The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-25 00:00:00

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LA IP INTELLIGENCE-7W Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
EX PARTE WALKER T. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.

The Solicitor-General applied for a rule nisi calling
on the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council
of the City of London to show cause why a writ of
restitution should not be direc ed to them command-
ing them to return to the applicant certain goods
which were stolen from him, and which had passed
into the possession of the City of London. The appli-
cation arose out of the late prosecution in the great Corn-
hill burglary, when Mr. Walker lost 383 watches and a
number of gold chains. The parties wore prosecuted
and convicted. Fifty-four watches and chains, besides
those taken from the thieves, which were stolen
from Mr. Walker were found, and in Gaseley's box was
round £270, which ho said wai ill,' proceeds of the
stolen property. After Om conviction Me. 'Milker by
elied to the Recorder for an order br the r. s• itution
of the property, under the 2-Ith suit 2i th Viettia,
chap. 96, sec. 100 ; but he deciined to m the the order,
ut serving Olt lie ltd uo doubt Ile. Tr,asary, who
was prosecuting, would hand it over. The
.earned counsel said there was no doubt the Treasury
would have -done ; birt,.nnfottuna.'ev, the polks handed
the prep-rty over to the Ci y of L'Jndun, and they
beieg a t.iffer,nt Indy to deal %% 7th than tut ire tsury
he had never been 'able to ottain the p'reporty front
them. Mr. Walker had made rupeatel applications to
the (PT authorities, and there but been committees
meetings and reports, but Mr. Walker had failed to ob-
tain any redress from thiCorporation, on the ground that
this was felon's property. The articles were not, and in
fact never had been, felon's goods.—The Lord Chief Jus-
tice -You haVe stated quite sufficient to entitle you to a
rule.—Rule granted.

POLICE INTA'LLIGENCE— This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—Wm. Stokes, de-
scribed as a labourer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with violently assaulting his wife wit h a hammer.
The injured woman was unable to attend in consequence
of the injuries she received.
Police-constable Robert Elliott, 36 E, said that at a
quarter to ono yesterday morning he was on duty in Upper
Rathbone-place, when he heard a noise, and on going to
the end of the piaci he saw a woman in a fearful state,
she being smothered with blood, and having some wounds
on her head —two on the right side and one on the left—
and her arms, shoulders, and body having also several in-
juries upon them. Ho took the woman, who he found
was the prisoner's wife, to the Middlesex Hospital,
where the surgeon dressed her wounds; and on after-
wards taking her home to No. 49, Upper Rathbone-
place, she said that the prisoner had assaulted her with an
iron bolt, and that, on her taking up a hammer to defend
herself, he took it from her, and assaulted her with it, in-
flicting the injuries on her head, and she asked him to
take the prisoner into custody. On going to the room in
which the prisoner was he found that he had locked him-
self in, and he believed nailed the door, and to get to him
he had to force the door. At the station the prisoner said
he had only used the bolt in self-defence. He (wit-
ness) knew the woman as a hard-working woman, who
went out with a barrow to get a living for her children,
whilst the prisoner he knew as an idle and ♦ery lazy
fellow.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said the woman
was confined to her bed.
The prisoner said his wife received her injuries by fall-
ing on a fender while drunk.
The constable said the woman was quite sober.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.
POLICE rRACTICE.—On the magistrate taking his seat
this morning, Richard Bourke, a solicitor's clerk, said he
wished to withdraw a charge of felony he bad made
against a woman, and he at the same time intimated that
there was a charge against himself.
Jane Alton was then put into the dock charged with
robbing him of a sovereign.
Having withdrawn the charge, she was liberated, and
Richard Bourke himself stood forward, the charge against
him being that of drunk and incapable of taking care of
himself.
Police-constable 324 B said that after charging the
woman defendant was put out of the station. As he
created a disturbance at the door he was locked up.
Mr. Arnold—l should think from what you say that the
defendant ought to have been charged with being drunk
and disorderly. If he was drunk and incapable surely his
charge of felony would not have been token.
Defendant-1 had been with some Mends and hap-
pened to take some punch, which I found was taking an
effect upon me. I called a Hansom to convey me home,
and this young woman jumped in after me, and when I
went to pay the cabman she took a sovereign out of my
hand. I told the cabman to drive to the station.
Mr. Arnold—What was the disturbance defendant was
making ?
Constable—He wished to withdraw tho charge if she
wou d give kite back his sovereign or half of it.
Sergeant Bolden, who took tho charge of felony, was
questioned by the magistrate. lie said that as the wouiaa
admitted having the )vereiga he locked her up.

Mr. Arnold—What did she say ?
Sergeant —She said he gave it to her.
Mr. Arnold—That's not admitting. st aling it.
Se, g,ant—lle persisted in charging her.
Mr. Aruo:d—Dcfendaut is fined ss. for being drunk.