The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION•ROUSE.—Mr. Herrman Klaber and
Mr. Richard Bell, the former charged with keeping on
his premises, Albion-place, Loi.don-wall, the latter
charged with keeping on his premises in Cannor-street
West, large quantities of lucifer matches, and thereby
endangering the lives and health of the inhabitants of
these loca.lities, appeared for the purpose of abiding the
decision of tie alderman in the cases submitted a short
time ago to the Lord Mayor. Alderman Humphery
presided.
Upon the part of Mr. Klaber, Mr. Sidney stated that
it was the intention of his client to remove stock to
which objection had been made, and merely to keep a
place for a counting-house and samples. Under such
circumstances it was hoped by Mr. Klaber that the
prosecution would not be persevered in.
In the case of Mr. Bell, Mr. Haines said that his
client had, since the last investigation, constructed a
fire-proof room on his premises, in which room all the
lucifer snatches in _stock could be securely deposited,
so that there could exist no possibility of hazard to the
lives or health of the public or the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood arising from the practise of trading in
the article.

Alderman Hamphery said he considered that the
securities for the abatement of what he looked upon as
a dangerous and offensive nuisance had not been forth-
coming in either case, and that he thought he was
bound to send the two cases before another tribunal for
decision as to the nature and extent of the requisite
securities.

The defendant in each case was then bound over in
the sum of 1001. to appear at the next Old Bailey Ses-
sions, to abide the decision of the authorities there.
John Wood was charged with having stolen three
loaves of bread.

John Owen said—l am in the employment of Mr.
M'Farlane, Old Jewry-street, Aldgate. At half-past
nine o'clock this morning, as I was serving a customer
in Lombard-street, I saw the prisoner leaning against
my barrow, and, after watching an opportunity, whip
three quartern loaves out of a basket which was hang-
ing on the barrow and make off with them. I followed
and grabbed him, and he immediately dropped the
bread, and begged me to let him go. I have seen him
watching me about the streets as I have been serving
customers, and have missed breaol several times. _

The prisoner saiil he was, together with his wife and
three children, suffering great distress.
_ _

The prisoner was committed for 21 days to Holloway
prison.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Joseph Davis, a journeyman
bricklayer, was charged before Mr. Hatnniill with having
assaulted and wounded Cornelius Meaghan, a lad 15
years of age, by striking him on the head with a
hammer.

The complainant, who was evidently in a. state of ex-
treme suffering, and appeared with his head enveloped
in hospit:d bandages, stated that he was in the employ-
ment of a builder at Mile-end, for whom the prisoner
also worked, and on the previous afternoon, while they
were occupied in performing some repairs at a brewery
in the Hackney-road, the prisoner commenced quarrel-
ling with him without the slightest provocation, and
pushed him violently out of his way. On asking him
what he meant by such treatment, the prisoner instantly
raised a heavy hammer with which he was at work, and
struck him on the head with such force that he fell sense-
less to the ground. He had no knowledge of anything
that took place afterwards, but on recovering his con-
sciousness he found himself under the care of a police-
man, who conveyed him to the hospital.
Daniel Murphy. a workman at the brewery, stated
that at the time in question his attention was attracted
by an altercation between the parties, and while pro-
ceeding towards them, he saw the prisoner deliberately
raise the boy in his arms and dash him down three times
in succession. After the first fall the complainant ap-
peared completely stupiffed, and he remained insensible
for ten minutes, bleeding profusely from the back of the
head, which -came in contact with some brickwork.
Witness immediately procured the assistance of a po-
liceman, who took the prisoner into custody, and re-
moved the complainant to the hospital.
Mr. Hammill ordered the prisoner to be remanded
for a week, to await the result of his violence, and
directed the injured lad to be conveyed back in a cab to
the hospital.

CLERKENWELL.—Benjainin Wilkinson, an athle•
tic desperate-looking fellow, was placed at the bar,
charged with a brutal assault upo❑ Mrs. Julia Benton,
of 2, Compton-street, Brunswick-square, by which she
was seriously injured.
The prosecutrix was in a weakly state whilst giving
her evidence. She said that on Tuesday night, about
half-past nine o'clock, she was walking by herself in
Gray's-inn-lane, when the prisoner came up to her, and,
without saying a word, struck her with great violence
on the breast, which knocked her down. She fell on
her head, which was much injured. She became insen-
sible, and was taken away for medical assistance.

Emma Scarnmell, •of 27, Grafton-street, Newport-
market, said on the same evening she saw the prisoner
assault other ladies in a similar brutal manner, and she
herself narrowly escaped his violence. She at length
saw him assault Mrs. Benton. Ile used a most disgust-
ing► expression when he struck her.
John Warren, 225 G, who took the prisoner into
custody, gave confirmatory evidence.
Inspector Jecks, G, recognised the prisoner as an in-
corrigible vagrant, who was in the practice of accosting
ladies for alms, and assaulting them in the event of their
refusal to give them.
Mrs. Benton baid she was scarcely able to walk
through the injuries she had received from the prisoner's
violence.

The prisoner said nothing in his defence. He admitted
that he obtained a livelihood by begging.
Mr. Hammill indignantly said that such conduct was
infamously disgraceful, and he was determined to put it
down by the strong arm of the law. It was not to be
tolerated that females should be grossly assaulted in the
public street by such cowardly ruffians as the prisoner,
and they must be protected. He sentenced him to six
months' imprisonment with hard labour in the House of
Correction.

SOUTHWARK.—John Williams, a cab proprietor
and driver, No. 2,819, well known by the soubriquet of
the " cabman's attorney general," was brought before
Mr. Coombe, charged with wilfully causing an obstruc-
tion in the carriage way on the inc:ine of the South
Eastern Railway Terminus, London-bridge, and refu,ing
to leave when ordered by the officer of the company.
George Hurlock stated that he was employed by the
company to keep the incline clear of cabs and all obstruc-
tions. At twenty•five minutes past seven on the pre-
vious evening the defendant was standing on the incline
with his cab, and witness ordered him away, as he
obstructed the carriage way, but defendant refused, and
dared him to ej,ct him. Witness then took him off to
the station and gave him into custody.
The defendant stated that he had been harshly treated
by the servants of the railway company. He was on the
incline with his vehicle to meet a gentleman by appoint-
ment.

Mr:. Weatherhead, the stationmaster, said the com-
pany had no desire to press for any penalty. Had the
defendant told them he was waiting for any particular
fare he would have been allowed to remain.
Mr. Comber accordingly discharged the defendant,
-
cautioning him, that the railway station was private
property.

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Abort an hour afterwards, a tradesman, who gave his
des, drove up to the court to make a
complaint against Emanuel Minden, cab proprietor and
driver, for refusing to convey him in his cab through the
gates of the station of the railway terminus, London-
bridge.

cb to drive
The complainant stated that he hired the defendant's
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one of the corn
ondon-bridge, and wheny they arrived at the gates him to the Crystal Palace Railway station,
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ad-
joining St. Thomas's Hospital, the defendant refused to
drive him inside, alle is hat it was the
private property
of the railway, and that he had no legal right to enter.
Witness imraediatelyalighted from the vehicle, and asked
Pan 's servants standing inside of the gate
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whether the defendant was not allowed to proceed to the
station, when he was told that he was, as well as other
cabs with passengers and luggage' Witness saw several
cabs pass
whhiimch:
haendcoanssidered defendant
demanded him to drive to the police-court to try the
question,
toberefoufsetdhetoutemnotsetr,im-
portance to the public.
Mr. Combo asked the cabman what he had to say for
himself. He replied that he was inside the gate the
other day, when one of the company's servants ordered
him out, alleging that it was private property. They would
not allow him to take up a fare or remain a moment,
therefore he considered that be was not bound to enter
their private premises.
Mr. Combe told him he was bound to go in to the
doors of the station if his fare asked him, and after dis
charging his fare the company's servants had a right to
older him off, and it was his duty to obey. Great con-
fusion would ensue if cabs were allowed to loiter about
at their pleasure ; and the public would be much incon-
venienced if all drivers were to act as the defendant had. 1
His worship asked the complainant whether he pressed
for any penalty.
Mr. Bates replied that he did not, as all he requ'red
was his worship's decision on such an important
subject.
Mr. Combo said that his opinion was that the railway
termini at London-bridge were the -private property of
the railway companies, and they had an undoubted right
to exclude whatever vehicle they thought proper. It
was certainly a place for the public to resort to for the
purpose of travellipg by railway, and cabdrivers were •