The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.---Simon Moses, Abraham Woolf,
Catherine Elias, and Rosetta Phillips, appeared to answer
the complaint of one Phoebe Moses.
It appears that Simon and Phoebe are man and wife,
but, like many other men and their wives, they cannot
manage to go on in that smooth way that they ought to do,
and no longer since than last Tuesday, Phoebe cited Simon
before his Lordship for giving her a black eye, and calling
her an. adultress, and so forth, and Simon defended that
charge by stating that Phoebe was an adultress, and that
she,got the black eye in attempting to sluice him (Simon)
with the contents of a can of milk, but his Loldship then
Ordered Simon to find bail and keep..the
,peace, as also his
son, who was accused of assisting Simon m the said assault,
and Simon did find•bail to keep the peace, and was allowed
to depart home ; but the Lord Mayor recommended at the
time, that Simon and Phoebe would consent to be parted,
as his Lordship thought there was not any chance of keep-
ing the peace if they remained together, and so they under-
took to get a mutual friend to interfere between them, and
arrange their differences; and thereupon they did depart,
but on the next day but One Phoebe applied again against
Simon her spouse, and also against Abraham, and Cathe-
rine, and Rosetta, his near relations, charging them with
assaulting, her on the very same Tuesday that Simon had
found bail to keep the peach, and yesterday Simon, Abra-
ham, Catherine, and Rosetta, appeared to answer the
charge, attended by a great quantity of friends and relations
and Mr. Harmer at the head of them, as their legal ad-
viser; nor was Phoebe at all backwards, for she appeared
attended by a pretty numerous list of friend. and accom-
panied by Mr. Isaacs, as her solicitor.
The precise charge now made against Simon was, that
on the very day that he was last before the Lord Mayor,
after they departed, he caused his wife Phoebe to be crushed
between the do6r and the door-post, and that Abraham,
Catherine, and Rosetta assisted him in performing the said
crushing.
Phoebe deposed, that on the day of the last hearing she
went quietly home to her husband's house in Duke's-place,
to claim her rights as a wife, when the four defendants ob-
structed her and stopped her entering the house and crush-
ed her between the door and the door-post until her life
was in danger.
A Mr. Lazarus, and other witnesses, confirmed this
statement.

Mr. Harmer cross-examined the witnesses, in order to
show that Phoebe came with a number of her friends in
order to break into the house, and that Simon only resisted
force by force, and upon this point there was much con-
flicting testimony; but it was admitted .on both sides that
the door of the house was broken, and that it was a ques-
tion of strength between the parties within side and those
without, as to which should carry the day; and in trying
this question of strength, Phcebe got herself between the
door and the door-post, and thus the keeping the peace was
violated, and the Lord Mayor's recommendation forgotten,
and murder likely to have been committed.
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After a vast deal of noise and disturbance, in the courso
of which very little in the shape of truth could be elicited,
his Lordship directed that Simon should find hail to try if
he could endeavour to keep the peace in future; and his
Lordship recommended that some arrangement should be
entered into, so as in future to keep a stronger barrier be-
tween him and Phcebe than the door of the house.

Mr. Isaacs said, that an arrangement had been made for
a separation, but Simon had broken it ; and it was in con-
sequence of this that the last disturbance had taken place.
Mr. Harmer said, that it had been broken off in con-
sequence of Mr. Isaacs demanding nine pounds for prepar-
ing some deed, which poor Simon was not able to raise.
Mr. Isaacs said he would give time for that, and produced
the deed,. and at length all the parties, at the suggestion of
the Lord Mayor, retired to see if they could arrange their
differences, otherwise the defendants were to find hail.
The Loan MAYOR rose before the parties had come to
any arrangement.
BOW-STREET.—SIR GREGOR MeGurnoa.—Yes-
terday morning two gentlemen, named Williams and Per-
rin, presented themselves before Sir RICHARD BiaNiz and
Mr. HALL., the Sitting Magistrates, cod stated that they
appeared for the purpose of entering into sureties on behalf
of Sir Gregor M'Gregor, who was in custody on a charge
of sending a challenge to a gentleman named Spong, to
tight a duel. It will be recollected that Mr. Minsh'ull, on
Saturday evening, gave directions that 24 hours' notice of
bail should be given, and that the notice should be served
upon Mr. Spong, as well as the Office. Notice had been
served upon Mr. Spong, in pursuance of the Magistrate's
order, and that gentleman was consequently in attendance
with his solicitor. The Officer presented the book to
Messrs. Perrin and Williams, for the purpose of admini-
stering the oath in the usual manner ; hut they declined
being sworn, stating as a reason for their refusal, that the
legal adviser of Sir Gregor M'Gregor was not in attend-
ance, and as Mr. Spong had a solicitor with him, questions
might be asked which they might not think proper to
answer, and they wished to be protected from being called
upon to answer impertinent questions.
The gentlemen withdrew for a time, and Sir Gregor
M‘Gregor was sent for from the watch-house, and ap-
peared before the Magistrates.
Mr. Ilat.r.s informed Sir Gregor M'Gregor that the
persons who had appeared to give bail for him had refused
to be sworn, and, therefore, he should direct his commit-
ment to be made out.

Sir Gregor 11I'Gregor said, that he understood the par-
ties had no objection to bail him.
Mr. Haas directed the clerk to read the evidence, and
when that was done, he directed the clerk to make out a
warrant of commitment.

Sir Gregor M'Gregor said he thought he was treated
with some degree of harshness under the, particular circum-
stances of the case.
Mr. Spong.—The Magistrates will observe, that this
challenge was written after it had been intimated to Mr.
M'Gregor that he would not be treated upon the footing
of a gentleman.
Mr. HAMS asked if the defendant had any thing to say
why he should not be committed in default of bail ?
Sir Gregor M'Gregor replied, that hie friends were
ready to bail him, and there was no danger of his ever.
being out of the way to answer any complaint.
Mr. Spong replied, that he had been for weeks endea-
vouring to find him.
Sir Gregor M'Gregor admitted having written the chal-
lenge with the intention which had been imputed to him.
The complainant had gone about the city using expressions
calculated to injure his reputation, and also the reputation
of his friends; and being so calumniated, he called upon
the propagator of the slander to give him a meeting. The
reason he addressed tl►e note to Mr. Eden was, because-he
could not find Mr. Spong.
Mr. Spong said he was -always to be found, but Mr.
M'Gregor could not be found, notwithstanding the most
active search for several weeks pasts -
Sir R. litaxtE.,--That is strange, because he is a man
of rank—he is a General I.

Mr. Spong.-1 do not know by whom he was appointed.
Sir Gregor M'Gregor.—l am a General in the Colom-
bian service, under a Government which has been recog-
nised by the British Government, and I have my commis-
sion to produce, if the Magistrates doubt my assertion.
The accused was ultimately committed to prison, and
the Magistrates informed him that he must give 24 hours'
notice of bail to the Office, and also to Mr. Wild, solici-
tor for Mr. Spong, at No. 64,:Lincoln's-Inn-fields. The
unfortunate Prince of Poyais was then conveyed in a coach
to prison.
About an hour afterwards Mr. Apor.ruus appeared
before the Magistrates on behalf of Sir Gregor McGregor,
and stated the reason why the bail had declined being
sworn. It was not because they were not competent to
enter into the required sureties; but they wished to have
Counsel present.
Messrs. Williams and Perrin were then called in, and
gave their respective addresses.
Mr. Adolphus said he could not ask the Magistrates
to retrace their steps and set aside the order they had given
for 24 hours' notice of bail, and he now gave notice that
these gentlemen would attend to-morrow to put in bail.
Sir R. Blame said that no objection could he taken to
Mr. Williams, but he had not the honour of knowing the
other gentleman.
The parties will therefore attend this day to put in bail.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Charles .Downes,
Thos. Wheeler, and Thos. Sorrel, all of them about 18
or 19 years of age, were charged with committing a high-
way robbery in Hare-street, Bethnal-green, nearly on the
spot where the outrage WAS perpetrated upon Mr. Fuller, for
which Thomas Norton was yesterday executed. A young
man, named Joseph Singleton, a fishing-tackle maker,
stated, that about two o'clock on Sunday morning, three
weeks ago, he and two companions were in Hare-street ;
they were going a fishing ; nine or ten young men crossed
the road, and coming up to him, seized the basket which

4e had on his shoulder, and endeavoured to Wrest it from
'him ; he hallooed out for the watch, but was knocked
down and beaten by' the gang, who robbed him of his hat
and handkerchief.—Several other witnesses swore to
Wheeler being one of those who committed the assault, but
could not identify the other prisoners.—Wheeler was there-
' fore committed for trial.

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QUEEN-QUARE.7—, Georg. c Webb was charged with
sending a threatening letter to Mr. Egg, the guninaker, of
the Opera COlonnade. It appeared from the statement of
Mr. Egg;. that he had engaged the prisoner, who was a
tailor, to be.his Porter and gardener at Knightsbridge, and
having discharged bhn be demanded money of him which
he considered due, and had summoned him for the amount.
The Magistrates who heard the complaint, had dismissed it,
and last week he received the following threatening,letter :
The SOLICITOa here read to the Magistrate that part of
the letter which contained the threat,
" Be it known unto thee, that thou art the sole cause of
bringing me and my family to the greatest distress and
want, and as I now liveth, I am resolved to have some
satisfaction of thee; if thou wilt not give it me in money,
thou shall give it me by spilling my blood, or I will spill
thine: I will in no wise act unmanly or secretly. am
well aware that thou' art well armed, always ; I will 'be
the same ; and will,meet;thee or any other enemy of mine
or my country. Take this as the determined intention of
one to- whom thou halt proved the greatest injury, and it
shall soon be put in execution, for I would sooner die by
ball than see my children perish.—Thine determined,
"Mill-buildings, Knightsbridge. " GEO. WEBB."

Mr. GREGOXIE, after reading the letter, inquired of the
prisoner if he was a Quaker ? The prisoner said he was
not, but his forefathers were. He then began to tell a long
story about Mr. Egg having promised him work twenty
years ago ; but, as that had nothing to do with the present
charge, the Magistrates ordered him to find bail.