The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—March 6.

GUILDHALL.—A TERPSICHOREAN APPREN-
TICE, —Frederick Humphreys was summoned, as
an apprentice, for unlawfully absenting himself
from his work without his master's permission.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Bonnewell,
a wood type cutter and printer's joiner, that the de-
fendant, whose time of apprenticeship was nearly
out, had been brought four times before the magis-
trate for misconduct, and each time dismissed with
a caution ; but in the present instance it was shown
that he had absented himself from his master's em-
ployment for days together without any lawful
excuse, and Mr. Bonnewell stated he was bound by
the indentures to pay defendant 15s. per week, and
that if he (defendant) chose to work well he could
earn for his master as much as £2 2s. per week. He
did at one time arrange to pay him half his earn-
ings; but that arrangement had the effect of de-
priving the magistrate of the power to punish de-
fendant for his misconduct, and he (the master)
therefore reduced the remuneration to the exact
amount named in the indentures.

The defendant complained that his master had
not taught the printer's joining business and the
art of drawing the letters on the wood, and added,
" he could not teach him, as it was not in him."
Alderman Hale said the indentures only referred
to the wood type cutting.
Mr. Bonnewell said the fact was, there was
another branch of business which the defendant
found more profitable, and produced a card, 13'
which it appeared that he had announced a full
dress ball, to be given at the St. Agnes Hall, on
March 12, for his own benefit, in the name of " F.
Payne." To commence at eight o'clock in the even-
ing, and terminate at four in the morning.
Alderman Hale said if the defendant passed his
nights in figuring " on the light fantastic toe," he
could not be worth much for business in the day-
time. It was quite clear he had set his master at
defiance, and he must therefore teach him he could
not do so with impunity. At all events he would
take care that his patrons should not have the
pleasure of his company at the ball. He had the
power of committing the defendant to prison for
three months, with hard labour, but he thought
seven days would prove a sufficiently salutary les-
son to him, and he hoped he would profit by it.
The defendant was accordingly committed to
prison for seven days, with hard labour.

LAMBETH.—ALLEGED POISONING IN WAL-
WGRTH.—EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—lnspector Dann
applied to the Hon, G. C. Norton for a warrant for
the apprehension of a retired farmer, residing in
the county of Kent, on a charge of having caused
the death of Mrs. Caroline Spain, aged 31, by ad-
ministering some narcotic poison to her.
Mr. Dann stated that from inquiries he had
made he learned that the deceased had been mar•
ried eight years ago to Mr. Joseph Spain, at pre-
sent and for some years an inmate of Bethlehem
Hospital, and that she has resided during the,
absence of her husband at 6, Victoria-terrace, Royal-
road, Walworth, in apparent comfort, on the pro-
perty of her husband. On the day before, at about
one o'clock, the person named by the officer called
on her, and after some conversation she put on her
bonnet and both left the house together. At three
o'clock a cab drove up to the door, and from it Mrs.
Spain was carried into the house in a state of insen-
sibility, and placed on the sofa, and as soon as this
was done he said she had been ill in an omnibus,
and desired them to bathe her temples with some
vinegar, and said he had no doubt she would soon
recover. He then said he had not a moment to stop,
that he must hurry to Fenchurch-street, and that
if he missed the train he should have to walk 20
miles. The deceased not exhibiting any signs of
recovery, her niece, who Lye ' d with her, sent for

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Mr. Nott, a medical gentleman in the neighbour-
hood, and he promptly attended. On seeing the
deceased Mr. Nott at once pronounced her to be
labouring under the effects of narcotic poison, and
all his efforts to relieve and restore her to con-
sciousness proved unavailing. She continued in a
state of stupor till about 8 o'clock, vben she died.
Mr. Norton thought it would be much more satis-
factory to have the statement on oath of the niece;
of the deceased before granting the warrant.
Mr. Dann said he should soon have her in attend-
a,nce, and in about half an hour he brought her to
the court.

When sworn she gave the name of Mary Ann
Matilda Smith, and corroborated the above state_
ment. When the person saw her aunt both went
into the kitchen together. They co►:versed there
for some little time, and she heard him say to her
aunt, " You will have to go with me to Mr. Lusk
to produce some pawn tickets, and those papers,
too, you will have to produce," and he then asked
her for a pen and ink. Her aunt said, "I can't find
any paper," and he said, " Never mind the paper,
I have got some myself." They then left thehouse
together, and at that time her aunt was quite well.
She did not hear any angry words pass between
them while in cobversation.

Mr. Dann, in addition, said he was prepared, or
should be on another occasion, to give ample proof
of motive, and Mr. Norton granted the warrant as
requested.

MARYLESONE.—ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—
Mary Ann Rice, 17, described as a servant, was
placed at the bar, charged with robbing her mis-
tress, Mrs. Graybrook, residing at 8, Eaton-terrace,
St. John's-wood, of four sovereigns.
Prosecutrix deposed that the prisoner mul
been in her employ for a week. On her return
from the doctor's during the morning she was met
at the street' door by the prisoner in a great state of
excitement, exclaiming that some one had heen in
and robbed the place. Witness found the'closet in
which she kept all the linen in great confusion, and
a little box, in which she had shortly before placed
four sovereigns on the floor, open. Prisoner could
not tell her who had been in, and said she knew
nothing about it. A policeman who was sent for
found one sovereign under the wardrobe.
Mr. Mansfield—Was there any one else in the
house ? _ _

Prosccutrix—Only the wife of Dr. Bateman, and
she was in the drawing-room.
Prisoner—She says there were four in the box.
There were only two.
In reply to his worship, prisoner said she was
only guilty of stealing two sovereigns.
The magistrate ordered her to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for six months.

THAMES.—THE NEW MAGISTRATE.IIIr.
Elliott, of the Lambeth Police•court, officiated at
this court for Mr. Selfe, and after the disposal of
the night charges, remands, and other cases, intro-
duced Mr. Edmund Humphrey Woolrych, standing
counsel to the Metropolitan Board of Works, who
has practised on the Oxford Circuit, and at the
common law bar for 21 years, having been called
to the bar of the Middle Temple on the 22d of
November, 1839. Mr. Elliott said he had great
pleasure in introducing Mr. Woolrych, the newly
appointed magistrate, in place of Mr. Yardley, who
had been transferred to the Marylebene Police-
court in succession to the late Mr. Seeker. The
legal gentlemen at the table of the court rose and
congratulated Mr. Woolrych on his appointment,
as did also the officers of the court.

Mr. Woolrych bowed his acknowledgments, and
immediately afterwards took his seat on the bench,
and commenced his magisterial labours.

THE NEW ME7ROPOLITAN MEAT-

MARKET.

On T laursday the Markets' Improvement Committee
of the Corporation of London met at Guildhall, and
were engaged for a considerable time in settling the
ground plan of the proposed meat, poultry, and
provision market to be erected in Smithfield, under
the authority of the Act of Parliament passed
last session, and at the expense of the corporation
At first the meat salesmen of New gate-market, which
the new market is intended to supersede,evinced some
aversion to the proposal for removing them and their
business to a different locality, but the- necessity for
the change in the public interest is so pressing,
having regard to the continual expansion of the
metropolis and to the utter inadequacy of the
existing market in Newgate, " cribb'd, cabined and
confined" as it is, to the demands of the present
day, they have latterly shown a disposition to adapt
their interests to those demands, and to fall in with
the views of the corporation,provided the latter will
indemnify them against loss in respect of the unex-
pired terms of the leases they hold of property in
the present market. Some, on the other hand, more
generous than the rest, and probably more far-
seeing, are disposed to forego all advantage of that
kind, believing that their individual interests in
the new market will be coincident with those of
the public, and are content to stipulate only for a
favourable position being assigned them in the
new locality for carrying on their business. As a
condition, precedent to the erection of the new
market, the corporation has now a bill before
Parliament " to abolish and dismarket Newgate.
market, and to facilitate the removal of shambles
and slaughter-houses, and other nuisances and
obstructions in its vicinity, and to authorise
the erection of dwelling-houses, shops, or other
buildings on the site thereof, and for other pur-
poses."
This Bill has been referred to a select
committee, composed of Mr. Hope (chairman), Mr.
Packe, Lord Henley, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Hennessy,
and they will meet for the first time on Tuesday.
The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, who have a
pecuniary interest in the continuance of the present
market, and also the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
have petitioned against the bill, but hopes are
entertained by the corporation, who have been in
negotiation with them through a committee, that
their opposition may be withdrawn. The bill pro-
vides for the discontinuance of Newgate-market
so soon as the Metropolitan Meat and Poultry
Market is opened, and empowers the Court of Corn- '
mon Council to remove all buildings now standing
upon the site of Newgate-market, to level and clear
the ground, to purchase subsisting leases, and then
to let the site on building leases. It also empowers
the Common Council, if necessary, to borrow for the
purposes of the bill a sum not exceeding £45,000,
and, in certain events, to alter the tolls to be levied
on meat and provisions coming into the new market
for sale. The Markets Improvement Committee, at
the conclusion of the meeting, dined together at
the Albion, in Aldersgate-street, and took occasion
through the Lord Mayor, whom they had invited,
to present Mr. H. Lowman Taylor, their chairman
for upwards of 11 years, with a silver salver of the
value of about £4O, in token of their sense of the
" ability, sound judgment, and discretion displayed
by him during their deliberations upon the impor-
tant business referred to them by the Court of Com-
mon Council, and for his successful exertions in
carrying out their views, by which he had entitled
himself to the esteem of his colleagues."

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