The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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CLE RIUN W ELL. —J ose ph Parminter, a rail way
constable, was charged with stealing a portmanteau with
its contents, the property of his masters, the Great
Northern Railway Company.
John Radford said—l ant and was constable in the
service of the Great Northern Railway Company in
March, 1854. The prisoner was my sergeant all the
time. On the morning of the 25th of March, 1854,
the prisoner came to me, when 1 was on duty at
the Somers town-gate, and ordered me to go round
the potato-market on the line. It was part of my
duty to see that all was safe, and I went. The
round would have taken me half an hour, but I did it
in about 20 minutes. and when I returned I found
the prisoner in my police-box. He had a portman-
teau in his possession, which he was trying to break
open with a piece of iron bar. The portmanteau pro-
duced is the same one. He did break it open, and took
out out the contents and made a parcel of them, and
took them away. He at the same time placed the port-
manteau in a cupboard in the police-office in the station,
where it remained for several days. Then Sergeant
Parminter took it away openly at 12 o'clock in the day.
Some time after an altercation took place between Mrs.
Parminter and a Mrs. Alexander ; and then, on. the
26th of May, they brought it to my house with other
things ; they lay there one night, but I said I would
not have them remain there, and they were removed.
Afterwards the portmanteau was brought to my
box at the station, where it remained until Mon-
day week, when, after the charge of the other prisoners,
Sergeant Parminter came to me, about 5 o'clock in the
evening, and said, " I have been sent by Sergeant Wil-
liams to know where the portmanteau is." I told him
that it was in the country.
Mr. Corrie—Was that true l

Witness—No, it was not, your worship ; but he re-
plied, " Let it remain there, and I will get another for
you to take to Mr. Clarke's office as the portmanteau
asked for, for Sergeant Williams has committed depreda-
tions, and has got others into it." I said I would, and
then he asked me to meet him and Williams in the Cale-
donian-road at 12 o'clock on the following day. At 9
o'clock in the morning of that day, however, Parminter
called at my house, at 8, College-grove, Camden-town,
and said, I have brought this thing to you" (a
portmanteau produced) "this is 'it." I replied, "But
it is not so big." when he said, " You must make it
do ; you can take it to the lower office." I under-
stood that to be the office of Mr. Williams the inspector
of the line, be remarking again, " Sergeant Williams
has committed depredations, and got others into it." I
afterwards met him in Brewer-street, Somers-town,
when be asked me whether I had taken the portmanteau
into the office. I said to him that a metropolitan officer
had had it from me, and I supposed he had taken it
there. Mr. Clark had previously seen the portmanteau,
and marked it. He then replied, " I was dragged into
it." On the same day later, I saw Parminter and Ser_:
geant 'Williams together in Chapel•street,
Pentonville.
had some beer with them, but nothing was said about
this matter.
from Radford.
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ceiving the missing portmanteau .
I wish to be re.
Prisoner—No, your worship ; but
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examine the
askedts
?the prisoner if he wished to cross-
minded with bail until to-morrow .(this . ay), when I
°trrheiewitne
will at
oncdischarge me.
Wakeling, that your worship
to b •
hope, from the instructions that I will ive to Mr
Mr. Corrie—l cannot admit you ail, but you may
come again to-morrow to allow your solicitor to explain
your suggestion.
The prisoner was then removed.

ITANDCOCK .V. DELACO CASE.
Lord Tire GREATriancel M —T
tor of Ireland stated on Saturday that, in
his opinion, Mr. E. R. Handcock was not bound as one
of the next of kin by any decree, order, or compromise in
either of the suits, and that, therefore, he was not en-
titled to have them reheard.

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THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP SULTAN.—SOUTHAMPTON;
Monday. —1 he Sultan. steam-ship, which has recently
been con tert, d into a screw, took a private trial trip to•
day, and the speed a taiued was highly satisfactory. The
Sultan has alto been lengthened, and undergone various
improvements snd alterations.
60CIEllt OP PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.— On Sa.
trr lay a distinguished company of the nobility and
amat .t:,r3 of the fine Arts visited the gallery of the above
society, in Pall-mall East, previous to its being opened
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to the public this day. Among the company
the Duke and Duchess of NorthumberlandL,wa
awl Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis of
Earl and Conn
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Marquis and NI archioness of A ilesbury, thef Earin of Car
tens Grosvenor, Elul and Countess
Lady Effi
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Monteagle, Lor
ford, Litchfiel,, and Winchester,
the Provost of .EstionohhtthareHlellos
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the Right Hoth --r. _
Labouchere, the
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President 'dent of theßoyal
many members th Bishops of London, Ox
Lord Ravens worth, Viscount
chaster, the Dean of St. Paul's
Right Hon.
tohne.
RSiirghCthHarolens.NHVeonrod
Hon. Vernon Smith, his Excel
Right
Excellency Count Lavradio, th
Academy, Sir Edwin Landseet
bars of the Royal Academy, &c., &c.