The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterdayßaltasar Soldas Was
brought before the LORD MAYOR for re-examination, upon
the charge of having forged the signature of Mr. Charles
Fothergill to a cheque upon Jones, Lloyd, and Co. bankers,
for 1101. The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate
for trial.

BOW-STREET.—Ftasx HOUSES. —Yesterday, the
time of the 'Magistrates, Sir R. Maw= and Mr. HALLS,
was occupied nearly the whole day, in hearing and deciding
upon informations which had been laid against the keepers
of a number of houses in the parish of Covent-garden,
under the 50th Geo. 111., for selling wine, spirits, and other
excisable articles, without having a license, which sub-
jected each of the parties so offending to a penalty of 201.
Mr. Adolphus, and the attorneys, Messrs. Butler and
Henion, appeared for the defendants.
Maritza HOSKINS'S.—A little old man, named James
Carter, who has lately been appointed by the well-known
Mother H. as her sub-occupant of the Billiard-rooms and
Saloon, situate opposite the front entrance of Drury-lane
Theatre, in Catherine-street, appeared and pleaded Not
Guilty to an information, charging him with having, on
the night of Wednesday, Dec. 12, retailed excisable goods,

without having a license.
Stagle, a patrol of Bow-street, said he went to the house
of Mother H., which is now kept by the defendant, Car-
ter, at half-past eleven e'clock on the night in question, and
to prevent suspicion arising as to the object he bad in view,
in visiting the house, be took a girl of the town with him,
whom he had picked up in the street; they. went into a
room on the ground floor, and had some oysters, and he
called for a pint of ale; the waiter said that he must pay
the money first, and he paid fivepence; the ale was brought
in a pewter pot, and he and his companion drank it ; he also
called for a glass of brandy and water, and paid a shilling
for it; he afterwards called for two pints of port wine, for
which he paid 3s. each ; he believed be could identify the
waiter who served him.—[Four waiters here made their
appearance, and the witness pointed out a young man
named Charles Leech, as the person who served him.]
Cross-examined by Mr. Adolphus—He did not make
the waiter a present of threepence for going to a public-
house to purchase the ale and brandy ; he saw several ladies
in the house ; be remained in the house till one o'clock.
Leech, the.waiter, was called by Mr. Adolphus for the
defendant, and he swore that he (lid not serve the last wit-
ness; he stated that it was his duty to attend the subscrip-
tion-room, which was up-stairs, and he knew that neither
ale nor spirits were sold in the house ; he admitted that

wine was sold.
Mr. Adolphus argued, that the Act of 35th of Geo.
111. bad been repealed by the 6th Geo. IV. cap. St.
The MAGISTRATES said, that they saw nothing in the
last Act that repealed the former one, and convicted the
defendant in the penalty of 201.
Mr. Adolphus said, that his client would appeal against
the conviction ; and he begged to say, that he had a good
defence to the charge.
TilE FINISH.—This was a similar information against
J. Roebottom, the proprietor of a house in James-street,
Covent-garden called the " Finish," for selling excisable
articles without having a license, on Thursday night last.
Stagle, the patrol, stated, that he went to the defend-
ant's house at a quarter before two o'clock on the night of
Thursday last, and found the house closed. The watch-
man told him the house would not be opened till a quarter
past two o'clock. He went again before half-past two
o'clock, and the door being opened, be entered the house
with two gentlemen and two ladies, and proceeded upstairs.
He soon afterwards came down stairs, and paid sd. for a
cup of tea and bread and butter. He called for two glasses
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Mr. Adolphus said, that he should offer no defence now
to the charge : bat should reserve it till the case came
before the Sessions on appeal. The Magistrates convicted
the defendant in the sum of Twenty Pounds, and notice of
appeal was given.
GRUBB'S OYSTER Roosts;—This was,. a similar infor-
mation to the last. The defendant, Alexander Grubb,
pleaded—Not Guilty.
Stagle, the patrol, stated, that on Wednesday night last,
he went to the defendant's house, which is situate imme-
diately opposite to Bow-street Office, and called for a steak,
which he ate, and paid for. He afterwards called for a
pint of wine, which lie drank, and paid 3s. for it.
Mr. Grubb began to address the Magistrates ; but he
was advised by Mr. Butler, his attorney, to desist.
The defendant was convicted in the penalty of 201.
Mr. Adolphus said, that he had a good defence to this
information.

LAMBERTS CO£FEE.HOUSE.—.-ThiS was an information
like the preceding ones, to which the defendant pleaded—
Not Guilty.
Nicholls, a man who some timmago charged the
defendant, Lambert, with assaulting him, stated, that on
the 4th of December he went to the defendant's house and
had some wine suppl led to him, which he paid for.
Mr. Harmer here took an objection to the information,
On account of it not setting forth the quantity of wine sold,
and the information was quashed.
Another information was preferred against the same de-
fendant, for having, on the 13th of December, retailed
excisable goods without a license.—He pleaded Not Guilty.
Stogie, the patrol, said, that on the night of the 13th of
December, at twelve o'clock, he went to the house of the
defendant, which is in Bow-street. The defendant keeps
a coffee-shop, and oyster and wine-rooms. He (witness)
remained in the house till one o'clock ; he had some chops
and a pint of beer ; he afterwards had half-a-pint of port
wine, for which he paid eighteen pence. There were three
women in the same room.
Mr. Harmer.—Did you not give the waiter sixpence to
go to a tavern and buy the beer and wine ? Witness.—
No, I did not.
For the defendant, his waiter was called, who swore that
the witness Stagle gave him money to go to the Marquess of
Anglesea public-house, to buy the beer and wine.
Mr. Godfrey, the landlord of the Marquess of Anglesea,
said, he remembered the night of Thursday last, the waiter
of the defendant coming to his house for a pint of wine and
some beer ; he could not say if it was before or after twelve
o'clock at night ; he was in the habit of serving the de-
fendant with beer and wine.
It was contended that if eating-house keepers were not
allowed to send to a public-house to purchase ale or other
liquor for the use of their customers, they must be under
the necessity of discontinuing business altogether, as their
customers could not very well eat without drinking.
In this case the defendant was convicted, and fined Twenty
Pounds. The defendants ali entered into sureties to prose-
cute their appeals at the next Westminster Sessions.
MARYLEBONE.—NichoIas Kennyan, an elderly
man, who fills the situation of warehouseman in the Shak-
speare printing-office, Cleveland-row, St. James's, was
charged with shooting at Mr. Robert Taylor, a stationer,
in Newman-street, Oxford-street. The prisoner lived at
Brewers'-row, Westminster, and having had some dif-
ference with Mr. Taylor, at a benefit society, of which
they were both managers, he entered Mr. Taylor's shop .
and fired a loaded pistol at him. It did not, however,
appear that further injury had been done to Mr. Taylor
than injuring his cheek and eye. He was unable to attend
to give evidence.
The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said
that Mr. Taylor had provoked
l,hn by accusing him of
having committed incest with his sister. He added, that
he did not intend to take Mr. Taylor's life, as there was
no ball in the pistol.
The prisoner was remanded until Mr. T. could attend.
WORSHIP-STREET.—Charles Melford, a young
man, 17 years of age, and Richard Moss, were charged
with robbing. It appeared that on Sunday morning, Mel-
ford, and another man, entered the shop of Mr. Pring, a
cheesemonger, in Plumber-street, City-road, under pre-
tence of purchasing some cheese; and presenting a loaded
pistol at Mrs. Pring's head, threatened to blow her brains
out if she made any noise ; they then robbed her of upwards
of 141. and some plate. Moss, who was a shopman to
Mr. Pring, left his master's house that morning, and said
he intended to dine with his sister in Grub-street. After
the robbery had been committed, Melford visited Moss's
sister, and carried a trunk for her to the coach-office, as
she was going out of town by a Bristol coach. Another
charge was preferred against Melford, by Mr. Alford, a
fishmonger in Birchin-lane. It appeared, that on Sunday
I morning, the 12th November, Melford, and a man with-
; out a nose, went into Mr. Alford's shop, under pretence
; of eating oysters, and no one being in the house but the
I boy, they tied his hands together, and locked him in the
• cellar, and then robbed the house of cash and plate worth
about 201.—The prisoners were remanded for another ex-
amination.

Last week a report of the death of a nobleman
of high rank, connected with this county, obtained circu-
lation in this city. On particular inquiry, its origin was
traced to a young man in his employment, who admitted
the charge, but could give no other reason for his repre-
hensible conduct but that he " did it out o' fun." On being
sharply reprimanded by his master, who, with some warmth,
expatiated on the effects which the report was calculated
to troduce here and in the country generally, (meaning the
adjacent country)—the lad, with apparent earnestness and
naivete, asked, " Will it ha's ony effect upo' the foonds?"
Perth Courier.