The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 24.

GUILDHALL. BETTING. •••••• Mr. Abraham
Davis, described as a gentleman, residing at Dept-
ford, was placed at the bar, before Alderman Hale
and Alderman Copeland, charged under the follow-
ing circumstances :
Police-constable 325 said—l saw the prisoner
and two or three other persons taking together in
Bride-lane, this morning, and I took him into
custody for obstructing the footway. I searched
him, and found a watch, Si. 17s. sid., and a betting-
book upon him.
Alderman Hale—Had the prisoner and th-se ho
was talking with betting-books iu their hands

Policeman—No, sir.
Alderman Hale—Did they refuse to go away
when you told them ?
Policeman—They did not, sir.
Alderman Hale—How many times had you
cautioned them before? _ _ _

Policeman—About four or five times during the
morning.
Alderman Hale—Have you ever seen the pri-
soner there before ?

Policeman—Often, sir ; nearly every day.
Alderman Copeland—lf the officer would go into
the passage leading to the Stock Exchange, he
would there see bargains done in the consols among
persons whom he might just as reasonably take
into custody as the prisoner. I consider it a mon-
strous interference with the liberty of the subject
to take a gentleman into custody who has com-
mitted no offence, and I should like to know by
what authority they searched him and took his
money and watch away.—(Applause.)
Alderman Hale—You are, perhaps, not aware
that these men assemble in the neighbourhood to
the number of 100 and 150 at a time, to the ob-
struction of the thoroughfare and the great annoy-
ance of the inhabitants ; and I am determined to
do all I can to put a stop to such an infringement
of the act of Parliament.

Alderman Copeland—And you are quite right
tor, but in this case there is no infringement of the
act, for by the evidence of the officer there were
only two or three persons talking together.
Alderman Hale—This system of betting in the
public streets is becoming an intolerable nuisance ;
but as the policeman did not see you in the act of
betting I shall discharge you prisoner ; but bear in
mind, that Bride-lane is not to be made a place of
public resort for such persons.
Alderman Copeland—[ am here by accident only,
and if you, sir, will direct the attention of the polic3
to dapel-court, where thousands of barrels of tallow
are passed from hand to hand without one farthing
being paid, they will find there plenty of stags to
give them occupation. I like to see justice meted
out to every one alike. The transactions in Capel-
court• are as much gambling as betting in the
streets ; and should not he allowed to escape while
another class is prosecuted. The police might see
me talking to a friend, and take me up and find a
betting-book in my possession ; but that would be
no offence, and would not justify them in taking me
into custody.
Alderman Hale—There is no doubt that a great
amount of evil arises from this betting sy.tem ; for
it often induces young men to speculate, and when
they lose their own money they embezzle that of
their employers, and I am resolved as long as I. oc-
cupy a seat on this bench, I will uphold the law for
suppressing such baneful practices to the fullest
extent of my power.
The prisoner was then discharged.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —BIGAMY. --John
Gardner, envelope manufacturer, Queen-street,
Golden-square, was brought befora Mr. Bingham,
charged with bigamy.
Mr. E. Lewis, for the proscution, said in this
case he must ask for a remand, ar; the principal
evidence was at Bath.

Mr. Bingham must have some prima facie fa

molly before be could consent to a remand.
Inspector Park said the defendant admitted he
had another wife, from whom he had been separated
some years, and made an allowance for her support.
Mr. Bingham would agree to a remand, but must
require the defendant to produce two good bail, of
501. each, and to enter into his own recognisance in
00/.

ROBBERY BY A FOREIGNER.—Jean Tristan, an
elderly foreigner, was charged with stealing a gold
chain from the shop of Messrs. Warwick and Co.,
golf smiths and jewellers, 1.24, Regent-street.
Mr. Warwick said the prisoner came into his
shop on the 10th inst., and presented a paper con-
taining a list of jewellery and watches, which he
intimated he wanted to purchase. Several articles
were shown to the prisoner, and after looking at
them the prisoner left the shop, saying he would
return and select a watch at four o'clock. Witness
having his suspicions followed the prisoner, and
seeing him enter the shop of a refiner in King-
street, Soho, he went into the shop and ascertained
that he had offered a gold chain value 71. to Mr.
Welby, the owner of the shop, for sale. Witness
on looking at the chain discovered that it had been
stolen from his shop.
The prisoner was fully committed.

LAMBETH.—THE CHARGE BY FATHER AGAINST
SON. —Charles Andrews surrendered to answer the
charge preferred against him by his father, Mr. E.
Andrews, of Park-street, Camberwell, of stealing
an Atlas and a pair of scales and weights.
A solicitor appeared on behalf of the father to
support the charge, and another professional man
was in attendance on the part of the accused. At
the instance of the former the police-constable was
recalled, and, in answer to questions put to him,
stated that when he took the prisoner into custody
he was smoking a cigar, and on being searched, a
half-crown was found upon him.
Mr. Elliott remarked that the case had been re-
manded in order that it might be shown, if such
was the fact, that the statement made by the pri-
soner, that he had taken articles by the authority
of his mother, was correct. If the mother was in
attendance she ought at once to be called.
Mra.ElizsbethAndrews, a careworn-looking lady,
entered the witness-box, and having been sworn,
stated in answer to the magistrate that the prisoner
was her son. It was with her consent that he hid
t ikon the property in question, for at the time the
family was without food, or indeed anything to eit.
In cross-examination, the witness stated that by
her husband's directions she had locked the door of
t'leir house to keep the prisoner out. Her husband
had stated that he would put her into the work-
house, but bad never offered to allow her anything
for her support. They had not lived comfortably
fur some time. It was true they had a house to live
in, but her husband did not provide the family with
fool to eat. The consequence was that she had
frequently sent one or other of the family to pledge
some article to procure proper food, having fre-
quently been left with nothing but bread in the
house. This was known to her husband, for she
had presented the pawn ticke's to him. Tho wit
ness repeated that the articles charged to have been
stolen, had been taken by the prisoner with her
consent and by her authority.
Mr. Elliott remarked it was unnecessary to pro-
ceed further. The son had clearly acted on the
authority of his mother, and therefore no charge of
f,lory citild be sustained. The prisoner would be
immediately discharged.

DEPARTURE OF MR. CHISMOLM ANSTET FROM HONG
KONG. - Mr. T. Cnialyln Anstey, our A ttorney• Gencral,
af.er having been hero seventeen month*, has obtained
his second leave -of absence, in this instance for four
months we underetarad, and having soli off all Lis fur-
niture and given up his house, he left for Calcutta in the
Lancefield. Mr. Henry Kingiunill, the youngest mem-
ber of the bar, succeeds as Acting Attorney-General. It
i the general impression that Mr. Anstey &es not intend
to return here, but to settle in India. Latterly Mr.
Anstey bad become a considerable favourite with many
people at one time much opposed to him, and even we
had begun to feel some respect for him for hid bold oppo-
sition to Sir John Bowring and his toadies. His fatal
quarrel with the Chief Justice, however, rendered .his
final departure from the island at no distant date inik-
rat.ve.—ilonu ,Sony Chwhoti Register,