The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-24 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

Charles Williams (supposed to he fictitious), a
well-dressed young man, who refused to give his ad-
dress, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, i❑ the cus-
tody of Sergeant Cole, 22, and Randall, of the N divi-
sion, charged with having attempted to pick pockets.
It appeared from the evidence of the officers that on
Tuesday last the ceremony of confirmation was cele-
brated by the Bishop of London, in Islington Church,
which was crowded to excess, principally by ladies.
At the conclusion of the service, whilst the congrega-
tion was leaving the church, the prisoner and a nu-
merous gang of the swell mob were observed in va-
rious parts of the crowd, hustling ladies, and attempt-
ing to pick their pockets. The prisoner was evidently
the ringleader of the gang, and the above officers took
him into custody, when he resisted and assaulted
them, and Randall 'was severely injured by the priso-
ner's violence. After a most determined effort on the
part of the officers, he was locked up in the station-
house.

Mr. COMBS—You refuse to give your address ?
Prisoner—Yes; for the sake of my friend=, who are
respectable.
Mr. COMBE—If you are respectable, you ought not
to be afraid or ashamed of your residence, or to bring
forward your friends to prove your respectability;
do you still refuse ? Prisoner—Well, I live in Mary-
street.

Mr. COMB E—What Mary-street ? Prisoner—
Mary-street, Drury-lane. _

The whole of the officers in court concurred that
they knew no such place as Mary-street, Drury-•lane.
Mr. Comnn—What are you? Prisoner (hesitat-
ingly)—l am a tailor by trade.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Comps inquired whether the ladies could be
brought forward whose pockets the prisoner attempted
to pick ? Sergeant Cole said it was probable that
they might be brought forward.

11r. 60MBE-I shall not part with you. If you
don't give a better account of yourself, you will be
committed for trial.

Prisoner—Can't you settle it here, my board, at
vunce; it 'ill save a great deal of trouble. I am as
binnocent as a babby.
Mr. COMBE—You are remanded for a week. Send
for your respectable frienda. Mary-street, Drury-
lane, was like " No. 2, over the water."—(Laughter.)
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.
Prisoner—l wish, my board, you would do it
summary.

He was locked up, and eventually conveyed to pri
son in the police van.

- WESTMINSTER.
Thomas Watson, a young man, was charged with
committing a number of robberies.

Mr. Joseph Darker, of 4, White Horse-street,
Piccadilly, proprietor of coffee and dining-rooms,
stated that the prisoner, who represented himself as a
visitor to the metropolis for a few days, came to
lodge at his house on the 14th of September, and
left abruptly early on the morning of the 9th inst.,
without paying his bill. Shortly after his departure
prosecutor missed five waistcoats, some trowsers, and
other articles of wearing apparel, from his drawers
in the prisoner's sleeping•room, which had been left
locked.

A number of pawnbrokers produced portions of the
missing property.
William Sinking, 830 A, proved finding the du-
plicates relating to these articles concealed in the
lining of the prisoner's hat, when he took him into
custody. He also produced an article of wearing ap-
parel belonging to the prosecutor,, which he found in
his possession.
Prisoner, with tact, cross-examined the prosecutor,
but elicited nothing to his advantage. His only reply
to the charge was, that he was the owner of one of
the articles of wearing apparel positively identified by
the prosecutor.
Ile was committed for trial.

John Cooper, a tailor, occupying apartments at the
Red Lion, Princes-street, Westminster, was the next
complainant. The prisoner, with the same story as
before, took a lodging there on the 14th instant, and
decamped on the morning of the 17th, when the pro-
secutor discovered that a drawer in which his clothing
was kept had been forced, and his apparel carried off.
G. Barker, a clothier, produced the stolen property,
which had been sold to him by the prisoner, who
alleged it was his own.
The accused, who made no defence, was also com-
mitted upon this charge.
Benjamin Harbour, waiter at the Red Lion, exhi-
bited a complaint against the prisoner for stealing all
his clothing, and some money, from his room.
Immediately after the prisoner had decamped from
the house the waiter discovered that his drawers had
been opened by some means, and all his wearables,
with 103. in silver, carried off. A portion of the pro•
perty which had been sold with Mr. Cooper's by the
prisoner, was produced.
The accused was further committed upon this
charge.

JO-hn Purser, a traveller, from Huntingdon, who
was staying for a few nights at the Red Lion, proved
that on going to bed the night before the accused
left, he placed his trowsers under his pillow, and in
the morning discovered his puree and 133. al gone.
He went in quest of the prisoner, and meeting him in
Newgate-market gave him into custody, when he
saw him drop the purse and a quantity of silver
money, corresponding with what he had lost.
Prisoner, who set up a plea of innocence to this
charge, was also committed for trial upon it.
Mr. Symonds, an inspector of the B division, said
there W 23 another charge against the prisoner for
robbing Bridget Carroll, a poor servant girl at a
tavern. He had asked her to lend him 53., when she
took down a little work-box with a sovereign in it,
in order to assure him that she had no change, when
he adroitly substituted a gift medal for the sovereign.
Mr. BRODERIP thought it unnecessary to proceed
with this case, as prisoner already stood committed
on four charges.

PROJECTED TUBULAR BRIDGE ACROSS THE IVER•
SP:Y.—Mr. Cunningham, architect, of Liverpool, has sub-
mitted a project to the directors of the various railway com-
panies interested in the communication between Birkenhead
and Liverpool, for a railway to cross the Mersey, and thus
connect Birkenhead and Liverpool for all kinds of transit.
Mr. Cunningham proposes to sink an iron tube in the bed of
the river, buried so completely below the surface thereof
that there would be no more obstruction to the currents than
at present. The tube would have perpendicular sides and an
arched roof. It would be placed in a prepared bed, and would
be protected outwardly by various contrivances. Inter-
nally there would be two lines of rails running on each
side of the tube with a passage in the middle for pedestrians.
The entire work, it is estimated, would cost not more than
250,0001. It would form a complete means of transit for
goods, railway passengers, and pedestrians between Liverpool
and Birkenhead, besides opening a communication to and
from Liverpool for all the railways feeding the Cheshire
junction.

ST. CLEMENT DANES.
Yesterday evening a vestry meeting was held in
the vestry-room of the parish of St. Clement Danes,
to fix the amount of the third rate to be assessed for
the necessary relief of the poor, and to elect the offi-
cers who hold places of emolument in the parish for
the ensuing year. The Rev. W. W. Ellis, the rector
of the parish, occupied the chair.
The minutes of the preceding vestry meeting having
having been read and confirmed,
Mr. J. F. IsAAcsoN, the vestry clerk, stated, with
reference to the existing nuisances in Holywell-
street, Newcastle•court, and other parts of the pa-
rish, that he had, by the direction of the churchwar-
dens, recently waited on the Commissioners of Police,
for the purpose of making a representation to them
on the subject of those nuisances, and to solicit their
aid in putting them down. He was received by them
with the utmost politeness, and, on hearing his state-
ment, they begged him to convey to the churchwar-
dens the expression of their regret that their time
was so fully occupied that they could not undertake
to address themselves immediately to the abatement of
the nuisances in question, but that they would lend
their assistance in every possible way to the parish in
any endeavours they might make with that view.
The churchwardens' monthly accounts for August
and September were then audited.
Tbc meeting next proceeded to fix the amount of
poor-rate.
Mr. ISAACSON said the accounts showed that the
balance due to the bankers was 331. 103. Bd. ; on ac-
count of the guardians' warrant, 1,6501. ; in respect of
county rates, 272/. ss. 31. ; jury lists and registration
expenses, 50/. ; and fire awards, &c., 50/. ; total,
2,055/. 15s. 11d.; to meet which there was available
from the rate-books 180/. ; leaving a balance to be
provided for by rate of 1,875/. 15s. 11d.
Mr. PETERS proposed that a rate of 7d. in the pound
be collected for that purpose. He said that in ordinary
circumstances a rate of 6d. in the pound was sufficient
to raise the necessary sum for the maintenance of the
poor, but on this occasion it bad been found desirable to
add another penny to make up the deficiency caused
by the empty houses in the parish, which were greatly
on the increase.

Mr. WOODWARD said that in Mr. Shirvill's district
alone 150/. had been lost during the last quarter by
empty houses.
After some little discussion, the motion was put and
carried.

The meeting then proceeded to inquire into the
sufficiency of the sureties proposed for the several col-
lectors of the land and assessed taxes, with which they
expressed themselves satisfied.

The officers who hold offices of emolument in the
parish were next severally elected—viz,, Mr. J. F.
Isaacson, as ♦estry clerk, at a salary of 1501.; Mr.
Samuel Brown, as organist, at 65/. ; Mrs. Mary Ann
Fitch, as sextoness, at 951.; Mr. Joseph Norman, as
vestry-keeper, 50/. ; Mr. Wm. Boyle, as winder of
church clock and changes, at 21/. ; Mr. Wm. Smith,
as organ blower, at 10/. ; and Mr. Richard Baker, as
beadle, at 30/.
A vote of thanks to the; chairman terminated the
proceedings.

LAURA ADDISON, CATHERINE HAYES,
AND JENNY LIND.
(From the New York herald, Oct. 11.)
BROADWAY THEATRE.—The great success of Miss
Laura Addison in the play of the Patrician's Daughter,
the house being visited every night by the most en-
lightened and discerning audiences, who express their
pleasure and satisfaction by the most enthusiastic
cheering, will be repeated to-night, with the same
excellent cast of characters. She will be assisted by
Messrs. Conway, Fenno, Madame Ponisi, and other
artistes of great dramatic celebrity. The entertain-
ments will close with Platonic Attachments, in which
Davidge, a very fine actor, and a great favourite, with
Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Abbott, Miss Crocker, in the leading
characters. Those who wish to enjoy a delightful
treat, in the classic and beautiful performances of
Miss Laura Addison, who has won golden opinions
since her first appearance at the Broadway theatre,
should avail themselves of this opportunity.
This evening Catherine Hayes gives the ninth and
last of her present series of concerts in this city. On
Monday she proceeds to Boston, and sings there on
Tuesday evening. On Wednesday evening, the 15th,
she sings at Providence, and on the IGth at Boston
again. How many concerts she intends to give at
Boston is not as yet determined ; but it is probable
she will return to New York by about the 3d of
November, when she will give a few concerts more
before she proceeds on her tour South and West.
List evening she attended Fellows' Minstrels, and
subsequently the performances of the Wizard of the
North, at the Astor Place Theatre. During the day
she visited the High Bridge. Her concert on Thurs-
day evening was about the best of the present series.
The enthusiasm was intense, and the house was filled
to overflowing. Father Mathew was in attendance.
The committee of arrangements for the Conover
benefit have handed us the following note :
"300, Broadway, New York, Oct. 9, 1851.

" Gentlemen,—At the request of Miss Catherine
Hayes, I enclose you twenty-five dollars in aid of the
funds for the benefit of the family of the late William
Conover, comedian, and am desired to say that her
own professional engagements will not allow her to
be present as desired by you. While the committee
must be aware of the numerous applications made to
her for relief from her own destitute countrymen,
she hopes this will be. an apology for the small sum
placed at your disposal. Be pleased to accept, Gen-
tlemen, assurances of esteem and good wishes for the
success of this praiseworthy object.
"For Miss Catherine Hayes,
"J. 11. WARDWELL.
" James Turner, EN., Chairman Corn. of
Arrangements, Conover Benefit.
Jenny Lind, assisted by Salvi, Joseph Burke, Otto
Goldsmith, Belletti (not Belletti, the barytone, who
sang with Miss Lind before), will commence her
second musical tour on the 15th of the present month
at Buffslo, whence she will proceed to Toronto, De-
troit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, thence to New
York, Boston, and Philadelphia. She will be here
about the 15th of December, and will give her last
concert in New York. Benedict has gone to Naples,
owing to the illness of his wife, and Giovanni Bel-
letti is under an engagement to Lumley, to sing in
Paris and London, from November to June, begin-
ning at Paris and ending in London. From this it
may be inferred that Jenny Lind will not appear in
opera, as has been stated. She has in fact made up
her mind, finally, never to appear in opera again, and
she will probably adhere to her resolution.

FATAL AFFRAY EV1771 POACHERS.
MANSFIELD, OCT. 23.—Daring the past week great
exertions have been made by the local authorities to
discover the members of a desperate gang of night
poachers who have been accustomed to infest the pre-
serves in this neighbourhood in large numbers, armed
with bJulders, flails, and bludgeons, so as to be pre-
pared to cope with the keepers if they chanced to fall
in their way.

On Monday night, the 13th instant, about thirty
poachers, thus armed, were pursuing their nightly
occupations on land at Rufford, belonging to the Earl
of Scarborough, when they were encountered by the
keepers and watchers, ten in number, who, anticipat-
ing the encounter, were all armed with flails made
purposely for their use. The handles were about four
feet long, and the piece of wood, attached by a swivel
to the end, was fifteen or sixteen inches in length.
The flail, in former days, was much used on such oc-
casions as these, and not unusually they were loaded
with lead ; but they met with the universal condem-
nation of the judge, and had gradually gone out of
use, until it seems they have been revived shortly
previous to this affray, the chief incidents of which
will be gathered from the following evidence, taken
at an inquest held to-day, before Mr. Falkner, one of
the county coroners, upon the body of William Ro-
berts, who was killed during the affray on the night
in question.
Frederick Edward Brock, of Rufford, gamek.e,eper,
deposed—l am in the service of the
i Earl of Scar-
borough. Oa the night of the 13th instant,
,I, with
nine others, was concealed amongst Machin 's gorse,
at Rufford. Several poachers came down the road,
and passed us ; I think there were about 30 of them
I was not more than six yards from the road. There
was a heap of stones opposite to me. I heard them
drop these stones one by one i,nto their pockets. As
soon as they were about thirty yards past us, I told
our men to take off their cloaks, and get ready.
.1 am
son of his Lordship's head keeper. We followed on
the grass into the road, as quietly as we could. After
we had advanced about 180 yards, walking slow and
still, we found a net set on the road. When we got
to the net, we went considerably quicker, and upon
reaching Cartlidge's gate we saw three men close to
it. They began to throw stones at U. They the*
rushed away to get over the stile. One of them suc-
ceeded ; the other two did not. The deceased, who
was a fine, strong young man, and Samuel Herod,
knocked them down with their flails. The third, who
got away, whistled. About thirty yards down the
first field I overtook another man, and knocked him
down with my flail. I passed on, and saw a num-
ber of poachers coming up the other field. I thickthere we re thirty-four of them all together.
They threw stones at us which ighed
from half a pound to three pounds a piece ;
and we threw stones at them, for we had taken a lot
in our pockets irom the road. Our stones were from
a pound to a pound and a half each. I was knocked
down, and remained for sonic time insensible. I had
the command of our men. We determined to go on
fighting whilst any man was standing on either
side. We were beaten by poachers two years ago,
and determined not to be beaten again. I did
no te
shootre off my pistol,but it went off in my pocket
by being etruck with a stone from a poacher.
James Brock said—Whilst we were knocking the
poachers down with our flails as fast as we could one
of the poachers threw u 'urge stone and hit Roberts