The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.--One Francis Mabbe, a native of
Ghent, who described himself as a "commissionaire, or
doer of errands, or anp other littel things," was brought:
before Mr. MINSHULL an Saturday, and Elizabeth LarviN:
better known as the " Swiss giantess," attended in herows.
proper and large person to prefer a charge of assault
against him.

The complainant stated, in very broken English, that
she met the defendant (of whom she had some knowledge)
in the streets the other night, and that he, without any
provocation being given, abused her in a most shocking
manner, and indeed, called her everything but a lady;
and not satisfied with this, he scratched her neck and her
nose, thumped her several times, and finally tried to twist
her head off !

The defendant said, in answer to this charge, " Her
ladyship spit in my face, before I struck her, and I will not
submit to be spit in the face by any woman."
It then appeared, in the course of a long, noisy, and
passionate dispute between the parties, that formerly a liaison
of no very refined nature existed between them, and that
in consequence of some dispate latterly, their love had been
converted into hatred.

Mr. MINSHULL reproved Madame Larvis for spitting in
the defendant's face, but told the defendant it was not suf-
ficient provocation for a man to strike a woman ; and as he
did not show any signs of contrition, he must find bail. -
Francis Mabbe had no bail, and he was locked up.

MARYLEBONE.—On Saturday Lord Hotham charged
John Rollick with wilful misbehaviour, in driving,
whereby injury was done to hie Lordship's gig and horse.
Lord Hotham's groom stated, that on the 12th of July,
as he was sitting in the gig, opposite No. 17, in Orchard-
street, waiting for his master, a loaded coal waggon over-
turned it, threw the horse down upon the pavement, and
him (the groom) against the area-railing. It must have
been done through carelessness, if not wantonness, because
there was plenty of room to pass. He did not see the
waggon until the accident happened : it came upon hint
from behind. The carter was sorry for what had been done
and assisted to extricate the horse and lift up the gig.
A general postman saw the groom sitting in the gig, close
to the foot-pavement on the near side of the road, with hie
back to the waggon. The waggoner, instead of being by
the side of his horses, was behind them ; and when he saW
the mischief about to happen, he could not get up in time
to prevent it. He believed him to be in liquor, and wa*
certain the accident was occasioned by his misconduct.
The waggoner owned himself in fault, because he was
not forward enough. He said he had lived 13 or 14 years
in the service of Mr. Edward Wood, at Northumberland-
wharf, never had an accident before, and ascribed this in
great measure to the misconduct of a young horse which
was in his cart.

" If you bad such a horse," raid Mr. Munn in re•
ply, " you ought to have been more careful; the accident
was occasioned altogether by your negligence, and I acts
sorry that the highest penalty I can inflict is 10s., which
I think very disproportionate to the offence."
Lord Hotham then interceded ; in consequence of which,
and the defendant's previous good conduct, as testified by
his master, the penalty was mitigated to ss.
William Mills, the driver of Gaywood's Paddington
coach, was charged with having endangered, by wanton
and furious driving, the persons of divers of his Majesty'e '
subjects, in their lives, limbs, and property. The ease was
proved against him by John Finney, Esq., but as he is
young offender, and promised to insert an apology in ths
newspapers, no penalty was inflicted.
Maria Bootle was held to bail for having assaulted I
female lodger, at No. 40, Newman-street. After the cow
duct of a dissipated woman had been fully disclosed in the
hearing of this case, a respectable-looking young man pre•
seated himself before Mr. Rawlinson, and said, I am the
unfortunate Mr. Bootle: I keep a lodging house in New'
man-street, and while I have been out of town for a for
days, my wife, this woman, has sto:en 2f chaldrons of
coals, and a bedstead worth ISL, and has sold them to I
broker for one sixteenth of their value.

Mr. RAWLINSON—I cannot assist you in any way, it I
no theft, for what is your property is her's.
Mr. Bootle—Well, Sir, but what can I do? If she if
not disposed of in some was' or other, I cannot carry
my trade, and every lodger will leave the house, for eal
turns it into a brothel.

Mr. RAWLINSON—I know she is a very bad w0man.....•
Have you seen your friend Mr. Harrison since your re-
turn? She sent him to the watchhouse in your absence.
Mr. Bootle—l know she did, Sir, and if something it
not done with her, she will destroy all my property. She is
a most abandoned woman : the other day I found her in
bed with a man, at No. 4, in Hertford-street.

..,.
" Oh ! Mr. Bootle, Mr. Bootle," exclaimed the ladyr
who had hitherto been silent."

Mr. Bootle—lt is true, your worship, and I understand
she turns my house into a brothel—what can I do wicli
her ?

Mr. RAwuNsow—Get rid of her.

Mr. Bootle—How, Sir ? Will you take her, and
Mr. RAWLINSON (interrupting him)—Me take hers
what can Ido with her? Her taking your coals and your
bedstead is no robbery, and I cannot interfere. If she
does not find bail, she must go to prison, and that is
that I can do.

Mr. Bootle left the office in disappointment, and Mil.
Bootle was placed under the care of the gaoler.
Mr. Rome, a barber, was charged with unlawfully re
fusing to pay the driver of a hackney chariot, No. 1,132'
his fare. It appeared that on the 31st of May, the de
fendant was accidentally called upon to shave a gentleman
at the Swan Inn at Bayswater, who afterwards sent him to
procure a hackney coach, and told him he would pay bins
for his trouble. The barber hired the chariot above de
scribed in Paddington-street, Marylebone, and when he got
back to the inn at Bayswater, (why he went so far for one
was not stated), the gentleman was gone. The fare Oleo
amounted to 25., which the coachman demanded, and tbe
barber disputed, but offered to give the coachman a cards
which
consequence of
otf this deception,tafaleenamean thdaeddrrs
Incs.
summons w
served upon a wrong party, and after much &ea], and
delay in finding him, the barber was apprehended under 0
warrant.

Lord MoNTFoan heard the case, and ordered the barber
expenses in attending at
The barber looked upon his Lordship with astonishment,
" for," said he, " I only did it, and lost my own time, to
oblige the gentleman at Bayswater."
Lord MolsTfoan--The coachman has nothing to do
the
epay
office, the
to fare,
the with
coachman,three and day s
a'
costa.
with that ; it is quite out of the question for him to suffer,
and impossible for me to give any other decision.

BIRTHS.
On the 13th instant, in York-terrace, the lady of Charlet
A. Saunders, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Ist instant, at Lausanne, the lady of Thomas
Richardson Auldjo, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 10th instant, at Jersey Villa, Cheltenham, Mrs.
John Prince, of a son.