The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE. Alonzo Lestrange, a young
man in the employ of Mr. Wilkinson' warehouseman, of
No. 89, Watling-street, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged under the following circumstances :
Mr. Wilkinson said—Last night a wholesale robbery
was committed on my premises. I have missed 200
pieces of handkerchiefs, as nearly as I can judge. The
prisoner was in my service, and it was his duty to leave
the premises from half-past five to six every evening.
The prisoner (to Mr. Wilkinson)—ls it the regular
rule for me to leave at the time you mention ?
Mr. Wilkinson—lt is
The prisoner—Were you satisfied with the explana-
tion I gave at the station-house of what I had been
doing to detain me so late ?
Mr. Wilkinson—l was not. _

The prisoner said he was desirous to ask Mr. Wilkin-
son more questions ; but the Lord Mayor said to him,
"You are at liberty to ask any questions of any of the
witnesses ; but I advise you not to do so in the present
stage of the proceedings. I am hound to tell you that
you are suspected of having been concerned in this seri-
ous robbery, and I advise you to be guarded in what
you ask or say."
The prisoner was Mum remanded.

BOW-STREET. —J ohm William Molloy, a respect-
ably-dressed man, of about 60, who either was, or
affected to be, as deaf as a post, was charged with having
obtained ss. and a dinner upon the security of a forged
cheque for 4/.
On Wednesday afternoon the prisoner entered the
Salisbury Dining-room (Upton's), 91, Strand, and after
partaking of dinner, discovered that he had "no money
about him." He then drew a cheque for Si. upon
Messrs. Herries and Co., the bankers, and requested the
waiter, Chapman to advance him 55., but the prisoner
did not return for the cheque, which proved, on inquiry,
to be a forgery.
The prisoner, after reading the depositions, stated that
they were perfectly correct, excepting the statement that
had been convicted of felony which was false. He had
been certainly committed for three months by Mr. Sergeant
Adams, but that was for a misdemeanour, similar to the
present one.
Mr. Henry—What are you? The prisoner—l am a
barrister, but not at thetEnglisla bar. I was in practice
at Newfoundland in 1813. r was a Solicitor-General at
Bermuda ; and in 1825 I was appointed Judge of the
Supreme Court at Newfoundland.
Mr. Henry—But you were never called to the English
bar, and I don't think the Colonial Minister would have
given you these appointments without. The prisoner—
Excuse me, there you are wrong. I was 'appointed by
Lord Bathurst, and many others have had the same
situation without ever belonging to the English bar.
Mr. Henry—You seem to be known at the Westmin-
ster sessions, so I shall commit you to take your trial
there upon this charge.

WORSHIP-STREET. —I/ Seymour, John Simmonds,
John Proctor, and George Harris, the first two of whom
wore dress swords, and were respectively attired in the
full uniform of a captain and lieutenant in the Royal
Navy, were charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with being
drunk and riotous, at the Grecian Saloon, City-road, and
the defendant Harris, who was described as a surgeon,
was charged with attempting to rescue the other pri-
soners, and assaulting some of the officers of the above
establishment. _

It appeared that in the course of the performance the
preceding evening, the defendants suddenly made their
appearance in one of the private boxes, and had scarcely
taken their seats when they began conducting themselves
in such a disorderly and uproarious manner as to attract
the general attention from all parts of the house. In the
first instance the defendants directed their offensive re-
marks to the performers on the stage, and after a short
interval they left their box and made their way to the
lower stalls, where they paraded to and fro, keeping up
a running fire of insulting remarks to the audience. On
being remonstrated on -their ungentlemanly conduct,
they instantly assaulted several ladies and gentlemen in
the . company, which improper conduct they persisted in
until it was found necessary to stop the performance, and
a simultaneous cry of " Shame—turn them out," was
raised in all directions ; a posse of attendants, headed by
Saunders, the officer of the saloon, went to them, and,
after an ineffectual attempt to induce them to re-
sume their place, were obliged by forcible means to effect
their expulsion. Their efforts were strenuously re-
sisted by Siimmonds and Seymour, who threatened to
draw swords and cut them down, but before they could
do that their weapons were seised by Saunders, who put
them out of thier reach. A scene of great uproar en-
sued, and resulted in the forcible expulsion of the de-
fendants, and their removal to the station-house.
Distinct charges of assault were proved against Sim-
'l'3'l4 Seymour, and Harris.
Mr. D'Eyncourt fined the first two 40s. and costs, or
to be committed for seven days, and Harris, who had
been by far the worst, he fined in the full penalty of
5/., or t,‘-,43
months' imprisonment.

TH.A.MRS.—Thomas Brookbank, fnrniture dealer and
broker, 15, Redman's-row, Stepney-green, appeared to
_ I answer the charge •of stealing the furniture of Mrs.
',r/Catherine Strannueh, a widow lady.
4,%; ''' 4 The case was remanded from Thursday last, for the
'; (He of obtaining the evidence of Augustus Waller,
to.,:.!!!:1 ho, it was alleged, had been the intermediate agent
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,---' c. 4 between the prosecutrix and Broolthank. He stated
liyit.
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.1 41hat he became. acquainted with Mrs. Strannuch through
;',-.-:;,;k:•4:4 advertisement relative to the disposal of some furni-
T ''''''ls'. n proceeded in the usual way of business, and
!,;).-yi, tun. He proceeded )
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