The Sun. — 1825-09-02 (London, England)

POLICE-INTELLIGENCE.  THE PUBLIC 7:::ESS,  MstcstoN-llousE.—Yesterday Mr. nobler,. jun., the solicitor for the prosecution in the case of Mr. Palin, the straw hat manufacturer, who stands charged with having stolen the four 1,0001. notes froth the Auction Mart, came before the Lend Mayor to answer an attack made upon hint in a Morning Paper, which accused him of having departed from his profes:+ional duty in the conduct Of that case. .  Mr. Nobler handed the Lord Mayor the Paper, which ac-. cased his Lordship of having aided him in an endeavour to in duce the prisoner to convict-htmself. Arguing upon the question asked by his Itordship, Whether the prisoner could account satisfactorily for having in his possession one of the stolen rote? —it represented this as an inquisitorial questioning of the - prisoner, and said, had he been a mere murderer or so, he would be kindly warned to take care that he did not say any thing which would convict himself. It is insinuated, moreover, that Magistrates, who were men of business, had an exceedingly strong interest in suppressing offences, which were peculiarly injurious to trade, and that on such occasions they could act with all the promptitude and vigour of a Turkish- Ear that which more particularly applied to .himself, Mr. Hobler declared he felt himself least conCerned, though he was well assured, and wished to declare publicly, that nothing had been done in the case, of which the prisoner, his friends, or advisers, could jultly complain. The Loan MAYOR said he never saw an instance which more strongly showed the necessity of a Magistrate's taking care of what words he used in the performance of his duty. Some Gentlemen who were connected with the Public Press seemed anxious to grasp at an accidental expreSsion, if it could be tortured into a meaning different from the intention, and allowed the whole spirit of the Magistrate's acknowledged object of doing justice in the most merciful mahner to be rendered liable to suspicion or condemned as arbitrary. He did not mean this as an observation which had a general application. He knew that the most respectable and less needy part of the Public Press would not adopt such a practice of attributing bad motives on account of a hasty or thoughtless expression, and he believed that a difference in political opinions would not tempt them to the dishonesty of misrepresentation, whatever might be the lack'of news, or of those miraculous circumstances which were so ingeniously accumulated for the purpose of supplying the want of bona/Ide news. Mr. Hobler said, perhaps at this period of the year an editor thought he might be excused for picking holes in the skirts of Magistrates to entertain that class of persons who loved to see persons of respectability pulled down to their own level. His Lordship was also censured for hearing the statement of Palin, which had been voluntarily made in the private room, _and which necessarilfstood as part of the proceedings repeated in public. This was altogether absurd, and the person who wrote it could not have awaked out of his dreams of heavy German metaphysics which frequently made a man unable to see his way clearly in ordinary life.—(Laughter.) • The Lotto MAYOR said he had allowed a private eXamina4ion in Min's case at the request of that person's friends, and he did so in the hope that the circumstances might be cleated up without a public exposure. It was this hope that led him to ask the.question objected to, for if a satisfactory explanation had been made, there would have been no committal, and no exposure. If the question was one to which a rational objection could be taken, Mr. Harmer, who attended for the prisoner, would it was well known have interfered, but Palin proceeded without interruption to give his 'explanation, though perfectly aware of the purpose for which the Chief Clerk took it down. His Lordship mentioned to Mr. Adolphus, who at this moment entered the room, the nature of the charge made against him. 111 r. ADOLPHUS said he could not for the life of him under. stand what people were at. He had received fifty letters since the examination or Mr. Palin, charging him with having acted like a fool, and having made no effort for his client.—( A laugh.) The Loan MAYOR observed that some persons would consider the notice he task of the circumstances inconsistent with the dignity of his office, but he thought a man, whatever might be his station, could not be more honourably employed than in the vindication of his character.