The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—James Anderson, between
30 and 40 years of age—an ill-looking, incorrigible beg-
gar, well known to the police throughout the city and
the metropolis, having been convicted at nearly every
police court—was placed at the bar, before the Lord
Mayor, charged with begging and assaulting a man
named Stocks, and also an aged black, who for many
years has swept the crossing in London-street, Fen-
church-street.

The prisoner having been seen by a police-constable
accosting several gentlemen, the officer followed and
saw him go up to Williams the black, after having
knocked Stock's hat off, and wanted to shake hands
with Williams, who refused to have anything to say to
him. The prisoner then pushed Williams, and wrenched
the old man's stick from his hand, and struck him a
violent blow which knocked him down ; the prisoner
was then taken into custody and conveyed to the
station-house. Evidence of the assaults having been
given,
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner what he had to
say?
The prisoner, in a whining tone said he never touched
Stocks ; and merely went up to Williams to shake
hands, because he had not seen him for a long time,
when he struck him on the shoulder with his stick, and
pushed him.
Williams said he only gave the prisoner a slight tap,
upon which he struck him a blow on the chest.
The prisoner said, if he had been a bad character,
it was no reason he should continue so. He had
been away from the City two years, and would not come
again.

-The Lord Mayor said he understood the last time
the prisoner had stripped himself naked, and insisted
upon going to prison in a cab, when four holes were
made in a coarse sack, and the prisoner compelled to
wear it. He appeared to be a very bad and incorrigible
fellow, but as he bad been away so long, he would
rather he went to other districts, and leave the magis-
trates there to punish him. He should send him to
prison this time for fourteen days, and if he came to the
City again, he would go for three months.
The prisoner thanked the Lord Mayor, and was re-
moved.

SOUTHWARK.—James Ward, a carman in the em-
ploy of Mr. Brooker, an extensive fruit grower at Hal-
stead, in Kent, was brought up late in the afternoon,
charged with causing the death of a woman, whose name
and address is unknown, by throwing her out of a van
in the Old Kent-road.

Richard Tuck, a lad in the employ of a coffee-house-
keeper near the canal bridge, in the Old Kent-road,
said he was employed all night in attending to vans and
carts going to market. At twenty minutes past two
that morning he was near the canal bridge, having been
sent for a mug, when he saw the prisoner and a female
in a van loaded with fruit, coming towards London.
They were sitting in front upon some baskets of fruit,
and all of a sudden he saw the female fall from the van
into the road. She screamed out " Oh, you brute,
you have shoved me out of the waggon and run over
me." The prisoner was driving, and he distinctly saw
all the wheels pass over the female. He was on the
right side, and she on the left. As soon as she fell wit-
ness called out to him to stop and look at the woman,
but he proceeded fifty yards before he did so. The
woman was then lying in the road, and witness helped
him to get her on one side. He asked the prisoner
whether he did not intend to take her, when he replied,
"Oh, let the bide there." He then went away,
leaving her screaming. Witness then proceeded to the
coffee-shop, and told his master what had occurred.
While at the door of Mr. King's coffee-shop he saw
constable pass with the deceased.
Mr. Combe—How do you know the prisoner is the
man who was in the van with the deceased ?

Tuck—l know him well. Igo of errands for Mr.
King, and the prisoner passes every day with his van
loaded with fruit for Covent-garden market.
Inspector Snead here informed the magistrate that
the deceased had two ribs broken, and several bruises
on head, as if she had fallen out of a vehicle and the
wheels passed over her.

Mr. bombe asked whether there was anybody in
court who knew the deceased ?

Ann Williams, an unfortunate female, said, she lived
at 2, Church-place, Peckham, and she saw the deceased
at twelve o'clock the preceding night at the Kentish
Drovers. She was not then drunk. She did not see her get
into a van. Shortly after three o'clock, she saw her in
the main road, when she appeared to be drunk. She
spoke to her, but she could make no answer. She
seemed very drunk, but witness was sober. Witness
waited till the stretcher came, when she went home.
The deceased never spoke.
Mr. Combe--Did you see any marks of violence ?
Witness—No, I did not.

Sergeant Hart, 8 M, said, from information he re-
ceived from the lad Tuck he apprehended the prisoner
shortly after one o'clock that afternoon, near New-cross
turnpike, going towards Kent. Witness told him that
he was charged by the lad with causing the death of a
female by throwing her out of his van, the wheels of
which passed over her. He replied " That he knew
nothing about it, and he had no female in his van. He
was a Queen's man and would be righted." In the
prisoner's hat he found a piece of apron stuff.
Tuck recalled—That piece of apron stuff I picked up
and put it into the prisoner's hat, when I threw the
latter to him. I knew him to be the man as I have
constantly seen him on the road.
Prisoner—l may have seen you, and I know you, but
it is in the market. No woman ever put a foot in my
van from Halstead to London.

Mr. Combe said that the case must be further inves-
tigated, therefore he should advise Superintendent Lund,
P division, and Superintendent Haynes, who were pre-
sent, to use every exertion to ascertain what time the
Prisoner's van passed through the toll gates in their
respective divisions. An inquest would no doubt be
held in the course of another day. therefore he should
remand the prisoner until Friday next.

THAMES,--Capt. Wm. Topley Stooke, late master of
the British barque Queen of the Teign, of Teignmonth,
W. Northcote, and Thos. Goldsworthy, English sailors,
and two Lascars, were charged with the murder of five
Lascars on the high seas.
The prisoner and 13 English and Lascar witnesses
had been sent over in the British Queen steamer by the
authorities at Gibraltar.
There being no prosecutor, Mr. Superintendent Evans,
by the desire of Mr. Yardley, made a formal charge,
founded upon the documents sent over with the pri-
soners.

Mr. Humphreys, solicitor, appeared for the captain.
The nature of the affray will be seen from the follow-
ing evidence :
Mr. William Burford Treatt, the mate, who received
14 wounds from the Malays in the course of the affray,
and whose life was for some time despaired of, said, I
joined the barque at Sunderland. We took in Lascars
at Singapore. They were commanded by a Serang, and
under him was a Tindal, and they numbered 14. Their
conduct previous to the 22nd of July was very good in-
deed, and they had no cause of complaint, and did not
complain of their treatment. I relieved Adam Cunning-
ham, the boatswain who had charge of the watch, from
8 to 12, and during my watch a portion of the native
crew were on deck. They consisted of four men and
the Tindal. There were also in my watch two Eu-
ropeans, Thomas Goldsworthy and Robert Mills, in
all seven hands besides myself. About one o'clock
in the morning I observed two or three Lascars coming
aft. There was one on each side of the poop. I took no
particular notice of them, because I had been in the
practice of allowing them to come on the poop, and sus-
pected no treachery. The Lascars had reached the mid-
dle rigging, when the prisoner Goldsworthy, who was
at the wheel, sung out, " Look out, sir, look out, they
have got something in their hands," and immediately
ran from the wheel into the cabin, evading the blows
aimed at him by the Lascars with their creeses. One of
the Lascars, who was armed with a stout iron bar with
an eye at the end of it, advanced stealthily towards me,
and raising it with both hands above his head made a
blow at me. (The iron bolt, about two feet in length,
was produced by Mr. Evans.) That is the iron bolt. I
was too quick for him and evaded the blow, and I caught
hold of him and dragged him on to the main deck. I got'
him under me, and while struggling with him another
Lascar aimed a blow at me with his creese, and it pene-
trated my coat and waistcoat, and cut me. I let go of
the man with the bolt to catch ihold of the fellow who
stabbed me, and he made a second blow at me with
his creese. There were three, or four, or five Lascars
upon me, and I defended myself against them as well as
I could, and called out the names of the watch below.
I could see other Lascars about more than my watch at
the time. The man who stabbed me did not belong to
my watch. One of the men with a creese was the
Tindal. I should say, making allowance for the hurry
and excitement I was in, all the natives were on deck.
When I called aloud for the watch to come up, Adam
Cunningham and William Northcote came up. The
captain was soon on deck and saved my life, for he came
while the Lascars were jobbing at me with their tresses,
and caused the fellows to run away. I was then hold-
ing one man as well as I could. He had stabbed me,
and in seizing his creese I pulled it from the handle.
The struggle was short, but very bloody. I received a
great number of wounds and contusions. I was faint
from loss of blood. I was completely disabled and car-
ried below.

In answer to Mr. Yardley, the witness said the Las-
car prisoners Ahalt and Allen ran on deck when the
attempt was made on his life. He saw Ahalt going
aft before the attack was made upon him. He heard
no report of fire-arms on deck. He had then fainted
from loss of blood. He could not swear to all that were
on deck. He had told all he knew. He heard that
the two prisoners, Ahalt, and Allen, were in the con-
spiracy, and also heard they intended to kill the coloured
watch below, consisting of the Serang, a Chinaman, the
steward, and another. He was quite sure that was on
deck.

Mr. Yardley—Did you know the creeses were on
board ?

Mr. Treatt—No, sir ; if we had known such weapons
had been on board we would have taken them away.
The intention was, no doubt, to murder all the Eu-
ropeans.

After some further evidence, Mr. Humphrey's quite
admitted the necessity of a strict investigation when
there had been such a great loss of life on board a British
merchant ship, and he spoke the sentiments of the cap-
tain when he said he was anxious for a thorough inves-
tigation. It would in the end be found that the captain
and European crew had saved a valuable ship and cargo
from destruction, and that the loss of life on board was
inevitable.

A long discussion then took place on the subject of
bail which Mr. Yardley fixed for the captain himself in
2001. and two sureties of 1001. each, and the two sea-
men in 801. each and two sureties of 401. each for their
appearance at this court next Wednesday at one o'clock,

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

WEST HARTLEPOOL.

The annual meeting of this company was held on
Thursday at Hartlepool, Mr. R. W. Jackson in the
chair.

The report stated that this was the first annual meet-
ing since the amalgamation of the united undertaking
under the act of 1852, consisting of the Clarence Rail-
way, the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, and the
harbour and docks at West Hartlepool, which are all
now merged into one concern, and regulated by one act
of Parliament. The joint revenue for the year ending
the 30th of June last (being an increase of 16,0001. on
the previous year) amounted to 102,4121., and the work-
ing expenses to 45,3921., leaving a balance of 57,0201.
After discharging all interest on loans and fixed charges
upon the year's revenue, there remained 38,6921., which
satisfied all preferential dividends, and admitted of a
dividend of 4 per cent. per annum upon the ordinary
consolidated stock of the company, leaving a surplus
of 5821. for the next account. The capital authorised
for the united company was 1,994,6661., to be repre-
sented by 1,496,000/., in shares or stock, and 498,6661.
on loan. The amount raised and expended to the 30th of
June last was 1,305,7051., leaving 688,9601. to be raised.
The statement of coal traffic shows that 768,523 tons
were conveyed over the railway and shipped in the
year ending the 30th of June, 1851 ; 888,563 tons
in the year ending the 30th of June, 1852 ; and
1,044,738 tons in the year ending the 30th of June, 1853.
The number of ships entering the docks was respectively
3,737, 3,984, and 4,394. The directors had let the
works of the third dock at West Hartlepool, and they
had also ordered additional locomotive engines, waggons,
and other working stock. The directors were glad to
find that lines of railway were being promoted so as to
join the great lead and iron districts of Barnard Castl•
and Teesdale, in conjunction with this company's lines
and docks at West Hartlepool. The directors recom-
mend that the company should by a prudent and timely
outlay carry out suggestions for accommodating the im-
portation of foreign timber at West Hartlepool, and
constructing a second graving dock and ship-building
yard adjoining the present graving dock. The electric
telegraph had been lately laid down on the company's
railway ; and telegraphic connection was now formed
between West Hartlepool, Leeds, Manchester, London,
and all parts of the United Kingdom.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, resolutions were
passed adopting the report ; declaring a dividend at the
rate of 4 per cent. per annum on the ordinary consoli-
dated stock of the company ; electing Messrs. R. W.
Jackson, C. Swainson, J. Winstanley, R. Watson, C.
Wigham, E. D. De Vitre, B. P. Gregson, C. Barrett,
and R. Fenwick directors of the company ; and appoint-
ing Messrs. G. Baynes and W. Sleigh auditors of the
company, with an allowance of 201. each for their ser-
vices, exclusive of travelling expenses.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman and directors.