The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.._-A person named Savage, a elicemaker,
applied to the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman ANSLEY,
yesterday, for an order to Bartholomew's Hospital, for a
lad named Richard Castles, aged 17, a cripple, whose head
had been lacerated the previous evening by the lion at Mor-
gan's wild beast show, in Bartholomew-fair, and also for a
summons against the keeper of the show for not securing
the animal in a proper cage.
He stated, that the lad was pressed forward by the crowd
to the front of the cage, the bare of which were remark-
ably wide, and the lion immediately struck one of his
fore paws out,—the claws piercing through the hat in
several directions into the flesh upon the skull, and ac-
tually lifted him from the ground. The shrieks of those
who witnessed the act, brought up the keeper just as the
animal was putting out his whet paw to lacerate or se-
cure his victim, but by the smart application of a stick
it was compelled to quit its hold, and the lad was borne
away to the hospital, covered with blood, and in a state
of insensibility. After a while he recovered, and the
wounds having been dressed, lie was sent home in a coach ;
but he was in such a deplorable state that Mr. Savage felt
the hospital was the beet place for him. He had been up
all night, bathing his head with cold water. The lion
was the same that stripped the flesh off a man's arm at
Camberwell fair a fortnight since, and that killed his keeper
about two years ago.
The ALDERMAN granted both the letter for the hospital
and the summons.
William dull, an apprentice with Mr. Sheen, the
brass-worker, on Holborn-hill, was charged with grossly
indecent conduct towards a female in the fair.
Miss Perry, seemingly a respectable young woman, said
she was going through the fair with a friend, (a young
man) about nine o'clock, when the prisener suddenlysteoped
down, raised her clothes behind, clasped his hands round
her leg, and tried to lift her from the ground. She was
exceedingly alarmed, as he wrenched her leg round, and
otherwise ill-treated her, the effects of which she still felt.
Girton deposed to seizing the prisoner while committing
this indecent violence.
The prisoner, in his defence, blubbered, and said he was
set on by some ether lads.
The ALDERMAN said he wenld take care lie should net
repeat his pranks this fair, for he would remand him till
Wednesday, and if he did not then produce a very good cha-
racter, he should send the case to the Sessions ; but he hoped
he should be able to spare the young woman the pain of re-
peating her evidence in a public court.
BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Parkinson, of Greek-
street, Soho, and his wife, were again brought forward to
be re-examined, touching their possession of some of the
notes which were robbed from the Greenock bank.
A shopman belonging to Messrs. Sewell and Cross, linen-
drapers, Compton-street, Soho, stated, that the note now
produced, numbered 14,208, and dated the 27th of Nov.
1827, for 20/., was taken by him from the prisoners.
They purchased some Irish linens and other at ticks, and
5 per cent. was allowed them for cash. According to the
custom of the house 5 per cent. discount was deducted for
changing " a foreign note."
Mr. Harmer—Did the prisoners give their names cor-
rectly, and their residence? Witness—They gave a cor-
rect address.
Mr. Harmer—Has not Mrs. Parkinson been in the habit
of frequenting your shop? 'Witness—She' has for some
time.

Mr. HALLS asked the witness if he considered Sc( :At
notes foreign. The witness replied that they were gene-
rally so termed.
Mr. HALLS then remarke,l, that he should not part with
the prisoners under the circumstances until futther in-
quiry, as the case was one of very great importance to the
public. He could not but observe that the conduct of
tradesmen in taking such► notes after the notoriety that tier
robbery of the Bank had obtained, was, to say the least of
it, a very great want of caution. After some further con-
versation, it was agreed that the prisoner Parkinson should
be remanded for a week. His wife is out on bail.

Rigan and George, the two young men who stood
charg;O. with having entered the house of Lady Raffles with
intent to commit a robbery, were discharged, the evidence
against them not being sufficient.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—George Bryant, a
stone and marble cutter by trade, was yesterday brought
before Mr.• CONA NT the sitting Magistrate, charged with
stealing several valuable slabs of marble, the property ef
Mr. Sims, an extensive builder, residing in Tottenham-
court-road.

The prisoner said in his defence that he took the slabs
of marble by mistake.—lle was fully cotrinitted for trial.
Two little urchins, the eldest net more than 10 years
of age, were placed at the bar charged with stealing their
schoolmaster's silver spectacles.
It appeared that the prisoners were two of the boys who
attended the parish school of St. Ann's, Soho, and they
generally bore there not the best character in the world for
honesty; but it was never supposed that they would have
had the daring, of all things that could be imagined, to
steal the schoolmaster'‘ spectacles. One of them did, how-
ever, it appeared, manage to get hold of the spectacles,
which the master had laid aside for a moment from his

nose, and he gave them to the other, who carried them off

straightway to a pawnbroker's shop, and there pledged
them as belonging to his father, who, he said, had an-
other pair, and could spare those fur a little time, as he
was in want of a small sum of muney.,iloth prisoners
were committed for trial.

HATTON-GARDEN.—A person of the name of Geo.
Alutch was yesterday brought up for final examination
before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. LAING, on a chine of
having obtained a sum of W. under false pretences, from a
schoolmaster of the name of Peachy, residing in King's
Langley, Nertfindshire.
Mr. Mallett, cliief clerk, suggested to the Magistrate
that he had no jurisdiction over the prisoner, as the offence
was committed in Hertfordshire,

Mr. LAING—If I had any jurisdiction over him, I
should have no hesitation in committing him for fraud ;
but having none, I now discharge him upon that ground,
and you may take bim down to Hertfordshire if you please.
The parties left the office; and we understand the pri-
soner was set at liberty on the ground that the prosecutor
is immediately going to France.
Two young men, named William Cox and Samuel
Hill, were charged with stealing 1.5 diamond rings, of
considerable value, from the shop window of a Mr. New-
comb, a jeweller, in Turnstile, Holborn, by cutting out
the glass. They were fully identified, and the property
has been recovered ; but they were ordered for further exa-
mination on Monday next.
LAMBETH-STREET.—Yesterday two young women,
sisters, named Miss Ann Bateman and Ihref,„-}fary
Bridgewater, were broujht before. Messrs. WYATT and
HARDWICK, on a peace warrant, charging them with
threatening the life of a Mrs. Mary Anne Mackuey.
'I he complainant, a pretty modest-looking little woman,
with an infant in her arms, stated, that the defendants had
seduced the affections of her husband, and were in the
habit of harbouring him. She had a slight knowledge of
them, and, on leer going to remonstrate with them on the
evident impropriety of their encouraging Mr. Mackney's
visits, they in the coarsest language abliSed her, and threat-
ened to deprive her of her life. Their conduct and menaces
were so violent, that she certainly apprehended some per-
sonal injury, unless their Worships Interposed.
Miss Bateman, who, while the above statement was
making, was with some difficulty kept quiet; at. its close
rushed towards the bench, and in a declamatory tone, and
with a theatrical action, vociferated—" I and my sister,
your worship, are the innocent sufferers : Mrs. Mackney
has must improperly and unjustifiably calumniated our cha-
racters, and tarnished our fair fame. She has circulated
the basest falsehoods, and has accused us of Cyprian immo-
rality."

Mr. WYATT, struck by the vehemence of her delivery,
said, " Pray, young woman, have you ever been on the

Mies Bateman made no reply, but the Magistrate was
not left in ignorance, for the complainant readily answered
that she had, and entertained no mean opinion of her ow•n
theatrical talents.

Mr. Wrin-1 thought so. Pray, where does she ex-
hibit ?

Mrs. Mackney—At Flowers's, in Spafieids; they there
have a private theatre, in which my husband, who is a
clerk in the City, occasionally performs. I fear it will be
his ruin, for the greater part of his income is spent on
these wretches. .

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Miss Bateman (with offended dignity, and surveyng the
yeetable my stage-
pro-
complainant in the most contemptneus manner)._
" Wretches, forsooth ! wretches, madam! if you consider
us such, why do you seek our society? We are no more
wretches, madam, than you are, madam." Mrs. Maokney—lf you want an answer, I'll tell you :
sittrwu cal: because
dy,oaun
dat einr ot
rbordouurgeldi tto tonline ya
sh oaursese
pb
confessed to me what you really are.
Miss Bateman—lf your husband were here, Madam, he
would not have the effrontery to make such an assertion.
Mr. WrAre—Was it at the private theatre that your
husband's introduction to them took place ?
Mrs. Mackney—No, Sir, he told me that the manner
in which it occurred was accidental. The first time he

saw the ladies was about three mouths since. They were
then passing the office in which he is engaged, and one of

them having pushed the ether• inside the Jeer, he
lowed, anal romped with them. They were then ale:
naked, and he has since clothed them, and taken thaw,
Flowers's, where they perform in the same piece.
Miss Bateman—Oh ! whit a story !
Mrs. Bridgewater--.oh ! dear me, what a falsity !
Mis. Mackney—lt's all true, your worships; my 1°
band paid SOs. for his character.
Mr. WI-Are—lf he keeps such company, his eharae
will soon not be worth as many farthings. Do you kW'
what line these young ladies-take in their performaaco
Is it tragic or comic?

Mrs. Mackney—Oh, comic, your Worship.
Mr. WrATT-In which does your husband excel r.
comic also, I suppose ? Mrs. hackney—Yes, Sir
Mr. WYATT—If we might draw an inference from
scene on these boards, he might play Macheath to the 11,1
and sing with some reason, " How happy could I be 11:1
either."

Mrs. Mackney—l am greatly afraid that he will lose]
situation through these women. That one, pointing
Miss Bateman, has gone repeatedly to his office and n"I
a piece of work.

Mrs. Bridgewater—Sir, she need fear nothing from
we don't care about him.

Mr. WYATT—Pray, what may your husband's int 4
be ? Mrs. Maskney-00/. a-year.
Miss Bateman and Mra. Bridgewater in concert-01
it's 1801., I assure your Worship—just double.
Mrs. Mackney—lle may have told you so, but it is
more than what I say. I have the best right to kru'w',.l
hive been. his wife for the last l years, and have harm',
six children, which, through you, I fear will come to
Mrs. Bridgewater---I have been as long a Wife 'fire
and have had as many children.
Mrs. Mackney—Aye, that may be, but recollect that j 4
had one of them only two months after your marriage.
Mrs. Bridgewater—What if I had, that has nothing'
do with the business I was brought here on.
The parties here were waxing warm, when Mr. `VILA/
observing that the contention was becoming quite a
man, an assault being est .l.,Usiaed against her, to find
put an end to their vitop, tatious by ordering Miss Pa!
and discharging Mrs. Bridgewater with a recommendo
to dissolve her intimacy with the complainant's hnebttei
QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday Eliza Saunders
rought before Mr. GREGORIE, charged by Thomas Whit„
a watchman of St. George's, with being drunk and e'
orderly.
The watchman stated, that the previous evening he (Q.,11/
her in Grosvenor-street at her usual pranks, and saw
every one at defiance. lie begged.of her to go away toll
purpose, and he then got assistance and conveyed her.4°ll
difficulty to the watch-house.

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Derentlant—You did, )ou murdering deg.
Mr. GREGOIIIE-1. think I recollect committing
from this office before, when you knocked the watchnsf
down in my presence.
Watchman.—She has been fined and committed aeveft
times before.
Defendant—Yes, you murderers, you have brought. f;
to this. Or'kr a gallows out in the yard and hang me
once; you watit to murder me. But stop a bit. 11
There appeared to be something ominous in the OS
in which Mrs. Saunders said " Stop a bit," and F;(0
GREGORIE, in order to prevent a second knocking d°,l,
in the office, cautioned the officers to be on their go'
and sentenced the defendant to a month's imprisontnel
No sooner had the sentence been uttered, when j,
Saunders, who is an amazing powerful woman, agais7o
" Stop abit, we will have a few rounds about it befofaiii
part," put herself in a boxing attitude, and and insoo,
exclaimed "now, you murderers, come on." The Oleic)
who bud made a retrograde movement on the caution 4,t
was given them, endeavoured to close, which they er
accomplished, after receiving some slashing hits from de, of
fondant before she was vanquished. With the assistalw•
four men she was eventually secured.
WOASIIIP-STREET.— Thomas Ballard, the u,pfr-
of a cart, was yesterday brought before Mr. Twrinit
charged under Mr. Martin's Act with cruelly beating
horse.
One of the two officers (who are employed by I,oe •
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty), stated that he ealf.;he
defendant strike the animal repeatedly on the sore c',l'
neck (the horse having what is termed the witheraood
consequence of which he and his brother officer follato
the defendant from Long-lane until he ennie nearogi
office, during which time lie (the defendant) did unt,..,s.
to beat the poor animal on the particular part mentw.thot
So acute must the effect of the blows given have been
the poor creature at last hung his head between its hay"ao,
The witness then took him into custody.
The other officer who accompanied the last witnessr
firmed his testimony.
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The defendant said the horse was so very slow he 02-
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not get him on.
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Mr. TIVYFORD-Yes, you argue very well about not ect,
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tiny him on. But I don't know what to do, its a 11.
nice point to define.

Defendant—The horse is at the door.
Mr. Twvrorto said he would look at the animal; Ill:
left the office for that purpose. On his return her °kit
as his opinion that the animal ought to be killed;
oigi
from the appearance and manner of the defendant •tt,
he was very sorry, and who promised never to do 10
he was fined 105. and costs, being a mitigated peneltY,fed
Springay (whose wife was on Thursdaricoo
from destruction, having attempted to drown berme!!!
yesterday placed at the bar before Mr. TwvForto•
The complainant having repeated her former statertieel
respecting the brutal manner ia which her husbetr the
her, she was interrupted by the prisoner, who deeivgio;
chsrge against him as-to cruelty. He admitted .11! :lie
heat her, but not to the excess represented: His eei'"ebst
said, bad lately taken to drinking, and that it • Wa'9_,4;
caused them to quarrel. He (prisoner) himself wr,,,fit
industrious man, and never left his shop to drink; rib-ose
w 4 very hard for him to see his goods sent out of the uitlt
to be pawned for the purpose of supplying his wife
iquors. • the

The complainant's danghters being in the o°,l 1,
MAGISTRATE asked them if what their father bad sou •

true ?
toitb
Two of them, very fine-looking young woruett
tears in their eyes) stated that their mother was a verY.„s-tiy
mother, and to their father a good wife—but eeluct`"ad
admitted, that she had lately been in the habit of i'vl tief
then taking a drop, and were about to say more, WE e n
were interrupted by
Mr. Twvroan, who, after severely admonishing oe.,ed
soner, and cautioning him as to his future conduct, dienu-
the case.—Tlie parties then left the office.

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