The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-30 00:00:00

.POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Colwell George Colwell was
brought tit:lore Alderman Carter, in the custody of King
(78), charged with having robbed William Alexander
Goodbody, of No. 19, Bedford-terrace, Victoria-park,
, tailor, of a coat and a chaise rug some time ago.
The prosecutor said about three years ago I met the
defendant in a public-house on Cornhill. He said he
was geipg to Scotland next day. He was in company
with a person with whom I was acquainted, but I did not
know the prisoner. He said to me that he wanted a
warm great coat and a horse rug to throw into his chaise,
and he told me if I had such things by me I was to bring
them down to the same house between eleven and twelve
o'clock the next day with the bill, and he would pay me.
On the succeeding day I took a coat and a rug to the
same house at the time appointed, and the prisoner, who
was called by the parties there Lord Colville, was in the
house ready to receive them. I addressed him, saying,
" Good morning, my lord." He recognised the title,
and I laid the parcel on the table, and went out of the
room for a short time. On my return to the room the
parcel was gone, and I saw nothing more of it or the
prisoner till about six weeks ago, when I watched him
to a house in, I think, Great Bell-alley, into which he
walked, followed by me. I said to him, "About that
coat and horse rug ?" and be replied, " Come again on
Wednesday, and I'll pay you." I ran down to London-
wall to get a policeman, but could not find one, and then
I went to the station-house, and brought thence an officer
with me to the place ¶n which I bad left the prisoner,
but he was gone. I nave been repeatedly at the house,
but could not find him till this day, when I gave him
into custody.
The prisoner said the matter was a mere debt, and that
the statement contained a great deal of the fabulous,
having no foundation except in the angry imagination of
the prosecutor, who knew right well that the dealing had
nothing felonious about it.
Alderman Carter—Did he tell you that he was a
nobleman ?
Witness—He told me he was Lord Colville Darce,
that a great part of Scotland belonged to him, that he
was member of Parliament for some toe a or borough in
Scotland, and that he was going to his native place next
day. Upon that representation he took his order.
Alderman Carter—Had you any idea of leaving the
goods withoot getting the amount of your demand ?
Witness—Not the least.
Alderman—Had you made out any invoice or bill of
the goods ?
Witness—No. The coat was to be 2/. 155., and the
rug was to be 15s.
Alderman Carter—Did you deliver the parcel to him ?
Witness—l did not. I laid it on the table, and I had
no conversation further than saying, "Good morning,
my lord," when I, put down the parcel.
The prisoner denied that he ever Lad any interview
wit% the prosecutor at all. He remembered that be had
had a dealing of the kind with a tradesman named Har-
vey some time ago' and he had at home an invoice of the
goods which he had purchased, and he remembered, too,
that a partner of the tradesman had called on him at
Croydon for the amount, which he accordingly promised
to liquidate in a few days ; that he called at the address
of Mr. Harvey according to his promise with themoney,
but could not find any one connected with the firm.
The officer who apprehended the prisoner said--I have
received information that a person who completely an-
swers the description of Lord Colville, as the prisoner is
called, succeeded in getting safes to a considerable
amount from Messrs. Milner and Co., and believe that if
the prisoner be remanded I shall be able to bring forward
evidence to that effect.

The prisoner—The whole is a tissue of lies. There i■
not one word of truth in all that has been stated.
Alderman Carter—Let the Parliamentary records be
examined with reference to the prisoner.
The prisoner—There is no occasion for any search of
the kind. lam not, nor have I ever been, nor have I
ever said that I have been, a member of parliament. All
that is false, as well as the particulars of the charge.
Alderman Carter—l shall remand you for further
examination.

The prisoner—I suppose you will have no objection
to let me at liberty upon my own recognisance to appear
before you ?
Alderman Carter—You are quite mistaken. I shall
not do anything of the kind.
The prisoner, who repeated that every word which
had been spoken to his disadvantage was a falsehood,
was then remanded till Thursday.
Mr. Parry, the barrister, attended upon the part of
Griffiths and Newcombe, the scrip brokers, who were
summoned at the instance of Captain Lean, the Govern-
ment emigration agent, in consequence of the violation
of the Passengers' Act in several cases similar to those
already publicly detailed.
Mr. Maynard, of the firm of Crowder and Maynard,
attended for the prosecution, and
Alderman Carter adjourned the consideration of the
complaint, in order to await the decision of the Lord
Chief Baron upon the hearing of the matter of a writ of
Habeas Corpus issued at the instance of Newcombe.
who is now in the custody of the governor of Holloway
prison. The justice room was crowded with dis-
consolate candidates for emigration, who banded
to the alderman the copy of a petition to the Colonial-
office, of which document the following is a paragraph :
—" There are on board the Jane Greene about 150
souls, a portion of whom entered the ship on the 18th
inst. On the 20th the food supplied was the gift of a
private individual. On the 21st, but one entire meal was
served out, the residue of that gift ; and on the 22d no
rations whatever were afforded until nine o'clock in the
evening, when two kind friends brought us 18 half
quarters loaves. On the 23d, the rations were received
by order of the Commissioners of the Bankruptcy Court
which allowance will be discontinued on Tuesday next,
and the passengers be then ordered to leave the ship
Under these circumstances, and many of us being fruit
the most distant parts of the country, and having beet
subject to the delay of two and three months, waiting al
that time i❑ London, delusive guarantees daily given o
the ship going to sea, we are now entirely destitute."

MARLBO ROUGH-ST BEET. THE Nzw BEER
BILL—THE "TRAVELLER" QUESTION.—SeveraI licensed
victuallers were surntuoned before Mr. Hardwick for
keeping open their houses for the sale of liquors after
the hour.of ten at night on Sunday, the 20th instant.
Two or three were excused on payment of costs, with a
caution to be more careful in future.
The following cases raised the much-vexed question of
what constitutes a traveller.
Charles Skinner, landlord of the Black Horse, Oxen-
den-street, was charged with serving liquor after 10
o'clock on Sunday night.

The case was proved by the police, who saw the driver
and conductor of a Brentford omnibus served with re-
freshment after legal hours.
The landlord did not deny the statement, but alleged,
in explanation, that he served the two persons with re-
freshment because he considered they came within the
meaning of the clause which made an exception in favour
of travellers. The driver and conductor had come from
Brentford, had finished one journey, and were about to
go back to Brentford, at which place they would arrive
too late to obtain refreshment.
Mr. Hardwick thought it was drawing the matter
very fine indeed to say that these persons were travellers.
He could not view them in that light, and it did not ap-
pear to him that the Legislnture intended to include such
cases in the privilege accorded to travellers. Besides,
the omnibus persons, if they really wanted refreshment,
could have drawn up on the road and supplied them-
selves before ten o'clock.
The Solicitor for the defendant—As there was an im-
portant principle involved, he wished to draw the atten-
tion of the court to the fact that decisions had been given
recently by magistrates which went to show that per-
sons corning from Richmond, Kingston, and similar dis-
tances were to be regarded as travellers. The persons
who were served by the defendant had come from
Brentford, and were about to return to Brentford, there-
fore they could hardly be regarded as being otherwise
than travellers.

Mr. Hardwick said that it was possible that the de-
fendant had acted on mistaken views as to the meaning of
the act, and he should therefore only call upon him to
pay the costs.
Mr. Hardwick further intimated to the solicitor that,
he would consult his colleague on this case, but he had
no doubt himself on the question.
Thomas Sire kin landlord of the Nag's Head, South
Audley-street, was summoned for a like offence.
The police proved that a pot of beer was sent out to
some pencils in the mews, and that on entering the de-
fendant's house, two, persons were found, who were
drirking gin and water.
The defence was that the two persons in the house
were lodgers. The persons who were served with beer
outside of the house were neighbours, who had just re-
turned from an excurtion by railway, and were served
with refreshment as travellers.
Mr. Hardwick said they appeared to be getting into
a delectable state of mystification on this question.
If neighbours were to be considered as travellers, he
did not see where the line was to be drawn. The
question of distance must be regarded, and as it was im-
possible he could consider the defendant's neighbours
came within the meaning of the word " traveller," even
though they
had just come off a railway journey, he
must require the defendant to pay the costs.
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