The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

The MAYOR presided, and said he would endeavour to
give all parties an opportunity of expressing their views.
Mr. W. B. DENISON moved the first resolution, which
was to the effect that the meeting viewed with dissatisfac-
tion the scheme of the North-Eastern Railway Company for
carrying a line of railway through the centre of the town
of Leeds, and crossing the principal streets by means of
bridges, which, while being destructive of the beauty of the
town and dangerous to the people, offered no compensating
advantages which justified such a mutilation of the streets.
In moving this resolution Mr. Den:son admitted that Leeds
had for some years past been deficient in that accommoda-
tion of railway stations to which it was entitled by its size
and largely increasing population.
Mr. LUPTON seconded the resolution. He said a project
which involved an outlay in Leeds of upwards of half a
million sterling was entitled to the calmest possible consi-
deration. He thought the scheme would not be of advan-
tage to the borough of Leeds. (Applause.)
Mr. E. BAINES, M.P., supported the resolution. His
opinion was that the adoption of the scheme would be a
gross disfigurement and injury to the town—(cheers)—that
it would be, as medical men had pleaded, dangerous to
many persons passing through the town with horses and
carriages; that it would be very injurious to property, and
a very great eyesore in all the principal streets. He urged
the propriety of having a large station on the south side of
the Wellington Station, and pointed out that the North-
Eastern Company had themselves proposed an alternative
plan by which they would accomplish the shortening of the
route, by running along the Midland line as far as Hunslet,
and going thence upon their old Leeds and Selby line.
(Cheers.)

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Aldeman KITSON, one of the directors of the company,
supported the scheme propounded by his Board. He said
that the objeot which that company had in view was to
connect Leeds, the conveying centre of all the great rail-
way system north of the Thames, with all those systems in
the best manner possible. At last the engineer decided
upon the present plan, which at first sight had the appear-
ance of being a bold one. But the more it had been con-
sidered the more its advattanges had shown themselves.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. U. LEEIIAN addressed the meeting at considerable
length in favour of the scheme.
Mr. DENISON having replied,
The motion was put to the meeting and carried, only
about 30 or 40 hands being held up against it.
Mr. JOWITT then moved a resolution pledging the meet-
ing to support a well-devised plan for giving larger and
better station accommodation and increased railway facili-
ties to the town, but affirming the opinion that land on the
south side of Wellington-street should alone be taken for
that purpose.
Mr, EAGLAND seconded the motion, and it was agreed to.
Mr. BISSINGTON moved that a deputation from that meet-
ing be appointed to confer with the Town Council, and any
other public bodies, in order that the most vigorous efforts
might be made to oppose the scheme ; and that a committee
be appointed to carry out the resolutions, and to take such
measures as they might deem best to defeat the scheme.
Mr. LUDOLF seconded the motion, which was also carried,
and a vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the proceedings.

TAMAR, KIT-HILL, AND CALLINGI ON.
The estimated cost of this line is £60,000 for seven miles.
Operations have been commenced on the line, which is in-
tended to open up a large mineral district in which nearly
20 mines are situated. The consent of the various land-
owners has been obtained.

Thomas Fann, a geteral dealer in Spitalfields, was in.
dicted for feloniously receiving, well knowing them to have
been stolen, 100 pairs of gloves, the property of the Great
Western Railway ComPsllY•
Mr. Giffard prosecuted for the company; Mr. F. H. Lewis
defended the prisoner Fann.
Fann surrendered in court and pleaded guilty.
Charles Timothy was also indicted with him as a party
concerned in the robbery. He pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Lewis, on behalf of his client, urged that he had 12
children to support, and under the circumstances, as he had
pled guilty to the indictment, and the company had so far
gained their object in instituting this prosecution, he hoped
they would not press the case too harshly.
Mr. Giffard said so far as the company were concerned
they had no desire to press the case, and he should there-
fore offer no evidence against Timothy.
The latter was accordingly acquitted; Fenn was sen-
tenced to six months' hard labour.
Thomas Jordan, a respectably dressed young man, was
indicted, first for feloni usly embezzling the sum of 14s 6d,
received by him for and on account of Messrs. Margetson
and Heywood, of the Bazaar, Islington, and also for steal-
ing a piece of flannel, value 2s Bd, and other articles, the
property of the same.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper defended.
Upon the evidence, the learned Judge said there was no
case against him, and he was acquitted. On the other he
was tried.
It appeared that the prisoner was an assistant to the pro-
secutors, and when he was in custody on the other charge
some small articles were found in his possession, which were
identified as belonging to the prosecutors.
After hearing Mr. Cooper,
The jury found the prisoner not guilty.
(More Mr. Payne.)
Christian Reiter, 25 sugar baker, John Myer, 22, and
Henry Mues, 26, three Germans, were indicted for assault-
ing George Olett, a constable of the metropolitan force, in
the execution of his dtty, and a common assault.
Mr. Cooper appearet for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe.
instructed by Mr. Yotng, appeared for the prisoner. M.
Albert acted as interpreter.
From the evidence, it appeared that while George 011ett,
police-constable, 415 o, was on duty at a quarter to 12 on
Christmas-eve, a woman came and made a statement from
which he went to Ni. 4, George-street, Whitechapel, a
sugar-house, and he few part of a man's coat hanging on a
gate, and a man looking over the wall. He went to the
front and gave inform Lion, and then proceeded to look over
the premises. Upon going up stairs ho mound a door open,
and the prisoner Reitz in the room. Rieter said something
to him in German, whch he did not understand, and struck
him on the forehead with his fist. Several other Germans
then came in, and caight hold of 011ett and threw him
down stairs, and from the violence of the fall, he became
insensible and was melt injured.
Police-sergeant Blatkwell, 4 H, eaid he beard of the dis-
turbance, and went and found 011ett at the bottom of the
stairs insensible and without his hat. The prisoner Mues
rushed on him (Blackwell) with an open knife in his hand.
He said something in German, and was much excited. lie
raised his arm with the knife as if to strike, and he struck at
Blackwell with it ; but Blackwell, who had his staff drawn,
warded off the blow, and hit him on the forehead with his
staff. The other prisoner Myer also had an open knife
in his hand, which he struck at Blackwell, but did not
injure him. The two prisoners, Myer and Mues, were not
quite dressed. There vas a general disturbance, both inside
and outside the house. There were about 80 sugar bakers
and a mob of 600 or 700 people. The Germans rushed at
the constable like lions, some with pokers, others with tongs,
fenders, and all sorts of things. The reason why 011ett went
into the house was, that a woman came and told him she
thought there were thisves in the house.
Benjamin Prior, another sergeant of police, corroborated
the greater part of this evidence. When the prisoners Myer
and Maes were struck by Sergeant Blackwell they went down
into the yard, and laid down as if insensible. They could
not take them to the station the front way, and were obliged
to take a cab and take them out the back way. There were
about 25 sugar-bakers living in that house.
Police-constable Qaeenby, 220 H, said he went to the
house at a quarter to 12 on Christmas-eve, and saw Reiter
with others at the foot d the stairs. Reiter had the poker
(produced), and struck him with it on the left shoulder and
then on the hat, which le knocked off his head. Mues re-
ceived a severe blow on the head; Myer also had a slight

graze.
Mr. Metcalfe made en able address on behalf of the
prisoners.
Mr. Payne summed et} the evidence.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against all the pH -
Eoners.
Mr. Payne said the prisoners Myer and Mues had been
partially punished by the blows from Sergeant Blackwell's
staff, and perhaps it was fortunate for them that they had
received those blows, or they might have had to answer for
a more serious offence than they were now charged with.
He should take that into consideration, and pass a more
lenient sentence than he should upon the other prisoner,
Reiter. The sentence of the Ccurt upon Reiter was that he
be imprisoned and kept to herd labour for four calendar
months, and upon Myer and Mues that they be imprisoned
for two calendar months, and that the whole should enter
into their own recognisances in the sum of £lO to keep the
peace towards all her Majesty's subjects for the next 12
months.
Maria Jones, 30, described in the calendar as a servant,
was placed at the bar upon an indictment charging her
with stealing a purse, a ring, an ear-ring, and the sum of
£1 16s 6d, the property of Rebecca Maybury, from her
person.
The Jury found her Guilty.
Mr. Payne sentenced her to six calendar months' impri-
sonment.
John Goff, 28, mason, and Henry Carapbell, 28, tailor,
were indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house of Thos.
Spooner, and stealing a tablecover and other articles, his
property ; also two dresses and other articles, and the sum
of £5, the property of Louisa Hogger.
Mr. Grantham prosecuted; Mr. Montagu Williams de-
fended Campbell; and Goff pleaded Guilty,
It appeared from the evidence of Abraham Ballard,
police-constable 324 S, that at ten minutes to 7 o'clock on
Christmas night he was on duty in Hamilton-street, Camden
Town, and from suspicions he entertainer] be stopped the
prisoners, who were each carrying bundles under their arms
wrapped up in black silk. He asked Campbell what he had
got there, and he said they had got two parcels, and that
they were in a hurry to catch a train. The other prisoner
also said that they were going with an excursion train to
Birmingham. Campbell said the policeman need not suspect
them, as they wet ein a hurry tea catch the train, but he
would show him what they had got. Upon which each of the
prisoners suddenly drew a parcel from under his arm, threw
them at him, and ran away. They ran down Bayham-street,
pursued by the constable as far as York-street, where he
caught Goff. He did not know Campbell before, but he
looked at him well while he was speaking to him. When
Goff was caught he was brought back to where the bundles
had been thrown down,which were picked up by two gentle-
men and, with the prisoner, taken to the station house. At
the station house Goff was searched, and on him were found
26 skeleton keys and a jemmy. The bundles contained a
number of articles which had been abstracted from a house
in Hamilton-street. The policeman afterwards went to No.
6 in that street, and on examination found that the door had
been broken open, and comparing the marks on it he found
the jemmy taken from Goff entirely corresponded with them,
and had evidently been the instrument used in effecting the
burglary ; and there was a piece of candle left behind the
door which the burglars had used. The prosecutrix and her
sister were the only persons who occupied the house, and on
the morning of Christmas-day they left the house for the
purpose of visiting some friends. From appearances of a
suspicious nature at 9 o'clock the same night the sister of
the prosecutrix was sent for, when she found that a writing
desk and three workboxes, which had been locked in the
morning, had beenlbroken open. The table-cover was on
the table when she left, and all the other articles produced
were there then, including a jacket and two dresses belong-
ing to her sister, besides Vi in gold and silver, a gold watch
and chair', and jewellery belonging to herself. The prisoner