The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.--(Tura Dar.)
VIOLENT ASSAULT...-. Geo. Stroup, an optician, living at
No. 7, White-court, Barbican, and - Wheeler, were charged
by John Carpenter and Thos. Knight, workmen at the White
Horse Bum, City Canal, with having violently assusked them
between Saturday night and Sunday morning, and attempted tes
rob t hem. ---Com mit tcd.
- Baker was charged by Mrs. Ann Glover, of No. 16e
Bear-alley, Fleet-market, with having quitted her house,
where he had lodged fora month, and taken the bed-clothes
&c. &e. with him, which he had since pledged. The
prisoner said he was a painter out of work; be had been its
much distress, which had caused his wife to pledge the
articles, but a friend of his was prepared to redeem them, and
to advance the amount to the complainant owing to her for the
lodgings, as well as to restore the property.
The presecutrix stated that she wished for nothing elee,, anti
the Alderman assenting to this arrangement, ordered the rheum
to be locked up until he had executed it on his part.
There were a great many eases of .Disorderlies, at the Acts of
Christmas sprees, such as broken noses, smashed lantern', &e.,
but none of any material consequence came en whilst we were
there.

BOW-STREET.—(Tste DAT.)
A Mrs. Miller and a Mr. Pierce, were brought before Sir R.
Bnucza, the first on a charge of robbing her husband,* publican,
of Salisbury. He stated that Mrs. Miller had lilt his hones on
pretence of visiting her sister. She bad, however, .vaItUOVIII to
him, taken away about 3001. in cash, and a quantity of plate. On
discovering this he had traced her to Deptford, where he found
her living with Mr. Pierce, who was a tradesman of Salisbury.
He gave them into custody, and 2901. was found, With the plate,
in her bon, which she acknowledged belonged to her husband.
Mr. Pierce said, nothing improper had passed between himself
and Mrs, M. ; he had lent her some money which he now en-
pected to be repaid to him, and had merely received her In order
to protect her from her hi:she:id'. ill usage.
Mrs. Miller said, that ill usage was the amen of her leaving her
husband.

Sir RICHARD Mantle ordered the money to be given up to the
husband, and discharged Mr. Pierce, u none of Mr. M.'s property
was found on him. lie advised the husband to advertise his wife,
and avail himself of the opporNnity of getting rid of Iser.

HATTON-GARDEN.....7ms Dar.)
A well-known character, named John -Dallis, was brought
before the Sitting Magistrats, charged *A knocking down an
elderly Jew, named Levy, and robbing him of a sovereign and
lea, 6d. in silver.--. Committed.

Mr. COLB URN and th• AUTHOR of VIVIAN GREY.

[From a Correspondent.]
When the Hon. Mr. Ward wrote his novel of Tremaine, he
wail fearful bf acknowledging himself the author, until its fate
should have been ascertained. Ile accordingly, the better to
preserve his incognito, sent the manuscript copy by the wife of
his attorney to Mr. Colburn. The work, although waved,
was not considered likely to pay extremely well, and conse-
quently a trifling sum was given for it. Contrary, however, to
Mr. Colburn's expectations, it ran to three editions. The inge-
nious author of Vivian Grey having heard of this eirctunstesou,
deteemined to use it to his advantage, and, accOrdingly, having
arranged his work for publication, he proceeded to find out the
Hon. Gentleman's fair messenger. This he quickly effected ;
and upon a promise of giving her POl., induced her to be the
hearer of his novel to the celebrated publisher, whose name heads
this paragraph. The woman was instantly recognised by Mr.
Colburn as the same person who brought him Tres/tains ; cad
recollecting the great sale of that novel, he leaped at the manu-
script presented to him with the utmost eagerness. it was "add),
read, and a handsome sum given for the copyright. A abort
time, however enabled Mr. Colburn to find out his error, but too
late to remedy himself. The work was not atoossAl, and a
considerable sum was lost by its publication.— Timer,

HAY MARKETS.—(Tms DAT.)
(At per Load ot*3s Trues's.)
ST. JAMES'S.
Lowland Meadow Hay.t3 10 to 4 10 Clover May ..,. It 18 toe S
Upland Ditto
Rye.orass Hay
New Meadow Slay ..'.. 4 5 h 5
Supply limited, and trade rat ler dull, at Saturday's prim.

SMITHFIELD. - .
10 %V land Meadow Hay XS sto 4 h Clover Hay greetally j 4 to to 6 0
Upland Ditto
Rye-gros Ilay H , 45 4 5 Pat Straw .110 I IP
New Meadow ey .... 4 0 & 0 Wheat Ditto IHI 110
A good supply and a dull trade, prices as on Saturday.

FAITHLESS NELLY PATHETIC BALLAD.
(raw! ma. HOOD'S WHIMS it.) D 060111S1.)

Ben Battle was 4 soldier bold,
And used to war's alarms;
But a cannon ball took off his legs,
So he laid down his arms !
Now as they bore him off the field,
Said be " Let others shoot,
For here I leave my second leg,
And the Forty-second Foot!"
The army surgeons made him limbs;
Said be,—" They're only pegs!
But there's as wooden member, quite.
As represent my legs !"
a • •

But when he called on Nally Gray,
She made him quite a scoff:
And when she saw his wooden legs,
Began to take them off
" 0, Nelly Gray! 0, Nally Gray !
Is this your lava so warm ?
The love that loves a scarlet coat,
Should he more uniform !"
Said she " I loved a soldier once,
For he wee blithe and brave:
But I will never have a man
With both legs in the grave !
Before you heed those timber toes,
Your love I did allow,
But then, you know, you stand upon
Another footing now !"
" 0, Nelly Gray ! 0, Nelly Grey I
For all your jeering speech..,
At duty's call, I left my lei
In Badejos'e 'lmam
• • * •
" 0, false and. ACM* Nslly Gray !
I know why yon refuse
Though I've no fitat—soms other man
Is standing in my shoes !"
•
Now when he wont from Nell), Gray,
His heart so heavy got.._.
And life was such a burthen grown,
It made him take a knot !
So round his melancholy neck
One
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bum,
AnF4ll:llidifiostl;hehdenisinrseetm7leonvdre4ditairiehlie in life,
And, as his legs were off,--acoures.
Ile soon was off his legs! -
And there he hung, till be was dead
Al any nail in towne.--
For though distress had out hint up,
It could not Fat Min down •I

COINTNO.-4n the course of Saturday, in conse-
quence of information elicited during the late trials at Kinptoe,
au individual, who has been for a considerable tin* widow by
the },oboe, was taken into cuatody, in Surrey, 'by two of the
Hatton seen of ;as was also his son, and it lad his ella»
play, a* latter of whom is supposed to be in possession of very
portent information. The party bad confined their open,tilma
entirely. to the manufacture of spurious sovereigns and half
earercigns, of which, to the nominal amount of upwards or 4410
was found on the premises in various stages of perfettion. No
public examination will at present take plat*, as many other" ere
supposed to he implicated ; but the evidence that can be brought
forward, is of the most poeitive and Catteltlfirit nature. The dies
and machinery found on the premiere are the most perfect of the
kind ever witnessed, and for all description of coin. With a very
trifling exception, all the counterfeits wefts:animated under differ-
oat pitta of the flooring of the rooms, to which there ware various
entrances. Nothing has at present men removed, but is lift its
the charge of a party of officers, until prePoq ielifieted
usual authorities (tom the Ititit.