The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.— Woolfe Lee was yesterday brought
before the Lord Mayor, for a second examination, charged with
having committed an oftiflace under the Act, called "Jonathan
Wild's Act."

Mr. Fossick, whose shop was robbed of umbrellas and other
articles, attended, and stated, in answer to some questions put
to him by the Lord Mayor, as follows ;—The prisoner called on,
me, and said he could get me part of the property stolen from me.
I did not pay him any money upoit the occasion; but I said, I
was willing to do so, upon the recovery of the property and the
prosecution of the thieves. He said that all that might be done,
and he asked me for some property like that which had been sto-
len frorn 1143. We let him have an umbrella, as a pattern, but
we never saw him or the umbrella since till now.

Lee—l am ready to give up the umbrella, which I took merely
to assist me in the investigation.--(A laugh.)
The LOUD Mayon observed to the City Solicitor, who at-
tended upon the occasion, that this yule, he apprehended, did
not come within the meaning of the Act, as Mr. Fossick had
given no money..

The- City Sacitor was of the same opinion.
Mr. Fossick further stated, that he was present when the pri-
soner spoke to Mr. Prior, the silversmith, who had been rebbed
subsequently. Lee said to Mr. Prior that the stolen property was
at three different places; and that, if he was sufficiently remu-
nerated, he would produce it.
The Loan Msvoa—What did he say wOuld be a sufficient re-
muntration?---Mr. Fossick. He said he would be satisfied with
60/. ; to which Mr. Prior replied, that if the property was re-
stored and the parties brought to justice, he should willingly give
that sum. Lee said, upon receiving that assurance, that he
thought there would he no difficulty in finding the parties, and
bringing them to justice. •
The Loan KCVO% called upon Ccnyton_ the o!iicer!to whom

the prisoner had gone to tnake enquiries about the robberies, to
state the whole of the transaction hefote the City Solicitor.
Cowton then said; that Lee had applied to him, .representing
himself as a person in the Secretary of State's Office, and obtained
from hinuu sovereign and a half-crown, under pretence of enabling
himself to recover the property stolen from Mr. Fossici and from
Mr. Prior.

Mr. Fossick—He told us that he could search for stolen goods
without a search-warrant ; and that he was: far above all other
laugh:) •
Lee-1 ant willing to return the sovereign which I borrowed
of Coviton. He understood the business. He lent it to me. Ile
was, in fact, to have his expences paid,. and half of the reward.
The Loan' MAT on—ls that the • case ?—cowton replied, that
it certainly was the case.
The Loan MAYOK adtnitted that Lee. hail managed the ease
with a 'great deal of ingenuity. • '• .•

is nothing against me whatever.—(A laugh.)
The Conductor of the Bow-street Patrol stated, that the pri-
mover had passed liiinselfoff as an officer of that 'Establishnient.

The street-keeper at Islinpon stated, that upon one occardon
Lee produced a start and sand, " lam Lee, of liattOn;larden, and

I demand your assistance in dragging along this woman," alluding
to a woman whom-he had searched. Lee upon that occasion, on
finding that there was no stolen property, about the woman, said
the thing *as unimportant, and let her laugh.)
Lee—lf Mr. Bishop was here, he would give me the very beat
of characters.

The Lona) MAYOR to the prisoner—Are you Lee of Hatton-
garden ?—Lee : Yes; 14 years ago t was sworn in at Hatton-
garden.—(A laugh.)
The Loan MAYOR—WM, acljourn the ease till Saturday.
Lee..-Not till Saturday—that is my Sabbath ; let it be Friday.
But you have no charge against me.
The LORD find that we have quite enough
against you..—The case was then remanded till Friday.
Two women were charged with having robbed a gentleman
named Lane of three 61. notes of the Ipswich Bank.
The prosecutor, in walking through Bishopegate-street on Sa-
turday night, was addressed by Brown, who took him by the arm
and asked him very kindly to take a walk with her. He disen-
gaged himself, and Brown walked away, but he felt a " rumble"
in hie trouser's pocket, and, upon putting his hands in, he
covered that his note* were gone. • 'He immediately turned round,
and saw her talking to a Captain of a ship.
The Captain stated, that Brown, 'when she addressed him, said,
" I remember, -Sir, having seen you before ; and I am sorry for the
robbery, I xornmitted upon you some years ago." She had
scarcely said the words, when Mr. Lane came up and accused
her.

The Loan MAYOL—And were you robbed by her?
The Captain.—Etactly six years ago I was robbed by her of a
101. note, on the very spot where I met her on the night of this
robbery. I did not prosecute her on account of the trouble and
and annoyance ; and I never saw her since until Saturday night.
The two prisoners denied that they knew any thing about the
notes.
The officers said that they were two of the most desperate
thieves. Nothing was too hot or too heavy-for them. They bad
stolen hundreds of pounds out of gentlemen's pockets.
She was then fully committed.
BOW-STREET....-Stine time ago, Mr. J. Dickson, a gen-
tleman connected with the Vigo Bay Company, was brought
before the Magistrates of this Office, charged, on the infor-
mation of Mr. William Taylor, of Craven-street, Strand, with
intending to commit a brow') of the peace, by fighting a duel
with informant's brother, John Sydney Taylor, Esq., a bar-
rister, living in Garden-court, Temple. It then appeared
that Mr. Dickson hail some reason to suppose that Mr. John
Taylor was the writer of several articles which appeared in the
Morning Herald a short time previously, reflecting on the con-
duct of the individuals connected with the Vigo &y Project' 144
e
Wove Particularly upon the character of himself (Mr. Dickson).
Th latter gentlenum haVing been,
as it was stated, unable to ob-
tain un explatiatieri 'from Mr. Taylor, lie applied offensive terms
to him, and, in consequence, each appointed a friend to ar-
Mr. Dickson, and Mr. 'Murphy',
range An immediate meeting. Mr. Steele, as the friend of
ou behalf of Mr. Taylor,
met aIX a Saturday morning, and arranged that a meeting
The should
parties met, big in theuld take place at two o'clock on the same day, at Norwood.
urn)
interim Mr. William Taylor having
by some mean sit was to take place, gave informa-
tion here, arid ascertained. ,
gam after they tad dR th the
tkeu, the gratin u
! officer made hie apparan •
ee) ,ntlittd LIMO 1444 blolht thew be-

fore a Magistrate, who held the principals to bail. Immediately'
upon the arrest, a proposition was made that they should meet as
soon as possible at Calais, which proposition Mr. Steele under-
stood to be acceded to on both sides. On the next day, however,
after the examination had taken place atthis office, Mr. Steele re-
ceived an intimation from Mr. Murphy, that Mr. Taylor hail de-
parted upon circuit, and that he had desired him to say, that after
what had passed on Saturday, he (Mr. Taylor) should decline
meeting Mr. Dickson under any circumstances.
Mr. Ifau.s.—As soon as Mr. Taylor returns from his profes-
sional labours on the circuit,. I shall certainly feel it my duty to
place him in the same situation as Mr. Dickson. I take this op-
portunity to remark, that gentlemen seem to entertain a very mis-
taken notion; that after entering into recognizances to keep the
peace here, they are at liberty to cross the Channel, and fight in
another country. But I can assure them that it matters not whe-
ther the parties go to Calais or Pekin ; their recognizances are
equally liable to be forfeited, on their committing a breach of the
peat.* with any of his Majesty's subjects ; and I do not know—
though the practice has been common-...whether the proprietors of
newspapers, who publish correspondence of this description, do
not render themselves amenable. I have the highest possible re-
spect for 'the liberty of the press, and should be sorry to see that
liberty abused.—The parties then left the office.
We were informed that yesterday morning Mr. Murphy wrote
to Mr. Steele, informing Una, that he had just received a letter
from Mr. Taylor, in which the latter expressed himself willing to
meet Mr. Dickson at Calais. A meeting now, however, is of
course out of the question.

MARYLEBONE.—Art grey,espee dressed tablre-loo,k in
in a dark g indivrik olive coatdualalmta
40 years of age, sconeulia
with black velvet collar, shoes, and silk stocking% and rather
robust in person, and who gave his name Wm. Saunderson, was
put to the bar, charged with inciting Wrn. Henry Waite, a young
man about 20 years of age, to commit a crime.
The complainant stated that he had charged the prisoner for an
assault, but he having made an apology for the insult, he was
anxious to withdraw the charge.

Mr. ilosicnis insisted on hearing the ease.
William H. Waite being sworn, said his father lived near the
New-road. He was returning home on Monday night at a quarter-
past eleven o'clock. He was walking along Oxford-street, and
Ong along. Between Castle-street and
observed the
prisonertreetthe also
prisoner came up to him and said it wag a
fine night. He (the prisoner) then crossed him, and taking hold
of his hand, squeezed it; upon which witness pulled his hand
away. He walked away, and the prisoner followed him, and re-
peated the same different times. When he reached the corner of
Margaret-street and Princes-street, Cavendish-square, the prisoner
took him by the arm, at which he (Waite) became indignant, and
knocked him down, called the watch, and gave him into custody.
The witness Was a slender young man, and of genteel appearance.
Mr. Hosiwis asked the prisoner what he had to say to the
charge?

Saunderson said he was walking, as usual in the street, and
having come into conversation with the witness by accident, he
talked of the coolness of the evening. He denied the imputed as-
sault. Neither did he hold his arm, nor touch him in any im-
proper manner. He hail respectable connections, and would not
be guilty of such impropriety.
Mr. HOSKINS said the indelicate outrage had been proved, and
the prisoner should find bail to answer the charge.-
At three o'clock the prisoner was again put to the bar.
Mr. Houma—Do you still persist in refusing to give your
dame and address ? It is necessary to inform you, that we cannot
accept bail until we kuow who you are, that we may be able to
fix the amount suitable to your rank in life.—l cannot (hesitat-
ing), indeed I cannot—it is impossible. I must first see some of
my Family. Here the prisoner placed his hands over his eyes and
appeared quite dejected.

Riwi.nriox directed that his person should be searched,
to take from him any instrument that should be capable of doing
him any harm.
The Gaoler said the prisoner would be taken care of, and
would be kept out of the reach of the other prisoners.
Mr. Ilivrta?now desired that every inquiry should be made to
find out who the prisoner was. It was obvious that Saunderson
was not his real name.

The committal was then made out, and the prisoner was re-
moved, in default of bail, to the New Prison, Clerkenwell. Be-
fore he was removed, he acknowledged that he had a wife and
family. He took some refreshment in the course of the day.
HATTONGARDEN.—On Monday a young woman named
Mary Griffiths, accompanied by her sister, a Mr.. Everitt, whose
husband holds some subordinate situation in the East India House,
presented themselves before A. S. LAINu, Esq., and requested a
warrant.

The accused is a respectable solicitor, bolding Chambers in the
New Inn, but residing In Holborn.
The complainant, who is about twenty years of age, informed
the Magistrate that she came to get a warrant against her master.
The complainant then stated that she lived as servant in the
family of the gentleman against ,whom she had now to prefer this
charge. On the evening of Sunday,. the 2d inst., her mistress
and the other inmates of the house went out after tea, and there
was no person left at home but complainant and her master, who
was in the back parlour, which latterly had been converted into
an office. Having occasion to go into this apartment, her muter
called her to the further end, and getting between her and the door,
he took liberties with her. 'She screamed loudly, but, as he was
well aware that no person was within hearing, he did not desist.
Overpowered with his violence, she swooned.
The complainant having gone thus far with her statement,
Mr. LAINCI said that the girl's story appeared so very doubtful,
he should merely grant a common assault warrant. which would
be sufficient to compel the, attendance of the accused, end the hear.,
ing was fixed fur twelve o'clock yesterday.
Thi examination was taken in private, and every means were
adopted to prevent his name getting publicity. The reporters,
and all persons not actually connected with the case being excluded.
This much, however, transpired. The complainant's testimony
exhibited a very great discrepancy in some of the most important
points, as compared with the story she told on Monday. It also
came out that she had been under warning from her mistress at
the time, and that her conduct altogether was very exceptionable.
Mr. Lawn observed, that the charge appeared to be very un-
deserving of credit ; anti when he granted the warrant he was de-
cidedly of the same opinion. The girl had prevaricated so much
he could not believe her. The complaint was therefore dismissed.
The complainant and her sister then withdrew, evidently much
mortified by the result.

We are glad to hear that the new Sheriffs, with the
view of alleviating the distresses to which defendants in civil
actions have been heretofore exposed, have resolied rigorously to
adopt the following regulation :---That a printed paper, contain-
ing a statement of all fees to which persons are exposed on arrest,
shall be placed in all the rooms of the officers keeping lock-up
houses ; and that officers, or their servants, on being detected in
taking sums beyond such legal charges, shall be immediately sus-
pended. Further, that no persons shall be employed to make
sales bia such as are, thoroughly respectable; and a portion of the
fees arising from such sales shall for the future be appropriated for
the relief of the wives and children of the unfortunate defendants,
or for providing a fund for the liberation and relief of poor pri-
loners. The adoption of these regulations willreflect the highest
credit on the new Sheriffs.

CON vutstoN.—lt has been asked,.why has not the
Protestant religion nude the same way in Ireland that it has dune
in England, Scotland, 11/4c. There are two modes of conversion.—
the sword and the gospel. The first was. Mahumet's
killed all who would not conform. The second was that of
Christ. In converting by force, all minor persecutions are inef-
feettuil, and increase the belief they are •intended to discourage.
The sword itself can only subjugate the external will, it is the
gospel which vitally influences it. We have been carrying on, with
respect to the Irish Catholics, a contest, which may be illustrated
by a fable. The Sun and the North Wind disputed which should
strip a traveller of his cloak ; Boreas rageil, and attempted, by
a violent blast, to strip it from the traveller's shoulders—this
caused the traveller but to wrap it more closely about his.
shoulders. The Sun, in turn, put forth his genial beams--the
travelles threw aside his mantle, and received the rays of light
and heat hlta hie bosoms
Ott Sunday last Isaac Gaskill, bone-setter and
aasmal
farmer, of Bolton-by-the-Sands, did penance for the
crime of incest in the parish church of that place. As
the punishment is not very common, we
matter of curiosity to some of our readers, a copy of
the " form of penance" upon such occasions :
" Whereas, -• I, good people, forgetting my duty to Almighty
Clod, have committed the detestable sin of incest, by contracting
marriage, or rather the show or effigy of marriage, with Mary
Ann Taylor, the sister of in late wife, and thereby have justly
provoked the heavy wrath of God against me, tai the great danger
of my own soul,' and the evil exaMple of other,' ; I do earnestly
repent, and 1 am heartily sorry for the same, desiring
Almighty
God, for the merits of Jesus Christ, to forgive me both this and
all other offences, and also hereafter so to gimlet me with his Holy.
Spirit, that I never fall into the like offence again ; and for that
end and purpose I desire you all here present to pray with
me, and for me, saying, c Our father,' %an:ore/and
chronick.