The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-11 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CARRIAGE THIEVES,--TWO lads named George Allen
and George Williams, both living at a lodging••house in
Artillery-row, Westminster, were charged before Mr.
Knox with stealing from a Hansom cab in Regent-street, a
lady's cloak.

From the evidence of Mark Stokes, a shoeblack boy, it
appeared that while in Regent. street the previous afternoon
with his box, he saw a Hansom cab witk two ladies drive
up to No. 240. He opened the door of the cab for the ladies,
and they got out, and having moved a short distance off he
saw Allen put his hand into the cab and take out a cloak
belonging to one of the ladies. He pursued the prisoner
Allen, crying " Stop thief," and saw him drop the cloak,
And a constable then took him into custody.
Ewer, 166 C, said that hearing cries of " Stop thief," he
joined in the pursuit of Allen, and took him into custody in
Saville-row. Williams interfered in Allen's behalf, and
he then took him into custody, believing he was a companion
of Allen's.

The first witness said the two prisoners were near one
another before the robbery.
Inspector Silverton said one of the ladies attended at the
station, and although he explained the matter to her she
declined to sign the sheet. There had been numerous rob•
belies of the kind lately, and there was every reason to be-
lieve the prisoners were regular carriage thieves. They
were remanded,

WESTMINSTER.
THE PREVALENCE OF SMALL •POH AT PIMLICO.—RE-
FUSAL OF A MOTHER TO HAVE HER CHILD BURIED.—.
Immediately after the magistrate had taken his seat on the
beach this morning, Dr. Aldis, of Chester .place, Chester-
square, who is the officer of health appointed for St.
George's-square, addressing him, said "I have felt it my
duty sir, to apply to you on public grounds for your advice
and assistance. It is with respect to the interment of a
child, three years of age, who has died of small-pox, and is
now lying at 12, Spring-gardens, Pimlico. The child is
there exposed in a small back room occupied by its father
and mother and three other children, and there are not
only 26 souls in this six-roomed house, but it is situated in
a very crowded locality in which the small-pox is very
prevalent amongst the humbler classes. Under these cir-
cumstances it is most highly essential for the sake of the
public health and safety that this child should be removed
and interred, to prevent the influence of contagion. Efforts
have been made to effect this, but in vain. Mr. Badderly,
overseer of the parish, informed me that although
the father of the child was anxious that the child should
be removed and buried, the mother positively refused to
allow it. Mr. Badderly sent Osborne, who has charge of
the funerals of the parish, to take away the child. He
placed it in a coffin for that purpose, when the mother took
it aut again, and restored it to its cradle or cot, and several
Irish persons of the neighbourhood having collected, in-
timidated him by their threats, and he felt compelled to re-
tire. 1 myself subsequently went in with Mr. Grant and
tried to persuade the mother to let the child he removed,
out she refused, although her husband pressed the remo-
val. I must only repeat that it is of great importance that
the child should be immediately interred."
Mr. Selfe was of opinion that the father had the power
to order the removal of the child, which was, as Dr.
Aldis had said, highly necessary, and he thought that
there could be no impropriety in the police accompanying
the parish officers and see that there was •no breach of the
peace upon the removal of the child.

THAMES.
HOUSE-BREAKING AT WOODFORD.—CharIes Jones, a
very tall man, described as a carpenter's labourer, who has
Seen a burglar and thief for many years, was brought up
on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with breaking
into the residence of Mr. William Groves, a surgeon at
Wood'ord, in Essex, and stealing therefrom two :pistols
valued at two guin-as each, two lenses worth £l2, and
other articles.

On Sunday afternoon last the residence of Mr. Groves was
entered, and a mahogany case, containing two pistols, two
lenses, and other property, wet e stolen from a room on the
ground floor. The police did not trace the property or dis-
cover the thief, bat on Monday last the prisoner offered one
of the stolen pistols in pawn at a pawnbroker's shop. The
pawnbroker's assistant saw at once that the pistol was a
valuable one, although the prisoner asked for a loan of 60.
only upon it. The prisoner was questioned, and he gave so
many contradictory statements of his possession of the
pistol and the way he came by it, that he was given into
custody, and Mr. Woolrych remanded him for the unlasv
ful. possession of the pistol, which, was now identified by
Mr. Groves, who detailed the circumstances of the robbery
committed at his residence on Sunday last, and said as there
was still another pistol missing and other valuable pro-
erty stolen which had not been traced, he hoped there
would be anofuer remand,

Police-sergeant Blackwell, of the II division, also pressed
for a remand, and said the prisoner had been convicted be"
fore, and was a dangerous character,
The poisoner declined saying anything, and
Mr, Partridge said the case was no longer one of unlaw-
ful possession, but resolved itself into a charge of house-
breaking and robbery in the day time. He remanded the
prisoner until Thursday next.

THE NEW MAGISTRATE.—This was Mr. Partridge's
second day since his appointment, and he promises to be an
invaluable magistrate. He is shrewd, a good lawyer, and
dispatched the more trivial charges with great
celerity. He is well acquainted with all the Aws of
Parlikment which confer extensive summary powero
on Justices of the Peace, and is very cour-
teous to everyone. Mr. Partridge's previous training as a
stipendiary justice at Wolverhampton has-well qualified hira
ter the duties of a police magistrate, but if he would inta'
tate the conduct of his predecessor, Mr. Selfe, and now
mence business at 10 instead of 11 o'clock he would confer a
great boon on the public. Some consideration is also due to
the reporters, officers of the court, and others attending the
court. Mr. Partridge, after being one hour only in the
court yesterday said it was very close, and ordered the.
windows to be opened. This day he again complained 01
the tainted atmosphere of the court. If Mr. Partridge
wishes to preserve his own health and the health of others
he will cause better ventilation to be adopted in the court.

SHIPPING—This Day,

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGIIAPII.)

GAAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—llma, from Alexandria.
Sailed—Asia, steamer, for Calais.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Pas3ed—Dartmouth, from Calcutta, for London; Forest
Fairy, from London, for Falmouth; Rosean, from Loudovt
for fit. Vincent.
Anchored— Zetland, from London, for Quebec,

The general annual meeting of the shareholdero
of the Credit Mohitier Company was held on 'Thurs'
day. The report was presented by M. Isaac Pereire, pre"
sident of the board. The meeting, on the proposition of the
board, fixed the dividend for 1862 at 125 f.; 25f. of which
were paid on the Ist of January last. The considerable
extension which has been given to the business of the corn'
pany renders indispensable an augrner.tation of the capital
at its disposal. That increase will be effected either 11,
means of an issue of bonds or by doubling the number of
shares. Negotiations have been opened with the Freucli
Government on the subject, and will be shortly brought to
au isgie.

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