The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ROW-STREET (Tutu DAY.) °
There was a long list of night chirps. as is usual on Monday.,
but none of public interest, five or ism (names were' eomniitted
to the house of correction fbr:snalting use of &pianis language in
the streets; several mechanics were.brnught up fOr being found
drunk at late hours, and discharged on payment of the fees;
two Knights, one of the thimble and the other of the quill,
were charged with fighting in the streets last night.
knight of the quill admitted the truth of the charge, "and, in
explanation, stated, that about two o'clock last night he met
a girl in the street that struck his fancy, and desirous of
having some coriveriation with her, he accompanied her up
Drury-lane, when lie met Mr. Snip, talking to one of the fair
sex, he begged pardon for saying fair, for she was a black—
(laughter)—but, however, Mr. Snip was struck with his girl,
and right or wrong he insisted on making an exchange, but he
(the knight of the quill) was not such a green horn as to give up
his rose for a black thorn—(laughter. )--Mr. Snip here interrupted
him, and asked him why he did not call the watch gather than
strike him, if he had received provocation ?
The Knight of the Quill—Call the watch, indeed ! What
would the ladies think of me if I could not drub the ninth part of
a man without assistance ? (at the same time looking with an eye
of contempt on Mr. Snip, who was at least six inches taller than
him).
This produced considerable merriment, which terminated in
Mr. Mitialitna. ordering than, both to give bail. •

QUEEN-SQUARE.—(Tnts DAT.)
A rough looking fellow named Edwards, who sweeps the cross-
ing at Grosvenor-place, was charged with having stolen five
sovereigns from one James Hudson. _ _ .

It appeared that the prosecutor and prisoner had been drinking
very freely together at the Feathers public-house in Grosvenor-
row, Pimlico, and when Hudson left, on getting into hit cart for
the purpose of driving horns to F.►lgewars-road, the prisoner got
on the tail-board and insisted on riding; he (the prosecutor) tried
several times to push him off but could not; they then proceeded
on their journey, when he fell asleep, and on reaching the top of
Park-lane he awake again, found the prisoner gone, and also his
money. What led is the prisoner's apprehension was his being in
very indigent circumstances, and his having, in the course of Fri-
day evening, after the robbery was committed, been seen with
several sovereigns in his possession.
The waiter at the Feathers said, he saw in Hudson's possession,
when he left his master's house, four sovereigns ;, the prisoner
kilew he bad them, and got on the tail of the cart when the pro •
secutor went away.
Simpson, a constable, took the prisoner into custody, and found
That he had disposed of various sum of money. The prisoner
told bins that he had received Si. for prize-money, coins portion
he bad spent, and left in the bands of Mrs. Homerston 2/. ; h►►t
on making inquiry what ►money abs had in her possession belong-
ing to the primmer, she said 12s.
The prisoner denied all knowledge, of the robbery. Ile was,
however, remanded for further examination.

MARYLE'BONE.—(Tists DAY.)
William Harley, a young man about IS years of age, was
brought forward by his father. The complainant stated that the
prisoner went out of his (complainant's) house yesterday morning,
and got into had company; in a short tune after he returned,
took a knife, tore his clothes, and then threatened to stab his
mother.

Prisoner stated, that his mother promised to give him a hat,
and because she did not fulfil her promise, he fell into a passion and
tore his old clothes which were of no use, but denied having
threatened to stab her or any body else, and appealed for the truth
of his assertion to the watchman who saw a part of the circum-
stances.

The watchman said, that on being applied to by ths prisoner's
mother, who told him that her son threatened to stab her, he went
with her to apprehend him. When he bad coin, up to tho
and prisoner 'then threatened to
pri-
aoner he Produced his truncheon,
stab. the brit person that should dare to touch him, but was at last
prevailed upon to lay aside the knife.
Harriet Talbot, a, wretched-looking creature was hrnught
by Thomas Peter, a watchman, on a charge of assault lie stated
that about half put eleven o'clock last night, there was a great
noise in Duke-street; he observed the prisoner along with some
men, she came up to him, and used very offensive language, and
violently struck him several times till another watchmen carttiuP,
and they Utast tied bet hands; no sooner however was she deprived
of the use of her hand*, than she ferociously bit them. For these.
moo the watchman deemed it his duty to take her into custody,
and,bring btr before the Ithigistrate.