The Sun. — 1827-11-14 (London, England)

GRIFFITHS.—Is his property in England ?—No, he receives his reMittances from his brother, at Turin.  Signor Rho, who was wrapped up in a large box great coat, the collar of which be held firmly about the lower part of his face, said, on being spoken to by the Magistrate, in an agitated tone, that if suffered to go alone he was sure to be murdered.  • Shortly afterwards the medical gentleman of the parish came in, and Rho, on being told that he would pay every attention to his wants, left the room, apparently highly gratified ; but in a minute after he rushed into the room again and, running towards the Magistrate, said, " I look to you for protection ; I don't like that man (the surgeon) ;. he looked at me in a way I don't like. Send me ,to" a prison ; hut, in the name of God, don't put me into his hands." _ _  Mr. GRIFFITHS assured him that he was a gentleman who would treat him with every kindness. At that instant Wall, one of the officers civilly requested him to retire, npon which Rho started from him with the greatest horror, and rushing to the Magistrate, said, " that man's got a knife about him to murder me if I leave this room ;" nor could he be prevailed upon again to, retire. It then became necessary to send for assistance from the workhouse, and on some of the men entering the room, he immediately exclaimed in an agony of distress, " violence, violence !" He, however, was persuaded after a time, to leave with Mr. Hewitt, the chief constable, and another offiver, and proceeded quietly to the workhouse, except that on the way he once made a desperate effort to escape, and collected a crowd about him by crying murder. THAMES POLlCE.—Yesterday John Cordand, the driver of a Blacktvall stage; appeared before the Sitting Magistrate, W. BALLANTYNE, Esq. to answer a complaint and information preferred against him by a person named Sparks, for taking on- his coach more persons that, he was legally authorised to do by his license. The information being read:over to the defendant, Mr. Humphries, whe appeared as, his solicitor, contended that the information could not be proceeded in, in consequence of certain technical informalities which it contained. Mr. BALLANTYKE, having looked into the Act of Parliament under which the information was frarried, referred Mr. Humphries to the 24th section as an answer to all his objections, the 24th section enacting that all objections of forms as to the drawing up of the information should be of no avail in quashing the information. Mr. Humphries admitted that the enactment was to that effect; hut contended that some of his objections were not as regarded mere matters of form, but matters of fact. It was necessary to state that the coach was a licensed stage coach, for as the information stood, it might be a gentleman's own carriage for what he knew.  Mr. BALLANTYNE was of opinion that this information could be gone into, as the 24th section set all the objections as to form at rest. He did not think it necessary that the license should be produced or proved. The informer, Sparks, then called a witness of the name of Welsh, who on the afternoon of the 27th of October last, saw the defendant driving a Blackwall stage along the Commercial•road, there being at the time more passengers on the coach than •it was licensed to carry. Another witness supported the former witness's testimony. Mr. BALLANTYNE considered a case made out against the defendant, but as he had never been at the office before on a similar charge, lie would mitigate the penalty from 10/. to 51. with costs. The defendant intimated his intention to appeal against the decision, as also to give bail for his appearance at the  Sessions.