The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. Baur, a Custom.;house or
ship-agent, as he called himself, appeared before the Lord
Mayor, to answer the charge of Captain Gregorio Cara-
taro, of the Spanish vessel Di Zinn. 'lt appeared that the
cargo of the vessel in question was consigned to the Spanish
Consul, and that upon its arrival in this country an agent
of Mr. Baur went on board, and having represented that
he was the agent of the Vice-Consul, gave instructions for
dismissing the pilot, and took possession of the ship's
papers. It was, however, discovered that neither I►lr.
Baur nor his agent had received instructions from the
Spanish Vice-Consul to act in the manner above stated, and
Captain Carataro, therefore, demanded his papers ; but Mr.
Baur refused to give them up, insisting that he had upon
the ship some demands for having performed the necessary
business as a Custom-house agent, and for:money he had
paid to the King and to the Trinity House. He had be-
sides a claim for commission. _ _

In reply to some questions put by the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Baur said, that he was a licensed broker, and transacted
business very extensively; he had been an eminent mer-
chant. It was, he considered, a fair mode of transacting
business.

The LORD MAYOR said that Mr. Baur's conduct was
most disgraceful ; and that unless he gave up the papers
upon receiving his legal claim, he should ndt be a broker
twenty-four hours longer.
Mr. Baur said he had done the business properly, and
would not give up the papers unless be received his com-
mission.

HATTON-GARDEN.—A young man of fashionable
appearance, who gave his name J. A. Robertson, was
charged with the following assault :
It appeared, that the defendant and another person were
observed in the New-road, in a gig, driving at a sharp rate,
and cutting at evety thing that came in their way. When
they came to Battle-bridge-gate they attempted to pass
without paying the toll, but the toll collector seized the
horse, and refused to let them pass. The defendant re-
fused to pay the toll, .and cut the collector with his whip.
He also whipped the horse so violently, that the animal
reared and plunged in a 'desperate manner; and the shaft
of the gig coming in contract with the collector's side, lie
was knocked down, and lay some moments in a state of in-
sensibility. The defendant said at the time that he wished
he had a piatol, and he would shoot a few.of the persons
who had collected around him.

The defendant, in his defence, said, that he was a gen-
tleman, and at present resided at theGloucester-Coffee-house,
Piccadilly, where he had been for the last month. He did
not deny, he said, having flogged the fellow, and would do
the same to any one attempting to stop his horse for toll,
for it was a thing hp never paid. He only wished he had
had a pistol, as he would have shewn them a new way of
scampering.
The defendant was locked up in default of bail, and in
the meantime inquiries were made respecting him, when it
was discovered that he had lodged for a month at the
Gloucester Coffee-house ; that he had lately come into
possession of a considerable property, which he squandered
away, and that his bills at the Hotel amounted to 20/. or
801. a week.

MARY-LA-BONNE.—A Mr. Bull, a respectable
ironmonger, in Adam-street, Manchester-square, appeared
to show cause why he should not maintain his wife, a young
but certainly not very attractive woman, who, having been
refused relief by the parish, summoned 'her husband before
the Magistrate.—Mr. Bull said, he .would prove beyond a
doubt that his wife could have no claim upon him, having
eloped from him nine years ago, and since that time she
had been living with other men.
Mr. Ezekiel Bull, the defendant's brother, stated, that
he resided in his brother's house when the complainant
eloped with a Mr. Hudson, a tradesman, in Tottenham-
court-road. On one occasion he remembered going into
his brother's apartment,-
where he saw Mrs. Bull and Mr.
Hudson seated at a table regaling themselves with wine.
Me instantly informed his brother of what he had seen, and
his brother came into the room and found them together.
A constable was sent for, and Hudson was turned out of
the house, and the same evening Mrs. Bull eloped from
her. husband's house, taking with her all her property ; and
she had been cohabiting with Hudson and other persons
ever since.

Another person who lodged in Mr. 'Bull's house at the
period of Mrs. Bull's elopement, stated that about a month_
ago he met Mrs. BUR in Portland-place, arm in arm with
a gentleman whom she informed him was a Noble Lord.—
And she asked witness why he did not behave more re-
spectfully and take off his hat to his Lordship? He re-
plied that his Lordship was nothing to him, and passed on
without taking any further notice of her. He subsequently
met her iu Battle-bridge, in chlrnpany with a Mr. 'Wheat-
ley 1, :yid he had likewise seen her repeatedly in company
with Hudson. _

Several other witnesses were heard in support of the
husband's ease ; and Mr. GRIFFITH, addressing Mrs. Bull,
told her she might go and shift for herself as well as she
could, for he should not interfere in the matter. , _

Mrs. Bull said she had no home to return to ; and one
of the officers advised her to go back to her admirer, Mr.
Hudson, who night relieve her.„
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday no less than
six persons, four women and two men, were brought to
this Office by Furzsman, the constable of St. Giles's,
charged with coining. -
Mr. Powell, solicitor to the Mint, together with Mr.

Field, the inspector, attended the examination.
The prisoners gave their names Ann . Irvine, alias
Wales, Ann Fox, William Johnson, William Roberts,
Matilda Roberts, his wife, and Mary Wood, alias Wilson.
The two first-named prisoners are well known to the
officers of the Mint, having been in custody upon similar
charges before. .Roberti, who is a man of rather respectable
appearance, had his face covered with blood, from the effect
of a cutlass wound he received on the head, from one of
the officers, in endeavouring to escape. His hat, which he
had on at the time, was literally cut in halves.
Furzeman stated that in consequence of private infor-

minion, lie went in company with two other officers yester-
day morning, to a house in Church-street, St. Giles's.
Upon going up stairs, he found the door of the first floor
back room locked; he instantly broke it open and discovered
the six prisoners in the room. Roberts attempted to
escape down stairs, when he was compelled to use his cut-
lass to prevent him. In the room he found the articles
produced. On the Person of Irvine, otherwise Wales, he
discovered a quantity of sixpences of base metal, and in the
bosom of her gown he also found a sixpence half finished,
and a piece of the metal from which it had been made. He
likewise took from the person of Fox, who was lying in
bed, several sixpences of the same base description:
Furceman here produced to the Magistrate a variety of
coining implements, which were found in the room,
amongit which were a variety of plaster of Paris moulds,
several of which worn smooth, and the die scarcely legible,
from frequent use. A pewter pot, ,with a composition to
cast fresh moulds ; a quantity of base metal ; several
tobacco pipes, in which the metal had been melted ; and a
quantity of colouring used for the purpose of finishing the
sixpencees, and giving them the appearance of silver.

The other Officers corroborated the statement of Furze-
man, and deposed to finding base coin upon the persons, or
near where the other prisoners stood.
Mr. Field pronounced the sixpences produced to be coun-
terfeit, and fabricated from base, metal.
Sir G. FARRANT asked the prisoners if they had any-
thing to say.
Roberts stated that he could prove he was dining at a
public-house in the neighbourhood only five minutes before
the officers entered the room. That lie was naturally
alarmed at seeing the three officers enter with their cut-
lasses drawn, and made for the door, when he received the
wound on his head. He denied that he was a party in the
manufacture of the coin, nor was he aware of any thing
being made in the room where he was, as he had only called
to see a young man named Morgan.
Sir G. FARRANT—What are you ?—Roberts—i am a
cabinet-maker, Sir.
Sir G. FAR RANT—You were in the room at the time
the door was locked, and therefore it is to be presumed you
were there for no good purpose. However, you will be
remanded for a week, to afford time for future inquiry, and
you will have the opportunity, on the re-examination, of
stating any circumstances in your favour.
The other prisoners said nothing, and the whole were
remanded for re-examination on Friday next.
William Alexander, a man in the employ of Mr.
Smallbone, a broker and auctioneer, was charged with
violently assaulting the wife of Mr. George Paul, of No.
12, Coburg-street, Euston-square.
Mr. Paul stated that he was landlord of the house 12,
Coburg-street. A few days ago a person named Maraham
hired the two parlours, and brought with him a large
quantity of furniture. On Wednesday evening about half-
past six o'clock, the defendant came, in company with
another man, during his (Mr. Paul's) absence from home,
broke open the two parlour doors, and took furniture suffi-
cient to load two vans, alleging that they had a distraint
warrant against Marsbam's furniture for rent due to his
former landlord. After Alexander had filled the vans they
left the house, and the street door was closed, but in a few
minutes he'returned, knocked at the door, and said he had
left behind 'a looking glass, and pushing Mrs. Paul violently
aside, said " He'd be but he'd 'have it." He then
struck at Mrs. Paul several times; and even kicked her in
the 5t90340, from life. COCO of which ill.uPge she was

conGned to bet bed, and Was still unable to attend before
the Magistrate. _ . .

There was another point upon which the parties com-
plained, viz.—that the warrant under which the levy had
been made was illegal. '
Mr. Roy, the Magistrate, considered it to be so, but at
all eieuts, he should order the man to find bail for the assault.