The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday the grave-digger of
a parish in the city was charged before Mr. Alderman
ANSLEY, who sat .for the Lord Mayor, with leaving tripped
up the heels of the beadle, and laid him flat on the pave-
ment. There was a very full attendance of spectators in
the Justice-room, the grave-digger having vowed that even
after the death of the beadle he would show that he had a
deep recollection of injuries.
The beadle stated, that in the early part of the preceding
day, the grave-digger had been amusing himself with
blowing up the churchwardens, without the slightest pro-
vocation, but that, as he was generally a very civil man,
and had a drop on the occasion, no notice was taken of his
conduct. The beadle afterwards went with the doctor to
visit a patient, who was in a very delicate state of health ;
but when he had just reached the house, the grave-digger,
who had been walking behind, tripped up his heels, and
down he fell ou his back like a corpse.
The ALDERMAN supposed that the grave-digger was
suddenly seized with a professional fit, and wanted to bury
the beadle; and his Worship asked the former why he had
attempted so unnecessarily to disturb the living.
The grave-digger replied, that be was rather merry that
morning, having just come from a funeral.— (A loud
laugh.) He did not exactly know what he was about
when he came across the beadle, and be was surprised to
see the gentleman measure his length on the ground, us if
he was laid out for it. He lamented the accident, for he I
had always exiferienced civility in that quarter ; but be
hoped that the offence would be forgotten, and he should
pursue his business without ever troubling his head with a
living beadle again.
The beadle evidently did not like this significant allusion
to the conduct the grave-digger might adept in the event
of his death, particularly as the grave-digger cast a very
awful eye at him. He said he did not wish to hurt the
poor man, and he hoped the Alderman would dismiss him,
upon his promise not to give offence to any of the parish au-
thorities again.
The grave-digger still spoke mysteriously. He vowed
that neither churchwarden, nor overseer, nor beadle, should
ever have it in their power to complain of him : lie would
never hurt the feelings of any of them.—(A laugh.)
Alderman ANSLEY asked why the beadle wished to keep
in the employment of the parish a man who set such an ex-
ample of insubordination to the paupers ?
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One of the authorities mentioned in a lew tone to the
Alderman, that the fact was, they could not get a man to
supply his place properly, as he knew the ground so well.
Another grave-digger would not know where to shove
his spade when a place was wanted ; but the defendant
was so well acquainted with the ground, crowded as it
was, that he could prick for room in little or no time.
—(Laughter.)
The beadle said that the defendant knew his own worth,
and when threatened with dismissal laughed at the authori-
ties. Indeed, if the grave-digger went away, he (the
beadle) would he obliged to take his place.
Alderman ANSLEY said this kind of independence re-
minded him of the conduct of an executioner, when a
brother Alderman was Sheriff. A man was to be hanged
one morning, and the hour had nearly arrived, when the
Jack Ketch, who, he supposed, was also in his cups, swore
his eyes if he'd do the job without some ready money.
Mr. Ketch got the eum lie required, because, if the Sheriff
had refused, he would have been obliged to tie up the
criminal himself.—(Loud laughter.)
The grave-digger assured the Alderman that he would
perform his duties with the greatest decorum, and the
beadle pleaded hard for him, urging that he had a wife and
children, and was generally very well behaved.
Mr. Holder—The least that can be done is to fine hint
five shillings fur being drunk.
The grave-digger went into the next room, and sent
word to the beadle that the parish must pay the money, or
the consequences would be disagreeable. He did not mean,
lie said, to break the law; but if the beadle happened to go
first, there should be very little mould over him.
Whether the fear of the body-snatchers operated upon
the beadle or not, the fine was certainly paid without delay.
A waterman was fined under the New Act, for having
charged 2s. instead of 9d. He committed another offence,
for he had no list of the fares, &c. The penalty was
mitigated to 10s.

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday TYilliarn Brown, a re-
spectable-looking man, was charged with endeavouring to
incite James Woods, a person in the employment of the
Post-office, to commit a capital felony by stealing a Post-
office letter containing money.
The evidence was gone into at some length, but for -the
present we shall merely state the circumstances which led
to the prisoner's apprehension, as the case involves some
legal difficulties, the publication of which might defeat the
ends of justice.

It appears that the prisoner Brown had formerly held an
employment in the Post-office, and in the year 1817 he
stood his trial at the Old Bailey on the capital charge of
stealing a money-letter. He was convicted and cast for
death, but his sentence was afterwards commuted to trans-
portation for 14 years. Owing to good conduct in Botany
Bay, the term of his exile was remitted to half that sen-
tence, and at the end of seven years he is supposed to have
returned to this country. Having become acquainted with
Woods, who held a situation of trust in the Post-office, be
opened to that individual a plan for stealing money remitted
through the Post-office, by which, as he alleged, detection
would hardly follow. The plan was for Woods to convey
to him such letters as came to his hand, containing money,
the prisoner undertaking to open the letters and run the risk
of changing the Bank-notes which they might contain. It
appears, that Woods listened to this proposal, without in-
tending to adopt it, for he immediately waited upon Sir
Francis Freeling, the Post-office secretary, to whom he dis-
closed the proposal of the prisoner. Means were then
adopted to enable the prisoner to carry his design into exe-
cution, in order that he might he made amenable to justice.
Woods was accordingly directed to appear to enter into the
prisoner's views, and a letter containing a 51. note was
made up, as if it came from the country, which letter Woods
handed to the prisoner as the first fruits of their supposed
plan. The prisoner was then watched by an officer pur-
posely employed, and having been detected in the act of
opening the letter and pocketing its contents, he was taken
into custody, and Woods, his supposed confederate, was
brought forward as a witness for the Crown. Sophia
Cheeson, a servant at the King's Head public-house, Sher-
borne-la-le, Lombard-street, deposed to her having fre-
quently seen the prisoner and the witness Woods together,
as if engaged in business. Evidence was adduced as to the
other facts, and the prisoner was remanded to a future day.

MA R Y LEB ONE- OF FI CE. --Edward Jones was
chargeel with stealing a piece of jeaa front the shop-door of
Mr. Watts, a draper, in Crawford-street, Wyndham-place.
The prisoner is a young man, and, in answer to ques-
tions put by Mr. HOSKINS, the Magistrate, said he had no
home, no friends, and nothing to say in answer to the
charge ; and he was committed to Newgate fur trial.

II AT TON- GARDEN.--Yesterday Mason, the driver
of the Barnet and Hadleigh stage-coach, appeared on sum-
mons to answer an information laid against him by Ihle,
the informer, for carrying a greater number of outside
passengers on his coach than allowed by law.
The information was dismissed.
It scents that the defendant has another information
pending against him at Worship-street, laid by Johnson,
for the same offence, one of these worthies being on one
side of the coach, and the other on the opposite, taking ob-
servations at the same instant.

Robert and Richard Clinton, the former of whom has
been no less than fourteen times in the House of Correc-
tion, were yesterday placed at the bar, charged on suspicion
of stealing some silver table-spoons, and a silver soup bile,
from the Pavilion Hotel for foreigners, in Henrietta-street,
Brunswick-square.—Remanded.

IJNION-HALL.--,--4 middle aged man applied fur a
warrant under these circumstances :—He stated, that he
was married that day week to a most amiable woman,
whom he loved to adoration, and he had no doubt the feel-
ing was reciprocal, as she appeared to be completely happy
after they were united. On the preceding day ire left
home, desiring his wife to prepare dinner, and he promised
to return home at one o'clock. He returned at that
hour, but no dinner was ready, nor was his wife at home;
and he learned that she was seen to leave the house in the
course of the morning, with a tall, stout man, who was a
constable, and whose nape was Walmsley. He had since
discovered her retreat, and was satistied she had been taken
away against her inclination. In answer to the inquiries
of the Magistrate, the applicant said that his wife was
twenty-six years of age. He knew not whether the con-
stable was authorised to take her into custody; he heard
something about felony, but he thought it was a plan of the
father to tear his daughter from his arms, as he was averse
to the marriage.
The MAGISTRATE observed, that she might possibly be
brought before him on some charge. The applicant then
stated he would remain in the office during the day, to see
whether there was any chance of his spouse being brought
forward, and if not, he would apply for am habeas corpus
against the father, to state the grounds upon which she was
detained.

On Wednesday last the assize of bread for
this town was advarn;ed three farthings in the gnartern
loaf wheaten, the price of which is now I Old.— Cam-
bric/Fe Chronicle,