The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-27 00:00:00

POLICE IN.S"ELLIGENCE.

CLERKENIVELL. --Andrew Anderson, a
moustached individual, '.bearing the aliases of King-
horn, WybrOw, Viscount,. and Sir Walter Liver-
more, and William Rud, 3., a baker, of Britannia-row,
Islington, were broug lit before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
charged with being con cerned with others, not in
custody, in defrauding iamuel Prescott, a master
baker, of the sum of Lit; 12s. 6d.

Mr. Wontner appear( xi for the prosecution and
Mr. Lewis for the defen ce.

The prosecutor stated that in the month of Dec.
last he went into a put aic-house in Leather-lane.
While there the pri.sone.; Anderson entered, and re-
presented. himself as Sir liValter Livermore, a French
gentleman, who had just come over with his father
to receive some propertp . He appeared to be drunk
and took a lot of sovereigns from his pocket. The
prisoner Rudd then cart e in, and called for a pint
of ale,.but Anderson sal d, " Do not drink ale, here
is some wine." Sir Wu. lter then spoke about the
Strength of his arm, and said he would throw a
: skittle ball a certain di stance, but Rudd said he
could not. An engager neut was entered into, and
Sir Walter, having so n inch money, was requested
to pay for a cab to tak .e them to a place where they
could decide the wagev.. A game was played for a
sovereign, which Sir V Valter lost toßudd, and then
prosecutor was reques'bed to play, Sir Walter offer-
ing to make a bet of ;TO to £2O that 'he would not
knock all the skittles down in nine times. Prose-
cutor not having the ma ney, an arrangement was
entered into for each to put down a sovereign to
meet on the following; day. They met the next day
and prosecutor's £lB 125..6d. was placed in a box,
together with Sir Walter's £5O, and giten over to
Rudd. The game was then played, which prosecutor
won, and subsequently a second . bet was made of
£lOO to that which Arms in the bag that he would
not again knock the pins down in nine times. The
bet was accepted, and after the £lOO was placed in
the bag, the whole amount was turned over to Rudd.
Sir Walter then proposed that they should have
some More. ale, and he went and fetched some, and

gave prosecutor a glass. He drank it, and threw
the first ball, but on attempting to throw the second
he felt a giddiness come over him, and fainted away.
On his recovering Sir Walter and Rudd with the
money had gone.
Sergeant Holloway, 26 G, who had charge of the
case, and Sergeant Silverton, 293 A, said that
Anderson had been several times in custody for
skittle sharping.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case of fraud was not
clearly made out and dismissed the case, at the
same time saying it 'was a very proper one to be
brought forward.

WESTMINSTER.— -A little fellow, who was not
nearly so tall as the dock in which he was placed,
was charged with robbing his mother, Charlotte
Eagle. . .
The prosecutrix, a young woman, the wife of a
labouring man, in Vine-street, Westminster, said,
in faltering tones, that prisoner was nine years
old, and her only boy. He had a comfortable home,
was well fed, and had gone to school ever since he
was three years of age. He had repeatedly stolen
from her, and she had beaten him and talked to him,
pointing out the wickedness of his conduct time
after time. On Friday morning he had some pic-
tures, and, suspecting they had not been come by
honestly, she asked him where he got them. He
told her that he hadpicked themup by the Victoria
Theatre, but on her disbelieving this statement he
said he had bought them, and had stolen two shil-
lings out of her pocket. She had not missed
the money, but would have done so when
she went to market. Where she once lived a very
bad boy lodged in the next room, who got hold of
her son, and she removed in order that he might
escape contamination, but he was no better. Two
months ago he stole ss. from her, and, finding her
repeated advice of no avail, she had brought him
here.

Mr. Paynter having pointed out to the boy how
bad stealing was, especially when he stole from a
kind mother, said he would remand him till Thurs-
day, and see whether four or five days' imprison-
ment would do him any good, after which he would
probably release him.
A very respectable-looking man entreated the
magistrate's assistance under the following-cir-
cumstances :

Applicant said that his wife had been for some
time past in a state of lunacy, and with a view to
prevent her doing any injury to herself, or anybody
else, he had her restrained, but she unfortunately
broke loose from her confinement. Fearing some
lamentable consequences, he called a police con-
stable, and had her taken to the station-house at
the A:division in Gardner's-lane, King-street, when
Mr. Buck, the inspector on duty, sent her to St.
Margaret's workhouse as the most fitting and safe
mode of disposing of her. There, however, the
authorities refused to receive her unless he con-
sented to become an inmate of the workhouse as
well. That he of course could not do, as he must
consequently have lost his situation. Since that,
in her insanity, she had destroyed every article of
furniture he possessed, and he had again in vain
endeavoured to induce the parish to interfere.
Mr. Paynter observed that she could not be per-
mitted to be at large in the dangerous state de-
scribed.

Applicant said he had offered to remunerate the
parish for the maintenance of his wife. He re-
ceived a pension of ss. 3d. per day from Govern-
ment, and he had offered to make that over to the
parish for the support of his wife, or would
endeavour to pay more if it were needed.
Mr. Paynter said that nothing could be fairer
than that offer. He supposed from what had fallen
from the applicant that he had no means of restrain-
ing her at home.
Applicant replied that he had not.
Mr. Paynter directed an officer to accompany
applicant to St. Margaret's workhouse, and inform
the authorities that if they did not interfere and
put the woman under a proper state of control he
should feel it his duty to represent their conduct to
the Home-office.

GREENWICH.—Thomas Smith, a respectably-
dressed little boy, about seven years of age,
appeared to answer a summons, charging him with
breaking the leg of a fowl, by wilfully throwing a
stone.

Complainant said—Me name is Ellen Connor, an'
I'm the lawful wife of Michael Connor. Aiin' yer
hanner's pardon, but me darlin' fowl has been
nearly kilt by that small boy. The poor cratur is
laid up at hoine,
.fit 'for nothin' at all, wid a broken
leg and. thigh, and it's only meself can get it to
dhrink a drop of water, wid nothin' at all to cat.
Magistrate—Why don't you kill it and roast it ?
Complainant—Och, yer harmer,. it's the beautiful
eggs it's layin' me • it's a darlin' bird—a last year's
bird—between a Dorking' and a Spanish. 'What
will I do if the bird dies
Magistrate—lf you don't want it to die, you
should get it ayair of splints and a crutch. (Laugh-
ter.) What did the boy do to it ?
Complainant—l'm coming to that now, sir. A
young woman what stands there in the hall came
up and told me that she saw the boy chuck a shtone
at me fowl. An' says I, " Did you see it ?" and says
she, " Yes, I did." " Then," says, "perhaps you'll
be after comin' up and spakin' to the magistrate for
me, an' how when the bird was struck wid the
shtone, it fell down squatthering and squibbling
about in the road," and says she, " That I will."
Then says I--,---
Alagistrate—Stop, stop ! Lei me hear what she
his to say.

The yOung woman alluded to said she saw the
boy throw the stone, and the bird fell down flutter-
ing in the road. She knew it belonged to Mrs.
Connor, and took it to her.
Magistrate (to complainant)---What is the value
of the bird?

Complainant (considering)_l couldn't be afther
taking less, yer banner, than ss.
Magistrate—Nonsense ! not so much as that.
Complainant—Faith, sir, „it's worth that to me.
You should see the beautiful eggs it's layin' me, and
my Mike wouldn't part wid it for• no money at all.
Magistrate—Well, I shall order payment of 4s.
for the wanton cruelty to the fowl, and 3s. costs.
. The father of the juvenile defendant begged, with
all due- submission, to be allowed to say a few
words, as the magistrate had only heard one side.
He did not consider the fowl had any right before
his door, but. should keep in its own place. His
little boy was sitting on the step of the street door,
eating a slice Of bread and butter, when the bird
stole it froui his hand, and the boy took lip the
-

stone and threw it. He contended that the bird
had no right at his door.
Magistrate—You cannot teach birds that for
taking a walk they shall be maimed or punished
with death. The boy should have shouted and
frightened the bird away. If the fowl was trespass-
ing, that was no reason why it should be ill-treated.
You had better pay the money.
The father said he didn't know that the bird's
leg was broken. Michael Connor had not shown
it to him, and if he paid the money he surely had a
right to the fowl.
_ _

Magistrate—Certainly ; and if the leg is not
broken, the fowl must be produced in court on a
future day ; but if otherwise, you had better roast
it and eat it for your supper.
The father thanked the magistrate, and said he
would have the fowl.

COUNTRY

MARKETS.

ROCHESTER-SEPT. 25.

The wheat trade has relapsed into a ver=y lifeless condi-
tion, with only a limited business doing. the samples of
new brought forward were not in first-rate condition, but
the old was generally good. Trade ruled exceedingly dull,
buyers only supplying immediate wants, and the samples
disposed of were sold at a decline of about is below the
prices of last week. Barley in rather better supply, but a
dull trade. Oats lower. Beans and peas easier to purchase,
and prices have slightly declined.
White wheat, new, 45s to 48s Barley, grinding. . 28s to 34s
Red do. 4os to 43s Oats, old, 12st.. . .—s to —s
Old white 44s to 48s New do 25s to 27s
Red do. 42s to 44s Beans.. 40s to 462
Barley, malting....36s to 40s I Peas.. 4os to 44s