The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—George Morgan, alias Jordan, was
summoned at the instance of the police, for having made
a false representation as to his name for the purpose of
obtaining a license as an omnibus conductor from the
Commissioners of Police.

Mr. Ballantine appeared for the defendant.
The defendant's real name was Jordan, and in conse-
quence of the reports of the police as to his bad charac-
ter, his license as an omnibus conductor was stopped in
1851. Afterwards he sent in a requisition in the name
of Morgan, and obtained a license in that name, and
from that time to the present he bad been in one em-
ployment, and gave such satisfaction to his master, Mr.
Bennett, of Chelsea, that that person informed the police
that he was the best conductor he had ever had. Since
1851 there had been no complaint whatever against him,
and he appeared to have done his best to redeem his
character. The present summons was taken out in con-
sequence of a letter having been sent to the commis-
sioners, stating that the defendant was the George Jor-
dan whose license was stopped in 185,1.
Mr. Ballantine said there could be no doubt that an
offence had b ,en committed, but the circumstances, he
submitted, were such as to entitle him to consideration
and leniency. In consequence of his means of obtaining
an honest livelihood being stopped, by his license being
taken from him, he changed his name to Morgan, and
applied for a new license in that name. He had com-
mitted no offence since he had had it, but on the con-
trary had redeemed his character, and earned the best
opinion of his employer.
Mr. Henry said he should attach importance to the
testimony as to the defendant's good conduct, given to
the police by the defendant's master, but the offence
WAG one which for the security of the public must meet
with some punishment. The penalty incurred was 51.,
but under the circumstances he should mitigate it to 1/.
The defendant could send in a fresh requisition in his
own name, and his employer might be disposed to peti-
tion for the renewal of the licence.

- MAN SI ON-FlO ITS E .-11enry Tkompson was charged
before the Lord Mayor with having robbed a warehouse.
Mr. C. Rising, warehouseman to Messrs. Holiday and
Co., of Watling-street, said—At -half-past eleven this
day, while I was in the warehouse, the prisoner came in
and asked if we were in want of a light porter, and upon
being answered in the negative, left that part of the
warehouse, to go out out, as I supposed. I then saw
a large package of wadding taken out.at the door, and
I went out and saw the prisoner With the package. He
said a gentleman had sent him for it, and I seized him
by the collar of the coat, out of which ho slipped at once.
He attempted to get away ; but, with assistance, I de-
tained him, and he was taken back to the warehouse
with the goods, which consisted of 144 yards, and which
bad been delivered to us on that morning.
The prisoner—l did not go to steal ; but a gentleman
to whom I mentioned that I was looking for a situation
told me that I was likely to get one there, and if I did
not succeed that I was to bring the parcel to him.
The prisoner, who was a lad of diminutive size, and
who very easily appropriated the package, enormous as
it was, was committed for trial.

William, Clarke was committed for trial upon the
charge of having robbed the house of Mr. Sly, the owner
of the Angel public-house in John-street, Minories, of
boots, shoes, a pair of spurs, and part of a set of boot
trees. The prisoner had walked into the house, and,
pretending to go to the yard, had turned round and dis-
appeared immediately, after which the property was
missed. On the same day he returned, went in the same
directimi, and on returning was seized. Other property
belonging to the house was found then in his possession.
George Wicking was committed for trial upon the
charge of having plundered his employers, Messrs.
Smith and Co., wholesale stationers, of Queen-street,
Cheapside, of several articles. He had gone into the
shop of Mr. Newbold, optician, Houndsditch, and
offered for 6s. some silver pencil-cases which were worth
a pound. Finnis, the officer to whom the circumstance
was mentioned, apprehended the prisoner, who had
been discharged from the house on Saturday last,
and produced nine porte-monnaies, a cigar case, a
printed book, and six pencils in cases, which had been
found in the prisoner's lodgings, and which the prose-
cutors belived to be their property.
James Ilinde and William, Lorman were committed
as rogues and vagabonds for three months, upon the
charge of having attempted to commit robberies upon
tradesmen.

The prisoners had been seen by a policeman to go to
several outfitters' shops, and try to remove coats which
had been carefully fastened to the rails, as if customers
of the kind were expected. After an ineffectualstruggle
to get possession of the coats, they tried their skill at a
boot-maker's, but were baulked there also, and they
were, after a series of experiments, checked in their
career and lodged in the station-house.

GUILDHALL.—Mr. William. Clarke, of Bargate-
end, near Boston, in Lincolnshire' was summoned for
unlawfully sending and causing to
.be delivered in New-
gate-market for sale four quarters of beef which was
alleged to be diseased and unfit for human food.
It was satisfactorily shown that the meat in question
was sent to Newgate-market in the defendant's name,
and that it was unfit for food, the animal having been
stifferidg from the long disease, in which state it was
killed. It was that description of beast called a " wet
'un," which no respectable salesman would offer for sale
or receive in his shop for that purpose.
The defendant said he was in the habit of sending to
Newgate-market the best quality of meat, but in this
instance a highly respectable farmer of Boston, of the
name of Charles Ireland, wished to send th'e four quar-
ters of beef to the London market, and, not knowing any
salesman, he asked defendant to allow him to send it to
Newgate-market in his name, a request which defendant
assented to without knowing or seeing the beef before it
was sent.

Alderman Rose said it was a very serious offence to
send meat in such an unwholesome state to market while
the cholera was so prevalent, and great praise was due
to the inspectors for the diligent performance of their
duties in bringing these cases before the- magistrateS.
It was very necessary that every precaution should be
adopted to prevent the admission of such unwholesome
food to the London markets, and as the defendant had
been so careless as to lend his name without ascertain-
ing to what purpose it was applied, he must take the
consequence of his imprudence, and answer this case at
the sessions.

Committed for trial accordingly.
Mr. Cavalier, a salesman of Newgate•market, was
summoned for exposing for sale a quantity of pork unfit
for human consumption.
It was stated the meat was in a putrid state when
seized by the inspectors.
The defendant admitted that the pork was bad, but
alleged that it was perfectly good and sweet meat when
it was put into the salting tub, and he was not aware that
it was exposed for sale ; if it was, it was without his
sanction.

Alderman Rose said that was a common excuse, but
the master was responsible for the acts of his servants,
and as the case was clearly proved, he should fine the
defendant 40s.

The fine Was paid.

A DCEL.—GENOA, Sept. 21.—1 informed you, in my
last letter, that General Garibaldi had lately arrived
here from Nice. I had hardly put my letter in the post.
when I learned he was going to fight a duel with a
general of the Roman republic, who for some time past
has been living as a refugee in Piedmont. It may be
remembered that when the attempt was ma/le at Parma
to rise, General Garibaldi published a declaration con-
demning the movement. Some Roman emigres, and
especially some officers, who had served wider Garibaldi,
addressed him a letter, requiring explanations. This
,•,Ivr, rise to sornu warm Rdernics in certain republican
j )urnals, in which a siit-wrior otlicer of the Roman army
(Rosselli) took a principal part. I was assured to-day
that the two generals have crossed the frontiers to fight
a duel, and every one is impatient to know the issue of
this untoward affair,