The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-15 00:00:00

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THREATENING AN ARTIST.—Mrs. Ann Coffins, a female
well known at the court, was charged on a warrant with
threatening to knife her husband, Mr. Sydney Collins, of
11, Little Pulteney-street.
On the complainant, a respectable-looking man, getting
into the witness-boy, Mr. Tyrwhitt asked him his name
and address.
Complainant, who seemed rather surprised that his fame
had not reached the ears of the magistrate, said—My name
is Sydney Collins. lam an artist, and extensively known
for my artistic abilities in restoring the human countenance
—I am an artist in colouring black eyes.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Of what do you complain ?
Complainant—On the 7th inst. my wife (the defendant)
said she would knife me. She has for a long time given
way to habits of dissipation. She has thrown things, in-
cluding vitriol, at me, and she is a most violent woman.
Some evidence having been given of a confirmatory
nature,

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to find one bail in
£lO for six months, telling her that if she came again he
would put her under heavy bail for 12 months.
MR. WEMYSS Jonsorr.—Mr, Wemyss Jobson, who
stated that he was the author of about 20 works, attended
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, and said he had just been discharged
from the House of Correction after being there for two
years for a libel on Sir James Fergusson, of which he was
innocent, but upon that point he would not enlarge, but the
purpose of his application was to state that when he went
into the House of Correction he was dressed as a gentleman,
but had his clothes taken from him, and on applying for
them was informed that they had been destroyed in a fire
which took place at the prison, and the clothes were given
to him which he then appeared in, and a piece of dirty rag
given to him to put round his neck, and in consequence
of the disreputable way in which he was dressed
when he appeared at the Westminster Police-court a
few days ago he was described as a person of shabby ap-
pearance. He had applied to the Visiting Justices, and
they would give him no redress. He therefore wanted a
summons for his clothes.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—How can I give you a summons for de-
taining your clothes when they were destroyed in a fire.
Applicant—They had no right to take away my clothes.
I was put in the prison dress. I was also detained three
weeks beyond the expiration of my sentence. I wrote to
Lord Palmerston, and others, and I also wish for a sum-
mons to compel the persons to give up my letters.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l cannot say, in point of law, that the
authorities are liable for loss of clothes by fire. If they
put the prison clothes on you legally, why then no one
is liable far the other clothes. As to the letters you speak
of they are not within my jurisdiction. You must apply
to the court of the district. If you think proper you can
sue for the value of your clothes at the County Court.
The applicant then withdrew.

SOUTHWARK.
A TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN,--A young man who gave
the name of George Lee, and stated that he was a native
of Loughborough and a working ironmonger, was brought
up in custody of Police-constable 258 M, on a charge of
loitering about the Borough with felonious intent.
From the statement of the constable it appeared that
about two o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner outside
a watchmaker's shop in the neighbourhood, and noticed
that he tried the bar of the window. He then went to
another watchmaker's and did the same. The witness
then took him into custody, and at the station he said
that be was a ticket-of-leave man, having been sentenced
to four years' penal servitude for having robbed his em-
ployer, and that he had the morning previously received
two shillings from Alderman Humphrey, to whom he had
applied for assistance to reach his native place.
The pri& ner, in reply to the Magistrate, denied the
charge, and said he was unable to obtain employment.
Mr. Combe said that the prisoner was not only a thief
but an impostor, and that the constable was quite justified
in taking him in charge. He sentenced him to three
months' imprisonment and hard labour.