The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-26 00:00:00

FOLIC 1E INTELLIcrENCE—Oct. 25.

MANSIO N-HOUSE.—John Gardner and Wm.
Payne, labor arers, were brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged with having committed a desperate
assault upon i Police-constable J. T. Hassett.
Gardner's tead was covered with adhesive plais-
ter.

When the case was called on the inspector on
duty handed'. to the Lord Mayor a medical certifi-
cate, which stated that Hassett was confined to his
bed with fractured ribs, and would not be in a
condition to attend at the Mansion-house for some
days.
G. Silvorton said—l am a labourer. On Satur-
day night,. about 12 o'clock, I was in Fish-street,
and saw tlae prisoner Gardner and a cabman fight-
ing. Hasmtt, the constable came up, and the cab-
man said to him, " Take him off." Gardner then
got up, and the cabman said, " Why don't you
punch him e" The policeman replied, That's not
my business ; that's yours. All I want is that you
should go away." Some one then took Gardner
away, but the cabman remained in defiance of the
policeman, and said that if Gardner returned he
would smash him. At that moment Gardner came
back, and the policeman said to him, " Then you
won't go away. °' The cabman stood aggravating
Gardner to strike him. The policeman shoved
Gardner into King's Head-court twice, when Gard-
ner returned and struck him. He and the police-
man then had a scuffle together up and down,
which lasted about ten minutes. I did my best to
prevent the mob from crushing the policeman.
When the policeman found he was beset by so many
he drew his truncheon and struck Gardner on
the head with it. Gardner was smothered with
blood. I took him away from the policeman, but
he would' return. The policeman's rattle was
broken, and his hat was knocked to pieces. Three
officers came up when the policeman and Gardner
fainted—one on one side of the road, and one on the
other. The whole of the row was caused by the
cabman, who sent his cab home by another man in
order that he might prolong the disturbance.
The Lord Mayor—Yon must bring the cabman
here.

Silverton—lf the cabman had gone away when
tho policeman ordered him to do so nothing of this
sort would have taken place.
Gardner—lt was not my fault at all ; the cabman
struck me first, and the policeman knocked my head
almost to pieces with his truncheon.
Payne—l had nothing at all to do with the row.
I merely fell over the policeman, and was then given
into custody for assault.
The Lord Mayor—Both prisoners will be re-
manded, but, as no charge at present has been
proved against Payne, I will take his own recogni-
sance for his appearance on a future day.
The Lord Mayor requested the press to acknow-
ledge the receipt of the following sums for Frances
Johnston:—" P. C. B. P.," Ll ; " Junius," ls. ;
collected by Mr. Westron in the coffee-room of the
Elephant and Castle, Whitechapel, £l.

BOW-STREET.—Thomas Bugg, a stableman,
was charged with committing a rape on the person
of Ellen Hopkins, a girl under 12 years of age.
Mr. Cooke applied for a remand, in order to ob-
tain more accurate evidence as to the age of the girl.
Remanded accordingly.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—SamueI Tibbs, a
student, No. 9, Finsbury-place South, was charged
by one of the park-keepers with indecently assault-
ing a young girl in Kensington-gardens. Wilcox, a constable of the gardens, said that he
was on duty about 1 o'clock yesterday, when he saw
the prisoner decoy a girl, apparently under 10 years
of age, beneath some trees, and then take indecent
liberties. He went towards them, upon which the
prisoner jumped up alid ran off. He pursued and
took the prisoner, and in the meantime the girl ran
away. When the prisoner was stopped he offered
the constable a bribe to let him go. -

The prisoner, who appeared to be dumb, wrote
that the girl was a consenting party.
Mr. Beadon said he must enter into his own re-
cognisances to keep the peace for 12 months.

WESTMINSTER.—Ann Orrin, a miserable-
looking girl, 14 years of age, was charged with
begging.
Mr. W. Willoughby, a gentleman residing in
Victoria-street, Westminster, proved that defendant
accosted him on the previous night, and followed
and so importuned him for alms that he gave her
into custody.
Mr. Arnold put some questions to the accused,
who said that her mother died six years ago in
Whitechapel Workhouse, leaving her to the care of
her father, who had absconded and left her either to
beg or starve. She was told that she belonged to
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and applied there, but
was informed that she must bepassed by the White-
chapel authorities. She had lived for the last three
months at a common lodging-house in Pye-street.
She had an aunt in Camberwell, who had kindly
got her a place some months ago, which she was
obliged to leave from illness.
Mr. Arnold told her she must not beg, but apply
to the parish, and to the magistrate of the district
if admittance was refused her. The worthy ma-
gistrate then inquired whether she thought her
aunt would now receive her.

On the poor girl replying that she thought she
would,

Mr. Arnold sent a constable with her to Camber-
well, and directed him to use all the influence he
could with the aunt to induce her to receive the
accused.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Harriette WilsOn, a
thick-set powerful woman of 40, who was said by
the police to have been imprisoned nearly 200 times
within the last nine years, chiefly for violent as-
saults and smashing expensive windows, but once
also for felony, was charged before Mr. Hammill
with the following outrage :
A person named Piper, foreman to Messrs. Lynes,
tailors in Bishopsgate-street., was perched on the
top of a tall pair of steps at 8 o'clock in the morn-
ing, cleaning his employers' windows, when he saw
a woman run rapidly across the road,, and the next
moment felt himse grasped by the legs by her,
and a most determined attempt made to pull him of
the steps. He was not long in discovering that his
assailant was the prisoner, arinst whom seven
months before he had been obliged to appear as a
witness at this court, when she was sentenced to six
month's imprisonment. Ono of the shopmen, named
Rayncroft, who came to the rescue of the witness,
was immediately set upon by the prisoner, who was
so enraged at being thwarted 'of her vengeance
upon Piper, that she fixed her teeth into Rayneroft's
arm and bit it severely. A constable came by at
the moment and secured her, but she was taken
away swearing she would be hung at Newgate for
Piper, and that she would have vengeance upon
him the very first time she' could meet him.
The prisoner in a dogged tone said that she had
threatened Piper's life, and that she had meant it.
The magistrate, for the assault on Rayncroft, sen-
tenced her to pay a penalty of V, or in default to
be imprisoned for two months in the House of Cor-
rection ; and the prisoner vindictively.- said to him,
r ever ae
" That's kind of you, isn't ? I have just come out
of prison] for six months, andmay nyoonow you u
live fosend me
for two more. You --,
life of misery !" She was removed by the gaoler,
cursing shockingly, and while passing the fireplace
made a struggle to get at the poker, but her pnr..
pose was fortunately seen and prevented.
Mr. Piper said he did not feel that his life was
safe while this woman was at large ; she had
threatened him so vindictively that he felt assured
she would assail him the first chance she had, and
he wished to swear his life against her. The magis-
trate thought that was not the time, while she was
in such a state of mind, to take that charge. Sub-
sequently Mr. Piper repeated his fears, and asked
that she might be bound over for his protection.
The prisoner, who conducted herself in the most
violent manner, both by gestures and language,
was ordered to find two bail in £2O each to keep
the peace towards the complainant for 12 months
after the expiration of the previous two months.
On hearing this, she looked fixedly at the magis-
trate, and slowly and deliberately exclaimed, " The
first time I meet you I will stick a knife into you !"
She then caught hold of the witness-box, and clung
so tenaciously to it that the gaoler had the greatest
difficulty in dragging her away from it, and; even
when locked up in the cell, she kept yelling
her imprecations and threats of vengeance at in-
tervals until she was removed in the van.

CLERKENWELL—Jane lierteles. the wife of
tb,os. Kerteles, residing at 32, Felix-terrace, Liver-
pool-rod, Was charged with Stetlilig SiA, salt

number of articles of wearing appareL belonging
to Henry Ansell, a marine store dealer, living in
Chapel-place, Liverpoobroad..
Mr. Vesey appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
John Wakeling for the defence.
The prisoner' who has been for some time living
apart from her husband, has until a short time 'since
been cohabiting with the prosecutor,• a man more
than double her age. According to the statement
of the prosecutor, the prisoner was well aware
where he kept his money, and one morning she in-
formed him that she had had a most remarkable
dream about his daughter, who is. an inmate of
Colney-hatch Asylum, and that she was sure that
the daughter was either ill or dead. The prosecutor,
upon hearing this went to Colney-hatch, and upon
his return the prisoner had gone away, locked up
the place, and, as he alleged, taken away the money
and goods stated to be stolen. Nothing more was
seen of her for some time, until the pri,soner, hear-
ing that the police were after her, came !to this
court, and, having written to the prosecutor, gave
herself up.
Mr. Wakeling cross-examined the prosecutor at
some length, and elicited from him the fact, that
when:he purchased the household goods of the pri-
soner's husband he commiserated her, find said he
would behave as a father to her. The prisoner had
lived with the prosecutor twice. Mr. Wakeling
then commented in strong terms upon. the conduct
of the prosecutor, upon which
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had great doubts upon the
matter, and at once discharged the prisoner.

THAMES.—Mr. Clubb, a cooper, residing in
Limehouse, appeared before Mr. Yardley, on a sum-
mons obtained at the instance of the Limehouse
District Board of Works to show cause why he
should not pay the sum of £l9 3s. 3d., being his.
proportion of the expenses of paving Northey-
street, in the parish of St. Anne, Limehouse, under
the jurisdiction of the Board.
John Scott, inspector of nuisances in the Lime-
house district, said that Northey-street was paved
in 1856. Mr. Clubb was the owner of several
houses there, and the bill for paving was delivered
to him in April, 1857.
Mr. Clubb, in defence, said that he was not in
a position to dispute his liability, but that he had
an objection to the amount, which was very un-
reasonable and very heavy.
Mr. Ratcliff, in vindication of the Board. of
Works, said that one-third of the cost had been paid
by the Board out of the parish rates.
The defendant said that his houses were mort-
gaged, and that his circumstances were such that
he could not pay the money.
Mr. Yardley—You ought not to speculate in
building houses if you cannot afford to pay for the
paving of the street in which they are situate.
The defendant made an offer to pay the amount
claimed by instalments of 255. per month.
Mr. Ratcliff—The money has been owing since
April, 1857.
Mr. Yardley—Could you not agree to any com-
promise, or to the money being paid by instal-
ments ? He should simply make an order for im-
mediate payment of the sum claimed, and •if the
Board asked for a minute of that order, and re-
quired a warrant to enforce payment, he should
grant one. He asked if costs were demanded in this
case ?

Mr. Rateliff—No, sir, as the defendant is so poor
the Board will not ask for costs. We shall be satis-
fied with £l9 3s. 3d., the amount apportioned on
the defendant.
Mr. Yardley told the defendant that the Board
had acted very leniently, and that if costs had. been
asked for he should have given them.

HAMMERSMITH.—CharIes Stevens, aged nine
years, who was dressed as one of the shoeblack
brigade, was charged with letting off fireworks in
the public streets.
Police-constable Warren, of the T division, said
that about 9 o'clock on Saturday night he was on
duty on Notting-hill, when several of the inhabit-
ants complained of boys letting off fireworks in Ux-
bridge-street. He went there, and after waiting
few minutes he saw the prisoner light a squib and
throw it into the air. Witness then took him into
custody.
The prisoner had nothing to say, and
Mr. Ingham told him that he hoped he would
caution all his companions that they would not be
allowed to let off fireworks on the sth of Novem-
ber, and that those who were caught would be ee-
verely punished. As the prisoner was a very little
boy he should only impose a small fine—namely,
2s. 6d., or seven days.
The mother at once paid the money, and straight-
way commenced boxing her son's ears.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE-Ovr. 23.

There was a liberal show of wheat from the farmers to-
day, and transactions were limited at a decline of is to 2s
per qr. Not much doing in foreign parcels, of which the
arrivals are fair, and prices remain about the same as last
quoted. A steady inquiry for good malting parcels of bar-
ley, but all other kinds is to 2s per qr. cheaper. Malt
limited request. Other articles unchanged.

Wheat ...45s to 50s Oats . —a to —s
White .45s to 50s Beans ..44s to 4611
Barley .29s to 38s Peas ....383 to 40s

YORK--0 CT. 23.
The supply of wheat from the growers was good, and&
although an attempt was made to buy at a reduction, the
farmers succeeded in obtaining last week's prices. Barley
of fine quality maintained former rates ; indifferent sorts
nearly unsaleable. Oats easier to buy. There was very'
little alteration in beans.

White wheat, new, 48s to 49s
Red do. 4os to 44s
Old-white 4Bs to 49s
Red do. 40s to 44s
Barley, malting—. 32s to 34s

Barley, grinding 28s to 305
Oats, old, .. 24s to 30s
New do 248 to 309
Beans. 48s to —rs
Peas.. 46s to 52; •

COLCHESTER—OcT. 23

• We had more wheat on offer ; the best samples were taken
at last week's prices, other sorts is cheaper. Fine malting
barleys fully as dear; other sorts continue a heavy sale, at
very irregular prices. - Beans and peas were 'the. same as
last week.

Wheat, white 468 to 50s Beans, Mazagan..36s to 404
red 40s to 46s Middle & small 40s to 460
Barley 3os to 46s White peas 448 to 468
I Oats 24s to 32s Grey. 42s to 458