The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-29 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

A NATIVE OF THE EMERALD IsLE.—Mary Meehan, a
middle-aged woman, very dirty in her attire, and seem-
ingly suffering severely from bodily illness, was charged
before Mr. Combo with creating a disturbance outside St.
Olave's Workhouse, in the Borough.

Mr. Hurst, the relieving officer of St. Olave's, said that
about a month ago the prisoner came to the workhouse and
applied for admission, stating that she had been turned out
of Bermondsey Workhouse, and that she was destitute.
Ascertaining that she was a disorderly character and an
impostor he refused to receive her, and desired her to return
to Bermondsey. She applied to him again about ten days
ago, and thinking her really in the state of utter destitution
in which she described herself to be, he admitted her into
the workhouse and she immediately feigned illness. The
surgeon of the workhouse examined her, and pronounced
that she was only shaming ; but she persisted in her state-
ment and became so clamorous that he consulted three
other medical men, who were unanimous
,in their opinion
that the prisoner was only simulating illness.
The Prisoner—Oh, musha, its ill I am, and heris a doctor
who will spake for me. [Here she commenced uttering
some piteous exclamations and shaking as if under the in-
fluence of an ague, repeating, " Oh, musha, but its ill I am
—spake for me doctor," and the court was convulsed with
laughter.]

Mr. Hurst assured the magistrate that there was nothing
whatever the matter with her, and that the assumption of
illness was the ruse to which she had recourse to excite
oompassion. On Saturday she consented to return to her
native parish in Ireland, and he brought her to the neigh-
bourhood of the court, with the intention of obtaining the
magistrate's order for her transmission to Ireland ; but she
jumped out of the cab, although she had previously as-
serted she was so ill that she could not walk, and ran away.
She returned to the workhouse, and created such a dis-
turbance outside that Jan was co.upelled to give her into
charge.

The medical officer, to whom the prisoner appealed, said
that the illness on her part was all pretence.
The magistrate sentenced the prisoner to 14 days' hard
labour.

711 E BRITISH COLUMBIA OVERLAND
_ROUTE COMPANY.

THIS DAY.
This case, which has for some time been before the pub-
lic, was again brought before Mr. Alderman Finnis.
The charge was made against Mr. Hanson, the alleged
secretary of the company, for:obtaining moneys from divers
persors by false representations.
In consequence of certain revelations at a previous
examination, it: having turned out; that Colonel
Sleigh was the principal concocier and manager,
the other persons being, in fact, under his sole direction,
a summons was issued against Colonel Sleigh, and as that
could not be served, a warrant had been issued against him;
but that had not the desired effect, as the colonel was sup-
posed to have gone abroad.
Mr. Pearce, who attended for the defendant, said at the
last examination it had been arranged that Mr. Hanson
should fully explain everything within his knowledge
with complicity of various persons acting as directors
connected with the company, and he would therefore
pose to call that gentleman.
Appointed
his first connection with the company,
Mr. Hanson then went into a lengthened
bis,,betbs scheme he
clerk, and for the purpose of carrying on the in fact,. he
being held out to the world as secretary
of Col. Sleigh,
was a mere clerk acting under the direction
statement. was
Upon the understanding that defendant's
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the truth, and that he would 'ivse--Lining who were the
power to assist the prosecutor aster:llbarged in his own recog-
parties really culpable,
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