The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE—The Lord Mayor yesterday addressed
the Police in the Justice Room, and said, that on Sunday after-
noon, whilst Mr. Pryor, the silversmith, of Gracechurch-street,
had gone with his family to the Friends' Meeting-house, his pre-
mises had been entered by Wes keys, and goods were stolen to
the amount of upwards of 8001. This occufred near to the sta-
tion of the Officer in the open day, and within the view of a
great number of passengers, as well as the persons belonging to
the coaches.
His Losnsnir complained that such a robbery could only oc-
cur from the extreme remissness of the Police Officer of that
district.
Mr. Browne, the Marshal, said, that if persons left their
property, so exposed, it was more than the Police could do to
protect it. Shopkeepers had been over and over main warned,
that it they CA teal,e their hansom unprotectied at attat times,
these Gould bo nowt but theweelvee to Warne it depredations were
committed.
The Loan Mayo* differed entirely in opinion from the Mal-
shah. If the officers did their duty, housekeepers might leave
their houses for such short times in perfect security. Mr. Prior
had for eighteen years been in the habit of going to the Meeting-
house with his family, and of taking his servant with him. No
such robberies were heard of in Paris; and if the officers who
were appointed to watch the streets, did their duty, none would be
heard of here. The robbery was ievidently effected by known
thieves, and they, or any other known characters ought to find it
impossible to move in'sUch a street as that.
An Officer said it was of little use watching them, for they knew
the officers too well to do any thing whilst they were near.
Thieves took care not to commit depredations whilst officers were
near.

The LoRD MAYOR—Then you should watch so as to prevent
them committing any. You might, if it were necessary, pt per-
sons to watch who are unknown to thieves. 1 pointed out three
suspicious characters to you in the streets yesterday. Now when
you see such persons together, common liense should tell you it is
for some ill purpose, and you should watch them; so with the
officers of the night—a thief, or a suspected person, should be
watched through the street hi the watchman or patrol, and the
warning should be given from beat to beat, that such a character
is upon the prowl. -You arenot to let him, pass on, and give your-
selves no concern about him, until you hear that a depredation
has been committed. This is the second robbery which has been
committed in this street within a short time, awl I expect that the
thieves will be found, or the property recovered.

The officers said there was no probability that they should find
out the thieves ; and the recovery of the property was next to
impossible.

The Loan MA YOR. —DOD% talk to me, sir, of impossibilities
in such cases; I will not hear of them. What are you employed
for but to watch the indolent and depraved ? ♦ man who does
not walk idly through the streets, but nicks. it his business to
watch them, may know them and their connections, and be able
to pursue them in all their haunts. When such cases occur,
blame is justly attributed to the officer.
The officer bowed to this opinion, and thus the case terminated.
GUILDHALL.--Margaret M' Carty, a young Irishwoman,
was charged with assaulting George Lock, one of the City Police,
who, finding her leaning over a post in St. Paul's Church-yard,
'about 12 o'clock on Saturday night, scarcely able to support her-
self from intoxication, questioned her, with a view of leading
her htime, as she had the appearance of the wife of a tradesman.
Instead of information he got a volley of blow, end abuse from her,
and lodged her in the Compter. Yesterday she stated she was the
wife of a collecting' clerk ; that she was overcome by a little spirits,
not being accustomed to drink ; that she thought the officer was too
officious, and that'll her property,which had been taken from her at
the Compter, was not now forthcoming, a gold locket which was SDl-
pended round her neck, and a gold seal and ring, with about 61, in
money, being lost. Mr. Alderman Birch inquired why, as she was
Pot charged witli felony, she had been searched at all ! The
answer was, that all persona were divested of their property to
prevent their being robbed' by the other prisoners in the gaol.__.
Among the articles found on her was the card of a notorious house,
which she said a gentleman whom she knew in Ireland, meeting
her one morning, introduced her to the house before she knew its
character, and she got away under a promise of meeting him
there on a future day, when he gave her the card. The Alder-
man strictly inquired as to whether she had been robbed by the
Officer, and came to the conclusion that she had not, and dis-
missed her.

LAMBETII-STREET.—A Clergyman of the establishment
was charged with assaulting one John Latch, who exhibited apair
of black eyes, the bandy work of thee Rev: Gentleman. The coin-,
plainant said he was enjoying himself' aver a pint of porter, at the
White [fart, Leman-street, when the defendant staggered up to
the table, and he being apprehensive that he would fall upon,him.
he held up his arm, which the defendant took offence at, and Ott
to work with his fists. The defendant stated that he was of Mag.
dalen Hall, and had graduated as a Master. lie was a Clergy-
man in full Ordere, 'hut not now officiating• He kept an aca-
demy at present. He denied the charge altogether. Mr. Wyatt
said, only his retpsct for the cloth prevented him from fining the
defendant for drunkenness, but he must find bail for the assault.

MONICA; IN THE FIFTEEN ,In the
Ti/ CENTUItYo--
year 14.16, the fathers of the Council of Co
. nets nce caused the Bene-
dictines to find out and deliver in a report of the number of their
convents throughout the Whole of Europe.. Them were faint to
be I b,107 , convents of this order. Now, if to each convent we
assign seven monks (and we cannot estimate them at,fevver),,we
shall have an amount of upwards 01100,000 monks.... GoOfreci's
historical Chronicle.

LAW- INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Jina 26.
GARTIIWAITE V. LORD GRANTLM

His LORDSHIP went through the whole of this case
with a view to give his judgment, which he said was
the third time of pronouncing it. The late Lord
Grantley was a trustee of the estate in question ; he
filed a bill to take the opinion of the Court upon a
codicil, and to which of two sets of defendants the
estate was to be decided to belong. The Court pro-
nounced a decree to the effect that the codicil did not
revoke the will; named the party to whom, in conse-
quence, the estate belonged, And ordering Lord Grant-
ley to convey the estate. Lord Grantley did convey
to the appointee of the party entitled; an appeal
was tiled by the unsuccessful party, but, before
it could be heard, Lord Grantley died. A sup-
plemental bill was filed, bringing before, them Lord
Grantley's heir-at-law. This branch of the Court
confirmed the judgment below, as to the effect of the
codicil, and it thought that Lord Grautley's heir-at-
law should have his costs from the unsuccessful party,
because he had been unnecessarily brought here, inas-
much as the party to whom the late Lord Grantley
had conveyed would have been quite sufficient to have
represented the interest. Upon a further question,
on which Mr. Horne had asked the opinion of the
Court, though not on the record,. his Lordship could
not, because it was not on the record, give a binding
judgment; but his opinion was, if that opinion was
worth any thing, that the renewal of the lease did not
amount to a revocation.

EX-PARTE ROBERTS IN THE MATTER OF ROBERTS,

A BANKRUPT.

His LORDSHIP will give judgment in the matter to-
morrow,..( this day.)
Mr. WAKEFIELD said there was a trial pending,
which was to take place next week, that would decide
the validity of the Commission, without dila Court's
taking the trouble to decide it.

HottNE protested against any such statement,
and urged this Court to give its judgment.
His LORDSHIP said he would to-morrow.
His LORDSHIP asked for further information in
several matters, which he promised to dispose of in the
course of the week.

COURT OF KINGS BENCH, GUILDHALL, Just Q 6.
CURTIS AND ANOTHIER U. NARDAELR.
Mr. MANNING opened the pleading and Mr. SCARLITT Stated
the case.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are manufac-
turers of gunpowder, against the defendant, who is in a similar
line of business, to recover compensation in damages for words
spoken by the. defendant, imputing to the plaintiffs that
they had failed in business, fur the purpose of procuring cus-
tomers fur himself (the defendant).—lt appeared that a Mr.
Joyce, who is a manufacturer of percussion caps, had gone into
the country for the purpose of soliciting customers. A Mr.
Knight, who is a retailer of gunpowder, sent his boy to Joyce
for hie card ; the defendant net the boy, and asked
him if his master wanted gunpowder, to which the boy replied,
that he bad been supplied by Curtis and Harvey. ,‘ What!" said
the defendaa4 "why Curtis and Harvey have failed for 40,000/.
and their mills no longer work. I know them well, for I and
my partner have lost 9,0001. by them."
Mr. GtraNtv for the defendant, said that his client did not in-
tend to throw any imputation on the character or respectability
of the plaintiffs, that his meaning had been misunderstood—he
regretted much that such a construction had been put on what he
said, and hoped the plaintiff would be content: with this apology.
Mr. Scaimerr said, that damages were not the object of his
client, he was satisfied with the admission made—a verdict with
nominal damages was accordingly given for the plaintiff.