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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKENWELL.—Joscph Parhtint6., a railway
constable, was charged with stealing a portmanteau with
its contents, the property of his masters, the Great
Northern Railway Company.
John Radford said—l am 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 '2sth of karelt, 1854,,
the prisoner came to me, when I was on duty at
the Somers• town-gate, and ordered me to go round

the potato-market-on- the line. It wai 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 prii-
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. Re 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 rentovedt
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.
sir. Corrie—Was that true ?
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•l 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 be said, " You mast 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, he r.marking 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
bad 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, " viss dragged I°
it." On the same day later, I saw Parminter sirsizr-
geant Williams together in Chapel-street,
beer with them, but nothing
ed to being concealed
Constable Francis, 146 S, depos
o 'and smomateter.
in Radford's house, overhearing
had
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ac"versati
Radford.
re-
ceiving the Laissing portinauteau from wPasenstrd about
examine the witness our worship ; but I wish to be re-
Prisoner—No, your (this day), when I
ded with bail until to-morrow
Mr. Corrie asked the prisoner if be wished to cross-
I
man will give to Mr.
worship will at once discharge me.
Wakeling, that you'.
• I cannot admit you to bail, but you may
Mr. Come--
• to-morrow to allow your solicitor to
come again explain
hope, from the instructions that
your suggestion.
TO prisoner was then removed.

TOR' GREAT HANDCOCK. V. DELACOLIt CASE.—The
Lord Chancellor 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.
THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP SULTAN.-SOUTHAMPTON'
Monday. —'l he Stilton ' ',team-ship, which has recently
been convert( d into a screw, tlok a private trial trip to-
day, and the speed a tained was highly satisfactory. The
Sultan has alto been lengthened, and undergone various
improvements snd alterations.
OCIL'II OP PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURs.—On Sa•
ter lay a distinguished company of the nobility -and
amat airs of the fine trts visited the gallery of the aboavl
society, in Pall-mall East, previous to its being_
ttoliethDe pukubeliaent,hi companyNorthumberland,ispduacyhy.essAatifiothe
and Duchess of Argyll, the :I;:brquis
the Earl of Car•
Marquis and N archi (mess of A des 'lacy;
Earl and digau, Earl and Countess of Eltleessarant !Effingham,
Coun-
tess Grosvenor, Earl and Countess
ani Lady Overstone,
and Laay St. Leonards,
and Viscountess Ch_elsNeini,3
ford, Litchfiel 4,,ant
Eton,
the Provost of
the Right Hon. .
Labouchere,
lency Musur h Lord
and Lady Monteagle, Lord
of Lwa thensl POtecne Dukel,
Lord
rLord Ravensworth, Viscount
the Bishops of Lon don, 0i-
N - chester, the Dean of St. Paul's,
, the Right Hon. Sir Charlt is Wood,
-F'Si°r Charles Grey, the Right Hot. I. Henri
the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, hit I Excel'
us Bey, his Excellency Count Larra dio, the
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