The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Mr. COMBE—Did you give him any provocation ?
The witness said he did not.

The officer who took the prisoner into custody said
that during the whole of Sunday and for some days
past the neighbourhood of Charles-street and its vici-
nity were in a state of riot and confusion, in conse-
quence of a warfare which was carried on by two
factions of Irish boys and lads connected with Saffron-
hill and Gray's Inn-Line. They met together armed
with bludgeons and other weapons, and fought despe-
rately against each other, and injuries were inflicted
on Loth sides, but their activity eluded the police.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that himself and
family had been annoyed most egregiously by the
violent conduct of the parties alluded to, and his
children had been violently attacked and injured. On
Sunday last upwards of one hundred of the lowest
description of boys assembled in Charles-street with

sticks such as are used by drovers. They commencing
fighting and making a great noise, and hearing that
his children, who were playing near his house, were
hurt in the crowd, and feeling indignant, he left the
house, and seeing the prosecutor acting violently he
took the stick from him, and rushing into the crowd
he certainly did strike in every direction, but he was
not aware of having struck the prosecutor,
Mr. COMEE—Then you don't know whether you
struck him or not? You did not know or care who
you struck ? Prisoner—That is true, but the nuisance
was disgraceful. They broke my windows, shutters,
and doors by throwing stones ; there are large holes
through the street-door in consequence of their ex-
treme violence.
Mr. COMBS asked the prosecutor whether he bad
the stick, or did he use any violence ? He said he
had no stick, and he did nothing to offend.
The constable said he vti as connected with the
Gray's Inn-lane gang or faction, and was one of the
most desperate, and he had seen him with a stick like
the one produced.
Dlr. COMBS reprimanded the boy, and said he had
brought it all upon himself by his own misconduct.
He cautioned him as to his future conduct, discharged
Mr. Long, and directed the attention of the police to
the future proceedings of such young ruffians.
Mr. Long thanked his Worship and left the court.
" WHICHEVER NAME YOU PLEASE." William
Grindley, alias William Grice, alias William
Edward', who represented himself as being the sun
of Captain Grindley, of the 43d Light Infantry, was
charged by Mr. Isaac Jacobson, jeweller, of Oxford-
street, with stealing a valuable dressing-case.
The particulars of the case have been already
detailed in the newspapers. The prisoner, on being
placed at the bar, blubbered like a child, as at his
former examination

Some further additional evidence being taken,
Mr. COMBE asked the prisoner if he had ever gone
by the name of Grice ? Prisoner—Never ! oh, never !
Mr. CoMBE—I have got the certificate of your
baptism here. You were christened William Grice.
You gave your name William Grindley and William
Edwards. Which name will you go by ? Prisoner--
I don't care which ; any name you like.
Mr. COMBE—It is immaterial. Your father's
name was John Grice.

Prisoner—l know nothing of that. My father
always told me my name was Grindley.
The depositions having been fully taken and read
over, the prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial,
and the witnesses bound over to prosecute.
He was taken from the bar crying, and conduct-
ing himself in a wild and distracted manner, which
was evidently assumed, and he was conveyed to
Ne wgate. _ _

CHARITY. - The following letter was yesterda,
[landed to our reporter :

" Sept. 16, 1848.
" Sir,—On this day of heart's-giving a►l persons who
are absent from London on pleasure, ought to seed a
trifle to their diseased know-creatures who cannot afford
to obtain fresh air. Allow me to send a trifle to you to
dispose of as you think best ; and, to save trouble, an
acknowledgment in the newspapers will suffice.
" Yours, &c.

" BOWEN MAY, Herne Bay."
The letter contained a draft for one guinea on
Messrs. Dixon, bankers.

L.41118E771.
Yesterday a young woman, named Jane Murray,
was brought before the sitting magistrate, Mr. Elliott,
charged with attempting self-destruction.
It appeared from the evidence of police-constable
Fraser, 87 L, that on Friday evening last he was
called into a public-house in the Westminster-road,
and the prisoner was pointed out to him as suffering
under the effects of poison. He saw that such was
the case, and forthwith procured medial aid; an eme-
tic was administered to the prisoner by the assistant
of Mr. Dodd, a surgeon, and the result was the re-
moval from the stomach of the prisoner of a large
quantity of oxalic acid. The prisoner admitted that
she had taken the poison owing to the troubles she
had suffered. She was removed to the workhouse in
a very weak state, and thence she had now been
brought before the Court.
When called upon now to say what answer she bad
to give to the charge, the prisoner said that when she
took the poison she aid not know what sho was about.
A young man with whom she had kept company for
two years had left her and had married another. He
met her on Friday, and after giving her something to
drink had communicated the fact to her, and she, on
parting with him, had purchased the oxalic acid,
which she had obtained under the pretence that she
required it to clean a straw bonnet. She added that
she should not have taken the poison if she bad been
in her right senses at the time.

The magistrate ordered her to be remanded for a
week, and to be taken care of in the infirmary of the
prison.

On Saturday last the magistrates of this court re-
ceived the following note, with its enclosure, for the
use of the poor-box.
" Fleetwood, 17th September, 1849.
" Sir,—Now is the time when, more than ever, it is
our duty to assist the wants of the poor to the best of
our means. Cholera seems to be raging most in your
district, and enclosed I beg to hand you half a 51. note,
the other half of which shall be sent when I see an
acknowledgment in the newspapers of the first halt'
, No.
36,039, having been received by you. The money to be
distributed among the necessitous poor.
" I am, sir, yours rt speetfully,
" To the Presiding Magistrate at the
Lambeth Police Court."
Our reporter was requested also to acknowledge
the receipt of the following contributions for the same
purpose :—From "W. I. E.," Great Malvern half a
sovereign ; from "A. P. 8.," 205.; from "E. I. H.,"
the first half of a 51 note; from "F. M.," a Si
ante;
from " H. E. W.," the second half of a Si. note, with
10s. in pos'age stamps ; from " Mr. L.," and from
"A. .11„." the remaining halves of two 5/. notes ; from
" G.," a sovereign ; and from Haverfordwest, a
sovereign.

14 S. P. Q

SO TITH TVA RK.
CHARGE or BlGAmr.—Yesterday, a wellAressed
young man, named John Cbilcott Purnell, formerly
employed as managing clerk in the post.oflico at
Reading, .was brought before Mr. Becker, charged

EXTENSIVE ROI3IIERY.—James Summers, a butcher,
living in Stockbridge-terrace, Pimlico, was finally
examined and committed on the charge of stealing
1611. from the dwelling house of Mr. Richard James,
of Victoria road, Pimlico, cheesemonger. The par-
ticulars of this impudent robbery have already been
detailed in the police columns of The Sun.
CLE KEN 117 EL L.
_ _

Yesterday, Mr. Robi.rt Long, of No. 28, Charles.
street, Hatton-garden, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Combo, charged by John Flanigen, aged 15, of
Pheasant's-court, Gray's Inn-lane, with having vio-
lently assaulted him.

Tile boy, whose mouth was severely Dnutilated, said
that on Sunday last he was passing through Charles-
street, Hatton-garden, where there was a crowd of
persons. The prisoner rushed at him with a large
drover's stick, and struck him with it a violent blow
upon the mouth, which cut him severely. The pri-
soner also kicked him.