The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Yesterday the new ton'D
MAYOR sat for the first time since his appointment to the
office. He had scarcely taken the chair in the Justice-
room when a foreigner requested that he would peruse a
letter. His Lordship did so, and found that it contained
the symptoms of a very flattering reliance upon the genero •
sity of the new Chief Magistrate.
It stated, that " his Lordship's correspondent had ac-
quired a very accurate and classical knowledge of the English
language and English trade, and requested, that as trade
could not be carried on without capital, his Lordship would
he kind enough to advance the sum of 300/. upon the,
humane experiment."
The Loan MAYOR intimated to his correspondent that
he was very much obliged by a communication, which
showed that so high an opinion was entertained of his
bounty, hut he begged leave to decline the office of distin-
guishing his Mayoralty by an act of singular benefi-
cence. If he should conduct himself during the time he
should be in office, upon 'the principle recommended in
the letter, he would probably have to step from the Man-
sion-house to the work-house when his year was up.—(A
laugh.
EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A ROBBERY.-...A poor dis-
eased-looking man, named Harvey, was charged before the
LORD MAYOR with having, in conjunction with two other
persons, robbed the house of Mrs. Newberry, who keeps an
oyster shop at the corner of Jerusalem-court.
Henry Tibb, the shopman of Mrs. Newberry, stated, that
on Sunday, at about half-past five o'clock, a man of gentle-
manlike appearance called at the shop in the absence of
Mrs. Newberry, and asked for a few oysters. Witness
opened some oysters for the gentleman, who soon after
called in two other persons, who appeared to be passing
by, and they all began to eat oysters faster than he was
able to open them ; one of them then asked him whether
his mistress was not gone to see her mother ? to which he
replied in the affirmative ; they then seized him and pulled
him into the inner room, two of them put pistols to his
head, while the third threatened to cut him open with a sword:
he called out for assistance ; upon which they dragged him to
the kitchen, which is detached from the shop, and tied him
up hand and foot ; one of them went up stairs and ransacked
the drawers for the property; the sum of 5/. 10s. which
was in the bed-room of Witness's mistress, was taken away
the witness contrived to cut the cords with which he was
tied, having succeeded iri getting hold of a knife which lay
upon the chair. The witness, on going with a barrel of
oysters yesterday to the Saracen's Head, Snow-hill, saw
the prisoner, and recognized him as one of.the thieves.
It was ascertained that the poor prisoner had only left
the hospital, after six weeks' confinement, an hour before
the witness met him. He was of course discharged.
GUILDHALL.--John Crow, the principal clerk at a
banking-house at the west end of the town, was finally ex-
amined before Sir PRYER LAURIE yesterday, charged, as
we understood, with embezzling a considerable sum of
money. The examination occupied above an hour, and it
was rumoured at the conclusion that the accused had been
committed ; but even that fact was not publicly announced.
111ARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—A respectable female
asked Mr. Rawlinson's advice respecting a bag of sovereigns
of which she gave the following particulars :—Early in
October, her daughter went with some friends to Drury-
lane, and after the performance, as they returned" through
Russell-court, Miss Craig, one of the party, whose father
keeps the Royal Oak public-house in Whitechapel-road,
kicked against a bag upon the payment which she thought
contained old iron, and she passed on. The applicant's
daughter, who was at that time behind, possessing greater
curiosity, put her hand to it, and boding it full of money,
it was taken up, and carried to Mr. Craig's house in White-
chapel-road, who put it into his cash-box, and " keeps it
close."

Mr. RAWLINSON inquired what kind of money the bag
contained P—Genuine sovereigns, 400 or 500, but Mr.
Craig refused to count them.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Has no person come forward to claim
them ?—No, Sir.

Mr. RAWLINSON-It is a most extraordinary circum-
stance. Nave you advertised it?.—Once in the Times.
Mr. RAwLixsoN—What kind of bag was it in ?—_A
brown canvass one.

Mr. RAWLINSON—I would advise you to advertise it
more largely.—Mr. Craig does not choose to advertise it ;
he keeps it close ; and if we interfere, we get insulted.
A lady then inquired whether her daughter was not en-
titled N a reward.

Mr. RAwmaipoN said the finder ought to receive a re-
muneration ; bst if there was no owner, there could be no
reward, and again advised her to advertiie it freely.
HATTON-GARDEN.--On Saturday evening last,
Mr. S---, a gentleman of respectability, residing at
Camden-town, was brought to this office by Robert Teas-
dale, the watchhouse•keeper of Somers-town, before A. S.
LAING, Esq , the sitting Magistrate, on a charge made by
the said Robert Teasdale, of riding his horse on the foot
pavement, thereby endangering the lives of his Majesty's
subjects, and fer using brutal and unnecessary violence to
the horse. One of the street-keepers corroborated the
statement of his brother officer•.

The gentleman said, he was riding his own horse in the
New-road, hetwk.n four and five o'clock on Saturday after-
noon; that the animal suddenly became restive, and went
on the pavement, that he was endeavouring to get him back
into the New-road when this watchhouse-keeper came up,
and after using the most insulting language, lie seized the
horse violently by the head, and backed him into the road,
and producing a staff from his pocket proclaimed himself
an officer. He insisted on Mr. S. dismounting, and going to
the watchhouse in his custody. By the advice of a gentle-
man on the spot, he did dismount, and Teasdale took him to
the watchhouse, where he was kept in custody till his bail
arrived. Mr. Stubbs, a merchant in the city, and Mr.
Cooper, surgeon, in Seymour-street; EnstOn-square, came
forward, and stated, that they haPpened to be on ' the spot
at the time, and saw the whole transaction.: These gentle-
men swore, that Mr. S. did not use any:brutal or unne-
cessary violence to the horse, and th?..t, as to riding on the
irely fSro. m
evincedaccident;
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whilst that of the watchhouse-keeper displayed intem-
perance. The Magistrate instantly dismissed the charge.
Mr. S. was attended by several gentlemen and his
solicitor, whom be has instructed to proceed by action
and indictment. It was highly creditable to Mr.
Withers, one of the Commissioners of Somers'-town,
in voluntarily coming forward to bail Mr. S., and recom-
mending him to bring the..eenduct of Teasdale before the
board. It is hoped that tllis step will be taken, for it is
really high time that some check should be given to watch-
house-keepers, night-constables, and their deputies. This
case is a hard one, whel'e'a:gentleman is taken through
the streets in custody ; but. what is it compared to
that of a poor woman, in a. state of pregnancy, who was
dragged to the watchhouse on Saturday night, on a
charge of felony, made by a butcher of notoriety in the
neighbourhood, and there kept till Monday morning follow-
ing, when it did not suit the convenience of the butcher :to
attend to substantiate the charge. The poor creature was
then discharged, after 48 hours' false imprisonment—torn
from the bosom of her family, and had not the means of
indicting or bringing an action against the brutal author of
her sufferings.
Amongst the night charges from Clerkenwell watch-
house yesterday, there was one preferred by a Paddington
coachman against a gentleman, whose name did not transpire.
The night constable stated that the gentleman bad been
bailed on Saturday evening by a constable of the name of
Cadby ; but he was not forthcoming, and the constable's
recognizances were returned to the Magistrate.
Cursitor, the Paddington coachman, stated that the gen-
tleman whom he bad given in charge on Saturday was a
passenger in the coach from the city, and when he was
set down, he offered but one chilling for the fare instead of
one shilling and sixpence, which was the regular fare. The
gentleman refused to pay the additional sixpence, and he
(the coachman) was under the necessity of giving him in
charge. He understood that the accused was a very re-
spectable person, and lived near Prospect-cottage, Highbury.
Cadby, the constable, said the gentleman promised to at-
tend at this office at twelve o'clock, to anstver the charge,
and he had no doubt but he would be in attendance in the
course of the day.--[Here the constable banded in the
card of the gentleman to,Mr. Laing; the Magistrate:]
Mr. LAING said be could not interfere as to the question
respecting the fare of a stage coach ; but,he was determined
where bail was given, and the parties were not in attend-
ance, that he would return the recognizances, in every case,
to the Exchequer.
The defendant, who is said to be one of the trustees of
the parish of Islington, did not attend during the day, and
it was understood that the case was allowed to stand over
until (Tuesday) this day.
Several applications were recently made at this office, to
the Magistrates, to receive voluntary affidavits, but the
Magistrates refused to take them, and Mr. Rogers, on one
occasion, observed that no voluntary affidavits would in
future be received by him, or any of the other Magistrates,
in consequence of the diclaration made in the course of last
term, by Lord Chief Justice Best, that such a proceeding
would be" irregular, unless the taking of such affidavit should
he rendered necessary by some Statute. Mr. Rogers, at the
same time, recommended the party to try the Lord Mayor.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.----Richard
oung,
late butler to Mr. Gahagan, 68, Lower Grosvenor-street,
was charged With obtaining money from his master, under

false pretences. Mr. Gahagan said that the prisoner had
beets in his service for eight or nine years, as his confiden-
tial servant. In June last, the prisoner robbed him of plate,
to the amount of 80/. ; but he (Mr. G.) did not take any
proceedings against him, and forgave him. He had lately
discovered that the prisoner had appropriated to his own
use different suns of money, which lie had received to dis-
charge the weekly bills. Two acts of fraud were proved
against the prisoner, in having received the sum of 4/. 2s.
3d. and 3/. 4s.—He was committed for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.—An information was laid some
days back by a Mr. White against Mr. Smith, a coal
merchant, for deficiency of measure, but as the evidence of
the witnesses referred to a date different from that set forth
in the information, Mr. Humphreys, the defendant's soli-
citor, urged this discrepancy as a fatal objection. Mr.
13 s Err, the Magistrate, was satisfied of the validity of the
plea, but at the instance of Mr. Harmer, the attorney on
the other side, • he consented to defer his decision for a day
or two. On Saturday he pronounced in favour of the de-
fendant, on the strength of Mr. Humphreys's objection.
Yesterday Mr. Wooler, on behalf of Mr. Harmer, at-
tended to support a new information, in which the error, as
to date, MS rectified.

Mr. Humphreys submitted that this information also
must be dismissed, on the legal principle that two proceed-
ings cannot be carried on at one and the same time, for one
and the same offence. Had Mr. Harmer waited until his
former information was disposed of, the present objection
would not avail. But he had anticipated the Magistrate's
decision, and on the day before judgment was given on the
former informationnamely, on Friday—he laid a second
information for the same offence.

The Magistrates, Mr. BROUGHTON and Mr. BittmrT,
recognised this as a sound objection, and Mr. Wooler did
not offer much opposition to it. This information wag
therefore dismissed.

TOWN-HALL.—A young man, named W. Higgons,
was convicted by Sir J. PERRINO in the penalty of 51. on
two separate informations for selling fireworks on the sth
November just. The prosecution was instituted by the
parish of St. George, where the offence happened ; and
the purchase of two bundles of cracke►;s, on the defendant's
premises, proved by the informers; and two of the parish-
officers.

Mr. Wooler attended on the behalf of Mr. Harmer, as
the defendant's solicitor, and did all he could to serve his
client ; but the fact was distinctly swore to, and there,
could not in consequence be any mitigation.

On defendant's observing he had no money to pay the
fine, nor goods to be Ilistrained on, having only rented a
little shop, without having anything to do-with the house,
the ALDERMAN told him that he must go to the tread-mill.
He inquired in a very mournful tone for how long ?- and was
told a month ; and there being no cash forthcoming at the
conclusion of the Office business, he was locked up.