The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

THE VANCOUVER-SALVAGE.

This was a claim for salvage by the crew of a lugger,
,he Stag, and the owners of the steamer Robert Bruce,
For services rendered to the Vancouver. The latter

(laden with timber), while on a voyage from New
Brunswick to the port of London, had been run into in
the Channel by a French brig, the Union, of Dunkirk.
She had received considerable damage, and her master
employed the services of the lugger in consequence of
his ship "being in a disabled state." On the 26th of
August the service of the lugger commenced, but,
making little way, the aid of the steamer was obtained,
and from near the Seaford Roads the Vancouver was
towed to London. The service lasted for four or five
days, and the value of the ship saved was 5,0001. A
tender of 2001. was offered, but though subsequently
raised to 2501., had been refused.
Dr. haggard and Dr. Bayford were for the salvers ;
Dr. Ad.lains and Dr. Robinson appeared for the owners.
Dr. LUSIIINGTON, thinking that the services of steamers
ought, within rea3onable bounds, to be encouraged, held
that the tender was insufficient, and increased it by the
addition of 100/.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

William Bland, the landlord of the Brown Bear, in
Leman-street, was indicted for making a violent assault
on Michael Petrowich, an Austrian sailor, with intent
to do him some grevious bodily harm.
Mr. Ryland was retained for the prosecution, and Mr.
Prendergast, with Mr. Iluddlestone, appeared for the
prisoner.

The prosecutor stated that, on the sth of December,
he went to the Brown Bear with a friend, where, after
stopping some time, he was struck over the head and
face with a staff, and so much hurt that he
was taken to, the London Hospital, where he
remained nine days under surgical care. It appeared, by
the evidence of several witnesses, that on the night in
question a disturbance ensued in consequence of a glass
beino, broken, for which Petrowich was required to pay.
This he refused, and the landlord, in endeavouring to c:ear
the house, struck him on the head with a constable's staff.
The policeman who took Petrowich into custody, at the
instance of Mr. Brand, gave him an excellent cha-
racter for the quiet conduct of his house; but stated
the neighbourhood to be such, that in public-houses
there it sometimes required force to keep order.
On the part of the prisoner, witnesses were brought to
show that the disturbance arose in consequence of the
prosecutor refusing to pay for a glass which he had
himself broken, and that he was not struck until he had

drawn a dagger, which ho brandished to the evident
danger of tho6e around him, and especially of the pri-
soner, at whom he had made a rush with the naked
weapon, and was only with difficulty restrained.
After a lengthened trial, the jury returned a verdict
of Not Guilty, to the very evident satisfaction of a
crowded court.

During the trial a witness, of the name of Nolan,
was brought forward for the prosecution, who entered
the witness-box in a state of intoxication. After seve-
ral efforts to induce him to act with propriety he was
transferred from the box to the bar, and sentenced to
one month's imprisonment, for contempt of Court.
The prisoners Miller and Scott, who pleaded guilty to
a charge of stealing plated goods, of the value of 464,
were brought up for judgment.
The Learned JUDGE said that he had con-
sidered the application made yesterday, and had
consulted with his Learned Brother. It was agreed
between them that the crime was a very ag-
gravated larceny, in which there were no alleviating
features, but, oa the contrary, one deserving a severe
punishment ; and the sentence of the Court was, that
they be transported beyond the seas for seven years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTMINSTER.

Robert Warrington Crowther, who was charged at this
Court at few days ago with uttering fraudulent orders
for the payment of money, was brought up fur re-ex-
amination.
It will be remembered that the prisoner presented
himself at Trinity Church, Sloane-street, with two ladies
and a marriage license, on the morning of yesterday
week, and having been united to one of the ladies, paid
the fees with an order for 5/. upon Messrs. Dixon, of
Chancery-lane, and received the change. It being as-
certained that there was no account in that name at the
bank, the prisoner was taken into custody.
On the prisoner being placed in the dock,
Mr. Clarkson, who attended on behalf of Messrs.
Dixon and Co., said he had a fresh charge to prefer
against the accused, for forging a cheque for 301. He
went into a brief statement of the facts, as afterwards
proved in evidence, and called
Mi. Montague Sharman, solicitor and clerk of indict-
ments in Middlesex and Surrey, who stated that the pri-
soner had been employed in his office. He never gave
the accused any authority to draw cheques in his name.
Witness kept an account at Messrs. Dixons', and he
believed the cheque produced to be in the handwriting
of the prisoner.
The cheque was handed in and was as follows :
" London, Dec. 4, 1846,
" Meyers, Dixon and Co.—Please pay Mr. Self or
bearer thirty pounds.
"MONTAGUE SHARMAN."
Mr. Sharman, in concluding his evidence, begged
to say that it was his impression that the prisoner %as
insane.
Mr. Walker, a clerk at the banking-house, proved
that the cheque was brought to the firm at the busiest
hour of the busiest day in the week. It was cashed at
about four o'clock on Saturday, Dec. 5, three 101. notes
been given.
Evidence was given tracing one or two of these notes
to the prisoner.
A fraudulent order for money, found upon the prisoner
when apprehended, which was in the same handwriting
as the cheque, was here put in.
The accused, who frequently looked vacantly around
him, on being asked what he had to say to the charge,
replied, " I drew the cheques because I had an account
at Dixons'."

Mr. Clarkson re-called Mr. Walker, who said that the
prisoner had never had an account with the firm during
the last twenty years.
The prisoner observed, " I paid 4001. into your bank
in 1841."

The prisoner eras fully committed for trial upon two
charges.

Mr. Henry Newton, described as a surgeon, residing
at Kensington, was charged with violently assaulting
Mr. %V elh.on Muinl'ord Nurse, a magistrate for the
county of Middlesex, residing at No. 4, Upper Gore,
K.,nsington.

Complainant stated that he was walking along
Kniglihbride, on his way home, at about ten on the
previou.; evening, when he heard a person in a cab
abusing the driver in the most violent manner, and call-
ing upon him to stop. Toe cabman did so, and de-
fendant got out of the cab, when complainant observed
that they were both intoxicated, the driver being a trifle
more so than his fare. Defendant refused to ply the
driver, and the latter having followed him, a policeman
came up. Complainant, who had not before in any way
interfered, observed to the constable that the defendant
ought to pay the driver, and if his demand were illegal,
could take his remedy against him afterwards; upon which
defendant asked him what he was, and upon his inform.
ing him that he was a magistrate, and resided in the
neighbourhood, the defendant applied the most offensive
epithets to him, and seizing him by the breast, shook
him violently, and nearly tore the front of his coat off.
Defendant seized complainant more than once, and
shook him, but did not strike him.
A witness was about to be called, when
*Defendant observed that he wished to admit all that
had been said by the complainants. A severe domestic
affliction had induced him to take too much to drink,
but bagged he to express his deep regret at what had
occurred.

Mr. BURRELL said it was a gross assault, and fined
him 51., which was paid.
W 0118111P-STR E E 7.
A young man named John Ambrose, who was recog-
nised by the police as a convicted thief, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen
a quantity of lace and other articles of haberdashery,
the property of Mr. John Morris, a linendraper at Rom-
ford, and also with cutting and wounding, with intent
to murder, George Pettit, a City police-constable, who
effected his apprehension.
It appeared from the evidence, that while the con-
stable was on duty in Petticoat lane, at ten o'clock on
the preceding evening, his attention was attracted to the
prisoner, who was proceeding stealthily along with a
basket upon his shoulder, and evidently desirous of
avoiding observation. On reaching the end of the street
he turned his head, and observing that he was followed,
threw down the basket and attempted to escape, but was
pursued by the witness, who grappled with him, and they
both fell. While struggling together upon the ground
an accomplice of the prisoner came up, and on the pre-
tence of assisting the witness raised the prisoner upon
his feet, when the latter drew some sharp instrument
from his pocket and made a violent stab with it at his
left breast, which he warded off with his arm. The
prisoner continued stabbing at him six or seven other
times in rapid succession, when the witness closed with
him, and having succeeded at length in throwing him
down, held him there until the arrival of another officer,
when he was overpo*ered and secured.
Police-constable M‘Michin, 131 H, stated, that in
consequence of receiving an intimation that a City
policeman was surrounded by a gang of thieves, who
were in the act of murdering him, he hastened to the
scene of the encountcr and found the first witness strug-
gling with the prisoner upon the ground, and bleeding
copiously from several wounds in the arm. They were
surrounded by a mob of at least 100 of the worst charac-
ters in the district, none of whom offered the slightest
assistance to the officer, and it was only after a violent
contest that the prisoner was taken into custody.
A certificate from Mr. Meares, the divisional surgeon,
describing the nature of the injuries the policeman had
sustained, was handed up to the magistrate, and Mr.
George Child, the City police surgeon, attended, and
stated that Pettit had received no less than eight wounds
in the arm, one of which was of a very deep and danger-
ous description, and it was impossible at present'to say
what would be the result of the injuries.
Henry Finnis, 633 of the City police, produced the
basket which the prisoner had thrown away in his flight,
containing a quantity of point lace, cambric handker-
chiefs, and other articles of value, which were identified
by Mr. Mori is, from whose cart they had been clandes-
tinely abstracted during its transit through Church-
street, Bethnal-green, about two hours previous to the
prisoner's capture.
The prisoner was identified by several officers in court
as a notorious pickpocket, who had been more than once
convicted, and who also had been repeatedly in custody
for savage assaults upon the police.
When called upon for his defence, the prisoner gave a
general denial to the charge, and said that he had no
knife or other weapon of a like description in his posses
sion at the time the constable was wounded in the man.
ner he stated.

Mr. BINGHAM expressed his intention to commit the
prisoner for trial upon the twofold charge of felony
and attempting to murder the policeman, but ordered
him to be remanded for the formal completion of the
evidence.