The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—June 9.

WORSHIP-STREET.--William Fogg, a de-
jected-locking, middle.aged man, described as a
shoemaker, was charged with having attempted to
destroy his life with oxalic acid, and also with
having feloniously endeavoured to induce his
daughter to partake of the poison.
Sarah Eliz tbeth Vyse, a young married woman,
of rather attractive appearance, said she had been
employed by the prisoner for •some time past to
superintend his household affairs, and take charge
of his children. He bad recently made improper
overtures to her, which she refused to. comply with,
and a few days ago be showed her a package of
poison!, which be told her he had procured for the
purpose of destroying himself and his two children
unless she consented to cohabit with him and aban-
don her husband. She was greatly alarmed at his
threats, and purposely avoided him until the fol-
lowing
day, when she was compelled to interfere
for the protection .of his daughter, whom he was
beating unmercifully with a strap, without the
slightest provocation. After rescuing aer from his
violence; witness left the room, but returned in a
few minutes, on hearing the renewed cries of the
child, who told her as soon as she entered that her
father had attempted to poison her. Observing
that the prisoner bad a small packet containing
Foine white powder in his hand, she asked him what
he was aVout to do, and he answered " Nothing ;"
but at the same moment he hastily raised the paper
to his ru-lith, into which he dropped the contents,
and washed them down with a glass of water. Wit- '
ness instantly hastened down stairs with the two
chil iron, and communicated what had occurred to
the police.

In answer to the charge, the prisoner, in a des-
ponding t me, declared that he never contemplat,d
the slightest mischief to either of his ohildren, al
though he had certainly made up his mind to ter-
minate his own existence.

Mr. D'Eyncoutt remanded the prisoner.
Robert Johnson, John Larney, and Alfred Watts,
all under twenty years of age, were charged before
Mr. D'Eyncourt with being concerned in stealing
a gold watch and gold guard chain from the per on
of Mr. Henry Street Perry, residing in Band-
street, Pentonville.

At two o'clock on the 29th of May last prosecu-
tor was passing through Church street, Bethnal-
green, when Johnson walked up to him and boldly
snatched the watch from 11;s waistcoat, and then
tnade off with it and the guard also. L%rney was
in company, and Wat s, a short distance behind,
tried to intercept the gentleman from see'ng which
way they ran. The act was witne,sed by three
ersons, who now attendel and deposed to it
positively, swearing to the prisoners' identity.
Reading, 214 11, from description, took the
accused at different reriods, each denying any
knowledge of the robbery. The property had not
been recovered.

Sergeant Francis, N division, swore that he
was pre ez,t at Chelmsford ou the last summer
assizes, when Watts was sentenced to nine months'
imprisonment for burgl iry, and Alderman, the
gaoler, deposed to all three being notorious and
convicte 1 thieves of most daring character.
On hearing this testimony, Johnson and Larney
pleaded guilty, and desired to be dealt with un-
der the new act, which empowers a mag:strate
to deal with them by sending them to prison fur
six months ; but Watts pertinaciously insisted on
his innocence ; and
Mr. D'Eyncourt said that under those circum-
stances he musi send all of them for trial, as
they were all charged with being concerned in
the robbery.
The announcement greatly incensed the two
first-named prisoliers, who inveighed bitterly
against their comp inion.
Fully committed to the Middlesex Sessions.

DESTRUCTION OF MESSRS. PICKFORD'S
WAREHOUSES, AT CAMDEN-TOWN.

A fire of great magnitude occurred last evening at
the Cam len-town goods station of the London and
North-Western Railway, by which the extensive
range of warehouses leased from the company by
Messrs. Pickford, wish their immense and valuable
contents, were totally destroyed.
The Camden g-'ods station consists of several
vast ranges of warehouses, which are nearly equally
divide-1 between the great carrying firms of Messrs.
Pickford and Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, who are
the sole agents for the railway company. Messrs.
Pickford have hitherto occupied the larger half of
the station, and their premises are upon the south
bank of the Regent's-canal, running close up to the
main line of railway on the west side, and extend-
ing to the oilier wall of the station in the North-
Wesfern-road on the e ist. On the south Messrs.
Pickford's premises are bounded by a nirrow road,
which divides them from Messrs. Collard's piano-
forte manufactory. The whole area thus enclos,d,
exceeding an acre in extent, was covered by one
roof, supported by iron columns. Within the
building was an engine-house for working the
hydraulic cranes, stables for nearly 200 horses, em-
ployed in the blisine,s, and every convenience for
carrying on the extensive operations in which this
well-known firm have been for so many years em-
ployed.

The extent of 1113 goods traffic over the London
and Notth-Western Railway has for a long time
past, rendered it absollyely necessary that relays of
clerks and other employes should be engaged dur-
ing the 24 hours. The daymen break off at 11,
from when they are relieved by others, who are
actively engag,d in receiving goods which arrive
from the north during the night.
Last evening there was au influx of business, and
it was after 10 o'clock before the Liverpool and the
Manchester goods consigned to Messrs. Pickford
were drawn out of their warehouses. The invoices
for these goods were still in course of preparation
by the clerics, when a sudden alarm of fire ran
through the building, and on looking up from his
desk the principal bookkeeper observed an unusual
glare of light at the extreme north-eastern corner
of the pretnisei, immediately adjoining the hydrau-
lic engine-house, and in clos3 proximity to lofts
in which hay and straw for the the of the horses
was kept.
Almost before time had elapsed to ascertain the
real extent of the danger, the flames had spread
into the main warehouse, and in a few moments
the whole area was threatened with destruction.
The clerks were terrified and fled precipitately,
leaving their books and papers open on the desks.
The carmen, with that instinct which invariably
binds them to their dumb fellow-labourers,
were more considerate, and by the almost super-
human exertions of some dozen gallant fellows,
more than 100 valuable horses were set loose
and driven out of the building. One noble animal
alone was lost, and this resulted from the fact
of the poor brute's attachment to his own carter,
none other of Messrs. Pickford's men daring to ap-
proach him in the stable.
The outbreak occurred about a quarter after 10
o'clock, and in less than 20 minutes the whol
building was on fire. The flames, having once ob-
tained an ascendency, shot up into the air and il-
luminated the atmosphere with unexampled bril-
liancy, the reflection being distinctly visible from
the remotest parts of London.

A great nriny engines were -soon upon the spot,
and Mr. Braidwood, who arrived very early, per-
sonally superintended their operation. But beyond
confining the destructive element to Messrs. Pick-
ford's premises they could do little. In this they
were successful, though for some time great appre-
hensions were entertained as well for Messrs. Col-
lard's manufactory (already twice consumed by
fire) as for the Stanhope Arms, a magnificent gin
palace, facing the goods station on the North-
Western-road.
Messrs. Piekford's premises are a " total loss."