The Sun. — 1839-05-09 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, MANSION-HO USE. 0,1 Tuesday four men, named Hughes, Rudd, Crouch, and Goldsmith, were brought before the Lord Major, charged with having acted riotously in Cheapside and its n Aghbourhood on the preceding night, on which the Chartists had appooited to meet in Salithfield market. The matter had excited a great deal of interest, as many of the inhatitan,s of th..t part of the city looked upon the visit of the crowd as likely to remind then of the days of the SFa-fields intemperance. The prisoners were brought up by the direction of Inspector Kelly, an active and intelligent member of the city police force. George Farren, policeman, No. 322, stated, that at about half-past 9 o'clock on Monday night, he heard a great noise in Cheapside, and upon going to King-street saw a mob of, as he thought, between 200 and 300 people, and Hughes addressing them with his arms open : witness and another policeman named Rymer, tried to persuade him to go away, but he refused, and said that be was on the King's highway, and he was d—.d if he would go on. Witness said, If you don't go on I'll move you ;" upon which Hughes defied him in violent language. Witness and Rymer then took hold of him on each side, and he cried out to the mob, " Do you see this boys? Am Ito be used this way ? Go it ; give it to the --." The crowd immediately surrounded witness and Rymer, but Kelly, the inspector, came up with five or six policemen, Hughes then said, " Give it to the —; now is the time. You want your pikes." The mob hooted, and hissed, and groaned at the police, who took Hughes up King-street, across Cheapside, and down Queen-street. In Queenstreet Hughes threw himself down, and swore D— his eyes if he'd go farther. He was, however, taken down to the police station, but with great difficulty. Hughes, who appeared to be extremely dejected, said, " Was I sober ?"  Witness—You were a little elevated, but not drunk. W. Rymer, policeman, 396, said that he was on duty in Ironmonger-lane, when he heard the noise of the mob, which came from the west. He immediately went to King-street and advanced into the centre. Hughes was in the attitude of speaking, and they were shouting and hurraing in the middle of the . street. A great deal of alarm and confusion was created, and Hughes appeared to be exciting the crowd by which he was surrounded. Witness endeavoured to prevail upon him to pass on, and believed that if be did pass on the mob would have immediately dispersed. Ho said he would be d—d if he would, and that be was on the King's highway. Hughes then proceeded down King-street, and the mob with him. They all appeared to be looking to him. As soon as they reached the Castle public-house, near Guildhall-yard, they halted, and one of them broke a window in the public-house with a stick. Hughes then addressed some words to the mob about the Charter, but what they were he could not ascertain. Witness went up again to him and told him to pass on, and remonstrated with him. Sergeant Fosnes then came up and begged him to go away, but he refused in a violent and intemperate manner, and he was taken by the police up King-street. He endeavoured to excite the crowd to rescue him as the police took him along, sving, " Why don't you go in and give it to the —?" /1,- also said something about their knives, or pikes, and when he reached Queen street he threw himself down. There was no assault made by the crowd, but they insulted the police, calling them beasts, and saying that the police wanted to kill and murder the man.  It appears that for some weeks there has been a partial run upon the Savings' Banks; and we are informed that in Truro alone, not much less than 2.000/. 11,a been withdrawn within this fortnight. Itil:T103 that the Chartists have caused this ; but whether by directly instigating the run, or by the al, :m occasioned through their dangerous proceedings, we are not informel—probably both way;,..__ Corn wall Gazatte.  The Lr,RD ,MAYOR —W:IS the crowd so great nw 1.0 caw* alarm to the inbAlitatits?