The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

130W-STREET.—.Henry Arnold, police•constable F
75, was called in the usual manner to answer a charge
preferred by Mrs. Louisa Nathan, the wife of a respect-
able tradesman in Covent-garden Market ; but the de-
fendant did not appear, and Inspector Mackenzie in-
formed his worship that he had absconded from the
from the force.

It appeared from the statement of the complainant,
when the summons was applied for, that Mrs. Nathan
and two other ladies were about to cross the road from
Covent-garden Market to James-street, during the even-
ing of the 18th instant, when the defendant accosted
them in a rude and insolent manner, desiring them to
" Move on," and on being remonstrated with for his
unprovoked misbehaviour, addressed them in the most
disgusting language, and called them prostitutes, stating
that complainant was a "well-known one." On the
following morning her husband, Mr. Nathan, having
ascertained the constable's number, proceeded to lodge a
complaint against him, and the commissioners, after
hearing the charge, ordered the defendant to answer
it before a magistrate. Hitherto it has been the cus-
tom of the commissioners to send the offending con-
stable at once before the magistrate, to save the com-
plaining parties the trouble and delay of proceeding
by a summons, as in ordinary cases ; but a change ap-
pears to have been lately introduced in the system of con-
ducting police investigations, in consequence of the
recent refusal of Mr. Yardley to depart from the ordi-
nary course ; consequently Mrs. Nathan and her wit-
nesses, after previous visits to the police station and
Scotland-yard, were called upon to attend twice at the
police court—first, to apply for a summons, a week ago,
and now to prove the case ; but in the mean time the
defendant, after failing to get the case " compromised,"
declined to meet the charge, and preferred leaving the
force at once to the chance of being imprisoned, with
certain dismissal afterwards. So that the defendant
appears likely to escape punishment—the first result of
the " new system."
Mr. Henry, however, directed that a warrant should
issue for his apprehension, in case the defendant's retreat
should be discovered.

MANSION-HOUSE.— William Nash, who has been
examined several times on charges of extensive forgeries,
and who, it will be remembered, was apprehended in
the 13ank of England, disguised in a red wig and whis-
kers, but was identified by Haydon, a detective officer,
as "Bill Nash," a notorious man upon town, was brought
up for final examination.

-The prisoner, upon being asked by Alderman Hunter
whether he wished to say anything, replied, " No, I
shall reserve my defence for my trial."
He was then committed.

LAMBETH.-,-This day being appointed for the final
examination of Mr. Charles Cunningham, alias Smith,
alias Taylor, and Mr. James Thompson Currie, who de-
scribed themselves as surgeons, and Mr. George Thomas,
a chemist, charged with having used a certain instru-
ment on the person of Miss Eliza Morden, with the in-
tent to procure abortion, the court was much crowded
by persons anxious to hear the further details of this dis-
gusting and painful investigation. On the appearance
of the legal gentlemen engaged in the case, the prisoners
were brought from the strong room and placed at the
bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton.

Mr. Parry, the barrister, accompanied by Mr. Sleigh,
and instructed by Mr. Sheen, appeared for the prosecu-
tion ; Mr. Williams, the barrister, attended for Cunning-
ham; Mr. Robinson, the barrister, for Thomas; and Mr.
Binns, the solicitor, for Currie. Lord William Lennox
occupied a seat on the bench during the examination.
Mr. Parry, addressing the magistrate, said he had but
little to say on the present occasion. He should call one
witness, Mrs. Bobbett, the landlady of the house, No. 1,
Bryan-street, Islington, where Miss Morden had lodged
for a fortnight previous to her going to Stockwell, and
this witness would corroborate the testimony of the young
lady as regarded the fact of her having been visited at
that place by the prisoner Cunningham. The witness
would further prove the fact that Miss Morden had been
visited, while at her house, by the Rev. Mr. Gordon,
who, he (Mr. Parry) much regretted, was not at the bar
with the other prisoners, and also a third person, whose
name had been used in the course of these proceedings,
namely, Mr. Maddock, a solicitor. Inquiries were still
going forward to ascertain the extent to which this latter
gentleman had mixed himself up in this matter, with the
view, if necessary, to ulterior proceedings ; and as the
inquiries were still in progress, he (Mr. Parry) should
abstain from saying anything that might prejudice the
case. After the examination of this witness he should
call on his worship to send the prisoners for trial, but at
the same time he should not like to pledge himself that
other witnesses than those who had already been
examined and bound over to appear on the trial, might
not be necessary, but thus much he would promise, that
should other witnesses be required, the gentlemen em-
ployed for the defence should have ample notice of the
fact, and also be supplied with the additional evidence
by the attorney for the prosecution.
Mrs. Bobbett was here called, and entered the wit-
ness-box. She is s middle-aged, fashionably-dressed
woman, and, when sworn became much excited, sobbed,
and begged the magistrate to protect her from insult.
Mr. Norton assured her that then-, was no person pre-
sent, he felt convinced, who had the slightest disposition
to offer her any insult ; but if there should be, she might
rely upon the utmost protection. The worthy magis-
trate also begged the witness to be composed, and at once
ordered her a seat in front of the clerk's desk, where she
could be heard with less effort, and this for a few mo-
ments had the desired effect of allaying her excitement.
She was examined by Mr. Parry, and said—My name
is Mary Frances Bobbett, and I am the wife of Mr.
James Bobbett, of No. 1, Bryan-street, Caledonian-
road, Islington, gentleman.
Mr. Parry—Do you recollect a young lady, Miss Eliza
Morden, coming to lodge in your house ?—Witness—l
never considered Miss Morden my lodger.
Mr. Parry—She was at your house, and why not con-
sider her your lodger ?—Witness—Because Mrs. Corne-
lius took my apartments.

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Mr. Parry— Was there anybody with Mrs. Cornelius
when she so took the lodging ?—Witness—Yes, a little
boy.

Mr. Parry—Do you know the prisoner Cunningham ?
Witiess—l know that person, pointing to Cunningham.
Mr. Parry—Did that person visit Miss Morden at
your house ?—Witness—Yes, sir, he did.
Mr. Parry—Did other persons visit her ?—Witness—
Yes.

Mr. Parry—Did the Rev. Mr. Gordon visit her there ;
Witness—l did not know him by name.
Mr. Parry—Had Cunningham visited the young lady
often for the fortnight she was at your house ?—Witness
—Yes, I saw him come there several times.
Mr. Parry—State what occurred when Mr. Cunning.
ham first called ?—Witness—The first time he came lie
had " low" shoes and stockings on, and was dressed very
low.

Mr. Parry—What, do you mean to say that he called
without shoes or stockings on ?—Witness—l said "low"
shoes and stockings, but the next time he came like a
gentleman, with rings on his fingers.
Mr. Norton—You mean to say he was much better
dressed on the occasion of his second visit than his first ?
—Witness—Yes, sir, much better.
Mr. Norton—How often might he have called on the
young woman altogether ?—Witness—She was at my
house for a fortnight, and I think he did not omit
coming one day.
Mr. Parry—Now tell us, Mrs. Bobbett, what occurred
on the first time of his calling ?—.Witness—Why he said
"Is there a young woman here out of health ?" and I
said, " No, not that lam aware of." I felt an impres-
sion of something wrong ; and, to tell you the truth, I
thought he was a detective policeman in disguise. He
had neither shoes nor stoekings on.
Mr. Parry—That is just what you said before. Do
you mean to repeat that he came shoeless ?—Witness—
That is not exactly what I mean.
Mr. Parry here said it was quite apparent that the
witness was labouring under the effect of something be-
yond mere excitement, and he should not only decline
examining her further, but should reject her evidence alto-
gether, and would not require her to be bound over for
the prosecution. He, on the part of the prosecution,
should close the proceedings, and call on his worship to
commit the three prisoners to take their trial at the
Central Criminal Court for the felony.
Mr. Robinson, as well as Mr. Williams, insisted that
the latter part of the testimony, on oath, given by Mrs.
Bobbett—namely, that the prisoner Cunningham, when
he first came to her house was without shoes or stock-
ings—should be added to her deposition, and this being
done, and the learned gentlemen declining to cross-exa-
mine the lady, the • latter rose from her chair, and curt-
seyed so low and so often to both the magistrate and the
learned counsel, that all doubts as to her being affected
with something much more powerful than the heat of the
weather, and the crowded state of the court, were re-
moved.

The prisoners were then committed for trial, and on
the application of Mr. Binns, Mr. Currie was admitted
to bail, provided the sureties, whose names he gave in,
should be approved of.

THE SALT TRADE.-Out of 97 salt-works in the king-
dom, 79 are situate in the valley of the Weaver, in
Cheshire, where the supply of salt is supposed to be
practically inexhaustible. It is found in a dry semi-
transparent state, resembling lumps of alum, when it
called rock salt, which is mainly exported to Holland
and Belgium, for manufacturing there into white
salt. But the supply is chiefly produced by evapo-
rating brine pumped up out of the earth from
the beds of the rock, which, when crystalized, is
termed common salt, and used principally for pickling
and preserving fish, meat, and vegetables ; also as a mor-
dant, and generally by all manufacturers of alkalies ;
then, again, when dried and rendered fit for table pur-
poses, it is denominated stoved salt, and consumed
as a seasoning or condiment. It requires about
twelve cwts. of coal (burgie) to evaporate brine suffi-
cient to produce a ton of salt, the entire produc-
tion of which, in this kingdom, now amounts to
800,000 tons per annum : one moiety is exported
to North America, the Baltic, and the northern parts of
Scotland and Ireland, and the other half is consumed
at home. Of this immense manufacture, nearly 7-Bths
are produced on the banks of the river Weaver, the
bulk of which is exported from Liverpool ; another por-
tion is used by the alkali-manufacturers in St. Helen's ;
and the residue is chiefly sent to the east coast of Eng-
land ; scarcely 10,000 tons per annum being consumed in
Liverpool. Mr. Braithwaite Poole, in his " Statistics
of Commerce, says—" There are upwards of a million
feet of pannage contained in saltworks of the United
Kingdom, which, together with the necessary machinery
and other appliances, 600 flats, trows, barges, and boats,
to prosecute the traffic, has been estimated as represent-
ing a capital of 1,000,0001., and employing upwards of
3,000 men."