Police.
The Times, 1824-06-10T00:00:00

BoW-STREET.-Yesterday evenini John Skine,r, a journey- man carpenter, was charged before the sitting MNa5istrates, with stealing from the printing-office of Mr. Wood, Now Ch4rch.court, Strand, fifteen Latin Grammars, in sheets, Mlr. NVood staegd that Lhe prisoner, had been employed by him for some weeks past as a carpenter, at 30s. per week, and had access to the room where these books were kept; and having missed a considerable quantity of paper, type, &c., his suspicionas werc aroused, and confirned by information he received of the prisoner's having sold the work in question to a cheesemonger, named White, in the Strand. MIr. WVhite sald the prisoner came to his shop on Saturday, end ofhcred the sheets for sale as waste paper, and he ultimatelv pur- chased them for 4s. 6id.; witness had taken every precaution when purchasing the paper to ascertain how he became possessed of it, and was induced to do so by the plausibilitv of prisoner's statement aind the readiness with which he gave an address, but which witness dis- covered to be fictitious. Sir IL BiRNIE and Mlr. H,LLrLs commented strongly upon the impropriety of shopkeepers buying printed works from men of whomi they knew nothing, but exonerated Mr. White from any blamne in this instance, he having taken everv means in his power to ascertain the truth. The prisoner waS fully committed. Mr. Vood added that his losses by robbery had lately been very considerable, but he was in possession of information which he had no doubt would lead to the apprehension of more depredatorsm AMARLnROROUGH-STnEET.-Yesteraay the Earl of Harbo- borough, and his friend a Nlir. Fallow, were both taken to St. George's watch-house on Friday iight last, upon a charge of break- ng a lamp, and creating a riot and disturbance in the street, but not having appeared at this office the next morning to the recognizances, Mr. DYTER the magistTate allowed time util yesterday, for Alr. Gibbs their bail to produce them, and they accordingly attended. The watchmen stated their charge, but could not say which of the party brek-c the lamp, and that part of the accusation was dismiss- ed; but they havinq sworn that Lord Harborough was intoxicated, although kis lo-dship positively denied being so, he was fined 5s.. and his friend MIr. Fallow was discharged without any fine. Daniel Hatch, a coachman, and Abrahanm Pope, a footman, In the service of the Earl of dlulgrave, were brought to this office upon a warrant charged with an outrageous assault upon Scofield, one of the officers of this establishment, in the execution of bis dutv. Scofield stated that he was in attendance a few nights ago at the house of the Earl of Limerick, in illansfield-street, Mlanchester- square, when there was a grand route, for the purpose of keeping the carriages in proper order; and when the company were going away, and each carriage drawing up to the door, according to the regula- tions laid down, in succession, the coachman of Lord Mulgrave forcibly broke out of the rank, and threw the whole line into confu- sion; and when Scefield attempted to turn him back, he whipped his horses, and endeavoured to drive over the officer; and so near was he effecting his purpose, that the pole of the carriage struck Scotield wijth great violence on the neck, and knocked him lown. lVhcn-he recovered, and endeavoured to ascertain whose coach it was, the other detendant (Pope) seized him violently by the collar, and assaulted him also. Ballaid, another officer who accompanied Scolfield, confirmed this statement, and declared that he never saw such Niolent conduct on the part of any two men, and they were both drunk. In reply tn the charge, Hatch, thecoachman, who conducted him- self in the office before the magistrate with the most diszusting in- solence, said that he heard Lord Mllulgrave's carriage called for, and that Lady Mylulgrave w as waiting for it to come up at the time, and bad he waited until the rank before him had taken up, he must have kept her ladyship waiting in the passage, which he would not do, and he therefore brok1e the line; 'and he shoald do so again in spite of any officer. Ballard here stated to Mr. Dyer, that on their way to the office, this rutfflan threatened to knock one of the officers down, without the slightest cause. The other defendant, Pope, &iid, tha.t he really did not intend to assault the officer on the night in question, but if he had, he was sorry for it. The civil mnanner of this man formed a strikingcontrast to the brutal demeanour of the other. Lord Mulgrave's butler attended, and gaid, that it was the wish both of Lord and Lady Mulgrave that the men should apologize tor their conduct, and her Ladyship wished it to be stated, that this coachlman had driven her Ladyship night and day for 13 years, and she never had any cause to complain of hirm, and she could not help thinking but the officers were in fault. Ilr. DYEn said that it was quite impossible that her ladyship could know whether the officers were in fault or not, although she hazarded an opinion, because her ladvship happened to he inside the house at the time; and however good tfie character of this coach- man, Hatch, might have bseen for the 13years that he had driven lier ladyship, he (Mr. Dyer) never saw, duting that 13 years, or the 13 years preceding them, a man whose demeanour and conduct were so insolent and offensive as he exhibited at the office in the presence of the magistrates that day. The assault proved azainst him was also of a most gross and wanton description, for which he must find bail to answer at the xessions; and amidst the general insolence and ill. behaviour of servants on those occasions of late, there was no in- stance where he thought punishment so much deserve.1 as in this case. The other defendant was also held to baiL POLrCE.