The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Emanuel Nathan,
coffee-house keeper, and Charles Williams, waiter, were
brought before Mr:Hardwick, charged with having sold
brandy without being licensed, whereby they had in-
curred a, penalty of 1001.

The defendant Nathan is, or was, the proprietor of the
Waterloo Coffee-house, in Jermyn-street, and has several
times been summoned to this court by the police for
keeping open his house on Sunday morning, and allow-
ing men and women to congregate therein. A short
time back he was summoned for selling brandy and
water in tea-cups to the customers, but the case failed
for want of proof that money had passed. On that occa-
sion Mr. Broughton, who heard the case, recommended
the employment of police constables in plain clothes, as
he considered that coffee-shops, if allowed to sell liquor
in the way described as the custom of this house, would
become public nuisances, because of the encouragement
they would give to intemperance.
Inspector Lester said he sent two constables in plain
clothes into the defendant's on Sunday morning last.
He followed soon afterwards, but his approach was seen
by some one stationed outside of the house, who went in
and gave notice. He got into the house, and found a
great many persons on the ground-floor and first-floor.
He found several glasses of brandy and water, and some
brandy and water in a coffee-cup. He took them away,
and had brought them into Court with him. He also
took Nathan and the waiter to the station-house, and
locked them up. Nathan at the station-house described
himself as a betting-office keeper.
Two constables came forward and stated that they
went to Waterloo Coffee-house, Jermyn-street, on Sun-
day morning, and on being admitted proceeded to the
first-floor room, where there were about thirty men,
and from fifteen to twenty women of loose character.
Three persons who sat at the same table with them
called the waiter, and told him to bring them
three drops of brandy. The waiter went away, and
in a minute or two returned with a tray and three
coffee-cups filled with brandy and water. On being
asked what was to pay the waiter, said 35., and the
money was given to him. At that moment a ring was
heard at the door, and immediately the glasses and cups
containing liquor were put out of sight, some under
the table, some under the dresses of the women. A
communication was made to Nathan, who then came
up to the constables and told them they must leave the
room, as it was a subscription-room. Force having
been used, the constables left the room, and were served
with coffee in the room below.

Nathan said he did not now keep the house.
Inspector Lester said there was another name over
the door, but Nathan was the rated occupant.
Nathan said he knew nothing about the brandy and
water.

The waiter admitted that he had served brandy and
water, but asserted that the persons themselves brought
the liquor into the house with them, and that the
money paid was for supper and not liquor.
Mr. Hardwick said as the penalty was very heavy,
he would consider the evidence and give his judgment
on Friday next.

SOUTHWARK.--The Rev. Mr. Armstrong, minister
of one of the district churches of Bermondsey, applied
for a summons on the behalf of a poor woman, against a
Roman Catholic priest, for having assaulted her.
Mr. Seeker, who presided on the occasion, inquired
the nature of the alleged assault ?
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The rev. applicant said that the poor woman by whom
he was accompanied, was the person on whose behalf he
applied ; that she was from Ireland, and that some time
since he (applicant) baptized one of her children ; that
she had become a convert to the Protestant faith, and
that the person against whom she now complained was
a Catholic priest, who, on hearing what had occurred
with regard to the baptism of her child, called upon her,
used language of a highly objectionable nature, and
ultimately struck her ; and that it was for the assault
under such circumstances that the present application
was made.

Mr. Seeker directed that the woman, should be sworn,
and this having been done, she then stated that the
priest called at her lodgings and inquired if she had had
a child baptized by the Rev. Mr. Armstrong ; and upon
her replying in the affirmative, he got into a great
passion, and said that both she and her offspring were
sure to go to hell. She begged that he would leave the
place if that was the benediction he predicted would
befal them. He did not go, but lifting his umbrella,
gave her several blows with it over the head and
shoulders, and then quitted the place, expressing that
she was certain to go to the place he had before men-
tioned.

Mr. Seeker inquired if any persons had witnessed the
alleged assault ?
The applicant having stated that there were two or
three persons present at the time, the magistrate at once
granted a summons against the person complained of.

THAMES.—A very portly, red-faced gentleman,
described in the police sheet as John Wilson, aged 40,
of the Castle and Falcon Tavern, City, shipowner, was
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with being drunk
and incapable of taking care of hirnielf, at half-past 11
o'clock on Sunday night, in Lower Sha,dwell.
Mr. Yardley —What have you to say to this, Mr.
Wilson ?—Defendant--Well, I got a glass too much. It
was vexation and the depression of the times caused me
to do it, sir.
Mr. Yardley—We are all congratulating ourselves
that we have very prosperous times. You are a master

mariner, I presume, by your. appearance. If Y" g`r
-- drunk you will lose your certificate.Defendant-S° tu
10
worship, lam not a master mariner. I belong to
agricultural interest.
Mr. Yardley—l see you are described as a shipowneir:
You plough the ocean.:—Defendant—No ; I plough tue
land, and my ship ploughs the ocean.
Mr. Yardley—Then you are making money both on
land and sea. The division of Friday night, I suPP°se;
caused you to get drunk.—Defendant—l was vexed sci
things.
Mr. Yardley—l must fine you ss.—Defendant--!
hope you won't do that ; things in Northumberland aw
very bad.
Mr. Yardley— Oh ou come from Northumberlapd
—Defendant--Yes,sir. We can't get the interest of
the money lent—l can't really.
Mr. Yardley—Besides being a shipowner and
owner, you lend money on mortg tge ?—Defendaut"
Well, I do ; but I am in very great distress indeed. The
agricultural intest is very low, sir.
Mr. Yardley-Is it really the case the acricultu
interest is in a state of distress ? (A laugh.) Pei°
ant—Well, it is in great distress.
Mr. Yardley—Very well, then ; I will fine You
only, on account of the agricultural distress. (Lou
laughter.)
The defendant put his hand in his pocket, and fr°lll
from amongst a quantity of half-soverigns,
_halfpeleci
pieces of tobacco, and grains of wheat, picked out tw
shillings, paid the fine, and waddled out of the court--
large and unwieldy monument of agricultural distress.