The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL—An inhabitant of Fleur-de-lys-court.
Fleet-street, was placed at the bar as a criminal on.the siu-
gular, charge of having removed the furniture from his
house to avoid the payment of taxes.
Mr. Marsh, the Ward Beadle of Farringdon Without,
and also the collector of the Assessed Taxes for that dis-
trict, stated that he had frequently applied to Mr. C. for
the payment of ball' a year's taxes, which he had suffered
to min arrear, without success, and that on Wednesday
evening he received private information that it was Mr.
CA intention to move away his goods for the purpose of
defeating any process which might be put into action to re-
cover the amount due. He accordingly went to the pre-
mises early yesterday morning, and found that the greater
part of the furniture had been taken away.
Mr. C. had removed his few things that his family might
not be made perfectly destitute by being left without a bed
to lay on.

Air. Alderman ANSLEY recommended him to come to
some arrangement with the collector, and discharged him,
but without making any observation on the decisive measure
the tax-gatherer had adopted to secure the payment of his
demand.

BOW-STREET.— William Valentine Maybury was
yesterday placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Warren, the
blacking manufacturer, of the Strand, with embezzling
various sums of money.—Demanded.
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Three young fellows, carpenters, named John Hubbard,
John Warder, and Win. Burke, were cha►ged with creat-
ing a riot in Drury-lane Theatre, during the performance
on Wednesday night.
The prisoners were in the one shilling gallery on the
night in question,' where they were exceedingly noisy and
troublesome, interrupting the performance by yelling and
shouting, and manifesting every inclination to commence
a regular row. Warder declared he was no less a person
than Jem Ward, the celebrated boxer ; and ex-champion
Burke said he was the pugilist of that name ; and Hubbard,
who is somewhat inferior in point of size and strength to
his two companions, determined to make up for his apparent
deficiency, by announcing that he was one of the light weights
of the prize-ring, where his science is well known. The con-
stables attached to the theatre, on learning the formidable per-
sons to whom they were about to be opposed, fell back ; but
Pace, a Bow-street officer, rushed in upon them, and with the
assistance of the constables succeeded, with great difficulty,
in seizing the prisoners and removing them from the gal-
lery. It became necessary, however, to call in the aid of
military, in order to escort the prisoners to Bow-street,
where the above facts were stated in evidence, and the pri-
soners were ordered to find bail ; in default of which they
were placed in the temporary prison behind the office.
On being brought up yesterday to be committed for
want of bail, they cut a most lamentable figure, each of
them bearing some mark upon his visage of Ford's handy-
work. They seemed heartily sick of their Tom and Jerry-
ism, and declared that when they got over the effects of
this spree, they would be cautious how they joined in
another.

HATTON-GARDEN.—James Harris, who was tried
at Hertford some time ago, for robbing Lord Cowper's
steward, was charged with having, in conjunction with two
persons, named Capper and Algar, assaulted Mr. Som-
mers, a butcher, of Somers-town.

Mr. Serjeant SELLON said, that the defendants must find
bail to answer the charge at the Sessions.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A man named Bales
book-keeper at Lancaster's Coach Offiet, Regent Circus'
was charged with assaulting and defrauding a gentleman
named Cameron.—The complainant on Monday last, book-
ed a place at Lancaster's office, to Bristol, and paid one
guinea for it ; but when the coach, with which he intend--
ed to proceed to Bristol, came up to the door of the office,
be found that it was quite full, and that his name was not
booked. The defendant then told him to wait a couple of
hours, and he would provide him a place in another coach.
At the expiration of that time another Bristol coach came
up, into which the complainant got, and his luggage was
put on the roof; but when he arrived at the White Horse
Cellar, the coachman pulled him out, and said he should
ride outside ; but the defendant again pushed him in, and
said he should ride inside. The defendant at the same
time whispered something in the coachman's ear; but the
latter said that he had only received 14s. for his fare, and
would, therefore, only allow him to ride part of the way
inside. At Kensington he refused to proceed further, un-
less informed how far he was to travel inside, but the
coachman made no reply, and drove off with his luggage.
Bales, in his defence, said, that having once supplied the
complainant with a place, lie ought to have remained in it
and completed his journey.
Sir GEO 1%4 E FA RRA NT dismissed the. charge, .and re-
commended 'Mr. Cameron to adopt other measures to re-
cover his money.

MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.—Mr. Cornelius Hancock,
a fruiterer, in Polygon-street, Edgware-road, was charged
with taking improper liberties with his maid.
Isabella Roberts, a fine girl, not 15, complained, that
one day last week as she was pouring out her master's tea
in the parlour, her mistress being from home, he dragged
her upon his knee, and tried to kiss her, but she prevented
him. He afterwards kissed her by stealth, and told her
she was a stupid little devil not to come close to him.
When the shop was shut up, lie placed himself at the door,
declared he would kiss her again, and said, if she would let
him do as he liked, she should have the best fruit in the
shop. She told her mother of it the next morning, her
mother told her mistress, and her master turned her away
at a moment's notice, and detained her wages and a pair
of boots she left behind.

The girl's statement having been confirmed by her
mother's evidence, the defendant said, "I own there was
some little liberty taken, I pulled her on my knee and
kissed her, and she kissed me several times, but as to any
thing more, what she has said is a gross fabrication. She
is a very loose girl, and not to be depended upon."
After bail was given, the defendant, who appeared up-
wards of 40, left the Office, accompanied by his wife, who
came to hear the charge.
On Monday application was made for a warrant to ap-
prehend Arthur Felton, a young gentleman of expensive
habits and slender means, against whom a charge was alleged
of stealing four sovereigns from the house of Mrs. Simp-
son, in Pickering-terrace, Paddington.

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As soon as he was in custody, the money was by some
means returned to Mrs. Simpson, and she withdrew her
charge; but he was detained on suspicion of stealing two
silver spoons, on the 28th of September, belonging to Mr.
A. Goodyear, of 84, John-street, Edgware-road, with
whom he then lodged.
Mr. John Price, whose card announces hint Chiropo-
dist to the Princess Esterhazy, was charged with assaulting
and beating Eleanor, his wife.
The Magistrate recommended the parties to retire and
make the matter up, which was soon accomplished, and
they returned home in peace and quietness.

THE THAMES.
Salter,
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named —Yesterday
former a subordinate officer in the Customs, and the latter
a lighterman plying on the River, were placed at the bar
for final examination, charged with having, in the month
of February, 1826, broken open a chest containing some
plate, and stolen therefrom several vegetable dishes, the
property of Col. Young, of Calcutta.
Depredations of this kind have of late been very fre-
quent ; not long since 500 ounces of plate, while on their
transit down the river from the Custom-house for expor-
tation to the East, were abstracted from their packages,
and the robbery was not discovered until thei person to
whom they were consigned at Madras had compared the
consignment
with the invoice. For plunder of this descrip-
tion great facility is afforded, especially where such
servants as Scott are employed in the service of the
Customs, as it is impossible to ascertain, before a commu-
nication from the East is received, whether or not the pro-
perty has been interfered with,
Arr. Miller, the chief officer, stated that he had informa-
tion of the robbery so long back as July, 1826 ; he dis-
covered the persons who committed it, but did not then
think it prudent to apprehend them, as a link in the evi-
dence to prosecute thei3i with effect must be received from
Calcutta; it had since arrived; and he, accompanied by
Davis, after a diligent search, secured the prisoner Salter
on the Thames, and the prisoner Scott on board a D.ntch
vessel at Mill-wall, where he was officiating ari a custom-
house officer.,-Both the prisoners were fully committed to
Newgate.'

UNION-ITALL.—A respectable-looking man, named
Peters, was charged with creating a disturbance at the
door of a solicitor in Stamford-street. The complainant
of late was subjected to a vast deal of annoyance from the
defendant, who was in the habit of knocking at his door
so as not only to disturb him but the whole neighbourhoOd
likewise, and to collect mobs about his door.

The defendant said that the complainant had his (de-
fendant's) wife in his house, and he went there for the
purpose of bringing her home. She was living with the
solicitor upon more intimate terms than were agreeable
to his feelings.---The complainant admitted that the de-
fendant's wife was residing with him.
Mr. CHHAMIERS.---I shall not hear another syllable of
the charge ; don't encourage the man's wife, and he will
not annoy you ; he has a right to compel his wife to leave
your house.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was yesterday held
for the despatch of general business.

THE LATE SECONDARY.

Mr. FAVELL presented a petition from Mrs. Col-
lingridge, the widow of one of the Secondaries of
the city of London, praying that she might be al-
lowed to become a purchaser of that office, and ap-
point a fit and proper person to hold it in trust for
one of her sons. The worthy gentleman having
passed a high encomium on the merits of the late
Secondary, moved that the petition be read, which
was accordingly. done.
It stated that at the death of Mr. Hardy, in 1801,
the petitioner's late husband purchased the office of
Secondary, for, we believe, 10,2001.; that he had
borrowed the purchase-money ; and that owing to
certain events, particularly the passing of the Insol-
vent Debtors' Act, the profits of the office had been
so much abridged, that he had left his family almost
destitute. It therefore prayed that for the purpose
of furnishing a maintenance for herself and children,
she might be allowed to purchase the office, and
nominate a gentleman to perform its duties. After
some discussion, it was agreed to refer the petition
to the Committee of General Purposes.

BUNHILL-FIELDS' BURIAL-GROUND.
Mr. FAvELL then presented a memorial from Dr.
Rippon, a Baptist Minister, and his son Mr. John
Rippon, praying for permission to dedicate a His-
tory of that celebrated Burial-ground to the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the city
of London. It stated, that the memorialists had,
at considerable expence of time and money, pre-
pared a full history of all the tomb-stones, With all
the inscriptions, and biographical notices, auto-
graphs, and likenesses of every celebrated character
who had been buried in that ground. The reading
of this memorial, which was of great length, caused
much amusement to the Court.
CITY POLICE.
Alderman VENABLEs rose to express his surprise
at the opposition given to the resolutions which had
been proposed for the protection of property, and at
the opposition which was, he understood, contem-
plated.--(Hear, hear.)—Since complaints had been
made in 1821 of the numerous robberies in the city
of London, the system of depredation had greatly
increased; and were the corporation to allow it still
to increase, without one effort at counteraction ? He
did think, that upon a subject upon which all were
of the same opinion, that burglaries and robberies
were becoming more and more frequent, it would be
considered necessary to act with vigour and in con-
cert. The plan which he had submitted was simple
in its arrangement. It provided that the watch
should go on and come off at stated hours, leaving
the different wards at all times under protection in
their absence. It provided for impartial protection,
and the prevention of connivance between the watch-
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the proposed plan would be in operation for one
year; and if it were found not to answer at the con-
clusion of that period, it could be easily abandoned,
and another substituted.—(Hear.)—The only other
objection which he had heard made, was the ex-
pence. His worthy friend (Mr. Figgins) had said,
that the expence would be considerable. This he
denied, and he adduced the arguments advanced on
the former discussion in proof of the denial.
Mr. RADISH/1W was of opinion that every thing
that could be done ought to be done for the protec-
tion of property, but he questioned whether the
expence incurred by the proposed system would
not be greater than the benefit derived from
(Here Mr. Ramshaw adverted to some points for-
merly discussed), and
The LORD MAYoR requested that what had been
decided upon before would be avoided on the pre-
sent occasion, in mercy to the Court.
A Member stated, that when the Court went to
cramp the watchman in his pay, much protection
could not be expected. The city ought to have new
and efficient men to act.

Alderman VENABLES, in alluding to the proposed
-pay of 21d. an hour to the watchmen, said, that if
he had proposed more, he was aware he should have
encountered opposition. He left it to the Court to
decide upon that point.
Mr. FIGGINS had at the outset suggested to the
Court the necessity of considering the expence. He
could show that the expence of the project would
be enormous ; but if it could be manifested to him
that expence would produce a great benefit, he
would no longer consider it proper to offer the
slightest opposition. In fact, he believed that the
proposed plan would be worse than the pre-
sent.—(A laugh.)—ln his parish no more than one
burglary had taken place within a year and a half.
Ile was of opinion that in making arrangements
with regard to the watch, the circumstances of
wholesale and retail neighbourhoods ought to be
considered.—(Hear, hear.) If in a retail neighbour-
hood the watch were set at eight o'clock, the
time when business was in the height of bustle,
the greatest annoyance would be given to the
shopkeepers ; while in a wholesale neighbour-
hood, it would be necessary to have their early
attendance.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. Figgins then
stated, that in some wards the watchmen were paid
3d. per hour, and he argued that at all events it
would be cruel to diminish the profits of poor men
in the situation of watchmen,. As to the reduction
of numbers, if in some neighbourhoods the watch-
men were not numerous they would be killed.—(A
laugh, and cries of " hear.' )—A particular line of
police was, therefore, not applicable to certain wards,
for in the quiet wards there was no occasion for
numbers or activity. He then stated, that if the
new plan were adopted, the additional expense in
some of the wards must reach nearly 100 per cent.
After some further observations upon the impropriety
of adopting the suggested change, he observed, that
he had seen in one of the principal journals -of the
day, an article, stating that the Common Council
were in the habit of eating up the produce of the
watch-rates.—(Laughter.)—Now he believed that
there never had been such use made
arising from that rate. of the money

Mr: TAYLOR (of Cripplegate Ward), in the course
of some observations, stated, that the article alluded
to contained an exaggeration of some importance,
inasmuch as it introduced the sum of 35,0001.,
instead of 25,0001. He was of opinion that 3d. au
hour ought at all events to be paid to the watchmen.
Mr. TICKNER had been called upon to give his
opinion with respect to St. Bride's parish, and he
must say that he believed that parish would be
benefitted by a reduction of the nightly watch.--
(Hear, hear.)—if proper men were substituted for
the present guardians,
(Here it was proposed that 3d. an hour should be
given to the watchmen, instead of 20.)
Mr. DRINKALD called upon the Court to reflect,
before they determined upon incurring an additional
expence of 6,0001. a year,—,an addition which the
odd halfpenny would produce.
Mr, GALLOWAY was in favour of the resolutions,
and spoke strongly in favour of unanimity.

Mr. Deputy SAUNDERS stated, that the whole
affair reminded him of the mountain in labour. It
certainly did not, like the mountain, bring forth the
poor little animal, but it produced mischief incalcu-
lomafbeLo
le7nrde,(OHear, hear, and laughter.)—When a large
measure,' which involved the property of the citizens
London was brought forward, the least that could
be 4,,cpected would be that it would be useful. Now
this plan was neither useful nor ornamental,—
(langhter,)—and he called upon the Court to ignore
it altogether.

MCBLACKETT thought that the pay of the

Watchmen was already too little, and care should be
taken not toereduce it.
It was ultimately resolvet; that the pay should be
3d. an hour.

Upon the proposition for abolishing all watch•
foxes,
Mr. FIGGINS had not seen that those wards wet'
better watched which had no watch-boxes, tlo''
those were which had;—(a laugh)—and he did not
perceive why the boxes should be taken away. lie
inoved an amendment, that the arrangements with
iespect to the watch-boxes be left to the local au•
thorities.

Mr. DIXON seconded the amendment, which 05
immediately negatived, and the original resolution;
was carried in the affirmative, so that the citlj
Watchmen must, in future, sleep on the steps
hall doors, or under gateways.
Alderman VENABLES briefly replied to the argil'
merit, that great expellee would be incurred by till.
new plan.
Mr. DIXON hoped, that in the consideration of
the bill, one subject would be particularliconsidered,
that of changing the stations of the watchmen.
The report was then agreed.to.
The COURT next proceeded. to elect a Comino
Pleader, in consequence of the vacancy created 1),,
the resignation of the Hon. C. E. Law, on bis
recent appointment as one of the Judges of 01'
Sheriffs' Court.
The Candidates were W. E. Burnaby, Et
Archer Ryland, Esq., and David Jardine, Esq.; 0"
on the close of the ballot the numbers appeared, for
Mr. Burnaby SS
Mr. Ryland
Mr. Jardine
Upon which the first gentleman was declared electea'.