The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

BIGAMY.

Joseph Pollard, 33, painter, was indicted for feloniously
marrying Dinah Page, his first wife Sarah being still alive.

The first marriage of the defendant had been an unfor-
tunate one, and some time ago in consequence of the con-
duct of his first wife a separation took place, and even-
tually he became acquainted with the young woman Page,
whom he married.

Both marriages having been proved the jury returned a
verdict of guilty.

The Recorder sentenced him to six months' imprisonment.

Leopold Shocke was indicted for feloniously uttering a
forged receipt for 640 yards of Scotch tweeds, with intent to
defraud Thompson, Richardson, and others.
The prosecution broke down and a verdict of not guilty
was returned.

Frederick Godwin was indicted for stea:ing 1,200 yards
of silk value £l5l, and Joseph Burgoyne was indicted for
feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to be
stolen.

Both prisoners pleaded guilty.
The Recorder sentenced Godwin to three years' penal
servitude, and Burgoyne to nine months' imprisonment.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant,)
RICK BURNING.

Frederick Lecaille was indicted for feloniously setting
fire to a rick of hay, the property of Charles Murray.
The Common Sergeant, in passing sentence, said any-
thing more ridiculous than the defense of the prisoner, viz.,
that he was induced to fire the rick through distress and
hunger, he could not imagine. It was impossible that any
of the wants of the prisoner could have been satisfied by the
wilful destruction of the property of a person with whom
he had not the slightest knowledge. The Court had the
power of awarding a very severe sentence,viz., 14 years penal
servitude. He would not go that length in the present
case, but, under all the circumstances, he should not feel
justified in passing a less puni,htnent than eighteen months'
imprisonment with hard labour.

Two lads, named Charles Ellis and John Wilson, pleaded
guilty to a similar offence.

The Common Sergeant sentenced them each to eighteen
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

CRIME IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

Yesterday a report, under the hand of the Lord Mayor,
was forwarded to the Home Secretary, showing the state of
crime in the city during the year just ended, on the 29th of
September, as compiled from official records by Mr. Picker-
ing, the accountant at the justice-room of the Mansion-
house. The subject is treated under two principal divi-
sions—namely, indictable off-nees and offences determined
summarily. Of indictable offences, 1,059 have been com-
mitted within the year, as compared with 1,0.9 in the pre-
vious one ; 689 persons in all were apprehended in respect
of them, the women and girls being in the proportion of
146 to 543 of men and boys; 310 were discharged, and 379
committed for trial, as compared with 349 in 1861. There
-were 255 cases of larceny from the person, 101 of lar-
ceny by servants, and 225 of simple larceny; 63 of embezzle-
ment, 65 of fraui, 38 of forgery, 46 of counterfeit coin, 36 of
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houses, 2 of highway robbery, 1 of horse- stealing, and 1 of
threatening by letter, with a view to extort money. The
popular notion that the tendency to suicide obtains
most in the winter months, and especially in Novem-
ber, is reversed by facts in this case, for of 36 attempts
15 were made in the three summer months, as com-
pared with six in October, November, and December last,
and as compared with seven and eight in the first two quar-
ters of the present year. Of attempts at suicide, 26 were
by women, as compa red with 10 by men, and about the
same proportion is shown for the previous year. It is
agreeable to note the word nit against the heading " Lar-
ceny by servants in the Post-office," and that in the pre-
vious year there was only one case of that kind. Turning
to the category of " Offences determined summarily," there
have been of these 6,914 in all, or 5,633 males and 1,281 1
females during the year just ended, as compared with 5,749
in the preceding one. Of the 6,914 4,128 males and 724
females were convicted, and the rest, 2,062 in number, dis-
charged. There were 41 aggravated assaults on women and
children, 634 common assaults, 353 cases of drunkenness,
81 of cruelty to animals, 86 of malicious and wilful damage
and trespass, 51 under the Mutiny Act, none under the
Volunteer Act, 4 Mercantile Marine offences, 410 of unlaw-
ful possession of goods, 2,223 offences against Police Acts
not falling under special heads, 30 against the Customs and
Excise Acts, 120 cases of larceny, 1,149 offences against the
Stage and Hackney Carriage Acts, and under the head of
offences against the Vagrant Act there were 148 cases of
begging, 3 of " having no visible means of subsistence,"
127 of being found in enclosed premises for unlawful pur-
pose, and 663 of frequenting places of public resort to com-
mit felon y. The total cost of the City Police establishment
during the past year has been £50,296 odd, as compared
with £49,662 in the previous one. The total numerical
strength of the force is now 627, and is composed of " one
commissioner who is not a constable," 1 superintendent, 14
inspectors, 64 sergeants, 516 constables, 20 supernumeraries,
and 12 detective officers. Of the £50,296 there was dis-
bursed in salaries and pay £39,183, in round numbers ;
in clothing and accoutrements, £2,669; in superannuations
and gratuities, £2,404 ; in station-house charges, &c.,
£4,075: in miscellaneous charges, £1,584; and in allow-
ances and contingent expenses, £379 2s. Of "depredators,
offenders, and suspected persons at large" the number is
estimated at 214, viz., 92 men and 78 women, and 44 girls
and boys, in about equal proportions, under 16 years of age.
They are thus classified :-53 known thieves, 12 receivers
of stolen goods, 48 prostitutes, 37 suspected persons, and 64
1 vagrants and tramps. There are also 77 houses of bad
character, the resort chiefly of thieves and prostitutes. It
remains to be added that the population of the city of Lon-
don at the last census was 113,267.