The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—Four young girls of the names of
Murphy, Stanton, Devine, and Long, .were charged with
attempting to set fire to the ward. in which they were
confined, in the West London Union.
Thos. Phillips, the assistant relieving officer, said that
about half-past six on Tuesday evening last, as he was
signing the book in the porter'slodge previous to leatig
for the night, he heard a cry of fire, and he immediately
went down the yard to obtain the key of the prisoners'
room. On gaining admittance he saw the prisoners
stirring up a bonfire•in the yard and throwing fire about
in all directions. As soon as they saw witness they came
into the room and told him that they did not mean
sleeping. there that night. Witness asked them who
had broken the windows, observing there were 34 panes
gone, and they said they did it.
Alderman Wilson asked what the prisoners had made
the fire with ?

Mr. Phillips said they told him they had used their
aprons and the oakum given them to pick.
Alderman Wilson inquired if the room, No. 20, was
unfit to live in, that the prisoners should evince such an
objection to it ?
Mr. Capel, the Chairman of the Board of Guardians,
said that No. 20 room was not a place of punishment,
but only a room used to separate the disorderly charac-
ters from the peaceably disposed. On Christmas-day
the prisoners were allowed to mix with the other paupers
and partake of the usual Christmas cheer of roast beef
and plum pudding ; but they pelted the old women in
the ward with potatoes, and annoyed them so much that
they were ordered to be removed and kept by them-
selves.
Alderman Wilson said the prisoners were very
dangerous characters, and. he should commit them to
take their trial at the ensuing Old Bailey sessions on the
charge of attempting to set fire to the Union,

CLERKENWELL—Thomas Souter and John Frede-
rick Bush, respectably-dressed young men, well known
as convicted thieves, were charged with robberies on
lodging-house keepers.
Mrs. Maria Coe, of Great Ormond-street, Queen-
square, Bloomsbury-square, said that on last Saturday
week, the prisoners called at her house to inquire about
her apartments. She mentioned the terms, and Souter,
who said he was merely acting as agent for his cousin,
who was coming from the country, agreed to pay her one
guinea per week, including attendance. Whilst in con-
versation with Souter, the prisoner Bush made a
scratching notice, which attracted her attention, and,
on turning round, she felt a tug at her pocket, but she
did not suspect that she had been robbed until shortly
after the prisoners had left the house, when she dis-
covered that her pocket had been picked of her purse and
its contents.

Mrs. Jane Wilmot, an elderly lady, residing in Great
James-street, St. Andrew, Holborn, identified the pri-
soners as having visited her house under exactly similar
circumstances.

Mr. Tyrwhitt sentenced them to three months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour, in the Hou3o of
Cdrreation.

The magistrate acknowledged the receipt of several
small sums for the poor-box.

IVO RSII IP STREET.—John Anderson, an artist,
was charged with having assaulted two young ladies,
named Martha and Lavinia Baker, residing with their
parents, in Pollard's-row, Bethnal-green.
The first complainant stated, that while on her way
home, after spending the previous evening at a relative's
in Camden-town, they were suddenly accosted by the
prisoner, who thrust himself between them, and perti-
naciously urged them to accept his arm. They hurried
on in order to avoid him, but as the defendant parsisted
in his importunities, they threatened to give him in
charge. They had only proceeded a short distance
further, when they were again overtaken by the
defendant, who . struck witness such a violent blow
on the back that she fell forward on her face, and
severely injured her forehead, which came in contact
with the edge of a flagstone. The prisoner then started off,
but he was closely pursued by her sister and a gentleman
who fortunately came up at the moment, and who ulti-
mately gave him into custody.
Miss Lavinia Baker added that the defendant turned
fiercely round upon her before he commenced his flight,
and also struck her a heavy blow in the side.
In answer to the charge the defendant expressed his
regret for hiving so greatly misconducted himself, and
said that he had been drinking to such an extent that
he had lost all control over his actions.

Mr. D'Eyncourt said that he cad been guilty of a
wanton and cowardly outrage, and he should order him
to pay a penalty of 51., or to be committed in default
for two months to the 'louse of Correction.

MAR LBOROUGH-STREET. —Emanuel Durup was
charged with having obtained various sums of money by
fraudulent representations.
Ann Curtis, of No. 91, St. Martin's-lane, said the
prisoner called upon her in November last and inquired
if she knew two gentlemen whom he named. She said
she did, they formerly lodged with her, and left very
much in her debt. The prisoner said he was a solicitor,
and was on the trace of the parties in question, and ex-
pected to have them in custody very soon. The prisoner
called again in a day or two afterwards, and said that
one of the parties had been taken at Brighton and was
then in Lewes gaol, and that the other would be appre-
hended that night. The next day the prisoner again
called, and said he had taken the second gentleman, and
had lodged him in Whitecross street prison. The pri-
soner said that be was going to advertise the parties in
the American papers ; and, after some further conversa-
tion, advised her to lodge a detainer against the parties.
Ultimately she employed the prisoner to take the requi-
site steps, believing, from his representations, he was
of the legal profession, and from time to time furnished
him with such sums of money he demanded as fees of
court and counsel. The prisoner on receiving the last
money told witness the trial was fixed for the following
day, and he gave her the name of a gentleman named
Bell, living in Bedford-row, who was to see her on the
subject of her action the next morning. She went to
the address, and on stating her business discovered that
the prisoner was not known to Mr. Bell, and that she
had been defrauded. The prisoner told her name was
Bell.

A witness named Conroy said the complainant gave
the prisoner money, and heard the prisoner tell her his
name was Bell.

Some further evidence being required, the prisoner
was remanded for a week.

WESTMINSTER.— William Mitchel, late a watch-
maker in Elizabeth-street, Hans-place, Sloane-square,
was charged with unlawfully disposing of property he
had had given him to repair.
The prisoner, against whom daily complaints had been
made for a length of time by persons who had left
watches and clocks at his shop and were unable to get
them back, was apprehended last Saturday night on a
warrant, for unlawfully detaining a valuable clock, the
property of Colonel Palmer; and upon searching him
the officer found above twenty duplicates, many of which
related to watches in pawn. In consequence of that
circumstance, added to the prisoner's declaration that
Colonel Palmer's clock was in the possession of a Mrs.
Holborn, the mother of his apprentice, who had rescued
it from the clutches of a broker, who had seized it for
the rent of his shop. He was remanded.
Mrs. Holborn now stated that she had paid out the
execution for il. 145., and had taken possession of Col.
Pahner's clock and another.
The prisoner stated that he informed the broker the
clock was not his, but the man said he did not care about
that, and took it.

Mr. Arnold said the case must be adjourned, and the
broker summoned. He had no doubt Mrs. Holborn had
acted from the best of motives in taking possession of
the clock, and it might be hard to ask her to restore it
to its owner,lbut if a summons were taken out against her
for its detension his decision must be that she had no
right to it. Her remedy would be against the prisoner
or the broker.
Four other cases having been proved, Holloway, the
officer, intimated that there were several more yet to be
investigated, the prisoner was then remanded.

LAMBETH.—Tim Donoltoag7t, an Irishman, pre-
sented to Mr. Shields, the chief usher, one of the printed
forms given by pawnbrokers for lost duplicates, and re-
quested him to take his declaration as to the loss of the
original.
Mr. Shields observing that the articles pledged were
described to be four half-sovereigns and a purse, re-
marked on the singularity of pledging money, and asked
the applicant how he came to do so ?
Be me soul, sir (said Tim), then I'll tell you. On
Saturday night, or, I should say, on Christmas eve, I
found meself with four half-sovrins in me purse, and I
sis to meself, Tim, me boy, if ye keep this money yell
get drunk on Christmas day, and spind all this money,
and ye had better put it in the pawn shop and nave it.
So faix, after a good struggle with meself, I did go to
the pawn shop and got 10s. on the four half-sovrins and
the purse. On Christmas day, sure enough, I got drunk
and lost the ticket, but the furst thing on Monday
mosnin' I went to the pawn shop and stopped me money
and yesterday I got that paper and now want to take
me money out.
Mr. Shields—Well, I suppose you managed to get rid
of the 10s. on Christmas day. Tim—Be dad, I did.
Mr. Shields—And would have managed to have got
rid of a little more if you had kept your purse and the
half-sovereigns ? Tim—Be gorra, you are right, sir, I
should.

Mr. Shields—Then, I think you have acted very pro-
perly, and I only wish that your countrymen generally
acted with your prudence.
The document was signed by Mr. Elliott, and Tim,
who seemed much flattered at the compliment paid to
him by the Chief Usher, left the court to possess himself
of his treasure.

The magistrate has received a cheque for 51. from
E.L.C.

THAMES.—Mr. Warrington, one of the relieving
officers of the Poplar Union, came before Mr. Ingham
for the purpose of obtaining orders to remove several
Irish paupers to their own country, and to which, on
being severally asked, they said they had no objection.
The orders having been signed, the relieving officcr
called the magistrate's attention to a case of great hard-
ship on the ratepayers, and which involved a ques-
tion of considerable importance to English parishes.
On the 28th of last November a poor widow named
Mary Barrett and her four children wore passed
under an order of removal to Cork. On their arrival at
that place the family applied to the mayer for relief, and
he raised a subscription for them and sent them back to
England. The woman and her children arrived here in
a most destitute condition, and again applied to the
parish of All Saints, Poplar, for relief, and were ad-
mitted into the workhouse. The Board of Guardians j

had directed him to call his worship's attention to the
case, which the board considered was one of great im-
porta-lice: This was not the only instance of the kind.
The Mayor of Cork had sent back other Irish,paupers
who bad been passed to that city by English parishes
under orders of removal. The expense of passing Irish
paupers was a serious charge on the ratepayers of the
Poplar Union, and the guardians thought it was a very
hard case to be again saddled with the family after ex-
pending about DN. in relieving them, and paying for
their passage to Ireland. Mr. Warrington 'then put in
the pass-book containing the order of removal of the
28th of November, to whiCh the magistrate's signature
was attached. _

Mr. Ingham asked under what circumstances the
family became chargeable to'Poplar.
Mr. Warrington replied that the husband of the
woman was a tailor, and lived in Shoreditch, and upon
his death his widow applied for relief to the authorities
of that parish. She was admitted into Shoreditch work-
house with her children, and soon afterwards obtained
her discharge and came into Poplar, and the overseers
had no alternative but to remove her and her children
to Ireland, her late husband's legal settlement.
Mr. Ingham—Is the family in a state of chargeability
at the present time ?
Mr. Warrington—Yes, sir ; we have maintained them
in the workhouse several days. They were bundled
away from Cork, and arrived here in the most destitute
condition imaginable.
Mr. Ingham said the woman could be punished under
the Vagrant Act for returning to this country after
being passed to Ireland.
Mr. Warrington was aware of that ; but the Board of
Guardians did not wish to have recourse to any harsh
proceedings, because the woman was not so much
in fault as the most Worshipful the Mayor of Cork,
who had instigated the family to return. He now begged
to ask the magistrate if he would sign another order for
the removal of the family to Cork.
Mr. Ingham—Oh, yes, certainly. I hope the family
will not be sent back again. It is a most extraordinary
prOceeding, and you ought to report the matter to the
Poor Law Board. •

Mr. Warrington said that would be done, and that he
would bring the woman and her children to that court
on a future day to procure another order of removal.
Mr. Ingham said he had been told that the Irish poor
were brought to this country for nothing by captains of
steamers to insure the passage money from English
parishes to take them back.

Mr. Warrington said that was done once. The
Irish poor were brought over to this country now for
2s. 6d. per head. He had heard that some steamers
brought them over as deck passengers, exposed to the
inclemency of the weather, for ls. 6d. per head.
Mr. Ingham—What does it cost you for sending the
poor people to Ireland ?

Mr. Warrington—The expense of sending each pauper
is very nearly D. ..,The Barret family will cost us in all
20/., and the board of guardians, who represent the -rate-
payers, do think it is a very hard case, and that some
notice should be taken of the strange conduct of the
Mayor of:Cork. -

Mr. Ingham referred the relieving officer to several
acts of Parliament relating to the removal of Irish pau-
pers, and he then withdrew.

HAMMERSMITH. —Mr. George Treadaway, the
proprietor of the Chepstow Tavern, Chepstow-place,
Westbourne-grove,.Westßayswaer, appeared to answer
the information of Inspector Allison, for having had
his house open on Sunday, the 18th inst., for the sale
of beer, spirits, &e., before the hour of 1 o'clock in the-
afterroon, contrary to the statute, &c.
A few days ago, a Man named Pilbean was fined 251.
at"this court for vending beer without a license, in a
shed in Fortescue-fields, at the rear ofdefendlut's house.
The police now proved that the beer had been bought at
the tavern by Pilbean.

Mr. Beadon intimated that unless some reason was
shown to the'contrary,- be. should inflict the full penalty
of 51. It was a very bad case, and one in which, if he
had 'anything to do with the license, he should advise
its being taken away.
On the part of the defendant, it was then urged that
he bad given directions' that liquor should never be
served during, the prescribed hours ; and Mr. Alfred
Keene, the manager, depOsed that he had given the
liquor to Pilbean at half-past 11 on Saturday night, for,
as be understood, a master bricklayer, with whole he had
dealings. Pilbean was then very drunk, and he there-
fore fetched it away on Sunday morning.
Mr. Beadon repeated that it was a gross evasion of the
law, and inflicted the full penalty of 51.