The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION HOITSE.—Mary Brown, a decent-look-
ing woman, about 40 years of age, was placed at the bar
before Alderman Hunter, who sat for the Lord Mayor,
charged with stealing a mat from the lobby of the Gene-
ral Registry Office for Seamen of the port of London, the
property of her Majesty.
Police-constable 165 H, of the Metropolitan Police,
stated that yesterday afternoon, as he was on duty in
Rosemary-lane, he met a man with a mat under his arm,
and having received information that several mats had
been stolen in the neighbourhood, he asked him where
he got it from, when he said he had just bought of a
woman for 9d. and a pint of beer, at a public-house close
by, and on going there the prisoner was found to be
standing at the bar drinking the beer, and in a piece of
paper in her hand the 9d. just paid to her. She was
then taken into custody.
The prisoner, who declined to make any defence, was
sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
Mr. Coleman, the chief clerk at the Registry-office,
stated that it was the second mat stolen from the office
recently, and numerous complaints were made of similar
robberies in the neighbourhood.

BOW-STREET.--In several common lodging-house
cases which have lately been brought under the conside-
ration of the magistrates by Sergeant Hunt, of the F
division, ,and the other officers acting under the authority
of the Commissioners of Police, the landlords and pro-
prietors of the houses complained of having been re-
quired to enter into engagements to repair or whitewash
the same, and, if necessary, to erect suitable closets. In
the event of their not having complied with these direc-
tions within the time allowed, the work has been exe-
cuted by order of the court, and the expenses charged to
the landlords, who are liable to be distrained for the
amount.
The yqung man whose application to Mr. Henry was
noticed in our, police report yesterday, states that the
canae„ uf the person complained of was erroneously given.
.It was a Mr. Bensley Arthur who answered his adver-
tisement, •
tisernent, and finally, .after exacting .IP/. as h. security,
;employed him tadistribute indecent bills. He appeared
to have a shop at 3, Rathbon,e
-place. The applicant's
name wAs Harris.

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SOUTHWARK.—Mr. Benjamin Young, of Amelia-
row, Spa-road, Bermondsey, glue and size manufacturer,
was summoned by Mr. Abraham Evans, the surveyor to
the commissioners for improving the parish of Bermond-
sey, for maintaining a public nuisance by carrying on
certain trades on his premises injurious to the neighbour-
ing inhabitants.
Mr. Ballantine appeared to prosecute, and said the
defendant, he was aware, was a respectable tradesman,
and until lately had carried' on a-manufactory of glue and
size, which the commissioners considered not obnoxious,
and would not have pressed for its removal, as there
was nothing calculated in that to injure health or, de-
stroy life; but since then the defendant had added to
his business the manufacture of stearine and British
guano, in which matter in a bad state was rendered to
a pulp and by means of sulphuric acid rendered
of a very profitable nature. The stench arising
from such a manufactory was so bad that the Ber-
mondsey commissioners employed Dr. Waller Lewis
and Mr. Crosby, of Fenchurch-street, two eminent die-
mists to examine the place. They went over the pre-,
raises, and were of opinion that the stench from the
factory was calculated to spread low fever ; and as great
alarm was then created in the metropolis about the
cholera, it was feared that that epidemic might shortly
appear among the inhabitants in a terrible form. He,
however, was authorised to say, that if the obnoxious
process was discontinued, the commissioners would
allow the defendant three or four weeks to remove it
and all other matters in the complaint. There were open
drains also on the defendant's premises, which ought to
be closed, and it was in the power of the Commissioners
of Sewers to do so ; but they neglected their duty,
therefore he could not reach that nuisance. If Mr.
Young pledged his word that he:would not use sulphuric
acid in his business, the commissioners would wait for a
few weeks. They were determined to do away with the
nuisance, and he said so not only on account of Mr.
Young, but to let others know what their intention was.
Mr. Lewis, who was for the defendant, expressed the
wish of his client to avoid doing anything contrary to
the public health, and said he had made arrangements
for removing the business within a few weeks.
After some little parleying between the learned gen-
tleman, the following capitulation was drawn up and
agreed to :
" The defendant to remove all the scutch and artificial
manure deposited in his yard immediately from this
time, and to close the manufacture of artificial manure.
"To remove all the scutch and refuse, and the
sloughs of horns in a putrid state, and not to bring upon
the premises any other sloughs.
To discontinue from this day the use of sulphuric
acid and any other in the manufacture of scutch, and also
the use of hydraulic presses in the manufacture of manure
prejudicial to health.

"The commissioners for improving Bermondsey and
their officers to have permission to inspect the premises
whenever they think fit during the next fourteen days."
Mr. Crosby added that he felt satisfied that serious
consequences would be the result to the inhabitants
if not immediately removed. He had gone over the
premises with Dr. Waller Lewis, and examined them
carefully. The drains were open in some places.
Mr. Ballantine—Have the Commissioners of Sewers
been applied to on that point ?
Mr. Drew—Yes, and all the answer they could get
was there was no funds.
Mr. A'Beckett—l have applied to them by letter,
which Mr. Drew knows, and all the answer I got was
that it should be laid before the board.
Mr. Drew—Mr. Young actually arched over the
sewer running through his premises, and as soon as the
Commissioners found that out they had it broken open,
alleging that Mr. Young had no right to do so without
their orders.

Mr. Young asked leave to allow the manure to re-
main, as he would cover it with clay. That would save
him near two thousand pounds.
Mr. Crosby said the manure could not be allowed to
remain, as the stench emanating from it while covered
with clay would be worse.

Mr. Young said there would be a greater smell in re.
moving it, but being all dry it would do Bo harm in re•
maining there.

Mr. Crosby said it would be dangerous to the health
if not removed.

The defendant then consented to remove it, and abide
by the directions of Mr. Crosby.
Mr. A'Beckett remarked that the Commissioners of
Sewers had been alluded to, but no person was in court
to answer for them. He should advise the inhabitants
to memorialise the Secretary of State on the subject,
and he was sure that he would assist them, as he had
expressed his willingness to hear all such complaints.
The summons was then adjourned pro forma for four-
teen days, to give the defendant an opportunity of com-
plying with the directions.
The parties then left the court.

LAMBETH.—Charlotte Williamson, a woman
ap-
proaching 60 years of age, and John Williamson, a stiffbuilt young fellow, nearly young enough to be her'
g in d-
son, were placed at the bar,before Mr. Elliott, on a chargeri
of-robbing a gentleman,with whom the former lived as ser-
vant, to a considerable amount. From the evidence it ap-
peared that in consequence ofa letter received by the
mas-
ter of the female prisoner that gentleman put himself in
communication with the police, and the result was that
Tapping, 285 P, on going to the house 48, Hale-street,
Deptford, found both the prisoners there, and the place
nearly furnished with the property of the female's mas-
ter. He at once took both into custody ; but it ap-
pearing that the male prisoner, who had been married
to the female only a fortnight, had nothing to do with
the robbery, but supposed the things belonged to his
wife, he was discharged, and his wife fully committed
for trial.
.Tames Fox, a foreman on the extensive premises of.
Mr. George England, the engineer, Hatcham Iron
Works, Hatcham-park, appeared before the magis-
trate to answer a summons charging him with ab-
senting himself from the service of his master, contrary
to his contract.
Mr. England said, the defendant has been in my ser-
vice as a foreman sawyer for some years, but I have
had to discharge several times for drunkenness. After
I had discharged him the last time he obtained some
subordinate situation, in which I understood he had but
15s. a week, and I was often grieved to see a man who
could earn his 365. a week with me, and maintain his
family so comfortably, assume the appearance of a
sweep ; but at the same time hoped his reverse would be
the means of curing him of his baneful passion for drink.
' When I had supposed him cured, and on his own solemn
Promise to be steady for the future, I, five weeks ago,
, . , , again took' ttfedefendant into my service, and, as be-
lore, our agreement 'Wail that he should have his former
wages of 365. a week, that the week should be from
~ .i177,a3r, and that we should mutually give three days
%ice to Part. ' Last Monday week he absented him-
self frein his work, and did not return until the Thurs-
day, and' then, not sober, and would not be taken
ob.- Tne defendanta commenced his week by working on
the 'Saturday
fore clearly brokea part of the Monday, and had there-
two workmen under his
is contract. The defendant had
and the consequence of his ab-
. ' 'sense was, that the frameworka of the circular saw had
• got broken, and it waa
had 'escaped from serious mercy
that the men themselves
An Attorney, for the defeenjedrya. 'Y
ou have said, Mr.
gngland, that the defendant hadn been inyoutrheemwphlooyle- ,
ment for five years. Now, has he not daring
Of that time evinced much anxiety to serve you ?
Mr. England—l believe he has • and I have
said that a better man cannot be When he keepsave saolbweary. s
Attorney—Did not this poor man apply to your fac-
tory to be admitted, to recommence his
work on the
Thursday ?
Mr. England—Very likely ; but at that time he was
not sober. Why, I ask, did he not continue his work
on Monday ? Was it not that he knew I was out of
town on particular business, and took advantage of that
circumstance to absent himself? I grieve at his folly.
Attorney—Surely it is not your intention to have this
man sent to prison ?
Mr. England—lndeed it is. I come here for the pur-
' pose, and with the intention of calling on the magistrate
to punish the defendant. I do so, however, very reluc-
tantly ; but having tried all other means,
,and treated
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' In as he must confess, with every leniency, I do it for
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~z,, Attbrney—Then what is to become of his wife, and
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keep
.his family, so that
`1! ','Vtite,j-aitall..Uot'be sufferers by his imprisonment. .
":\i fir V ' Att;utinesl-2-,Will you also, Mr. England, promise to
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.: 4 Jilin- iltksi your employment when he is discharged ?
Ormigaild—l shall make uo promise on the sub-
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