The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 5.

CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.
WM, Osborne, proprietor of the Alliance Coffee-hous®
67, Shoe•lane, was summoned before Sir It. W. Carden
for unlawfully and hn rwingly permitting gambling in his
houie, against the statute, &c.

Sir R.-W. Carden aikd the defendant if he pleaded
guilty.

Mr. Osborne said if he (Sir R. W. Carden) decided
that playing at dringht4, chess, and dominoes was gam-
bling, then he must plead guay, and leave himself in
the hands of the court. The fact was that he was the
manager of a society of teetetallers, consisting of 200
working men, who assembled at the house for the pur-
pose of amusing themselves in an intellecthal manner,
instead of resorting to vicious courses. There were 3,009
coffee-houses in Llndon, and in almost all of theca there
were draughts, chess, and dominoes played continually,
the proprietors believing they were acting legally. There
had been a case'decided in one of the superior courts
which showed that those games were legal.
Sir It. W. Carden asked if they played for drink and
The defendant answered in the negative ; but added,
that the summons was taken out against him at the in-
stigation of a pitblican in the neighbuurhood, who had
boasted that he would Fpe ud any amount of money to
break him up.

Sir R. W. Carden asked who directed the summons to
he taken out ?

Inspector Hamilton said he did, on the complaint of a
person who stated that his younger brother was encou-
raged there ; and that, in consequence, he neglected his
home and his work, and stayed out till 1 or 2 o'clock in
the morning. He stated that there were cards, domi-
noes, dice, and draughts played there ; and that there
were from- 30 to 40 boys encouraged there.
Mr. Osborne said there were 150 lads in the society ;
but if the friends of any of them objected to their being
there, they were not allowed to come, lie was 'aware
that dice and cards were ille;a1, and the rules of the
societylpiOhibited their being used.
Sir R.'W. Carden said he would not shut up an insti-
talon like that on account of one boy. There was no
proof at all that there was any unlawful gam© played ;
and he hoped such establishments as that would pros-
per, as they were likely to do great good. He did not
see there-was objection to the defends it continuing the
same course, and he (Sir R. W. Carden) wished for the
success of every establishment like the defendant's.
The summons was then dismissed.

MANSION_ -HOUSE.—James Beaumont was charged
with robbing-'a young lady of the name of Hannah
Helena Baglehole, residing in Keppel-place, Brampton,
of her purse, whilst riding in an omnibus.

The prosecutrix said—Yesterday afternoon I got into
an omnibus in Leadenhall-street, to proceed to the West-
end of the town, and between the Mansion house and
St. Paul's-churchyard the prisoner got in and sat'next to
me on my right side where I kept my purze. I was much
annoyed by the manner and needless pressure of
the prisoner at my' side. On my tura;ng to look at him
he looked steadfastly at me, upon which the conductor
said he would put me into another omnibus to take me
where I was going. Whilst addressing the conductor I
felt something at my pocket, and the prisoner was press-
ing against it. I rose to get out, and the prisoner's
hand was so fixed that he made a disagreeable jerk to
get it away from me. I turned round and said to him,
`• You have taken scirbething out of my pocket." The
prisoner denied this. I then asked him to give me his
card, upon which he throw down my purse, rushed past
me,, and ran away. I pursued him, as dirt also the con-
ductor of the omnibus, who brought him back. He en-
treated me not to give him in charge, but I refused to
listen to his appeal.
Mr. G. Stur, a gentleman residing in Piccadilly, cor-
roborated the evidence of the last witness.

T. Gelfatly, constable No. 493, proved finding the
purse at the bottom of the omnibus.
The prisoner was remanded.
John, Watts and Wm. 7 erry, the former a journeyman
lighternian and the latter a labourer in the bervica of
Messrs. Phillips and Graveß, extensive lightermen, of 11
Rood-lane, were brought before the Lod Mayor in cus-
tody of Wm. Gale, 520, on charge of stealing a quantity
of tea from two chests of that article on board a barge
which they loaded and brought from the East India
Dock to Nicholson's Wharf.

The foreinan of the prosecutors proved that two chests
had been broken, and that a quantity of tea bad been
abstractid from them. The prisoners accounted fot the
broken condition of the chests by their having been
stove in by a plank during the process of loading.
Alderman Wire said that as the case against the- pri-
soners was not very strung, he would accept their own
reoognisances in 403. each; to appeAr on Thuriday next.
Charles Martin, another servant in the eroployinerit
of the same prosecutors, was charged with stealing 127
lbs. of tea from a barge which he was entrusted to brio;
to London-bridge.
The prisuner said Le could not account for the abstrac-
tion of the tea.

The evidence to connect the prisoner with the robbery
was of a very weak description, and the rragistrate ac-
cepted his (the prisoner's) own recognisance in 401. to
appear on Thursday next.

130W-STREET.—Lieutenant Ackerley, who was ac.
companied by his solic.tor,•Mr. Cule, waited on Mr. Jar-
dine, in order to enter into recognisances, in obedience
to his worship's order, to keep the peace towards Mr.
Tonna, Secretary to the United Service Institution, and
towards the members of that association.
The necessary forms having been gone throu4h, Mr.
4.okerley inquired whether the matter was now disposed
of ; and being informed that it was, he applied fora sum-
mons against a gentleman whom he named, a member of
theinstitution, for an assault cornmitt, d on the occasion
from which these proceedings took their rise.

Mr. Jirdine--iteally I don't -think you should do
anything of that sort.
Lieut. Ackerley—But X am deprived of 80,004 that

they have got out of me. nab is the commencement 0
the Whole affair.

Mr. Jardine--I think you had much better consult
yoUr solicitor about it.

Lieut. Ackerley—But, sir, this 80,0001. that they Are
keeping me out of was the whole cause of it. I ad
peaceable man ; hut two wrongs don't make a right.
Mr. Cole here appealed to his client's discretion, re'
rating his worship's suggestion, that it would be better,
to consult him (Mr. Cole) before taking procoedinv.
Lieut. Ackerley—But the court will still be open lo
me, will it?
Mr. Jardine repliel that it would Le so, just as much
RS it was then, and Mr. Ackerley left the court width°
solicitor.