The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-04 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

TERRORS AND DANGERS OP THE IliGnwAY.—A GOOD
CONTICTION.—Mary Ann Paul, aged 17, a prostitute, was
charged with annoying and soliciting gentlemen, also fur-
ther charged, with James Madden, with assaulting a gen-
tleman named Charles Thomas,lin the Euston-road, St.
Pancras.
This case was adjourned fronqiionday for the reasons
stated below.

George Stancombe, police-constable, 289 S, stated about
1 o'clock on Sunday morning he saw the two prisoners, in
company of several other young ptostitutes and their male
followers in the Euston-road. The female stopped several
gentlemen, who pushed her off. A gentleman named Thomas
was passing along when he was' stopped by the female.
He forced her on one side, saying lie wanted nothing of her.
She again got to him, and asked him to go home with her,
and he thrust her on one side All the females then
scrambled up mud in their hands and threw at the gentle-
man. Madden went up and struck him on the eye, after
which another man came and threw him into the. mud..
Witness then took the two prisoriers into custody. Their
companions ran off.
Mr. Yardley—Is Mr. Thomas Eresent ?
Stancombe—lle is not.
Mr. Yardley—What do you know of the prisoners ?
Stancombe—The female has been here before, and the
male prisoner is the constant associate of thieves.
_ _ _

Madden indignantly denied this, and asserted that he
could get an excellent character. He did not strike the
gentleman. If he had done so, why was he not there to
say so ? The constable had told a lot of lies.

The female denied speaking td the gentleman, or throw-
ing any mud.

Mr. Yardley observed that
gr. Thomas ought to have
been there after having signed de charge-sheet.
Madden—If you will adjouri
it I will bring witnesses
to assert that the constable has told all false.

Mr Yardley adjourned it till tD-day,
and to have Mr Thomas in
Boners to get their witnesses, and told the pri-
attendance.

Mr Thomas now said—He had j
and was proceeding lust left a friend's house
on his way Wane, when he was stopped
by the female prisoner and her companions, who said they
wished to speak to him, and asked him to go home with
them. He pushed them on one side and walked on,
twhheenwtohrset. females The threw mud
prisoner (Madden) struck him mud at him, this female being
on the side of his eye, blackenhig it as it now appeared.
The female prisoner threw more mud at him. Another
man then came up and threw hira into the mud. He was
certain that the prisoners are the persons who assaulted
him.
In reply to Mr. Yardley the prisoners said that they had
no witnesses.
Mr. Yardley again asked the officer what he knew about
the prisoners.
Stane
female,l in company with other young
prostitutes, o habit of prowling about the
ombe
are said
nightly
the
in t
Euston and rlampstead roads, stopping and annoying male
foot passengers. Each one of them is followed by a man
of the prisoner Madden's class, and these often waylay
drunken men and rob them. Numerous complaints have
been made.
Mr. Yardley said—Just, as he suspected, young prosti-
tutes and young men as hunt, if he might so term it, in
couples for plunder. They follow up persons either to ex-
tort money from them or to rob them.
Madden was sentenced to two months' hard labour, and
Paul to one month's hard labour.
Madden—l will have two or more for him (Stancombe)
when I come out.

Mr. Yardley—l daresay you Will till you get sent to
penal servitude.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Her Ma-
jesty's ship Research, from the Eastward, and proceeded
for Cowes.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrivod—Louise
from Mauritius.

SWANSEA, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sailed---Coquimbo, for
Caldera.
_ _

FALMOUTH, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Winton Ost-
hoff, for Fernando Po.
BRISTOL, Jan. 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Gettysburg,
from Bangor ; Albion, from Callao ; Venus, from Deme-
rara.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Brant,
from Buenos Ayres ; Commerce, from Iquique ; Bemedro,
from Sulina.

NEWPORT, Jan. B.—Wind W.—Arrived—Eliza Nelson,
from Bermuda.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 3—Duke of Wellington, from Demerara ;
St. Ann, from Quebec.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Passed.—London, screw steamer, for Gibraltar ; Aunt
Lizzie, for Adelaide ; Just, for Lagos; Anna, for San-
tander; C. el. Jones, for Halifax—all from London.