The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-01 00:00:00

had been repeatedly guilty of the offence of taking
charge of vessels, not having the proper licence to
do so, and depriving others of employment who had
undergone the necessary examination as to compe-
tency. The defendant was then ordered to pay a
fine of 40s. and costs, or be imprisoned for one
month. -

W 0 OLWICH.—ATTEMPTED BURGLARY—John
M'Kowan, a gunner of Royal Artillery, was placed
at the bar on a remanded charge, of entering the
house of Mr. Ormsby, a barge builder, residing at
Powis-street, Woolwich, with intent to commit a
robbery.
The prosecutor deposed—Shortly after midnight
on the previous Friday morning he was asleep on
a sofa in his parlour when he was aroused by feel-
ing a hand pass over his face. He jumped up and
found the prisoner in the room, with whom he
scuffled, and ultimately obtained the assistance of
the police.

The prisoner said that he meant to commit a bur-
glary in order that ho might get out of the service,
but he had made a mistake, as he had thought the
prosecutor's house was a better " crib!'
A police-constable who apprehended the prisoner,
stated on his way to the station-house, the prisoner
expressed his regret that he had not cut the prose-
cutor's throat as he laid asleep.
A Sergeant of the Royal Artillery deposed that
the prisoner had belonged to the regiment about 18
months, but his military character was indifferent.
The depositions of the witnesses were formally
taken, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial.
STABBING.—John Maylen and Susan Denmore
were placed at the bar on a remanded charge of
violently assaulting an aged woman, named Mar-
garet Gearing, and the female prisoner was charged
with stabbing the prosecutrix with a knife.
The prosecutrix, who was still suffering from the
effects of severe wounds in her face, deposed that the
prisoners occupied a room in her house at Cannon-
row, Woolwich, and on the previous Saturday night
she went into the apartment, when the prisoner
Maylen struck her, and the female prisoner stabbed
her with a table knife.
A certificate from Dr. Stuart, thepolice divisional
surgeon, was handed in, to the effect, that the
wounds had been inflicted by such an instrument as
a knife.
The prisoners called witnesses for the defence,
who deposed that the prosecutrix commenced the
assault.
Mr. Maude fined Maylen 205., or one month's
imprisonment, and the female prisoner 50s. or two
months' imprisonment.
ROBBERY AT THE PAVILION GARDENS.—Cathe-
rine Breton, described as a servant of place, resid-
ing at Sandy-hill, Plumstead, was charged with
stealing two glass tumblers, and two lamp glasses,
from the Pavilion Gardens, North Woolwich, the
property of the proprietor, Mr. Macnamara,
The offence was proved, and the prisoner fined
Os., or 14 days' imprisonment.

WANDSWORTH.—WHOLESALE ROBBERIES
BY A GIRL.—EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Matilda
Brooks, a genteel-looking young girl, about 17 years
of age, was brought up on remand before Mr. Day-
man, charged with stealing a purse containing ss.
4d. belonging to a married woman named West-
brook, living in George-street, Battersea.
The evidence in this case showed a very ungrate-
ful act on the part of the prisoner. At the end of last
week she paid a visit to the prosecutrix, who treated
her as a friend, and while she left her in her apart-
ments to take her husband's supper she took the
purse from the table, and afterwards denied all
knowledge of the property. She even assisted
her to look for it, but the purse could not be
found. She was invited toremain the night, in conse-
quence of the wet weather, and while she was asleep
the prosecutrix got up and searched her under
clothing, as she strongly suspected her, and in her
pocket, in her petticoat, she discovered her missing
purse and its contents. The prisoner was given into
custody the next day, and the prosecutrix desired,
after stating the case, not to press the charge, but
his worship thought a week's imprisonment would
do her good, and he accordingly remanded her until
yesterday.
Upon being placed in the dock, Syred, a consta-
ble of the V division, informed his worship that
there were a great number of charges against the
prisoner for felony.
Elizabeth Golding, the matron of the Southwark
Home for Fallen Females, in the New Kent-road,
stated that the prisoner was an inmate for a few
days, and she absconded on Thursday three weeks,
taking with her a chemise and a pair of boots be-
longing to the institution, and a dress and shawl
belonging to two of the inmates.
Elizabeth Cooper, a married woman, living in
Brummell's.row, Clapham, said that on the even-
ing of Thursday, three weeks ago, the prisoner came
to see her, and slept with her that night. On the
following morning she went out as she said for a
few minutes to purchase some sleeves, but instead
of returning shortly, hours elapsed, and witness
then became suspicious that something was wrong.
She went up stairs to see if all was right, and then
missed from her drawers two chemises, a pair of
stockings and some money.
Mrs. Hedson, amarried woman, living in William-
street, Kennington, said that on Monday week
the prisoner came to lodge with her, and remained
three nights. She represented that she was going
to be married, and that she had been asked in Ken-
nington Church. After she went out on Thurs-
day morning as she said, to make arrangements for
her wedding, witness missed a little box belonging
to her daughter, containing three brooches, two
bracelets, and other trinkets. The prisoner never
returned.

Ann Robinson, a widow, of No. 2, Stockwell-
grove, Stockwell, said the prisoner came to her on
Thursday week, and stated that she had been re-
commended to her as a lodger. She behaved her-
self very well until the following Monday, when
witness missed a pair of stockings. She charged
her with stealing them, and she did not deny it.
That morning they both went out, the prisoner
before her, and she locked up the place. When
she returned home in the evening she missed two
shawls from a drawer which was not locked. An
attempt had been made to open a drawer where
she kept her money, but it was not successf
One of the shawls the prisoner was wearing in. the
dock, and the other was at a pawnbroker's shr,p.
Fanny Taylor, a young girl, said she kn ew the
prisoner by going to Sunday school with bier. On
Monday week she saw the prisoner go up, a ladder
at Mrs. Robinson's house, and enter by the win-
dow, which she raised. She afterwards came out
of the house, and as they walked away together
she asked her if she had got what she wanted, and
she replied that she had not.
Syred was next examined, and he said that he
received information of the robbery at Mrs. Ro-
binson's, and he found that an attempt had been
made to open the drawer by a packing needle,
which was broken in the lock. He also said there
were other cases againec her, and it appeared that
every place she had 'been to she had robbed.
Mr. Wilson, who attended for the prisoner, said
there was no necessity to remand the prisoner again,
if his worship intended to deal with the case, as it
was quite clear she had stolen these things.
Mr. Dayman said he had made up his mind to
commit her for trial, and he wished to know if there
were any former conviction.
Another constable said an inspector of the P divi-
sion had promised to send a man to prove a former
conviction, but he had not attended.
Mr. Dayman said he should remand her for
another week, and the police could produce any
other evidence they might have.
The prisoner, who kept the shawl she was wear-
ing closely before her face the whole time she was
in the dock, was then removed to the cells.

LAMBETH,—THE RIGHT TO KEEP SEATS ON
OMNIBUSES.—John Arthur Page, the driver, and
John Godfree, the conductor of one of the Have-
lock omnibuses, appeared before Mr. Elliott to
answer to summonses, the one charging the former
with refusing to carry Mr. George Loe, and the
other charging the conductor with using insulting
and abusive language to that gentleman.
Mr. Loe deposed that on the morning of that
day week, on reaching the end of Beresford-street,
Walworth, on his way to town, he saw au omnibus
about to start, and perceiving a vacant seat in front,
alongside the driver, he mounted the vehicle for the
purpose of getting into that seat, when Page, the
driver, moved from his box and got into the other,
and held the reins so that he could not get past him
into the place he vacated, He (witness) demanded
the seat, and said that as it was a public vehicle he
should not leays the place he stood in until he got
one. While this was going on, a gentleman then
present got on the vehicle at the back, and passing
along the roof and the whole of the passengers there,
approached the front. On reaching near enough
to take the seat, the coachman returned to his pro-
per seat, and allowed the gentleman to take it, so
that he (Mr. Loe) was still left standing on the
front board. At this time the conductor came from
behind, and calling out to the driver to go on and
break his (witness's) neck. The driver very pro-
perly refused to go on, and ultimately some gentle-
men got from the roof to the inside, so that by this
means a seat became vacant, and the gentleman get-
ting into it he (witness) was enabled to get into the
_ff
seat he at first claimed. During the jou rvey he
was subected to some remark u
the vehicle at London-bridge s, and on
the calledconductor,
him, with an expletive, a " Twopenny rider.'
In answer to the magistrate's questions, the wit-
ness was unable to say whether there
vacant seats on the omnibus were other
at the time he claimed
to get into the one alongside the coachman.
Mr. T. Deston,who was a passenger on the omni-