The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-18 00:00:00

BOW-STREE7'.

Hugh Joseph Smith, a :young man of respectable
ap-
pear:iuce, was placed at the bar on Thursday before Mr.
Hem-y, charged with having obtained, by false pretences,
the sum of two guineas, with intent to defraud the Royal
Botanic Society, Regent's-park.
Mr. HENRY observed, that as the defalcations
amounted to a considerable sum, he should require the
prisoner to enter into his own recognizances, and fur •
nigh two sureties in 1004 each to appear and answer the
charge.

Mr. Hugh O'Donnell Clayton, who a fortnight since
was charged with having sent threatening letters to Mr.
Gilbert East, a relative, and opponent in a recent action
at law relative to the construction of a will, has been
again brought up and discharged from custody, the pro-
secution having been withdrawn.
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cretary to King's College, by means of false pre-
sences.

It may be remembered that the Lord Mayor drew
public attention to the doings of this impostor on the 9th
inst. at the Mansion-house, and read certain letters, from
which it appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of
representing himself as a shipwrecked passenger from
the %Vest Indies, reduced to great distress, owing to his
inability to recover his property, although entitled to a
considerable fortune bequeathed to him by his wife. At
Brighton he had succeeded in getting both money and
liberal entertainment from a Mr. Bovill, secretary to the
United Brethren, called '• Moravians," by writing him
lung letters full of scriptural quotations, commending his
benevolence to Heaven as an example to humanity, and
assuming himself the tone and aspect of a religious man.
Other similar frauds had been practised elsewhere, and
his Lordship had been written to to put the public on
their guard against the schemes of the impostor.
The prosecutor, Mr. Cunningham, proved that the
prisoner called on him, and having represented himself
as a native of St. Christopher's, in the West Indies ship-
wrecked, &c., and in want of money to get possession of
his luggage, and having, moreover, described many per-
sons and localities familiar to him (the prosecutor), suc-
ceeded in obtaining 51. from him. He afterwards sent
another application from Southampton for a further
loan, but the prosecutor having reason to suspect his
character, communicated with the Mendicity Society,
whose officers went in pursuit of the prisoner, and
ultimately found him carrying on his frauds in another
name.

The prisoner, who admitted his guilt, was remanded
for further examination.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Henry Rowland, a lad about sixteen years of age, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick, charged with
breaking into the first-floor room of the dwelling-house,
No. 15, Denmark-street, and stealing a rosewood work-
box, and other articles, the property of Thomas Halli-
ford, a lodger.
Mary Ann Halliford said she was the wife of prose.
tutor, and occupied the first floor front room at No. 15,
Denmark-street. Yesterday afternoon she had occasion
to go out on business, having previously locked the room
door. On her return at seven o'clock she found some
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little difficulty in opening the door, and was obliged to
use force to do so. Directly she entered the
room she was alarmed to see the prisoner
close by the window. She screamed out and
immediately ran out of the room, and was proceeding
down stairs, when the prisoner overtook her, and
knocked her down by a violent blow on the head. He
then made his escape into the street, but was subse-
quently brought back in custody of a constable. On
searching her room she missed a rosewood workbox,
containing 50 dozen of pencils, a victorine, a coat, a
clock, and several other articles. The clock produced
was her husband's property.
John Chilcott Marleton said be was in Denmark-
street about seven o'clock last night, when he heard a
loud scream proceed from No. 15, and shortly after he
saw the prisoner ran out of the house, with a bundle in
his possession. He pursued him, crying out "Stop,
thiet;" to the bottcm of the street, where he stopped him.
Witness collared the prisoner, who struggled and
knocked him down. The prisoner then ran off, and just
as he was turning the corner by St. Gilei's Church, he
ran into the arms of a police-constable, who took him
into custody.
Police-constable, 50 F, said he was going by St.Giles's
Chula, about seven last night, when he heard the cry of
" Stop thief." He looked round and saw the prisoner
running towards him. Witness placed himself in the
middle of the road, and stopped him with the clock pro-
duced in his possession. He subsequently took him
to No. 15, Denmark-street, and on searching the
premises, found that the room had beon entered by
forcing open the first-floor window. The room was
strewed with property, ready packed up to be car-
ried away.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was fully com-
mitted for trial.

SOUTHWARK.
Yesterday, just as the magistrate (Mr. Seeker), was
about to quit the bench, Mr. R. Bass, the extensive
plate-glass manufacturer, of 42, Tooley-street, South-
wark, waited upon him for the purpose of asking his
opinion respecting a quantity of letters that had been
addressed to his house without any authority.
Applicant stated that he had lately purchased the pro-
perty in question, which was highly respectable. Yes-
terday he perceived an advertisement
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whom was to enclose a postage stamp and references.
The advertisement had been answered by many hun-
dreds. He bad in his possession at the present time
nearly 300 letters, many of which seemed to contain not
only postage stamps but the characters of the writers.
Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, said that the best way
would be to allow the reporter to take cognizance of the
affair; it was a public question, and ought to be repre-
sented through the channel from whence it came.
HAMMOn Thursday EniEtn Sllii
i' who gave the name of
John Brice, was charged before Mr. T. Paynter, the
sitting magistrate, with having committed the following
daring burglary;—
From the depositions taken, it appeared that about
three o'clock that morning policeman Cosier, T 222,
while on duty in Kensington New-town, and standing
within about four yards of the door of the Gloucester
Arms Tavern, in the Gloucester-road, saw the prisoner
conic out of the door of that house with a bundle in his
hand. The prisoner pulled the door to, and as he did so,
said, " Good night," as if be was speaking to some one

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inside saw three screws of tobacco lying on
the floor. ale then called out loudly the name of Mrs.
IJewpson, the landlady, but receiving no answer,
he immediately starte,t oil after the prisoner,
whom he overtook and secured in King street,
leading out of Kensington square into the Great-
Art-stern-road. On telling him he must go to the
station-house, the prisoner said," It's all right, I know
I shall have seven years for it, and that's what I want, as
I may as well be there as starved to death." At the sta-
tion-house, on searching the bundle, 130 screws of to-
bacco, 160 cigars, some loose tobacco, and two pipes
were found, and on his person, concealed between his
shirt and person, were discovered 18 silver tablespoons,
24 teaspoons, 30 table-forks, three bottles of brandy,
two meat pies, a piece of loaf' sugar, two biscuits, about
2oz. of tea, a piece of butter, 2s. Bd. in fourpenny pieces,
3s. 81d. in copper, and a number of duplicates. Police-
man Cosier then returned to the tavern, and called up
Mrs. Hempson, when it was found that the prisoner had
entered from a walled yard at the back, and by break-
ing a pane of glass close to the fastening of the taproom
window had opened it, and 'entered the premises. In
the tap-parlour he had lighted three candles, and drank
a quantity of ginger brandy, three bottles of which are
missing.

lie was fully committed for trial on the charge, but
was remanded until Saturday next, to (liable the police
to ascertain whether or not the duplicates found on him
relate to other robberies.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of
important public business.
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR GEORGE POLLOCE.
There was a very full attendance of members, and
the gallery and avenues were crowded with strangers
anxious to witness the ceremony of presenting the
freedom of the City to Major-General Sir George
Pollock, K.G.C.8., agreeably to the resolution of the
6th of April, 1846, unanimously passed in honour of
his glorious services in India.
The moment the Court was formed the. Gallant
General entered, introduced by Sir Peter Laurie and
Mr. Obbard, the mover and seconder of the motion
conferring the freedom. He was received with loud
cheers.

The CHAMBERLAIN having read the resolution, and
sworn in Sir G. Pollock, addressed him in eloquent
and appropriate terms on the high merits and valu-
able services which called forth the present pro-
ceedings.

Sir 'GEORGE Por.Locx. then addressed the Court in
the following words :—" My Lord Mayor, Mr.
Chamberlain, and Gentlemen,.---It is not possible for
me to express adequately how deeply sensible I am of
the honour you have conferred upon me by presenting
me with the freedom of the city of London, the
largest, wealthiest, and most important city in the
world; and, gentlemen, I mention it with pride, the
city in which I was born.—(Cheers.) To be thus
welcomed by my fellow-citizens on my return to my
native country, after service in a foreign clime during
44 years, is most gratifying. My Lord Mayor, the
very flattering manner in which mention has been
made of my services greatly enhances the gratification
I feel on this occasion. How far I merit such
encomiums it is not for me to say. I had the
opportunity given me by the Governor-General of
India, the Right Honourable the Earl of Auck-
land, and the advantage of such an opening to
distinction falls to the lot of but few men. I had
sonic serious and unforeseen difficulties to overcome
in the commencement of my command, but having
mastered them, the army under my commard entered
heart and soul into the cause.—(Cheers.) I felt that
we had to retrieve a somewhat tarnished name, and
to do so it was necessary to plant the British standard
in the capital of the enemy, to release our country-
men. This was effected ; and although for some fifty
or sixty miles we passed over the unburied remains
of the troops so lately sacrificed, the conduct and
forbearance of my army, as fine and krave an army
as ever was led into the field, was most admirable.—
(Cheers). I advert to this because it has been said
that acts of cruelty were committed. I who. was
aware of everything that occurred knew of none.—
(Cheers). liy Lord Mayor, Mr. Chamberlain, and
gentlemen, that I have merited your upprobatiot of
my services in Affghanistan and elsewhere, is and
ever will be one of the proudest recollections of my
life."

The Gallant General then shook hands with se-
veral of the members of the Court, and retired amidst
great applause.
THE SANITARY STATE OF THE CITY OF LO?iDON.
Deputy PEACOCK presented the following report
from the Commissioners of Sewers :—" We, the un-
dersigned Commissioners of Sewers of the city of
London and the liberties thereof, do certify that we
have caused the necessary notices to be given of an
application to Parliament in the next session, and we
have directed the Remembrancer to propose the draft
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the better cleansing, paving, and lighting the
same, and the Remembrancer has also by our
direction prepared the draft of a petition to the
House of Commons for leave to bring in the said
Bill." The Deputy took occasion to contradict some
grossly false reports, which had been generally circu-
lated, to the effect that the Corporation had prevailed
upon Lord John Russell to have the city of
London excluded from a participation in the metro-
politan sanitary regulations. Nothing could, he
declared, be a more monstrous falsehood.—(Hear,
hear.) The Corporation merely sought to commu,-
nicate with Lord Morpeth upon the Bill in con-
templation, and his Lordship at once declared that
the Government had no notion of interfering with
the City, as they considered it to be in a most excel-
lent condition. He was happy to say that he held in
his hand communications from the two companies by
which the City was supplied, offering such a supply
of water as would amply accommodate the whole of
the population.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. W. S. HALE understood from what he had
read in the published report of the Commissioners,
that there was a decided wish amongst those who
drew up the document, that all the sewers of the
metropolis, including the City, should be under orse
and the same authority.
Mr. WIRE said that the vigorous proceedings of
the Commissioners of Sewers for the City of London
deserved the most marked approbation. They had,
indeed, done their duty. If the other commissioners
had been equally attentive to the interests of their
districts, the charges would not have been of so
sweeping a nature.—(Hear, hear.) It was neces-
sary to give a peremptory contradiction to the utter
falsehoods and calumnies which were every day
issued against the city of London.; Persons were
regularly employed to, go about and cry out against
the drainage and sewerage of the City, as if those
who were of the commission were such fools as to be
careless about their own lives, as well as indifferent
about the lives of their neighbours. There could be
no greater falsehood invented than that contained in
that atrocious charge. It was admitted that the
ancient city of London, he meant the arena within the
ancient walls, was one of the most healthy cities in
the whole world. The drainage and sewerage were
more perfect than those in any other city, and there
was more cleanliness amongst the poor inhabitants—
a cleanliness imputable to the poor inhabitants them-
selves—than could be seen amongst the lower orders
of any other population.—(Hear, hear.) He could
not see in the report of the commissioners any recom-
mendation that the City should be joined to the me-
tropolitan commission, and he believed that no such
event ever would take place.
Mr. LAWRENCE described the report of the com-
missioners as a piece of the most extravagant hum-
bug he had ever read. In that report the system of
flushing was recommended, as if it originated with
the commissioners themselves, and never formed
part of the admirable plan upon. which the Commis-
sioners of the Holborn and Finsbury division had
been acting.
The report was then received and agreed to, and the
petition to Parliament was adopted.
CONSERYANCY OF THE THAMES.
Mr. R. L. JONES brought up a report recommemd-
ing un application to Parliament for leave to bring in
a Bill relating to the conservancy of the Thames.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
It was determined that the market days should not
be changed.

INSTITUTION FOR THE ADULT DEAF AND DUMB
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and by the members of the committee. It appears that
during the past few months a great number of destitute
deaf and dumb have received relief and assistance from
tho 'society, as well as its influence in obtaining situations
and employment. In the course of the same time an
increased number of youths have been maintained
within the institution, and taught the trades of tailoring,
shoemaking, &c., while the female inmates have been in-
structed in the various branches of useful and or namental
needlework, and hence it seems the increase of opera-
tions has so pressed upon the funds of the charity, that
enable the charity to continue its numerous benefits.
an appeal to the corporation was rendered necessary to
Information reaching the police that a pr ize-fight
was contemplated to take place on Rettendion Com-
mon, on Tuesday last, precautionary measures were
taken to prevent the breach of the peace. Capt.. Skinner,
R.A., with the Revs. John and Arthur Pearson, ma-
gistrates of the county, with five superin';endents and
about thirty constables, were upon the spot, several
other magistrates being also at hand if t heir presence
had been needed. However the meeting was confined
to the active conservators of the public pe ace, the infor-
mation given being doubtless intended e ither to divert
the attention from another direction or entirely as a
hoax.—Chelmsford Chronicle.