The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SENDING THREATENING LETTERS TO LORD CURZON.
—John Hill was charged with sending threatening letters
to George Augustus Frederick Lord Curzon, of No. 8,
South Audlcy-street.
Lord Curzon said he received a letter (produced) at his
residence in South Andley-street.

Sergeant Henry Beard, of the Detective Department,
Scotland-yard, said he received the letter spoken of by Lord
Curzon, and apprehended the prisoner that morning on a
warrant on his leaving Coldbath-fields Prison. On telling
him the charge was that of sending a threatening letter to
Lord Curzon to the effect that he would kill him, he re•
plied " I did," and said, " I have also sent one to Lord
Howe, and I intend carrying out what I have said." He
then showed the prisoner the letter, and asked him if he
had seen it before, and he said he had.
The letters were read by Lord Curzon's solicitor, and
contained most serious threats against Lord Curzon, and
Lord Howe, and their lordship's agent—one threat being
that he would blow out his lordship's brains.
Prisoner said he declined to ask any questions.
Lord Curzon said he was apprehensive the prisoner
would injure him, and he felt bound to take notice of the
matter. _

The prisoner made a long statement as to his and his
father's tenancy of some land belonging to Lord Howe.
Mr Knox said he could not let the prisoner go at large
till his mind had been inquired into. He should remand
the prisoner for 7 days, and he would put an indorsement
on the sheet to that effect. .

The prisoner was committed to the House •f Correction
For breaking Lord Howe's windows about a month ago.

THAMES.

THE BASTARDY LAIVS.—A HARD CASE,-011 Mr Par-
tridge taking his seat this morning, police-sergeant Baker,
of the K division, entered the witness-bvx and returned a
commitment made out by Mr Paget yesterday evening.
Mr William Livingston, the chief usher, said that Mr
Paget passed a sentence of' 14 days' imprisonment and hard
labour on a man named George Logan for non-compliance
with a bastardy order. The arrears duo to the mother of
the illegitimate child amounted to 15s, or six weeks' pay at
the rate of 2s 6d per week, and the costs were 4s. The Go-
vernor of the House of Correction refused to receive the
prisoner, and Baker discharged him. The sergeant, out of
respect to the Court now returned the commitment.
Mr Partridge—ls the question about receiving prisoners
for non-compliance with bastardy orders in the House of
Correction and Whitscross-street not settled yet.

Mr Livingston—lt is not, Sir. A rule nisi was obtained
some months since in the Ccurt of Queen's Bench, and it
has not been made absolute.

Mr Partridge—l recollect. The rule has never been
argued, and there will be no settlement ol the question
until next term, and perhaps not then. I cannot do any-
thing in the matter.
Mr Livingston said the refusal of the governors of the
prisons in Middlesex to receive prisoners on commitments
for non-compliance with bastardy orders was a great hard-
ship on young women who had given birth to illegitimate
children. Fellows were very well acquainted with the
state of things, and would not pay for the maintenance of
their illegitimate children.
Mr Partridge—lt is a great pity. Such a state of things
ought not to have existed so long.
Two young women applied for warrants against the
fathers cf their illegitimate children, and were informed
that it would be useless to grant them, and would be only
taking money out of their pockets to no purpose to issue
process,

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