The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—One Mrs. Anse Feller, a very disereet-
14king matron, was brought before Mr, Alderman Anso' yes:-
today morning, charged with very unnuttronlike conduct towards
one 'of the City watchmen. '
It appeared by the evidence of the watchmen, that between:
twelve and one o'oloek in the morning, just as the citizens
hid pretty. well: settled themselves down to sleep, and he was
standing at the end of Alaidenhead-court, in Aldersgate-street,
" quietly waiting fur the half hour," this Mrs.. Fuller came strag-
gling up to him, anditaid, " Watchmen, where are my lodg-
ings ?" The watchman thought this was a mighty queer kind of
a question, for Mrs. Fuller .was an entire stranger to him. " I
don't know where your lodgings are, my good woman," he re-
plied. "-It's a lie !" my good man," rejoined Mrs. Fuller, and so
-
saying she straggled away from him again; whilst lie congratu-
lated himself upon having got rid of her so easily. Presently,
however, she came to him with a.---4‘ I sity, watchman, whathave
you done with my child ?" . ".I know nothing about your child#
my good wntuan,', he replied. To which Mrs. Fuller rejnined, as
before, " It's &lie !,my good man !" The watchman, upon this,
began to grow angry, and desired Mrs. Feller to go along about her
business, and not be bothering him with such nonsense ;—where-
upon Mrs. Fuller, attempted to box his ears, end then he thought
it was high time to provide her with &lodging in the watch-house,
and so he did. This was the substance of his evidence, and he
added, that when he returned from shutting Mrs. Fuller in the
watch-house, lie found a trunk in the passage to a court on his
beat, which trunk Mrs. Fuller had since claimed as her property.
Mrs. Fuller, in her defence, admitted the feels charged--.-at
least she did not deny them. She said she had been on a visit to
a friend at Pentonville, and having stopped rather later, than she
ought to do, she not only forgot to bring her child away with her,
but also forgot where her lodgings where ; and these forgetting,'
led to her misconduct towards the watchmen ; for all which She
was very sorryi and attributed it to her having taken a " leetle"
too much after supper, in consequence of the recent death of her
husband!" • .
The Alderman admonished her to. tsmduct herself more deco-
rously in future ; and, upon her promising so to do, .she was dis-
charged.
MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—A gentleman,. who gave his
name, James Forbes, charged Thomas Warboy, a driver of
one of Salmon and Bull's Paddington stages, with an assault
and abuse.
Mr. Forbes stated, that on Wednesday he got upon defendant's
coach at the top of Tottenham-court-road, for the purpose of pro-
ceeding to Islington. The coachman remaining at the door of
the public-house a most , unreasonable time, and his patience be-
ing exhausted, he naade an attempt to leave his seat, and go by
another coach which was passing. Warboy, perceiving his in-
tention, came up to, him, collared him, insisted on being paid whe-
ther he rode or not, and called hind the most opprobrious names.
As a crowd was collecting, and the coachman's conduct increased
in violence, Mr. Forbes . thought it better to submit to , the then
present circumstances, and bring him at a future time before the
Magistrates, which he now did, net from a vindictive feeling, but
as a duty he on•ed to the public. • '
The coachman said, he only waited to take up a passenger,—.
There was no unnecessary deley ; the gentleman was very hasty,
and gave as much abuse as he received. "He called me a thief
and a blackguard."
Mr. Rawt.trisori.—Do you wonder at it, After you had seized
him by the collar? Is there any depredation or insult which some
of your fraternity have not been guilty of? I shall tine you 40s,
for ill-behaviour to your fare.
1 After leaving the office, Mr. Forbes returned to Mr. Rawlinson,
requesting a mitigation of the fine, in consequence of the coach-
[ Man's contrition, and Mr. Itawlinson reduced it to tOs.
AIARI.BOROUGICSTREET.—Mr. Ryan, a tali Irishinati,
who exhibited a . most pertinacious adherence to uniformity of
dress, inasmuch as his shoes, linen, and suit of ci-devant black
were exactly of the same hue, was charged by a Mr. Fleet with
sinking him.
The complainant stated that last night he called on a friend of
his, a publican, and the prisoner was there treating some low
Irish. He threw down 171. 10s. in sovereigns and silver, to
treat them with: Witneis, the publican, and several others, per-
suaded him, as he was very drunk, toleavo the money at the bar,
but he refused and was leaving the house; when the publican re-
quested witness to accompany him home. He went out, and
was with him two hours for that purpose. The prisoner gave
hint several wrong addresses, to which witness attended him, and
lop turning a corner, the prisoner turned round, collared, and ac-
cused witness. of rubbing him of 12/. and gave hint in charge to
the watch. When, however, theY got to the watch-honee, the
prisoner bad all hits money in his own pocket, and witness in his
turn ehnoced..the poisoner with the assault.
Mr. lloer questioned the prisoner as to his residence and pro-
fession, and after considerable hesitation he said, that he was a
hair-dresser, and that he worked' for the Opera House, and all
the Bishops on the bench, but he gave a very lame account of his

residence.
Mr. Fleet said that if the priioner would apologize by adver-
tisement, and satisfy the watchmen for their loss of time, be
would not press the care.
Mr. Roe then fined the prisoner 51. for being drunk, and sa.
to the defendant to give, if he chose, to the watchmen. The
prisoner said he would rather find bail, which he could get for a
thousand pounds; he however soon afterwards returned with Mr.'
Fleet, who expressed himself satisfied, and the generous barber was
discharged after paying the fines.
UNION-HALL.—The proprietor and driver 'of No. 612,
hackney-chariot, named Richard Gower, was summoned for de,.
mantling more than his legal fare from Major Fleynoldiiimder
these circumstances.
The complainant stated that a few evenings ago, he hired the
defendant's coach on one of the stands in .Bishopsgate-street, to
take him to Vauxhall Gardens. When they reached the admit-
tance gate,' on inquiring what the fare was, ;the defendant de-
manded five shillings. This, the Major was inclined to believe,
was an exorbitant charge; and, fur a few moments, declined
giving it, but at length was induced to hand him five shillings,
saying at the same time that he would have the affair investigated,
believing the demand more than the regslar fare.
'On the Magistrate referring to the hook of fares, it was found
that the charge ought only to have been Ss. 6d., he thereupon
fined the hackney-coachman 20s. and costa.
The share of the fine belonging to Major Reynolds was given to
the distressed weavers.

Letters from Warsaw state that a society of learned
men there are about to undertake a French translation of the
Talmud of Babylon. This will be a most curious work, as the
Talmud has never before been translated, not even into Latin....

French Paper.
At the Sturininster. (Dorset ) Petty Seisiotis,' on
Monday last, another conviction took place under the new Act for
protecting gardens and orchards against robbery. George Ayres,
of. Skillingstone, charged a respectable-looking man of the name
of Minchingsion, with having stolen from his garden seven CM-
cumbers. The offence was clearly proved by a person: who saw
him steal them. When charged with the fact he denied it, but
the cucumbers were found upon him. The Magistrate said Adis-
cretionery power was vested in them under the new Act of Par-
liament, And they fined him Isd. (three times .the value of the
cucumbers) and the costs. If this deeision be compared with
that which Magistrates of the same county came to on Saturday,
under r.he name Act, when fourjittle.boys, of about seven or eight
foseers
takingo age,ump;lrees frond committed Chamberlain,. to gaol, and placed in the tread-mill;
the garden of the Rev. Mr. Chamberlain,.
it will show plainly enough' the danger of this discretionary spe-
cies of legislature. The old thief escapes with impunity,
the poor simple and deluded little boys are probably ruined for
life.