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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22,. 1859.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Tull. 21.

breast) for my bravery and good conduct. I never '
assaulted anybody in my life, and nobody ever
assaulted me till this row took place, and I am now
insulted by being placed here.
Maine—l was coming over the bridge, and went
to the row, and a man tore my medal from my
breast, and threw my cap over the bridge. Some
honest man picked up this bit of the clasp (pro-
ducing a fragment), and brought it to my sergeant-
major. They knocked me down and made my nose
bleed, and tried to throw me over the bridge, and
I was dragged a long distance by the hair of my

TNIANSION-HOUSE.-A woman calling herself
Men Gibson was brought before the Lord Mayor
up on a warrant which charged her with having
unlawfully, and for the purpose of obtaining for
heTself the money and effects of a certain deceased
T•eaman named William Gibson, given and made
certain false representations, well knowing the same
I to be false, contrary to section 203 of the Merchant

Shipping Act, 1854."
Mr. Cumberland, who appeared for the prosecu-
tion, :mid—This is a prosecution by direction of the
Board of Trade, under the 203 d section of the Mer-
cantil e Shipping Act, which contains very strin-
gent provisions against persons who endeavour
fraudulently to obtain from that board the wages
and Effects of deceased. seamen. Under the Act in

head.
Higgins denied having committed any assault
until he was struck.
The Sergeant-major said that other soldiers than
those charged were out after their proper time on
the night in question, but none-of them bore marks
of their having been engaged in a conflict. Two of
the prisoners had been confined in barracks for the
last six weeks, on account of the present chaage,
and the other had been in the hospital.
The Lord Mayor said, that taking into considera-
tion the imprisonment that two of the soldiers had
already undergone, and that the third had been for
some weeks in the hospital, his brother magistrate
and himself were of opinion that the ends of justice
would be satisfied by the infliction of a fine upon
the prisoners of ss. each, or seven days' imprison-
ment.
Shortly after the sergeant-major paid the 155.,
and the prisoners were discharged.

question the Board of Trade are virtually made the
executors of deceased seamen, and therefore it is

absolutely necessary that they should be protected
from the acts of persons who fraudulently claim to
represent seamen.
The Lord Mayor—Do you wish that the case, if
proved to my satisfaction, should be sent to a higher
tribunal, or that I should deal with it summarily ?
Mr. Cumberland—l wish that it should be
summarily disposed of. The prisoner, on the 2d
of December last, went to the shipping office in
Ilammet-street, Minories, and obtained a form, of

claim 'which is sanctioned by the Board of
Trade for persons to fill up who wish to obtain
the wages and effects of deceased seamen. She then
took it to an agent in the neighbourhood, who under
her directions filled it up with certain particulars.
In that paper, which will be produced, she signs
herself as the sister of the deceased seaman, Wm.
Gibson, a seaman on board a ship called the Sugars,
belonging to the port of London, who was lost on
board that ship. In that paper she, describes herself
as the sister of this Wm. Gibson,-and states that
none of his relations are living. Having_got this
paper filled up, she presents it to the shipping-
master in Hammet-street, and claims the wages and
effects of Gibson. The shipping-master, in accord-
ance with the usual practice, sends the paper to the
Board of Trade, where it is examined, considered,
and kept a time, in order to allow inquiry to be
made. In the interval, before any decision was
come to, another claim reached the Board of Trade
from one John Gibson, who represented himself as
the father of Wm. Gibson, and it then turned out
that the prisoner was not his sister at all—that she
had cohabited with him, and that the whole state-
ment in her claim was false. Upon that the Board
of Trade directed a prosecution against her, and
she was yesterday arrested under a warrant granted
by Sir R. W. Carden.
Mr. Evans, superintendent of Thames Police, said
—I yesterday took the prisoner into custody at the
Shipping-office, Hammet-street. I asked her if she
was Ellen Gibson, of 13, Glasshouse-street, and she
said she was. I said, " Was it you who made
a claim in respect to the wages and effects of Wm.
Gibson, deceased?" She replied, " Yes, I am." I
told her there appeared to be something wrong
about it, andl was directed to execute a warrant
charging her with having made false representa-
tions for the purpose of getting Gibson's wages and
effects. She said, " Who can prove that I am not
his sister ? " I then took her into custody.
Mr. J. Gosnell, clerk in the shipping-office, said
—The form of claim produced was brought to me
by the prisoner on the 2d Dec. last, when she stated
that she was the only remaining relative, and sister
of the deceased seaman mentioned therein, and that
all his other relatives were dead. I afterwards trans-
mitted the form to the Board of Trade.
Prisoner—The deceased man was my brother. I
declare that that is the truth.
Mr. T. Hanks—l am an accountant. The prisoner
applied to me, and I filled up the form at her re-
quest, she stating that she was the sister of the
deceased sailor. I remarked to her at the time,
" It's very strange you don't know where your
brother was born ;" and she replied that she left
home when young and did not know it. I filled up
the document at her dictation.
Mr. J. Gibson—l am a farmer at Falkar, in
Wigtonshire. I had a son named Wm. Gibson, who
was a sailor. The last vessel in which he sailed was
the John Sugars. I heard of his death from the
captain. I received a letter from the Board of
Trade, and applied for his wages and effects. The
prisoner is neither a daughter nor a daughter-in-
law of mine. To the best of my knowledge, my son
was never married.
Prisoner—My brother always told me from a
child that his father and mother and other relations,
el:f:cpt me, were dead.
The Lord Mayor—The question is; Are you his

CLERKENWELL.—THE ST. PAN CRAS DEFAL-
CATIONS.—COMMITTAL OF MR. BIRCIIMORE.—Thos.
Birchmore, late relievinr, overseer of the parish of
St. Pancras, surrendered to his recoomizances before
Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged. with embezzling various
sums of money belonging to the directors of the
poor of the parish of. St. Pancras.
Mr. Humphreys, jun, appeared, as before, for the
prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the defence.
Mr. Humphreys, in opening the case, said he was
prepared to offer evidence in two other cases against
the prisoner, and then to ask for his committal for
trial. One of the cases was that of a Mr. George
G. Neals, who had on or about the 17th or 20th of
April last, paid prisoner the sum of £4 10s., and
the other was that of Mrs. Pearce, who, on Oct. 3d
last, paid the prisoner the sum of £3 55., neither of
which sums had been accounted for. He had thought
to have been enabled to get other cases complete
against the prisoner, so as to have included three
cases of embezzlement in each of the indictments,
but he would not ask for a further remand, but any
new evidence that might turn up he would at once
give notice of to prisoner's solicitor. He should
produce a bond which the prisoner signed on April
7, ISSI, in which the prisoner stipulated to receive
and account for all moneys. He should not be able
to call the attesting witness, as he had absconded,
and a reward was offered for his apprehension.
Mr. Humphreys then called—
Mrs. Jane Pearce—l am the wife of Francis
Pearce, and reside at 15, Portland-street, Oxford-
street. My mother, Sarah Street, is an inmate of St.
Pancras Workhouse, and has been so for some time.
On 3d Oct. last I paid the prisoner, on behalf of the
parish, the sum of £3 55., for the maintenance of
my mother. I paid prisoner the money at the work-
house. _ _ _

George G. Neals—l reside at 6 Bridgwater-street,
St. Pancras. lam an inquiring officer in the ser-
vice of that parish. On or about April 7th I paid
the prisoner the sum of £4 10s., for the mainte-
nance of George and Catharine Keeley, who were
inmates of the workhouse. The prisoner gave me
the receipt produced.
Wm. Jaques—l am the accountant of the parish
of St. Pancras, I have already examined prisoner's
receipt book, and I do not find any entries of £3 ss.
or £4105., the slims mentioned by the last witnesses.
Mr. W. D. Harrison—l am clerk to Messrs.
White and Co., solicitors, of 12, Great Marlbo-
rough-street, and produce a bond, dated the 7th of
April, 1851, for £l5O.
Mr. Lewis submitted that the bond could not be
admitted, as the attesting witness would not be
called, and the law stated that he must be called.
Mr. TyrWhitt—The law is, that if a man dies,
removes, or cannot be found, they may prove by
witnesses the handwriting.
The witness Jaques recalled—l know that a
person of the name of J. W. F. Cook was vestry
clerk and solicitor of the parish of St. Pancras.
He was on 7th April, 1851. He is nqt now clerk,
and I know that he has absconded from the parish.
I have heard that a warrant is out for his appre-
hension, and that a reward is advertised about the
streets for his apprehension. Cook was discharged
from his office several weeks ago. I have not the
slightest knowledge where he has gone to, or where
to find him.

sister ?
' Prisoner—My brother told me I was.
The Lord Mayor—Whom do you call your brother?
Prisoner—My brother William that died.
The Lord Mayor—Why, you were living in adul-
tery with the deceased. how can you call him
your brother ?
Prisoner—He always acted to me as a brother.
(Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—lt appears you were living in
adultery with him. He gave you his notes, and you
obtained a part of his wages. You ought to have
been content with that, without attempting to claim
to be his sister.
Prisoner—l have nothing to say except what
my brother told me.
The Lord Mayor—He lived with you as his wife.
J. C. Knight (detective officer)—The prisoner
has been here on a former occasion for robbing a
young man of a half-sovereign in Fenchurch-street.
The Lord Mayor—lt is very fortunate for you
that the Board of Trade, who are rightly prosecut-
ing this matter, for the protection of seamen, do not
compel me to send you to the Central Criminal
Court for trial. If they did so you would be subject
to four years' penal servitude, for it is one of the
gravest offences known to the law, that of persons
forging or assisting in forging documents for the
purpose of obtaining money er property. There is
no doubt that you have done that here, because the
accountant who filled up the document at your dic-
tation Wrote what was untrue, he not knowing it
to be untrue, and you went to the office and pre-
sented it, and represented yourself as the sister of
the deceased when you were no relation to him.
Under these circumstances I am .compelled to send
you to prison to be kept to hard labour for six ca-
lendar months. The kindness and consideration of
the Board of Trade have enabled me to pronounce
this lenient sentence. It is a very proper prosecu-
tion, and I am very glail that the Board of Trade
have taken it up.
Mr. Cumberland—The Board of Trade are com-
pelled to prosecute in-these cases for their own pro-
tection, fer they are in the constant habit of having
these fraudulent claims presented to them. I have.
no doubt that the publicity of this case will have a
most beneficial effect.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar.
Thomas Gordon, Michael Maine, and Wm; Hig-
gins, privates in the First Battalion of Scots Fusilier
Guards, quartered in the Tower, were brought be-
fore the Lord. Mayor and-Mr. Alderman Cubitt, by
their .Sergeant-Major, and finally examined upon
the charge of having violently assaulted Henry
Vining and Charles Wootton, on the 11th Dec. last.
Originally Gordon and Maine only were charged.
Vining then stated the circumstances connected
with the assault, but Wootton. was unable to attend
being confined to his bed from the injuries he
had received. Higgins was subsequently
charged, but Maine was absent upon that occa-
sion, he having in the interim been sent to the hos-
pital, on account of injuries he had received during
the affray. The prisoners were remanded from week
to week, and were now produced by their superior
officer.
C. Wootton said—l am a hoi,se decorator, and
live at 4, Salisbury-terrace, Lock's-fields. On the
night of Saturday, Dec. 11, I was passing over
London-bridge with the witness Vining, when I was
knocked down by one of three soldiers, to whom I
had not given the slightest provocation. Before I
could rise I was struck in the face by Maine. When
I got up Gordon struck me across the face with his
belt. I closed with him and we both fell down. I
again got up and Maine struck me a blow on the
head with his belt. I was again knocked down and
kicked in the body, but I do not know by whom.
The three soldiers were acting together. I was so
injured (the witness looked seriously ill), that I
have not been able to work since. My hat and that
of Vining were thrown over the parapet df the
bridge.
By the Lord Mayor—l do not think I was
knocked down intentionally in the first instance,
but it was the striking afterwards of which I com-
plain. I was seriously cut across the head and nose.
By Gordon—l did not say at the station-house
that I could not recoomise any of you.
'ArvhietiLieosrsa_ll,eas3ior-fDid you strike either of the
soldiers at all ?
after I had been struck and
knocked down.
The Lord Mayor—Before they used their belts,
or after?
-Witness—After they used their belts. Their
• belts were off in a nionient, and we were then
, obliged to stand in our own defence.
Brett,
founda p el
Maineicc-eo and Gordon
n s tb 1e ,
said—When
putting
n their
belts.
the- s
2 11ot'he witness Vining was standino. near Maine,
NNhj. oturned round and called Wootton ab filthy name,
and threatened to throw him over the bridge. I
told Maine that if he touched him I would knock
him down.
Gordon, in answer to the charge, said—l never
touched anybody till I was knocked down. I have
been through the whole of the Crimean war, and
got this medal (pointing to a medal on his

Sergeant Robinson, 27 A, said—l am sergeant of
the detective police force. I know that a warrant
was placed in my hands from this court on the 9th
of Nov., 1858, for the apprehension of Cook, on a
charge of felony. I have been in pursuit of him
ever since.

The witness Jaques recalled—The signatures to
the deed are in the handwriting of the prisoner and
Cook.

This closed the case for the prisoner.
Mr. Lewis reserved the defence, simply saying.,
&t guilty.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fully committed the prisoner to
the Central Criminal Court for trial, but consented
to take bail for the prisoner.
The necessary bail having been put in, the pri-
soner left the court with his friends.

THAMES.—THE REVOLTING CHARGE AGAINST
A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.—Augustus Peellell, a
gentleman of large fortune, and connected with
several wealthy and respectable families, who was
described in the police-sheet as a gentleman of 4,
Harcourt-buildings, Temple, aged 60, but who is
close upon 70, surrendered with his bail to answer
a charge of inciting Michael Collins, an Irish
labourer, to commit an unnatural crime.
Mr. Sleigh, barrister, instructed by Mr. George
Lewis, jun., defended the prisoner, who put in bail
When the case was first heard on Monday last, to
the amount of £1,300.
The court was densely crowded, and great num-
bers who eagerly sought admission were unable to
obtain it.

The evidence of the complainant on the first ex-
amination was read by Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk,
and Mr. Yardley asked him if he wished to add to
it, to which he replied in the negative.
The prosecutor wa: again cross-examined at great
length by Mr. Sleigh. He said the prisoner did not
indulge in improper familiarities with him until Sa-
turday night. He did not think rubbing down his
face meant any harm. That occurred in the public-
house where they had steaks and beer. He gave tho
prisoner a false name and address-when he first met
him. He could not assign a'reason for floing so. He
said his name was Tobin. It was not his practice
to call himself Tobin. He never said he was a sailor,
but the people at the public-house thought he was
a sailor, because he wore a reefing jacket bought
by Mr. Pechell. He had been in a police court once
before ; it was at the Thames Police•court. The
witness, who prevaricated very much, admitted
he had been at various police conrts, and imprisoned
for assaults and rows; and he was committed to
prison once for stealing a gentleman's gold-headed
cane, but he was innocent of that. He had not
been in prison twelve times—only three times. He
had seven days' imprisonment, six weeks' imprison-
ment, and one month, for assaults, and rows, and
stealing. He was not taken up in Holywell-street
and charged before a 'magistrate with a criminal
offence. He did not know where Holywell-street
was. He was not in a retiring place in the neigh-
bourhood of the Strand for an hour on Wednesday
night. •He was not there with a woman. He did
not tell any one he could get lots of money out of
the old gentleman, and if he did not give him plenty
he would charge him with an odious offence.
By Mr. Yardley —I am a native of Ireland. I
have been in London 12 years, and have worked on
the river and on wharves on and off, and have got
odd jobs. I have worked at Cotton's Wharf in the
course of the last fortnight. lam not in the prac-
tice of going to Holywell-street.
Emily Falbrook, servant at an eating house, No.
57, Farringdon-street, said the prosecutor and an
old gentleman, the prisoner, came there on the night
of Saturday, the Bth inst., and had supper. They
came in together and went out together. They
partook of alamode soup, for which the old gentle-
.man paid ls. She had seen the young man Collins
before that.

tobacco, and some pipes. All my relatives and a
fiddler partook of the beer, tobacco, and oranges.
He then wanted Mike to have supper ; and he
asked Mike if his friend Pat, meaning me, would
like to come and have supper, and I went with him
and Mike'to Long-lane, and had supper, and all
sat down at table together.
Mr. Yardley—What did you have for supper ?
Witness—Well, we had pork and taties and all
the nice rich gravy over the same (laughter)—and
the old gentleman said, " You shall have whatever
you like, my boys, but I should not like to see you
drunk." He gave me ls. 6d., and he gave an old
woman who was delicate in the house in Cock-
court, sugar and tea, and coffee and bread, and he
gave the ould fiddler in the house Gd., and we had
a dance, I and Mike and two young women, and
the ould fiddler played a tune, and for that same
tune the gentleman gave him Gd. (Laughter.)
Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—The prisoner
made great inquiries as to whether Collins was a
deserving young man.
Mr. Yardley—This evidence, as far as it
.goes, is
favourable to the prisoner, although it is very

eccentric.
John Tobin said—l am father of the last witness.
I saw the prisoner one night. He was good, gene-
rous, and gentlemanly, and treated the destitute of
the place with bread, sugar, tea, and coffee, and I
had some.
George James Pearce, a tailor and outfitter, in
the city, said, I know the prisoner. Yesterday week
he came to my shop with Michael Collins and
bought him a new reefing jacket and a waistcoat.
I thought it rather strange that the old gentleman
should be buying things for the young man.
.Col-
lins wanted the prisoner to buy him a new pair of
white moleskin trousers. The prisoner refused to
do so, and said, " I will buy you a pair next week ;
they are white, and no use to you.. Collins said
they would wash, and whispered in the prisoner's
ear. The prisoner said, " No, I won't ; don't aggra-
vate me ;" upon which the prisoner left the shop.
I asked Collins what he was, and he replied, "Why,
he is an old —, and is always wanting to handle
me about." He then left the shop.
Thomas Frederick Galloway, hosier and shirt-
maker, 9, Poultry, said—The prisoner and Collins
came to my shop last Saturday night. The prisoner
bought a shirt, for which he gave me 6s. 6d. I be-
lieve he bought it for Collins.
Henry Heming, clothes salesman—l know the
prisoner. Between eight and nine o'clock on Satur-
day night he was along with Collins, and selected
a pair of trousers for him. Collins said they were
not good enough, and he selected another pair and
paid for them. Collins then asked the old gentle-
man to treat him to a pair of drawers, and he did
so. The prosecutor also wanted the old gentleman
to buy a pair of Wellington boots to wear on Sun-
days, and the old gentleman said he would not buy
them.
Mr. Sleigh—What was the conduct of the pri-
soner to the young man ?
Witness—lt was like the conduct of a father to
his son. The prosecutor said, " I wish for a pair of
drawers, sir, if you please," in a respectful way.
Thomas Hooper, waiter at the St. Katharine
Dock Hotel, Upper East Smithfield, said—l at-
tend on the gentlemen who use the hotel. I
attended on the prisoner and Collins last Satur-
day night. '1 hey had two steaks, five stouts, two
breads, two pickles, and two I;ravlies. (Laugh-
'ter.) The old gentleman paid for all. They
came in about half-past eight and runained until
twenty minutes to twelve o'clock. They were both
sober. _ _

In cross-examination the witness said he saw
nothing improper going on between the parties.
The Irishman was telling the old gentleman a very
long tale, and all that the prisoner said was " Yes"
and " No." I never saw either of them before
Saturday night.
Mr. William Holt, son of the landlord of the St.
Katharine Dock Hotel, said—The man Collins was
brought back to my house on Saturday night last,
between twelve and one o'clock, by a policeman.
The constable went into a cottage where his waiter
was to speak to him, and while he was gone I asked
Collins where his ship was, and he pointed towards
the dock. I said, " Thet. Katharine Dock ?" and
he said, " Yes." _ _

Bridget Collins, mother of the prosecutor, said
she had received 9s. of her son since he had known
the prisoner. In cross-examination by Mr. Sleigh,
the witness said she was in very distressed circum-
stances, and lived in St. Helena-court, Lower
Whitecross-street. Her son was a working man,
and all he had was his character ; but he had been
tempted by the old gentleman Pechell. Her son
had work every day, and some days he earned ss.
Her son was a steady man, and was only put into
prison for defending his rights. Het son had been
in prison for the drop taken, but he had not been
in orison twelve times, as she knew of.
lames Scarborough, City police constable, 541,
said that after the:charge was booked at the station
house, he examined the prisoner's dress. The waist-

band flap of his trousers were unfastened, except
by one button. Ile found in the prisoner's trousers
a hat. [The witness produced it. It was one of those

hats worn by many frequenters of the Opera, which
can be made flat or folded out into the usual hat
shape at pleasure.]
Mr. Sleigh cross-examined the policeman very
sharply as to his not mentioning the last piece of
evidence last Monday, and he said he was ordered to
stand down and another witness to get into the box.
He could assign no reason for not having said on
Monday, " I wish to add something to my evi-
dence." Mr. Sleigh said that Mr. Pechell was
afflicted with a tumour, and could only fasten his
clothes on one side. He directed the prisoner to
unfasten his waistcoat, and, after he had. done so,
asked the policeman if the prisoner's trousers were
not in the same state now as they were last Satur-
day night.
The witness—Yes, in the same state as they are
now.

Mr. Sleigh said he was about to ask the magi-
strate, when the last witness got into the witness-
box, whether it was necessary to address him at
all. It was manifest that the magistrate ought, as
he hoped he would, discharge the prisoner without
a stain upon his character. Mr. Pechell was a
gentleman of respectability, of wealth, and of a
liberal profession, for he was called to the bar forty-
one years ago, and was now in his 70th year. Mr.
Pechell was a gentleman of secluded habits, but
exceedingly benevolent. He would admit the
accused gentleman was guilty of extraordinary
eccentricity and foolishness in his benevolence ; but
it must be recollected he was old and weak, and
that was the reason of his acting with so much
want of caution, and with so much eccentricity. He
hoped the accused would be discharged without.any
imputation on his morality. If the accused. was
committed for trial, it would be on the evidence of
a man who by his own admissiOn had been in pri-
son several times, and told lie upon lie.
Mr. Yardley said the question was, could the
prisoner be convicted'on the evidence as it stood ?
He should never have thought of committing the
prisoner for trial on the unconfirmed evidence of
Collins, both as regarded his own inconsistency and
the many times he had been in 'prison. The last
bit of evidence did not add the least additional
weight to the case. If he was to send this case for
trial on the unconfirmed evidence of such a person
as Collins, no jury would entertain it. There was
no confirmation of the main fact., but there was a
full confirmation of all that had preceded the alleged
revolting act of the prisoner. He meant there was
a confirmation of the intimacy that existed between
the parties, the purchase of clothes, and visits to
hotels and eating-houses. How could he (Mr.
Yardley) account for the extraordinary intimacy
which existed between the parties ?
Mr. Sleigh said the accused had been exercising
his philanthropy in a loose and lavish manner,
and upon hearing that an old woman was in want,
gave her bread, sugar, tea, and coffee. There was
no doubt of Mr. Pechell's eccentricity and folly,
and there was no doubt he was innocent of this
most foul charge. The man Collins had sworn that
upon all occasions before Saturday night, the pri-
soner behaved most properly, but what did he say
to Mr. Pearce on Thursday last week ? " Why,
he is an old —, and always wanting to handle
me about." The prosecutor was pledged, upon his
oath, to propriety of conduct on the part of the
accused up to Saturday night, and yet he made use
of such remarkable language to Mr. Pearce two
days before. The prosecutor was a filthy•minded
scoundrel, who had it in his mind to charge
a most philanthropic, but eccentric old gen-
tleman, with an odious crime some days before.
The prosecutor had trumped up this revolting
charge against an innocent man because he could
not obtain all the money he wanted, and he did
hope Mr. Pechell would be restored to society and
to his anxious relatives and friends without the
least stigma on his character as a moral and bene-
volent man.
Mr. Y:adley—Without saying much upon this
case, the question is, if this evidence is presented
td a jury they will have :imply to say, can they
believe the main charge is made out, when the evi-
dence of a tainted witness upon that fact is entirely
uncorroborated ? I will not make any remarks on
the case. lam not satisfied any jury will ever con-
vict the prisoner. That being so, I should show a
very weak disposition if I evaded the responsibility
of discharging the prisoner, and_ I do discharge him,
A burst of applause and clapping of hands fol-
lowed the decision of the magistrate from the
friends of the prisoner in court.

By Mr. Sleigh—The old gentleman asked the
young man what he would have for supper.
Mr. Sleigh—Just as a kind old gentleman
would do who met with a poor man ?
Witness—Yes, sir.
Patrick Tobin, an Irish labourer, of No. 3,
Cock-court, Snow-hill, said—The prisoner came to
my house last Sunday week by himself. He first
paid for some drink, and said, " Are you Patrick?"
I said, " Yes, sir." He said, " No, you• are
not ; Patrick is stout) much stouter than you,
and has black whiskers and wears a White smock
frock." I said " I know who you mean, but Patrick
is not his name, his name is Michael Collins, that
is who you mean." The prisoner said, ",Is he a
deserving young man ?" and I said he Was. The
Frisoner said "Where is ho, I want him?" I told
him he had gone to a funeral at Bow. The gentle-
man had half a pint of stout out of the first pot he
paid for, and then sent for another pot of stout,
and then took Inc to a public-house and gave me
brandy and soda water and bread and cheese. On
Tuesday night he called upon nicsagain. • Michael
Collins was, there before flint, The prisoner was
very generous, and sent for two gallons of bv.Or, 4
shilling's worth of oranges, a shilling's worth of,

LAMBETILL—TnE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR MRS.
NEWELL. Letters and communications have
been received from the following persons who had
been induced to forward various sums of money to

this court for the benefit of Mrs. Newell, the mother Islington, grocer ;J. Upton, Brighton, plumber; E. Simon,
South-street, Brompton, and Mark-lane, wine merchant;
of tbe_unfortunate ballet-girl, in consequence of the
11. Lodge gge, C4y,tailor W . Mahon, Tipp( r
distresSing statement made by that person respect- screetervkoenls7gell
broker
square,;C,roupot- and Daveiish,
in g the loss of an engagement and c,onsequent alleged
disappearance of her daughter, requesting that City, printer; I. Bensaud, South-street, Finsbury,
their respective subscriptions should be put into the chant; E. J. Cook, Hall-street, City-road, 3COUrY'issloll"
Poor-box, or disposed of according to the discretion agent. Feb. 14—It. Chase, Bristol, cheese factor; S. Cox,
St. George, Gloucestershire, Bristol, and Brisling,ton, So-
of Mr. Norton, viz. :—Mr. Smith, Drury-lane
meysetshire, chemical manufacturer. Feb. 24—E. M. Man-
Theatre ; Mr. Cave, Marylebone Theatre; Miss chin, Exeter, tailor. Feb. 21— J. Elliot, Devonport,
Swanbor ough, Strand Theatre; L. H. M., Mrs. grocer.
Robinson., Printers at W. Granger's, S. F., N. R.

W., M. 81 B. P., Juniper, and Sympathy.

SOUTHWARK.—THE POLICE AND THE PUB-
:cANs.--Charles Watson, barman to Mr. Carr,

the landf.ord of the King's Arms Tavern, Thornton-
street, Dockhead, was brought before Mr. Combe,
charged with being drunk and disorderly in his
master's house, an wilfully breaking a drinking
glass.
Mr. Carr said that on the previous afternoon he
went out on business, leaving the prisoner in charge
of the bar. On his return at night, witnbss found
that he was very drunk and abusive. Witness
told him to go to bed, but he refused, and became
so abusive that he was compelled to call in a con-
stable and give him into custody.
Mr. Combe asked him what he gave him in
custody for.
Mr. Carr replied for kin°.o drunk and disorderly
in his house.

Mr. Combe said that the police had no right to
enter public-houses to apprehend or turn out
drunken people. It was the duty of the publicans
themselves to do that.

BANK OF
• An Account, pursuant to t:
cap. 32, for the week ending
of January; 1859 :

ISSUE DEP
Notes issued £33,03:;,670

Mr. Carr said he was very violent, and he re-
quired the assistance of the police.
Mr. Combe said that he was surprised the
police so overstepped their duty by entering public
houses to interfere with drunken people after the
many warnings be had given them. They seemed
to do more for publiqns than any one else, and he
(Mr. Combo) perfectly knew the reason of it.
Mr. Carr asked what he was to do, then ?

ENGLAND.

£33,035,6701

BANKING D:
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public DepoSits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
misSioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

Mr. Combo told him publicans must do their
own business, and not take the police from their
duty to assist them. The prisoner must be dis-
charged. He hoped this would be the last time he
should have to tell the police their duty.

he Act ith and Bth Victoria,
on Wednesday, the 19th day

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

counts) 6,260,269
Other Deposits 14,948,727
Seven Day and
other Bills 866,306

£39,876,792
_ M. 31

Dated Jan. 20,1850,

DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 18.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Edward
Mooyaart, 8.A., to be Chaplain of Galls, in the Island of
Ceylon.
Her Majesty has also been
.pleased to appoint Austin
Wm. Cox, Esq., to be an unofficial Member of the Execu-
tive Council of the Settlement of Honduras ; Frederick
Dunbar Sutherland, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive
Council of the Island of St. Vincent ; Frederick Henry
Alexander Forth, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive
Council of the Island of Hong Kong, during the temporary
absence of the Colonial Secretary ; and Edward Morris and
Nicholas Stabb, Esqs., to be Members of the Legislative
Council of the Island of Newfoundland.