The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-10 00:00:00

APRIL 10, 186%

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET THIS DAY.
THE BRAZILIAN GlRL.—Camille Rosa, the native of
Rio Janeiro, Brazil, and who, it may be remembered, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt about two months ago with
annoying gentlemen in the streets, was yesterday sent to
Southampton in company of Welsh, the office keeper of the
court, the funds for her passage having been provided
through the kindness of the worthy magistrate, the Brazi-
lian Consul, and generous donors. A passage being secured
) for her, she will sail forthwith for her native place. Prior 1
to her leaving some assistance was provided for her, and
she expressed her deepest gratitude to the magistrate
(through Mr. Charles Albert, the interpreter, and at whose
intercession she has at length been restored to her home),
and to Mr. Mackay, the master of St. James's Workhouse,
where she has been domiciled and most kindly treated for
some weeks. It is only due to the girl to state that she has
conducted herself since she has been at the workhouse in a
very becoming manner. The procuress who brought her
to this country has since fled, and taken up her abode at
Havre,

STEALING A SOLDIER'S MEDAL.—Thomas Such, a
bootmaker, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing
a Turkish medal frem Thomas Fusicr, a private in the
Scots Fusilier Guards.

The prosecutor said he was in a tavern near Seven-dials
the previous evening, and happened to drop the Turkish
medal, The prisoner picked it up, and, before he could
prevent it, handed it over his shoulder to another man, who
immediately made off. Seeing that ho should not be able
to secure the man, he seized the prisoner and detained him
till a constable arrived, and then gave him into custody.
If the prisoner was remanded he should be able to bring
witnesses who saw him hand the medal to the:other man.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l believe it is a military offence to lose a
medal P

Prosecutor—lt is, sir.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Prisoner, you will be remanded, and if
you have been convicted before, you will go to the sessions.
It was said the prisoner had been before at this court,
but it was not stated what for.

THAMES.
CRUEL ROBBERY.—Wilhelm Fuchs, a German shoe-
maker, was brought up on remand before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with stealing 13 pairs of boots, the property of his
countryman, Ludwig Becker.
The prosecutor has been for some time employed by a
respectable firm in the city to make up boots and shoes for
them, and large quantities of leather and other materials
had been entrusted to him, and always punctually returned.
He entrusted the prisoner with the materials of 13 pairs of
boots to make up, and they were not returned at the proper
time. Inquiries were made by Becker, and he ascertained
that he had pawned one pair of boots at a " leaving shop"
kept by a Jew in the New-road, St. George's, on Sunday
night, the 30th of March, and it was explained
that the proprietors of those dreadful nuisances, called'
leaving shops, were mostly Jews and foreigners, who did
business to a great extent on the Christian Sabbath, while
the regular licensed pawnbrokers were closed. The pri-
soner had sold two other pairs of boots " right out," as it
was termed, and the others could not be traced. The whole
of the loss would fall upon poor Becker, who was repre-
sented to be a very industrious man. The prisoner had
made an offer, if he was liberated, to show where he had
pawned the other boots, but this of course was not acceded
to. He treated the charge with great indifference, and was
represented to be a dissipated fellow.
Mr. Woolrych decided that the charge of stealing could
not be sustained, and convicted the prisoner of unlawfully
pawning goods entrusted to him, and sentenced him to
one month's imprisonment and hard labour.
THE FRUITS OF PROFLIGACY AND CRINE.—A young
and care-worn looking woman, named Mary Russell, was
brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with attempting to
commit suicide.

After some evidence had been given by the constable and
the mother of the girl,

Mr. Woolrych delivered a feeling address to the young
woman: and said the mother's statement was a very shock-
ing one indeed. The prisoner had led a profligate life, and
this was the result—poverty, disease, depression, and
finally an attempt to take away her own life. It was a most
wicked and dreadful thing to attempt self-destruction. He
hoped the prisoner was sorry for the rash and foolish
attempt on her life.

The prisoner (sobbing)—l am, sir.
Mr. Woolrych asked the mother if she would take her
daughter home.

The mother—Certainly I will, sir.
Mr. Woolrych hoped the prisoner was truly penitent, and
would lead a better life in future. He asked her if she would
go home with her mother and lead a good life.
The prisoner—I will, sir.
Mr. Woolrych—Then I will discharge you. Go home
with your mother.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.

The adjourned debate on the Catholic University,
in the Dublin Corporation, was resumed yesterday.
It occupied the whole day. The amendment, " That

it is outside the functions of the Council to discuss
questions of this kind," was rejected by a large
majority. The numbers were—for, 10; against, 28.
The resolution of Alderman Darcy was then adopted.
A memorial in favour of a charter to the Catholic
University will be presented to the Government by
a deputation from the Corporation. It has not yet
been decided whether they will go in their robes,
after the example of the Corporation of Limerick.
The Lord Lieutenant will, of course, answer as he
did before, and state that the Government cannot
give their support to an exclusive system of educa-
tion. The systeM in this " University" is as much
under the control ofthe Roman Catholic prelates as
Maynooth itself. To give it a charter would be to
give the hierarchy the key of the learned profes-
sions, so far as the Roman Catholics are concerned.
The pressure of this power upon the laity is already
felt to be very oppressive; but silent, passive re-
sistance, is all they can venture to oppose to it. The
Catholic University would turn out as doctors and
lawyers a body of men little better than lay monks,
educated in the narrowest spirit of sectarianism ;
they would be supported by a system of exclu-
sive dealing. As the students would be trained
in the most submissive spirit, there could be
nothing like independent inquiry in morals or
history, or in any domain of thought over which
the Church has been pleased to extend her crozier.
The Government would, therefore, stultify itself by
giving this charter. It would be a decidedly re-
trograde movement, a policy of separation and
social disorganisation. There is now no demand
for funds to endow the University ; but this
would shortly follow the charter, as it natural
consequence. There are a number of diocesan semi-
naries connected with the Roman Catholic Church in
Ireland, all of which are being connected with the
Catholic University. Three of them have been
affiliated with the London University. They might
with equal consistency be affiliated with the
Queen's University of Ireland, for the purpose of
obtaining degrees. They might have called the
institution in Stephen's-green a college for the
education of laymen, and been content to take
their degrees from the Queen's University. Pos-
sibly a compromise of this kind may yet be
effected. The movement, however, that has forced
the question into the Corporation was not spon-
taneous. It shows what a few individuals may
effect by organization, canvassing, and perseverance.
The laity are almost passive in the matter. But,
even should they be excited into temporary fanati-
cism by the efforts of a few individuals officially
connected with the Catholic University, the feeling
of the Liberal party in this country is that it would
be great weakness on the part of the Government
to give way. If they did, they would take the key-
stone out of the arch of the liberal policy which the
Legislature has been laboriously building for the
last quarter of a century.
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The Belfast Newsletter mentions the following
extraordinary occurrence :---,, A few days since
there was found on Trostan Mountain, county An-
trim, a man's head, no other remains being visible
in the neighbourhood. The head was brought to
the district constabulary station, where it was ex-
amined by Dr. Stone. Diligent search bas been
made, but no part of the trunk or limbs has been
discovered, nor is there any person missing in the
neighbourhood. The case is completely enveloped
in mystery.

A LONG BILL.—The longest bill of the session
has just been read a second time. It has no less than 438
sections, and occupies 158 folio pages. It contains a muni-
cipal code for the Scotch burghs, and some of the clauses
are remarkable. Not keeping one's area " clear of all rub-
bish "is defined as an offence. "Hanging or placing any
linen or clothes on any rail or fence of any premises" is
another, and so is permitting a servant to stand on the sill
of an upstairs window to clean it, but in both instances
only if done to the obstruction, annoyance, or danger of
residents or passengers. A fourth offence may be men-
tioned for the benefit of man and beast, if it will not offend
ears polite : "It shall not be lawful to deposit any horse or
cow dung upon the public street." Whether the bill is
wholly consolidation of existing law, or partly novel, it is
to be wished that Scotland may get it observed.