The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLB3ROUGH-STREE7'.

William Rowland, a beardless youth, was charged with
smoking in one of the West-end omnibusses, and vio-
lently assaulting the conductor. •
John Evans, omnibus conductor, No. 1,466, said he was
driving along Oxford-street on Sunday night, about half.
past seven o'clock, with his full complement of pas-
sengsrs, when one of the gentlemen inside complained
to him of a person smoking in the omnibus. He put in
his head and saw the prisoner with a cigar in his mouth
lit, which he requested him to put out. The prisoner
refused, and complainant therefore stopped the omnibus
and went inside and requested the young man a second
time to put the cigar out, and was answered only with
oaths and language of a disgusting description. Com-
plainant told him he must either put out the cigar or
leave the omnibus. The prisoner swore he would do
neither, and struck complainant several blows about the
face and head, completely smashing in his hat, and
knocking him out of the omnibus, down the steps, into
the street. Complainant, as he could not get
him out of the carriage, shut the door, and pro-
ceeded on his way till he met with a policeman.
He called the constable, and wished him to take the pri-
soner into custody, but he became so violent, striking
the constable, that, at the policeman's advice, they pro-
ceeded fuother on with the omnibus till another constable
was got, and the prisoner was then given into custody.
Police-constable 153 D confirmed this evidence.

William Meeking, 101, East-street, Manchester-
square, said he was one of those in the omnibus on Sunday
night, having entered it immediately before the prisoner
in Edgware-road. From the place where the prisoner
got in in the Edgware-road to Oxford-street he conti-
nued smoking, notwithstanding the entreaties of
several ladies who were in the conveyance, and even of
the lady that was with himself. One of the ladies had
a child on her knee, and the smoke caused the child to
cough without interrvission. The witness then spoke to
the attack on the conductor and the police constables,
and confirmed the previous evidence.
The prisoner sail) he was a gentleman's valet, and that
he had put the cigar out when told to do so ; only the
manlier in which the conductor told him to do it,
provoked him to forget himself. He hoped the magistrate
would treat the case with leniency.
Mr. HARDWICK, after giving him a severe reprimand,
sentenced him to a fine of 50;., or one month's imprison-
ment, for the assault on the police-constable, and 505.,
or one month, for the assault on the conductor, in all Si.,
or two month 4 i mprisonment.
Jane tackle, a respectable-looking eherly woman,
was charged with entering a house in Windmill-street,
early on Sunday morning, and stealing several articles
therefrom.

Policz"-constable 107 C, said he was on duty in Great
Windmill-street, about a quarter-past one o'clock on
Suhday morning, and seeing the private door of the house
No. 22 open, he turned his bull's eye upon it, and saw
the prisoner standing in the passage, with the basket,
which he produced in Court, in her hand. She put down
the basket, and he ask d her whether she lived in the
house. She said she did, and in the second floor. He
knocked at the parlour door, and the landlord came out,
and said ho knew nr,thing whatever about the woman,
and the things she had were his. He therefore took her
into custody.
James Bedeham, bootmaker, No. 22, Great Windmill-
street, identified the basket and the things which were
in it as his property. Ho had left them about half an
hour before in the kitchen, She prisoner was a stranger
to him.
Mr. HAnDwicx committed her for trial at the Mid-
dlesex sessions.

Donations of one sovereign from C. S. K., and 5/.
through Messrs. Coutts and Co., anonymously, were re
ceived in aid of the poor-box.
SOUTHWARK. -

Henry Moss, a middle-aged man, dressed in dark
clothes, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing
two great coats, the property of Mr. Saxton, of Albion-
place, Blackfriars-road. The prisoner is suspected of
committing seteral other robberies by the following
stratagem :
A vrvant girl in the complainant's house stated that
on r;aturday evening, about nine o'clock, the prisoner
called, and, pr ducing a bottle of dark-looking liquid,
said that he had been sent from No. 14, Ludgate-hill,
and at the same time handed a receipt for 2s. 6d., for a
bottle of ink, signed W. B. Moseley. He then said that
he would wait in the hall while she took the bottle and
receipt to 11( r master, and she then proceeded to the
room, and had scarcely entered when she heard the
street dcor shut. She immediately returned to the hall,
with her master, when the prisoner was found to have
left the house, taking with him two great coats which
were hanging up in the hall. The complainant hastened
after the thief in the direction of Blackfriars-bridge,
where he was secured with the articles in his possession.
The police-inspector said that information had been
received at the station-house that a man, answering the
prisoner's description, had succeeded in committing seve-
ral robberies of a similar character on the south side of
the river.

The MAGISTRATE (Mr. Seeker) said the prisoner's
appearance favoured the deception he bad reciurse to in
effecting his purpose, and asked him what he had to say
in answer to the charge ?—The prisoner, who looked
very desponding, said that at present he declined saying
anything on the subject.—He was remanded to give other
persons plundered by him an opportunity of attending.
George Bryant, a tall young man, was charged with
being found within the railing of Rowland Hill's chapel
for an unlawful purpose.
A policeman stated, that about one o'clock on Satur-
day morning he discovered the prisoner within the rails
of the above chapel, with an iron crow-bar, Inciter
matches, and a piece of candle ; suspecting he was about
to break into the chapel he apprehended him.
The prisoner said he was drunk, and went over the
rails to lie down ; that he knew nothing about the crow
bar, or how it came into his possession.
When asked to give an account of himself he said,
that he was a journeyman carpenter, in the employ of
Messrs. Grissell and Peto, and worked at the Houses
of Parliament ; that he was no thief, and had good
wages.

kr. SECRER said that appearances at present were
cc' tainly very much against the prisoner, the fact of a
housebreaking implement and other articles being found
in his possession favoured the presumption that his in-
tentions were to break into the chapel and commit
sacrilege.
The prisoner, however, declared that it was all arising
from intoxication during this holiday time.
Mr. SECKER said that, notwithstanding the prisoner's
asseverations of innocence, he should not part with him
until minute inquiry was made respecting him.—He
was then remanded.

FATAL ACCIDENTS WITH FIRE
ARMS.

We regret_to record an accident of a most appalling
nature, which occurred at Milverton on Friday last.
The facts of the case are as follows :—A man, named
Cross, had been on a shooting excursion on the above
day, and on returning home placed his gun, which was
loaded with a full charge, close to the clock. One of his
sons, a mere youth, as soon as his father's back was
turned, took up the gun, and pointing it as his mother,
pulled the trigger, when, shocking to relate, the gun
went off, and the whole contents were lodged in the
forehead of the unfortunate woman's head, who imme-
diately fell down dead. The father immediately ran
down stairs when he heard the report, when a frightful
scene presented itself to his view ; the body of his life-
less wife weltering in her blood, and his son standing
over in a frantic condition. The unfortunate woman has
left a large family, to deplore her untimely end.—Somer-
set County Gazette.
On the I ith inst. Mr. Lovegrove held an inquest at
Braam, on the body of Thomas Isaacs, a boy about 12
y( ars of age, whose death was occasioned in the foilow-
ing most deplorable manner:—Three men, named Thos.
Brown, Wm. Beach, and George Ridler, were In com-
pany together on the previous Sunday morning, the 13ch
inst., having two guns with them, with which they
amused themselves shooting at small birth. After a
while they adjourned to the Cross Keys Inn, Bream, and
drank two quarts of beer between them, and then left to
proceed home. The persons who had the guns were
Brown tand Ridler, and as they passed along the road a
bird came and alighted within distance for a shot, and
Ridler said, " Shoot the whoop," meaning the bird, upon
which both Brown and Ridler raised their guns to their
shoulders :and fired. Only Ridler's gun, however, went
off, that of Brown having hung fire, but this he did not
seem to be aware of ; indeed all three men declare ihey
believed at the time that both guns had exploded. While
they were looking for the bird, the boy Isaacs came
up, and as he arproached them Brown said to
his companions, "I will have a bit of fun with the boy,",
and then called out to him, "I'll shoot you, my boy.'
The poor laci stood still and laughed, and Ridler atked
him, " Where are you going, my little man?" to which
he replied, " Down to Richard Dlorgan's to have my
dinner." An this time Brown, who was about a yard
from the boy, continued his most unhappy frolic, still
pointing the :muzzle of the gun backwards and forwards
in front of the child, when at last the gun went off, and
lodged its contents in the body of the ill-fated boy, who
put his hand to his bleeding breast, and cried out, " Oh
dear, oh dear!" Brown himself seemed horror-stricken
at what he had done, and exclaimed, "Oh Lord, oh
Lord! I have shot the boy—what shall I do ;" and run-
ning to the little fellow, he took him in his arms, and
said, "my dear child, I would not have done it for the
world—l thought my gun was empty." They carried
the wounded , victim of this most melancholy and
fatal jesting to a neighbouring cottage, Brown
continuing like a man distracted at what he had
done, and Ridler proceeded with all haste to Coleford
for a surgeon ; but long before his return the deceased
breathed his last sigh, in the cottage to winch his man-
gled body had been carried. The above facts were de-
posed to before a very respectable jury, and an ad-
journment took place till Monday next.—Gloucester
Journal.

On Saturday last the following melancholy accident
happened hr. the island rit Portland :—As a preventive
man, of the name of Hancock, stationed in the island,
who had just returned from duty, was cleaning the barrel
of his pistol, the charge of which he had unfortunately
emitted to withdraw, while holding it with the muzzle
pointed towarls his person, it unhappily went off; and
the contents were lodged in his body, excepting the ball,
which passed: through him, causing immediate death.
We regret to add, he bas left a widow and seven children
to lament tbeir bereavement of a good husband and
father. An inqu(st was held on the body on Monday,
before J. Wallis, county coroner, when the jury
returned their. verdict, " Accidental death." We hear
that a subscription has been begun, and liberally se-
conded, on: behalf of the distressed widow and family.—
Sherbourne Journal.

We have authority for stating that the cotton waste
spinners c►f this town have unanimously agreed to
commence working four days per week.—Stockport Ad-
vertiser.