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London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF B.A.NKRUTCY.—JeN. 4.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
IN RE JOHN CLARK.

The bankrupt, of St. Aidgate's, Oxford, livery stable
keeper, came up on the question of certificate. The ac-
counts prepared by Mr. Maynard, commence in Decem-
ber, 1850, with a capital of 8091., and terminate in
December, 1853, with unsecured debts returned at
2,929/. ; the assets being, good debts, 1,2141. ; doubtful,
929/. ; property given up, 2331. The profits had been
1,6431. ; trade expenses, 1,7691. ; household ditto, 1861.
Mr. Lucas, for the assignees, did not oppose ; Mr.
Bagley, for a creditor, urged several grounds of com-
plaint ; Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt.
His Honour said he saw nothing in the objection made,
and it appeared to him that the bankrupt's conduct had
been that of an honest man. The court had great plea-
sure in awarding him a certificate of the first class, and
be (the commissioner) wished that his (bankrupt's) future
career in business might be a prosperous one.
First class certificate accordingly.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT;,—JAN. 4.
(Before Chief Commissioner Law.)
IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD WADE.
The insolvent, a tailor, who applied under the Protec-
tion Act, was opposed by Mr. Nichols on the part of the
Commercial Credit Mutual Assurance Society ; Mr.
Sargood supported.
The question in the case was, whether the debts did
not exceed 3001., so as to preclude the application under
the Protection Act. There was an inquiry as to the
debts, and further information was required. It was
thought advisable not to resist the dismissal of the
petition.
The Chief Commissioner ordered the petition to b•
discharged.

IN RE HENRY THOMAS SMITH STANLEY.
This insolvent, brother of the Earl of Derby, called
the Hon. Henry Thomas Stanley, was appointed to be
heard under the Protection Act.
Mr. Sargood appeared to oppose for a Mr. Lewis.
The schedule only contained five creditors, and the
consideration debts were 6261. The insolvency was
attributed to having been sued by Mr. Joel, a bill dis-
counter, and other creditors, and to their refusal to give
him indulgence. The schedule, to which the insolvent
was sworn, also stated that this year the insolvent bad
received 7201. from the Earl of Derby, and 1801. last
year. The insolvent had 1201. owing to him.
On being called, the insolvent did not answer.
The Chief Commissioner looked over the schedule, and
recorded the appearance of Mr. Sargood to oppose, and
the non-appearance of the insolvent. He simply said he
could not extend the protection.
The case was virtually struck out of the list.
IN RE THE REV. JAMES BROTHERS.
This insolvent, who held of livings of Brabane and
Monks Horton, in Kent, near Ashford, applied under
the Protection Act. A creditor appeared for informa-
tion, and Mr. Sargood supported.
It appeared that the two livings produced 415/. a year,
and they were now under sequestration. A deed was made
two years ago for the creditors to a Mr. Dangerfield, of
Ashford, and he had obtained a sequestration. There
were other sequestrations. The insolvent's wife had
about 2001. a year.
The creditor who appeared wished to know when the
creditors were likely to get a benefit under the deed.
The Chief Commissioner made certain inquiries, and
required further information on the next occasion.
A day was named for the final order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Jan. 4.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Serjeant.)

Contrary to usual custom, the Mint cases were tried
in this court, and occupied the greater portion of the
day, there being no less than 16 prisoners for trial for
this class of offence, although but a fortnight has elapsed
since the last session. The prisoners were all sentenced
to lengthened terms of imprisonment, and but one case
possessed any feature of novelty. Shillings, bad half-
crowns, and florins seemed the principal coin in circu-
lation.

Eliza Owen, a respectable-looking woman, with a child
in her arms, was indicted for passing two bad shillings.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Thompson defended.
It appeared that the prisoner lives in Douglas-street,
Vauxhall-road, and some circumstances coming to the
knowledge of the police, two of them in plain clothes
watched the prisoner's daughter, a child about ten years
of age, go to two shops in the neighbourhood, and pass
two bad shillings. They followed the child home and
spoke to the prisoner about it, and she admitted she had
sent the child, adding that she did not know the money
was bad. The officers seeing she was fumbling with
something under the dress of the child, at once seized
'her hand, and took from it two more bad shillings
wrapped in paper. She then said she had found them.
The same defence was set up this day, and the prisoner
having been proved to bear an excellent character, the
jury acquitted her.
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Tereniah O'Brien was indicted for cutting and wound-
ing Mary Egan.
It appeared that the prosecutrix lived with prisoner's
son, and all parties live at Pimlico. The prisoner hav-
ing some drunken quarrel with her took up 'a knife to
cut her throat, and she trying to save her life, got badly
wounded about the hands.

The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to
12 months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Henry Amor, 28, formerly a sergeant in the A divi-
sion of police, was indicted for wilful and corrupt per-
jury.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk prosecuted, the proceed-
ings having been instituted by the Commissioners of
Police.

Mr. Bodkin having stated the case, called
Robert Burnett, 20 C, who said that he was sergeant
on duty on the 2d of May at the Vine-street station,
when prisoner and another officer brought there a lady
and gentleman named Booker, whom he gave in charge
for indecent conduct in Hyde-park. The gentleman
was much alarmed, and fainted, and when he came to
said the lady was his wife. She subsequently produced
her marriage certificate, and witness let them out on
bail. They appeared the next morning at Marlborough-
street Police-court, where prisoner persisted in his
charge, which, having been investigated, was dismissed.
Prisoner subsequently absconded from the force. He
was quite sober when he made the charge.
Mr. William Bishop, clerk to the magistrates at Marl-
borough-street, produced his notes of the evidence given
upon oath by the prisoner; and in effect it was that about
half-past nine in the evening he had seen the parties then
accused, a Mr. and Mrs. Booker, in an indecent position
by the railings in Hyde-park. The prisoner most mi-
nutely described the condition of the dress of the parties.
Mr. Hardwick, after hearing the charge, dismissed it,
and upon a following day, prisoner having been directed
to attend, Mr. and Mrs. Booker attended, but the pri-
soner did not appear.
John Lovegrove Booker, a gentlemanly-looking man,
being sworn, said—l am an artist in China, and live at
No. 1, Parkside, Knightsbridge, where my business is
carried on, but my dwelling-place is opposite. I was
married ten months ago. My wife, sister, and friends all
lived together previously to that. Upon the evening of
the 2d of May, last year, at about half-past nine, I left
the shop with my wife to take a walk in the park. As
she went through the small wicket gate I saw the pri-
soner, who was in plain clothes, and whom I did not
know, speak to my wife as she proceeded on. The gate
only lets one through at a time. I said, " What has
that fellow been saying to you ?" She said, " Oh,
never mind ; he is drunk." I said, " You vagabond
what have you been saying to my wife ?" He then put
his finger in my face, and said, "Look out for your-
self. I know you, and will mark you. I know you.
Go on." I went on a short way, and my wife told me
I was being followed. I turned round, and saw the
prisoner behind me. I then called out "Police," and
an officer came up, and I wanted to give the prisoner in
charge. The prisoner then said to the constable, "I am
your superior officer, and give these people into Jour
charge, and will be answerable. You take the woman,
and I'll secure the man." I asked what I was charged
with, and he refused to tell me. I said, "I am close to
my own shop, come hack and see." He refused, and
then ran back to my shop, and said, "Now you may
take me." We then all went through the park towards
Apsley-gate ;my wife and myself in custody. When
we got to the gate, I said I did not like to have to go
through the streets, and asked to have a cab. I called
one. Prisoner then said we should not get in, and said
to the constable who held me, " Hold him tight."
We were then taken to the station, and I then was told
what I was charged with. I became very ill, and was
some time insensible.

The prisoner cross-examined the witness with much
effrontery and with a brow-beating manner, and witness
in answer said, "I had not been in the park three
minutes when this occurred. I was not near the railing.
My clothes were not disordered. My coat was buttoned
up. It was the great coat I now have on."
Mrs. Booker, a modest-looking, ladylike young
woman, was next examined, and she corroborated her
husband in every particular. She added, that as she
went through the gate she saw the prisoner, who was
just inside the park, and he touched her shoulder and
said, " Come here, I want you.' Her husband was
close behind.

The prisoner also cross-examined this witness in a
most impudent manner, but failed to shake her testimony
in the slightest particular.
Police constable 544 A corroborated all the foregoing
evidence, and added that when he passed her and Mr.
Booker but a few moments before they were arm-in-arm
walking along, and prisoner walking fast after them.
The other evidence proved that he had absconded from
the force, and was taken into custody upon the 12th of
last month at Highworth, Wilts, where he had obtained
a situation in the district constabulary.
The prisoner put in a written defence, adhering to his
former statement, and reiterated the charge against Mr.
and Mrs. Booker.
The jury found him guilty, and said it was one of the
vilest cases they had ever heard of.
The Common Sergeant—There can hardly be a worse
case. You are called upon to protect the public, and
there cannot be anything worse than to attack character,
especially a lady.
Sentence, 18 months imprisonment and hard labour.
The courts sat until a late hour, and concluded the
business. The next session is Monday, the 30th.

GRRINWICH AND SOUTH-EASTERN DOCKS.—The par-
liamentary estimates of Mr, Remington, the company's
engineer, for making the dock, baiin, and other works of
this undertaking, is 200,0001., including purchase of
land and contingencies.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A young woman of prepos-
sessing appearance was brought before the Lord Mayor,
chargedb with a "really intended" attempt at self-
destruction on Monday night, at London-bridge.
The prisoner gave the name of Mary Taylor.
It appeared from the officer's statement that the de-
fendant was most providentially saved, having got over
the parapet of the bridge, but fortunately her foot
having come in contact with her gown, the officer secured
her at the hazard of his own life.

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The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner till the pro-
duction of her mother or other friends. _ . .

A great many lads and young men were fined in sums
from Is. to 55., for sliding on the pavement and throw-
ing snow-balls.

GUILDHALL —Tohn Evans, a porter, in the em-
ploy of Messrs. Stone and Co.. warehousemen, of 51,
St. Paul's Churchyard, was placed at the bar before
Alderman Humphery, charged with stealing three sable
boas and other articles, the property of his masters.
Mr. W. Stone said the prisoner had been in their em-
ploy about four months, and in consequence of his
having made a present of a sable boa to a female ser-
vant in the same establishment, their suspicions were
aroused, and they searched the prisoner's boxes. The
first thing the prosecutor saw was a black cloth mantle,
and he then called in a policeman, and proceeded making
a thorough search of the room in which the prisoner
slept, when three sable boas and three pairs of sable cuffs
were discovered. Two of the boas and one pair of the
cuffs were found in a fellow-servant's box, where the
prisoner had placed them to divert suspicion from him-
self. There were also four lengths of broad cloth, and a
short length of flannel, found in prisoner's boxes, all
of which the prosector identified, and valued at 141.
Corroborative evidence having been heard,
Alderman Humphery said it was a very bad case, and
committed the prisoner for trial.

BOW-STREET.—William Young, the driver of cab
3,101, attended before Mr. Jardine to answer three sum-
monses taken out against him by Mr. T. Styan, of Tor-
rington-square—one for not delivering his ticket at the
proper time, one for demanding more than his fare, and
the third for misconduct.

Mr. Styan stated that on Christmas-eve, after spend-
ing the evening at his father's, in Tavistock-square, he
sent out a servant, at about a quarter past twelve
o'clock, to look for a cab. She found one in Tavistock-
place, and sent it to her master's residence, where the
defendant took up witness and his wife and conveyed
them home to 11, Torrington-square, although, being
evidently drunk at the time, he made several blunders
in doing so. Witness handed him 6d., the distance be-
ing considerably under a mile, but he was very dissatis-
fied with the fare, demanded more, and made a great
disturbance outside, by hammering at the door, and ring-
ing the bell, until nearly one o'clock. He did not give
up his ticket until witness insisted upon it, for the pur-
pose of summoning him for his misconduct. He (Mr.
Styan) had no doubt whatever of the defendant's identity.
The cabman denied that he was hired by complainant
on the night in question, and called Clarles Clements,
the cook at Evans's Hotel, Covent-garden, who swore
that he engaged the defendant at a few minutes past 12
on Christmas-eve, and kept him waiting in front of the
hotel until nearly one o'clock, when the man drove him
to his residence, in Gloucester-place, Camden-town. He
was confident that defendant was the same man, as he
knew him by sight from his frequenting the Bedford-
street, Strand.

The cabman's statement wis further corroborated by
police constable F 82, who said that he saw the de-
fendant's cab standing opposite the hotel at a quarter
past 12 on Christmas eve, and asked him what he was
staying there for. Defendant replied that he was en-
gaged, but as this was a very common excuse with cab-
men, he (the constable) took the number of defendant's
badge, intending to summons him if he found that the
driver's statement was untrue. Witness could swear to
the man, having known him as a cabman for years.
This evidence, however, did not appear to shake the
complainant's conviction that he had summoned the
right man. _ _ _

Mr. Jardine said he could not disbelieve the evidence
of defendant's witnesses ; so Mr. Styan must have mis-
taken the man. It appeared, according to the com-
plainant's own admission, that the ticket was not de-
livered to him until after the disturbance had occurred,
and the cabman had been threatened with these pro-
ceedings. There was every reason, therefore, to be-
lieve that the driver had given him a false ticket, which
he (Mr. Jardine) regretted to say was a very common
practice, under similar circumstances, and provaci the
necessity of getting possession of the ticket before start-
ing on the journey. The summonses must be dismissed.

WORSHIP-STREET.--Thomas Bartlett, an excava-
tor, was charged with beating his wife.
The complainant had a family of three children by
defendant, and was again pregnant. A few nights ago
she offended him by pressing him to return home from a
drinking bout, when he felled her to the ground, and
locked her and her children out in the frost. Some time
afterwards, as she ventured to return, he beat her about
the face, knocked her down, dashed her infant from her
arms, threatened to murder mother and child, kicked
her in the side, planted his feet on her abdomen, and
trampled on her with all his weight till she became un-
conscious.

Mr. Hammill said that it was a most flagrant outrage,
and sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment
with hard labour in the House of Correction.

CLERKENWELL.—Frederick Harris, aged 20, de-
scribed in the police-sheet as a shoemaker, having no
residence, was charged by Mrs. Virginia Lewis, widow,
of No. 15, York-place, Pentonville, under the following
circumstances :

On Tuesday evening at six o'clock the prosecutrix
was in the kitchen when she heard a noise, and on pro-
ceeding up stairs to the parlour she saw the prisoner
concealed behind the door. He rushed at her with a
life preserver in his hand. She ran away in great alarm,
calling out " Thief, thief," when two gentlemen came
to her assistance. One of them knocked the prisoner
down by a blow on the head, and then they held him
down until the arrival of a policeman, who took the
prisoner to the station-house. He had rifled the place
of silk dresses and other property to a considerable
amount, which was all packed up ready to be carried
away.

Mr. Alexander Neemes, student of dibinity, proved
having heard the lady call out for assistance. On en-
tering the house, he found the prisoner, armed with a
life preserver, in a menaciog posture, when he felled
him to the ground by a blow on the temple. A box of
lucijer matches, a wax candle, and knife, were found in
his possession.
James Edwards, 61 G, apprehended the prisoner, who
said it was a lucky job for the prosecutrix that he did
not knock her brains out ; and as for him (the constable)
he should have his brains blown out.

The officers recognised him as a burglar who had been
formerly convicted of felonies.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
SOUTHWARK.—GeoIve Darnton and Amelia Hollo-
way were brought up for further examination, charged
with cruelty to their illegitimate infant.
The particulars relative to the prisoners' apprehension,
and the then state of the infant, appeared in yesterday's
paper, when Mr. A'Beckett remanded them until to-day,
so that the officers of the parish of St. Mary, Newing-
ton, might be enabled to attend and prosecute.
Mrs. Harvey,• the landlady of the house in which the
prisoners lodged, was present with the infant, which
she had kindly and carefully taken care off since Mon-
day, when the prisoners were taken into custody. She
was called by the magistrate, and in answer to his ques-
tions stated that after the examination yesterday she took
the infant to an eminent medical man in the district of
the police-court, who examined it, and ascertained that
not only were the arms broken, but the collar bone was
broken also, and that the body was covered over with
bruises, some of which were of long standing, and must
have been caused by violence.
Mr. Combo—Did the medical man give you any opi-
nion as to the state of the infant—that is, whether there
was any likelihood of its recovery ?
Witness—He told me, sir, that the child would not
trouble any one much longer. In fact, that it would
soon die.

Mr. Combe—You are a mother, and are acquainted
with children. Now is it possible that an infant could
be in such a bad state without the mother being aware
of it?

Witness—l am positive that it could not ; for, when
softly moved, its cries were piercing from the agony it
suffered.

Mr. Combe—l understand from Mr. Edwin, the chief
clerk, that you asked her what was the matter with the
infant when she called you to look at it. What did she
say ?
Witness—l thought the limbs were broken, which
induced me to ask her that question. She replied that
there was nothing the matter with it. I know she
afterwards went to the hospital and received some lotion,
but she never applied it, as it now remains in my house.
The female declared that she had used lotion and
bandages, and last witness knew it. She was not aware
that her child was so injured, or how the injuries were
caused.

The male prisoner said the child had been home only
two days from nursing, and when the nurse brought it
home she was in a beastly state of drunkenness, and no
doubt caused the injuries. He was not guilty of the
offence he was charged with.
Mr. Combo said the case was very bad in his opinion,
and he had made up his mind to remand them again ;
but he should not accept bail for either.
Mr. Bennet, one of the relieving officers of the parish
of St. Mary, Newington, who was in attendance daring
the short inquiry to-day, informed his worship that he
was instructed by the authorities to prosecute the case
to the utmost.

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Just before the magistrate quitted the bench the con-
stable entered the court, and said that he had taken the
infant to Guy's Hospital, where it was received. The
house surgeon certified that it was in a bad state, and
not likely to live.

HAMMERSMITH.— Joh,n, Parish, aged i 6 years,
who was formerly attached to the Royal Sappers and
Miners, but who now enjoys a pension of 14d. per day
from the Ordnance department, was charged with hav-
ing committed a series of savage assaults upon his wife,
Catharine Parish, a man named George Small, and two
police constables of the T division, while in the execu-
tion of their duty.
The wife, a little, clean, and respectably attired
middle aged woman, deposed that she lived at No. 6,
Ebenezer-place, North-end-road, Fulham. On Monday,
her husband left home for the purpose of getting his pen-
sion, and she never saw him afterwards until he returned
on Tuesday evening, when he was in a state of intoxica-
tion. He proceeded upstairs, and commenced breaking