The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 23.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Timothy and Jeremiah
}Toward, stalwart labourers, were charged before
Mr. Hammill with the following atrocious assault
-upon their own sister and husband.
Mary Neal, the wife, whose features were one
mass of contusion, produced a certificate from the
house surgeon of the London Bospital, of which
she had been an inmate, describing the:fearful nature
of the injuries inflicted on her face, chest, and sto-
mach ; the nose, in particular, was seriously
wounded, being slit open. The poor creature now
swore that on the 10th inst. both prisoners came to
her lodgings and asked for Cornelius, her husband,
in a quiet way, and from their representations she
.believed they had a job of work for him. He was
not at home then, but when be returned she accom-
panied him to the prisoners' house, where without
one word of altercation the assault was most mali-
ciously inflicted. Both prisoners knocked her hul-
ban d down by repeated blows on the jaw and head,
afterwards kicking him on all parts of the body.
When she interfered for his protection they treated
her in a *similar manner.

The other complainant described the brutal at-
tack in like terms, adding that he was in such a stste
of weakness, consequent upon the kicks savagely
dealt upon him, as to be_now unable to work even
if he had it to do ; he never bad a word of anger
with them, and all were perfectly sober. His wife
hal bled from the nose all the night after the
assault. A constable and another rescued them.

Mr. Hanamill, in strong terms, dwelt on the infa-
mous conduct of the accused, and fully committed
them for trial, though both denied the assault.

WESTMINSTER.—Yesterday Richard George
Clarke and Rosa Bush, who had twice before been
examined, touching the abduction of Elizabeth
Harris, daughter of a Hebrew tradesman, to whom
the female prisoner was servant, were again placed
at the bar, when the depositions were read and
further evidence was heard.

On arriving at the depositions of Mrs. Bourne,
who kept the house at Notting-hill, where Miss
Harris was found by her friends, Mr. Paynter put
several questions respecting what occurred when she
was fetched home from there.?
Witness said that when Miss Harris was fetched
down from her room byher to see her mother, who
o was in the parlour, the liter asked her if she 'did
not think her conduct 'very wicked, because the
intimacy was with a Christian ? when she replied
that she was going to be married the next morn-
ing, and that she was 17 next birthday. She was
also asked when fetched away whether she would
be locked up in a police station or go home ? when
she repliel that she did not card which. She did
not seem glad or sorry when informed that her
mother had coma for her, but too frightened, to say
anything.
There icing an imputation thrown upon the tes-
timony of this witness by the prosecutor's friends.
Mr. Paynter directed that another person who ac-
companied the mother to fetch her home, should be
sent for, which was accordingly done. •
This 'witness (Mr. G. Dale, of 16, Catherine-
street, Pirniico) seated that when he and Mrs Har-
ris went to the house to fetch the latter's daughter
home, he went up stairs with the landlady while
the mother remained below. Miss Harrisand Rosa
were together in that room, and, at the.time he en-
tered were engaged in making some pastry. He
said to Miss Harris, " Aint you ashamed to leave
a good house in the way you have done ?" upon
.which she made no reply. Rosa then said that Miss
`Harris was under her' charge until Clarke came.
He then asked Miss Harris whether she would ra-
ther go.home or go to prison, to which she replied,
she did not care where she went to, so long as she
was taken from that place. He then asked her
whether she had got anything in the room, when
she pointed to a new gown upon the bed, and said,
" That dress )las been bought for my wedding."
When Miss Harris was spoken to by her moiler,
she said she should never have gone away but for
Rosa. She subsequently said " You know mother
lam 17." She had previously to that said she was
going to be married on Stinday, and that she liked
the man Clarke, and when informed he was a mar-
ried man, observed, " Then I hate him."
Sergeant Loom added to his e vidence that prisoner
(Clarke), although a married man, lived apart from.
his *wife, at Charlotte-street, Pimlico, and fre-
queintly.cohabited with another man's wife in Peter-
street. ...

The male prisoner deciinedto say anything. The
female made the following statement :—Th e account
given of me by Miss Harris is altogether false, and
she knows it is. So lougago as last Christmas-day she
wanted me to ask her mother to let her go out with
me in order that she might then leave her home,
but I refused. Six weeks ago she asked me if I
would mind the pink bonnet she now has on in my
box, as she wanted to go away in it. Eight days
before she went she put her clothes under some sol-
diers' coati on the stairs ready to take them-away.
She told you in her statement that she never saw
him alone. They had Clarke in the house with her
all the night her sister was confined. I did not
take her from home. She said to we, "Take and
put on your frOck, and let's go if you have any re-,
spect for me ; never mind the dinner ;" that was
while her sister had gone to be churched. We did
not walk to Kensington. She called a cab and
paid for it. I had no money, and we both went
into the barracks to look for Clarke, We both
looked for lodgings, and took them together. Mr.
Clarke gave Miss Barris money, not me. He gave
10s. and 45., and Miss Harris gave me money at
the lodging to go out and buy her a cotton dress
and apron. She never wanted to leave the lodg-
ings. She owned the truth whed she was fetched
home. She said I did not take her away. She
often wrote to Mr. Clarke, and he wrote to her, but
the letters were addressed to me by her direction.
I only carried a message one or twice.
Miss Harris having repeated that the money was
given by the servant to her,
Both prisoners were fully committed for trial
under the Bishop of Oxford's Act. •

MARYLEBONE.—CharIes Baine, coffee-house
kqeper, of Praed-street, Paddington, was charged
with assaulting a constable in the employ of the
Great Western Railway Company.
The policeman had been posted at the entrance
of the Great Western terminus, near Praed-street,
to prevent people collecting there to " tout" for
the coffee-houses. On attempting; to remove the
defindant, who was "touting" among the rest,
defendant assaulted him.
Fined 20s.

Another coffee-house keeper was fined Is. and
co sis for trespassing on the company's line for a
similar purpose.

SOUTHWARK.—A tall, wretched-looking indi-
vidual, dre:tsed in a dirty suit of black, 'named
William Gray, whose features were hardly dis-
tinguishable, being smeared over with soot and
grease, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged
with being drunk and incapable in the Blackfriars-
road.

Police•constable 185 L stated that about three
o'clock on the previous afternoon he saw a number
of idle mon and lads near the Obelisk in the Black-
friars road. Hearing them shouting, witness went
up to see what was the matter, when he saw the
prisoner lying on the ground dead drunk, and the
boys were blacking his face with soot and grease.
His appearance was so ludicrous that witness could
hardly help laughing at the time. With assistance
he took him into the Crown public-house, where
Mr. White washed a little of the filth off his face,
and then he conveyed him to the station-house.
He found on hint a lettr addressed to the Rev.
William Gray, Great Guildford-street, from a
clergyman in Dublin, enclosing ss. in postage
stamps, in answer to a begging letter. ,
Mr. Corube (to the prisoner)—You say your
name is William Gray. -What are you ?

Fe1h85.71.4, !dalrBcsh7.l4'
Increase: Decrease.
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X X X X
Bank of England .. • • 14,983,205 18,634,104 344,11
Private Banks
Joint-stock Banks
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Total In England .... 25,713.354 25,317,81,2 395,512
Scotland 3,957,810 3,828,414 129,332
Ireland' .. • • ...•
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United Kingdom .. • • 36,925,069 36,319,491 605,570
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Showing a decrease of 395,542/. in the circu-
lation of notes in England, and a decrease of
605,5701. in the circulation of the United Kingdom,
when compared with the month ending the 14th of
Feb. ; and, as compared with the month ending the
15th of March, 1856, the above returns show a decrease
of 12,765/. in the circulation of notes in England, and
an increase of 577,5901. in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the
14th of March was 10,339,1421., being an increase of
215,3511. as compared with the previous month ; and
a decrease of 230,6121. when compared with the same
period last year.
The stock of specie held by the Scotch 'and Irish banks
during the mouth ending the 14th of March was
4,243,452/„ being a decrease of 190,3971. as compared
with the previous return, and an increase of 467,020/.
when compared with the corresponding period last year.