The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.— Willlam Poole was brought
before Alderman Wire and Sir Chapman Marshall,
charged with dog stealing.
F. Mulligan, carpenter, of Bend•court, Walbrook,
said—On or about the 18th of September, my bitch was
stolen from my house. It was a Scotch terrier, and
worth about 5/. This is the bitch.

Louisa Peck, 9, Bond-court, said--I saw the priso-
ner this day fortnight go up the passage of the court to
the step of the door, and call the dog out. He enticed
the dog with some bread, and I told him it did not be-
long to him ; and he took it in his arms, and it was
going to bark, but he beat it. I told him he ought to be
served as he had served the animal, and he then took
the dog away.
The prosecutor—The dog was brought to my house
after the prisoner had been given into custody by a
female, and I have since learned that it had been sold by
the prisoner for a shilling.
A person who had purchased the dog of the prisoner,
mid—The prisoner, about a fortnight ago, brought the
dog to me and asked me what I would give him for it.
We had some talk of half a gallon of beer as the price,
but I ultimately agreed to pay a shilling for it, and I
did so. As soon as I heard a report that the dog had
been stolen I made inquiries upon the subject, and de-
termined to take measures to have justice done, and
accordingly the dog and the dog-stealer are before your
worship.
The prisoner said—l am innocent of taking the bitch
against her will. I saw her at large, and finding that
,he was a miserable-looking (Teeter, and worth nothing,
I told her to come along, and she had no objection, So
we went away together ; but to say I stole her, ain't the
fact at all, or anything like it.
Committed to hard labour for 21 days.

GUILDHALL.—Mr. Augustus G. Guy (of the firm
of Blackman and Guy, of No. 1, Raymond buildings,
Gray's-inn) applied to Sir Chapman Marshall to request
his assistance in communicating with the unfortunate
depositors in this society. A client of his had deposited
over 1301. in their hands, but upon bearing that their
secretary, J. Brydie, had absconded, taking with him
the funds that were entrusted to him, and that the direc-
tors in consequence refused to repay any of the deposit-
money, he (Mr. Guy)had commenced proceedings against
the directors in the regular course. These proceedings
were very expensive, and applicant wished to be fur-
nished with the names and addresses of the sufferers
who had attended the court on Saturday, in order that
all might co-operate in the expenses.
Sir Chapman Marshall said the parties who were be-
fore the court on Saturday did not give their names- and
addresses, as they were there to watch the proceedings
rather than take part in them. He had no doubt that
if it were publicly known that he was taking such steps
to obtain redress of grievances for the depositors, they
would immediately apply to him and join his client in so
desirable an object.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Patrick Mahoney, a journey-
man shoemaker,lwas charged before Mr. Hammill with a
vindictive and brutal assault upon a young married wo-
man, named Jane M'Ness.
It appeared that complainant had soma time ago at-
tended at this court as a witness against defendant
for cruelly ill-using her niece, and defendant bearing
a grudge against her in consequence, had violently
struck and kicked her, knocking her infant child out
of her arms, so that it fell heavily on the pavement.
Mr. Hammill said that it was a most dastardly out-
rage, and he should order the prisoner to be committed
and kept to hard labour for four months in the House
of Correction.

MARYLEBONE.—A. young woman, who gave her
name Helena Le Grand, came before the sitting magis-
trate (Mr. Broughton) to make to him a complaint under
the following circumstances :
Her statement was, that she was an orphan, and was
18 years of age. About three weeks since a Roman
catholic priest at Leeds, near to which city she was
living, recommended her, as she was in want of a situa-
tion, to apply to the Catholic Institution in B!andford-
street, Blandford-square. She did so, and was placed
in service at a house in Arundel-street, Haymarket.
She had every reaso❑ to believe that it was a place of ill
fame, and in consequence of the bad opinion which she
speedily formed of the manner in which the place was
conducted, she quitted it. She then went to a house in
Little George-street, Portman-square, and being desti-
tute of the means of getting a living, she had felt it her
duty to apply to his worship to know what she should
do in her distressed condition.

The Secretary (Mr. Lennon) was sent for) and on his
arrival he stated that he believed there was no founda-
tion whatever for the allegation that the house of Mr.
M'Douall, the one alluded to in Arundel-street, was
any other than a respectable one. He should be quite
prepared on another occasion to show that such was the
case, and he had no doubt whatever that the com-
plainant had made up altogether a fictitious tale re-
specting the house in which she had been.
Mr. Kirby, one of the officers of Marylebone parish,
said that he would take the young woman into the work-
house for the night.
The matter stands over till to-day for further inquiry.

LAMBETH.—Thomas Vernon Wall was finally ex-
amined on a charge of obtaining the situation of barma❑
at the house of Mr. Edward Ellice, the Swan Tavern,
Old Kent-road, by a false character.
Mr. Elliott said there could be no doubt as to the
object for which the pri4oner got into Mr. Ellice's em-
ployment, and fined him 201., or in default three months'
imprisonment.

SOUTHWARK.—John.easey, about fourteen yearn of
age, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with
creating a disturbance at the Baptist Chapel, Park-
street, South wark.

Mr. Seeker said it could not he tolerated that a parcel
of boys and unruly people should assemble at the doors
of a place of worship, where peaceable and well-con-
ducted people were met for divine worship. It was
quite clear from the evidence that the defendant not
only grossly misconducted himself, but threw a stone at
the constable ; therefore he should fine him 205., or 21
days' imprisonment.
Mary Martin, an old woman, was charged with at-
tempting to stab David Martin, her husband, with a
table-knife.

The complainant, a hardworking man, said through
his wife's propensity for gin he had been compelled to
leave her, and allow her a weekly sum for her mainten-
ance. On Saturday night he was standing in the Corn-
wall.road when his wife came running towards him with
a knife in her hand. She made use of a disgusting ex-
pression, and made a plunge at him with it, but he fell
back and the blade merely touched his breast. As she
was about to make another plunge at him with the knife
a policemen came up and secured her. He had had no
words with her that night, but she abused him for more
money. She was much in liquor.
Theo magistrate said it was fortunate for the defendant
that the knife did not touch her husband, and ordered
her to find sureties to keep the peace, or, in default, to
be locked up.

THAMES.—Mr. Yardley was engaged for several
hours in investigating a complaint preferred by James
M'Mahon, a British seaman, against Captain William
Morgan, the master of the Eliza Caroline.
It appears that gross irreghlarities have for some time
prevailed at Callao in the shipment of foreign and Eng-
lish seamen on board British and American ships. Ac-
cording to Captain Morgan's version of affairs, M`Mahon
shipped at Callao in the name of "William Smith," for
40 dollars a month, received two months' pay in ad-
vance, and by fines and forfeitures for absence and re-
fusals to work was a debtor to the extent of about 211.
more.

In answer to this the complainant swore that he was
living at a boarding-house near Callao, having at that
time plenty of money, clothes, and other valuable effects,
that the boarding-house keeper gave him one day what
purported to be a dose of medicine, but which he was
sure was a narcotic, for after taking it he became insen-
sible and remembered nothing more until he found him-
self half stupified on board the Eliza Caroline. Finding
he was on board a ship bound to England, he set to at
his duty, but he had never signed articles, and those
put in by the captain, signed William Smith, he solemnly
declared were a forgery. His proper name being
M•Mahon he was quite surprised to find the men call-
ing him " Bill," but found he had been brought to the
ship as William Smith. The first port they came to
was Cork, but the captain'would not allow him to go on
shore to make a complaint before the authorities. He
claimed 201. for his services from Callao to London.

In the course of the investigation the captain stated
that no seaman could be shipped at Callao without an
attestation signed by the consul's clerk, and a certificate
was handed in to the effect that "John Joseph and
William Smith had been shipped on the 10th May, with
the sanction of the consular authorities."

Mr. Yardley having inspected the document and fully
investigated the case, said the name William Smith was
evidently an after interpolation, in different ink, and a
different handwriting to the rest of the certificate. The
whole case put forward on behalf of the captain was
redolent of fraud from beginning to end. The man had
been brought on board most irregularly, and he should
order the whole amount claimed (201.) to be paid, at
once, with costs.

A SITUATION VAOANT.—Some years ago, a black
man called on a clergyman in Western New York,
avowed himself a fugitive slave, and asked for food and
shelter, which were freely accorded. Two or three per-
sons being cognisant of the fact called in to see the
" runaway nigger," when the following dialogue ensued
—" S'pose you had very hard times down south—lick-
ings a plenty ?" "No ; I never was whipped." " Wan't !
Well, you had to work awful hard ?" "My work was
bevy light." " Guess your clothes wan't very nice ?"
" I was always well clothed—l was a good servant."
" Reckon your victuals wan't uncommon fine ?" A,
good as I desired." "Well ! I shouldni
my place vypelaaictpe
applying
my
down
opinion that you was a mighty big fool for running
away from such a place as this, just for the sake of'.
shirking fur yourself." " Gentlemen,
south is vacant. Any of you can have
fur it.— American Paper.

FIGHT AT A FUNERAL.—A disgraceful scene occurred
the other day at a funeral in Caithness. It seems the
body was taken from Ilalkirk to Olrig, and before "lift-
ing the attendants obtained three glasses of whisky
each, and two on arriving at Olrig. The friends of the
deceased having commenced quarrelling about the pro-
perty, a fight ensued, in which blows are said to have
been freely exchanged. A precnnition has been taken
by the authorities, and several of the parties are to be
brought, very properly, to trial.—Northern

MARRIED.
On' the 26th ult., at Invermoriston, Frank Morrison,
Esq.,
third sou of James 111orriion, Esq., of Basildon-park,
Berks, to Harriott, fourth daughter of James Murray
Grant, Esq., of Glenmoriston and 1)1°Y.
On the 30th ult., at Berated Church, Bognor, Richard
Crofts Chawner, Esq , of Wall, Lichfield, Fellow of Trinity-
ball, Cambridge, to *Catherine Harriett, eldest surviving
(laughter of the late Thomas Hall Vaughtou, Esq., of
Fillongley-lodge, Warwickshire.