The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A master baker, who resides in
Lombard-street, was summoned to the justice-room, to
answer for an assault npon a young gentleman who occa-
sionally does business on the Stock-exchange.
The complainant stated, that as he was passing through
Lombard-street, he saw the defendant's 8014 and daughter
standing at the hall-door, and he joined them, and walked
into the hall, where they were chatting for a short time,
when the defendant came down stairs in a hurry, without
shoes or slippers, and attacked him in the most furious
manner. Complainant was acquainted with the son, and
therefore considered himself entitled to stand in the hall in
conversation ; but the defendant, without asking him a
single question, struck him a violent blow for speaking to
his daughter (to whom the complainant supposed his pri-
vilege of address extended), and bundled him out of the
house. He declared that the conversation he had been
enjoying when thus disturbed was not of a peculiar nature,
so that the defendant was altogether without justification or
excuse.

The defendant pleaded guilty to part of the charge, but
submitted that he ought to be excused, in consideration of
his duty as a parent. He had certainly bundled the young
gentleman into the street, but he had not struck him. The
fact was, he heard the complainant, with whom he was
not acquainted, and whom he was not ambitious of know-
ing, talking to his daughter in the passage, and it occurred
to him that he might as well put an end to the acquaint-
ance at once ; for which reason he ran down, as was said,
in his stockings, and seizing the gallant gentleman by the
collar, shoved him neck and crop into the street, but with-
out doing him the least violence, The complainant did
not take this very kindly, but had his revenge afterwards ;
for no sooner was he removed from the premises vi et armis
than a large paving-stone was flung into the drawing.roors
through the glass, either by him or hie companions, who
kicked up a dust outside.
The complainant most solemnly denied the truth of the
statement. He never threw or authorized the throwing of
the stone.

Mr. nobler (to complainant)—And pray, Sir what
right bad you to go into the house ? Was it your Own ?
Complainant—No, Sir, it was not my house.
Mr. Hobler—And why should you go about cater-
wauling on this gentleman's premises ? You had no busi-
ness there, Sir. A father is the natural protector of his
daughter.

The complainant thought the brother's presence a suffi-
cient security.
Alderman ANSLEY said he should net act in this case.
If the complainant thought himself aggrieved, he had only
to indict the defendant at the Sessions.—The case was then
dismissed.

A wretched-looking man was brought up under the fol-
lowing circumstances. Between four and five o'clock on
the previous morning, a voice was heard at Billingsgate-
stairs lustily calling for help. The prisoner was seen
struggling rather more than breast high in the water.—
Assistance was rendered to him, and he was got out.—
From his own statement it appeared that he was a labour-
ing man, and that he was cursed with a scolding wife, who
seized his money and abused him. After having endured
a severe infliction from her, he quitted home, and rushed
into the river with the determination of destroying him-
self, but the water at that spot was not sufficiently deep to
take him over head, and the sensation it produced recalled
his love of life, and made him call out for aid.

Alderman ANSLEY dismissed the poor man with an ad-
monition. The Alderman learning that he had a child,
reminded him that it was his duty to live and protect the
offspring he had brought into the world, and not abandon
it to be wretchedly maintained by others.
GUILDHALL.--Dlr. Win. Gilman attended upon a
summons before Sir JOHN PEEING yesterday, charged
with assaulting a fashionable-looking young man named
William Williams.

The complainant stated, that the defendant, who keeps
the White Bear public-house, in Prince's-street, Red Lion-
square, had recently been fined 51. at Hatton-garden, for
suffering gambling in his house, and complainant, who
hail been duped out of his watch and a good deal of money
at this house, was bound over in 501. to prosecute at
the sessions, and was recommended by the Magistrates
I to lay several informations by way of reimbursing his
losses. Since that he had not been able to walk the
streets without being insulted by the defendant and the
gamblers who infest his house, and who were then stand-
ing about him (looking round at six or seven well-dressed
men). On Sunday morning, as he was returning from
church, one of them called out, " There goes a perjured
villain—there goes Williams the informer." Sometimes
grosser terms were applied to him; and on Wednesday
last, as he was leaving the Court of Requests in Guildhall-
yard, with his landlady on his arro, the defendant, who was
standing at the door, pushed against him, and finding
lie paid no attention to him, called after him, " There
goes Williams the informer," and threw a piece of granite
at him, which struck his hat. His landlady was tit to
drop when she heard what he was called. He did not
complain of being actually injured, but of the annoyance,
and lie trusted the Magistrate would protect him from it
in future.

Airs. Burton, the lady alluded to, who was dressed in
deep mourning, said she heard the expression " Williams
the informer," and saw a stone strike his hat, but did not
see it thrown.

Defendant denied having used any violence. He had
neither elbowed him, nor flung the stone at him. Two
friends were standing with him who would positively con-
tradict what the complainant had sworn.

The two persons declared the defendant did not fling the
stone. They sawitthrown.

Complainant said he was very well acquainted with Mr.
Gilnaan's person, and could not he mistaken. He was
looking round when the defendant threw the stone, and
he also saw him pick up another.

SirJonN PERKING said, as the assault was so positively
sworn to, he must send the case to the Sessions. He would
leave it to a Jury to say which side spoke the truth. De-
fendant must find bail.

Complainant said he had no wish to proceed any farther,
and he would withdraw his complaint, if defendant would
only promise not to annoy him again.
Defendant said he would not come to any terms with him.
He would take his trial, and indict complainant for perjury
in what he had sworn.
The defendant was accordingly held to bail.

BOW-STREET.—At a late hour last night, a gentle-
man named Armitage, who resides at Epsom, was brought
up in custody of Ledbitter, the officer, under a warrant
obtained against him on the information of a gentleman
named Perry, and c}iarged before Mr. H'ALLs under the
circumstances which will afterwards appear.
The parties were attended by their solicitors. The
name of Mr. Armitage's solicitor we could not obtain, and
Mr. Roche, of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, appeared for
IVIr. Perry.
Mr. HALLS, who had had some conversation on the
subject, observed that as it was the intention of the de-
fendant to give bail, it would be unnecessary to go mi-
nutely into the nature of the charge, which would other-
wise be expedient.

Mr. ArMitage said, be was prepared to give bail, and
required to be informed as to the amount that would be
expected.

HALLs—It must be considerable. " The sum, I
perceive, is 2,3001. Suppose I say Mr. Armitage's own
recognizance in 2,000/. and two sureties in 1,0001. each,
will that satisfy you, Mr. Roche? Mr. Roche—That will
do, I think. It will cover the transaction.
Mr. Armitage's solicitor said, be feared it; would be im-
practicable to obtain bail that night.

Mr. HALLS--Well, it can stand over until to-morrow.
The clerk then proceeded to read the information front
the office-book. It stated that John Whitehead Perry, in
the month of July, 1827, contracted with William Armi-
tage for the purchase of a leasehold estate near Epsom, for
the sum of 4,000/. On investigating the title, however, it
was found that Mr. Armitage, in August, 1824, had grant-
ed an under-lease of the premises in question to a person
of the name of William Stanford, for a term of years, of
which 18 remained unexpired. As soon as this discovery
was made, Mr. Perry of course declined to complete his
purchase, unless a surrender of this under-lease were ob-
tained, or that satisfactory proof were adduced that it had
been cancelled. In order to obviate the difficulty, and
to induce Mr. Perry to conclude his bargain, Mr. Ar-
mitage waited on him and showed him a piece of parch-
ment, with seals and signatures attached, annexed to an
affidavit on the subject. He told him that the parch-
ment was cut from the under lease to Sanford, and that
the seals and signatures which appeared thereon were
the seals and signatures of the instrument referred to. Under

this representation, and the confidence which be placed on
Mr. Armitage's assertion, Mr. Perry at length consented to
pay the purchase- money, and accordingly handed over to
Mr. Armitage a bill of exchange for 2,3001. and 1,7001. in
money. Since then it had been ascertained, that the under

lease to Sanford was still in being, and operative, and not
as Mr. Armitage had stated, cancelled. This was the cir.
cumstance which brought the transaction under the cogni.
Lance of the criminal law.

Mr. HALLS-That is the nature of the charge as far as
it is known to me at present ; and as bail is to be put in, I
desire to know no more on the subject. As it may be an
accommodation to Mr. Armitage, he may remain for the
night at the watch-house. -
Mr. Armitage thanked the Magistrate, and remarked that
he was most anxious to meet the charge, and the instant he
heard it bad been made against him, he put himself into
custody to face it.
Mr. Roche admitted this. He said, be that morning was
about to write to Mr. Fillet respecting a proposition made
by Mr. Armitage, but at the time learned that the warrant
had actually issued, and Mr. Perry had been arrested on
the bill.
Mr. Armitage's solicitor said the writ only issued that-
morning.
Mr. Roche said, he knew that, as Mr. Perry had been
arrested coming to the office.
Mr. HALLS suggested, that it would be advisable to say

no more about the matter then. There was no occasion for
delaying Mr. Perry and his friend's departure. (A laugh.)
The parties then retired, and Mr. Armitage was conducted
by Ledbitter to St. Martin's watch-house.

HATTON-GARDEN.—On Monday Mr. Griffith and
Mr. Gardener, persons of very respectable appearance,
brought before Mr. LAING, the sitting Magistrate, a boy
belonging to the Welch Charity School, in Gray's Inn-
lane, whom they said had been most cruelly and unjustly
beaten by the Secretary of that establishment. They
understood that the boy had been accused of going out
through one of the‘windows with a book in his mouth;
and that, as soon as the Secretary was told of this, he beat
him with a cane to such an excess, that his arms, and
other parts of his body, retained convincing proofs of the
undue severity which had been used. The boy had pre-
viously declared himself innocent, and stated that he was
only playing in the yard at the time; and that the nurse
had given false information. " It was therefore hoped that
the Magistrates would grant some redress for treatment so
severe and unmerited.

Mr. LAnw—Are boys then not to be well thrashed by
their superiors when they disobey their commands ? It is
come to a pretty pass if Magistrates will listen to com-
plaints of this nature. I dare say the boy was in fault,
and that he richly deserved a sound beating. Mr.
Gardener—The boy denies having been guilty of any fault;
and if he was not, chastisement ought not to have been
inflicted.

Mr. LAING—Who arc you, Sir? Are you related to the
boy ? Mr. Gardener—l am not ; but motives of humanity
prompted my interference. I did not even know the boy.
LAING—How did you come then to know the cir-
cumstance? Mr. Gardener—The boy called on Mr. Grif-
fith, with whom he was acquainted, aad informed him of
the fact ; and the latter having mentioned the case to me,
I thought it deserving of the interference of the Magistrates.
The boy was now questioned by the Magistrate, and
confirmed the above statement on his behalf, adding that
he had done nothing to deserve so severe a beating, and
that, after the Secretary had finished it, he toll the nurse
to give him his cap, and send him about his business ; he
was, therefore, obliged to have recourse to Mr. Griffith,
who kept him since Saturday.
Mr. LAING (to the boy)—Have you no parents? Boy
father is dead, and I do not know where my mother
lives, as she has lately changed her lodgings.
Mr. Lairrc—l think you are a very bad boy, and I have
no doubt you richly deserved the thrashing you got.
Mr. Griffith said the boy had been six years in the
school, and he understood he was considered a very good
and clover boy, and that there were but very few com-
plaints against him. If there was any doubt of the cruelty
which had been used, that would be removed by inspecting
the marks on the boy's limbs.

Limbrick, an officer of this establishment, was desired by
the Magistrate to take the boy into a private room, for the
purpose of ascertaining if there were suchmarks as described.

- On the officer's return, he informed the Magistrate that
the boy had the appearance of having been very badly
treated. He had marks on his arms and thighs, and some
of them looked more like the effect of kicks than strokes of
a cane.

Mr. LAING—Let an officer call on the Secretary, and
tell him to attend here to-morrow,or;whenever it is his con-
venience. It would be attaching too much importance to
the boy's complaint to issue a summons. If the boy's
story proves untrue, it will be worse for him ' • for he will
get another good beating, and then probably be turned out
of the school.—The parties then withdrew.
Yesterday, in consequence of a message from this Office,
Mr. Hayward, the Secretary of the Welch Charity-school,
accompanied by the nurse, entered the Office at the hour
appointed.
Mr. Griffith, and Mr. Gardener, and James Davis, the
boy, were also in attendance.
The latter, who is a child about 14 years of age, of an
intelligent and prepossessing, countenance, repeated, in the
presence of Mr. Sergeant SELLON, the statement he had
made on the former day.
The nurse at the Welch School, on being sworn, stated
that on Saturday last there was a change of masters, and,
as was usual on such occasions, the boys were almost in
a state of complete rebellion. She saw the complainant,
James Davis, coming out of the school-room window,
with a book in his mouth. She informed the master, but
he not having chastised the boy, she communicated the fact
to the Secretary, who gave him a sound beating with his
cane, which she, thought he richly deserved.
The Secretary made the same statement as the nurse
with respect to the state of confusion which arises among
the bobs whenever a change of masters takes place, and
said that, when he heard of the complainant's coming out
of the school window with a book in his mouth, he
thought it his duty to make an example of him, in order
to preserve subordination among the boys. He therefore
gave him a sound beating 'with a cane he had in his hand,
and after that he desired the nurse to give hiin his cap and
send him away; but he would have taken' him in again it
he came back, not with the intention of keeping him in
the school, but for a short time, until he could be provided
for in some other way. He might have sent him from
school long since, and he had been there only upon suf-
ferance for the last six months. He had been punished
on a former occasion for theft, and his taking a book from
the school in this instance was considered in the same light.

Mr. Sergeant SELLorr said, that had the boy been
brought before the Magistrates for the theft, they, no
doubt, would have directed him to have been taken back
to the school, and to get the 'chastisement which lisd al-
ready been inflicted. Under these circumstances he should
dismiss the complaint.
Mr. Griffith and Mr. Gardener were about entering
into some further explanation, when they were interrupted
by Mr. LAING, who told them they had no right to inter-
fere in the matter, and added that the boy richly deserved
the beating he got. .
The boy is now out of the charity school, is without a
father, and is ignorant of, the place to which his mother
has removed.

WORSHIP-STREET.---Mr. Smart, a Member of the
College of Surgeons, and who is connected with a Luna-
tic Asylum called the White House, at Bethnal-green, ap-
pesed before the Magistrates to obtain their signatures, to
enable a pauper lunatic, named Ed wardDorville, to'be placed
under their care.

Mr. Bantinwron having expresied a wish to see the
man, he was handed before
him, and evinced strong syrup..
toms of' extreme imbecility of intellect, although in other
respects a fine-looking young man. The Overseer of the
parish where he was brought from (in Buckinghamshire),
informed the Magistrate that the parish had allowed six
shillings a week to a person to take care of him ; hut the
poor man having become very violent at times, that person
(who is now present) has declined to do so any more, al-
though they (the parish) offered to increase the sum allowed.
Mr. BaouGtiroN having signed the document, the poor
unfortunate man was conveyed away in a coach.
TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.—Mary and Sarni.
Farrel, man and wife, appeared by summons to answer
for assaulting and confining a lady named Kelly, the wife
of a Captain on half-pay, in Great Union-street, Borough-
pad.
Mrs. Kelly stated, that on Saturday morning last she
sent her servant to the shop of the defendants, for a loaf of
assailed with a repetition of
bread, which being of very bad quality, was returned, and
that, in consequence, the female sent back a most insulting
message, and not feeling inclined tamely to put up with it,
she went herself to the shop to insist upon an explanation,
but instead of obtaining it was assailed
the offensive language, and twice threatened with a blow
in the face from her clinched hand. At this time the hus
band came in, and not only adopted a similar line of con-
duct, but when remonstrated with on the baseness of it,
said he had not done with her, seized her by the shoulder,
thrust her into the passage, locked both the front aid back
door, and kept her prisoner for nearly half an hour ; and
to the Magistrate's inquiry whether any previous misunder-
standing had existed between them, she answered not the