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London, England, 1856-04-10 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. -April 9.

(Before Mr. Creasy.)
Daniel Harly, 25, was indicted for having stolen a
parcel of lace from the person of James Butler, for as-
saulting and beating John Bone, a police-constable, in
the execution of his duty, and for unlawfully attempting
to stab William Judd with a knife.
Mr. Logie prosecuted ; Mr. Harry defended the pri-
soner.

It appeared that the policeman Bone saw the prisoner
abstract a parcel from the pocket of a person in the
street, and he followed and communicated what be bad
observed. While they were arranging were to meet
a'ter the prisoner was apprehended a boy crossed over
from a butcher's shop, and spoke to the policeman. The
prisoner saw this, and, suspecting that the boy was
giving information of the theft, he ran down a street,
round to the shop, and seizing a knife which was lying
on the counter he made a thrust at the boy ; but was
prevented doing him any misch:_ef by a woman, who
courageously held him by the arm. The policeman had
to send for assistance to take the prisoner, whose vio-
lence was such that it required seven constables to con-
vey him to the station. He kicked Bone violently about
the legs.

The jury found him guilty.
A former conviction fur felony was proved against him,
and he bad been sentenced to eight months' imprison-
ment for assaulting the police.
Mr. Creasy sentenced him to six years' penal servi-
tude.

William Brindle, 29, was indicted for having stolen a
watch and other articles, value 51. and upwards, the pro-
perty of William Jones, in the dwelling-house of Mary
Ann Tampsett.

Mr. Platt prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe was for the pri-
soner.

The prosecutor was the manager of a public-house, the
King's Arms, at Hoxton old-town, of which a widow
living at Brighton was proprietress. One evening, about
8 o'clock, the barmaid, on going upstairs, found the bed-
room doors open, and on pulling the handle of one of
them to shut it she saw the prisoner behind, with a
constable's truncheon in his hand, with which he at-
tempted to strike her. He pushed through the room
and got on to the leads, from which he dropped into a
back yard of a neighbouring house. The prosecutor
saw this, and went and collared him, and having brought
him back to the house, and heard the particulars from
the barmaid, gave him into custody. When be
was making his escape to the leads the girl became
giddy and, losing her balance on the stairs, fell down. On
the rooms being examined it was found that sundry
drawers had been forced open with a chisel and a watch
and other articles enumerated in the indictment placed
ready for remcval.

Tile jury found him guilty. He had been previously
convicted. It was stated that last year he was sentenced
by Mr. B Akin to 6 years' penal servitude ; but his coun-
sel, Mr. Metcalfe, had a point reserved for the Court of
Criminal Appeal, upon which the conviction was quashed
by the Judges. _ _

Mr. Creasy sentenced him to 4 years' penal servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 9.

GUIDHALL.—JoIot Tkos. Brown, formely a letter-
carrier in the General Pest-office, was summoned to an-
swer a charge of sending threatening letters to Mr. Fre-
derick Kelly, the Chief Inspector of Letter-carriers,
whereby that gentleman went in fear of his life.
Mr. Lewis attended for the prosecution, and stated
that in 0&., 1354, the defendant, in consequence of a
report required of, and made by, Mr. Kelly, was dis-
charged, since which he had written several letters to
the prosecutor, in which he threatened him in an indi-
rect manner by telling him life was uncertain, and that
Mr. Kelly might be called before his Judge in world at
any moment, and that he (the defendant) considered
himself wronged by Mr. Kelly, and that he would spend
the last drop of his blood in obtaining revenge. There
were other passages in the letters complained of which
induced Mr. Kelly to fear that some attempt upon his
life was contemplated by the defendant, and he, there-
fore, wished that the defendant might be restrained by
being required to find heavy sureties to keep the peace.
Mr. Kelly corroborated this statement.

The defendant said, the fact was he had been injured
in the spine, and thereby incapacitated ; but that having
served 15 years in the Post-office, he applied there in the
usual way, and was, after being bandied about from one
department to another, referred to Mr. Kelly for a copy
of the report which was the cause of his dismissal. This
Mr. Kelly refused, and that was the reason he had had
occasion to write to him so frequently.
Alderman Wire said, the defendant should apply to tke
Postmaster-General if he felt himself aggrieved.
The defendant said, the fact was, Mr. Rowland Hill and
Mr. Kelly managed matters so well between them that
it was no use applying to any one else. There was no
Postmaster-General ; Mr. Rowland Hill and Mr. Kelly
filled that post; and the Postmaster-General knew no
more of what was going on in the Post-office than the
natives of Southern Africa.

Alderman Wire said he considered the threats of a
sufficiently alarming character to justify him in calling
upon the defendant to find two sureties in 501. each,
and to enter into his own reclgnisauces in 1001. to keep
the peace towards Mr. Kelly and all her Majesty's sub.
ject4, or be committed in default.

_
The prisoner said he could not procure bail, and he
was accordingly removed in custody.

MARLBOROUGI STREET. —Ellen Wilson, an
Irishwoman, well known at this court as an incorrigible
beggar, was charged by Lord Raynham, of 11, Grosve-
nor-square, with begging in Bond-street.
His Lord -bip said he saw the prisoner annoying some
ladies in a carriage which was drawn up in Bond-street
by puliing up the blind and begging. He saw some
money handed out to the prisoner in ordef to get rid of
the nuisance, and he then went' up to her and spoke to
her, saying it was too bad, upon which the prisoner, no
doubt with the intention of creating a mob, pretended to
fall back in a fit. A constable fortunately came up at
the time, to whom he related whit he had seen. The
constable knew her as one of the frequenters of that dis-
trict, and he then told £he constable to take her into
custody.

The prisoner, in a whining tone, said she had been
very ill, and only came out of a sick bed that day.
Police-c)nstable A 229 said, when he looked at the
prisoner, who was sitting down shamming illness, he saw
immediately that her indisposition arose from intoxica-
ti

Lord Raynham did not wish to press the charge.
Mr. Beadon said if the prisoner was caught begging in
that district again he would send her to prison for a
month, but as L )rd Raynham had intimated his wish
not to press the charge further, he should give her the
benefit of that circumstance, and order her to be dis-
charged.

WESTMINSTER.--00 Tuesday Charles King, cab-
driver, was charged with stealing 651. in Bank of Eng-
land notes.
Mr. Henry Courtenay, of 2, Railway-place, Hollo-
way-road, said, he hired the prisoner at Highbury-place
to drive him to Chester-square. He fell asleep while in
the cab, and on his arrival at Hy de-park•corner found
he had been robbed of a 50/., a 101., and a 51. note,
which he had felt safe in his fob after he entered the cab.
He stopped the prisoner and gave him into custody, and
although he and the cab were both diligently searched
the notes were not discoverad. He had a confused no-
tion of the cab stopping twice while he slept, and of
s.,me person abruptly entering and leaving it. He said
he was sober, only having taken a glaba of ale and a
drop of brandy that morning, and that he hired the cab
at about noon.
There was something so peculiar in prosecutor's ap-
pearance and manner, that Mr. Arnold despatched the
police to make some inquiries, when it appeared that the
hiring of the cab had taken place at 6 o'clock in the
evening instead of noon, and that prosecutor, besides
having taken a drop of brandy at the White Swan, as he
described, had changed a 51. note, and exhibited a 511.
and 101. note at the Pied Bull, at Holloway, when the
magistrate said the case was one requiring a searching
investigation, and remanded the prisoner until yesterday,
when Mr. Wontner attended on his behalf. -
The prosecutor was cross-examined, and said he would

not swear to the time at which he hired the cab. He

took his money out of his pocket at the Pied Bull, awl
,not at the Swan, where he swore he had ,threepenny-
worth of brandy, and opposite to which he hired the
cab. Ho walked from the Pied Bull to the Swan, a dis-
tance of a quarter of a mile, and went to sleep in the
cab till he got to Swan and Edgar's, Piccadilly.
Mr. Edward James Morris, clerk to Mr. Gregory,
gave evidence to show that 1001. had been paid to pro-
secutor's wife.

Mrs. Courtenay said she received the money and went
out on Tuesday morning to pay an auctioneer 631. for
some furniture they had bought, but failed in meeting
with him, and returned home at about 5 o'clock in the
afternoon, when her husband hastily took the three
bank-intes and went out. _ _

In reply to interrogatories, she said her husband was
more sober than drunk ; he was much about the same
as he is at the present moment, and knew what he was
about. He was in the habit of drinking a little, and
was generally aw ho now appeared.
Mr. Givers, the proprietor of the Pied Bull, proved
that prosecutor come to his house at about hal-past 5
o'clock ou Tuesday evening, changed a Si. note and had
some gin and water, lighted a cigar, and went away.
He showed vvitn,ss the 501. and 101. notes, and wanted
to change the former, but witness told him to put them
in his pocket, and he did so. Prosecutor appeared a
little the Wor=e for
The barmaid at the white swan proved that prosecutor
did not come there at all.
Mr. Wontner was desirous of addressing the magis-
trate for his client, but
Mr. Aeoold suggested that, as the matter must be
further investigated, he had better reserve what he had
to say and produce any witnesses to character, in order
that he (elr. Arnold) might assess the amount of bail for
for the accused's future appearance.
Mr. Wontner said there were two witnesses present
who saw the prosecutor get into the cab.
Mr. Arnold observed he should like to hear them, as
ho was anxious to receive all the evidence that could be
procured upon the matter, as the prosecutor had evi-
dently been robbed of his money by some one.
Tl:enetews in doingowitne witnesses
.were then called, and proved that
prosecutor was much affected by liquor when he entered
the cab. One of them stated that he fell on his bands
and
A third witness gave prisoner a good character. •
. Mr. Arnold said the circumstances of suspicion against
the accused were very slight, and he accepted two sure-
ties in 251. each fofhis reappearance on Wednesday.

`VORSHIP•STREET.—A tall, slim young ran, re-
spectably dressed is black, who refused to give either

name or address, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt
with haring, in conjunction with another man not in
custody, committed the following robberies :
On the 26th of last month the prisoner and another
person of equally respectable appearance called at the
Commercial Coffeehouse in Finsbury, at a late hour in the
evening, and having inquired if they could be accommo-
dated with a bed for the night, were answered in the
affirmative, and having engaged one, the prisoner paid
for it, and they took possession of the apartment. At 9
o'clock the next morning both men came down together,
and expressing surprise it was so late, said they must run
out upon business, but would be back very shortly, and
should feel obliged if the landlord would cook some ham,
eggs, and coffee for breakfast. There was no indication
about them of anything being wrong, but upon the land-
lady goitrg upstairs the bed was found to have been
stripped of part of its clothing, and neither the pri-
soner nor his confederate ever came back. On the even-
ing of the 30th of March the same two men presented
themselves at the house of Mr. Clark, the Victoria
Coffeehouse, Crown-street, Finsbury, where the prisoner
again paid for the bed, and one of them was noticed to
have *large and carefully-secured brown-paper parcel with
him. At half-past 9in the morning they descended, and
contrived to get out of the.house without any particular
notice being taken of them, but on the servant going up
she was astonished at discovering a large quantity of
loose straw piled up underneath the bedstead, and, this
exciting suspicion, and the bed being examined, one of
the blankets, worth at least 10s., was found to have been
stolen, and was afterwards fund at a pawnbroker's,
pledged for ss. GJ. A third robbery was committed the
very next night, the 31-it of March, when the prisoner
and his confederate engaged a bedroom at the Eagle
Coffeehouse, at Kingsland, one of them, as before, car-
rying a large paper parcel. On coming down the next
morning the confederate was noticed to have apparently
the same bundle, but Mr. Stollery, the landlord, thought
it only prudent he should be satisfied of its contents not
being his property, and attempted to detain the man and
the bundle. The man, however, contrived to get away
with the parcel, and the prisoner attempted to follow
him, but the landlord was astinate, and held him while
his wife searched the bedroom, and on her doing so she
found her chest of drawers stuffed full of shavings and
hay, and that a proportionate quantity of the bed-
clothing had disappeared.
The prisoner was therefore given into custody and
twice remanded, a fresh case turning up against him at
each examination, and the officer stating that still more
would be preferred, but the confederate has not been dis-
covered, and the prisoner, who still declined giving either
name or defence, was ordered to be committed for the
completion of the depositions.

CLERKENWELL.—Mrs. Eliza Graham, of No. 4,
Frederick-street, Gray's-inn-road, was summoned before
Mr. Tyrwhitt, for assaulting and beating her servant,
Ann Williams.

It appeared from the evidence of the complainant, a
modest-looking young woman, that she a few days since
entered the service of Mr. utraham, who holds a high
position in the employ of Mr. Cubitt. On Saturday last
her mistress was very cross with her, and behaved in a
very unlady-like manner, in consequence of which she
told her that she would leave on the 17th. About 12
o'clock she went upstairs to bed, when she heard the
drawing-room bell ring, and upon proceeding downstairs
she had some conversation with Mr. Graham. A short
time afterwards her mistress, who was very much ex-
cited, left her seat, opened the door, pushed her out,
and struck her a violent blow on the shoulder, which
made her feel very sick. Her mistress also called her a
liar several times . She afterwards left the house and
went to the police station, when the sergeant advised
her to go home.
_ _ _ _ _

Mrs. Graham, in defence, denied the charge, and said
the complainant was drunk. All that she did was just
quietly to put her hand on her servant's shoulder.
Sergeant Holloway, of the G division, who was acting
as inspector on Saturday night at the police station, was
then sent for by the magistrate, and he distinctly swore
that the complainant was not drunk, nor was there any
pretence for any one saying that she was.
The complainant here stated that all she had had
given her for her supper was one half--pint of 4d. ale,
three parts of which were left on the dresser.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was afraid that Mrs. Graham
had put her hands more violently on the complainant's
shoulder than she was aware of. There was not the
slightest ground for saying that the complainant was
drunk, and certainly her conduct was anything but dis-
respectful, and her character was free from imputation.
He should therefore fine the defendant 10s. and c)sts.
The husband paid the fine, and the parties left the
court.

THAMES.—Patrick Clford, an Irish labourer, aged
41, who has been remanded several times, was brought
before Mr. Yardley for final examination, charged with
stealing 1101. from the dwelling-house of his brother,
Daniel Clifford, No. 4, Ellen-street, Back-church-lane,
St. George-in-the-East.

Mr. Y-ardley asked if the 100/. note lost by the pro.
secutor had been recovered ?

Dunaway, a police-constable, No. 129 H, said he had
been unable to trace the 1001. note stolen from the pro-
secutor, and although the robbery was committed on
the 19th ult., and the note was seen in the prisoner's
hands on the same day, it had not yet been paid into the
bank. The number of the note was 83,307, and the date
Jan. 9. Die year was 1855, he believed.
Mr. Yardley—Then I shall not remand the prisoner
any longer, but commit him for trial.
The prosecutor—Thirty-four years I was saving that
money.

Mr. Yardley said he deeply sympathised with the poor
man, Daniel Ciiff ,rd, who had been deprived of his hard
earnings, and although what he was about to offer him
was very small in comparison with his loss, if he liked to
accept 40s. from the poor box fund, he was quite wel-
come to it.

The prosecutor said he was very grateful to the magis.
trate, and accepted the money tendered to him.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTE RS A L L'S—SITURDAY NEXT.
We are requested to give notice that the Subscription
Room will be opened on Saturday afternoon, to afford
members an opportunity of settling the week's accounts.

CROXTON PARK RACES.—TUESDAT.
(ADDITIONAL PARTICI:MARS.)
The Farmers' Plato of 50 33178, and 10 to the second
horse, &c., two mile heats, was won, in two heats by
Mr. J. Stokes's mare by Idas, 4 yrs, list, beating The
Novice, 5 yrs, list 111 b, Ginglepot, aged, 12st 51b, and
three others.
The Scurry Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 aided, for
three-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling allow-
ances, &c. Haif-a-mile. Four subs.
Mr. Henderson's Ceres, by Planet, 3 yrs, Sat 9lb
(car. Bst 131 b) (401.) (Capt. Richardson) 1
Mr. Cattern's Twm Shon Catti, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (401.)
(Capt. Little) 2
Lord Wilton's Knight Errant, 6 yrs, 11st 81b (801)
(Mr. Clarke) 3
Betting.-2 to lon Ceres. Won by threequarters of
( a length ; Knight Errant beaten off.
The Belvoir Castle Stakes of 10 sous each, with 80
added, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 7tb ; fillies, Bst
514; certain allowances and penalties. One mile.
Ten subs.
Captain Lane's Tug-o'-War, by Birdcatcher, 3st 21b
(J.
Mr. Barber's Prince of Orange, B,t
Forster 2
Mr. T. V. Turner's Dresser, Bst (J(Chilman)) 3
Mr. Oliver's Elfr;da, 7st 121 b (Yates) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Prince of Orange, 3to 1 agst Tug-
o'-War. Won by two lengths.
The Granby Handicap of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared, &c. About a mile and a half. Forty-six
subs. 29 of whom pay 5 soya each.
Mr. White's Fact, by Touchstone, 5 yrs, list 31b
(Captain ) 1
Lord. Wilton's Shoreham, 4 yrs, lOstWhite 121 b
r. arke) 2
Mr. (M Cl
T. Parr's Challow Boy, 4 yrs, lOst 1316
. Mr. S.:obell) 3
The following also ran :—Cavendish, Rodo-caeli,
The Spinner, The Potter, The Clown.
Betting__? to 4 agst R•Klo-tneli, 3 to 1 agst Spinner,
sto 1 each agst Fact and °bellow Boy. Won cleverly
by a length ; a head between the second and third ; Ca-
vendish fourth • the others tailed off.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b,
fillies Bst 41b, certain winners extra. Half a mile. 8
subs.
Mr. J. Osborne's Saunterer, 9st (including 7lb extra)
(.sborne 1
Lord Wilton'i colt by Touchstone, Bst 7IbJ (Ashmall) 2
Betting-10 to lon Saunterer, who won easily.
WEDNESDAY.
The Farmers' Handicap of 50 sovs, and 5 to the se-
cond horse, &c., gentlemen riders, bee's once round,
was won in two heat, by Mr. R. Burrow's mare by Gin-
glepot, aged, list lib, Capt. Little, beating Mr. W.
Hourd's The Novice, 5 yr,, 124 s:b, Mr. L. Evans,
second, and Mr. T. Pinder's Archer, 6 yrs, 10st, Mr.
Boynton.
The Cup of 50 Bove in specie, added to a handicap S weep-
atak 03 of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c.
Two miles. Seventeen subs, six of whom pay 5 soya
each.
Mr. T. Parr's Vantage,- by Collingwood, 4 years,
113 t 71b (Mr. Scobell) 1
Lord Wilton's Shoreham, 4 yrs 10-t (Captain Little) 2
Betting.-5 to 4on Shoreham ; won by three quar-
ters of a length.
The Billesdon Coplow Stakes of 5 soya each, for bun-
ter", &c., 12st each ; thorough-bred horses and win-
ners extra. Once round. Three subs.
Mr. Catlin's Evihgton Lass, 12st 121 b (including 121 b
extra) (11r. L. Evans) 1
Mr. Jones's Whip-Poor-Will, aged, 12st ...(Owner) 2
Betting.-11 to 8 on Evington Lass, who won in a
enter by five lengths.
The Croxton Park Plate (Handicap), of 100 sove.
Gentlemen riders. One mile.
Mr. White's Fact, by Touchstone, 5 yrs, 12st 12%
(Captain White) 1
Lord Wilton's Shoreham, 4 yrs, llstlolb (Mr. Clarke) 2
Mr. Storer's Xan thus, 6 3rP, lOst 81b (Mr. Edwards) 3
Mr. Cattern's Twin Shen Catti, 4 yrs, list 31b
(Mr.- Peart) 4
The following also ran :—ldas and Knight Errant.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Fact, 3to 1 agst Knight Errant,
5 to 1 agst Idas mare. Won by a length ; two lengths
between. the second and third : same distance between
the third and-fourth ; Idas mare was beaten off; Knight
Errant broke. down.

ME BISHOP OF LONDON.—The health of the Bishop
of Loudon has sufficiently improved to allow of his lord-
ship's removal from London-house to Brighton.