The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday Mr. Harmer's clerk brought
before the Loan Mayon twelve persons, residents near that part
of Bethnal-grein where the robbery was committed, for which
two young men, convicted at the last Old Bailey Sessions, are or-
dered for execution. The parties now came forward to make
affidavit of circumstances within their knowledge, to be commu-
nicated to the Secretary of State. The object of the affidavit to
which they made oath was, to impeach the correctness of the
prosecutor's testimony. He swore positively that it was ten mi-
nutes before eight o'clock in the evening when the robbery was
committed. They all swore that they heard the cries of alarm,
and that the time was 'ten minutes after eight; 'so that ho must
have erred by twenty minutes as to the time. This was con-
sidered as an important variation fine the prisoners, tending to
raise a doubt as to whether the prosecutor might ant also lie mis-
taken es to their identity.
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GUlLDHALL.—Yesterilay, Robert Jeff, a middle-aged ma;
of respectable appearance, was brought up in custody, on a charge
of embezzling various sums' of money, the property of his em-
ployers.:—Remanded. _ _

Mr. Carpenter, the pastry-cook, of Fleet-street, and his wife,
again brought their domestic broils before the Sitting Alderman.
Mrs. Carpenter was the complainant, and exhibited a dreadfully
discoloured eye. After a great deal of recrimination, Mrs. Car-
penter swore that it was a blow given by her husband that marked
her face ; and he was, in consequence, held to bail for the assault.
BOW-STREET.--CAUTION TQ YOUNG Gatertxatax.--Mr.
Henry Udal, a well-dressed young man, a draper, at Winchrnore-
bill, was brought before Thomas Halls, Esq., charged with assault-
ing Mary Peacher, by presenting a loaded pistol, and threatening
to shoot her.

Mason and Ledger, patrols belonging to this establishment,
stated, that on Christmas eve, about half-past eight o'clock, they
were applied to by a man named Jacobs, the keeper of an infa-
mous house in Bedford-court, Brydges-street, Strand, who in-
formed him that one of his girls had been ill used by a young
gentleman, who had attempted to shoot her. They accompanied
Jacobs to his house, and found the prisoner there in a shocking
state—two of his teeth had been knocked out, his bead had been
cut' open, and he was almost insensible, partly from the effects of
the violence he had sustained, and partlyfrom the effects of liquor.
They conveyed him to the house of Mr. Wetherfield, a surgeon,
who dressed the wound on his head ; and when he was somewhat
recovered, they conveyed him to Covent-Garden watch-house.--
He staled there.that he had been robbed of Si. 10s., and that he
took out the pistol in the defence of his life, when assailed by the
persons who kept the bad house.
Mary Peacher was in Brydges-street on Christmas Eve, about
half-past six o'clock, and the prisoner cams up to her, and said he
WAS Sir John Canning, and that his father was the Right Hon.
George- Canning, the Secretary of State; that he was authorised
by Sir Richard Birnie to carry loaded pistols about him for his
personal protection. She invited him home, and after passinggn
hour with him there; she asked him what he intended to give her.
He jumped up and said, " I will give you the contents of this," at
the same time presenting a loaded pistol at her head : she screamed
" murder," and a man named Nathan (who lived in the bone.)
came up to her assistance, and, with the aid of other person% OM
wrenched the pistol froM him, and-in the scuffle, his head was cut
and his teeth were knocked out.

The priinner had dined at Coveney's, in the Strand,. and after-
ward. took some wine at the Garrick's Head, Bow-street. He
was going down Brydges-street, when the girl (Peddler) seized
him by the arm, and being under the influence of liquor, she
easily dragged him into Jacob's brothel. tie was there beaten and
robbed of his money, but by whom he could not tell. He took
out the pistol in self-defence.
Mr. HALLS said,that
;.t was a very serious offence to present
loaded pistol, and if he had shot the girl he would have stood in a
more serious situation, He bad no evidence that the girl, or any
other person had robbedilliii,wmi,lian.d4r:oarnythepeare:souslt
hipvnenth,fternhreombhusedt
4nd bail, Bail being put in, be was discluned.
It appears that the house lust by Jacobs is one of the most
dangerous description,
and maltreated.
WORSHIP-STREET.---Yesterday two raged thieves, named
Saxon and Jones, about 16 years of age, and a smart boy, about
10, were placed at the bar. Mr.. Poulson, an extensive baker
in Golden-lane, father of the youngest hay, had discovered that
and given them the money, On Christmae
his son, instigated by the other two boys, had robbed him to a
morning, he discovered eight half-crowns concealed in three dif-
ferent places in
very great extent,
the privy. Ile left them there, and soon after
saw the two prisoners lurking about the shop-door, and his son
get into the street, he searched him, and
afoirdrtiheng anxiouseightialf tfcrowns on him.
The Magistrate, Mr. Oseoni4e, asked Mr. Poulson whether
he we prepared to prosecute his own child, as that was the only
way in which a Magistrate could assist him.—Mr. Poulson not
being prepared to answer this question, the three_ prisoners were
emnroitted to the House of Correctiou for the proent..—Twe
bullock hunters were fined 10s. each,