The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday John Kimber was
brought up for re-examination, charged on suspicion of
having been concerned in the extensive robbery committed
at the shop of Mr. York Hatton, the watch and clock-
maker, Fish-street-hill.
It may be recollected that the prisoner was detained on
the evidence of Read and Kinsey, two of the Borough of-
ficers. They had paid a visit to the Two Brewers public-
house in Aldgate, where they sow the prisoner, who asked
Read to take a glass of wine. In the course of some con-
versation which ensued, the prisoner declared that he knew
all about the robbery of Mr. Hatton's ; that he (the pri-
soner) was concerned in it ; that he had 100/, for his
share, and was ready to put Mr. Hatton in the way of re-
covering his property if he agreed to proper terms. The
officers took the prisoner to Mr. Hatton's. Kinsey de-
clared that in his opinion the prisoner was drunk.
The solicitor who now attended for the prisoner de-
clared that the latter was drunk at the time he made the
declaration.
Mr. Nobler observed, that the truth was sometimes told
on these occasions, and that the prisoner bad nothing in his
former character to render his drunken declaration (sup-
posing he was drunk) improbable.
The prisoner's solicitor observed, that the prisoner must
not be tried by his character, but by the evidence as to the
fact of the robbery. He should like much to see a particle
of evidence against him. When people were drunk, they
often made the most extravagant declarations, and it was
not uncommon to see a dozen contradictory confessions of
the guilt of one offence.
Mr. Hatton here declared, that when the prisoner came
to him, the whole course of his language and action was
that of a man completely sober. He first refused to cow-
municate
with the witness unless the officers withdrew.
When they left the room, he entered into a detail of cir- '
cumstances, which left a strong impression on his (the wit-
ness's) mind that the prisoner, if not a principal in the rob-
bery, was in some way or other an accessory. He said, he
spoke to the witness as a man of honour, and he was ready
to make a disclosure to him on condition that himself and
his family were first put in safety. Witness replied, that
the law held out certain indulgencies to those who made
such disclosures as the one proposed, and that he (the wit-
ness), though his loss had been most severe, could not think
of doing any thing which the public and the law would not
sanction. " Then," said the prisoner, " I won't split."
The witness begged to add, that he had been favoured by
Mr. Peel with an interview, and that excellent Minister
had, on a representation of his case, obtained a promise of
his Majesty's free pardon to any accomplice who should
come forward and make a full disclosure. The witness
had himself added 1001. to the reward he had previously
offered. Witness thought that it would be expedient to
remand the prisoner until after the promise of the pardon
had appeared in the Gazette.
The prisoner's solicitor regretted the severe loss which
Mr. Hatton had sustained ; but he was not on that account
to detain any person in prison upwards of a fortnight upon
a vague statement, made at a time when (the evidence of
the officer who first received it proved) he was drunk. If
his client were further detained on this charge, Mr. Hat-
ton would be made responsible for it in a civil court.
Mr. Hatton said he was ready to meet any such respon-
sibility.
Mr. fabler said that the prisoner had brought all of
which he complained upon himself.
Alderman ANfiLEY (who sat for the Lord Mayor) re-
manded the prisoner to the time requested by Mr. Hatton.
A very respectable-looking young man, named Henry
Evans, who had been in the service of Mr. Robert Moline,
a cheesemonger in very extensive business in Lime-street,
was charged with having embezzled loonies to the amount
of upwards of 400/., whirls he had received to the account
of his employer.
Mr. F. W. Carter, of the firm of Clutton and Carter,
conducted the prosecution, and gave evidence of tke receipt
of two sums of money, one of 160/., by the prisoner, for
the prosecutor, to whom he had not accounted. This
took place in August last. The prisoner had absconded,
and it was understood had been to America. He had since
returned, and, it was discovered, had opened a shop in his
own name near White Conduit-house.
He declined saying any thing foe the present, and he was
remanded for further examination, to allow the prosecutor
to bring forward evidence on other cases.
GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday John Kean, who has been
in custody some time on various charges of defrauding
tradesmen, underwent a final examination.

There were no fresh charges. Mr. Edwards, the woollen-
draper, in Regent-street, who had taken three valueless
bills from the prisoner, and who was to make inquiry into
the parties to them, did not attend, uor had the complain-
ants in the other cases any evidence to offer.
Brand, the marshalsoan, produced a letter which he Lad
received by post, purporting to be written by a police-officer
at Boston, named Streeton, in consequence of the statements
in the newspapers, announcing that the David Dickinson,
who had accepted the bills, did formerly live in that town,
but that he had left it a considerable time, and was be-
lieved to be residing in Laudon. From the similarity of
the writing in this letter with that of the acceptance of
David Dickinson on one of the bills, the marshalman sus-
pected they had both been penned by the same party.
Mr. Alderman FABS.I3ROTUVR inquired whether any
person was in attendance to prove that there was no such
person as William Kean at Louth.
Mr. Adams, of St. John's-square, who bad been de-
frauded of some silver watches, said he believed there was
not, but he had written to the post-mistress of ftwton,

quiring an official answer whether she was aware of here
being such a person in the town, and no attention had been
paid to his letter.
The ALDERMAN asked whether he would undertake to
produce some person at the trial to speak upon this point if
tha rrisoucr should be committed.
Mr. Adams answered that he would.

Mr. Wooler, for the prisoner, endeavoured to show that
the evidence was too weak to sustain a conviction, and that
the prisoner had availed himself of the niceties of the law
to place himself out of its reach.
The ALDIERMAN, however, was of a different opinion,
and committed the prisoner for trial at the Surrey Sessions
on each of the above cases—namely, on that of Mr. Adams,
where he obtained the watches on his brother's credit, for
using false pretences, and on that of Mr. Moore, where he
obtained on his own credit, for stealing.
The prisoner was informed he would be admitted to bail
if he produced four sureties in 501. each. The hearing did
not terminate till between five and six o'clock.

Frewin, the assistant overseer of St. Andrew's, Holborn,
attended to show why relief had been refused to John H.
Baker, a journeyman bookbinder, now advanced in years,
that being his place of settlement.
Baker stated that he had been removed from Cripplegate
to St. Andrew's some time since, and was then relieved,
but happening now to fall again into distress, upon applying
for relief in Cripplegate, where he was residing, he was
told they were not bound to relieve him, as he had already
been passed, and when he applied to St. Andrew's, al-
though his settlement was indisputable, he was refused,
because he did not sleep in the parish. At this time he
had not a mouthful of bread, a farthing in his pocket, or
a shoe to his feet, and yet the overseer refused to give him
a loaf, or trust him one. He was therefore compelled to
appeal to the Magistrate.
Frewin repeated the objection to relievieg him, that he
was residing in another parish. The applicant was a
worthless character with whom they had been troubled be-
fore, and also with his son and family.
The ALDERMAN said, if this was the only objection, it
would not have been made by any respectable inhabitant
serving the office of overseer; but it was the fashion to ap-
point a deputy, who was without any feeling, to keep the
poor off to the utmost. The march of consequence was
keeping pace with the march of intellect. It was a great
evil that the overseers were above performing their own
duties, and would not attend personally to the summonses
of the Magistrate. He asked Baker why he could not ob-
i tain work—was it because he had not the tools necessary
for the new mode of binding—he meant the way of squeez-
ing them together and baking them in an oven, as they
were prepared for sales?—(A laugh.)
Baker was unacquainted with the method alluded to.
He was out of work, because there was a general stagna-
tion in the trade. He complained of Frewin's harshness of
manner, and declared he would rather commit a disgraceful
act than apply to him again.
Frewin answered it would not be the first time he had
been at the bar.

" And," replied Baker, " has not one of your overseers
been charged with picking a gentleman's pocket of
4,0001. ?*—l was honourably discharged."

Mr. Alderman FAKEBit( TILER said it was cruel to up-
braid the man in this way, and if he had no other objection
he must relieve him. The rich lived by the poor, and the
poor must be relieved by them in their necessities.
" Without distinguishing the worthy and the un-
worthy ?" asked Frewin.
" Relieve him, as becomes a Christian and an English-
man," replied the Magistrate ; and the parties retired.
BOW-STREET.—Aby Belasco, the ex-pugilist, who,
by an easy digression, has become the bully of a house
of which he is the proprietor, appeared yesterday before
1111. HALLS, to charge a pretty-looking young girl, named
Jane Thomas, with abusing him.
" Has she assaulted you ?" asked the Magistrate.
"No, your Worship, she has not struck me," replied
Belasco, but she met me in the street on Saturday evening,
and abused me in a way that I cannot repeat.
" Indeed !" said Mr. HALLS, "her language must have
been very bad to have shocked a man of your nerves, Mr.
Belasco : but is this the only charge you have against her ?
Let us see what the watch-book says, ' Jane Thomas
charged by Mr. Belasco with abusing him.' Upon my
word, Mr. Night-Constable," observed the Magistrate,
"you did very wrong to confine the girl upo❑ such a
charge as this."
" Will you hear me, Sir?" exclaimed the girl. " This
man, this Belasco, is for ever insulting me because I will
not live in his house and prostitute myself for his advan-
tage. When I lived with him, he treated me in such a
brutal manner, that I left him.

" The warrant is discharged," said the Magistrate.
" But, your Worship, ani Ito have no redress for being
abused?" asked Belasco.

" Go along about your business, Sir," said the Magis-
trate.

The parties having left the office, the girl returned in a
short time, complaining of having been assaulted and kicked
in the side by Belasco, in Bridges-street, on her way from
the offiee. Belasco himself appeared at the same time with
a counter-charge against the girl, whose statement, how-
ever, was believed in preference, and Elelase() was locked up
in default of bail.

MAnYLEBONE-OITICE.—On Friday night two
young men, sons of a Noble Lord, were taken to St. Pan-
eras watch-house, and detained under the following cir-
cumstances

Late in the evening they went to No. 10, Fitzroy-
square, the huuse of John Winter, Esq., an intimate ac-
quaintance. Mr. Winter was out, and his housekeeper,
Elizabeth Paulett, did not know them. They put their
horse into the stable, looked after corn to feed him with,
and toek seats in the parlour with great freedom ; and this
being done in the absence of her master, made the house-
keeper suspicious, and inquisitive. Her questions were
not answered i❑ a way quite satisfactory to her, and see-
ing what she supposed to be a dagger in the possession of
one of them, she called in two watchmen, and to place her
master's property and her own life out of danger, sent the
young Nobles to the watch-house, as persons refusing to
give a good account of themselves.
The case was heard on Saturday, in die private room
of this office, by Mr. GRIFFITH and Lord MoNTroan, and
it ended with their being discharged, upon paying the usual
fine of Is. each.

UNION-HALL.—Yesterday two men named Law-
rence, suspected of having been concerned in breaking into
and robbing several houses in the neighbourhood of Stam-
ford-street, were brought up on the following charge. It
appeared that on the preceding night, the watchman on
duty in Bennett-street, observed the prisoners secreted be-
hind a cart in a stonemason's yard at the end of the street.
On finding their place of concealment was discovered, they
rnshed into the street, and ran away. Oue of them was
secured near the spot, but his companion succeeded in
snaking his escape. In the fellow's possession who was
apprehended, a complete set of house-breaking implements
was found, and had not the discovery been made by the
watchman, there is little doubt of the intention of the
parties. The other prisoner was apprehended the follow-
ing morning. They were both committed for three
months to the /Louse of Correction. The prisoners were
no sooner disposed of, than one of them was observed to
change hats : the one he gave his companion was ascer-
tained to have belonged to a gentleman named Thornton,
residing in Bennett-street, whose house was broken into
about 10 days previously, and robbed of, amongst other
property, the hat in question.
At the expiration of their imprisonment, the Magistrate
intimated that the prisoners might be again apprehended,
and directed Sharp, the constable, in the meantime, to use
his exertions in collecting the necessary evidence against
them, to send them to take their trial for breaking into and
robbing Mr. Thornton's house.
Not alluding to any gentleman now in office.

G. IL DAWSON, ESQ. 'M.P.—Yes, good
People, who attend this evening to celebrate the principles
of Air. Moony--yes, good People, we have just to remind
you, that, notwithstanding the deaf ear, you were pleased
to turn to our representations—notwithstanding the caution
you evinced, in speaking of the name of Mr. I)AwsoN, that
Gentleman, has fully realized the expectations we formed,
and has more than realized the predictions which we ven
tured to make in his behalf. On Tuesday he addressed our
old friends, the Apprentices of Derry—in a speech of great
eloquence and frankness. Our letters have only just
reached us, and we cannot therefore, at this late hour, lay
their entire contents before you. But rest satisfied with
this, that Mr. DAwsox announced it as the intention of
his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON'S Government, to
take the situation of Ireland into their most serious consi.
aeration, with a view to the final settlement of the great
Irish Question.—Dublin Evening Post.
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