The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-30 00:00:00

Mr. Lyons said he did not mean to impute any
improper conduct to the churchwardens; but he
thought that if asphalte were laid upon the whole of
the burial-ground, it would satisfy the public, and, to
a considerable degree, prevent the offensive exhala-
tions which were so very injurious to health.
Mr. HENRY doubted if such a step would be met
with a friendly feeling, particularly as several families
possessed a positive freehold in many burial-grounds;
besides, it would be attended with an expense which
the churchwardens had not the power to meet from
the church-rates, nor from the poor-rates, both being
beyond their control for such purposes.
Several householders then came forward, and upon
their repeating the grievance of the complainant,
The MAGISTRATE told them them that they ought
to petition the Board of Health, which might lead to
an alteration of the law upon the subject.
Mr. Irwin, a house decorator, said that in rainy
weather, when the water percolates through the walls
of the surrounding houses, the bodies could be felt by
a person thrusting a stick through the walls, not to
mention the number of rats abounding in the vicinity
of the burial-ground.
The applicants, who seemed very anxious on the
subject, then withdrew.
MARYLEBONE.
DEFRAUDING THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPAN Y.—Yesterday a smartly-dressed
young woman, who gave her name Elizabeth James,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, on the
charge of having defrauded the London and North-
Western Railway Company of 155., the amount of
her fare, second-class, from Birmingham to London.
It appeared from the evidence that on the previous
afternoon, at three o'clock, upon the arrival of a train
at the Camden station, the prisoner was, amongst
others, asked by Mr. Coldwell, the collector, for her
ticket, when she alleged that she had lost it at Co-
ventry, at which place a friend of hers alighted. The
sum above alluded to was demanded of her, in accord-
ance with the regulations of the company under such
circumstances, but she had no more than a few shil-
lings in her possession. She was then taken by In-
spector Sibsey to Mr. Basher, the superintendent of
the police, at the Euston station, who ascertained
beyond a doubt, through the medium of telegraphic
communication, that the prisoner could not have taken
a ticket at Birmingham, as the same number issued
there to second-class passengers agreed exactly with
those collected at Camden-town.
The prisoner repeated her story that she had taken
the ticket at Coventry, her object in coming to Lon-
don was that of seeking for a situation.
Mr. BROUGHTON, who considered the fraud to have
been fully proved, gave the prisoner to understand that
she had rendered herself liable to a penalty of 40s. or
two months ; he should:not however go to that extent,
but order her to pay 10s., in default of which she
would go to prison for a fortnight. She was then
locked up.
UTTERING COUNTERFEIT Cors.—An elderly man,
named Richard Macdonald, was charged with uttering
a counterfeit crown.
The evidence went to show that on the same after-
noon the prisoner went to the Euston station of the
London and North-Western Railway Company, and
asked Mr. Whiffen, the booking clerk, for a ticket
for Willesden, at the same time laying down the re-
semblance of a crown piece. It was immediately
discovered to be a spurious coin, and the prisoner was
consequently given into custody; the piece bore the
date 1819, and was remarkably well executed. Mr.
Whiffen further said that he had recently taken two
other bad crowns at the station, and the prisoner,
whose face was quite familiar to him, had in all pro-
bability uttered them. The three counterfeits were
produced and handed to the magistrate. They were
evidently cast in the same mould. When taken into
custody by Inspector Sibsey, of the railway coin-
pany's police, prisoner said he knew the Mint solicitor
well, and that nothing could be done with him, as
there was no proof against him except as to one of
the crowns only.
The prisoner was remanded.
ROBBERY OF PLATE AND CASII.—Just before the
closing of the court a respectably-dressed young man,
who gave his name Henry Brailsforth, was brought
up in the custody of City policeman Dolohunly, 367,
and placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged
with a robbery of plate and cash to the amount of
somewhere about 501., the property of Mr. Thomas
Barrs, 61, Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell.
The evidence stated that prosecutor bad, up to
three weeks ago, occupied apartments at the house of
Mr. Goodman, 8, Euston-mews, Euston-square, sad
that upon obtaining a situation in Exmouth-street, he
left behind him, for safe custody, a box, which con-
tained upwards of 251. in gold, and a considerable
quantity of silver plate, the whole of which he saw
was safe on Sunday ast. On the previous night
(Tuesday), in consequence of information which he
received, he repaired to Mr. Goodman's, and upon
opening his box, he found that his property had been
abstracted. Mrs. Goodman had been in the habit of
washing for the prisoner, who consequently frequented
the house; she missed two silver spoons of her own,
and hence arose her suspicion that the prisoner was
in both cases the thief. Information of the affair was
promptly given to the police, and the prisoner was
captured by 367 (City) in Johnson's-court, Fleet.
street. He had in his possession nearly 161. in gold,
silver, and copper monies, as also a gold ring, watch•
guard, and shirt studs.
The prisoner, who did not attempt in any to ac-
count for the property found upon him, and said that
he had no answer to make to the charge, was re-
manded till Monday next.
WESTMINSTER.
GROSS MISCONDUCT OF AN OMNIBUS CONDUCTOR.
—Thomas Taylor, the conductor of an omnibus, was
charged with the following gross misconduct and
assault, at the entrance of Cremorne Gardens.
The complainant, Thomas Strain, a rival conductor,
stated that he was about to hand a lady and gentle-
man into his carriage, at the entrance to Cremorne
Gardens, immediately after the conclusion of the en-
tertainment on Saturday night week, when the de-
fendant dragged the lady towards his omnibus, which
was behind complainant's ; and upon the latter
remonstrating with him he immediately knocked him
down and then gave him a violent kick on the leg.
The above having been satisfactorily confirmed by
other testimony,
Defendant admitted the assault, but alleged as an
excuse that complainant had applied a disgusting
epithet to him.
This was positively denied by the complainant, and
a witness, who was recalled and questioned by the
Magistrate upon that point.
111 r. BRODERIP observed that it was very fortunate
for the defendant that he was not charged before him
for his gross misconduct to the lady, as he would have
marked his sense of his behaviour by a punishment
that would have deterred others from the commission
of a similar offence, and which would have protected
the public against such violence. As it was he had
only to deal with the case before him, and should fine
defendant 31., and in default of payment commit him
for six weeks. He was sent to prison.
WORSHIP-STREET.
'UNMANLY OUTRAGE.--Charles Taylor, a tall mus-
cular fellow, described as a, French polisher, was
eharged before Mr. Arnold with the following vin-
dictive and brutal attack upon a neatly-dressed and
rather comely young sempstress, named Charlotte
Cooke, living in Union-street, Kingsland-road :
The complainant stated that the prisoner had been
paying his addresses to her for some time past, but
circumstances having transpired which caused her
to apprehend that their union would be productive of
anything but a happy result, she had been recently
induced to discourage his attentions, and to shun his
society. In consequence of these proceedings she had
incurred the bitter resentment of the prisoner, who
kept watch for her on the preceding evening as she
was returning from her work, and after assailing her
with the most opprobrious epithets, inquired what she
meant by her heartless conduct in deserting him as
she had done ? On telling him that she conceived
herself at liberty to consult her own feelings and in-
terests in the matter, the prisoner attacked her with
the most ungovernable fury, and struck her with such
force in the face that the blood gushed from her
mouth and nose, and her lip was cut and swollen, as
it now appeared. The prisoner followed up the blow
with several others, until she was rescued from fur-
ther ill-usage by a policeman, who was attracted by
her cries, and
station house. who conveyed the prisoner to the

On being called upon for his defence, the prisoner,
had wantonly trifled with his feelings,
in an excited manner, declared that the complainant
and he onlyhoped what had occurred would operate as a warning
to her for the future, and teach her that she could not
pursue such a fickle and capricious course of conduct
with impunity.
Mr. ARNOLD said that the prisoner had resorted to
a very extraordinary mode of endeavouring to recover
the lost affections of the young woman by assailing
and beating her in the cruel and cowardly manner
she had described, and he should order him to pay a
penalty of 503., or be committed in default for six
weeks to the House of Correction ; in addition to
which he must enter into his own recognisance in 201.
to keep the peace towards her for the next six months.
The Magistrate announced his receipt of a letter,
enc!osing 51., in aid of the
poor box, from " W. H. C.,,
119 requested an acknowledgment through the
medium of the press.

ACT TO RELIEVE BOROUGHS IN COUNTY EXPEN-
DITURE.—According to the Act 12th and 13th Vitt.,
cap. 82, boroughs having or providing
a gaol and house
of correction aro not to be liable to contribute to a county
gaol and house of correction, nor to a county asylum.
There is a provision for cases where the settlement of
pauper lunatics is unknown, charging the same on
boroughs,
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—His Grace
the Archbishop has been for some time past indisposed,
but has now so far recovered as to be able to resume his
Archiepiscopal duties.