The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-11 00:00:00

Council," replied to by Alderman Rose ; and the
" Members for the City of London," responded to
by Mr. Crawford, the proceedings of this splendid
feast came to a close, and the company departed.
The musical arrangements were under the direc-

tion of Mr. R. Glenn Wesley, assisted by Madame
Louisa Vinning, Miss Martin, Mr. A. Lester, Mr.
B. Frend, Mr. Lewis Thomas, and a glee and mad-
rigal choir.

POLICE IN2ELLMENCE, Nov. 9.

GUILDHALL.—A BRUTAL HUSBAND AND A
FORGIVING WlFE.—Michael Coyne, an old man,
described as a labourer, was brought up on a war-
rant before Alderman Hale, charged with the fol-
lowing brutal and savage assault upon his wife and
his mother-in-law,
The circumstances under which the warrant was
granted were originally deposed to by the com-
plainant as follows :
My husband came home on Saturday night last,
about 12 o'clock,idrunk, and without any provoca-
tion he seized the poker and struck my mother a
violent blow across the 'hand, and then taking up
my mother's crutch, struck me several times with
it, knocked me down, broke my right arm, fractured
my ribs on my right side, and left me insensible.
Mrs. Coyne, who now appeared with great re-
luctance, said—l have been married to the prisoner
about 28 years. About 12 o'clock on Saturday
night last I was at home tipsy, and when I applied
for the warrant on Monday I was in liquor. My hus-
band came home on Saturday afternoon and gave me
4s. 6d., and I spent it in liquor instead of provision.
He came home in the evening and was irritated at
finding me tipsy and' no victuals in the place. He
said something to me, and I called him bad names.
I struck him sixteen months ago with a crutch on
the face, and I laid hold of the crutch again to strike
him, with which I nearly killed him before. He
took it from me, knowing what he suffered before,
and I was frightened and tried to run out of the
door, but being in liquor, it is a very awkward step,
I stumbled and broke a small bone here (pointing to
her broken arm), and hurt my side.
Alderman Hale (who listened to complainant
with great surprise)—What did you mean by com-
ing here and stating you had your arm and your
ribs broken.

Complainant—Well, sir, it was a person brought
me here who owed my husband a grudge, and gave
me liquor. I had six glasses of gin before I came
here for the warrant.

Alderman Hale—You were not drunk when you
applied to me on Monday last::
Mr. Martin (the chief clerk)—ls the evidence
you gave on Monday upon oath true or false ?
Complainant—lt is not true, sir.
Alderman Hale—What has he done to your
mother ?

Complainant—Nothing, sir. He is a very good
husband when I put his money to a good use. If he
had struck my mother I would never have forgiven
him. I hope you will let him off this time, sir.
Alderman Hale—Certainly not ; for, although
you are now desirous of screening him, I am satis-
fied that he has committed a most brutal and aggra-
vated assault, and if evidence can be obtained to
prove it clearly, I shall punish him as severely as
the law will allow me. I shall, therefore, remand
the prisoner till Monday (this day), and have the
complainant's mother and any other resident in the
house that can throw any light on the prisoner's
conduct, summoned to attend. _ _

The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

CLERKENWELL.—SERIOUS CHARGE OF IN-
CENDIARISM.—A mean, dirty-looking fellow, who
gave the name of Win. Dorrell, was charged before
Mr. D'Eyncourt with wilfully setting fire to two
stacks of straw, of the value of £3OO, the property
of Mr. Henry Rydon, brickmsker, of the Green-
lanes, Stoke Newington.
Police-constable Kidd, 339 N, said between the
hours of one and two on Thursday morning I was
proceeding down the Green-lanes with a brother
constable to a fire that had just broken out. We met
the prisoner, and I said to him, " Where is the fire?"
and he said " Down there ; oh it is just below." I
said, " What is it ?" and he said " Two stacks of
hay or straw close to each other." I observed parti-
cles of hay or straw about his hair and whiskers,
and also on his clothes. I said " You have been
lying in the straw," and he replied, " Yes, I have."
Another constable then came up, and he said to the
prisoner " I am suspicious that you have set fire to
the hay." He said "No I have not, I am sure."
The other constable then said " Have you got any
matches about you ?" and the prisoner replied " No."
The constable said," I will soon see ;" and putting
his hand in the prisoner's pocket palled forth a box
of lucifers. I said, " I shall take you to the station
on suspicion of setting fire to this hay." The pri-
soner said, " Pray don't hurt me ; I will tell the
truth ; I did do it." On the way to the police-sta-
tion he told me how he got the matches, and said he
bought them for a farthing. He was told the charge
at the station, and he said it was a bad job.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was the prisoner sober ?
Witness—The prisoner was sober, and said it was
a bad job.
Police-constable Johnson said he was hastening
to the fire and saw two constables speaking to the
prisoner. He saw that the prisoner had been lying
in the straw, and asked him if he had any matches
in his possession. He said " No, none at all." He
searched the prisoner and found on him a box of
matches. When he had found them the prisoner
said, " Well, I did set fire to it, don't hurt me."
The prisoner was then asked' his reason for doing
so, and he made no answer.
Mr. Edward Webb, foreman to Mr. Rydon, said
the stacks were of the value of £3OO. The stacks
were not insured.

The prisoner said he had been respectably con-
nected but he was now in great distress.
Mr. D'Eyncourt remanded the prisoner for a few
days.
It was stated that the prisoner is half witted.

MARYLEB ONE.—EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY
AT LADY MOORE'S .—Tvio respectably-dressed men,
the first of whom gave the name of John West,
aged 26, who described himself as a tailor, residing
at 27, Allen-street, Bermondsey, and the other, W.
Smith, IE, also a tailor, of 4; Whitechapel-road, both
addresses supposed to be false, were brought up be-
fore Mr. Yardley, charged with, on the sth inst.,
stealing a quantity of plate from the residence of
Lady Mary Moore, 11, Hyde Park-gardens.
Sophia Cole stated that she was daughter to her
ladyship. About a quarter past two on the sth
inst. she was at the dining-room window, and saw
the two prisoners in front of the house. West went
down the area,and looked in at the pantry window.
Whilst he was down she lost sight of him for two
or three seconds, and when she saw him again she
tapped at the window for him to go away, not think-
ing that so respectable-looking a young man could
commit a robbery. West then came up, and being
joined by the other prisoner they both went away.
She rang the bell to ask the butler if he had not had
some friends, and on his replying that he had not,
they went down, and on examining the plate closet
they found that silver plate to the value of £2O had
gone. She had no doubt that the prisoners are the
same two men that she saw in the front of the house.

Emily Cole, sister to last witness, also spoke posi-
tively as to the prisoner West. He had a round
wide-awake hat on. (He had a similar one now.)
Police•sergeant Charlewood, 30 D,. said that about
a quarter past one, that (Saturday) afternoon, he
was in Clifton-gardens, when he saw the two pri-
soners go a distance of b.bout 50 yards and look
down every area that they came to. West then went
down the area of 24, and after being absent about a
minute, returned to Smith. They then left Clifton-
garden, and went into Portsdown-road, whither
they were followed at a distance by witness. Here
they went down one side of the road, looking down
the areas, but did not go down any. They turned
round and came up on the other side of the way,
and Smith went into a - garden, whilst West re-
mained outside. Witness at this moment met James
Collop, 185 D, to whom he communicated that he
believed the two prisoners, from their description,
were the parties that were wanted for the robbery
in Hyde-park-square. They then followed and took
them into custody. _ _

_____
Mr, Yardley—ls anything known of the pri.
soners ?

Doble, 147 D (plain clothes officer).—l think they
,will both be found to be known. When I had a
prisoner at the sessions for plate robbery, West
brught the money for counsel to defend him.
Mr. Yardley remanded them both till Saturday
next.

None of the property has been traced.
The prisoner West was only a short time ago
acquitted at the Surrey sessions on the charge of
plate robbery, when he was taken to Hampstead
Petty Sessions by Inspector Webb, S division, on
a similar charge, but the proof of identity being
deficient he was again discharged. On these occa-
sions he gave the name of John Taylor, of no fixed
residence, tailor.
CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.—TILE CART TIIIEVES
AGAIN.—John Mensey, 22, who described himself
as a painter, residing at 21, Lucham-buildings,
Holborn, was charged as under :--
A few days ago a man named Dominic Martini,
the driver of a horse and cart, was charged with
two other men not in custody, with attempting to
rob several tradesmen's shops, but the evidence not
being deemed sufficient to convict him ke was dis-
charged.
Police-sergeant Boden, 11 D, said that, on the
evening of the 30th ult., he saw the present pri-
soner and two other men in ac in Crawford-street,
'aid obsery
from what he had preyiouly ed, he,