The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-07 00:00:00

MARYLEBOAE.

On Monday an elderly, gentleman, named _Make,
Was charged under the circumstances detailed in the
following evidence

Caroline Mitchell, a little girl, nearly 13 years
old, said that on Friday last, between eleven and
twelve o'clock, she met the prisoner in Queen-street.
He beckoned to her, and on her going to him he
asked her name and address, which she gave him,
and he made an entry of the same in his pocketbook.
On Sunday she was standing at her father's door, and
he beckoned to her and asked her if she could come
out of an evening. She replied that she sometimes
came out for her mother, and he pressed her to meet
him at the corner of N titford-place, at eight o'clock
He then gave her a shilling, and begged that sh€
would not tell her father or mother what he had done.
On the same afternoon the prisoner, whilst she was
standing at her father's door, beckoned to her, and
asked her if she could not come out of an evening, and
on her saying that she was frequently sent out by her
mother upon errands, he sail he should like to see
her at the corner of Seymour-place. He also said he
should like to give her a ride in a cab, and some cash
besides, if she would go home with him. He took
her to an adjacent mews, and there put his arm round
her neck, at the sawn ... time saying he would give her
some cakes. He also asked her if she would come
out for a few hours, and ride in a cab with him.
William Mitchell, the father of the girl, stated that
on his daughter communicating what had occurred
respecting her interview with the prisoner, he met the
latter, and collared him, and held him until the arrival
of the policeman.
It was further shown that on the way to, the sta-
tion-house the prisoner offered money to a consider-
able amount to the witnesses, in order to induce them
to forego any charge that might be made against him.
Mr. RAWLINSON, after hearing the evidence of other
witnesses, came to the conclusion that it was his duty
to fine the defendant 51. for the assault, and to require
him to enter into his own re7.ognizance in 1001., and
two sureties of 501. each, for his keeping the peace and
being of good behaviour to all her Majesty's subjects
for the next twelve months.

The required sureties were given, and the prisoner
was liberated.

WORSHIP-STREET.

On Tuesday a neatly-dressed little woman named
Jane Brown, was charged with having attacked James
Golding, a greengrocer at Shacklewell, with a drawn
sword, and attempted to stab him.
Inspector Ilowie, of the N division, stated that at
five on the preceding evening the complainant came in
a great fright to the station-house, saying that he had
gone to the prisoner's house that afternoon to request
payment of a bill for sundry goods he had supplied to
the prisoner and her husband, and on knocking at tho
door it was opened by a woman, to whom he delivered
the bill. As soon as he had done so the woman called
out to the prisoner, who was up stairs, and who im-
mediately ran down and attacked him with a drawn
sword she had in her hand, and with which she swore
that she would run him through the body if he
attempted to advance a single inch into the house.
Directly this threat had been uttered she made a
sudden and violent thrust at him with the sword,
which penetrated the breast of his coat, and made a
large incision, which he exhibited, but by a rapid re-
trograde movement he fortunately escaped the serious
consequences which would otherwise have certainly
ensued. The inspector added, that the cut which he
observed in the man's coat was on the left side, imme-
diately over the heart, and the cloth was cut com-
pletely through to the extent of several inches.
Seeing that there were obvious grounds for the com-
plainant's alarm, he dispatched Braman, a constable,
to the house, and he, on arriving there, found her
still in the passage with the sword in her hand,
which she was flourishing about in a very menac-
ing manner; by a statagem he however, contrived to
take the weapon from her, and conveyed her and the
sword to the station. The inspector said, that for
some time past a great number of tradesmen in that
neighbourhood had been making almost daily com-
plaints at the station of impositions practised on them
by the pasties living in the house, and requesting that
the police would lend their aid in recovering property
they had been incautiously induced to leave there
The prosecutor was not in attendance, though he d
given him notice the night before to appear.
Mr. BINGHAM said, as that was the ease he was
compelled to discharge the prisoner; but that would
not preclude the complainant from obtaining justice,
as he could take out a warrant against the prisoner
another day, and make her answer for the outrage
she had committed.

The prisoner, who maintained a gritn look of de-
fiance as she stood in front of the bar, and would not
condescend to utter a single word in answer to what
had been proved against her, was then discharged,
and walked majestically out of Court with an air of
triumph.

A fellow named George Le Corps was charged by
a woman of very respectable appearance, named Platt,
with having struck her such a violent blow in the
mouth, that it was instantly filled with blood, and two
of her front teeth were knocked completely out, one
of them having been picked up off the floor by a
policeman, and the other very nearly choked her
from its being dashed down her throat. Her husband,
who interfered for her protection, also received two
violent blows in the hice from the prisoner. The
wantonness of the assault was fully proved, and the
prisoner was fined in the such of 50s. to the queen,

and, in default, was setittnced to a month's imprison-
ment in the House of Correction.
TIIA3IES POLICE.

TUi,sday, Cap`ain Barker, an eccentric mariner
(late nthster of a merchant ship, and now " out of a
berth,") charged a woman of the town with robbing
him of a silver watch.

The prosecutor, when he first got into the witners-
box, appeared half-seas over.
Mr. I.3aonEair thereupon questioned him as to
whether he had not been drinking, and he said he had
not taken anything that morning but a pint of beer.
The magistrate ordered the case to be put back for
two or three hours, and also gave directions that
strong drinks should in the mean time be prevented
from reaching the captain's mouth.
At two o'clock, the prisoner was again put to the
bar, and Mr. Pelham appeared to defend her.
Timothy Hayes, an Irish policeman, No. 201 K,
said he met with the parties at four o'clock in the
morning, at a coffee-stall in the Commercial-road.
They were wrangling, and the captain charged the
prisoner with stealing his watch, and he followed her
to a house in Buross•street, where, sure enough, he
found a silver watch, with a silver chain, belonging to
another gentleman, but he could not find the captain's.
Mr. BRODERIP —Where did you find the other
watch ? Hayes—Well, thin, it was in the gintle-
man's fob.

Mr. BRODERIP—Then it was not stolen ? lives
—But it m'ght have been.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BRODERIP—And what sort of a house was it ?
Hayes—Och, a very respectable house the inside of
it, and only tre (three) females there.
Captain Barker (loudly)—Don't tell stories.
In .cross-examination by Mr. Pelham, the police-
mut said the captain and the " lady" had a conversa-
tion, but he couldn't identify the words; but she said
sl e was not guilty of the charge.
Mr. Pelham—Then, you have identified the words.

Captain Barker—Don't tell stories ; hold hard.
Mr. BRODERIP inquired if the prosecutor had been
drinking since he left the court ? and Hayes replied,
" Nothing at all, yer wortchip, ounly a bottle of soda
water. I kept him by himself to himself in the back
room."

The Captain said he had been to the " Earl of
Effingham" concert-room to hear a song, and had his
watch last about eleven o'clock, and took it out to see
what time it was. "He had not been drinking—
hold hard—ho had only drunk two glasses of beer.
As he was coming down by—hold hard!"
After a long pause, be slapped his hand on his
thigh, and sung out—" I have it ! London Hospital—
and that's where I fell in with her. I missed my
watch as soon as ever I went into the house, and I
was there about a quarter of an hour."
Mr. BRODER IP—Well, you are a very odd man.
What was you doing all that time? Witness—Cud-
dling her up in my arms to be sure.
Mr. BRODERIP—And had you seen your watch
safe before you began cuddling her ? Witness—Yes,
Sir.

Mr. BRODERIP—And after the cuddling it was
gone ? Witness—Yes, Sir, certainly.—( Laughter.)
Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, who was taking the
de-positionsi said it was quite impossible to fix the
robbery on the woman at the bar on such testimony.
The man first said he missed the watch directly he
entered the house, and subsequently that a quarter of
an hour elapsed before he missed it.
Mr. BRODERIP ordered the policeman to get into
the witness-box again, and asked him in what state
was the complainant? Hayes—Well, he tonic' me
nothing—he said he had missed his watch.—(Loud
laughter.)

Mr. riliODEßlP—What can you be thinking of?
Was the complainant sober ? Hayes—Och, yer
wurtchip, she was perfectly sober.
Mr. Symons—The man—the man. Attend to the
Magistrate.

Mr. BaoDEare—The policeman does not appear to
know the meaning of words. Does he know the
meaning of the term " complainant ?"
Captain Barker—Hold hard : helm a• port.
Hayes, after a pause, answered the question by
saying " the prosecutor, yer wurtchip."
Mr. BRODERIP—Was he drunk or sober? Hayes
—Not perfectly sober.

Mr. FRODERwIP —Have you any doubts about it?
Hayes—Yes, I have indeed.
Mr. BRODERIP —Now do attend to me. You say
one thing and mean another, I believe. What makes
you doubt he was not perfectly sober ? Hayes—
His fate was perfect, but his spache was bad ; that's
my doubts.—(Roars of laughter.)
Mr. BRODERIP—NOW do tell me what you mean.
Was he or was he not sober ? Hayes—He was not,
Sir, when he gave her in my custody.
Mr. BRODERIP—Have you_ made any other in-
qUiries about this robbery ? Hayes—l inquired of
them both, Sir.—(More laughter.) - •
Mr. Baonsutp said • it•waa in vain to proceed with
the case; and inquired for an inspector, and he was
informed by Sergeant AlCardell, No. 4 K, that In-
spector Rutt, who had been in the Court all the morn-
ing, had been called away on business. Mr. Brode-
rip then said, it was very much to be wished that an
inspector should always be in attendance to hear how
the policemen gave their evidence, and to give infor-
mation when required ; and he directed M'Cardell to
report this case to Inspector Rutt. It was quite clear
a robbery had been committed ; but from the peculiar
way in which the prosecutor gave his evidence, and
the more peculiar way in, which the policeman gave
his, the woman must be discharged. The policeman
was no doubt a most excellent and well-meaning man,
but he did not know the meaning of words or what to
do on the occasion. He said a brothel was a " re-
spectable house ;" the prostitutes in it he called
" ladies" and other parts of his evidence were quite
indescribable. The man was from the sister country,
and whether he understood the English language and
the meaning of some words he had made use of, it
was impossible to divine. lie wished M'Cardell to
impress on the mind of the inspector that the captain
had been robbed, but from the testimony given it was
impossible to detain the prisoner.
Mr. Pelham said it was most probable the captain
had lost his watch before he left the concert-room.
Mr. BRODERIP—I don't know that. The police
will search them out, but it would be useless to em-
ploy the policeman just examined.

, THE MARBLE FOR THE SCOTT MONUMENT.—Ties
ponderous block of marble, the largest, we believe, that
has ever been brought to this country, was on Friday
brought up from Mr. Maxton's yard, Leith, to Mr.
Steell's studio, Randolph-place. The workmen of Mr.
Maxton requested to be permitted, at nine o'clock, when
the time was their own, to give a hearty pull, in order
to be the first, as they said, to set in motion the block
that was to form thi statue of the illustrious author of
"Waverley," and accordingly, on Friday morning, up-
wards of one hundred of the workmen drew the large
mass from the gate, a considerable distance along the
road, amid the loudest cheers. Twenty first-rate
horses were then yoked to the track, and, after meaty
painful efforts, they succeeded in putting the wheels
in motion. They proceeded along Junction-street
and up Leith-walk, followed by a csrowd of per-
sons, which increased at every step. Just before coming
to Leith-street, the horses were put to their speed, and
took the steep in a gallant style, amidst the cheers of
the spectators. The hill was gained in a short time, and
the cavalcade went slowly again. When it arrived oppo-
site the monument great cheering again took place, and
the horses were put to their speed. The car arrived at
Mr. Steell's studio,' in Randolph-place, a little after
eleven o'clock, having been about an hour in its progress
from Leith. The streets through which it passed were,
in various places, indented with the marks of the wheels.
This splendid block consists of 200 cubic feet of marble
of the purest quality, weighing upwards of twenty-live
tons, and measuring nearly ten feet in tviiit, and from
six to seven across. The expense of conveying it from
Leith will rot be less than 501.—Caledonian Mercury.
CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—Tuesday
a case was heard at the Clerkenwell Police-court, which
ought to be known throughout the trade. Mr. Sargent,
of the Kings and Key, Fleet-street, sent out, to order,
one pint less than two gall Ons of spirits. He did so
without a permit, under the impression, which we believe
to be generally prevalent, that licensed victuallers are
privileged to send out, without a permit, any quantity of
spirits under twe gallons. While proceeding with the
order for delivery, the messenger was stopped by Excise
officers, taken into custody, and conveyed before the
magistrates at the Clerkenwell Police court. The case
having been set forth by such officers, the magistrates
declared that a penalty of 1001 had been incurred. Mr.
Sargent thereupon stepped forward, and stated that the
messenger had acted under his directions, and that he
had proceeded under the impression, general he believed,
that the law sanctioned his conduct. The magistrates
immediately said that under such circumstances they
should mitigate the penalty to 25L, repeating that the
law only allowed the sending out of quantities under one
gallon without a permit. Mr. Sargent immediately paid
the fine. It is to be hoped that there may be an appeal
to the Commissioners of Excise ; and that in a case of
sach obvious correctness of intention, where no infraction
of the law was contemplated, Mr. Sargent, who has been
only six months in the trade, acting on a general (though
it BOW appears erroneous) impression, the penalty may
be entirely remitted.
THE GAME MANIA.--The most mean and contemp-
tible part of the game mania is, gentlemen (?)-gating
permission (as many do) to sport over the property of
. others and seit,eg the-game they kill upon it, even though
they have surplus game on their own estates. This is
wean and disgraceful in 'the extreme.—Front a Corre-
spondent.
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TO YANGFANG.
(From the Times.)
Dear Yangfang,—ln case the great eye of the barba-
rian editor should ke so bunged up with work tbalit
cannot, until this moos is out, look at your pithy ques-
tions in his Gazette of this morning, let me reply to one
or two of them.
We are Christians in this country by religion, deaf
Yangfang. We have no gilded idols here—no mumbe-
jumbos pith long arms and square noses, which we fal
down and worship. We never go up into a temple W
pray to blocks of wood and stone. We are taught here*
Yangfang, that covetousness is idolatry. None of us ass
covetous—it is against the tenth commandment--there.
fore, none of us are idolaters.
Again, in this country, we all like the poor to be fed.
We have three Mandarins (called, from their gracious
kindness to the poor, the three Graces), who are kept
in a great house, called Somerset-house, for the express
purpose of seeing, and who particularly like to see, that
the poor are fed. No one can doubt, then, that we all
like to see the poor fed. The nation puts theie Manden
rins in that house, and feeds them for no other purP°!."
They are called indeed, by many, Poor-law Comeau'
sioners, and this is a name by which they are very
commonly known, but that is because they take care of
the poor-law. They have been in this house nearly
fourteen years now, but they have not even yet finished
with taking care of the law. When they have done wilt
taking care of that, some of our poor folks hope that “
may be left to take care of itself, and that then OW
three men may look a little after the wealth of the
poar. In Cathay, I believe, you would call these three
men barbarian eyes. In England we are longing to bay°
them put out.
You seem to wonder at the condition of the peer,
here, and you ask why they are not properly sup lied
with work. But how little you can have observed the
face of the country, Yangfang, if you wonder at tile*
In England we have people that we call " Boards."
Now a board, as you well know, is a thick wooden
plank, which is sometimes thicker at the head than st
the opposite end. If it is soft or yielding, the board is
generally thought useless. The harder and denser $
board is, the better, generally speaking. If it splits, it is
done fur, as we say. It is also a very common expres‘
sion in this country (as you must have observed in your,
travels) that a man is at the same time both boarded and
done fur. Now these boards that I speak of are common
all over England. They it is who board up the common
from the husband—the husband from the wife and chil-
dren. You ought not, therefore, to wonder that if Por
land is boarded all over, the poor should sometimes W
done for.
Our three Mandarins that I spoke of just now, are like
yours. They "grind the faces of the poor"—that is the
" real English honest word" which you ask for. And
there is a Great Book, Yangfang, which you may never
have heard of, but the words of which are true, that
says, in plainer English still, that men who do grind the
faces of the poor shall be accursed.
One answer more, and I have done. We do, as yon
say, empty our native manure into our rivers, and send
to Ichaboe for birds'-dung. But the reason is very plain.
We like proverbs here in England, and are believers is
them ; and we have an old one, that " the farthest +l'"i
round is the nearest way home." Now, we are mightilid
fond of home, and not a little proud of it either, an„
Ichaboe, as you know, is the farthest way round. Den, '
you see ? We have also another saying iu our bowel'
tongue, friend Yangfang, which we think something of
that "cleanliness is next to godliness." You have bee°
into our churches, I know, and have noticed that, al-
though in England there are 100,000 very dirty went °'
very dirty man is never seen in them. Now, there is se
old fashioned impression among some of our penPle'
that it is not a bad thing to worship our God; and I be
lieve that it is this impression among others which i°,4
duces them to do (what at first sight may naturally
surprise you) something towards making them await'
" Dirty " with us is a term of reproach. For instance!,
we call the American nation a dirty nation for fileltiv,e,,
our money from us. Anything low and dishonourab''
we call " "dirty work." You have noticed the barnacle'
on the bottoms of your junks at Wangfong. Immorality
sticks to a dirty man as close as those barnacles stick t°
the junks' sides. Do you see why an Englishman should
be clean? But, perhaps, it is not the same with you in
your province of Quantang.
You must live a long time with us, my dear Yang'
fang, before you can quite understand us. There- 1,,
good as well as evil among us. We have Mandarin'
who brighten, and who never grind the faces the
poor. Your friend,
Saturday. JOHN BULL.

MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERDAY'/
CORN EXCHANGE.
There was only a moderate supply of English Whe,liti
while the demand fur that article- was someolg
active, and prices were steadily supported. The he..
Foreign Wheat was in good request ; but, hi:
other kinds, comparatively little was doing. ,T.nh
supply of Barley was extensive, owing to Writ,
the demand for it was heavy, at barely the 'f'et
depression. In Malt very little was doing, Pees
prices were supported. Oats, Beans, and
were in good request, at full currencies.
ARRIVALS
Wheat. I Earley. Oats. Flour
English. w 1,311) qrs. 2,10 qrs. , 00 •
1ri5h.......„ - 1,720 qrs.
Foreign • 1,080