The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Bow-STREET.---Yesterday Geo. Taylor, a por-,
ter, employed at the Golden Cross Inn, Charing-
eross, appeared to a summons, charging him with-
an offence under the Porterage Act, in neglecting
to deliver a parcel, containing game, &c. in due
time after its arrival in London, to which the de-
fendant pleaded not guilty.,
Wicket) Hodges, Esq. of Grafton-street, Fitz-
roy-square, stated, that on Sunday last, the 28th,
inst., he received a basket of game, &c. at his
house, when it was past five o'clock, which had
been brought to London by the Gloucester Mail-.
coach that had arrived early the same morning.
The defendant admitted that the parcel. came
by the Gloucester mail-coach, at the inn, before
ten o'clock on Sunday morning, and his defence
for not having taken the parcel sooner, as direct-
ed, was, that he had no right to deliver it on that
day, it being Sunday ; however, the Act making
no provision for ,the observance of the Sabbath,'
and not admitting of any excuse, the defendant,
was convicted in the, penalty, with the costs.'
MARLBORoUGH-STREET.—The greater part of
yes:erday was taken up in the re-examination of
Henry Leach, reputed the fastest runner in Eng.
land, on the charge of having fraudulently con-
verted to his own use 51. with which lie was en-
trusted as stake-holder, The Magistrate con-
ceived that a fraud had-been committed, but the
prosecutor consented to an adjournment for a,
week.

UNiorr-HALL..— Yesterday the driver .of the.
hackney-coach, No. 817, was summoned before.
the Magistrate, for conduct minsually.outrageous,
in refusing to stop, when he was, desired. by a.
Lady, who had hired his coach, and with assault-,
ing her and several Gentlemen who,, stopped the
coach. He was convicted in .the penalty of 101.
and in default of payment, calm-Mit-echo the House
of Correction for three months to hard labour.
WORSIIIP-STREET.--Joseph Gullimore, a hack.
ney coachman, in the employ of Mrs. Nicklin,
widow of Mr. Wm. Nicklin, Hacktieyman, Wind-
sor-terrace, City-road, was finally examined on
a charge of having retained a desk, which was left
in his coach, and which contained • con3iderahle
property. The Magistrate thought the evidence
conclusive, and the prisoner was fully committed:'

SUDDEN DEATIV—,-A few days ago, as a young
man, footman to the Right Hon. Jou N HILEY
ADDINGTON, M. P. was at supper with the rest
of the servants in the ball, at Langford-court,
near Bristol, (the seat of the above Gentleman),
he was suddenly. seized with a violent illness,
which rendered it necessary for bini to be cow-
veyed to bed, and hashortly afterwards expired.
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.-'llllll'Sday l!ist as.
Mr. Brown, of Denmark-alley, was. returning
home from Hamstead to London, acompanied by, ,
a little dog, as they proceeded along the Hamp.
stead-road, they were met by a cow driven by a
boy; in consequence of the dog barking at it, the
infuriated beast made an attack upon "the dog,
which Mr. B. endeavouring to check, he was
tossed almost instantaneously some yards from
the ground, and falling on some brambles on the
opposite hedge, he remained in a state of torment
till by a sudden effort be extricated himself. Air.
labours under several severe 'contusions.
Friday se'nnight a melancholy accident happen-
ed at Kirkbunton, in this county. Mr. John
Johnston having come in .from shooting, put his
gun on the rack in the kitchen, charged, from
whence it was soon taken by his son, a boy about
ten years of, age; who laid it across a chair, and
began to meddle with the lock ; the gun went off,
and its contents entered the side of Mr. John—
ston's daughter Jane, who was standing by the
fire, about tour yards front the muzzle, and she
expired in four hours. She was nine years of
age.—(Whitehaven Paper.)

BIRTH.
Early yesterday mornint; the Lady of William Lowe, Esq.
of 11,1ontague-trect, Russell-square, of a son.

MARRIgII.
Yesterday, at St. James's Church, Westminster, Lieutenant•
Colonel Brereton, of the Royal African, Regiment, to Marga-
ret Anne, widow of the late John Allen Olton, Rsq• of Bar-
badoes.

DIED.
In Spring Garden, near Dublin, Mr. John Byrne, aged
73. He' was upwards of forty years employed in the Chief
Secretary Office, Dublin Castle, in which situation he gave
general satisfaction, and was highly respected and esteemed.
On. the z,ilst ult. at her residence in the Edgeware.-road, Re 7
beeca, the wife of Rear-Admiral Charles Dudley- Pater,
aged 34.

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