The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-July 29.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Jobt Lahoze and Morris Carey
I were brought before Sir R. W. Carden, charged under
the following circumstances :
Mr. W. Rawlinson, cashier at Messrs. Win. Deacon
and Co.'s banking-house, said—We are bankers to the
Sonth-Eastern Railway Company, and are in the habit of
paying the dividend warrants of that company. Yester-
day the dividend warrant produced for 161. 19e. 7d., for
the 23d divividend, payable on the Ist September, 1855,
wild presented to me by the prisoner Lebow. It being a
back warrant, I told the prisoner to take it to the secre-
tary of the railway, for him to certify that it was all
right, and he went away with it. About an hour after-
wards he came back with a gentleman from the office
of the solicitor to the company, who asked Lahow
how he came possessed of the warrant. He said he had
taken it in the way of business down the country. He
said he could tell from whom he had it, but did not
mention the name. I asked him the residence of the
proprietor, and he wrote " Bexley, Kent," under the
si'nature which was there when he brought it, viz., " J.
Dashwood, Esq." Lebow tore off the counterpart of
the warrant and handed to me the original, which I gave
back. I saw nothing of the other prisoner.
Mr. Robert J. Cox, transfer•clerk to the South-East-
ern Railway Company, said the dividend warrant pro-
duced was a genuine warrant, and was issued with the
counterpart. In consequence of a communication which
we received from Mr. Dashwood a duplicate of the war-
rant was issued upon a letter of indemnity on the 26th
of April, 1856, and that warrant has been paid. Ido
not know the prisoners, but yesterday one of them
(Lahow) called on me and produced to me the original
dividend warrant. I asked him what he wanted,
and he said he had been sent by the bankers to
have it certified, as it had been overdue six months.
I found a duplicate bad been issued. I asked
him if be was Mr. Dashwood, the proprietor of the war-
rant. He said, "No." I asked him how be came to have
it. He said, "for work done as a plasterer for a MI.
Hill, at Watford." I told him to remain in my office to
I communicated with the secretary, to whom I subse-
quently explained the matter, and in whose hands I left
it. The warrant would not be payable without the sig-
nature of the claimant. My suspicions were aroused by
the eircumetanc,ll.

Mr. F. Dashwood, of 9, Seymour-place, May-fair, and
Bexley, in Kent, said, "The dividend warrant produced
has been, I believe, in my possessic n. It was sent to me
by post in the beginning of September, 1855. I did not
sign the warrant. I had it at Bexley. The last time I
saw it was whe❑ I placed it in a leather envelope in my
packet, about the 10th of September. I was then in a
railway carriage coming to town, and just as I was leav-
ing the North Sent station I missed the envelope which
contained the dividend warrant and other property. I
cannot tell whether I dropped it or whether it was stolen
from my pocket. I communicated my loss to the railway
company immediately, and upon my letter of indemnity
I received the amount of the dividend warrant. I know
nothing of the prisoners. The signature, "F. Dash-
wood, Esq.," is not my handwriting, nor was it written
by my authority.
George Scott, the detective officer, said—Lahow told
me he had got the warrant from Jas. Hill, a builder, of
'Watford, for work he had done ; but, finding that I was
determined to go there, he said, "I did not get it di
rectly front Mr. Hill ; I got it from another man. Ido
not know his name er address, but I think I can find
him." I went with him to Chancery-lane, where we
found the other prisoner (Carey) Lahow said, " That's
the man I got it from two or three months ago, and
I've hail it in my possession ever since." Carey said,
in answer to my questions, that he had given the paper
some time ago to Lahow, with whom he had bean at
won't ; that he did not steal it ; and what if he had found
it ? He said, too, he had looked at the notice-board of
the police-station to see if there was any reward,
and finding there was no mention of such a thing he had
given it to Lahow to do what best he could with it, but
with a hint to be careful, as he did not know what it
was, or whether it was of any use. At the station•hcuse
Carey said he believed the paper was exactly the same
as he bad delivered it to Lahow.
Corey—l didn't understand anything about such a
document. How could I ?
The prisoners were remanded till Saturday.

GUILDHALL.—CharIes Win. Norinan, of 12, Belle-
vue-terrace, Clevelancl.street, Mile-eucl, but formerly

carrying on business as a draper and trimming Feller at
119, Shoreditch, was re-examined on a charge of not
surrendering to his bankruptcy and absconding from his
creditors, with intent to defraud them. _ _

Johnlioulger, City police-sergeant, 89, apprehended the
prisoner at the above address on the 14th of July, and
told him it was for not surrendering to his bankruptcy in
1854. Prisoner said be had been expecting something of
the sort. He also said he bad seen his creditors, and
should have liked to have got a situation and set aside a
part of his salary to pay them, as ho had no other means
of doing it, and he had no friends to assist him. He knew
he did wrong in going away, and he was sorry now he
had done so. Ile went to Australia, and tried Sydney,
Melbourne, and the diggings, but met with no success,
and was obliged to come back. He must leave himself
entirely in the hands of his creditors. At the Moor-
lane station witness searched him and found a shilling
on him.

Alderman Finnis then fully committed him for trial.
Ann Clark, a child about 12 years of age, but whose
head did not reach the top of the dock, was harged with
stealing a snuff-box, containing a spade guinea, a silver
coin, and a number of duplicates.
The evidence did not establish the charge against the
child, but both the prosecutrix and the mother of the
prisoner gave her a very bad character.
Inspector Todhunter said the fault did not rest with
the child, for she was brought up in the most hopeless
state of ignorance. She had no idea of a God, or a
church, or chapel. Ile asked her what her mother and
father did on a Sunday, and she said they were drinking
all day long. He asked her if they did not say their
prayers, but she did not know what he meant by
prayers. In fact, she was so neglected that she had not
the slightest idea of a future state.
Sir Peter Laurie ordered her to appear at the court
again on Friday, and directed the inspector to make fur-
ther inquiries about her.

BOW-STREET.—A porter at the Strand Union
Workhouse, who also acts as labour master, broughtone
of the paupers, a lad named John Wick, before Mr.
Henry, for refusing to perform the task allotted to him,
being work suited to his age, strength, and condition,
viz., stone-breaking.
The complainant, Philip Lane, proved that the pri•
saner refused to go into the stone-yard aft; evening.
He made use of an oatk. He was a very tad boy.
The prisoner declared that having received an injury
when very young, he was afraid to work much at stone-
breaking, lest he should again bring on the complaint.
He had worked in the stone-yard for two hours in the
morning, and he thought that was as much as he could
do with safety.
Mr. Henry—ls it true that he has been injured as he
states ?

Lane—l assure you he is a very bad character—very
bad indeed, your worship.

Mr. Henry—You told me that before. Repeating it
can answer no purpose but to show me how very eager
you are for a conviction. I did not wk about his cha-
racter, but whether he has been injured as he alleges
Lane—l believe he has, sir, a little.

The prisoner—l am quite willing to work, sir. I
should not mind doing any work they put me to except
stone breaking.

Mr. HenryL-But then you are not allowed to choose
your work.
After advising the prisoner to perform for the future
the work assigned to him, whatever it might he, which
he promised to do to the best of his ability, Mr. Henry
ordered him to be set at liberty.

WESTMINSTER.—A respectable-looking woman
solicited Mr. Arnold's advice. She stated that she had
pawned a number of articles, and when she went to re-
deem them she was told that part of the things had
been sold, and the remainder given away.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether more than a twelve-
month had expired when she went to redeem the things ?
Applicant replied that it had not ; she applied a fort-
night before the time.
Mr. A rn old asked what was the amount of the pledges.

Applicant said it was one pledge of 45., she did not
want any more at the tir.ne, but the things were of con-
siderable value. There was a crape shawl which cost
her 21. 101., and was very little the worse for wear, a
pair of window curtains worth 1/., and some other articles.
•

Mr. Arnold—What reason does the pawnbroker as-
sign for detaining the property or neglecting to make
you proper compensation ?

Applicant—They said there was a mistake about the
matter, that my pledge had been mistaken for another,
and when I applied again they said I might go to the
magistrate if I pleased, and he would give them time to
advertise them and get them back from the party to
whom they were sold.

Mr. Arnold—Did you make a tender to the pawn-
broker of the principal and interest
Applicant—Yes, I put down asovereign on the counter,
Mr. Arnold—Take out a summons against him.

LAMBETH.—Charles Lewis, residing in Thistlegrove-
lane, confectioner, was brought up on a warrant before
Mr. Elliott, charged with having neglected to support
his wife, Elizabeth Lewis.

The complainant, who was fashionably dressed, said
that she was now residing with her brother, and that
she was married to her husband on the 19th of January
last, at the parish church of St. George, Camber well.
Before she was married she had 701. in Whitecross•street
Savings Bank, which she took out. He left her about
the middle of February.
Mr. Elliott—Does he support you now ?
Complainant— Not in the least, sir. In April last I
saw him and begged him to take me home. lam now
chargeable to the parish of Camberwell.

Mr. Elliott—He went away and has left you altogether
Complainant—Yes, sir, and without giving the slight
est reason.

The prisoner was sent for six weeks to the House o
Correction.

The solicitor asked for a mitigation of the penalty, but
on the relieving officer objecting, the decision of the ma-
gistrate was not altered.

THE PUBLIC OFFICES.

The following is a summary of the proposals contained
in Sir C. E. Trevelyan's evidence relative to the consoli-
dation of the public offices :

" That a building be erected between the Banquetting-
house and the river for the War Department (including
the head-quarter offices at the Horse Guards) according
to Inigo Jones's designs for Whitehall Pa'ace, or an
adaptation of them, having one face towards the Houses
of Parliament, another towards Charing-cross, and a
third towards the river.

"That the Horse Guards and Lady Dover's house be
then removed, in order that Whiteh‘ll Palace may be
opened to St. James's-park, and that St. James's-park
may be extended, on either side of Whitehall Palace, to
the Thames.

"That the Somerset-house and Whitehall branches of
the Admiralty be brought together in a block of build-
ings to be constructed between the site of the force
Guards and Charing-cros, in extension of the existing
Admiralty, having one face towards the street and an-
other towards the park, and that the houses in Spring--
gardens be removed and an opening made between
James's-park and Charing-cross.
" That the existing line of the public offices be ex-
tended from the corner of Downing-street to the corner
of Great George-street, forming one side of a spacious
F guar e, the other sides of which would be towards the
Abbey, the Park, and the Admiralty.
"That the civil departments of the Government be
accommodated in this square, with their dependent offices
grouped around them. Thus, the General Pay-otlioe
and the superintending establishments of the different
branches of the public revenue would be brought into
immediate connection with the Treasury ; the Chief Se-
cretary for Ireland, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the
Board of Health, the Convict Department, and the In-
spectors of Prisons, Mines, and Factories, with the Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department, and so forth.
"That the space between the line of civil offices and
the river, and between her Majesty's ancient Palace of
Westminster and Whitehall Palace, be then cleared of
buildings.
"That Somerset-house, which would be left tenantless
by these arrangements, be reappropriated as may be
most for the public advantage. If it should be deter-
mined to make provision for the courts of law (including
the Court of Chancery, and the Ecclesiastical, Testa-
mentary, and Admiralty jurisdictions) at Somerset-
house, it might be done out of ttio surplus unused Legal
Deposit Funds, and the existing buildings at Somerset-
house would furnish accommodation for the various
legal offices, including the registries of wills, judgments,
Jec.

" That, in order to bring the Houses of Parliament
and the public offices into immediate connection with the
courts and ions of law and with the city, and to relieve
the existing overcrowded thoroughfares, a railway be
constructed, according to the most approved arrange-
ments, along the river bank from Westminster to the
city, in connection with the works for purifying and
embanking the Thames, and that the most ready means
of communication by electric telegraph be established
between the courts of law and the inns of law and Houses
of Parliament.

rc That a committee be appointed, consisting of per-
sons carefully selected, as best qualified on account of
their experience and ability, to advise the First Commis-
sioner of Works and the Government in respect to--
" 1. The relative situation of the different offices ;
"3. The order of time in which they should be built,
the precedence being given to the War Department and
the Foreign•office ; and

ss 3. Tiie most convenient interior arrangements for
the several offices ; and

"That the following steps be take❑ in reference to all
the new buildings :

"1. That general specifications of the several buildings
be published, and the architects of every country be in•
vited to send in plans and elevations.
‘,2. That, when received, these designs be exposed for
a sufficient time to public view, and that the selection
be made after full discussion and mature deliberation.
"3. That, when the plans and elevations have been
resolved upon, detailed specifications and working draw-
ings be prepared, in order that the construction of the
buildings may be put up to competition in suitable por-
tions ; and
"Lastly. That everything conneoted with this under-
taking be done upon the sole personal responsibility of
the First Commissioner of Works acting under the exe-
cutive Government ; early and full information relatinq,
to every important step being submitted to Parliament.

Some reports were circulated on Monday afternoon of a
probability of a new Russian loan for 50,000,000 roubles,
or about 8,000,0001. sterling, but they were believed to
J)t) without foundation.