The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

PEARSON V. MUGGERIDGE.

Mr. Pook, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff
who is a nephew of the City solicitor. Air. Hud-
dleston, (1.C., was for the defence. The action was
for work and labour done during the recent
election.

Mr. Huddlostone and Mr. Garth appeared for
defendant, instructed by Mr. Heritage, of the firm
of Newton and Co.

Mr. Pook requested that all witnesses might be
ordered out of court.

The Judge acquiesced, but it was intimated that
the defendant might remain, and he was invited to
a seat on the bench, there being apparently no
other place for him.
Mr. Pook said he had no objection to Sir Henry
Muggeridge remaining in court, but he decidedly
objected to his being allowed a seat on the bench.
At this juncture several of the 78 plaintiffs re-
monstrated in loud terms against the violent con-
duct of the officers of the court, who were turning
them out vi et armis, some of them being mercilessly
tumbled down stairs.

Mr. Pook, after some further delay, briefly stated
the case. On Monday, Sept. 30, a message was left
at the office of Mr. Acland, an election agent in
the City. that he was wanted to conduct the elec-
tion of Sir Henry Muggeridge. He called upon
Mr. Longdon, in Doctors'-commons. By Mr. Long-
don, who was the chairman of Sir Henry Mug-
geridge's committee, he was engaged as principal
agent, and in capacity he engaged the plaintiff as
sub-agent. His claim was £5 14s.
Mr. Huddleston said he did not deny that the
plaintiff was engaged by Mr. Acland to do the
work, and he would admit that the sum charged
was reasonable and proper. He should take
much higher ground than that.
Sir H. Muggeridge was called by Mr. Roberts,
and said he was a candidate for the mayoralty. He
did not ask for a committee. It was their spon-
taneous act. He recognised what they did, and
everything they did he answered to. (Applause in
court.) Mr. Blakesley, a member of the Common
Council, was a member of his committee, and he
fully recognised everything he did.
By Mr. Huddleston—lt was in consequence of
a resolution of his committee that he was defend-
ing these actions. He would have rather paid ten
times the amount than have them brought there.
(Loud cheers.)
The Judge reminded the people that they were
not in the Guildhall, and that ho would clear the
court.

Evidence of considerable length was gone into in
support of the plaintiff's case, which having been
concluded, the court adjourned till tomorrow (this)
morning.

POLICE INIELLIGENCE, Nov. 4.

LAMBETH.—PEACE WITH THE HAVELOCKS.—•
It will be recollected that on Saturday week two
of the conductors of Mr. Joseph Wood, proprietor
of the Havelock omnibuses, appeared to answer
summonses for obstruction, in forming a starting-
place and terminus close to the Camberwell-gate,
having been obliged to vacate their former ground
at the end of Beresford-street, by an alteration in
the payment of toll. On that occasion Mr. Pearce,
the barrister, appeared on behalf of Mr. Wood, and
said that he had not the slightest wish to infringe
the law, or cause obstruction ; but the only alterna-
tive left to him was either to pay .E5OO per annum
for his ten omnibuses or remove them. In adopting
the latter course, however, he went to a spot where
he did not think they would have caused any pub-
lic inconvenience, and where he hoped to receive the
sanction of the Commissioners of Police for a termi-
nus being formed.
Inspector Frazer said that a representation had
been made to the Commissioners of Police, and he
was quite certain they would not sanction the adop-
tion of a second stand for omnibuses in the vicinity,
and particularly at the place selected by Mr. Wood.
He (Mr. Frazer) had, however, authority to say
that the commissioners had no objection to Mr.
Wood drawing his omnibus on the standing oppo-
site, namely, that in front of the Red Lion, and
taking his turn with the other vehicles of a similar
description, and Mr. Elliott eventually adjourned
the summons to give Mr. Pearce an opportunity of
going before the Police Commissioners to make
what terms he could on behalf of his client.

Mr. Frazer again attended, and on the casebeing
called on,
Mr. Nowsham, the manager of Mr. Wood, in-
formed Mr Elliott that without troubling the Com-
missioners of Police Mr. Wood had consented to
adopt the proposition of the Inspector on the former
day of drawing on the stand in front of the Red
Lion; and he (Mr. Newsham) was happy to say
that things were going on smoothly and satisfac-
torily, and hoped they would continue to do so.
Mr. Frazer admitted that this was so, but added,
that though Mr. Pearce had promised that the ob-
struction should at once be done away with it had
been kept up for the whole of the day the parties
had been here. .

On hearing this Mr. Elliott convicted the two men
summoned in a penalty of 10s. each and costs.
Mr. Newsham hoped his worship would not en-
force the penalty, or at least endorse the defendants
licences, as they had mainly acted under his advice
and instructions.

His Worship was however inexorable, and the
penalties and costs were paid.

SOUTHWARK.—TAE SKITTLE-SHARPS AND
THE NEWMARKET FLATCATCHER.—DanieI Glad-
ding, George Shaw, and Francis Porter, rather
weli-dressed men, were brought up for final exami-
nation, charged with robbing Benjamin George
Phillips, a Newmarket waiter, of £4O in Bank of
England notes.
It appeared the prosecutor met Shaw in High-
street, Southwark, on the afternoon of the 23d
ult., who offered to show him the way to the
Borough-road. They entered a public-house on the
way, when the other prisoners came in, and a tall
man, who pulled out a number of notes, and said
he had just come into a fortune.' It was suggested
that they should go to another house to throw a
weight, and prosecutor was to go and see fair.
They went there, and, instead of the weight, skittles
were introduced, and they played several games.
The prosecutor lost a sovereign, all the money ho
had, when Gladding bet him £2O that he could not
produce £6O within three hours. He accepted the
bet, and went with Gladding and Shaw to Black-
heath and fetched the money, amounting to £4O in
bank notes and £2O in gold. On their return to
the public-house they went into the skittle-ground,
and the notes were snatched out of his hand, and
they all made off. Jones, 151 L, apprehended them
the same night in the New-cut.
Jones said that since the last examination the
prosecutor could not be found. He understood that
he had received the £4O back and had loft the coun-
try.
Mr. Edwin, who appeared for the prisoners, said
that they were sharpers on both sides, and the New-
market one had been done, therefore he was ashamed
to come forward.
Mr. Burcham observed that as there was no
pro-
secutor the prisoners must be discharged.
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE BonouGu.---Geo.
Phillips, a young fellow of very bad character, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Burcham for farther

examination, charged with attempting to murder
Alfred Ray, a seaman, by stabbing him with a
knife in a very determined manner.
The evidence of the prosecutor, who appeared
to he suffering severely from the effects of the
wound, showed that on the evening of Tuesday,
the 22d ult., he was drinking with a female named
Russell in a low house in Market-street, Borough •
road. They had some words together about a ring
which she wore, and the prosecutor threatened to
take it from her. She ran out and entered another
house close by, and as the prosecutor was about to
folio A, her, the prisoner came up to him and pushed
against him. They then had a fight in the street,
and the prisoner, finding he had the worst of it, ran
into the house where the female was gone, and
having secured a knife he rushed out at the prose-
cutor and deliberately stabbed him in the left side
with it, and then made his escape. The prosecutor
was conveyed to a surgeon, who bound up the
wound, and after administering stimulants had him
carefully conveyed to the hospital. Information of
the outrage was given to the police, and on the
following day the prisoner was apprehended.
Mr. Burcham said he remanded the prisoner for
the attendance of the surgeon ; was he now present?
Police-constable 122 M replied that lie was.
Mr. Henry J. O'Donnell, surgeon, Albert-terrace,
London-road, said that about half-past 5 on the
afternoon of the 23d ult., the prosecutor was
brought to his surgery bleeding profusely on the
left side. He appeared to be dying from loss of
blood, as it flowed copiously and saturated his
clothing. Witness partially stripped him and found
a deep wound near the collar bone en the left side.
It was an incised wound about an inch long, and the
instrument had evidently penetrated the lung, as
the air came out with the blood.

Mr. 13urcham—Then the knife had penetrated in
a downward direction.

Mr. O'Donnell—lt had, sir; and when I first
examined the wound I was satisfied that he was
dying. I accordingly bound up the wound as well
as I could, and sent for a stretcher. After that I
administered a restorative, and sent him to the hos-
pital. A great deal of care was taken of him, and
his life was saved.
Mr. Burcham—ls the wound healed?

Mr. O'Donnell—lt is healing, but the prosecutor
is still in a bad state from the injury to the lungs.
It was a very sharp cut, and great violence must
have been used.

Mr. Burcham—Do you apprehend any danger P
Mr. O'Donnell—No, sir, not if proper care is taken.
_ _ _

Mr. Burcham—Has the knife been found ?

Police-constable 122 M replied in the negative.
He produced the prosecutor's clothes saturated with
blood, and showed the direction the knife had taken.
He asked for a remand to enable him to obtain evi-
dence of the prisoner's former conviction for a simi-
lar offence.

Mr. Burcham said it was a serious outrage, and
as the prisoner was a desperate character, he should
remand him until Thursday for further evidence.

THAMES. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A
LETTER-CARRIER.—John Goodridge Whitcomb, a
letter-carrier, appeared before Mr. Woolrych to
answer a summons which charged him that he,
being a person engaged to deliver certain post
letters, was unlawfully guilty of an act of drunken-
ness while so employed, and whilst having the said
letters in his custody and possession, by which he
had incurred a penalty not exceeding £2O.
Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the General Post-office,
said this was a prosecution instituted by direction of
the Postmaster-General, and after stating the facts
of the case said it was of the greatest importance to
the public that persons entrusted with letters should
be honest, careful, and sober men.

Mr. John Lawson, acting deputy comptroller of
the eastern district, said it was the duty of the pri-
soner to deliver letters in St. George-street, better
known as Rateliff-highway, and places adjacent, and
also to collect letters at the receiving-houses and
bring to the district Post-office. On Saturday morn-
ing last he saw the prisoner, who had just brought
in his 10 o'clock collection of letters. The prisoner
was stupidly drunk. He questioned the prisoner
about some letters he had neglected to deliver. The
prisoner could not or would not answer him. Wit-
ness sent Inspector Fisher to the prisoner's house,
12, Buross-street, Commercial-road. He returned
with two registered letters, four paid letters, two
unpaid letters, and a newspaper. The prisoner ought
to have delivered them between 9 and 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning.
In answer to Mr. Peacock, the witness said that
the safety of the letters were endangered by the
prisoner's drunkenness, and when he told him of
the discovery that had been made, he cried loudly
and appealed for mercy.
• Mr. Gomm, clerk to Mr. C. Young, solicitor, who
defended the prisoner, asked the witness how long
the prisoner had been in the service of the public
as a letter-carrier.

Mr. Lawson—For 16 years.
Mr. Gomm—What character has he maintained
during that time for sobriety and honesty ?
Mr. Lawson—l have heard nothing against his
honesty, but inspectors have reported to me that he
has been under the influence of stimulants. There
has been no official report.
Mr. Fisher, inspector of Post-office letter-carriers,
stated that he found the prisoner's official cape at
his lodgings on Saturday morning, and in it were
two registered letters, six. other letters, and a news-
paper, all for delivery in the district. Defendant
was very drunk, and could not give any explanation
about the letters.

Alfred Alexander, jun., of 93, St. George-street,
identified the envelopes of two registered letters
which the prisoner ought to have delivered at 93,
St. George-street on Saturday morning. One was
addressed to Alfred Alexander, and the other to
Alexander Abraham. The prisoner brought one of
the registered letters to him on Saturday morning,
and said," I have got a letter for you." He said,
"Then give it me." Prisoner said, "I will not give
it to you till you give me a glass of rum." Ho re-
fused to comply with the demand made upon him,
and the prisoner, who was very drunk and silly,
then left the house. Ho went to the district post-
office and lodged a complaint against the prisoner.
The registered letters were subsequently delivered.
They were of great importance.
Mr. Gomm, in defence, said he could not help feel-
ing this was a charge of a serious nature. It was
perfectly true the prisoner was inebriated on Satur-
day morning, and unable to deliver his letters, and
he was very sorry indeed that ho had been guilty of
such folly. The morning was cold, wet, and clammy,
and the prisoner, who was unused to strong drinks,
was treated by persons at whose house he delivered
letters, with rum, which took an effect on the de-
fendant which it would probably not take upon
stronger heads. Mr. Gomm then made an earnest
and feeling appeal to the magistrate, and said the
prisoner had been many years in the service of the
Post-office that many respectable witnesses would
speak to the previous good character of the de-
fendant, and that in awarding the penalty it ought
not to be forgotten that the prisoner had already
lost his situation, and after 10 years' service, for-
feited all claims to superannuation.
Mr. John Thomas Crouch, chemist and druggist,
223, High-street, Shadwell, said he kept a Post-
office receiving-house, and had known the defendant
seven years. He always found him very punctual,
honest, attentive to his duties, and active. He never
saw defendant the worse for liquor.
Mr. John Wardell, Wapping Wall, shipping
grocer, who also keeps a receiving-house; Mr.
Robert Boyd, a member of the Board of Guardians
of the Stepney Union ; and Mr. William Halfpenny,
a tradesman in Lower Shadwell, who had known
the prisoner about 13 years, all spoke in the highest
terms of the defendant's sobriety, honesty, activity,
and punctuality.
Mr. Lawson was recalled, and in answer to the
magistrate said—l have been looking after the de-
fendant three years last October. He did his duties
tolerably fair—moderately well. Private complaints
have been made to• me of his want of punctuality,
and of his being muddled with drink, but not suffi-
cient to justify an official report.
Mr. Woolrych looked upon this as a very bad case,
a very gross case, where the interests of the public
were materially concerned. The regular delivery
of post letters by the carriers was of the highest
importance. The defendant, by his drunkenness,
had endangered the safety of many letters, the d e•
livery of which were actually delayed for several
hours. The character sought to be established
the prisoner was quite undeserved, fortnrsheeeha.d
yery
given
grounds of complaint to his superior e
serious results might follow the non-delivery of
letters, whether they were registered or addressed
to the most humble classes of the community. The
worst part of the prisoner's conduct was, that he
refused to deliver a letter unless he was treated
with a glass of rum. The defendant was totally
unfit for the responsible duties of a post letter-car-
rier. Taking all the circumstances of the ease into
consideration, and that the prisoner was dismissed
from his situation, he should inflict the mitigated
penalty of £3.
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WESTMINSTER.--CIIARGE OF COMMITTING
WILFUL DAMAGE..-H. Hopkins, a young man, was
charged, before Mr. Arnold, with wilfully break-
ing a quantity of, glass, the property of Mr. Wm.
Cook, confectioner, 15, Great Chapel-street, West-
minster.
It appeared from the evidence that at about 12
o'clock on Saturday night the prisoner went into
the shop. He was refused to be served, having on a
former occasion been told, in consequence of his bad
conduct, that he was not to enter the shop again.
Upon hearing the order h© took up a bunch of tur-

nip ,-stumps, hick he flung among some glasses and
broke several things. He afterwards flung a ginger-
beer L'lottle at Mrs. Cook's head, which missed her,
and mcde use of very" had language. He also threat-
ened tha t he would do for both Mr. and Mrs. Cook.
Mr. Ai d observed to the prisoner that he was
not charg ed with an assault. He had therefore only
to do with . the charge of wilful damage. By a late
act of Par liament, when a prisoner was convicted
of wilful lamage, the magistrate had power to in-
flict a nen alty, or in default a certain term of it'll-
pri,onn, ent. By a new act, lately passed, he had
power semi a person to prison without a fine, and
astto
was a bad case ho should take that course on
this occasioit.. •

The prisoner was sent for two months to the
House of. Correction.

ETRATYORD. CAPTURE OF A THEATRICAL
COMFILNY TAN UNLICENSED THEATRE.—Fredk.
Frederick 2; escribed as a comedian, was charged
with having a
large portable theatre, and using the
same, contrary to the Act of Parliament 2d and 34
Vic.,
cap. 37, 80,1. 46, for the performance of stage
plays, in the par,;sh of Barking, in the county of
Essex, and the following persons, John Rowe, Fre-
derick Fredericks, jun., Robert Newton, James
Middleton, Edward lieaumont, John Lewis, Fanny
Horrocks, and Emma Lewis, were charged under
the same section with being unlawfully engaged in
the performance of a stage play called "The
Bandit."

Superintendent Howie stated that he proceeded
on Saturday night last shortly after 8 o'clock, with
several constables, to the rear of a public-house at
Barking, and found a very commodious booth, fitted
up as a theatre, with scenery and the usual para-
phernalia for dramatic performances. The place
could accoomodate a large number of persons, and
there was a full house. The actors and actresses
were engaged on the stage in the representation of
a melodrama entitled "The Bandit." The persons
who went in paid 3d. each, and at the time of his
entrance the principal actor was addressing the
banditti, showing them how to carry out some secret
work of gigantic extent. Having arranged a num-
ber of constables round the exterior of the building,
he (Mr. Ilowie) went to the front part of the theatre.
and addressed the actors and audience. He told
them that he was armed with authority to appre-
hend the whole of the performers, when a general
rush among the parties on the stage ensued, and
many of the actors endeavoured to make their
escape, but the arrangements were so well carried
out that the whole of the company and the proprie-
tor were secured. The audience became somewhat
surprised, but after a few observations from the
superintendent they quietly dispersed from the in-
terior of the theatre, which was at once closed.

Upon the application of Superintendent Howie
the two females were discharged, and the others
were remanded for a week.

COU.V2BY MARICETS.

GLOU CESTER—Nov. 2.

A fair supply of English wheat, which met a steady de-
mand, at a reduction of fully is per quarter on last week's
rates. Foreign sorts less inquired for, and same in value.
Oats, barley, beans, and peas very dull, and no change in,
prim.