The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Solomon Noah was summoned
upon the complaint of Inspector Mitchell, City police, for
Laving, on the 4th inst., created an obstruction in Meeting-
house-yard, by exposing certain articles for sale upon the
footway there.
Inspector Mitchell said that the arrangements recently
made by the police commissioners for suppressing the
nuisances in Petticoat•lane had been satisfactorily carried
out, the defendant being the only person who had offered
any opposition ; and be had been very civil, but expressed
a wish to have it decided by a magistrate that he had acted
illegally in exposing his articles for sale, and it was In con-
sequence of this that the summons had been taken out.
Defendant said he did not think he had caused any
obstruction, as the things only projected 41 or 5 inches from
the wall.

Lord Mayor—One inch is quite sufficient.
Defendant—But I did not know that.
Lord Mayor—But y©u know it now. Even an inch can-
not be permitted, for you know the old saying, which is
strictly true in such cases—" If 371 give them au itch they
will take an ell."
Defendant said he was sure the things he had placed out
could cause no obstruction, since the place where he lived
was quite away from the regular traffic; that he hal re-
moved all the things which could cause an obstruction the
moment Mr. Mitchell had requested him to do so; and that
it bore very hard for him, who had a large family to main-
tain, and 12s. a-week to pay for a small shop, to have such
an interference with his business.
Mr. Goodman, chief clerk, told the defendant he had
created an obstruction, both under the Police Act, for
which he was liable to a penalty of 405., and the 57th Geo.
111., for which he was liable to a penalty of £5.
Defendant admitted that he might have committed an
obstruction according to the act, but denied that he had
created an obstruction in fact. He had, however, no wish
to offend against the law, Low that he knew how it really
stood.

Lord Mayor—Well, the state of Petticoat-lane and its
neighbourhood is very much improved since the police in-
terfered, is it not?
Defendant—Tea, it is; but I live in Meeting-house-yard.
Lord Mayor—That is a part of the neighbourhood, and
everybody living near the spot must have felt the benefits
which have resulted from the recent changes. lam quite
convinced that Inspector Mitchell would not have inter-
fered with you without cause, and for the way in which he
has discharged a very difficult duty the public are deeply
indebted to him. He stated that you have been very civil
in the matter, wed if you will give me your promise not to
offend in the same way again I will discharge you upon
paying costs.
Defendant gave the required promise, and was discharged
accordingly.
Henry Corderoy and George Smith were charged on
suspicion with being concerned with others not iu custody
in stealing a van containing 20 bales of wool, value £4OO,
from the premises of the Loudon and North Western Rail-
way Company, Aldgate.
Mr. Sewell, who appeared for the prosecution, said the
robbery had been effected with great ingenuity, but although
he thought there could be uo doubt that Smith had been
actually concerned in it, the evidence was at present very
slight against the prisoner Corderoy.
Charles Wm. Rotheram—l am in the employ of Mr.
r Hodges, cooper, Frederick-street, Backchurch-lane, On
Saturday morning I saw a van, drawn by two horses and
loaded with wool, come down the street near my master's
premises bet.veen seven and eight o'clock. There were two
men with it. They drew up cgainst the archway, and were
taking the horses out, when I told them they must not leave
it there, as tt wculd be in the way. They then moved the
van against the wall, took out the horses and went away.
I can't swear to the men at all. They were two chestnut
horses, and I noticed that there was a wart on one of the
legs of one, and a sear on another leg. I went to Haydon-
square this morning, and pointed out the two horses which
I saw in the van.
John Freshwater—l am foreman at Hambro'-wharf,
belonging to Messrs. Chaplin end Horne, and have the
supervision of the horses there. Smith, the prisoner ae the
bar, has been in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne
about six months. He has charge of a pair of chestnut
horses, with which and a van it was his duty to go out on
Saturday morning at a quarter to six. When I got there,
at a quarter past six, they were gone. There is a wart on a
leg if one of his horses, and a scar on another. There are
no other chestnut horses at the place.
Edwin Dawson—l work with the prisoner Smith at
Haydon-square, as his van-boy or mate. On Saturday
morning 1 first saw him at Hambro'-wharf, about ten
minutes to six, and about ten minutes afterwards I saw 'din
leave the yard with a pair of horses and an empty van. He
went up Queen-street. When he was going away he told me to
stay at home and get my breakfast, and meet him at eight
o'clock in Haydon-square, where our warehouses are. I
went to Haydon-square at five minutes past seven. The
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van was there, but neither Smith nor his horses. Smith
returned between eight and nine o'clock with his horses
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came back to Ifaydon square between three and four o'clock
in the afternoon.
Cross-examined by prisoner Smith—l don't know the
number of the van in which the wool was stolen. The num-
ber of the van which you brought back was 16. It is a
when there is extra work, and we had left a van at the
regular thine! to go to the Loudon Docks to secure a van
London Docks on Thursday. You could not have secured
the team on Saturday morning without securing another
van.
Lord Mayor—He told you at six o'clock to get your
breakfast and meet him aaain at eight. Did he ever tell
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Smith, police- constable 572, gave similar evidence.
Henry JOhCS- I am foreman to Messrs. Chaplin and
Horne. Oa Sat urthy afterimon, about four o'clock, I missed
a van load of wool. Toe van was No. 90. I had seen it in
the yard near the Aldgate entrance handed, sheeted, bound
down, and ready to be drawn our. Mr. Roden wou'd, in
the regular c( urse of business, give the order for the van to
be drawn out of the yard. At 10 o'clock on Saturday night
I saw the same van in Frederick-street, Backchurch-lane.
It was still loaded. The police, at the time when the van
was taken from the yard, were not on duty at the Aldgate
entrance, which would be the readiest way of leaving the
station.

Cross-examined by Smith—lt was not your duty to (go to
the London Docks for another van without inskructions.
Mr. Sewell—l think I have shown sufficient to justify me
in asking for a remand against Smith, but against Cor-
deroy there is nothing, I admit.
Lord Mayor—No; Corderoy must be discharged at once.
He leaves the bar without the slightest imputa'i•n on his
character, and I hope be will not lose his work because he
has stood there.

Corderoy—My lord, I know nothing at all about it. I
was working at Banibro-wharf the whole of Saturday
morning,_

Lord— Mayor—You leave this court quite free from
impuiation, but Smith must be remanded.
Smith applied to he a !milted to bail, but the Lord Mayor
refused the application.

WESTMINSTER.---ATROCIOUS CRUELTY BY A
H USBAND.--.—Jerentialt M'Carthy, a labourer, was
charged, on a watrant, with the following atrccious bru-
tality to his wife

Tfre assault was committed on the 10th 6f July, and the
complainant, a very c,editable-looking young woman, yes-
terday stated that she was still suffering from the injuries
she had received. She said that she lived at No. 1, Earl's-
place, Vauxhall Bridge-road. On the day in question her
husband came home, and kicked and beat her, while slue-had
an infant in her arms, nutside the house. He af,erwards
entreated her to come up stairs into their own room, pre-
mising that he would not touch her if she did. ghe at
length consented; but _had no sooner entered the room
than he shut the door, and exclaiming, "I have got you
now," al tacked her in the most brutal manner. He knocked
her down, awl then kicked her while ,he lay on the ground
from the shoulders to the ankles, all over her body. He then
left her in a very shocking state, and she had nothing to eat
reply faun
all the nut day. She was obliged to Lave a doctor, as she
could scarcely move, and hadri been ill ever since.
assault.
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the whole Of her person front head to foot was covered with
complainant's father, also proved the
contusions. He described it as the worst case of the kind
he ever saw.
William Welsh, the
amant of injury she bad received. He spoke to defendant