The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-SREET.—Yesterday a tea-dealer named Rain; ap-
peared before the Magistrates of this Office, at the instance of
one of the Inspectors of Hawkers' and Pedlars' Licenses, for
hawking tea about the streets from house to house, ,without,
o• bay-
in a license. .
°The informer stated, that he saw the defendant going from one
house to another with a package containing parcels of tea of a
quarter and half-pound each, and offering them for sale. He
asked him if he had a license, and finding he had not, he sum-
moned him to appear.
The defence set up by Mr. HARMER, on behalf of the defend-
ant was, that his client did not go about offering the packages of
tea found upon him for sale to any one who chose to buy them,
but that he was merely on his rounds to solicit orders. His prac-
tice was, .to call upon different persons to receive orders, and
whatever quantities he was desired to furnish, he brought on a
future day. In support of this defence, Mr. Harmer showed by
evidence, that every one of the parcels found with the defendant
was addressed to a customer on the outside.

The Magistrates (Sir R. Bia.mtE, Mr. HALLS, and Mr. MIN-
SHULL), however, after listening with great attention to the ar-
guments for a considerable time, were of opinion that it was in
the words of the Statute a " carrying to sell and exposing for
sale," and convicted the defendant in the penalty of 101.
The defendant entered into recognizances to appeal to the Ses-
sions against the conviction.

Two boys, named Jones and Burns, the one about nine, and
the other twelve years of age, were brought lip, charged with
the following daring robbery:—The two young delinquents
were seen by a constable lurking about the shop of a Mr.
Anderson, a baker, in Clement's Inn-passage yesterday morn-
ing, and at length when Mrs. Anderson, after serving a cus-
tomer, had retired- to a back parlour, one of the prisoners crept
into the shop, and throwing himself across the counter, seized a
small wooden bowl, containing about six pounds worth of silver
and taking it out, and handing it to his companion they both ran
off. The constable followed and tripped up the boy who had the
bowl, and the silver was spread about the street. Three pounds
out of the six only were recovered, the spectators, no doubt, taking
care of the rest.

The urchins had nothing to say, and were fully committed.
MARYLEBONE.—Ann Allen was charged with an assault,
by David Allen, her husband.

David prefaced his accusation with, " I live your Worship at
No. 36, New Church-street, Lisson Grove; I believe,. Sir, you
know me."

Mr. RAWLINSON-1 really do not believe I dO--David—Your
Worship has seen me here twice before; the last time my wife
thought proper to be plaintiff, and your Worship thought proper
to put me down for want of bail ; I did not like to let my friends
know about it, and your Worship was good enough to let me off.
Mr. RAWLINSON-And now, as you think proper to be plain-
tiff; tell me Avliat your wife has done to you? David—She came
to my lodging the other night, or—
Mr. RAwLINsoN--What, does not she live with you ? David
—No, your Worship, I married her when I was a boy, I am now
but three and twenty ; we have been married six years, but we
never could agree, and now we are separated-she is always insult-
ing me; she came the other night or rather morning, as I was
going to state to your• Worship, and there was no getting rid of
her till I applied for an officer.

Mr. RAALtrzsoli—She had a right to come; it is,no crime in
a woman to go to her husband's house ;' it is the place in which
she ought to be. David—What ! to come whenever she pleases,
and do all that ?

Mr. RAWLINSON-All what ? David—Such as striking me
with an umbrella.

Mr. IlawrassoN—You did not say a word about an umbrella ;
what provocation did you give her ? David—Not the least in
the world, your Wo: s'iip.
Mr. RawraNsoN—Not any ? David—Not any.
Mr. RAWLINSON—DO you live by yourself ? David—Not ex-
actly not—not entirely by myself; I have a female who—who
attends upon me.

Mr. R.;.wLtNsoN—Oh ! oh !—Yon are stasding here upon your
oath ; tell me what is she? David—A woman.

Mr. RAWLINSON.—I know a female is a woman ; how many
rooms have you? David--Nothing more than one room.
Mr. RAWLINSON—In what capacity then does this female live
with you? David—Am I obliged to answer your Worship?
Mr. ItawusuON—You are sworn to speak the truth, and the
whole truth ; am I to ask, do you live in adultery with her ?
David—lf your Worship thinks proper.
Mr. RAWLINSON—The case is this then, that you are living.
in adultery, and your wife resents it. David—lt is.
Mr. RAWLINSON—IB it a legal thing to be so living? David—
Ibelieve not by Scripture.
Mr. limvulisoN---Not by Scripture! It is contrary to the
laws of God and man ; are 'you not ashamed of yourself ?
throwing down the warrant,)—there, °go about your business?
David—Am Ito be twice denied justice ?
Mr. RAWLINSON—I tell you to go about your business; you
ought to be ashamed of yourself.

David left the office, loudly complaing of justice being twice
denied him ; and his wife, after receiving an admonition, carefully
to avoid ceammitting a breach of the peace, was let out at the Ma-
gistrate's door to prevent a collision.