The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---Sept. 16.

GUILDHALL.—THE STREET-BETTING NUISANCE.—
Charles Manners, described in the police-sheet as a com-
mission agent, residing at 492, Old Kent-road, was charged
before Mr. Alderman Besley, with using abusive and ob-
scene language in a public thoroughtare.
Mr. Louis Lewis appeared for the defendant.
George Chambers, acting inspector of the Fleet-street
station, said—The defendant was brought in yesterday
evening, shortly before six o'clock, charged with obstruct-
ing the thoroughfare in Fleet-street. The constable told me
that there was a number of other persons with the defend
ant, but he refused to move on, and I therefore took him
into custody. I asked defendant if he would promise not
to obstruct the footway again, but he said he would not
make any such promise. I due wards discharged him, with
the caution that if he were brought there again 1 would
send him before the magistrate. As he was leaving the sta-
tion, he began to abuse me, and called me an opprobrious
epithet, upon which I ordered the constable to bring him
back, and I locked him up for using obscene language. He
had a friend with him, whom he called his brother, but who
is a returned convict.
Mr. Lewis—How do you know that?
Chambers—From a constable who is now present.
Mr. Lewis—Did you not say that the evidence of ob-
struction was not sufficient, as the defendant was waiting
for an omnibus, and had a right to do so ?
Chambers—Certainly not, for he told me he was in the
habit of making bets for gentlemen, and visiting that part
of Fleet-street, opposite the Sunday Times office, three or
four times a day for that purpose.
Mr. Lewis—Had he not a gentleman with him ?
Chambers—He had a man with him, but I cannot say
that he was a gentleman.
Police-constable Andrews, 323, said—There were a great
many persons assembled on the pavement in front of the
Sunday limes office yesterday afternoon, and the obstruction
was so great that respectable people had to walk in the road
to get past the Sunday Times office. I requested the defen-
dant to remove to allow the people to pass, but he said he
was waiting for an omnibus, and he should stand there as
long as he liked. I told him he must move on, and he said
with an oath he would not. I went a little way up the
street, and on my return I told defendant I should be obliged
to take him to the station, in reply to which he said I might
take him to the --- if I liked, but he would be it he
moved. I took him into custody, and after he was dis-
charged he said he would go to the pavement in front of the
Sunday limes office as often as he liked, in spite of all the
City police, and called the acting inspector a foul name.
Cross-examined—The prisoner was speaking to four per-
sons near the Sunday Times office, and there were about 40
others round them, mostly betting men. The pavement in
front of the sunday limes office is obstructed sometimes for
hours, and nearly every day, and the nuisance is so great
that the inhabitants frequently complain of it.
Mr. James Anderton, a solicitor, of New Bridge-street
and member of the Court of Common Council, gave similar
evidence of the nuisance in question, and said the obstruc-
tion arose from the exhibition of racing lists in the windows
of the Sunday Times office, and that whenever he wished to
go to Temple-bar he was obliged to go the back way, through
Whitefriars. It was a public nuisance, and a great obstruc-
tion to the traffic.
Mr. Lewis said there could be no doubt of it, but the
Sunday 7 imes was the sole cause of the obstruction and
consequent nuisance.
Mr. Kirk, a tobacconist, and Mr. Granville, a tailor and
draper, and one of the churchwardens of the parish, neigh-
bours right and left of the Sunday limes office, bore testi-
mony to the intolerable nuisance, day after day, of crowds
of betting people assembling in front, not only of the Sun-
day limes office, but also their own shops, to the obstruc-
tion of the thoroughfare and their business.
Ur. Lewis said the only question he had to deal with was
the abusive language. Ho admitted that the epithet in
question was made use of, but the defendant applied it to his
brother, and not to the acting inspector, whom he desig-
nated as a "bumptious policeman." (Laughter.) With
regard to the statement ventured upon by that officer with
respect to defendant's brother, he thought it monstrous that
the character of a respectable man, against whom there had
never been even a breath of suspicion, should be so lightly
and so rashly assailed. He submitted that the provocation
he had received from the policeman and the " bumptious in-
specter"—(laughter)—had irritated him into using the lan-
guage he had done to his brother, who was the cause of his
losing one omnibus and having to wait for another, whereby
he got into his present difficulty, and that the inconvenience
he had already suffered would be a sufficient punishment,
George Manners, the defendant's brother, was then called
' to support this view of the case, and swore that he was not
a returned convict, and that he had never been in custody
for any offence.
Hann, a detective, said the witness was one of a class
known as "Welchers," who take money for bets, but never
pay when they lose.
Alderman Besley said he was of opinion that the defendant
was obstructing the footway as described, that he had to
siated the police, and wade use of the abusive and obs:one,

language imputed to him, and he therefore fined him 40s.
At the same time he recommended the police not to travel
out of the record when giving evidence, but confine them-
selves to that only which they were in a position to prove.
Defendant said he would pay the money, but he wanted
to know if he was to pay 40s. every time he was waiting for
an omnibus.
Alderman Besley said certainly, if he were brought before
him, and the evidence was equally clear on the point.
Defendant said in that case he would take a cab, and not
wait for the omnibus. (Laughter.)

SOUTHWARK.
THE SOCIAL EviL.—Edward Shields, a smart-looking
young fellow, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burcham
for final examination, charged with being concerned with a
female, not in custody, in stealing a valuable gold ring and
four sovereigns from the Rev. William Poynden, incum-
bent of Home, in Surrey, who, on the last examination,
gave the name of William Pearson.
Mr. Perry, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared for
the prosecution, and stated that his client was at present
residing at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and
on Friday night, while standing outside the latter, was
accosted by a young woman who told him she could take
him to the person who had stolen his watch—he having
been robbed of his watch a short time age.
Mr. Burcham observed that he recollected the prosecutor
at this court some months ago. charging two young girls
with robbing him. He seemed rather fond of lecturing
females in the streets, and afterwards finding himself in a
disreputable house.
Mr. Perry told his worship that he knew nothing about
that. He was instructed to say that the female in question
took him over Blackfriars-bridge, and when near the Ele-
phant and Castle she suddenly seized hold of him, robbed
him of his ring and four sovereigns, and decamped. The
prisoner rushed up to her, and the ring was found on him'
He called
The prosecutor, an elderly, grey headed gentleman, who
at first objected to give his real name and address. lie
thought the name of Pearson was quite sufficient for the
ends of justice.
Mr. Burcham told him if he intended to proceed against
the prisoner he must give his real name and address,what•
over the consequence must be.
The prosecutor then stated his name to be the Rev.
William Poynden, incumbent of Home, in the county of
Surrey. At present he was staying at Radley's Hotel,
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, On the night of Friday last
while standing outside the latter place, a female accosted
him. He repelled her several times, but when she told him
she knew where he could find the watch that had been stolen
from him by another female he spoke to her and proceeded
with her over Blackfriars-bridge. They went on convers-
ing together past the Magdalen, up the London-road, but
never entered any house with her. While he was giving
her some good advice she suddenly seized hold of him,
wrenched the wring off the left hand and decamped. ge
saw nothing of the prisoner until he attempted to capture
the female, and he distinctly saw her pass something to
him, when he ran off. Witness then pursued him, ogling
out " Stop thief," and saw him stopped and taken into
custody, and the ring was found, but whether the constable
gave it to him or the prisoner he could not tell, as there
was so much contusion. Witness knew that some one
placed it in his hand.
In cross .examination by Mr. Edwin for the prisoner,
witness said that he never saw the prisoner until after the
female had robbed him, when he came between them. ge
had never taken any liberties with the female, neither had
he made any immoral proposals to her, but accompanied her
merely to see if he could find any clue to his stolen watch.
William Lamer, carman, residing in Pitt-street, St.
George's-road, said that about one o'clock on Saturday
morning he was near his home when he heard a cry of " Stop
thief," and saw the prisoner running towards him. He
stopped him, and while they were struggling together the
prosecutor came up and asked him for his ring. The pri-
soner then handed the ring to the gentlemen, and at that
moment a constable came up and took him into custody.
Police. constable James Stanage, 89 L, said that he took
the prisoner into custody, and received the ring produced
from the prosecutor.
Mr. Burcham said that the prisoner was remanded with
the, view of finding the female who actually stole the
property, and inquired if she had been found ?
The constable replied that she had not, although he had
made every inquiry about her. The prisoner, however,
denied all knowledge of her and the ring also.
Mr. Burcham observed that if such was the case he must
be committed for trial.
with
Mr. Edwin hoped his worship would deal summarily
the prisoner, as he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr. Burcham had no doubt of his guilt, and that he was
connected with a gang of females who prowled about the
street at midnight decoying old gentlemen, and robbing
them, when he was ready at hand to receive whatever plun-
der they might have obtained. He, therefore, sentenced
him to six months' hard labour in the House of Correction
at Wandsworth.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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NEWARK.--.WEDNESDAY.

A moderate supply of wheat at our market, with a quiet
demand, at prices fully is per qr lower than last week.
Beans were quite as well sold. Barley came well to hand,
and the late ext.eme prices were made Oats a fair sale at
former rates. The harvest is concluded in this district'
and the yield is abundant.
White wheat new, 45s to 48s ; Barley,"grinding.. 30s to 32s
Red do. 42s to 48s ; Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 30s
Old white 44s to 49s 1 New do 24s to 27s
Red do. 41s to 41s 1 Beans. 398 to 428
Barley, malting...36s to 40s 1 Beans, new —s to

HULL—TUESDAY.
At to-day's corn market there was a fair average show of
English wheat, which was taken off slowly at is to 2s de-
cline on the prices of last week. Foreign at late rates.
Not much doing in barley, at last week's prices. Oats not
ranch in request, at rather lower rates. Beans and peas
were unaltered.
Wheat.... Old white....per qr ... 49s Od to 505 Od
Old red li
New white .. ~
New red ..
• _ • , 9
Barley.... English malting
Grinding
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 3os Od to 31s OdA
Grinding
Oats English, old 26s Od to 283 Od
Archangel and Riga, per st osl2id to 13,c1
Friesland and Dutch osl3d to 0813.,,‘"
Swedish and Danish Osl2id to 081'oci
Beans ....English, old, per qr
New pigeon 43s Od to 455 °a
0 a
42s Od to 8 °
New tick.
Egyptian
Peas .. Foreign boilers .. 433 040 8: 000 ddd roe 433
523 s: 00$ 6 dad
Grinding
338
6d
Tares ....Spring —s 0 d re 343
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da
—s
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 56s Od
crushing •• 4os Od to 52s °(1
Linseed cakes (Hull)
Foreign' £ I 08 1 05 00
it
oo £
90
00 00A
Rape cakes 6 0 oto 0 0 '6
Bones

LYNN—TUESDAY.
At this day's market there was a moderate show of wheett
which met a fair sale at rather higher rates than last week,:
The weather has been more favourable during the last few
days, and the harvest is about finished.
White 46s to 508 1 Barley . 34s to 3"
Red .. ..42s to, 455 I grinding . 285 to 32i/
Beans .38s to 40s Oats .2os to 24g
New .. —s to —E I Peas ---Ei to --41

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Births.
AYRTON —On the 14th inst., the wife of W. Scrope Ayrtont
Esq., Allerton-hill, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, of twins—a
son and daughter.
EWART —On the 16th inst., at 17.
Noriolk-square,ineers,
of a son. Hyde-
park,the wife of Major C. B. Swart, Royal Engineers,
MAUDE.—On the 15th inst., at 19, St. George's-square,
S.W., the Hon. Mrs. Henry Maude, of a son.
LLOYD.—On. the 14th inst, at Felton Grange, Shrewsbury,
Lady Frances Lloyd, of a son.
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Marriages.
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the same place, late of Greenwich.

Deaths.

BATSMAN.—On the 12th inst., at Guilsborough Nor-.
thamptonshire, the Rev. John B. Bateman, M.A., flied'
58.
COLSON.—On the 14th inst., at St. Peter's Rectory,
chester, the Rev. Morton Colson, LL.B. or..
COMPTON.—On the 13th inst., at Thruxten, Andovert
Thomas Compton, Esq., aged 57.
FOSTER,—On the 11th inst., at Lee, Kent, the infant
daughter of C. J. Foster, LL.D.
IlAwKlNs.—On the 10th inst., at Brighton, 11°11
Hawkins, Esq., J.P., aged 63;
PHILLIPS.—On the 14th inst.. at 44, Westbourrr-terraces
Esq., aged 64.
Hyde-park, John Edward Phillips;
TURNER.—On the 13th inst., at Gouray, Jersey, Esther;
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widow of the late General Sir Hilgrove Turner, age
89.
WALLACE.—On the 13th inst., at Guildford-street, W. C.l
David Wallace, Esq., aged 78.

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