The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE•

MANSION-lIOUSE.—The LORD MAYos. received
the following note, containing the sum of Si. 10s. from
a Sheriff's-officer, named Genn, who resides in Little Bell-
alley, and who executed the writ upon the person of Mrs.
Innes, the unfortunate mother, of whom a report in this
Paper described the wretched condition some day/ ago :
" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
"My Lord--A few friends who usually dine at the
Castle Tavern, Moorgate, having read in the Times news-
paper, the heart-rending account of Mrs. Innes's family,
and the unfortunate circumstances connected with her case,
and more particularly the prompt and humane liberality
of your Lordship, and the officers of your establishment,
and actuated by the noble and liberal example your Lord-
ship has set, beg to offer our contribution to the assistance
of the sufferers, in hopes that by a sympathy of the public,
the victims of misfortune may he speedily liberated from their
present distressing circumstances, and to this end, should
publicity be required, we are assured the most respectable
journal we have alluded to will properly lend its columns
to the furtherance of so desirable an object.
Subscriptions Si. 103. " A FEW FRIENDS."

Mr. Genn had ascertained that the picture of the con-
dition of the family was very far from being an exaggerated
one. It was with the greatest pain he performed his duty
by arresting Mrs. Innes in the bosom of her destitute family,
and he took the first opportunity of calling the attention
of the humane individuals, with whom he passes some
of his leisure hours, to the distressing facts of her case.
The result was the above subscription.
The LORD MAYOR observed upon the occasion that the
conduct of the promoter of the subscription was above all
praise. His Lordship then requested that Mr. tiobler, jun.
would act for the service of the unfortunate family profes-
sionally, and that gentleman immediately called upon the
attorney who had issued the writ at the direction of an at-
torney in the country, whose client is a banker, and pro-
posed, under the lamentable circumstances of the case, that
he would accept of 10s. in the pound. The gentleman
referred to said, that he entertained no doubt that the pro-
posal would be acceded to, and that it should Le made as
soon as possible. The poor woman, upon finding that
friends had started up to her assistance so unexpectedly,
was wholly unable to utter a word. Whe❑ Mr. Hobler
assured her that she should, in a day or two, leave the
prison and return home, she dropped down upon her
knees to thank him.

Three men, named Ste:cart, Smith, and Edwards,
were charged with having attacked some watchmen with
brickbats and stones.

A watchman, Whose head was covered with plasters,
stated, that between one and two, the defendants and some
other persons were quarrelling in Bishopsgate-street, and
disturbing the neighbourhood. Witness interposed, and
that was the signal for a dreadful attack. The defendants
snatched up several brickbats and stones and flung them
at the unlucky watchman. Some of those missiles struck
him upon the skull and in the face and body, and wherever
they struck they either cut or bruised severely. The watch-
man ran bleeding for assistance. The defendants, upon
seeing the watchmen approaching, collected more brick-
bats, and called out " Down with the old Charlies," and
flung at them as if they were determined to exterminate
them. At length, the defendants ran into a house in
Angel-alley, to which they were pursued. The neighbour-
hood was by this time in a great state of consternation.
The watchmen, upon demanding admission into the house,
were assured, that if they did not leave the alley, they
should be put to death. This threat was disregarded ; the
watchmen broke into the house, and hauled the prisoners
from under the beds and other hiding places.
The prisoners, who denied that they knew any thing
about the matter, were then committed in default of bail.
GUILDHALL.—James Hayward, a porter, was
charged with stealing a bed, a bolster, and two pillows,
from the premises of his employers, Messrs. Toplis and
Son, auctioneers and cabinet-makers, in St. Paul's Church-
yard.

Mr. Toplis, sen. stated, that the prisoner had been six
months in his employment, but nut having further occasion
for his services, he was told he would be discharged on
Saturday last. About half-past seven on Friday evening,
Mines, a parish beadle, called to state that the prisoner had
been just detained at the King's Head public-house, in
Earl-street, Blackfriars, with a bed and a portable desk,
which, from his manner, it was suspected he had stolen.
The prisoner lived at Knightsbridge, and had been in-
trusted with the desk to deliver in Holborn on his way
home ; bat upon looking at the bed, it was ascertained
that he had clandestinely carried it out of the warehouse.
John Jennings, the foreman of the porters, identified
the property, and said that the prisoner had not received
any direction whatever to move it.

The prisoner, in his defence, said that Jenuin;•s had or-
dered him to leave the bed at some place for him ; that
on reaching Earl-street, be remembered he had not re-
ceived a direction where it was to be delivered, and left it
at the public-house while be went back to make this
inquiry.

Jennings denied this accusation, and Mr. Toplis called
Thomas Crofton, the landlord of the public-house, who
stated that when the prisoner left the bed, he said a carrier
would call for it almost immediately. Witness observed
that there was no direction upon it, and the prisoner,
alleging that he was not a scholar, begged witness to write
one, dictating "To William Hayward, No. 1, Knights-
bridge." The carrier did not come, but in the course of
an hour the prisoner came again with the desk, and upon
learning that the carrier had not called, and finding the
witness's suspicions were excited, and that he peremptorily
insisted that the bed should be removed, he offered any man
in the room ss. to carry it to Kensington. Being asked
where he had brought it from, he declined answering, and
the witness determined upon detaining him, and sending
for an officer. The prisoner seemed to be drunk.
Thomas Hooper, a sawyer, said that soon after six
o'clock the prisoner brought the bed through the saw-pit,
in the rear of the premises in St. Paul's church-yard, de-
posited it in the street, outside tits doors of Mr. Toplis's
sale-room, in Little Carter-lane, and having fastened the
doors inside, he returned to the front premises again : wit-
ness told him if he left the bed unwatched upon the pave-
ment at that hour, it would certainly be stolen, Prisoner
replied that he was not afraid of that. Witness suspected
there was something amiss, although he did not imme-
diately inform his master.
Mr. Toplis explained that there were two or three back
entrances to the premises, but all persons were forbidden
to carry any goods out at any other than the front door.
This evidence entirely re►noved the imputation upon
Jennings which the prisoner had thrown out, and as he
attempted no further explanation, Mr. Alderman ANSLEY'
committed him for trial.

HATTON-GARDEN._James Molony, a porter in
the employ of John Graham and Co., upholsterers, No.
294, High Holborn, was yesterday charged before Mr.
LAING with the embezzlement of a sum of 21., which he
received for account of his employers.
It appeared that on the 26th February last, he was sent
by Peter Graham, one of the company, with a looking-
glass to Mr. Whitehouse, of Thavies-inn ; he delivered the
glass, and on the following morning applied for payment,
and presented a bill for 21. to Henry Holland, clerk to
Mr. Whitehouse. The bill was accordingly paid, and re-
ceipted as follows—" Paid James, for Graham, 2/." This
sum was never accounted for, and the prisoner wrote upon
the entry which was made in his employer's day-book, and
which showed the delivery of the glass, the word " paid."
—He was fully committed.
WORSHIP-STREET.—Joseph and Wm. Lacher,
father and son, the stewards of a Society called the United
Friends of Industry, held at Bethnal-green, were brought
up yesterday charged with stealing money belonging to the
society. The sum of 21. 6s. 10d. was found to be del-
cient in the box, of which the prisoners had the keys.
The Magistrate (Mr. BROUGHTON) Was doubtful as to
the nature of the offence, but ordered the prisoners to be
held to bail.

It is feared that the dreadful gale on the night
of the 17th inst., proved destructive to the shipping on
mangy• parts of the coast. The Bristol Channel last week
presented a frightful scene; it was strewed with bales,
casks, planks, and pieces of wrecks, so that it was dan-
gerous to sail in some parts.—Carmarthen Journal.