The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—,Tohn Ealey and William Hayes
(the latter a pugilist) were placed at the bar, on suspicion
of stealing a gold watch, &c.
The charge was preferred by two young gentlemen
from Scotland, who, after spending the whole of Wed-
nesday evening at the " Coal Hole," " Cyder Cellars,"
" Evans's," and similar places of resort, arrived at a late
hour at the Bell public-house, corner of Exeter-street,
and joined the miscellaneous company in the smoking-
room of that establishment. Both admitted they were
" tolerably advanced," and the inspector declared they
were decidedly drunk—indeed, one of them, a Mr.
Houston, seemed hardly to have recovered possession of
his entire faculties while in the witness-box. It appeared
that soon after they had reached the Bell the prosecutor
missed his watch, upon which he called in a policeman,
and desired him to take everybody in the room (more
than a dozen persons) into custody. The officer sug-
gested the impropriety of this sweeping measure, but
said he would not object to apprehend any one or two
of the party whom they might reasonably suspect of
having committed the robbery. The two prisoners were
finally selected from the group, and conducted to the
station-house ; but the only "suspicious circumstances"
that the prosecutor and his companion could adduce
against them were the facts that Hayes wanted to con-
verse and bet with them, and Ealey was found to have
three sovereigns in his stockings--a place which his soli-
citor, Mr. Robinson, informed the Court was invariably
selected by country people in London for the safe keep-
ing of their money.
Inspector Dodd thought it right to state that when
he went to the public-house he found it in possession of
a sheriff's officer, who appeared to be conducting the
business, in the absence of the landlord, in the loosest
possible manner. _

Mr. Hall said he could not think of detaining the
prisoners upon this evidence.

The prosecutor said he was perfectly in his senses,
although he had crtainly been drinking.
Mr. Hall— Our invariable experience here is that ex-
cessive drinking sharpens the intellect. A man is never
more thoroughly competent to go into details, accord-
ing to his own showing, than when he is proved to have
been dead drunk. The prisoners are discharged.
A respectable looking young man, named _Henry
Dowers, was charged with embezzling moneys due to
his employer, Mr. It. Granger, law stationer.
Mr. Fisher, the counsel for the prisoner, endeavoured
to show that there was a partnership agreement, by
which a portion of the profits of a business carried on
by the prosecutor for the benefit of Dowers' mother (a
widow) and himself, was payable to them.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
Henry Evans and John Armstrong, each nine years of
age only, were brought up for re-examination, charged
with stealing a number of carts and horses, donkeys,
costermongers barrows, &o.
They prisoners, although mere infants in appear-
ance were proved to have been in the habit of steal-
ing the same kind of property for more than three
years past. Their practice was to tout for employ-
ment, such as holding horses' heads, &c., in the vici-
nity of garden markets and railway stations, and to
take the first opportunity of leading away the animals,
and disposing of whatever merchandise the carts or vans
may have been loaded with. The present evidence went
to show that they agreed to take care of a donkey-cart
full of vegetables, in Covent-garden market, for a penny ;
and when the owner's back was turned they went off
with the load, sold the vegetables in the neighbourhood
of Tottenham-court-road, and ultimately, at night, left
the empty cart and donkey in the middle of Fitzroy-
square. In another case it was shown that they had
obtained possession of a coal-cart at the Great Northern
Station by the same manceuvre, and then, after selling
the coals, drove the vehicle into Copenhagen-fields, and
left it there.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Mr. Hammill was occupied
for a considerable time in the investigation of numerous
summonses, issued at the instance of the parochial au-
thorities of St. Luke's against the owners and occupiers
of houses in that parish for having unlawfully permitted
and suffered various nuisances, which were alleged to be
highly prejudicial to the health of the surrounding neigh-
bourhood, to exist on their respective premises.
Mr. Allbery, from the office of the vestry clerk of St.
Luke's, conducted the prosecution, and several guardians
and other gentlemen connected with the local sanitary
committee were in attendance to watch the proceedings.
The first complaint was preferred against Mr. James
Bartlett London, the proprietor of considerable house-
hold property in the neighbourhood of Whitecross-street.
Mr. Henry Legge, the relieving officer of St. Luke's,
stated that, during the last three weeks, pursuant to
directions he had received from the sanitary committee,
he had repeatedly visited a housein White's-yard, White-
cross-street, belonging to the defendant, at the rear of
which was an inclosed yard, about twelve feet square,
which was covered with foul and stagnant water of the
most pestilential description. In one of the corners of
the yard was a dilapidated privy, the cesspool of which
was constantly overflowing, having no communication
whatever with the external sewers or any kind of drain-
age. The stench arising from the place was of the most
noxious and offensive character, and had so seriously
affected the health of a poor lapidary and his family who
occupiaal a small room abutting on the yard, that his
wife was a short time since attacked with typhus fever
and removed into the workhouse, where she died soon
after her admission. One of the man's sons had since
been admitted into the workhouse, and was now lying
in a dangerous state from a similar attack, and on visit-
ing the place that morning, witness ascertained that
another of the children had also been prostrated by the
same terrible complaint. Witness added that during
the last visitation of cholera several fatal cases occurred
in the court in question, which was solely attributed to
the pestilential state of the surrounding atmosphere.
In answer to the charge, the defendant said that all
his efforts to keep the place in a clean and wholesome
state were completely neutralized by the entire want of
sewerage, but if he were allowed further time, he would
do all that lay in his power to obviate the cause of com-
plaint with as little delay as possible.
Mr. Hammill said that he would allow him forty-eight
hours for that purpose, and if he failed to effect the
total suppression of the nuisance at the expiration of
that period, it would immediately be carried out by the
parish autholities at the expense of the defendant, whom
he should require in the meantime to pay all the costs
of the present prosecution.
Mr. James Tones, an ironfounder, in Goswell-street,
was next summoned for a similar offence.
In this case it was proved by Mr. Legge, the relieving
officer, that the defendant was the owner of a house in
Brick-lane, in which there was a large privy inside the
dwelling, the cesspool of which discharged its contents
into a capacious hole immediately adjoining, and which,
he was informed, had not been cleaned out for the last
seven years. The noxious exhalations arising from the
place were of an intolerable description ; and although
the mouth of the receptacle in question was closely
covered, a portion of the putrid matter had forced its
way underneath the flooring of the adjacent rooms, one
of which was occasionally occupied by a body of tee-
totallers as their place of meeting.
The defendant's agent, who appeared to answer the
complaint, having undertaken to take the necessary
stepts for the immediate abatement of the nuisance, the
summons was ordered to stand over until Saturday
next.

Several other cases of the same description were after-
wards proceeded with, in the majority of which the
several defendants were imperatively ordered to abate
the nuisance complained of within forty-eight hours.

. CLERKENWELL.—Joseph, Merryfield, a cabriolet
driver, in the employ of Mr. Blakewell, the cab pro-
prietor, appeared to a summons to answer the com-
plaint of Mr. Edgar Yarrow, of Albion-road, Holloway,
for having demanded and taken more than his legal fare.
Mr. Yarrow said that on Saturday last he hired the
defendant's vehicle from the stand near the terminus of
the South-Western Railway, when he ordered him to
drive to the corner of Marchmont-street, Tavistock-
square, and from thence to Chichester-place, King's-
cross. On their arrival, defendant set him down, on
which witness handed him ls. 6d., when he demanded
and took 2s. He then directed him to drive to the
nearest station-house in Bagnigge-wells road, this court
being closed at the time, when the inspector took down
the particulars, and referred them to the magistrate, the
defendant promising to appear on the Monday following.
Complainant appeared, but defendant did not, and a
summons was granted against him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked defendant what he had to say ?
Defendant—lt was three miles, your worship.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—How do you make out the three miles?
Defendant—By driving to the station-house.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l doubt very much, under the 18th
section of the statute, you ought to be paid for driving
to the station-house.

Defendant-1 can only say that from the South-
Western Railway, in the Waterloo-road, to the Great
Northern Railway, is three miles. I came through
Burton-crescent and Judd-street, in consequence of the
roads being under repair and blocked up, which length-
ened the distance.
Mr. Yarrow felt confident the defendant had taken
more than he was entitled to, and he pressed for the 40s.
penalty under the act of Parliament. These cabmen
were in the habit of playing with the public in this way,
and they ought to be checked. He had been put to
great inconvenience, expense, and trouble, through de-
fendant's not appearing on Monday.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said they had there a map of the Ord-
nance survey, which could be measured with compasses,
but it had been proved to have been wrong. He should
suggest that the ground should be measured—a foot
would answer the purpose of a cabman. If the ground
was to be measured, each party should deposit as.
which would be forfeited by the party in the wrong., (To the defendant)—Have you got ss. to put down ?
Defendant—l have not, your worship.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then I shall adjourn the case in
order to give you an opportunity to produce as. to have
the ground measured.
Defendant—l would rather you would settle the
matter at once, as it is a very close point.
Mr. Blakewell (the master)—l think it is a very close
point, your worship, too. I would rather give the case
up, and have it settled at once.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then, under the circumstances, I shall
order the defendant to return the sixpence, and to pay
2s. the cost of the summons. Mr. Tyrwhitt, with re-
ference to the measurement as to the map (as our
reporter understood), said he should propose that a
Government officer should be appointed for measuring,
which would save great expense, and all the inconve-
nience of depositing money for the' purpose.
Andrew Watson Taylor, chronometer maker, of Perci-
val-street, Clerkenwell, was fined 405., or a months' im-
prisonment ; William Monks, tailor, of 46, Bear-yard,
Lincoln's-inn-fields, was committed to prison, with hard
labour, for three months ; and Richard Law, an American