The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—On Saturday Mr. Geo. Cock-
burn, stationer,' of Aldgate, was charged with having as-
saulted Miss Mary Anne Timothy, who resides next door,
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with her brother.
The LORD MAYOR bound over the defendant in recog-
nizances.
SfVeral persons were summoned to pay church-rates duo
to the rector of the parish of Bishopsgate, the Lord Bishop
of Chester.

One of the defendants, an Irishwoman, who rents a
house in tl►e parish; declared that she was so poor she
could not pay tke Right Reverend Gentleman, who, she
hoped, would take her poverty into consideration, and be
satisfied with her good wishes. Upon being informed that
she must pay the rates, she begged to know what benefit
she was to derive from discharging the amount?
The LORD MA von told her, that she would have,
amongst other things, the benefit of seeing and .hearing
the worthy Bishop preach in the church every Sunday.
The defendant said that she was a Roman Catholic, and
obliged to contribute to the support of her pastor, who
had no other means of maintenance than that which the
liberality of his flock afforded. Besides, the benefit which
had been just described could not be received by her with-
out more payment. If she thought fit to go to the church,
she must pay for her seat, so that the demand made now
upon her was not at all to he justified. She hoped that
the worthy and humane Lord Bishop of Chester would
reflect upon all this, and remit the rate in her instance.
The LORD MAYOR said that it was his ditty, in com-
pliance with the Act of Parliament, to make the order.—
His Lordship allowed- the defendant a preparation to pay
of three months.

GUILDHALL. —Mr. Colk, of 29, Fleet-street, chymist,
waited upon the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman CROW-
DER, on Saturday, to mention a circumstance which had
occurred to him, in the hope that by publicity some clue
might be obtained to unravel what at present appeared to
him a matter of some mystery. About six o'clock on
Thursday evening, a small bullet from an air-gun was
fired through the fan-light over the middle of the shop.
window, and perforated a pound of hair-powder which was
within a glass-case on the west side of the shop. That
there was not an intention to kill any person belonging to
the premises he inferred from the facility which a correct
aim might have been taken, standing immediately facing
the shop-window, which was opposite St. Dunstan's
clock; whereaa'the air-gun must have been fired by a per-
son at the south-east corner of the roof of the church.
He judged that this must have been the case, from the di-
rection the ball had taken, for it entered the Window close
to the ceiling, and struck the glass-case midway between
the floor and ceiling, at about a yard from the shop-door.
He could only conjecture the object of the individual who
fired it to have been to murder some person who was rid-
ing by on the top of a stage-coach.
. The ALDERMAN said it was certainly a strange circum-
stance, and he hoped this mention of it would lead to some
explauation:..._ He thought Mr. Colk had better advertise a
reward for the.discovery.
Mr. Colk felt no .alarm for himself, but he did think
that the life .of some person had been attempted. Having
thanked the Alderman for his advice, he retired.
BOW-STREET:—On- Saturday, two grave matronly-
looking women, stewardesses of a club calling themselves
" The Female Britons' Friendly Society," were summoned
to shew cause why they withheld from Mary Shenton, a
sick member of the society, the usual weekly allowance of
Ss. The claim was resisted on the ground that the funds
of the society were exhausted. The MAGISTRATE, how-
ever, would not admit the excuse, and an amicable ar-
rangement was effected under his directions.
The society have their meetings at the Plough, in Beau-
fort-buildings, and although they seem to dispute the su-
premacy of man, they are nearly all of them married women.
and sworn to " love, honour, and obey."
Daniel Dennis was charged with committing a felony
in the house of Dr. Jenkins, No. 8, Great Castle-street,
Regent-street, on the 3d of December last.
The prisoner was ordered to be brought up again next
Friday.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—On Saturday, a man
named Keeley, was charged with assaulting a female named
Harrington, and with having murdered her infant.
The complainant deposed, that on the 28th of December
she went into Drury-lane to look after her husband, . who
was drinking in one of the public-houses, and among the
houses she entered was sine known by the name of the Com-
passes. There she met the prisoner, who said, "Oh ! you
are one of the gang," and he then kicked her several times
in the stomach, although within three weeks of ler ac-
couchement. On the 14th inst., sbe was delivered of the
child of which she was pregnant when ill-treated by the
prisoner, but such injuries had the infant received that it
presented a most horrid spectacle, and was quite dead.
Mr. DYER commented in strong terms on his brutal
conduct, and ordered him to find bail for his appearance
at the sessions.

UNION-HALL.—A man named Jackson, who lets ou
horses for hire, was brought before Mr. Horre, oa Satur
day, charged with defrauding the collectors of the Surrey
post-horse duty.
Mr. Spearing, the collector of the above duties, stated,
that in July last, the defendant was licensed to let post-
horses. On the 22d of August, he brought in his Weekly
account, and swore to the truth of it. The witness added,
that subsequent to the examination of the account,- he dis-
covered that the defendant had let a horse, for three succes-
sive days, to a man named Peters, which hiring the former
had altogether omitted in his return.
Peters proved that he had been in the service of the de-
fendant, from whom he hired a horse for three days, to
proceed into the conritry, and that on that occasion he de-
sired him to tell the turnpike-people, if they should ask
him, that the horse and vehicle were his own property.
The above issertitm Was eontradiated by the defendant,
who declared that Peters had invented a-falsehood in con-
sequence of his (defendant's) determination to bring a charge
of felony against him.
Mr. HoNe--This case has been proved to my satisfac:
tiou, and I will fine you 51. and costs.
The defendant was then told, if he had any charge to
prefer against Peters, it would be beard.
Jackson-then proceeded to describe, that while Peters
was in his service he robbed him of various articles, which
were non; in the hands of the constable.
Several paltry things were here produced, of no value,
which Jackson was about to identify, when Peter's wife,
a remarkably well=loolting young woman,' dashed forward
through the crowd, and casting a look of ineffable con-
tempt on Jackson, exclaimed, " You base man, do you
want to take away the life of, My husband, after the favours
I have granted you? You know you made me a present
of those articles, that you now want to swear were stolen
by my hUsband."
Jackson (in great warmth)—l. deny the insinuation ; I
never knew you man from woman in my life, and know
not what sex you are at this moment, except by your dresit.
Mrs. Peters expressed a desire to be sworn to the truth
of that which she alleged respecting the intimacy between
her and Jackson, and began to describe very minutely the
various 'times and places at which she was in the habit of
meeting Jackson for the purpose of dishonouring her own
husband, when elm .was stopped by the Magiritrate, who
expresield his indignation and astonishment at the _gross
profligacy of morale exhibited by the parties. He believed
the statement of the 'woman (Peters), though at the same
time she should not be permitted to swear to the truth of
her assertions. Under these circumstances, he (the Ma-
gistrate) should dismiss the charge of felony preferred against
Peters, on the ground that the property was presented to
his wife by Jackson, who was threatened with an action
for perjury before he quitted the Office.

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DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY, AND
HEROIC 11.EsisrANcE.—In the middle of the night of
Friday last,-an attempt was made to rob the house of 11r.
LEwis, a highly respectable. inhabitant of the village of
Downbeat), about six miles from Fromet on the road to
Shepton. Mallet, under circumstances of a very atrocious
nature. About one o'clock, Mrs. LEWIS happening to
be fortunately awake, observed that some one appeared
'to be attempting to force the spring-lock of the bed-room
door ; she immediately awoke her husband, who, al-
though sixty-two years of age, instantly arose, and arming
himself with a hay-knife which happened to be in the
room, determined to 'give the intruder or intruders a
warm reception. Ile called out to know who was there,
but received no answer, and the door was at length burst
open, when, a rush-light having been left burning in the
apartment, Mr. L. Was enabled to observe two men, one of
them armed with a spade, and both their faces covered
with crape. A desperate conflict now ensued, in the course
of which Mrs. LEWIS received severe wounds on the head
and arms. A daughter of Mr. LEWIS, however, being
dreadfully frightened, jumped out of her bed-room window,
12 feet high, and having alarmed the neighbourhood, the vil-
lains were obliged to sheer off, but not before one or both of
them had been severely wounded by their spirited antagonist,
as marks of blood were left on the walls of the house, and
could be traced to some distance. The old spade, a pair of
woman's shoes, and part of the disguise head dress, were
laid behind Miss LEwts, we are happy to state, received
only a sight injury on her knee. A reward of 20 guineas
'is offered for the apprehension of the villains.—Bath
Herald.