The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Colwell George Colwell, alias
Lord Colville, charged with having stolen a coat and
horse-rug from W. A. Goodbody, was brought up fur
re-examination.
The prosecutor, it will be recollected; said that when he
took the coat and the horse-rug to the public-house in
Cornbill, where the prisoner was addressed as Lord Col-
ville, he placed the parcel upon the table, and upon his
return to the room after a momentary absence the goods
and his lordship had disappeared, and three persons who
had been there in company with his lordship remained in
the room. A cross-examination of the witness was
rigidly undertaken by the solicitors for the prisoner,
when the minutes of the last proceedings were read over
by Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk.
There wereseveral persons in the justiceroom who were
anxious to make communications respecting the Lord Col-
ville at the bar, but it did not appear that there was any
testimony amongst those present likely to affect him as
to personal restraint.
Time prisoner's solicitors boat contended that there
was no legal ifround for committing their client for trial.
Alderman Carter—My strong impression is that guilt
attaches to the prisoner, but there has been tio proof
hrooght forward to show that the goods were taken by
him from the public-hom.e, to which Mr. Goodbody con-
veyed them by his direction. I caution the prison-r
now as to his future conduct. Ido not, entertain the
slightest doubt of his guilt, but it is out of my power,
legally, to detain him longer.
The prisoner then bounded downstairs from the bar,
to the evident regret of several of the spectators, in the
justice room.

BOW-STREET.—One of the directors of the Catholic
Law and General Life Assurance Company waited upon
Mr. nail to explain the reason why they had refused
the claim of an old man who had complained to his wor-
chip, on Monday, of being `• baffled" out of his money.
The simple facts were that the man's wife had insured
her fife for a few pounds, stating her age to be 45.
About 18 months afterwards she died, and when the
husband produced the certificate of her death in support
of his claim, it appeared that she was 65. It being
obvious, therefore, that a fraud had been attempted
upon the society, they refused to pay the amount claimed;
but they had consented to return the old man all the
money which had ever been paid to the society.
Mr. Hall considered that the company had acted very
handsomely under the circumstances.

SOIITHWARS.—Yesterday was appointed for the
settleirient of the dispute between the Citizen Steam-
boat Company, who attempted to place a floating pier
on the Eastern Surrey side of London-bridge, the har-
bour-master of the Port of London, and Messrs. Fen-
ning, wharfingers. The summonses were taken out
by Mr. J.tmes Tucker, assistant. harbour-master,
against Mr. Thomas Pillow, lighterman, of Tooley-
street, for unlawfully mooring a barge, called the Camel,
in the inshore passage of the River Thames, so as to ob-
struct the free transit of vessels in the said river, on the
23d and 24th ult.
Mr. Pullen, instructed by Mr. Corner, appeared for
Mr. Pillow and Messrs. Fenning ; and Mr.e Stutchbury,
from the office of the City Solicitor, appeared to prose-
cute the charges.
The latter gentleman stated that the present charges
were made under the 21st section of the bye-laws passed
in 1851, and sanctioned by the Lord Chief Justice, for
the government of the harbour-master of the port of
London, which rendered the parties so offending liable
to a penalty of Si. The section set forth that no vessel
should be moored in the inshore passages, &c., on the
River Thames, so as to obstruct the free transit of vei-
sels in the sail river, &e. Now, on the 23d and 24th
ultimo, the defendant, Mr. Pillow, moored, or caused to
be moored, a barge called the Camel across the stairs on
the east side of London-bridge, adjoining Fenning's
wharf, so as to obstruct the free navigation of all ve,eels,
and preventing the landing passengers from boats that
may want to use those stairs. He was therefore guilty
of the offence imputed to him, and it would be for his
worship, after hearing all the evidence, to inflict what-
ever penalty he might think fit.
Witnesses were then called, who deposed to the exist-
ence of the obstruction on ,the day named. They were
cross-examined to show that the passage of the river VMS
not impeded.
Mr. Pullen then submitted to the court that there
was no proof of obstructing, and asked him to dismiss
the summons at once. The object of the Act of Parlia-
ment and the bye-laws was that a free channel shall be
kept in the River Thames, and it had nothing whatever
to do between high and luw-water mark.
Mr. Combe, in. giving judgment, said the case was
quite clear, and it was a waste of time to come to him.
The simple question is whether the free transit of the
river was clear, and that an obstruction had taken place.
The place had been measured, and all admitted the oh-
struction, and, no doubt, the transit of the river was
blocked up. The stairs and that part were the public
ways, and must be kept clear. If a pier were to be
erected or placed there it would be a greater obstruc-
tion, but the harbour master could take it down and
remove it, as he might have done in this case. There-
fore I think a nominal sum will do to meet the case.
and prevent any further aggression by any party. I
shall fine the defendant in the mitigated penalty of 20s.
and costs, and I hope the harbour master will do his
duty should another obstruction be attempted, and that
the peace of the neighbourhood be not disturbed.
Ae The fine and costs was immediately paid, and Mr.
Has'lewood declared, notwithstanding his worship's
opinion, it was their intention to construct the pier. He
had the authority of the Lord Mayor, and that was
enough.
Mr. Combe--You must not commit a breach of the
peace, and I have no doubt the harbour master will do
his duty.

EDMONTON.—Yesterday Mr. James Bruce, licensed
victualler and proprietor of the Two Brewers, Tanner's-
end, Enfield, appeared before Messrs. Bush (chairman),
and James Meyer, magistrates of this division, to a
summons taken out against him by Sergeant Barber,
acting inspector of the district, for having permitted per-
sons in his house between the hours of half-past two
and six o'clock of th e afternoon of Sunday, the 27th
ult., contrary to the statute.
In answer to the bench, the sergeant stated that the
persons were all strangers to him.
Mr. Norton, for his client, observed that his defence
was that the persons in the defendant's house wore
bona fide travellers, within the meaning of the act, as
he would be able to prove that they all came from
London.
One of the four who were on the premises proved that
they all came from London.
wereendeavour The Chairman observed that the bench decided they
travellers, and he remarked that the police ought
to n
.
travellers.
11 The summons was dismissed.

THE HEIGHT or MEANNESS.—The Knickerbocker to is
of a man who atoll a five-dollar bill out in Indiana. His
ctooulinastestl,hie ttri
thief
ehintogw at a
pasrov e that the note was not worth five
he did not think he discount. The prosecutor said he
knewiwas
the meanest man in the state, bet
to
Ts theeal Indiancont briat.ifie moneyinie atso ii,lalr-fid mean as to bo willing
.re
pendent Press. chronicling several
cases of robbery by
epickpockets on the railway, tol,q,
"Another singular has t
013 come to our knowledge. A
young lady was travelling London, when some fe-
males were shown into the carriage by ac man in livery,
who styled the elder one ' My lady.'lge
tooonhafterwatds
the same servant brought a gentleman,
very obsequious, and whom styledhe , w'm he was
my Lard.' In the
course of the journey the young lady caught , my lo r d„s
hand, in which was attached a hook, in her pocket,and
she at once accused him. and threatened to
give hi in
charge at Stratford. Unfortunately, however, havbm a
to catch another train, she omitted to do so, and
thus—
the fellow escaped punishmont. We put the fact
on
ecord, however, as a caution to other:4, for no doubt
r
'my lord' and 'my lady' had aanumod their travelling
nanoe,
to.. plunder the unwary." . `
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