The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-26 00:00:00

MURDER AND TUi',II:LT AT BRICiFITON.

Mr. SHEPHERD moved for a Writ of ilabeas
Corpus, to be directed to the Keeper of tiorshatuz
gaol, commanding bins to bring up.the body of a
,soldier named James Day, (70111113tued on the ver-
dict of the Coroner's Jury, on the charge of the
Wilful Murder of a Constable named Thomas.
ltowles, who was killed in the late tiniodus at
Brighton, which happened on the sth of ;Novem-
ber last, for the purpose of being bailed. From
the affidavits it appeared that tl►e prisoner had
been called in with other soldiers to assist the
peace-officers in repressing the tumult on that oc-
casion ; and, that the night being dark, he on•
fortunately wounded the deceased, ill consequence
of the Inner having suddenly turned round, when
the Military were in full pursuit of ;he mob.
Previous malice or design was expressly negatived,
and under these circumstances—The Court order-
ed the Writ to issue. •

POLICE INTELLIG ENCE.

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uo w-sT RE ur.

HACKNEY COACHMEN.-Robert. Hanne alias
Saticy Bob, the driver' ot the Hackney Coach,
No. 230, was brought to the Office, charged with
most Outrageous and violent conduct, at the door
of Covent-Garden Theatre, under the Piazza, at
the time the company were coming out on Mon-
day night. The centinels desired him to leave
that place and go to his coach, which had no ef-
fect upon hint. A crowd of people woe c.-illected
iu consequence of the disturbance which he made,
so , that he became a nuisance to the neighbour-
hood, which induced Mr. White,, of the Bedford
Coffee-house, to give him in charge to a watchman.
Yesterday, on his being brought to the Office, he
was ordered to find bail for the assault ; however;
it was discovered that there was a more summary
Say of punishing him, tinder the sweeping clause
in the last Hackney Coach Act, whi,h is not ge-
nerally knoWn, forpunish;ng hackney coachmen
for misbehaviour to certain other pet sons besides
their fares. He was convicted under it in the pe-
nalty of 51. which he not paying, Le was commit-
ted for a month. The following is A copy of the
Clause :

" Fourteenth Clause—A nd he it further enacted, That
ever:, driver of any hackney coach or chariot, or any chairman,
or waterman, who shall maize use of any abusive or insulting
language, or other rude behaviour, or who shall obstruct any
inspector of liackiley coaches, officer of puliee,.constable,'or
other peace officer, watchman, or patrole, in the execution- of
his duty, and who on any complaint being made before any
Justice of the Peace, or the Contrnisjoners of the haeliney
coaches, or the major part of them, be convicted of the same,
jhall be suhjcct :emit liyble to a petialtY, at the di:crction
suck Justice or Justices; or Conno4etioners as:•alor.esaid, wit
-in any case exceeding ten pounds, and in default of the pay,-
meta of such penalty so to be awarded, to he committed to
prison for a period nut exceeding two months."
UNION-BALL.
BoXEß.—Yesterday Cribb, the noted
pugilist,' was •chavgcd• with assaulting John Sin-
clair, Collector of the TONS ut the Great Dover.-
road Turnpike, on the 17th instant. Sinclair
stated, that on the night of the 17th instant, at

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abott':- twelve otclock, the tle;endant and
•pe'rAin 'drove up to tine itua
Lice glite:wasshl'lr.'kli he Et-fisSt'd 01:t!'i.
'it i2ulil the toll wtt.-, Aftti a:tercatio)
wtich lasted st.veral tt.;tt.l) phi tie toll,
anil. Sinclair pi (weeded to -I`tniOcti. Atte door, wheo
not being q tire so expeditions in his ploceedittgi.
as the deferstiant thotight ne.ce,tiity, descen,led'
from the 'Chaise; made use Of ery opprobrion4'
language, and dashed hitn up against the vte-post.!
Cribb denied that he struck the compkinant
on the contrary., it was bitnscif who was assatilt-
ed ; be was not .olly Struck by the 'complainant
with his fists, but was most cruelly kicked abonz
the legs, thighs,, and lower part of. the stoinacb4
he Could prove by the bruises which still remaitte(l-.
The complainant wamtrumbling nboat bolt 4,"f,
the gate and could not open it, and he descenderi
for;, the chaise for the purpose of as•ist log him;
when he (the CoMp!aillallt) Struck him, thre4
him down, and kicked. him.

SOLOMON DAVIES, Esq. a County Magistrate,
said that it was extremely unlikely that tite com-
plainant should behave as the defendant had al.,
leged. He had been. in the employ of the trustees
for years, a complaint had never been made against
him during that peilod, anti his instructions trout
his employers were, that he should .reat every
person with civility.. lie was a 1111th Of a remark=
ably peaceful disposition.
The -Magistrate, Serjrant SEtt.oN, convicted
the defendant under the Local Act, 49, G. 3, cap.
186, and adjudged hint to pay 495.
defendant, by the advice of his solicitor,
Mr. iTAIIMER, appealed against the conviction.