The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHWARK.—AIfred Jones, a well-dressed young
man was charged with unlawfully conveying a bottle of
gin into the Queen's Prison, contrary to the regulations.
William Dennis, one of the turnkeys, said, about a
quarter to four yesterday afternoon, the prisoner
entered the lobby for the purpose of going into the
prison, and as he was passing him he saw something
protrude from his pocket. He asked him what he had
got, when he produced a bottle of gin.
Mr. Combe said he had no alternative but to fine him
31., and, in default of payment, commit him to the House
of Correction for a month.

The prisoner, who said he had not the money, was
committed.

THAMES.—Richard Thomas Clement Gray, a well-
dressed middle-aged man, lately trading as an ale and
porter merchant, under the style of R. Gray and Co.,
16, Crescent, Minories, was committed for bigamy. He
had married, on the sth of August, 1840, a very re-
spectably-connected woman, at the parish church of
Alton, Hants. He had had two children by this mar-
riage, one of whom was dead, and he had been sepa-
rated from his wife six years. During that period he
had become acquainted with a Mrs. Adams, the widow
of a tradesman residing at 53, Great Prescott-street,
Whitechapel ; and on the 20th of last August he mar-
ried Mary Bagnall Adams, her daughter, aged 21, at
the registrar's-office, Stepney.
Mrs. Adams swore that when the prisoner proposed
to her daughter, four months ago, she was not aware
that his wife was alive. His son had been under (Mrs.
Adams's) care for four months.

Miss Adams, who appeared to be deeply affected at
the sight of the first wife, admitted that the prisoner had
told her that the first wife was alive, but he said he was
separated from her. Witness therefore thought her own
marriage was valid. On cross-examination she ad-
mitted also that twelve months ago she visited the pri-
soner in the Queen's Bench prison, and cohabited with
him there befsre he had proposed marriage to her. The
witness's evidence was given in a very confused manner,
and she manifested an evident desire to screen the pri-
soner.

Prisoner, when apprehended by Sergeant Foay, said
he was an injured man, for both Mrs. and Miss Adams
knew that his wife was living before he was married the
seoond time.

Mr. Yardley consented to accept substantial bail, but
the prisoner not being prepared with sureties to the
amount specified was committed to Newgate.
Patrick M‘Namara, an Irish coalwhipper, about 35
years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley on re-
mand, charged with committing a savage and mur-
derous assault on his wife, Bridget, who has received
most fearful injuries, which will probably affect her for
the remainder of her life.

The prisoner had been in custody since the 6th inst.,
for the manner in which his wife gave her evidence at
the first examination was so remakably confused and con-
tradictory, that the magistrate thought she could not
have sufficiently recovered from her injuries, and she
was taken back to the London Hospial. The prisoner's
landlady, Mrs. Wells, had deposed that she heard a
noise and a fill in the prisoner's apartments ; and not
afterwards hearing the wife stir she became alarmed, and
on breaking into the room after the prisoner had gone
out, she found the poor woman lying on the floor in a
pool of blood insensible, and all but dead. Prisoner had
previously said to her that the quarrel she had heard was
all through the wife's tongue, and that he would not
allow any one to come to the public-house after him.
The poor woman was now recalled and her evidence
was of the most extraordinary description. In her
anxiety not to criminate her husband she made the
most contradictory statements. She alleged that her
husband had never struck her, but that Mrs. Wells had
given her a glass of rum, and that had made her drunk.
This Mrs. 'Wells emphatically denied, and the surgeon
deposed that there were no traces of liquor about her
when she was brought to the hospital, but that, on the
contrary, it was clear she had been awfully beaten.
Mr. Yardley committed the- prisoner for trial.

BOW-STREET.—Several cases of assault, pocket-
picking, and accident during the intense fog of Tuesday
night, were brought under the consideration of Mr.
Henry, the presiding magistrate.
In one case the driver of a van belonging to the Great
Western Railway Company was charged with having
caused the death of a young woman named Elizabeth
Trow, who was crossing Searle-street, Lincoln's-inn-
fields, at about 6 o'clock, when she either slipped or was
knocked down, and was instantly crushed to death, one
of the wheels of the van having passed over her head.
It was proved, however, that the driver was proceeding
very slowly at the time, and Mr. Henry, in discharging
him from custody, stated that he was wholly free from
blame.

Mr. Collard, the police superintendent of the Great
Western Railway, attended to watch the case, and as-
certained that the deceased, although a married woman,
had left no family ; and her brother stated that she had
been a long time separated from her husband by mutual
consent. Mr. Collard undertook, on behalf of the com-
pany, to defray the expenses of the funeral.
George Y cates, described as a clerk in the City, was
charged with putting a lighted torch in the face of Mr.
W. Smith, the engineer, of Salisbury-street, Adelphi,
and burning his hat and whiskers, during the fog of the
previous night.
Mr. Smith stated his complaint, and was entirely corro-
borated by a gentleman who happened to be walking be-
hind bim, in Fleet-street, and who saw the defendant
throw his burning torch into the faces of five or six
respectable people, greatly to their discomfiture and
alarm. He appeared to be somewhat intoxicated.
A brother of the defendant, who said he was the se-
cretary of a railway company, stated that he was on the
spot, and believed the occurrence was purely accidental.
He had certainly been a little merry, but he did not in-
tentionally burn the complainant's face.
The defendant also stated that he was only having a
bit of fun, and was very sorry.
Mr. Henry considered it a very discreditable sort of
amusement, and ordered the defendant to pay a penalty
of 51., or two months' imprisonment. •
Edward Saunders, a pedlar, was charged with having
in his possession a quantity of manufactured tobacco
which bad not paid duty.
The prisoner was apprehended on Westminster-
bridge by the Inspector of the Thames Police and an
Excise officer, with 191bs. of the tobacco in his
possession.
The defendant, who said he was merely holding it for
somebody whom he did not know, while he had gone
over the bridge, was fined 1001., and committed for six
months in default.

HAMMERSMITH.—Mr. Henry White, a gentle.
man residing at No. 8, Lower Queen's-road, Norland
market, Shepherd's-bush, and his son Philip, a youth
about 15 years of age, appeared to answer an adjourned
summons for having on the 7th inst. unlawfully per-
mitted certain squibs, and other fireworks, to be thrown
from their garden into the house and garden of Mr.
Thomas Salmon Selway, residing at No. 9, Lower
Queen's-road. There was a second summons for setting
fire to squibs within 80 feet of the centre of a turnpike
road, and a third summons for unlawfully making a bon-
fite on the Bth inst. in their garden within 80 feet of the
highway.
A younger son of the defendant was also summoned,
but he was not called upon to answer the complaint.
The parties were neighbours, living next door to each
other, and on Monday night, the 7th instant, between
the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, the defendant's sons were
in their garden letting off fireworks. One of the lighted
squibs fell upon the mat in the passage of the complain-
ant's house and set it on fire. The complainant deposed
that he looked out of the window and called out, " Who
threw up that squib ?" The elder defendant replied "I,
your neighbour." The complainant told him that if
they did not desist, he should call in the aid of a police
constable. The defendant replied, "Oh, send for two ;
pu.t your head in, and go to bed." The younger
defendant then lighted another squib and threw it
UP, and that also fell into the complainant's yard.
The father applauded his son, and said, " Well done !
that's right." The complainant said, " You will
set my house cal are, and also u y fowl•houfie, De•

fendant laughed, and said " A good job too ; I
shan't then be annoyed with your fowls." Two other
squibs were afterwards thrown up by the defendant
Philip, and witness then made a complaint to the agent
of the property. After he returned, two or three other
squibs were thrown up, and one of them fell into the
complainant's garden. Complainant was quite willing to
allow the matter to drop if the defendant would make
an apology. This the defendant did not seem inclined
to do, and the case was adjourned till yesterday, in
order to procure the attendance of witnesses.
Some evidence having accordingly been given.
Mr. Beadon asked the defendant if he had anything
to say, and he replied that ho had not.

Mr. Beadon observed that this was one of the most
unneighbourly and abominable cases he had heard of for
some time. The defendant's conduct had been most dis-
graceful in the transaction, and it was his full intention
to allow all the costs he possibly could in the matter.
lie fined each of the defendants 205., and he ordered the
father to pay a further sum of three guineas as costs for
tale trouble and expense of the complainant in bringing
-the case before his notice.

The defendant hoped he might be allowed to speak
And call his witnesses.

Mr. Beadon remarked that he had just told him he
bad nothing to say.
The defendant denied the language which had been
i mputed to him. He had lived two years in his present
ouse, and had never had any quarrels with his neigh-
b ours. The act was purely accidental, and was not
d one to injure Mr. Selway.
Mr. Beadon again remarked in very strong language
u Jon the case, and said he should not alter his decision.
T he defendant would have to pay 51. 35., or be corn-
fitted for one month. He also sentenced the son to be
i mprisoned for one month, in default of paying the 20s.
The money not being paid the magistrate stated that a
distress would follow, and if there should be no effects
the defendants would be imprisoned.
The defendant, who intimated that he had not brought
any money with him, asked if there was any appeal ?
Mr. Beadon said there was not.

The defendant then left the court, expressing regre
that such was the case.