The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—John Wood alias rwmporo, the young
lad who on last Monday fortnight was charged'at this Office with
a very'atroeionti'assatilt ttpod 11Ir. Conrad,Meyer, a 'Swiss 'gentle:.
man,living in Essixt-street, Striuul, while in Kensington Gardens,
was fironglit loam. 'a final exartiination.
The delay Whiff oecesioned by the 'of Mr: Meyer, and his
wish to icioid'prosecutitig, on the ground that be came to this
country special purpose (we understand to endeavour to tie;-
gOciate a loan of some kind), that he had failed in the object of
his mission, and that he 'was' poor;' and wished to. return as
speedily as possible to his oivn country.
Mr. Hits laid, the feeling' which induced Mr. Moyer to de-
cline a prosecution would be properly appreciated; but he must
attend, at all events, and, publicly state his reasons.
The pri;oriee sVm 'y6tetady itonOit: uji, and Mr. Meyer at-
tended. His head- was still WO up lint be had no appearance
of indisposition.
The only question for.the consideration &the Magistrate being,
Whether there was sufficient evidence
,to commit the prisoner for
the 'assault 'with intent to rob, Which is a felony, Mr. Ilatt.s
interrogated the witnesseti very minutely as to the precise ex-
pressions used by the prisoner when-taken, and they concurred in
stating, that be said, ." I have done wrong, but I watt induced
'to tio it through svant—it is my first crime, and I hope the gen-
tleman will forgive me."
Mr. HALLS said,' he could put but one' construction upon
such a declaration, awl Ordered the prisoner to be fully committed
to Newgate for the felony, and the witnesses to be bound over to
prosecute.. ' _

The priioner, who is a very fine young man, has a remark-
ably mild and intelligent expression of .countenatim. He seemed
pate unmoved, however, and declined saying any thing. His
mother, and his brother and sister, all of whom are very respect-
able persons, were present. The mother was deeply affected.
HATTON-0 A RDEN. —Su win! PitrvEreren...Yesterday
morning, Read, sen., chief peace officer of this establishment, Will
applied to for assistance, in consequence of a man named James
Jones having gone into the hoiise of Mr. Cothyli; NO. 13, Back-
hill, as it was supposed with the intention of murdering a.winrian
with whom he bad formerly cohabited; 'but Who had latterly de-
serted him, and taken up with anotliermap,
When Read arrived
he found Jones in the woinan's room with a poker in his hand,
breaking the furniture and,Windows, the object of his revenge
having effected her escape.. After an' arduous, struggle, Read
succeeded in disarming him ; and he then affected to regret
what he had done,' but refused to accompany Read -to the police
office. Jones being a very powerful man, a messenger was sent
for another officer, which he had no sooner learned than he
snatched up a largo case knife, and' inflicted a deep
wound in his
throat, swearing he would rather die than be taken into custody;
he was just in the act of plunging the wet Ton again into his
throat; when the landlord of the house rushed into the room, and
suddenly seizing his arm, averted the stroke, and he was at length
secured. Ile was soon afterwards attended 4-a surgeon, but he
would not suffer the dressings to be applied to the orifice, untillhe
to return to him; and abandon her present paramour, to which
woman, by he was driven to this desperate act,. consented
she Bolemuly agreed.--Jones, 'however, is Said to be bi a veV
preganous.aitnation.
4WEEN-B(4I,JARE.--Ou'rcaof.ous CONDUCT or Jaw
by c.Freneh lady,,Anadnied
was made before w,„ A. A. Wiirrx• the sitting Magistrate,
licwicatis.—Yesterday an application of an
_extraordinary nature
in the booksellingTeucher, who has recently opened a shop
stationary business, in Bridge,eaurt, leading
to Westminster Bridge, for his .aesistance, under the follewing cir-
curnstanees.

an eye-witness to the nettrious outrage which had
The lady, who was very genteelly dressed, and accompanied by a
foreign gentleman, who understood the English language, and had
also been partly
,epplication ; the purport of which was, that on
been practise& by the Jew hawkers at'-ber, shop, now stated the
for which, however, he contrived to
CaTtle into her
the value. ' Soon afterwards, ;view
ilTautelurehy°llashert, about noon, a travelling- pamphleteer
Shop, and offered some new publiCations for Bale, alt be observed,
fir.)°bultrimietrr,l°Cilitainn'Tttl'ne:rtwh.f°iltoutlgr..;l'.vihtaiMute:viti.imtly one of the same party, had
the address, to introduce himself to her notice. His pens, he
altid,,were manufactured by himself, and unequalled in Europe,
and were, indeed,- well =worth 12i. per lundred at the trade
price, hut as she was a foreigner, and just set up in buaineee, he
would , sell them to her, owing .0 )lis great regard for all
foreignere, for 435. 6<l. Unfor
Onately for the. Iniwker, however,
llitadarna Teacher had just discovered that she had already been
bit by the booklelling 'jeiv. and' therefore 'declined all treaty

with the quill merchant. No less than three t4triti II slut
him away from: her shop, but the cunning Jew, tqest.
"prOtestatiora of . attachment to foreigners, stiff "-re,
.newcd his proffers for; sale, ;Johns voices; for, his pens he was
determined .to sell. The man then opened his hag, and showed
the pens, deelaririg "they Were the best that ever quitted
the vicinity of .lioandsditeh." Juit at this moment be pulled
out a
_lame clasp knife, which he opened with great song:.
rioirf, seeing no one but the lady. in the shop, and laid it
upon the counter, when she begged and entreated of him to go •
away, adding that she. was determined not to purchase
any thing 'of him. Upon which he replied, " Oh, oh !, den
you must pay me for the houndreir you have bebi4 de
counter.". it was in rain that Madame Teacher cried out for
.
help, since, although the atte»tion of strangers had been attracted,
fin a few minuteSlbe shop entrance was completely 'blocked up by
the Jew's gang, who kept up the hue and cry, " dat the horie,t
man had been robbed of his pens." No constable being on the
spot, a gentleman who happened 'tor be passing at the time, fired
with a laudable indignation, secured the hawking Jew, with a dee
termiatlini of taking'him before a Magistrate. Passing through •
cannon-row,. however, he was surrounded by a number of Jews,
the quilhmerchaut's _abettor?, who swore' most dreadfully That
their friend shonld not be hauled one inch further, and threatened
the gentleman, if he persisted. By these means the gang •t
ceeded in rescuing this inipostor from his grasp ; and bad it not
been`for the interference of one of the dismounted patrole, he would
iii all probability"haVeheeonie the victim of marauding rage. In
conclusion, Madame -Teucher added, that she considered her life in
danger from the join*, .
The worthy Maittrate Wirrri), who paid particular at-
tention to her detad,"toki her should they pay her another visit,
to send immediatelY for au offieeri and bring the offender before a
Magistrate.
Madame Teucher then thanked his Worship, and retired.;