The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before the Lord Chief Jus-
tice and a Special Jury.)

RISK ALLAH V. WHITEHURST AND OTHERS..-LIBEL.
This peculiar action for libel was resumed this
morning, and the examination of Risk Allah con..
eluded. Ills cross-examination was then com-
menced.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREE r.

A MALANCHOLY CASE.—Elizabeth Burton, a
poor needlewoman, without a home, was charged
before Mr. Knox with attempting to drown herself
in the Serpentine.

Mr. Thomas Charles, fishmonger, of 30, New-
land-street, Pimlico, said—Last night about ten
o'clock I was crossing the Serpentine bridge from
Kensington to Oxford-street, when I noticed the
prisoner leaning over the parapet, and heard her
say—" I will do it ; my life's my own." I
immediately caught hold of her and pulled her
back, and said, " You shall not do it to-night." I
then called for assistance, but no one c ►me to help
.At last assistance did come, and on the way
to the stutron she said that she was tired of her
life; that she had friends who were respectable
people ; and that she had been in an infirmary, and
c.tme out, that morning. The poor woman appeared
in a miserable state.

Police-constable Belcher, 213 A, said Last
night, about 10 o'clock, on getting near the Maga-
zine in Hyde-park, he saw the prisoner lying on the
ground, and Mr. Charles and a number of other
persons round her. Mr. Charles told him that the
prisoner had attempted to throw herself over the
parapet of the bridge, and that he had prevented
her doing so, and he then took her to the station.
The prisoner said she had some friends in Hollo-
way and St. John's Wood who were well off.
Mr. Knox said he would have the poor creature
sent to the House of Detention for a week, where
she would be taken care of, and be spoken to by
the
chaplain, and he considered every one was in-
debted to Mr. Charles.

THAMES.

'rim SMOKE NUISANCE ACT. ._Mr. Augustus
William Johnson, proprietor of the extensive scrap
iron works at Millwall, Poplar, appeared before Mr.
Benson to answer a summons taken out by Inspector
Allison of the 1 division of police, by order of the
Home Secretary, for using furnaces so constructed
as not to consume thin own smoke.

Mr. Sandison, the Government engineer ap-
pointed to carry out the Smoke Prevention Act in
London, said the defendant's works were the
largest of the kind in London, and the chimney
shaft belonging to them 140 feet high. He believed
it was the desire of the defendant to comply with
the requirements of the act, anti that he was now
engaged in constructing an apparatus for the con-
sumption of the smoke engendered in the furnaces.
Mr. Johnson said he had already expended £4OO
in the alterations of his furnaces, and the apparatus
already erected was acting successfully. All his
furnaces were not yet supplied, and he wanted a
few weeks time to .complete the work.
Mr. Sindison had no objection to allow ten
weeks. _ _

Mr. Benson—ls that enough ?
Mr. Johnson—l think it is.

Mr. Allison stating no objection, and the de-
fendant promising to do all he could to prevent his
chimney-shaft vomiting black smoke to the annoy-
ance of his neighbours, the required time was
granted.

THE LATE IMPOSITION ON THE MARQUIS TOWN-
SHEND.—AngeIina Pike, a well-dressed girl. of 13,
was brought before Mr. Benson by her mother.
She was found by the Marquis Townshend seated
on the step of a door in the Commercial-road, and
apparently in great trouble and want. She imposed
an artful tale on the Marquis that both parents were
dead, the father for three the mother for two years,
that she had been employed by a dressmaker,
afterivards procured a precarious living by
singing in public-houses. At the request
of the Marquis of Tonnshend she was sent to the
Stepney Union-house at Bromley until inquiries
could be made about her. She was soon claimed
by her parents, who are people in good circum-
stances. They had used her well, but having oc-
casion to scold her for some disobedience she ran
away from home.

Mr. Benson said the girl was originally brought
before him as a vagrant by the Marquis Townshend,
from motives of kindness and compassion, and she.
\was charged with being found wandering awl
not having any home or settled place of
abode or proper guardianship or means of
subsistence. The noble Marquis did not
wish the girl to he punished. The girl had craftily
invented a romantic story, which was a tissue of
falsehoods, lie was sorry to find a girl so young
was so wicked and crafty. She had brought great
disgrace on herself by the deceit she had practised.
The marquis then directed the mother to take her
home, and hoped she would be a good girl in futuro.
There was nothing to find fault with in the treat-
ment of the girl by her parents, and she had no ex-
Cuss for running away.