The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.--Elizabeth Sparks was charged by
a diminutive gentleman, named Brooksbank, with stealing from
his person four sovereigns, four half sovereigns, and 16 shillings.
The prosecutor was returning home late on Monday evening,
when accosted by the prisoner, who persisted in walking by his
side a considerable distance. Finding, however, that her ;Inver-
tunitiei were unheeded, she suddenly seized him round the waist,
held him for a moment, then leOsed her hold and ran away. The
moment he was at liberty, he examined his pockets, and missed his
purse, containing the property above named.
This was corroborated by Cadman, a watchman, near the
Angel Inn, Islington.
The prisoner said she had never been in the neighbourhood be-
fore last night, and if allowed time could prove an alibi.
Remanded until Tuesday next.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.—A woman, known by the
appellation of " Dumb 2tfary, the fortune-teller," was brought
up to this Office, charged with assaulting a number of persons,
and being guilty of the most violent conduct, in Peter-street, on
Wednesday.—Ordered to be three months imprisoned.
MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.--Yesterday Mr. Turk, proprie-
tor of the George IV. public.house, in Duke-street, Lisson-
green ; Mr. Bass, of the ROyal Oak, in Circus-street ; Mr.
Bildoek, of the Nightingale, in Lisson-grove Mr. Morley, of
the Bell-inn, at Kilburn; and Mr. Gilkes, of the Black Lion, at
Paddington, were respectively fined 40s. and costs, for keeping
their houses open during divine service in the afternoon of Sun-
day, the 3d of December.
An information had also been laid against Mr.Perkina, of the Cock
public-house, at Kilburn ; and Aaron Rawlins came forward to
support it by his evidence, who described himself as a hairdresser.
In answer to many questions put by Mr. RAWLZNSON, and
Mr. Wooler, who represented Mr. Harmer, in behalf of the de-
fendant, be said, he no longer fidlowed his original profession of
hair-dressing, but spent his whole time in seeking cases of infor-
mation for the benefit of Johnson ; and with reluctance he told
the Magistrate that he is paid 10e. a-day when employed in town,
and 20s. a-day when in the country; besides which, Johnson oc-
casionally pays his expellees, and each week consists of seven
working days.
The questions were pressed :by Mr. Wooler, to show, if pos•
sible, that he was interested in the proceedings; but as that did
not appear, his evidence was taken, and he swore that he ob-
tained liquor at the bar of the Cock, at 10 minutes past three, in
the afternoon of Sunday, the 3d instant, and that at the same
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time he saw others drinking in the house.
In answer, Mr. Wooler said the house in question stands in the
parish of Willesden. He called forward Mr. Francis Pink, of
Kilburn, who is in the practice of attending_ Willesden parish
church, and be proved, that the service, at the church commence
in the inorning at eleven, and close at one; and in the evening
at six, and clost at eight; and, therefore, between three and four
in the afternoon is not the usual time of Divine service in that
parish.

After hearing this, Johnson said he should leave the case en-
tirely with the Magistrate, and if the decision was against him,
he should look after the defendant in' future between six and eight
in the evening.—The information was dismissed.
Mr. Wormxx asked Mr.'Rawlinson to grant him a summons
against Johnson for pursuing his usual avocation upon the Lorry's
day.
Johnson—Works of necessity must be done.
Mr. Wootra..--We will try the necessity of the case it the
worthy Magistrate will grant the summons.
A summons was not granted.
Ann Hadley, a young married woman, was charged under a
warrant with having assaulted Henry Fricker.
Fricker, who was formerly a 'gentleman's servant, stated, that
having a writ out against the defendant's husband, he accompa•
nied a sheriff's officer to his apartments, when Mrs. Hadley jump-
ed out of bed, attempted to stab him with a fork, and, as he
made his retreat down stairs, she flung the fire-tongs after him
and injured his back.
Mrs. Hadley acknowledged that she made some resistance,

but said she never had the fork in her hand. Pricker forced his
way into her chamber before she was up, and behaved with great
indecency.
Mr. liAmtNsott dinnissed the warrant;

UNION-HALL.---A few days ago, a Mr. Hunt, one of the
select vestry belonging to St. Mary, Lambeth, .applied at this
office for a warrant to search the premises of Mr. William Gibbs,
the son of the late master of Nor rood-house of Industry, who had
feloniously conveyed away from the workhouse certain property,
consisting of a few rope mats, some leather, and about 41b. of
black lead, the property of the above parish.
Mr.' Hunt said, that the father of the individual against whom
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he now complained, had beta for a considerable time master
of the House of Industry at Norwood, which was attached to
'Latnbetl► fur the reception of the poor of the parish, that he
died a short time since, and at his decease, upon" the removal
of his family from the work-house, his son had feloniously
carried off a variety of property belonging to the said parish,
which he, the applicant, had every reason to believe was then iu
his possession.
A number of gentlemen here spoke in high terms of the charac-
ter of the accused.
The Magistrate—Mr. Gibbs' character is not at all affected by
these proeeediage: there is not the shadow of a pretext that he
had those things with a felonious intent, even admitting' them to
he the property of the parish of Lambeth.
The parish officers all stared at one another ; one of them ob-
served, " I was not aware before that Mr. Gibbs had accompa-
nied the constable back to his house, and shown him the faci-
lities that it is now asserted he did." Another said; " that he had
not advised such premature measures, to be taken against Mr.
Gibbs." A third said, " that if the accused was kept longer
in custody, he hail no doubt a strong case would be made out
against him." ' •
Mr. Harmer—! think my client will have a much stronger ease
against all of you for presuming to have him apprehended on such
a charge; and I shall advise him to enter-act ,ns against one and
all of you. •
Mr. Swaatv then discharged the accused.

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by a stone having.been thrown on his head by
a f
A short time since, a man was killed in a quarry
at a greater elevation. A Coroner at-
end were impannelled, heard the evidence, laid their
trieazedloO7kteheh jup labourer,
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on,
working
and asked them what they meant, al
heads together, and returned a verdict of '6 Wilful Accident."
littAmxthinkagofh:ttulrning such a verdict. The Foreman
at the man had been told a person was working un-
and that he must have wilfully thrown the stone
TrhdepeehreconiiesedCulotirlo,:nirrolvntb,
'in the due course of his work, which, by accident, killed the man,
and which, Sir, must and can be nothing else than a wilful sea.
dent." The Coroner, not convinced, assured them their verdict
was such as he never could receive ; end; after some considerable
difficulty, gut them to consider thl matter, when they reluctantly
returned a ver.diet of " 14.1analaughter.".....Exeter Mint/ Post.