The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-07 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

It will be recollected that our Paper contained a report
on Tuesday last of a case in which a policeman of the C
division, named Turvey, was fined by Mr. Chambers for
an alleged improper abuse of his office, in giving a Scotch
medical man into custody on a charge of assault. The
policeman, in the first instance, made a complaint against a
girl of the town for being chunk and using indecent lan-
guage, and Mr. Chambers ordered her to be sent to
prison for a short period. The policemen then accused
a person of respectable appearance, who gave his name
James Robinson, surgeon, of Falcon-square, of hav-
ing laid hold of his collar and pulled him forcibly back
while he was engaged in taking the drunken woman to the
station-house. The policeman s charge was corroborated
by another constable, and, in addition, the policeman said
he could get a second witness who saw the same assault
upon him. In reply, Mr. Robinson said he saw the girl
carried along with her head hanging downwards, and ap-
prehending
danger from this position, as a medical man, out
of humanity, he merely asked the policeman to hold' her
bead higher, when he was given into custody by Turvey.
Three persons having corroborated this story, one a re-
spectable tradesman in Bond-street, named Davis, Mr.
Chambers at once disbelieved the:statement of Turvey, and
immediately took the charge as one of misconduct against
the policeman, whom he fined in the heavy penalty of 31.,
and in addition directed that the girl whom he had jest sent
to prison on Turvey's testimony should be released. When
the report of the case was made to the Police Commis-
sioners Turvey was immediately dismissed. As he bore an
excellent character, he was advised to apply to Mr. Robin-
son, in order to get that person to intercede with the Com-
missioners for his reinstatement. On making inquiry at Fal-

con-square, no such person as Mr. Robinson was known '
there ; but the policeman slcceeded in ascertaining that.
the name and address sworn to by the person who hal
caused him to be fined were false. Further inquiry, and a
letter addressed to the Commissioners, served to throw very
great doubt on the claim to respectability possessed by the
person calling himself Robinson, and to give rise to the
impression that his statement against the policeman was
not altogether worthy of implicit credit.
Superintendent Baker, of the C division, waited upon
Mr. CHAMBERS to state what had transpired with respect
to the matter before him on Monday.
Mr, CtiAMBERs said his reasons for believing the story
told by Mr. :Robinson were, because four gentlemen had
corroborated it.
The Superintendent said the prinCipal party had sworn
falsely,' inasmuch as he had given an asscutod name and
address, though under the solemnity of an oath. (Mc of
the witnesses, who said his name was Clark, a printer, Sut-
ton-street, Lambeth, could nowhere be found. He, too,
must have sworn falsely in that particular. The third wit-
ness was a friend of the pretended James Robinson, and
the fourth, Mr. Davis, might not have been present at the
particular time when the assault on the policeman was said
to have been committed.

Mr. CHAMBERS said the circumstances of a person deli-
berately swearing in one particular that which he knew to
be false, of necessity cast a suspicion upon the truth of the
rest of his statement.

Superintendent—The policeman was dismissed as *non
as the fine was inflicted. The man contrived to raise the
31. to pay his fine with.
Mr. CHAMBERS—What sort of character does the man
bear ? Is he at all intemperate in his disposition ?

Superintendent—Not in the least. The man was a quiet
good constable, and so far from acting with intemperance,
he if anything was too forbearing.
Mr. CUAMBERS—I am sorry to hear the man is dis-
missed. When I fined him, it was under the impression
that the penalty was a sufficient punishment. I had no
idea that the man in addition would lose his bread.

Superintendent—Whenever a constable is fined by a
Magistrate he is dismissed. The Commissioners have no
discretion in the matter ; they have received instructions
from the Secretary of State's Office, to dismiss every man
fined by a Magistrate.

Mr.CHAMBERS—What is the use of the Act of Par-
liament, then, which empowers Magistrates to hear and
decide cases of misconduct on the part of the police ? If
we fine, we consider it to be in satisfaction of the offence ;
but it appears a double punishment is too await the person
so dealt with.

The Superintendent said it was his duty to lay the addi-
tional circumstances before the bench, and, having done
so, his business was at an end.

The subject then dropped.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday Louis Josephs, a lad about fourteen or fifteen
years of age, son of Mr. Josephs, one of the overseers of
Clerkenwell parish, furniture broker, of Brook•hill, Clerk-
enwell, was placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Richard
Daniel Nichols, broker, of Brook-hill, with cutting and
maiming, with intent to do him some bodily harm.
The case excited considerable interest, and the office
was crowded to excess.
Mr. Wooler attended for the prisoner. _ _

The prosecutor having been sworn, stated that on Wed-
nesday night last about eleven o'clock, he received infor-
mation that there was a disturbance near his house, and
on proceeding to the spot he found the prisoner's father
and mother quarrelling with a neighbour, whom they vio-
lently attacked. Witness proceeded to his assistance, when
the prisoner's mother and sister fell upon him, and whilst
endeavouring to get from them the prisoner jumped upon
his back and stabbed him with some sharp instrument,
which witness thought was a knife. He was informed by
a person present that he was bleeding, and on entering his
house he found that he had received a stab on his face, and
his 154 n d was also cut.
He here exhibited the wounds.
Mr. BEIVOCT—Can you swear who stabbed you ? Wit-
ness—The prisoner.
Mr. BENETT—How do you know it was the prisoner?
Witness—Because I felt it when I took him off my back.
Mr. Wooler—Pray how long was it after you received
the wound that you gave the boy into custody ? Witness
—About ten minutes.

Mr. Wooler—Will you swear that it was not half an
hour ? Witness—l will.

Louis Worms, of Brook-hill, being sworn, stated that he
saw the prisoner jump upon the prosecutor's back, and job
him in the mouth with something.
Mr. Wooler—Did you not strike his mother ? Worms
—I did not.

James Hubbard proved having seen the prisoner jump
on the prosecutor's back and punch him with something,
tisit he coda not say with what. Tie prisoner used bad
language, and his conduct was abominable.
The prisoner in his defence said that he was at his
father's door with a flute in his hand, and his sister was
singing a song, when a quarrel took place, and Worms
struck his mother. Nichols came up and struck him on
the mouth, he did not know what he did after that. He
put the flute into his pocket before he was struck.
Mr. Wooler called George Welch, of No. 14, Brook-
hill—He saw Worms strike the prisoner's mother. He
only saw a flute in the prisoner's hand. He did not know
whether anybody struck the prisoner.
Ann Buskin saw a crowd, and Worms strike Mrs.
Joseph. She could not see all that the prisoner did. He
rushed forward to protect his mother, who was used
shamefully.
Sarah Bianchi saw the prisoner and his sister singing
and playing at their father's door. Worms and Nichols
assaulted and dragged Mrs. Josephs, and the prisoner went
to her assistance. He had a flute in his hand.

Policeman 102 G proved taking charge of the prisoner,
when he found the pieces of a flute with keys in his pocket,
but no knife.

Waddington, the gaoler, stated that he was passing by at a
quarter to eleven o'clock ; there had been a quarrel, but
the prisoner was not given into his custody, although he
and Nichols were present at the same, and knew witness.
Mr. BENETT said that this was a charge of cutting and
maiming, under Lord Ellenborough's Act, which, if the
party was found guilty, would subject him to be executed
as in a case of murder. The prisoner's mother lid been
assaulted and dragged, and he went to her assistance, and
if he had intended murder in all probability he would have
had a penknife, or some other weapon, in his possession. If
he (Mr. Benett) were to send him before a Judge, he
would never be convicted under Lord Ellenborough's Act.
He would discharge him on the capital charge, but would
order him to put in bail to appear at the Sessions to answer
any cha_prre that might be brought against him.
Mr. MALLETT suggested that as the parties were con-
tinually quarrelling the best mode would be to order the
whole of them to put in bail to keep the peace towards
each other.

The prisoner put in two bail in 401. each to appear a
the Sessions, and was liberated.

Henry Blewet and James Dale were charged by Laing
Thompson, a Scotchman, residing at No. 131, Saffron•hill,
with having stolen two baskets, two pair of trowsers, and
other articles, value 12s. The prosecutor, whose gigantic
appearance excited much astonishment, was obliged to
stoop when entering the office. He is well proportioned,
and about sixty years of age, and his formidable presence
caused everybody in the Court to appear like pigmies. He
stated that the prisoners slept in the same room with him,
and whilst he was asleep they stole the property. He traced
them, and gave them into the custody of Clarke, of G
division, who, on searching them, found some of the pro-
perty. They were remanded.

Mr. BENETT inquired how tall the prosecutor was ?
Inspector Dewing replied, six feet nine inches high.
Mr. BENETT said he was an extraordinary personage,
and inquired whether he had ever exhibited himself ?
Inspector Dewing—Yes, your Worship, during the last
fortnight.

Mr:: BENETT—What has he been? Inspector Penny
said he was formerly in the army, on quitting which he be-
came a publican, but failed in business.

Mr. 13ENETT said he reminded him of O'Brien, the Irish
giant.

His appearance excited such curiosity, that, on leaving
the office, he was followed by a crowd of persons.

THAMES OFFICE.
John Lavige, master of the Danish schooner Fanzille,
of 84 tons, appeared yesterday before Mr. GREENWOOD,
the magistrate, to answer an information under the 58th
section of the Pilot Act, for having, on a voyage from
Altona to London, employed at Gravesend an unlicensed
person to pilot the vessel, after David Jackson, a licensed
pilot, had offered to take charge of her, whereby he had
forfeited double the amount of pilotage.
Mr. Hodgson, a solicitor, of Wapping, attended for the
prosecution, and Mr. Kiss, a solicitor, accompanied by the
ship's broker, appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Hodgson stated that the proceeding had the sanc-
tion of the Trinity Board, and was the precursor of a series
of informations which would bo, preferred for the purpose of
putting a stop to the usurpation of the " mud pilots" (wa-
termen not licensed by the Trinity House, who conduct
ships up and down the river) upon the hard earned privi-
leges of the Trinity pilots, and which had been long prac-
tised with impunity, and was daily increasing, insomuch that
it was felt absolutely necessary to exert the strong arm of
the law, and both masters employing, and watermen or
others assuming to act as pilots, in contravention of
he Pilot Act, would be prosecuted with rigour till the
evil was put down. A mistaken notion prevailed, particu-
larly among captains of northern vessels, that masters con-
ducing their own ships were exempt from pilotage, and
may employ in their aid as many watermen as they please.

This decision originated in a misrepresentation of a late
Ord, .r in Council, and he hoped the adjudication in this case
would dispel it. The object of the information was ex-
ample, and he only went for the penalty of double pilotage,
although the defendant had incurred an additional penalty
of 5/. for every 50 tons burthen of the vessel. Mr'
Hodgson then called
David Jackson, a licensed pilot, who stated that on the
26th of August last he boarded the Famine, off Milton,
and offered his services to pilot the ship up the River,
at
the same time producing his license. A person, wh°"
name he did not know, but who he knew was not a licensed
pilot, was on board, and had been taken up at Long-reach-
Defendant said " I don't want you ; this is my pilot, and I
may employ twenty such if I like." Witness answered„
" He is not licensed, and you will employ him at your peril.
He then left, and immediately afterwards boarded the
Allen, from Oporto, bound upwards, and kept near the
Fatirdie almost all the way from Gravesend to Mill-wall,
and observed the waterman direct' ng the course of the
vessel, and acting as a pilot would have done. The witness
then proved the pilotage legally demandable.
Mr. GREENWOOD asked if the witness participated in the
penalty, and whether there was any corroborative evidence?
Mr. Hodgson said in the event of a conviction the pilot
would be entitled to one-third of the penalty, which won't'
not be sufficient to defray his costs, and that he had re-
frained from adducing corroborative evidence on account of
the expense of bringing witnesses from Gravesend, and be-
lieving that none would be necessary. That was his cage'
Mr. Kiss took two legal objections—the first was, that
the evidence did not support the allegation in the informs'
Lion that the employment of the waterman was continued
from Milton to Mill-wall.
Mr. Hodgson.—That is merely descriptive of the voyage'
The offence is laid at Milton, and one instance of emplor
ment constitutes it as well as fifty.
Mr. GREENWOOD perused the information, and said he
was of opinion the case was made out.
Mr. Kiss then objected that it w:".s not proved that the
person on board was not a licensed pilot.
Mr. Hodgson—That can soon be cleared up. We should
like to know his person and name.
Mr GREENWOOD (to Mr. Kiss)—They have given the
only negative evidence which the nature of the case admits
of, and I shall hold it sufficient till you rebut it.
Mr. Kiss then contended at some length that the pro-
ceeding was a violation of the reciprocity treaty with Dt
mark, and that a late Order in Council exempted this clas°
of vessels from pilotage, but he was not in a situation t°'
produce it.
Mr. Hodgson would very much like to see it. He re-
fared to the 59th and 60th sections of the Act, and a"
gued that no such order could legally be made ; and as to
" reciprocity," whatever might exist between the two na-
tions, there was but a small quantum between the pilots
and the watermen. The reciprocal treaty had nothing t°
do with the pilotage question.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Can you show me any more re-
cent Acts of Parliament than this ? If not, the limits:
tions here preclude all idea of such an order. It eoull
only apply to foreign vessels not exceeding fifty tons, er
even then the master to exempt himself must pilot the II
himself, " without the aid or assistance of any unlicensed
pilot, or other person or persons than the ordinary crew 011
the ship."
Mr. Hodgson—Exactly so ; that is just.what we wept to
' drive into them.
Mr. Kiss would then dispute the fact of the water
having aided or assisted in piloting the vessel, and call'
upon—
' Monk, the mate, who swore that the waterman took Iv)
part in piloting the ship. He was merely on board as 3
waterman.
Mr. GREENWOOD—What had you to do with a water
man at Sea Reach ? Witness—He came to us there. u
Mr. GREENWOOD—What passed between him and t"ed
captain? Witness— He asked 10s., and the captain offere-
Ss., which he at first refused, but afterwards accepted. ,
Mr. Hodgson—For what? Witness—Why, to ta'e
the ship up.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Hodgson—That will do. I shall not uselessly ec"
cupy your worship's time with remarks which I now Con-
ceive to be unnecessary, as the mate has made out my etili
Mr. GREENWOOD was of opinion that the et:se was fu
proved, and it was time the interests of the pila,ssbouldhe
be
protected. He convicted the defendants in dot;hl.° the
amount of pilotage, which we understood was paid )0
office.
The case excited a good deal of interest.

Early yesterday morning a policeman, in going pr:
rounds in Fleet-street, discovered a man denuded of every.a
tide of dress, except trowsers, stockings, and shirt, lying !ll_
doorway in Crown-court, in a state of perfect stupefastwv' _A
From the appearance of the man it was suspected that be .
been unfearly dealt with, and he was conveyed to the statlY..„,
house till he was sufficiently recovered to give the followliitri
account of himself : —lt appears he had arrived the Prellet,
t_stre
evening from the country, and was proceeding up Flee
when he was accosted by a female, who prevailed upon hilll,t°
er
treat her with liquor, for which purpose they repaired to tu!
Green Dragon wine-vaults. He was subsequently imprudt
enough to accompany her to some court in the neighbourig) a
where more liquor was sent for, which no doubt was druggfo
with some powerful narcotic, as his consciousness forEwk hi
in a few minutes after partaking-of it.
Between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning, ba:
a man named Thomas Sherman, a bone collector, was on
way towards Camden Town he stopped at a large dest-heap
at the bottom of Union•street, Somers Town, mid on turniag
over some pieces of paper and old timber he found conceals
beneath the same the dead body of a female infant, quite Pve,
feet, and without a single particle of clothing. It was tiri
diately conveyed to the police-station in Pheenix-street, n4l-0
subsequently to the St. Pancras workhouse, where it
the holding of an inquest. The wife of a respectable 10"-nt,
keeper, to whose dwelling the dust-heap alluded to is adjace,d
states that on the previous night, about ten o'clock, she cha""tly
to open her back window, and beheld two females aPPar,enoe
digging a hole, but on seeing her they made off, allu„tion
thought nothing more of the matter. The females in clue",ber
are described as having been well attired, and of °-
youthful appearance.
theOn Wednesday morning, the Hero, of Blyth; he
laden, then lying off Woolwich, was getting under way '°rhten
purpose of coming into the Pool to discharge her cargo,° ith
Mr. William Stoker, the mate, who had been engaged, wadiss
the crew in raising the anchor, suddenly complained of ilin-ip,
and immediately afterwards fell dead on the deck. He bg
peared in the best health up to the moment of his demise; and
deceased was thirty-eight years of age, and has left a wife and
largo family in the north to bewail his loss. The captain sf,
crew who were much attached to the mate, were greatlYd
fected when this sudden and distressing visitation oe'currc
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KISSING TUE FOOT.—When we hear of kiss', t
the foot of an Eastern Monarch, what false ideas do siff,
present to ourselves, not only of human nature, but at-hisg
Foot-kind. We imagine the saluter to be the abject 'hots
that could kiss the abject and offensive slave we carry in A
and call a foot. Put the foot (as existing in the east),ioe,
member of no less quality than usefulness • elevated in Po3'jes
educated with care, and maintained in elegant ease--siair
niunditiis.—Urquhart's Travels in the East.

Just published, to be had Gratis, Ar
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Playing upwards of 400 Airs, Overtures, &c., being for Sale,,,,acoet,
of the Music is now published ; also the prices of the Musical Patifs
The List can be sent by post, as a single letter. May be bad biter,
from T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, Silversmith, Watchtuact).
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BIRTHS. per
flit the 3(1 inst., at the Avenue-road, the lady of Barnes
cock,of a son.
On the q
6th inst., at Connaught-place, the Hon. Mrs. Art"(
Legge, of a daughter.

MARRIED.

On the 3d inst., at Cilasgow, Mr. Robcrt Henderson.; 09',
square, to Isabella M'Lellan, daughter of Robert 314.elfai"
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of Garnet-hill.
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Isaac Hadwen, Esq., late of Gibraltar.
On the 4th inst., at Compton Greenfield, the Rev. A. siouse'
to Anne, daughter of Henry Sheppard, Esq., of Compton '"
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Gloucestershire. pov'
On the 4th inst., at Wandsworth, Surrey, William J°",hter °
of Essex-street, Strand, to Emma, eldest daub
Edward PAnson, Esq., of Wandsworth-common. f Cll3°' On the 4th inst., at Hertford, the Rev. S. A. Davies, fog'
side, Enfield, to Mary, eldest daughter of Thomas Chatnbell'•
Hertford. Lodge,
On the sth inst., Eades Summers, Es , of Fan Grove Ssq.,
Surrey, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of. James Wallace'
Collector of her Majesty's Customs of the port of Waterford. gr.
On the 4th inst., at. St. Andrew's Church, Holborn' 001/
Thomas Freshwater, of Stony Stratford, Bucks, to Chad°'
(taught( r of John Diekins, Esq., of the same

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On the Ist inst., at Brompton, Kent, Mrs. Dunster
of the late Elias Dunsterville, of Plytnouth, aged 8h f Vtten-
On the 24 inst., at Brighton, Mr. William' White, o
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ham, Middlesex, aged 72.
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On the 3d inst., at Southampton, Mr. Charles Mau le,
an the 4th inst., Mrs. Sarah Tulloch, agefl 86.
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On the 4th inst., Mr. William Scoa, of Birehin-lane' too-I.°- of
On the 4th inst., at Prospect House, Stoke Newl., late
Mrs. Catherine Foster, relict of Mr. Dan Glaister Foster,
of
Threadneedle-street, aged 65. Godfrey,
On the 4th inst., Sarah Haig-h, wife of Mr. John
Bishopsgate-street,
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On the 4th inst. at Woodlands, Emsworth, Charles
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of Middlesex.—Friday, September 7, 1836.