The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

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street, Little Queen-street, and into Parker-street, and I
was calling out " Stop thief." The prisoner was running
very fast, and I followed him as fast as I could run. As
I turned toe corner of Parer-street. the prisoner was
cowing towards me. with his hat off, and in his hand.
He said to me, " That way," pointing down Parker-
street, and I laid hold of him. I said to him, "You are
the man, come on." He said. " You make a mistake ; I
have done nothing." I said to him, " Come on ; you
will hear about it presently." I was turning the
corner of Parker-street into Little Queen-street, when
Goddard came up and took hold of the prisoner's other
arm, and we then took him ir_to a shop. The prisoner
said to Goddard, " What is it you want ? I have done
nothing," and repeated that several times. Goddard
said, " This young man (meaning Smitb) has been
watched from the bank in Lombard-street, and you have
received something from him. What have you done with
it?" The prisoner then put his right hand into his left
breast coat-pocket, and took out the red canvas bag pro-
duced, and gave it t) Mr. Goddard. I had brought the
witness Smith into the ,hop out of the crowd just before
the conversation took place, and they were both brought
to the Mansion-house. In Mr. Forrester's room, at the
Mansion-house, they were talking together, but I did
not hear what was said. They appeared to be acquainted
with each other.

The depositions were ordered to be taken on the case,
and Mr. Deverell was bound over to appear to give evi-
dence.

Mr. Mullen! said he found it necessary to have the
prisoner remanded to another day, when he should
produce evidence as to the prisoner being in posse,sion
of plates for the striking off of banker's cheques, from
one of which plates a cheque had been struck off some
time ago, and with success as to the receipt of the
amount.

BOWSTREET.—THE CASE or STRAHAN AND CO.
—Sir John Dean Paul was brought up yesterday from
the House of Detention, to be admitted to bail.
Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosecution, in-
formed the magistrate (Mr. Henry) that he was perfectly
satisfied with the names of the gentlemen now tendered
as bail. They were Mr. Thotnas Graham, of Reading,
and Mitre-court Chambers, Temple, and Mr. John
Woodhall, coach-builder, of 28, Orchard-street, Port-
man-square.

The usual formal questions having been put to the
bail, they were bound over in 3,0001. each, and Sir John
Paul, having entered into his personal recognisance for
6,0001., was set at liberty, and left the court with his
friends.

Mr. Henry expressed a hope that all the parties in
the case would be present at the next examination, in
order that some arrangement might be effected by which
the case should be adjourned over until a future day,
and then be finally disposed of. Now that all the pri-
soners had succeeded in getting bail it would be com-
petent to the magistrate to remand the inquiry for a
greater period than a week ; and it would be especially
desirable for the convenience of the bail, that some such
a course should be adopted.
Mr. Humphreys quite concurred in the suggestions of
the court, and would give all the assistance in his power
to have it carried out.

LAMBETH. ALLEGED DISAGREEABLE NUISANCE.
—Yesterday Messrs. Lauton and Miskin, medical gen-
tlemen, residing at the Westminster-road end of York-
road, Lambeth, accompanied by several gentlemen in
the neighbourhood, waited on Mr. Elliott, to complain
of the very great risk to which they were subjected,
both as regards their lives and their property, by what
they conceived to be the dangerous state of the premises
of Mr. George Myers, the extensive builder, in the Bel-
videre-road, Lambeth.
Three weeks since Mr. Myers had been summoned to
this court under the Smoke Nuisance Act, for using on
his premises a furnace constructed so as not to consume
its own smoke, and on that occasion some of the respec-
table inhabitants of the neighbourhood attended, and
complained of the great danger and serious inc niveni-
ence to which they had been subjected by the descrip-
tion of fuel consumed in his furnaces (sawdust and wood
by Mr. Myers, which caused a discharge from the shaft
of the chimney of red-hot flakes of wr od, which fell on
the houses, the premises around, causing not only great
alarm, but very serious danger to the houses on which it
fell, and also serious injury to linen or any articles hung
out to dry. The result or the iuvescigation was, that
Mr. Myers was convicted in the penalty of 51., and thus
the matter stood until Tuesday evening last, when a fire
broke out on the premises of Mr. Myers, which had the
effect of considerably increasing the former fears of his
neighbours, and led to the present deputation to the
msg,ristr.ite.

One of the gentlemen, addressing Mr. Elliott, ob-
served that the proceedings which bad taken place at
this court in reference to the premises of Mr. Myers,
hsving had no effect in the abatement of the dangerous
nuisance complained of, and the inhabitants of the
vicinity being still subjected to the greatest possible
ann.lance, they (the deputation) in justice to them-
selves and their neighbours, felt it to be their duty to
wait on his worship, and take his advice as to the best
means of putting an end to a nuisance, which not only
kept them in a continual state of fear, but seriously en-
dangered their lives and property. The gentleman here
exhibited to the magistrate some large pieces of charred
wood, such as were emitted from the chimnies in an ig-
nited state, in such quantities that the roofs and gutters
were filled with them, and said that the fire on Mr.
Myers's premises on Tuesday last, and which was the
third that had occurred since he had been there, had
tended t 3 increase the fears of the inhabitants of the im-
mediate vicinity ; and thiergh it was by no means their
wish to interfere vexatiously with Mr. Myers's enter-
prise, yet they felt it to be but justice to the security of
their lives and property to come forward and use every
means to remove the nuisance.
Mr. Mott I bserved that there were three modes of
redress open to those aggrieved. The first was by action
against Mr. Myers for the injury they sustained ; the
second was to proceed by an indictment at the sessions ;
and the third by reporting to the Secretary of State the
continued violation of the Smoke Act.
A Second Member of the deputation observed that
when the premises occupied by Mr. Myers were in the
occupation of Mr. Pet°, no such nuisance as that com-
plained of was allowed. At that time an engine and a
large tank of water were on the premises, and the latter
was always kept ready for use in (lase of necessity ; but
at present be understood it was quite useless.
A Third Member of the depw ation inquired if Mr.
Myers had paid the penalty of 6/. which had been iii
poled upon him by his worship, and if that had been
his first offence ?

Mr. Elliott replied that the offence had been the first
as regarded a particular chimney, though not the fir,t,
and as respected the penalty it appeared it had not been
yet paid. _ _

Oiher Members of the deputation complained of the
exceedingly dangerous state of the nui-ance, and the
absolute necessity of its immediate suppression ; when
Mr. Elliott repeated his former 9tatement, and recom-
mended another representation to the Secretary of State,
which would, he had no doubt, be attended to.
The deputation then withdrew.

CHARGE OF MATRICIDE.

Yesterday Isabella Mary Jolley underwent another
lengthened examination, charged with the murder of her
mother, at the Westminster Police-court.
The previous evidence was fully detailed in our last.
Mr. Lewi-, jun., as before, appeared on behalf of the
prisoner, who was, as on the former occasion, calm
throughout.
The following fresh evidence was given :
Rowena Floyd, of 11, Brompton-road, Knightsbridge,
milliner and dress-maker, sworn—l am single. I hai •
been in the habit of knowing the prisoner eight or nine
months, but have not seen her frequently till the last eight
or nine weeks. She appeared in a very desponding state,
from the circumstance of not having let her lodgings and
becoming embarrassed. Last Thursday week, between 9
and 10 in the morning, the prisoner called on rue and t,]ld
me she had had an interview with her brother at Mrs.
Fisher's. I said, " I hope you have come to some terms
with your brother about leaving your house ?" She said,
"He wishes me to give up my house, sell part of my
furniture, and. get into a smaller one." I said, "That
is- the advice I would give you. What will he do for,
your mother ?" meaning what would he allow her per
week. She replied, " She wants no mere—she is dead !"
I said, " Oh, Miss Jolley, you cannot mean that !" She
replied, " How oddly you look at me !" I fell back in
my chair, and was almost insensible. She (lid net ap-
pear affected, ss I should have thought she would have
been when she said it, knowing particularly how mach
she was attached to her mother. Ido not remember
any further remark, but her saying "It is ten—l must
gn ; my brother and a broker are to be at the house at
that time."
Mrs. Jane Johnson sworn—l saw the prisoner on the
16th of August at No. 11, Brompton-row, at my sist-r's
(last witness). She said she bad seen her brother the
night before. I said I was glad of this. I hop-il be
would do something for her. She said he was cnming next
morning to make some arrangements about their affairs,
but he could do nothing more for them. I said, "He
must do something for your mother." "She replied,
"My mother will want no more ; she is dead." I did
not take much notice, thinking her mind was affected.
She continued her observations about the house and the
arrangements to be made. She then repeated, "My
poor mother !" I said, "You don't mean to say she is
dead ?" She said, "Yee; the blow was too great for
her." I looked at her very hard, and she said, "How
oddly you look at me ! I wish I could have destroyed
myself, but I bad not the power." I went down stairs
and let her out. I saw her go the reverse way to her
house. I watched her into a cutler's shop in Brompton-
row. My sister told me to go and look after her, and I
went. The cutler was rubbing a razor. I said, "Mi-s
Jolley, what are you doing here?" She said, "It won't
be a minute. I• am coming directly." I said, "you
don't want the razor; come along with me." I made mo-
Cone to the cutler riot to let her have the razor,and be nod-
ded, as though he understood me. She came out directly,
and came with me to my door. I said, "Whatareyou going
to do with that razor?" She smiled and said, "All right; I
am going home." I said, " Make haste, your brother
will be there waiting for you. It is his time." I went
back to the cutler's, and afterwards to Miss Jolley's
house. I asked for her of the servant at the door, and
prisoner called to me from up stairs, and I went up to
her. I then asked her if I should go for her brother. She
said it was no use, as she expected him every minute. I
asked her if there was any other person I could go to for
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ther is dead, but that she is dangerously ill." I then
went to Mrs. Taylor, who said she would come. I went
back and told Miss Jolley, and I then left her.
James Leslie Rogers sworn—l am an assistant to Mr.
Woods, of 21, -Brompton-row, surgeon. 'Yesterday