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London, England, 1831-05-07 00:00:00

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POLICE REPORTS.
Bow-wrnititT.—Last night two men wen
HALLS, charged with bawling through the streets,
and true account, received by express, of most al
country elections, and also an account of the Duke
been shot." The fellows had in their hands a number
ing to give a detailed account of these transactions,
their hats were decorated with similar ppm. 0'
however, they were found to contain nothing more
the boroughmotsgen, between whom and those who
was " expected" that some serious riots would take
that those of the boroughmongen who :had the
at the hustings met with such a cool reception, I
were immediately smothered with mud and filth,
got very seriously hurt, the bill went on to
papers this morning we hear that the Duke
received a severe blow from Mr. Serjeant Wilde,
him that his recovery is rendered doubtful; and ,
another account, that the Duke had been shot, which
u Mr. Serjesnt Wilde had shot-ahead of the '
large majority,and it was very probable that they
would he very soon shot into a horsepond."
Mr. HALLS observed that the defendants had
serious offence, and one which, at a period of e
present, might lead to very great mischief. It
nobleman of high rank should thus be held n
and that a false and scandalous account should
death.

The defendants pleaded poverty, and their ignorance of having vio.
lated the law.

The Magistrate told them, however, that such things could not be
permitted, and ordered them to find bail.
In a short time after Gardiner, the officer, brought forward the printer
of the bills in custody, whose name is Bishop, and who was apprehended
at his residence, 20, Short's-gardens, Drury-lane.
Gardiner stated that he sent a man before :titn to the house of the
defendant, for the purpose of purchasing some of the bills, which he
did, and the witness stated that the defendant set his press to work
while he stood by, and knocked off the impressions in a short period
of time.

The defendant hoped that the magistrate would overlook the of-
fence, and said that the bills were certainly nothing more than harm.
less squibs.
Mr. I limas observed that election squibs were always excusable, but
those bills were of a very different description.
The defendant was then ordered to find bail.
MARYLUIONE-OFFlCE.—Yesterday, Mr. Slodden Sneyd,
master-tailor, who had just returned from the Sandwich election,
was brought up in the mind), of the constable, Alderson, who had
apprehended him in Foley-place, charged with an assault on the
person of Sarah Ann Bennett, an interesting child, only five years
old. He was committed to Newgatc for trial.

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brought before hie.
>ta, " The whole, full,
alarming riots at the
ke of Newcastle having
amber of bills purport,
ma, and the fronts of
On perusing the bill.,
re than a tirade against
rho supported refenn it
Ike place. After stating
he audacity to appear
on, that their carriages
filth, and that wimp
say, that " from the
lie of Newcastle ha•
Ide, which so stunned
Ind it appeared, front
rhich was true enough,
boroughmongen by a
r (the boroughtnort rh)
tad::committed a very
F excitement, like the
It was too bad that a
up to public odium,
d be published of ha.
at havinet et.