah, ah, why did
I shall say why—because you gave me a
good one for it. Do'nt you remember it ? You said
te.iner when I urged you, " Oh, I think I had a
reil °lle*" by and by you will remember my sove-
gn in like manner.
TZThe LORD MAYOR—WiII any one come to give
e5.......a character ? Prisoner—Character! multi-
preT4(Laughter.)
1 officer said the prisoner did all he could to
for hi upon his landlord to come forward and speak
ru r but it was in vain.—Remanded.
ban'l'l' man named Samson, was brought before the
Kn MAYOR, charged with having laid violent
inneyO Kinnerslegy, the beadle of Aldgate.
siey regretted that the tailors of the city
BWeeer:
nOW become the most " fightable" men to be
that The defendant, who was a journeyman in
ine, had some ti
that the me ago got so low in pocket
!uitternpparish took charge of his family, but he did
Pt to remove the burden when the cash
became less scarce. On the contrary, he never
offered to the officers a single shilling, although he
was eon
ki 'tautly jobbing about. A day or two ago,
nuersley met and asked him for some of his last
Week's
afford wages for his wife. "No (said he), I can't
to keep any one but myself ; I'm able to eat
tahe ted
MY own wittles." The beadle then expostu-
with him on the hardship of adding to
expenses of the parish ; but Samson said
that the
parish,
cared. and the parish officers, and his
'night all be cursed together, for what he
d
epen upon it (said Kinnersley, taking
banby the arm), you shall pay for this. We can't
eunlbugged by such fellows as you." " Oh, you
and t eltn't you ? (said Samson) then take that,"
:a he gave the poor beadle such a whack in the
w) that if What like the bone did not happen to be some-
thatwhich the defendant's ancient namesake
!?rice wielded, he never would have wagged it again.
13ut Kinnersley, although rather stale, would not let
o,naself be conquered by a tailor : and, seizing him
by the collar, gave him two or three shakes, and
dragged him towards the workhouse. Samson's
who is also a tailor, seeing his father thus
treated with indignity, and knowing what an aver-
sion he had to the parish authorities, ran to his as-
eistance, and gave the " Authority" a blow which
Would have broke the heart of anybody but a
beadle. Kinnersley, however, returned the compli-
'tient with his foot, made young Sampson measure
the ground, and then placed both in the custody of
the police.
The LORD MAYOR asked Samson why he was
not satisfied with imposing upon the parish, with-
nut beating the officer ?—Samson declared that the
beadle had struck him first, arid without the least
Provocation. He had no settled work, and could
.hot afford to support his family, and whenever
he
.tlid a stitch, he had all the officers at his heels.—
(A laugh.)
• Kinnersley said, it was well known that Samson
Would not if he could avoid it, ljve in any other
3v4Y than upon the parish bounty, and that it was
'quite the fashion now fur people to look to what
mthey considered the independence of a parochial
aintenance. All the officers required—and cer-
-1,1„nlY they were warranted in requiring it—was, that
e "'au when in work should bear a portion of the
Penses of maintaining his family.
11„51ja• Samson confirmed the beadle's account of
not band, who was forthwith ordered to find bail.

GUILDHALL.
:3(aYesterday John Ward was brought up for. re-
rnination, charged by Mr. Currie,
con-
°f warehouse in Regent-street, withd chim
of the military
:P,iting and confederating with others to defraud v, °
(nlicSiacceptances to the amount of 6001.
Sir
P.LAuniE said he had called on the City
itor to determine whether a false pretence in
the eye of law could be made out, and he
•niehed Mr. Currie to repeat, in his presence, hrT,
'le was induced to part with the bill ?—Mr. Currie
.d the false pretence was, that Farquharson had a
'i'llowledge of Sir Charles Forbes, from whom he
:14h'gentled to obtain a loan of 8,0001., which sum Far-
;°4tharson would advance to establish the locomotion
es in Scotland, and he was told that if he
IthNed 500/. immediately, Farquharson could obtain
(44t Upon his (Currie's) acceptance in two or three
11;)'s• This offer being an accommodation to wit-
t4t: that time, he gave Farquharson the accep-
‘,hee not as a discounter, but as a private friend in
1,t,4°1/1 he reposed confidence, on account of the pri-
er's representations.
hille,eity Solicitor—For what did you. give him the
oh , Mr. Currie—.only that he might get money
r,its and bring me the proceeds.
6.k\-itY Solicitor—What was you to give him for
1)1'; trouble ? Mr. Currie—That was never content-
At.,l
te,:u. There was no propositions that he should
ttte!ve any thing. The only part of the proceeds I
, 'ed was 601.
6' lir PETER LAURIE—Mr. Ward, where are these
klib." Prisoner In the hands of Farquharson, 1 Pit‘o-P4e, Whom I desired to withhold the bill or the
,eteds for my protection.
PETERI Mr,
thought Currie had advanced
•

all the money to you. Have you advanced money
to him ? Prisoner—No, but he has advanced only
800/, where he should have advanced 1,6004, and
so has frustrated my object, by which he was to
gain 5,0004
Mr. Lyster—You have a counting-house in Bank-
chambers ? Prisoner—What is that to you ?
Mr. Lyster—What business do you carry 011
there ? Prisoner (somewhat pi,sed)—Admitting I
am a civil engineer—(A laugh)—l took the cham-
bers for Mr. Currie's convenience.
Mr. Currie—For my convenience ! I never was
there in my lift.—(A laugh.)
Prisoner said if he had fair play and time he could
show all be had said and done was perfectly honest.
Sir PETER—Then if you are an honest man, you
will endeavour to restore to poor Mr. Currie the
.500/, bill which Farquharson duped him of.
Mr. Lyster—We will act mercifully to you if
you will give up the bill. The second bill we know
is in the hands of Winter Hart.
Prisoner—lr is not in my power to restore the bill.
The prisoner then read a part of the letter he had
mentioned on the previous day, as having an im-
portant bearing on the case. It was addressed by a
Mr. Jeffery (who appeared to have taken up the
scram-carriage project after Mr. Currie dropped it)
to Mr. Gurney, and censured Mr. Currie for with-
holding his cash.
Mr. Currie regretted that he did not withhold it
before.

Sr PETER asked the prisoner, if he knew a gen-
tleman in white trousers, who was standing near
him, was a sheriff's officer.
Prisoner said he did, and he must observe that
the bill which he meant to arrest him on was indeed
accepted by him, but Mr. Currie had had the whole
proceeds of it.
Mr. Currie made no reply to this.
Sir P. LAURIE said he had made up his mind to
remand the prisoner for two days longer, and the
examination was adjourned accordingly.
MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A DISORDERLY.—Andrew Ill‘Caul, a long, lean
lad, apparently fresh from the " Land o'Cdkes," ap-
peared among the " disorilerlies" at this office yes-
terday. The charge against him by the policeman
who took him into custody was, that he grew so
enamoured of the landlord of the Black Bull's
liquor, after having imbibed a more than prudent
portion of it, that he insisted upon forcing himself
into the house at an unseasonable hour, in order to
get another " wee &apple." It was in vain the
policeman issued his authoritative "move on," for
Andrew had reached that happy state of exaltation
which rendered him in his own opinion more than
a match for a whole phalanx of policemen, and
therefore he retorted the command back on the
policeman, and put himself in an " imposing atti-
tude," ix order to enforce compliance. The police-
man being, however, armed with authority, and a
truncheon to back it, proved the more potential of
the two, and bore the defendant off to the station-
house.
Ye'll alloo me to speak in my ain defence (said
Andrew in a most unsophisticated Aberdeenshire
brogue.) Certainly, answered Mr. DYER. Then ye
maun ken I'm just frae Aberdeen, and, as I have na
been in this toon mair than ane day, ye'll see I did
na ken (my thing o' the ways o' London fowk. My-
sel and a friend went into a hoose to hae a crack,
and a wee drap toddie thegither, and as it was gay
guile drink, we had sax tumblers between us before
we'd finished our cracks. %Veel, says I, we're just
ganging to part, sae we'll tak just ane " wee thocht''
mair. " What'n a language did ye ca that y ere
speaking," says a chappie who was drinking at the
bar, " it's only fit to christen pigs vvi.' Sir, I
took this in the licht o' a national affront, and sae I
said, " Gang ben the hoose, ye blackguard, and
ise gie ye a fine pecking." "Na, na," said the land-
land, " I'll have no fetching here, sae gang yer gait oot
my hoose." Weel, your Worship, I was turned oot,
and then I tried wi muckle might to get in again,
no for the purpose o' gettin ony mair drink, but to
vindicate my honour.
Was you drunk ? inquired Mr. DYER,—" Na!
na! I'm no gaun to dig a pit to brak my ain neck
iutilt," said Andrew, looking suspiciously at the
Magistrate, " ye'll na get ony sic admission as that
frae me."

" Then I must hold you to bail, otherwise it was
my intention to have discharged you after paying
the usual fine," said Mr. DYER.
This announcement appeared to give Andrew
some annoyance„ especially as he had fallen into the
pit he had tried to avoid; and after being removed
from the bar a short time, he sent a friend to state
to Mr. Dyer that he was willing to admit he was
drunk.
Mr. DYER directed that Andrew should be re-
called, and having put the usual question, was an-
swered cautiously by Andrew, who appeared deal-
rous to keep on the windy side of the law, that
" he was willing to admit he was na what might
just precesely be ca'd sober." After this admis-
sion, on payment of the fine of 55., he was allowed
to leave the office.