The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE INlialCri:NCE.

MANSION-lIOUSE.—A day or. two since, Mr., Alderman
LucAs, as Alderman of the ToWet. Ward, applied to the Loan
MAYOR at the instance of the Common Council and other inhabi-
tants of the ward, to ask leave of his Lordship to permit the whole
of the frontage of the Custoni-louse, in Lower Thames-street, to
be inclosed, in order to carry on the work of underpinning it. The
Lord Mayor had previously restricted his order to the extent of
half the building, but it was now represented that the work would
he Much sooner got through if the whole were allowed to be en-
closed, and in consequence of this representation, his Lordship
went down,to inspect the works, accompanied by the Chairman
of the Customs' Board and Mr. Smirke, when upon examination
it appeared, that it would be less inconvenient to the neighbours
it' the whole were enclosed at once instead of half, as by that
means it could be got through by Christmas, but if the present
plan was pursued, the work would last the whole of the winter.
The Lord Mayor, in consequence, gave permission to enclose the
whole immediately, and Mr. Sinirke undertook to put on , four
hindered extra bands to work. •
Two decent middle-aged men, who stated that they were clerks
to respectable merchants in the City, were charged with going
into the newly-,set-up oyster-room iu Cornhill, kept by a person
named Evans, and there eating a quantity of oysters without pay-
ing for them, sad afterwards assaulting Mr. Evans and the watch-
man, cod threatening to pull the place to pieces.
The defendants were now very contrite, and pleaded intoxica-
tion as en excuse ; whereupon they were ordered 'to pay five
a-piece fur {ming drunk, and to settle with the watch-
man, end they were then disehargea.
Elizabeth Turaer, a middle-uged woman, was charged with
robbing lief master, Menem Miilmels, of some silver spoons 'and'
sundry other articles. The duplicates of the articles were found
upon, the prisoner, and she war proved to be the person who pledged
them. She was fully committed for trial.
The Lotto Mavoe, on ordering her committal, observed, that
up to Tuesday night there were no less than 460 prisoners in
Newgate, all committed for trial since the bat Sessions.

BOW-STREET.IIIary Hastings, an elderly woman of re-
spectable appearance, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing
S4l:, the property of the heir-at-law of Mrs. Dolway, deceased,
late of. Kensington.
Elizabeth llillyer deposed, that she was a servant of the late
Mrs. Dolway, • and that the prisoner' was hired in the capacity of
nurse 'to attend her mistress, who was now no more. Some
months prior to her death, a sum of money, between '7O/. and
SW., was given by the deceased into her (the witness's) care,
with directions to place it in a beaufet in her bed-room. The
prisoner slept in the room of the deceased, and knew of the' mo-
ney being deposited as stated. Up to the period of Mrs. Dol-
way's death, however, the money was safe; but shortly after that
'event tco►k place, it was gone. The prisoner was employed to
sit up at night with the corpse of the deceased before it wan in-
terred, and it.most have been on one of those occasions that the
money was stolen.
Ellis, an officer.of this establishment, said, that in consequence.
of receiving information of the robbery, he proceeded to Ken-
sington, where he met with the prisoner, whom he questioned re-
specting the money, but she positively. denied all knowledge of it.
Fron► private information he received, however, he was induced
to go to the house of Mrs. Hatton, of Kensington; between whose
servant, Ann Rust, and 'the prisoner, he' had beard there was
some acquaintenee. He saw Ann Rust at the house of her ibis-
tress, and he asked her if else had lately received a sum of
money to keep for a friend. She said she had received no money
to her 'knowledge, but a sealed packet, .the contents of which she
was ignorant of, had been confided to her care that morning by
• the prisoner ; on opening the packet it was found to contain. 241

in bink notes and ten sovereigns. He then took the prisoner into
custody.
Mrs. Hatton exonerated her servant from any participation in

o; robbery, and.attill,‘Sleyi42, the persuu who took in the pal

eel directed tc Elizabeth
The prisoner declined saying any thing in her defence, and she
was' remanded till Saturday, in order to get time for further
evidence against her, and to try to recover the.remainder of the
money.

LAMBETH-STREET.--A QC AKER'S gegli PLIES. ,I•.‘.Ytertia'

Mr.. Voy, one of the Society of Friends, and a coal merchant,
carrying on buainevi at Wapping, appeared to an information,
laid by one of the Constables of the Liberty of the Tower, charging

underithe Mutiny Act, with disobeying a Notice of Impress-
ent, and neglecting to assiat in the remov►►l of the baggage of

re Coldstreatzn Guards front their late quarters.---Mr. yiiy was
accompanied by another of the Frienda, and, true to their creed, •
they came before the magistrates with ".hat on head." The.
Chief Officer, however, uncovered them ; and, when called
ou
to plead, Ali. VOy admitted his refusal,' but attributed it to a
scruple of conscience.
'Mr. WYATT*Thet we are aware of,; and, therefore, I affix
lowest penalty, 40%, and coats. You are, of course, pre-
pared to pay it.
Mr. Voy--f am not ; I cannot conscientiously pay
NtrvirT.—A distress tend then be levied 'on your goods.—Mr.
Voy I know that, but I' cannot pay any money, as we do not re-
eognisti the justice d the eltdm.—lfe was them about to leave the
Offiee, when, turning round to the Magiiitrate, he expressed, a
wish that the distress would be levied in the least inconvenient
manner.---Mr. WYATT Certainly.--When be came to the outer
dffiee, still having 4 view to trade, and with all that acuteness
phich is said to be the characteristic of Quakerism, he said to the
constable, " Then, Friend, thou wilt make thy distress on coal, a
eorontodity which I have a worldly calling." The constable
"P.(11,!40 fctit, and Frivol Voy took Insdeparture, the spirit ap-
pearing to be reconciled to the inconvenienciaa of the Mutiny Act,
THAMFA 1'01.1( T-OFFICE.,,A Captain
of one of the

Scotch tonacki. entered the'offiee, and miut;ste4l tile' advice
a'

of Mr. 11A1,1,krim'a .the following eiren

stances s., -
The Captain stated, that about ten days ago, he left the Tower-
stairs, with his smack, having on board a great number of 1)11**
senger* bland for Oninleo, and that when lie of to Faith, on his
going down 'ono hoid of the vessel, he there discovered Mules'
some straw, a fine boy about in 1+,1" obi, and front his dress awl
manners he knew he must he the child tif some respectable Per-
ton. Ho asked hint tel brought him on board is to which be
could of taiti no answer, o,o'pt good-humoured smile. The l'as-
towers odvieed him to put hlilt 'Olt shore at Gravesend ; how'
ever, struck with the appearance of the le4, and supposing that he