The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-13 00:00:00

MARLBRO'STREET_(THIS DAY.)
Alfred Davis, alias Ballard, a well dressed young
man, was brought up in custody of Inspector
Shackell of the detective force, and placed at the bar
before Mr. Hardwick, charged with wilful and cor-
rupt perjury, and also with obtaining from C. Lloyd,
Lag., of No. 7, Lower Brook-street, the sum of 101.
by means of fraudulent pretences.
Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution, and
briefly stated the facts of the case to the magistrate,
from which it appeared that the prisoner had, in the
first instance, fraudulently obtained 10/. from the
prosecutor for the purpose of supplying certain infor-
mation against a gang of fellows who were carrying
on an extensive system of poisoning race horses. The
next case, which was that of perjury, was, that the
prisoner attended at this court on Tuesday last, and
made a statement before the magistrate to the above
effect, implicating persons of high birth, whose
names were not mentioned. This statement he swore
to, and signed in the presence of the magistrate, and a
warrant was taken out for the apprehension of the
parties named therein.
The first witness called was Joseph Shackell, in-
Specter in the detective police, who stated that on
Tuesday last he attended at the court with the priso-
ner, Mr. Lloyd and Lord Henry Lennox. The pri-
soner made a deposition before Mr. Bishop, the clerk,
which was afterwards read over to him before the ma-
gistrate in the court, and the prisoner signed it in his
presence. The prisoner had previously sworn to the
truth of the statement, and Smith, the chief usher,
administered the oath. In consequence of this infor-
mation a warrant was granted, and plead in his
hands. The prisoner gave him three letters, one of
which he had since posted, the other two he
now produced. They were sealed with black
wax, as they appeared now. They had been
opened by the prisoner, and resealed by him
again. The prisoner led them about to various places
till past one o'clock yesterday morning, to search for
some of the parties named in the warrant, but they
did not succeed in finding any such persons. The
prisoner then promised to meet him at nine yesterday
morning, but he failed to keep his appointment. From
information he had subsequently received, he believed
the deposition to be a fabrication. He had enquired
at No. 13, Castle-street, Finsbury, where the prisoner
had stated he resided, hut could not find that any
person of the prisoner's name resided there. The
prisoner was known by the name of Davis to the
owner of the house, who had not seen him since the
6th of last month.

Cross-examined by prisoner—Did not see the pri-
soner open the letters. The prisoner told him he
opened them himself. _ _

Cynaic Lloyd, Esq., 7, Lower Brook-street,
Grosvenor-square, said he was present at this court
on Tuesday last with the prisoner. He saw the pri-
soner sworn to the depositions produced before Mr.
Bingham. Previous to that the prisoner had given
him some letters, and packets with the words "poison"
printed upon them. In the month of December last
the prisoner came to him and obtained the sum of 101.
from him, and gave him the receipt produced, which
was to the effect that he received the 101. for the use
of his (prisoner's) father, to fetch up from Wales
witnesses to give evidence regarding horse poisoning.
He had every reason to believe that the prisoner's
father was dead.

Cross•examined by the prisoner—He wrote the
receipt and the prisoner signed it. The prisoner told
him that his father had called at his house. Witness
never heard that his father called. The prisoner told
him that he was sent by his father to inform witness
that he could give him information, and if he gave
him 101. his father would bring the persons to prove
the truth of his statement. The prisoner subse-
quently told him that his father would deceive him,
and would not give up the names of all the parties,
and that for a reward he (the prisoner) would deceive
his father and get some important letters from his
desk and bring them to witness. Witness told him
if that was the case he would reward and protect him
from the gang.
Emily Bkker said she was waitress at Mr. Canton's
coffee-house, City-road. She knew the prisoner, who
was in the habit of frequently using her master's
house for about seven weeks. The prisoner seemed
to be occupied mostly in writing. Ile had of
his own materials, and he sometimes used hers some .
He
hwrote with blue ink, which he brought with
im. He was at their house yesterday morn-
ing. He had a paper parcel
with him, which
he took ray with him. He left the ink
behind, which she gave to the officer. She could
not say what he wrote, but thought they
were letters. He used to seal them with black wax.
She could not swear that the letters produced resem-
bled the ones wrote by him.
Mr. Henry, distiller, 13, Castle-street, Finsbury,
the prisoner was not living at his house on
Tuesday last. The prisoner bad not lived there for
the last twelo-k, months.
Mr. Humphreys said this was all the evidence he
had to nirei.at present, and. begged for a remand.
neat HAkpirrca.- remanded the prisoner till Friday
in , but 4kto accept good and substantial bail
two sv Jf 2001. each, with 24 hours' notice,
for his a -nce on that day.
WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
-Edward Priddle, a journeyman baker, at Chelms-
ford) was brought before Mr. Harnmill in custody of
Sergeant Coleman of the H division, charged with
robbing his fellow-servant of a whole suit of clothes,
in the Pockets of which were moneys belonging to
Mr. John Dawson, his me iter.
Mr. Superintendent May, of the Chelmsford sta.
tion of the Eastern Counties line of railway, said that
the train started for London at twenty-two minutes
past seven last night. In a few minutes after its
da departure he received information that a man who
lid committed a robbery at Chelmsford, had pro-
ceeded by it to London. Witness immediately tele-
graphed Mr. Grirnshaw, the supelintendent at the
Shoreditch station ; in consequence of which the
prisoner was captured on his getting out, and making
the best of his way from the platform of that station
towards the public street.
Sergeant Coleman said the prisoner expressed his
regret, in the presence of himself and Superintendent
May, that he had not got out at the Mile-end station,
as, if he had, he should in all probability have made
good his escape.
Mr. May said, as the robbery was committed at
Chelmsford, perhaps Mr. Hammill would consent to
Use prisoner being conveyed thither, in order that he
might be brought before the magistrates of that place.
HAMMILL acquiesced in the suggestion of Mr.
-may, and the prisoner was reconveyed, in custody of
the officer, by the train to Chelmsford, for that
Purpose.

THE METROPOLITAN COMMIS-

SIONERS OF SEWERS.—(THIS DAY.)--
0,, Beavers,
first meeting of the Court of Commissioners
thi iesvers, appointed under the new Act, took place
emonlriraiDg in No 8 Committee-room of the House
Commissioners
Lord Morpeth in the chair. The other
llirodrinaltaers in attendance were Messrs. Sutton,
L. Jo4's-‘,lckle, Hon. S. Byng, Chadwick, Leslie,
Varicus-b:cliellar, and Lord Ashley.
The sEcul'unts having been audited,
Commissioners Alitir detailed the measures which the
objects which ad adopted for accomplishing the
Westminster alone, had led to their appointment. In
landowners and 0te11e3,472 notices had been served on
sewers of that district properly with the view of having the
A petition from theproperly drained.
new Victoria-street, Westminster,
Commissioners for draining
referred to Mr. Austin, to was ordered to be
, to report.
Petitions were presented from numerous other
districts, some of them complaining of the prevalence
of fever in various parts of the metropolis.
Lord MORPETII said all cases where typhus had
been •
discovered, ought immediately to be attended to.
A lengthened report from the Commissioners of
Police was read, and ordered to be referred to the
surveyors for their guidance.
Upon the report of the Committee on the Ordnance
Survey being read,
Lord MourxTu said he had to state that her
Majesty's Government were particularly anxious that
this ordnance survey of the metropolis should be
*fleeted as soon as possible, because they felt that no
BYstematic or effective system of drainage could be
accomplished without having such a survey. For his
"_"1 part, he had little hope of the Commission ever
being able to check the illness and disease which
Periodically prevailed in the metropolis until they
Were in possession of this survey, and he had, there-
f,re, much pleasure in communicating to the Court,
the fact that Government having considered the re-
presentations of the Sanitary Commissioners, had made
arrangements„ with.the Admiralty for at once taking
irasures to procure a block plan of the metropolis for
~e, guidance of the Commissioners, the expense of
which would be defrayed out of annual votes
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Parliament. This was a matter of the greatest
gurney
inasmuch as had the duty of making the
Zrvey fallen upon the Commissioners, two or three
months' delay must have taken place before they could
,a,11.0 procured an Act of Parliament for the purpose,
Which
it would be observed that the only expense
would
this survey would impose upon the metropolis
j°llld only be a share of the common expense of
,4rrYing out the ordnance survey of the whole
'°lletry.
dThe report was adopted, and resolutions passed
meeting the officers of the Commission to take mea-
Aurils for providing efficient accommodation for the
a
PPers and miners who would be engaged in pre-
paring the survey.
to The other business was purely of a formal and
Iltine character.

ofa ATLI OF GENERAL CUPPIGE. —This venerable
t, who was for upwards of 72 years connected with
th,
4'l
44,011. East India Company's service, died on the Bth
at his residence near DubliD, aged 57.