The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

His Honour asked the bankrupt how long she had bz.en
in prison.

The bankrupt said—Going on for three weeks.
Mr. Wild said that besides the £315, Dr. Adams had
been put to an aggregate expense of £l,OOO in defending
himself from what could only be considered a gross con-
spiracy.

His Honour—lt is very well for you to say so, but where
is the evidence ?

Mr. Wild said the record was evidence, as was the finding
of the jury ; and Dr. Adams was compelled to bring a vast
number of witnesses from Holyhead and elsewhere with
a view to show that the bankrupt had been in the habit
of making false charges of breach of promise of marriage
upon clergymen and others for the purpose of extortion.
His Honour said he saw the damages were laid at £3,000;
he considered it a monstrous case, and would not order a
release until the bankrupt bad been in prison for four
months.

The bankrupt--Very well ; I was informed yesterday
that you would prejudge the case.
His Honour said he could not see how he could prejudge
the case, as till to-day he had never seen plaintiff, defen-
dant, the judge, or jury, and added (smilingly), I don't
think the bankrupt can sue me. (A. laugh.)
Bankrupt was then taken back in custody.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)
BURGLARY.

George Eagin and William Francis Sinnett were in-
dicted for a burglary in the house of Robert Edwards.
The prisoners, it will be recollected, were two of the men
who were seen by police-constable Baker, of the E division
of police, coming out of a house in Gower-street, and,
having his suspicions roused, he went up to apprehend
them, when they turned round, and in the most
brutal manner attacked him with a life preserver
in such a desperate manner, that for some time his life was
despaired of. After being an inmate of University Hospital
for some weeks, he quitted the institution, but was totally
incapacitated from ever resuming duty.
The jury, without the slightest hesitation, found both
prisoners guilty.

A previous conviction for felony was proved against both
prisoners.

The indictment for the murderous assault on Constable
Baker was then proceeded with against Begin.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Channell.)
The trial of Antony Raudnitz was resumed this morning.
The prisoner was indicted for illegally disposing of his pro-
perty after he had been adjudged a bankrupt, and also for
concealing books, papers, and writings with intent to de-
fraud his creditors.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
The hearing of further evidence in the indictment for
conspiracy preferred against Crowther and Goodburn occu-
pied the court the whole of the day. It is not expected
the trial will conclude till to •morrow.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SCENE AT A NIGHT ICE-SHOP.—Ax ASSEMBLING-
PLACE 708 JUVENILE PROSTITUTES.—George Morgan, a
respectably-•dressed young man, who gave the address
Halt-moon-street, Dulwich, was charged before Mr. Knox
with assaulting Augustin Mario, confectioner and ice-shop-
keeper, of 221, Piccadilly, near the Haymarket.
Augustin Mario said—Last "night," at a quarter to
two, the defendant came in and asked for some ginger-beer.
The defendant leaned on a place where there were some
bottles of ginger-beer, and I told him to stand up, or he
would knock the bottles down. The defendant would not
go out, so I pushed him out, and he wanted to fight, and
kicked up a row. A policeman then came, and the prisoner
ran away, but came back again and kicked up anotherrow,
and struck me in the face and on the shoulders.
Mr. Knox—Did you strike the defendant ?
Complainant—Oh yes, after he struck me.
Sergeant Howes, 21 C, said—At two o'clock this morn-
ing I was called to 221, Piccadilly, and saw the defendant,
who had been drinking, with a crowd round him, and his
hat and coat off. The defendant struck the complainant.
Mr. Knox—Where is the place where the disturbance
took place ?

The Sergeant—lt is near the Haymarket. It is a little
ice-shop, and young prostitutes go in and out all night.
Defendant—l went in to get a bottle of ginger-beer, and
then asked for a light, and the people of the shop then
pushed me about, and one of them took out a knife and
seized hold of my throat. There were a lot of young pro-
stitutes there, about 14 years of age.

Mr. Knox—l wonder you went there then. As far fis
the complainant is concerned, I can only say that a person
who keeps a place of ,that sort must expect these things.
You (defendant) must pay 55,, and go about your business.
Antonio Mario, brother of the previous complainant, and
also one of the keepers of the shop, was then charged with
being drunk and disorderly.
Moore, 187 C—At two this morning I saw the defendant
outside his shop 221, Piccadilly, verydrunk and disorderly,
and making use of disgusting language to a number of
persons collected in front of his shop, and as he would not
go in and desist I took him into custody.
Mr. Knox—What is he ?

Moore—He is one of the keepers of the ice shop, where
of a night young prostitutes assemble to the annoyance of
the neighbourhood.

Mr. Knox ordered the defendant Morgan to be brought
back, and said the complexion of your case is altogether
altered now, and I shall discharge you.
Moore—There are frequent disturbances at the place.
Mr. Knox fined the defendant 10s.. or seven days.
Gustave Le Roy, of 63, Dean-street, Soho, was next
charged with assaulting Richard Fenn, 75 C,
While the previous charges were being taken by Sergeant
Harrison (acting inspector at Vine-street), the defendant
pushed into the station and struck Fenn a blow in the
mouth with his fist.
Sergeant Harrison—The place was in the greatest dis-
order, there were about a dozen foreigners present, and the
defendant was very obstinate. A person was oharged with
using a knife during the affray, but on investigation the
charge was not taken.
Defendant was fined 205., or seven days.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, April 24.—A bottle was
picked up on the beach at Morant Point on the 20th
of April, containing two letters, purporting to have been
thrown overboard by the Asia on the 7th of May, 1862, in
lat. 36 N., long. 17 W. The letters have been forwarded to
Hamburg.

HIALTH OF SCOTLAND.—The monthly return for
the eight principal towns of Scotland shows that
smallpox has now almost died out in Edinburgh, but has
given some sign of becoming epidemic in Grbenock. That
formidable disease, diphtheria, is on the increase, and in
the month of April caused 43 deaths in the eight towns,
their aggregate population being less than a third of the
population of the London of the Registrar-General. The
deaths from smallpox in the eight towns in April were only
20. Of the 2,173 persons who died in the month, half were
under five years of age. The meteorological returns for
April show a month with south-westerly winds prevalent.
and much moisture both in humidity of the air and depth of
rain.

THE LIVERPOOL POLTCE AND THE ALEXANDRA.
—lt having been stated in the Times that the Liver-
pool police were being employed as spies, at the instigation
of the American Minister, acting upon our government, and
the local Daily Pose having accused Mr, Clint, the chair-
man of the watch committee, and Major Greig, the head
constable, of making use of their authority to give infor-
mation to the Confederate agents in Liverpool, a series of
explanations took place at the monthly meeting of the Liver-
pool town council yesterday, The Mayor acknowledged
that one detective officer had, at the request of the Home
Secretary, been employed to try and discover if any in•
fringeruente of the Foreign Enlistment Act were taking
place in Liverpool, but beyond that he was unaware of any
foundation for the charge that the police had organised
a regular system of espionage upon the Confederate
agents and their friends in Liverpool Mr. Clint totally
do enied that he had in any way made use of his authority
t procure information from the detective mentioned by the
Mayor, and said that he had neither directly nor indirectly
given any information as to the proceedings against the
owners of the Alexandra, to any one supposed to be inte-
rested in that vessel. Ile was decidedly opposed to the
police being used as spies for any foreign government,
and he believed that the employment of " private inquiry"
people by the Federal officials in this country had given
rise to the notion that the regular police were being em-
ployed in ferreting out information regarding the alleged
designs and proceedings
of the Confederate agents in Liver_
pool.

This was an application for release from custody by
Annie Russell, of 24, Cottage-grove, Peckham, formerly of
Southampton, street, Clerkenwell, previously of Osne•
burgh-street, Regent's-park, and professor of music, spin-
ster. The bankrupt was the plaintiff in the extraordinary
action for breach of promise brought against Dr. Adams,
in which a verdict went against her, and she is now in cus-
tody for costs incurred by Dr. Adams. The only other
liability is for costs to her own solicitor in the cause.
Mr. Wild appeared for Dr. Adams to oppose the bank-
rupts release, on the ground that she had without reason-
able
cause brought an action against him for breach of pro-
mise of marriage, whereby he had incurred costs to the
amount of £315; and, as the verdict was in his favour, he
had arrested the bankrupt on the judgment.
The bankrupt was examined, and said that she brought
an action in the Court of Exchequer against Dr. Adams,
and considered that she would have had a verdict in her
favour.