The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-26 00:00:00

striking a salutary terror into those who disturb
it, then let them give what assistance they can
to alleviate distress ; but to yield to intimidation
is the sure way to invite fresh and more danger-
ous attacks on the public tranquillity.—Morning
Herald.
The New Police of the Metropolis is to consist
altogether of 825 officers and men—to be se-
parated into five divisions ; each division amount-
ing to 165 effective persons, including its super-
intendent, its four inspectors, and its sixteen
serjeants. The duty, it will be seen, is to be
duly halved during the night, and every police
constable is to go round the various points in his
beat once in every ten minutes. Regular re-
ports of occurrences are also to be made wl,en
the watch is relieved, and the men are to be duly
inspected both before going on duty and when
they are relieved. The regulations, in fact, ap-
pear to be as excellent in spirit, as they are Judi.
cious in arrangement, and easily compre-
hended ; and if theory could be reduced to
practice, and the conduct of the new police
to .be in every respect conformable to the
regulations and expectations of the projector,
there can be little doubt that person and
property would receive a much greater
degree of protection than they have hitherto
done under the old system. Every stimulus in
the shape of promotion is held forth to the po-
lice to discharge his duty to the public
with zeal and discretion, and it may therefore
rationally enough be expected that those em-
ployed in this capacity will exert themselves to
merit the rewards which are in prospect for them ;
but the most valorous and best disciplined army
smith contain poltroons and disorderlies, and the

public, therefore, ought not to form an unjust
or unfavourable opinion of the new system if it
should not be found to act at first so efficiently
in- every respect as might have been anticipated.
Some time must necessarily elapse before either
Ole police constable can thoroughly understand
his (luny, or his superiors be so perfectly ac-
pnainted with his character as to render him as
effective as lie may ultimately become ; but the
system is a decided improvement on that which
it is about to supersede, and, when matured,
Will, no doubt, be found to operate most bene-
ficially, both in the prevention and detection of
crime. At the same time it deserves to be ob-
served that the police constable is armed with
great authority, and that his exercise of that
authority must be narrowly looked into, lest the
pOwer which has been given him for the protec-
tion of the public should be converted into the
means of gratifying individual passions. We
recommend, this point in particular to the notice
of those who are to be at the head of the police
force ; for a few occurrences of the kind alluded
to, would beget such a prejudice against the
whole system, as to prevent its extension to other
quarters of the metropolis, where there can be
no question, its existence is imperatively re-
quired. On another point—we mean that of
the inspection of public-houses—we shall
have some observations to offer in a day
or two. In the mean time we conclude our
remarks, by again repeating our convic-
tion that the pay in all the departments is de-
cidedly below the standard of just remuneration
for the services and intelligence required. The
main part of the duty is to be performed during
the night, at all seasons, and during all wea-
thers,—the fatigue arising from its discharge will
evidently be great ; and, %hen it is considered,
in addition, that those who are to be employed
may be turned off at any time, without any rea-
son being assigned for their dismissal—that they
are prevented from-employing themselves in any
other mode or way—and that alto there appears
to be no pension when wounds or age shall ren-
der them incapable of further service,—we think
the public will agree with us, that an increase of
nearly a third is imperatively necessary. No one
who under-pays a servant has a right to expect
from him the exertion of all his zeal and energy ;
and least of all will the public have reason to ex-
pect it, should the present low rate of pay be
persisted in.—Morning Advertiser.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

CHARGE OF FLABBERGASTING.--Patrick Ryan
complained against Mrs. Ann Daffer, who keeps a
house in Petticoat-lane, for boarding and lodging
" Irish Gentlemen and Ladies," according to her
own definition of her calling.
The complainant said he was a journeyman tailor,
but of very quiet nature. His blood was, however,
capable of being raised, and Mrs. Daffier provoked
him until he was nearly quite destroyed, for she
took hoult of a quart pot, and flung it right at his
knowledge box, by which his teeth were consider-
ably diminished. In fait this poor tailor, when he
opened his mouth, exhibited so enormous a chasm,
that a man with a moderate sized head might, if he
could pitch well, very easily fling his hat into it.
The LORD MAYOR—Are you sure you preserved
your temper alr this while, my good fellow ? The
Tailor—The d-1 a syllable I said to her, your
Lordship ! but she was bent upon committinZ
slaughter, and ups with the pot and " flabbergasted"
me with it.—(Laughter.)
The LORI 3 MAYOR—." Flabbergasted" you!
what do you mean by that ? The Tailor—Why,
knocking my teeth down my throat, to be sure. The
d-1 a one she has left me to chaw my victuals
with.—(Laughter.)---I don't care much ebout the
beauty of it, if I could manage to chew.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, Mrs. Daffier, what
have you to say ? Why did you flabbergast Mr.
Ryan ?—(Laughter.) Mrs. Daffier--Why, then
your honour, I hope you won t believe a word that
vagabov says. He Miles up to. _me, and says,
" Daffer, you b—h, what brings you here?"
"-What's that to you, you, b--h's ghost," says I;
so he begins to abuse my Mr. Defier, and though he
is osilder nor me, I would not let a stitchlouse stand
" foruint "me to scould him. With that he was
not satisfied, but he takes hould of me, and gave me
dig diet flabbergasted me.--(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR--What, you were. flabber-
gasted too ? Mrs. Daffier--By my sowl, you're
right. I- hot me in the bread-basket, and I thought
my breakfast would all go the wrong way.—(Loud
laughter.) Now, what could Ido when I got such
a wollop from him ? I was obligated to give him a
touch, and so I touched him with a quart-pot; but
his mouth was as ugly as it is now, before I evee
whopped him.--(Laughter.)
Proof was given to show that Mr, Ryan was as
much in fault as Mrs. Duffer, and his Lordship told
them if they persevered in quarrelling, he would ob-
ligate them both to appear at the Sessions.

STAGS-COACH IMPOSITIONS.—A gentleman named
Oppenheno, residing in Alarisell•treet, Goodman's-
fields, complained of having two trunks detained un-
lawfully at one of the Brighton coach hooking-
4a£fices in Gracechurch-strea.

The case was this :—A few days since, two of
the complainant's daughters aad a female servant
were booked at Brighton by the Eclipse coach for
London, to be put down in Gracechurch-street ;
however, on the coach arriving at the Elephant and
Castle they found it was going to Charing-cross.
They stated to the coachman they were booked for
Gracechurch-street, upon which the coachman put
them arid their luggage into a Camberwell stage,
which was coming to Gracechurch-street, as is usual
on such occasions. However, on arriving in Grace-
chura_street, the Camberwell coachman demanded.

35,. for his fare, which they refused to pay -him, tell-
ing him that they understood the_ Brighton coach-
man had paid him, and, if be had not, he must look
to him for it. The fellow, upon this, seized the two
trunks, deposited them in the booking-office, and de-
clared that they should not be taken from thence
until the 3s. was paid, and the boxes have been
there ever since. On the following day Mr. Op-
iienh-eim engaged the whole of the same Eclipse
coach to bring the remainder of his family from
Brighton to London, stipulating that they should be
put down direct at his house in Mansell-street.
However, on their arrival at the Elephant and
Castle, the luggage, passengers, &c. were re-
noved, and put on this same Camberwell coach,
•0 be conveyed to Mansell-street, where they
vere safely deposited. On arriving there, one of
the daughters, who had arrived on the previous day,
.xclaimed, on seeing the coachman, " Oh, that is
he fellow that took our boxes from us yesterday!"
On this occasion the coachman made no charge, ad-
mitting that the Brighton coachman bad paid him,
!nit still refused to give up the boxes of the previous
day, without being paid the 3s.

Aldermen ANsiix directed one of the officers to
go with Mr. Oppenheim to the booking-office, and
.plain the matter. They shortly returned, accom-
aimed by the booking-office-keeper and the Cam-
berwell coachman.

Alderman ANSLEY inquired of the coachman who
'tired him? He admitted that the Brighton coach-
man hired him ; but added, " he did not pay me, so
[ supposed the others were to pay, and I don't know
who the man was."

Mr. Hobler—Oh ! you know well enough; but
dare say he paid you the next day ?--The coach.
,nan declared he had not.

Mr. Hobler explained that this was a regular trick
practised by the long stage-coachmen and the short
stage-coachmen on the public ;—for instance, on a
!ong stage arriving, as in this instance, at the Ele-
phant and Castle, and having passengers whom they
have undertaken to carry to the City, and othets to
Charing-cross, they must provide a conveyance for
those who are going to that place to which the long
stage is not going; they then either put them into
a hackney-coach or a short stage, as most conve-
nient, the long stage-coachman knowing well that he
must pay the fare; but if, on arriving at the place
of destination, the short stage-coachman can con-
trive to frighten the passenger out of the fare, which
is frequently the case, then he divides the spoil with
the long stage-coachman and they laugh at the pas-
senger's stupidity; the fare, however, is sure to be
charged to the long stage-coach proprietors.
Alderman ANSLEY said it was high time that the
public should be put on their guard against such
frauds. He had no doubt but that the Camberwell
coachman had been paid ; he should, therefore, di-
rect the boxes to be given up.
The booking-office-keeper said, that he had no
interest whatever in the business; all the claim he
had on the boxes was for warehouse-room, and that
he world waive instantly, if the Alderman said that
he was justified in giving them up to Mr. Oppenheim.

Alderman ANSLEY, the boxes must be liven up.
The Coachman—And how am Ito get my 3s. ?
Alderman ANSLEY-Why apply to the Brighton
coachman for it; but I dare say he has paid you
already.
The parties then left, in order to have the boxes de-
livered.