The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-24 00:00:00

POLICE tNTELLIOENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.=-Yesterday Mr. Muller, one of the
City Sworn Brokers, appeared before the LORD MAYOR, to an-
swer a charge of having committed a breach of the peace, pre-
ferred against him by Mr. Peter Poulide, a foreigner, residing at
No. 36, Broad-street.

Mr. La Poulide deposed, that he had had stock transactions
with the defendant, the nature of which lie did not specify; but
the latter pursued a system of most intolerable annoyance towards
him on every occasion. Whenever he went on the Exchange, he
was sure to be singled out, and attacked by the defendant, who
called him a liar, and applied other epithets of a similar descrip-
tion towards him. On Tuesday last he attacked the witness on
the Exchange, calling him the usual names, and asking him why
he did not pay the 200/. which he (the defendant) said, was
°win,* to him ? requ,,,tPd rniz; at•
tacked in this manner, as he had left the case to arbitration.
The defendant, however, persisted, as witness felt convinced,
with th.; intention of provoking him to fight; or commit a breach
of the peace.

The Loan MAYoa—Mr. Muller, you must he aware that the
proper course is to sue him at law for the recovery of the amount?
Mr. Muller—No, my Lord, I cannot, it being a transaction in
Foreign Stock, which the law does not recognize.—He admitted
to me that he was bound to pay it as a debt of honour, and
he promised me he would do so when he returned from the Con-
tinent, where he was for one year. When he came back he called
upon me, and proposed to me a composition of half-a- crown in
the pound, which I refused to accept. I have thought it my
duty to ask him for the money whenever I have met him.
The LORD MA'Y 3R. —lt is not to be endured that gentlemen of
the Stock Exchange (and Ido not mean this offensively) shall
engage in illegal transactions, and enforce them by illegal means.
If this were a legal transaction, even then you would not be justified
in resorting to such means. You must enter into recognizances
to answer for the offence at the Sessions, and in the mean time to
keep the peace.
_ _

Sir. Muller.—But, my Lord, I have lost 2001. by tie transac-
tion ; am I precluded from any remedy ?
The Loan MAYOR.—If Stock-brokers will enter into such
transactions, they must abide by the consequences ; I will not tell
you what course you are bound to take to obtain it.
Mr. Muller.—May I not ask to recover it?
_ _

The LORD MAY°li.—Not in this manner ; we shall hare it
asserted soon, that a person who gains 10,0001. at play, may
follow the loser through the streets, and compel him, by every
species of annoyance, to pay the sum.
Mr. Muller—But, my Lord, may I not ask him for the debt
when I meet hint?

The LORD MAYOR—Certa;nly not ; the transaction being an
illegal one, he owes you nothing. You should have taken the
half-crown in the pound which he oftked to you, and have
thought yourself fortunate--(Laughter.
Mr. Muller—Well, if that be.vour Lordship's opinion, I cer-
tainly will not ask him, though I conceive myself entitled.
The LORD MAYOR—In that case I will take your word, with-
out requiring you to enter into recognizance' to keep the peace.
I wish that some legislative enactment could be procured to put
a stop to these transactions.

The complaint was then dismissed, and the parties retired,
after Mr. La Poulide had made another ineffectual effort to obtain
a further hearing.

ROBBERY OF VINeCELLAR.S.-•-- Young, a cellar man, and
Hull, a carman, were charged with have robbed their employers,
Messrs. Leith and Bradshaw, of Mincing-lane.
Mr. HARMER, who conducted the prosecution, stated, that
the case which he should have to make out against the pri-
soners was part of a system of depredation which had been car-
ried on by them to a very great extent on the property of the
prosecutors.

T. Jeffery, an assistant cellar-man, deposed, that on Saturday,
the 10th instant, he was assisting in the cellar when the prisoner
Young directed him to bottle souse brandy, and put it into a ham-
per. He did so. Young also put in some rum and some wine.
Hull was present when the hamper was picked up. it was di-
rected to Youngs, at Kennington ; Hull took it out.

The Book-keeper of the White Hart Inn, proved that Hull
came and booked the hamper to go to Young's, at Kennington.
Forster, the Marshalman, proved that, in consequence of infor-
mation which he received, he went and searched Young's house,
at Bennet's-place, Kennington, and that he there found the hamper,
with the property stolen.
Hull positively declared, that Mr. Elwood, the clerk to the
firm, bad given them the property as a Christmas box.
Mr. Elwood, when called upon by the prisoners, declared that
he knew nothing about it.
Mr. HARMER produced a letter, which had been intercepted,
from the prisoners, requesting Elwood to save them, by swearing
that he permitted them to take the property.
The LORD Maros, in committing the prisoners, exprer zed his
horror at the extensive system of dome-tic treason and robbery,
which was exhibited in this case ; and a number of others, which
were every day brought before him. No fewer than two-thirds
of the cases of felony brought before him since he had been Mayor
were cases of servants robbing their masters. It was melancholy,
that whilst thousands were starving for want of employment,
those who obtained comfortable situations could not keep honest.
Ile committed the prisoners to take their trial, and at the same time
informed those who were in similar employment, and who crowded
the Justice-room to hear the case, that those who were convicted of
this species of robbery would be punished with the utmost rigour.
The Officers stated, that, from the anxiety manifested by other
servants in the neighbourhood to aid the prisoners, •it was abso-
lutely necessary that the book, containing the entry of the par-
cel at the White Hart Inn, should be impounded, to prevent
its being stolen, to get rid of the evidence.—This was accord-
ingly done.