The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

POLIC'R INTELLIGENCE—Sept. 17.

MARLB OROUG H-STREET.—Maria Roussell,
the French keeper of a house of ill-fame in Rupert-
street, Haymarket, was summoned before the Court
for illegally detaining certain articles of wearing
apparel, the property of Lucie Grisard, a young
French girl.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Marlborough-street, at-
tended on behalf of the complainant, and from
his statement it appeared she was one of several
unfortunate girls who came for the first time to
this country about two months ago and was intro-
duced to the defendant's house. The defendant,
taking great pains, advised her to seek her liveli-
hood in the streets, and succeeded in her persuasion
on the promise of board and lodging from her, con-
ditionally that she was to receive half the money
the poor girl obtained. Within two months she
received 401., all which was taken by the defen-
dant, and all the complainant received as her share
was ls. Gd., and no expostulation had any effect in
altering this unfair and scandalous sharing.
The complainant at length resolved to quit the
house of Madame Roussel', and expressing her
determination, demanded her wardrobe. Suddenly
losing her source of profit in the poor girl, defen-
dant made a demand of £6 on her, and refused to
give up an article unt;l the sum was paid. She had
no means now, even if she had the disposition, to
pay this demand, for all she had received, as she had
before said, for the two months was ls. Gd., and
without a home, with nothing but what she had on
her person, she had, by those who knew the law
better than herself, been advised to take the present
step. He would leave the case in the hands of the
court, without seeking to aggravate it by stating
all the serious allegations contained in his instruc-
tions, convinced that full justice would be rendered.
The complainant proved all the facts stated. She
stated the clothing detained to consist of 12 dresses,
mantles, under-linen, and other articles, together
with three gold rings of the value of £l2, all which
she brought with her from Paris.

Defendant said the things were in the hands of
he broker for rent.

A printed form or inventory was here put in.
Mr. Beadon—Why, this is a:false inventory—a
pretended bill of a levy, without amount or items—
an impudent imposition. Will you give up all the
things you have of this poor girl ?
Defendant—l can't; the three rings are in pawn.
Mr. Beadon—lt's monstrous to talk of rent in
such a house as yours, and from complainant under
such circumstances. You have admitted having the
things, and if you do not forthwith restore them all,
or pay her over the value put on them, I will put
in a distress warrant on your goods for the amount
and all expenses.

CLERXENWELL.—Wm. Jones, 35, a weather-
beaten seaman, without home, and with tattered
clothes, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with
wandering about without any visible means of
subsistence.

Police Sergeant Hill, 39 S, said that between 1
and 2 o'clock that morning he was directed by In-
spector Stokes to watch the prisoner, to ascertain
whether he was affecting an imposition. He
followed him until he saw him sit on the step of
a door in Goldington-street, and then went up to
him. He saw that he appeared ill, and asked him,
after other questions, why he did not apply for
admission to the workhouse if he was in the desti-
tute state that he described. The prisoner said, " I
have applied, and been refused. I then went to
the police-station, and was directed again to go to
the workhouse. I went as I was told, and was
again refused. I crawled back again to the police-
station and said how I was served, when a police-
man was sent with me, but a third time I was
refused admission." Finding the man was very
ill and scarcely able to move, he (the sergeant)
took him to the station, and finding the poor man
really incapable of walking the streets for the
night, in order to detain him the above charge was
entered against him.

Mr. D'Rynceurt inquired of the poor, miserable-
looking prisoner, what he had to say to the charge ?
The prisoner said he had walked from Kingston,
and, being ill and destitute, he applied to the
workhouse for admission, and was refused ; he then
went a second and a third time—the last at a
quarter to 10, and at time, although he begged hard
for a night's lodging, he was trned away. He then
walked about till past 1 o'clock, when he was found
sitting on a step by the policeman, and taken to
the station.

Inspector Stokes handed in a certificate, of which
foliowing is a copy :

" 24, Stebbington-street, Oakley-square, Sept. 17.
" This is to certify that I was called to Somers-town.
Police-station at 230 a.m of September 17 to attend Wil-
liam Jones, and found him suffering from Want of nourish-
ment. " G. F. DANSEY."
Mr. Stokes then stated that the defendant waited
on him at the police station, and complained of
being ill, having no home or means of obtaining one,
and said he should wish for an order to obtain ad-
mission to the workhouse. He (the inspector) then
directed the defendant to apply to the St.
Pancras workhouse, at the same time telling
him that the police-station was not a relieving-office.
About a quarter before ten the defendant again
came to the station, and said he could not obtain
admission. He (the inspector) then sent a constable
with the defendant to the workhouse, and, a short
time only having elapsed, they both returned, the
defendant still appearing very ill. The constable
then informed him, that although he had repre•
sented the case to the gate porter, that functionary
had stated that the defendant could not be admitted,
and that he had previously told the defendant to
go to the Field-lane Refuge. Seeing that the
defendant was so very ill, and suffering from para-
lysis, he out of compassion took the charge, gave
him some refreshment, and at once sent for a sur-
geon. Mr. Dansey was almost immediately in
attendance, and said that the defendant was in a
very bad state, and suffering from spasms, brought
on by want.

Goodwin, the porter at the workhouse, was then
examined, and stated that about 10 o'clock the
prisoner applied for admission, but, acting under
the orders of the master, he refused him, having at
that time admitted 110 women and children.

Mr. D'Eyncourt—But you:might hare admitted
him when he came back the second time I'

Goodwin—But he was very abusive.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—What do you call abuse ?
Goodwin—He was smoking a pipe and walking
in front of the gate.
Mr. D'Eyncourt did not consider that abuse.
Goodwin—He said he would come in, and that
with an oath.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that after the inspector had
sent the defendant he ought to have been admitted.
Mr. Alexander (the second clerk) remarked that
the defendant was now suffering from paralysis.
Mr. D'Eyncourt (to Goodwin)—You understand
you might, had this poor fellow died,' have bean
given in charge for causing his death. Ido not
say there is not to be a rule laid down, or that
there is not a limit to be placed to the admissions,
but this I do say, that if a man is in distress and
is really ill, you must not sacrifice life or even risk
doing so, for all rules must and ought to be in such
cases broken through. You must take care, for
this man might have died of exhaustion, and if you
had been brought before me for having caused his
death I must have committed you for trial, and
have left a jury to decide whether you were guilty
of causing his death or not. (To the prisoner.)—
Why were you abusive?
The Defendant—I was not abusive. rtold the
porter I was very ill and bad in my inside, and the
only reply I got was that he did not care a
whether I was bad inside or outside.
Goodwin—No, I did not say so.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—ln this case you ought to
have been satisfied, and at once admitted the
poor fellow. The least you ought to do is to pay
the surgeon's bill, and reimburse the inspector for

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before said, to have admitted the defendant. The
defendant had better now be taken to the work-
house, and at once admitted.
The defendant then left the court with the work-
home authorities.
John Crowther, a costermonger, residing in
Somers town, a desperate man well known to the
police, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with
being drunk and violently assaulting police-ser-
geants iiill ,39 S,Fn
Parry, 376 Si and Mannering, 442, in the execution
of their duty, at Somers-town.
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Mr. D'Eyncourt said he should commit the pri-
soner to the House of Correction for one month for
the assault on Sergeant Edwards, and one month
for the assault on Constable Parry, and he should
further order him to find two sureties in the sum
of 50s. each to keep the peace towards Sergeant
Hill for four months.

THAMES.—Mr. Nathaniel Harris, jun., sou of
an outfitter, and dwelling at the time of his arrest
in Well-street, Wellclose-square, was brought be-
fore Mr. Yardley, charged with manslaughter, in
causing the death of a child named Charlotte Cava-
lier, aged 3f years.
The prisoner was held to bail, himself in £2OO
and two sureties of £lOO each, to appear on Satur-
day next, when the case will be further investi-
gated.

LAMBETH.—James Henry Glennon and Thos.
Lawrence, two well-dressed young men, the former
of whom described himself as a photographic artist,
and the latter as a doorkeeper, were placed at the
bar before Mr. Elliott, and charged on suspicien of
stealing £lB 102., the money of Mr. Goedacker, a
baker, carrying on business at No. 27, Westminster
Bridge-road, Lambeth.
The prisoners, who stoutly denied the charge,
were remanded to a future day, but Mr. Elliott
offered to accept good bail for their appearance.

WOOLWICH.— Robert Thompson, a troop-
sergeant-major of the Military Train Corps, sta-
tioned at the encampment on Woolwich-common,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Maude, charged
with deserting from the corps after embezzling a
considerable sum of money intrusted to him for
payment of his troop, and also with obtaining a
suit of clothes of Mr. Mercy, an outfitter, residing
in Artillery-place, Woolwich, by means of present-
ing a forged order.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
deserted from the corps on the 9th inst., and it was
subsequently discovered that he had taken a large
sum of money which he had received in his capa-
city as paymaster.
The prisoner now requested the magistrate to
send him for trial at once ; but as it appeared that
Captain Banks, from whom the prisoner had re-
ceived the money, was not in attendance, Mr.
Maude remanded him for a week.

THE GREAT EASTERN.

NEW MILFORD, SEPT. 16.

The Great Eastern has this evening been placed
upon the gridiron. Friday was considered too
boisterous to attempt to bring her up to Neyland,
and yesterday's tide was lost in consequence of some
troublesome turns in the mooring cables. The re-
presentative of Mr. M'lnnes is here, and will at
once commence coating the sides as they are cleaned.
Two coats are necessary, and as the first dries
directly it is applied, he expects to complete her on
Tuesday. Capt. Carnegie, R.N., and Mr. Barber,
two of the directors, are also here, showing the
most praiseworthy anxiety to expedite and assist
operations. Mr. Gooch has been summoned to at-
tend the conveyance of her Majesty along the Great
Western Railway, but will return here directly he
is released from that duty. It may, therefore, be
taken for granted that the ship will be removed
from the gridiron and enabled to proceed to New
York on the 17th of October, and we may now con-
sider the important question of freight and passage
money. The Great Eastern has been constructed
of such vast dimensions and capacity as to enable
her successfully to compote with everything afloat
in economy, in safety, in comfort, and most proba-
bly in speed.
Ordinary first-class steamers burn about 120 tons
of coals per day, and can carry from one to three
hundred passengers, but not more than 500 tons of
cargo.

The Great Eastern burns about 270 tons of coals
per day—say, three times as much—and can carry
more than three thousand passengers—say, ten
times as many—and above 20,000 tons of cargo—
say, forty times as much.
By the Cunard steamers the highest rate of pas-
sage money is £26 for an adult to New York ; by
the Galway and other steamers £25 is charged.
As the pocket question is the one first considered,
and as the Great Eastern has been constructed for
the purpose, her directors should at once reduce
the first-class passage money by her to twenty
guineas, as proposed in the prospectus of the com-
pany, issue return tickets for thirty guineas, and
so tempt excursionists and commercial men to visit
the States, and by a well-furnished and a well-
attended table prove that her great size increases
the comfort of the passengers, and renders that
which hitherto bad been a disagreeable sea voyage
now a temporary but delightful sojourn in a mag-
nificent floating hotel.
The actual cost of victualling first-class pas-
sengers for ten days does not amount to £2 10s. ;
wines and spirits are paid for in addition to the
passage money, and become a further source of
profit. Intermediate passengers, treated in a most
liberal way, should be conveyed at £lO each.
The Galway steamejs convey third-class passen-
gers for £7. The Great Eastern can take them
for £4 or £5. Victualling of such on a satisfactory
scale does not cost is. 6d. a day.
I observe heaps of beds on board ; a few car-
penters would soon fit up berths and saloons for
second and third class passengers, and it is time
the Great Eastern left off pleasuring and took to
business in earnest.

The Great Eastern is specially adapted to carry
breadstuffs ; and, if cattle are imported from
America, she will bring over thousands in much
better condition than any other vessel could, and at
a lower rate of freight.
The freight out by steamers on fine goods is £3
per ton. The Great Eastern would secure her share
of these at £2 or £2 10s.; and as regards coarser
goods, worsted and cotton tobacco, flour, &c., or
even lumber, home, the directors may
the
low rates indeed, and earn a large sum
frorcent.
make very
benefit of the shareholders. Twenty Phei in
on, and in addition to, the costof
landing, and agencies, spread over 20,00_0". tons
will produce a very respectable sum.:
s. Freights
by by sailing vessels outward are now la
and homeward about 305., and the Great Eastern
can compete with sailing e vgeosoadealshaaffie and
betweenle
ave a
large margin of profit. T
England and America
amounts_ in value The to about
forty millions each
.way_
annually.
authorities below Milford Haven and Manchester
are willing to carry cotton in bales at 255. per ton.
I am aware that nearly £5 per ton has been charged
for the conveyance of dirty linen from the Great
Eastern to Liverpool, but this was an exceptional
case, and only proves the truth of the old adage
about washing it at home." The question of
Milford Haven as the Great Eastern's future
port is one of much importance, and requires the
careful consideration of the board. It is the finest
port for starting and arrival in England. It is
perfectly secure and easy of access, and with
some little additions it can he rendered, by the
energy and spirit of the company's agent, Captain
Jackson, all that the traveller and merchant could
wish except in one particular, and that is its great
distance from Loudon and Manchester. This evil
may be partially remedied by a low railway tariff
for goods and passengers, arid by the reduction of
charges on the part of the Great Ship Company.
if the gentlemen who direct its affairs would se-
riously take to heart the lesson taught by the ex-
cursion trains, and act upon it, the shareholders
would rejoice in the possession of all they untici
pated in the ship, and the Great Eastern become
the pioneer of a line of magnificent ocean steamers.
From inquiries I find that insurances could be
effected on cargo at the same rate as on sailing
vessels, about 1 per cent. ; this will admit of reduc-
tion hereafter no doubt, but it cannot be considered
unreasonable:

The weather has been too unfavourable to tempt
excursionists from Ireland to visit the great ship;
probably the directors may lay her up for the
winter months to complete her internal passenger
fittings in some Irish port, where she may be at the
same time exhibited, and resume her Atlantic
voyages with the spring trade.