The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct, 4

The October general quarter sessions commenced
at Clerkenwell, but the only business before the Court
was the receipt of the jury lists from the high con-
stables of the divisions and hundreds of the county.
The magistrates present were—fir. Pownall (the
chairman), Mr. James Rae, Mr. Gould, and Mr.
Woodward.

The applications for the renewal of old and the
granting of new licences for music and dancing will
be heard on Thursday. There are 48 applications for
the renewal of licences for music only, and 59 for the
renewal of licences for music and dancing. There
are 42 new applications of the former character and
10 of the latter.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Edward 111‘Dowell, who had several years ago
been a constable in the City police-force, was charged
with having begged under false and fraudulent pre-
tences.

Mr. T. H. Jones, clerk to a silk merchant, said—
On the 25th of September the prisoner came to my
private house, and said he had officiated on the beat
of my employer's premises as a policeman, but having
been subject to fits, was rendered incapable of per-
forming duty, and was going about for the purpose
of getting money to purchase a licence as a hawker.
He told me he had collected 4/. which he had depo-
sited for security in the hands of the vestry-clerk of
Cripplegate, and I gave him 25., believing his repre-
sentation to be true. On Saturday last he came to
the counting-house of my employer, not knowing
that I was connected with the establishment, and
inquired for Mr. Pattison, saying that he had carried
a board for the late Mr. Pattison at the City election,
and that he had been a policeman upon Broad-street
beat. By this time I had ascertained that I had been
imposed upon, and that instead of his having been
lately a policeman, he had been discharged from the
force ten years ago, and had been frequently in cus-
tody upon charges of fraud committed upon chari-
table persons.
The prisoner—I own that I was not on that beat,
and that I have been in custody, but not for two
years ; that I have not been in the police for ten
years, and that I have done as I ought not to have
done, but I promise you if you discharge me now
that neither you nor the city of London shall ever see
my face again.
The LORD MAYOR—You are in consequence of
your former position one of the most dangerous of
mendicants; and I shall try what two months of hard
labour and poor diet will do for you.—Committed.
Richard Collins, a well-dressed and well-known
pickpocket, was charged with having attempted to
pick a gentleman's pocket.
Mr. F. W. Stevens said, that while waiting in Aid-
gate, on Sunday evening, for an omnibus, he was told
that his handkerchief bad been stolen by the prisoner,
who was in the company of two other well-dressed
men. He spoke to the prisoner, and immediately
afterwards he saw his handkerchief on the ground.
He picked it up and called " stop thief" after the pri-
soner, who rat up Church-row. Webb, the detec-
tive officer, who caught a glimpse of the fellow,
slipped round and directly ran into his arms as he
came capering along towards Houndsditch.
" I knew the prisoner, and he knew me," said Webb,
and he asked me, when we came together, whether I
had seen a thief running away. " Yes," said I, " and
I have just caught him."—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—Have you known him to be a
bad character for any length of time ? "Webb—He
has been to my knowledge the associate of thieves for
some time.
The prisoner—I admit that I have some low ac-
quaintances, but I have not lately been with any, and
really I haven't done this thing. But suspicion is
quite enough.
The LORD MAYOR—Nobody would think from
your appearance that you were one of a gang, and
you are therefore the more dangerous. The sentence
of the Court upon you is, that you be imprisoned in
the House of Correction, with hard labour, for two
months.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
Thomas Stacey was brought before Mr. Bingham,
charged with having committed a burglary in the
house of Joseph Thompson, licensed victualler, One
Tun, Arundel •street.

Joseph Thompson said on the 21st of March, on
coming down stairs, about nine o'clock in the morn-
ing, he found his bar and parlour had been ransacked,
and among other property stolen were about 201bs. of
cigars, six silver spoons, three coats, about 18s. in.
money, a gun, and other articles. Witness found the
street door on the latch. He had bolted the door on
the previous night. Among the property 4tolen were
two counterfeit shillings which he had marked. A
counterfeit shilling, afterwards traced to the prisoner,
was one of the stolen shillings.
William Saunders, cab-driver, said, on the 21st of
March last he was with his cab on the Haymarket
stand. About six o'clock in the morning the pri-
soner, who came from Arundel-place, called him, and
after putting into the cab a bundle aad a gun, told
him to drive to the Strand. Witness drove there, and
was then ordered to Wild-street, Lincoln's Inc. The
prisoner got out at Lincoln's-court and paid him two
shillings for bis fare. Witness looked at the money
and saw that one of the pieces was bad. He returned
the bad shilling to the prisoner and received another
shilling in exchange. When he got home he gave
his master the two shillings, who, on looking at
them, saw that one of them was counterfeit. His
master gave him back the bad shilling, and witness
kept it wrapped up until police-constable Johncock
took it from him in order to make it evidence against
the prisoner.

Police-constable Johncock took the prisoner that
morning as he was coming out of the House 01
Correction. He received a bad shilling from the last
witness, and this shilling was identified by Mr.
Thompson. _ _ _

The prisoner denied his guilt, but was fully com
mitted.

CLERKENWELL.

Jelin Sully, a rough-looking fellow, who was de-
scribed as an omnibus conductor, badge No. 3,072,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwbitt, charged
by Ellen Brown, a young woman residing at No. l,
Holborn-buildings, with the following cowardly and
brutal assault:—

The prosecutor deposed that on Sunday morning
last, at about half-past twelve o'clock, she was in
Gray's Inn-lane, when the prisoner came up, and
without the least provocation knocked her down and
kicked her while she was on the ground. He was
continuing his violence when her cries of "Murder!"
brought assistance. The prisoner ran sway, but he
was pursued and taken into custody.
In answer to questions, she said that the prisoner
kicked her on a dangerous part of her person, and
swore that he would murder her. She never saw him
before to her knowledge.
Edward Hicks, 40, G division, said he was on
duty in Gray's Inn-lane, when he saw the prisoner
following the prosecutrix, swearing that he would cut
her -- head off, and using other violent language
towards her. He (witness) remonstrated with him,
and advised him to go home. Witness had not pro-
ceeded far when he heard a heavy fall, and the cry of
murder." On turning to ascertain the cause be
saw the prosecutrix lying on.' the ground, and the
prisoner was ill-using her. To avoid witness the pri-
soner ran away, but be (witness) pursued him as far
as Field-lane, Holborn, where he took him into cus-
tody, and locked him up in the station-house. The
prosecutrix was assisted into a public-house, much
injured. The prisoner, be was informed, had
jumped from behind the omnibus of which he was
conductor to assault her.
Mr. TYuWHITT said that this was one of those un-
manly and brutal assaults upon unprotected women
which he, as well as other magistrates, were deter-
mined not to let pass without severe punishment. He
fined him 31., or in default of payment six weeks' im-
prisonment with hard labour.

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Charles Day Berry,THAMES a private of the 2(1 battalion
of Coldstream Guards, stationed in the Tower, was
brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged
with sending a most abusive and threatening letter to
Lady Dyke, of Luningstone Castle, Kent, in whose
service the prisoner's wife has been acting in the capa-
city:of wet nurse for the last four months.
The prisoner, when he was before the magistrate
on Saturday, stated in his defence that he had written
several letters to his wife which had not been an-
swered ; that he wrote the letter which was the cub-
ject of this prosecution under very excited feelings,
caused by the unjust treatment he had met with
when ha called at Lullingstone Castle to see his
wife, on which occasion he was violently ejected
by the butler and atwther, wlio threatened to put