The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aug. 6.

SOUTHWARK.--3/e. N. Rowe, an army and nary
contractor, whose offices are at No. 51, Bankside, South-
wark,-was charged with the abduction. of Eliza Brad-
shaw' 14 years of age, the daughter of Wm. Bradshaw,
beershop-keeper, No. 62, Red Cross-street, Borough.
He was also charged with committing a criminal assault
upon her, but that charge was abandoned.
Mr. Solomon appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Binns for the prisoner, who is a married man, about 35
years of age.
Mr. Solomon said that the charge was one of a very
serious nature against the prisoner, the commission of
which had destroyed the happiness of a very respectable
family. For the last 12 months he had been in the habit
of visiting Mr. Bradshaw's house, and, knowing him to
he a person in a good station of life, he was intro-
duced to his wife and family. On Saturday night he was
at his client's house, as usual, when he sent the com•
plainant to purchase something for him at a butcher's in
the neighbourhood. Soon after she left her father's
house the prisoner followed her, and nothing more was
heard of her until Sunday afternoon, when she was found
in the Lambeth-road, and then it was discovered that
the prisoner had taken her away from home, conveyed
her to a brothel in Exeter-street, and there slept with
her until Sunday noon. Information was given to the
police, and the prisoner was sought after, but it was not
until Tuesday night that he could be found, when the
father of the girl gave him into custody. The charge
then made he (Mr. Solomon) did not think he sould
sustain ; therefore he abandoned it, and charged him with
abduction, as he had taken her away from home with-
out her father's consent.

Mr. Combo asked Mr. Solomon under what act of
Parliament he proceeded.
Mr. Solomon replied—The 19th George IV., cap. 31,
see. 20, which enacts that if any person shall unlawfully
take, or cause to be taken, any unmarried girl, being
under the age of 1G years, out of the possession and
against the will of her father or mother, or of any other
person having the lawful care or charge of her, every
such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and,
being convicted thereof, shall be liable to suffer such
punishment, by fine or imprisonment, or by bcth, as the
Court shall award.

• The mother was then called, and said—l reside with
my husband at G 2, Red Cross-street, Borough. We keep
a beer-shop. My daughter, Eliza Bradshaw, will be
15 years of age on the 29th of next September. She has
lived with us frain her birth, and was at home up to
Saturday night last. The prisoner was in the house on
that night, and my husband was up stairs in the club-
room. Between 11 and 12 o'c'ock the prisoner sent
my daughter to Beale's, tihe butcher's, in Queen-street,
to purchase some meat for him. After she had gone a
aiiuute or two the prisoner went out, and, haviog some

suspicion, I sent out a young man to see whether she
went to the butcher's. Finding she did not, and that
neither of thorn returned, I informed my husband, who
went in search of them, but could not find them. On
Sunday alternoon I discovered my daughter at the pri-
soner's house in Lambeth, when she told me that the
prisoner had seduced her, after giving her spirits and
some wine. My husband then went in quest of the pri-
soner, whom he did not find until Tuesday, when he was
given into custody. My daughter never left our house
before at night time.
Mr. Solomon—Did she leave on Saturday night with
your consent ?
Witness—Certainly not, Sir.
Mr. Binns—Have you not allowed her to go out with
the prisoner on several occasions t
Witness—l allowed her to go with him to the Cry-
stal Palace, when he said that he belonged to the Free.
masons and Odd Fellows, and he was bound to protect
a female. Besides, he is a married man. The prisoner
had also purchased her a bonnet, which she wore at the
time.

Eliza Bradshaw, the complainant, was then called.
She is a very fine looking girl, and appears much older
than stated. She said—Up to last Saturday night I
have lived with my parents at 62, Red Cross-street. I
know the prisoner, and he has been in the habit of visit-
ing us for the last twelve months. I know him to be a
married man. On Saturday night, about half past 11
o'clock, he asked me to go to the butcher's and purchase
him some meat for his Sunday's dinner, as his wife was
out of town. I accordingly went, out for that purpose,
when the prisoner followed me and took. me into a pub-
lic-house and treated me with a glass of gin. That par-
tially upset me, when he called a cab, into which we got
and drove to Exeter-street, Strand. He then entered a
house which I have since understood to be a brothel,
and we remained there until Sunday noon. As soon as
we got into that house be gave me some wine, which
partially stupefied me. About two o'clock on Sunday
afternoon he left rue, telling me to go home. I did
not like to do so, but I went to the prisoner's house in
Lambeth. Neither my father nor my mother was
aware that I went away with the prisoner on Saturday
night.
Mr. Binns—Are you on good ferms with your
mother ?
Witness—No, Sir. We don't agree, but I never left
home all night to avoid her. I have been to Mr. Rowe's
house on a visit to his wife with my father's permission,
as he was considered a friend.
Mr. Binna—Have you not been out with him half-a-
dozen times ?
Witness—l went with faith once to the Crystal Palace,
and afterwards to Epsom races. At the last place my
father was with us. My father never objected to my
going out with Mr. Rowe, so when my mother and I
quarrelled he has told me to go either to his house or
my aunt's for protection.
Mr. Binus—Have you not slept with the prisoner
before ?
Witness—No, sir.
Mr. Binns—Now, mind what you say. Have you
not been on intimate terms with him before ?
Witness (hesitating) —Yes, sir. That was about
three weeks ago, and the only time.
Mr. Combe—Where did that t .ke place ?
Witness—ln my father's house. My father was
not at home then.
Mr. Binns—Have you not been with him in a tavern
at Norwood until a late hour at night ?
Witness—Yes, sir. That was about four months
ago, and my father consented. Nothing improper
took place then.
William Bradshaw sworn—The last witness is my
daughter, and she will be 15 years of age next month.
The prisoner has visited my house about 12 months,
and in consequence of our intimacy has taken advan-
tage of my daughter and ruined her.
Mr. Solomon—Has she ever gone out with him
with your consent
Witness—No, sir ; I have always objected to it, as
he is a married man. I went with him and my
daughter last Epsom races. I have heard that she
went out with him and had her portrait taken. I
was extremely angry with her when I heard of it.
Mr. Solomon—What do you know of her leaving
home on Saturday last !
Witness—l was up stairs when she went out, and as
soon as my wife told me the prisoner had followed her
out, and that they had not returned, I went in search
of her, but could gain no tidings of either. On the Sun-
day I found her at ths prisoner's house, when she told
me what had occurred.
Mr. Binns—Now, has not the prisoner given your
daughter dresses, a bonnet, and some trinkets ?
Witness—Yes, I believe he has ; but I never wanted
to see them. I have borrowed money from him, but it
has been to pay bets of his contracting.
Mr. Binns—Now, has not your daughter gone out
several times with Mr. Rowe with your verbal consent ?
Witness—No, Sir.
Mr. Binns—Have you not made this charge against
him to avoid a debt you owe him ?
Witness—No, Sir. If I owe him anything it is for
bets he says he has made for me ; but I don't acknow-
ledge it. If I owe him anything I shall pay him soon.
Mr. Combe—Where does the prisoner live ?
Mr. Binns—l am instructed to say that he resides at
No. 10, Lambeth-road, and that his counting-house is
at No. 51, Bankside. He is a substantial person.
Mr. Combe—After what I have heard in this case I
am of opinion that it is one for the sessions ; conse-
quently the prosecutrix must go there.
Mr. Solomon—lf you intend sending the case to the
sessions I shall ask your worship not to liberate him
unless he puts in good bail.
Mr. Combe—Certainly. He must be bound in the
sum of 801. and find two sureties in 401. each to appear
at the next Old Bailey sessions.
The prisoner was then removed by the gaoler, but
just before the close of the court bail was put in, and he
was liberated until the sessions, the 18th of the present
month.

STREET SCA FEN GING IN MARYLEBONE,

Fur once the Marylebone vestry has done a very cre-
ditable thing, which the local boards of works through.
out the metropolis, in districts where some similar prate
tice is not already in operation, might well imitate,
since it would greatly promote the comfort and con-
venience of the inhabitants at large. During the
present week a local committee, embodied in that
pariah for sanitary purposes, has been trying in differ-
ent parts of Oxford street a new process for watering
and cleansing the streets which has the merit of novelty.
Throughout the greater part of the year, as all know who
traverse the thoroughfares of this great city from day to
day, the pedestrian has to contend against a choice of evils,
being occasionally assailed in some quarters with clouds
of dust, while in others, where " it never rains but it
pours," the watering process is so overdone that if he
wishes to cross the street he can only do so ancle-deep in
mud. Besides, to ride or drive over the streets so drenched
is attended with -ome difficulty and danger, as they are
theteday rendered so extremely slippery that horses are
continually liable to fall. The experiment now being
tried in Oxford-street does away with all these inconve-
niences. About 4 o'clock each morning a number of
water-carts in a line traverse slowly a part of the street,
a few hundred yards in length, and sluice it with water,
which has the effect of gradually softening the hard
coat of mud with which it is overlaid. The water-carts
then drench it a second time, but are followed on
this occasion close behind by a gang of men, armed
with large scrubbing-brushes, who stretch across the
thoroughfare, sweeping as they proceed the mud into
the kennel on each side, which, being largely diluted with
water, flows to a great extent into the sewers beneath
by means of the gullyholes at intervals along the street,
and the rest is removed in carts. The gullyholes are
protected, so as to prevent any solid matter going down
them ; and it has been found that after the first morning
the plan requires less water, less time, and less labour
in the accomplishment of the work. The effect is that
the thoroughfare thus completely cleansed in the morn-
ing is freed from duet during the remainder of the day ;
and in that part of Oxford-street between Regent-street
and Band-street, where it bas been tried, and again be-
tween the end of Tottenham-court road and Newman-
street, the tradesmen regard the change as a great boon
to them. We saw the process in full operation between
6 and 7 o'clock yesterday morning, and the only fault it
appeared to have was the tardy manner in which it
was performei. The men engaged in it had come
menced work at 4-o'clock in the morning, and at 7 they
bad only reached a point about midway between Totten-
ham court-road and Newman-street. At this rate, if
they had been required to do the whole of Oxford-street,
they would probably have reached the Marble Arch, if
they reached it at all, when the street became creveded,
by the middle of the afternoon. That of course could
not be tolerated, and if the thing is to be done at all
it must be wholly done before eight in the morning.,
when the traffic ordinarily commences. It is, however,
but right to repeat that the process is only yet an ex-
periment, and that if it be found to answer it will pro-
bably be worked in a more vigorous and systematic
manner, by which alone it can give public satisfaction.
It is a manifest improvement, as it is, upon the existing.
methods of sweeping and cleansing the public streets,
and seems to realise that model state of things, the
absence of which in a great thoroughfare in Westmin-
ster elicited the pathetic appeal to King Thwaites from
"Ilabitans in Sicco" a short time ago, through the
columns of this journal. It is also a small fore-
taste of the kind of millennium promised by Sir
B. hall in his Local Management Act, for it will be re-
collected, among other conveniences in which we were to
participate, the public foothpathn and thoroughfares
were to be swept and garnished every morning, and
" Yer honour" was no longer to be' importuned for a
copper by " poor Jack" at the crossing, who, after being
supplanted by a paid functionary in livery, was as some
generously supposed, to retire into private life, like other
great public men, on a handsome allowance from the
national purse. Let us therefore be grateful.

WILLS.--The will of the Right Rev, the Lord B's'nop
of Gloucester and Bristol was sworn under 140,0001.
personalty; the Hon. R. Ramsey, of Cheltenham, 20,0001.;
Sir .1. Prendergast, 16 090/4 Sir A. Crichton, 7,0001.
within the province; Mr. C. Shaw, of the Stock Ex-
change and Myddleton-square, 12,0001.; Mrs. A. Shaw,
of Baker-street, 10,0001.; the R'-v. J. Ellis, of Clothali,
Herts, 90,000/, ; Rev. R. Lyon, D.D., of Bishop's Cann-
die, 25,0001.' Rev. E. W. Estcourt, M.A.., of Long
Newnton, 20,0001. ; Rev. G. G. Townley, D.O L.,
10,0001.; Mr. J. Wilkinson, of Leeds, 56,0001, within
the province of Canterbury. Mr. R. V. Hooper, of Is-
lington, 60,0001.; Mr. W7E-vans, of Chelsea, 60,0001.;
Mr. G. C. Chaplain, Elms, T►inbridge, 10,0001. The
will of Sir Edward Tierney, of Dublin, was proved first
in Ireland under 60,0001., and since in England under
45.0001. within the provi,ce of Canterbury. Also lately
have been proved in London the will,. of the Dowager
Marchioness of Hertford ; the Dowager countess of
Shrewsbury and Waterford,lSir Jas. Hunloke, and Sir C.
Serbert, Lord Visoount Fitzgibbon died intatlte.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.

The directors of this company have just issued their I
statement of accounts for the half-year ending the 30th of
June. It is as usual clear and comprehensive, affording a
considerable amount of information to the shareholders.
The joint-stock capital account shows the total amount of
share capital to be 25,521,841., consisting of 22,521,3311.
credited to the 30th of June, 286,4111. calls in course of
payment, and 2,772,1351. calls which may be made. The
general statement of capital account shows that 22,049,042/.
had been received on stock and shares, 62,3,11/ paid in ad-
vance of calls, 10,975,5891. loans on debentures, and
402,830/.on3i per cent. debenture stock • total 33,489,85:31. .
upon the whole, of which interest and dividend is charged
to revenue. The expenditure on the main lines of railway
and works amounted, on the 30thofJune, to 23,712,9271.,
on the rolling stock to 2,896,2821., on lands and buildings
yielding rent to 351,567/. ; together 26,963,776/. ; on lines
open in which the company have an interest—Coventry
and Nuneaton 307,8771.. West London 77,0321., Lancas-
ter and Carlisle 350,00 Caledonian 143,7841., Scottish
Midland 95,7721., Shropshire Union 165,3811., Manchester
and South Junction 357,6781., South Staffordshire
190,7151., Manchester and Buxton 55,7001., Chester
and Holyhead 1,472,112/., ditto waggons an advances
315,9621., North London 557,7201., ditto advances 104 1251.
Buckinghamshire 337,571/., ditto works 160,, 151.,
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley
197,3481., ditto works 561,112/., Hampstead Junction
63,3731., together for these lines 5,513,3121., mak-
ing the total sum expended 32,477,0891;, leaving
a balance at the bankers' of 1,012,7631. The de-
benture account to the 33th of June shows that 1,039,6551.
was borrowed at 5 per cent., 1,454,996'. at 49 per cent.,
4,214,288/. at 4. per cent:, 365,6311. at It per cent.,
1,741,930/. at 4 per cent., 718,8601. at 3i per cent.,
1,074,3061. at 3. per cent., 362,7001. at 3i per cent., and
3,2001. at 3 per cent. ; total, 10,975,5891. The working
stock account shows that 2,896,281/. had been expended
on it, the total mileage worked by the company 8954 miles,
and the average cost of working stock per mile 3,1341.
The return of werking stock shows that there are 743 loco-
motive engines, 742 tenders, 1 state carriage, 666 first-class
mails and composite carriages, 562 second-class and 419
third-class carriages, 31 travelling post-offices and tenders,
311 horse-boxes, 256 carriage trucks, 262 guards, break,
and parcel vans, 31 parcel trucks, 9,098 goods waggons,
1,000 cattle waggons, 279 sheep vans, 1,381 coke waggons,
26 trolleys, 5,150 sheets, and 247 horses. The statement
of disbursements on capital account shows that from 31st
of December, 1849, to 30th of June, 1856, the expenditure
upon various estimates sanctioned by the proprietors
amounted to 4,285,0591. The .revenue account for the
half-year ending the 30th of June last shows that 1,463,5671.
had been received from traffic, 11,387/. interest on cash
balances, 16,0851. rents, 3161. transfer fees, 1,379/. net
amount of Huddersfield Canal traffic, estimated amount
' of dividends from railways in which the company have an
interest, 47,106/. ; total 1,539,8431., against 1,466,3471. at
. the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase
in the receipts of 73,4961. The working charges amounted
to 597,399/., parish rates and taxes to 34,0361., and pas-

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senger duty to 23,407/. ; making the working expenses
6ii,863/., against 655,360/, at the corresponding period of
1855, showing a decrease in the working expenses of

4971., and at the same time an increase in the gross re-
ceipts of 73,4961. The increase on loans amounted to
228,0551., chief rents, to 4,6471.; Peterborough joint station,
2,0001.; Parliamentary and legal expenses, 10,0001.; Pres-
ton and Wyre deficiency, 4,1351. ; Buckinghamshire gua-
rantee, 18,2991.; North Union guarantee, 26,9291.; Shrop-
shire Union deficiency, 12,965/. ; ditto, 3,120/. ; Matlock
lease deficiency, 1,6581. ; West London award, 2,000 • ;
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 1,3361. ; Stour Valley defi-
ciency, 9,412/. ; Haydon-square depot, 2,1371.; and re-
newal of rails, 28,333/. ; leaving a balance of 529 950/.
against 471,514/. at the corresponding period of 1805,
showing an increase of 58,406/. Toe renewal of rail account
shows a total expenditure of 703 035/ , including 63,172/.
for the past half-year. The amount set aside from reve-
nue being 399,7471., includidg 23,333/ for the •past half-
year, leaving a balance against the account of 303,2881.
To the balauce ;ram revenue account of 52.4,950/. is added
48,5111., the balance from the preceding half-year, making
a disposable sum of 578,1621. The proposed dividend, at
the rate of 5 par cent. per annum, will absorb 561,3351.,
and leave a balance of 14,076/. The dividend on the con-
solidated stock of the company will amount to 501,412/. ;
on the 201. shares to 9,3811., or Bs. per share ' • on the 101.
C shares to 7,1691., or 2e. 9d. per share; on the 121. 10s.
shares (21. 10s. paid) 10,3151., or ls. per share; and on the
Huddersfield and Dewsbury stocks 28,7271., and Coventry
and Nuneaton 6,7501., leaving 14,0761. It is intended to
make the dividend payable on the 19th inst.
From the statement of the half-year's accounts it will be
seen that the net proceeds are 529,950/.' as against 471,541/.
at the corresponding period of 1855; the balance from the
last account amounted to 48,5111., as against 71,2701. in
June, 1855, showing a disposable balance of 578,462/. in
June, 1856, as against 542,815/. in June, 1855; the divi-
dend recommended being 561,3851. as against 53a,8651.,
and the balancs carried• to the next account 11,076/. as
against 6,9501. The profits of the half-year exceed those
of the corresponding period by 58,4301., and the directors
are therefore enabled to recommend a dividend at the rate
of 5 per cent. per annum, which is an increase of per
cent. beyond the dividend declared in August last year.
the balance to be clrried forward to the next account being
also larger.