The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

business at Bristol, and had been obliged to compound
with his creditors. A young man named Beard, formerly
in his service, had been iu the habit of sending him sums
of money from time to time, to satisfy the creditors. He
had received upwards of 601. recently in this way, and
the money lost formed part of the money remitted.
Mr. Robinson said he wished for further time to make
inquiry into the truth of this statement.
11r. Brzeoixam consented to give the prisoner till
Thursday next to make the requisite inquiries.
A second charge was then brought forward.
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named Brereton, and witness had subsequently ascer-
tained that the prisoner had changed the cheque at a
tradesman's shop in Clapham.
Mr. William Brewington, boot maker, High-street,
said the prisoner brought a cheque to his shop, which
cheque was cashed by Mrs. Brewington, in his absence.
The prisoner called some time afterwards and asked if
the cheque was all right.
The prisoner was ordered to be brought up again on
Thursday on this charge also.
Edw.rd Cannan, a potboy, in the employ of Mr. C.
Payne, of the Feathers Tavern, Warren-street, Fitzroy-
square, was brought before Mr. Hardwicke, charged
with stealing a silrer watch, gold chain, two coats, one
pair of trous..rs, one satin scarf, one silk handkerchief,
and three sovereigns, the property of Mr. Thomas Big-
nell; also a pair of boots, the property of his master.
The prosecutor stated that he was lodging in Mr.
Payne's house. The prisoner was the potman, and
was in the habit of calling witness every morn-
ing. On Friday morning last witness was aroused
from his sleep by hearing a noise at his bed-
room door. He got out of bed and looked at his
watch, which was lying on the dressing table. At that
time it was about half-past four o'clock. Witness find-
ing that the noise was not repeated, retired to bed again,
and slept till about six o'clock, when he got up and pro-
ceeded to dress himself. On looking on the table for
his watch he was surprised to find that some person had
entered his room and stole it. Witness then looked for
his clothes, which he had worn on the previous day, but
could not find them; on a further search he missed the
articles named in the charge, the whole of which he had
seen safe when he awoke at four o'clock. From infor-
mation he subsequently received from the prisoner's
fellow-servant, witness was induced to give him into
custody.
Lucy Scarlett said she was housemaid in the service
of Mr. Payne. On Friday morning last, witness and
the prisoner were at breakfast in the kitchen. Witness
said to the prisoner that she was sorry for Mr. Bignell's
loss. The prisoner replied, " What's the odds, he has
plenty more money, and can buy more clothes." Wit
Bess fancied by the prisoner's remarks that he knew
something about the robbery, but did not tell any one of
her suspicions at the time. On Monday, the prisoner
told her that he would run away, only he was afraid his
master would think he had committed the robbery. He
subsequently told her that he could tell his master some-
thing more, if he would be civil to him. She then in-
formed Mr. Bignell of her suspicions against the prisoner.
Police-constable Read, 108 B, said he received charge
of the prisoner. He searched him at the station, but did
not find anything upon him that would give a clue to
the robbery. Witness had since made inquiries, and
found that the prisoner had been seen in conversation
with a man who is well known to be a notorious bad cha
ratter. This man was heard to say to the prisoner,
" that he would make one for the robbery." He had
also ascertained that the man was a companion of the
prisoner's, and that since the robbery he had purchased
a new suit of clothes. Witness added that he traced the
man to a coffeehouse, where he had offered to leave a
duplicate of a watch in payment for a breakfast. If the
prisoner was remanded, he had no doubt but that he
should be able to take that man into custody.
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge whatever of
the robbery, was remanded till Saturday.
CLERKENW ELL.

Robert Raymaur, a pot-boy in the service of Mr. G.
Morgan, of the Plasterers' Arms, Little Clarendln.
street, Clarendon-square, was charged with embezzling
various sums of money, the property of his master.
It appeared that the prisoner had been some time in
the prosecutor's employment, and Mr. Morgan having
ascertained that the prisoner had embezzled several sums
of money, gave him into custody. At the present mo-
ment he had only one case in readiness; that of Mr.
Wood, 84, Seymour street, Euston-square, from whom
the prisoner received seven shillings and three•halfpence.
If time were afforded, he had no doubt but he should be
able to establish several charges of a similar character
against him.
Mr. CoMaE said he should remand the prisoner till
to-morrow (this day), but if the prosecutor could :get
any of his witnesses to attend before the closing of that
court this evening, their evidence would be taken.
SOUTHWARK.

Ann Callaghan and Mary Bryant, the former with
two young children, and the latter with four, were
charged with creating a disturbance at the doors of St.
Saviour's Workhouse.

The porter stated that at ten on Tuesday night, the
prisoners, with their children, applied for admission into
the house; the casual ward and every portion of the
house being crowded, they were supplied with food, and
told to go elsewhere. They commenced abusing him, and
created such a disturbance that he was compelled to give
them into custody. _ _

In reply to Mi. SECHER, the prisoners said they came
from Roscommon, and were compelled to quit their
homes owing to the fever which prevailed there.
Mr. SECKER-It appears you are married—what has
become of your husbands? They replied that their
husbands promised to meet them in London, but they
had not as yc.t come; and added that if they knew
what they would have had to undergo here they would
have remained in Ireland, and run the risk of the fever.
Mr. SECKER said, the defendants were told the work-
house was full, and they ought to have gone elsewhere
instead of creating a disturbance there. He, however,
should not punish them this time, but allow them to
make the best of their way to the country, where they
might be able to obtain some employment at haymaking.
The prisoners were accordingly discharged.
WWWORSHIP-STREET.

Thomas Smith, a hawker of earthenware, was charged
with having attempted to strangle a young woman,
named Mary Montgomery, and_ also with feloniously
cutting and wounding her mother, whereby her life was
seriously endangered.
The younger complainant, who exhibited a livid and
extensive discolouration of the throat, stated that she
had been living with the prisoner as his wife for the last
eight month, and had suffered the most brutal ill-treat-
ment at his hands, during nearly the whole of that
period. On the preceding afternoon he came home, and
after beating her in an unmerciful manner, and declaring
that he would murder her outright, he forced her down
upon the bed, and patsinw thick cord round her neck,
enutiOressed it till' shet way ou the point of strangulation.
On hearing her cries, her mother ran in to her assist-
ance, but te moment she entered the prisoner exclaimed
with an oath, " that he would do for her also," and
snatching a knife from the table, rushed towards her and
made a desperate blow at her head. She instantly stag-
gered back into the yard bleeding profusely from a fright-
ful gash ab,,ve the temple, but was saved from fallint,
by some of the neighbours, who conveyed her to the
house of Mr. Wildbore, a surgeon, in Shoreditch, where
the wound was dressed, and she was afterwards removed
to the hospitai.

HERTFORD MIDSUMMER SES-
SIONS.

(Before the Marquis of SALISBURY and a full Bench of
Magistrates.)

TUE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY, APPEL-
LANTS; IY. PARKER, ESQ., O. S. TIIORNToN, ESQ., AND

OTHER COUNTY MAGISTRATES, RESPONDENTS.

This matter, which has been long in dispute, and
exciting considerable attention in this part of the county,
was again brought before the public in the shape of an
appeal against a conviction by the Magistrates at Ware
Petty Sessions.
It appeared that the commencement of these proceed-
ings originated in an information laid by the Rev. W.
Blakesley against the company, for not stopping a
certain train previous to crossing the road at Ana well-
end, in the Hertford line, as directed by the company's
Act, 7th Viet., cap. 35, which sta'es that the " train to
and from Hertford and London shall in all cases stop
within 150 yards of the said road of Amwell-end," &c.
The hearing under this information took place before
the bench of Magistrates sitting in petty sessions at
Ware, on Tuesday, the 15th instant, when the company
was convicted, and a fine of 40s. inflicted.
Against this conviction the company appealed to the
sessions as above, the chief point in dispute being as to
the construction or meaning of the word " stop," which
it was contended, on the part of the company, only meant
a slackening of speed, and not coming to a complete and
perfect standstill.
For the respondents it was contended that the mean•
ing of the Act was that the stoppage should be actual
and entire," and which might be presumed from the 4th
and sth Victoria (the company's original Act), when a
" maximum speed" was prescribed as contradistinguished
from " actual stoppage."
The Bench considered that " actual and entire stop-
page" was meant by the Act, and accordingly confirmed
the previous conviction

Some time ago, Mr. Lawson, proprietor of' the
Hotel Bedford, Rue St. Honors, 323, but who has now
a splendid hotel in the Rue de l'Arcade, obtained a
verdict, with B,ooof. damages, against M. Bavoux
his landlord, for having caused several adver-
tisements to be inserted in Galignanis Messenger,
stating that the Hotel Bedford was to be let, though,
in point of fact, Mr. Lawson's lease did not expire
until some months afterwards. The damages were
awarded because the court held that the Hotel Bedford
was the property of Mr. Lawson, though the house in
which the business of the establishment was carried on
belonged to M. Bavoux. An appeal having been made
against the decision by M. Bavoux, the case came on for
argument on Saturday before the Cour Royale. M.
Bavoux's advocate set forth that Mr. Lawson would not
renew his lease of the house No. 323, Rue St. Honore, be-
cause M. Bavoux demanded 40,000 f. a year, instead of
25,000 f, that had been previously paid; but he denied that
in causing the advertisernenbs to be inserted, M. Bavoux
had intended to do any injury to that gentleman. The
advocate of Mr. Lawson, on the contrary, contended
that the advertisement had done him injury by causing
people not to go to the hotel, under the belief that he
had retired from business, and produced letters in proof
of his statement, The court took this view of the
matter, and confirmed the judgment in favour of Mr.
La wson.-- Gali;gnani.

GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—There will be no admit-
tance of the public to the Painted Hall and Chapel of
Greenwich Hospital on Friday next, the 2d July, ono of
the usual free dap.