The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.--Samuel Strange, the coachman to Mr.
Goodchild, of Mecklenburgh-square, one of the Magistrates for
Middlesex, was charged with negligently driving over a poor old
woman, named Elizabeth Curran, as she was crossing between
Snow-hill and Fleet-market, about four o'clock on Saturday after-
noon.

Mr. Alderman Lucas said; the man had probably been drink-
ing and wasting his time, and was driving fast to make up for it ;
but rchen a coachman eu a poor oh! creature bobbling aercsi, it
was his duty to stop, and not halloo, and take it fur granted that
the party could hear him, and was able to get out of the way ;
but none of us were infallible, and he durst say the prisoner felt
much sorrow at what had happened.
The necessary recognizance% then were entered into, and the
prisoner liberated.

BOW-STREET.—Charles Preacot, alias The Jumper, was
yesterday charged with the following robbery :
Mr. Trotter, a gentleman residing at No. 25, Great Russell-
street, Bloomsbury, deposed that on the night of Tuesday last,
after dining with some friends, he was returning home through
Belton-street, Long-acre, when he was taken suddenly ill, owing
to his having taken too much wine, and becoming- insensible, he
was for some time unconscious of what passed. On coming to
his senses, he found that he had lost his watch, chain, and seals,
his purse containing a sovereign and some silver, a gold pencil-
case, his hat and umbrella. He knew nothing whatever of the
circumstances under which lie lost his property, and had no re-
collection of the prisoner at the bar.
Jane Ryan saw the prosecutor on the night deposed to, in a state
of insensibility in Belton-street, and endeavoured to assist in put-
ting him to rights. In a few -moments the prisoner came up and
untied the prosecutor's neckcloth; after which he went for a coach.
Witness knew the prisoner by the name of The Jumper, and sus-
pecting his design, she was determined to see that the gentleman
was properly disposed of. The prisoner returned in a short time
with a coach ; a strange man was on the box with the coachman,
and he and the prisoner got round the prosecutor and opened his
clothes, as if with a view to bring him round. The gentleman
had a friend with him, who was himself, however, too much in-
toxicated to render him any assistance. The prisoner and the
other man were soon after joined by a third person, and all three
assisted in lifting the prosecutor into the coach. The prisoner
then jumped into the coach along with the gentleman ; but his
friend was for five minutes prevented from following him.by the
two men, who kept him in conversation while the prisoner and
the prosecutor remained together in the coach; after which the
coach drove away with the two gentlemen and the prisoner.

The prisoner was remanded until Wednesday, in order to give
time to produce a watchman, whose evidence was material, and
also the coachman, against whom a suspicion of connivance is en-
tertained.

UNION-HALL—Yesterday, a young man, named Hugh
Shaw, was brought up to this office, charged with extinguishing
the gallery lamps in the Coburg Theatre, on Saturday night.
The defendant was fined 20s. and costs.

CARLISLE POLICE.

(From the Carlisle Journal.)

A head constable arrived hither on Saturday last, in the per-
son of Mr. Benjamin Batty, of Manchester, to superintend the
newly formed police of this city; and his superior tact in the in-
tricacies and manoeuvrings of police government bids fair, we un-
derstand, quickly to quell our causes of complaint, without being
too ready to set the town in a blase. He has had rather an un-
pleasant beginning. On Saturday and Monday he was engaged
in dividing the town into different departments or• districts, and
completed the formation of a greater part ; the town to be divided
into 15, and the neighbourhood of Caldovgate into three. On
Tuesday he was proceeding in his plans in Shaddongate, being
accompanied by George Palmer, the constable, who went with
him to show him the town, when, just as he was proceeding
down Milburn's-buildings, a few stones were sent after them
by some boys. Mr. Batty turning round, and observing them
ready for another fire, good-humouredly begged them to
desist, " for (said he) we have only come to look at the
place, nothing more." A mob very soon collected, and at
the earnest desire of Mr. Story, grocer, Mr. Batty and George
Palmer, (the latter having received very severe blows on the back
part of his head and other parts of his body), took refuge in that
gentleman's house. Hundreds •of " Shaddongaters" (the very
term) soon collected together, in short, for • two hours business
was at a stand, and the town in complete dismay. At this time the
whole neighbourhood was in a blaze of fearful expectation ; the mili-
tary were ordered out,and an awful suspense indeed pervaded the mul-
titude. At length a party of the sth Dragoons came, with swords
drawn ; these were followed by a detachment of the 90th Foot,
followed by six or seven artillerymen, the whole under the com-
mand of Colonel Birrell, of the 90th. They proceeded into
Shaddongate, and the moment the crowd found this determined
course was pursued, they fled, and Mr. Batty, thinking it high
time to come to some conclusion, walked out of Mr. Story's. In
a short time the military returned to their several homes.
Since Tuesday, special constables have been sworn in, in
abundance. Scarcely a respectable individual in the town but is
now on the alert. And the simple fact that warrants were out
against the ringleaders, but could not be executed, savours of
rebellion.

A watch is kept by the military in Caldewgate; and nine pri-
vates, sergeant, corporal, and a bugleman, are placed nightly as a
guard.
FRIDAY.—Last evening upwards of a hundred special consta-
bles were sworn in, in the presence of Dr. Heysham. In Caldew-
gate, and on the bridges, four of the 'cavalry are stationed, toge-
ther with a detachment of the 90th Foot, three of whom are
placed as sentinels, to prevent the escape of the ringleaders.
FOR. O'CLOCK, P.xt.—The following seven, -all young men,
j havejust been taken prisoners by the superintendent of Police,
assisted by special constables, and all lodged hi the House of Cor-
rection for examination. They were-captured without much dif-
ficulty :—Robert Armstrong, James Heslop, John Shelley,
Thomas Matthews, John Cromwell, William Meridham, and
Francis Doran. The military remain on their stations.
FORTH SR PARTICULARS.—HaIf-past Four.—There are now
four dragoons and thirty privates of the 90th 'Foot, and some ar-
tillerymen, on duty in Caldewgate, besides one sergeant, two cor-
porals, and a Lieutenant. The neighbourhood appears peaceable
at present. The military were provided with between 30 and
40 rounds of ball cartridge ; and the Colonel was there to give
orders to the bugleman, in -case.of necessity, to sound to arms,
as a signal to the rest of the infantry, who were in readiness under
arms in the Castle.

QUARTER TO Ftvz.ln addition to the above, the following
five have just been taken into custody Daniel M'Crory, John
Murray, Thomas Wittey, William Frill; and George Balaton.

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EXTRAORDINARY EGG.-- r. D. queen, of"M
55, Upper Frederic-street, St. James's has sent to our office
(inhere it is on inspection) an egg, three inches' ong,' and three
ounces weight, which was laid by a young pullet.—Bolton. Ex-
press.