The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Inspector Evans, of the L division, gave information of the
sudden death of a gentleman in a public-house, on the pre-
ceding afternoon, under very awful circumstances.
The Inspector stated that a gentleman, named Burrows,
residing at South Lambeth, met a female in the Borough,
between three and four o'clock on the preceding afternoon,
and they walked together until they arrived at the Crown
public-house in Westminster-road, which house they entered
together. They walked up stairs into a room on the first
floor, and called for a glass of gin and water, and Mr.
Burrows had just tasted the liquor, when his companion ob-
served that he changed colour, and immediately fell off the
chair on the floor. She immediately rang the bell, and the
landlord coming up, and seeing the condition of the gentle-
man, immediately called in medical aid, but he expired al-
most instantaneously. A policeman having been apprised
of the circumstance, took possession: of the deceased's pro-
perty—consisting of a gold watch and chain, a purse contain-
ing a considerable sum of money, and some small silver arti-
cles. The landlord and the female who was in the company
of the deceased at the time he expired, accompanied the
policeman to the station-house, and the woman who, it ap-
pears, is a widow, and lives in Snow's-fields, had been for
some time acquainted with the deceased, who had been
formerly in the army, and was described to be about 60 years
of age.

CLERKENWELL-(THIS DAY.)
REPORTING AT POLICE COURTS.—When the morning
charges were disposed of, Mr. GREENWOOD said his attention
had been accidentally directed to a report of an occurrence
at this Court in the Illustrated London News. He wished to
know in the first instance whether anything occurred before
Mr. Combe regarding the case.
Mr. Mallet (the chief clerk) said nothing whatever had
occurred on the subject since the day on which the affair took
place.
Mr. GaErNwoon—Then the report in this newspaper is
grossly incorrect. (The Magistrate handed the newspaper
to the chief clerk, who having perused the report, said it was
full of misrepresentations from beginning to end.
The reporter of The San begged to say that he had not
furnished a report of the occurrence to any newspaper. As
the postman's conduct was about to be made the subject of
investigation before the Postmaster-General, he thought any
newspaper statement previously to that investigation might
create an unfavourable and unfair prejudice against him.
Mr. OnnycNwoon—You were the only gentleman from
the press who was in Court at the time, and I am sure you
will agree with me in saying that no part of the occurrence
Wok place outside the Court. You confirmed the statement
made by the gaoler regarding the conduct of the.postman.
The Reporter said the whole affair took place within the
Court.
Mr. Gnanswoon, after some further observations on the
incorrectness of the report, let the matter drop.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECIi.:IVED THIS DAT.)
BETTING AT MANCITI:UER—FRIDAY.
CHESTER Cum
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17 to 1 agst Pharaoh 30 to 1 agst Nutwith
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DERBY.
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7 to 1 agst Rattan (t) 33 to 1 agst Voltri (t)
16 to 1 agst Cockamaroo (t) Rest as before.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CIIASE.
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