The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Tohn Daley, a sergeant of the A
division of police, No. 48, was brought before Mr.
Henry, charged with a. ruffianly assault upon In-
spector Reason, the intelligent officer employed by
the Commissioners of Police to enforce the regulations
of the act for the improvement of common lodging-
houses.

Mr. Richard Reason, who had been brought from
Charing-cross
with his head bandaged, and ap-
parently from the injuries which he bad
received, stated that the defendant was one of the
constables employed under Captain Hay to visit the
lodgings of the poor in one. of the metropolitan dis-
tricts. In common with other officers, he was allowed
exhausted Hospital,
fr
certain travelling expanses, an account of which it
was his duty to submit to witness for examination.
On a late occasion witness detected an overcharge
in defendant's account, and warned him not to repeat
a similar attempt to obtain more than he was en-
titled to. On Monday, however, witness found the de-
fendant's accounts inaccurate in several instances, and
consequently intimated his intention to report him to
the commissioners, He (Inspector Reason) accordingly
did so yesterday morning (Wednesday), and Captain
Hay ordered the defendant to be suspended. Witness
saw the defendant shortly afterwards, and told him
what had taken place. He said nothing in reply, and
witness walked into the common-lodging-house office,
1, Palace-yard. He was waiting there when he saw the
defendant enter the room, and immediately afterwards
he (Inspector Reason) received a blow on the forehead,
which had the effect of stunning him.
Inspector Humphreys stated that he was standing in
the office at the time, with Inspector Reason, whose
back was towards the door. He saw the defendant
enter the room, and thought he was going to speak to
Mr. Reason, but instead of that the defendant drew a
truncheon from under his coat and struck the Inspector
a violent blow in the face, causing the blood to flow
copiously. Mr. Reason fell, insensible, and the de-
fendant renewed the attack in a cowardly manner, but
witness and another officir succeeded in wresting the
truncheon from his hand, Turing which he attempted to
strike them also. The defendant said, " I have had my
revenge, and shall have justice. Do what you like
with me."

Kirby 3 A division, deposed that a few minutes before
the occurrence the defendant came to him in Scotland-
yard and said, " Kirby, lend me your staff, for I have
left mine at home, and my coat does'nt hang well with-
out one." Witness lent him his truncheon, and the one
now produced (with which the assault was committed)
was the same.

Mr. C. S. Watkins, the house surgeon of Charing-
cross Hospital, deposed to having dressed a severe lace-
rated wound over Inspector Reason's left eye, caused
by a severe blow. It had deprived him of his sight,
and witness considered it probable that he might not
recover the use of that eye.
The defendant, who had elicited, in cross-examination,
that Inspector Reason had lately befriended him, by re-
commending him, with others, as deserving of an increase
of salary, stated that the reason ho had assaulted the in-
spector was, that he was not likely to get justice in any
other way. He was the only Irishman among the lot
of them, and the fact was that they did not like him to
have a share of the public plunder.
Mr. Henry committed him for trial.
During the day there were two or three applications
to Mr. Henry to settle cab disputes, but in each case the
hirer was found to be wrong in his estimate of the dis-
tance, or at least declined to undergo the ordeal of mea-`
surement ; and consequently had to pay the additional
charges for time.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET. John Porter, an
elderly man, who fur 30 years has been a confidential
servant in the employ of Mr. Murray, the bookseller, of
Albemarle-street, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bing-
ham, charged with stealing several books, the property
of his employer.
Thomas Sedgewick stated that he resided at 17,
iiolles-street; Clare-market, and in consequence of a
communication he had with the police, he asked the pri-
soner to get him two books, and gave him the names on
the paper produced, On Saturday, prisoner brought
him " Coleridge's Table Talk," and witness asked him
how much it was. The witness replied 2s. 6d. or 35.,
and witness :rave him 2s. Gd. Yesterday morning he
went to Mr. Murray's. in Albemarle-street, and there(
saw the prisoner, who gave him the " Quarterly Re-
view," receiving from 'witness 28. in payment. Witness
asked prisoner if he was satisfied with that amount, and
he replied in the affirmative. Witness subsequently
handed the books to Taylor, the detective officer. The
books produced are the same he received from the pri-
soner.

Charles Payne, clerk to Mr. Murray, deposed that
the prisoner was a porter in Mr. Murray's service, and
from suspicion he had of the prisoner, he marked the
two books produced. On Friday he marked 13 copies
of " Coleridge's Table Talk," and left them safe in the
shop, and on Monday morning he missed one copy from
the lot. On Monday he marked 38 copies of the "Quar-
terly Review," and when he went to business on Tues-
day morning he missed one of them. The price of Cole-
ridge is Cs., and the Quarterly 6s. also. The trade price
of Coleridge is 4s. 6d., and the Quarterly 4s. 7d., which
amoilnts the prisoner ought to have charged and re-
ceived. The prisoner, who declined offering any defence,
Wati remanded for a week.

1 LAMBETll.—Thomas Dalton, a well dressed young
man, was placed at the felon's bar, on a charge of obtain-
ing from Mr. Thomas B. Simpson, the proprietor of the
Cremorne Gardens, a cheque for twenty pounds and five
shillings in silver, by false pretences.
Mr. Simpson deposed that on Thursday, the 14th in-
stant, the prisoner called at Cremorne Gardens, and
presented a note which purported to have been written
by Mr. Brickhill, his printer, in Newington Butts, and
which appeared to be a request for five pounds or five
shillings—it was difficult to discover which, as the writ-
ing was very indifferent. Re handed the note to his
clerk, and believing that it had come from Mr. Brickhill,
and having ascertained that there were two weeks'
printing due to him, be desired his clerk to draw a
cheque for 201., and this he signed and crossed. On re-
ceiving the cheque, the prisoner said he thought there
must have some mistake, as Mr. Brickhill told him that
he was to go to Walhalla Green to get some money, and
if he did not succeed ho was to call on him (Mr. Simp-
son) and receive five shillings, which he was to pay for
two weeks ; and on this representation he gave the pri-
soner five shillings from his pocket, in addition to the
cheque.

Mr. Brickhill, printer, of Newington Butts, said the
prisoner had been employed by him for some short time
as a compositor, and denied having given him any au-
thority to call on Mr. Simpson for money. He also de-
nied having received either the cheque, the tickets for
the Licensed Victuallers' fete, or the note enclosed by
Mr. Simpse,n.
Prisoner was remanded.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Thomas Bentley, the con-
ductor (No. 59) of a Paddington omnibus, was charged
with having used insulting and abusive language to
Captain Joseph Burton, opposite to the Mansion-house.
The complainant, who is a captain in the army, and
resides at No. 7, Grove-terrace, St. John's Wood, said
—Between 11 and 12 o'clock to-day I went into the de-
fendant's omnibus near Upper Baker-street, for the pur-
pose of being put down opposite to the Mansion-house,
upon arriving at which place I offered him 4d. He said
he would not take that sum, as his fare was 6d. I said
I would pay what the police constable would say I ought
to pay, upon which he asked me if I was a gentleman or
not, and he declared that I was not one for not paying
the amount he demanded. He then said that I was an
old vagabond, and I gave him in charge. This was all
said in the hearing of the police constable.
George Payne (464) said—At half-past 11 o'clock this
day the defendant and the gentleman who makes the
complaint came over to me at the corner of the Bank.
The latter wanted to know what the fare was. The de-
fendant said, "You old vagabond why don't you pay
the fare ?" and the complainant gave him in charge.
The Lord Mayor said it was odd enough, that at the
very commencement of the operation of the new Carriage
Act an extraordinary number of instance of insolence and
attempts at extortion had occurred. The present was
rather a remarkable sample of the gross conduct of the
class which the law was meant to correct and improve ;
and he would, therefore, adjudge the defendant to impri-
sonment without giving the alternative of a penalty.
The sentence upon the omnibus conductor was imprison-
ment for seven days, but if any future case should be
proved against him the sentenee should be the most
severe the magistrate had it in his power to inflict.
The defendant departed in the custody of the gaoler,
in a very dejected condition.