The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKENWELL. —Andrew Anderson, a
moustached individual, bearing the aliases of King-
horn, Wybrow, Viscouut, and Sir Walter Liver-
more, and William Rudd, a baker, of Britannia-row,
Islington,' were brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
charged with being concerned with others, not in
custody, in defrauding Samuel Prescott, a master
baker, of the sum of £lB 12s. 6d.

Mr. IVontner appeared for the prosecution and
Mr. Lewis for the defence.

The prosecutor stated that in the month of Dec.
last he went into a public-house in Leather-lane.
While there the prisoner Anderson entered, and re-
presented himself as Sir Walter Livermore, a French
gentleman, who had just come over with his father
to receive some property. He appeared to be drunk
and took a lot of sovereigns from his pocket. The
prisoner Rudd then came in, and called for a pint
of ale, but Anderson said, " Do not drink ale, here
is some wine." Sir Walter then spoke about the
strength, of his arm, and said he would throw a
skittle ball a certain listance, but Rudd said he
could not. An engagement was entered into, and
Sir Walter, having so much money, was requested
to pay for a cab to take them to a place where they
could decide the wager. A game was played for a
sovereign, which Sir Walter lost to Rudd, and then
prosecutor was requested to play, Sir Walter offer-
ing to make a bet of £5O to £2O that he would not
knock all the skittles down in nine times. Prose-
cutor not having the money, an arrangement was
entered into for each to put down a sovereign to
meet on the following day. They met the next day
and prosecutor's £lB 12s. 6d. was placed in a box,
together with Sir Walter's £5O, and given over to
Rudd. The game was then played, which prosecutor
won, and subsequently a second bet *as made of
£lOO to that which was in the bag that he would
not again knock the pins down in nine times. The
bet was accepted, and after the £lOO was placed in
the bag, the whole am oun t wa s turned over to Rudd.
Sir Walter then proposed that they should have
some more ale, and he went and fetched some, and
gave prosecutor a glass. He drank it, and threw
the first ball, but on attempting to throw the second
he felt a giddiness come over him, and fainted away.
On his recovering Sir Walter and Rudd with the
money had gone.
Sergeant Holloway, 26 G, who had charge of the
case, and Sergeant Silverton, 293 A, said that
Anderson had been several times in custody for
skittle sharping.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case of fraud was not
clearly made out and dismissed the case, at the
same time saying it was a very proper one to be
brought forward.

WESTMINSTER.—A little fellow, who was not
nearly so tall as the dock in whicli he was placed,
was charged with robbing
,his mother, Charlotte
Eagle.

The prosecutrix, a young woman, the wife of a
labouring. man, in Vine-street, Westminster, said,
in faltering tones, that prisoner was nine years
old, and her only boy. He had a comfortable home,
was well fed, and had gone to school ever since he
was three years of age. He had repeatedly stolen
from her, and she had beaten him and talked to him,
pointing out the wickedness of his conduct time
after time. On Friday morning he had some pic-
tures, and, suspecting they had not been come by
honestly, she asked him where ho got them. lie
told her that he hadpicked them up by the Victoria
Theatre, but on her disbelieving this statement he
said he had bought them, and had stolen two shil-
lings out of her pocket. She had not missed
the money, but would have done so when
she went to market. Where she once lived a very
bad boy lodged in the next. room, who got hold of
her son, and she removed in order that he might
escape contamination, but he was no better. Two
months ago he stole ss. from her, and, finding her
repeated advice of no avail, she had brought him
here.

Mr. Paynter having pointed out to the boy how
bad stealing was, especially when lie stole from a
kind mother, said he would remand him till Thurs-
day, and see whether four or five days' imprison-
ment would do him any good, after which he would
probably release him.
A very respectable-looking man entreated the
magistrate's assistance under the following cir-
cumstances :

Applicant said that his wife had been for some
time past in a state of lunacy, and with a view to
prevent her doing any injury to herself; or anybody
else, he had her restrained, but she unfortunately
broke loose from her confinement. Fearing some
lamentable consequences, he called a police con-
stable, and had her taken to the station-house at
the A division in Gardner's-lane, King-street, when
Mr. Buck, the inspector on duty, sent her to St.
Margaret's workhouse as the most fitting and safe
mode of disposing of her. There, however, the
authorities refused to receive her unless he con-
sented to become an inmate of the workhouse as
well. That he of course could not do, as he must
consequently, have lost his situation. Since that,
in her insanity, she had destroyed every article of
furniture he possessed, and he had again in vain
endeavoured to induce the parish to interfere.
Mr. Paynter observed that she could not be per-
mitted to be at large in the dangerous state de-
scribed.

Applicant said he had offered to remunerate the
parish for the maintenance of his wife. He re-
ceived a pension of ss. 3d. per day from Govern-
ment, and he had offered to make that over to the
parish for the support of his wife, or would
endeavour to pay more if it were needed.
Mr. Paynter said that nothing could be fairer
than that offer. He supposcdfrom what had fallen
from the applicant that he had no means of restrain-
ing her at home.
Applicant replied that he had not.
Mr. Paynter directed an officer to accompany
applicant to St. Margaret's workhouse, and inform
the authorities that if they did not interfere and
put the woman under a proper state of control he
should feel it kis duty to represent their conduct to
the Home-office.

GREENWICH.—Thomas Smith, a respectably-
dressed little boy, about seven years of age,
appeared to answer a summons, charging him with
breaking the leg of a fowl, by wilfully throwing a
stone.

Complainant said—Me name is Ellen Connor, an'
I'm the lawful wife of Michael Connor. Axin' yer
hanner's pardon, but me darlin' fowl has been
nearly kilt by that small boy. The poor eratur is
laid up at home, fit for nothin' at all, wid a broken
leg and
_thigh, and it's only meself can get it to
dhrink a drop of water, wid nothin' at all to eat.
Magistrate—Why don't you kill it and roast it ?
Complainant—Och, yer hanner, it's the beautiful
eggs it's layin' me ; it's a darlin' bird.—a last year's
bird—between a Dorking and a Spanish. What
will I do if the bird dies ?
Magistrate—lf you don't want it to die, you
should get it a pair of splints and a crutch. (Laugh-
ter.) What did the boy do to it ?
Complainant—l'm coming to that now, sir. A
young woman what stands there in the hall came
up and told me that she saw the boy chuck a shtone
at me fowl. An' says I, " Did you see it ?" and says
she, " Yes, I did." " Then," says, " perhaps you'll
be after comin' up and spakin to the magistrate for
me, an' how when the bird was struck wid the
shtone, it fell down squatthering and squibbling
about in the road," and says she, " That I will."
Then says' I
Magistrate—Stop, stop Let me hear what she
has to say.
The young woman alluded to said she saw the
boy throw the stone, and the bird fell down flutter-
ing in the road. She knew it belonged to Mrs.
CoAnintiogris
tainadte took
(to
complainant)—What
torn p her.n a
nt)—What is the value
of thebi
Complainantrd? (considering)— I couldn't be afther
taking less,
yer hanner, than ss.
Complainant—Faith, sir,
t sir, tniot,sh that t
sowmorutch asthato.
me.
You should see the beautiful eggs it's layin' me, and
geisZtt
my Mike wouldn't livid it for no money at all.
emTcruelt tosl orderatlhlde fowl,
apaymentnd 3s .
coosfts4. s.
for
The father of the y
juvenile
tob efendant begged, with
all due submission,
dallowed to say a few
words, as the magistrate be
ef ial only heard one side.
He did not consider the
fowl had any right before
his door, but should keep
ohin its own place. His
little boy was sitting e step of the street door,
eating aslice of bread
and butter, when the bird
stole it from his hand, and the boy took up the

stone and threw it. Ile contended that the bird
had no right at his door.
Magistrate—You cannot teach birds that for
taking a walk they shall be maimed or punished
with death. The boy should have shouted and
frightened the bird away. If the fowl was trespass-
ing, that was no reason why it should be ill-treated.
You had better pay the money.
The father said he didn't know that the bird's
leg was broken. Michael Connor had not shown
it to him, and if he paid the money he surely had a
right to the fowl.

-Magistrate—Certainly ; and if the leg is not
broken, the fowl must be produced in court on a
future day ; but if otherwise, you had better roast
it and cat it for your supper.
The father thanked the magistrate, and said he
would have the fowl.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

ROCHESTER--SEPT. 25.

The wheat trade has relapsed into a very lifeless condi-
tion, with only a limited business doing. The samples of
new brought forward were not in first-rate condition, but
the old was generally good. Trade ruled exceedingly dull,
buyers only supplying immediate wants, and the samples
disposed of were sold at a decline of about is below the
prices of last week. Barley in rather better supply, but a
dull trade. Oats lower. Beans and peas easier to purchase,
and prices have slightly declined.
White wheat, new, 45s to 48s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 34s
Red do. 4os to 433 Oats, old, 125 t....--s to
Old white 44s to 48s New do 25s to 27s
Red do.. 42s to 44s Beans 40s to 468
Barley, malting.... 36s to 40s I Peas.. 4os to 448