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to make any order on the subject, observing that he
had no evidence before him of its ownership.
Some time after another application was made to
him, and he allowed the prisoners to be discharged,
on their giving up the tallow to Mr. Harradine.

SOUTHWARK.—ROBBERY FROM A VESSEL AT i
THE FIRE.—John Alford and George Cole, water-
men, were brought before Mr. Burcham, for final
examination, charged with stealing a number of
bottles of pickles from the sloop Albert, a vessel
partially consumed at the fire while lying near
Hay's Wharf.
Inspector Judge, of the Thames Police, said that
about a quarter to 6 o'clock on the morning of
Tuesday, the 25th ultimo, he was on duty on the
River Thames, in the police-galley, and passing the
great fire he saw a boat alongside the remains of
the sloop Albert, which had been partially con-
sumed at Hay's Wharf. He proceeded to the spot
and saw the prisoners at the bottom of the vessel
removing bottles of pickles, which they were
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alongside he found fifteen bottles of pickles similar
to those be had seen them washing on board.
Walter Clark, the captain of the vessel, said that
on Saturday afternoon, prior to the fire, she was
wladen i nwg i.th
on the Monday following. The fire, however, broke
out, and the flames partially consumed the vessel
. and a great portion of the cargo. There were cases
containing bottles of pickles left at the bottom in

the water.
The prisoners said that they went on board the
ship through curiosity, and were looking at the
pickles when the inspector came. They denied
moving any into the boat alongside.
Mr. Burcham observed that 15 bottles of the
pickles were found in Alford's boat.
Alford said he did' not put them there ; the in-
spector must have done that.
Mr. Burcham told him that, according to the
inspector's evidence, they removed the pickles from
the bottom of the vessel, and the fact of some being
found in Alford's boat made the case strong against
him. Under these circumstances he should commit
both prisoners for trial.
THE TALLOW IN THE SEWERS.—Joseph Byford,
a marine store dealer, carrying on business at 109,
Bermondsey-street, was charged with having in
his possession three tons weigt of tallow, taken
from the sewers in an unlawful manner.
West, 136 M, said he found the tallow in a tan-
yard in the prisoner's ~ccupation, and he It once
identified it as some of the tallow floated into the
sewers from the great fire. Toe sewer passed under
Mr. Byford's premises, and there was a man-hole
there.
Mr. Binns for the prisoner contended that the
sewer got choked up, and his client was compelled
to clear it for the purpose of his own business. He
had the tallow taken out, and he considered he was
entitled to it.
Mr. Burcham told him that the sewers were
under the authority of the commissioners, and the
tallow in question had been sold by the insurance
offices to Mr. Harradine. It was his property, and
the prisoner had no right to it. He should dis-
charge him, and order all the tallow to be delivered
up to Alr. Harradine.
John Conway, a labourer at Hay's-wharf, was
charged with having in his possession a piece of
lead pipe, the property of Alderman Humphrey,
and Thomas Harrigan, another labourer, was
charged with having in his possession two candle
lamps, at Cotton's-wharf.
The warehouses at both the wharfs were de-
stroyed by the great fire, and the prisoners, with
many 01 hers, were employed in removing some of
the tubbish, and on the previous afternoon were
detected in carrying away the property.
Mr. Burcham fined each of them 10s., and in
default of payment committed them for 14 days,
with hard labour.

THAMES.—THE TABLES TURNED.—ASSAULT
AT SEA.—William Foley, a seaman, was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting Mr.
Robert Tunis Biannelt, chief officer of the ship
Thomas Whitby, now lying in the Blackwall Basin.
The complainant said that on the 10th of June
last, at sea, he was standing on the poop, and
ordered the prisoner to haul the spanker out. The
prisoner, who was on the main deck, paid no atten-
tion to the order, which he repeated, and then called
him, and after finding fault with him kicked him
behind. It was a very slight kick. The prisoner
said he would not be imposed on on board the ship,
and he did not come there to be abused. Witness
then armed himself with an iron belaying pin, and
struck the prisoner a slight blow on the top of the
head with it. He held on to the prisoner, who
threatened to stab him ; took out his knife, and
said he would stab him. At the same time the pri-
soner held on to the belaying pin to prevent his
using it, and he then hit the prisoner again upon
the head, threw him down, and put him in irons.
The prisoner had been in irons ever since until that
afternoon, when he was given into custody.
Mr. Selfe—For what ?
Witness—For assaulting me.
Mr. Selfe—You are about as cool and impudent
a fellow as ever came into a court of justice. You
assault him by kicking him, and then take up an
iron belaying pin and strike him with it, and put
him in irons.
Witness—He threatened me—to stab me.
Mr. Selfe—Not until after you had kicked him
and took up the belaying iron. If he had been out
of irons I think he would have applied here for a
summons against you. You are an impudent fellow
—go about your business.
The decision was followed by loud clapping of
hands.
Mr. Selfe—This is not the place for any demon-
stration of this kind. I must have silence here.
The Prisoner—Will you hear me, sir ? The mate
had his knee on my breast, and my head was bleed-
ing dreadfully.
Mr. Selfe—You may have a summons.
The Prisoner—l am without a farthing.
A gentleman in court immediately gave the sea-
man 2s. for a summons.
Mr. Selfe—Let him have a summons, returnable
for Saturday.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A MOTHER (1F
ATTE,IIPTINO TO MURDER lIER INFANT.

Ellen Connor alias Ellen Grogan, a washerwoman,
residing at 10, Payne-street, Islington, was placed
at the bar of the Clerkenwell Police court yesterday,
before Mr. Barker, for re examination, charged with
attempting to murder her infant, 18 days old, by
suffocating it with a piece of a man's shirt.
I Mr. Inspector Judge, N division, attended to
1 watch the case on behalf of the Commissioners of
I Police, and Mr. Wakeling for defendant.
IThe evidence taken on the former examination,
• and which has already appeared in this journal,
L I having been read over by Mr. Alexander, the second

clerk,
Mrs. Manley added to her former deposition
the fact that when she turned the bed clothes
down she did not at first see the prisoner's child.
When she found it it was in the middle of
the bed, its eyes projecting, as if starting from its
head, and its face was nearly black. She found
the child lying on its face, and when she took it up
she found a piece of a man's shirt twisted up and
pushed into its mouth, the lips being stretched each
way. Witness gave the child to another woman,
who pressed the unfortunate child's eves in, and
afterwards wiped away a skim of corruption which
had collected over the eyes. The child was very
thin and dirty, and when the woman who took the
child from witness gave it her breast it sucked very
ravenously, and appeared half starved.
Mrs. M. Gannon said she lodged in the same
house as the prisoner, in fact the prisoner was her
lodger, and occupied the back parlour. The pri-
soner resided there with a man who passed for her
husband. On Monday morning, about a quarter
past 11, the previous witness spoke to her, and told
her that she had heard a strange noise in the Pd.-
Boner's room. The previous witness got into the
room first and she followed. She saw the child
found in the bed. It was about half-way down the
bed, the clothes were closely tucked at the bottom
and sides, and the sheets were over the pillows.
When the child was picked up it had a rag in its
mouth, and it fell over its face. She (witness)
thought that the child, from its appearance, would
die in Mrs. Manley's hands, and she therefore
fetched a person who was suckling to give the child
some milk. The prisoner did not return home until
about half-past one, when she was at once taken
into custody.
Mr. Wilson, surgeon, of 22, Brunswick-place,
Barnshury-road, said—About two o'clock on Mon-
day last he went to the police station and examined
the priseuer's child. He found it in a very ema-
ciated and exhausted state, evidently from want of
nourishment. It was also very dirty, and there
was a large sore forming in the right groin. It
was suffering from inflammation of the eyelids from
neglect, and discharging a great amount of matter.
From the convulsed state of the body, he should
say that the infant was suffering from want of
breath, and that respiration had been suspended.
There was a certain amount of lividity about the
face and body. He had examined the bed, and
found it on the floor, so that there was no occasion
possible for the child to
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