The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-14 00:00:00

keeps the Tl.pyal.Oak, in ,the Whitechapel-road, and. sh!
wished a summons to compel-him to say what he had dons
with it, as they had once advertised it, and meant to do
So again if assured it Was'still in his pOssession.
The Magistrates said they perfectly uoderstood what het
.motive in advertising was—viz. to get share of the spoil
as they did not, however,- see any objection to that, pro-
vided the property was not owned, she might have a
summons.

WORSHIP-STREET.—A poor girl, named Elinor
Harrington, in the most piteous distress, complained that
a basket of fruit which she was tending on Sunday, in the
City-Road, for her mother, who was confined by sickness,
was seized and'confiscated by a ruthless street-keeper.
Some of the parish officers were in attendance, and they
vindicated the conduct of the constable by enlarging upon
the nuisance created by stall-keepers, and asserting the
authority given them by Act of Parliament to remove ob-
structions.

Mr. BENETT examined the Act handed to him by the
parish oflicers,•and expressed great pleasure at being unable
to find any clause conferring a power to seize. He sub.
sequently, however, discovered, to his mortification, that
he had been looking• into the wrong Act, and that Mr;
Taylor's Act gave the arbitrary power, as. he considered itt
so often exercised. Under these circumstances, he Pecom7
mended that the things should be restored to the young
woman, whom he enjoined to be cautious not to offend iu
a similar` manner in future. He also advised the street-
keeper, as a general practice, to give notice befOre he seized.

MARYLEBONE.—An insane Italian, named Joseph
Rho, was brought from Marylebone watch-house, charged
with being " a person unfit to be at large." It was stated
by his friend, the keeper of Newton's coffee-house in St.
Martin's-street, that he had a slight knowledge of Signor
Rho, and that he (the Signor) came to his house a few
days since, evidently a little disordered in his mind, and
requested permission to remain there a short time, and as
it was then late in the evening he was permitted to retire
to bed, fearful that something unpleasant would happen to
him if his wishes were refused. At his own particular de-
sire he was also suffered to remain in the house for two or
three days, but on Monday night he suddenly started up
and said he must leave the house immediately, or otherwise
he should be assassinated. His friend being apprehensive
that some misfortune would befal him, followed him, and
heard him desire a watchman, near Leicester-square, to
take him into custody in the King's name. They went to
the watch-house together very quietly, hut on his following
to apprise them of the condition of the unhappy man, and
to desire them to be careful of him, they were both pushed
into the street together, and as he could not prevail upon
Rho to return home with him, he, rather than leave him
in that sad • condition, wandered about the streets nearly
the whole night with him, till at length a Marylebone
watchman took charge of him, and locked him up in the
watch-house.
Mr. Gairratts.—How does he get his living?—He
is a gentleman, with a small property, sufficient to sup-
port him.
Mr. GRIFFITHS.—Is his property in England ?—No,
he receives his reMittances from his brother, at Turin.

Signor Rho, who was wrapped up in a large box great
coat, the collar of which be held firmly about the lower
part of his face, said, on being spoken to by the Magi-
strate, in an agitated tone, that if suffered to go alone he
was sure to be murdered.

• Shortly afterwards the medical gentleman of the parish
came in, and Rho, on being told that he would pay every
attention to his wants, left the room, apparently highly
gratified ; but in a minute after he rushed into the room
again and, running towards the Magistrate, said, " I look
to you for protection ; I don't like that man (the surgeon) ;.
he looked at me in a way I don't like. Send me ,to" a
prison ; hut, in the name of God, don't put me into his
hands."
_ _

Mr. GRIFFITHS assured him that he was a gentleman
who would treat him with every kindness. At that instant
Wall, one of the officers civilly requested him to retire,
npon which Rho started from him with the greatest horror,
and rushing to the Magistrate, said, " that man's got a
knife about him to murder me if I leave this room ;" nor
could he be prevailed upon again to, retire. It then be-
came necessary to send for assistance from the workhouse,
and on some of the men entering the room, he immediately
exclaimed in an agony of distress, " violence, violence !"
He, however, was persuaded after a time, to leave with
Mr. Hewitt, the chief constable, and another offiver, and
proceeded quietly to the workhouse, except that on the way
he once made a desperate effort to escape, and collected a
crowd about him by crying murder.
THAMES POLlCE.—Yesterday John Cordand, the
driver of a Blacktvall stage; appeared before the Sitting
Magistrate, W. BALLANTYNE, Esq. to answer a complaint
and information preferred against him by a person named
Sparks, for taking on- his coach more persons that, he was
legally authorised to do by his license.
The information being read:over to the defendant,
Mr. Humphries, whe appeared as, his solicitor, contended
that the information could not be proceeded in, in conse-
quence of certain technical informalities which it contained.
Mr. BALLANTYKE, having looked into the Act of Par-
liament under which the information was frarried, referred
Mr. Humphries to the 24th section as an answer to all his
objections, the 24th section enacting that all objections of
forms as to the drawing up of the information should be of
no avail in quashing the information.
Mr. Humphries admitted that the enactment was to that
effect; hut contended that some of his objections were not
as regarded mere matters of form, but matters of fact. It
was necessary to state that the coach was a licensed stage
coach, for as the information stood, it might be a gentle-
man's own carriage for what he knew.

Mr. BALLANTYNE was of opinion that this information
could be gone into, as the 24th section set all the objections
as to form at rest. He did not think it necessary that the
license should be produced or proved.
The informer, Sparks, then called a witness of the name
of Welsh, who on the afternoon of the 27th of October last,
saw the defendant driving a Blackwall stage along the Com-
mercial•road, there being at the time more passengers on
the coach than •it was licensed to carry.
Another witness supported the former witness's testimony.
Mr. BALLANTYNE considered a case made out against
the defendant, but as he had never been at the office before
on a similar charge, lie would mitigate the penalty from
10/. to 51. with costs.
The defendant intimated his intention to appeal against
the decision, as also to give bail for his appearance at the

Sessions.
UNION-HALL.— William Pierce and Joseph Gosling,
two youths, were yesterday brought up for final examina-
tion, and committed for trial, charged with stealing three
gold seals, a key and ring, front a Mr. Vowles, of Union-
street, Southwark, flour-factor.—The prisoners are both
reputed thieves.
John Shorter, the driver of the hackney-coach No.
978, was charged with using abusive and insulting lan-
guage to his fare.
Mr. HONE fined him 51. and in default of payment
committed him for a month to Brixton.
The driver, a very stout man, conducted himself in an
unmanly manner before the Bench, by crying and blubber-
ing like a child.
The coach which was standing at the door, was sent to
its owner.