The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION.-HOUSE.--A Mr. Jaehoton was brought before
the Loan MAYOR, charged with having broken the nose of a
person named Hough, who is in the e,znploy of Mr. Blenkarn, the

wharfinger.
The complainant stated, that Mr. Jackson mine to the premises
a few days ago, and after having had a feW words w►th Mr.
Morgan, a clerk in the establishment, seized the Clerk by the
throat, and seethed disposed to proceed to great violence with him.
The coMplainant thereupon interfered, for the protection of the
clerk, and the defendant instantly transferred his wrath to the
mediator, knocked him down, and bloke his nose.
"Broke your nose!" said the Lord Mayor. " Why, I see no
symptom of the fracture."
CoMplainant.-4 assure your Lordship that my nose is com-
pletely broken. The hone is smashed.
The Loan Mavoa.—lt is not likely that a nose could be
broken by violence without some palpable external Symptoin: I
do not (loOking very closely at the complainant) see any mark of

the kind. •
Complainant, taking hold of his nose, and shaking about the
fleshy, part of Here it is, my Lord, feel it, You'll find it is
broken." (A laugh.)
The Loan MAYOR,--I can only take the evidence of my eyes
Upon the occasion, as you have no medical mass here to depose to
the fracture of the bone. I really think you are mistaken. You
complain of the violence which you say took place only a day, or
two ago, and you show me u whole nose in all appearance, and
declare that it is a broken one.--,(Laughter.)
complainant.—Whatever may be thonght, my Lord, my noels
is positively broken. 1 can fret the fracture here (again shaking
his nose.) Besides my surgeon, after a thorough examination,
told me that it was a broken nose, and he set it forme.
The eyes of all in the Justice-room had been long fixed upon
Mr. Hough's nose, and a buzz was beard generally expressive of
incredulity on the point.
The Loan Mavoa (to Mr. Blenkarn.)--Yerhape you have
ascertained whether or nut Mr, Hough's nose is broken, or per-
haps you are qualified to judge from feeling it. (A laugh.)
Mr. Illenkard shook,isis bead, and' would have nothing to do
with the 'lope.

The Loan MAYOR.---I do not want to be considered as making
a jest of this matter. I should think, Marshal, (addressing him-
self to Mr. Cope,) that you may be able to say whether there i* a
fractur.. or not. Do try.
Mr. Cope turned round to the complainant, as if he intended
to feel the nose : but when he looked in the complainant's face,
he suddenly drew back, and begged not to be asked to touch the
noac.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR (to Harrison, the Marshalman.--Har-
rime, you must certainly be a judge, for your nose has been
broken.—(A laugh.)—You can tell me whether Mr. Hough's
nose has been broken.
Harrison (shaking his own nose)—No, my Lord; my pose
never has been broken. lam no judge.—(Laughter.)--Harrison
declined any interference. In fact, no person (and there . were
two or three hair-dressers in the Justice-room) could be prevailed
upon to make the desired experiment. Every man was seen
feeling his own nose during the investigation, but not a being
would touch the nose that was the hone of contention.
The LORD MAYOR, whether lie thought that the assault was

most ridiculously exaggerated, or that the complainant received
great provocation, or both, discharged the case, not, however,
without receiving from the defendant, who is brother to Mr.
Blenkarn's partner, a solemn assurance that he would go no more
to the wharf.
It is needless to say, after what is stated above, that the nose
had every appearance of being perfect in all its parts. The skin
was without a scratch; and the owner spoke without the slightest
twang.

NovaL CH AROI.—A woman of the town, named Thompson,
wax charged by a watchman with having committed a felony.—
" Upon whom had she committed a felony?" asked the Loan
MAYOR.---" Upon me, your Lordship," said the watchman.
" Very well, go on," said the Loan ALtyort. " What did she
do to you?"---Watchman : She called me a thief, and other ille-
gal language.
The Loan Mayoit—ls that the felony she committed upon
you?-L--Watclunan : I consider that enough to bring her off with
Me.
The Loan MAYOR—Do you call illegal language a felony ?
—Watchman My Lord, 1 think it a bad felony enough.—
(Laughter.)
A Constable, who smile() at the ignorance of the watchman,
assured the Lord Mayor, that although the poor man mistook the
nature of the woman.* offence, in twingiLe illegal language, she
had committed a serious offence upon hintaelf.
What is that? said his Loanslite—A misdemeanor, my Lord,
said the Constable; she put her hand into my breeches pocket, and
stole a sixpence out of it...--(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—YOU both seem to understand your business
very well indeed.
It having appeared that the woman was one of the worst about
the City, and having been long in the habit of rubbing and in-
sulting men, the 14rd Mayor committed her to the House:of Cor7
rection.
WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Edward Bedwin and
William Harris, apparently ill or 17 years of age, there brought
before Mr. ()aeons's, charged with robbing the garden of N. M.
Rothschild, Lay. at Stamford-hill.
It appeared that about two o'clock .on Sunday the prisoners
were detected by a person named John Scott, coming from the
spot with a quantity of apples. On being spoken to, they threw
down the apples and ran away, but were pursued and taken into
custody.
The fact of the robbery was proved by Mr. Rothschild's garde-
ner, and the prisoners were convicted under the act passed in the
last session of Parliament, to ammod the former act which made
e offence a felony. 'The present act makes it discretionary with

the magistrate " either to commit the offender to the House Of
Correction to be kept to hard labour for any time Not exceeding
six months, or else to direct that be shall forfeit and pay treble the
value of the property stolen, and, if the Justice shall so think tit,
a further stun not exceeding 20!. and in default of payment to be
committed as aforesaid.
The prisoners were committed to the House of Correction and
hard labour for three months.

Edward and Samuel Swettertharn, two brothers, were after-
wards brought forward, charged with a similar offence.
They were stopped in the neighbourhood of Clapton, between
five and six yesterday morning, by Pyue and Marriott, two of the
How-street patio'. They had in their possessidu two baskets and
a handkerchief, which, on being questioned, they said con-
tained blackberries. On examination, however, their baskets
were found to contain a large quantity of grapes. On .their way
to the watchhouse, Edward, the elder brother, threW down his
basket and ran away.
The property, consisting of 48 large Ininchei of grapes, was
produced, and proved to have been cut from a vine in front of the
house of Mr. Charles Humphreys.
The
prisoners told a long tale of their having found the grapes
in afield about fivou'clock in the morning.
The elder brother, who appeared to be about 80 years of age,
was sentenced to three months imprisonment. The other, a mere.
youth, to be confined six weeks.

UNION-HALL—Yesterday John Jones, the proprietor and
driver of a Greer.withstage-roach, was brought before the sitting
Magistrate, M. SWAntv, Eq., charged with having assamited a
gentleman sunned Terrett. .

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The complainant stateAl, that on the preCious evening he got on
the defentlant'a coach at Greenwich for the purpose of coming to
town. The defendant alighted several times on the road and
drank at various publie-houies. Before the coach got half the
distance lie became completely
intoxicated, and therefore incapable
of the anagament of the horses, and.when witness descended off
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the roof with the intention of proceeding no further, be was
followed by the defendant, who in au insolent tone demanded the
full fare. Witneas refusssl paying him a farthing; upon which
he was struck several times by the defendant,' who also accompanied
corroborated the above evidence,
the assault by
Another gentleman, who was a passenger on the defendant's
crutch at the tilri4inegui7
and fully proved that the driver was in a shameful state of iutoxi—
cation, and that it was dangerous to ride on his conch.
defendant
Thedid not contradict the assertion' of his having
equoefsttliOni,nast g""
descr4)tion. ,
been drunk on the Occasion, but contended that he had a right to
demand the full fare, the gentleman not choosing to ride the
whole distance.

The Magistrate observed, that he had frequent opportunities of
witnessing the gross behaviour, particularly of the Greenwich
stage-coachmen, awl he ehot,ht Dow enable Mr. Terrett to prose•
ciao the defendant at the Sessions, AS an example to deter others
of the same fraternity from pursuing similar misconduct towards
the public.

The co nPlainsnt expressed his determination to prosecute, and
the defendant we* Ineked up default of ba,l. .

It is not surprising tlmt there should have been So
much cabbage Out of the funds of the British Iron
Company, whert two Taylors and a Sheers were (no*
ploycd as Mauagers,