The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Catharine Leary, well known as
the Queen of the London beggars, being nearly 90 years
of age, was charged by one of the mendicity officers with
asking for alms in the public streets. The "queen" is said
to have between 20 and 30 daughters and granddaugh-
ters, all of whom (with their families) have been trained
to the begging profession. She is accustomed to operate
upon the sympathies of the public by lying prostrate on
doorsteps, looking ghastly, and struggling convulsively
for breath, always taking previous care that there IS no
constable on the beat.

Mr. Jardine said, that she deserved the severest
punishment he could inflict, bat in consideration of her
age, ho would let her off with a month's imprisonment.

LAMBETH.—Frederic Norris, alias Patsey Connor,
a well-dressed young man and notorious thief, Dimness
Brunton, Richard Bilton Samuel Bacon, Jane Gardener,
and Eliza Bacon', were Charged with being concerned,-
with others not in custody, in the commission of a robe
bery at the dwelling-house of Mr. James Jos. Harvey,
an elderly gentleman, of 11, Carter-street, Walworth, or •
" Cats' Castle," as it was generally called, and stealing
therefrom gold and bank notes to the amount of 1,781/....:
Mr. Harvey, the prosecutor, deposed that up to .
Saturday last he lived alone at No. 11, Carter-street,
Walworth ; but since then, and in consequence of this
robbery, he went to reside with his sister at Notting-hill.
The stolen property, which consisted of 1,6311. in gold,
and 1501. in 51. and 10/. Bank of England notes, was
quite safe between 10 and 11 o'clock on the Saturday
before. It was in a japanned tin box, and placed in a
deal deed box, both locked, and placed in an upstairs
room, where he kept lumber of different sorts. On my
return, between 8 and 9 in the evening, I found the door
closed, and I went in and upstairs. I was surprised,
however, to find the upstairs room in which my money
was deposited, and which was always kept closed, wide
open. This excited my suspicion, and on examining j
found the deed box as well as the japanned box broken
open and my money gone.
Mr. Norton.—Had any other property been taken t
Mr. Harvey.—Yes, a silver watch belonging to me,
and the contents of the drawers were strewn about the
place.
Mr. Norton—Do you know either of the prisoners ?
Mr. Harvey--Yes ; I know the prisoner Bacon from •
seeing him at the shop of Mr. Williams, the fishmonger.
I also knew the woman Jane Gardener. She used to %)
char for me six years ago. I also knew Eliza Bacon,
and she used to char for me ; but from the Wednesday
before the robbery I had not seen her, nor has she
called on me since the robbery. I further think I have
seen the prisoner Norris, and if I have it must have
been at the house of Eliza Bacon.
Arthur Powell, a potman out of place, Edward
M`Fell, potman at the Beehive Tavern, in Carter-street,
and other witnesses, deposed to having seen all the
male prisoners, both on Friday and Saturday evening,
walking about Carter-street, in a very suspicious man-
ner, and Norris was observed more than once, twice, or
thrice to enter the garden in front of 11, and go up to
the door. He was also observed to open the door of an
unoccupied house close by with a skeleton key.
It appeared that after the robbery one of the prisoners
had made large purchases, and had tendered gold in
payment.

n The prisoners were remanded.
From the description of the property given by the
prosecutor, it appeared he kept his gold in bags, in the
following parcels :—first bag, 300 sovereigns ; second,
80 ; third, 100 ; fourth, red, 400 ; fifth, red, 290 ;
sixth, 300 ; seventh, 40 half-sovereigns and 60 in thin
paper parcels ; and 1501. in Bank of England notes.

THE EIfIGRANT Sao ROBERT KELLY.—The Amer'•
can emigrant ship Robert Kelly, from Liverpool to New
York, has been got off the Wicklow-banks, with the
loss of her masts and rigging, and was towed into
Kingstown harbour last evening by two tug steamers,
her freight of nearly 700 emigrants having been pre-
viously landed in safety at Arklow. A number of Ark.
low fishermen, who made claims for salvage, were on
board, and their conduct became so violent that it was
necessary at Kingstown to call in the aid of a body ot