The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

house and found the complainant crying very
bitterly in an adjoining garden. She showed me
the injuries to her wrists and her torn dress, and,
having told me what she has now stated in evidence,
I went to the prisoner's house and took him. On
telling him the charge he coolly said, " It is a case
that you cannot interfere with, she must get her
remedy before a magistrate. It is no thoroughfare ;
I have my place on a repairing lease, I put up the
gate for my own convenience, and she had no right
therefore to pass through it."
The prisoner now said—l have nothing to say,
except that she has told many falsehoods.
Mr. H:tmmill characterised it as a very scandal-
ous outrage, and the depositions having been taken
by Mr. Hurlstone, the chief clerk, the prisoner was
fully committed for trial.

THAMES.—Mr. Howie, the superintendent of
the K division of police, waited upon Mr. Yardley
to contradict a statement made by Inspector Griffin,
of the same division, to Mr. Selfe on Wednesday.
Mr. Howie said that upon the close of the ex-
amination of the five persons charged with being
concerned in the murder of a policeman named
Henry Morgan, Mr. Selfe asked Inspector Griffin
if pensions were awarded to the widows of police-
constables killed in the service. The reply of
Inspector Griffin was in the negative. The inspec-
tor was in error. On several occasions the Secretary
of State had awarded pensions to the widows of
police-constables killed in the service, and the last
case was that of a police-constable of the M division,
who was thrown from his horse while on duty and
killed. The Sacretary of State granted a pension
to the widow in that case. He (Mr. Howie) had
been directed by Sir Richard Mayne to furnish a
report of all the circumstances of the deceased
Morgan's case, and the widow would be recom-
mended to Sir George Grey for a pension.
Mr. Yardley—Very good, Mr. Howie. lam
very glad indeed to hear what you say. If ever
there was a case where a poor widow deserved a
pension it is this. The police-constable lost his life
in the public service, and while fairly discharging
his duty. Ido not see why the same rule should
not apply to the civil as well as to the military
service.

SOUTHWARK.—Edward Walker, a powerful
and ill-looking fellow, was charged with breaking
into the dwelling-house of Henry John Serle, a
draper, at No. 1, Brunswick-terrace, Trinity-street,
Borough.

The prosecutor said that at 11 o'clock on the
previous night he fastened up his shop and private
house securely and retired to rest with his family
and servants. Between 1 and 2 o'clock in the
morning he was roused from his sleep by hearing
a noise downstairs. He at once got out of bed and
quietly descended towards the lower part of the
house, when he saw two men in the passage. On
seeing him they bolted out of the street door.
Witness was about to follow them, when he saw
the prisoner climbing over the front, railings. Wit-
ness endeavoured to seize hold of him, but he
knocked him down and ran off. He got up in-
stintly and pursued him in his night dress, and
saw him stopped.by a police-constable, who secured
him and took him into custody. After that, in
company with Sergeant Smith, he returned to his
house and examined it. He found that the thieves
had not stolen anything, but that they had com-
menced ransacking the shop, when they wore sud-
denly disturbed.
Mr. Burcham asked how the entry was effected.
Mr. Serie replied that the side wall was climbed,
and the stairc tse window lifted up. The street
door was then opened to admit some of the thieves.
Witness securely fastened the staircase windowwhen
he went to bed.

Lot Sawyer, police-cons'able, 175 M, said that a
little before 2 that morning he was on duty at the
end of Trinity-street, when be saw the prisoner
climbing over the iron railings in front of prosecu-
tor's house, and as the prosecutor endeavoured to
catch hold of him he struck him and he fell on the
steps of the door. The prisoner then came run-
nmg towards him, followed by Mr. Serle in his
night-dress, who gave him into custody. As soon
as witness seized hold of him he heard something
drop, and upon locking him up at the station-house,
he returned to that spot with Sergeant Smith, who
picked up the "jemmy" produced. Witness also
searched him at the station-house and found upon
hen a knife and a box of congreve matches.
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he saw any
other men running away.
Witness replied in the negative ; they must have
taken another direction.
Mr. Burcham inquired what was known of the
prisoner t
Sergeant Hewlett, 29 M, said that he had known
him for many years as connected with a desperate
gang of notorious burglars, and if he was remanded
former convictions could be proved against
Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner whether he had
anything to say in answer to the charge 1
He replied that he had nothing to say ; he sup-
posed it was all right.
Mr. Burcham committed him for trial at the
next Old Bailey Sessions.
Mary Meek, a young girl shout 14 years of age,
was brought before Mr. Burcham for final exami-
nation, charged with stealing a gold watch from
the person of Jules Frele, near the railway ter-
minus, London-bridge, and Mary Carey, a brothel
keeper, was charged with receiving the same, well
knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Solomon appeared for Carey.
The prosecutor said that on Saturday evening,
the 26th ult., he passed from the railway down the
steps in Duke-street, for the purpose of proceeding
to his residence in St. Thomas-street. As he was
turning under the archway in Gower-street he was
surrounded by about a dozen orange girls, among
whim vas the prisoner Meek. One of them asked
him to give her a Christmas-box, and to get rid of
her he gave her 2d. As soon. as he had done that
the other came up and asked for money. The
prisoner pushed against him, and put her hand
towards his waistcoat pocket, but he had no idea at
that time that he had been robbed. Seeing a con-
stable approach they all scampered off and he went
borne. As soon as he got indoors he missed his
watch, and gave information to the police. The
watch had since been found at a pawnbroker's.
A. young girl who was selling oranges near the
allot said she saw the prisoner Meek take something
from the gentleman's waistcoat pocket. She after- 1
wards saw the watch produced in her hands. She
took it to Carey, and she gave her ss. for it.
Reid, 235 M, said he apprehended Meek a few
days after the robbery, when she at first denied all
knowledge of the watch, but afterwards she told
}aim that she sold it to Carey. Witness found the
watch pledged at Mr. Dempster's, in Queen-street,
in Carey's name, when he went to her house and
apprehended her.
The pawnbroker produced the watch, and said it
was pledged by a woman, but not by Carey.
Mr. Solomons made a very ingenious defence- for
Carey, contendiug that she knew nothing of the
watch, and what the girl had stated was false.
Mr. Burcharn said it was a case for a jury, there-
fore he should commit them both for trial.

LAMBETH.—A case which has been frequently
before the Hon. G. C. Norton, and which has
been postponed from time to time in consequence
of the serious nature of the injuries sustained by
the parties who were the complainants, and their
being unable to attond, was brought to a conclu-
sion by that magistrate. The defendants were
Mr. Wm. Combes, a tradesman in the city, and
Daniel Crump, a groom to Mr. Hodgkinson, of
the firm of Hodgkinson and Roll, printers and sta-
tioners, Benet's-hill, Doctors'-commons, and the
complainants are Mr. Scott, a butcher, and a Mr.
Minard, a zinc manufacturer.

From the evidence it, appeared that about seven
weeks ago Mr. Hodgkinson sent his groom and
chaise to take Mr. Combos, who was at the time in-
toxicated, to his residenv, and the groom, ma-
naging to get more intoxicated than his charge,
allowed Mr. Combos to drive. The consequence
was that while proceeding at a rapid pace thoy ran
into a cart in which the complainants were seated,
and threw them out of the vehicle with such vio-
lence that one of them had received a severe con-
CUS3IOI3 of the brain, and the other was seriously
hurt. The medical and other expenses in the case
were extremely high, and such as no amount of pe-
nalty imposed by the magistrate would cover, and
actions and serious litigAtion appeared inevitable.
The complainants, however, wisely consented to
leave the case in his Worship's hands to arbitrate,
and Mr. Hodgkinson having as prudently consented
to submit to the magistrate's decision,
Mr. Norton, atter mature consideration, awarded
251. to Millard and 17/. to Scott, a decision which
appeared to give much satisfaction to all the parties,
excepting, perhaps, the lawyers engaged pro and
coil., who reasonably looked forward to at least two
actions at law. As it is, Mr. Hodgkin. Ron is a se-
vere loser, for, independently of the 421. and 5/. or
Cl. expense=, a very good chaise had been smashed
and a valuable mare rendered almost worthless by
the collision.

William
Cope, alias Anderson, and Joshua Gar-
rett, alias Arn©l were finally examined on a charge
of attempting to break into the dwelling-house
of Mr. M'Guire, an aged gentleman, residing in
Westmorland-row, Camberwell. The prisoners
made an attempt to obtain an entrance to the house
by forcing the back-door open ; and it was found
that each was armed with a formidable life-pre&-rver
and a " jemmy." The prisoners were recognised
19y the detectives as convicted and desperate thieves
and housebreakers, and were fully committed for