The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE. Catherine Fernley was
brought before Sir R. W. Carden, charged with having
disturbed the congregation of All! Saints, Bishopsgate,
during service time on Sunday morning.
Mr. Collins, schoolmaster, stated that daring the
hours of divine service, the defendant made a noise in
the church, that she was drunk at the time, and later-
rupted the minister after having taken her seat in the
middle of the aisle, and that he went to her for the pur-
pose of removing her.
Sir R. W. Carden—Was the service stopped by her
misconduct ?
Witness—lt was, effectually.
The Rev. Richard Ruddock, incumbent of the parish,
said, I was officiating at the time of the disturbance, and
I observed the defendant's conduct from the moment of
her entrance. I observed that she was in a condition
not adapted to the place in which she was, and I found it
necessary to speak to her. She spoke in a loud tone,
but I did not hear her articulation. Mr. Collins then
came down from his pew and judiciously removed her.
I understand that she bas been 24 hours in confine-
ment, and I do not wish that her punishment should be
continued. Perhaps that would be considered sufficient.
Sir R. W. Carden—Does she belong to the parish ?
Witness—l believe she does. Her daughter has been
with me this morning, and probably the defendant has
had enough.
Sir R. W. Carden—ls the congregation large
Witness—lt is not. It is a small and poor congrega-
tion, but extremely attentive and respectful.
Sir R. W. Carden—Nothing can be worse than such a
gross interruption, particularly to a poor congregation
who assemble together for the best of purposes.
The defendant—Your lordship, I didn't know what I
was about at the time. I had a drop.
Sir R. W. Carden—At what house had you been
drinking
The defendant—l don't know, but it was in Petticoat-
lane. I went in with another woman on the Sunday
morning, and we had a half-quartern.
The alderman was informed that there were several
houses in Petticoat-lane in which persons were served
on Sunday morning with gin upon asking for "milk,"
and that the police found great difficulty in detecting the
vendors, as the facilities for all kinds of illegal dealings
in that neighbourhood abounded in the most extraordi-
nary degree.
Sir R. W. Carden—lt was to prevent people of this
description from getting drunk on the Sabbath that the
act was passed for closing public-houses during certain
hours. I hope that the day is not distant when all pub-
lic-houses will be compelled to shut up during the whole
of Sunday. lam convinced that wore it not for the
excessive encouragement held ont for the consumption
of spirits the duties of magistrates would be extremely
slight, and the necessity for prisons would go down in
proportion. In fact, it is my belief that if gin-shops,
with their splendid apparatus for captivating the inhabi-
tants of (indigent neighbourhoods, were abolished, our
gaols would be almost empty. In Canada it has been
determined by a majority of 90 to 5, that there the sale
of spirits shall be under severe penalties restricted.
That regulation does the colony the highest credit.
Sir R. W. Carden then said that notwithstanding the
interference of the rev. gentleman, he must sentence the
defendant to seven days' imprisonment in Holloway
prison.
The Alderman requested that the press would acknow-
ledge the receipt at the Mansion-house of 121. 95., the
third fortnightly subscription for the Patriotic Fund
from the men employed by Messrs. Money Wigram,
of Blackwell.

GIIILDHALL.—Mr. Van Sandau, a solicitor, ap.
plied to Alderman Kennedy on behalf of Lord Hard.
wicke, for his assistance under the following circum•
stances.

It appeared that a man had been going about
with a document, purporting to be signed by the British
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Lord Hardwicke's name as a subscriber or 201seeina
knowing the signature to be a forgery, sent the "s 7
to Mr. Van Sandau to have the matter investigated.psr
Lord Hardwieke said he had never signed his name,
nor contributed anything.
Alderman Kennedy said Mr. Van Sandau had better
apply to the Mendicity Society, who kept up a staff of
officers for suppressing such impositions. If the society
then referred him back to the City, and he had jurisdic-
tion, he would give all the assistance he could to punish
the impostor.
William Puddick attended before Sir John Musgrove
with a donation of five guineas for the Patriotio Fund,
and wished it to be acknowledged in the following man-
ner :—" The cab-drivers of the Great Western Railway,
being desirous of expressing their sympathy for the
widows and orphans of the brave soldiers and sailors
who so gallantly lost their lives in the battles fought in
the East, have subscribed the sum of five guineas for
their immediate support."
Sir John Musgrove inquired how many cabmen there
agwereciriv given
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dtbelonging to the Great Western Raßailvay.
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ardthieoyllwowertehaenirxieoxuasmtphlae.t publicity should be
the matter, in order that the rest of the London
mightcabmen

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BOW-STREET.—A fetiv days since Mr, Edwardes,
landlord of a private hotel, in Norfolk-street, Strand,
obtained a warrant against Lawrence Cuthbert, the se•
cretary of a Matrimonial Alliance Association, purport-
ing to carry on its business in John-street, Adelphi,
charging him with a violent assault, under the following
circumstances

It appeared that a young gentleman, at present residing
in complainants house, had met witk one of the adver-
tisements of the "association " in a weekly paper, in
Which young pgrgons wishing to form xalktrimonial