The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--.--THE STOCK EXCHANGE
SHADES.-The landlord of the Refreshment Rooms, Which
are under those belonging to the Gambling Rooms, in
Throgmorton-street, appeared, yesterday, before the LORD
MAYOR, and requested to he sworn to an affidavit, stating
that the Proprietor of those Rooms had no connexion with
the Billiard-rooms, in which the abominable system of
gambling had been carried on.
Mr. \Vooler, who appeared as his legal adviser, repre-
sented the hardship to which the deponent was subjected,
in participating in the disgrace which had fallen upon the
Proprietor of the Gambling Rooms with so much force.
The LORD MAYOR, upon reading the paper, shook his
head, and said that be could not think of swearing such
affidavit.

Mi. Wooler said it was of great importance to his client

that his establishment should be considered different, in
every respect from that which, unfortunately for him, Lad
been carried on in the upper part of the building. The
Landlord of the Refreshment Rooms was in no respect at-
tached or connected with the Gambling Company, nor was
he aware of the nature of the transactions which had been
carried on by them.
The LORD MAYOR said, that a man who committed a vo-
luntary perjury was not punishable by law. He had it
upon oath that the gaming. rooms had been supplied with
refreshments from the defendant's rooms. It was better
for him not to stir any more in this matter. He certainly
would not allow the affidavit to be sworn.

Mr. Wooler said that it was hard upon the proprietor of
the rooms to be prevented from offering some defence.
The LORD MAYOR repeated, that the connexion between
the rooms had been sworn to before him, and if the depo-
nent bad any discretion he would not stir iu the affair.
As Mr. Wooler was leaving the Justice-room,
The LORD MAYOR said to him, in an impressive tone,
after having spoken to Mr. Cope—" Mr. Wooler, do ad-
vise your client not to stir in this business any more."

GUILDHALL.—Sarah Isle, a girl of about 14 or lb
years old, was charged by her mother, a decent sort of
wo►nan, (who stated she got her living by washing) with
being 'disorderly, and walking the streets as a common
prostitute. The mother wished to have her services at
home, but being in the habit of associating with bad com-
pany she could not have them, and she hoped to have her
punished, with a view to reclaim her, if possible, from
her vicious habits.

Mr. Alderman AINSLIE, after an admonition, ordered
her to the tread-mill for a week, and assured her that every
time she was brought before him again, he would double
the time of imprisonment.
EXTENSIVE AND DARING ROBBERY.---A gentleman
applied to the Magistrate fur a summons against the watch •
men whose place it is to be on duty near to the Cross
Keys, Wood-street, Cheapside, that they might be exa-
mined touching a robbery which, the complainant stated,
had been committed between Saturday night and Monday
mornia, in three warehouses (all in one house) in Wood-
street, within two doors of Cheapside, and which, he con-
sidered, could not possibly have been committed without
the privacy or connivance of the watchmen. It was im-
possible to have removed the goods without a waggon or
waggons ; the thieves had so completely stripped the three
warehouses of a large quantity of silks and valuable goods,
that in the whole they had not left 401. worth.

The Magistrate granted summonses to bring forward
every one of the watchmen, in the hope of gaining some

information or trace of the thieves.

BOW-STREET.--In consequence of its having bees
announced that Geueral Sir Gregor Gregor would ap-
pear before the Magistrate yesterday morning, in order to
justify his_ bail, the Office was thronged to an unusual
degree at an early hour, by persons who seemed anxious to
catch a glimpse of an individual to whose name so much
notoriety attaches. Amongst the persons so assembled
were several professional gentlemen, whose wish to see

" the General" arose from other motives than mere curio-
sity. Those persons were each of them provided with a
piece of paper, small in size, but of fearful import, on
which the word " writ" was printed, in characters

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too legible to be mistaken. As the hour of eleven
drew nigh, the greatest anxiety was evinced by those
present, and many and various were the rumours that flew
about. None, however, evinced so great a desire to view
the person of the Hero of Poyais as the holders of the little
documents alluded to; and according as the prisoners were
brought up in succession, their persons underwent a rigid
scrutiny. Indeed, so much on the alert were those in-
quiring gentlemen, that they actually mistook one or two
well-dressed pickpockets for General M'Gregor himself.—
But, as it afterwards appeared, the latter, anticipating no
doubt the anxiety of his friends, deemed it prudent not to
present himself amongst ,thew. lest their extreme desire for
his safe keeping might lead to results neither pleasant nor
convenient.
Mr. Adolphus was in attendance from half-past ten;
and at eleven o'clock Mr. Alley appeared, accompanied by
Mr. Wildes of Lincoln's-inn-fields, the Solicitor of Lieut.
Spong.
Having waited until a quarter past 12 o'clock,
Mr. Adolphus observed, it was very strange that the bail
bad not arrived. He was told that they were expected
every minute, but if they did not soon appear, they would
hsve to assist themselves in the best way they could, as it
could not be expected that his Learned Friend at the other
side would delay much longer.
Mr. Alley—Really, after waiting an hour and a quarter,
I hope the Magistrates will not consider it necessary that
we should still wait for those gentlemen.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIE—Oh, by no means ; I know that
time is every thing to professional men, and I certainly have
no desire to delay them unnecessarily. Mr. Halls having
appointed 11 o'clock, and that time being now expired
without the bail appearing, fresh notices must of course be
given.
Mr. Alley—And I hope that the same time, 24 hours,
will still be insisted upon, if other sureties are offered.
Mr. Adolphus hoped, that if satisfactory bail should in
the interim be offered, it would not be rejected. Probably
the same parties might offer themselves to-morrow.
Mr. Haus was of opinion that the usual course ought
not to be deviated from.
The parties at both sides then retired, with the under-
standing that 24 hours' notice of bail should again be given.
In a few moments after Mr. Wildes returned, and ad-
dressing Sir R. BIRNIE, hoped that no underhand attempt
would be made to have the affair removed from the hand■
of the Magistrates. He was very anxious on this head, as
it might be the case that the prisoner would apply for a
habeas corpus, in order to be brought before a judge, and
settle the matter in a private way.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIE.—I shall take care that no under-
hand work is resorted to as far as this office is concerned,
and I believe there are enough to watch the motions of the
General out of doors. I assure you there were some per-
sons here just now, who would have been very happy to
pin him by the collar.

Mr. Wilde then withdrew.
General Macgregor was not brought up from prison on
this occasion. He is in the gaol of Tothill-fields, where
be is placed in the yard appropriated, in the prison slang,
to the" cadgers,"—that is, to those persons who have been
committed for want of bail for petty offences, and as suspi-
cious characters. At night he pays for the accommodation
of a bed : otherwise he would have to,herd with his prison
companions, to whose comforts of course no very parti-
cular attention is paid.
Henry Parr Pope was charged with unlawfully con-
verting to his own use a gig and gig harness, the property
of Mr. Humphreys, the Riding Master, of Lambeth.
The prisoner, it was stated, contracted debts at an Inn
at Woburn, in Bedfordshire, and left the gig, harness,
and a horse, as a security for the same. The landlord ad-
vertised them, and finally sold them, and paid his claim.
The prisoner, said, that he had offered to repay Mr. Hum-
phreys for the gig and harness. The officer' Bond, sen.,
who apprehended the prisoner, said, that lie had been to the
father of the prisoner, who resided in Blackfriar's Crescent,
and had informed him of the prisoner's misconduct; he
said that his son was so incorrigible, that lie might be
hanged for aught he cared.
The Magistrate said, that, however improper the con-
duct of the prisoner had been, still it was not a felony ; and,
after an admonition, the prisoner was discharged.
MAIINLEBONE.- --CAUTION TO TENANTS.----Mr.
Richter, agent and receiver of ,the rents of a considerable
estate, some days since, procured a summons from this
Office, against one of the tenants, who had carried away
his goods, to avoid a distress for rent, he being considerably
in arrear, and not leaving sufficient property on the pre-
mises to satisfy the same.
On Saturday the case came on to be heard before Mr.
Hoskins, Mr. Rawlinson, and another Magistrate.—Mr.
Richter proved the amount in arrear at the time of removal.
A watchman was called, who proved the carrying off
the goods, in two vans and a cart, soon after day-light, and
that the defendant, a respectable-looking tradesman, and
his wife, assisted in loading them, and accompanied the
vehicles. The three carmen, and the broker, who had
valued the goods, were in attendance.
It appeared that the tenant had received great indul-
gence, during the whole of his tenancy, and was actually
negotiating for further time, at the moment of removal.—
The Magistrates declared that the fraudulent removal had
been clearly made out. An order was, therefore, made for
the tenant to pay the landlord double the value of the goods

removed. Mr. Richter, however, not desiring to receive
more than the balance of rent due, with the expences of the
course to which he had been driven, offered to give the
tenant time for payment. In the mean time, the order was
made; and, if not complied with, a warrant in execution
against the goods of the tenant will be issued, agreeably to
the Statute (11 Geo. IL), and, if sufficient to satisfy the
landlord is not got, the tenant must be sent to prison for six
months, and kept to hard labour. This part of the Act
does not appear to be known to that part of the tenants,
who are in the habit of thus defrauding their landlords,
nor, generally, to the landlords themselves, who are so often
the sufferers from this too common occurrence.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Swmnrana. A
young man of fashionable appearance, who gave his name
John Butchell, was charged with various acts of swindling
and felony, committed by hint on several tradesmen, in
conjunction with a dashing fellow having the appearance
of a foreigner.
Mr. Healy, a jeweller and watchmaker, deposed, that
the prisoner and his coadjutor came to his house on Thurs-
day last. The prisoner acted as interpreter to his com-
panion, and represented that he was a foreigner of distinc-
tion, and immensely rich, and that he resided at 20, Baker-
street,
Portman-square. The parties ordered a watch,
value fifty guineas, to be sent to Baker-street, and left a
card. Soon after they were gone, another watch, which
had been seen in the foreigner's hands, was missing; and
on inquiry at No. 20, Baker-street, it was discovered that
no such person lived there. On Monday evening the pri-
soner was accidentally met by Mr. Ilealy's shopman, and
was apprehended.
Several tradesmen have given information at the dif-
ferent police-offices, that they have been plundered by
persons answering the description of the prisoner and his
associate, and the Magistrate remanded the prisoner till
Thursday.
James Charles Gunner, and Sophia, his wife, were
fully committed for stealing 1001., in bank notes, the pro-
perty of Miss Mason, of 3, George-street, Hanover-square.
Part of the property had been discovered, and the female
prisoner admitted that she took the property out of the bed-
room of the prosecutrix.
UNION-lIALL.---Sstuac LINO, AND IT$ CotisS-
QuEscEs.—About a fortnight ago, a large seizure of
tobacco was made on beard a barge lying up at the Nine
Elms, Battersea, and two men, named Barber and Stagg,
were apprehended, and brought to this office, the former
charged with aiding and assisting in the landing of the
tobacco, was fined 1001., in default of which he was com-
mitted to Kingston gaol until the penalty he paid; and his
associate, Stagg, on conviction of the' offence, was sent
on board one of his Majesty's ships, for the term of five
years. Subsequent to the convictions and sentences being
carried into effect on the above cases, from certain in-
forrnation received by the Officers of the Customs, a third
party was also taken into custody, named William Russell,
who was designated as the " Captain" of a small vessel
called the " Deception," in which, it appeared, the pro-
hibited article was brought from a port in Holland to this
country. Yesterday the defendant, whose friends are of
great respectability, residing at Vauxhall, was brought be-
fore the sitting Magistrates. Mr. Platt, the Barrister, at-
tended on the part of the defendant ; and the information
was supported by Mr. Thackeray, for the Crown.
The chief evidence in support of the information was
Barber, who had been already convicted of the offence, and
was now brought forward by habeas, from Kingston. He
deposed, that on Friday night the 6th instant, he went on
board the Deception, which was lying in the river up at
Vauxhall. He saw the defendant was on board, and other
persons, and assisted in putting bales of tobacco from the
Deception into a barge alongside. When the bales were
all hoisted out of the cutter into the barge, defendant gave
witness directions to go on board the latter, and work fiber
down to 'Squire Fraughton's garden, which runs down to
the river side. Witness did as he was desired, and
having brought the barge close to the shore, the de-
fendant who had previously landed in a punt, imme-
diately proceeded to open the door of the summer-
house, and all hands in the barge, assisted by the de-
fendant, commenced unloading, and stowing away the to-
bacco in the summer-house. In the midst of the work,
however, they were alarmed by the screams of a female,
who, it appeared, was the defendant's sister, and who,
hearing a noise at the bottom of the garden, fearful that
thieves were about to rob the place, instantly gave tile
alarm, by lustily calling out—" Watch, watch +!
murder
thieves !" The screams of the lady soon alarmed the
whole neighbourhood ; the party, mistaken for thieveg,,
fearful of detection, now began to get the tobacco out 01
the summer-house into the barge again, as fast as they
could. In their hurry, witness stated, one of the bale'
dropped overboard, upon which the defendant jumped after
leap to bia middle i>a water and mud, and mcuifarscit.,--
Having got all the bales once more aboard the barge, .the
defendant directed witness to pull her up against tide, and
make fast alongside the Deception till the coast was clear.
Witness was anxious to obey his instructions, for which
he was to have 1/. as a compensation ; but while they were
working the barge to the Deception, an officer catne on
board and apprehended him.
The witness underwent a rigorous cross-examination hf
Mr. PLATT, but nothing was elicited to shake his teati-
mony as to the identity of the defendant.
Other witnesses were examined, and the Magistrates cog"
victed the defendant, and sentenced him to five years' ser-
vice on board a man-of-war. It was painful to witness big
reparation from some members of his family.