The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EvENING, AUGUST so. 1855.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.— -James Hennessy and Eliza
Hennessy, his wife, were brought before the Lord Mayor
for final examination, upon the charge of having neglect-
ed and starved their child, Peter Hennessy, an infant,
between two and three years of age.
D. Carter (82) said—At ten o'clock on Wednesday
morning, the 22d inst., I went to a room at No. 1, Mon-
tague-court, Bishopegate-street, and saw the male priso-
ner and a little child. There was scarcely any furniture
and there was no food there. The child had scarcely any
clothing on, and its head and face were covered all over
with sores. I asked the man how it was that the child
had been without food. He said the mother got drunk
and neglected it, and sold the furniture and spent the
money. Patrick M'Donald, a witness in the case, told
me in the presence of both prisoners that they both got
drunk and neglected the child. The man did not make
any reply. I took him into custody, and I took the
child to Mr. Fowler, a surgeon of the parish.
Patrick M'Donald said—l live in the house No. 1,
Montague-court. On Taesday, upon coming up at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, I heard screams, and went up-
stairs to the room occupied by the prisoners. In the
middle of the floor the child was lying, leaning on its
hands, crying, on the bare boards. There was neither
food uor furniture in the room. The man is a tailor.
I put the child on a bed of straw, and when they found
I had done so, they locked the child up until they came
back again, about ten o'clock at night. I have kept
my eye on them ever since Good Friday.
The Lord Mayor—What induced you to keep your
eye on them ?

- Witness—l knew that they had behaved ill to a child
before. I again saw the child about 7 or 8 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. It was naked and alone, and
there was no food in the room. I gave information to
the police, and the male prisoner returned home at 10
o'clock. I did not see the wife. He works at home
usually as a tailor, and she goes out to sell what he
makes. They were tenants of mine at 2s. a week, and
took the room about two months ago. I don't know
that a day has passed that the woman has not been
drunk since they have lodged at my house. The male
prisoner has been very frequently drunk too. Through
her getting drunk he used to get drunk. My wife has
twice washed the child to keep it clean. About three
weeks ago I went into the room at 8 o'clock in the even-
ing, and looked all round, without seeing the child. At
last, I saw the child in the middle of the room, lying on
its face and hands, with an old coat over it. The pri-
soners did not come home till 12 o'clock, and then they
were both drunk. This sort of conduct continued every
day till they were in custody. The man is a hard work-
ing man, early and late, when sober, and, in my opinion,
they could get an excellent living but for their drunken-
ness. When I have spoken to the woman about their
late hours and intoxication, she said it was a habit of
theirs.

Rebecca Williamson--I reside in the same house. On
Tuesday I heard the child crying, and Mr. M'Donald
asked me to go up stairs to see it. The child was lying
naked •n straw on the floor, and the straws were stick-
ing in the sores on its body. It was too weak to get up.
I asked the male prisoner on Tuesday, at ten o'clock,
" Dear me, has the child had anything to eat to-day ?"
"No," he replied, "it hadn't anything since yesterday."
I have often aeon the two prisoners drunk, and they
generally came home in that condition at twelve or one
in the morning.

Mr. Roberi Fowler, of 145, Bishopsgate-street, sur-
geon, said—On the 22d August the officer brought to me
a little boy, about two years and a half old. The child
was exceedingly dirty, aid almost the whole of the body
was covered with an eruption, in the nature of a skin
disease, from the neglected state of the child, which had
affected the system. The eruption itself derives its name
from that condition of the system, and would be super-
induced by improper food, or want of proper food, and
neglect of cleanliness. The eyes of the child were also
inflamed, which also might be accounted for by the state
of the system. Some of the sores were open or raw
sores, and some were scabbed over. The pulse was ex•
ceedingly feeble, and the whole frame indicated that the
child had not bad sufficient food. The body, but more
especially the limbs, were emaciated, and that indicated
insufficient nourishment. I think that internal disease
of the glands of the intestines had commenced, a di-
sease which would also be favoured by want of food and
neglect.

Cross-examined by the male prisoner—I believe the
condition of the child was caused by want of food.
Mary Gunn, widow—l reside at No. 8, in Montague.
court. I have seen the prisoner about six or seven weeks.
I never saw the child alluded to till this day week, when
I went into the room at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Both prisoners were out at the time. A little boy about
10 years old was in the room. I saw the child per-
fectly naked lying on some straw in the corner. A
dirty sort of rag was thrown over it. The child said it
bad nothing to eat, and I went and got some bread and
butter for it. The child took the bread and butter in
its hand, but it did not move nor put its hand to its
mouth. I lifted the head, but the head fell on one side,
evidently from weakness. I never saw a child so dirty
in my life. I could not stand the sight, and I went
to the bottom of the court and gave information to the
police. I have only seen the prisoners five or six times.
The father came into the house as I went out, but I did
not speak to him.
The Lord Mayor asked, according to the usual farm,
whether the prisoners wished to say anything in answer
to the very serious charge brought against them ?
The male prisoner. said- -I always work very hard,
and I always found plenty of food for the child. The
child was in the habit of laying its head on my knee
when I have been at work.

The female prisoner said—l bad been out 'all day from
twelve o'clock till eight in the evening, and I always
leave somebody with the child.
The two prisoners were then committed for trial at
the Central Criminal Court.
The Policeman—My lord, I have seen the child this
morning. It is clean, and looks much better and stronger.

GUILDHALL.—Joseph Brett was charged, before
Sir R. Carden, with stealing six silver dessert spoons,
one table-spoon, one pair of sugar-tongs, and twelve
plated teaspoons, the property of Mr. Joseph Fisher, his
master, under the following circumstances :
From information given to the police, the officers Bull
and Packman went to Mr. Fisher's premises, in No. 3,
Cripplegate-buildings, last night, and, with the foreman,
obtained a ladder and entered at the first-floor window.;
They searched seven rooms, but found nothing► to excite
their suspicions. They then went to the second floor,
forced open a bed-room door, and there they found the
prisoner standing, by the side of the bed. He said, in
answer to the officer, that he was locked in by mistake,
but Packman said, that could not be, for there
was the key of the door lying on the bed near the
prisoner. He made no reply. Packman then searched
the bed, and found the articles above named between
the bed clothes. The prisoner said he got them
from the dining-room down stairs. He also said that
he was not locked in, but concealed himself in
the lower part of the house. Packman had been to the
premises and examined the lock of the safe in the count-
ing house. The wards were broken, and the marks on
the safe corresponded with a pair of pincers found on the
floor near the safe. The pincers belong to the premises.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John Creesy, an old
man whose clothes were much the worse for wear, was
charged before Mr. Bingham with begging of several
gentlemen in Piccadilly.
Police-constable 131 C said, last night he was on duty
in Piccadilly, when his attention was called to the pri-
soner, who was annoying several ladies and gentlemen
by demanding alms. Knowing the defendant to be a
member of the begging fraternity, he took him into
custody.

The prisoner indignantly denied the charge of begging,
and said, although his wardrobe was in a very dilapidatA
condition, he could assure his worship that he was a re-
spectable translator of languages and no common beggar.
The fact was he vas a victim to personal appearances.
-He had also an income derived from reading the burial
service once a week ; that was a matter of reciprocity.
Therefore, was it likely, with such excellent advantages,
he should take to the low calling of a cadger ?
Mr. Bingham said, from his personal knowledge of
the prisoner from his visits to this court, he (Mr. B )
was convinced that he (defendant) was begging ; and as,
in spite of all that had been said to the contrary, h. otill
persisted in begging, he (Mr. B.) should commit him to
the house of correction for seven days.
Prisoner-011, your worship, it's all owing to my per-
sonal appearance.

CLERKENWELL.—Theresa EdmondB, but whose
real name is Gregg, a❑ actress, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with feloniously stabbing
William Edmonds.'
Police. constable Billingburst, 44 S, produced the fol-
lowing certificate :—" William Edmonds is not quite so
well this morning, but generally may be considered as
progressing favourably.
A professional gentleman, who attended for the pri-
soner, produced a letter, signed by the injured man, in
which he stated that it was quit• an accident ; that it
occurred through his own passion, while the prisoner
was cutting some bread ; and that when he recovered he
did not intend to appear to prosecute any charge. The
prisoner, who was a most mild inoffensive person, had
an aged mother and a child to support, and he therefore
trusted that bail would be taken.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that it was a proper case for bail,
and he thought that two sureties in the sum of 401,
would be sufficient.
The prisoner was then removed.
The court was crowded with members of the theatrical
profession.

WRB
upon
an STREET.—Cath,arine Sodor was placed
at the°
bar adjourned charge of having attempted
to strangle herself.
At the former examination a young man named John
Gallaghan stated that he had being paying his addresses
to the prisoner, who resided with her mother, but ever
since the commencement of their acquaintance she had
exhibited anextruereedy eig
degree of
hltne he inducedntal herdepression.o On
the
ac-
company
evening
him
of Tuesday to a private concert, on leaving which,
shortlybefore 12 o'clock, he was about to see her home,
but she declared her intention never to return. After
traversing innumerable streets without any apparent ob-
ject, she suddenly wished him " good night," and darted
away in the direction of the railway arches. She suc-
ceeded for some time in eluding his pursuit, but he at
lehngth found her
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and totally insensible. He lost no
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elapsed before was restored to consciousness, and as she

then declared it to be her settled determination to de•
stroy herself, he was reluctantly compelled to give her
into custody.

The prisoner was recognised by Alderman, the gaoler,
as having made two previous attempts to commit suicide
by taking poison, on one of which occasions she had as-
signed as the reason for her desperate conduct that she
had been deserted by a young man to whom she was
passionately attached, and who had effected ber ruin.
The prisoner was now brought vp irorn the House of
Detention, to which she had been remanded for a week;
and on being placed at the bar, a respectable-looking
elderly woman, who represented herself to be her mother,
stepped into the witness-box, and entreated that her un-
fortunate daughter might be consigned to her charge,
and she would use proper precautions to prevent a repe-
tition of such rash and criminal attempts.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that he bad received a commu-
nication from the Rev. George Jepson, the prison chap-
lain, in which be expressed himself in highly favourable
terms respecting the prisoner, whom he believed to be
truly penitent, and under these circumstances he should
venture to accede to the solicitations of her mother, and
order her to be discharged.

LAMBETH.—Matthew Wilduck and nornas Murty,
two members of the riotous gangs who invest the Water-
loo-road and the thoroughfares adjacent, were charged
with creating a serious disturbance and assaulting the
police early yesterday morning.
Murty, in consequence of having dislocated his shoul-
der in his struggles with the police, was not placed at
the bar, but was sent to tho hospital to have the disloca-
tion reduced. He, however, returned shortly afterwards.
Police-constable 89 P, after describing the affray, said
that when coining up to the court this morning the pri-
soners attempted an escape. They both exhibited the
greatest violence, and are known thieves, and the con-
stant associates of the worst characters about the New-
cut. The constable added that these gangs were a per-
fect terror, and almost rendered the Waterloo-road use-
less to respectable people at night, as no person could
possibly pass without being annoyed and molested by
them.

The prisoners having nothing to say in answer to the
charge, were committed by Mr. Elliott—Wilduck for
21 days, and Murty for 14 days.
Mary Mahoney was charged with picking pockets in
the third-class refreshment room at the Crystal Palace.
Sergeant Quinnear proved the case against the priso-
ner, and she was committed for trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

[The following appeared in our third edition of last
evening.]

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
The Cesarewitch Stakes, a free handicap of 25 soya
each, 15 ft, with 300 added by the Jockey Club, for 3-
yr.?-old and upwards ; Cesarewitch Course ; the winner
of the Doncaster St. Leger to carry 121 b. extra ; the
second horse in the St. Leger, or the winner of the Dun-
caster Cup, or the Great Yorkshire handicap, or the
Leamington Stakes, 6lb extra ; the winner of any Han-
dicap value 200 soya, including the winner's stake, after
the publication of this handicap, to carry 31b extra; the
extra weights not to be accumulative ; the owner of the
second horse to receive.so soya out of the stakes, and
the winner to pay 30 soya to the Judge. Acceptances
to be signified on or before Tuesday, the 11th of Septem-
ber, to Messrs. Weatherby, in London.

Age st lb I
Rataplan
Muscovite 6 9 5
King Tom
Ty p ee 54
88 12
81
Little Harry 6 8 7
Nabob
King of Trumps 6 8 7
Hu ngerford
Early Bird
Knight of St
George
Neville
Scythian
Orinoco 5 8 4
Vindex
Mortimer ...... 5 8 2
Goorkah .
Rifleman
Hervine a 8 0
Balrownie? 5 8 0
Talfourd
Little David 5 7 12
Fandango
Epaminondas
Pumicestone 4 7 12
Red Lion
Lough Bawn a 7 8
Indian Warrior 6 7 8
Simon Pure 4 7 7
Eglinton, by
Bretby
Oulbton
Quince'
„Robgill - 4 7 7
Grand Inquisitor 4 7 6
Sidney
Domino 4 7 5
Wild Huntsman 4 7 5
F by Cowl, dam
by Lanercost,
out of The Nun 4 7 5
Cock Pheasant 5 7 5
Flatterer
St. Andrew
Hercules
Sir Rowland Tren-

Age st lh
Ellermire
The Jealous One 4 6 10
Poodle
Ryistone
Nutpecker 5 6 10
Weathercock 4 6 10
Radcliffe Hero
Cardigan
h g Bracken
Ksffir 4 6 10
Saraband
Blooming Heather 3 6 9
Gamelad 4 6 9
Saucebox
Lord Alfred
Bucksfoot
Katerfelto
Rodo-meli
Vandyke, by Por-

chard
Mishap
Lady Vernon 5 7 4
Corcebus 3 7 4
Calamus 4 7 4
Monarque 3 7 4
Eulogist 5 7 31
Marchioness
Radulphus a 7 2
Honeysuckle 4 7 2
be Praistigiator,by
Sleight of•hand 3 7 2
Baroncino
Chicken
Ethelwolf
Gamekeeper
Sultan
Capucine
Old Noll
b c Peu d'Espoir,
by Sting 3 7 0
Exile of Erin 4 7 0
Rotherham 3 7 0
Monroe
b g Dalkeith
Whitekck
Br to Grey Tommy 5 6 12
Herald
Vandal
Baalbec
Lerrywheut
Dame Judith 3 6 11
Braxey
Black Swan
Lady Tatton 3 6 11

trait
The Jolly Marine
(late The Sailor) 3 6 7
Miss Purdon, by
Derby (h b)
Jack the Giant-
killer
Syvagee
General Picton
b g Joe Miller
Cavalier
Amy . ...... 3 6 6
Mortimer
The Mosquito
f byJohno'Gaunt,
out of Mangos-

teen
Paletot
Diana 4 6 5
Mr. Sykes
St. Clare 4 6 4
The Cropper
Barrel 4 6 4
Miss Allen.
Hybla 5 6 4
Wantage
Shoreham
Burlington r4 6 3
Polestar 3 6 2
Man-of-War
Jenny Wren 4 6 2
Bolton
Frederick
Bimn 3 6 2
Instructress
Veteran 5 6 2
Mary 3 6 0
Boer
Cock of the North 3 5 12
Bianca
Palmerston
Ch g Vulcan 3 5 9
Warren
Siding 3 5 8
Schamyl 3 5 6
The Earl
A therstone 3 5 , 6
Johnny Taft 3 5 5
Elvaston 3 5 5
Alice
Brinklow
Newmarket
Ingomar... .
Neoptolemus 3 5 3
B f by Melbourne,

out of Meanee 3 5 2
Ful
Crown Pigeon
Topeawyer 3 5 0
Evangeline 3 5 0
St. Julian

HOUGHTON MEETING, 1855.

The CambrideAire Stakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, and
only 5 if delared to Messrs. `ti ea. herby, in London, on
or before Tuesday the 11th of September, with 100
added from. the Town Race-fund ; the winner of the
Doncaster St. Leger, to carry 121 b extra ; the second
horse in the St. Leger, or the winner of the Doncaster
Cup or Great Yorkshire handicap, or the Leamington
Stakes, to carry 6lb extra; the winner of any handicap
value 200 soya including the winner's own stake, after
the publication of this handicap, to carry 3lb extra ;
these extra weights not to be accumulative, but the
winner of the Cegarewitch to carry' 71b over and above
any other extra weight to which he may be liable ;
the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs
out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 30 sovs to the
judge. Cambridgeshire Course. 133 subscribers.
Age st lb Age at lb
Muscovite
King Porn 4 9 2 eh c Simon Pure. 4 7 0
Early Bird 4 9 0 Herald 3 7 0
King of Trumps 6 8 12 Old Noll
Typee 5 8 12 b g Dalkeith
Orinoco
Hungerford a 8 11 Blooming Heather 3 7 0
Neville
Scythian 4 8 10 The Jealous One.. 4 6 12
Knight of St The Cave Adullam 3 612

George
Vindex
Nabob
Mortimer
Purnicestone
Hospodar
Goorkah 5 8 3
Hervine a 8 3
Boiardo
Dervish
Ivan
Rifleman
Little David
Balrownie
c by Surplice, out

b c Rylstone 3 6 12
Saraband 3 6 11
Whitelock 4 6 10
g Radcliffe Hero 5 6 10
Gamekeeper 4 6 10
General Picton
b g Bracken
We'barn 4 6 10
Burlington 4 6 10
Kaffir 4 6 10
Dame Judith 3 6 9
Ellermire
Syvagee 4 6 9
Claret 4 6 9
Frederick 3 6 8

Clementina 3 7 13
Eglintonbyßretby 6 7 12
Quince
Oulstcn
Epaminondas 4 7 12
Wild Huntsman 4 7 12
Lord of the Isles 3 7 12
Helena
Monarque
Calamus 4 7 10

Vandyke 3 6 8
Vandal 3 6 8
Mortimer
Jenny Wren 4 6 7
Bucksfoot
The Cropper 3 6 7
Katerfelto
Beer 4 6 6
b h Jack the Giant-
killer

Robgill
Indian Warrior 6 7 8
Domino 4 7 7
Hercules
Alas
Eulogist 5 7 7
Raduiphus
Le Juif
Sultan 3 7 6
Exile of Erin 4 7 6
Baroncino 3 7 6
Grand Inquisitor 4 7 6
b f Marchioness 3 7 6
Sir Rowland Tree-
chard a 7 5
b c Peu d'Espoir,
by Sting, 4c 3 7 4
Chicken 3 7 4
Chalice
Rotherham
Mange.. 3 7 4
Flatterer
b o Prmstigiator,
by Sleight •of-
hand
Baalbec 4 7 2
Honeysuckle
S•tucebox
Weathercock.., 4 7 2
Cock Pheasant... 5 7 2
Claret .. .
Cardigan . .......
Lady Tatt00....., 3 7 0
Capucine ........... 3 7 0
0r50n...... 4 4 7 0
f by Cowl

ch g Little Tom 5 6 6
b c The Jolly Ma-
rine (late Sailor) 3 6 6
Master Horton 4 6 6
Lord Alfred
St. Clare.
Barrel 4 6 5
Palmerston
Sine-qua-non 4 6 4
Surgeon-General 4 6 4
Amy
Cock of the North 3 6 4
Shoreham
Adelaide
Instructress
Bianca
Warren
Wantage
Mary 3 6 2
Man-of-War
Veteran 5 6 0
Rodo-meli
Schamyl 3 6 0
Miss Allen 4 6 0
Strood
Flacrow 3 6 0
St. Stephen
Pole Star
Neoptolemus 3 5 9
Treachery
Elyastim
Crown Pigeon
The Butler 3 5 8
St. Julian
f by I. Birdcatcher,
out of Barbara 3 5 0

By order of the stewards, the names of the horses ac-
cepting for these two handicaps will not be shown to any
person till after the time for accepting or declaring for-
feit has expired.