The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—(Tni S DAY.
FORCE OF EXAMPLE.--A woman named Shank was
charged with having stolen a watch, the property of a
working man.
The prisoner was a pauper in one of the city work-
houses. She met a gin-drinking old woman, the mother
of the prosecutor, at a public-house, and having told the
latter that she had been discharged from the work-
house, and knew not in what bed she could sleep
that
night, was invited by her to take a share of
her bed. The .old woman's son came home drunk,
and threw himself down on the floor to sleep. The pri-
soner disappeared in the morning, and the son, when he
awoke, found hia watch gone. The prisoner was soon
after
apprehended but nothing was found upon her.
The LORD not
MAYOR) as there was no positive evidence
that the prisoner had taken the watch,
discharged her.

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GUILDHALL—(Tms DAY.)
Sir W. Blissard-attended at. .this office,
derman krxtrts, to prefer a complaint again,„st Mr.
v kl.
terhouse, the proprieterof
the Swan with Two nee s,
Lad-lane, whom lie had summoned for an overcharge
before Mr.mArli-
in the carriage of two partridges,been paid for at the
for which the porter
demanded 3s. 2d. The game had
place from which it was sent, and Sir 'William resisted the
imposition.
A Clerk attended to answer the complaint,
and stated
that the ticket had not been made out by a regular porter,
but by a person employed by their porter. They had 175
brace of birds yesterday, and onsuch occasions they were
forced to employ other persons.
---- Scholey, one of the porters, stated that he would
be liable to a penalty of Os. if the parcels brought in by

the mail were not delivered by one o'clock. He had
employed the before-mentioned man whom he believed to
be honest, but who had since absconded.

Mr. Alderman ATKINS severely reprimanded the practice
of sending the parcels, which. might be of the greatest value,
round the town by carts, under the care of persons who
were not engaged by the establishment. .The porterage
allowed by the Act was quite adequate to the expellee of
sending them round in d►stricts, of which regular porters
should each take one, and sign their names to each t►cket;
after a severe lecture on their mode of transacting busi-
ness, the case was settled by their paying the expellees.

WORSHIP-STREET--(Tuzs DAY.)
George Houghton, alias " Pretty George," and James and
Henry Boyce, (two brothers) were charged with attack-
ing and robbing a Mr. Fuller, a surgeon, of Cambridge
Heath.

It appears that on Monday night last, Mr. Fuller was
proceeding home from Whitechapel, when, on reaching
Fleet-street Hill, he was stopped by ten or twelve
fellows, who demanded his money. No sooner was he
thus surrounded, than a signal was made, and no less than
20 others came up. One of the gang then secured his
arms, and while thus pinioned, the prisoner, James Boyce,
took from his person a case of surgical instruments, two
sovereigns, and a small key. The prisoner, Houghton,
then took his neok-handkerchief, and his hat; and
James Boyce, putting his fist in ,his face, said,—" if
you say a word I'll kill you"--he then handed back thekey,
and said, " if you attempt to follow us, we'll do for you."
The gang then took to flight, and Mr. Fuller, without his
hat, went home, and gave immediate information to Good-
win's party of Bow-street patrol, who fortunately suc-
ceeded in apprehending the three prisoners, all of whom
were fully committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE--('i'Hls DAY).
Master George Milton was brought up from the watch-
house to answer the following complaint :
Mr. WHITE—Here is a charge against you for hiring a
cabriolet and not paying the driver his fare.
Milton—l deny the charge upon my honour.
Mr. WHITE—What business are you ?
Milton—A destroyer of vermin.
Mr. WHITE—A destroyer of what ?
Milton—l am a rat-catcher; I assist my father in the
business, who works for Government.

.....
Thomas Ward, the driver of the cabriolet No. 26, stated
that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, he was on the
Pilgrim-rank in Holborn, when he was called off by the
defendant, and told to drive him towards Saint
Giles's church ; on the road he ordered him to
stop at a gin-shop, and had some rum and shrub ;
witness at length put the defendant down in Parliament-
street, and on demanding his fare, one shilling and six-
pence, he declared that he had paid him. An altercation
now ensued, by which he was detained some time, when
several persons present advised him to fetch a constable,
which he did, and gave the defendant in chare.
Mr. WHITE—HOW long was you detained t'
Ward—Upwards of two hours.
Mr. WRITE to Milton—You must pay the fare, and
the mat's loss of time, amounting to ss. 6d. .
Master Milton, however, refused, and was locked up.

HATTON-GARDEN.—(Tms DAT.)
James Neely, a shoemaker, was brought before the Sit-
ting Magistrate, to answer the following charge.
Webb, a watchman on the Skinners' &tate, stated that
between 11 and 12 o'clock on Tuesday night,' he heard the
cry of " Murder," proceeding from the residence of the
prisoner,. in ClaremOnt-place. On approaching_ the
house, the door was opened, and Mrs. Neely, without
any covering but her night clothes, claimed his
protection. He went into the house, accompanied by
some neighbours, who had collected on the spot; and
found the prisoner brandishing a poker in his right hand,
with which a portion of the bedstead had been demolished,
and clasping a common knife in his left. He appeared to
be in an ungovernable fury, and threatened destruction to
any who might oppose him. [lie bad been brought up
yesterday morning, but in consequence of the illness of his
Wife front his usage, and her being in an advanced state
of pregnancy, he was remand!d until to-day].
Mrs. Neely, an interesting looking woman, apparently
in a very weak state, -stated that for two years past she
had been subject to every species of ill-treatment from her
husband, and that he had been twice incarcerated on that
account. On Tuesday night he came home partially in-
toxicated, and insisted on her getting up, which she not
doing so readily as he wished, he drew all the clothes from
the bed, and flourishing a poker, swore he would be the
death of her should she dare to replace them.
Mr. Sergeant SEU.oN said that the prisoner's conduct
had been gross and unmanly in the extreme, but as no dis-
tinct assault had been proved, he could not hold him to
bail on that charge. He then. asked Mrs. Neely if she
thought her life in danger from his violence, and being
answered in the affirmative, said that, the prisoner must
find good securities to keep the peace towards his unfor-
tunate wife.

Caroline Filzalion was brought up for final examination,
on the charge of stealing Mr. Brookes's 50!. note.

The prisoner declined making any defence, and was
fully commited.

TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK.--(Tnis DAY.)
A woman named Esther M'Donald, was charged with
having stolen the sum of 59/. from Mr. Nettlethorpe,
gentleman in whose service she was living.—She was fully
committed.

IJNION-HALL---(Tms DAY.)
Two young men, named Henry Thomas and Richard
Stanley, the latter of whom is fourth mate of an Indianian,
were brought before the Sitting Magistrate, M. SWABEY,
Esq., charged with disorderly conduct in the street on the
preceding night, mad with having assaulted a watchman
named Thomas Price.

The defendants pleaded intoxication as an excuse for
their misconduct.

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The Magistrate observed that he should fine them five
shillings each for being drunk. •
Watefunan—(placing his hand to his ere)----" But, your
Worship, what am I to do with this eye ?"
Mr. SWARM' informed him that lw had his remedy at
the Sessions by indicting the parties. -
The defendants, however, consented to pay the watch-
Man a trifle for the assault, and were liberated.

Two boys, named Knight and Plummer, were charged
with stealing a weight from the shop of a poor WOlll/111
named Scott. The parents of the two youthful delin-
quents assured the Magistrates that they had not the
slightest controut over them. They associated with the
worst of characters.

The Magistrates, as the most summary mode of punish.
ment, committed them for one month each to the House
of Correction to hid labour.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an inquisition
was taken at the Nag's Head, Hackney-road, ma the body of
George Dennison, who was killed in a pugilistic contest.—
His death was mused by an inflanunatiou, brought on by the ex-
ternal injuries he had received. The Jury returned a verdict of
Manslaughter, against Michael Tooney, for whose apprehension
a warrant was issued.

st night, between nine
WANTON Ditl VI NO.—La
and ten o'clock,.as Mr. Smith, of Curzon-street, May-fair, was
driving his cabriolet through NeWiu7t-street, towards Long-Acre,
he saw a gentleman's carriage coming towards him at a furious
rate, and apprehensive of danger, called loudly to the coachman to
beware ; the coachman, however, paid no attention, and both
vehicles came in contact with such violence as to upset the
cabriolet, horse and all. Mr. Smith and his groom were conse-
quently thrown upon the pavement, but happily without either
having received any material injury. The horse of the cabriolet
being wtharnessed, got up and gallopped off in the
direction of
Lonocre,
where he
tete, stopped. The coachman continued his
career, although pursued and called after by a number of persons,
through Lisle-street, Princes-street, and Coventry-street, into
Piccadilly, where the pursuit was given over; the fellow, unfor.
tuoately, for Mr. Smith, and the rods of justice, ewapeti.

OLD BAILEY--(Tiris DAY.)
OLD COURT.

These Sessions commenced this morning at nine o'clock,
before the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and the Recorder of
London.

The Court was occupied in arraigning 'the prisoners
until half-past ten o'clock, when Mr. Justice GAZELEE
and Mr. Justice LtTTLEDALE took their seats on the bench.

The number of prisoners amounts to 603, of these 3 are
for murder, 1 for rape, 5 for burglary, 38 for highway rob-
he►y, 25 for stealing out of dwelling-houses, 2 for bigamy,
1 for beastiality, 18 for housebreaking, and the rest for
minor offences.