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London, England, 1851-07-22 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1851.

SOUTHWARK.

Robert Thompson, alias Smith, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Seeker, charged with stabbing two policemen
of the M or Southwark division.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in answer
to the charge, was committed to the Central Criminal
Court, Mr. Seeker remarking on the police sheet that be
considered, from the serious nature of the case, profes-
sional assistance would be required to conduct it on the
part of the prosecution.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Cannon was brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with beating, insulting, and otherwise ill treat-
ing several respectable women while walking in the
public streets. Two of the persons maltreated were
domestics in the establishment of his Grace the Duke of
Wellington.
Hannah Sheppard said she was housemaid at No. 149,
Piccadilly. About ten o'clock the previous night she
was going home with a fellow-servant, when the pri-
soner passed her, and then turned round and demanded
something to drink. She told him to go away or she
would call the police. The prisoner instantly struck her
a blow with his clenched fist between the eyes and ran
off. The blow was so severe that she reeled and fell
to the ground. The prisoner was quite a stranger
to her.
Mary Williams, fellow-servant of the above witness,
said they were going home together, when the prisoner
came up and gave her a blow. He then went to her
companion and demanded something to drink. Instantly
on receiving a repulse he struck her companion and
knocked her down. The prisoner then aimed a blow at
her, which took effect at the aide of the head and raised
a swelling there. The prisoner then ran away, but was
stopped almost immediately afterwards by a person who
had witnessed his conduct. The other young woman
who was assaulted was rendered insensible by the blow
for a short time.
George Phelps, carpenter, 18, Hosken-street, Chel-
sea, said he saw the prisoner on Sunday night insult
women in the street. He saw him kick one young wo-
man, and then go up to the last two witnesses, one of
whom he saw in the act of falling. On hearing a cry
for assistance, he ran after the defendant and stopped
him. The prisoner struck him a violent blow on the
nose.

Police-constable Bannister saw the prisoner assault
Phelps. The prisoner appeared not to be sober.
Tae prisoner gave a general denial to the charge.

Mr. iiAßDlrliilL said the prisoner's conduot .va: atro-
cious. Thu prisoner had as it were run a muck through
the public streets assaulting respectable women, and the
only way be could me ,t such a case was by iofinging
th.- !waviest penalty the law gave him pow..r to Intitet.
The prisonrr was lined 51. for the first asysult, or two
montos'; 21. for the second assault, or one month's; and
21. for the third assault, or one month's; together 91., or
four months' imprisonment.
LAMBETH.

Sergeant George gainnear, an active officer belonging
to the P division of police, accompanied by Mrs. E. 1211-
beth Fauceit, the wile of a mecnauic, residing at No. 16,
Alfred-place, Old Kent-road, attended before the lion.
G. C. Norton, and made the following very singular
statement :

Sergeant Quinnear said that at the beginning of last
month a painter, named Simon Richard Gouch, was em-
ployed at the mansion of Baron de Goldsmid, on Somer-
hill, Tunbridge, and having represented himself as a
single man, had offered marriage to Ann Bailey, a house
maid in the establishment of the Baron. The young
woman having no reason to doubt his professions, and
believing also that he was a single man, consented to
become his wife; and having given notice of her inten-
tion, left her service on the 6th of June for London,
taking with her her boxes, &c,, and being accompanied
by Gouch. On the 6th or lOttx of June, the father of
the young woman Bailey, and the father also of
Mrs. Faucett, then present, received, at his residence
at Newcastle-on-Tyne, a letter from Gouch, in which he
stated that he had married his daughter, and that they
were living very happily at No. 33, William-street,
Hampstead-road. This letter Bailey forwarded to the
wife of Gouch, who was then living in Walwortb, and
also on receipt of it, at once proceeded to 33, William-
street, Hampstead-road, and having ascertained that a
person answering the description of her husband and a
young woman who represented herself to be his wife,
were lodging there, she rushed into the apartment while
the parties were at breakfast. Some high words were
heard to pass between the parties, and immediately
after Gouch came down stairs and informed the land-
lady that in consequence of the unexpected death of an
uncle he must leave the house at once, and having paid
the rent due, he, accompanied by the two women, went
away, taking with them a number of boxes and other
articles they brought there. From inquiries made by
him (Quinnear) he had ascertained that on the same
day Mrs. Goucb returned to her lodgings in Ann's-
terrace, Walworth, with a woman who answered the
description of Ann Bailey, and at once sent for Mr.
Dick, a broker, to whom she sold the whole of her
goods, with the exception of ono bed and a few paint-
ings. These latter articles she had carried into the
Walworth-road, and stopping a eab had them placed on
the top of the vehicle. She then got into the vehicle with
the young woman, and from that moment all trace was
lost of them, as well as Gouch himself. Finding that
Gouch's father, who is a Baptist minister, resided but a
short distance from Norwich, that Gouch himself had
served his apprenticeship in that city, and that Mrs.
Gouch was also a native of that place, he (Quinnear)
had made inquiries at the Eastern Counties Railway,
with the view of ascertaining if such persons had pro-
ceeded to Norwich about that time, but so great had
been the traffic, occasioned by the Exhibition, that ho
could get no trace of them beyond the fact that on the
day in question 3s. 6d. had been received for luggage to
Norwich, and this would be about the amount that
would be paid for the conveyance. One of the porters
also informed him that he had observed a large deal box
painted red, amongst the Norwich luggage, and the
young woman, Bailey, had a precisely similar box,
painted red. Quinnear added, that in consequence of
the strongly -exprersed opinion of Mrs. Faucett that the
mutilated remains of a female body found in the vicinity
of Norwich were tho,e of her sister Ann, Mr. Robinson,
the superintendent of the P division, had corresponded
with Mr. P. M. Yarrington, the commissioner of police
at Norwich, the result of which was that though the
most diligent search had been made for Gouch, his wife,
and the young woman Bailey, nut the slightest traces of
them could be discovered. An application was wade to
Mr. Gooch, who is represented to be a highly respect-
able man, and he declared that the last time he beard of
his son was in April last, and that he had not seen him
a long time before nor since. With respect to the parts
of the human body found belonging to a person supposed
to have been murdered, and to be that of a female
between the ages of 16 and 26, it was perfectly impos-
sible to identify them.
Me. NORTON remarked that there was one part of the
statement which he could not understand, and that was
how the father of the young woman came to know that
Gouch was a married man, and where to send his letter
to his wife?

Mrs. Faucett replied, that on discovering that her
sister had left her situation, she and her husband had
caused inquiry to be made about Gouch, the person she
came away with, and the result was that they discovered
him to bo a married man, and that his wife resided at
No. 3, Ann's-terrace, Walworth. This circumstance
she at once communicated to her father, and the latter
lost no time in forwarding to his wife the letter of her
husband.

Mr. NORTON said that this was a satisfactory explana-
tion of that part of the case, and asked Mrs. Faucett
what her reasons were for thinking that the portions of
body found at Norwich were those of her sister.
Mrs. Faucett replied that the instant she read the ac-
count in the newspers of the finding of portions of the
body a. 4 cold thrill passed through her, and she then
and still felt conscious that they belonged to the mur-
dered remains of her sister. Besides, all the members of
her family were seised with a similar feeling, and were
equally confident with herself that her unfortunate sister
bad met with au untimely end, and that her body had

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE. OF COMMONS, July 21.
The SrEAKER took the Chair at Five Minutes to Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. 'ThomAs COLLINS took the oaths and his seat for
Knaresborough, in the room of Mr. Lascelles, deceased.
The lion. Member was introduced by Mr. B. Denison
and Mr. Walpole.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Great Northern Rail-
way (No. 2) Bill were considered and agreed to.
The Hove Improvement Bill was read a third time
and passed.
METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY.
Sir DE LACY EVANS moved that it be an instruc-
tion to the Committee on the Metropolis Water Supply
Bill to take evidence, and to hear counsel upon the
nature of the proposed undertaking for furnishing a
supply of pare spring water by the London (Watford)
Spring Water Company, the plans and estimates of
which were by an order of the House, on the 17th day
of June last, referred to the said Committee, and to re-
port thereupon to the House.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the Committee had already
decided that the parties had no locus slandi before the
I)ommittee.
Sir DE LACY EVANS said they did not contend
that they had.
The motion was negatived without a division.
PETITIONS.

Mr. BROWN presented a petition from the solicitors
of Liverpool against the certificate duty.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from a place in
Scotland against the Public-houses (Scotland) Bill.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from Knights-
bridge in favour of the continuance of the Crystal
Palace. _ _

Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from the
solicitors of Preston against the certificate duty.
Mr. B. OSBORNE presented a petition from the in-
habitant& residing in the neighbourhood of the Crystal
Palace, against its continuance; also a petition from
Brompton in favour of its continuance.
Mr. NEWDEGATE presented a petition from a place
in Warwickshire against the Registration of Assurances
Bill.
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Mr. FITZROY presented a petition in favour of the
continuancr. of the Crystal Palace.
Mr. MOORE presented a petition from the millers of
Baliindsloe, complaining ut the tree importation of
foreign flour.
Mr. HERRIES presented a petition from the ship-
owners of Exeter, complaining of the repeal of the
navigation laws.
Mr. S. ADAIR presented a petition from Paisley
against the removal of the Crystal Palace.
Mr. M. GIBSON presnred a petition from the Cham-
ber of Comme-rce of Manchester, praying for the post-
ponement of the R-gistration of Assurances Bill; also
a petition from Manchester praying tur the continuance
of the Crystal Pilsce.

Mr. Mb WATT presented a petition from Falmouth
to the same effect.
ME I'ROPOLITA N SEWERS.

Mr. FITZROY wished to know what were the inten-
tions of Government with regard to the Metropolitan
Sewers Commission.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would, to-morrow, move for leave to bring
in a Bill on the subject.
REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES BILL.

Mr. DISRAELI said an important Bill was expected
to come on this evening, which stood second on the
paper, but looking at the question that stood before it,
there was little hope of its being brought on. Now would
it not be better considering the advanced state of the
session, and the opposition the Bill was likely to en-
counter, to refer it to a Select Committee?
Lord J. RUSSELL did not think so, but he trusted
his Right Hon. Friend the Master of the Rolls would be
able to proceed with the second reading this evening.
NEW BARRACKS IN BIRDCAGE-WALK.

Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer whether it was intended to construct addi-
tional barrack accommodation for another battalion of
Guards adjoining the Birdcage-walk, St. James's-park.
If so, whether it was proposed to construct the required
addition on both sides of the present barrack, or entirely
in the direction of James-street, Pimlico?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who
was scarcely audible in consequence of the noise in the
House, was understood to say that it had been the inten-
tion of the Government to erect new barracks in Bird-
cage-walk, but that that intention had been abandoned.