The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A. man named Mathew ICEP,y, and his wife. were o
brought before Sir Peter Laurie n the following charge:
On the sth of August a little boy, between two and
Three years of age, was found by a policeman sitting alone
on the step of a hall-door in Milk-street, Cheapside.
The policeman, having waited some time to see whe-
ther any person would go up to the boy's protection, and
having seen nobody, took him to the union station in
Cannon-street, by the officers of which he was conveyed
to the Norwood Institution. Hand-bills ane placards
were circulated, and it was at length ascertained that
• firs. Kelly had exposed the child in the hope that some
Samaritan would give the protection which she had
ceased to yield to the poor infant. She and her hus-
band
were then taken into custody.
Mrs. Kelly said that she had but a very simple state-
ment to make. The little boy was her child, by a man
with whom she had been intimate before she was mar-
ried, and her husband had taken such .an aversion to
him, and showed such extraordinary abhorrence, that
she was almost tempted to make away with the child
altogether. The feelings of nature, however, became
predominant, and she determined to leave • the boy in
the street, and watch him from a distance. She accord-
ingly placed him on the step of a door, and soon after-
wards saw the policeman take him up and convey him
Away. Convinced that he was perfectly safe, she re-
turned home with her husband, who was in her company
at the time. 'She resolved to lose her child, awl but for
whom she never would have thought of such' means of

separtoon.
Sir PETER LAURIE asked the male prisoner what he
did when his wife determined to abandon her infant ?
Kelly said that he had taken a complete hatred to the
little boy in consequence of the conduct of his father, who
had dared to call and visit his mother, although she was
a married woman. Before he married Mrs. Kelly he was
aware of the folly she had committed, but he paid every
attention and kindness to the little boy. Returning one
day, however, after a walk with the child, whom did he
see but his wife's paramour in her company, and he con-
ceived from that moment the most unconquerable hatred
to her son. He admitted that he made no objection to
the proposition of his wife to expose the child.
Sir PETER LAURIE asked whether the father gave any
support to the child ? Mrs. Kelly—He never gave
me .one farthing since the birth of the child, .and it was
my husband's fault that the father came to the house, for
my husband, notwithstanding all he says, invited him
to dinner instead of turning him out as be ought to
have done.
Sir P. LAURIE—That was certainly an encouragement
to the renewal of the old intimacy, and very disgraceful.
Mrs. Kelly—My husband was master of his own house,
and ought to have exercised his authority.
Sir P. LAURIE--He ought not to have hesitated to
support the child when he married you, knowing
what had occurred.
One of the parochial officers of the district in which
the child was found stated that the poor-rates were enor-
mous on account of the number of children whose
fathers the Poor-law refused to touch. The casualties
exceeded all imagination.
Sit P. LAURIE said it was quite impossible that the
Poor-law could remain as it was, and he hoped the new
Administration would introduce the necessary alterations
and modifications.
Kelly said that he had, upon marrying his wife, most
willingly undertaken to support the boy, and he had ac-
cordingly treated the child with as much tenderness as
she had exercised towards his child, which she had in
her arms.
Sir P. LAURIE—I commit you both for trial for the
offence, which is a very bad one. Nothing can be worse
than to desert a poor infant.
Mrs. Kelly—l knew perfectly well that no harm would
come to him from the policeman, whom I saw carry him
to the union ; and the life I led with my husband was
dreadful on account of him.
Kelly—l could not help my hatred of the boy.
The two prisoners were committed for trial, and the
child was sent to the Institution at Norwood.
A gentleman of the name of Barnes applied to Sir
Peter Laurie, in consequence of a very intolerable nui-
sance, which is unfortunately of long standing in this
metropolis. He considered that Sir Peter Laurie would
afford him assistance to put an end to, or to abate at any
rate, the annoyance to which respectable people were sub-
jected by its operation. He alluded to the conduct of a
set of fellows who were in the habit of infesting auction-
rooms, and contrived by insulting gentlemen and ladies
who attended to bid for, the goods, to get everything of
any value into their own hands at their own price. He
particularly alluded to the Jew dealers, who made
a point of insulting those who came to auctions
to supply themselves with articles of which they
might stand in need. A case had just occurred in the
Lord Mayor's district in which he (Mr. Barnes)had been
grossly insulted, and he had applied to the police, but
they did not consider themselves justified in interfering
to any great extent. The evil was a very serious one in
many respects, particularly as to the depreciation of the
property for sale.
Mr, Wheeler, the Common Councilman, who accom-
panied Mr. Barnes, stated that he had frequently wit-
nessed the conduct objected to. All the property for
sale at the various auction-rooms was justly depreciated
by the fellows described, who uttered unbounded abuse
in order to clear the place, and have all that was valu-
able to themselves. Ladies were ouro to bo insulted with
the grossest language.
Sir P. LAURIE was glad that public notice was taken
of the evil, as he had no doubt that the public exposure
would lead to a remedy.
A policeman stated that he had been called in by Mr.
Barnes, who complained of being grossly insulted. There
was a great noise of chaffing and jeering amongst the
Jew brokers, and witness put one of them out of the
room. The broker, however, soon afterwards returned,
and called Mr. Barnes a liar.
Mr. Hobler said that the brokers, after they succeeded
in preventing respectable people from bidding, had what
they called a " knock out ' amongst themselves—a divi-
sion of the goods—and the public had no chance what-
ever against them. The police , officers were right in
acting with caution, but the persons described'by Mr.
Barnes could be indicted for a conspiracy to injure the
property for sale, and it would, in his opinion, be easy to
obtain a conviction.
Sir P. LAURIE approved of the suggestion of Mr. Hob-
ler, and stated that he should wish very much to be in-
strumental to a reform of so great an abuse. He then
advised Mr. Barnes and Mr. Wheeler to employ certain
officers of great skill and experience in proceeding
against the offenders, whom, he believed, it would be a
matter of no difficulty to get convicted by a Jury.
The two gentlemen returned thanks to Sir Peter
Laurie, and said that they would certainly follow his
excellent advice.

BOW-STREET.
On Tuesday a person, whose name was said to be
William John Banhes, was brought up by constable
Bennet, 88 A division, and placed at the bar before
Mr. Jardine, charged with indecently exposing himself
with a soldier of the Foot Guards in the Green Park.
The prisoner, on being brought to the station-house,
gave the name of John Harris, and described himself as
a servant out of place, as appeared by the police sheet.
The constable stated that about half past twelve
o'clock on the morning of yesterday he saw the prisoner
and a soldier on Constitution-hill, near the Green-park,
and they both went over the palings into the Green
Park, while witness was proceeding down the walk.
They then crossed the centre of the park, and stopped
at the further side, near a clump of trees. The re-
mainder of the evidence is unfit for publication.
Sergeant Tierney, 8 A division, who took the charge,
stated that the pr:soner gave the name of John Harris,
a servant out of place, or upper servant, which witness
had reason to believe was not correct, as he had, since
he was apprehended, admitted that he was a gentleman of
fortune. The prisoner also told witness, before he was
placed at the bar, that if his name was suppressed, he
would retire to one of his country seats, and he could be
bailed by the name of Harris.
Mr. JARDINE said he had no • observations to make
about the charge, or the evidence in support of it, but to
require bail, which would be in proportion to the prison-
er's station in life, and that was himself in 200/., and his
sureties 100/. each, to answer the charge at the next ses-
sions of the Central Criminal Court.
In the course of the day William Dorset, wax-chand-
ler, 52, King-street, Whitehall, and Thomas Sneesum, a
builder, 13, Great Smith-street, Westminster, were ac-
cepted as sureties ; and the prisoner was set at liberty.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A tall and athletic young fellow, named Wiram Greig,
who stated that he worked at the Docks, was charged
with having violently assaulted Eliza Hill, a good-look-
ing girl, aged 17, and also with having assaulted police-
constable N 49.
The female complainant stated that she resided at
Clapton with her mother, and she was returning home,
between eight and mine o'clock on the preceding even-
ing, when she met the prisoner, who endeavoured to ob-
trude his conversation upon her, but she crossed the
road to avoid him. He followed her, however, and again
addressed her ; and, after walking for a short distance by
her side, he stopped at a public-house, and ordered a
pint of ale at the door, which he made her partake of.
After leaving the house he urged her to accompany him
down an obscure turning, and on her refusing to do so,
he caught her up in his arms, and carried her into it.
She struggled violently, and succeeded in getting from
him, but he ran after her, and struck her several times
on her mouth and throat. He then threw her down, and
was proceeding to behave with brutal violence towards
her, when a policeman, who was attracted to. the
spot by her cries, ran up and rescued-her from his grasp.
The prisoner put several questions to the complainant
with a view of showing that a previous intimacy had
subsisted between them ; but she positively denied that
such was the case.
Police-constable N 49 stated that he was on duty near
the spot, when he heard piercing screams from a woman
that might have been heard a quarter of a mile off, and
on hastening up he found the parties struggling on the
ground. The prisoner, on seeing him, jumped up, and '
with the exclamation " You -, I'll give it you," he
grappled with him, and they both fell down. The pri-
soner managed to get uppermost, and pressed his knee so
heavily on the breast of witness that his breath almost
failed him, and he was obliged to let go his hold. The
prisonerthen made his escape, but he was afterwards cap-
tured by another officer.
The mother of the girl stated that immediately after
the outrage her daughter reached home in a dreadful
state of agitation, and told her what had occurred. Her
bonnet was much bent and broken and was stained with
blood, and the rest of her dress was nearly torn to
pieces. Her daughter got her living by needlework,
and was a prudent Well-conducted girl.
Police Sergeant •N 8' said that the . prisoner had been
, tried and convicted -at the Old Bailey for stealing lead,
• and he was a most notorious character.
Mr. BROUGHTON said that whatever might be the
geu conduct of the ph:aim/W.l3A° he,dActed very