The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.— Cockson, who had under-
gone several examinations upon the charge of having
robbed his employers, Messrs. Bowring and Co., of Fen-
church-street, hosiers, of goods of the value of upwards
of 4001, was brought up for final examination.
The prisoner, who appeared to be about 18 years old,
had been 17 months in tho employment of Mr. Bowring,
as errand boy, and during the last twelve months the
firm had been losing quantities of gloves and silk hand-
kerchiefs. Upon taking stock they ascertained that the
property missing was to the above-mentioned amount.
The prisoner was not suspected until his emplopers were
informed that he was in the habit of spending m.uct
more money than be received for the performance 01 his
duties. Ho was then oalled aside and taxed with thc
robbery. At first he denied that ho had stolen any pro.
perty; but soon afterwards he acknowledged that he had
stolen about 30 pieces of silk handkerchiefs, worth 521.

10s.
d solicitor, who appeared for the prisoner, endea-
voured to show, by the cross.examination of Mr. Bowe-
ring, that the words used by that gentleman to induce
his client to state all he knew of the matter referred to
the first admission which the prisoner hadanade.
Mr. Bowring distinctly deaied that such was the case,
and was confirmed by other testimony.
Alderman Hooper said the words implying a lenient
view of the case wore, it was quite plain, used after the
prisoner had confessed to the robbery of the thirty
pieces of handkerchiefs, and therefore could not be con-
sidered
The
prisonerae containing
was remit the accusation.
a promise or au understanding to
did
committed for trial to Newgate.
Margaret Reilly was charged with having attempted
to drown herself in the Thames, near Queenbithe-stairs.
A waterman said ho Saw the prisoner, who appeared
to be half drunk, run dawn the steps and make en of=
fort
ltdoertheiranow herself into
ethde
id water.
e
get into the water
at all?
Witness seised her and prevented her from reaching
the water.
Alderman 1100 Pr (to
prisoner) What were you
about ?
Defendant—Faith, I was half drunk, and it wasn't wa-
ter I wanted to drink, sure enough.
Alderman jioeper—She shall go to the Compter for
three days.
The defendant--If you send me there I shall lose my
business. lam going to char for a family on Monday
morning at daylight.
Alderman Hooper—Very well, yon can come out nice
and sober on Monday, and I shall give directions that
you be discharged at daybreak.
Committed.

was charged with stealing
iteoabra9ccoofn;gte's,, 122, Aldersgate-street.
GUILDHALL. -- Thouras Bushman, a little boy,
in evidence, that
wthitehptrwisoonoethreernbteoryesd,
escigalartcrsewlyasfrotemsntstoa
Thursday,binutcoomnpabnlng served with it they
bing too largo,and
andifttoh.
found
nAdas shop
hftee dro
faultt fhowreyita ipipe,
t
also found too large for
refused to take
leis some cigars were missed from the
case, and on the following day (Friday) they came again
for another pit)°,
their purpose : but the shopwoman, on seeing them run
away, pursued the prisoner and gave him into custody.
which they
The prisoner said the fact was, he saw the two boys
take the cigars, and told the woman of it, and then ran
after them, but was not able to catch them.
The shopwoman said that was not true, for when she
followed the prisoner, she saw hint throw away five
cigars.
The cfficer said that when he first saw the prisoner,
he was itruggling with the shopwoman, and calling out
" Police, police.
days Bride 11
Committed for seven to we, and separate
confinemsnt.

who gave his
101,n
y containingpieea,
frao half-crown,
eer epwo-rn-:
THARES.—lliartin Felting', a lad
address Chapman-street, St. George's-in-the-East, wag
tewhaorgoexdpewnitehe:teaanldin
gthareePupres
son of Mrs. Susannah Aley, of No. 17, Dean- street,
Shadwell.
It appeared that Mrs. Alcy was talking to a friend in
King David-lane, Shadwell, that morning, and the pri-
soner came behind them, and was in the act of taking
Mrs. Aley's purse out of her pocket, when she felt his
hand, and asked him wins! ho was about, to which he
replied, " Nothing, mann. She put her hand in her
pocket, and missed the purse. She then seized the boy,
and, in spite of considerable violence and resistance
on his part, gave him into custody. Mrs. Bayley,
who was in company with prosecutrix, found the
purse and its contents on the ground, close to the boy's
feet,
said that hie hand got into
The prisoner, in defence,
the lady's pocket by the merest accident in the world,
and that he did not take the purse—it fell out of the
lady's pocket.
The prisoner was recogni zed as mu old offender, and
Mr. Ingham committed him for trial.
BO W-STR EET.—Charks James Clark, described as
a bottled-beer seller, of Minerva-place, Kennington, was
charged with three separate assaults on the toll-collec-
tors of Waterloo-bridge:
The defendant and his porter were proceeding over
the bridge with a truck, upon which the toll-collector
informed them that, by the rules os the bridge, only one
person could be passed through the roadway with the
truck, and that the master or his man must go through
the passengers' wicket- gate in the
nt ordinary way b
to . Them
was no dispute about the pamye the 11, ut de-
fendant persisted in using the carriage way, us ho was
in a hurry. Finding all remonstrance useless, willett
and two other toll-collectors interfered to compel him to
conform with the regulations of the bridge, and the con-
sequence was an assault upon each.
The witnesses stated that the defendant appeared to
be slightly under the influence of drink.
The defendant strongly denied the latter imputation,
and with respect to the assaults, stated that he was very
roughly handl©d by the toll-collectors.
Mr. henry told him ho had acted very foolishly, but
the collectors must be upheld in the discharge of their
duties. His worship fined him 12/. for the three tu.-
saults, or two months' imprisonment.
'The fines were paid.

WANDSWORTH.— William Read, the master of a
sand craft, and living at the waterside, appeared to
answer a charge of assaulting William Purvis, of 62,
Tower-street, Westminster-road, an assistant sheriff's
officer, whilst in the execution of his duty.
The complainant now proved that on Wednesday
evening be was put in possession by a Mr Glover, on bis
warrant from the sheriff, us also under a county court
process by Mr Goff, the under-bailiff. That at six
o'clock the defendant came to him, and told him ho must
leave, or he would turn bim out. He explained to him
that his proceeding must be by interpleader, and the de-
fendant left him alone till eleven at night, when be for-
cibly ejected him down stairs, kicking him at the same
time. Ho sent for Mr Goff, who brought a police con-
stable, and he apprehended the defendant.
Mr Paynter said the assault was clearly proved, and
he must pay 31., or go to prison for throe weeks.

HA.MMERSMITH.—A respectably attired young
man, who gave the name of George Oliver, and Mated