The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Nov. 22.

(Before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant Judge, at
Westminster.)

Mary Ann Burrows, 22, was indicted for stealing a
purse containing money, the property and money of
Neave Lewis Hart, from the person of Mary Ann Hart,
his wife. _

This was an ordinary case of pocket picking. It took
place in the Strand, and the evidence clearly established
the charge against the prisoner, and the jury found her
guilty.
The Assistant Judge- -What is known of the prisoner ?
A stentorian voice, at the back of the witness-box—
I'll tell you, my lord. (A laugh.)
The Assistant Judge—Well, what have you to say
The person stepped into the box. He was an officer
known among the thieves as the "Surrey Wolf." He
said—l'm William Coombes, late No. 10 L, now un-
attached, having a three months' leave from the Secre-
tary of State through a bad leg. I know the prisoner
well, my lord. She had 12 months from the Surrey
Sessions for picking pockets at the execution of the
Mannings, and after that she had two months for pick-
ing the pocket of a Thames policeman at the Victoria
Theatre. She is a regular trainer of juvenile thieves
from their cradle, and has always a gang of them about
eight years of age with her, and she shelters them while
they thieve. She takes poor Irish boys without shoes,
puts good clothes on them, trains them, and sends them
to thieve for her. There are a lot of thieves waiting
outside who belonged to her ; one called "Alligo,"
another "Shongo," and so on ; and I could bring
twenty—or fifty for the matter of that—constables, if
necessary, to prove that she is the regular trainer of
thieves. I have been on duty in plain clothes at the
theatres and have seen her there with boys—at the
Lyceum and Adelphi in January, February, and March
this year.
The Assistant Judge said this was the Surrey account
of her. She was well known in- the prisons of this
country as well as those of Surrey. He should like to
hear her Middlesex history.
The prisoner declared she had never been convicted.
Coombes reiterated his statement. The prisoner was
a regular thief, had been convicted, and was a regularc
trainer of young thieves.
The Assistant Judge said be should stop her pro-
ceedings for some time at least. The sentence was that
she be kept in penal servitude for six
(Before Mr. Witham7ars.
Sarah, Smith, 25, was indicted for stealing the sum of
9s. from the person of James Broderip.
The prosecutor, a cabinet-maker residing at Chelsea,
on Saturday evening, the sth inst .accosted by
home through Eaton-square, whenhrena.
was
was
In
his way
a c minute
k, and
the prisoner, who laid hold of his
a once accused
afterwards he felt her hand in his waistcoatat o
he missed some money therefrom. He
her of robbing him, and thereupon she threw herselfccused
on the ground near the garden enclosure, and screamed
out police and murder as loud as she could. A police.
constable came up and the prosecutor gave her in charge
for robbing him, she protesting that she had not touched
his money. A search was made in the enclosure, and
the identical coins the prosecutor said he had lost were
found. On the way to the station she said to the pc,.
liceman, " If I did rob him you won't find it on me,
and that licks you." Before the magistrate she accused
the prosecutor of the most immoral conduct and lan-
guage, and said that as he was giving her some money
some of it fell on the ground, and as he could not find
it he gave her in charge. However, she now pleaded
guilty to the charge, and also to a former conviction for
felony.
Mr. Witham sentenced her to four years' penal ser-
vitude.
The prisoner, on hearing the sentence, uttered a loud
scream, upon which a tall ruffianly looking fellow, sup-
posed to be her paramour, who was sitting in the front
seat of the gallery, made a sudden leap therefrom to-
ward the dock, and had nearly succeeded in making his
way into it, when the officers interposed, prevented his
accomplishing his object, and with some difficulty re-
moved him from the court. This attempt caused a good
deal of excitement in the court.

In the course of the day Lord Ernest Bruce took the
oaths of qualification as a magistrate for the city and
liberties of Westminster.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

appeared to
INSTER.—Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P.,
rtamed
philipscomplain of the misconduct of a cabman
difficulty, to ",:i , whom he had compelled, after much
Sir Robert drive him to this court.
stated tiat a little before four that after-
noon he en
gaged
the defendant near Knightsbridge-bar-
racks and orderedhim to drive to Parliament-street.
He started at an ext remelt' slow pace, and, as the speed
did not at all mend, he called to the defendant to drive
faster. Defendant replied
mdiiehat, as the fares were now
abated to sixpence
speed. Witness said that if could not increase his
hete would take him faster
him a shilling or
he should have no objection
isnaihaste. Defendant
paese chi ,e Ibvolai 't
give'
eighteenpence per mile;
did not quicken his
to the new law, he ought to be d that, accordin,
Witness told the defendant that pain
beforehand'.
pose that story upon some poor ewomight i.
that he knew better; and he immediately'fla but
directed the defendant to drive him to the immediately
station. Defendant refused to do so, and said he aril"
know where there was one. He then drove to Parlia-
ment-street, ment-street, where the appearance of a police constable
had the effect of inducing him to discover the situation
of this court, which he then admitted he knew, and
whither he drove the hon. baronet. Defendant's con-
duct was very dogged and offensive.
Mr. Broderip asked if defendant was sober.
Sir Robert could not say that he was otherwise, hut
he had to be fetched out of a public-house.
An inspector of the B division considered him sober.
Sir Robert remarked, that in the course of his exile-

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rience of cab drivers he thought he never met with one
so bad as this man.
Defendant declared that whe told byhe gentlemen
to drive to a police court his reply was that hie knew
none nearer than Westminster. He admitted that he
told the gentleman he couldn't drive faster than 6 miles
an hour, and that was all ; and as regarded the remainder
he was neither offensive nor insulting, and never was
to anybody.
Sir Robert stated that the defendant had never said
a word to him about six miles an hour, or about his
knowing of no court nearer than the Westminster. On
the contrary, he had most positively refused to drive
him to a police court, and his manner was insulting and
offensive.
Mr. Broderip remarked that it was quite clear defend-
ant had been guilty of gross misbehaviour, and fined him
20s, or 14 days.
Defendant was locked up in default.
Mr. Broderip received 101. from a lady, per " J. C.,"
for the poor-box.

THAMES.—Mr. Samuel Brown, landlord of the Steam
Packet public-house, Limehouse, was summoned by
Charles Kiddy, a cab driver, who claimed 6d. only.
The complainant said that he was called off the rank
at Poplar-gate, took up the defendant in Park-place,
Poplar, and drove him to Sutton-street, Commercial-
road, opposite the George. After waiting there a short
time the defendant said he should have to wait some
time longer, and he should engage him by time. Wit
ness told the defendant that it would be another hiring,
and he made no answer. He then waited above 20
minutes at Sutton-street, and drove the defendant to
Whitechapel Church ; from there to White Horse-street,
Rateliff ; and finished the drive in Park-place. He
charged 6d. for one mile from Park-place to Sutton-
street, and 4s. for time. The defendant only paid
Brown said that when he told the cabman the
lii himrin4gg.
:gr
must be by time he made no reply.
Mr. Yardley was quite satisfied the cabdriver had
sanctioned the hiring by time, and that he was only
entitled to 4s.

The complainant said he was engaged four miles be-
yond Charing-cross, and was entitled to is. per mile.
Mr. Yardley said the last act of Parliament relating
to Hackney carriages enacted that ls. per mile should
be paid for every mile, or part of a mile, which a cab-
man should be required to drive beyond the circum-
ference of a circle, the radius of which shall be four
miles from Charing-cross, provided such carriage shall
be discharged beyond such circumference. Surely that,
must mean to apply to cabs hired within the circum-
ference of four miles, not to a cab hired at a standing
beyond the four miles.
Mr. Brown—The cabdriver did not give me any ticket
until the drive was over.
Mr. Yardley thought that to be sufficient. He knew
that some magistrates-held that the cabdriver was bound
to deliver a ticket at the commencement of the hiring
whether he asked for it or not, but he was of a different
opinion.

GREENWICH.----Carl Renel, Alexander Bruinel,
Hendrick. Bronchi, and Hendrick, Gustoff Chrolna, four
seamen belonging to the Russian ship Salerzia, from
Finland, lying in the Commercial Docks, were charged
with being concerned in stabbing Thomas Brosnaham
and D. Sullivan with a large case knife, late on the night
of Monday last, near the dockyard in New King-street,
Deptford.
The affray arose out of a quarrel respecting some
women in the street, and it seems that Brosnahan struck
one of the prisoners and ran away. The prisoners fol-
lowed and in the scuffle the men received severe wounds.
Brosnahan had been stabbed in the lungs, and was at
Guy's Hospital in a state of great danger.
The prisoners were remanded.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MACHESTER-TuEgmy.

Considering the season there was a good attendance
this morning and a fair amount of business transacted
(principally on the Chester Cup) at the following
prices :

NEWTON HANDICAP PLAT.
.5 to 1 agst Thelia colt (taken).
CHESTER CUP.
2,000 to 30 agst Newminster (taken).
2,000 to 30 agst Friday (taken).
1,000 to 12 agst Red Lion (taken).
1,000 to 10 agst Balrownie (taken).
500 to 5 agst Little Harry (taken).
500 to 5 agst Peggy (taken).
500 to 5 agst Indian Warrior (taken).``' ''
500 to 5 agst Marc Anthony (takeri).
500 to 5 agst Torment (taken),
500 to 5 agst Robin Hood (taken).
500 to 5 agst Brother to Little Swift (taken).
DERBY.
6to 1 agst Autocrat (taken).
10 to 1 agst King Tom (taken to 251.).
25 to 1 agst Ruby (taken).
25 to 1 agst Acrobat (taken to 50/.).
40 to 1 agst Meteora (taken).

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MALTA, Nov. 15.

The Ardent has arrived from the fleet, but brings no
news of importance. She announces the fact of the fleet
having left the Dardanelles for Constantinople on the
inst. On her arrival she went into dock for repairs.
We are hourly expecting the Fury or the Inflexible.
Should the nature of their despatches transpire, I will
communicate them.

A sad accident has occurred to the crew of one of the
French steamers, the Sane. In rendering assistance to
the Jupiter, which vessel had got on shore, her boat
swamped, and 12 poor fellows lost their lives.
Captain Stephens, Royal Marines, of the Albion, has
arrived in Malta by the Ardent for surgical treatment in
the hospital.
The French steamer Caton, from Constantinople, has
reached Malta in nine days, en route to Toulon, for re•
pairs.
The Shearwater, from Corfu, arrived on Friday, and
left yesterday on her return, having put back on Sunday
owing to the heavy weather she encountered 15 miles
from port.
The Vectis (Peninsular and Oriental Company s
steamer), from Marseilles, arrived on Sunday, and will
leave at eight a.m., on her return, touching at ports in
Italy and Tuscany.
The Ripon (Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer), with outward India mails, arrived yesterday
afternoon, and left a few hours afterwards for Alexandria.
The report of the capture of a Russian line-of-battle
ship by Captain Slade is not confirmed by subsequent
arrivals.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22.

Rear-Admiral Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., superintendent
of this dockyard, is selected by the Admiralty to succeed
Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., in the com-
mand-in-chief on the West India and North American
station. It was to offer him this oppointment that the
gallant superintendent was telegraphed to the Admiralty
on Friday. He returned yesterday evening, and we can
honestly state the news he bore relative to his removal
from this dockyard has caused great regret. His suc-
cessor, we believe, will be either Rear-Admiral Charles
Hope Johnston, late Captain-Superintendent of the
Royal Clarence-yard, and the Naval Hospital at Haslar,
or Rear-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin, son of the
Admiral of the Fleet, and late commodore in command
of a squadron on the Lisbon station. We believe the
Boscawen, 70, new ship, at present ordinary guardship,
at Chatham (which has been ordered to be fitted for a
flag), will be Rear-Admiral Fanshaw's flagship ; and his
nephew, Captain W. F. Glanville (1846), his flag-captain.
We believe the newly appointed commander-in-chief will
not wait to sail in his flagship, but will proceed as
speedily as he conveniently can arrange to the station,
as Sir George Seymour has written to the Admiralty,
urging to be immediately relieved. We should not be
surprised, as sundry changes in the constitution of the
board have of late been talked of in well accredited
quarters, to see Sir George return to the Admiralty.
The Russian corvette Navarin, having completed her
refit in this harbour, was towed to Spithead by the Echo
tug, and shipped her powder and shells, &c., prior to
sailing for Kamtschatka.
.„rT,I,,A, frigate Aurora will probably follow her about
a Charlotte,isntgo.Lbaesiunntdoo-cked on Thursday.
drYck:e3o-f.Pt She
eetdlayo4f,orwoayserphlaacueldanidn
refit. No. 3
The Spy, 8, brigantine Lieutenant-Commander Beres-
ford,
The
sailed lastitoyn night ht for
despatch Chathamy a
yacht,
to be paid off
Master-Commander
Alfred Balliston, went to Osborne this
orning, and
returned in the afternoon. The Court are now expected
on Friday.
this morning from Master-Commander
p.Tßhue
Rundle, put
piadntdolehsatrebaomu-xvessel,
Pem-
broke for a supply of coals, and left again in the after-
noon for the eastward.

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i
PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY E =Dm
Her Majesty's steam-vessels Imperieu Cap
Watson ; Valorous, 16, Captain Buckle ; aea DO,sP
ra
8, Captain Chambers, got up their steam this afternoon Outside
'
the Breakwater they hoisted their colours and bore
away for the westward, under topmast and topgallant
studdingsails. Wind, light from the east.
The steam-vessel Rhadarnanthus arrived this afternoon
from Pembroke, and came into harbour to coal. The
steam-tug Jasper, arrived to-day from Portsmouth ; she
is to be used as an extra tug at this port.

WOOLWICH, NOV. 22.
APPOINTMENTS.
Assistant-Surgeons—John C. Messer, M.D. (1852),
from the Arrogant, 47, screw steam frigate, to the Sa-
racen, surveying vessel, at Devonport, for service in the
Chinese seas ; Charles H. Chambers (1851), to the Arro-
gant, vice Messer.
Third Class Assistant-Engineer--F. J. Hunter, to
the Rifleman steam sloop at Woolwich.