The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—JuIie 26.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Frederick Batho, a per-
son employed in the warehouses of the East India
Company, Leadenhall-street, was committed for
trial upon the charge of having stolen a quantity
of copper wire, the property of the company,
The prisoner had sold the wire to a brass-founder
named Olney, Ratcliff-road, John's-road, St. Luke's.
He said it consisted of mere dusty sweepings.

The last case underthe Betting-house Act brought
forward on Wednesday night before Alderman Wire
possessed more interest than those which had pre-
ceded it. The following is a condensed account•of
it. The Lord Mayor sat with Alderman Wire upon
the occasion.

J. Merry, G. Harding, W. Watson, J. Hale, J.
Barrow, T. Wordsworth, H. Jackson, E. Curtis,
C. Manning, and W.-Mansfield. were placed at the
table, charged as violators of the act.
Mr. Stuckbury, from the City solicitor's office,
attended for the prosecution.
J. Butt deposed that on June 3 he went to a room
of a beer-shop, 10, 'Falb at court, Gracechurch-street,
and saw Merry behind a counter, several o'her
' persons being present in front of the counter, who
made bets with Merry upon different horse races.
Slates were placed up in view of the persons in the
ro-m, on which were written the names of the races,
and the price 3 at which the horses could be backed.
Merry made a bet with Butt, 6/. to 1/. against
Cedric for the Union Cup race at Manchester, and
it appeared that Merry, on every occasion of making
a bet, retired behind a small partition, for the pur-
pose, as was stated, of entering the bet. It also
appeared that Butt (the witness) had visited the
room on several occasions both before and after the
d June, and had always seen Merry there, and
numbers of persons betting with him upon horse
races, and slates were exposed to view.
Marshall (216) gave evidence to the effect that
he had seen betting on different occasions going on
in front of the bar of this same house, and had un-
successfully endeavoured to get into the room in
which Merry was, bur, was prevented by a person
whom witness identified as the defendant Harding,
who guarded the door of the room, and who stated
to the witness that he had injunctions not to let
any persons in who were unknown, and that they
were obliged to be very careful with whom they
betted.

Hawks (175)•corroborated the previous witness.
Inspector Hamilton deposed that he apprehended
the defendants that day at 12 o'clock, and produced
a number of slates, lists, and other documents rela-
tive to horse racing, which he had found in Merry's
possession.
Several other constables produced books and pa-
pers which they had found on the other defendants.
Merry, in the course of the proceedings, inti-
mated that he was disposed to plead guilty, as he
could not rebut the charge. The came, however, pi o-
ceeded, and in conclusion, in answer to the charge,
he again said that ho could not rebut the evidence
adduced against him, and he threw himself on the
mercy of the court.
Alderman Wire discharged all the defendants
except Merry and Harding, with admonitions. He
said it was impossible to meet the justice of the case
without sending Merry to prison for three months
with hard labour, and Harding, who had acted fur
Merry in guarding the entrance, to 21 days, with
hard labour. Merry had been convicted of keeping
a betting-house in Crooked-lane, in June last year,
and it was stated that his betting transactions
amounted to several thousands. He gave notice of
appeal, and was bailed the day after the examina-
tion.

BOW-STREET.—Thomas Simmonds, a young
man of very repulsive cast of countenance was
charged with stealing a valuable gold watch from
Mr. W. Freeman, of Ailsa-park, Twickenham, who
had come to town to witness the distribution of the
Victoria Crosses that day.
Mr. Freeman was passing along the Strand, in
the direction of the park, when he got into a
crowd near the Electric Telegraph Company's-office.
While there he felt a tug at his chain, but without
missing his watch. He went on and entered the
National Gallery, where, however, he, remained
only a few minutes, when, desiring to know the
time, he felt for his watch and found it was gone.
He immediately left the Gallery, intending to give
information at the police-court. When he got into
the street he found the prisoner engaged in a
struggle with a sergeant of Fusiliers, a police-con-
stable, and some other persons, who had just ap-
prehended him. , It appeared •that the sergeant,
Charles Palmer, had seen the prisoner snatch the
watch from prosecutor's pocket, and had at once
started off in pursuit. The sergeant overtook and
seized him in Trafalgar-square, when a bystander
saw him throw the watch into an area. It was
picked up and shown to prosecutor, who recognised
it as his own. It was uninjured except by the
breaking of the handle by wresting it from the
chain and the smashing of the glass.. _

Mr. Freeman expre3sed his astonishment at the
dexterity with which the robbery was effected. He
had been many years a magistrate, and had never
met with such a case.

Mr. Henry—Ah, in the country that may be so,
but I can assure you that they are common enough
in London. It is always done in the same
way, by breakingthe mere piece of wire which joins
the head.

The prisoner pleaded guilty. He said be bad
formerly been in the militia, but was drafted into
the Land Transport Corps. Since that body was
disbanded he had been unemployed.
Mr. Henry—But a strong sturdy koung man like
you ought to be able to work.
The prisoner (gloomily)—I would be glad to work
if I could get it.
As he was not known to the police, Mr. Henry
convicted him summarily, and sentenced him to
four months' imprisonment.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—The pickpock et s
mustered in great force at the proceeding in Hyde-

park yesterda-y-; the cle!ectives, _mere, however, on
the alert, and brought without intermission during
the day to this court bwches.of thievesas they were..
captured.
John Pocknell and Williarri4lOagle were charged
with picking the pocket of William Seisby, of No.
21, Northampton-square. ,
The prosecutor wai standing in Hyde-park when
he saw his watch glittering in the hand of the pri-
soner Pocknell. The pria,ner findingshe was de-
tected dropped the watch on the ground.
Remanded till next Friday.
• Jane Browne waschatiged with picking the pocket
of Campbell Downer, EN., of No. 6, Upper Hyde-
• park.
-The prosecutor felt a tug at hiS pocket and found
his handkerchief was gone. He saw the prisoner
drip the handkerchief. _ _

Sent to hard labour for one month.
William Williams and Frederick Anstead were
charged by Wyatt, D 157, with picking pockets in
the park.
Williams remanded to Friday ; Anstead dis-
charged.
Alt xander Bentley was charged with picking the
pocket of James Townend, of Draycott terrace,
messenger in Lord Panmure's office.
The case, which was for stealing the prosecu'or's
watch, was clearly proved, and the prisoner sell'
tented to hard labour for 3 months.
Patrick Lynch was charged with picking poni{ctsf
and stealing a handkerchief.
Proved by Parsons, 182 D—The prisoner was
committed to hard labour fo. three months.
Samuel-Parker was charged with attempting to
pick pockets in Hyde Park.
Three months hard labour.
Richard Lewis was charged with picking the
pocket of Henry Ellis, of No. 5, Park-terrace, 01
his handkerchief.
Sent to hard labour for three months.
Samuel Parker was sent to hard labour for three
months for picking pockets.

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL-JUNE 26.

To-day there was a slender attendance of the trader
and the operations again confined to passing requirement
for consumption. Wheat and flour- were each slightl9
lower rates than Tuesday last. Oats and barley rather
higher. Beans and peas is lower.