The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 16.

MARYLEBONE.—Anne Bentley was charged
with having stabbed James Bentley, her husband.
The pri-oner, who denied having stabbed her
husband, was fully committed for cutting and
wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
Mary Chalk was charged with having stabbed a
man named Patrick King.
The prisoner stands committed for trial for the
stabbing, but for the complexion of the evidence
will be brought up again to-morrow (this day).

WESTMINSTER.—Benjamin Nichols, a very
respectable looking man, 57 years of age, the pro-
prietor of a genteel lodging-house at 15, Marl-
borough-place, Brighton, was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a travelling bag containing
dee Is, papers, jewellery, and other articles of con-
siderable value, toe pr,perty of Mrs. M'Alpin, of
108, Eaton-square, and Castlebar,
Sergeant Smith, a very intelligent detective officer
of the A division, stated that having been in-
formed of the disappearance of the bag in ques-
tion, from information he received, he went to the
prisoner's house in Brighton on Saturday, and saw
his wife, who said he was out, but upon witness
informing her that he knew he was at home, as he
bad just seen him in the house, the accused made
his appearance. Witness then told him that he
was a detective officer, and wished to know how he
obtained possession of a gold bracelet which he bad
sold to a pawnbroker named Tate, near Windmill-
street, Haymarket. Prisoner replied that he bought
it on the 28th or 29th of July last of a gentleman's
servant in Dublin, but could neither tell his name
nor where he lited. Witness said this account was
very unsatisfactory, and he should therefore take
him into custody, and then read over to the ac-
cused a list of the articles stolen in the bag, among
which was the bracelet. Witness then commenced
searching the house, and found five pawn-
brokers' tickets, one of which related to a
silver fork, knife, and telescope, also upon the
list ; and, upon witness pointing that fact
out, the accused nodded his head in assent.
At this juncture witness saw prisoner's wife endea-
vouring to remove something from a corner of the
room, and, taking it away from her, he found it
was a bundle addressed " Mr. M'Alpin, 108, Eaton-
square," and contained the papers and deeds which
had been in the bag. Prisoner admitted the fact,
and said he had directed the parcel with his own
hand and intended to send it home. Several other
articles which had been in the bag were then found
in the house, and prisoner then gave the following
account of 11,s possession of the bag :—On the 27th
of July he went with Mr. Bagwell, M.P., from
Brighton to Ireland in the capacity of butler, and
finding a large black leathern bag which did not
I elong to his employer among his luggage in Ire-
land, brought it to London with him, and there
opened it, after which he did not know what to do.
He thought of sending the papers back, as he con-
sidered they might be of great value to the person
owning the b g.
Mr. Tate, of 1, Cambridge-street, Golden-square,
pawnbroker, produced a gold armlet which he
bought of the prisoner on the sth of October for
1/. ss.

Colonel Dixon, staying at the Brunswick Hotel,
Jermyn-street, trustee to the late. Colonel M'Al-
pin's property, identified the armlet produced as
Mrs. M'Alpin's.
Mr. Arnold said he did not see what there was
at present to give himjurisdiction.
Colonel Dixon explained the circumstances under
which the property was lost. On the morning of
the 28th of July Mrs. M'Alpin left Eaton-square
for the west of Ireland, and as the bag contained
valuable papers and jewels gave it in particular
charge to one of her servants. He saw the lady
off on the morning in question. The bag was not
missed until the lady's arrival in Ireland, when the
natter was communicated to him, and he put it into
the hands of the pollee. When the prisoner was
brought to London from Brighton he told him
(Colonel Dixon) that if he w uld not pro.ecule he
I would tell him where all the rest of the things
were.

Mr. Arnold inquired whether any of the stolen
property had been found in his district ?
Sergeant Smith was not aware of any.
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Mr. Arnold observed that a magistrate had ju-
risdiction where a felony had been committed or
where the property w.s disposed of, but neither had
occurred in the district of the Court.
Sergeant Smith said he had brought the accused
here, because the property was never seen by the
owner's servants after they left Eaton-square ; he
could not say where it had been stolen.
Prisoner said he was most desirous of telling the
whole truth now if the magistrate would hear Min.
Mr. Arnold, after the usual caution, told him
that he might proceed.
Prisoner then, having repeated that he was en- '
gaged to accompany Mr. Bagwell to Ireland, said
that he had charge of 38 boxes of luggage of that
gentleman and his servants. They left Euston-
square in the morniug and arrived at Holyhead at
a quarter past 6iu the evening, when the boat was
in a great hurry, and there was, as usual, much con-
fusion both in embarking, there and disembarking
at Kingstown, in consequence of which passengers'
luggage got mixed. When he arrived at Kildare-
street, Dublin, he bad his right number of boxes
and parcels, but there was a strange black bag which
did not belong to his employer in place of a carriage
box containing linen, jewelry, and other valuables
belonging to Mrs. Bagwell. He wrote to every
station they had been at respecting the missing. b )x
audio three weeks after it was forwarded with a
note stating it had been found. with Mrs. WAlpi 128
luggage. The bag had no direction or brass plate
and be did not know who it belonged to. He
brAL;ht it with him to town and, unfortu-
nately opened it ; then he discovered whoit belonged
to, but made away with some of the things.
Colonel Dixon, after observing that the bag was
marked and addressed must carefully "Mrs. M'A.l-
- lebar," and its lass duly advertised, with
the offer of a reward, observed that he had re centiy
received a letter purporting to come from a courier
in Switzerland, intimating that if 101. were given
the papers contained in the bag would be restored
to the owner, which was doubtless the act of some
person in league with the prisoner.
The accused pretended to know nothing about it.

Mr. Arnold jaid he should remand him for eight
days, when, unless som-thing occurred to give him
jurisdiction, prisoner must be sent to the court of
the district where some part of the stolen property
was found.

WO RSH IP-STREET. —Robert Merritt, a hair-
dressvr in Beidport-place, Hoxton, was charged
with wilful cutting and wounding.
Mr. Edward Loveriilg a clerk in a mercantile
house in the city, -hose forehead and part of whose
face were covered with hospital bandages, stated 1
that leaving some time before left a case of razors
with the defendant, that they might be reset, he on
Friday night called the-re and asked for them, and
found to his annoyance that they had not been
done. He said, if chat was the case he. would take
them away es they were ; defendant said he had
better not do so, but he persisted, and the defend-
ant then insisted that he should pay for their
beingreset, though they had not been. "I, of course
refused to do that," sad the witness, "and seeing
he was about to lay hold of me, I retreated into
the street two or three yards, followed by the de-
fendant, who then seized and tried to ho:d me, but
I got away from him by pushing him off me, and
he immediately struck me all his force on one of my
eyes. The blow was so violent that it was directly
followed by a great deal of blood, and I found that
I had three distinct cuts, one in the temple and
two beneath the eye, from each of which pieces of
glass have been extracted. I was then taken to the
hospital, and have now to get back there again."
Sugg, a constable, heard that a man was bleeding
very badly, and going up found the last witness
standing at the door of a chemist with blood flow-
ing profusely down his face, pieces of broken glass
in his hair, and other pieces. scattered about
the pavement close to the defendant's shop. De-
fendant, who said he done it in self-defence, was
lodged iu the station, and the prosecutor was taken
to the house of the divisional surgeon, but the
lattert_ ordered him. to be taken at once to the hos-
Pniowal,vhere witness took him, the house-surgeon
as directing that hweehasashroogvueeldrb:3 brought back again
Isnoo answernasthetocatshee
was dressing a genilema ' hair
not being the defendant said he
aanscdontrous that he had a
at the time of this
dispute, and,
glass bottle in his hanit, much excited, he
struck the complainant in the flung
.but be was now very sorry
should have
done so ; he bad a wife and a larges-1 family to sup-
thaet withh the bottle,
sup-
port, and hoped that it would be forgiven.
He was remanded, however, to th.s day week,