The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILIIIIALL.:--,-Yestertlav Mr. Berrie, an inliabibnt
holder of Christchurch parish in the City, carrying on tllB hu,;-
:leis of a grocer' in Newgatestreet, attended upon summons to
show cause why he refused payment of the poor rates.
Mr. Williams, a cutler in Amen Corner, Paterrireter-row, the
present overseer of the poor; for that parish, stated that he had. re-
peatedly applied to Mr. Berrie. for the rates, hut he *awed to pay
them to him ; and several other respectable householder, following
Air. Berrie's example had also withheld payment of flte rate.
Upon this statement a conversation ensued, from 'Which it ap-
peared that Mr. Williams, upon being appointed to tho overseer-
ship had determined to collect the'rate himself, With- a view to
save the parish the expence of paying a collector; and that Mr.
Berrie, and certain other of the parishioners, regarding this as an
iutiovatio», refused to pay the rate to him.--:allegit that as a eul-
leemr had been appointed by the vestry, they would not pay the
rate to any other person. They affirmed that Mi. Knight, the
colleetor so appointed, was a most respectable man, and he lied col-
lected the rates of their parish for many years past, and a*. Mr.
Williams made no objectiim to his appointment for the preeent
year, they thought it very strange that he should take the collector-
ship out of his hands. To this Mr. Williams replied *admit-,
ring that Mr. Knight was a very respectable man, but dethied
that neither he nor any other man should collect his rate whilst he
was overseer. 4"l.'he rate at present is fifteen-pence in the pound,"
said he, " and I want to see if I can't reduce it, and 1 know no
better way of accomplishing that than by doing the.tity myself,
instead of paying a deputy."
• Mr. Berrie, who it seems was overseer lately, here observed—
is We left off with the rate at ninepence 1"
" Yes," retorted Mr. Williams, «I know you did; and how did
you did do it P'—why by robbing the chereh account of 1411. and
• leaiing the solicitor's bill unpaid." , •
All this passed in perfect good humour, and Mr. Williams
having shown the Alagistrate that lie was duly appointed, and
that the rate he demanded was legally made, Sir Pierxit.i.,auntx
told Mr. Berrie, and the other objectors, that they were bound
to pay it to Mr. 'Williams, personally, if be thought fit to demand
it in person.
Esther Cuthell, a dirty little woman, was Placed] at the
bar charged on suspicion of having been concerned in expos,
ing and deserting an infant—if not of having bad a hand in its
murder.

The.churchwarden of St. Leonard's, Foster-lane, stated that
about ninen'clock on Tuesday night. he was called nut of his house
in consequence of a child having been found exposed in_Rose and
Crown-court, Foster.jane, Cheapside. He repaired thither imme-
diately, accompanied by a medical man, • and they saw the child,
which appeared to have been dead nearly half an hour. The pri-
soner, Father Cutbill, was among the crowd, and the remarks she
made-excited a suspicion that she 'knew something of this
strange affair. She was therefore detained -by his order, and -as
the constable was leading he to the Conipter • She ran away from
him. This strengthened the suspicions against her, and she was
pursued and carried to the Comnpter, whereshe stated herself to
be an under nurse in the " Foul Ward,'! at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital. This.turned out to be partly true, inasmuch as she
had been a nurse in the ward above mentioned, but had diseharg-
-01 herself from it that morning. How she had passed the re-
minder of the day she would not tell;' dral as the matron of the
Hospital had described her us a drunken bad character, and had
even hinted that the child might possibly be her own, he request,
ed the' Magistrate to hold tier in durance until further inquiry
could be made.
•
Sir PETIM LAURIE assented, and ordered that she should be
brought up again on Friday. •
John Lock was fully committed to Newgate for trial, charged
with having absconded with_ Oh in notes, the property of his
twister, Mr. Reeves, a wine-merchant, in Warwick-lane... •

Piovokxn Hvaaarro.—Thompa Murphy, a labourer, was
eharged with, having turned his better half out, of doors, and le-
fusing- to maintain her.
Mrs. Murphy said he beat her and pushed her out °Chia room,
leaving her to sit upon the cold kith's, whilst he was sitting, by a
good'worm fire frizzling rashers of bacon for his supper. When
he had eaten his bacon be went to fall, still refusing to let her in;
and in the morning he went toth, work, locking up his room and
Okiog the key with him; so that she was compelled to apply to
the parish for relief.
Mr. Murphy, in his defenee. admitted that he did turn her (nit ;
---" dud good reason too," said ;he, when she was just come
luta. afo.r haviug run away from was .the third time. Met stripping
Me Of every. could carry off."
Wsll, but you know you married her for better or worse,Mr,
Murphyp and you are bound to maintain lice ;" xud Sir PRIX'S.
La Mill:.
" EACUtie me, your \Vorahip, for a kW words," said Mr.
Murphy, with the air of a Mall who feels conscious that he is
about to propound a poser ;—" Excuse me, your Worship; if a
man marries a wife, he is bound by the laws of God and man
to maintain her as long as she sticks true to him ; but if she de-
serts her husband and her place, of coarse she does away with all
laws, and her husband is no longer bound to maintain her."
'Whatever the Court might think of Mr. Alurphy'e law, his
wife seemed to think there, was something it ; for she imitie
diately offered to give up all claim, to him for ever, if ho would
give her Due single sovereign.
" No,. not two-pence .1" cried Mr. Murphy ; " Ammer ga
for u soldier' to' the Rest India Company, and .be cut into bits,
than I'd give thee one penny."
; • T " Then We shall he under the necessity of sending you to pri-
son," said the Alderman.
Very well, your Worship," rejoined Mr. Murphy, clit
mu to prison then, lam quite ready to go; and do what it
to:rtie, I never will spend another penny upon that women."
Nn'ortler was made upon him, however, as his wife had as yet
received tm actual relief from the parish officers, and therethre be
was allowed to depart in peace fur the preqmt ; but he was told
she would be relieved forthwith, and u warrant would immediately
issue for his apprehensinn.
130W,STRE1';T.—About twelve months ago Captain Francis
Ng, alt officer on half-pay, being involved in debt, was attempted
to be teken into custody by the sheriff's officers, at his resident
in Phibshorough, near Dublin. He had for a long time baffled
theyigilam of the,ollieers, who, however, at length, obtained an
entrance to his premises. Captain llegg, however, conceived that
he was authorized to resist them, and he accordingly armed him-
self with a loaded gun, and shot one of the officers, named Nicholas
Bane, dead upon the spot. ~ Captain ,Begg immediately absconded,
and, a warrant, we believe, of wilful, murder, was issued against
him on the finding of the Quoner's verdict. The Captain, it ap-
pears, escaped to England,,and -found a temporary. asylum in toe
neighbourhood of London. , Having nothing, however, to depend.
on except his
,hitlf-pay, and haing fearful if ho prveented; himself at
the office of his agent, that he would lie taken into custody, he Was,
obliged to- undergo the most severe privations in order to escape
detection. His name and a deauription of his penult, together
with the' particulars of his crime, having reaehed this country by
incites of the Irish hue and cry, the officers of Bow.street were On,
the aleristo secure him, and Tenntom one of the chief officers; hav,
ing received positive intelligence that Captain Begg was reshlie
near Laption, it .was so planned that the Caption was indliced;tu
wait on his agent, under the impression that the murder or man-
slaughter was forgotten, in order to receive his arrears of pay, of
Which he stood in the greatest need. On presenting himeelfat the
office of his agent, he was inunediately taken into custody
by
Taunton.and his son, who were waiting his arrival, end brought,
to Bow-street, where he underwent a formal examination'before
Sir Richard Birnie late on .Tuesday evening, and was ordered
D to,
be transmitted to üblin forthwith, in order to:take his trail for
the offence with which be was charged. Ile tea low-sized, slight.,
made man, and his appearance bespeaks that his sufferings, both.
mental and bodily, have been extreme. He expressed ,hie atis-
faction that he was at Jot in the hands of juatiee, ami'said he
wished that he had given himself up at an earlier period. Sir
Richard Birnie ha successfully interested himself to procure for'
the prisoner the arrears of his pay.
Our readers will, perhaps, remember the fracas ,that ()Mitred
a tinyweeks eince, at Tetsairs lintel, in the Adelphi, which ori-
gloated in, an attempt to recover a ward of Chancery from a gen-,
detrain oanusl Hayden, who -had succeeded in carrying her away,
fxuut ker guardian'', how tee the ;hotel above-mentioned. is
RaYdan, on recovering his liberty, immediately in'Oreeded
Frame alorig.with the young lady, from: which; country they re-
turned in the early part of the present Week, and tools up their re-
aineeee at the London :Tevern,- Blackfrilea-road. Yesterday
morning they were again interrupted by the appearanee
of the
Yng 6(0. brothers, accompanied by a Mr.' Smith, one of her,
10"aThans, and a Mr. .Latubert,_a It ,appear e- that the'
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144.:Wful forcibly metaled from:Mr.•llayden, who, in endea-
"7"tr2ng ttt resist her ':captute, committed. an irtaanit on the person
" who himusliately obtained a warrant for the appre-;
kensinn, ofAr, Hayden which laced hands of heal-,
brought hi►t►',
it:01":71.1g6:11.114:01.
t!eik.
t(uo,tot,l,le,a;t:italr.;iitciluetitinclakiwoliawistitptothcoutisttgjahniyit
t , yesterday, 'After remaining)!
custody until ovule iitvo,
~Mr.-,floyden applied to; he t
,tpamerondper to altpt'ar.
Soon after, however,
and gated that ISIr. tStnitii avai'eohlthe'lwrieit"eacme to the
and the charge, against, aged to. proceco to toe country,
,ilayden, he 'said, must therefore" lie
abandoned.
Mr. Hayden—But I have a charge to in„k, against 'Arr.
Lambert, for assaulting ins this, womb% When, without any are-