The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—RUFFIANLY ASSAULTS ON LICENSED
VICTUALLERS.—Patrick Macarthy, was charged before
Mr. Henry with assaulting the landlord of the Fountain
public-house, King-street, Drury-lane. On the previous
night the prisoner was in the skittle-ground, attached to
the above house, creating a great disturbance with another
man, and, on the landlord ejecting him from the house, the
prisoner struck and kicked him several times. A constable
at that moment happened to pass the house, and the pri-
soner was given into his custody. Police constable 131 F
proved taking the prisoner into custody, and on the way
to the station the prisoner seized him by the neck and
nearly throttled him ; he also struck him twice.
The prisoner said the landlord struck him first, and he
struck him again in self defence. He denied assaulting
the constable.

Mr. Henry fined the prisoner 5/. for the assault on the
landlord, or two months to the House of Correction, and
committed him for three weeks, without fine, for the as-
sault on the constable.
James Sullivan was charged with assaulting Mr. Bailey,
landlord of the Black Horse, Clements-lane. It ap-
peared, from the evidence of Mr. Bailey, that, on the
previous evening, the prisoner entered his tap-room,
and placed himself in front of the fire, with the skirts
of his coat so spread out that the other customers in the
room could not see it.. On being remonstrated with by
one of the customers, the prisoner assailed him with such a
volley of foul abuse that he was obliged to call Mr. Bailey
to put him out, and in doing so the prisoner threw him-
self' down on his back, and while he (Mr. Bailey) was try-
ing to lift him up, the prisoner kicked him with great force
on the most tender part of his person. Some of the cus-
tomers came to his assistance, and the prisoner was given
in charge. Mr. Bailey was so severely hurt, and in such
pain, that he could hardly walk, and he was fearful he was
injured for life.
Mr. Henry said prisoner had committed a most cowardly
assault, and he should remand him for a week.

ANOTHER ASSAULT.—James I;lloniNcasatarged. with
assaulting a man named Dowling, in Lincoln Court, Drury-
lane.

The charge having been proved, the prisoner was fined
5/., and in default, committed to the House of Correction
for two months.

DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS.

On Monday, Mr. Simpson, the well-known proprietor of
Cremorne Gardens waited upon Mr. Arnold, at the West-
minster Police Court, to solicit his advice respecting the
following disgraceful proceeding :
Applicant having handed in a large posting bill, headed
" 'Cremorne, V.R.," and which went on to state that
a grand fancy fair would be held on a spacious piece
of ground adjoining Cremorne Gardens, —the type
of the words, " will be held on a spacious piece of
ground adjoining," being so arranged, and of such
a small character, as to escape the first glance, stated
that he had with reference to this and its subse-
quent gathering of an immense assemblage of the very
refuse of society, to complain not only of a most serious
disgraceful nuisance, but of a gross deception practised
upon the public, calculated to do him a serious injury,
and a great personal indignity inflicted upon himself.
A person, with whose name he had upon inquiry become
acquainted, had taken a piece of ground immediately
adjoining Cremorne Gardens, and had there unlawfully set
up ,a fair of the very lowest description • and in order to
render the thing attractive, and impart it a stamp of
respectability, the proprietor of the scheme had most dis-
gracefully adopted, not only the style of heading exhibited
in his announcements, but had used the name of his pro-
perty in a most objectionable way. Apart from this, it
was a most serious nuisance, as it might be termed, at his
very. door, and frequenters of his establishment would have
to wade their way through a mass of persons from the pur-
lieus of the very lowest neighbourhoods.
Mr. Arnold inquired when the fair commenced ?
Mr. Simpson replied that it was announced for that day.
(Monday), but in effect, might fairly be said to have com-
menced on Sunday, when there were stalls, swings, races,
shooting, singing, and the most disgraceful scene being
enacted all the afternooon and evening, by an assemblage
composed, as it might well be supposed, of the very dregs
of society. Individually, he (Mr. Simpson) felt that a
great indignity and disgrace had been put upon him by
the name of his establishment being associated with such a
disgraceful proceeding, and would feel obliged by any ad-
vice or interference the magistrate could suggest.
Mr. Arnold observed that, as regarded Mr. Simpson's
individual complaint of using the name of his establish-
ment, he could not make the offenders amenable before a
magistrate. Mr. Simpson's remedy must be by injunction
in the Court of Chancery.
Mr. Simpson called upon a sergeant of the V division of
police, who was present on other business, who confirmed
his account of the disgraceful scene going on.
Mr. Arnold, having looked attentively through the Act
of Parliament for the suppression of unlawful fairs, found
that, while some absurd forms were being gone through,
an affair of this description might be carried on for some
days' to the prejudice of every respectable neighbourhood,
with impunity.
Mr. Simpson remarked that he had been in communica-
tion with the Commissioners of Police and the parish au-
thorities. The former, it seemed, had no power to put a
stop to the fair.
Mr. Simonds, an inspector of the B division, said that
there had been two others in the district some time ago,
but that the police could do nothing with them.
Mr. Arnold observed that there was no doubt that the
party was indictable at common law for a nuisance, and
from what he had heard, he was of opinion that this must
be a very grievous case.

Mr. Sinipson remarked that the parish authorities were
of that opinion, and he should see them again upon the
subject. Such an indignity as he personally complained of
could only have emanated from a most dishonourable per-
son, and he (Mr. Simpson) would do his best to disabuse
the public mind.

THE LOSS OF THE DUKE OP SUTHERLAND

STEAMER.

ABERDEEN, MONDAY.
It now appears that the precise number of lives lost
in consequence of the wreck of this steamer is sixteen,
the total number on board having been 54 or 55. The
following is a list of the

DRoWNED—Edward Howling, master; Miss Bremner,
belonging to Aberdeen ; Miss Lawrence, ditto ; George
Bruce, the carpenter ; a female servant fC. S. Jervoise,
name unknown ; Henry Sivier, coachman to Mr. Jer-
voise ; Margaret Paul, stewardess ; Geo. Nelson, a sea-
man on board ; a seaman from London, a passenger,
name unknown, but believed to be Johnson or Johnston;
Mr. Burness (not Burnett), a passenger ; Peter Ligert-
wood, second mate ; John Fyfe, chief engineer, Total
loss from steamer, 12. Robertson, Jas. M'lntosh,
Christie, Reid, seamen lost from coble.
Up to this time 12 of the bodies have been found,
being the whole except those of the second mate, en-
gineer, and Christie and Reid, the seamen. Captain
Howling, Bruce the carpenter, Ligertwood, Fyfe the
engineer, Nelson, and Sivier leave widows and families
—those of the two last being resident in London. The
case of Miss .Bremner is a peculiarly affecting one. She
was just about to be married, and was engulphed under the
very eyes of the young gentleman to whom she was en-
gaged'. The engineer perished in the attempt to save
the stewardess.

Captain J. N. Strange, of H.M.S. Archer, now in this
harbour, rendered efficient assistance in directing the
operations on shore. _

Eighteen were saved by the rope between the pier and
the vessel, all of them, including five of Mr. Jervoise's
servants, owing their preservation to the exertions of the
steward.

The value of the cargo appears now to'be from 8,0001.
to 10,0061., and that of the vessel about 18,0001. She
was built in 1847, and cost about 28,0001. The vessel
was insured for 12,000/:, but the cargo was not insured,
the parties to whom it was consigned being the sufferers.
It consisted of spring haberdashery goods, periodicals,
&c.

All that now remains of the vessel is the engines and
paddle-boxes, with a small part of the ship in the vici-
nity ; the engines probably will be recovered. A consi-
derable part of the cargo has been cast ashore.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

( From the Registrar-General's Report.)

The official report says—Last week the deaths from
all causes registered in London amounted to 1,748. An
increase so formidable on the already high mortality of
previous weeks arises in part from the same causes that
have•lately prevailed with unusual force, and is also due,
to some extent, to the influx into the register books of
cases on which coroners had held inquests, and which
have been permitted to accumulate during the quarter.
The signature' of that officer is necessary to complete the
registration:of deaths returned by him.
_ _

Last week the births of 1,005 boys and 904 girls, in
all 1,909 children, were registered in. London. In the
eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the
average number was 1,411.

At- the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, , the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29,723 in. ; on
Monday the mean daily reading was above 30 in. The
mean temperature of the week was 43.4 deg., which is
near the average of the same week in 38 years. The
mean daily temperature was below the average on the
first three days, and above it during the rest of the week.
The mean dew-point temperature was 32.8 deg. The
wind, which had been in the north in the early part of
the week, blew from the south-west in the last four days.