The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—An Italian, who said hie name wts
Antonio In Rosa, and who looked about 40 yeals of age,
was charged with parading the streets in female costume.
The defendant was dressed in very gay and fashionable
attire, the skirts of a pink muslin dress being duly expanded
by means of crinoline and hoops, his legs inserted in lace
drawers and military-heeled boots, his by no means hand.
some face partly concealed by ringlets, and his hands enve-
loped in light kid gloves. So great was the crowd attracted
by his appearance in the streets that the officers were com-
pelled to bring him in a cab to the police-court.
Time charge braving
been stated by Police-constable l 6? A,
who found him in Whitehall at three o'clock in the after-
noon,
The prisoner declared, through an interpreter, that he
had merely engaged in a frolic. He was about to be mar-
ried next week, and having purchased the bridal dress for his
intended wife, he had a fancy for putting it on, not knowing
that it was an offence against the law of England to do so.
The inspector sugges•ed that the ringlet on his head could
hardly be one of the bride's intended adornments, unless she
was rather advanced in years.
The friends of the defendant were sent for, and the magis-
trate was assured that Rosa was an artist of considerable
repute, and a member of what the intrrpreter called the
" Royal Thingamy of Naples" (meaning the Academy),
besides being the po-sesser of several foreign and English
medals, all attesting his excellence in his profession. The
landlady of the house in which be lodged, in B eteenan's-
buildings, confirmed the statement that it was done for a
lark, and in spite of her effotts to dissuade him from such a
foolish freak.

Mr. Henry directed the interpreter to tell the def,neaut
that peopl- were in the habit if attiring themselves in
women', clo lies fur Very evil purposes, nod he would cer-
tainly be co7umitted if the frialic were rerated. Ile must
now be stripped of his ga:ments, and sent away in proper
costume, the folmer beieß retained fur the present.

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BENEVOLENT..—On Friday afternoon a man f middle
ti
under f J.
Clarke, wag charged with obtainine a charitable contriint-
nit h :hire ther men on Elizabeth-bridge by a plain clot toe
policeman et' the B division named Boon n, who, not liking
their appearance, watchedlthem and saw the accused go to
the louse of Capt. Fuller, 13, St. Georges•loari,
where he r. presented that he had come from Sir Trayton
Drape, and, upon a representation of some matter that did
not transpire, obtained S. The constable hearing this,
followed the accused, who had regained his companions, and
to, k him into custody. As he was forthwith brcught before
the magistrate there was time for little or no inquiry, and
all that could he ascertained at the moment was that
he had on the same morning obtained a sovereign from
Sir Trayton Drake. Finding that neither the latter nor
Capt. Fuller were in attendance, the accused blustered
s'longly, and declared that he had cotne from the same
Plate as Sir Trayton, had been on terms of intimacy
with him for 20 years, and that there was not the slightest
pretext for taking him into custody. It fell cut j
the
r
(nurse of the inquiry that the accused had reesented,
when at Capt. Fuiler's, that he was tcla,ed to Sir Treytonhe
's
butler, which WAS understood to be false ; ned upon t
representation of the police that they bad no doubt they
should be able to carry the case further, Mr. Paynter
remanded the accused, who fought hard for his discharge.
John Orchard was then chatged with endeavouring to
rescue the prisoner Clarke from the custody of the police.
and in his defence denied all knowledge of the other, and
accused the constables of pedal y. Ile also was remanded
to see if anything was known of him.
Ott Saturday Sir Tray ton Drake was in attendance, and
declared that he knew nothing whatever of the prisoner
Clarke, and never saw him until be called at his house on
Friday morning. On that ceeasion the accused, who repre-
sented that he came from the same place as Sir Trayton in
Devonshire, read a written paper to de:ag the loss
of a ship bound to Australia, in which 20 persons perishe,
includine., his (accused'.-) father and mother. In conse-
sqativeendcewceirethilsociiitasmtaittey
of
fie
garnedatfoduisrtroetsisi,ersanwd wanted t
holaadbeeno
Pned the name of a clergyman and other persons
`ili ora.rois:Vould.'el'erire.:.gl
n Sir t
t°
to pay-their expenses to Exmouth. Prisoner
mentio
whom he said he knew at Exmouth, and Sir Trayton gave
trim
soner—
i din
said
dt himad "come
to callfe
r oni
Caprin
there ;" so I had. I have known Sir Trayton for many
n.
years, though perhaps he doesn't know me.
o s Tara lYie da id d.
Mr. Payteter—You said your father and mother were lost
at sea.
Prisoner—So they were, a few years ago.
S;r Trayton—l distinctly understood him that this ca-
lamity had recendy befallen him.
Webb, a mendieity effeeter, said he could throw a lieht
upon the subject, and produced a certificate purporting to
bear the sigratutes and seals of two magistratts of the
county of Sussex, and betakg date the 27th of July, 1858,
wfolrlic cliisitii oo
a)tgewdthd,at James G. Fitze, Joseph Fitze, and twelve
other artisans, were wrecked in the barque Adrian, bound
on board of her oonnlythtebel9ntuhro; latehratalotof fvet%tYa-rneeigdhthaPdelbse"eur:
saved and brought iota Shoreham harbour by time barque
Mountaineer. The account concluded by stating that the
men's losses were £1,675, and that the magistrates, whole
aignaturea were appended had given them that landing
certificate, trusting that their losses tnight be reimbursed
by voluntary subseriptioes.
Sir Trayton Drake, on hearing this read by the magis-
trate, said it resembled the stivement made by the prisoner
to him, with the additions he had spoken of.
Webb, in enqwer to an inquiry from the magistrate, said
that t'ds document had been sent by one of the gang now
going about obtaiang money from the benevolent to a
gentleman, who had generously given 5.
James Harris, butler to Sir Trayton Drake, proved that
prisoner's statement, that lie was related to him, was false.
He never saw him before.
Poisoner—l didn't mean ycu ; I meant another Harris.
Mr. Payuter—Yeu could not have meant that, because it
would in no way have served your purpose.
Webb said there was another case against the prisoner, in