The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

.MANSION-HOUSE.--A man named Kathy was yes-
terday brought before the Loan MAYOR under the follow-
ing circumstances :
The landlord of the Bee-hive, in Leadenhall-street, had,
in common with other licensed victuallers, been subject to
great losses in pewter pots. In the course of the morning
two constables having received information of a robbery,
and heard that some of the property stolen was concealed
in an old iron and rag-shop in Spitalfields, went thither
to search the premises. Just as they had finished their
task, who should walk in but the prisoner, whe, pulling
a pint-pot from under his coat, was about to ask them for
the few pence whieh, on such occasions, are given by re-
ceive! s, when he perceived that he bad run into the
lion's mouth. He was immediately secured, and the name
of the owner being cut upon the pot, he was required to
appear before the Lord Mayor.
The Loan MAYOR committed the prisoner for twn
months, under the bum•boat Act.
A man named Laburn was charged with having stolen
30 yards of narrow riband from the shop of Messrs. Mor-
rison and Co. of Fore-street.—He was fully committed for
trial.

BOW-STREET.—Geo. Nicholson, alias the York-
shire poet, was brought in custody from the watch-house,
charged by Bond, jun. an officer of this establishment, with
creating a disturbance in the ball of Drury-lane Theatre.
The prisoner, an uncouth clownish-looking man, ap-
parently about 40, strong built, and " more gross than bard
beseems," was highly indignant at the manner in which,
he said, he had been treated at the watch-house. , He was
proceeding to run on in a strain of vehement remonstrance,
when

Sir RICHARD BIItNIE begged he would be calm until
the officer stated the charge.

Bond, jun., accordingly stated, that while on duty at
the theatre the night before, his attention was attracted by
a great noise in the hall leading to the boxes. He pro-
ceeded to the spot, and discovered the prisoner engaged is
a violent altercation with some of the servants of the
theatre, who it seemed were opposing his entrance, sup-
posing that he had no right to go to that part of the house.
He appeared exceedingly angry, and repeatedly announced
himself as the Yorkshire poet, threatening that although a
stranger in London himself, he had powerful friends who
would see him righted. He mentioned the name of a bar-
rister belonging to,the Middle Temple, in whose company
he said he had dined that day, and who afterwards accom-
panied him to the theatre: He at last became so violent
and unmanageable, that Bond said he was obliged to take
him into custody, and lodge him in the watch-house.
The prisoner, in a rough northern accent, said he had
just arrived in London from Yorkshire, and had no time, if
he even had the means, to equip himself in a more fashion-
able garb. His friend, Mr. Beverley, a barrister, residing
in the Middle Temple, at whose chambers he had dined the
day before, took him to the theatre in the evening, and
after showing him the saloon, and introducing him to seve-
ral ladies of quality with whom lie was intimate, he sud-
denly disappeared. The ladies very kindly pressed him to
remain, and even offered to treat him with ." some of the
nice things ;" but he declined the compliment, and went in
pursuit of his friend ; but failing to meet with him in the
street, be thought it best to return to the theatre, when he
was denied admittance, and treated in a very uncivil manner.
" I suppose you went to the Saloon for the purpose of
seeing a little of what is called Life in London ?"

" Oh dear no," said the poet; " I wished to hear the
music in the orchestra, and I was told I should pick up
some ideas in witnessing the entertainments."
" And did you ?" said the Magistrate.

" Yes, I caught several very fine ideas," replied the
poet ; " but the plaguy fellows I afterwards met with drove
them out of my head." He then proceeded to describe the
rude manner in which he had been treated ; and, by way of
a practical illustration, he seized Bond, jun., suddenly by
the collar, and giving him two or three terrible shakes, he
exclaimed—" This is the way, Sir Richard Birnie, that
this man took. a hold of me."

The officer looked a good deal astonished, and Sir R.
BIRNIE observed to the poet, that if he got, a shake, he had
paid it off with interest. " However," said the Magistrate,
" at it seems you arc a man of genius, a poet, and so forth,
I cannot think of detaining you, and therefore you are dis-
charged."
The poet, however, was an injured man, and complained
bitterly of his treatment in the watch-house, declaring that
he was determined to seek redress at the Throne, if he
could find it no where else. " Why," said he, "my poetry
is at this present time before his Majesty ; and the Premier
himself, Lord Goderich, to whom I also enclosed a copy of
my poems, wrote me a letter, containing a sovereign, and
said he was sure he should feel much pleasure in reading
my book. I shall send you a copy too, Sir Richard Birnie,"
lie added, " and, as you say I am at liberty, I shall go to
the Temple, and bring my friend Mr. Beverley here, just
to show you that I told you the truth."
Here the poet, who, like most of his brethren, appeared
to be used to sudden impulses, snatched up his hat, and dis-
appeared in a twinkling. He however returned in a short
time with his friend Mr. Beverley, who, in a merry con-
ference with Sir R. BIRNIE, confirmed the statement of the
Yorkshire poet; the latter, bowing, presented the Magi-
strate with a copy of his poems, and then withdrew, ac-
companied by his friend.
A person named Brown, who keeps a linen-draper's
shop in the Borough, and who is also one of the Church-
wardens of the parish in which he resides, was summoned
on a charge of affiliation by the parish officers of St. Cle-
ment Danes. They had arranged, however, with the de-
' fendant, before coming to the office, that lie should pay ss. a
week to the mother of the child, and the order for that sum
was handed to the Magistrates for their approval. Mr.
HALLS, however, conceiving that holding the office of
Churchwarden was a great aggravation of the defendant's
guilt, ordered bins to pay 7s. a week instead of ss.

TOWN .HALL, SOUTHWARK.—A Mr. Cule,
newsman, of Tooley-street, was summoned by the shop-
boy of an eminent surgeon in the same street, for an assault.
it was stated by the lad, that his master was daily
served with a newspaper by the defendant, for a certain
number of hours, for the use of which he paid a stipulated
sum, and then returned it. On Wednesday the paper not
coming as usual, he was sent to the defendant's office to in-
quire the reason, when the shop-boy of defendant, substi-
tuting abuse for explanation, struck him a severe blow.
Mr. Cole met the charge by saying that baying agreed
to furnish the complainant's master with a newspaper each
day, for two hours' perusal only, it had been kept double
that time, and on the complainant coming to learn the rea-
son of its not being sent as usual, he explained to him that
it was not convenient to continue serving the paper in that
way ; when the complainant becoming saucy, and giving
him the lie, he himself took him by the shoulders, and
turned him out.

The act of the 29th George 111., c. 50, sect. 9, was
here handed to the Alderman by the" clerk, and by the Al-
derman to Mr. Cole, which states, No hawker of news-
papers or other persons shall let out any newspaper for hire
to any person, or to different persons, or from house to
house, on pain of forfeiting 51. to be recovered and applied
as other penalties relating to the stamp duties." The Al-
derman inquiring of Mr. Cule if he was aware of the ex-
istence of such a law_

Mr. Cole said, he certainly was; yet it was a practice
so universally followed by the trade, that he was under the
neeessity of conforming to it.
The ALnaaNtaN, in reply, observed the question was not
before him, but in the event of an information, he should
feel bound to convict upcn it.
The assault being considered frivolous, was ilisinisied.