The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

iloW-s'rktF.ET.--Helen Fotry, aliasoßoneiles!
and Ott
each
Pfygy Walsh, was charged with three felnirx,
charge she wall fully committed for trial.
It appeared that the prisoner, who is rather it ,
%veil-looking
Irish woman, bas been carrying on a system of robbery
(rev
;swindling to a eciasideroble amount, considering the eircumstan
of those whom she has.defrautled, as well at her own situation i
life. In the month of August. last, the went to lodge in the
11"),4, Of a countryman of her own, residing near Pimlico, Wh°l7
viplfe, learning thus. the wits a stranger, just come front Ira",
treiitiel her with the greatest hospitality and kindness, nithoug"
both herself and her husband were aware that she pbtlegmed no
relay
yis inifeur4ettu,rntirohl i
bile 1 hl.o uncle, Dr. r
returning m
g bonizvofer,xion:m4n,ii "
.mlitt,toi
cliesie,r-uplare, to who she. Bahl she,liatne over nu a visit,
reigni from i'aris- }laving thus 'coniplet44y lulled the "usPe"-
etniiatorin7Biiii!eadollisint•bethird work of depredation,
of
tilheteallmilintsetfivheleragml
residenCe the houN, her „00
confiding
aunynun ,
with hie strong box, containing eot,,ettleteigns anti ix half, the
trnightghe
eloped
savings of several years, and having previniwy. pomessod
,fitt,rsOar
a pretty vonsiderable ImotY, coUststiog of wearing apparel „id
other divo„abic property, she huntedioelyttirtieeedertto Cork, her
ti native city. Information of her rniiideedh,himover, having
reached

that plate through the mellow of this office, ibe was talon into
custody about a fortnight ago, and transmitted forthwith, in charge
of a constable, to the scene of her plunder. She was brought up
last week, and underwent an examination on the Antos" of steal-
ing the sovereigns, and yesterday she was fully committed, there,
being two additional cases of felony against her.
MARLBOROUGALSTREET.---Yesterday, Mr. South, a
livery-stable-keeper in Bond-street, and in King-street; St. James's,
aid at present serving the office of constable in his own right for
the last named parish, appeared upon a summons before Sir G.
FARRAH? and Mr. CoNave, the Magistrates, to 60* cantle why
he had neglected a certain part of his duty as night ionstable.
When the defendant entered the office, Mr. Rox, the Magis-
trate, (who, in tot, was the complainant in the case, and the
means of having Mr. South summoned,) told him, that as he un-
derstood he had only been a few days lit the office of constable, he
did not wish to press the charge against him, but would merely
advise him to be more cautious in future, and ordered him to pay
the cost of the summons, 2e.
" No, indeed," said Mr. South, ." I will pay no such thing as
28. I think it is quite enough fur me to he brought here away
from my business, and not to he made to pay for coming here."—
So clapping his hat very respectfully on his head, he was about tai
walk away, when he was stopped short by Mr. nor telling bins,
" that if he werb unwilling to have his duty taught him by the
lenient mode of civil advice, he must have it taught him by the
more stern process of the law."
The complaint was then gone into, by which it appeared that the
defendant had acted as night constable on Wednesday night last,
but had altogether neglected that part of his duty which directs
him to bring up the watch hook the next morning to the office,
and attend with his prisoners, until they shall he disposed of by
the Magistrate according to the doe course of law, but had left
that part of his official business to he managed bra watchman.
Mr. ROE, the Magistrate, being sworn as a witness, stated,
that the defendant did not appear at the office with the watch-
hook, or to attend to his dUties at all before him, Mr. Roe, the
sitting Magistrate, on Thursday last.
The defendant being called upon for his defence, said, that he
had been only sworn is as a constable, for the first time, on Tues-
day last, and it could not be expected of him to become acquainted
with all its various duties in two days; but with respect to the
present charge against him, of nut coining up with the watch-
book, he wan by no means in fault in it, for. one of the beadles of
the parish and other official characters at the watch-house, had
told him that he had no occasion, to attend, and he supposed that
they had known the business of a night constable better than he
could in so short a time.

The Magistrate said that every man who took upon himself any
official situation, constable, or other, was bound to make himself
acquainted with the duties of his office, and it was no excuse for
him that he bad been misled by others. A Magistrate was bound
to know the duties of his office, and was responsible for his acts,
and so was a constable : however, if Mr. South was sensible that
he had acted wrong, the Magistrates had no disposition to press
severely on him, as he had only just come into office, he was liable
to a fine of 405., but they would nut go to that extent.
Mr. South said, that he could not by any means admit that he
had acted in the least degree wrong ; be admitted that, as the filit,
gistrates now told him so, it was his duty to bring up the watch-
book, and attend at the office, but then he had ken wrongly in-
formed by the beadle, &e. at the watch-house.
" Then, surely," said the Magistrate, "if you acted under wrong
advice, you must have acted wrong."
"Oh, yes," said Mr. South, " I admit that they advised me
wrong, hut I cannot admit that I acted in any way wrong myself.
The Magistrate then told him, that if he was so very positive
as to. the propriety of his conduct • in the. business, he must: be
taught by a fine that he was mistaken; but surely nothing could
be more clear than that if he:acted under wrong advice or direc-
tion from others, •he • must have 'done wrong in following that
Mr. South said he was willing to admit that he ought to bate
come-ill, with the book, and that the advice given to pim win
quite wrong; but no. power wreath could make him think that
he bad acted wrong in not coining up with the book, or in adOpt-
int. the -advice given to -hits, -
• The Magistrates agitinand again, evidently reluctant to tine him
at all, if he would qnly .give them the smallest hole to creep
through, used vast dad of pains and patience to convince Mr.
Smith of his error, as well es his extreme folly and inconsistency ;
but all to no purpose, for wrong he Would not he, anti tight he
could not be; thy thing was put to him in every from, shape, bold
colour that could lead to 'conviction, but all in vain. -Mr. &nab,
the most impractiaelikt luau that ever trussed Mar Alttli,vernainod.
alone in bis glory" and •.vrongi for never bad be. in his own stables
it more restive or umnanagesble animal. After hammering at the
inside of his head, if it had any inside, for near an hour, the magis-
trates gave tp the idea of convincing Mr. South us a forlorn hope,
and told him that although he could not be convinced even against
hie will, they were not &imbed to fine him severely, and woufd
therefore only inflict a penalty of 10s.
4., Me pay 104. !" said Mr. Sonth; "Not I indeed; I think it
is enough for me to be losing My' time here ; and as for the
office of - night-constablei 1 won't'be fiothered with it any more ;
all that is wanting is to take 'the charges at the Wateli-house,' and
1 have a helper in my 'stable who writee-a better hand than I do,
stn I'll send him fo sit for me in future, and write down ill the
•charges in the book ; but 'as fOr paying a fine, 1 'Will do no such
thing." So clapping his hat once snore Upon whit ought to he
his head, he was marching -mad the' office, whin he was Again
stopped short, and told that be moot, before quitting the office,
'either appeal against the Conviction,- which he had the power of
doing, and enter into proper sureties to try that appeal, or else he
must remain in custody Mail a distress-warant'shonld be executed
upon some part of his property for the amount of the sum.
Mr. South'said, that they might please themselves as to theii
mode of proceeding; but as for him, III; would, neither pay the
fine' nor appeal against it.
Mr. South was then locked up in a pleaaant, cool, under
ground, dark tell, where he tad no one to - dispute a point With
him ; and, no doubt, had the whole argument in his own favour,
while the distress warrant was being made out.

Thin instrument completed, Mr. South was once more asked
through the keyhole of his cell if be would pay the &Re to pre-,
vent the expellee and inconvenience to him of a distress warrant
being executed at his stables, and perhaps a first-rate bunter
knocked down at auction for We. ; hut no, Mr. South elegantly
replied, " Distress warrants he ; distress away; 'Flirty uo
10s., that's flat." The warrant was then put into the hands of
Clements, the officer, with orders to execute it forthwith; and
up to the closing of the office, Mr. South hail not come to his
proper senses on the subject.
11A1"f (.1 AII DEN.--Ann Manna, a respectable' woman,
Ann
tvdomnaPidi,seaedwealtl-dthre.subadr'finenhaaleigeh r
odf twopet)oubthitlinngoMtesa.l—:T aMmalede-
for a week.
MARYLEBONE...— William Smith and , James Day were
broUght up on a charge of houtebreaking and theft.
Bell, innkeeper in Wells-Ntreet, stated, that about half-
put Nix o'clock yesterday morning he SAW. the ,prisoners going
into a yard in, Wells-greet, and in a few minutes afterwards they
returned, the Prisoner Day haviu 4 hag. They then went away,
but witness suspeeting all was not right, followed, and they then
separated, Witnese hallooed " Saup thief," followed Day, and
desired anOtliir person to follow Smith. ,He had not followed
Day long when he threw away the bag, and witness then over-
took him.
John Waugh said, that he SAW them going into the yard with-
out any thing, and when they returned, saw Day with a bag, and
Smith with a bridle in 'his bosom.
John Millar, watchman, stated, that as he was going at the time
mentioned, . along Wells-street, he heard it cry of atop thief.
Stu" was then running. He followed and apprehended him.
Richard Flyth, carman, 52, Wells-street, stated, that he and
Mr. Wrnutu' linenTOraner, 85, Great Titchfield-street, keep a
stable between them in Wells-street, of which Witness is manager.
lie "
there on 4t""laY, night, saw all the harness safe end
locked the door. On Sunday morning a person came to his bed,
and mid him his stable was, heat open. He immediately went
and found the door wide open., the padlock having been forced, and
missed Mr, Wroots' ',Joliet harness, saddle, and bridle. •
The harness sten, on the prisoners was ;hen produced, and iden-
tifted by Mr. Wroott. Tim vriamire,were committed.
QUBEN-SOIYAllit. —.:Yesterdayen illveetigation of 'some in-
terest to innkeepers and lieensed victinillers in general, tame be-
fore Mr. GRldoltlx, the sitting Magistrate at' thin office_.
'Mr. Thomas It-night, landkill•• of the Swan, at Knights-
bridge, Weis sunittioned try John hroDonald, a privateln the 12th
ctiirininliftjalinittn't: it amazed, iiiiktted at the Swan. On last
itn:winenileitltatlitto
ithe defendant had refused to fur-
was
nish the rations of straw news-tar for his horse on the evening of
y
Th
candle to go to' the stable, which
L'ireahasi:cerr:lll;d:hgl;et:he lndlady,- .vhf was told by her husband not to
gin him one. Complainant then inquired of detindant's 'am when
titer his father had lefrerders 'for straw for the horses? He re-
plied, that. he hail perticular order, from his father not tri give
him any:- He himself then' applied to Mr. Knight, and tisk,A if
the ease were en; Who answered that it WAS. Complainant then
reported the affair to his officer ; the nett day his Officer sent for
Mr; Knight,''-Who then laid'thiellailtie Of 'refitting the candle on
his wife. Defendant also told wines, that if he ever caught wit-