The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Three men, named Martin, Palmer, and Jeffery-,
were charged with having assisted a boy named
Parker and a man named Puckeridge, who were com-
mitted a few days ago, in robbing Miss Delamere of
a purse containing gold and silver. A well-dressed
young woman, named Mary Anne Ward, was charged
with having made a desperate attempt to rescue the
three first-named prisoners. The whole party were
identified by policemen Haydon, Hiddington, Funnell,
Noon, Spittle, and Jenkinson.
Martin, Palmer, and Jefferys had been brought up
on Monday, and remanded upon the evidence of some
of the policemen above-mentioned, who had been
watching the operations of the gang on the day Miss
Delamere was robbed, and distinctly swore to the
identity of each. While they were taking back the
prisoners to the Compter, Mary Ann Ward, who had
primed herself with gin for the enterprise, insisted
upon having some conversation with Martin, and on
being refused the indulgence " bonneted" the officer
who held him by a blow on the top of the head. Upon
being pushed away she returned with increased
vigour, and struck and kicked and again " bon-
neted" the policeman. Several fellows in the crowd,
which followed, or rather surrounded the police-
men, joined the woman, whose ferocity delighted
them, and who at last became a most serious and dan-
gerous impediment to the performance of the duties
of the force. It was with the greatest difficulty the
officers succeeded in conveying their prisoners through
Nevvgate•street to the Compter. Some of them were
for securing the woman, but Haydon gave her the
opportunity to depart, as the great object was to con-
vey the three members of the gang to prison in secu-
rity, and he knew that it would be no hard matter to
catch hold in due time of a person disposed to run
such hazard for her " pal." As he supposed, her ap-
prehension was soon effected, and the policemen de-
scribed her violence and skill in the crowd as calcu-
lated to excite a general row against them, and did
not for an instant doubt that the rescue had been re-
gularly concocted.
The LORD MAYOR having directed that Mary Ann
Ward's should be the first case investigated, heard all
the particulars of the attempt to rescue.
It appeared that several women, as well as men,
had assisted in that attempt, and that the throng was
so great, and the exertions of the women—who, no
doubt, calculated upon an immunity from the blows
which male assailants must have expected, so powerful
—that if handcuffs had not been used the issue would
have been most alarming.
In her defence the woman said that Martin was a
friend of hers, whom she held in the light of a hus-
band, and she had no notion that a policeman had any
right to prevent her from communicating with him.
She was then committed to Bridewell, after having
bestowed her malediction upon the whole gang of
officers.
The three male prisoners were then placed at the
bar, and evidence was given to the effect that they
had been all apprehended on Sunday. Palmer was
seen in the Borough by Haydon, and followed by
him into what is called a " flash crib"—a place to
which thieves resort—where the pursuit was at an
end. Palmer, on being told what he was charged
with, swore that he was engaged in shooting in the
country at the time the robbery was said to have
been committed, but when informed that his com-
rades would meet him at the bar he said it was all
up with him. The other prisoners, who were as
dexterously followed and secured, denied not only all
knowledge of the robbery, but of each other, although
every one of the party, charged was identified as a
principal agent in the " swell mob," and had been
convicted at the bar of the Central Criminal Court.
THAMES.
Charles Mortimer, a powerful-looking young man,
with a cast in one of his eyes, was charged with the
following brutal assault on a young girl named
Louisa Sheppard.
The prosecutrix stated that on the previous night,
as she was passing by Baker's-fields, Limehouse, she
saw some boys running after the prisoner, and calling
him " boss eye." He chased them, but did not
catch them, and then he turned and ran after her.
She screamed, and said she had done nothing, but he
seized and struck her several violent blows, dashed
her head against an iron railing, and he had a large
stone mug in his hand, which he broke about her
head, cutting her severely. A policeman came up
and rescued her. The prosecutrix pulled off her
bonnet and exhibited her head, which was completely
covered with plaisters.
Police-constable K 216 sail that his attention was
attracted by hearing the loud screams of a female,
and cries of " Murder," proceeding from Baker's-
fields. On going to the spot he found the prosecu-
trix bleeding profusely from wounds in her head, and
took the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was con-
stantly pestered and annoyed by boys and girls
teazing him.
Mr. YARDLEY observed that he was a most ill-
conditioned fellow, and fined him forty shillings or
fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labour.
He was locked up in default.
CLERKENWELL.
BIGAMY.— William Dennis Daily was finally
examined, charged with intermarrying with Mary
Barry whilst his first wife was alive.
Harriett Gabally, of No. 3, Croker-street, Hoxton,
deposed that on the 29th of December, 1842, she was
present at the marriage of her daughter, who was now
in court, to the prisoner at Shoreditch Church.
Mary Barry, of No. 30, Essex-street, Strand, de-
posed that she accidently met the prisoner, who re-
presented himself to her as a single man, and they
were married at Bloomsbury Church on the 29th of
December last. She afterwards discovered that his
first wife was alive and living with her mother.
Frederick Anderson of No. 5, Hays's-court, Soho,
was present at the celebration of the second marriage.
Richard Walker, 33 G, apprehended the prisoner
on the sth of the present month, at the door of the
House of Correction, where he had been confined for
felony. Witness told him he wanted him on a charge
of bigamy. He replied "I am aware of it." Wit-
ness produced a certificate of each marriage.
The prisoner, in his defence, said—l am guilty of
marrying both wives.
He was fully committed for trial, and a certificate
of his former conviction for felony was produced
against him.
On leaving the bar several women in the body of
the court rushed forward eagerly and shook hands
with him, when he burst into tears, and they cried
also.
He was conveyed to prison.

EXPLOSION IN A DISTILLERY. —On Thursday
evening, a frightful accident, attended with loss of life,
occurred at Mr. Busby's distillery, Black Pitts. The
coppers, containing liquor intended for the process of
distillation, were in progress of being " got round " to
the proper heats, when one of those huge vessels burst
with a tremendous explosion, which scattered ruin
around it, and in the convulsion, we lament to state that
three poor fellows were scalded to death, and a fourth
so deplorably injured, that very slight hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery.—Dublin Evening Post.
[ADIPERTISEMENT.]—BAD LEGS AND WOUNDS OF
ALL KINDS CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND
PILLS.—If these valuable medicines be used together,
ace rdin to the directions given with them, there is no
w case, hoever obstinate, bad, or long standing, but may
be shortlycured by their surprising efficacy. Thousands
of person: i, who had been patients of large hospitals, and
under the care of the greatest surgeons of the day, with-
out deriving the least benefit, as a last resource, use
Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which always cure them,
and frequeeLtly in as little time as a cut finger would
require whe n treated in the usual way.—Sold by all
druggists, tu id at Professor Holloway's Establishment,
244, Strand, London.
BA PARTICULAR ABOUT DATES.—A Scotch trades-
man, who had amassed, as he believed, 4,0001. was sur-
prised by his -old clerk with a balance-sheet, showing
his fortune to- be 6,0001. "It canna' be," said the prin-
cipal—" count' agen." The clerk again declared the
balance to tie 6,0001. The master counted him-
self, and he also brought out a surplus of 6,0001.
Still he had, a lurking doubt of the existence
of the exti .a 2,000/. ; so, one night, he sat
down to give the columns " one count more." At the
close of his tas k he jumped up and rushed through the
streets in a shomiver of rain to the house of his clerk. The
clerk's head, c sipped and drowsy, emerged from an attic
window, at the, sound of the knocker, to inquire the
errand of his x nidnight visitor. " Who's there Y" he
mumbled, "am I what do you want ? " "It's me, ye
scooneral " e xclaimed his employer, " ye've added up
the year of our Lord amaag the poords I "—Caithness
Chronicle.

AQUATICS.-- On Monday last, a " pair-oared"
match for 251. :aside, came off on the Tyne, between
Anthony and. .Richard Maddison, of Swalwell, and
William Snowbull and Joseph Errington, of Derwent-
haugh, village's on the Durham side of the Tyne. Snow-
ball and Erriligton having won the choice of position,
took the north: side of the river, and the Nladdisons the
south, and aft ,er some manoeuvring they started them-
selves, and got well away, the Derwenthaugh boat
taking a sligl it lead. In this way they swept along with
great; speed, and on reaching the Skinner's Burn the
Mad.lisons b rid made up their lost ground. From this
point the atr ttggle for the lead was severe, the boats
keeping together without any indication of advantage
being gained by either until arriving at Elsa ick-staith,
when; the Mad disons showed a point or two ahead. The
Derveenthungl men, tough and active, made a desperate
effort to recover their lost ground, but in vain; the Mad-
disons slowly,. but steadily, drew their boat away, aiid
filially came in winners by six boats' length. A skiff
matcb. for 100/. a side, to come off on the Tyne, from the
High-level Bridge to Scotswood Pridge, on the Ist of
No-iember, has been agreed upon by Clasper and Maddi-
, sor I.—Durham Advertiser.
IMPORTATION OF APPLES.—A vessel arrived from
Jersey has brought an entire cargo, comprising 2,000
bushels of apples, the produce of that island. There are
large quantities of apples imported at the present time
from France, Hovland, and Germany, and they mate-
i
1,- assist our own abundant crop n making
_this
<esteemed descriptigit of fruit very plentiful.