The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-10 00:00:00

WANDS WORTH.

Henry Caswell, a butcher in the Borough-road, South-
wark, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing an
ewe sheep, the property of some person unknown, from
off Clapham-common.

In consequence of several butchers at Clapham having
recently lost sheep which they had turned on the Com-
mon, and complained to the police, Sergeant Emmer-
eon, 16 V, two constables were ordered to keep watch
in plain clothes. On Tuesday night, between ten and
eleven o'clock, Police-constable Collins, 108 V, saw a
cart drive past a small flock of sheep; it returned again
in a few minutes, and the prisoner alighting, instantly
caught hold of a sheep, tied its hind legs together, and
threw it into his earl. He had mounted, and was going
to drive off, when Collins immediately caught
hold of the horse's head and told the prisoner to
step. The latter threw the sheep out of the fore part
of his cart, where the sergeant secured it. The
prisoner then struck Collins and the other constable
such desperate blows with the butt-end of his whip, that
they were compelled, in self-defence, to strike him with
their staves (the prisoner's head was bandaged up and
he was covered with blood), and it was not until a most
determined resistance had been persevered in by the
prisoner that he was taken. A cord was found in the
prisoner's pocket similar to the one round the sheep's
hind legs. _ _

Sergeant Emmerson said it would be necessary to
remand the prisoner, to ascertain not only who was the
owner of this sheep, but if possible to connect the pri-
soner with other cases of sheep-stealing. Within a very
short space of time Mr. Neale, of Clapham, had lost
three sheep off the Common, Mr. Arnold two, and Mr.
Terry one. _ _

BEADON said he would remand the case, but
would hear anything the prisoner had to say.
The prisoner said he went out for a ride and to collect
in some money, and as he was returning home, there
were a lot of sheep lying in the road, and he ran over
this one; he thought it a pity the sheep should die, and
believing its back to be broken, he tied its legs that it
might be quiet, and he intended to take it to Clapham
and find out what butch©r it belonged to, when as he
was driving off, the policemen rushed out on him, and
hit him on the head with their truncheons. He asked
for mercy, but they showed him none. He thought it
was very wrong for them to take him up, and lock him
up all night.
Sergeant Emmerson said there was nothing the matter
with the sheep, they had brought it and the horse and
cart to the Court.
The lather of the prisoner asked for the horse and
cart to be given into his keeping.
Inspector Busain said it was most important that the
horse and cart should not go out of the possession of the
pollee
#i..BEADoN remanded the prisoner, and refused to
accept any amount of bail.

THE CHARTIST DISTUftBANCES.
DANGEROUS ORGANIZATION FOR MONDAY NEXT.—
Notwithstanding the intention of the Government to put
down all processions or open air meetings which are cal-
culated to cause terror and alarm in the metropolis, the
Chartists last night gave notice that it was their inten-
tion to meet in a body on Monday next, at Bishop Bon-
ner's- fields. Circulars were sent by the Executive to the
secretaries of the Chartist body, and they have deter-
mined, in spite of all resistance on the part of the au-
thorities, to meet at half-past two o'clock, and conclude
by six o'clock, if possible.
A few days since an address was sent by the Chartists
to Sir George Grey to be laid before her Majesty, the
receipt of which was acknowledged by the Home Secre-
tary, and the Right Hon. Baronet stated that he had
laid the document before the Queen.
Dr. M'Douall, to whom the answer was sent, has since
seat a very impertinent letter to Sir George Grey, in
which he stated that he was instructed to inquire whe-
ther her Majesty was graciously pleased to receive that
address—whether any command had been issued con-
cerning it, and whether it was the intention of the Mi-
nisters to advise the Queen to consider the same, with a
view of complying with the prayer of the address. Let-
ters have also been sent to Lord John Russell, the Prime
Minister, by the Chartist body. In ono they state that
his Lordship has thrown down the gauntlet, and they
had accepted the challenge. They intended, at all
hazards, to hold peaceful demonstrations. They wished
to ascertain his Lordship's intentions, they had reason
to do so, they stated, after the experience the people had
had in this metropolis of the murderous acts of the
police. It is needless to state that the answers to the
letters have not been altogether relished by the Chartist
executive.
The organizing of the Chartist members, which has
been so long talked about, has most signally failed on
the Surrey side of the water. In the extensive parish of
Lambeth not more than 130 persons have, up to last
night, enrolled themselves. It is therefore very ques-
tionable whether one tithe of the 200,000 men announced
to walk in procession and upset the present Govern.
ment will meet on Monday next.
A meeting, of a most disgraceful character, took place
last night, in the South-London Chartist Hall, Webber-
street, Blackfriars-road. After an address from the
chairman, a number of persons surrounded another
party, who enteted the room apparently out of curiosity,
when the rabble gave vent to the most violent epithets.
One fellow cried out, " Here is a Government spy."
Another said, " Then turn him out." The chairman