The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, Ocr. 6.
STOCK EXCHANGIL—The share market has been dull
to-day, but prices were sustained. Caledonians were done
at 45% ex div.

LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market was quiet to-day.
Little business was transacted, and there was only a trifing
variation from yesterday's quotations. The sales were—
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 6 9-16 dim—Ditto
(late Chester and Birkenhead), 21—Ditto, 221. Slatires, 3%
d is. —Caledonian, 22% —Eastern Counties, 11 3-16—East
Lancashire, 18;x—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83 %—London
and North-Western 11734 —Ditto. Fifths, 2% p.—Midland,
76 -.St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), Preference, guaran-
teed 5 per cent. and dividend, 169—South-Eastern and
Dover, 213/4—York and North Midland, 243/4—Dutch Rhe-
nish, s/4 dis.

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kIInHESTER. Our. 6.
STOCK EXCHAMOZ.—The business done to-day was very,
limited, but prices were firm. The transactions were as fol-
low :—Birkenhead. Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 6
dis.—Ditto (late Chester and Birkenhead), 221. Shares. 3%
di..—East Lancashire, 18 %—Ditte, Preference, Quarters, 9%
—London and North-Western, 11734—Lancashire and York-
shire, 8411
—South-Eastern and Dover, 21%,--Caledenien,
23 1-16.

Sir James Emerson Tennent, Joint Secretary to
the Board of Trade, attended yesterday for the first
time and transacted business at the Board of Trade.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

John Wells was charged with committing an as-
sault upon Matthew Gamble.
The pre,secutf:i., who appk.7ed with a dreadfully
llcerated nose and his arm strapped to his side, said
he was returnimc home on Monday night, and while
tsiking and laughing with a friend in Little Bell,
alley he prisoner came up, and thinking they were
laughiog at him, after sundry and divers threats of
personal violence towards them, he struck prosecutor's
friend, knocked him down, and while insensible on
the ground commenced kicking him about the head
and body. Prosecutor, having remained inactive up
to that moment, then proceeded to assist his friend in
rising, when the prisoner struck him on the nose,
and, seizing him round the waist, threw him with
great force on the ground, and grasping his hair with
both hands was about to inflict further punishment,
when the officer interfered and took prisoner away.
Prosecutor was taken to the hospital, and on being
examined by the surgeon it was found that his collar
bone had been fractured.
William Chase said that while he was in conversa-
tion with the prosecutor the prisoner came up and,
without any provocation, struck him (witness) a blow
on the mouth. He returned it, and the prisoner then
knocked him down and kicked him on the nose with
sufficient force to render him insensible, and he re-
membered nothing further.
William Burrage, 130, said he saw the prisoner
pulling the prosecutor's hair with both hands, and
with the assistance of the sergeant he took the pri-
soner home. The prosecutor and his friend were
sober, and bleeding very much about the face.
The prisoner was very drunk, and bleeding from the
nose.

The prisoner was then fined 405., and in default
committed for twenty-one days to the new House of
Correction at Holloway.
BOW-STREET.
A deputation of tradesmen occupying shops in
Clare-street, Clare-market, headed by Mr. Scrivener,
butcher, waited upon Mr. Henry with a memorial,
signed by twenty-four out of the twenty-six inhabi-
tants of the street, begging that the poor people who
kept stalls in front of their houses might be allowed
to continue their avocation.
Mr. Scrivener stated, that the privilege of occu-
pying stalls for the sale of fish, vegetables, toys,
&c., had been enjoyed by the poor inhabitants of the
parish for upwards of fifty years, and the occupiers
were, in fact, solely dependent upon them fur the
means of living. The police had from time to time
enforced certain regulations as to the extent of the
stalls, so as to keep the footway and road clear for
the ordinary traffic, and with few exceptions these
directions had been complied with by the stallkeepers.
Now, however, it appeared there had been a general
order issued to clear the street entirely of these poor
people, who would be ruined in consequence. As it
might be inferred that the tradesmen in Clare-street
were the persons most likely to complain of the
alleged nuisance, he (Mr. Scrivener) assured his wor-
ship that only one person in the whole street was
opposed to it.
Mr. HENRY wished it to be understood that be was
not the executive in this matter. Complaints were
made by some tradesmen in the neighbourhood, and
also by inhabitants of other parts of the metropolis, who
wished to use Clare-street as an easy mode of getting
from the Strand to Lincoln's Inn-fields, but were
at present unable to effect a passage, owing to the
obstruction caused by stalls and crowds collected in
that street. Now, a recent Act of Parliament autho-
rised magistrates to inflict certain penalties on any
and every person " who shall expose anything for
sale, or hang anything over a carriage or footway, so
as to cause an annoyance or obstruction to any tho-
roughfare," &c.; and, in the event of any complaint
being made and proved, the magistrate had no
alternative but to carry out the directions of the Act
of Parliament. This was his public duty, but he
(Mr. Henry) might as well express his private
opinion also, that these stalls in the crowded streets
of London were a very great nuisance, although,
when originally permitted, the traffic might have
been so ;much smaller as to make the nuisance of
less moment. The Act was passed, however, because
the increased traffic in these streets rendered it neces-
sary.
Another of the deputation (a publican) reminded
his worship that it would be very hard upon these
poor people if the law were carried out rigorously,
against them, and the stallkeepers in Tottenham-
court-road, Somers-town, and other places (which
were notoriously blockaded by them) were permitted
to remain unmolested.
Mr. HENRY had no control over these districts, but
he intended to show no partiality within his own
jurisdiction. With respect to the alleged hardship
upon the stallkeepers, he could only repeat the famous
maxim ,of Lord Tenterden, that " Hardship makes
bad laws." The family of a drunken man no doubt
endured great hardship when he was fined or impri-
soned, but their grievances must not be taken into
consideration.
The publican complained that he had invested his
capital in the premises now occupied by him, with
the understanding that the market would be continued
as of old. The only persons who complained really
were the tradespeople in the neighbouring streets,
who fancied they were injured by their customers
going to the atahkeepers.
Mr. HENRY said it might be taken for granted, as
a general rule, that people did not trouble themselves
much about a matter without having some personal
interest in it. Possibly the tradesmen alluded to had
taken up the matter in this spirit, and, on the other
hand, it was clear that if these crowds were removed
from Clare-street, it would be a great loss to the pub-
lican. However, he had no feeling in the matter. If
complaints were made the law must be enforced, and
the police could hardly be sanctioned in enforcing
regulations for the management of the stalls, for that
would be giving a limitedwanction to the nuisance.
After some further discussion of a similar character
the deputation withdrew.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

John Puddingion was brought up for final exami-
nation, charged with stealing two gold snuffboxes,
value 1001., the property of the Earl of Lonsdale.
Since the prisoner's last examination on a charge
of stealing one gold box from Lord Lonsdale's rf,si-
dence in Carlton-gardens, a second box has been dis-
covered in the hands of a pawnbroker, who identified
the prisoner as having pledged it.
The prisoner was fully committed.
MARY LEBoIVE.

John Berrington, a clergyman of the Established
Church, and who has upon a former occasion been in
custody, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton,
charged with having obtained four halves of Bank of
England notes for 51. each by false and fraudulent
representations ; and a well-dressed woman, named
Caroline Clarke, was also charged with being con-
cerned in the transaction.
Anne Richardson, residing at Denton-hall, near
Grantham, Lincolnshire, gave evidence to the effect
that, about five weeks ago, in consequence of an ad-
vertisement which she saw in one of the papers, she
went to Rottingdean, near Brighton, and there saw
the prisoner Berrington, who alleged that he was
fitting up a ship to go to Australia. His wife and
family were going out, and she (Mies Richardson)
was offered by him a salary of 1201. a year as gover-
ness.. Re stated that the ship was to sail very
speei lily, and questioned her as to whether she had
any money at her command, at the same time giving
her t.) understand that he would allow her liberal

inter( rat in the event of her placing it in his hands.
She r eturned home, and soon afterwards forwarded to
him fi mur halves of 51. notes, being all the cash she
had a t her immediate disposal. She requested him
to acknowledge the receipt of the halves, but he did
not do so, and upon her instituting inquiries she felt
convinced, from what she had heard, that the Rev.
Gentle man had swindled her out of her money.
MlLeish, 230 S, deposed to his having taken the
prison er into custody on the same afternoon (yester-
day), at a house in Munster-street, Regent's-park.
Loc kbury, 180, and Mason, 168, alleged that Ber-
ringto n had for a long time past been sought after by
the poi lice, and that he bad no doubt carried on a
system of fraud to a considerable extent. If the pub-
lic was made acquainted with the fact of his now
being i n the hands of the law, a great many other
charg et; would no doubt be brought against him.
Mi ss Richardson further stated that she had made
all po saible inquiry with regard to the Diligent, the
name of the ship mentioned to her by Berrington, and
she fom yid that no vessel of that name was known as
being a bout to go to Australia.
It wi is stated that the capture of the prisoners in
Munste T-street was owing to their having been in-
duced I ;o go to the house through the medium of an
adverti cement, which it was rightly imagined would
have tl ne desired effect. The female prisoner had
been fi )r some time living with Barrington, and the
latter, who had lately lived in the Borough, had
deserte cl his three children, leaving them in the
greates t distress. He had obtained 3/. upon one of the
halves of the notes sent to him.

M4l, ?ish produced numerous pipers which be found
upon B errington, and among them were some manu-
script; si .rmons.
Be irr& ngton denied having had any intention of act-
ing d lsho neatly towards Miss Richardson, and said
that he was actually in treaty with parties at the
prese. at rinle for a ship with the view of going to
Austr 'ails. with his wife and children. In point of tact,
he int' Ir idt d to fit it out himself for the conveyance
also of j iassengers.
The I roman, who said she knew nothing about the
matter, ins discharged, and Berrington was remanded
till nest ; Monday.
The c .ase will no doubt be eventually sent to
Brighton to be dealt with by the magistrates there.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Charles Junes, an athletic, resolute-looking fellow,
was charge d with a series of scandalous outrages.
William a cArebert, one
.of the doorkeepers of the