The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION- HO USE. SAT Liana r.— GeorgeDatton,
who, it will be recollected, discharged a pistol at his own
bead about two months ago, upon being charged with hav-
ing committed some irregularity about a bill, of which
Messrs. Sewell and Cross, the mercers 'and haberdashers,
were supposed to be the acceptors, was brought before the
Lord Mayor. Six bullets lodged in his head. He was
taken to the Middlesex Hospital, and four of the bullets
were extracted. The other two remain in the head. It
is believed that Dutton will never be in complete posses-
sion of his senses, so desperate is the injury he has sus-
tained. He was almost carried up the steps of the
Mansion-house, by two officers. His head was tied up,
and he presented a most ghastly appearance.
The LORD MAYOR having read the warrant, which
stated the charge against the prisoner to be that of having
forged a bill for 2301., asked whether there were any wit-
nesses against him ?
Mr. GATES (the Solicitor for the Society of Bankers
for Protection against Forgery and Fraud) stated that he
did not believe there Were any witnesses present.
The Loan MAYOR.—Then I must discharge the
prisoner.—Discharged accordingly.
MR. SMITE, THE PREACHER.—Tbe Rev. Mr. Smith,
of Penzance, who has been preaching the Gospel to the
poor in the markets and other public places in the cities of
London and Westminster, came to the Mansion House, on
Saturday, for the purpose of asking the Lord Mayor whether
there was any fund in the City of London which might be .
applied to the assistance of the distressed ieamen, with
whom the metropolis abounds? The Lord Mayor took
this opportunity of cautioning Mr. Smith against the
practice of gathering together crowds in the public high-
ways of the City, as it endangered the peace, and gave em-
ployment to pickpockets and thieves. He had reason to
knew that riots and disturbances had taken place in conse-
quence of Mr. Smith addressing the people in the streets;
and if he persevered in making the City of London the
scene of his operations, he would take measures to put a
stop to it. Mr. Smith said he would pay strict attention
to the order, and again asked if there was any fund in the
City which might be applied to the relief of the distressed
seamen ? The Lord Mayor said he knew of no such fund,
and Mr. Smith then left the Justice Room.

The inhabitants of several neighbourhoods in the metro-
polis have recently been often roused at six or seven o'cloek
in the morning by a deep-toned voice, thundering forth
words of terrible import, or else by loud psalm-singing ;
and on getting up to ascertain the cause of the extraordinary
disturbance, their surprise was not diminished on finding
the Reverend Gentleman► mounted on a barrel or a tub, de-
claiming to such a crowd as had never before been seen on
the spot. This system of preaching he has carried on with
great activity for several weeks past, and has successively
visited every quarter of the metropolis. He glories in the
fact of his having been a sailor, and served for many years
at sea before he received " his call." He has made pro-
digious exertions to obtain floating chapels and other esta-
blishments for seamen. At Wapping, he has long held un-
divided sway over the consciences of all those sailors in the
port of London who are piously disposed. Like Whitfield
he is felicitous in adapting his phraseology to this class of
his congregation, whom he will frequently apostrophize in
the following style :—" Ah ! Tom ! if I could but see the
water running out of your head scuppers, owing to the
pomp of prayer being manned and worked below, I should
have some hopes of your safety." But it is in pourtraying
the horrors of a storm that he shakes the obdurate, and is
acknowledged to be most eloquent. Then the winds are
let loose with resistless fury; the waves roll mountain high ;
the lightnings glare, and the thunder peals over a sinking
ship of perishing souls who cry out for help.
He keeps a sort of a diary of his proceedings, which he
calls his " Log Book," a copy of which he bestowed upon
our Reporter, together with some tracts for his amend-
ment, hoping at the same time, for his soul's salvation,
that he had nothing to do with the Sunday Newspapers.
In Leadenhall-market, he said, that, when he gave out a
hymn, the butchers swore they would do for him if he
preached. When he commenced the hymn, in the leather
market, the butchers groaned and shouted ; the Blackivall
coachmen hissed and sneered ; and the public-house
hosts laughed him to scorn. He persisted; and the
butchers finding the general sense of the people against
them, gradually_ slunk out, and took their pipes near the
public house.
He rejoices that he has succeeded in saving the souls of
two carcase butchers, and one salesman, and is thereby in-
spired with hopes for the class.
In Smithfield he was better received. Among the group
who surrounded him was a poor chimney sweep, who
leaned on the rail and wept much.

stood
A boy, with his arm full of Sunday newspapers,
with marked attention and seriousness, and joined in the
doxology.
At Billingsgate, his BUCCeS9 was signal. He was
patronised by upwards of 1,000 fisliwomen, who pulled
any one down who attempted to oppose him, and said
" that no one should injure the gentleman who came to
Billingsgate to instruct poor people who could not read."
He was introduced by the Inspector to some gentlemen of
the neighourbood, who said he bad nothing to fear while
he bad the sanction of the inhabitants.
At Newgate-market he preached to about 1,000 souls.
He also visited Clare-market, the Borough, and Green-
wich. He promised to do still more, had not his career
been cheekcd by the Lord Mayor, probably from an ap-
prehension of the tumult and disturbance that must be
created, if his example brought forward less important
imitators. He has yet encountered iniquity in those
markets, where it is displayed only in ounces and pounds;
but we understand he had his eye upon a citadel of the
Evil one, and was determined to appear before Capel-
court, to try how they could stand against what he calls
" Bethel powder and shot."

GUILDHALL—Saturday Win. Anderson and Chas.
Totman were charged with defrauding John Harrison of a
hay horse. It appeared that Harrison was sent by Mr.
Phillips, of Peckham, to Smithfield, to sell two horses.
One of thorn he sold, and received the money ; but whilst

he was standing in tie market with the other, Totman and
another man came up and said the horse would suit a man
whom they knew, and who drove coaches on the Padding-
ton road. Harrison was then taken to a public house, and
introduced to Anderson, who consented to give 121. lbs.