The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 9.

MANSION-HOUSE.--:-James Charles Vaughan,
a respectably dressed man, was charged with annoy-
ing Sarah Grierson, a widow residing in Love-lane.
Complainant stated that she rented some premises
in Love-lane, which, in consequence of the death of
her husband in July last, she had sub•let to the
defendant at a rent of 14s. per week. She had since
given him notice to quit repeatedly, but he refused
to leave, and it was only with the greatest trouble
that she at last succeeded in getting possession.
More recently she had let the place to another per-
son, but the defendant so annoyed them by going
there whenever he was drunk, and threatening to
break in the door, that that person had refused to
enter upon possessian. On Tuesday defendant re-
peated this conduct, and she gave him into custody.
The Lord Mayor—l suppose he paid you the
rent ?

Complainant—No, my lord ; I wish he had.
The Lord Mayor—Then how do y®u know that
he did not come on purpose to pay it ?
Complainant—Oh, I am quite sure about that.
He was there seventeen weeks, and he owes me
more than £l4, for he never paid me anything.
A police-officer deposed to the fact of taking the
defendant into custody, and that a considerable
mob was collected round the place, as the defen-
dant was swearing loudly, and throwing himself
against the shutters with great violence.
The Lord Mayor—Well, defendant, what have
you to say ?

Defendant—l went there by the advice of my
solicitor, as I still hold the key ; but I am willing
to give up possession.
Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)-oh, don't talk about
your solicitor. This poor woman came here twice
for advice, and I told her to take possession, for I
am sure no judge would give you either damages
or expenses.

The Lord Mayor—Where is the key?
Defendant—The police have it at the station.
The Lord Mayor—Very well, then, let them
give it to the complainant; and as to you, you
must find one good security to keep the peace for
six months, for it is quite intolerable that such
fellows as you should take premises of a person like
this poor woman, and then refuse to pay rent.
Defendant, who was not prepared with bail, and
was apparently astonished at the result of the
" advice of his solicitor," was then locked up.

GUILDHALL.—George Lewis, a seafaring
young man, was placed at the bar before Alderman
Salomons on the following charge :
Francis Stateman said—l am captain's steward
on board the Admirable, lying off Sheerness. I
met the prisoner on Tuesday in Farringdon-street,
and he accosted me with " Good morning, mate,"
after which we got into conversation about ships,
and he asked me if I knew of a " billet" for him ?
I mentioned several ships lying off Sheerness
in commission, and he then asked me to take
a glass of ale. We went into a house in
New Bridge-street, and while there a third
person came in, and began boasting of his strength,
and offered to bet the prisoner a dozen of wine he
would throw a half hundredweight a certain num-
ber of yards. The prisoner said he could not afford
so much, but he accepted the• bet for half a dozen
of wine, and then proposed that we should go to
some skittle-ground to test the strangers's strength
and decide the wager. We accordingly went to a
house in Fetter-lane, but having no money I
pawned my watch and chain, and when we got into
the skittle-ground they forgot all about the wager
and began playing at skittles.
Alderman Salomons—Did you play with them ?
Witness—Yes, sir.
Alderman Salomons—What for ?
Witness—£l a game, sir.
Alderman Salomons—Of course you lost?
Witness—Yes, sir; but they let me win the first
game or two when we played for ls. 6d., and from
that we got to 55., and then to £1 a game.
Alderman Salomons—How much did you lose ?
Witness—£l 55., sir, for that was all the money
I had about me ; I afterwards thought I had been
sharped out of my money, and returned and gave
the prisoner into custody.
Alderman Salomons—To which did you lose
your money ?
Witness—The stranger, sir, but I considered the
prisoner had drawn me into it.
Alderman Salomons—l am afraid you must at-
tribute your loss to your own folly.
The officer said—l searched the prisoner, and
fonnd on hith £3 3s. 11 d., a " duffer" watch and
chain, and,a' " Bank of Economy" note for £5.
Alderman Salomons said the "flash" note pro-
duced was so close an imitation of the bank note,
that he thought the Bank could prosecute as it bore
the printer's name upon it. However, he would
remand the prisoner for a few days.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Thomas Davis, 30, was
charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with stealing from
the person, and also with an assault.
Donoway, 129 H, said that at an early hour that
morning, while in the High-street of Whitechapel,
he heard the screams of a female on the opposite
side of the road, and hastening across perceived the
prisoner with his right hand on the breast of a
gentleman, while his left was drawn out of his
trousers' pocket. The ring of money falling on the
pavement followed, and prisoner ran off as he
swung his arm round and struck the gentleman a
terrible blow with his fist in the face which felled
him to the ground. Witness pursued and took
prisoner into custody with a handkerchief in his
possession, and some trifling amount of money.
The prosecutor, Mr. Wm. White, of Mile-end,
said he was in company with a female at the time
in question, having just left the spot where a fire
had occurred in the neighbourhood, when the pri-
soner came boldly up to him and acted as described
by the constable. Prosecutor, after recovering from
the immediate effects of the blow, pursued and he
believed should have taken the fellow, but for the
constable, in his greater speed, falling over him.
He did not know the amount of money he had lost,
but identified the handkerehief.

Donoway told the court that two years since pri-
soner was pointed out to him as a returned convict,
and had since been constantly in the company of
thieves.

Prisoner—This is spite of yours. You promised
me three months the first opportunity.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—lnstead of which you will go
for trial.

LAMBETH.—Richard Davis, a journeyman
carpenter, who gave his residence in Kent-street,
Borough, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott,
on a charge of breaking into a house near Ken-
nington-oval on Sunday evening last, and stealing
therefrom £1 17s. in cash. _ _ _

From the evidence it appeared that during the
absence of the occupants of the house on Sunday
night last, it was entered in the first instance with
picklock keys, and on the thieves obtaining an en-
trance they broke open the door of a lodger's apart-
ment, forced open all the cupboards and drawers,
turned out and ransacked all their contents* but,
singular to say, all the property they carried away
was £1 17s. from one of the drawers, and the
remains of a leg of mutton upon which the family
had dined. Suspicion first fell upon the prisoner,
from the fact of his previously calling at the house
to see the servant, and passing himself off for her
uncle, when in fact he washer father, and from the
fact also of his having been seen by a constable to
leave the house where the robbery was committed
on the Sunday night.
, The prisoner stoutly denied the charge, and said
he spent Sunday evening and night in Southampton-
street, Camberwell, some distance from where the
robbery had been committed.
He was remanded to a future day.

,ED DEER.—Last week there was an arrival of
red deer at Arran, from Knowsley Hall, the seat of the Earl
of Derby. There were 20 in number, and are the purchase
()idle Duke of Hamilton.