The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-11fay 25.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Tbos..Lay, a dirty disso-
lute-looking fellow, was charged with neglecting his
children, and leaving them chargeable to the parish
of St. Botolph, Aldgate.
It appeared from the evidence of Thos. Lay, an
intelligent but delicate lad of 15, that the prisoner
was his father, and that his mother had been dead
some time. Besides himself his father bad three
3ther sons, aged 12, 8, and 4, respectively. Witness
was apprenticed to a factor, bad for a long time kept
himself upon his wagesof 4e. a week, and the next
boy, who worked at a pewterer's, also earned 4s.
weekly and kept himself—the other two children
being depend ant upon their father, with whom they
all lived together in Goodman's-yard. About a
month ago, however, their father left home, giving
them 55., and had never returned since, except one
day when he looked in and left Is. 6i. on the
chimney-piece, so that the younger children were
nearly starved, and witness was compelled, as the
only means of keeping them from actually starving,
to bring them to the Lord Mayor, who first kindly
relieved them and sent them to the workhouse,
where they still remained, at the same time issuing
his warrent for the prisoner's apprehension.
The Assistant-relieving officer to the parish of
St. Botolph, Aldgate, deposed that he had appre-
hended the prisoner that morning while doing
some stable work.
Prisoner said tie had done all be could for his
children. He had had no regular work since Christ-
was, and all the money he had earned during the
last month was the ls. Gd. be had left on the chim-
ney-piece. The job he was that morning taken from
was the first halt-day's work he had had since.
, Prisoner's eldest son said his father, when he did
live with them, was constantly coming home drunk,
when he used the mist disgusting language betore
the youngest children.
The prisoner denied that he was of drunken
habits, but
. The Lord Mayor told him his appearance was
quite decisive on that point without the aid of
other evidence.
The son said his father had been altogether regard-
less of the welfare of the little children: On •one oc-
casion, on a Saturday night, ho went home with a
sovereign, out of which he gave witness 51. for the
week, keeping the rest for himself.
The Lord Mayor—Only 53. for four children, and
15s. for yourself. What a heart you must have.
Prisoner (sullenly)—Well, I had myself to keep..
The Lord Mayor—But who was to keep your
children ? I'm sure, if this boy, of whom you ought
,o be proud, had not brought them to me, they
must have-starved, and yet they looked so neat and
tidy, I was really surprised.
The witness modestly said he kept them as neat
as he could, as he had no one to help him.
The Lord Mayor encouragingly told him he would
one day be rewarded for his conduct, as no doubt
some one would be found to take charge of his
younger brothers.
Prisoner—Why, one day that boy told me not
to go to his home, for if I did he wouldn't have me
there.
Witness—No, father. You came in one day and
going to the cupboard you took some of our bread,
which was little enough for us four, and I told you
if you couldn't bring us any money you had better
keep away. That was all.
The Lord Mayor—And very proper too, when
you wanted to live on his small earnings. You are
one of the greatest brutes for a father that ever
came before me. It is plainly proved that you have
neglected your children, and I shall send you to
hard labour for a month. If you ever come here
for the same thing again I shall send you for three.
Elizabeth Chambers, a resreeably dre s-ed m;d
dle-aged female, was charted witu being drunk
and disorderly, and wilfu'ly breaking a square of
glass, value 255., and also with attempting to com-
mit suicide in a cell at the police station.
It appeared from the evidence that on Monday
evening the prisoner and two other women went to
the Robin Hood public-house, Skinner-street,
Bishopsgate, where, after they had stayed drink-
for some considerable time, they got fighting
in the parlour. They were, however, turned out
of that room, but immediw ely afterwards "strip-
ped," and turned to, for a second time, in the bar,
to the great annoyance of the landlady and custo-
mers, until at last they were put into the street.
Toey thou began cre sting an uproar outside, and
the prisoner, walking up to the door, deliberately
put her fist through a square of glass value 255.
She was thin given into custody, being quite drunk
and conveyed to the Bishopsgate-street police-sta-
tion, from which she was removed shortly after to
the Meor-lane station, where about nine o'clock,
fills, police constable 150, on visiting her in her
cell, founj her nearly strangled by a piece of tape,
which was twisted and tied so tightly round her
neck, that it was oily by the aid of his wife, whom
he called to his assistance, he was able to cut it off,
and only after some considerable trouble, and the
Literal applic ttion of restoratives, they wt re able to I
bring her te her senses.
The prisoner said she lived in the Hackney-road,
and went out on Mend ty,morning to receive 10e.,
when she met the two women referred to in the
evidence, who asked her to treat them, and she
took them into the Robin Hood for that purpose.
They were c .mfor. ahle enough so long as her 108.
lasted, but when her money was gone her com-
panion., who she supposed thought she had g.t
more, abused her and struck her, and that was how
the row began. As for the window, she was lean-
ing on the door and her elbow went through it
accidentally.

The prisoner's haarand, who was in court, said
his wife was an easy, good-natured creature, who
was easily led astray by some bad ones, -vho threw
themselves in her way, but she wasn't altogether a
bad wife for au " honest, respectable working man''
like himself.

The Lord Mayor commenced to address the pri-
soner in his usutl admonitory strain when drunk-
enness is in question, particularly enlarging upon
the disgrace brought by her conduct upon an
" honest and respectable husband," when au
officer in court said the prisoner and tier husbanA,
until recently, kept a brothel in Montagu -court,
Bishopsgate, and the husband, admitting that he
had kept the b:othel referred to for six or seven
year=, still protested that he was an "honest and
respectable man"— is "he ha I been drawn into
ic,—and all his Lordship's eloquence could not
persuade him to the contrary.
Ultimately the L3rd Mayor dismissed this "re-
srectab'e man" with indignant disgust, and fined
his equally "respectable" 11,4'0253. tor the damage,
and 20s. fur be:ng drunk, or one month's impri-
sonment.

In default of payment ebe was locked up.

GITILDHALL.—WiIham Rawson, who was re-
manded from Swurday last, was committed for
-Hal upon three separate charges cf obtaining
goods of the total value of 160/.

MARYLEBONE.—John Traill, a donkey dri-
ver, was charged before Mr. Broughton with the
following act of cruelty.
Mr. Lowe, chief c)nstable of the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, gave
evidence that on Monday afternoon he saw the
prisoner driving thre3 donkeys on the Lower-he ith
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inflicted numerous blows over the hips and hocks
of the poor beasts with great violence with a
cudgel, which he continued to the top of the road,
where he, witness, lost sight' of him. In a short
time the prisoner returned, himself riding one of
them, galloping the whole of them down the bill,
and beating them all over the head and eyes with
the cudgel till he reached the bottom of the hill.
The blows were given with such force that the
sound resembled the beating of carpets more than
anything else. He had an officer of the society
with him, into whose cus'ody he was given.
Thomas Bradley, the officer alluded to, cor-
roborated Mr. Lowe 's statement.
Mr. Broughton, after severely animadverting
upon the cruelty exercised by the prisoner, inflicted
on him a penalty of 20e., o in default of payment,
three weeks imprisonment in the House of Correc-
tion.
The prisoner was then locked up. •

SOUTHWARK.—Alfred Henderson, a rustic-
lookiog man, who was described on the charge sheet
as a painter, of flilsteacl, in Essex, but who afi er-
wards stated that be lived in Exeter-street, Sloane-
street, Chelsea, was charged with stealing a parcel,
containing valuable deeds, from the guard's luggage
van, on the North Rent Railway.
Thomas Head, a gutril in the employ of the
South Emtern Railway Company, said that about
half-past nine on the previous night ho stopped at
Woolwich, in.charge of the trait, from Maidstone
to London. At that time he had three parcels iii
his break, or luggage van: One contained jewellery,
another fish, and the third Valuable papers, ad-
dressed to " G. q., solicitor, No. 1,
Swithin's-lane City."--After leaving Woolwich,
he missed the latter parcel, and on the arrival, of
tbe train at _Blackheath he communicated with the
station-master rdspectinhis loss, and they tele-
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'graphed back to Woolwich. The train then pro-
ceeded to London, and on arriving at the terminus
witness saw the prisoner get out of one of the car-
ridges, and was about to walk off the platform with
the parcel under his arm. Witness immediately
stopped him and asked him what parcel he had
Viere, and where he got it from, when he replied
that it was his, and that he had brought it from
Woolwich. He took him to the station-master's
office, when he was given into the custody of Ser-
geant Smith, 4 M. Witness added that all charges
had been paid on the parcel, and it was marked for
immediate delivery. The prisoner must have been
very expert in abstracting the pareel from his
break, as witness was hardly two minutes out of it
at Woolwich.

Mr. Combos asked the prisoner what he had to
say about it.

He replied that a man gave it to him to hold
while he got out of the carriage, and then the guard
pounced upon him..
The guard here observed that he was walking
with it off the p'atf,. rrn towards the incline.
Mr. George Graves, an in-pector in the com-
pany's employ, informed his worship that whin
the prisoner was searched the " way-bill" for the
parcel of fish was found on him, so that it was clear
that he had been in the guard's break.
Sergeant Smith also said that his worship would
percAve the prisoner had given two addresses,
which looked very suspicious.
Mr. Hughes, the solicitor, here entered the
court, and identified the parcel as belonging to
him. It contained deeds cf the purchase of pro-
petty in Kent fur his brother, worth 2,5001. The
stamps alone cost 471. 11Q. 6d.
Mr. Comb 3 remarked that the abs'raction of the
parcel might have been of very serious inconve-
nience to Mr. Hughes, and as he suspected the pri-
soner was an adept at such offences, he should re-
mand him until Wednesday, to give the constables
an opportunity of making inquiries about him.

WANDSWORTH. —S tmuel Martin, a farmer,
of Garrett-lane, Wandsworth, appeared to a sum-
mons charging him with baviog unlawfully turned
out and kept depastured upon Clapham-common
upwards of 100 sheep, whith were in an unfit and
diseased condition.

David Po: ter, the Common keeper, deposed that
there had been a great many complaints of the
state of the defendant's flock of sheep !limed upon
Clapham-common. They were complained of in
1857, and on the 13th April last he had his attention
again drawn to them. He examined them on that oc-
casion, and found them diseas•ed to a v,.ry alarming
~xteilt. He saw them again on the 17th ins,., and
they were still in a diseased state. Several of the
sheep had died on the common from the disease,
and he had buried three.

The inspector of nuisances for Clapham, stated
that there were several complaints made to the
Wandsworth B and of Works of diseased cattle
being turned and kept upon the common. Those
complaints were made in 1856, and also in April
lasi-. When ho saw them iu April last they were
in a shocking state front disease. He saw one of
the sheep wi bout an ear, which had fallen off from
disease, and the other ear was merely banging by
a piece of skin. Some of the feet of the sheep were
rotten, and they could scarcely walk. The bard
had complained to the defendant on several ocea
sions, but no notice had been taken, with the ex-
ception that they were removed from one common
to anofter.

Mr. James Clousely, veterinary surgeon, of Park-
road, Clapham, Mr. John Donough, the medical
officer of health far Clapham, and Mr. William
Curtis, a butcher, of Clapham, gave similar evi
deuce of the diseaied state of the sheep. The
medical officer stated that they were in a deplorab:e
state, apparently starved, and covered with scars
and sores.

Edmund Knight, the officer of the Clapham
Branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Ctuelty to Animals, said that the secretary had
complained to Mr. Martin of the shocking state of
the sheep some time during last year.
The defendant denied that any of his sheep were
in a diseased state, or that he had lost any of his
flock. This proceeding was taken at the instigation
of the butchers who wished him not to turn his
sheep upon the common. He took the sheep away
on Saturday when they were complaine I of.
The defendant's shepherd was then called, and
admitted that the sheep were diseased, but not
morn s') than other persons', and said they would
not harm anybody.
Mr. In:ghlm said he could not conceive a worse
case, and as the defendant had repeated the act
after frequent warnings he should fine him the full
penalty of 10/. and costs.
The money was paid.

HAMMERSMITH.—Mr. Charles Clark Wil-
pawnhtok,r, cf High-streA, Notting-hill,
was sumMoned for refusing to deliver a pledge
after the plineipal and interest had b-en tendered.
The defendant was represented by his assistant,
and Mr, Hurry also appeared for him.
H.-nty Barfoot, a painter, living at No. 2, Dart-
mouth-street, Noting-hill, st.ted that on the 23d
of July last he pledg,,d at the defendant's shop two
brushes, called "clusters," for is., and received
two duplicates. On the 17th inst. be sent his
daughter, a little girl, to rede,,m them.. He gave
her a polite note to the pawnbroker and is. lid.,
bring -the principal and interee. His daughter
returned, stating that 4d. mare was required for
the interest before they could ba redeemed. She
rlso brought back the ticketa, and he then found
that the date of one hal bean altered from the
24th to the 23d of July.. He believed it was a
trick to obtain double interest upin the pledge,
and he therefore took out the- surntnon4, as they
refused to deliver up the bruises without the in-
terest on the two ticke's.

Iu answer to que.,tions by Mr. Reny, the wit-
ness slid he pawned the brushes in the name of
John Brown. He took the brushes in one parcel,
and he would swear they were one pledge and not
two. Be thought at the time it was a peculiar
transaction, and he had his susp'cions. It was the
only time he had ever pledged, or he might have
made some inquiries when the two tickets .wt re
delivered to him.
Eliza Barfoot, the daughter, corroborated her
father's evidence, and said she saw one of the
youn men alter a figure on the ticket.
Mr. Barry submitted that the complainant had
placid himself out of court on his showing that be
had given a false name, -whereby he bad incurred
punishment of three months' imprisonment.
Mr. Ingham referred to the 10th section of the
Pawnbrokers Act, and said it did not make the
giving a false name an offence-; it merely made it
a ci cum t tnc9 of suspicion.
Mr. Horry then went on the merits of the case,
and said it was the practice to make separate
pledges of duster brushes, for if they were_ put
together it injured the hair.
The complainant denied that it was necessary to
separate them, and said he took them in one parcel.
The assistant said he remembered taking in the
brulies, and told the man at the time be could not
take them as one pledge. He gave him 6d. upon
each and the two tickets.

Mr. Ingham recommended that the parties should
settle the case, for be could not suppose that Mr.
Williams, who had always conducted his business
with propriety, had given t►he two tickets ou one
pledge for the purpose of get►ing double interes►.
The assist tut would rather leave it to his worship
to deLide, as it was very important to pawnbrokers.
Persons might come to their shops with two tickets,
a❑d declare the property was pawned at the same
tune, and only pay single interest up nit them.
Mr. Init. .m then said he should diuniss the
summons.

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From the London Gazette of Last Night.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County of Lincoln—. Sir Henry Dymoke, Bart., to be
Vice-Lieutenant of the county.
West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Arthur
Henry Peile Trewman, Clerk, to be Chaplain, vice Dawe,
deceased.
North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—John
Wedgwood Yeeles, Gent, to be Cornet, vice Strachey, pro-
moted, ,

Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant
Anthony Strother to be First Lieutenant, vice Kennan, re-
signed.

Royal East Kent Regiment of Mounted Rifles—Lieut.
Edward Leigh Pemberton to be Captain, vice Lushington,
resigned ; Cornet Loftus Leigh Pemberton to be Lieute-
nant, vice Edward Leigh Pemberton, promoted; Percy
Dixwell Nowell Oxenden, Gent., to be Cornet, vice
Bridge, resigned.
Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia Artillery—
Second Lieutenant John Allen Allen to be first Lieute-
nant, vice Barclay, promoted ; Augustus Walter Cruick-
shanks, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Allen, pro-
moted.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of
the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House,
May 24, 1858.
Notice is hereby given to all persona interested therein,
that preparations are now making: for the intended distri-
bution of tonnage bounty arising from the schooner, Name
Unknown, captured on the 19th May, 1856, by her Ma-
jesty's ship Myrmidon.

Agents or other persons having any just and legal demand
unliquidated against the said proceeds, are required to •
transmit the particul.rs of any such demand to the Regis-
trar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the •
s Ime may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer,
and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of Attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the
share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little
delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by
the usual documents, to the Prizl Branch of the Depart-
me,nt of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admi-
ralty, Somerset-house."

Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the
London Gazette of the date proposed for the commencement
of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an
individual's share in the respective classes will be an-
nounced.

BANKRUPTS.
Henry Clements, corn factor, Hythe, to surrender, June
4 and July 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Robert Lane, agricultural implement maker, Cirencester,
June 7, and July 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court.

Margaret Blackwell, coach manufacturer, Sheffield, June
5 and July 10, at ten, at the Leeds District Court.
James Simmons, cgachraaker, Masted, Kent, June 8 at
half-past one, and July fi at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.

Samuel Foster, dyer, Alerley, Yorkshire, June 4, and
July 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Courf.
Charles Oates, woolstapler, Fleckmondwike, Yorkshire,
June lt), and July 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court.

William Townsend, florist, Notting-hill, June 7, at half-
past eleven, and July 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bank- '
TU ptcy.

Reuben Elley, innkeeper, Wolverton, June 8, at two,
and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Meeks, upholsterer, Leamington Priors, Warwick- '
shire, June 7 and 28, at ten, at the Birmingham District
Court.
George Mare, miller, Newcastle-under-Lyme, June 4, at
eleven, and June 25, at ten, at tho Birmingham District
Court.

Robert Speek, tailor and draper, Oldham, June 7 and
2i, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
The London and Eastern Banking Corporation, Thread-
needle-street and Cannon-street, City, June 4, at eleven,
and July 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Richard Bowkor, commission merchant, Man-
cheater, June 9 and July 7, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court.
Ralph Turnbull, news agent, North Shields, June-7, at
eleven, and July 8; at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne District Court,
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

Alexander Wallace, music seller, Dundee.
George Reid, spirit dealer, Birrhead, Renfrewshire.
William Christie, grai❑ and potato merchant, Auch•
terarder.
Samuel Young, grocer, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
William Bowie, merchant, Falkirk.