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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—MATeImoimmAmong the crowd of
applicants who thronged round the table, yesterday, in the
hope of getting their private griefs redressed by the Alder-
man, was a pale, sickly, little man, dressed in red. He
had no coat, but he wore a red waistcoat with red sleeves,
and his breeches were of red plush, but his stockings were
white, and so was his face—as white, and almost as long
and narrow as his stockings, and his hair was nearly white
—a sort of faint flaxen—and his eyes were pale blue, and
his whole person looked as weakly as though he bad ex-
isted upon water-gruel all his life. He repeatedly tried in
a quiet way to get near the table, and whenever he did get
near it, he began with "your Worship, I wish," but before
he could say what it was he wished, his voice was drowned,
and he was borne back into the rear of the crowd by
other more boisterous suitors. After he had been re-
pulsed in this way some twenty or thirty times, he gave up
the attempt altogether ; and, retiring to a distant corner of
the room, he there waited patiently until the bustle had
nearly ceased. Then, with his thumbs hooked together
behind him ; and his hat dangling by its band from one of
hie little fingers, he quietly approached the table; and,
fixing hiscale blue eyes on the Alderman, he said, in a thin
small voice—

" Your Worship, I wish to have a few words of advice
with you, before I do any thing hash."
" My good friend," said the Alderman, " you must speak
louder if you wish to be heard here. Speak up,
you heard how I was obliged to raise my voice for the last
two hours."

" Silence !" cried a strong-lunged Marshalman to the
buzzing blockheads about the table ; and, silence coming
at his call, the pale-faced man began again—
" Your Worship, I wish to have a few words of advice
with you before I take any hash steps."
" Why, what is the matter ?" asked his Worship; and
the matter was soon told. He was a married man, he said,
and his wife was too many for him ; so they parted, three
or four years ago, and the parish compelled him to allow
her half-a-crown a week. That half-crewn he had paid
duly and truly every week, out of his little earnings, ever
since ; but latterly, he had discovered-
--. that she had got
To her heart a second lot."

In plain prose, he had discovered that she was living with
another man; and he wished the Alderman to tell him
whether that circumstance would not justify him in dis-
continuing the payment of the weekly half-crown; "for,"
said he, " I think it very hard that another man should
haie my wife and my money too !" And this contem-
plated stoppage of the half-crown was what he called
" taking a hash (query, harsh ?) step."
The Alderman told him he ought to think himself very
lucky in having got rid of a bad wife at th• trifling cost
of half-a-crown a week, and that it was very foolish of
him to watch her conduct too scrupulously—thereby mak .
ing himself uncomfortable, without producing any good
effect; for,let her conduct be what it might, he must con-
tribute to her support, unless he had two or three hundred
pounds to spend in bringing an action for crim. con. against
her paramour, and suing out a divorce in Doctors'
Commons.

" Three hundred pounds !" cried the pale and per-
plexed husband—" Laws bless you, Sir, I am but a poor
man, and haven't three hundred farthings in the whole
world."

" Then you must be content to go on as before," said
the Alderman—" you know you married her for better or
worse, and marriage is quite a lottery.
" Ay, indeed it is, Sir, and I have drawn a very bad
blank !" rejoined the poor little fellow; and, so having
said, he walked quietly away.
BOW-STREET.—In the course of yesterday morning,
a well-dressed young man entered the office and begged the
Magistrate to grant him a warrant for the apprehension of
a man, who, he said, bad well nigh strangled him, a few
minutes before ; but as he did not know the name of the
man, and as the scene of the alleged attempted strangula-
tion was Rowbottom's Finish in James-street, Covent-
garden, Sir R. Ban :Km directed an officer to go there with
the applicant and bring the offender before him.
Consequently in a few minutes the officer returned with
Mr. Thomas Hunt, son of Mr. Henry Hunt, the blacking
maker, in his custody, and the complainant was ordered
to state his complaint, which he did; and the substance of
it was, that the defendant had called him a thief, a swind-
ler, a rascal, and an informer, and had seized him by the
throat, with so much violence as almost to suffocate him,
" without any provocation at all."
In reply to this charge, the defendant, who, like the
Wonwed by 'Els owi wo ntatemZt the circumstance, Circturo. stanwatcchman
e, and the.
evidence of Rowbottom, that he had abundance of provo-
cation for what he did.

Sir R. BIRNIE told the complainant lie richly deserved
what he had got, and much more.
MARYLEBONE.—James Tilyard, driver of the
cart No. 1,356,518, was charged before Edmund Griffith
and John Rawlinson, Esqrs., for that he did, on the 27th
of last month, "by unlawfully and negligently driving the
horses drawing in the said cart, cause, hurt, and damage to
James Southgate Stevens."
As some mitigatory circumstances, were urged, and the
young man who drove the cart received a good character
from his master, they only fined him in the penalty of 40e.
and costs. The gentleman declared his determination to
bring an action for damages.
On the above parties retiring, a young man, named
William Dixon, seemingly a groom or helper, stood up and
requested justice to be done him for a gross assault commit-
ted by another hostler-looking man of the name of North.
The complaint was so nonsensical that it is hardly worth
mentioning, and yet had something ludicrous in it too__
" I agreed, your Worship," said the young man Dixon,
" to hop on one leg, and eat at the same time three Ban-
bury-cakes while I was hopping."
Mr. RawLiNsoN—Well, I see no great feat in that. I'd
engage to hop and eat a dozen.
Dixon—We had a pot of porter, and as the cakes made
me dry, I took up the pot and drank some beer. On
which he called me a ---, and struck me, and gave me
this black.eye, your Worship. I told him I'd pull him up for
it; and he said if I did, he would knock my life out.
Mr. RAwz.msoN (to defendant)—How came you to
give the man a black eye ?
North—Why,
sir, I'll tell you the business. He said
he'd hop upon one leg, and eat three twopenny Banbury
cakes, as he tells you. I had called for a pint of beer, and
he took up my beer and drank. I did not mind the beer,
but as he hopp'd about, all the crumbles of the Banbury
cakes kept slushing into it, with the froth from his mouth;
so that I could not touch it had he left any, but he did not
leave a table-spoonful.
(The Magistrates could scarcely keep their countenance
at this recital.)
North continued.—This being the case, your Worship,
I asked him when he had done if he did not mean to send
for another pint of beer, and he said he'd be d—d if he
would, and called me all the names he could lay his tongue
to. I never called him what he says, your Worship, for
I've been in his Majesty's service fourteen years, and it is a
name we never use. I then called for a pint of beer myself,
and said, now do you mean to pay for it or not? He said,
No, he would not. Then if you won't pay for the beer,
said I, I'll pay you, and so I gave him a leathering.
Mr. RAwuNsox—And that you had no business to
do—not that he had any right to drink your beer. You
said, too, you would do for him for pulling you up. As
you seem so violent a character, therefore, you must find
bail.

North—l'm sure I have not a soul in the world would
bail me.

' Mr. Rawr.ngsox—Then you must be locked up.—He
retired with the gaoler.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Yesterday afternoon,
at a late hour, and after the office had closed, a young man
of very respectable appearance, who gave his name Richard
"Wilson, was brought up in custody, under the following
circumstances.

Mr. Stile; the silversmith, of 28, Tottenham-court-
road, stated, that the prisoner called at his shop yesterday
morning, and requested a glass to be fated to his watch.—
In the course of conversation, the prisoner asked:him whe-
ther he (Mr. S.) was not in the habit 'of 'purchasing old
silver, to which he replied in the affirmative. The pri-
soner said that he had some to dispose of, and would send
it m be weighed, and in the afteinoon call again himself to
agree upon the price. Shortly afterwards a parcel was
left, which contained broken plate to the amount of between
287 to 200'ounces. Mr. Stiles was much surprised at the
large qiutialty, as Well is the deseription of the plate; which
consisted of modern patterned cream-ewers,stigar-basins, tea-
pots,. spoons,. king's pattern silver-handled forks, &c.,
Hof 'ilia; although nearly new, were broken in pieces, or
Orttibed in such a way se to render &tin 'Of no use but for
the crucible.'' On one piece there was still left -the sem-
blance of it hiving borne a coat of arms; but whiCh had
been purposely defaced in such-a way as. to nearly defy.
tracing it. Mi. Stliesi's suspicion was excited, and he im7
,mediatelf gaVe infoiMation at teas OftiCe,,'wheii.'Gnadard,
the officer, A was sent , with directions' to Wait in Mr.
and tatitheOFti into CuStOliivho shOUld
;appear respedgiii'the plate. " The prisoner 'carne at the
time appointed, andrefusing to give any account of him-
self, , was brought to this office, where he still declined

saying any thing beyond that of giving hie name Richard-
Wilson, nor would he give his place of residence.
He was remanded for further examination, when it le
expected some claimant may appear to identify the plate.
llfiss Ann Taylor, of No. 50, Thornhaugh-street,
dashing belle of the first order, and known as a constant
frequenter of the Theatres, appeared at the bar under the
following circumstances :
Campbell, a watchman of St. Giles's, stated that as be
was going his rounds, between two and three o'clock in the
morning, he perceived Miss Taylor lying " in the straw"
in Gower-mews, Gower-street, without bonnet, shawl, or
cap, and her hair all dishevelled so as to partly cover het
face, and her dress in sad disorder. He attempted to more
her, but all his attempts were in vain, and fearing she weer
dead, sprung his rattle, when assistance coming up, they
attempted to convey her to the watch-house. On the way
thither they first perceived she was not actually dead—but
nearly so, from the effects of drink, and, with considerable
difficulty, got from her that she resided at No. 50, Thorn-
haugh-street ; at which house they safely deposited her. In
gratitude for which kind treatment, Miss Taylor having
recovered her speech, accused the watchman, Campbell, of
having robbed her of a diamond pin, gold neck chain,
valuable diamond and emerald ring, &c., which were as-
serted to be missing. Upon this charge being made, the
watchman thought it a queer way of rewarding his care
and attention ; and, therefore, insisted upon her accom-
panying him to the watch-house to prefer her charge.
Mr. Peter Salmondi, of the Tavistock Hotel, a person of
shabby-genteel appearance, here stepped forward and stated
himself to be the son of Mr. Salmondi, a respectable
jeweller of Bath; that he had on the preceding evening
accompanied Miss Taylor to the English Opera House, at
which time she had the articles of jewellery now com-
plained of as being lost, upon her person. That be (Mr.
P. Salmondi) left her after the theatre was over, in com-
pany with a Mr. Lennox, the son of Colonel Lennox, at
Mrs. H.'s supper-rooms ; and that he (Mr. P. S.) knee/
nothing of the alleged robbery, until the servant of the house
in Thornhaugh-street called upon him at the Tavistock
Hotel, to inform him of it.

Mr. CONANT the Sitting Magistrate, said, that be
thought it would be necessary to have the attendance of the
waiter of the Tavistock Hotel.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Peter Salmondi admitted that
he did not now reside at that Hotel.

Mr. Cowaxr—Then where did you sleep last night ?
Salmondi—At the watch-house ; the same that MiN
Taylor was confined in.
Mr. CortArrT—This is a mysterious business ; and u
very serious charge is alleged against the watchthan,
shall thoroughly investigate it. Who is this Mr. Lennox?
It is necessary he should be brought here.
Salmondi—l know nothing of him, further than I wsi
told his name was Lennox.

Upon Miss Taylor being called upon to explain, she
merely stated that she had been to the theatre, and after-
wards to some place to supper. That she recollected ac-
companying some one in a coach, and being dragged out
of it ; but she could not recollect who the parties were.--;
She certainly suspected the watchman of taking the ring off
her finger.
Campbell said, that Miss Taylor charged him, in the pre-
Bence of the landlady and servant, with not only stealing the
ring, but also a diamond pin, which was afterwards
covered to be in the front of her dress.

The Magistrate directed that the landlady and servant
should be sent for ; and in a short time Mrs. King and her
servant were in attendance.

Mrs. King said that she was the landlady of the house
No. 50, Thornhaugh-street, where Miss Taylor and Sal'
mondi had been living for the last three months, represent,
ing themselves as man and wife. That hearing a noise la
her house yesterday morning, she dressed herself and went
down stairs, when she found Miss Taylor accusing the
watchman of stealing a diamond pin and ring ; the former
she (Mrs. K.) found in the dress of Miss Taylor.
The female servant denied having gone to the Tavistock
Hotel for Salmondi, and added, that Saimondi had but I
short time entered the house before Miss Taylor was brougb
home. 301
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Mr. Cortaxr said, that it appeared from their olio-,
showing that Taylor bad been left in a state of beastly tied
toxication with a person unknown, who had, for aught
he knew, deprived her of the things missing ; or ske
might have lost them herself, from the,senseless state is
which she was found. As regarded the watchman Camr,
bell, there did not appear the slightest evidence for the
charge against him : he should therefore dismiss it. M
the woman was proved by all parties to be greatly intoSi•
cated, through being in which state this charge had origi•
nated, he should direct her to he fined five shillings fa

Miss Ann Taylor paid the five shillings, and quitted
the office in company with her cher amis, Mr. Peter Sal'
month.
UNION-HALL.—Yesterday a man named Allen wa
brought up, in the custody of Grossmith, the Bow-street
patrol, charged with the following highway robbery :...... •
On the preceding night, as Mr. Ellin', a tailor, residing
in the Borough, was passing along the Southwark Bridge-
road, about eleven o'clock, five men rushed out upon
from one of the dark alleys leading into the Mint, knocked
him down, and robbed him of all the money he had in his
possession, together with a piece of superfine cloth vrhicfs
he bad purchased that day, and was carrying home. The
violence with which the blow was given deprived him of
sense or motion, and the thieves would have escaped, bad
not a female, who was passing on the other side, and who
witnessed the outrage, gave the alarm. The prisoner wag
pursued, in the course of which it appeared he was seen to
drop the cloth belonging to the complainant. He was ap-
prehended after some resistance.
The prisoner was remanded, until the rest of his com-
panions, who are well known to the police, are appre-
hended.