The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-11 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE and the usual Bench of
Magistrates.)
ASSAULT BY A POLICEMAN.—CharIes hroadridge, a
constable of the G division, was indicted for assaulting
Mrs. Leah Welsh.

Mr. Clarkson appeared on the part of the prosecution,
and Mr. Payne for the defence.

It appeared from the statement of the prosecutrix that
her husband carries on the trade of a tobacconist in
Lower Whitecross•street, St. Luke's, and on the 6th of
August she went, accompanied by another married
woman, to get some beer for her husband's supper, and
that on her way to the public-house the defendant came
behind her and told her to move on, adding that she
was a common woman. He afterwards laid hold of her,
and threatened to take her to the station-house, upon
which she threatened to make a complaint of his con-
duct, and asked him his number. He then took her by
the arm, and twisted it about so as to cause her consi-
derable pain, and she was so exhausted that she was
compelled to cling to some railings for support. She
was at that time nearly eight months gone in the family
way, and she told the defendant she was faint, but he
said it was no use her shamming anything of that kind,
and pulled her away from the railings, and he held her
by the arm, and thrust his nails into her flesh so as to
cause it to bleed. He afterwards pushed her, tore her
shawl, and otherwise grossly ill-treated her. When
they got to the station-house the defendant charged her
with having created a disturbance at the private door of
Whitbread's brewery. The constable of the night, how-
ever, ordered her to be discharged, and she then went
home ; on her arrival there she was taken very ill, and
vomited blood.

A gentleman from Winchester came forward, and con-
firmed part• of the statement. He came to London on
purpose to give evidence on her behalf, having witnessed
the treatment which she received.

Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for the defendant, and
complained of the severe remarks on the case that had
appeared in the public prints.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Court
sentenced the defendant to one month's imprisonment in
the House of Correction.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A young man, named Joseph Pulbrooh, was charged
with having robbed his employer, Mr. Basset, ware-
houseman, of No. 34, Wood-street, of various sums of
money, amounting together to upwards of 5001.
The prisoner was brought before the Lord Mayor in
the custody of George Brunday, Mansion-house consta-
ble, to whom he confessed his guilt.
Mr. Basset stated that the prisoner was in his employ.
Went five or six years as clerk and cashier, and in con-
sequence of a discovery made the day before, it was con-
sidered necessary to cause him to be apprehended. Wit-
ness charged the prisoner with having robbed him, and
the prisoner said that the charge was correct, and that
the plunder was to the amount of about 2001. After-
wards, however, he stated that he had robbed his em-
ployer of upwards of 5001. in all, and that he had been
going on very fast for some time.
The LORD MAYOR—Has he given you the names of
any parties from whom he received money upon your
account ? Witness—He has given me the names of
several.
The prisoner was remanded for a week, in order that
several cases might be brought against him, with the
necessary evidence.
The prisoner, who is but nineteen years of age, had
been most confidentially employed by Mr. Basset. He
had a variety of trinkets about him, amongst which was
a very handsome diamond ring. Two young females
whom he had been in the habit of visiting had benefited
largely by his prodigality, and amongst his papers were
found a couple of champagne dinner bills, the one for
81., and the other for 12/.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.
A man named John Clark was charged by Mr. Ward,
chairman of the Out-of-Door Relief Committee in.
Cannon-street, with having forged the name of a gen-
tleman to a letter recommending him to the notice of the
Committee.
Mr. Wood stated that the prisoner called upon him,
and said he had been working at the East and West
India Docks, and that he had been offered a situation at
the docks in Liverpool, which, if the union accommo-
dated him with some money and clothes for himself and
his wife, he could at once accept of. He added that he
could get a letter of recommendation from Mr. Howell,
the warehousekeeper at the East and West India Docks,
and witness told him to call at Cannon-street at two
o'clock, and bring the letter with him. The prisoner
accordingly presented himself at Cannon-street, and
produced a letter, purporting to be from Mr. Howell.
Nine o'clock next morning was appointed for the deci-
sion as to the application ; and witness, upon seeing
him, pronounced the letter to be a forgery, and told
him that Mr. Howell would be in attendance in a very
short time. The prisoner thereupon snatched the letter,
tore it in pieces, and put some of them into his mouth,
and threw the rest upon the pavement.
Mr. Howell examined the pieces of paper which had
been picked up, and stated that they were not in his
handwriting,
The prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment for one
month, and hard labour.
SOUTHWARK.
William Turner was brought before Mr. Cottingham
for re-examination, charged with obtaining 70/. worth
of leather of J. Wooland, a tanner of Bermondsey, under
false pretences.
It appeared that between four and five months ago the
prisoner obtained the possession of leather to the above
amount from complainant, tendering him in payment a bill
for 501., accepted by a person named Higgins, and the re-
mainder in cash. When, however, the former became due
it was dishonoured, and, upon subsequent inquiry into the
matter, it was ascertained that the prisoner had purchased
the bill of a person named Sanderson for Si., who had pro-
cured it in the first instance of the acceptor, who at the
period in question was a bankrupt. When application was
made to Higgins, he asserted that he had no recollection of
having given his acceptance to Sanderson for the amount,
but admitted that he had sent two blank acceptances
into the country, and that the one in question might
have been filled up, and put into circulation, but he
added that it was without his sanction. On the first
examination Sanderson was in attendance, and admitted
the fact of his having sold the blank acceptance, given
to him by Higgins, afterwards to the prisoner, but that
it was not filled up until after it had passed from his
hands. In the course of the proceedings it was stated
that soon after the prisoner obtained possession of the
leather belonging to the complainant, he left his usual
place of abode, and although repeated inquiries were
made to discover where he was, he was not met with
until within the last few days, when he was given into
custody.
The prisoner said he had purchased the bill for 51.
of Sanderson, ignorant at the time the acceptor was a
bankrupt, and that he thought it was a bond fide trans-
action.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said it was ridiculous to suppose
the prisoner was not fully aware of the nefarious nature
of the transaction—the very circumstance of his admis-
sion that he bad only given Si. for a bill of 501. showed
the character of the affair. That a most gross fraud
had been perpetrated thwre was no question ; but to pro-
ceed with it and punish the delinquent, it was absolutely
necessary, for the ends of public justice, to procure, if
possible, the attendance of the alleged acceptor of the
501. bill.
The solicitor, on the part of the prosecution, said that
every means should be exerted for the purpose, with the
view to ascertain whether he had sanctioned Sanderson
in the part that individual had taken in the affair.
Yesterday, when the case was called on, the solicitor,
addressing the magistrate, said that Higgins, the alleged
acceptor of the 501 bill, being either in the country or
abroad, his attendance at present could not be procured.
Mr. COTTINGRAM said, that it was palpable enough
that a most gross fraud had been committed on the com-
plainant, but as Higgins was not present it would be im-
tphoesnsibaldedtroe
spsri
no cge
tehdef up rrt s
oenr
eirn, s
at hi
de, ctahsaet. Theheh a
offereddmagist r a
tt
oe
accept of bail for his appearance on that day ; but, in-
stead of procuring it, he (the prisoner) had been locked
up. Could he not have found the necessary sureties ?
The prisoner said he bad only one friend living in
London, and he was out of town, and that was the reason
he was compelled to lie in gaol.
Mr. COTTINGUAM said that he should now adjudge the
prisoner to enter into his recognizance in 1001. to appear
on a future day, in order, if possible, to procure the at-
tendance of the alleged acceptor of the bill.
The witness Sanderson, whose name is mixed up in
the transaction, did not attend the examination.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.—Some discussion has
occurred in the newspapers on a cargo of about 900 tons
taken home by the ship Colchester of a substance be-
lieved by her commander to be guano, but which, on
being submitted to examination, after her departure,
turned out to be volcanic ashes. Curiously enough,
considerable impertinence was used towards the party
who had taken the trouble to examine it--an officer of a
merchant ship coming forward to declare that the whole
thing was a hoax, and "a very good joke;" the Colches-
ter having false specithens on board, which the captain
gave away to mislead as to the nature of her cargo! It
was clearly shown that there was neither hoax nor joke
about the matter, the vessel having, through the igno-
rance of her commander, been fille with a substance
utterly valueless !
THE FLEET- STREET PAVEMENT.—After all that
has been said about this wonderful granite, that was to
brave, for five-and-twenty years, the waggon and the
cab, it has been found necessary to tear up a portion of
it in consequence of its sinking condition. The woes
and gee wo's of Fleet-street are really sufficient to melt
a heart of stone, for no sooner is the pavement alloweu
to rest on its bed, than its repose is violated by the rude
hand of the pavior. The efforts of the shopkeepers to at-
tract attention to their wares from the few passengers who
still, from old associations, haunt the street, are getting
positively frantic. The keeper of a shop opposite St.
Dunstan's Church has actually turned a selection of
small articles smack into the street, on the chance of
some of them being picked up by a straggler who may
have the honesty to walk in and pay for them. Others
have shut up their establishments altogether, and emi-
grated to the coast, probably with the intention of quit-
ting
their native land for even—Punch.
A MINIATURE NEWSPAPER.--In Alyth, a village
in the north of Scotland, there is a regular weekly news-
paper published, price one halfpenny, and about half the
size of an ordinary street ballad. A file of this minia-
ture journal is in our hands. It is entitled the Alyth
Recorder, and as it takes a brief notice of what occurs in
the district, is chiefly intended " to be transmitted by
letter to friends at a distance." It records the fairs,
public meetings, accidents, weather, births, marriages,
and deaths, taking place in Alyth ; together with occa-
sional ane,,,-;dotee,
Citizeh, scraps of verse, and riddles.—Glasgow