The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-20 00:00:00

CLE RKEN WELL. --CRUSADE AGAINST HAW-
KERS.—For some weeks past the Court has been
occupied by the hearing of summonses taken out
by the police, more especially of the N division,
against the vendors of fruit and other commodities
in the public streets. When the first cases were
heard before Mr. Tyrwhitt, that worthy magistrate
wentinto the matter at some lenktb, and, in the
most feeling manner, said he was sorry to see so
many who were doing their best to help themselves
brought before him, but he could not help it ; the
police had taken the matter up, and he was bound
to administer the law as he found it. The parish
authorities, he also observed, should look into the
matter, for they it was who would ultimately feel
it ; for the rates being raised the parishioners
would, as a matter of course, begin to grumble.
The fine for such offences was 405., but he only
mulcted them in the costs : but many of them, not
being able to pay, were locked up until five o'clock,
and were thee discharged. But what was the con-
sequence ? The very same evening they returned,
were again summoned, and were ordered to pay the
costs and a fine of one or two shillings, which being
unable to do, they were sent to the House of Cor-
rection as felons for four days, thus depriving their
young families of their care and attention for that
period, besides adding to the already high expenses
for the maintenance of the county gaols. In the
later cases which have been heard, upon one of the
defendants saying that he thought the police might
be better employed, Mr. Tyrwhitt remarked that
lie thought so too, and expressed a hope the law in
this matter would shortly be repealed.
CHARGE OF SACRILEGE.--Edward Milford, aged
20, who described himself as a mason, residing at
20, Mott's-lane, Ball's-pond, but who has before
been in the custody of the police, on a charge of
breaking and entering a church, and Jane Bruton,
alias the Dutch Clock, aged 19, of no home, were
charged with breaking and entering Maber'ey
Chapel, and stealing therefrom six bottles of port
wine, a pair of sheets, six table-clo.hs of the value
of 305., the property of Mr. Charles Ovendeu, one
of the deacons.

Some particulars having been stated, the pri-
soners, in defence, said they knew nothing of the
matter, and were remanded.

ASSAULT UPON THREE CON STABLES 'Bre w er,
aged 55, of 14, Bowling-all-y, Whitecross street,
a bricklayer, and Thomas Brewer, his son, aged
19, were charged with being drunk and assaulting
police-constablesnloore, 142 G, Batchelor, 340 A,
and Bidgood, 43 G, in the execution of their duty,
The younger prisoner was further charged with in-
decently assaulting Mrs. Sarah Cleal, the wife of a
hairdresser, residing at No. 2, Dove-court, Old
Jewry.

The latter charge was not pressed, but the former
being fully proved,
The magistrate fined the elder defendant 10s.,
•r ten days ; and the younger prisoner 3)5., being
10s. for each assault.

WESTMINSTER. —ASSAULTS ON POLICE CON-
STABLES.—Wm. Scammerton and Dominie Scam-
merton, brothers, were charged with committing
the following violent assaults upon constables of the
metropolitan police :
Mr. Humphreys, an inspector of the B division,
before the evidence was taken, stated that Finnis,
one of the constables, 174 B, was so seriously in-
jured as to be unable to attend to give evidence.,
He produced a certificlte from Mr. Pearce, divi-
sional surgeon, which was to that effect.
Policeman Mayer, 214 B, stated that about half-
past one o'clock on Saturday morning he was on
duty in Great Peter-street, Westminster, when he
was informed that a brother officer was being mwr
tiered in Reading's-place. He went there with
another constable, and found a great mob of per-
sons. He was there told that a policeman named
Finnis had been nearly killed, and that he had gone
into a shop for protection. Witness went there
and saw Finnis sitting in a chair, and be was almost
in a state of insansiblity. His great coat was much
torn, and he had a large swelling on his forehead.
He was scarcely able to stand, from kicks he had
received from the prisoners. Re told witness who
bad assaulted him, and added that William Sc tm-
merton had knocked him about his head with his
(Finnis's) staff, which was broken to pieces. Wit-
ness went with Deering, 86 B, ',to No. 2, Earl's-place,
where Dominic) Scammeiton lived, and took him
into custody. He made a most determine I resist-
ance, but was eventually lodged in the station.
After" he was secured, witness went in search of
William Scammerton, who was living at No. 8,
Holland-street. It required the exertions of six
policemen to take him to the station-house. He
kicked witness and some other constables, and
when at the station house remarked that when he
got out of prison he would kick his guts out,
. he got twelve months for it.
Other constables supported the evidence.
Mr. Paynter asked what led to the assault upon
the constables ?

Deering stated that a woman, who was drunk
and disorderly, was taken into custody, when the
prisoners interfered to rescue her.
The prisoners were remanded on bail, in ' two
sureties of 401. each.

ANOTHER ASSAULT.—CharIes Tozer, a plasterer,
aged 21, was charged with assaulting police con-
stable Baruham, 39 B, and with rescuing a prisoner
from his custody.

It appeared that on the previous afternoon there
was a fight between two men, on a vacant space of
ground adjoining Chelsea Hospital. In the pre-
sence of the combatants a large crowd of disorderly
characters was assembled, and there was a consi-
derable uproar. Barnhatn, with another police-
man, went to stop the proceedings, and took a man
into custody. The prisoner stepped forward and
attempted a rescue, in doing which he assaulted the
complainant. The conduct of the prisoner led
others to come forward, and in consequence the
man in custody got away.

The evidence- of 13::rnham was confirmed by
another officer, and two witnesse3 for' tbe prisoner
deposed to show that the prison.lr was wrongfully
charged, but without effect.

Inspector Freer said that on Sunday afternoon,
some of the lowest characters in Chelsea assembled
there, to the annoyance of the neighbourhood. The
previous afternoon the station-hou e was completely
besieged by a mob.
Mr. Paynter remarked that he should fine the
prisoner this time in a mitigated penalty, and that
if-any person from that locality were brought before
him on a eimilar complaint he would inflict the full
tine of W.

The prisoner was fined 4')s., or in default one
month's imprisonment.

M A.RYLE BON E. —EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF
ROBBERY.—A very respectable-looking man, about
40 yetis of age, described as Mr. John Probert, a
farmer at Llanfelly, Abergavenny, was- charged
with being concerned, with another, in stealing pro-
perty to the amount of 100/. from the ahr)p of Mr.
Stradth, a jeweller, &c., in London street, Pad-
dington.

kr. Grange appeared for the prowcution, and
Mr. Herring for the prisoner.
Sophia Anott, in the serric3 of Mr. Stradth,
slid.--On the 3d of this month, Letweeu eight and
nine in the morning, while in the kitchen, I heaid
a penny drop iu the area. I went and picked it
up, and saw a man looking down, and on my ask-
ing him what be was looking for, he said, "It's
down there." I went up stairs, opt-rvd the door,
and gave the penny to a man whom 1 believe to
be the prison.,r. lie seemed much agitated. He
wentaway, and I watched as far as the co. ner of
Sussex-gardens ; and last Saturday evening I was
walking with a young f iend, and saw him cro s
over towards an oyster stall. I said to my Mold,
"I believe that's the man," and she ran home to
wy mi4resg, and I went with her, arid we came
I ack with a policeman. On rQturning, I looked it
at the window of a coffee-shop, and went in with
the constable, and there saw the prisoner. I and
the policeman- bad some coffee, and while there
I had a full view of the prisoner.
Mr. Broughton—Are you still of opinion that he
is the man to whom you handed the penny ?
Witness—l ant, sir, Witnes added that she

thought she was doing no more than her day in
giving the pr;soner in charge, h. r waiter and mis-
tress having been spoken to by her previously.
Mr. Herring cros3-examined the witness upon

ant to complainant's room, aridaas soon as the door
WWI forced open, she flung four chamber utensils
and their contents at both of them ; but the de-
faut never touched her the whole time.
Policeman 378 said he heard cries of murder, and
on going up stairs he found the floor strewn with
fr agments of crockery ware andsatur ated with waf
er.
The complainant was undressed and exceedingly
violent ; but none of the ill-usage she described took
place except such restraint as was necessary to pre-
vent her doing herself mischief. She made a great
noise, and continued calling out "Murder" all the
time the police were there. She was, in fact, what
is termed screaming drunk, and, by her violent
conduct, attracted a crowd of about 200 persons
round the house.
Sir George Carroll said it appeared the complain-
ant had misconducted herself ; but, as she had held
a responsible situation for nine months, it would
have been better to have allowed her to remain till
tile morning. He did not approve of the course
adopted in breaking into a room where a fema,!e was
undressed and in bed, and he did not think the de-
fendant was quite justified in doing so. However,
the complainant had not adhered to the truth with
regard to the assault, and he therefore dismissed
the summons, and granted a certificate to the de-
fendant to stay any further proceedings in the
matter.