The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-13 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

A shopman, in th service of Mr. Mathews, a pawn-
broker, applied to Mr. Henry to take his advice as to the
sale of a table of very ingenious workmanship, which •
had been pawned at Mr. Mathew's shop, and which re-
mained unredeemed for seven months beyond the legal
period of keeping such articles.
It appeared that in the early part of last autumn a
young man named Fueillode had been brought to this
Court on a charge of annoying his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, by sending letters of a very ex-
traordinary description to his Grace, also with sending
one or two boxes of his own workmanship, and which
were exceedingly beautiful, for his Lordship's accept •
ante ; and, further, with attempting to make his way to
his Grace's presence. From the prisoner's manner at
the time, and for several months previously, and parti-
cularly his extraordinary notion that his Grace of Can-
terbury was about to provide him with a wife, no doubt
remained upon the mind of the sitting magistrate, Mr.
Henry, that the man was labouring under insanity, and
the attention of the parish officers was at once called to
his case, with a view of his being taken proper care of.
The officers of the parish of Lambeth promptly attended
to his case, and he was placed at a proper asylum at
Peckham, where he still remains. One of the boxes
sent by the prisoner to Lambeth Palace (a lady's large
ork-box) was brought to the Court on the occasion 01
his apprehension, and drew forth the admiration of all
who saw it. Its ext, rior was Composed of a great va-
riety of dyed and coloured woods, beautifully diversi-
fied, and polished, so as to present a beautiful specimen
of art.

Mr. HENRY expressed a hope that it would nor be dis-
posed of without some notice was given of the pawn •
broker's intention so to do, so that his friends or th'
parish officers might have the option to redeem it if they
thought proper. He a.so thought Mr. Mathews had
acted perfectly fair in the matter. The young man, he
understood, was still at the asylum at Peckham, and as
he was maintained there at the expense of the parish,
he (Mr. Henry) thought it would be but right that the
pariah officers should be made acquainted with the fact,
that the table was about to be sold, so that they might
redeem it and sell it again, if they thought proper, or
act in the matter to the best interest of the lunatic.

The applicant undertook to make the parish officers
acquainted with the circumstance, and left the Court.
GREENWICH.

Geo-9e Giles, a seaman on board the schooner Mary,
trading from Guernsey to London, appeared on an
information, at the instance of the Board of Customs,
charged with secreting 101bs. 7 16ths of foreign manu-
factured tobacco, by which he had incurred a penalty of
100/.
Thomas Cornell, Queen's appraiser of Customs, proved
the tobacco produced to be of foreign manufacture.
Joseph Sloane, tide surveyor of customs, deposed that
be boarded the Mary off Greenwich Hospital on Saturday
last. He rummaged the vessel, and found the tobacco
secreted in the after part of the schooner amongst the
cargo. The prisoner denied that it was his, but after-
wards acknowledged that it was.
The Solicitor's chief clerk of Customs said, from re-
presentations made to the Beard by the prisoner and
friends, by which it appeared that the prisoner's father
is on his death-bed, and that the act was committed in
order to render his parent assistance, they were disposed
to be extremely lenient towards him, He was liable to
1001. fine, but they would allow him to mitigate the
penalty to 51., or in default to one month's imprisonment
in Maidstone gaol.
Joseph St iford, for having 51bs. 4-16ths of contraband
tobacco, on board the same vessel, secreted under his
bed, was fined 31, and in default to one month's
impri-
sonment in Maidstone gaol.
George Burrows was convicted in a penalty of 405., or
one month's imprisonment, for having 2lbs. of contraband
tobacco secreted on board the Alice, of Guernsey. She
was boarded off Greenwich Hospital en Saturday by
Mr. Tide-waiter Sloane, who found the tobacco secreted
under his clothes in the forecastle. The penalty in the
latter case was paid, and in the two former the offenders
were committed to prison.
WANDSWORTH.

Two men, named Kimber and Brown, were charged
with destroying a portion of their workhouse clothing
and refusing to work.
Mr. King, the master of the workhouse, who proved
the case, said he should not have given the prisoners
into custody for destroying- their clothes had they con-
sented to work, but no persuasion would induce them
to do the latter,
The prisoners made no defence.
Mr. CLivE committed them each for a month, with
hard labour.
Seven men were next placed in the dock, charged with
refusing to work,
Mr. King said the men were admitted on the preced-
ing night ; had their supper and bed, and that morning
were put to work at the hand corn mill. They had
done about three-quarters of an hour's work and then
demanded their breakfast, which was given them.
After eating it they refused to complete the labour,
which he had reduced from four to .we hours' duration.
The prisoners made no answer to the charge, and were
committed for 21 days each.
Mr. CLINE subsequently addressed the master of the
workhouse, and after alluding to the enormous number
of charges of this description recently brought before
him, said that he was at first inclined to believe that it
was in part owing to some mismanagement in the house;
he was now satisfied that such was not the case, but that
the majority of these mei, and lads were idle fellows,
who would not go to any regular employment. Ile
thought that if the master kept a list of the casual pau-
pers who refused to work, together with a description
of their persons, many of them might be charged with
a second offence, and under another statute be punished
with much greater severity.
THAMES.

William Smith, a labourer in a glass-house, was
charged with assaulting James Parsons, a police-con-
stable, No. 179 K.
The policeman, who has been confined to his lied for
seventeen days, appeared in a very weak condition. It
appeared that on the morning of the 26th of December
he was on duty in Sydney-street, Mile-end, and saw the
prisoner loitering about with a girl for a considerable
time. He watched them, and they stopped near some
carts. He asked the prisoner if he lived in the house
opposite. The prisoner refused to satisfy him, and said
he had nothing to do with him, and he would remain
where he was as long as he pleased. The policeman
desired him to go away, and the prisoner made an
attempt to strike him. The policeman pushed him
away, and he again came forward with an intention
of striking him, The girl then interfered, and took her
companion away ; but he soon afterwards came towards
the p ilieetnan again, and struck him a violent blow on
the face, at the same time exclaiming that he was a
better man than Parsons, who once more pushed him
away, and, with great forbearance, advised him to go
home, and not to get into trouble. The prisoner then
commenced abusing the constable, and made an attempt
to strike him again. Parsons said, if he did not leave the
spot he should be obliged to take him to the station-
house, and to avoid giving him any further pretext for
quarrelling, crossed the road, and turned down another
street. The prisoner followed him, and struck him, and
while Parsons was staggering from the violence of the
blow, he was struck several times by the prisoner about
the head and face. The policeman fell heavily on the
ground, and when he had partially recovered himself; he
found the prisoner standing over him. The policeman
drew his staff for the purpose of defending himself, on
which the prisoner attempted to take it away from him,
but not succeeding, he struck the policeman another
blow on the head with his clenched fist, and felled him
to the ground. The policeman was insensible for some
time, and when he recovered his assailant was gone. Ile
crawled to the station- house, and wis conveyed to his
own home, where be has ever since remained under me-
dical care. He was scarcely able to walk, so cruelly was
he punished on the occasion.

John Baker, 217 K, apprehended the prisoner on Sa-
turday sight upon a warrant, and on ask►ng him how he
came to illuse Parsons in the way he had done, he said
the policeman hart ♦ery grossly insulted him. The pri-
soner admitted that he committed the assault.

Inspector Horne, of the K division, recollected the
policeman coming to the station•house early in the
morning of the 26th ult. His face was bleeding, awl his
clothes were very dirty, and covered with blood. There
were several wounds on his person. The policeman
described the way in which he was attacked. As the
complainant was unable to continue on duty he sent him
home.

The priscner, in defence, said he was speaking to a
young woman, and the policeman shoved his bull's•pyi•
lanthorn in his face and struck him, and he returned the
blow.

Inspector Horne was recalled, and said the policeman
had no lant.horn on the morning in question.
Mr. BRODERIP said a very cov‘aidly assault was al-
leged to have been committed, and ordered the prisoner
to find bail, himself in 401.. and two sureties in 201. each,
to appear and take his trial at the next sessions.
He was committed in default of bait.

Margaret Cotter was brought before Mr. Broderip,
charged with cutting and wounding Jane Carney, with a
knife.

It appeared from the evidence of the complainant, that
they lived at 1, Nelson's-place, Salmon's-lane, Lirnehouse.
On Sunda• evening the prosecutrix was having her tea
with the landlady of the house and another female ; the
prisoner was in the same room, but not at the same
table. A dispute arose between her and Carney, re-
specting some money the prisoner had received from a
young man the night before. Some aggravating lan-
guage was used on both sides, and from words they
came to blows. The complainant was satisfied with the
weapons nature had given her, and struck Cotter with
her fist. The prisoner did not return the blow in a
similar manner, but took a knife off the table, and made
use of horrible language, and stabbed her in the neck,
inflicting a severe wound, from which the blood flowed
copiously. In a struggle which took place, the prose-
cutrix attempted to take the knife away from the other,
and was cut in the hands. One of her fingers was nearly
divided.

Mr. BRODERIP—How many cuts hive you in the
hand ? Witness—Two, Sir. She cut me across the
hand twice.

Mr. BRODE RIP —And you have been stabbed in the
neck ? Witness—Yes, Sir.
The prisoner made a long defence to the charge, and
said that while she was eating a bit of meat the prose-