The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-07 00:00:00

THAMES

PRIVATE BURIAL-GBOUNDS.—Mr. Rayner, chairman
of the board of guardians of St. George-in-the-East,
accompanied by Mr. George Findlay and Mr. Staples,
also guardians, waited on Mr. Ballantine, for the pur-
pose of calling his attention to the o7ercrowded state of
a burial-ground in Cannon-street- road, in the rear of
Trinity Episcopal Chapel, with which edifice, however,
the cemetery has no connexion.
Mr. Findlay said he was constable of the parish, and
he was requested, in his official capacity, to bring the
disgraceful practicesearried on in the burial ground before
the notice of the magistrate. The burial-ground, which
was of small extent, was overcrowded with human re-
mains. For some time past a most disgusting and re-
prehensible practice had been adopted. The coffins and
bodies had been taken out of the graves, which ought
not to have been disturbed, and after the coffins were
broken up, large holes were prepared, into which human
remains were thrown in a heap. Pieces of coffins wt re
often seen about the ground, with pieces of decomposed
flesh and hair adhering to them. The parishioners were
most anxious to prevent any more interments in the
burial-ground, and to abate the nuisance, and he was in-
structed to apply for a summons.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he was not aware that he could
interfere at all in this matter. He believed the only
thing that could be done was to indict the nuisance; and
if the parties did sa, they would have to pay the ex-
penses themselves, for the auditors would not allow them
to be defrayed from the poor-rate.
Mr. Staples said his residence unfortunately over-
looked the burial-ground, which was choked up with
bodies, and it was impossible to prepare a grave without
removing other coffins and their contents. A nauseous
effluvium arose from the ground, which he considered
to be highly detrimental to the health of the inhabitants.
Mr. Findlay said he had teen flowers and fresh turfs
placed over newly filled-tip graves to make it appear
they were of long standing.
Mr. BALLANTINE regretted he could: not assist the
gentlemen who had waited upon him, but he had no
doubt their object would be attained by the publication
of what had transpired in the Court that day.
Gnoss PERJURY —Mary Swift, an elderly woman,
was brought betore Mr. Billantine, on a charge of having
used threatening language, and assaulted Mary Ann
Evans, a girl about fourteen years of age.
It appeared from the statement of the girl, that she
was in the service of a gentleman named Still, residing
at No. 77, Lucas-street, Commercial-road, and that on
Tuesday last she gave evidence against a man named
Nott, who was charged with having stolen a quantity of
wearing apparel, the property of her master. Nott was
convicted, and sentenced to three months' -imprison-
ment. As she was leaving the Clerkenwell Sessions
House, where the trial took place, the prisoner, who had
appeared as a witness for Nott, and spoke of his good
character, commenced abusing her, and said if the pri-
soner was a husband of her's, she would have her liver
out. On Wednesday night she met the defendant again,
and she beset her, and used very bad language.
A policeman, named Rowbery, confirmed the state-
ment of the complainant as to the abusive language used
on Tuesday morning on the termination of the trial.
The defendant said she knew that Nott was an innocent
man, and that the girl Evans had sworn falsely against
him, and that she certainly did make use of some harsh
terms on Tuesday morning, but she could prove she was
a mile from the spot where the complainant swore she
had met her on Wednesday evening.
Inspector Valentine, of the K division, made a long
statement, from which it appeared that Nott, who was
an industrious and respectable man, was quite innocent
of the robbery of which he stood convicted, and that he
had been a victim to the malice of the girl Evans. On
Saturday the complainant Evans sent to the station-
house for a police-constable, and said that, whilst she
was walking about her master's parlour with a child in
her arms, the woman, who had threatened and beaten
her on Tuesday and Wednesday last, came out of the
bedroom from under the bed about two o'clock in the
afternoon, armed with a knife. and, after swearing she
would stab her, gave her a blow on the face and knocked
her down, and decamped by the front door. The police-
man made inquiries, but could obtain no trace of the
woman Swift, and was satisfied from the inquiries he
made that she was at home at the time the girl said she
was in her master's house. The defendant was, how-
ever, apprehended on the warrant previously issued, and
on being taken to the station-house was confronted with
the girl, who persisted in her statement. While this
was going on, a lodger residing in Mr. Still's house
found a bundle containing wearing apparel, which Evans
declared had been stolen by Nott, and secreted in the
chimney of her room, and the girl had that morning
signed a declaration that she put them up the chimney
herself ; also that the story about the defendant Swift
leaving the bedroom with a knife was unfounded and
trumped up from motives of revenge, and that Nott was
innocent of the robbery she had sworn against him.
Mr. BALLANTINE discharged the defendant, and di-
rected the inspector to make a representation of the case
to the Commissioners of Police, who would communi-
cate with the Herne Secretary 9n the subject of Notes
conviction and innocence.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—John Harmer was charged with
having assaulted Mr. Frederiok White, a druggist, of
No. 45, Gloucester-terrace, Commercial-road East, and
robbed him of his watch.

The prosecutor was corning home, between one and
two o'clock in the morning, and was within ten yards of
his own home, when the prisoner and another man ran
against him in a violent manner behind, and threw him
down. The two thieves immediately fell upon him, and
in an instant his watch was taken from his waistcoat, the
guard, a black ribbon, was drawn over his bead, and the
two thieves decamped in opposite directions. Mr. White
pursued the prisoner, who was stopped.
The prisoner was Ftatcd to be an old thief, and he had
been frequently in custody.
lie was committed.

(NORTH SUNDERLAND.—OR Wednesday, the 30th
ultimo, the sea off this place, and for miles south, was
completely red, on account, we suppose, of the " fresh
from the Tweed. It was never known for the fresh water
to extend so far south before. Several carts of white
turnips were picked up at sea, besides great quantities
being washed on shore.
NORTH AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY
—The Royal Mail steam ship Caledonia sailed hence
this morning with the usual mails for North America,
and a large number of passengers, including Henry
Herz, the celebrated pianist, and the Earl of Errol, late
Muter of the Ileree.