The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,

defendant into custody at Manchester, on a warrant,
and received at Manchester, from the superintendent
of police, coats, waistcoats, and trousers, which have
been identified by the prosecutor.
Mr. Mellor admitted that there was a prima facie
case for prosecution, but it was quite evident that his
client had entertained no thought bf fraud—that he
never concealed from the protecutor the place in which
he was—and that his character had been always un-
impeachable.
Mr. Buchanan said the case was perfect, and sub-
mitted that nothing more was necessary to sustain
the prosecution.
The prisoner, who appeared to be in a very bad state
of health, was then committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.
Elizabeth White, a sharp-looking little
,w.oman,
on.
about 40 years old, was brought before John
Pirie for further hearing, having been charged on a
previous day by Mr. Alderman Sidney with assaulting
him in the street, for the purpose of being taken care
of in prison rather than become an inmate of the
union to which she belongs.
Mr. Alderman Sidney had no desire to press the
case.
Sir Jous PIRIE observed to the prisoner, that he
supposed she would do the same thing again, if he
were kind to her and discharged her now.
She replied, you are just right, hurling one of her
shoes at him with tolerable precision.
The ALDERMAN remanded her for a week, that the
gaol surgeon may report on the state of her mind.
John Goodenough, a letter-carrier in the post-
office, was re-examined, charged with being concerned
with two other parties, not in custody, in stealing six
sovereigns, the property of John Jordan, the landlord
of a beer-house in Fenchurch-street.

The prisoner introduced two of his friends to sup
at the house. After they were gone the landlord
missed from his bag of money, which he had left on
the table, while he was absent from the room, six
sovereigns. As the prisoner was one of the last to
leave the room, the landlord inferred he was cogni-
sant of the theft, and the prisoner undertook to get
the money back from his companions, though he pro-
tested he knew nothing of the stealing of the money.
Mr. Humphreys, for the prisoner, now cross-exa-
mined the complainant at great length.
Sir Jour( Ems said it was a case of great suspi-
cion. Ile regretted to part with the prisoner, but as
he did not think a jury would convict him he should
not send him to trial.
An inspector of letter-carriers attended from the
rost-office to watch the case, and he promised to
report the circumstances to the proper. quarter.
The prisoner was discharged.
Lucy TVright and Ann Williams, two genteelly
dressed young women, were charged with stealing a
purse, containing eight sovereigns and a foreign coin,
from a gentleman, whose address is not known.

Henry Morton, police-constable 63 L, said that
about nine o'clock last evening he heard cries of
murder proceed from White Horse-street, Cornwall-
road; and on proceeding to the spot he perceived the
P rcsecutrix lying on the pavement and the prisoner
kicking her in a violent manner. She was screaming
dseadfully, and the prisoner was standing over her,
exclaiming that he would murder her. As soon as
witness came up he seized hold of the prisoner and
pulled him away, but he made away from him, and
kicked the female in the face and eyes so violently as
to render her insensible. Assistance came up at the
time, and after great resistance the prisoner was se-
' cured and taken to the station-house. Witness took
' the complainant to a surgeon's, where she soon re-
covered, but her face and eyes were so swollen that
she could not see. The prisoner told him that the
woman had robbed him and refused to give him his
money back.
Mr. COTTINGLIAM said that such offences were very
much on the increase. Parties considered that they
might treat unfortunate females in any manner they
thought proper. Had the complainant received any
cuts he should have committed him for trial at the
Old Bailey ; as it was he should send him to prison
for two months.

Emma Young was placed at the bar charged with
having in her possession a silver dessert spoon, king's
pattern, supposed to be stolen.
Mr. Francis Lyon Barrett, pawnbroker, of the
Dover-road, said that on the previous evening the
prisoner came into his shop and offered to pledge the
spoon. He examined it, and from its extraordinary
weight, and the crest being scratched out, he sus-
pected that she had come improperly by the spoon.
He then asked her where she got it, when she replied
that it was her own property. He then kept posses-
sion of it, and told her to call on the following morn-
ing. He informed a police• constable of the circum-
stance, which led to her apprehension.
John Wright, police-constable, 63 M, said that
from the description given him by the last witness of
the woman, he instantly suspected the prisoner, and
that morning proceeded to her lodgings, where she
generally slept, and took her into custody. He ex-
amined the house, but was not able to find any more
property, although he was confident that the prisoner
was connected with a party of thieves. He had taken
the spoon to a silversmith's, and he believed the crest
to have been a " stork's head and a crown."

Mr. COTTINOHAM—Is anything known of the pri-
soner ? The officer replied, that she was committed
to prison for a robbery at last Ascot races. She then
got off with a slight punishment. She formerly
lived with a man who was a short time ago trans-
ported. She now lived with Bridger, the man who
was tried at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to twelve
month's imprisonment, for killing his wife.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that she
found the spoon.
Mr. COTTINGRAM complimented the conduct of the
pawnbroker ; if all behaved like him, many robberies
would be detected. The spoon, no doubt, was stolen,
but as no owner was found, he should commit the
prisoner for two months.
Charles Delany, a lad about 15 years of age, was
charged with breaking the iron drain pipes of the
South-Eastern Railway, and stealing there.
Robert Cuthbert, one of the watchmen in the em-
ploy of the Railway Company, stated that for some
time past a large number of the iron drain pipes had
been broken off the bottom of the arches and carried
away. He was accordingly directed to watch, and
that morning he saw the prisoner leaving one of the
arches with several pieces of the pipe in his posses-
sion. The pipe had been broken that morning, and
the prisoner was caught near the spot. Other boys
were there, but they all made their escape except the
prisoner.
Mr. COTTINGIII.I4 asked the lad what answer he
had to make to the charge ? The prisoner denied
breaking it off the pipe. The fact was, that while he
was playing under the arches of the railway, he
found the iron in a. hole.

between nine and ten o'clock. The former prisoner i
said that immediately before the accident they were
proceeding at the rate of about 25 miles an hour, and
had not seen any signal until they observed those
behind the passenger-train, and they were at that
time too near to prevent an accident. The third pri-
soner did not make any remark that he recollected.
The prisoner, Brownswith, s iid that when the train
stopped he asked the head guard if he should go back
to signal the next train, and did so. He proceeded
three quarters of a mile, when he saw the good's train
coming, and made every effort to make the driver and
stoker :oe the signal, or hear him ; but could not see
either of them on the engine. The fog signals are
kept in a van, and as the night was not foggy, but on
the contrary quite clear, and the stationary train on
a high embankment, and easy to be seen at a consi-
derable distance, he should say three miles, lie did
not think of using any but the usual red hand signal.
The prisoner Jones declared that the night was
foggy, and as soon as he saw the light signals at the
back of the passenger train, he reversed his engines,
and used the utmost means within his power to pre-
vent a collision, but owing to the shortness of the
space, the greasy state of the rails, his coming down
an inclined plane, and his having behind him 31
trucks heavily laden with goods, that propelled him
forward in spite of all he could do, he could not avoid
the collision. By keeping on his steam he said he
was enabled to use a much greater force to stop the
train than by shutting it off.
Mr. ELLIOTT said he did not see that there was
anything in the conduct of Brownsmith to justify
his detention, but the other prisoners he' should re-
mand to a futive day.
THAMES.

Mr. H. T. Gray, the rope manufacturer and ship
chandler of Stepney, again waited on Mr. Ballantine
relating to the detention of some rope by Mr. Duke,
a canvass merchant, which the magistrate recom-
mended should be given up to the applicant, who had
been defrauded of the same by a gang of swindlers,
three of whom were prosecuted to conviction at Mr.
Gray's expense, after great exertion and loss of time
on his part.
Mr. Gray said that although such a very strong
recommendation had fallen from his worship, Mr.
Duke still retained possession of rope which he had
not paid for, and that person's answer to repeated ap-
plications was, that he would not part with it until
he had a written guarantee to indemnify him against
the expenses of any law proceedings to recover the
value of the rope. Now, it was not likely the parties
still at large would ever dare to pursue Mr. Duke if
he parted with the rope to the person who had been
defrauded of it, but they would be very ready to do
so and ruin him (Mr. Gray) with law expenses, in
revenge for exposing and dispersing the gang, if he
furnished Mr. Duke with any such guarantee as the
one demanded. He therefore wished the case to be
reheard, and couisel heard on the case, for he was
instructed that Mr. Duke really came within the
meaning of a clause in the Police Act referring to the
detention of property unlawfully obtained.
Mr. BALLANTINE thought otherwise, and said if he
granted process an objection could be taken, and very
properly, that the case had already been heard and
decided. He had certainly recommended the rope
unpaid for in Mr. Duke's possession should be re-
stored to Mr. Gray who had been defrauded of it in
a very ingenious manner, but he felt that he had no
power to compel Mr. Duke to give it up, and must
therefore leave Mr. Gray to his remedy by action.
Mr. Gray said he had had enough of law. His
attorney's bill for prosecuting the conspirators
amounted to 4001. and upwards, and the value of the
rope obtained by fraudulent means was 3001. more;
besides which he had sacrificed his time for three
months, and neglected his business, and he was now
called upon to incur fresh risks to recover his own
property. One man who had advanced 21/. upon a
portion of the rope obtained by the swindlers, had
offered to deliver it up on the payment of 101., and
he was afraid that was all he should recover.

Mr. BALLANTINE—Point out any method in which
I can assist you, Mr. Gray, and I will most willingly
do so.