The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCB.—Oct.6 .

MARYLEBONE.—The court was crowded to
ex:'ess in consequence of its having been the day
appointed for the further examination of Jiihti
Marks, coach builder, Bell-street, Edgware-road ;
Samuel Marks, his brother, arid Abraham Sim-
mondß, all of whom stool charged with having been
ronerrned in the fraudulent disposal of property to
the amount of many th iusatid pounds subsequently
to a fiat of bankruptcy against the first named pri-
soner. •

Particulars of what transpired at former inquiries
have appeared iu our paper.
Mr. Gifford app a7el for the prosecution ; Mr.
Sleigh for S. Marks and Simi:ponds; and Mr. Sole-
mous for J. Marks. Mr. Wilding was present to
watch t caw.) on behalf of several creditors.

Several witnesses having proved the sale and de-
livery of goods to largo amounts to the prisoner,
Wm. Molloy, who ie previous evidence has already
appearol, stated that the goods referred to in tha
pre:eding testimony had been received at the pre-
mises of the bankrupt, in w hose service he was, and
that they were packed under the direction of his
employer, J. Marks, and the other prisoners occa-
siona!ly assisted him in the packing. Portions of.
the goods were sent to Reigate, Ipswich, Cambridge
and Weymouth, and he (witnes) received money
at different times fur his trouble.
Cros-examined by Mr. Sleigh—At the last exa-
mination I was absent. I was in Vie hands of the
solicitor for the prosecution. I was sent to take a
trip to Brighton for the benefit of my health. It
not true that I claimel 200 i. from S. Marks,
Vireatening that if he did not give me that sum
w uld transport them. I repeat, upon my oath,
tit I never made a demand .of the kind, nor even
a. request, from either of the parties to that effect.
I wrots a fitter, but it was by direction of Samuel.
Marks, and in his back parlour.
By Mr. Broughton—l mein to swear that what
I have stated is true, and !hat I will abide by it.
Mr. Slt‘i.,;h (handing him a letter)—ls that your
handwrit ng ?
Winess—lt

Here the letter was read. It ran thus :
" 43, Herefer-strest, Aug. 13.
" Sir,- -I think you have behaved extremely ba,l to me ;
after working day and night to get your goods all nicely
packed for you, you paid ma only a paltry ss. Now, un-
less you give me 2001., I will go to the Bankruptcy Court in
Basinghall-street, and will seed you all out of the country.
I know that you did not give rae more than three parts
value for the goods, and you. scud to my house the 2001. I
will give you a few days to consider, and if you do not
scud, you will ha sorry for it, for I wiil swear anything to
got that amount, or more if I can. —Your obedient servant,
" WJLLIf MOLLOY."
By Mr. Sleigh—The envelop© of this letter is in
my tndwi it:ng.
- -

-By Mr. Giffard—Sa'muei Marks made an ap-
pointm-nt with me, and I wrote the letter at his
dictatiou. He wanted to sand me to New Zealand.
lle gave me a sovereign after I had written the
letter.

Mr. Broughton expressed his conviction that the
witness had been guilty of a gross act of perjury.
After some additional evidence, the prisoners
wcre remanded till to-morrow (this day) week.
Application was made for bail, but Mr. Brough-
ton refused to accede to the request.
John Harris, alias Pearce, a man well-known to
the police, was charged with having stolen a box and
two coats, the property of Mr. O'Sullivan, landlord
of the Hope, Stephen-street, Lisson-grove.
It appeared from tie evidence that at one o'clock
that worniug toe prisoner and two others who were
with him were standing at the bar of the house, and
in a short time Braham, 302 D, who, with two more
of is had kept watch upon the movements of the
party, saw prisoner go up stairs. Walker, 184, and
Jerome, 293 D, went up in search of prisoner, and
on the first landing the window leading to the wash-
house was found open, and a box and two coats were
discovered on the raid landing, the articles having
been stolen from the prosecutor's bedroom. Pri-
sin* r, who had escaped over the wall, and,upon
whose hand was blood (th-re was blood also on the
box), was shortly afterwards taken into custody, in
Stephen's-court, by the officer Braham.
The prisoner was remanded for a wetk.

CLERKENWELL.—Johu Lowe, 24, a horse-
keeper, residing at 6, Camden-passage, Islington-
green, was charged with committing a &Ines of
violent assault:.

Air. James Rodgers, landlord of the Barnsbury
Castle public-hou-e, York-place, Barnsbury, said—
La,,t night, bet wean the hours of 6 and 7, the pri-
soner, whom he had never seen before, entered his
house and asked to be serves with some beer. He
being the worse for liquor, his (the prosecutor's)
daughter refused to st rre him, and he then made
use of the most disgusting and abusive language.
When the prisoner was asked to go out he refu-ed
to do EO upon which he proceeded to turn him
out. When he was put outside the door, :prisoner
picked up a large flint stone, and struck, him a tre-
mendous blow on the face with it, cutting his nose
and blacking one of his eyes.. A number of persons
came tJ his a,sistance, and the prisoner blacked the
eyes of more than a dozen others.
Mr. Charles Coulson said he was at the Barns-

bury Castle, and was rendering assistance to the
last witness, when the prisoner bit one of his
knuckles, and bit through another of his fingers.
Mr. E. T. Foreacre said he "helped to push that
gentleman out of the house" (meaning the prisoner),
when he was struck on the left eye, which was
blackened in consequence.

It was stated by-the prosecutor that several per-
sons were most grossly assaulted by the prisoner.
Police-constable Marsh, 170 N, took the prisoner
into custody, and on his way to the station he
threw him down twice, and also kicked him.

The prisoner, in defence, said he was extremely
sorry for what he had done, and begged to be for-
given, as he was the worse for liquor.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner was a perfect brute
and a very dangerous fellow. He should for the
firA assault fine him 205., or 14 days' imprison-
ment ; 51., or two months, for the assault on Mr.
Coulson ; 10s., or a week, for the assault on the
polies constable ; and 205., or 14 days, for the as-
sault on Mr. Foreacre. _

The prisoner was locked up in default.
C. H. French, late cook at the St. Pancras Work-
house, residing at 61, College-street, Camden Town,
who stands charged with stealing 841bs. of moist
sugar, the property of the directors and vestry of
the parish of St. Pancras, surrendered to his bail
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, for further examination on
the ahoy() charge.
Mr. Humphreys attended for the prosecution and
Mr. Lewis for the defence.

The facts of theformer examination have already
appeared in this journal. An arrangement having
been come to between the respective solicitors, no
evidence was taken yesterday, but it was agreed
that it should be fully gone into next week.

The prisoner having renewed his recognisances.
two bail in 151. each, and himself in 30/., he was
discharged.
Elizabeth James, a respectably-attired young
woman, said to be well connected, a housemaid in
the employment of the proprietors of the Great
Northern Railway Hotel, King's-cross, was charged
with stealing at the same place six pocket handker-
chiefs, a gold pin, one shirt, and other articles, the
property of Dr. Talbot, lately residing in the hotel.
Mr. MacPhail attended for the prosecution, and
Mr. Lewis, jun., for the defence.
From the evidence it appeared that on Sunday
week last, when Dr. Talbot was leaving for Brus-
sels, he told the chief of the hotel that he was per-
fectly satisfied with all but one thing, and that was
because there were thieves in the house. As soon
as that gentleman had left, the head, waiter had all
the females' boxes searched, but the prisoner
seemed rather to object. In the box owned by the
prisoner were found the six pocket-handkerchiefs
and the neck-tie, but the pin could not be dis-
covered. She then said that she had found the
articles in the fireplace, and, not knowing to whom
they belonged, had taken them to her room. Police-
cons,ahle Andrews, 86 S, was called, and upon
making a further search he found a shirt and a pair
of silk braces, which belonged, it is suspected, to a
gentleman who formerly lodged the hotel.
After some further evidence,
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner until Satur-
day next.

Upon the application of Mr. Lewis, the prisoner
was admitted to bail.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Wm. Shaw and Wm.
Whiting, boys 11. years of age, were charged before
i‘lr. D'Eyncourt with throwing missiles on to the
North London Railway, under these circum-
stances :
About a week since the urchins were brought to
this court by some of the officials of the railway
station near Dalion, from whose evidence it ap-
peared that while a down train was passing beneath
t.te arch of that bridge, the defendants were dis-
tinctly seen to drop two large pieces of brick, which
fell close to the engine-driver, who calling to the
plate-layer, they were perceived and taken into
custody.
On this evidence they were remanded, and their
parents being now in attendance, further testimony
to the same effect was received, in reply to which
the boys admitted that it had been their intention
to drop the bricks down the engine chimney if they
could, but had tried ineffectually.
Mr. Hurlston, the chief clerk of this court, and
who resides at Rampstead, mentioned that he had
occasion to know this description of offences was
Brea. 1y on the increase, and particularly on the line
in question. Very recently one of the firemen re-
ceived severe injuries on the head from some missile
thrown or di opped from a bridge or embankment.
This statement was verified by a servant of the
company.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—This is manifestly becoming
matter of very serious character. The evil is groW-
ing' and something must be done to put a stop to
it. The loss of life might ensue, and not anyone can
determine where the michief might end. I shall
make an example of these lads, and I do trust that
publicity may be given to it. Let bills be posted
along the line as a caution. The next person brought
before me I will assuredly send for trial. Now, I
will fine the offenders each 40F. or one month's im-
nrisonment in default. _

The fathers of the children said this seemed a
very severe course, and
The Magistrate remiuded them that th3ir sons
were liable to transportation.
William Brownhill, shoemaker, was exa-
mined,finallya
and commuinngttdeidfur trial, on the charge of
cutting his
wife with intent to
muraer her.

L Reynolds, an elderly wo-
man,
cent suit of mourning, was
chargedA aft
fired
w iT
t
ii iisitn—eaaElill)dlnogea
coat,
value 9s. 6d., the pro-
perty of Mr. Edward Grove, the well-known
clothier, in the Lower Marsh, Lambeth.
Air. Henry Rish, foreman to the prosecutor, de-
posedhe observed the prise-
orch of his emp!oyer's
7:ittihhneegpcoat, which was liar
the garment under her
in)
eradoieiusittei hsbsiaedit.eaa.ny. ede
ystt rivkedaelackcoyi.utol
shawl, and was moving away with it, when the wi -
ness followed and stopped her, and brought her
back to the shop, with the property in her posses-
sion.
Police-constable Hart, L 82, said he was sent for
to
shop, when the prisoner was given
into his custody. When asked why she had taken
Ar G rovg
the coat, she replied that that was her own business.
She refused to give any address, and the witness
conveyed her to the station-house.
The prisoner admitted the facts adduced in evi.
deuce against her, but pleaded distress in extenua
tion of the offence she had committed.
In answer to till magistrate,

The prisoner :tated that four years ago she had
I;ved in a respectable situation in the Walworth-
road, but that n she was without a home or a
simzle friend in the world. Tho prisoner further
said she would prefer that the case should be dis-
posed. of here instead of being sent to the sessions.
She added that she was guilty, and
Mr. Elliott sentenced her to two months' hard
tabour in the Wandsworth House of Correct on.

SOUTHWARK. John Smith, a porter in the
ernpley of the South-Eastern Railway Company,
was finally exacainei charged with stealing a large
quantity of brass boiler tubing, the property Of the
compaariy.
Mr. Robinson, . the law clerk to the company, pro-
secuted ; and Mr. Solomon defended the prisoner.
It appeared that about the middle of last month
three and a half tons of brass boiler tubing were
sent to* the Bricklayer:3' Arms-station, from the com-
P.anY's factory at Ashford, in Kent, and 400 weight
was missed from the trucks. The prisoner worked
at the 'Bricklayers' Arms-station, and he with seine
others was allowed to grow vegetables by the side of
the line, . not far from where the trucks were left,
previous to being discharged of their loads.
About half-past son the afternoon of Wednesday,
the 23d ult., Thomas Hudson, an inspector of the
company's line, went intothe Gloucester-road, by:the
side of the railway, and saw two men jump over the
railing into the road, and the prisoner leaving them,
and seeing witness,
he went and got a shovel and
commenced
digging. Witness believing that he
had just handed something to the men who had run
away, woof after them, arid near the fence he picked
new: the s
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up a basket containing brass tubing, covered with
fresh cabbage leaves. There were cabbages growing
formation he took him into custody-
Edwardogers, a labourer, said that on the
Pot where the prisoner was, and from in-
evening in question he saw the prisoner, with a
basket, near the Gloucester-road, and be was put-
tii tg cabbage•leaves in it. He took no particular
to and h
jatu littte7ae r before orpela 5
co in na tree of that, as hothought ho
th ere for r tbbits. was putting th©m
dames Smith, a watchman in the employ of the
co npany, said that he borrowed the basket in ques-
tioa for the prisoner on the morning of the 23d ult.
returnedstoo
Benjamin Lovell, an engineer employed at the
Ashford works, said that the brass tubing produced
pi was portion of a large quantity taken out of the
boilers, being worn whtheereetvheentinrugcks he
out, and sent up to London as
old.inetal.. The-whole of the metal sent up from
Ashf:ord weighed 33. tons, and the rema;nder had
since, been weighed, when 4 cwt. was missed.
Mr. Solomon contended that the prisoner knew
nothing of the metal in the basket ; but the magi-
etrat e, thought otherwise, and committed him for
ti ial. )

A CRVIIALIAN MAIL —Amongst the mails on board
the India mail packet Indus, n hourly expectedhome,
then iai e about 60 boxes of Australian mails. It is
belie yea' they contain the South Australian mails which
miss ed the last overland Australian mail.

Naval and Military intelligence.

The following order hag been issued from the
Recruiting Department, Horse Guards, dated Oc-
tober 3 : •

" Until further or3er■ recruits are to be received for
the Cavalry and Infantry of the Line at the following
standard ar.d age :
" lleavy Cavalry.—• From 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 9 inches,
between the ages of 18 and 25.

" Light Cavalry.—From 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 8 inches,
between the ages of 18 and 25.
" Cavalry in India.—From 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 7 inches,
between the ages of 18 and 25.
"Infantry.—Men and lads from 5 feet 4 inches, be-
tween the ages of 17 and 25.
_ . . .

" Infantry in India.—Men from 5 feet 4 inches, and
not under 18 years of age.
"The regulations regarding the re-enlistment of men
who have formerly served remain in force.
"By command of his Royal Highness the General
Commanding-in-Chief,
" G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General."

The Austria, with the 91n, sailed from Cork on
Sunday afternoon for India ; the Great Britain,
with the Bth Royal Irish Hussars and 17th Lancers,
was expected to be in readiness on Wednesday or
Thursday next ; the Calcutta awaits the arrival of
the 51st from Dublin ; and the Princess Charlotte
was hourly looked for to take out the head-quarters
of the 18th Royal Irish, with detachments.
The 17th Lancers left Dublin for Cork by rail-
way at the early hour of 5 o'clock on Tuesday
morning.
Orders have been received at the Provisional
Battalion, Chatham, for accommodation t) be pro-
vided for the depot companies of the 18th (Royal
Irish), 33d (Duke of Wellington's), and 98th Regi-
ments, numbering about 300 officers and men, who
are now under orders to join the battalions of that
garrison an the emb-rkation of the service compa-
nies of their regiments for India.
The rapid demands now made for the supply of
war equipments required by the East India Com-
pany have rendered it necessary to increase the
establishment of Woolwich Arsenal to a consider-
able extent, the carriage department being raised
to the same footing as during the Crimean war.
No difficulty has been experienced in obtaining
artificers and labourers of every class, and as soon
as it became known that hands were ordered to be
taken on the gates were thronged by upwards of
1,000 applicants. The following addition has been
made in the carriage departvamt—namely, 580 la-
bourers, 240 wheelwrights, 170 smiths and assist-
ants, 110 carpenters, 80 cilla.rmakers, 30 painters,
and 12 tinmen—total, 1,222 ; making the aggregate
number in that department, as during the Russian
war, 2,500 men.
The freightship Francis has commenced shipping
war stores from Woolwich for Freemantle.
The Renown, 91, new screw steam-ship, pro-
ceeded out on her trial trip of her machinery on
Monday. Her average speed was 101 knots by,
patent log. Her engines made 53 to 54 revolu-
tions per minute with 201 b pressure ; vacuum, 25i
to 26 ; pitch of screw, 29 feet ; diameter, 19 feet ;
length line of keel, 3 feet 6 inchr.=s. Her machinery
in every respect worked very satisfactorily.
The Bacchante arrived at Sheerness yesterday,
at 7 p.m.
The Avon steam-vessel arrived at Sheerness yes-
terday from Woolwich to convey supernutnaries
from the flag-ship to Portsmouth to jointhe Ganges.