The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-28 00:00:00

sc'ety was not formed until after the meeting on the
19th of August. He was present at that meeting, but '
merely by invitation, and gave 201. in furtherance of the
o'oj cts, but he did not' ecome a member of the managing
committee until the 26th of thnt month, when he al.o
b 4 came treasurer. After that he subscribed towards
cirrying on the society. The whole of the, expenses
prior to the meeting he thought had been defrayed by
the members of the Society of Friends.
A prospectus of the society was put in, containing,
among the list of members of the managing committee,
the name of Mr. Hansard, which prospetuses the plaintiff
swore were printed and delivered on the 12th of August.
The Learned JUDGE said he was of opinion that Mr.
Hansard was liable for debts due by the society before
he joined it.
After a long discussion, however, the case was ad-
journed for the production of the plaintiff's books.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
ill AN SION-HOUSE.
A fashionably-dressed young woman, named Sarah
Wood, was charged with felony.
Edwin Garrculd, shopman to Mr. Ford, of No. 282,
High Holborn, linendraper, stated that on the 3d of
June inst. the prisoner walked into the shop and looked
out various goods, consisting of paramattas, gloves,
hose, crape, a silk mantle, and other articles, to the
amount of 11/. and upwards, and said they were to be
sent to Captain Warner's, 47, Hatton-garden, about 3
o'clock, but that she would take the mantle with her it
she were allowed. Witness said the goods should be
forwarded at the time appointed, but he would send the
mantle; to which she replied that two more mantles
would be required if it were approved of. Upon that
representation witness allowed her to take the mantle,
which at that moment she wore at the bar, and the
value of which was 11. 19s. 6d.; and he called with the
other articles at No. 47, Hatton•garden, but no such
person as Captain Warner or the prisoner was known
there.

Thomas Roberts, shopman to Mr. Kerry, of Bishops-
gate-street, linendraper, stated, that about a fortnight
ago the prisoner looked out a quantity of goods, consisting
of flannel, muslin dresses, silk hose, gloves, satinettes,
and other articles, to the amount of 61. and upwards,
and directed him to forward them to Captain Warner,
47, Finsbury-square. She said she would take the
flannel with her, and it was to be included in the bill,
which was to be enclosed in the parcel and sent to Cap-
tain Warner. She said she wanted to leave the flannel
at a place before she went home. Witness wished to
send it for her, but she preferred taking it with her, and
she accordingly departed with the flannel in her posses-
sion. She did not leave any deposit. Upon calling at
47, Finsbury-square, witness found that the prisoner was
a shoplifter, for nobody there knew anything at all
about her. She had been an hour and a quarter looking
at the goods, and bad taken all the trouble which might
be expected from a bona fide purchaser.
William Spain, shopman to Mr. Ling, of Northumber-
land-place, City-road, linendraper, said that on Tuesday
week the prisoner visited the shop, directed that various
goods should be sent to the house of Captain Waller, of
37, Philpot-street, Commercial-road, for the approval of
her mother. Flannel was one of the articles, and at her
request witness allowed her to take that article with her.
When the witness called at Philpot-street with the rest
of the goods, he could neither find the number nor the
name.
The prisoner was apprehended by an officer, to whom
she was pointed out by a shopkeeper whom she had in
vain attempted to impose upon, as she was entering the
shop of Mr. Hall, of Bishopsgate-street. Of the extent
to which the last-mentioned gentleman has been robbed
by shoplifters and his own servants some judgment may
he formed from the fact that he has already had 54 pro
secutions at the Old Bailey.
The prisoner, upon being asked whether she was deli•
roes to say anything, replied in the negative, and she
was committed for trial.
Jane Howes, who has been long a bold smuggler, was
convicted of having in her possession 101 b. 1 loz. of
tobacco, upon which duty had not been paid. She in-
troduced in her defence a history of au imprisoned hus-
band and hungry children, and was fined 1001., the ma-
gistrate not having power to reduce the penalty.
GUILDHALL.
In consequence of the exciting presentments recently
made by Dr. Lynch, and the inquest of the ward of
Farringdon Without, to the Lord Mayor, and also to
the Common Council, respecting the dangerously foul
state of the cesspools, and the accumulations of filth in
the cellars of many houses in that ward, the Commis-
sioners of Sewers have bestirred themselves, and com-
menced proceedings against some of the landlords. The
houses are found to be generally those which are wholly
let out in separate rooms to different families, the land-
lord living elsewhere, determined to get the greatest
possible rent with the least possible expenditure, and
utterly regardless of the sickness and distress suffered
by the residents in the house in consequence of the
exhalations from the overflowing or uncovered filth.
Mr. Tyrrell, the Remembrancer, appeared on behalf
of the Commissioners of Sewers, and Mr. Attwood
Smith for the inquest.
Mr. Tyrrell stated that the Commissioners had insti-
tuted these proceedings under the Cholera Act, 9 Vic.,
cap. 96, which empowered them, upon receiving the
certificate of two medical gentlemen that there was in
any house or other place an accumulation of noxious
matter of any kind, or any foul privy or cesspool, to
make complaint to the magistrate, and cause the owner
of the house to be summoned, and an order made that
he should abate the nuisance within forty-eight hours.
In default of his obeying this direction, the order re
quired the Commissioners to enter the premises and
abate the nuisance at the charge of the landlord. A Mr.
Gower had been summoned in respect to some foul
privies in his houses in Harp-alley, and in Churchyard-
court, Harp-alley. He had promised to remove the evil
as speedily as practicable, and as the parochial authori-
ties, represented by Mr. Smith, were content, he had
assented to the summons being adjourned for a fortnight.
Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE assented.
Mr. Kirkwood, a pawnbrocker, in Brick-lane, Old-
street, then appeared on his summons for permitting an
accumulation of noxious matters to remain in the cellar
of his house, No. 10, Crown court, Fleet-street, and
also for suff_xing the cesspool to overflow and become
foul.

Mr. Kirkwood said he had very recently purchased
the freehold. He had not seen the state of the place,
and would readily remove all ground of complaint if time
were given.
Mr. Tyrrell said as Mr. Kirkwood met the complaint
in this way he had no objection to allow him the same
time as Mr. Gower.
Mr. Alderman blusortove said he would take that
opportunity of saying a few words, as the rate-payers
had been charged with shamefully disregarding the
sanatory condition ofzthe'poor. As the chairman of the
Commission of Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, and a
commissioner of the Holborn and Finsbury divi-
sion, he had a practical knowledge of the sub •
ject, and he would affirm that if the Legisla-
ture would intrust the Commissioners of Sewers
with the authority to compel the owners of
houses to make underground drains to the great sewers
constructed by the Commissioners, the grievance might
be entirely removed without the interference of Govern-
ment or any of the Government Commissioners. He
could vouch that, particularly within the la.it three
years, the most anxious attention and vast sums of
money had been devoted to making proper sewers in the
thoroughfares, but they could not persuade or compel
the owners of houses to open a communication with those
sewers at their own expense, and particularly the owners
of houses in courts. The public local burdens were
quite heavy enough without adding charges that clearly
belonged to private individuals. In Whitechapel there
were a vast number of instances of residents along the
great outlets refusing to incur the expense of making a
communication to the sewer, but they expected their
property be be
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fie had been summoned for suffering foul cesspools to
exist in his three houses, Nos. 2G, 27, and 28, Poppin's-
court, Fleet-street. These are let out to separate
I odgers.
Mr. Tyrell said there was now a sewer down the
centre of the court, but some of the landlords would not
incur the expense of opening a communication with it.
He produced the certificate of Dr. Lynch and Mr. Day,
that there were foul cesspools in these houses which were
dangerous to the public health.
Mr. Edwards did not appear.
Roe, the City officer, proved the service of three sum-
monses on Mr. Edwards, who said he should dot attend,
and that he should commence actions of trespass against
those who had taken the liberty of entering his house.
Mr. Hutchinson, of Farringdon-street, a surgeon, said
this gentleman had threatened to turn out any lodger
who dared to make the least complaint about the stench
from the cesspools to the parochial authorities.
Mr. Alderman Musonove: said that was in keeping
with what he said to the officer. He was saeisfied with
the evidence, and made an order for the cleansing of the
cesspools within twenty-four hours.
BOW-STREET.

On Saturday, shortly after the charges had been dis •
posed of, the Grand Duke Saxe Weimar, accompanied
by several of his suite, paid a visit to the court, for the
purpose of seeing and hearing something of the English
mode of dispensing summary justice. As no business
was going on when his Highness arrived, Mr. Henry
accompanied him to the station -house opposite, where he
remained some time, and on returning to the court
waited while several cases of a trifling nature were dis-
posed of. He took his leave about half-past one, having
apparently derived much amusement from his visit.
CLERKENW ELL.
James Hone, an urchin between 13 and 14 years of
age, was charged with attempting to pick pockets.
Constable 81 G deposed that on Thursday afternoon
he received information that some boys were attempting
to pick pockets in Golden-lane, St. Luke's. He repaired
thither, and saw the prisoner in company with two other
boys following passengers, the prisoner attempting to
pick their pockets, whilst his companions covered him.
They at length made an attempt on a lady. The pri-
soner lifted up her gown and attempted to rob her. She
felt the tug, and turning round said, " You little thief.
do you want to rob me ?" The prisoner took a hammer
from his pocket, and exclaiming, " Who do you call a
thief ?" and he made a blow at her with the hammer,
and she ran away Witness seised the prisoner, but his
companion escaped. The prisoner was a well-known
thief, and had been convicted of felony.
The other officers identified him as a notorious young
thief, and he was committed to the House of Correction
with hard labour for two months. He was locked up
laughing, and his mother, who was present during the
examination, lel, the court abusing the officers.
WESTMINSTER.
Samuel Ludford, described as a running dustman, was
charged with the following disgraceful and brut&
conduct :
Mary Luclford, his wife, a decent-looking woman with
an infant in her arms, stated that the defendant to whom
she had been married above a dozen years, had lately
deserted her and formed an improper intimacy with her