The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.— Wm. Terry, an Irish labourer, was charged
before Mr. Alderman Attstry with assaulting Priscilla Smith, a
child not 14 years old, with intent to violate her person.
The complainant, a remarkably delicate girl for her age, stated
that she WAS at a Mrs. Richards's, irt Winchester-court, Monk-
well-street, on Saturday Morning, when the prisoner came in to
make preparations for the setting of a stove in the first Boor, and
she was sent up to watch him. They had scarcely entered the
room when, as she wit stooping to, remove some rubbish in the
fire-place, he took a liberty with her person which alarmed her,
and induced her to attempt toifavehioi to himself ; but he caught
her at the door, drew her in again, and treated her in a way
we cannot describe. . After detaining her about 10 minutes, be
permitted her to go. This happened between 11 and 12 o'clock
on Saturday morning; but she did not and an opportunity of
disclosing what had happened until six o'clock in the evening,
when she told Mrs. Richards.

Mrs. Richards stated that her husband works for the corn-
Carpenter, and that on hearing
oPflaitnhaentcis father,ircitl t shewancehoisa
inZntoler iately examined the girl, and
found that her person was not actually injured, but there were
otherwise abundant proofs of the attempt that had been made
upon her, ..
The prisoner denied' the charge, and stated that there were 30
children playing in the court at the time, who must have heard
the complainant if she had made any alarm.
The girl admitted she made no alarm, and accounted for that
by saying she was ashamed of being seen in such a situation as
the prisoner placed her in.
The Alderman, after expressing his disgust at the prisoner's
unmanly conduct, committed him for the assault.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday a young man,
named Etfiry Dunn, who has been some time a very confiden-
tial person in the service of Messrs. Sewell and Cross, linen-
drapers and mercers, in Compton-street, soho, was brought be-
fore Mr. Rot, the, Magistrate, charged with having robbed his
employers of silks, &c., to an immense amount, a considerable
portion of which was'found by Clements, the officer, at the
hOuse of a female named Smith, in Brook-street, West-square,
with whom the prisoner lived on terms of intimacy. Mrs. Smith
is also in custody as an accomplice, and buth'were remanded for
a future examination.

MARY-LE-BONE OFFICE.-- G. W. Harding, alias the
Hon. Wrn. Ferguson, alias Win. Fosses, appeared before Mr.
RAIVLINSON, charged with obtaining goods by unlawful means,
of Mr. Wm. Wright, residing at No. 32, Little Mary-lc-bone-
street.

The prisoner (who was dressed in the first style of fashion)
requested a private hearing, to which Mr. Rawlinsou objected.
Mr. Wright stated, that Mr. G. W. Harding , (14 that he
avowed to be his real name) came to hia house, which is an
eating-house, on Saturday night, accompanied by a friend, and
caned for refreshment ; perceiving he was intexicated, he refused
to supply him, and sent him away; a short time afterwards he
returned, and prevailed on Mr. Wright to furnish meat, &c. to
the amount of one shilling. As soon as the gentleman had finish-
ed his supper, he endeavoured to escape without paying ; this at-
tempt was frustrated by a female servant, who seized him by the
collar. lie threatened to lay his stick about her back, but she
called her master, and he was sent to the watch-house. He got
out on Sunday by finding bail (one who signed his name Thomas
Potence.) Having obtained his liberty, he returned to Mr.
Wright, promised to give him a d-d good caning, and asked
Mrs. Wright if she did not think she was a pretty woman to send
him, the Hon. William Ferguson, or a brother of the Hon, Sir
Thomas Edward Ferguson (the exact description was disputed be-
tween the parties in the office), to a watch-house. The de-
fendant acknowledged he was drunk, but he bad apologised, and
that was all he could do.

Mr. Rawmxsom said, the circumstances tinder which he
stood were very disgraceful ; his meanness in endeavouring to get
away without paying for the refreshment he had received, was
inexcusable; arid he should wish him to account for his passing
under different names ; in the charge book, he was called William
Fasten, in the hail book George Harding ; what bad these to do
with the lion. W. Ferguson or a brother of Sir Thomas Edward
Ferguson ?

'the prisoner said he had taken the assumed names to avoid ex-
posure, and he was sorry for h.
Mr. Itawmarsoar.—l think you have good reason to be sorry.
You wanted me to give you a private hearing ; Y am glad I did
not. You must pay fts. for being druuk, and you are at liberty
to make Mr. Wright a compensation, if he is willing to receive it.
The parties retired ; awl after a short absence, Mr. Wright re-
turned. Ile informed Mr. Rawlinson that the business was ar-
ranged ; awl as Mr. Harding was a gentleman of some diutinetion,
he hoped Mr. Ttawlinson would prevent the ease being notiewt by
Om pees*.
‘‘ Oh," said Mr. RA temnsoN, do not talk to we about the
press. His conduct has been very unbecoming a gentleman, and
it deserves to be exposed."
UNION-HALL—Two girls of the town, named Lewis and
Petty, were charged with having robbed James Salisbury, the
master of a tradingxessel of Sbi, on Sunday night,
From.** *ride:lce, it appeared that the complainant's vessel
had arrived in port on Saturday. last ; he landed at Deptford on
Sunday afternoon, and according to his own phrase, walked
quietly along shore until he net with the two women, at the bar,
both of, whom he invited into a vrinervaulin to have* glass of grog.
They subsequently proceeded to a house in White Bear-garden',
Kota-target, where it appeared they all went to bed together, and
the master of the ship being rather "top heavy," on account of
potent .libations he had taken, soon dropped off asleep. Ric bed-ftl-
lows availed themselves of the droweiness of their companion, got
up, dressed, and having ransacked his pockets of, two HA notes,
one AL do., and ten sovereigns, they departed; luckily for him,
however, without taking his clothes, as it appeared, that had that
been the ease, he would not have been the first man turned naked
into the street, out of the brothel into which he had ventured
with the two damsels. When he awoke, to his surprise, he
found himself alone, and soon discovered that he had been
robbed of the nioney he bad so imprudently taken into such a
place. He gave information of his loss at the watch-house, with
a description of the girls who had robbed him.
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Maisey and Wanbey, two vonstables of St. George's, described
the house in which the complainant hid been robbed of the very
worst description, not a night passing without outrages end rob-
beries being committed within it. 'laving received information
of the robbery, and the circumstancea attending it,' Wanbey pro-
ceeded to the house of a constable, name Cave, near, the Mint,
where, it appeared, the prisoners had taken refuge, after having
committed the robbery, and there
.apprehended them both in one
of thTheag.MlCagiret4 up
stairs.alteezressed his surprise that the girls should have
concealed themselves in the house of a constable.
It was here stated to Mr. CIIAMEIRS that the how in which
Cave lived was the resort of the most abandoned and profligate
.characters of both saes. It was a, common brothel, and Cave
lived with the woman who rented the house.

CitAxusxs appeared extremely iostonished that Ruth a
man ail CIIVe should hold the situation of eon:4,OAI, and intimated
his determination of not permitting him to be put on Ilia path
again, the magistrate observing that such a man's eVidenee should
not be taken.

Maisey stated that he had apprehended the woman in whose
house the complainant had been rnbbeti'
The Magistrate desired her to be brought forward. She is a
wrinkled old bag, upwards of 70 years of age.
Mr. CliAlissßs, having expressed the strongeit disgust at her
abominable occupation (that of a b►w+d), committed her to gaol in
default of bail, for keeping a disorderly house; and the two pri-
soners were remanded fur a few days, in order to give time for
tracing the notes of which the complainant had been rubbed.