The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

question was a low and notorious brothel, asked
the applicants if they had any objectii m to go to
the workhouse, as they had no mone,y, until this
morning, when they should have an op portunity of
going before a magistrate respecting their clothing
and property. They at once consent ed, and the
inspector sent a constable with them. to take them
to the workhouse ; but, after procieding a short
distance on their way there, they dleclined going
further, and said they should return t' D the house in
Granby-street. The constable, Jones, suspected that
all was not right, followed thein to the brothel,
and in a dispute between them an d Thompson,
the owner of the house, he heard than the prisoners
had committed a robbery at Liver pool, and that
the clothes and other things detain ed by Thomp-
son were a portion of the propert. y stolen,. He
in consequence took them to tilt) station and
on their being searched a sovereign was found on
one, and different sums on the others.
The prisoner Leman said she came up from Liver-
pool to see her brother, who is a sob lier, and was
accompanied by the other two, and as: -they had not
been able to find her brother out, they had made up
their minds to go back. On their arrival in town
on Friday, they met with Thompsoli, and he, on
learning that they had just, come fron the country,
persuaded them to go to his house, telling them
they might make a good thing of it I)y seeing and
taking home gentlemen, and said he In i.d. frequently
changed £5 and £lO notes for young - women in his
house who had robbed gentlemen of them.
The prisoners, who all said they used to get their
living at Liverpool by hard labour, denied the rob-
bery, and said they wished to get back to their
friends.
At the request of the officer, however, they wero
remanded to give time to communicate with the
police authorities at Liverpool.
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.--George Fox, a bricklayer,
who had been apprehended on a warrant, was
charged with bigamy, and unlawfully marrying
Alice Proudfoot, his former wife, Sarah, being then
and still alive.
From the evidence it appeared that in the month
of October, 1848, the prisoner was married by banns
in the parish church of Wellingdon, Middlesex, to
Sarah Bennett, widow, and in the month of ct.,
1858, just 10 years after, he also married Alice
Proudfoot, in Christ Church, district church, Brix-
ton-road. A warrant was obtained against himby
the first wife on Saturday last, and on Sunday even-
ing he was apprehended at Homerton. by Revell,
one of the summoning officers, when he admitted
his offence, and said his first wife was 18 years
older than him, and that this disparity of age, and
the fact of his wife having a family by her former
husband, was the cause of great unhappiness, and
he therefore made up his mind to leave her.
The necessary witnesses to complete the case not
being present, the prisoner was remanded to a future
day.

SOUTHWARK.---lur ORTANT TO MEMBERS OF
BENEFIT SOCIETIES.—The Secretary of the Hand-
in-Hand Benefit. Society, held at the Woolpack
Tavern, Kent-street, was summoned before Mr.
Burcham, for illegally expelling Richard Wood,
one of the members.
The defendant said that the complainant broke
through two of the rules of the society while he was
on the sick fund, and at a meeting of the members
they decided on expelling him.
Mr. Burcham asked whether he had the minute
book in which these proceedings were entered ?
The defendant said he had no book, neither were
any minutes taken down.
Mr. Burcham supposed that they kept books.
The defendant said they did not for that purpose,
but he had the rules of the society for his worship's
inspection.
Mr. Burcham asked him under what rule the
members had acted ?
The defendant replied the 19th and the 12th.
The complainant was seen remaining in a public
house for more than one hour, which was contrary
to the 19th rule. There were amusements also
going on in that house, and it was beyond the hour
specified by the 12th rule.
Mr. Burcham asked whether the society had
punished him according to the 19th rule ?
The Secretary said that they fined him a shilling
for being in the public house, and expelled him for
being there beyond the hours.
Mr. Burcham told him they had done wrong, as
it was all one offence; and having fined him, there
was an end to it. Under these circumstances they
could not expel him. They must accordingly rein-
• state him, and pay all arrears due to him.

WESTMINSTER. A RUFFIANLY DELIN-
QUENT.--John Mack, a fellow of gigantic propor-
tions, was prosecuted by Mr. Bellamy from the
Treasury, for wholesale uttering of counterfeit coin,
to which was added a charge of violently and

brutally assaulting the police, and endeavouring to
" gouge" a constable's eye out and bite his nose off.
John Harris, of 4, Strutton-ground, boot and
shoemaker, said that prisoner came to his shop and
purchased a pair of child's shoes for ls. 6d., in pay-
ment for which he tendered two counterfeit shil-
lings. Witness told him they ware bad, when he
seemed to be drunk, talked incoherently, and went
away.
John Robert Dixon, butcher, York-street, West-
minster, said that shortly after the previous case
prisoner
.came into his shop and tendered another
spurious shilling in payment for ten pennyworth of
meat. Witness told him the shilling was bad, and
then prisoner affected to be speechless from drink,
but on learning that Milliman, an officer well known
to utterers of base coin, was coming, suddenly re-
covered and walked briskly up the street.
Mrs. Louisa Mason, tobacconist, Broadway,
Westminster, proved that prisoner next paid her a
visit, and.tendered two base shillings, and then went
into another shop in the neighbourhood.
Police constables William Milliman and Ferris
Carr gave evidence of the ruffianly violence of the
prisoner. Milliman, on receiving information from
Mrs. Mason, first took him into custody, when he
suddenly rushed upon the officer, and seizing him
by the throat with the left hand, made several
desperate attempts to gouge his eye out with his
right thumb, and also endeavoured to bite his nose
off. The blood was streaming from the constable's
eye when Carr came up, prisoner also attacked him,
but after a desperate resistance was taken to the
station.
Mr. Arnold committed the prisoner on the three
charges of uttering, and left it open to the Commis-
sioners of Police to indict him for the assaults.
MORE BRUTAL ASSAULTS BY SOLDIERS.—John
Jack and James Chapman were charged with the
following unprovoked and desperate assaults :
At a little after eleven o'clock on Sunday even-
ing, the defendants were drunk, in Peter-street,
Westminster, and flourishing their belts over their
heads, when, upon two , poor labouring men,
named M'Cann and Gray, coming up, the soldiers
attacked and wounded them severely, without
the slightest provocation. Defendant Jack cut
M'Cann's head in three or four places with the
brass ornament, or buckle of the belt, the last
blow being given with such extraordinary force,
as literally to cut the peak of the poor man's cap
off. Chapman inflicted two wounds upon Gray's
head in the same way. Both defendants were
drunk, but after they had committed the outrage
darted off at full speed, and had run a quarter of a
mile before they were captured. The two poor
men were taken to the linthospita, where their wounds
and presented eir appearance
were dressed,
unequivocal proof of the treatment they had
received.
Jack, who was proved by the police to have been
Much intoxicated, set up in defence that M'Cann
insulted and struck him first. The other defendant
contented himself with the remark, " I say the
same."
Mr. Arnold intimated that the case was by of
far
too serious a nature for him to deal with' summarily,
and he should therefore ultimately send it for trial.
The prisoners were then remanded till Thursday
for additional evidence.

GREENWICH.—AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF
FELONY.—Emma Bass, a young woman about 20
years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr.
Seeker, charged with stealing a gold watch, value
£25, a gold guard, value £B, an eye-glass, and a
purse containing two sovereigns, from the person
of Mr. J. N. Dirck, residinc, at 8, Brand-street,
Greenwich.
It appeared that shortly after 8 o'clock on the
previous (Sunday) evening, the prosecutor entered
the police station in company of the prisoner,whom
he accused of having robbed him in a house of ill
fame of the property above named. The prisoner
protested her innocence, and before taking the
charge the sergeant on duty questioned the prose-
Cutor closely as to when he last saw the property
safe, and on his replying at the time he entered the
house with the prisoner, the cha,rge was taken in
the usual manner, and the prisoner was conveyed
to a cell and locked up. Some time afterwards the
prosecutor again attended at the station, and gave
information that he had found the property, having
forgotten that previmis to meeting with the pri-
soner he had changed his waistcoat, in which the
watch and guard, &c., were left. Upon this the
prisoner was liberated ; but, as it is necessary when
a charge is taken before a magistrate, for the case
to be legally disposed of, her recognisances were
taken for her appearance this morning.
Air. Seeker inquired if the prosecutor was in
attendance?
Police constable Cheeseman, 198 R, replied in
the negative.
Mr, Seeker—Having preferred& charge of felony,