The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL—Mr, Edward Jones, a coal-merchant, at
Whitefriars—wharf, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. T.
Jones, the proprietor of the White Horse tavern, Fetter-lane, for
unlawfully detaining and converting to his own use four bills of
exchange, entrusted to him for the purpose of being discounted.

Sir PurEa. LAURIE, who had called in the assistance of the
City Solicitor, under that Learned Gentleman's advice, held that
the defendant had acted under 'an opinion and colour of right in
detaining the bills, and therefore was not amenable as for a cri-
minal offence.

AIARYLEBONE..-*PEATH of A CHILD BY ADMINISTERING
ARDENT SlPlDlTS.—Yeaterday James Hill and William Han-
u lie, the former a groom, in the service of Major-General Sir
William H. Clinton, Bart., M. P., of Queen Anne-street, and
the latter a helper in the Mews, were brought before Mr. GRIF-
FITH, on a charge of murder, by causing the death of a child,
under the most melancholy circumstances. The first witness ex-
amined was Gibbs, an active officer of this establishment, who de-
posed, that in consequence of having received information that a
child had been killed by some persons having forced it to drink a
quantity of ardent spirits, he proceeded to make the necessary in-
quiriei, and he ascertained that the child's name was Henry
Tyers, a beautiful boy, about four years and a half old, and that
his father was a coachman in the service of Lady• Caroline Bar-
ham, residing in Queen Anne.stiect. lie went to No. 26, Mary-
la-bonne Mews,where the father lived, and where he saw the child
lying a corpse. The mother (who at present was confined to her
bed from the bliock she had received) informed him that the
child's death had been-caused by two moms in the next stable,wbo
made it drink a large quantity of gin. She further stated, that
feeling ' uneasy at her child's absence yesterday afternoon,
between four and five o'clock, she knocked at the door
of the next stable, which, after some delay and abusive
language on the part of those inside, was opened, when she
found the child extended on .the stones.. Before she obtained
admittance, she heard the child screaming, from which she con-
cluded that they had locked it up, and were ill-using it. She
im-
mediately took the infant home, where it expired at ten o'clock the
same evening. After receiving this information, he proceeded to
the adjoining stable, where he apprehended the prisoner Hill, who
expressed his sorrow for what had happened. The other prisoner,
on hearing of the circumstance, came to the office and surrendered
himself voluntarily.
William Davis, servant to Mr. France, of the Portland Arms,
Great Mary-la-honne-street, took some gin by Hill's orders to the
Mews; he took three separate quarterns within the space of twenty
minutes ; the grooms drank a glass each of the first quartern, and
what remained they gave to the child.

Mr. GRIFFITII-How many glasses are there in a quartern ?
Witness : Two half-quartern glasses, your Worship.
Mr. Gnumn—What quantity might thochild have drunk the
first time?--.Witness : About the sixth of The measure.'
William Garrett, pot-boy at the Portland Arms, was next ex-
amined. He deposed to having brought two quarterns of gin to
the stable, of all of which the child freely partook, and said he
liked it very well. After he took the last glass, he appeared
rather giddy. He (witness) was also directed to bring a pint of
ale.—Puriug the last time he remained in the stable, the child's
mother entered. He began crying, and fell on the ground ; she
called to him by name, and asked him what was the matter? The
boy answered that he had been drinking gin. The mother then
asked the prispnera what induced them to make the child drink ?
Hill immediately began swearing at her, and denied the ac-
cusation. She likewise threatened to inform his master of the
transaction,

henry Tyera, the father of the child, stated, that when he left
borne on Wednesday afternoon, at 20'minutes before four, the
child was alive and well, and assisted him in leading out his
harass ; and on his return, a few" minutes before six, he found him
in a dying state, and in strong convulsions. He instantly went
out and obtained medical assistance.

Mr. Gilbert Burnett, surgeon, of 22, Great 3fary-la-bonnc-
street, stated, that he attended the child, and he had no hesitation
in saying that it died from the effects of a stupifying poison.
Mr. aim/wit, in committing the prisoner' for further exami-
tion, observed, that a doubt arose in his mind, whether,he ought
not to commit Davis for administering the gin to the child ; he
was so far an accessary to the transaction.—They were then re-
manded for another examination.