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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A SCENE AT A NIGHT ICE• SHOP.—AN ASSEMBLING-
PLACE FOR JUVENILE PROSTITUTES.—George Morgan, a
respectably. tinned young man, who gave the address
Half-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 P
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 I'

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 ma about, and one of them took out a knife and
seized hold of my thr wat. There were a lot of young pro-
stitutes there, about 14 years of age.
Mr. Knox—l wonder you went there then. As far as
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, very drunk 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 neighbourho d.

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 charged with
using a knife during the affray, but on investigation the
charge was not taken.
Defendant was fined 205., or seven days,
KIN'

.GSTON, .AMAICA, 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.

iiEALTII 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 tome sign of becoming epidemic in Greenock. 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 POLICE 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 Post 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-
fringements of the Foreign Enlistment Ace 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
denied that he had in any way made use of his authority
to 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. He was decidedly opposed to the
Police being used as
and he believed that the spies for any foreign government,
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.

TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY.
The appearance of the room this afternoon presented a
strong contrast to what we have been in the habit of wit-
, nessing on the eve of the important events to be decided on
Epsom Downs. Instead of that bustle and excitement that
have hitherto attended the occasion, the greatest apathy
appeared at first to prevail, and but little interest was ex-
hibited by those present beyond the settling of their Bath
accounts. Shortly before post time, however, some spirit
was thrown into the proceedings by the feeling shown
towards the favourite, against whom, as at Bath on Tues-
day evening, the current set in, and 5 to 1 was freely
offered, which odds were not accepted by those present and
supposed to be interested in the stable, and repeated offers
to back Macaroni against him failed to obtain a reply. 11
to 2 was repeatedly taken about Mr. Naylor's representa-
tive, but as freely offered at the close. Saccharometer ap-
peared in much better odour than at Bath, his opening price
being greedily taken, his backers, for the want of a better
price, accepting at the close 9to 1. Gillie also was in demand
at his quoted price, and was booked to win a large stake.
Hospodar was introduced in the City circles early in the
morning, and all sorts of prices as the day advanced were
eagerly taken about him, as little as 10 to 1 at one time, we
were given to understand, having been taken. This move-
ment was exhibited here during the afternoon, and all the
good money was speedily secured at 100 to 6, at which price
both Tom Fool and King of the Vale were freely supported.
Ranger did not exhibit his usual buoyancy ; from 14 to 1
he rapidly receded to 20 to 1 offered, which met with no re-
ply from his par ty, who stood out for several points over
those odds, and he left off with anything but a flattering
appearance to his backers. 40 to 1 each was accepted about
Fantastic and Giles the First to a little money. The others
enumerated in our list given below were backed for nominal
amounts, which will be represented by their quotations.

THE DERBY.
to 1 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (offered)
11 to 2 agst Mr. Naylor's Macoaroni (taken and offered:
9to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (offered;
take 10 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Sir F. Johnstone's Gillie (taken)
16 to 1 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (taken)
16 to 1 agst Mr. Brayley's Tom Fool (taken)
100 to 6 agst Baron Rothschild's King of the Vale (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Savile's Ranger (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's National Guard (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bryan's Fantastic (taken)
40 to 1 agst Count Henckel's Giles the First (t. and off.)
50 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Light Bob (taken)
50 to 1 agst Mr. Cartwright's Scamander (taken)
50 to 1 agat Mr. Whittaker's King of Utopia (t and off)
50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Earl Purl (t and off)
50 to 1 agst Captain Lane's Blue Mantle (offered)
50 to 1 agst Mr. H. J. Smith's Avondale (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Mr. H. Robinson's Donnybrook (taken)
100 to 1 agat Mr. Bruce's Trojanus (offered)
100 to 1 agst Count Batthyany's Tambour Major (off)
1000 to 5 agst Lord Palmerston's Baldwin (taken)
1000 to 5 agst Mr. R. H. Jones's Stockman (offered)
1000 to 6 agst Mr. J. B. Starky's Blondin (offered)
1000 to 2 agst Mr. Sales's Safeguard (taken)
OARS.
sto 2 agst Lord Stamford's Lady Augusta (offered)
Bto 1 agst Mr. I'Anson's Borealis (taken)
Bto 1 agst Mr. F. Watts's Miss Armstrong (taken)
9 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Old Orange Girl (taken)
12 to 1 agat Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mr. Perry's Fantail (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mr. G. Fitzwilliatn's Tornado (taken)