The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 15.

HANSION-HOUSE.— Berman Land graf, a German,
was charged with haviug deserted from the Foreign Le-
gion at Shornclitfe, and with baying stolen several medals
and gold coins.

Spittle, the detective officer, found in his possession a
Chinese war medal, two other medals, half of a medal
case, a silver box, a silver watch and guard, three gold
seals, and a quantity of other property. The other half
of the medal case be dropped in the street, on the way
to the station-house.

The prisoner was ordered to be taken before tbe ma-
gis.tr►te4 at Dover, within which district, the offence was
committed.

BOW-STREET.—George Lynch, a boy about eight
years old, was charged with having in his possession a
horse and cart, supposed to be stolen.
It was stated by policeman C 75 that, being on duty
about two o'clock that morning, in Chapel-street, Soho,
he found a horse and cart standing there, apparently un-
attended. Looking into the cart, ho wever, he found the
prisoner coiled up in a sack, fast asleep. He woke him,
and interrogated him as to how be came there, and pri-
soner replied that he was waiting for his father, who got
his living by singing in the streets, and who had that
day received the horse and cart as a present from a
c„fr,icer, in Westminster. The cart bore the name and ad-
dress of "Aaron Smith, Crocken-taill, Eynsfard, Kent."
Witness took the prisoner to the station-house, where
ho learned that information had been previously received
of the loss of the horse and cart. Prisoner] was well
known at Marlborough-street Police-court.
James Smith, son of the owner, said he came up to
London to dispose ef a few " things" at Covent-garden-
market, and to purchase some provisions, &c., to take
borne. About noon on Friday, he left the horse and cart
for a few moments in the market; and on his return he
" found it gone." He at once gave information to the
police. He had seen the horse and cart since the pri-
soner was taken, and missed frOm it a parcel of tea—
about honey, and a pumpkin, and sundry
baskets and flour bags were still safe.
The prisoner stated that on Friday afternoon the cart
was driven into Charles-street, Drury-lane, where he him-
self lived, by a lame boy, known as "Hoppy" or
" Crutchey." It was full of boys, all of whom he could
point out. Hoppy, after selling the tea and the " big
thing like a cow-cumber," for 2s. to a woman who hap-
pened to be passing, declared his intention of going to
the play, and went off with his companions, leaving the
prisoner in charge of the cart. Not knowing what to
do with it, he drove about till he was tired, and then lay
down to sleep. Hoppy had told him that he found the
cart in Covent-garden, floppy " went a picking
pockets."
Mr. Henry said it was quite clear the prisoner could
not have stolen the horse and cart without help. The
police had better inquire into the truth of his story.
A constable of the F division said that floppy was
well known in the neighbourhood as an associate of
thieves and as a suspected pickpocket.
The prisoner was remanded for further examination.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John .s.'immonds was
committed for trial, charged with extorting money from
Mr. John Gossett Hill, of St. James'e-sqaare, Russia
merchant. _ _

Mr. Hill said he was a Russia merchant, n i
carr gon
business in the City. In August last ke was carrying
in
the Albany, and on the 7th of that month the prisoner
came to him as a servant. The prisoner remained two
nights. On the afternoon of the the second day, the pri-
soner came to him and said be should net stop there any
longer, becau.e he (complainant) came into his bed-room
the previous night and committed an indecent assault on
him, and that if he did not give him a sum of money, he
should put the case in the hands of the police. He told
the prisoner that he wondered ha was not ashamed of
making the charge ; and being much frightened at its
nature, be gave the prisoner a sum of money amounting
to 451. Since that time he had received two communi•
cations from the prisoner, and this had obliged him to
put himself in the bands of a solicitor, who gave him di-
rections how to proceed with the prisoner. On Friday
week the prisoner called ou him, the complainant having
stationed an officer where he could hear all and not be
seen. The prisoner said unless he had some money
given to him he must consult with his grandfather, and
place the matter in the bands of a lawyer. He asked the
oils° ler why he had applied to him. The prisoner said
"You know why." He said to the prisoner, "Is it a
re i
petitiJon of that horrible charge you brought against
me_e askn the summer ?" The prisoner replied, " Yes, sir."
td the prisoner what charge he intended to make
This was in order that the constable should hear
intoit.
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bed-room
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er said, " Why you know you came
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and a tternpted to take indecent liber-
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beard the prisoner promise not to trouble
and said he
prosecut er a gain if be gave him the 201.
The pr ier said he liwlawit
beforeesstoprohvee
received
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was he h .I‘ fr. Hill, and this was
the 451.
Mr. Fisch am asked the prisoner if he had anything to
say to the charge of goiug to Mr. Hill's house and
threaten ialg to Inaku an exposure unless he received a
sum of no joey
The pr isoner replied he had nothing to say.
The L? risoner was then fully committed.