The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

GUILDHALL...Aiexander Graham, a middle-aged
mendicant, Was brought befere Sir PETER. Layatz yes-
terday, charged with vagrancy.
The watchman found him begging in ridge.street, at
eleven o'clock at nigh?, and tried to hurry him, but" he
world persiq in stopping people to hear his tale of not
having tad a morsel of food in his mouth that day, be-
atching them to buy a godly tract_ of him ; and the wateh-
man, believing him to be an impostor, took him to
Bridewell Watch-likinse, when a quantity of bread and
meat we foiind in his apron, and plenty of halfpence in
hi! pockets. There he swore so horribly that even the
beadle of Bridewell was shoCketi at his impiety. There,
also he was recognised as an old acquaintance, having been
seven times ot,on the mill ; and he confessed that he had
been tried at the Old Bailey, and transported to New
South Wales. Some of the tracts were handed up to the
Alderman.

Sir PETER. put many questions to hitO, in answer to
which he stated Ir...hft'd Made a comfortable living by selling
tracts t'Ot seVeral months past. It was true that he had
fasted the whole of the previous day, although meat and
bread were found i❑ his possession; for they had been
put into his hands only half an hour before his apprehen-
sion ; upon receiViiig this bounty, he had turned his
course towards his lodgings, but thought he might as well
" work his way home." He had learned to make hay in
Van Dieman's Land, and would forthwith turn his attention
to that kind of labour here, if the Alderman would dismiss
him ; he would "by God" he raid; He had made some
progress in arnuiriog the cant of Methodism, and having
incidchtally alluded several times to a better world, he at
'length broke out into a bold expression, in the peculiar
style of the sect, of the confidence with which he should
one day wait at the gate of heaven for admission.
Sir PrrEa desired him to desist from blaspheming in
his presence, and threatened to seed him again to the tread-
mill.

Tht prisoner then began to weep, which the Alder-
man told him he managed very clumsily ; but at last he
dismissed him, upon his promise to leave the metropolis
immediately.
Yesterday, ►everal proprietors of " wine-rooms" in the
city appeared before Sir PEtER. LAURIE, upon summons,
to answer certain new informations filed against them for
the old offence; namely, retailing wine without having a
license to retail beer. The informations were filed against
diem, as before, at the instance of the tavern-keeping in-
terest, and Mr. Alley attended to conduct the prosecution
on that behalf; but, very fortunately, the matter went off
before it was called on. It appeared that Mr. Hilliar, a
' public-spirited and highly respectable " wine-room" pro-
prietor (in the Poultry), kad written to the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, setting forth how the wine-room interest
had been injured by the tavern interest, and imploring
some protection against the same ; and, in reply thereto,
lie received a' note, written by order of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, stating that he had given notice of his in-
tention to bring a Bill into Parliament, which he trusted
would afford them some relief. This note Mr. Hilliar
now produced; and thereupon a conference took place be-
tween the belligerent interests, which ended in their agree-
ing to an armistice until the particular provisions of the
propesed Bill could be ascertained.
A person carrying on an extensive business in the City
applied for a summons against the porter at a coach-office,
calling upon him to come in and show cause (if he could)
why he should not be fined, according to law, for the non-
delivery
of a coach parcel. It appeared that the porter did
tender the parcel to the complainant, but refused to deliver
it, unless he was first paid for the carriage and porterage
thereof; and the complainant being decidedly of opinion
that this amounted to a non-delivery, had made up his mind
to punish the porter pro Bono pnblieo.
Sir PETER LAURIE, however, was of opinion that, as
the coach-proprietor had a lien upon the parcel for the pay-
ment of the carriage and porterage, his servant, the porter,
was justified in refusing to part with the parcel until the
carriage and porterage were paid ; and therefore he declined
granting the summons.
WORSHIP-STREET.—llarriet Flowers, an elderly
woman, was yesterday brought to this office, charged with
starving a boy entrusted to her care.
Several witnesses came forward, who appeared very
anxious to give their testimony. The Magistrate called
Mrs. Lumby, a next-door neighbour of the prisoner, who
stated that she had been in the habit of seeing the boy
(who is only ten years old) for the last two years. The
last twelve months she observed the child was always con-
fined to the house and back yard. He was not permitted
to go out in front of the house; and, from her observa-
tions appeared to be in want of food. The prisoner at the
bar locked him in alone for hours, and sometimes during
her (prisoner's) absence, be was allowed to go into the
yard, where witness had then an opportunity of seeing him.
Commiserating the poor boy, she was induced to attract his
attention by peeping through the paling, when he imme-
diately caught her eye, and holding up his little hands,
bagged she would give him something to eat. Witness
did so often, and mentioned the circumstance to her neigh-
bours.

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The Magistrate (Mr. BENI:Err) desired a surgeon to be
sent for to examine the child. The poor boy's appearance
was distressing to every one in the office, his little bones
protruding through the skin.
The officers who took the prisoner into custody stated,
that when they went to the house, No. 11, Mount Plea-
sant, Kingsland-road, they knocked at the door. The
prisoner would not open it, but asked what they wanted.
Walters instantly got in at the window, when the
prisoner inquired from whom they got their information.
They (the officers) immediately examined the house. In
the cellar they found the boy lying in a drawer with coarse
shavings and some horse hair, without any covering, ex-
posed to a window with broken panes. On the first floor
there was no furniture, there were three dogs confined
there ; but on the third floor were two good beds.
Mr. Adams, the surgeon who had been sent for, now
came into the office, and, after examining the child, stated
that he found no marks of injury upon him, but he seemed
to have been poorly nourished, and in consequence is not
in good health.
The MAGISTRATE asked the prisoner if the boy had any
parents, and what she had to say in her defence'
The prisoner said the boy had been left in her care by
his mother, who is now dead ; that she had been for a long
time in great distress, many days without any thing to eat.
Whenever she could obtain a meal the boy had always as
much to eat as herself.
A woman, dressed in the first style, who had been very
patient during the examination, now seemed very impatient,
and requested the might be heard.
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MAGISTRATE.---Pray, who are you?
Witness.—l am the daughter of the prisoner.
This witness endeavoured to exculpate her mother, but
she failed in doing so ; when the Magistrate, in order to
give the prisoner every advantage, desired the officers to go
to Clerkenwell to ascertain if she had really applied to
their parish as she stated, and ordered her to be brought up
again to-morrow.
UNION-HALL.—Yesterday a great deal of amusement
was excited during a reconciliation which took place be-
tween a female named Hamilton and her husband, who ac-
cused her of having " criminal conversation " with a man
named Jenkins, who also attended with the parties at the
office for the purpose of making a public declaration of his
innocence of the accusation ; the man represented to have
been " the gay deceiver," is quite bald, and old enough
to be her grand-father.
Hamilton, who had grief and woe depicted on his coun-
tenance, stood forward, and addressing the magistrate, said,
" Your Worship I have every reason to believe this man
(pointing to Jenkins) has been on the most intimate terms
with my wife; indeed such a report has been spread all
over the neighbourhood, and I am at present inclined to
believe it.

Mr. SwAzEr could not help expressing surprise on hear-
ing the extraordinary nature of the application, and ad-
dreaming Hamilton, he observed that very possibly there
might have been an intimacy existing between his wife and
Jenkins, without the slightest grounds whatever for such
an accusation.

namilton.—Your Worship,
Jenkins now makes affidavit I am afraid it is too true ;
however I shall be satisfied f en
that be is innocent of seducing
my
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said wife. Jenkins stood forward, and e.
some
cohabiting trifling atten-
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women in
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street by the cars, including Mrs. Hatnilton'shu peoplelanhd in'
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circulating a report that they were
another.
Mr. SWAISEV observed, that notwithstanding it
be exceeding his duty to administer an oath under would
such
circumstances, yet, as there was:a probability of bringitg
about a reconciliation between a man and his wife; 1,-,
should feel the less hesitation on that account. The Ma_
gistrate then, having asked Jenkins whether he was wil-
ling to make an oath that he was not criminally connected
with Hamilton's wife, Jenkins replied, in a firm tone, that
he was most anxious to do so. The oath was then adini.
nistered to him, he emphatically exclaiming, on kissing
the hook, " So help me God, I have sworn the truth !"
It was impossible not to observe the extraordinary' change
produced in the countenance of poor Hamilton on witness-
ing the solemn declaration of his wife's innocence; he
eagerly caught her in his arms and, embracing her, ex-

" I ani now a happy man.- He Alm begged his
Wife'a forgiveness for his unjust suspicions; and the parties
left the office on the most amicable terms imaginable with
one another.