The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
ATTACk tato:sr -MR. SAMUEL•DixoN.—Yestrr•%,
day a young man of respectable appearance,
named Knapp,' Who is emplOVe'd in a mercantile
house of character, was brought. before ihe Loistp
MATort by Uadbetter, the marshalioan,• UpOra a
warrant eharging him with having assaulted Mi.,
Samuel Dixon. .
Mr. Dixon said, he had been at the election fat
Lord Mayor at Guildhall on Wedn'eSday*; at tli
close of the proceedings, at about foot:o'clock:
be made his way as well as he could throagh.thp
crowd from the Hall, anti seas, cm passing into
Guildhalkyark shOtited at by. the multitude, wheo
uttered words insinuating that he iiiid-set the cif-
on fire, and committed' murder. There was also
a cry of " Here comes Dixon ; here comes old
Sammy." His son met him at the entrance to
the- Hall, and both proceeded trout the spot, en-
deavouring to force their‘way through a crowd ne.
many hundred persons. They laboured for a con-
siderable time to get through the multitude, wit.,
yelled and roared abuse against him. Mr. Digats
was unable to swear to the person of the pria.
oner.
In answer to a question from theord Mayora
Mr. Dixon said he certainly considered his life it),
dancer at the time of the attack.
Mr. J. W. Dixon confirtned the account give!,
by the first witness, who is his father.
Mr. Stafford, a young man of respectability,
said, that upon crossing the Southwark-bride ate
Wednesday last; on his way to Gal Mali, he eat',
an imittense mob at the bottom of Qtteen-street•
Mr. D took refuge in the shop of Mr. Shroa.
tier, and immediately afterwards he saw the pli- -,
sorer stoop down; take up a handful of mud, anti
throw it towartis the door of the house. ~ -i -
The prisoner "said he was iittiocen' o( oriiiiic.. •
tension to insult Mr. Dixon. it :Was trise).evitis
in the mob, but 'he was....arjually,earried.,.:roto,it
by theirtesistibl .7**44e..;:',eikkittittfitude. while
he was pursuit] : --a-Aew;;,y with a h.f ter ft.fri
,
his employers'. . tterCantile house in:the neigh.;
iiitt
bourhood of Queen street. On arriving at Cola
lege-hill, he was beady lviocked down, aittl+ is hat
was thrown in the mod. He stooped to pi,;:k oti
the hat, and, finding thtt it .bad gathered a (pats.
tit y or mad:r-angeily %] iped it off, anti flurg• ii
among the mob, vying:out, " There, take:that;
the whole pack of you." ,
The LORD ' MAYOR said, that the defendant
must prove those things to the satisfaction 'of *
Jury. Things hid .now reaelied such a- etisi.;
that the Chief Magistrate of the City, or am'
other person holding opinions opposed to those Of
a deluded Multitude, •or a savage and lawlesit
mob, could not peel-win his duty-in public, or
proceed along the-sit errs, without being' insulted,
and running the hazard of something like assts.. '
aFtnolun.. .'His Lordship then bound over the
..it:-
fend-ant to answee.tor the offence at the Quartet*
Sessions ; himself in the Sum of 401. anti . twit
sureties in 201. etch.
HATTON-GARDEN.
' CAUTION TO PLII/ONS SELLING TABLE BRER•"'"
Yesterday not less than fifteen persons, who] keep
chandlers' shops in-the neighboitithooll of Edge'
ware and Northend, appeared-to suintnonses oil
informations, charged with sellingt tble. beer at 4
higher price than two-pence per quart, not hiving ti
licence.. It appeared that no person is allowed to sell
beer from malt and hops at a greater'prieu (144
two-pence a quart, without a regular licence,
under a penalty not exceeding Ely pout-ors, nor
less than twenty shillings. The eleven first wht,
attended, pleaded ignot ant of such an Act of Par-
liament being in existence, and stated that the
beer cost thernsevet two-pence a (part, awl that
they sold it for the convenience 61' the nrighbcurm
hood at two•pence halfpenny a quart, beitig
a halfpenny a quart profit. They all pleaded
guilty, and threw themselves on the mercy of Of*
Magistrates. They were severally convicted 'in
the penalty of twenty shillings. The cases of
four other persons stand over till another day. ' '