The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

JLIRLBOROUGH-S7I2EET.

The Rev. Louis Waters, tho Swiss Roman Cneioiie
why, was on Tharsday last charged bef-r..e Mr.
Maltby with obtainia4 .money from various lio!nan
Catholics under the pretence that he was appointed by
the Rev. Dr. Griffiths, the. CAtlv.iiic 13i:,,h0p of London,
to go out as a missionary to China to convert the Empe-
ror of the Celestial Kingdom to the " true faith," and
who was then remanded to give time for further inquiries
as to his sanity, &c., was on Monday brought up for re•
examination.

Previous to the case being heard, the Rev. Henry
Lee, the secretary to Dr. Griffiths, handed some letters
to Mr. Maltby, which had been sent by the prisoner to
the Bishop in 1839, in which he stated that " he wished
to be appointed confessor to her Majesty Queen Victoria,
Empress of all the Russias, and the Duchess of Kent."
These letters, on the prisoner's being placed at the bar,
Mr. Maltby handed to Mr. Fitzgerald, surgeon, High-
street, Bloomsbury, through whose instrumentality the
prisoner had been taken into custody,' and requested
that gentleman's professional opinion as to the sanity of
a person who could, in those letters, frequently style her
Majesty " The Empress of all the Russias," and express
his desire of being appointed her confessor, and of ac-
companying her to Russia.
Mr. Fitzgerald expressed his opinion, that the pri-
soner was labouring under a species of monomania.
The Rev. Mr. Lee being sworn, stated, that the pri-
soner had called daily, for some months, at the house of
Dr. Griffiths, in Golden-square, and left letters,, which
were couched in such incoherent terms, that, by the
desire of the Bishop, he had applied to the Swiss Consul
(M. Prevost) to . ascertain
.whether the prisOner could
not be removed to his native country and placed under
the care of his friends ; he found, however, that the
Consul had no power to remove the prisoner against his
consent. Since the commencement of the war with
China, the prisoner's monomania had taken a different
turn, and instead of, as formerly, supplicating to be
appointed confessor to her Majesty, his desires now
ran upon being sent out as missionary to China. The
prisoner had no authority from the Bishop to solicit
contributions. He (Mr. Lee) had heard that the pri-
soner had received contributions from charitable friends,
but was not until that morning aware of the system he
was carrying on. The prisoner came from St. Gall, in
Switzerland.

On the prisoner being asked whether the letters were
his writing, and his reason for addressing her Majesty is
the Empress of all the Russias, he admitted that he had
written them, and that at the time it was his most
earnest wish and prayer that her 'Majesty should become
the consort of the Crown Prince of Russia.
Mr. MALTBY—Are you willing, if you are not sent to
prison for offending against the laws of this country, to
go back to Switzerland, if passports are provided you
and your passage paid to Strasburg or Basle ?
Prisoner—l must go -to China. I undertake all theie
things for the grace and glory of God and the good of
the Chinese.

Mr. MALTBY observed, that the prisoner appeared to be
under such a delusion that it could be scarcely said that
he was criminally responsible for his actions.
After some conversation between the worthy Magis-
trate, the Rev. Mr. Lee, and Mr. Fitzgerald, it was ar-
ranged that a passage should be provided for the.pri,
soner in one of the Rotterdam. packets, Mr.-Lee engaging
to furnish the necessary funds, and Mr. Fitzgerald that
he ;would see the prisoner safe on board and givethe ne-
cessary. instructions for his safety.
The prisoner was then remanded until Friday next,
when he will.be delivered up to Mr. Fitzgerald. • .

BRENTFORD PETTY SESSIONS.

On Kinday three fathionLbly dreEsed persons, who 33•
names appeared on the police-,sheet as John Goldsmith,
aged 26, of 14, Aiband, Piccadilly,. gentleman; • Ray-
mond Newton, aged 0, of • Slbane-atreet,- gentleman ;
Henry Newton, aged 25, of George-street, New-road,
gentleman ; and Richard Bo3b, aged 19, of Newgate-
street, servant, appeared in discharge of their bail, before
Mr. G. Baillie, Chairman, the Rev. Ur. Walmesley,
and Mr. B. J. Armstrong, the sitting Magistrates, to
answer a charge of having, on the evening of Thurs-
day last, been drunk, and furiously driving a phaeton
and. pair of horses in the township of New Brentford,
and thereby injuring a horse and harness the property
of William Cullen ; also assaulting and resisting the
Officers in the execution of their duty ; assaulting John
Ayres, and violent and disorderly conduct at the Police-
station in Old Brentford.

The conduct of the defendants having excited great
indignation amongst the inhabitants of the town, the
Magistrates' room at the Three Pigeons Inn was crowded
by persons anxious to hear the case.
The defendants having been placed at the bar, the fol-
lowing witnesses were examined :
Edward Scotney, a police constable, T 29, deposed
that on Thursday evening about seven or eight o'clek,
Isle
worth, was on duty at Brentford-end, in the parish of sle-
worth, when he saw a phaeton and pair, having a ser-
vant in livery behind, coming through the Isleworth
turnpike towards Brentford, the horses galloping at a
tremendous rate. Seeing there was likely to be great
danger caused by their coming so fast, he went into the
middle of the road, and, holding up his hand, called to
the driver, who was the defendant Raymond Newton, to
pull up or he would run over somebody, but he kept on
regardless of witness's caution, and they were soon out
of sight. The horses were going at the rate of front
fourteen to sixteen miles an hour. The phaeton was on
its right side of the road.
Mr. John Rogers, lighterman, of New Brentford, de-
posed that he was standing on the evening in question
with some neighbours opposite the Pigeons Inn, when he
observed the phaeton coming at a tremendous rate over
the bridge. A horse and chaise, with two persons in it,
were passing at the moment, and, fearing an accident,
he called to them for God's take to pull out of the way.
They drew on one side, and the phaeton passed them
without striking them, but -it struck against a waggon
opposite the Market-place. He followed them, and on
reaching the Half-acre, found the phaeton jammed in
between an omnibus belonging to Mr. William Cullen,
of the Castle Inn, and the post at the corner of the road.
In a minute afterwards a policeman came up, and at-
tempted to take the defendants into custody, but the. po-
lice were resisted so violently by the defendants, that
the inhabitants assisted them by taking off the horses,
and drawing the carriage with the defendants to the sta-
tion-house. The defendants were urging the horses to
the utmost. Witness assisted in conveying them to the
station, The hind part of the phaeton was on the crown
of the road and the pole against the post. There was
not room for the phaeton to pass between the post and
the omnibus.

Joseph Smith, T 60, deposed to taking the defendants
into custody. On getting into the phaeton to do so, he
was immediately collared by Mr. R. Newton and the
groom, who struck him several times, and they both
tried their utmost to throw him out of the carriage. He
then drew his staff, and in the souffle struck. Mr. R.
Newton twice over the arm, after which he sent off to
the station for assistance, and, on the arrival of another
constable, the inhabitants unhitched the horses and drew
the phaeton to the station. The defendant Boyle while
that Wll4 doing struck several persons who were pushing
behind the carriage with his hat. At the station-house
Mr. R. Newton and Boyle were very disorderly, so that
before the charge could be taken they were obliged to
be placed in a cell. They pulled the pens out of the
sergeant's hand while taking down the charge ; called
the police rogues and vagabonds, saying they wanted to
rob them j and the defendant Goldsmith swore if the
pollee attempted to lav hold of him he would knock them
clown. They were all intoxicated.
Creed, a police sergeant, T 15, deposed that when
brought to the station the defendants, R. Newton and the
groom, refused to get out of the phaeton, but at last
mom constables were procured, and they were dragged
out, in the station-house they all impeded the charge
being taken by every moans in their power, and called
him and the other constables all the foul names they
could lay their tongues to. When locked up in the
cells, a little wicket door was left open for air, when,
seeing a female cross the yard, they called her a w— and
440 other insulting words to her, after which they imi-
tated aatakfis !mil the cries of dying persons, besides
hallooing out ifulliraPP'? with ail the might i and at
last, seeing the wife of the inspector pang a window of
the station-house, they made use of the most beastly and
disgusting language, so that the female inmates of the
stations were compelled to be removed to another part of
the pruitsegutigt fin immense crowd remained collected
round the station until 144§1; tPII !it hi Jltr
Inspector Marquard corroborated e sevggant's tes,
timony.
Mr. R. Newton inquired why some of the females who
were so abashed had not been produced. The fact was,
that the prirtelpal dittn4ge done was to his own phaeton,
and the disturbance would out have h4ppenecl had not the
policeman Smith jumped into the earriaue and strueli
him twice over the arm and abused him.

Smith instantly denied that statement, and several re-
bpoetable inhabitants on their oaths declared that there
was not a word of truth in what Mr. R. Newton had
stated, and passed a warns culogium on the police for,the
temper and forbearance they displayed under the insults
and blows they received.
The BENCH said the line of defence adopted by the
its fondants had more than anything convinced them of
the tenth of the whole of the evidence against them, and
the Bench then withdrew to another room to deliberate
whether they should not at one° commit the defendants,
to hard labour in the House of Correction for a month,
' And, after an absence of an hour, on their return into
Court,
Mr. BAILLIE said the Bench had convicted the whole
of the defendants of the charges made against them.
They had • done so after a most lengthened and, patient
investigation, and, being desirous of administering the
law without reference to the parties being rich or poor,
ho had hesitated for some time, and had very untvil-
! lingly given way, his intention having been to commit
each of them to the House of Correction for one month.
Under the supposition, however, that thy were gentle-
men, and moving in that station of society in which such
a punishment would be a slur upon them during their
future lives, he had consented to the infliction of penal-
ties, and the decision of the Bench was, that Mr. Ray-
mond Newton pay a fine of 40s. for furious driving,
or one month's imprisonment ; also 51. for assaulting
the policeman Smith, or one month I 51. for the assault
on policemen-Travis, or one month ; and 40s. for disor-
derly conduct at the station, or one month. John Gold-
smith, for assaulting Mr. Ayres, Si., or one month ; 5L
for ussanhing policeman Keywood, or one month ; and
40s. for improper conduct at the station, or one month.
Richard Boyle, 40s. for assattltiqg policeman Keywood,
or one month ; and 20s. for his conduct at tho station-
house, or one month. Mr. Henry Newton, 405., or one
month, for disorderly conduct at the station-house.
They had made a difference in the case of Mr. Henry
Newton, but they considered Mr. Raymond Newton's
conduct well deserving of a committal to the House of
Correction.

Mr. R. Newton immediately pulled out ,a roll of Bank
of England notes, and paid the whole of the fines,
amounting to 3V.

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