The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--(Tins DAT.)
Martha Brown, a woman who has been long an annoyance to
the city, and who has supported herself and her husband when-
ever he has been confined in Newgate, by levying contributions
on drunken gentlemen, was brought before Alderman SCHOLTY,
charged with having endeavoured to rob several persons last night,
in the neighbourhood of Aloorfields.
The patrol stated that the prisoner, who labours hard in her
vocation, and throws a sort of disguise over it by carrying a child
in her arms, followed several gentlemen, evidently for the purpose
of robbing them. She was observed to be more attentive to gen-
tlemen who were drunk than to those who were sober ; but, not-
withstanding her skill and experience, she failed altogether last
night, and finally got, as abe called it, herself " shoved into the
h—y watchhouse." Not liking her lodging, or the gentry by
which she was recognised, she made a blow at an ancient pro-
tector of the peace, and soon laid him flat. Before the astonished
watchman could recover his legs, she gave him a kick in the
ribs, which rattled as if they were the ribs of his lanthorn
up ran another of the fraternity, who was now able to parry her
blows, but his face soon proved that though it escaped her fists, it
was reached by her nails, which made a riddle of his check.—
She "tarred out" several others of the watch in like manner,
but was at length overpowered. During her exertions her tongue
kept pace with her hands, and she bestowed upon the whole of
the privileged residents of the watch-house such names as they'
were ashamed to mention.

The defendant said she never meant any offence to the gentle-
Men, and declared that she had quite altered her way of life for
the last two years.
Alderman ScirotaY hoped that residence, and wholoqome ex-
ercise in Ilritlewell for a month, would serve her morals and colt-
stitution, and committed her accordingly.
GUILDHALL. —(THIS DAY. )

CITY FEAATING.—A young man waft placed at the bar, on a
charge of having knives, forks, wine, and cyder, in his posses-
sion, the property of the Ironmonger's Company.
The patrol of Castle Baynard Ward stated, that about eleven
o'clock the night before, he saw the prisoner carrying the basket
now produced, in Thames-street ; and, perceiving it very heavy,
proceeded to examine the contents, when he found it nearly filled
with knives awl forks, and three bottles of wine. The prisoner
then said he was bringing it from Iron Monger's Hall, where it
had been given him by a waiter.

Tim beadle and eelfarman of the iron►nonger's company, Mated
that the Wet% and forks had been given tu the waiter to clean,
and would, no doubt,. have been safely returned. One bottle of
wine had been given to the. Waiter, and the other they had no
doubt, was:obtained by adding the bottoms of bottles left after
drinking together, till they u►ade lip a full one, and giving it to
the company, anti keeping a fresh orift.in lieu .of, it. The third
bottle was cider.

The worthy Alderman said, be was confident there was a great
pilfering of the wine belonging to public Companies; he supposed
as he had dined with the Ironmonger's Company yesterday, that
he had got his share of the bottoms that were added. It was ne-
cessary to make an example to prevent' the practice of pilfering,
he would therefore remand the waiter; and discharge the assistant,
who appeared to have received the basket innocently.
B OW-STREET,—( ts DA Y. )

•
John MOrialta was charged by a man named Kelly with hay.
ing assaulted him ; he stated, that he had been summoned by the
prisoner for debt, and on leaving the Court of Requests the prisoner
followed, and jogged him, saying, that if he waa hull a man he
would spiphlicate him.
Sir R. Btu/ay.—Why, what trade are you ?—Complainant—
A painter.—Did he lose the day then ?—No ! only half of it.
Did he lot* the cause ?...—No! but he lost his temper.—Ordered
to find bail.

MARLBOROUGII-6TREET-7(Tnis D►Y.)

A most extraordinary looking being, without shoes, stockings,
or shirt, with a cabbage-stalk in his mouth, another peeping out
of his hreeches pocket, and nearly enough of crusts, cabbage-leaves,
and dirty potatoes in his hat to feed a pig for a week, was brought
to this office for begging in the streets. He was well known to
the officers, who described his mode of levying contributions as
peculiarly ingenious. On the approach of a respectable person, he
commences picking up pieces of dirty crust, &c. (which he has
previously dropped), and eating them with astonishing avidity.—
By this means he seldom fails to excite the pity, and extract the
pence of the passenger. He has the look of an idiot,but has frequently
proved more knave than fool. Some time since he was taken into the
workhouse and yentedy clothed in a suit of parish gray, he, how.
ever, made his escape, and, after changing his dress, re►umed his
former mode of life, and was taken by the officers in the act. The
Magistrate considered him incorrigible, and committed him to the
tread-wheel for a month.

ATTACK BY FOOTPADS UPON A. STAGE

COACH THIS MORNING.

'This morning, between one and two o'clock, as the llereford
Charupion was proceeding to town, it was stopped at the summit
of Featherbed !lull, in the vicinity, of West Wycomb.
As the descent of the bill is exceedingly steep, it is customary
.to pull up to lock one of the wheels, and just as the coachman
had done to a man sprung from the hedge, and, in an authori-
tative tone, demanded the money from the passengers, consisting
of two or three persons.
The coachman and guard supposing that this attempt was a
mere sailor's frolic, the tbotpad, being habitat! in nautical attire,
asked him whether he was mad. The footpad replied, by putting
a dog whistle to his mouth, which instantly brought an associate
similarly hebited.
The coachman and guard not ktiowing how formidable a gang
there might be in ambush, thought it more prudent to drive down
the hill without locking the wheel, than to fall into the hands of
of which
desperadoes, and the former started at full speed---he had not pro-
ceeded a hundred yards before a shot was tired, whiozhitsil,eorufordoemd
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the near wheel horse near the neck..
This caused a delay of more than 20 minutes, during which time
the passengers (who, wirthentiatieneexdeienpdtituenidofufloalteringe.ntleman, were
incapable of
soiftiornesisthtaatnthe guard would use his fire-arms,
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take advantage of the disaster, and the coach proceeded to London
without further molestation. •
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ENGLISH OPERA•ECILISE.-111r. G. Pettson (the
Gentlemen who made so decided a hit the other evening in the
Barber of Seville) haw again appeared at this Theatre as Mr.
D. p.• Bustle, in the laughable farce of Amateurs and Actors.
The talents of this new candidate for dramatical celebrity, are of a
very superior order, so much sou to render him a valuable mqui.._
swum to any metropolitan theatre. In the second act of Aha ferce
he introdueed.the Italian Aria Buffo, Amor Perch n,i pizzic t,
in so effective a manner, as to procure an enthuaialtic and unsoi-
mous encore. He was, indeed, the soul Of the piece, and we.
shall be glad to have more frequent opportunities of speaking al
him as he defierres.