The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-27 00:00:00

IN nE WALTER.

The bankrupt had been a horse dealer of Plaistow.
Mr. HILLEARY made an application to the Court
for a certificate to arrest him. The grounds of his
application were, that although he had obtained pro-
tection for the purpose, he had failed to prepare a ba-
lance-sheet, and he had not assisted the assignees in
winding up the estate.
Application granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A young gentleman of the name of Seaton was
charged before the Lord Mayor with having assaulted
Baily, a letter-carrier of the General Post-office in
Lombard-street.
The defendant, who it appeared belongs to a highly
respectable mercantile house, but had never conveyed
letters to the Post-office before, overleapt the barrier
at the place for posting letters in order to post his
bundle when the regular time for posting had passed.
He was thereupon collared by the complainant,
whose duty it is to look to the general accommoda-
tion and prevent confusion, and he returned the com-
pliment by blows.
The LORD MaYou considered that the defendant
had erred from his great zeal to serve his employers,
and that the complainant was justified in the efforts
he made to counteract the mischief which might have
been caused among the great multitude who had been
first on the spot, and were entitled to priority. His
Lordship thought that a penalty of sz. would meet
the offence, and expressed a hope that the Post-office
authorities would do a little more for the public con-
venience, by affording more places for the posting of
letters. He trusted that the great mercantile houses
and the press would take care to represent the very
serious inconvenience which was daily arising from
the present very scanty accommodation.
BOW-STREET.
Four urchins, named John Willis, Benjamin Norris,
David Bevan, and David Ross, whose ages varied
from 10 to 14 years, were charged before Mr. Hall
with breaking into the house of Mr. Morley, a
jeweller, at 140, High Holborn, and stealing there-
from a large quantity of jewellery.
Mr. Duncan, a solicitor, who appeared for the pro-
secution, said that he feared he should not be able to
bring evidence sufficient to convict the prisoners, as
all that he could offer was the statement of the
youngest of the prisoners, Willis, who was willing to
turn approver.
Mr. HALL said that he was certain no jury would
convict upon that evidence.
The officer who took the prisoners into custody
stated that he took Willis into custody on Friday
night, on suspicion of being concerned in the bur-
glary in question. Willis then said to him that he
did not enter the house himself, but waited outside
while Ross and Norris went in by means of a ladder.
They stayed within about an hour, and then came
out, bringing with them a quantity of watches and
rings. They went away together, and on the follow-
ing morning sold them ; but he (Willis) had none of
the produce. Witness further stated that lie took
Norris, Bevan, and. Ross into custody on Saturday
morning, at about three o'clock, in a low lodging-
house, when they denied all knowledge of the trans-
action.

Mr. Morley detailed the facts relative to the dis-
covery of the robbery.
Mr. HALL said there was no evidence at all against
Bevan, and that against Ross and Norris was so
slight that he did not consider himself justified in
detaining them ; he should, however, remand Willis
for further inquiries to be made.
MARYLEB ONE.
George Maddocks, a man about 50 years of age, a
waiter in the service of Mr. T. L. Jones, landlord of
the Bull and Bush, North-end, Hampstead, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with
having attempted to terminate his existence by cut-
ting his throat with a razor.
Mr. Jones deposed that in consequence of infor-
mation which had been communicated to him he re-
paired to Hampstead-heath, where he found the pri-
soner crouched under a furze-bush, and saw blood
streaming from his throat. He ran for and speedily
obtained the assistance of a surgeon, and the prisoner
was properly attended to on the instant. He was
soon afterwards conveyed to the Hampstead work-
house.
Seawell, 252 S, said that he saw the prisoner
lying insensible upon the heath, and bleeding pro-
fusely from the throat. Two razors and a bottle were
lying beside him, and one of the razors had upon it
marks of blood; the bottle had contained salts of
sorrel, a quantity of which the prisoner had no doubt
swallowed. When able to articulate, he alleged that
he made the attempt upon his life in consequence of
his master having detected him in purloining some
brandy.
Mr. LONG—Is the surgeon here ? Witness—He is
not, your Worship.
Mr. LONG (to Mr. Jones)—Had the prisoner
robbed you ? Witness--I did detect him in a petty
theft, and told him that he had forfeited the confidence
which I had hitherto reposed in him.
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say,
replied (doggedly)—lt is not the first time I have at-
tempted this sort of thing, and if I am liberated now
I shall do it again ; I can't help it.
Mr. LONG addressed the prisoner in a very feeling
manner, and told him he hoped he would be in a bet-
ter state of mind in a few days, and remanded him
till next Friday, on which day the surgeon who at-
tended him will be present.
CLERKEN WELL.
A man named Jeffrey was brought before Mr.
Tyrwhitt by Withers, the active detective officer of
the N division, charged with being concerned in the
following desperate outrage and attempt with others
to murder police-constable Healy of the same di-
vision.

The circumstances of the case, which is altogether
of a diabolical character, exposing a system of terror
and plunder which has been carried on now for more
than four years, requires the most stringent and ac-
tive measures to put down an evil of such daring and
magnitude. During the period mentioned hundreds
of thieves, and more particularly on a Sunday, have
congregated daily about the once celebrated Shepherd
and Shepherdess-fields, Islington, to gamble, plunder,
and concoct offences probably of greater magnitude,
and it has been dangerous either morning, noon, or
night for any respectable persons to pass in the imme-
diate vicinity as evidenced too truly by the number of
open robberies attended with violence about there, the
vagabonds concerned with the desperate gang finding
a speedy and ready shelter among the numerous half-
finished houses on the spot, and more especially at a
coffee•shop resorted to by thieves and other abandoned
characters at all hours. The police of the district
have ever been on the alert to afford assistance, but
the ruffians, knowing their strength, have hitherto
succeeded in bidding defiance to the few officers that
could be spared on that dangerous duty ; and no
doubt matters would have continued in this
awful and alarming state but for the frightful
nature of the present charge, whereby the life of a very
respectable officer has nearly been sacrificed, and even
should he partially recover, it will be to remain
afflicted, in all human probability, the remainder of
his days through these injuries. The offence now
charged took place between two and three o'clock in
the afternoon, when the wounded man saw from GO
to 80 thieves, from the ages of 12 to 25, gambliLg
and quarrelling at the back of some very old alms-
houses on the spot alluded to, belonging to the Cloth-
workers' Company. Having unawares pounced on
them single-banded, he was immediately knocked down
and his truncheon taken from him ; it was handed
from one to another of the vagabonds and he was
beaten with it and other weapons until he was left for
dead, with frightful wounds on his head and different
parts of his person; and all this was done in view of
numerous persons, who knowing the villains durst not
interfere for fear of a similar or worse fate. Infor-
mation of this murderous and unprovoked attack was
soon made known at the district station-house, whither
the policeman was soon conveyed, and thence to an
hospital, where he is at present receiving that assist-
ance which his sad condition requires.
Only two witnesses have at present been induced to