The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Henry Rogers was brought
before the Lord Mayor charged with beating his wife.
M ary Rogers said—Last night about eight o'clock I
went home to Baker's-buildings, after my work as a
laundress, and I saw the defendant at the door waiting
for me. He wanted me to accompany him and a man
and woman to a public-house to drink. I objected that
I was ill, and that drinking did not agree with me. He
then knocked me down, tore my bonnet to pieces, and
knocked about my children. This morning at five
o'clock, upon awaking, he took up a large wash-band
basin, struck me on the eye, and threw a quantity of
water over me in the bed, so that I was afraid one of
the children would be smothered. We have been mar-
ried nine years, and I have been accustomed to this
sort of treatment. He is constantly in the habit of
pawning the things for the purpose of getting drink, and
he always beats and kicks me when he is drunk.

The defendant—l did not strike her my lord. The
fact is she tumbled down in her passion, and then she
alarmed the neighbourhood, and charged me. We shall
agree very well if you look over this my lord. We
never have any dispute except about the religion of the
children, and she wants to have them brought up in
one religion, and I want to have them brought up in
another.

The Wife—There's not a word of truth in what he
says. He doesn't care about the children.
A Policeman—At five this morning I was called to
the house by the landlord, and found the woman hal-
looing and screaming murder, and I was obliged to
break open the door, as the man refused to open it. I
then found the woman injured as you see her. I have
frequenly been obliged to protect her.
The Lord Mayor--The sentence of the court upon
you Rogers is that you be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for three months.

Defendant—Don't put in hard labour, my lord ; I'm
not strong ; I'm delicate. _ _

The Lord Mayor—The labour and sobriety will give
you strength. You shall be well worked, for your gross
treatment of the poor women.

William Brewer, aged 51, a carman in the employ of
Messrs. Schools, carriers, was placed at the bar before
the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Scott, one of the
most active of the City detective police, charged with
stealing from a truss of goods entrusted to him, as car-
rier, to convey from Wood-street to the Rose Inn, Old
Bailey, for transmission by railway to the country, 11b.
weight of cotton balls, value Is. 3d., the property of
Messrs. Brettle and Co., warehousemen, 51, Wood-
street.

Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphries and Co., ap-
peared for the proseoution.
The evidence, which was of necessity somewhat volu-
minous, to trace the packing up of the particular goods
in the truss, and their abstraction after it was placed in
the custody of the prisoner, the tracing of the property
to him, as also his apprehension, haying been read over,
The prisoner, who said nothing in answer to the
charge, was fully committed for trial, bail being refused.
The prisoner, it was stated, had beeii 25 years in the
employ of Mr. Schools, and during the last nine years
had acted as the carman in conveying goods from
Messrs. Brettle and Co., to be conveyed by the various
railways, and in consequence of numerous complaints of
goods being abstracted, suspicion fell upon the prisoner.
Charles Burnham, a market porter, in the service of
the Eastern Counties Railway Company, who stands
charged with forgery, in altering a freight note for the
carrying of goods from 4,3001b5. three-quarters, to
4, 5001bs. three-quarters, and substituting the charge
from 4/. 11s. 4d. to 4/. 14s. 4d., was again placed at the
bar for further examination. The prisoner was again
remanded.

BOW-STREET.—Richard Parsons, a cab-driver, was
summoned before Mr. Jardine for neglecting to furnish
Mr. Thomas Pritchard, of Craig's-court, Charing-cross,
with a ticket of his number.

According to the admissions of the complainant no
demand was made for the ticket, but he had taken
out the suuttniMaith the view of punishing the man for
what he conceived to be an imposition of another kind.
It appeared that the defendant took up Mr. Pritchard
at an office in Craig's-court, and after the job was com-
pleted he discovered that the complainant had left a
small parcel inside the cab. In conformity with the
directions of the new Hackney Carriage Act, he deposited
the parcel " at the nearest police court," the power of
awarding compensation to cabmen under such circum-
stances being now vested in the Commissioness of Police.
When the parcel was claimed the owner (complainant)
was required to pay ss. to the defendant, that being the
sum awarded to him for his trouble, &c. The complain.
ant, however, demurred, alleging that the cabman ought
to have left the parcel at the place where he took up
his fare, upon the reasonable presumption that it would
then have been restored to him free of expense ; but,
finding that this would have been illegal, and that the
amount of compensation must be paid, Mr. Pritchard
deposited the sum demanded, and, recollecting that no
ticket wax given him by the defendant, took out the
above summons.

Mr. Jardine, without admiring the spirit or conduct
of the complainant, was bound to convict the defendant
of the offence charged in the summons. With respect
to the parcel, the cabman had acted quite right, and,
indeed, he would have been liable to a heavy penalty if
he had acted otherwise. For having neglected to pro-
vide Mr. Pritchard, however, with a ticket, which he
was bound to do without a demand being made for it,
he must pay a fine of 55., with the 2s. costs.
The Defendant—But I have not received the ss.
awarded to me by the commissioners yet, sir.
Mr. Jardine said it would be paid to him in due
course.

A well-dressed lady-like woman, named Mary Ann
_Blackford, was charged with picking pockets in the
Lowther Arcade.

The presecutrix, a lady residing at Brighton, stated
that she was making purchases at one of the stalls of
the Arcade, when she felt a tug at her dress. She turned
round instantly and seized the prisoner's hand as she
was passing witness's purse to a female companion,
who succeeded in getting off with it. Witness, how-
ever retained her hold of the prisoner until the arrival
of a constable, when she was given into custody. The
purse contained three sovereigns besides some silver.
The officer and inspector having intimated that the
prisoner was not unknown to the force.
Mr.ii Jardine remanded her for further inquiry re-
specting her antecedents.

CLERKENWELL.— Charles _Lewis, a cabriolet
driver, 1349, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged
under the following circumstances.
Mr. George White, bookseller, of 2G, Great Russell-
street, said on that same morning he rode in defendant's
cab from the Eastern Counties Railway terminus to
Brooks-market, Holborn, when he alighted and gave
the accused a shilling, which he said was insufficient,
and on his demanding is 6d. as his fare, witness in-
sisted on being driven to this court to have their dis-
pute settled.
Mr. Tyrwhitt considered it a very nice point.
Complainant said he went over the same ground in a
cab last Saturday, and paid only is.
The cabman here mentioned that a portion of the
direct line of road—namely, Chiswell-street, was being
repaved, and is blocked up, and he had consequently, as
the next nearest route, to travel by way of Milton-street
and Cripplegate. The entire distance he was therefore
convinced.. exceeded two miles, entitling him to is. 6d.

➢Mr. Tyrwhitt observed that the explanation gave a
still more favourable feature to the defendant's claim.

Complainant, somewhat excited, asked if a person
who had hired a licensed vehicle was to suffer through
the repairing of the roads.
Mr. Tyrwhitt was certainly of that opinion.
Complainant said it was a great hardship then. Still
being of the belief that the fare was a shilling one only,
he would take the decision of the bench upon it from
the Government plans.
Mr. Tyrwhitt was quite ready to give it as accurate
as he could from the Ordnance map, which he believed
could not be exceeded in its correctness ; but as he was
uaskilled as an engineer or surveyor, he might make
some blunder. He would therefore recommend, to end
all dispute, that the old-fashioned measuring wheel should
be employed, and whoever lost would have to pay the
cost of its use.

The cabman stated that he would readily put down
his ss. for the purpose, and prefer that admeasurement.
Complainant refused the prbposition, and called on the
magistrate to give judgment at once.
Mr. Tyrwhitt would decline to do so for more reasons
than one. First, the cabman preferred road wheel mea-
sure ; secondly, and which was of more importance than
all, the police commissioners had not yet been able to
furnish to that court the guides to work, or calculate
with the Ordnance plan. If, however, they mutually
agreed, he would do his best to adjust their differences,
with the assistance of the Government plan and com-
passes, but not otherwise. After a considerable waste
of time the magistrate satisfied himself that Chiswell-
street was impassable for carriages, and as the parties
would not agree on the mode of measurement he decided
that the fare of ls. 6d. was correct, and awarded the
cabman an additional is. 6d. for loss of time.

SOUTHWARK.—Mary Mack, an ill-looking female,
but gaudily attired, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett,
charged with stealing 30s. from the person of James
Humphrey, a master tailor, carrying on business at No.
10, Red Lion-passage, Holborn.
The prosecutor, a simple-looking man, stated that on
the previous night he was accosted by a female, near
London-bridge, and was in her company nearly an hour,
when he suddenly became insensible, and on his re-
covery he missed 308. from his waistcoat pocket.
Mr. A'Beckett asked him whether the prisoner was
the party with whom he was ?

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Prosecutor replied that he could not tell, but he
believed her to be the female.

Mr. A'Beckett
,asked him whether he went into any
house with her ?

Prosecutor was not aware what he did, as he was so
drunk. All he knew was that his money was all gone.
Mr. A'Beckett inquired how she came to be in cus-
tody ?
Police-constable 109 M informed his worship that he
met the prosecutor in the Borough quite drunk, and he
pointed out the prisoner as being the female who had
robbed him of 30s. Witness locked them both up.
Mr. A'Beckett said there was not the least pretence
for charging the prisoner, therefore he should order her
to be immediately liberated.
The prosecutor was then charged with being drunk,
but on his promising not to get in that state again Mr.
A'Beckett discharged him.

LAMBETH.—Joseph, Andrew Lewis, who describes
himself as a "public-house and general business agent,
valuer and auctioneer, carpenter, painter, glazier, and
house decorator," was brought up on a warrant, and
placed before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of obtaining from
Mrs. Frances Hayward one guinea by fraud and false
representations.

The prosecutrix, who is the wife of a baker, deposed
that on the Saturday after Camberwell Fair she came to
this court for the purpase of applying to the magistrate
for a warrant against her husband, for ill-usage. She
made the application, and was granted a summons, and
on leaving the court the prisoner, who must have heard
her make the application, addresed her, and told her
that if she persevered in getting the summons she
would get her husband locked up. She told him she
did not wish to do that, and the prisoner at once called
her on one side and asked her if any one had spoken to
her on the business, and on her answering in the nega-
tive, he told her to follow him, and he should put her in
the proper course, and tell her how she should act, and
what should be done to her husband. She asked him if
it would be the same as her again going before the
magistrate, and the prisoner answered that it would,
adding that he was acting for the court, and that he
always did so during Camberwell Fair week, as there
was so much business then to do. He then took her to
a beershop in Kennington-lane, close to the court, and
there commenced writing, and she told him that she
needed nothing from her husband but to allow her
to live in peace and quietness. The prisoner said that
to accomplish this would cost a guinea, and she then
paid him 45., and went home and brought him the re-
maining 7s.

Mr. -Elliott—Did the prisoner give you the papers he
had written, or did he keep them himself ?
Witness —He kept them, sir.
Mr. Elliott—Did he say anything about a divorce ?
Witness—He did, sir. He said the divorce would cost
me a guinea. He then told me to meet him at this court
again on the Monday morning, and I did so. I then saw
him, and he cautioned me not to tell anybody what I had
been doing ; but a friend of men, who accompanied me
asked what he had taken my guinea for. He very soon
disappeared, and I have not seen him from that time to
the present.

The prisoner—But you have heard from me. Had you
not on the previous day received a letter from me in-
closing the guinea you gave me ?
Witness—Yes, I did.

Prisoner—And you told my wife, when you gave her
a receipt for the money, that you did not wish to prose-
cute. I wish to ask you whether it is now your wish to
prosecute this charge ?
Mr. Elliott—What has the witness's wish to do in the
matter ? I shall take care that you are prosecuted for
this impudent offence.

Prisoner (to the prosecutrix)—Did I not tell you that
I was acting as the agent of Mr. Barrow, the attorney,
and did you not appoint me as your agent ?
Prosecutor—Certainly not, and you did not mention
the name of Mr. Barrow.

Lockyer, one of the summoning officers, said he held
the warrant, granted in the middle of August, for the
apprehension of the prisoner. but owing to his abscond-
ing from the neighbourhood, he had not been able to
execute it. Having heard that he was in the habit of
carrying on similar tricks at the Clerkenwell Police-
court, he sent there, and the prisoner was in consequence
apprehended. On seeing the prisoner he told him the
nature of the charge, and he treated the matter with the
greatest indifference, saying he had settled it long since,
and could produce a receipt for the money. He also said
that he had thousands of such cases at this and other
courts, and that his practice was to get as much as he
could from the parties. Lockyer added that about ten
months since he apprehended the prisoner on a judge's
warrant, and lodged him in Newgate, to take his trial,
with two others, on a charge of conspiracy. He had also
been in the constant habit for some time of imposing
upon people coming to this and other courts, and receiv-
ing money by representing himself as a lawyer, and, if
remanded, he had no doubt he should be able to esta-
blish various charges against him.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said he had no
intention of doing wrong, and had taken the money
with the intention of handing it over to Mr. Barrow,
the attorney.
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It was here stated to the magistrate that the prisoner,
by his tricky conduct, had been the means, by urging
persons to bring actions against respectable parties, so
that he might be called as a witness, or have the privi-
lege of employing a lawyer, of serious losses, if not ab-
solute ruin to the parties. One of his victims, Mr.
Ward, a respectable auctioneer, said that in a case
where Lewis was the prime mover, and which had been
tried at the Croydon Assizes, he had been put to ai ex-
pense of over 1001., though the verdict was given in his
favour, and the parties suing him were not worth pre-
ceeding against for the costs.
The prisoner was remanded until Monday next, and
Mr. Elliott gave directions to the officers of the court to
warn all persons coming there on business against a set
of fellows, very little better than the prisoner, who hung
about the building and the avenue leading to it, for the
purpose of picking up what they can.

THAMES.— Captain E. Tipley Stooke, master of the
Queen of the Teign, of Teignmouth, and Win. Northe•te
and Thos. Goldsworthy, two English seamen, surrendered
to answer a charge of killing five lascars, who formed a
part of the crew. Aha/t, a native of Singapore, and
and Ali or Allen, a native of Madagascar, was also
brought from the House of Detention, charged with
with mutiny and with assaulting and stabbing Mr.
Triatt, themate, and Robt. Mills, another seaman of the
same vessel.

It will be remembered that the charge arose out of a
mutiny, of which the lascars were alleged to have been
guilty. The affair had been partially investigated by the
authorities at Gibraltar, who had sent home the prisoners
for trial before an English court of justice. When the
case was last before this court Mr. Yardley expressed
his surprise that a charge of such gravity had not been
more regularly prosecuted, and he adjourned the: pro-
ceedings in order that it might be taken up in a more
formal manner.

Mr. Bodkin, barrister, with Mr. Jarman, of the
Treasury solicitors'-office, now appeared on the part of
the Crown, and Mr. Clarkson with Mr. Humphreys for
the English prisoners—the charge against the coloured
men being for the present postponed.
A quantity of evidence of the same character as was
given when the case was last before the court was then
taken, at the close of which

Mr. Bodkin said it was the wish of the noble lord at
the head of the Home Department that he should assist
in the investigation of the whole case and elicit the
truth. He begged, therefore, to ask for a further ad-
journment, in order to give him an opportunity of con-
sidering the whole matter.
It was ultimately arranged that the case against the
prisoners should stand over till Friday, and Mr. Stooke,
father of the captain ; Mr. Power, merchant, of 110,
Fenchurch-street ; and a gentleman named Bridgwater,
entering into sureties for their appearance, they were
liberated.

Alialt and Ali, the Lascars, were then arraigned on
the charge of mutiny, and an interpreter, who under.
stood the Malay language, having been sworn,
Robert Mills, a new witness, was examined at some
length.
Mr. Yardley said there was now ample evidence
against the prisoners, and remanded them till Friday
next.

THE POTATO DISEASE.—The disease has proved very
extensive in many parts of this county. In some grounds
usually productive of large quantities for consumption ,'
there is scarcely enough of sound potatoes for seed.— j
Northampton Herald.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
YESTERDAY.

The greater part of the members having gone to Ches-
ter, speculation on the two great handicaps was very
limited. For the Chester Handicap (run to-morrow) the
horses named below were backed for small amounts at
the prices quoted. There was some betting on the Derby
yesterday, 400 to 100 being taken about the two favourites,
King Tom and Autocrat, and Marley Hill was supported
at 1,000 to 33.

CHESTER HANDICAP
2to 1 agst Hungerford (taken).
sto 1 agst Annie Sutherland (taken)
sto 1 agst Nancy (taken).
7to 1 agst Candlewick (taken).
Bto 1 agst Romeo (taken).
CESAREWITCH.
7to 1 agst King Pepin (taken).
14 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (taken).
14 to 1 agst Nabob (taken).
100 to 6 agst Joe Miller (taken).
25 to 1 agst Nancy (taken).
25 to 1 agst Weathergage (taken).
25 to 1 agst Nutpecker (taken).
CLEARWELL STAKES.
100 to 1 agst Hesse Cassel.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Orestes (taken).
25 to 1 agst Balrownie (taken).
25 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken).
25 to 1 agst Bit of Blue (taken).

DERBY.
400 to 100 agst King Tom and Autocrat (taken).
1,000 to 33 agst Marley Hill (taken).

CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING—YESTERDAY.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added ;
for 2-yr-olds ; winners 51bs extra. The winner to be
sold for 1001. in the usual way. Second to save his
stake. Three-quarters of a mile. (15 subs).
Mr. Copeland's Sister to Maid of Delamere,.. (Wells) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Mary, 7st (Charlton) 2
Mr. G. Taylor's Czarina, 7st 41b (Ashman) 3
Mr. Copeland's Field Marshal, 7st 10Ib ...(W. Sharp) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Mary, sto 2 agst Czarina, 3to 1
agA Sister to Maid of Delamere.

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good race with the first three. Wen by half a length.
Same distance between second and third.
SHORT'S HANDICAP of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added.
Winners slbs extra. Seven furlongs. (31 subs.)
Lord Caledon's Kiteflyer by Simoom, 4 yrs, 7st 21b
(Wells) 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's Punch Box, 2 yrs, 4st 121 b
(H. Bundy) 2
Mr. Shepherdson's Pastrycook, 3 yrs, Est 41b
(Ashmall) 3
Mr. J. Osborne's Miss Agnes, 3 yrs, Est 61b

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(Waddington) 4
The following also ran :—Osbaldeston, The Surveyor,
The General, Eliza.

Betting-3 to 1 agst the General 4to 1 each ngst
Punch Box,' Kiteflyer, and Eliza. Won easily by a length;
three lengths between the second and third, and a neck
between third and fourth.

SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ; win-
net extra. Once round and a distance. (5 subs.)
Mr. Goddard's Priam the Third, by Young Priam, 4
yrs (301.), 7st 61b (Wells) 1
Mr. G. Taylor's L dy in Waiting, 4 yrs (301.), 7st
31b (Ashmall) 2
Mr. Reynolds's True Girl, 5 yrs (301.), Bst (Charlton) 3
Mr. J. Parker's No Chance, 5 yrs (301.), 7st 131 b
(J. Goddard) 4
Mr. Dawsons's Dog Tray, 3 yrs (301.), 6st 41b

(G. Waddington) 5
Betting-5 to 4 agst Priam the Third, 3to 1 agst
True Girl. Won easily by a length. Two lengths be-
tween second and third. Bad fourth. The winner was
sold by auction to Mr. Fenning for 65 guineas. He goes,
we believe, into Godding's stable.

INNKEEPERS' PLATE (handicap) of 70 tiovs. Penalties
for winners. Grosvenor Course. (43 subs.)
Mr. Leach's Master Slender, by Picaroon, 4 yrs, Est
61b (T. Cliffe) 1
Mr. Cowell's Effie Deans, 3 yrs, sst (Bundy) 2
Mr. Choyce's Mayday, aged Est 61b (Wells) 3
Mr. R. Walker's Game Tommy, 3 yrs, sst 61b (carried
sst 111 b) (Ashmall) 4
Mr. Dawson's Lerrywheut, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Aldcroft) 5
Mr. Saxon's Madeline, 4 yrs, Est 21b (carried 6st 41b
(Clement) 6
Betting-2 to 1 agst Mayday, 4to 1 each Master
Slender and Game Tommy, 5 to 1 agst Lerrywheut
(offered).—Won cleverly by a length ; two lengths be-
tween second and third ; about the same distance sepa-
rated each of the others.

MOSTYN STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 40 added,
for 2 and 3-yr olds ; penalties and allowances. Three
quarters of a mile. (16 subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Stilletto, by Touchstone, 2yrs, Est
131 b (Aldcroft) 1
Mr. French's Vaultress, 3yrs, 9st llb (Gr. Sharp) 2
Mr. Coates's Eta, 2yrs, 7st .(Charlton) 3
Mr. E. B. Clark's Brother to Little Swift, 2yrs, 6st
131 b (F. Marson) 4
Mr. J. Osborne's Langley, 2yrs, 7st llb (Wells) 5
Betting-5 to 4on Vaultress, 3to 1 agst Stilletto,
4 to
...1 agst Eta.

Won by a length. Three lengths between second and
third.

LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER HANDICAP.
7to 2 agst Nancy (taken).
4to 1 agst Hungerford (taken).
6to 1 agst Lady Evelyn (taken).
7to 1 agst Annie Sutherland (taken).
Cold, showery weather, and only a scanty supply of
sport. There was, however, a numerous muster of me-
tropolitan and provincial speculators. The attendance
of pleasure folk was very limited.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—In consequence of the unfavour-
able political rumours to-day, we have had a very severe
fall in prices of all shares. London and North-Westerns,
Leeds, Midlands, Dovers, &c., have been freely sold at 3 to
4 per cent. under yesterday's quotations. Caledonian, 24 ;
Chester and Holyhead, 15 ; Eastern Counties, lla ; East
Lancashire, 15 5-16 ; Great Southern and Western, 50i ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62; ; Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 158 ; London and Forth-Western, 100 i ; ditto
(Quarter shares C), a p. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, lEi ; Midland, 57a I ; North British, 6,4 ; South-
Eastern and Dover, 17 4 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
15 ; York and North Midland, 21i ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln (EN. shares), 9a ; Dutch Rhenish, 34d.