The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW;STREET.--:- Thomas Chandler, landlord of the
Cannon public•house, Hungerford-street, Strand, was yes-
terday summoned by one of his customers to account for
the disappearance of five sovereigns, which the complainant
alleged. to have lost in the house in .question on Monday
evening last.
It appeared that a number of persons, amongst whom
was the complainant, were assembled in the parlour. They
were all tipsy, and bagatelle was played by some of the
party. The halls belonging to the table having been miss-
ed by the landlord, one of the company proposed that a
general search should take place, and, by way of example,
he tufted his own pockets inside out. While undergoing
a like ordeal, the complainant alleged that he lost his five
sovereigns. There being no evidence, however, to esta-
blish the fact against any one of the party, the complaint
was ;dismissed, but the Magistrate asked the landlord if be
had ever taken the trouble to read the recognizance which
he entered into on obtaining his licence.
Chandler confessed that be had never looked into it.

" Then," said the Magistrate, " I shall just trouble you
to hear the words of the Act of Parliament which are there
quoted." 'He then read the passage, by which, the land-
lord binds himself not to allow tippling and drunkenness
in his house, and not to suffer cards, dice, bagatelle, or any
other gaines to be played therein ; and then fined the land-
lord 5/. for not obeying the terms of his recognizance.
Mrs. Biggs, the landlady of a public-house in the
Stand, was summoned by Howell, a fireman, belonging
to the Westminster Fire Insurance Company, and Murphy
and another man, in the employment of the British Fire
Insurance Company, for the usual reward for bnving ex-
tinguished a fire alleged to have taken place in tile house
of the defendant, on Monday evening last.
The defendant, a widow woman, loudly complained that
the firemen had rendered her no assistance whatever, the
fire having been extinguished before they arrived.
. _

Sir R. BIRNIE believed it was too much the custom for
firemen to claim rewards for having extinguished fires,
when, in fact, the exertions of others had removed the
cause of danger before the firemen had time to arrive.
The two firemen of the British, in consideration of the
defendant being a poor widow, returned to her their por-
tion of the reward, but Howell, the other fireman, refused
to give up his moiety.
HATTON-GARDEN.—Thomas Walker, of 17, Wil-
mot-street, Russell-square, tallow-chandler, appeared yes-
terday before Mr. Sergeant SELLON and Mr. LAING, to
prefer ,a complaint against Maria King, for assaulting his
child.

Mr. Walker, it will be recollected, was held to bail
about three weeks ago, for throwing a large cake of greaves
at Mrs. Biggs, his next-door neighbour, the sister of Ma-
ria King. After that Mr. Walker applied for a warrant
against Maria King, for slapping his child in the face on
the same occasion.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Have you any witnesses ? Mr.
Walker said he had, and called
Caroline Üblin, who said she saw from Mr. Walker's-
area Mafia King strike Mr. Walker's child on the cheek.
She knew nothing more about it.
Mr. Walker—Caroline did you see—
Mr. LAING—You want to be both counsel and com-
plainant. We will put the necessary questions to the wit-
ness without your interference.
Mr. Sergeant Sxixox, to the witness—Do you know if
these children were in the habit of quarrelling ? Mr.
Walkor—l will answer that.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—You appear to be the only per-
son to answer questions. Mr. Walker—l have two,objects
in view which I wish to state.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—d have only one object in view,
to do justice between you.
Here Mr. Walker called another witness of the name of
Burch, who, in addition to the testimony of the two other
witnesses, said that Maria King took a piece of buck's
horn out of the 'child's hand, and threw it violently across
the street.

Mr. Walker—Here (producing a packet of letters) are
anonymous letters which these ladies sent me.

Mr. Sergeant Szt.Lort—We have nothing to do with
your letters.
Mr. Walker (in a loud voice)—l have been threatened
by these letters.

Mr. LAlNG—Mind how you conduct yourself, Sir.
Mr. Walker—Here is the butcher's boy that Mrs. Biggs
produced against me the last day, and upon whose swear-
ing I was held to hail.
The butcher's boy said he saw Maria King throw the
buck's-horn across the road, but he did not know the
reason of it, for he only came by at the time. He heard
that the children were quarrelling before.
Maria King, in her defence, said she did not know what
Mr. Walker meant by bringing this charge. She acknow-
ledged that she gave the child a smack, but she was pro-

lad to it by Mr. Walker, who, holding out the child to
lr.r, said, " Here, hit the boy." Mr. Walker behaved
very scurvily to, her, and made use of beastly language.
Mk. Walker 'here ' said something that was•not heard
beyond the clerk's desk.
Mr. LAti4O—=llo not insult this respectable witness, Sir.
Conduct yourself properly, or else you shall be turned out
of the town. - Take him away front the witness. (Here
Mr. Walker was removed to another part of the room:)
Mr. Walker—You re4ucre 'honest and true witnesses,
suppose?
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Yes, and honest, and humane,
and true prosecutors. Mr. Walker7—l want justice, and I
hope to get it.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—In this case we must confine
ourselves to the question of assault between Maria King and
the child. Mr. Walker—But, Sir,

Mr. Sergeant SELLON—If you interrupt me again I shall
turn you out of the room.
•
Mr. LAING—He is the same troublesome fellow now as
he was the other day, when he was here as the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—This is a most disgraceful pro-
ceeding. . Mr. Walker—lt is so, Sir.
Mr. Sergeant SEr,Low—On your part I mean. Mr.
Walker—l know it—(a laugh.)
Mr. Sergeant SELLON...—I dismiss the case; Mr.
Walker—l must have justice, and I will not he put down.
Mr. LAING—Clear the office. Mr. Walker—l will not
be put down. lam more satisfied than if you gave. Inc
1001. that it has been decided so.

The parties then left the office.
MARLeIOROUGH.STREET.—John Hurnphrys,
waiter in the family part of Hatchett's Hotel, in Picca-
dilly, was yesterday brought before Mr. CONANT, the
Sitting Magistrate, charged with robbing his employers of
various articles of property.
Mr. Thomas Chester, the manager of Hatchett's Hotel,
stated, that in consequence of a sum of money having been
stolen from the housekeeper of the hotel, a suspiCion was
excited as to the honesty of the prisoner, and on a search
being made at No. 16, Henrietta-street, Manchester-
square, the lodgings of a young woman who had been
a chamber-maid at the hotel, but was discharged a short
time ago, and whom it was known the prisoner was in
the constant habit of visiting, the four decanters a
Dumber of wine-glaises, several knives and forks, &c.,
now produced, were found there, together with several
pawnbrokers' duplicates for other property pledged, and
all of which he (Chester) could swear to the best of his
belief, were the property of the proprietors of Hatchett's
Hotel.

The prisoner, who, by the advice of his solicitor, de-
clined saying any thing, was committed for trial.
THAMES POLICE.—A few days since a yoting female
came to this office in.apparently the greatest distress, and
stated-she had received information that her brother, who
was a seaman on board the Surrey East Indiaman, had been
murdered by the commander, Captain Tucker, on the high
seas. She handed to the magistrate a letter from a seaman
on board the ship, who stated to her the fact of bee brother
having been killed by the captain, and she implored that the
case might be investigated. The Magistrate sent GilinaO, the
a board
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Tvoillcuknett2isi•yas,
officer, en board the Suirey to make inquiries. Captain
"aottte itlhdeend boy" lairegecatlilnaet
might be preferred against him.

Mr. Bnoncuxr, the sitting magistrate, called in the
young woman who preferred the complaint, and also the
seaman who had written to her the letter in which the
death was Spoken of as a murder. The magistrate asked
whetherseaman
replied
dhnott been
that it
had.
investigatedn
The

Mr. BnonEuir-7.Was it not tried in the Supreme
Court ?—The seaman.=-Xes ; before Mr. Charles Cham-
bers and Sir Edward West, in the Supreme Court, with a

jury.
Mr. BaonEßtr—And what was the verdict ?—The sea-
man—l believe they acquitted him.

Mr. BRODER IP then asked Captain' Tucker whether he
had not been put to the bar there, and tried on the charge
of murder ?—Captain Tucker—l was.
Mr. BRODERIP-Let me ask you, Sir, on what ground
it was that you were acquitted ?—Captain Tucker—That
there was a mutiny.—Nine of the men were tried there
and punished for it. [Here the Captain handed in a letter
to the magistrate.]
Mr. BRODERI have avoided entering into the facts of
the case, because I do not, und.:r these circumstances, think
it one in which it is my duty to interfere. I know the
Judge of the Supreme Court; and I know that it is sup-
ported by talent of the higheSt order, and I have therefore
not the slightest doubt that full justice has already been done
in the case. _ . _

The complainant.-oh,.my poor brother, he was a good
lad, And he has been murdered. The law is not the same
there as it is here. I have no money and no friends to
speak for me. lam only a poor woman, or I could have
justice done for him. '

Mr. BRODERIP—Young woman, I respect your feelings,
but your notion is
She still persisted that justice was not done to ler, brother,
and she was taken away exclaiming that he had been
murdered.
" We shall have some bother from the woman before we
get away," said Captain Tucker, to the Magiltrate, as if ap-
pealing fin• protection against some anticipated tumult or
violence. In fact, a considerable crowd of seamen and
others had assembled on the outside of the office, and were
considerably excited by the outcries of the young woman
and her friends.
Mr. BRODERIP ordered that the Captain and his friend
should be let out at the private door of the office, and that
the officers should guard them on board a boat which he
suggested'should be procured for their conveyance. This
was done, and they were got on board unobserved by the.
crowd in waiting.
UNION-HALL.—Sophia Rhodes, an elderly woman
with a bloated countenance, who had been often at this
office for disorderly conduct, and as frequently committed
to Brixton, was yesterday brought before Mr. CHAMBERS;
on a snore serious charge—viz., for stealing a silver watch
from an old man named Hall.

The prisoner, who has been a well-known character for a
series of years and often suspected of robbing persons whom
she met and conversed with, was fully committed for trial.

There are now living in the service of a Re-
verend Gentleman in Wiltshtre, six servants, the
united periods of whose employ make a total of
197 years, being an average of 33 years each:,
One of them has retained the same situation 54
years.

There are now going about town three men,
dressed as countrymen, who have within these
few days been visiting several of the public-
houses in the lower cart of Westminster, and it
is supposed with an intention, if possible, to lay
informations. 'Fortunately, on Friday last, when
in a public-house in the Broadway, Tuthill-
street, they were accidentally recognized by a
person in the house, who instantly put the land-
lord on his guard, and informed him they had
been following their profession lately in the
neighbourhood of Twickenham and Isleworth,
where they were well known. One of them is a
short stout man, about 5 feet 6 inches in height,
dressed in a smock-frock : another is rather taller,
dressed in a kind of fustian shooting-jacket,
washed nearly white : the third, who appears to
be the master-man, is much taller than the rest,
and a very dark complexion, and wears a plain
blue coat and trousers.
DEATH OF THE BLACK SWAN.—Between
four and five on Saturday afternoon, in the Re-
gent's Park, a furious attack was made by two
white swans, on the solitary black one, on the
water. The allied couple pursued with the
greatest ferocity the unfortunate rara avis, and
one of them succeeded in getting the neck of his
enemy between his bill, and shaking it violently.
The poor black with difficulty extricated himself
from this murderous grasp, hurried on shore,
tottered a few paces from the water's edge, and
fell. His death appeared to be attended with
great agony, stretching his neck in the air, flut-
tering his wings, and attempting to, rise from the
ground. At length, after about five minutes of
suffering, he made a last effort to rise, and fell
with outstretched neck and wings. One of the
keepers came up at the moment, and found the
poor bird dead. It is remarkable that his foes
never left the' water in pursuit, but continued
victim sailing
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an
rently proud of their conquest.