The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—June 4.

BOW-STREET.— William, Friend, a street hawker,
was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and as-
saulting George Elliot, the captain of the Dablis, river
steamer.

The captain stated that at about half-past five the
previous evening the Dahlia was on her way from Lon-
don-bridge to Hungerford, when his attention was drawn
to the prisoner, who was sitting outside the rail. One
of the men of the boat spoke to him and endeavoured to
induce him to get within the rail, but he refused to stir.
Witness was about to descend from the paidle-box to
assist in removing him, when he climbed up to meet
witness, and, seizing him by the leg, endeavoured to
throw him over. Tee engineer, with the aid of some of
the passengers, secured the prisoner, and witness hailed
a police boat, and gave him in charge. He was drunk.
Mr. Henry observed that the piermen ought not to
allow drunken men to go on board.
A gentleman here came forward and stated that he
was the company's superintendent. Every care was
taken to prevent drunken men from• going on board,
but they sometimes got en by stratagem. When the
tollman refused to give a ticket to a drunken man, he
would sometimes get some companion who was sober to
obtain tickets for two. By passing down an adjoining
pier it was easy to get upon the pier at the end.
The prisoner said he was exceedingly sorry for his
conduct. He had no recollection of the facts, but
thought some provocation must have been given him.
Mr. Henry thought this a gratuitous assumption on
the part of a man who admitted that he was too drunk
to recollect what occurred.

He was ultimately fined 20., or in default two months'
imprisonmect.

WESTMINSTER.—Mr. 'R. Dunn, barrister, sum-
moned Mr. Pottinger, of 5, Palace-street, Pimlico, for
unlawfully detaining some important letters and papers.
Mr. Dunn said he required no quibble or quirk of law.
All that he desired was that an inventory should be taken
of the effects he bad left in the house of defendant,
where he hai lodged, and that his private letters and
papers should be delivered up to him or that he should
be allowed to leak them up in the presence of an officer
of that court. He was ready to swear that one docu-
ment alone in defendant's possession was worth upwards
of 106 i.

Mr. Paynter observed that the police act only gave
him power to order the restoration of property under the
value of 151.

Mr. Dunn said that the private letters be now sought
to recover had nothing to do with the document he had
mentioned, and were merely detained to inconvenience
and annoy him.
Mr. Payntor said that persons could not divide into
parts the property which another detained, because if
they could, by a series of proceedings of 101. at a time,
they might recover 1001., and the magistrate would be
exercising a power which the Legislature never intended
him to possess.
Defendant—l want my rent, which Mr. Dunn owes
me-31. 98. i5..11 the property he has left at my house is
not worth half acrown.

Mr. Dunn—Will you oblige me by sendinz an officer
with me to see me lock up and seal the letters
Mr. Paynter-1 cannot give you any authority to
enter the defendant's house. I have no objection to give
a suggestion that your private letters should be sealed
up by the defendant.
Defendant—l wish to pay every respect to the court,
lint I shall not allow Mr. Dunn to cuter my house. His
letters are of no interest to me, and all I wi,Rl3 is that he
would pay his rent and take them away. I would not
give him half-a-crown for all he has got.
Mr. Dunn (indignantly) —I put it to your worship
whether two gold seals, a pair of razors that cost me a
guinea, some clothes worth a pound or two, some books
and Acts of Parliament, are not worth more than half-a-
crown ?

Mr. Paynter—Then I can suggest a mode, I think, of
relieving you from any further difficulty. Yon can
authorise the defendant to raise money upon the gold
seals and other things you have mentioned by pawning.
some of them. He can deduct the amount of his claim
and give you the remainder.
Mr. Dunn—l don't suppose a pawnbroker would take
gold seals in, with a crest and arms engraved upon them.
Mr. Paynter—Ob, yes he would under your authority.
Mr. Dunn—lf he has any claim to the goods, lot him
distra,in them.

Mr. Paynter—Then you might lose your valuable let-
ters and paperß.
Mr. Donn—l don't care a farthing about that. Then
as you will not interfere, I am just where I was.

Mr. Paynter—l told You you would be when you took
the summons.

Mr. Dunn was about to make some further remarks,
when Mr. Paynter repeated he could not interfere.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET'.—Mr. Dunn, the per.
son so well know❑ to the public in connection with his
pertinacious pursuit of Miss Burdett Coutts, said he
wished to make a complaint of a very painful nature
against a lady residing within the jurisdiction of this
e,urt—Miss Burdett ()mitts. His charge against the
lady was that for a series of years she had persecuted
him in every conceivable way ; had got him turned out
of 11 lodgings, had caused hies to be pursued by a luna-
tic fresh from a lunatic asylum armed with a loaded
bludgeon ; and lastly, had entered into a conspiracy
with his landlord and landlady to get him turned out of
his present lodgings in Pimlico. It was this last piece
of persecution that had induced him to come forward and
ask the magistrate to grant him a warrant or a sum-
mons against the lady in question.
Mr. Bingham said the persecution was stated to have
occurred in Pimlico. That place was out of his district,
and the application must be made to the Westminster
police-court.
Mr. Dunn insisted that this court was the proper tri-
bunal to apply to, as he was sure the lady resided within
the jurisdiction of the court, and having argued the point
at some length, concluded by asking for a warrant or
summons.

Mr. Bingham—l decline to issue either.
Mr. Dunn, angrily—Then have a criminal infor-
mation against you.
The applicant then quitted the oourt in high dudgeon.

MA.RYLEBONE.—J okra James, a cabman, was
chArged with furiously driving his horse and vehicle
(while he was in a state of drunkenness), along Sussex-
place and Cornwall•terrace, Regent's-park, to the danger
of the public, and also with violently assaulting officers
of the D divisi•~n.

The evidence of several witnesses in support of the
charge was quite conclusive.

Tie prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, re•
plied—" I dare say, your worship, I have done wrong.
I have served in the Turkish Contingent, 'and was
wounded severely, and when I get a little too much to
drink I don't know what lam about. I hope you will
deal as lightly as you can."
Mr. Long—l never look over the offences of drunken
cabmen, whose misconduct while driving puts the lives
of the public in peril. I shall fine you 20s. for furious
driving, or 14 days ; in addition thereto, you will pay
203. for each of three assaults on the police. If you
don't do that, you will be imprisoned in each of the cases
for 14 days.

The prisoner, whose term of incarceration makes up
in the whole two months, was then locked up.

SOUTHWARK.—Frederick Watson, a smith, was
summoned before Mr. A'Beckott for unlawfully refusing
and neglecting to finish his work.
Mr. William Deiker, an engineer, carrying on busi-
ness in the Southwark Bridge-road, stated that a short
time ago he was applied to by Government to contract
for the supply of 1,500 axes. He applied to the defend-
ant to make them, and he consented to do so at three-
halfpence per lb., witness finding iron, tools, &c., and
defendant merely the labour. Relying on that agree-
ment witness took the contract for the whole to be sent
in by the end of May, or the early part of the present
month. The defendant, however, only finished 1,000,
leaving 500 to be manufactured, the result of which was
a breach of the contract at a great loss. Instead of de-
fendant going on with the work he had gone to work at
another place, and to prevent any similar inconvenience
arising, complainant had taken the present proceedings.
Mr. Chipperfield submitted that the fault rested with
the complainant, who had told the defendant he might
go away and leave the work.
Mr. A'Sackett asked if such was the case.

Coinplainant replied that, finding defendant was ne-
glecting the work at the time the goods ought to be sent
in, he certainly did tell him he should call in some one
else, and make him pay for it. The defendant then said
he would go on with the work, but he neglected to do so.
However, he was willing 0 withdraw the complaint, if
defendant promised to finish the work immediately.

Mr. A'Beckett asked the defendant if he would com-
ply with the offer ?
Defendant said that he would ; when
Mr. A'Beckett dismissed the summons, cautioning
him to be more careful in future, as he rendered himself
liable to severe punishment, provided the complainant
bad persisted in the complaint.
TVns. Sna,a, a clerk is the employ of Messrs. Easton
and Amos, engineers, its the Grove, Southwark, and
George Smith, an engineer, in the same service. were fur-
ther examined, charged with robbing their employers.
The prosecutors have upwards of 300 workmen, who
are paid every Saturday evening. The prisoner G. Smith
was one of their engineers, and according to the wages
hook was entitled to receive 1/. 6s. 10d. en Saturday last.
the prisoner William Smith being a clerk, hie duty was
to make out tickets bearing the number of each work-
man, and the amount due according to the books.
These tickets were taken by William Smith to the ca-
shier, who counted out each man's money, and placed it
in a bag with the ticket. On Saturday evening the other
prisoner's number was called, and he received the bag
containing Si. 6s. 10d., and took the money away with
him, and the ticket that was falsely made out by his com-
panion in crime, he at the same time well knowing that
he was only entitled to N. 64. 10d. The firm, ever since
W. Smith had been in their service, bad missed large
sums of money weekly, but were unable to ascertain
how it had gone until within the last week or two, when
from information they received, they suspected the
manner in which they had been robbed. To detect the
prisoner die fake ticket t in by We,• Smith was put
n a bag with Si, Os. 101. and given to George Smith,
who claimed the contents as his wages. He was allowed
to leave the counting-house, and as he did net return the

amount beyond his legal wage«, the prosecutors gave
both prisoners into custody on Monday.
Evidence having been given to that effect by Mr.
Lewes, the cashier, and Mr. Easton's son, Mr. S itomon
called on his worship to commit the prisoners for trial
for the larceny.
Mr. Binns contended that there was no larceny.
Mr. Solomon—lf not a larceny, there is a fraud ; but
I shall be able to show that it was a larceny.
Mr. A'Beckett—Can it be called a fraud when the
parties are not deceived ? The first prisoner, as clerk,
has not paid any money to the other.
Mr. Solomon—Wm. Smith wrote out the false ticket,
and the other received the money, knowing that he was
not entitled to receive the sum of money; therefore the
larceny was proved. Mr. Solomon here called his wor-
ship's attention to the Ist Carrington and Kirwan, 195,
" The Queen v. Williams," a case tried by the late Ser-
geant Mirehouse on the 6th February, 1853, at the Old
Bailey. Overtures were made by a person to the ser-
vant of a publican, Mr. Davis, of the Blue Posts, Ber-
wick•street, to induce him to join in robbing his master's
till. The servant communicated with his master about
it, and the latter told him to speak to the other, allowing
him to come to his master's premises, the master having
previously marked some money, which he directed his
servant to place on the counter, in order that it might
be taken up by the party who made the overtures to his
servant. It was so taken up, and the judges held it to be
a larceny. His worship would perceive that the case be-
fore him was exactly similar, and the prisoners ought to
be committed for trial.
Mr. A'Beckett said that under these circumstances
he should commit both the prisoners for trial.
Mr. Binns remarked that, as his worship had decided
on committing his clients, he hoped be would send them
to the Central Criminal Court, as they would have the
benefit of the learned judges to try the case. It was of
great importance, in which several points of law were in-
volved.

Mr. Solomon had no objection to the course being
taken, as he was also of opinion that it was a very irn•
portant case.
_ _

Mr. A'Be,ekett said, that as both parties wished it on
particular grounds he should commit thelprisoners fir
trial at the next Criminal Court Sessions.

Mr. Binns hoped under the circumstances that his
worship would accept bail.
'Mr. A'Beckett had no objection, provided each pri-
soner could find two sureties in 501. each,and themselves
in 1001., but they must give 24 hours' notice to the pro-
mention.

UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL OF TIM PRO-
VINCIAL SWELL MOB IN LONDON.

On Tuesday morning, a gentleman named Smith, a
marine commission agent, from Liverpool, gave intor-
mation to the Police Commissioners respecting the ar-
rival of nearly the whole (f the provincial swell mobs-
men in London by the Great Northern and other rail-
ways during the last few days.

It appear;, from•what transpired at the Marlborough-
street police-court, on a charga of pocket- picking at the
West-end, that the magistri,tes and police of Liverpool,
Birmingham, Manchester, and various important manu-
facturing towns, had recently been engaged in hunting
the swell mob from their usual haunts in consequence
of the late daring robberies which were o. nightly oc-
currence, The authorities, with great energy, see to
work, and, aided by the local police, several of the most
desperate of the gang were apprehended, and sent to gaol
for long periods of imprisonment. for their unlawful de-
predations. The determination of the magistrates be-
came known to the principal members of the fraternity,
who called a meeting, at which it was unanimously
agreed to proceed to London for a few months for a
" change of air and to visit the metropolitan wonders."
The chief portion of the fraternity arrived in town on
Thursday last in time to witness the illuminations, and
the fireworks in the parks, where they reaped a rich
harvest, and gave a due account of their successes.
From what was gleaned yesterday at the police-court,
Marlborough-street, it seems that two of the gang have
been captured in the City, and sent for trial, and by
some chance the captain of the gang was brought up
before Mr. Bingham, on Saturday last, for an attempt
to pick pockets, in the vicinity, of Regent-street, but
for the want of sufficient evidence the prisoner was dis-
charged by the magistrate.
It is fully expected that the metropolitan detectives
will be asslsteit by a body of the provincial police from
each town, whereby many of the gang may be recog-
nised in their light-fingered avocations.
They may be seen every day sitting on the top and
inside of the omnibuses, travelling between Hyde-park-
corner and Blackwall.

They have made several successful visits to the Docks
in entrapping the unwary foreigners, and their efforts
at the metropolitan railway stations have proved
fruitful.

Sergeant Foay, Sergeant Jackson, and other active
officers of "the II division, Leman-street, Goodman's-
,fields, have obtainei a clue to the whereabouts of seve-
ral of thenang, and not many hours will elapse before
some are captured at their unlawful work.

I MINERALS THAT WE EaT.—There is ono mineral be-
yond all others essential to life. If we may be permitted
to recall the very common phrase by which man is said
to be a brick, we would indicate the propriety of speak-
ing of phosphate of lime as the mortar which completes
the edifice. The phosphate of lime cements and stiffens
the gelatine of the hones. It is the so-called bone-earth
to which the bones owe their stiffness and solidity. It
is the phosphate of lime which renders them capable of
supporting the weight of the body, protecting the deli-
cate organs of life, and serving as levers on which the
muscles may act. Phosphate of lime reaches us in all
flesh, and in most articles of vegetable food, but especi-
ally in some of the cereals. A striking illustration of
the value of the phosphate of lime, as a constituent of
our dietary, may be found in the fact that, nearly all the
nations of the earth feed either on wheat or rye, or on
barley or oats, and these grains appear to be specially
adapted for human use, by reason of the large quantities
of phosphate of lime ,which they contain.—household
Words.
THE AMERICANS HAVE NOTHING TO FIGHT ABOUT.
—To send Mr. Crampton home is nothing. It is not a
war measure ; it is a peace movement. It will be the re-
moval of the everlasting enlistment difficulty from the two
troublesome negotiators, Palmerston and Marcy. The
people of England care nothing for it ; we care no-
thing fir it. It is a matter of police with us, just
like any other violation of our laws. Mr. Crampton
once out of the way, and the laws have been vindicated.
England cannot recall him, because he only obeyed or-
ders; we can dismiss him ; and it is probable that
the true men in England sincerely desire that it
may he done. Thera are some nervous and weak
people who have confounded such a proceeding with
offensive and warlike measures. That is great folly—
there is not a speck of war in it. It amounts to nothing
but an act of our own internal administration, with
which England has no concern. We send her agent
home, saying to her Majesty, c‘ Mr. Crampton has
violated our laws, and in doing so, in a Government
solely of laws, his example cannot be tolerated ; we
therefore send him back to you. What we do is to
protect ourselves, to execute our statutes, and to pre-
serve the integrity of our institutions." There is no
war in this ; it is food for silly alarmists that is
all. Again, the Belize colony is another affair which is
said to threaten war. If so, will somebody tell us how
it is to come about I Eogland disputes with us on
the Clayton treaty ; but she offers to refer the matter
to an umpire of our own choosing. War, then, must
come" of our declaration by Congress ; for, if resorted
to, it must be to dislodge Greatßritain in the Belize. That
declaration must be made after we shall have rejected the
proffered arbitration. Now, there is such a thing ;is an
absurdity; at least there is with those who express fears
of a war on such a basis. Nothing can be more silly
—nothing more preposterous. Even Marcy and Pal-
merston, who have been playing for the stakes, have
never thought of war. They are annoying trickster, and
selfish bunglers, but they know that no harm will come
of the dispute. We have just witnessed the termination
of the great Russian war. The protocols of the Conference
at Paris we have already published. They bespeak peace
to the world. They write the history of the last war.
They tell the story of that agency in settling disputes, and
proclaim to mankind that it is a murderous process at
best, doing endless injury—doing nobody any good.
The Paris Conference has become the underwriters of
nations, assuring peace, and inaugurating the reign
ell industry throughout the world for many years to come
—perhaps fur ever. Ships and railroads are to take the
place of forts, and internal commerce is to unite the na-
tions into one great social family, and to give the law to
their political intercourse. Political revulsions in the do-
mestic concerns of nations will be, doubtless, of frequent
recurrence ; but such things only indicate the progress
of the people in matters of local government—..he gra-
dual encroachment of the popular upon the aristocratic
power of the nations. We have no serious dispute with
England, nothing to estrange the two nations from each
other, certainly nothing to quarrel about. In the Cramp-
ton and Belize matters there does not appear to be a
point of possible collision.—Nets York Herald.
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