The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tms DAY.

A CANNIBAL IN A WORKHOUSE. —Mary Higgins, a
pauper, was charged at the Westminster Police Court
with assaulting Miss Charlotte Thompson, assistant
matron at St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea, and also Fanny
Cannon, the task-mistress, by biting them. Miss Thomp-
son nid, in going her rounds with the master, she found
prisoner was at work in the oakum room, whereas she
should have been in the yard. She ordered her out, but
prisoner refused to go, and when removed bit witness
severely in the hand. Fanny Cannon, the task-mistress
and wife of the porter, corroborated the last witness, and
shewed a severe contusion on the hand from a bite from
the prisoner. A pauper inmate, who was called to assist
in ejecting the prisoner, also proved that she bit his little
finger to the bone. The prisoner said she was not going
to work out in the cold yard, as she was not well. Miss
Thompson said she .was a most disorderly inmate. She
was sent to prison for two months with hard labour.

FURIOUS RIDING IN HYDE PARK.-Mr. Simpson, a gen-
tleman, residing in Brompton-square, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwilitt, at the Marlborough-street Police-court,
with furious riding in Hyde Park, and also with assault-
ing Police-constable. Robert Anderson, 438 R. Police-con-
stable Warley, A division, said that while on duty
in Rotten-row the previous evening, he saw the
defendant. who was on a high-bred horse, ac-
companied by a lady on another, galloping his
horse at a furious rate toward Kensington-gardens. He
followed the defendant and attempted to stop him, but
did not succeed. He then asked the lady for her address
but she refused to give it, and the defendant then came
back and said he would give his address if he would let the
lady alone, but instead of doing so he rode off and went
down the Brompton-road, and on being stopped by a con-
stable assaulted him, and was then taken into custody.
Police-constable Anderson said that on stopping the de-
fendant, who was going at a furious rate along the
Brompton-road, he struck him with a hunting whip.
The defendant was fined 40s. for furious riding and 40s.
for the assault. The magistrate said he hoped the fine
for furious riding would soon be raised to £lO.

HORSE COPING.—John Forester, a horse coper, was
charged with stealing a mare, the property of James
Goldsmith, a carman, of St. James's, Aldgate. It
appeared that the prosecutor had a mare for sale, and
during last week the prisoner waited upon Goldsmith and
said. " I hear you have a horse for sale," and represented
that he knew a person that wanted to buy one. He
allowed the prisoner to take away the mare, and Gold-
smith's man accompanied him. The horse was taken to
Millwall and shown to a respectable man named Burt, who
wanted to purchase a horse. Mr. Burt, foreman, said
the horse was not fast enough, and would not suit his
master. He declined to purchase it. The prisoner sub-
sequently took the horse to another place, where he
effected a sale. He offered £lO for the horse, which was
declined, and promised £3 the following Monday, which
was refused. The prisoner sent a receipt up for £lO,
which he purported to have received from Mr. Burt for
the horse. Mr. Pelham, for theprisoner, said the horse had
been fairly disposed of, and the receipt forwarded.
Mr. Goldsmith said he never authorised the prisoner to
sell the horse at all, and no price was mentioned. He
allowed the prisoner to take the horse away on the re-
presentation that he would find a purchaser for it. The
receipt was a mere trick, and had been made out to mis-
lead his man. The prisoner was remanded.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—The number of visitors yes-
terday was as follows :—Admissions by season tickets,
6,579 ; ditto, on payment, 15,994 ; total, 22,573
FREDERICK MULLETT :VANS.—Again, and after
sadly brief lapse, we speak of mourning. We deplore the
loss of our old, warm-hearted, faithful friend, Frederick
Mullett Evans, who, after severe illness, borne with
manly constancy, now rests from the labours of an ener-
getic and honourable life. He was endowed with high
abilities, which he exercised with unflagging vigour
almost to the end ; and his generous nature chiefly prized
worldly success because it enabled him to promote the
happiness of those who shared his love. His course is
finished, his work is done, and they who inscribe these
lines to his memory will never lament, a more kind, more
genial, or more loyal friend.—Punch,.