The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-03 00:00:00

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Mr. BROUGUAM roved for a ride to skew cause, why a crimi-
nal information should not be filed against Mr. G. W. Lennox
Cumiinghani, a junior clerk in the Foreign Office, for conduct
towards Mr. -Shemin, another clerk in the same office, tending to
provoke the latter to a breach of the-petice. On the 21st Feb.,
Shenan, in a conversation with Mr. C., reminded him of
haying Admitted, on a former occasion, that he,(lllr. C.)
had adopted stops fur the purpose of his taking his (Mr. S.'a)
place in the, office. Mr. Cunningham became exceedingly
angry at this; "If you on that I told you any
thing of the kind, it is a--lie." Upon which Mr. Shenan said,
Cumiingliami, recollect yourself;": giving him. time to re-
flect upon the import of the language be had thus used. Mr.
Cuithingliam, in continuation, said, " I say it is en infernal
lie," and held his cane up in .ti threatening manner. A scuttle
ensued,, but MG Slienan did nothing else than disarm Mr.
Cenningliton of his cane. It was afterwards asserted by Mr..
Cunningham, that Mr. Shemin had spit at him across the stick.
This her. Nberian denied. As soon as the scuffle was over, Mr.
Cunuinghamproveeded to make u complaint to the Under ae.
cretary of State, and by him the matter was represented to the
prineipal Secretary of State, who ordered that both parties
should be taken before the Magistrates at Bow-street, and
thither they were carried, and there an examination took place;
the-reeult of which was, that they were taken to the Office of
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where they
were bound over to appear ut the ensuing. Sessions, and in the
mean time to keep the peace. In less than two hours after '
this - latter proccisling, Mr. Cunningham sent a message to
M-r•.Shenan by another elerk,, demanding satisfaction; and pro-
posing an immediate meeting.. This was instantly declined by
Mr. Shenan, on the ground that Mr. Cunningliem himself had
just caused him to be hound over to keep the peace. In the
course of the sante Mr. Shenan received three other Ines-
sages, to the same died, which were declined. On the 25th
February the same clerk brought .a written 'message from' Mr.'
Cunningham to Mr. Shenan, to the following effect :
" Lh consequence of the evasive wormer in width you have met,
my repeated messages, requiring you to give eatisfuetion for thr
gross insult you offered me,. I have already' stetted; One:Melly, r
consider you a scandal and a disgrace•to the character of a gen
tleman.. I have now, therefore, 'only to designate you as a
coward.", _ _ .

Upon this statement the Court grunted a Rule

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.---.John Scott, 12 yearn old, was charged with
btaaiing a bundle of linen, value 31. A boy named Jones, was re-
turning with a handle through ,Grity's when he wus
aceostetrhy a boy, who promised hint Sd, if lie would fetch a
bakiket of silk frCon Sidmuth-street. Ilia netv acquaintance pre-
tended to hire on the same tenant another boy, to 0.4141 it biin, end'
gave hint- a sixperi4,i' to divide between- thew.
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bundle in the Cart: of 1,11 yeau4 employer, and the :mutt that.
out boy riitt ofrivitit the prillerty,'and tht other with the bix-_
pence., The'prisinter \raw it4iiied Within itn bottrof the robbery,
with pat of the pt:pprrty ill 4 eteet:—Counnitted.