The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

charged with the following assault on Walter Vinor, of 17,
Seymour-place, Bryanston-square :
The complainant said he was passing along Lan2ham-
place about 10 o'clock on Thursday morning, when the de-
fendant suddenly rushed out of a public-house, and, without
saying a word, cut him across the face with a gutta percha
whip. The prisoner repeated his blows, but he (complainant)
warded them off until the prisoner was secured. He had
never seen the prisoner before. The blow on the face nearly
cut through the skin.
Thomas Southam, a witness, was passing, and saw the
defendant cat the complainant with his whip, as if he meant
to cut him in two.
The defendant, in reply, said he was sorry for what had
had happened ; he had drunk rather too much, and was
really not aware of having assaulted any one.
Mr. Bingham fined him £3 or one month.
The complainant then asked if be was to have no recom-
pense for being knocked about without any cause and for
his loss of time.
Defendant—l think £3 is quite enough for knocking you
about. I wish I had knocked you about ten times as much.
Mr. Bingham said if complainant preferred receiving 40s.
as a recompense for his sufferings and loss of time be did not
see any objection to the matter being settled in that way.
Provided the defendant would give him £2 compensation he
would remit the fine.
The defendant consented to give £2, and was accordingly
discharged.

SUSPECTED PERSON.—Henry Ball, well-known to the
police as a constant associate of thieves, was placed at the
bar for re-examination from the 20th inst. charged with
loitering about Sackville-street, Piccadilly, with two others,
not in custody, with intent to commit felony.
Three skeleton and four other door keys having been
found on the prisoner by Cole, the detective officer who
had been watching him and his companions' movements the
precedieg night, the magistrate remanded the case until
yesterday (Friday), in order that inquiry might be made
respecting the prisener and his habits.
Sergeant Potter, D 16, new said he well knew the pri-
soner to be a companion of convicted thieves, and that for a
long time past. He knew him by the name of Deane, and
found it necessary to look very closely after him on the
occasion of the extensive robbery at 68, Great Portland-
street, about 12 months ago (for which Sankey, the police-
man who, it may be recolle• ted, had charge of the premises
and a man named White, marine store-dealer, as the re-
ceiver, were convicted and sentenced to penal servitude).
Sergeant Crocker confirmed the witness's statement as to
the prisoner being an associate of convicted thieves.
Mr. Bingham said a man found lurking about the streets
at night, unable to give a good account of himself, or to
explain for his possession of three skeleton keys, must be
put out of the way for a time, and he should therefore put
the prisoner out of the way for three months.

MARYLEBONE. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—
Mary Ryan, a very neatly-dressed young woman, aged
17, in the service of Mr. Stoker, coffee-house keeper,
Cardington-street, Hampstead-read, was placed at the bar,
charged with having robbed her master.
Prosecutor deposed that on the previous night he went
out to close his shutters, and while doing so he recollected
that he had left his keys in the cupboard, in which, amongst
other property, was his cashbox. He returned in-doors,
and found the prisoner with the box in her lap, and as she
was in the act of helping licrself to money he called in a
constable and gave her in charge. The box contained from
£lO to £l5. Prosecutor added that the prisoner had not
been in her situation more than a fortnight.
Palmer, 332 S, stated that when he took the prisoner she
bad in her band two half-crowns and three shillings, which
she asserted were her own. There was 2s. 91d. lying on a
table close by, and she alleged that that was her master's,
at the sametime admitting that she had taken it.
The prisoner was dealt with summarily, and sent to hard
labour in the House of Correction for three months.
CHARGE OF HORSE-STEALING.—A man named Harris
was brought up by Inspector Durdle, of the Great Western
Railway police, on a charge preferred against him by Mr.
Edward Burridge, of the Herefordshire constabulary, of
having stolen a horse, the property of his father, and which
he had brought from Ross by train. He was captured by
Mr. Burridge, who had got to the terminus before him; and
as he was about to take the animal away from the company's
premises he was questioned as to bow the horse came into
his possession, when he at first asserted that he bad it from
a person with whose name or address he was unacquainted,
but subsequently admitted that he had stolen it from his
father.
The prisoner was given over to the superintendent to be
conveyed by him into the county in which the robbery was
committed.
SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A BOY.—George Grover, a
farrier, living in Burwood-mews, Paddington, was charged
with having assaulted, with an iron rod, James Manning, a
boy aged 15, who, as stated by Kershaw, 124 D, was in
Paddington Hospital. Owing to the injury he received it
was not likely that he would be able for three or four days
to attend at the court to give evidence. The accused, when
he was taken, alleged to the officer that he merely intended
to sprinkle some water over the lad, and that the rod which
was in his hand at the time unfortunately slipped out and
caused the hurt.
Defendant was liberated on giving bail fur his reappear-
ance next Tuesday.

MANSION HOUSE.—A. seaman, named Edward
Thompson, was charged by Mr. Coleman, clerk to the
Registrar of Seamen in the department of the Board of
Trade, under the Merchant Shipping Act, section 176, with
having fraudulently used a certificate of service and two
reports of conduct belonging to one William Allen, a sea-
man. The penalty to which a transgressor is subjected by
the act is £lOO, or imprisonment for six months.
Wm. Dean, shipping-master, Minories, said—On Thurs-
day the defendant was brought to the office with other
seamen by a captain who desired to ship him as one of his
crew. He gave his name as William Allen, and made his
mark to that name, stating that he could neither write nor
read. After having made his mark, he handed in a
discharge in the name of William Allen, from a
vessel called the Isle of France. I asked him how
long he had been in his last. ship, and he replied
that he could not exactly say ; and my suspicion
having been excited by the answer I put other questions
to him, from his answers to which it appeared that he
neither knew where the Isle of France went on her last voy-
age, nor the name of the captain of that vessel. I mentioned
my suspicions, and he then produced two papers, purporting
to be reports of the character of " William Allen," whose
ability and conduct were described as very good, and he
stated that they had been given to him by another captain,
with whom he bad sailed in the William Hammond since he
had left the Isle of France. I was confirmed in my sus-
picions by this, and I sent him to the office of the Registrar
of the Board of Trade for examination.
Mr. Coleman, the clerk to the registrar, said—The de-
fendant was brought to me, and he repeated to me what has
been mentioned by Mr. Dean. I asked him where the Wil-
liam Hammond went on the voyage in which he repre-
sented himstlf as having sailed in her. He said
he had :sailed to the West Indies. I then told him that his
statement must be false, as there could not have been time
for such a voyage since the date of the discharge from the
Isle of France, which was only April, 1838. After
putting some other questions to him, I asked him where he
got the discharge ; to which he answered, " From the
sailors' Home, in Wells-street." The discharge had been
actually given to William Allen at another office. At last
the defendant said his name was "Edward Thompson,"
that he had lost his own discharge, and that the discharge
he produced had been given to him by somebody. He said
that he could neither write nor read ; but I produced to
him articles which he had signed some time ago in very good
writing.; as Edward Thompson. In two discharges given to
the defendant by captains with whom he had sailed his
ability was described as good ; but the master of the Cal-
cutta, one of the vessels, had refused to give him a character
for anything but ability.
The Lord Mayor—Defendant, the signature which was
written by you is written in a hand of which no man need
be ashamed, and therefore your assertion as to your inability
to write or read was in itself a fraudulent representation.
Defendant—l said what I did because I was afraid of
getting the man who gave me that discharge into some
trouble.
The Lord Mayor—Not at all. You were only thinking of
yourself. You knew well that you were committing a
serious offence, for the certificate you produced described
your ability as good, but the captain refused to say any-
thing about your conduct.
Defendant—l had a few words with him before I left the
ship. That was the cause.
The Lord Mayor—No captain would refuse to give you
a certificate. He is compelled by law to give one if you
deceive it.
Mr. Coleman—A captain is compellable by law to give a
certificate as to ability; but it is optional with him to certify
as to conduct.
The Lord Mayor—lt is not at all likely that a captain
would refuse to give a certificate of character if it were de-
served, and the defendant has committed a most serious
offence in representing himself to be of good character, when,
in fact, his character is liable to the greatest imputation. A
bad seaman may cause the loss of a ship and the passengers,
and whenever a case of the kind is proved before me I shall
visit it with severe punishment. The defendant has ren-
dered himself liable to a penalty of £lOO or imprisonment
for six months. I shall, however, under all the circum-
stances, mitigate the penalty to £lO or imprisonment for
one month, and hard labour for that period.
The defendant was then committed.

CLERKENWELL.—CHARGE OF FURIOUS DRIVING
AND WILFUL DAMAGE.—Joseph Powell, the driver of
the metropolitan omnibus, No. 6,440, the property of the
London General Omnibus Company, was summoned before
Mr. Tyrwhitt, by a cabman named James Martin, of 11,
Sussex-street, Tottenham-court-road, " for that the de-
fendant did, on Wednesday, August 18, at half-past nine at
night, in St. John-street-road, Clerkenwell, unlawfully, b:
furious driving, cause damage to a cab, the property of Mrs.
Mary Ann Earl."
It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that,
on the night in question, he had put a fare down in North-
ampton-square, Clerkenwell, and was coming up Charles-
street to go down Myddelton-street. Charles-street was in
a direct line, be crossing St. John-street on the left hand
side, being his right side. The defendant was driving down
St. John-street-road at a furious rate, and turned so sud-
denly round to get into Myddelton-street, that the pole of
his oinnibu4 ran into the off side of the cab. The defendant
then called to him (complainant), who was going at the
rate of between five and six miles per hour. The defendant
had no command over his horses, but he pulled up after he
had got the distance of 10 yards in Myddelton-street. It
would require to repair the cab. At the time of the
collision the defendant had his head turned to his conductor.
In cross-examination by Mr. Wakeling, the complainant
swore that the defendant's horses were running chum St.
John-street-road at the rate ofl2 miles an:hour, and that he
crossed St. John-street-road on the left-hand side,which was
his right side. He did not stop at the Coach and Horses
public-house or go on the right band in crossing St. John-
street-road to get into Myddelton• street.
Two other witnesses were called, but did not carry the
case any further. One of them said that complainant was
close to the lamp post opposite the public-house, and neither
could judge at the rate the defendant was driving, though

it was-furious.
Mr. Wakeling, having addressed his worship upon the
evidence, said his case was, that the complainant crossed
on the right hand of St. John-street-road, being his wrong
side, and was called to by the defendant, which he did not
heed, and through his misconduct the accident occurred.
He then called
James Rendall, who stated that he was a passenger,
sitting by the side of the defendant, who was driving under
six miles an hour. The omnibus was full. Before the
omnibus came to Myddelton-street he saw the complainant
crossing St. John-street-road on the right-hand side,
making to the Coach and Horses public-house, and the
defendant called twice to the complainant, who took no
notice, and it was then the accident occurred in about the
middle of the road in Myddelton-street.
Mr. Tymbitt expressed himself satisfied with this witness,
and dismissed the summons.
SPECIAL PLEADING BY A BOY.—James Walton, a boy
about 10 years of age, was summoned at the instance of the
police authorities of the N divisor', with unlawfully ex-
posing fruit for sale upon the carriage-way, so as to cause
an obstruction.
The defendant, when asked whether he was guilty or not
guilty, pleaded that he was not guilty, as what he was sell-
ing on the day in question was cucumbers and oni.ns.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not say that cucumbers and
onions were fruit, and dismissed the summons.
CRUEL AND SYSTEMATIC ROBBERlES.—Elizabeth
Collins, a young woman, aged 22, described on the police-
sheet as a bootbinder, refusing her address, but who, it may
be stated, was very fashionably attired, was placed at the
bar, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with stealing £8 lOs.,
from 61, Osiulston-street, Somers-town, the money of Kate
Mary Stevens; and also with stealing a box of linen, and
some trinkets, of the value of £7, from a servant of the
name of Eliza Meads.
When the case was called on there were no less than seven
persons stepped forward to prefer charges against the pri-
soner. The first case gone into, that of the robbery of Miss
Stevens, was a very cruel and heartless one. It appeared
that the prosecutrix had only a few days before the robbery
been delivered of a child, -and the prisoner, apparently from
motives of kindness, waited upon her. One morning she
gave the prosecutrix a little gin and water, which caused
her to fall asleep, and when she awoke the prisoner had de-
camped, taking with her the whole of the money the prose-
cutrix had saved to purchase her infant's clothes with, and
thus left her in the greatest distress. The next case
taken was that of the robbery of clothes from Eliza
Meads, then a servant out of a situation. The pri-
soner slept with this prosecutrix to save expense, and
during her temporary absence took the opportunity of steal-
ing one of her boxes, containing nearly the whole of her
under clothing, a chain, and some trinkets. When the pri-
soner was searched at the police-station the chain and
trinkets, as well as some petticoats she was wearing, were
found upon her and at once identified. In another case it
seemed that a poor woman, whose husband was out of em-
ployment, was endeavouring to earn a livelihood by boot-
bino.,ng, and took the prisoner in to assist her. While absent
making a small purchase, the prisoner stole all her tools, as
well as some articles of clothing and some books, and was
not seen anything more of until she was apprehended in
Tottenham-court-road. In her reticule was found a bottle
of rum.
The prisoner declined to ask any of the witnesses any
questions, or to say anything in answer to the charges. She
said they might find out where she lived, but,she would not
tell.
The prisoner, who treated the matter very lightly, was
remanded by Mr. Tyrwhitt until Thursday next.

WESTMINSTER.—TRADESMEN'S QUARRELS.-3/r.
Win. Chi/ion, plumber and glazier, No. 134, Kiniaerton-
street, Belgrave-square, appeared before Mr. Paynter
to a summons, charged with having assaulted Mr. Ed-
ward Summers, baker, Moteomb-street, Belgrave-square.
Mr. Smyth attended for the defendant.
Complainant stated that he employed defendant to make
some repairs. He commenced them, and for some days
worked on at the repairs, when he suddenly left. Com-
plainant, as he had not finished his work, went to him, when
he found that he was at the house of Mr. Barber, a green-
grocer, in Bridge-row, Chelsea. He went there last Wed-
nes, ay week, and also on the following day. On that day
(the Thursday) when at the house of Mr. Barber, the de-
fendant came up frctn the cellar with a shovel in his hand,
with which he gave him (complainant) a cut across his
shins.
In answer to Mr. Smyth, complainant observed that he
would not say that on the third day lie did not remark,
" You are down there, you villain." It is likely he said
that lie was "A good- far.nothirg vagabond." De did not
see defendant before he struck him with the spade on the
Thursday.
Mr. Paynter remarked that when complainant applied
for the summons, he showed him the wound, which appeared
to be of a very serious character.
IVilliam Hall, 4, Union-street, Pimlico, corroborated
complainant's evidence.
Mr. Smyth said that by his instructions he was prepared
to show that the injury inflicted was
quite accidental, and
that it occurred on the occasion while complainant was
waving his umbrella, which defendant thought was about to
he aimed at him, when, in his attempt to ward off tied blow,
lie struck the complainant accidentally. Ile called wit-
nesses.
They were present to give evidence, but Knowland, a
warrant officer of the court, said that they had been present
during the whole of the examination,
though he had, in
compliance with the order of the magistrate, directed them
to he out of court.
Mr. Paynter observed that he should not put much con-
fidence in their evidence after that.
Samuel Barber and a female were sworn.
Mr. Smyth wished to have the case sent to the county
Court.
Mr. Paynter remarked that, if the case were sent there,
defendant would he subject to heavy damages, and he thought
he could give his decision upon it. It would have been more
discreet,serious,
rio tperhaps,buta
m os
most
if the complainant
assault.
t.h had not gone to the
house where defendant was. It was, however, not only a
ed
Defendant was fined £5, including 10s. costs, which was
immediately paid.
STEALING PROM A CHILD IN THE STREET.—Sarah
ll:isfield, residing at No. 36, York-street, was charged
with stealing three penny-pieces from Jessie Proctor, aged
41 years, who resides with her parents, at Cutmore's-build-
ings, Queen's-road, Pimlico.
It appeared that on the previous afternoon the child wag
company of the Ipk)riiiscoen-,-;era,na9rtunlbhi he having sent
eleiyss-leinewr
,mother to purchase some article, when, in
that the child was decently dressed, and that the prisoner
0 ler iv,
Illis4slu,sspaiewinhnesr,
sieneitnhge
was in tattered garments, watched them. Ile observed the
prisoner take something out of the child's hand, after which
prisoner left her. The officer went to the child, who told
him that the prisoner had taken her money. He appre-
hended the prisoner, and took her to the child's mother,
who told him that she had given her child three penny-
pieces. The prisoner took five penny-pieces from her
pocket, one of which bad the initials " J.H." upon it,
which was identified by the mother.
The prisoner was committed for trial, bail being ac-
cepted.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNPROVOKED As-
SAT:LT.—John Bracegirdle, a well-dres4d person, was

LAMBETH.—A HARD CASE—EXTRAORDINARY CON-
DUCT OF A FRENCH BARON.—Two intelligent men in the
garb of mechanics applied to the Hon. G. C. Norton for his
advice and assistance under the following somewhat dis-
tressing circumstances:—
From the statement of the applicants it appeared that in
the month of J une last, they were engaged by Baron Amedee
Baillot to proceed to Russia to assist in carrying out a pro-
ject of manufacturing gas from rosin, and light the principal
cities and towns in that extensive empire, the baron repre-
senting that he bad the sanction of the Russian Govern-
ment to his undertaking, and that amongst its patrons
were the Archduke Constantine, Baron Brunnow, Sze. Be-
lieving the baron's representations, and his offers of remune-
ration being liberal and much more than that which they
were earning at the time, they were lcd to accept them,
and at his request they attended at the office of a solicitor,
in Parliament-street, and signed a written agreement. One
of the applicants here handed to the bench an agreement,
which was written on a half-crown stamp, and was read by
Mr. Norton. The following is a COPY :
" Agreement made this 14th (lay of June, 1858, between
Baron Amedee Baillot, on the first part, and James Beale
rosin distiller, of London, on the second. 1, James
Beale, hereby agree and bind myself to give my ser-
vices to the party df the first part for one year from
this day, the 14th of June, 1858 and '59, to proceed
to any place and to any part of Russia the first party
may direct me. I, James Beale, also bind myself to
keep secret the part of the first party's business—the desire
not to be publicly known, and strive to promote the first
party's business and interest, and will do all in my power to
inform him of all that passes, and in every way watch his
interest. I, Baron Amedee Baillot, agree to pay the said
James Beale three pounds sterling per week as the full
remuneration for his said services. I, Baron Amedee Baillot,
also agree to pay all travelling expenses from here to Russia,

as well as travelling expenses in Russia from one town to Gore drove his employers' horse and cart into the St. Katha-
another, and, by the expiration of this contract, travelling rine Dock, the cart contained 16 packages he had received
expenses back from Russia to London. (Signed) Baron A. at another dock. The gatekeeper asked Gore as he entered
Baillot and James Beale." the dock how many packages he had in his cart, to which
On signing these agreements they were told to keep them- he replied 18, and that two were in excess. It was afterwards
selves in readiness to sail on the 21st of June, and they re- ascertained there were only 16 packages in the cart when it
ceived £4 each to procure necessaries fur the voyage. As entered the dock.
the time arrived they were told they could not go for some Mr. Selfe said the packages ought to have been counted
time longer, and the excuse urged was that the extensive as the cart entered the dock.
machinery ordered by the baron was not quite finished; Mr. Mumford said it was not always practicable to do
and in this way they were put off from time to time until at that. A cart might have 50 or leo packages in it when it
length they went to the residence ofßaron Brunnow,and from entered the dock; and if the contents of every waggon,
the secretary of that nobleman learned that Baron Amedee van, and cart was to be counted, they must be first un-
Baillot had not in any way received either the sanction or the loaded.
patronage of the Russian Government; that be was an ad- Mr. Selfe thought there was not a sufficient check to pre-
venturer, and could not carry out his project, and they were vent valuable merchandise being stolen and taken out of
strongly advised to apply to a magistrate and complain of the dock.
the manner in which they bad been treated. They were Mr. Mumford—We rely principally oa the integrity of
also told that if they applied to the magistrate Baron Brun- our servants. Every possible precaution against fraud and
now would take up the matter. In reply to the questions of robbery is taken by the dock company, and they have a
the magistrate the applicant Beale said he bad been in very efficient police, which costs them £4,000 per annum.
the service of Mr. Dorrett, of Limehouse, for four years, Mr. Stile thought if no means were taken to test the
and left his excellent employment to engage with Baron accuracy of a carman's statement as to goods in his cart
Baillot, and the second man, James George Ball, upon entering the dock which he was to take out again,
gas engineer, said he had been engaged at the Lon- there was no protection for goods in the dock.
don Gas Works for 14 years, and that he also had been Mr. Young contended that Gore went to the dock for a
induced to leave his employment for the tempting offer bag of coffee, and that one was delivered to him, and if
of the baron of £2OO a-year. They further stated that they there was any mistake it was on the part of the dock
had been to the Home-villa, Hampstead, the late residence company's servants.
of the Baron Baillot, to see him, but found that he had dis- Mr. Selfe said this was a proper case to go before a jury,
appeared from there, and they further ascertained that and he should commit both prisoners for trial.
while the baron was writing to them from Paris he was in Mr. Mumford, however, having said he expected to trace
London all the time. Ball said he had a wife and child to Eisden, the offender who had absconded,
support, and was very badly off, and Beale also said he was The magistrate again remanded them until next Friday,
in great distress, having parted with everything he had; and reluctantly consented to take bail.
and both applicants said they much feared they were not Messrs. Peek's foreman, Mr. Lee, and another person
the only victims to the baron's rosin gas project. bailed Gore, and he was liberated.
Mr. Norton considered their case an exceediugly hard THE SMOKE NUISANCE ACT.—William Clark, a
one, and hoped that something would be done to compel the brewer in Weliclose-equare, St. George's-in-the-East, ap-
baron to pay them, not only for the time he had engaged peared before. Mr. Selfe, to answer an information exhibited
them, but also to compensate them for the loss of the lucre- by Mr. Steed, superintendent of the H division of police,
tive situations they had given up. which charged him with having a furnace on his premises
The applicants thanked his worship for his kind wishes, so constructed as not to consume or burn its own smoke.
and very much hoped they might be realised. Mr. Wm. Sandeson, the Government engineer, proved
AN ATTORNEY'S FEE.-On Thursday evening a case that he had inspected the defendant's premises, and found a
of assault was heard before Mr. Norton in which the par- large furnace and a 150-gallon copper in operation. There
ties were of the humbler class from the neighbourhood was no smoke-consuming apparatus applied to the furnace,
of Lock's-fields. Mrs. Ann Fellows was the complainant, which communicated with a large chimney shaft. The fur-
and Mrs. Catherine Burton was the defendant. Mr. RUM- nace smoked very badly.
sey, an attorney, attended on behalf of the complainant, police-sergeant Cleary, 8 11, had seen large volumes of
and while the case was being heard one of the most unfor- dense black smoke issuing from the defendant's chimney
tunate of the squad of stamping " touts" who infest this shaft, daily and hourly, for some months past. The chimney
court and its avenues, who had taken his place just behind was often smoking for 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes.
him, was observed several times to prompt the learned The defendant said he bad made alterations in his furnace,
gentleman. The case' as before stated, was one of the most which were completed yesterday.
common and ordinary description, the squabble between the Mr. Selfe—There is no defence at all.
parties having originated in some difference between their The defendant—Except the correct plan:
children ; and Mr. Norton considering both equally to Mr. Selfe fined the defendant £5.
blame, and wishing to prevent a repetition of the row, ordered Mr. Bodkin—Mind, the next penalty for a second offence
both to find bail for their peaceable behaviour. The parties will be £lO.
were removed from the court, but soon after were brought Mr. Robert Bailey, ironfounder, Folly-wall, Poplar, was
back by Cook, the gaoler, who informed the magistrate charged with negligently using a furnace constructed so
that on taking them back to await the attendance of bail, as to burn or consume the smoke.
both parties shook hands and expressed their deep regret A gentleman, who attended for the defendant, said be
that they should have made such fools of themselves, and was under heavy liabilities to get barracks made for the
both expressed forgiveness. The complainant, said Cook, East India Company, and hence arose the negligence. The
says she agreed to pay her solicitor his fee of five shillings, defendant had been at great expense with a view to comply
and gave him two shillings on account. The other three with the law.
she should have to pay, and she was therefore without the Mr. Selfe fined the defendant 4Gs.
means to pay the bail fees. The other poor woman was in a
similar predicament, not having a farthing, and both were
sorry for what had occurred and were ready to promise that
there should be no repetition of the disturbance. He
(Cook) thought he should take his worship's opinion re-
specting them.
Mr. Norton observed that be was glad to find that both
had come to their proper senses, and, expressing a hope that
they would keep their promise, discharged both.
The parties then left the court together, and whether Mrs.
Fellows paid the remaieing portion of her lawyer's fee or
not did not transpire.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN-Au°. 27.

The attendance of millers and dealers was rather small, and the
passing business was limited. :Wheat and flour were held firmly,
and no reduced price would be entertained. On the whole the ge-
neral feeling was towards steadiness in price, and a genuine good
demand for present consumption.

WAKEFIELD CORN-AuG. 27.

SOUTHWARK.—EXTENSIVE PLUNDER BY A BAR-
MAN.—Henry Howes, a respectable-looking young man, '
under barman to Mr. William Sudell, a licensed victualler
at the Noah's Ark, 360, Blackfriars-road, was brought be-
fore Mr. Burcham for final examination charged with
robbing his employer to a serious extent.
Mr. Solomon appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Edwin for the prisoner.
The prosecutor said that the prisoner bad been in his
employ twelve months as potman and under-barman. It
was a portion of his duty to attend upon customers behind
the bar and put the money in the till. On Tuesday night
last, about 9 o'clock, while witness was at supper in the bar
parlour, his brother brought the prisoner into the room by his
wrist, exclaiming, "I have caught him," and at the same time
two shillings dropped from the prisoner's hand. Witness
sent for a constable, when t he prisoner wanted to go up stairs,
but he prevented rn, and on the arrival of the constable
he was searched, and 255. 10d. found on him in silver and
copper, and a half-sovereign, besides a set of gold studs and a
purse. He then sent up stairs for his box,which, being opened,
a smaller box was found, and the prisoner was asked what
that contained. He replied, "Eighteen pounds which he
had from his uncle, and that it bad never been opened while
he had been there." The contents of that box were counted,
and amounted to £l6 in gold, and £2 in silver. Among
the geld he identified a sovereign and a half which had been
in his possession during the last six weeks. In the large
box was also found a new watch and chain, a pint and a
half of brandyy, and a quantity of cigars. There were also
numerous articles of new clothing, which appeared to have
been recently purchased.
Mr. Burcham asked what wages he had given the pri-
soner?
Mr. Sudell replied that he paid him ss. a week, with his
his board and lodging, and presents at times.
Mr. Solomon asked how much he bad paid him since he
had been in his service ?
Mr. Sudell said, about £l2 wages and £3 gratuities.
By Mr. Edwin—He never told me that he had any
money of his own until his box was searched.
Mr. Henry Sudell said he lived with his brother (the last
witness), and on Tuesday night was serving in the bar.
About nine o'clock he saw the prisoner take two shillings
from the till; and as be was about to serve a customer, be
(witness) seized hold of him by the wrist, and forced him
into the bar-parlour, where his brother was at supper. The
two shillings then dropped from his hand.
The prisoner's uncle was here called forward, and be
denied having at any time given him £lB. On Sunday last
he did give him half a sovereign.
Edwin Smith, 66 L, said he took the prisoner into cus-
tody for stealing two shillings from his master's till. He
told witness he did not mean to steal the money; he in-
tended to put it back into the till. Witness searched
him, and found 255. 10d. on him. In his boxes were found
upwards of £22, making altogether £24, besides a silver
watch and chain, a pint and a half of brandy, and a bundle
of cigars. The prisoner said £lB was given him by his
uncle.
Thr prisoner, by the advice of Mr. Edwin, his solicitor,
pleaded guilty, and asked his worship to deal with him
under the New Criminal Justice Act.
The prosecutor also made a similar application.
Mr. Burcham told the prisoner that he -.ad been guilty of
a very serious offence, and had it not been for the wish of
the prosecutor be should have sent him to the sessions for
trial. Under all the circumstances be should sentence him
to six months' bard labour, and order all the money and
property to be handed over to the prosecutor.
The prisoner was then removed.
IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS AND THEIR CLOCKS•

The show of samples of new wheat offering were not in good
condition, and prices were rather lower ; for old the prices of last
Friday were firmly held. All other articles as before, and they
were fully as dear.

George Linford, a highly-respectable licensed victualler,
proprietor of the Royal George, Great George-street, Ber-
mondsey, was summoned by the police for unlawfully
having his house open for the sale of beer, spirits, Sze., before
the hour of one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, the 15th inst.
Mr. Solomon appeared for defendant.
Edwin Coleman, 53 M, said that on the day in question he
was on duty in Great George-street, near Bermondsey Old
Church, and about nine minutes to one he saw defendant's
potman coming from the house with a can containing about
a pot of beer. He was nearly opposite the church then, and
on looking sideways be perceived the defendant's doors open.
He proceeded there, and saw the front of the bar crowded,
and people being served with beer, &c. He told Mr. Lin-
ford that he had done wrong by opening before one. He
replied, "It is past one—look at my clock." Witness did
so, and that was 10 minutes past. In cross-examination
Coleman said that when he saw the doors open he could
only see the house sideways by standing close to the wall,
and he could just see the church clock.
Mr. Solomon here contended that, in the situation the
officer was in, it would be impossible to see the church
clock distinctly, consequently he might be mistaken as to
the time.
Mr. 'Edwin, the chief clerk, said he knew the locality
well, and he thought it would be difficult for the officer to
distinguish the church clock where he was standing. At
the same time, he knew that the decks varied very much
in that locality.
Mr. Solomon said that his client was a highly respectable
licensed victualler, and had no idea of breaking the law.
He had instructed him to say that, in order to get his house
clear by 12 on Saturday night, the hands of the clock were
put forward 10 minutes, and he believed the barman forgot
to put them back on Sunday morning.
His worship thought there was a doubt in the case, there-
fore defendant must have the benefit of it. The summons
was therefore dismissed.

THAMES.—ROBBERY IN THE ST. KATHARINE DOCK.
—Charlee Gore, aged 30, late in the employ of Peek,
Brothers, and Co., importers and wholesale tea, coffee, and
spice dealers, of Eastcheap and Love-lane. City ; and Ben-
jamin Smith, 62, a labourer in the employ of the St. Ka-
tharine Dock Company, were brought up on remand before
Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a bag of raw coffee weighing
1 cwt. 3 qrs. 41bs.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended Gore.
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Mumford, the superintendent ofA the deck company's
and taken into custody. man named Charles
police,
Hagen, a marker in the employ of the dock company,
who saw the whole transaction, and who suspected a rob-
bery was intended, when he saw the prisoners and
Elsden earnestly conversing together in the ware-
house, narrowly watched the three rogues, and gave infor-
mation to a watchman, who communicated with Mr. Mum-
ford. The superintendent of police went to the yard at the
back of the warehouse and took the false bag of coffee out
of the cart, and asked Gore how he came by it, to which he
replied that he knew nothing about it, that he came for a
bag of cofiee and had got a bag of coffee. Mr. Mumford
added that Smith and Elsden had no right to deliver a bag
of coffee at all, and that the one they had delivered was
made up for the purposes of plunder. Elsden had absconded.
Mr. Selfe asked what was meant by a false bag of coffee ?
to which Mr. Mumford replied that the bag cf coffee im-
properly delivered to Gore by Smith and Elsden was not a
cargo bag, and had no marks or rotation number upon it,
,but was filled with raw coffee plundered from bulk in the
warehouse. It was intended by the thieves to have two
bags of coffee from the warehouse.
Mr. Selfe could not understand how the thieves could
have managed to get out of the dock with two bags of stolen
coffee if they had been put into Messrs. Peek's cart, unless
forged passes had been written and sigued by an officer of
the dock company.
Mr. Mumford explained the case at considerable length,
and said the scheme to obtain possession of the bags of
coffee was a most artful one. A delivery order for one bag
of coffee, consigned to Peek, Brothers, was left at the ware-
house in the morning, and upon that Messrs. Peek's carman
received an identity note to be delivered to the warehouse
keeper. On the delivery of the bag of coffee the carman
would have to obtain a written pass-note, to be given to the
gate-keeper on leaving the dock. On Wednesday, when