The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENC

MANSION-HOUSE.

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CHARGES OP ASSAULT AGAINST MR.43IGNO"'"i
THR NORWICH UNION. if Of
Yesterday, Mr. Thomas Bignold, Secl!"rfbe
the Norwich Union Insurance Office, aPPearemLoo
fore the LORD MAYOR, in answer to a suril—ir
at the instance of Mr. Sherwood, of paterilni:94.
row, anti Mr. Geo. Graves, of Walworthic",•a.
ing that Gentleman with an assault. of
Mr. Sherwood stated, that be went to the
fice in Bridge-street, as the friend of Mr. Gralligo;
who had a claim upon the Society to the arn°o
of 6001.--That he and Mr. Graves went r°
of
office on the day in question, with permissiol/tbe
the Committee, to inspect certain articles in of
possession of Mr. Bignold. Mr. Wilson, °ll,e,iit
the Commitree, was present when the comp o 0
and his friend went up stairs. Mr. Bignold,-uPe
them entering the room, put himself in ragi
h
and opposed their entrance, threatening hat,
they did not go away he would break their nec..o
by pushing them down stairs. He caught bold
of the complainant by the shoulder. This wit 6
assault complainoned of. • lge•
Mr. Wilson, eof the Committee of 13r" or
street, corroborated Mr. Sherv,ood's staremebi;
as to the opposition shewn by
Mr. Bignold; /be
stated that the latter put his hand 14entlY
of °nl;pd
other's shoulder, and without violence. 14 tfie
not interfered when Mr. Bignold ord
the ero
Gentlemen out of the room, because s1):01
ment was in Mr. Bignold's private dwelling' "r
any interposition upon his part was not -
ranted. ero
coe
The LORD MAYOR—Did fie tell Mr. sh
before he laid his hand on him that the 11°
was his ?

Mr. Wilson—e certainly d.
The LORD MAYHOR Wits of opiniid on that tre 611(0
plainant, Mr.Sherwmni, had liot gone tar eno'„lbt
prove an assault. H s Lot (Ishii., however, ti'l'uirpa
that the privilege of Mr. Bignold did not e,31,-ect"
to those apartments where business te.is 101,slft
ed for the Association, although the 11"6'110
which the apartments were situate 405

property.
The charge was dismissed.
A similar charge exhibited on the part 0f Ilft‘
Graves was withdrawn.

SHADWELL. -
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ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—Yesterday Ja." job.'
lone, an elderly man, was charged by Mr' oith
Black, sawyer, of Queen Catherine-court,
stabbing him with a cutlass, with intent I°;,,lth
him. Mr. Black stated, that on Monde,'
about eleven o'clock, he heard the prisnneroi
his daughter quarrelling together ; severs! rrottl
were assembled round the house, who inlA°;rllo
witness that the prisoner was going to Int.il.7c,
daughter with a cutlass ; witness returned
own door, and atter standing there a slie'rt,roo°
the women screamed out that the prill°1:;cole
going to cut his daughter's head off. He' ....dial?'
sequence, went through the passage of the "Ator
ing house to the prisoner's into the yard, 8-thret
listening, by the side of some railing, sht'ut
feet high, which separates the prisoners oftel
from that which witnesss was in ; shoril,tllo
the prisoner came down stairs, arid sto°," -101,44
door for some time ; witness was saying
villain be was to use his-daughter and her eri'ter,
the manner he had used them; direct,lY be tou- lb'
the expression,' the prisoner came down 001
gate, • and said to witness, " I am 's'o4
come here, and I'll do your business for Y.;00to
They had a few words together, at,d the Pr,loo4'
returned to his own door ; as witness w6,je.g
ing by the side of the rails, the prisoner 113`.0,01
stab at him with a cutlass, which entered '441,100
thigh. The prisoner was remanded, it; °4:3-jibet
have the attendance of the surgeon dud 8-

witness. ---
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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WOUTRAGE EXTRAORDINARY--A Gentiel'aolle
fortune, of the nat»e of orthington, 71 ie
partied by his Solicitor, complained to the
trate of a most daring attack having beePi gi!
upon him by several persons, he wasg°()4fee
his
carriage to the Haymarket Theatre (ns
nesday evening, when they assaulted hi°s,4',gie
took away his horse and harness. The 7, 004
trate referred the party to the Grand ..I',lfi,tesi#
sitting, either to prefer a bill for felonY, '°
ing the harness, or for the assault. Tbe P
left the Office to do so.
UNION-HALL.
Yesterday Sir Thomas ‘Vilson, 13art• 81°1;168
the Magistrates, according to his sproolise' fort
Sir Thomas
of entering into sureties to keep II': ote
Sir Thomas stated that the dispute wbiel) "o6f the
happily existed between Colonel kaividls,, -"ted
Royal Artillery and himself had been 100 i tiitif
an amicable manner by the interference of
mutual friendl, and that friendship was Peirr
ig
restored. The Magistrate said, that 011''etbeto
circumstances, lie did not conceive tilltmi#
continued any necessity for requiring Sir
to enter into the sureties which in the first *lb-01°'
be had been called upon to find. Sir '-
then left the office.

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SUICIDE.—A poor cobbler, named L'ir,g,
st
found hanging in his stall yesterday ror" tied
Lisle-street. His wife found him
an early hour. He had been COnsidereu
for some time, and he was pitiably po°r•

BIRTHS. cr LOO 5-on•rt
On Wednesday morning, at the Right ....on.. of
wood's, in York-place, the Hon. Mrs. A. VenrilljotM
On the 7th inst. at Cowling Hall, the Lady 4,
Esq. of a daughter.

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MARRIED _d
At Wandsbeck, Germany, Major De Fors.terain 0'
sian Guards, to Eliza, third daughter of Gar •

Lewin.

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