The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-24 00:00:00

POLICE ISTELLIGTINCII.—.Ifay 23.

GUILDHALL.—Mr. Marriott, of Fleet-street, at-
tended before Alderman Cubitt, to solicit the assistance
of the magistrate on behalf of a highly-respectable per-
son,, who, he stated, had applied to him under the fal-
lowing circumstances. She had a few weeks back come
to London with -a few pounds in her pocket, in order to
obtain some 'kind of employment by which she might
get a living resp ctably. She had parted with all her
money, having-paid s Aall preanianns to learn
.cooking
under Gunter anti hairdressing under-Isadore, to make
her competent fu- a situation either as a cook and house-
keeper or as a lady's maid. She had nol, however, suc-
ceeded, aid had been driven to such a distressing state
that for seven. nights she had been wandering about
the streets househ!ss and destitute, and without a friend
in tEe wcrld to apply to fur relief, until she was brought
to him, when be made every inquiry into her case, and
found her story perfectly true. Her object was not so
much to seek for pecuniary assistance as to obtain ein-
pinyment, and the great difficulty she had to contend
with was the want of a recommendation.
Alderman Cubitt, said all he could do in the matter was
to order her some relief from the poor-box, but there was
no institution that he was aware of connected with the
City that would afford her the more permanent assis-
tance she tood in need of. Alderman Cubitt then
ordered her a trifle from the poor box to meet her pre-
sent necessities, for which she expressed herseT exceed-
ingly thankful. • -

BO W-STREET. —Tames Kendall and Rickard Doody
were charged with highway robbers-.
The proiecutJr, Mr. W. Isaac, auctioneer, of 5,
Savile-row, Wa; worth, was in Norton-strut, Fitzroy-
square, at about half-past ton o'clock on the night of
the 12th inst., when two men, whom he now believed
to be the prisoners, came suddenly upon him. One of
them snatched his watch chain, which broke without
dislodging his watch. In the struggle that ensued pro-
secutor was knocked down with great violence, and his
shoulder was dislocated in consequence. Both the men
escaped, but a young gentleman who ran to prosecutor's
assistance could identify one of them, who, although
pretending that he had only come to help prosecutor
up, was evidently one of his assailants.
The gent'enian referred to, Mr. Fowell Buxton John-
stone, of 44, Duke-street, St. James's, stated that he
saw two men go up to the prosecutor and snatch some-
thing from him, and then he saw prosecutor knocked
down. Witness ran to his assistance, and found Ken-
dall stooping down to prosecutor, the other prisoners
having escaped. Witness called to a cabman, but
Kendall made off quickly, and witness lost sight of him.
Mr. Lewis cross-examined both the witnesses as to
their identity cf Kendall, but Mr. Johnstone was quite
satisfied upon the point.

A constable of the E division proved that he appre-
hended both the prisoners on the 14th of May, for as-
saulting him in the execution of his duty.
Kendall was committed for trial for the robbery, and
Doody, in the absence of proper evidence as to hia iden-
tity, was committed to one month's hard labour for the
assault or. the officer.

Abraham. Nathan, a well-dressed man, John Martin,
and Robert King were charged on suspicion of being con-
cerned in two burglaries.
Holmes, 50 F division, was on duty in Holborn a few
nights ago, when he saw Nathan and Martin leaving
Dean-street, Holborn, with a bundle, which excited his
suspicion. He made towards them, when the prisoners
ran off in different directions, throwing down the bundle
at, the constable's feet. Preferring one of the prisoners
to the bundle, Holmes followed Nathan and apprehended
him, and when he turned round for the bundle lie found
it hart gone. In the prisoner's possession, however, he
found some pins and other articles, which formed part
of the produce of a burglars committed en the same
night on the premises of Mr. Norton, jun., hosier, of the
Strand ; and at the prisoner's lodgings a quantity of silk
handkerchiefs were found, which were identified as the
property of Mr. Griffiths, of High-street, Notting-hill,
whose premises bad been broken into a short time hack.
King and Martin, who were defended by Mr. Wont-
net, were acquitted ; but Nathan was committed for two
mouths, for illegal possession.

WESTMINSTER.—A rough, coarse-looking young
woman was charged with stealing a cloth cap belonging
to WM. French, a mechanic.

Prosecutor stated that he and a male companion were
walking along Millbank that morning when they fell
into conversation with the prisoner and another girl
whom they overtook, and then all seated themselves
upon a log of wood by the river side. Prisoner then pro-
posed a riddle, and a bargain was made that if prosecutor
didn't fairly answer it he was to stand a pot of beer.
The mystic words were too difficult for his comprehen-
sion, and upon his refusing to pay for the beer prisoner
took off his cap and ran away with it.
Mr. Poynter observed that this surely could not be
termed a felony, it was what was called " a lark."
Inspector Andrews, of the B division, said ho had de-
sired to treat it as such, but the prisoner insisted upon
retaining possession of the cap, which she had disposed
of ip some way.
Prisoner—l am not going to be cheated out of my pot
of beer.

Mr. Paynter—You must give up the cap.
Prisoner—Yes, when ho pays the beer.
Mr. Poynter, to prosecutor—You may take a sum-
mons against her, returnable to-morrow, for unlawfully
detaining the cap.
Inspector Andrews—There will be a difficulty in that
respect, for she refuses to give either hsr name or ad-
dress.

Prosecutor's companion stated that she snatcbe I the
cap off the former's head, and, darting away with it,
gave it to a companion.
Prisoner—Don't perjure yourself fur fourpence—it's
not worth while. I took the cap off the grgund ; but
I would have taken it off his head if he had had it on.
Mr. Paynter.—You must not detain this man's cap
because of a mere joke between you about a riddle.
Prisover—He was to give me a pot of beer if he
couldn't make out a few words I said, and he didn't,
and I'll have my fourpence or he shan't have his cap.
Mr. Paynter—Then I must send you to prison.

Prisoner—And then he shan't have his cap till he pays
bis losings. lam ready to put up with any punishment
you please to give rue, but I'll keep the cap till I get
the price of the pot of beer.
Mr. Paynter remanded the prisoner for a day, in hopes
that she would then be in a more reasonable state 'of
mind.

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THE FAMILY OF THE LATE Mn. J. P. COOK.—We
are requested to state that the only ester of the late Mr.
John Parsong Cook i; still alive, baying been mArtied in
November, 1854, to Mr. F. E. Bradford, of Dirkholme,
near Colsterworth.

A letter from Karaiesh, published in the Emancipa-
tion, of BruFsels, states that the Russian vessels which
had been sunk at the entrance of the l'arbour of Sehas-

tvol are very much injured by their submer.itn, owing
their having been built of fir instead of osk.

STATE OF I'II4DE. .2.—Thera is
little or no change in the market since Tuesday. Menu.
facturers have only been able to soil by submitting to a
t.light reduction, and spinners have to concede 114 d. per
lb. on last week's rates. The reduction, however, is
more marked in India qualities and in the hard twists
suited for the Mediterranean than for cops and warps
for home manufacturers.
DEATI:I OF Mn. JAMES WILSON OF WooDviLLE.—We
regret to announce the death of Mr. J. Wilsoo,.of Wood-
ville' younger brother of the late Professor Wilson, which
took place on Sunday morning. Mr. Wilson was a dis-
tinguished naturalist ,7 he was the author of two well-
known works, "The Rod and the Gun," and "A Tour
Round the North of Scotland," and of numerous articles
in the Nvtli, British. and other Reviews. He was also a
member of the Fishery Bard. Personally Mr. Wilson
was held in great respect and affection.—Glasgow Daily
Mail.