The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—Mr, Deputy Hicks, a salesman in
Newgate-market, waited upon Sir John Musgrove, to
offer a few wurds, confirming a statement he bad made
a few days since respecting the wholesomeness of some
beef which was consigned t• him for sale frost Norfolk.
It was seized by Inspector Pocklington, who stated that
the animal was diseased, had died a natural death, and
had been slaughtered afterwards. This statement ho
(Mr. Hicks) immediately denied, relying upon his judg-
ment from the appearance of the meat, but as the in-
spector insisted upon his representation, he (Mr. Hicks)
had written to the country to ascertain the facts. The
consigner replied as follows :—" The beast which you
have written to me about was blown from food, and im-
mediately he dropped his throat was cut, and he was
afterwards taken to the butcher's to be dressed. There
was no disease of any kind upon him." This letter came
from Mr. Spink, an inspector of the Live Stock Insur-
ance Company.

Sir John 'Musgrove said it was very satisfactory to find
Mr. Hicks's opinion thus comfirmed by a competent
authority.

CLERKENIVELL.—Mr. Stephen Dewall, brewer,
of York-street. Clerkenwell, was charged with using a
furnace not constructed to consume its own smoke, and
fined 51.
Mr. John Robert Sinclair, brewer, of the Bagnigge-
wells road, was also fined 5/. for the same offonce.

MARYLEBONE.—Thomas Curzon, living in Yeo-
man's-row, Knightsbridge, was charged with bigamy.
The prisoner said that his first wife went off to India
with a married man, so he got married again himself.
Remanded.

Thomas Wien, a journeyman plasterer, who had been
remanded from the preceding day, was examined on a
charge of being concerned with two others in the follow-
ing outrage :
Mrs. C.,roline Lane deposed, that on Saturday night
last she was in front of the Mitre Tavern, Stangate,
waiting for her husband, when two men approached and
grossly insulted her. She complained to her husband,
who cause up at the moment of their conduct, and he
asked them what they mwant by such behaviour. Their
reply was, "We'll soon square you," and one of them
instantly knocked himdown twice, and while struggling
to get on Ids legs again, the
prisoner, ru towards
him, and kicked him violently
on the face. By the ex-
traordinary negligence of the constable who.
came up on
her crying " murder," the two men who first ill used her
husband got away, and the prisoner
would have. got
away also but for their insisting on the policeman doing
his duty and taking him.
Robert Lane, the husband of the last witness, eorro-

borated his wife's testimony, and seriously complained '
of the partial and negligent conduct of the constable
Farrant, L 167.
Farrant said the complainants appeared the worse for
liquor, and wanted him to take five persons into custody.
He also said that in coming to the court on that morning
to give his evidence, he was met by a respectable man he
knew, who asked him how the young man he took on
Saturday night had got on, and said he had nothing
whatever to do with it.
Mr. Elliott—What is the name of that person ?
Farrant (after some hesitition)—l don't know, your
worship.
Mr. Elliott—Why, you swore just now that he was a
person you knew.
Farrant—l know him by sight, sir ; but I don't know
his name or address.
Mr. Elliott—Then it was your duty to have ascer-
tained both. Did you ask his name or address
Farrant (with some hesitation)—l did sir, but he would
not tell me.
Mr. Elliott—Then you do not know whether his state-
ment, it such a one had been made, is true or false ; and
therefore you should not have mentioned it. Your busi-
ness was to have the person who used the observations,
it such observations were really used, here.
The prisoner was convicted in a penalty of 40s. or 20
days' imprisonment.
A short time ago the constable Farrant, whose con-
duct was so very unsatisfactory in the above case, had
been under the censure of his superior officers, in conse-
quence of his representing that he had lost a hand-
some diamond ring of the value of 20 guineas, which
had been stolen, and which he held for the purpose of
prosecuting.

THAMES.—William Chart, of No. 19, Robin Hood-
lane, Poplar, was charged with assaulting and wounding
his wife.

It appeared that the prisoner, who is a pensioner in
the 53d Regiment, has latterly got drunk each time of
receiving his monthly pbnsion. At other times he was
steady and well conducted. When intoxicated he was
very violent, and would destroy everything he could lay
his hands upon so that his wife removed the more valu-
able articles of furniture to another room. The prisoner,
however, found out where they were deposited, and cut
up the bed, bolster and pillows with a knife, tore up the
blankets and sheets, broke the tables and chairs,
smashed the loohing-glass and crockery, and crowned
the work of destruction by inflicting a severe blow on
, his wife's head with a bedstead rail.

Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to one month's
imprisonment, and said that but for the good character
he had received he should have pronounced a much more
severe punishment.

HAMMERSMITH.— Wateir Creig, a private in the
43d Regiment, and Benjamin lll`Ginn, a recruit in the
44th Regiment, were charged with being concerned with
another recruit not in custody in obtaining money, &c.,
from different publicans by means of false representations.
It appeared that the prisoners presented billets at
several public-houses, and obtained money and provisions
in order to induce them to forego their claim to be re-
ceived on the premises; One of the parties on whom the
defendants had thus called had his suspicions excited,
and from information he received he ga►• them into
custody. _ _

Creig, in his defence, declared he had four recruits to
billet, and that he billetted two upon the Cornwall Arms,
and sent the other two to the King William the Fourth.
He had no recollection of what happened, as he was in
liquor, and did not know what he said.
Sergeant Smart said that the prisoner had no autho.
rity to billet any recruit, and that he was at a loss to
know how he became possessed of the billet papers. He
also stated (much to the surprise of his worship) that the
prisoner M'Ginn was the last recruit he billetted on
Monday evening. He did not then know the name of
the house, but he should be able to ascertain which it
was. He billetted all his men on Monday, and concluded
his labours about six o'clock in the public-house where
M'Ginn was billetted. He left both prisoners there, and
Creig promised to follow him almost immediately.
Mr. Beadon said the latter part of the sergeant's state-
ment had made the case a great deal worse, and it was
one that required the fullest investigation. The pro-
ceedings throughout had been exceedingly irregular, and
he should communicate with the War-office upon the
subject. In the meantime he remanded both prisoners
until Monday next.