The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
FRIED DABS.—Two ragamuffin-looking lads, named
Rourke and Jones were placed at the bar, charged with
stealing a fried fish, the property of one Jemmy East,
a vendor of those delightful delicacies which are to be
seen in the neighbourhood of the galleries of our minor
theatres, and are known to the delicacy-loving populace
by the name of "fried dabs."
Mr. East, the complainant in this case, who is a gen-
tleman of a very amiable, easy-like cast of countenance,
stated that when he was at home he lived at No. 53,
Chandos-street, Bedfordbury. " Jest as I was a shettin
up my shop," continued the pleasant-looking little vendor
of dabs, " I sees these here two friends o' mine, who fre-
quents my place."
Mr. TWYFORD—Frequent your place ! you mean they
are customers of yours—they come to buy ?
Mr. East—Not a bit of it your Vorship ; it aint buy,
its prigs the vord. Lor' bless your A, orship, there':
about 150 on 'em cums there for the wery same purpose—
blessed if they don't. It's a long time yer Vorship,
since they first begun a playin' o' these here
precious games, but lor' it aint a bit o' fried
fish as I cares about ; but it aint only that, its
hoysters, ginger-beer, or hany think they can lay
their precious mivvies on. If hi don't twig 'em, blessed
if they don't walk hoff vith 'em jest for all the vorld as
if they vos their houn, lorfully cum by—vich they cer-
tainly is not. Vell, .yer Vorship, hit cum to the pint.
As I was a shettin up my shop this mornin, about five
minets afore von—it might be a minet more or less—but
it was jest five minets afore vun, 'cordin to the best
o' my b'lief, I sees them here two young prigs a comin
across the street; thinks I here's two o' any friends, they
aint arter no good ; I'll vatch 'em. I did vatch 'em,
and blessed if that ere Mr. Rourke didn't clap his fist a
top of as fine a dab as hever you seed, and starts off vith
it. " Hillo my rum 'un," ses I, " you don't mizzle in
that ere sort o' vay ; I've got you, and I'll keep you."
" Hit me a knock on the ''ed," ses he, " instead of
takin me afore the Beak." Lcr, but I've 'it 'em
on the 'ed so often, that I'm tired o' that
game ; so I jest 'ands em over to No. 22 heff.
Ven I lived in Vite Hart-street, yer vership, it vos
just the wery same ; there wornt a night passed but the
precious young warmints vos hoff with a dab, or sum'at
wallible. I'm conwicted there aint no manner o' means
o' puttin a stop to their deperadations, 'cept ye sends 'em
to prison ; they vants a little up-hill round a bout vork
—alvays a guilt hup, you know, and never gits to the top.
Police F 22 produced the unconscious dab.
The young offenders, put on the semblance of weep-
ing and much grief, strenuously denied the charge,
asseverating their innocence, 'pon their words, their
honours, &c.
Mr. TWYFORD said, he must protect the public ; and
as our vender was one of the public, he sentenced " the
young warmints" t 3 three days' imprisonment in the
House of Correction.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
A BRUTAL HUSBAND. —John Pearce, a respectably-
dressed young man, was placed at the bar, charged with
being drunk and disorderly at ten o'clock last night, in
Oxford-street, and violently assaulting his wife, a young
woman of interesting appearance, but evidently in a very
delicate state of health, and wiz() is far advanced in
pregnancy.
Police-constable No. 103 of the C division, stated
that the prisoner's extremely violent conduct
caused a great crowd of persons to assemble,
whereby the thoroughfare of the street was
greatly obstructed. The wife of the defendant was
anxiously intreating him to go home with her in a peace-
able manner, when he suddenly turned round upon her,
and with his clenched fist, struck her two blows on the
side of her head, with all his might; but for one of the
by-standers catching her in his arms, she must have
fallen in the carriage-way, with an infant about eighteen
months old she had in her arms at the time. He was
proceeding to further ill-treat her, when witness seized
and secured him. He was at the time infuriated by
passion and the effects of liquor.
Mr. MALTBY asked if the wife intended to prefer a
charge agai:•st him ?
Inspector Plume of the C division, said she was wait-
ing outside the Court, but he believed that it was not
her intention to do so. At the station-house she refused
to give charge of him, as he threatened "to pay her"
when he got his liberty, and she stated that he would
ill-use her the more afterwards.
Mr. MALTBY ordered that she should be brought into
Court.
Mrs. Peavee consequently appeared, and from the man-
ner in which she answered the Majestrate's questions, it
was plain that her affe-tion for her husband, coupled
with her concern for the welfare of her family had in-
duced her to forgive him.
Mr. MALTBY said it was a pity, she had not got a hus-
band more deserving of her affection. But for her sake
he (the Worthy Magistrate) should have imposed a very
heavy fine upon him. As it was he must pay a fine of
ss. for being drunk.
The wife said he had been out of employment for six
months, and had only just got into work. Mr. Fitz-
patrick (the Chief Clerk) said that perhaps imposing the
tine would only be punishing the wife and children. He
was then discharged, and his wife left the Court with him
with her countenance beaming with joy.

CLERKENWELL,-(THIS DAY.)
Joseph Vecchio, an Italian, was charged with embezzling
various sums of money, the preperty of his employer,
Andrea Mullinora, looking-glass manufacturer, Leather-
lane, Holborn.
The prisoner was travelling clerk to the company, and
had from time to time failed in accounting for the prices
of glasses delivered by him. On Wednesday week he
delivered a small one, value 31., and his master having
expressed his intention to settle his accounts, the prisoner
did not return, nor send back the money. Police con-
stable Archer apprehended him last night in Beecham-
street, Clerkenwell.—He was committed for trial.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Sarah Chambers, a dashingly-dressed woman of the
town, was charged with robbing Mr. Thomas Carn, of
Bolton-street, of a watch, chain, and seals, together with
a sovereign and a gold pin.
The complainant said that he accompanied the pri-
soner and another woman to a house of accommodation
in Jane-place, Cornwall-road. He remained a short
time in the room with them, and had scarcely left the
house a minute, when he discovered that he had been
robbed of the articles above specified. He gave instant
information of the robbery to the police, and on going
back to the house, the watch was found in the room
whore he had previously been, but the sovereign and
gold pin were still missing. He added that his watch
had been placed where it was found after lie left the
house, as it was not in that situation previously.
The prisoner, who asseverated her innocence of the
charge, was remanded.
William Johnson, on optician, was charged with com-
mitting an assault on Margaret Fenwick, to whom lie
was about to be married.
The complainant, an interesting looking young female,
said that the defendant had been paying his addresses to
her for some time, and they were going to be married to-
morrow. That he came to her father's house on the
previous night, and in consequence of her having dis-
agreed with him about her wedding dress, he immedi-
ately struck her a violent blow and blackened both her
eyes. She added, that after such brutal conduct she had
discarded him.
The Magistrate inflicted a fine of 20s. on the defen-
dant, and congratulated the young woman on her escape
from a matrimonial alliance with such a fellow.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
July 28. Falcon, yawl, Rev. Denis George, from Mi
ford and Plymouth. -
29. Petrel, cutter, Earl of Ilchester, from Weymouth
Dream, cutter, George Bentinck, Esq., from Portmouth.
31. Resolution, schooner, Duke of Rutland,from Brest
August 2. Fanny, cutter, Sir Edward Scott, from
Cherbourg and Havre.
3. Ariadne, cutter, W. Peareth, Esq., from Sandgate.
4. Pearl, cutter, Marquis of Anglesey, from Plymouth.
SAILING S.
August 2. Intrepid, cutter, Earl of Tyrconnel, for
Portsmouth.
August 3. Resolution, schooner, Duke of Rutland, for
Southampton. Dream, cutter, Geo. Bentinck, Esq., for
Cherbourg. Circassian, schooner, Wm. Lyon, Esq., for
Cherbourg. Corsair, cutter, John Congrave, Esq , for
Ch4ourg. Brilliant, schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq.,
for iherbourg. Cynthia, cutter, R. Frankland, Esq.,
for Cherbourg.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Merlin, Harriet, Jack-o'•Lantera, Hawk,
Ariel, Camilla, Ghana, Hussar.
Cutters—Pearl, Nautilus, Sparrowhawk, Hebe, Petrel,
Phebe, Aurora, Talisman, Flower of Yarrow, Midge.
Sapphire, Ariadne, Medina, Fanny.
' Yawls—Alarm Breeze, Water Lilly.
The Secretary has sold the Gitana schooner, of 168
tons, the property of E. N. Harvey, Esq., to John Ham-
brough, Esq., of Hambrough Castle.
The harvest proceeds at a rapid rate. So bad a crop
of corn was never before seen in this island ; the very
wet autumn and snring, followed by such a continued
drought, has ruined the farmers. Since March, with the
exception of a few trifling showers, there has been no rain

THE GALE AT CALCUTTA.—(From a letter dated
June 8.)—" The terrific gale which visited Calcutta on
Friday last (the day the regular mail was despatched)
put all writing out of the question; it was all we could
do to secure ourselves in our houses. In mine, the
windows were driven in, the verandahs carried away,
and damage done to a serious extent. It is the
worst gale I have witnessed during 12 years' Indian
residence. The loss sustained by the shipping is dread-
ful. The Symmetry, Globe, Lord Western, Cavendish,
Bentinck, and a French brig, all fine large vessels, have
been totally lost in the river ; 43 other first• rate vessels
are disabled ; and of the immense quantity of native
craft always plying, there is scarcely a boat remainir.g.
Bow many lives have been lost it is yet impo.gsible even
to conjecture, but the number must have been very great
both of Europeans and natives. The damage done to
shipping cargoes is computed at .500,0001. But we have
not received accounts from the interior, and I fear the
indigo crops, now ready for, cutting, will have suffered
terribly."
The Mt nchester and Birmingham Railway Com-
pany will epel their line through to Crewe and Bir-
mingham on Wednesday next.
The advices from the Worcester hop districts speak
erof improvement in the plantatu ns ; and it was
supposed anotherweek or two of warm weather would
gpnpoasleldy
secure about an average crop. Duty backed at 13,0001.,
the highest yet quoted. The advices frem other dis-
tricts concur with these.