The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL..-::BAR.TROLOMEW RAIL--A few soiled caps,
torn hats, blue eyes, &e. made their appearance at this Office yes-
terday; but it appeared in all the cases except one, that the parties
had been intoxicated, and that nothing material or serious had
reiulted, and therefore the utmost extent of punishment was, a
fine of five shillings. In the excepted case, the man charged,
had most ontrageously struck a person, lacerated his head, and
bruised him in various parts. The injured man was taken to the
hospital, and the assaulted was charged by the officers who had
taken him into custodyt,
Sir PETER LAURIE Committed the prisoner for want of bail,
and bound over the °facet% to prosecute. The Magistrate thought
it right to take this opportunity of stating publicly, that upon
looking over the books in which the charges were entered, there
did not appear to be half the number that there usually were on
similar occasions. _ _ _

Thomas Neville was charged by John Hayes, an extra con-
stable, with horsewhipping him in the Fair on Monday.
Mr. Neville and a friend were driving in a gig down St. John's
street, towards the Fair, at five o'clock ; Hayes had received or-
ders from the Marshal not to allow any person to drive into the
Fair towards the right hand from where he was placed ; he held
up his staff, and desired Mr. Neville to turn the other way; but
he refused, and Hayes took hold of the reins ; Mr. Neville then
laid the whip about his shoulders, and jumped out of the gig,
upon which the constable seized him, and conveyed him to the
Campta.
Mr. Neville in his defence said, the evening was wet, and he
was driving rather' quickly', being anxious to get home to Hamp-
stead. He wished to turn to the right, but four fellows came up
to him, brandished their staffs, took hold of his horse's reins, and
refused to let him pass in the very direction Hayes now stated
he wished the gig to go. He whipped his horse, but whether
Hayes got between the whip and the horse, he did not know.
There was another extra constable who corroborated Hayes's
statement. _

The Magistrate was unwilling that the thing should he carried
further. He thought the consktableslad done their duty, because
it was most necessary that persons should not be allowed to drive
in London streets,- and particularly when entering such a crowded
place as Bartholomew Fair, at the rate of seven miles an hour.

if Mr. Neville and the constables could settle the thing between
themselves they should have the Opportunity.
The parties then retired for a few minutes, and settled it.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE. —Yesterday, \ Mr. Francis Culp
dell was brought before the magistrates, by Miles Jones, a Mary-
lebime watchman, for whistling in the New-road, near the house
of Dr. Brookes. _ _

The charge entered in the book was for being drunk and die..
orderly, but which was not supported by Miles Jones, as will
appear.
Miles Jones being sworn, stated that .he observed the prisoner
(for so he called Mr. Cundell).. coming up the New-road, between
the Stingo and Marylebone Church, and he was whistling. So
Miles Jones went up to him, and said, " I have orders from the
Board to take any body to the watchhouse what makes a noise."
Mr. Cundell said he was making no noise, but Miles Jones de-
clared he did make a noise, for he was whistling, and said to him,
" If you did not whistle, I did." After this, M. Cundell marched
backwards and forwards on Miles Jones's beat, like a soldier on
parade, which aggravated Miles Jones, and he took him to the
watch-house.

"What, for whistling in the road?" said Mr. Giurrrrir.
" No, for being drunk and disorderly," said Miles Jones.
" Drunk," said Mr. GRIFFITH, " you have not said a word
about that before; was he drunk?"
" Oh, yes, your Worship," replied Miles Jones, " he was in a
mischieful line of drunkenness."

Another watchman, who had -obeyed the summons of Miles
Jones's rattle, swore that the prisoner was drunk, and foamed at
the mouth.

In answer to the accusation, Mr. Cundell brought forward a
stranger, who accidentally witnessed the occurrence, and he swore
that the charge was groundless, and that he considered the conduct
of the watchman very improper. A friend of Mr. Cuudell's also
swore that he was perfectly sober. Four friends bad supped toge-
ther; they had taken neither wine nor spirits, but had partaken
of two pots of porter, and when Mr. Cundell left the party, it
was for the purpose of conducting a young lady to her home.—
The officer of the night also swore that when Mr. Candell was
brought to the watch-house he was perfectly sober. The tables
being thus turned upon Miles Jones, he said he had received spe-
cial orders front th,i Court not to let people whistle, nor do any
thing else, before Dr. 13rookes'e house in the New-road.
~.Dr. Brookeql" said Mr. Gitterrrn ; " don't tell me of Dr.
Brookes, nur Doctor wobbly slur.,,_ I can tell you if von bring
Intel' another chargeliere, 1 will discarge you."
Mr. Cundell was then sat at liberty.

A young urchin, but an old offend-r, known by the name of
China Bob, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a watch
from a lad, on the banks of the canal, in the Regent's-park. China

Bob took the lad's cap by way of a lark, and offered to return it, if
he would tell him what it was o'clock. When the lad took the
watch from his fob, the young thief gave him hie cap, snatched
his watch from his hand, and ran away with it in real earnest.—
Although well known, he eluded the vigilance of the officers far
more than a mouth, and was apprehended on Saturday. In his
defence, he said the charge was all false; but Mr. Griffith (un-
fortunately for him) believed it, and he wassent to Newgate.

WORSHIP-STREET,--A young female, very re-
spectably dressed, was place at the bar, charged with as-
saulting a person, named Griffith., who represented himself
as the guard of the Birmingham Eclipse coach.
The complainant stated, that the female at the bar had
been repeatedly in the habit of annoying him whenever he
arrived in London. Her practice was to wait at the Pea-
cock, at Islington, or the Swan with Two Necks, till the
Eclipse arrived, and the moment she saw him (the guard),
to attack him in a most ferocious manner. She

acted in this way on Monday night, and nothing could
exceed her violence. His character had suffered mate-
rially by such conduct, and he feared that unless some re-
straint was put upon her he should lose Itis situation. He
also feared that she would one day or other do him some
bodily harm
Magistrate—Pray, Sir, what are you ?
Complainant—l am guard of the Birmingham Eclipse,
and have filled that situation some time now.

Magistrate—l suppose you have been connected with
this woman, perhaps living with her as,your wife ?
Complainant—l have known her some time, but I de-
clare most solemnly that I never lived with her as my wife.
MAGISTRATE—Aris you a married man ?
Complainant—No, I am not, Sir.
MAGISTRATE-IVell, as the assault has been sworn to,
I must bold her to bail, unless she can disprove what has
been said against her.
The defendant declared that she bad been taken under
the complainant's protection six years ago, when he be-
came distressed, and alt her clothes (worth 700 she dis-
poied of to assist him, gon bli promise that Whenever for-
tune should smile on him he would restore them. She had
been treated most cruelly by him, and be had actually beat
her because she would not seek the acquaintance of gentle-
men. She was about to lay other improprieties to his charge
when she was stopped by his Worship. However, she
continued to state, that in consequence of all her little pro-
perty being gone to support the complainant, she had re-
peatedly, but 141 vain, implored him, to restore part, if not
all to her, now that he was in a good situation and capable
of so doing,—(Here she burst into tears.)
The complainant denied all that had been advanced by
her against him, and called upon the Magistrate for his pro-
tection.

She was immediately held to bail to answer the charge
at the Sessions.
QUEEN-SQUARB.—Vesterday, Joseph Dickenson, and
Elizabeth Costello, were finally examined on the charge of rob-
bing Ann Colley, a laundress, in the Vauxhall-road, of divers ar-
ticles, which were taken from a washing-tub, on the night of the
28d of August last.
William Richardson, one of the dismounted Bow-street horse
patrol, deposed, that heinet the prisoner Dickenson, at 4 o'clock
on the morning of the 2sd of August, near Belmour-terrace, in
the Vauxhall-road, in company with another man. The parties
were then coming from the bridge, towards the back of the tar-
race, and making for the Willow-walk. Witness made haste to
get to the other end of the Walk, where he found that the pri-
soners were watching him, and drew their heads back, when the
witness ran up to them. In answer to tome questions which
witness put, the prisoners said, that they had been late at the
Coburg Theatre—too late to get home. Witness then searched
them, but found nothing upon their persons. In the afternoon, at
five o'clock, he found that Mrs. Colley's house had been robbed of
linen, and Went after them.
Thomas race, an officer, deposed to his tracing the articles to la
house in Westminster, where the prisoners hail sold them.
Wlll7..—trecomtnend it to yOui Richardson, in flAttres