The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—After the ordinary business
of the justice-room was transacted by Alderman Mug-
geridge, Sir Robert NV. Carden appeared upon the
bench, and Captain Lean and several of the poor people
who had paid Newcome and Griffiths, the emigration
brokers, for their passage on board the Jane Green,
from London to Australia, being present, made the fol-
lowing statement :—I think it necessary to mention that
I went yesterday, accompanied by Captain Lean, the
Government Emigration agent, to inspect the vessel
lying in the docks, and to ascertain in what condition
the ship and the unfortunate persons, who expected
.o
be a considerable way on their voyage to Australia,
were. We were upwards of two hours on board, and I
had opportunities of observing a great deal during that
time, and certainly a more respectable or patient multi-
tude I have never seen. There are from 190 to 200 in-
dividuals on board the Jane Green, who have the most
unquestionable claims upon the public sympathy. The.
amount they have paid upon the faith of the brokers is,
I find, about 3,3001., all of which moneypro-
duce of their earnings by laborious exertions during
urmg
periods varying from 10 to 20 years, and of all f
they have been deprived by relying upon the integrity
of the brokers, who aggravated the sufferings of the
victims by assurances that the vessel would certainly
sail within a stated time, and by notices to be punc-
tually on board according to the appointed regu-
lations. They were faithful in observing the stipula-
tions, but they were doomed to the most heartrending
disappointment, and the men and their wives and chil-
dren were thrown destitute upon the world, and must
have been at this moment starving, if they had
not found friends amongst those who are always ready
in this metropolis to mitigate undeserved suffering.
From the time of. the issue of the fiat of bankruptcy
against the brokers they had an allowance of half ra-
tions up to Saturday last, by order of the commissioners,
whose powers were no doubt limited to a certain amount,
and to a certain period, as to that allowance • but after
Saturday they had not to the value of a farthing amongst
them, and their condition would have been extreme if

it were not for the humane liberality of a creditor of the
very men who were the cause of their adversity, and
who supplied them with bread, meat, tea, and coffee,
sufficient to sustain nature. My inquiries have been
most strict and circumstantial ; and I find, from testi-
monials on which I have the most perfect reliance, that
the public sympathy cannot be more humanely directed
than to the object of enabling them to proceed to the
place where they expect a reward for their industry.
It is unnecessary to describe the despondency with which
I saw them overwhelmed upon going on board, and it
would be impossible to describe the comfort to which
they were restored upon being assured that their appeal
would not, in London, ho unattended to. I appear here
upon this occasion as the advocate of these poor fami-
lies, because it fell to my lot, in the course of my ma-
gisterial duties, to become acquainted with several gross
emigration frauds, the perpetrators of some of which
have met with condign punishment, which ought to
have more extensively operated in cautioning others,
and I am necessarily cognisant of the practices re-
sorted to. I trust the exposure of the awful case to
which I take the liberty to call the public attention will
be beneficial. lam informed that the Emigration Com-
missioners, so worthily represented by Captain Lean,
are authorised to send off a certain number of these poor
people upon the emigration fund ; but that number is,
by virtue of the regulations, very small in comparison
with the crowd for whom it will be necessary to provide.
I am rejoiced to state that the subscriptions already re-
ceived amount to upwards of 1001., the press having lent
its powerful aid to the cause of the injured families, and
have only to add, that the greatest care and economy
shall be exercised in disbursing the liberality of the cha-

citable upon this most interesting occasion.
Captain Lean said-It is almost unnecessary for me
to make any observations upon the able and forcible
statement made by Sir Robert W. Carden of the condi-
tion of the passengers on board the Jane Green, and the
appeal which has been made to the public sympathy and
benevolence, which has already been --so promptly and
liberally responded to by the subscriptions announced.
It is, however, requisite to be borne in mind, that al-
though I have great satisfaction in saying that the Colo-
nial Land and Emigration Commissioners have strained
their authority to the utmost limit in regarding as eli-
gible for passage in Government emigrant ships a number
of about 20 adults, and are likely to do so to provide for
double that number more who may be able to substan-
tiate the required qualification, still those will have to be
provided with certain deposits for board and their own ex-
penses, on joining the ships. With respect to the large
number that still remain, they are absolutely penniless ;
they have no resources but a reliance on the public sympa-
thy for their peculiar and unprecedented distress, which
it is hoped will be marked, as it has commenced, by
liberal contributions. I think it is right to state that
since the support given by the Bankruptcy Court for the
maintenance of the emigrants ceased, on Saturday last,
they have been indebted to a private individual, one of
-the creditors to the estate, for a daily issue of several
articles of provisions. The gentleman to whom Sir R.
W. Carden alluded as having acted in so creditable a
manner is Mr. Langley. It is highly creditable to the
captaisi, also, that in administering the funds placed in
his hands for the assistance of the emigrants the greatest
economy has been observed, and also that the ship has
been kept in so cleanly a condition and in such good
order that sickness has not visited the passengers, but
all on board have continued in good health. No language
of mine can do justice to the warm interest and cordial
feeling with which all questions relating to the grievances
of emigrants meet with remedy or alleviation from the
magistracy of the city.
Alderman Muggeridge said the emigrants were deeply
indebted to Sir Robert Carden and Alderman Carter for
their exertions. He would have the happiness of joining
them in the effort to carry out so humane and praise-
worthy an object, and he trusted that through their
united efforts to impress upon the public the strength of
the claims of the unfortunate applicants the appeal of
that day would be eminently successful.
The following is a list of the subscriptions already re-
ceived :-Alderman Carter, 51. 58. ; Sir R. W. Carden,
51. ss. ; Geelong, 101. ; Messrs. Marshall and Edridge,
101. 10s. ; Messrs. Powell and Sons, Si. ss. ; Mr. W.
0. Young, 51. ss. ; Messrs. Bennett and Aspinall, 51.
Ss. ; Phillips, Shaw, and Lowther, 51. ss. ; F. Green
and Co., 51. 58. ; J. Bonus and Son, 51. ss. ; Finnis
and Fisher, 51. ss. ; Mr. Chappons, 11. ls. ; Captain
Lean, RN., 2/. 2s. ; Captain Westbrook, R.N., it. ls.;
Mr. Forster, R.N., 1/. is. ; Mr. Cornish, it. is. ; Dr.
Sparks, M.D., it. ls. ; Mr. Seaward, 1/. is. ; Mr. G.
H. Donaldson, it. is ; Mr. Sims Scott, it. ; Mr. T. S. '
Atkins, lc, is. ; Mr. W. Arpthorp, 10s. ; Messrs.
Carter and Co., 51. ss. ; Owners of ship Asia, per
Messrs. Carter, 3/. 3s. ; R. B. Byass, 51. ; Messrs.
Hall, Brothers, Si. ss. ; H. H. Willis and Co., 51. ss.

GUILDHALL. The following book and music
pnblishers were yesterday summoned before Alderman
Farebrother, at the instance of Mr. Antonio Panizzi,
the keeper of the printed books and manuscripts in the
British Museum, for not delivering copies of certain
works within one month after publication.

Mr. Harding, of the firm of Messrs. Bray, Warren,
and 'larding, solicitors to the British Museum, ap-
peared in support of the information.
Mr. Thomas Dean, of Threadneedle-street, was sum-
moned for not supplying "Gentility and Economy Com-
bined," price 2s. 6d. ; Messrs. Darton and Co., of Hol-
born-hill, were similar defaulters with regard to " Peter
Parley's Annual for 1354," price 55. ; Mr. George Fred.
Crutchley, of Fleet-street, for not delivering " Crutch-
ley's Seat of War, the Baltic," &c., price ls. 6d. ; Mr.
Harry May, of Holborn-bars, for similar neglect respect-
ing a piece of music called " Upon the Baltic Sea," price
ls. 61 ; Mr. Richard Holmes Laurie, of Fleet-street,
for omitting to send a copy of " Laurie's Plan of Lon-
don, Westminster, and Southwark, as trigonometrically
surveyed, by John Outtrett, 1854," price 12s. ; Mr.
George Henry Davidson, of Peter's-hill, Doctor's-com-
mons, for not supplying "No. 707 of the Musical Trea-
sury," price 3d. The whole of these gentlemen settled
the matter without coming into court.
Mr. Henry Folki,n, of King Wiliam-street, appeared
to answer the information charging; him with neglecting
to furnish the British Museum with a copy of a piece of
music, called the," Guardsman's Farewell," published at
2s. 6d.

Mr. Folkien said he thought the Museum authorities
were rather sharp upon him, because the piece of music
in question had only been published a few weeks, and it
was entirely an accidental omission that the required
copy was not sent before.
Mr. Harding said he hoped it would not go forth that
the authorities of the British Museum were sharp upon
any one, as they never took such proceedings exc'-pt in
cases of palpable neglect. In the present hist:lt:co the
defendant had not delivered any work for years.
Mr. Folkien said he was not aware that ho was re-
quired to do SO, as his catalogue was made u of non-
copyright works, consisting of foreign productions re-
printed in this country. The same compositions were
being published by every other publisher in London,
and, therefore, the Museum would have about 100 copies
of one thing.
Alderman Farebrother said if the defendant had im-
ported foreign publications, he would not be compelled
to supply copies to the Museum, but if he reprinted
them in this country he brought himself under the act
of Parliament, and its consequences in case of non-

compliance.
received information
he sent
information
.
Mr. Folkien said as soon as he
that the required copy had not been a
one to the 31u3eure, but it was refused.
Mr. Harding said it was refused because the summons
had been issued.
Alderman Farebrother said if it had been an exp„ivf,
work there might have been some object in not
,;upp-j.,,-
in g a copy, and 51. would not have been too severe a
penalty, but as it was only a half-crown work, he
thought 10s. would be sufficient.
Mr. Folkien said e hoped al
the derman would dis-
miss the summons, and he would not neglect to send
the copies of works in future.
Alderman Farebrother said if the work in question
was a good piece of music it would soon pay the penalty,
or the defendant could raise the price of it.
Mr. Folkien asked if he was obliged to send a copy
now, after paying the value of it ?
Alderman Farebrother said certainly, as that was part
of the penalty.
The defen nt then paid 10s. fine, 2s. 6d. value,
4s. costs. and
ds.

MARYLEBONE.—Upon the arrival of the Govern-
ment van from the House of Detention, Clerkenw ell,
considerable crowd of persons assembled, in order that
they might have an opportunity of indulging their
curiosity by seeing the woman Trnphy Knight, who, on •
Wednesday, 30th ult., was charged at this court, be-
fore Mr. Long, with the wilful murder of an infant en-
trusted to her to nurse-awl-lake. proper care of.
the prisoner alighting from the vehicle, she was saluted
with the cries of " You cruel creature, you murderer,"