The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A waterman, named Cannon,
who'plies in the neighbourhood of the Tower, was •unm-
n`ioned before the LORD MAYOR, for having assaulted a
gentleman named Swift, under the following aggravated

circumstances:—
Mr. Swift stated that on Monday last he went from the
Favourite steam-vessel into the defendant's boat for the

purpose of landing. There were three other gentlemen in
the boat. When they reached the wharf, the defendant
insisted upon having 6d. from each of his passengers ; and
swore (throwing himself into a fighting attitude) that not
one of them should leave the boat without paying him that
sum. Witness refused to submit to such an imposition,
but the three other gentlemen were absolutely intimidated
by the ferocious manner of the defendant, and paid him to
get out of hie clutches. The defendant persevered in his
demand and in his threat, and witness put :id. into his
hand, but refused to give a farthing more, as be knew that
it was the practice of those watermen, who designated
themselves "the lawless gang," to cheat the public as much
as they could. He, however, offered his address. Wit-
ness then moved towards the wharf, but, as he was stepping
on shore, the defendant struck hire a violent blow on the neck.
The defendant, who is a young man of most ruffianly
appearance, said that as the gemmen had pushed his boat
off from the steamer before he had his complement of cus-
tomers, he thought they ought to pay him extra ; that
three of them bad consented, but the fourth was obstro-
pulous, and struck him with an umbrella, whereupon be
resented the assault by a push.
The prosecutor said, that every word of the defence was
false.
The LOAD MAYOR. immediately ordered that the defend-
ant should be committed, and that 24 hours' notice of bail

should he given.
The LORD MAYOR seems determined not to excuse
want of punctuality in persons who charge others. He
has of late discharged several prisoners, in consequence
of the absence of the complainants at the time appointed
for examination.

BOW-STREET. —Elizabeth Jones, Anne Palmer,
Mary Serino, and Maria Bechford (four prostitutes), and
John Vasen and Henry Roberts, were charged with
having been concerned in a very daring robbery upon a
man, named Wright. It appeared that Wright, who is a
carman, and lives at Rotherhithe, was met, in the Strand,
on Saturday afternoon, by a woman, who asked him for
some beer, and he accompanied her into the York Arms,
in Shoe-lane, where they were soon joined by the four
female prisoners, who called for ginger-beer ;he had
scarcely seated himself before the tall woman seized him
round the waist, and holding him with amazing strength,
the prisoner, Jones, succeeded in getting seven sovereigns
out of his waistcoat-pocket, and would have got nine
others, which were in the same pocket, had he not loosened
one of her hands. They all then ran out of the house, sad
lie was following them, when he was stopped by Roberts,
who was a temporary waiter at the house, who demanded
payment for the ginger-beer, and would not suffer him to
go until the girls got out of sight. Wright was going in
search of an officer, when he met a man, who said he had
the women in custody ; he followed this man, by his
desire, into the Sun and Punch-bowl public-house, and in
a dark passage he was robbed of five sovereigns more. He
was sure, Vasen was one of those who robbed him.

Herring, the officer, said that the Sun and Punch-bowl
bad long been a most disgraceful place, and afforded the
greatest facilities for robbery and murder.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIR said, the house should not again
be licensed.—The prisoners were remanded.
HATTON-GARDEN.--PoNT RACING AT Sanmt's

WELLS.—Mr. Richard Dixon, of 56, Barbican, prin•

cipal proprietor of Sadler's Wells, attended by the veteran
Grimaldi, appeared before the Magistrates of this office
yesterday, on a summons issued at the suit of Charles
Beazley, Esq. of John-street, Adelphi, charging him with
" having erected a building in addition to a building, the
same being of wood, and not of brick or stone, &c.," con-
trary to an Act passed in the llth year of the late King's
reign, for the better prevention of fire.
Mr. Beazley said, that in consequence of an external in-
closure having been made round Sadler's Wells Theatre,
for the purpose of exhibiting pony-racing, and the in-
closure not being of brick or stone, according to the ex-
press letter of the Act of Parliament, be was obliged,
in his public capacity of District Surveyor, to call on
the proprietor to do away with the objectionable building.
He begged to state, that previous to his appearing before
their Worships, Mr. Dixon had informed him that the
building should be removed in November. .As he had no
wish to put Mr. Dixon or any other a the proprietors to eX-
pence or annoyance, he should agree to the building stand-
ing until that time, upon Mr. Dixon entering into recog-
nizances to perform his promise at the time specified.
Mr. Dixon promised that the building should be removed
in November, and the matter ended.

MARYLEBONE.—A gentleman holding a situation in
a Public Office, and residing at St. John's Wood, was
brought before Mr. Hoax'Ns, on a warrant, charged with
having attempting to violate the person of Charlotte Wool-
latt, his house-maid, a young girl only 15 years of age.
The defendant (who was attended by a Solicitor) ap-
peared to be about 26 years of age, and possessed the ad-
dress and manners of a man of fashion.

The complainant, who conducted herself with becoming
modesty, deposed that she bad lived in the defendant's ser-
vice about twelve months, as housemaid, but she had re-
ceived notice from her mistress, the defendant's wife, to quit,
that lady having no further occasion for her services. On
Saturday evening, the 7th July, between ten and eleven
o'clock at night, her mistress was in her bed-room, and she
was on the stairs, when the defendant, who was in his
dressing-room, reading the paper, desired her to bring him
up some hot water. When she entered the room with the
hot water, the defendant immediately shut the door, but
did not lock it, and then offered her Si. if she would consent
to his wishes. She instantly rang the bell, and ran out
of the room, without making any reply, and went to her own
room to bed. On the following morning, she told the cook
what had happened to her, but the latter told her not to
disclose it to any other person, as her master might have
done it merely for the purpose of trying her modesty. In
the early part of the same day (the Sth July) the cook went
out, and between three and four in the afternoon, the de-
fendant came down to the kitchen for some water, to water
his flowers; he shortly afterwards came into the kitchen a
second time, and told her she was a foolish girl not to take
the 5/., and after dinner he came to her in the scullery and
told her that if she would not kiss him, he would kiss her,
and he then kissed her forehead,. and begged of her to ac-
cept the Si., which she again refused. He said that she
might make herself perfectly happy, and that she should
never want money if she would consent to his wishes. He
followed her into the front kitchen, where he got her on
his knee, and again asked her to take the Si., which lie
showed her in sovereigns, and lie would not let her go up
for ten minutes or a quarter of an hour ; but lie did not
proceed further on that occasion. Whilst she was on his
knee, her mistress rung the bell for tea, and before she
could light the fire, the defendant again pulled her on
his knee, and repeated his offer, which she rejected, and
lie then allowed her to leave the kitchen, saying he was
afraid that he would be seen by her mistress. After she
had carried up the tea she went into the defendant's dress-
ing-room to empty the slops, and there she saw him
again, and he pulled her on his knee, and pressed her
to accept the Si., he threatened to turn her away instantly
if she would not submit to him, but if she would, he might
prevail on her mistress to keep her some time longer.
About a quarter before ten, the same-evening, he called her
up stairs to close the shutters of his dressing-room, when
he again treated her in the manner she had before described,
' and told her that she might always apply to him for
money, and lie would supply her with it. She made no
reply, but went out of the room; but in a very few
minutes the bell rang, and on entering his apartment he
forcibly threw her on the carpet. She made every pos-
sible resistance, and threatened to inform her mistress;
but lie said that would not avail her, for his wife would
not believe her statement (the witness then proceeded to
describe the condition of the defendant's clothes, and like-
wise the nature of the assault on her person.) After
remaining on the ground a few minutes, lie allowed her to
rise, and desired her to bring him up some hot water,
which she did, and left it at the door of his room. Whilst
this was passing, her mistress was in her bed-room on
the second floor. On Tuesday evening, between seven
and eight o'clock, the cook was sent on a message to
Cavendish House, and her mistress was in the drawing-
room, and witness was going up stairs with some cheese,
when the defendant called her into his dressing-room, and
renewed his attempt to violate her person. She made an
effectual resistance, and he permitted her to depart, saying
that she was a little devil, and he would be revenged. He
then went out of the back-kitchen into the garden. On
the Friday following she left their service, having been
discharged at a moment's warning by her mistress, who
ordered witness to come into the parlour whilst they were
at dinner, and told her that she need not apply to them
for a character, for they would not give her one. When
she left the defendant's house, she proceeded to Portland-
town, where she took a lodging, and where she at present
resided, and the same evening she informed her -landlady
of what had happened to her; she did not like to go home
to her father, who holds a subordinate situation in the
Victualling Office, Somerset-house, because she wee not

on terms with her step-mother, but she told her father on
Monday.
The accused's Solicitor submitted, that as no fewer than
six attempts had been made by the defendant, it was na-
tural to suppose that it was perfectly voluntary mt the part
of the girl, and proceeded to call witnesses in answer to
the charge.
Emily Lancaster stated, that she was cook to the ac-
cused ; and that on the Sunday the girl told her that her
master had taken liberties with her, which she resisted ;
the witness also said, it was a fine thing to be handsome,
for her master might fall in love with her ; witness ad-
vised her to keep away from her master's room, and thus
avoid a repetition of his insults ; the other parts of this
person's evidence tended to confirm (as the Magistrate re-
marked) the girl's statement.
An elderly lady said, she was an inmate of the defend-
ant's house, and mother to his wife ; and that on the days
mentioned she was in the house the whole of the day ; and
if any struggling or screaming had taken place, she must
have heard it. The witness further stated, that she could
not believe the complainant on her oath.
The girl's father, a respectable looking man, stated, that
about six weeks ago he called at the accused's house, by
desire of the lady of the house, who informed him that she
was going to give his slaughter a regular warning, a, she
had no further occasion for her, and advised him to he
careful of his child, as she was extremely handsome. His
daughter came to him at Somerset-house, and related to
him exactly the same story she had done that day, and it
was only a family disagreement which prevented her from
returning home.
The girl being called said, it was the cook who told her
mistress on the Friday that she (witness) had been ill
treated by her master.
The accused scarcely said any thing in answer to the
charge, leaving it to his solicitor ; and Mr. Hoskins, after
remarking to the girl's father that he ought to afford his
daughter an asylum in her situation, called upon the de-
fendant to find bail, himself in 100/., and two sureties in
50/. each, to answer the charge at. the Sessions.
Two Gentleman who had accompanied the defendant to
the office, instantly presented themselves as his bail, •and
the parties then retired.

UNITED MEXICAN..MINING COMPANY

A meeting of the Directors and Shareholders of
the United Mexican Mining Company took place,
pursuant to notice, yesterday, at the City of London
Tavern, when
Mr. BOSANQUET defended the conduct of the Di-
rectors, and detailed the various rules which they
had made among themselves to ensure sufficient
attention to the affairs of the Company, &c.; and
concluded by declaring, as his fixed opinion, that all
the money hitherto laid out had been profitably ex-
pended, and that a niggardly system of operations
could not fail to turn out an unwise one. _

A short further discussion took place of no public
interest, after which the meeting adjourned.

PROTECTOR INSURANCE COMPANY.

A General Meeting of the Shareholders of the
above Company was held yesterday, pursuant to the
deed of enrolment, at the City of London Tavern ;
C. BORRODAILE, Esq., in the chair, who said, it was
his duty to propose that a report of the affairs of the
company, signed by the directors, should be laid
before the proprietors, for their approbation.
The account referred to was then read by the
Secretary. It came down to the 7th of January,
1827, and gave a very flattering account of the pro-
gressive prosperity of the company. The premiums
received in the last year had not only covered the
expences of the company, but had left a surplus,
entirely independent of the investments in the funds,
&c. The Report having been read,
The CHAIRMAN said, he had the pleasure to inform
the meeting, that on a comparison of the last six
months with the corresponding six months of the
preceding year, it would be found that the amount
of insurances had been nearly doubled. He need
hardly say, that under these circumstances the report
was highly satisfactory to the directors, and he
trusted that it would be equally so to the proprietors.
A Resolution for granting a salary to the directors
was then carried unanimously ; it having been pre-
viously stated that the salary was not now given in
perpetuity, but that its propriety .might be mooted
annually.
The resolution for granting fifty guineas to the
auditors was also agreed to, and the meeting separated.