The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Yesterday a laud coal-meter,
maimed .I.inch, appeared, to answer the complaint of the
principal coal-meter, -whncharged him with having de-
frauded the City of London of the duty upon a large quan-
tity of coals, which he, in conjunction with another land
coal•tneter, was appointed to measure.
W. Reeve stated the case; and said, that from the Ist
of May to the 3d of June, 1826, the duty upon 550
chaldrons and a half of coals was unaccounted for. Upon
an investigation into the cause of this extraordinary defi-
ciency, a book was introduced, which contained the sepa-
rate entries made by the coal-meters. The defendant,
however, who had access to the book, tore out, according,
to his own acknowledgment, some of the leaves containing
the items of the returns, so that it was impossible to bring
home the offence by means of that document. It would
appear, however, that there were sufficient grounds in the
fact of the tearing out the particular leaves of the return
book, to justify the Lord Mayor in sentencing the defendant '
to dismissal.

The defendant then declared that he could not account
for the deficiency. He could not say what his comrade
might have done in the business. As to the books, he ad-
mitted that he had torn out some leaves, but he had no
guilty purpose in doing so. There was, in fact, a great
deal of confusion in the office. He had, however, returned
the leaves, and he called upon the principals to say whether
there had been any imputation upon his honesty before.
The LORD MAYOR said, he had been obliged in the Court
of Aldermen, to pronounce the dismissal of a coal-meter for
an offence of precisely a similar kind. Examples must be
made to protect the City of London, and it was therefore
his duty to dismiss the present defendant from his situation.

GUILDHALL.—Richard Galloway, a young man,
son of Mr. GcEoway, the steam-engine-maker, appeared
with George Chappell, one of the labouring machinists,
before Mr. Alderman THORP, yesterday, upon a summons,
to answer the complaint of Henry Lovell, of Speldhurst-
street, Burton-crescent, an assistant in an academy.
The complainant stated, that he went into Mr. Gal-
loway's factory, near Smithfield, on Saturday afternoon,
and said he wished to speak with Mr. Galloway. The de-
fendant, Galloway, jun., inquired if he had a letter for him.
Witness answered that he had, but still he wished to see
his father. On hearing this reply, the defendant cried,
" Don't curl up your lip at me, Sir, or I will kick your
Witness immediately told him he was an in-
sulting fellow, and almost as immediately received a blow.
Witness then attempted to force his way to Mr. Galloway's
counting-house, but was again struck in various parts by
the defendant, who called the man Chappell to assist in
turning him out.
The defendant, in reply to this charge, said, his father
was engaged with a gentleman, and could not be interrupted
when the complainant called, and, besides, it was the custom
of the house, that all matters of business should be commu-
nicated to him. The complainant, in answer to a question,
told him he had a letter, but added, in a marked, sneering,
and impudent manner, that he did not choose to deliver it
to him. This led him (the defendant) to remark, that
there had been no occasion for impertinence ; and the com-
plainant then called him an impertinent rascal, and at-
tempted to rush to the door of the room where Mr. Gallo-
way and the gentleman were conversing. He and the man
(Chappell) prevented the intended intrusion, and the com-
plainant having struck him with an umbrella, defendant
thought it the wisest way to take the law into his own
hand, returned the blow, and a regular round ensued.
The complainant, in explanation, said, that after the de-
fendant had seized him by the collar and struck
him, be did
endeavour to get to Mr. Galloway, sen., to show what a
state he was in, but the defendant and his man dragged him
hack, and insisted that he should not see him until be had
first made an apology. Now lie conceived he was entitled
to receive, instead of to make, the apology.
The defendant said he denied this statement altogether.
?Mr. Alderman name remarked, that if the complain-
ant wished to proceed at the sessions, there was no oc.
casion to bold Mr. Galloway to bail, for he knew where
to find !him. Under such circumstances the Magistrate
need not interfere.
As the defendant was making his retiring bow, he east a
significant glance at Mr. Lovell, and said, " Yes, he knows
where to find me at any time."
BOW-STREET.—Mr. Robert Dallas, a property-
lawyer, residing in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and a near relative
of the late Chief-Justice of that name, was accused by the
driver of the hackney-coach No. 96, with spoiling one of
his cushions by spilling oil upon it. It appeared that Mr.
Dallas was conveying a lamp from his chambers in the
complainant's coach when the accident happened. Ile of-
fered to pay 3s. for the damage, but the coachman de-
manded ss. which Mr. Dallas refused to pay, on the
ground of imposition, and he was summoned by the
coachman.

After the case was heard, and the amount of damages

ascertained, Mr. Dallas was adjudged to pay is. 6d. for
the accident, and 6s. costs.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.--On Monday night Ben-
jamin and Thomas Shaw, horsedealers, in Portland-town,
were charged before Mr. RAwraNsox with obstrcting a
Sheriff's officer in the execution of his duty.
John Brown, a bailiff of the County Court for the hun-
dred of Ossulston, complained, that in the same afternoon;
when he weUt t the dwelling-house of the defendants, for
the purpose of executing a xirdent Upon
.the body of John
their brother, Thomas collared him, and Benjaritin shut the
door and kept him in the passage, while the stable-boy
saddled a horie fur John, with which he escaped.
The defendants did not deny the charge, but complained
in their turn that the officer made a great noise and dis-
turbance in the house, which caused their sister to faint.

They were bound in their own securities of 401. each,
and two others of 201., to answer the charge at the sessions.
Yesterday a man, who calls himself William Johnson,
teas charged by James Lloyd, of No. 1, New Cavendish-
mews, Duke-street, with being found in the complainant's
bed-room after he had retired to rest, and not giving a
good account of himself.
At half-past two yesterday morning; Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd were disturbed by a noise and the appearance of a
man in their chamber ; the former instantly jumped out of
bed, and seized the prisoner ; and supposing him to have
robbery or murder in contemplation, he sent him to the
watchhouse.

The prisoner described himself a native of Co.k, who
had been five days in Bristol, and only two in London.
He had three sovereigns and some silver in his pocket, and
the truth of his being an Irishman was very much doubted
by Mr. GRIFFITH, because he had none of the accent.
He said, that being a little intoxicated the night before,
and seeing the door of the stable under Mr. Lloyd's apart-
ment open, he took the opportunity of lying down upon
the straw, where he went to sleep, and when he awoke in
the night he did not immediately recollect himself, but
wandered, without design, up stairs into the lady's and
gentleman's bedchamber, for which he was very sorry.
His story was in some degree corroborated by the evi-
dence of a groom, who, when he went to rack up his mas-
ter's horse, on Monday evening, saw the prisoner asleep
upon some straw, in the next standing, and he had very
near run his fork into him, but supposing him to be a
friend of Mr. Lloyd's, who is the proprietor of the build-
ing, he did not disturb him.
The prisoner was about to be discharged, when the
gaoler espied "J. Nelson, 11th Light Dragoons," marked
upon his flannel waistcoat ; and being suspected to be a
deserter from that regiment, he is detained.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday a man
named Gunnion, and his wile, were brought before Sir
G. FARRANT, the sitting Magistrate at this office, charged,
on suspicion, with being concerned in the following robbery,
committed upon Miss Marian Mason, the young lady who
some time ago exhibited at the Argyll-rooms what she
styles her " Calesthenic Exercises," and professes the teach-
ing of those exercises to young ladies under very high
patronage. _ .

It appears that Miss Mason, who is lodging at No. 3,
George-street, Hanover-square, went from home on Satur-
day last for a short part of the day, leaving, by accident, a
drawer unlocked, in which there was a pocket-book con-
taining upwards of 300/. in Bank of England notes ; and
on her return she discovered that some person had, in her
absence, made very free-with her pocket-book, by abstract-
ing from it 1001. of the notes.
Miss Mason did net know on whom to rest her suspicion,
until she recollected that the female prisoner, who had fre-
quently been employed by her as a charwoman, was at the
house at the time that she, Miss Mason, went from home.
Under these circumstances, Ballard the officer was sent for,
and on his proceeding to the lodgings of the prisoners, he
was informed that they had both gone from home, on a
country excursion. The officer, however, waited their re-
turn, and took them into custody, and on searching the
lodgings, lie found a great variety of newly purchased male
and female wearing apparel, and other things of value,
although he learned that a few days before the robbery the
prisoners were in a state of great indigence.
The prisoners denied all knowledge of the robbery, and
said that the money with which the things spoken of had
been purchased was given to them by some friends in the
country; and they were remanded to have this and some
other facts inquired into. One of the notes stolen is a 501.
note, the number of which is known.
An old man of very venerable appearance was placed be-
fore the magistrates to have a son or daughter, as time and
chance may determine, affiliated to hina. A smart, pert
young damsel stood by his side, who was introduced by
the officers of St. George's parish as being in a state far
advanced towards increasing the population of that parish,
and of decreasing the
.pocir-rabe fun&
" Well, young woman," said the magistrate, " who is
the father of the child ?"—" This here old man, and please
your worship," she replied smirkingly, and laying her hand
upon her venerable neighbour.
"Not I, indeed, you hussey," said the old man, in a
dreadful state of agitation, which was much increased by
an unfortunate impediment in his speech.
" What," said the Magistrate, "do you deny then that
the child is your's 7"-" I do deny it entirely, for the thing
is impossible, your worship," said the old man.
" Not so impossible as your worship might think," ob-
served the young woman.
The Magistrate asked the latter how old she was ?—She
replied, in her 27th year.
" And how old are you?" said he to the old man.—
" Lord bless your worship," he replied, " I could be her
grandfather; lam 68 years old."
Magistrate.—Well, and how did you get acquainted
with this young woman ?—I did'nt get acquainted with
her at all, your worship; it was she that got acquainted '1
with me.

Magistrate.—How was that ?—Why, your worship, she
came to bed to me one night when I was betwixt asleep
and awake. '

Young woman.—O, fie for shame upon you, you v•ieked
old man !

Magistrate.—Where did this accident happen?—Ay, sad
accident it was, indeed, (said the old man, wiping the pers-
piration from his furrowed face), it happened at Old Bromp-
ton, your worship ; more the misfortune for me that ever
I went there, hut the child is none of mine, your worship,
I'll never own it. _ _

Magistrate.—But you acknowledge the young woman
and you slept together.-0 yes, Ido your worship, but that
was all ; for I never spoke a word to her, I do assure you,
all night.
Magistrate.—That may be, and still her evidence may
be true.—The old man said he could bring his master to
prove that the child could not be his.
Magistrate.—How can your master say yes or no to the
matter ? I dare say he knows nothing about your amours.
_lt was further explained, that this couple were left in
charge of their master's house, at Brompton, where this
accident occurred.

The Magistrate awarded that the old man should pay
2s. 6d. a week to the parish, but he declared that he
would rather pass the remainder of his days in prison than
pay a farthing, so satisfied was he of the utter impossibility
of the child being his.

UNION-HALL.—CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—Two
men, named Jones and Smith, were charged with steal-
ing a silver inkstand, value 121. and some other articles of
plate, from the residence of Mr. Cohen, at Efra-road,
Brixton. From the evidence it appeared that, on the pre-
ceding day, about one o'clock, the prisoners were observed
in company, hawking pencils for sale, to the doors of gen-
tlemen's houses, in the neighbourhood above-mentioned.
Having knocked at and rung the bells of several houses,
with the greatest effrontery, they at length proceeded
towards Mr. Cohen's premises, which are inclosed within
some high iron-palings; Smith opened the gate, went to
the parlour-window, which was partly up, and, having
thrust his head into the room, to see if the coast was clear,
the rest of his body soon followed, and he was in the apart-
ment anti out again with the agility of a harlequin: He
had, however,
one of the servant-maids, hearing footsteps
scarcely got outside the palings, in his
retreat,
ao wwehveen
in the room,
went in, and missed some plate off the side-
board ; she ran to the window, and saw the two prisoners
running off in contrary directions; she pursued Smith,
who had a bundle under his arm, whom she soon over-
took, and having accused him of robbing the house, de-
sired hint to. return the property. At this juncture, ,se-
veral men came up to the assistance of the girl, into whose
hands the prisoner relinquished the plate, and he was taken
into custody. The other prisoner was also pursued, and
apprehended, when, on searching his pockets, a petition
was found, supplicating relief; it had the names of se-
veral persons attached to it, who hadksubscribed money for
the petitioner. It was stated that Jones had recently been
liberated from jail, after a long imprisonment, and that
the names which appeared in the petition were those of his
fellow-prisoners, who had lent him their aid.
In the course of the investigation, it was also stated
that various robberies were committed at Streatham and
its vicinity, by a set of fellows, who go about hawking a
few pencils and other trumpery articles.—The prisoners
were fully committed.

It is an extraordinary circumstance that during
the three months Lord PALMERSTON had performed the
duties of Commander-in-Chief, having all its patronage,
not a eivgle pot or Governorship became vacant,

COOPER'S SPY of the NEUTRAL CiROUND,

An American Paper gives the following as the
real history of Cooper's hero in this celebrated Trans-
atlantic novel :

" This gentleman, far gone in years, whose real
name is C—, resides in the town of C.,
in the state of New York, about 12 miles from the
Fishkill Highlands.' He is a worthy man, possessed
of a line farm, and for many years has sustained the
office of Deacon in the Congregational Presbyterian
Church 6f G— Society. Mr. Cooper has given
us an accurate description of his person, which is tall
and meagre, and indicative of great muscular strength.
Reserved in his manners, and maintaining an invari-
able rigidity of features, one would find it extremely
difficult to discover any emotion of his mind. He
seldom feels disposed to speak of his hair-breadth
escapes and severe privations, while engaged in the
service of hip country, during the revolutionary
struggle; but whenever he enters upon his story, it
is with modesty and self abasement that he was se
criminal as to act the part of Hushai the Archite,'
in the presence of the servants of George HI. The
writer of this article has heard him utter such ex..'
pressions as these :—" How great has been :he
mercy of God to me, that I was not cut off in the
midst of my career of deceit and wickedness ! I have
acted too much from the principle mentioned by the
Apostle Pad, Let us do evil, that good may come.' r
" In the year 1776 (if I remember right), he way
employed as a spy by the friends of American liberty,
He then lived in the county of Westchester, a little
south of the chain of mountains called the Higblande.
During this year he travelled to Canada and back
again, for the purpose of learning the sentiments of
the people concerning the war, and of ascertainingwho were the most active and dangerous men among
the Tories. To this class of men he professed great
friendship for the British Ministry, and expresses
fears that he s'bould become a prisoner to the Whigs,
who would depriv'e him of life. The information
obtained by the spy occasioned the arrest and inv
prisonment of several Royalists.
" In the year 1777, he was frequently in NeW
York, in company with the principl officers of the
British army, who placed in him the utmost cod'
dente. From this time to the end of the war, he'
was considered as a spy for the Royalists, and the
principal theatre of his operations was in the count'',
contiguous to New York and the Highlands.'-#'
Under different disguises and assumed names, such
as John Smith, Harvey Wright, and Harvey Birch,
he travelled through many towns, obtaining impor-
tant information, which he communicated to the
American Generals. His employment necessarily
subjected him to perils. Sometimes he was shot at;
by the friends of liberty, whq were eager to destroy
one engaged (as they thought) in the service of
their enemies. Several times he was their prisoner,
but his ingenuity effected his escape. Several com-
panies of Tories, officered with men from the British
army, fell into the hands of the Americans, in con'
sequence of his adroitness. It was customary with
the British officers to steal their way into the coup'
try, and obtain recruits from among the Tories,
which were marched to the support of the British
army. The spy enlisted several times under such.
officers, and when he had ascertained the time fixed
upon for marching to unite with the myrmidons of
King George, he never failed of secretly apprising
some principal officer of the American army, who,
of course, was not tardy in effecting their surrender
at discretion. In such instances, the spy became
prisoner, but favoured by friends, who knew his real
character, he always took French leave of absence.