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London, England, 1856-08-30 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (Thi4 Day.)

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

CHARGE OF FRAUD.—Geo. Browning, a young man of
yellow complexion, whose mouth was adorned with a
moustache, and who stated himself to be in her Alaj.:sty'E
service, was brought before Mr. Beadon charged with
obtaining from Mr. Alfred Bingley, wine merchant, 156,
Piccadilly, a quantity of wine and liquors by false and
fraudulent representations.

Arthur Jones, cellarman to the prosecutor, deposed
that on the 16th inst., about one o'clock, the defendant
came to the warehouse, and after representing himself
to be a surgeon just returned from Calcutta, and at pre-
sent in the India House, requested to be shown some
port wines. After tasting sevoral samples he ordered
half a dozen of port. Witness asktd him if he required
any sherry, and ho then ordered a dozen of sherry, som,
dozens of lemonade, and several bottles of liquors, the
whole of which he directed to be state his residence, 45,
Grove-place, Brompton. The goods, with the invoice,
were sent by the porter, who delivered them to prisoner
The latter desired him to fetch him three bottles of Bri-
tish brandy, alleging that he preferred that to the
French brandy. The porter did st, and when be re-
turned the prisoner said he could not pay the bill then,
but he would call at the warehouse and pay Mr. Bing
ley. The prisoner, however, did not call, and witness
saw no more of him till last night, when he gave him
into custody. The prisoner had previously referred
him to Mr. Jenkins, of the India-lime.

Samuel Evans, a porter in the eoploy of the prose-
cutor, corroborated the evidenca of ;he last witness.

Joseph Lovegrove, clerk to the prosecutor, said that
he had called at the India House, where he saw Mr,
Jenkinq, who denied all knowledge tf the prisoner.

Inspector Coombes said he had ascertained that the
prisoner had ordered of various tro.d;smen goods to the
amount of nearly 3001., which vice to be sent to his
lodgings this morning, and he no do-,bt would have suc-
ceeded in swindling the parties out o. their goods had he
not been taken into custAy. He (,he inspector) there-
fore wished for a remand.

The prigoner was remanded till Wednesday next.

ETON MEMORIA L.

ROBBING A CAPTAIN.—CIara Cox a well-known thief
and prostitute, who has been frequently in custody f, r
robbing mariners, and dwells at an infamous house, No.
3, John's-place, Commercial-road East, was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a silver watch
and gold guard, value 15/.
Captain Edward Brown, master of the ship Estonnab,
lying in Bell-wharf tier, Shadwell, said he went last
night to a lodging-house, No. 32, Commercial-road, and
had a cup of coffee and tnen hired a bed. In the
ing he found his watch and chain had absconded. (A
laugh.)
Mr. Selfe—How did it abscond !

Captain Brown—That young woman came into my
bed by permission of the landlady, and between 2 or 3
o'clock this morning she absconded, and I suspect my
watch and chain absconded wi6 her.

Mrs. Patience Soder, an ancient-looking, woman said
sho was landlady of the house, No. 32, Commercial•road.
It was a coffee and lodging•house. She let out beds, of
course.

Mr. Selfe—Yes, night coffee-houses are nearly all
brothels. I know that from ray experience as a magi-
strate.

Mrs. Soder—The captain came in alone, and the pri-
soner c ime in some time afterwards and sat down beside
him. They went up stairs together. The bedroom was
over my kitchen. Half-an-hour afterwards I heard some
one moving about. The pisoner came down stairs,
and I said I hoped it was ail right, and she said "Oh
yes," and left the house. This morning, when the cap-
tain awoke, 1 o sail Le had bean robbed of his watch and
chain.

Capt. Brown was recalled, and said he placed his
watch and guard on a table before be went to bed. his
purse, containing 101., wag in his pocket. He found all
his money safe.

Mr. Selfe said the prosecutor was very lucky to save
his money, and remanded tee prisoner.

VIOLENT AScAULT ON A FEMALE WITH A HAMMER.
—Richard Morgan, a dirty looking old fellow, the
keeper of a brothel in King-street, Donugh-road, was
brought before Mr. Combe, charged with committing a
violent assault upon Hannah Ongley with a hammer.
The complainant, whose left eye was swollen and
much bruised, stated that she was an unfortunate
female and lodged in the prisoner's house. On Friday
morning, shortly after ten o'clock, the prisoner, who
had been drinking all night, came up to her and asked
her for some money, she told him that she owed him no
rent and she had no. money. Ho then said you b—
go and look for some. She replied that she could not
at that time, when he seized up a hammer and with•
out any furthrr remarks, struck her violently on the kit
eye, nearly stunning at the two. He was about to repeat
the blow when she closed in with him, and, after a severe
struggle, succeeded in wrenching it from his grasp. A
constable then came up, and she gave the prisoner into
custody. In answer to Mr. Combo, witness said she
had been drinking with the prisoner during the night
and morning, and was a little under the influence of
liquor when he struck her, but she never gave him any
provocation to strike her with such a weapon as a ham-
mer. Fortunately for her the wound was not very
severe.

cr Police constable 180 M stated that on Friday morn-
ing, shortly after two o'clock, he was on duty in the
Borough-road, when he heard a female calling out mur-
der in King-street. He proceeded there, and saw the pri-
soner and the prosecutor struggling together. The latter
had a hammer in her hand, and she gave him into
custody for striking her on the eye with it. The parties
were both under the influence of ►iquor, but the female
had an extensive bruise on her left eye.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that the
complainant had been annoying him all the morning
because ho would not give her more drink. He then
told her either to go to bed or leave the house, and on
her refusal they had a struggle together, but he had no
recollection of striking her with a hamme4.

The complainant said that she had paid for nearly a'l
the drink, and because she would not go and got tno-:e
money in the street he struck her. She, however, did
not wish to punish him.

Mr. Combo said that had they not both been in a stato
of intoxication he should have punished the prisoner
with great severity. As he might have received some pro-
vocation from her, however, he should sontenca him
to two months' hard labour in the Souse of Correction
at Wandsworth.

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