The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

On Saturday Mr. John White, a man of gentle-
manly appear:trice, who resides at the Adelphi, was
brouzlit before the Magis.iates, charged with com-
, o.ii!it.g an assault, on the Itreceding night, on Capt.
Haunch, of the 10th Foot, ►egiding at No. 15, Duke-
street, Adelphi.
Mr. White said that the Captain had not thought
proper to make his appearance, and complained of
having been arrested and falsely imprisoned by the
Captain.
Sir R, BIRSIE requeAted Mr, White to state the
particulars.
Mr. White stated, that about eleven oscioch on
Friday night he was going towards his house, and,
in fact, was within but a very' short distance of it,
when he saw Capt. flannel' standing on the pave-
ment, talliing to a female. One of them stood near
the houses, and the other hear the curb-stone. He
(Mr. White) passed between the twc, and in so
doing, slightly touched the Captain with his elbow,
by accident. The Captain called the watchman,
and charged him with an assault, whereas no assault
had been committed. If he had not had bail at
hand, he would have been locked up in the watch-
house all night.
Mr. White's friend stepped forward; and said that
no assault was committed, except by Capt. Han-
nell upon his fiend White, in taking him to the
watch-house.

Sir 11. BIRNIE said, that if the Captain had justly
accused the gentleman, Nvh y did he not appear to
support the charge ? It appeared, however, that he
had acted illegally, and had laid himself open to an
action for false imprisonment. The Magistrate or-
dered Mrs White to be discharged, who declared
that he would bring the Captain into a court of law
to answer for his illegal conduct.
On Saturday evening, a miserable-looking man,
75 years of age, who said his name was Michael
Riley, was brought in- custody before Mr. HALLs,
and placed at the bar, charged on suspicion of having
stolen a folio book in splendid binding, being a
collection of engraved portraits of celebrated charac-
ters, finished in the fittest manner, and accompanied
by biographical notices of the perions represented.
The cost price of the volume must at least have been
10 guineas.
The old man, in answer to the charge, declared
positively that the book was his own property.
Mr. HALLS—How came this book into your pos-
session ? Prisoner—l purchased it ten years ago in
Minorca, and gave 10s. for it. 1 have been a great
traveller, and have visited various countries abroad.
I have been to the rock of Gibraltar, to Malta,
Palermo, and all over Egypt, and that book has
been my companion.
" Indeed," said Mr. HALLS—" Then of course
you know the subject of it ? I suppose it contains
some account of the countries you have visited ?”
" Ay, that it does," replied the prisoner; and I
found it very useful to me. It contains a fine de-
scription of Upper Egypt."
" Upon my word, old gentleman," observed the
Magistrate, " you tell a lie with an excellent grace.
Do the officers know any thing of him ?"—" Yes,
your Worship," replied Salmon, " I know him well.
To my certain knowledge he has been begging about
St. Giles's for the last twenty years. He is as arrant
an impostor as any in town, and when he fails to get
charity, he becomes abusive."
"'cis false," replied the prisoner, " I never beg."
" Let him be remanded until Monday," said Mr.
HALLS; " and in the mean time endeavour to find
the owner of the book."—The prisoner was re-
manded accordingly.