The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor, on taking
his seat, and addressing Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk,
said—On Saturday I gave relief amounting to the sum
of nearly 1001. to various applicants for charity. I find
I have in hand this morning 1401. ss. 9d. I have had
placed before me a list enumerating 363 other persons
who are thought by the officers of the court worthy of
relief. It is quite manifest that the scale upon which we
have: hitherto relieved the pressing necessities of the
poor must be very considerably reduced, and it is also
evident that after this morning's distribution our funds
will be entirely exhausted. I consider it my duty, as j
chief magistrate, and under existing circumstances, not
to keep these funds in hand, but to administer relief to !
applicants in cases in which we have proper and deserv-
ing references. It is right that those who have contri-
buted to the funds, as well as the public, should know
that we have nothing left at our disposal, as the remain-
ing sum in hand will be paid away this day. The 363
cases brought under my notice this morning have been
selected from a list of at least a thousand. I make this
eommunication in order that those poor persona who
4.have got respectable inhabitants in their localities to
testify to their wants may not unnecessarily trouble
either them or us with applications which it is'out of our
power to relieve. At a later period of the day, the
Lord Mayor, after requesting that the press would ac-
knowledge the receipt of the following owns for the

poor-box :-31. from J. E., 201. from Y., 5/. from E.
M. M., and 21. from R. W.—said that the amount in
hand was now reduced to 261. 12s. 9d.

BOW-STREET.—Cornelius ;sullivan, a journeyman
shoemaker, was charged with a violent assault on Wil-
liam Humphries.
The prisoner was formerly in the employ of Mr.
Kendal, boot and shoemaker, in Drury-lane, but had
lately joined the whole body of workmen in a "strike" for
wages. The complainant was one bf the men who had
since accepted Mr. Kendal's work at the old rate of
wages, and it transpired in evidence that the men on
strike regularly waylaid the new hands, when returning
with their work, for the purpose of impeding and as-
saulting them.

Police-constable 50 F, and another officer, described
the outrages being committed daily in this way, and
stated that they saw the prisoner knock down the com-
plainant with brutal violence on Saturday night, several
of his companions joining in the attack.
Mr. Jardine observed that this was a kind of offence
which, happily, could be very soon put a stop to. There
was nothing about which the law was more imperative
and severe than in dealing with this scandalous inter-
ference with peaceably disposed men in the lawful ex-
ercise of their vocation. He had the power of com-
mitting the whole of these men to prison, and he would
do so most assuredly if the police could succeed in
apprehending them. The present charge was far too
serious to be disposed of summarily, and, therefore, for
the present, he should remand the prisoner till Friday
next, committing him to prison in the meantime.
The prisoner was remanded accordingly.
Dennis Leary and Ellen Leary, his wife, were charged
with a ruffianly outrage upon the police.
The male prisoner was fighting with another man on
Sunday morning, in Broad-street, St. Giles's, when Ser-
geant Buck interfered to quell the disturbance. The
prisoner knocked him down by a savage blow on the
eye, and kicked and stamped upon him while on the
ground. Two other constables arrived, and were also
assaulted by the prisoner, his wife, and others of the vile
mob assembled on the occasion. The police only suc-
ceeded in capturing the two prisoners, after enduring
considerable maltreatment.

Mr. Jardine committed Leary to three months' im-
prisonment for assaults on the three officers, and for a
further three months in the event of being unable to find
two sureties in 20/. each to keep the peace for that
time.

His wife was committed to prison for a month.
Simon Conner, charged on suspicion of stealing a gen-
tleman's blue cloth circular cloak, a quantity of damask
table cloths, &c., (marked "Graham," "Lawless,"
" Squire," and "Godfrey") and drapery goods amount-
ing to about 1001. in value, was remanded for further
examination.

CLERKENWELL.—CharIes W. Pearse, a respect-
ably dressed young man, who was described in the
police-sheet as clerk to the Great Northern Loan So-
ciety, New-road, King's-cross, Battle-bridge, and re-
siding at No. 46, Copenhagen-street, City-road, was
put at the felon's bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with
obtaining money under false pretences.
Very recently some parties have started an establish-
ment in the New-road, near King's-cross, under various
titles, holding out that loans from 31. to 3001. could he
granted. Numerous poor persons applied at this court
on Saturday, complaining of having been swindled out
of their money, and they gave the prisoner into custody
on the same evening.
A person who represented himself as being clerk to
Mr. Gobbett, solicitor, of the Strand, attended for the
prisoner.

Mr. Corrie—ls the secretary of the society here ?
He was answered in the negative.
Moses Simons, of No. 17, Brill-row, Somers-town,
having been sworn, said that on Monday last he applied
to the Great Northern Loan Society for a loan of 51.,
when he saw the prisoner, who gave him a printed form
for which he demanded 3d., and he was to pay ls. 6d.
for inquiries about his security, and he would have the
51. loan on Thursday or Friday evening. He called
there according to appointment, but he could not see
the prisoner, the secretary, or anybody else belonging
to the society, and he with others who were served in
the same way, had no doubt the " establishment" had
been got up for the purpose of swindling the public.
On one occasion he asked for his money to be returned
to him, and he told him they were swindlers, when he
(the prisoner) took up a shovel and threatened to beat
him with it.

Mrs. Mary Davis, of Britannia-street, Bagnigge-wells-
road, applied to the society, and gave similar testimony.
Mr. Corrie said it was suggested that they received
money from parties, and never made inquiries as to the
securities.

The Solicitor's Clerk—We have not had time to make
the inquiries.

Mr.
Corrie—Who is to advance the money to the
applicants for loans ?

- Clerk—A company.
Mr. Come—lt looks very like obtaining money under
false pretences. I should-44 to have somebody here
to show who pays the money. You have a large place
with great flaring letters, " Great Northern Loan So-
ciety," &c., in front to attract public attention. It is
important that somebody should be here to show that
they have money to advance, and it is equally important,
if they are a nest of swindlers, that they should be ex-
posed.

- John Sheehan, 442 A, said he had made inquiry and
ascertained that the prisoner a short time ago held pos-
session of a house which he had taken of a lady, and
kept a large dog. A writ for 221. was found in his pos-
session.

The Solicitor's Clerk said he could produce parties
who had paid and advanced money.
Mr. Corrie said it was necessary to do so, and to show
that it was not a " swindling scheme ;" and he remanded
the case for that purpose.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 23.

The Cmsar, 91, new screw-ship, is ordered to be com-
missioned at this port by Captain Robb. She will have
a complement of 850 men. Seamen-gunners were
draughted from the Excellent for her to-day. Her masts
are prepared for her, and her rigging has been got ready
in the rigging-house in the dockyard. She will form one
of the North Sea fleet. The pendant was not hoisted at
sunset to-day.

The Illustrious, 72, fitted as a block-ship, without
steam power, was commissioned this morning by Captain
Robert Harris. This ship will mount about 40 heavy
guns. She will be fitted with the masts and spars of a
26-gun frigate, and rated as a training ship for newly
raised levies of seamen.
The Thetis, 46, Captain Kuper, C. 8., sailed from
Spithead this morsing for Plymouth to refit.
The Basilisk, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Comman-
der the Hon. F. Egerton, is expected to be refitted by
the Ist of February ; the Dauntless, 24 (screw), Cap-
tain Ryder, by the 3d ; and the Sunoom, 18 (troopship),
Captain Smith, by the Isth of February.
The officers of the Royal Clarence Victualling Estab-
lishment, CWain Superintendent Courtenay, have
orders to make immediately several tons of pemmican,
to be ready by the Ist of April. This supply is to be
sent out to Beecbey Island.
The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop, was hauled out of thick
to-day, in order that the Colossus, 80, might go in and
be fitted with a screw without delay.
Fifteen seamen-gunners were drawn to-day from the
Excellent, for the James Watt, commissioned at Devon-
port.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 23.

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain James Willcox (1850), who was promoted to
that rank for his gallant services in the Chinese seas
and on the East India station, is appointed to command
the Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steam-frigate of 560-horse
power, commissioned this day at Portsmouth.
Captain William K. Hall (1853), to command the
Bulldog, 6, paddlewheel steam-sloop, of 500-horse
power, commissioned this day at Portsmouth.
Commander George P. Mends (1854), promoted last
week from First Lieutenant of the Trafalgar, 120, serving
in the Black Sea, to the James Watt, 90, screw steam-
ship at Devonport.

Lieutenants—Philip Saumarez (1847), from the Ex-
cel ent gunnery ship at Portsmouth, to the Caesar, 90,
screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth ; Wm. Swinburn (1848),
recently serving in the London, 90, to the Caesar ; James
C. Campbell (1852), to the James Watt, 90, screw
steam-ship, at Devonport ; and Claude A. C. De Cres-
pigny (1854), promoted last week from mate of the St.
Jean d'Acre, 101, screw steamship, to the James Watt,
Paymaster John N. De Vries (1845) to the Illustrious,
72, at Portsmouth.
Mate Edwin C. Chaplin (1852) to the James Watt.
Clerks—Timothy Clinch (Paymaster of 1852) to the
Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth ; George Teart
(1848), from the Excellent gunnery-ship, to the James
Watt.

Clerks' Assistants—Charles Dimock, Thomas G. Glos-
ter, and Charles Chapman, to the Victory flag-ship at
Portsmouth.
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mouth for embarcation and service in the Illustrious, 72,
commissioned at that port by Captain Robert Harris.
The remainder of her complement of Royal Marines
will be‘made up from the Portsmouth division.
A detachment of 180 officers, non-commissioned
officers, and privates of the Woolwich division have also
been placed under orders to hold themselves in readiness
to proceed to Devonport, to embark at that port for ser-
vice in the James Watt, 90, screw steam-ship, commis-
sioned by Captain George Elliot.
The Volcano steam-vessel, Commander Robert Coote,
is to be paid down at this port on Wednesday, and her
officers and crew will then obtain six weeks' leave of
absence, when they will have to rejoin, as it is not now
intended to pay her off at present.

NOVEL MODE OF LIGHTING FLEET•STREET. - Be-
tween the hours of six and seven last night, a fire of a
novel character occurred opposite the extensive linen
drapery establishment of Messrs. G. W. Lees and Co.,
47, Fleet-street. A waggon, heavily laden with coke,
belonging to Mr. Thompson, of Crown-street, Soho,
ignited into a blaze, and the damage would have been
great, but for the timely and valuable assistance of
Messrs. G. W. Lees and Co., who
readily supplied the men with w•'!
from one to another, which happul -6 the h'.
before the arrival of the fire engines. Too much thanks
cannot be given to Messrs. G. W. Lees and Co., for
their prompt and liberal services, considering the crowded
state of Fleet-street at the time, which was blocked up,
the police assisting with great activity.