The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHA LL.-r*PATIENcz v.atoonsc. —Mr. Andrew Patience
charged Mr. Baritaby Mocha with having battered and bruised his
head until it was not fit to be teen. Tlie head, certainly, was in
a very unsightly Condition=—resembling an unripe, rough-eoated,
dirk-green pumpkin more than any thing else; and what was still
more strange, the owner declared that it bad been 44 knocked about
in that fashion for nothing in 'the world but love I"
" For love!" said Mr. Alderman ANsua, with no little sur-

prise.
4/ yes, indeed, your Worship," replied the verd-antique-visaged
Mr. Andrew Patience; and then he went into a rather tedious de-
tail of how it came about; from which detail we gathered that it
was not love, but that green-eyed monster Jealousy, which had
brought him to this dark-green and very preposterous pass. Love
was undoubtedly a sort of a particeps c'riminis in the affair, but it
was the green-eyed monster above .mentioned that did all the mis-
chief. The circumstances were thus :
Seven years ago the defendant, Mr. Barnaby Moore, an opera,
tive baker, rising twenty-three, years old, became enamoured of
one Miss Alithea Mumtord, whose sire sells cabbages, and other
esculent Vegetables, in some devious court beside Fleet-market, and
there the fleeting hours flew by, unmarked by Mr. Moore—for be
was born wayont the Tweed," and could coolly endure e
seven, or even fourteen year.' courtship, if prudence forbad its
earlier consummation. But Mr. Moore bad inure prudence than
Miss Alithea Muniford. She thought the tender passion was not
tough enough to bear stretching out to such a length, and began to
fear it might snap asunder some day or other, never to re-unite.—
So she prudently resolved to have two strings to her bow, or,
which is much the same, two 'beaux to her-string'; end, without
more ado, she appointed Mr. Andrew Patience to the second post.
Mr. Andrew Patience is a juvenile butcher, and, notwithstanding
his name is Patience, he soon made it manifest that he had no pa-
tience in his temperament. In fact, he was so impatient—So in-
cessant in his attentions to Miss Alithea,. and so urgent fora con-
summation of their courtship, that the matter could no longer be
kept secret from: the Cool and calculating Mr. Moore ; and he, sud-
denly laying aside his coolness, and not calculating' the conse-
quences of so doing, was tempted to waylay Mr. Andrew Pa-
tience, and batter and bruise him at already described. •
Mr. Moore had no defence to make before the Magistrate, and
therefore, as a matter of course, he was ordered to find aunties
to answer the citsuplaint of Mr. Patience at the Quarter Sessions.

MARYLEDONE.--Yesterday' man of the name of'Mayoei
living in Circus-street, New-road, and the, father of a large family
of children, applied ;o the Magistrate for, advice, al to how he was
to proceed against a respectable shopkeeper in the neighbourhood,
whom he accused of having ruined his daughter, a child not yet
twelve years of age. •
Mr. RAwuNsoN having heard the outline of the tate, issued a
Warrant for the immediate apprehension of the individual named,
and he was soon after brought incustody.to the office.

Mr. Rawrisrson, seeing be was unaccompanied by any friend,
observed, that as the charge against him might be of the most se,
rious: consequences, he would defer the examination to a future day,
if he (the prisoner) was desirous of obtaining professional assist-
'eye before the ease was gone into;
The defendant said, as he knew himself to be totally innocent
of having committed any offence, he would rather at once hear what
the complaint against him was.
Harriet Mayne, a small but intelligent child, about twelve years
old, then stated, without embarrassment or trepidation, the whole
of the defendant's alleged misconduct towards her. At present she
is living as servant with Mrs. Wilke, No. 24, Quebec-street. Mrs.
Wilke keeps a lodging-house, which is principally occupied by
ladies. Mrs. Wilke knew the object of those who visited them.
She went to live with Mr. Constantine (the defendant) soon after
last Christmas, and in about three weeks sonic fowls were drown-
ed, for which she was blamed, and dismissed by her master. It
was her master and not Mrs. Constantine who sent her away.
She was taken back again about a month afterwards, and remain-
ed in the house about three weeks, when she again left. During
the time of her last stay three girls came to the shop, to inquire,
as she believed, about places. Her mistress was from home, and
they were taken into the parlour behind the shop. It was a half-
glass door to the parlonr. She was sent for some ale, and her
master made them tipsy. Ile then took liberties with them. She
knew he did so, because he did the same with her after they were
gone. She fetched but a pint and a half of ale. Mr. Constantine
desired her to be sure not to tell her mother of what lie had
done. It happened in the afternoon, between three and four
o'clock. ller master once kept an oil-shop in Upper York-
street, firyanston-square. While he was in the parlour with her,
people came into the shop, and when they were gone, be would
return to her. Slur never told of the• ilk.usast 410 11.44 rarely.sl
till lately. When.she haft left,St.i.Constaititititi's house, she need
to go to the shop on errands, and then he would persuade her to
go into the parlour; And ones when he took her into the parlour,
he told her if his wife should die (for she was then ill) be would
marry her.
The mother of the girl said her husband was a gentleman's Or-
mit out of place. She had nine children, four older than this
Harriet. She was fearful the child was very forward for her
age;. but she thought it was to:be attributed to the shameful
inanner she had been treated by IW.. Constantine.
Mr. RaWLINSON then asked the prisoner what he had to say to
this aggravated charge?
Mr. Constantino-.-The story, Sir, you have heard, is all false !
Mr. Raverterem—You had better question the girl, then, and
show that it is false !
The Girl—lt is all true, I%lr. Constantine, and you know it.
You know you have sent for ale to make me drink more than
was right, and when I told you how impudent Colonel Salmon's
Servant hid been to me, you said I ought not to tin so with any
one but yeu!
Mr. Constantine—lt is all false, and no one will believe you,
your are a bad girl
Mr. Ilawi.txson—You may ask the girl as many questions as
you please, but you must not abuse her. She certainly is a very
bold and forward child ; but I believe that what she says of
you is true.' Clear your character if you can, by showing it to he
untrue.

The defendant then examined the girl at great lepgth. Her
answers were given with'singular boldness for a chili so young,
but the circumstances she named in corroboration of her tale,
seemed to put the truth of her statement beyond a doubt.
Mr. Rswg.txsou said the defendant had, fortunately for him-
self escaped, the capital charge, hut he ahoule bind over her father
to pro*enute for the misdemeanour, and require him to enter
into recognitances, himself in 1001., and two sureties for 501. each,
before be was liberated on bail.
The defendant, not having bail ready, was locked up.
IJNION.MALL,—.Yesterday a linen-draper's shopman, named
George Neal, was brought before the
.Sitting Magistrate, charged
with robbing his employer, Mt% Benjamin, residing in Newing-
ton, Of property to a considerable amount. The prisoner, like
most of his brethren of the trade, was dressed as fashionably and
as well as a man of 1;000/. a-year could be.
The complainant stated, that the young man at the bar had been
in his employment about two mouths. Soon aftex he had entered
the service, articles were missed out of the shop; but, notwith-
standing every vigilance had been resorted to in order to ascertain
by whom the property was taken, the thief Was not discovered
Until within the last few days, when, on taking stock, there ap-
peered to be a nitwit alarming delleiencY in the various goods that
had been previougY deposited in the shop. The prisoner was sus-
pected as the person, particularly es he was frequently observed
of late in the habit of visiting at the house of a noted courtesan
in the neighbourbood of West-square. A search-warrant was
accordingly' applied for and obtained, which, on being executed,
upwards of 1301. worth of- Mr, Benjamin's goodi, consisting of
silk shawls, silk handkerchiebs, silk stockings, and pieces of mus-
lin, were found in the prisoner's box, and on examining his Person
duplicate* of property of the same description,, pledged at different
pawnbrokers' shops were found in his pocket*. Mr. Benjamin,
while detailing the lopes he had sustained by dishonest shopmen,
was so affected as even to shed tears. By reference to some of
the duplicates in the priiioner's possession, it appeared that he had
commenced robbing his employer the second day after he had en-
, tered his service. •

The presence of some of the pawnbrokers at whose shops part
of ilu stolen property had been pledged being required; the pri.;-
*oiler, who declined saying any thing in his defence, and stood at
the bar with,poth bands covering his face, was remanded.

SPEC thIP.N OIP CORRECTN Ess.—ln an Irish Paper
of last week, the following characteristic erratum
occurs:—" for Mrs. Fitzgerald, Esq., read Mr. Fitz-
geralcl, Esq."

It is thipossible in Russia for a man of character to
go out—although it be only to next door—unless in
a coach drawn by six horses,—a state which becomes
sometimes almost ludicrously Inconvenient.
"The first day on which 1 conformed to this practice, having
It visit to pay to' a lady who occupied the next house to mine, one
of rnr postilions had already entered the gate of her dwelling',
while the carriage Wedi stip under that of my
ofCouni fur.