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London, England, 1858-08-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-Aug. 16.

The sittings of the Court for the August general sessions
of the peace for the county of Middlesex were resumed this
morning, at the Guildhall, Westminster, by adjournment
from Clerkenwell, before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant
Jedge; Mr. Creasy, Mr. Payne, Mr. Alderman Rose, Dr.
Bateman, and Din. Halswell. There were 32 prisoners for
trial.
William Woolley, 43, porter, was indicted for having
stolen a pair of boots, the property of Messrs. Chaplin and
Horne, the carriers, his employers, from a hamper on their
premises in the Minot ies. The prisoner was a man of very
excellent character, and the case against him rested chiefly
upon the evidence of a person natue O'Brien. It was con-
tent•ed that his testimony was not reliable, and the jury ac-
quitted the prisoner.
The trial of a cabman, named John Knight, for taking a
young woman to a brothel in St. Giles's, and robbing her,
was postponed until next session.
George Plumridge, 24, was indicted for having stolen a
quantity of silk neckties and other articles, value £3O, the
property of Frederick Conlin, his master. lie pleaded
guilty. The prosecutor, a draper and hosier in Drury-lane,
stated that, altogether, the prisoner had robbed him to the
extent of over £lOO. He allowed him £1 a-week and his
board, and took him into his service withoat a character, on
his representation that his former employer had been bank-
rupt, which he ascertained was really the fact.
The Court sentenced him to one year's hard labour.
Henry Suniniersby, 32, was indicted for having ob-
tained, by false pretences, and with intent to defraud, 10
decanters, value £lO, the property of John Dela,on, and
2 gallons of oil, and 8 lbs. of candles, the property of Geo.
• Moller and another. He Weeded guilty. The prisoner
was only discharged from t.2e House of Detention, after
undergoing a sentence of six months for felony a fortnight
before he committed the offence he was now charged with.
The. Court sentenced him to 12 months' hard labour.
George Gibbing,26, was convicted of feloniously assault-
ing Sylvia Berner, with intent to rob her, in the White-
chapel-road.

He was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour.
(Before Mr. Creasy.)
Georg"e Deacon, 21, was indicted for stealing a quantity
of plate :rota the residence of Miss Ellen Matkland, No. 2,
Lansdowne-road, Notting-hill. This prisoner vt as concerned
in the robbery with one William Higgins, who was convicted
last session, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. The
jury found him guilty, and it was then proved that he was a
ticket-tilt aye man. In 1850 he was sentenced to 10 years'
transportation.
The Court now sentenced him to 10 years' penal servi-
tu le.

Mr. Rib`on and Mr. Dunbar prosecuted; Mr. Lawrence
was fir the prisoner.
George Wallace, 26, was indicted for stealing five sheets
and other articles, value £1 103., the property of Lydia
Eliza Paisley, and (Aux articles, value 103., the property of
Edward Frederick Browne. The prisoner, it appeared, was
a regular plunderer of gardens where clothes were hung out
to dry.

He-was convicted, and sentenced to eight months' hard
labour. .

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A well-dressed fellow, who gave
the name of Francis M. Gloughan, was charged with
robbing a lady named Brett.
Among the witnesses examined was
Mr. J. Smith, broker, 138, Leadenhall-street, who de-
posed that as he was entering Leadenhall-street from Grace-
church-street that morning he saw the prisoner, accompanied
by another man, go up to a lady as she was setting her foot
off the pavement to cross the road. The prisoner passed his
left band into the lady's pocket and drew oat a purse, which
he showed to his companion, and they then both made off.
Witness told the lady she had been robbed, and then fol-
lowing the two men, seized the prisoner by his collar, and
asked him to give up the purse. He denied having it,
and struggled violently, but in order to secure him
witness pushed him into a shop, and when there
shot the door and secured him till a policeman came and
took him into cu,tody. As he was being pushed into the
shop, however, he threw the purse into the street, when it
opened, and the money which it contained flew about the
road, and was picked up by different people.
The prosecutor identifird the purse produced as her pro-
perty, and deposed that when taken from her pocket it
contained half-a-sovereign and some silver, and that although
the silver had been restored she had net seen the half-
sovereign since.

It was proved that the prisoner was a well-known thief,
and that he had been previously convicted and sentenced to
six months' imuthontnent under the name of Green.
He had not Ling to say, and was fully committed for
trial.

Thomas Mash, 19, was charged, upon the clearest evi-
dence, with having stolen a handkerchief from a gentleman
named Cunningham. _ _

The Lurd Mayor inquired what was known about the
prisoner. _ _

Partridge (gaoler)—lle has been here no end of times,
my lord. I can't say how many.
Brett (detective)—And he has been twice convicted at
the Old Bailey.
Lord Mayor—Then leniency would be wasted on him. I
shall commit bim fur trial, and he will go to the Old Bailey
again.

Prisoner—My Lord, I have no father, no mother, and no
friend in the world, and what can I do? If you send me
to prison again I must steal again when I come out. I
can't help it.
Lord Mayor—You have had plenty of opportunities of
reformation, but you have never availed yourself of them.
Prisoner—Then send me somewhere where I can reform.
Send me to sea, if you please.
The Lord Mayor said it would be useless to extend leni-
ency to so incorrigible an offender, and the prisoner was
fully committed for trial.

GUILDHALL.—A New TRICK IN HORSE-DEAL-
ING.—Edward .Stamford, a horse-dealer, of the London-
road, Southwark, appeared, in discharge of his bail, before
Alderman Gabriel, for further examination relative to the
charge of obtaining £5 under false pretences with intent
to defraud a Mr. Huggins of Rotherhit he. ,
The evidence taken on the former occasion was to the
effect that the prosecutor attended Dixon's Repository in
Barbican, for the purpose of purchasing a horse, and agreed
with the pdsPner for a bay horse for £9, the prisoner cott-
er
hePcaonnYc3cted a story that the
seuting to take E 5 down and the rest after the prosecutor
bad had time to try and approve of thehihrnsee.hisTynearpdriisnotnheer
hiLnoodr,siudec induced
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while
toh and that the owner would nott
part with it without the whole of the money at once, upon
which the prosecutor demanded his money back, but the
prisoner refused it.
Mr. Nash, for the prisoner, said it was Merely a joke say-
ing tke horse wa' not the defendant's, in order to get the
other £4. He wag prepared to show that the prosecutor in
the first instance did intend to get the rest of the money.
The prosecutor said the defendant was willing to return
him hls money, and he did not therefore wish to press the
charge.
Alderman Gabriel said if there was no fresh evidence of
course he could not go on with the case.

Mr. Nash said the defendant was willing to return the .C 5
and all reasonahle expense., hut the only difficulty in the
way of an arrangement was the excessive demand made by
tile prosecutor for expenses.
The prosecutor sakl he only wanted to be paid for his
trouble.
Mr. Nash said he was prepared to pay £6, which he con-
sidered Wai ample remuneration.
Alderman Gabriel said he could be no party to any com-
promise. The case was not sarong (nougtt at prezent, but
if the prosecutor was not satisfied, and produced further
evidence, he would cethinly caturnit the prisoner for trial.
Mr. Nash then suggested an adjournment of the case for
half an hour.

After some furthrr consideration,
Alderman Gabriel said he bad decided.upon rentand:ng
the prisoner on bail, and if the prisiner satisfied the pro.
It tutor there would b t no occasion fur him to appear again.
A SCOTCH CASE IN A SCOTCH MIST.—RObe t Beg No,
an engraver, and John Buzzard,
an apprentice to the
same business, were brought up charged with having com-
mitted teverat frauds in Edinburgh.
John Mark Bull, a City detective olTher (after handing
in a printed handbill, circulated by the superintendent of
the Edinburgh plliee, directing everybody generally, and
the police in particular, to search for and apprehend the
prisoners on several charges of fraud, without stating the
nature or the amount of the frauds, or upon whom corn-
tnitted) said-1 apprehend. d Buzzard at No.l, Little Moor-
fields, and upcn telling him he was charged with commit.
ing several frauds in connection with Begbie, ha said he did
not know that he had done anything wrong, but if he had
he must have been the victim
of the other prisoner. He
however believrnl it was all a straightforward transaction.
Alderman Gabriel.—Have you telegraphed to Edinburgh
since you apprehended Buzzard?
Bull—y 55, sir; and I received anicrawer requesting that
he might be detained till an officer arrived with a warrant.
From further information I received I went to Islaworth,
where I found the prisoner Begbie. In consequence of the
state of mind in which I found him,
from delirium 'tremens, I did not think it p,udent to say
anythinganvthin
about the el•arge against until I got him to
the station. him suffering as he way

Alderman Gabriel—Had the prisoners lived any length of
time where you fl‘unil them ?
sir. Buzzard was living in a temporary lodg-
ing ; and Begbie, aftr an excessive fit of drinking, was
found wandering about and taken to the Isleworth Union.
At the Moor-hue station I told Begbie that he was charged
with being concerned with Buzzard in committing hands
n Edinburgh, upon which he said he certainly got the
goods, bat it was no fraud, and that he sold some and
pledged some.
Alderman Gabriel—When did you telegraph to
Edin-
burgh ?

Bull—At eleven o'clock on Sunday morning; but I got
no answer until this morning in consequence of the tele-
graph (from religious scruples) not working on Sundays•
Alderman Gabriel—What have you to sny to this charge,
priscncrs, and why you should not be remanded ?

Begbie—l allow I have got the 'goods from different
parties, with whom I was in the habit of doing business,
but it was in the ordinary course of trade, and this-young.
gentleman (Buzzard) pleCged them for me.

, ,
Alderman Gabriel—Hare you got the names of the par-
ties the goods were obtained from ?
Bull—No, sir.

Alderman Ga strange that the Elinbureh
police should have furnished so little information es to the
nature of the charge, but it is quite clear the right men are
in custody.

The prisoners not being able to find any respectable per.
son to be bail for them in their present emergency, they
were remanded until Tuesday (this day). in the hope that
the Edinburgh police would coudescend to be mare explicit
in their next communication.

WESTMINSTER. A notorious young pickpocket,
William Sullivan, alias Samuel .ullivan, aged 15, the
son of a well known begging letter impoAor, was charged
before Mr. Paynter with attempting to pick pockets in Vic-
toria-street.

Webb, an efficer of the Mcndicity Society, said that be-
tween two and three o'clock on Sunday afternoon he was
in Victoria-street, Westminster, when he observed the
prisoner, who was in the company of another boy, making
aWmpts to pick the pockets of persons, same of whom wet e
on the way to attend Divine worship in Westminster Abbey.
lie saw the prisoner take a handkerchief out of a gentle •
man's pocket, which seemed not to please him, when he put
it back again. He then went up to another gentleman,
from whose pocket he took a red silk handkerchief, which
he deliberately tied round his neck. After that he and the
other boy who was with him sot down on the pave-neut. lie
laid it open, and found it all right, upon which he was about
to put it in his pocket, when a man, who saw what the
prisoner had done, gave him a slop on the side of his face,
and took the handkerchief away.
Mr. Paynter —Did he try to take any other handkerchiefs?

Wiiness—He did. When he recognised me, and got
into Orchard-street with his companions, I did not like to
follow him there till I got the assistance of a police consta-
ble, knowing what despertte clmracters frequented the
street. I got police-constable Serle to accompany me.
We succeeded in apprehending the prisoner. The other boy
made his escape, as I was tripped up by some man, and I
was in consequence much injured.
Mr. Paynter—ls the prisoner known ?
Webb—Yes, sir. He has only been out of prison about
six months.

Denni 4, the gaoler, said that since then he had been twice
at that Court.

The pris.mer was sent fur three months 0 the Hasse of
Correction.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.—CURIOUS CASE—Thos.
Evans, a private in the Grenadier Guards, was brought
beisre Mr. Beadon charged with stealing a suit of clothes
under the following strange circumstances :
It appeared that a person named Pethers was on Saturday
charged with having unlawful possession of a suit uf soldier's
clothes. The accused said he was staying at No. 9, Argyll-
street, and, having gone out for a walk, on his return home
he found that a burglary had been committed, that a suit of
his clothes had been stolen, and the regimentals left in the
place of his own garments. As it was suspected that the
defendant might possibly have aided a soldier to desert, Mr.
Bingham, the sitting magistrate, directed the defendant to
enter into his own recognisance to appear when called upon.
Yesterday the prisoner Evans was placed at the bar,
charged with attempting to commit a burglary at Padding-
ton. When the prisoner was taken into custody on Sunday
night he voluntarily stated that the clothes he then had on
were the produce of a burglary he had committed in Argyll-
street, and that he had left his own regimentals at the
house. On making further inquiry it turned out tat the
soldier had deserted from the barracks—that he had broken
into the house In Argyl-street, and had stolen the clothes
and left his regimentals in the house.
The accused, Pethers, was of course discharged.
The prisoner Evans having pleaded guilty, was sentence)
by Mr. Beadon to six months' imprisonment.

CHARGE AGAINST A CONSTABLE.—PoIice-constable
Taylor, C 89, was charged with appropriating a sovereign,
given to him by a prisoner in the Vine-street station, forthe
purpose of procuring. bail.
A person named Leveston, of. 5, Rochester-row, photo-
graphist, was brought to Vine-greet station in a state of in-
toxication. He was iceked up in a cell, and when he came
somewhat to himself he gave a sovereign to the accused
constable, who acted as gaoler on that occasion. According
to the complainant's statement, the constable did not pro-
cure bail, but denied having received the sovereign. The
complainant was taken to the police court and, fined 55.,
having previously obtained the bail of his landlord.
The complainant, Leveston, having madd his complaht,
the case was sent to this court to be investigated., The corn-
plaintrn repeated that he did give the police-constable a
sovereign to get lytil with, and that he was able to call as
witness a woman who was locked up with him in the same
cell.

Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, cross-examined
the complainant and elicited that complainant had besn in
collision with the police before, and that he had paid the
woman's fine.

A woman named Evans slid she was taken to the station-
house, she supposed for being drunk, on Thursday night.
A man was put into the same cell with her. She complained
of the circumstance, but no notice was taken for some
time. At last the man, who was the complainant, was
removed to another cell. She heard the complainant say to
the police-constable at the bar, "Here is a sovereign ; go
for my bail." The complainant paid her fine 29 well as his
own at the police court.
On cross-examination the witness made it appear that
the transaction took place in a different cell to that men-
tioned by the complainant.
Mr. Beadon said there were contradictions in the case
without doubt. The question he bad to ask himself was,
what would a jury say to the evidence ? Being of opinion
that a jury would not credit it, he felt bound to dismiss the
charge.. At the same time, he must say it was clear that the
irregularity of placing men and women in the same cell had
been committed, but that was a matter for the consideration
of the Police Commissioners.

WORSHIP-STREET.—AN IMPUDENT ROBBERY.--
A kkown thief, who gave his name 77zotnas Brown, was
placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt upon a charge of
robbing* a gentleman of his watch.

Evans, .......
Mr. Evans, the prosecutor, said that, in the forenoon, he
was in the act of ringing the bell at a gentleman's house
in the Kingsland-road, when the prisoner came up and in-
quired the way to Old-street-square ; but, before he had
time to speak, snatched his watch from his pocket, and snap-
ping it away from the guard-chain, ran off with it.
A witness named Miall stated that he saw the prisoner
run across the road and through the passage of a public-
house, where a man laid bold of him ; but another man then
came up and took him away from the first, and the witness
distinctly saw him hand a watch to the second man, and
then run off' again.

Policeman 218 G saw the prisoner running and stopped
him, but was induced to relinquish his hold of him for a
moment until a man came up and explained the matter to
him, when he again ran after and secured the prisoner.
The prisoner was remanded.

MARYLEBONE. THE MATHEMATICIAN AGAIN
DISTUREED.—Marco Maccarini, an Italian, was brought
before Mr. Long, charged by Mr. Charles Babbage, the
well-known mathematician, residing at No. 1, Dorset-
street, Portman-square, with creating an annoyance to him
on Saturday evening' last by playing an organ in front of
his dwelling, and refusing to desist when desired to do so.
The case was proved by the evidence of complainant and
Ayling, 73 D.
The prisoner wan fined 108., or, in default of payment,
seven days in the House of Correction.
DOG-STEALING.---A middle-aged man, who gave his
name Edward James, was placed at the bar, charged with
having stolen a valuable Newfoundland dog, belonging to
' Mr. Armour, an upholsterer, residing at 20, George-street,
Euston-square.
Mr. Buckley, 10, Crawley-street, Oakley-square, gave
evidence which went to show that on Saturday night last,
between 9 and 10 o'clock, as he was passing down the
Hampstead-road, he saw the prisoner leading a dog which
bad round its neck a cord, and on witness looking intently
at it, knowino• it to be prosecutor's, he let go the cord,
and the animal, upon being called by him (wit-
ness) ran up to him. Prisoner was questioned as to
how he became possessed of the dog, when he denied all
knowledge of it ; and on witness asking him where he 'bed,
he replied at 14, Wellington-street. He objected to let
him (witness) accompany him thither, in order that it
might be ascertained whether his statement was true or
false, and at length admitted that he had given a wrong
address, adding, that if he had improperly taken the dog he
was sorry for it, and was wining to go down upon his knees
and beg pardon if allowed to go away. Witness took him
to the prosecutor, by whom he was given into custody.
The dog was produced by the officer, Madgett, 83 S, and
identifiei by the prosecutor as being his property. On
Saturday evening he allowed it to run out of doors, as Ste
frequently did for a Ow time.
Sergeant Potter, 10 D, said !bat the prisoner was a well-
known associate of a gang of dog-stealers, many of whom
had been convicted at the different police-courts.
The prisoner's defence was that tie saw the dog running,
and, thinking it had strayed, he laid bold of the string which
it was dragging along the road. As soon as the gentleman
called to the animal he let it go.
Mr. Long, considering that it was a clear case of stealing,
and one which called for severe punishment, committed the
prisoner to hard labour in the House of Correction for six
months.

CHARGE AGAINST A TRADESMAN FOR AN ASSAULT
WITH A HATCHET.-- Win. TVoo, an eating-house
!cep t.er, in Bland tord-stree t, Manclies.er-square, was charged
win assaulting and wounding a boy namei James Moore,
aged 14, with a liwcher.
Mr. Keene attended for defendant.
Complainant, who had round his head a handkerchief,
and upon whose shirt there was much blood, deposed that
on the same morning ha passed defendant's shop, when with
the handle of a bricklayer's implement which he bad in his
band he struck at some carrots which were on the cu!side of
the premises, and knocked one off from a bundle. Defen-
dant then ran ont and struck him on the head with
a chopper. He bled a great deal.
Two witnesses, named Mortimer and Scott, said that the
blow was given with the lite part of the chopper, and the
edge of it touched the hack cf the head, and a third witness
swore that it was a distinct chop at complainant, and with
the edge of the implement downwards.
Mr. Keene said that 'the wound, which was but a slight
-one, was accidental; the boy was struck on the back, and
the edge of the chopper unfortunately hurt his neck. lie
called
George Bryan t,who said he saw one or two carrots knocked
down, and the defendant then ghve complainant " a slight
tap" with the chopper.
The father of complainant refused to listen to Mr. Keene's
prep-sition for compensation being made fur what injury
had been unintentionally caused.
Defendant was fined X. 3.

CLERKENWELL.—DAnntG BURGLARY. George
Peck, 27, and Henry Burrows, 20, the fit'iner a labourer
and the latter a sailor, both of whom gave false addreSse;,
were placed at the bar before Mr. Ts rwhitt, charged siith
burglarioualy breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
Mrs. Mary Warren, of 14, Stoneficld-stieet, Islington, and
soe ding a great quantity of articles, her property.
The prosecutrix iiived that, on Saturday night las', she
went to bed about 12 o'clock having previously fastened the
back door and windows. On Sunday morning, shortly before
six o'clock, site went down stairs and was much surprised to
find the whole of the place strewn with articles of wearing
apparel, her boxes broken open, and the two prisoners
engaged packing up the goods. She ran upstairs and gave
an alarm, when the policeman on duty, Stret ton, 200 N, see-
ing the prisqners come nut of the house, followed them, and
found a great deal of property wrapped around their bodies.
The prisoners having been Docked IV) Sergeant Stellar),
'34 N, went back to the house, and found that an entry bad
been made by forcing the bolt off the back door. Both
prisoners were known to the police as bad characters.
The prisoners said they did not wish to say anything in

answer to the charge, ant they were fully committed to
Newgate for trial.
POLICE INTERFERENCE WITH THE .OaUsIBUSES.—
A driver in the employ of the London General Ornnibae
Company was summoned before Mr. Tyrwliitt at the instance
of.the police, for furious driving.
Mr. Beard, solicitor, appeared for the defence.*,
Police-constable Hopper, 100 N, said be was on duty in
the Kingsland-road, between Leigh-street and Johnson-
street, when he saw the defendant driving three horses in
an omnibus at a furione rate. He got into the middle of the
road and held up his hands to stop him. When the defeed-
ant came back from town he asked him to forgive him, but
he said he could not even if it was his own brother.
In answer to Mr. Beard, the constable stated that he was
not put tipecially on that duty, nor did be have six cases to
any other constable's one. After ho went into the road
and cautioned the defendant, he went and had a glass of old
ale with a person nntned Dawson.
Mr. Beard said it was impossible for there to have been
any furious driving, for the omnibus the defendant was
driving was drawn by three horses, and was a ponderous
machine. He called several respectable witnesses, who
swore positively that the defendant was not driving furiously
at the time stated.
Mr. Tyrwhitt dismissed the summons.
A CAN NI BAL.—Bridget Shea, a prostitute, who has
been several times in custody fbr violent assaults, was com-
mitted for trial fbr assaulting police-constable Towes, 185
S, scratching his face, biting the whole of the flesh off one
of his knuckles, and alscrbiting him in the thigh.
GROSS BRUTALITY TO A DONKEY.— Thomas Hill, a
rough-looking fellow, a labourer, of Paddington, was
charged at the instance of Mr. W. Love, the chief constable
of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-
mals, with the following brutal treatment to a donkey :
Smith and Grant, two of the Royal Society's officers, stated
that they were at the New Cattle Market, where they saw
the prisoner driving a donkey. The prisonqi, had a long
thick cudgel, similar to those used for beatinrcarpets, with
which he was telabouring the poor animal in a shameful
manner across the back and ribs. This conduct was kept
up for a considerable time, the donkey being hardly able to
keep on its IPgs during the infliction of the blows. They
(the officers) remonstrated with the prisoner, and finding
that to have n 5 effect they took him into custody. On
examining the donkey they found its sides and back covered
with wheals.

Mr. Tyl;lth said that a big fellow like the prisoner
ought to have knewn better, and ought to be ashamed cf
himself fir such cond,ict. He would' now have to pay a
fine of 205., or go to prison for 10 days, with hard labour;
and if he were ever hi:ought up aga'n on such a charge he
stt setnalit him ioprison, without the option of paying
a fine.

SOUTHWARK.—ABSCONDING FROM THE PHILAN-
THROPIC REFORMATORY AT RED-HILL. Henry
Griffin, a sharp looking lad, 15 years of age, a convicted
thief, was brought hefire Mr. Combe, charged with un-
lawfully abs.eoncling from the Philanthropic R:formatory
School at Red-hill, near Reigate, while under confinement
there, by direction of Sir George Grey, her Majesty's late
Secretary of State. This was a case of some importance, it
being the second time that the prisoner had absconded from
the same institution.
Mr. Rogers, the Secretary to the Philanthropic Society,
attended to prosecute, and Mr. Solomon appeared for the
prisoner.

Mr. Rogers, on being sworn, stated that in June, 1855,
the prisoner was'ied at the Westminster sessions for felony,
and sentenced to two months in the House of Correction,
and afterwards to suffer two years' further imprisonment, or
enter the Philanthropic Institution conditionally that he
remained there subject to the rules, and until he was duly
discharged therefrom.

Mr. Combe wished to know I,Yhat were the regulations 01
the institution.

Mr. Rogers replied that the lads received by warrant from
the Secretary of State, which bore her Majesty's pardon
on condition of their remaining in the institution, were
bound by the Ist and 2d Vic„ c. 82, sec.ll, to remain there
until they were discharged by the institution. If honest
employment was found for them they were either bound
apprentices or placed with good masters. They could not
leave without.
Mr. Combe asked who discharged them.
Mr. Rogers replied that the committee did that. The
prisoner was never discharged, and, in fact, this was the
second time he absconded from the institution at Red-hill.
On the sth of July last the prisoner's mother came to see
him at the latter place, and on her making an application
the lad was allowed to quit the institution with her for
three hours. He, however, dirt not return, and a few days
afterwards a letter was received from the mother stating
that his uncle had persuada him not to return. He did
not do soon(' nothing further was heard of him until he
was taken into custody on Sunday night by a constable of
the H

Mr. Solomon thought he ought to have proof of the rules
and regulations of the Philanthropic Institution to show
that they had power to detain the boy.
Mr. Combe said that was not required. He was charged
with absconding from the institution after being sent there
by a warrant from the Secretary of State with her Majesty's
conditional pardon, and not fur disobeying the rules. Her
Majesty's pardon, on condition that he remained in the
Philanthropic School two years from the 31st of July, 185,5,
or until he was duly discharged from there, he held in his
hands, bearing her Majesty's signature. He considered
that quite sufficient for him to deal with.
Mr. Solomon urged his worship to consider the hardship
that it would be if it should go forth to the public that the
boys in the Philanthropic Institution were doomed to per-
petual imprisonment there, unless the committee liked to
discharge them.
Mr. Combe told him that was the law. This institution,
he understood, was one of the first and one cf the best in the
kingdom, and the law must he put iu force against any of
the class who came under its benevolent protection who
transgressed. The case was as clear as possible against the
prisoner, and he mast be sentenced to three months' hard
labour in the House of Correction at Wandsworth ; at the
expiration thereof the Philanthropic Society would claim
him, and he bad better quietly conform to the laws.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AND SEDUCTION.—Mary Ann
Thomson a young woman, whose parents are said to be
respectable, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with
attempting to commit suicide at Blackfiiars-bridge.
Police-constable 197 L said that about 10 o'clock on
Saturday night he was on duty in the Blaekfriars-road,
when a lad came running up to him and told him that a
female had attempted to jump off Blackfriars-bridge. He
immediately proceeded there and saw the prisoner struggling
with a man in one of the receQses, who told him that she
was climbir,g over the parapet to jump into the river when
he seized hold of her clothes, and with great difficulty suc-
ceeded in pulling her back. She was without her bonnet,
and she told witness that it had been her intention to com-
mit suicide, and he then took her into custody. She cried
very much, and told him that her father had turned her
adrift because she had the misfortune to have an illegitimate
child, and that was the reason she had meditated suicide.
The prisoner, who stated her age to be 30, said it was
quite true what she bad told the constable, but now she
was very sorry, and would never repeat the attempt.
Mr. Combe asked whether anything was known of her
friends ? The constable replied that her father kept an
ironmonger's shop at Islington, and was in comfortable cir-
cumstances, but he tamed her adrift and would not support
her.

The prisoner said that she did not want him to support
her. All she requested of her father was a little clothing to
enable her to go into service.
Mr. Combs asked her where she bad lately lived ?
She replied, with a respectable hard-working female in
the Barnsbury-road, and she left there on Saturgay P.lorr.-
ing to look atter a situation in Nelson-square, but she was
disappointed.

Mr. Combo severely lectured her as to her conduce, and
discharged her on her promising to return to her friend in
the Barnsbury-road.

LAMBETH—SAVAGE ASSAULT—BITING OFF A
MAN'S NOSE.—David Sullivan, an Irish labourer, was
charged before Mr. Elliott with the commission of a very
savage assault on the person of Laurance Camidge, a
countryman of his, and biting off a large portion of his nose.
From the evidence adduced in the case it appeared that
the prisoner and the injured man bad been good friends up
to Saturday night last, when a drunken quarrel took place,
and the encounter that followed was described to be more
like that of savage beasts than human beings. The com-
plainant in the case was in so dangerous a state from the
effects of the injuries he received as not to be able to attend.
but the following medical certificate was put in and read
by the magistrate :

P° This is to certify that I have examined Laurance Ca-
midge, and find that a portion of his nose is destroyed,
together with contusions of the head and body, the result
of ill treatment. He is confined to bed and incapable of
being removed for the present.
" August 16, 1838. T. W. HOOPER, Surgeon."
The prisoner, in defence, said Camidge commenced the
fight, and was remanded for a week.
CHARGE OF RAPE.—SCANDALOUS PROFLIGACY.—
Mr. George Sarnton, of 18, Red Cross-street, Borough,
builder, was placed at the bar on a charge of violating the
person of Emma Lydia Willett, aged 18, shopwoman to
Messrs. Clerk and Vines, confectioners, Queen's-row; New-
ington-butts.

The proceedings in the case were lengthy, but the folloW-
ing are the main facts :—The prisoner, with two of his work-
men, were engaged in making some repairs at the house of
the employers of the prosecutrix, and, according to their
own representation, all had kissed and taken indecent liber-
ties with her. On Saturday afternoon she (the prosecutrix)
went up stairs to look for a gas-lamp ; and the prisoner
having toll her it was in air upper room she went there.
She was followed by the prisoner, and he then committed
the capital offence on her. The prosecutrix swore she called
out as loud as she could and made every resistance, but the
prisoner by much force effected his purpose.
Mr. Elliott highly reprobated the disgraceful conduct of
the prisoner and his two men, and remanded the former
until Wednesday, when, he said, he should send him before
a jury.

THAMES.—A VIOLENT ASSAULT.—EIIen Crawley,
an Irish woman, aged 50, was brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with assaulting and wounding John Foy, a coe-
whipper who appeared in court with his bead and face
enveloped in hospital bandages, and in a very weakly con-
dition.

It appeared that both parties lived in the same house, in
an Irish colony called China-court, St. George-in-the-
East, and that a quarrel had takenpacebetween a
then prisorier, Mrs. Foy, and another, and thel complainant,
in-
dustrious and peaceable old man, went among them to make
peace, when the prisoner took up a heavy iron hammer
and made a blow at Foy, who caught it in his hand. He
then closed with the woman who, however, managed to
knock him down, and then struck him several blows ou the
head with the hammer and two on the side. The complain-
ant was rendered senseless by the blows, Lis head was cut
open, and he lost a la.ge quantity of blood. He was re-
moved to the London Hospital, and his wounds were dressed.
He is liktly to be an out-patient of the institution for tome
time.
The prisoner made a long and impassioned harangus to
the magistrate and sa'd she had for many years worked
hard and supported her fatherless children, and that her
cha. enter for industry and sobriety was known to Inspector
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God's mercy tl.e door man was not killed. I should be
doing wrong if I did not it.flict a very severe punishment
upon you. I fine you £5, and in default of payment, two
months imprisonment. You are liable to three years' im-
prisonment for this atrocious assault.
The prisoner was committed.

TIIJI AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Aug. 16.
—A memorial, which has been extensively signed, lies at the
Exchange News-room, praying Government to despatch a
regular fortnightly mail to the Australian colonies, one by
ordinary route, vid Suez, and the other by the Panama
routes
ro, which the memorialists consider possesses great ad-
ge,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLT.,--MONDAY.

The room was not numerously ettended, and the early
part of the afternoon was entirely occupied in settling ac-
counts. Speculation was not resumed until nearly the close
of business, and even then it was very languid. Three to 1
was taken and offered about Vedette for The Ebor Handi-
cap, and 7to 1 was offered against any other. At one time
as much as 50 to 1 was laid against The Roman Caudle;
the current ear; however, was 25 to 1.

For The St. LTer Lord Derby's horse was decidedly the
best favour!tc2; he Wa3 backed for some money at sto 1.

ChOSING PRICES.

THE GREAT EBOII HANDICAP.

3 to 1 agst. Lord Zctland's Vedette--takeu and offered.
7to 1 Mr. Barber's Pretty Boy—offered.
9to 1' Mr. Rigby's Borderer.
10 to 1 • Lord C:itien's Melissa—offered.
10 to 1 Mr. Craven's Bernina di Vergy—take 12 to 1.
21 to 1 Lord Clifden's The Roman Candle—offered.