The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-06 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1850.

which probably were of the kind used in the gardens,
and that the girl from curiosity was examining them,
when they exploded and set her clothes on fire. That
she ran down stairs screaming, and igniting the pas-
sage as she passed, and that her screams created the
alarm which perhaps may save her life, and most pro-
bably has saved this part of Gravesend from another
calamitous fire. Tne fire caused by her ignited
clothes as she rushed down the stairs was speedily put
out by the exertions of the neighbours, and by the
timely arrival and assistance of the police, headed by
Superintendent North.
The sufferer, who had been at first removed to Mr.
Busby's, where every possible attention had been paid
to her, was, by direction of the medical officer of the
workhouse, taken to that place, but her recovery is
considered hopeless.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Yesterday, Edward Matthew Macklin, who was
charged at this court, on Saturday last, with obtain-
ing a quantity of silk and satin goods, of foreign ma-
nuracture, to the value of 6001., under fraudulent re •
presentations, was again placed at the bar bs•fore Al-
derman Challis, for further examination, relative to
the same charge.
Mr. Gant appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Drew for the defence.

Mr. Parry attended on behalf of Mr. Sowerby the
pawnbroker (with whom goods had been deposited by
the prisoner, and on which Mr. Sowerby had ad-
vanced upwards of 2601.) He stated that he wished
to put the alderman right, as well as the public with
regard to Mr. Sowerby having any intention of
throwing any impediment in the way of the prosecu-
tion against the prisoner, or defeating the ends of
justice. He was instructed by Mr. Sowerby to in-
form the alderman that he was perfectly willing, as
far 83 the goods in the present cise were concerned,
to render every facility for the purpose of furthering
the interests of justice. A report had appeared in
the public papers that Mr. Sowerby seemed indis-
posed to afford any assistance in obtaining a convic-
tion in this case on account of the lots he would pro-
bably sustain in having to give the goods up to the
prosecutor. Mr. Sowerby was perfectly willing to
produce all or any goods required, either at this court
or at the Old Bliley, in the event of the prisoner
being sent for trial.
Alderman CHALLIS said that, on the previous ex-
amination, which took place on Saturday last, he
certainly was impressed with the idea that Mr. So-
werby had no inclina•ion to attend to the require-
ments of this court. The explanation given by Mr.
Parry had entirely removed the impression that he
bad erroneously conceived.
The following was the additional evidence taken
yesterday :
Henry John Nicoll examined—l am a tailor car-
rying on business in Regent-street, and in partner-
ship with Mr. D. Nicoll (the present sheriff). I
never gave prisoner an order fir six pieces of silk
serge on the 13th of last July. There is no person
in our establishment competent to give orders with-
out my sanction. No goods consisting of silk serge
were left at our house on the 13fle of July, or any
subsequent day, by the prisoner. I had no appoint-
ment with him whatever on the 3d of August, neither
have I ever seen him before to my knowledge.
Robert Rawcliffe, 26, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-
square, tailor—l have known prisoner for the last
six years. The last time I saw him was about six
months ago. I did not order three pieces of silk
serge and one of satin on the 13 hof July. I did not
order goods of prisoner of any description whatever
on that day. The last time I had any business
transaction with prisoner was about three years ago.
He bought some articles of clothing of me. I never
purchased goods of any kind from prisoner.
George Sanders, of the firm of Eyre and Sanders,
Tottenham-court-rosd, drapers—l have known pri-
soner about six or seven years. I saw him about
three or four months ego. I have been in the habit
of purchasing goods of the prisoner, but I have not
bought any of those in question, neither has any part
of them been left at our establishment on approval or
otherwise. All goods purchased by our firm pass
through my hands, and, had any order been given to
the prisoner by my partner (who is out of town), I
must have seen either the goods or the invoice thereof.
It is customary to send an invoice with all goods
submitted for approval.
Edward Grays, assistant to Mr. Sowerby, pawn-
broker, produced the goods pawned by the prisoner
and in his name. He also produced two pieces of
silk serge, which were identified as the property of
the prosecutor.
Mr. Gant said he had gone as far as he could with
the one case, and he would next proceed with that in
which the prisoner obtained certain goods, as he
stated, according to order, from a Mr. Bell, of Bury-
street, St. James's.
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let him have the goods in consequence of nay having
been led to believe that it was to execute an order
from Mr. Bell. They are valued about 801., and I
have not seen them sicce. I never gave prisoner
directions to pledge the goods for me under any cir-
cumstances. The order I produce is in the prisoner's
handwriting.
George Bell proved that he had neither ordered nor
received any goods from the prisoner.
Edward Grays—l produce the goods mentioned
in the memorandum. They were pledged by the
prisoner at Mr. So werby's for 481.
Mr. Davies identified these goods, and
Alderman CHALLIS said be should remand the case
for a week, in order to give the prosecutor time to
complete the various cases that he intended to prose-
cute the prisoner on.
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DISTURBANCE BETWEEN THE
11 Ts HUSSARS AND CIVILIANS.

About half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night,
the inhabitants of St. Matthew's and Westgate streets,
Ipswich, were disturbed from their slumbers by se-
veral low fellows assaulting two of the privates of the
11th Hussars, now stationed in the Ipswich barrack'.
The two soldiers were, according to the statements of
two or three most respectable persons, brutally
treated. It appears that, about the time mentioned
above, the two soldiers entered the shop of Mr.
Ede,
female, wine and spirit merchant, where' they saw
a
the wife of one of their comrades, whom
Fade,
a man named West, a sawyer, and another
named Rivers, a painter, were insulting. The two
soldiers remonstrated with the men for such unmanly
conduct, but the latter still continued to abuse the
soldiers and the woman, who did all they possibly
could to prevent any disturbance; but finding Rivers
and West determined to commit -a breach of the
peace, the soldiers left, and were proceeding quietly
down the street, when they perceived that they were
being followed by nearly twenty persons. When the
soldiers arrived opposite the Crown and Anchor both
their caps were knocked off by a mob, who ill-used
them in a most cowardly way. After several skir •
mishes the soldiers got the worst of it, there being
about fifty persons present at this time, some of
whom jumped upon the soldiers when lying in the
road, kicking and othersaise ill- treating them.
The soldiers then beat a retreat, but they had not
reached beyond Mr. Read's, watchmaker and jeweller,
before they were again overtaken. After they had
again met with most brutal treatment at the hands of
the mob, the soldiers once more managed to get
away from them, one running up Globe-lane, and the
other round Mr. Churchman's corner, pursued by their
assailants, who were hallooing and making a great
noise, much to the annoyance of the peaceable inha-
bitants. The soldier who ran up Globe-lane fortu-
nately got clear away from his pursuers, but the other
poor fellow was not so fortunate, and finding them
too close at his heels to be pleasant, he ran into the
house occupied by Mr. Rowlson, nearly opposite the
Temperance Hall, and begged protection. Mr. Rowl-
son had much difficulty in keeping some portion of the
people from entering his house. Some of them de-
manded that the soldier should be given up to them,
and even intimated that unless their orders were at-
teeth dto they would break open Mr. Rowlson's
house. In the meantime police-constables Cole,
Bit ornfield, and Ponder, came up, and they, in a short
time, escorted the soldier to the barracks, followed
by a large number of persons shouting and making
a great noise. One of the soldiers bad his lip
cut open, and the other sustained such severe
injuries that he was taken to the hospital. The
soldiers assaulted, we are informed, are two of the
best conducted men in the regiment. On the follow-
ing night (Sunday), a party of ten or twelve soldiers
belonging to the 11th Hussars, comrades of the two
soldiers who were assaulted by the civilians on the
previous night, sallied forth with the evident deter-
mination to make an attack upon the parties, some of
whom it appears were well known to them. For this
purpose they proceeded to the Royal William Bowl-
ing-green, where they found %Vest (one of the men
who had originated the quarrel), and a person named
Jordan. A slight row here took place between them,
which resulted in West and Jordan being rather
roughly handled-by the soldiers in the public road ;
but the former managed to escape from his assailants.
About half-past eleven o'clock, ten or twelve soldiers
again met West and Jordan opposite the Feathers
public-house, in Westgate-street, ashen they made
another attack upon them. The soldiers had taken
off their jackets, one of their comrades holding them.
Some of the soldiers were at this time armed with
short sticks, which they used pretty freely upon the
heads and persons of West and Jordan, so much so,
that Jordan's head was broken open, and he was
taken to Mr. Sampson's surgery, where his wounds
were bound up. West, after the fray, was picked up
quite insensible, and conveyed to his home by two of
the police. Information having been given to the
guard at the barracks, a picquet was at once sent out
in search of the soldiers.—lpswich Express.

TICKETING SI:WM—Two respectably dressed
young women applied to Mr. Bingham for assistance
in the following case.
They were plating through Oxford-street, when
they where attracted to the window of a linendraper's
shop where piles of dresses were ticketed up one
shilling each.

Mr.v
BINGUA111—" One shilling" very large and
conspicuous, and I suppose " elevenpence halfpenny"
small, and almost invisible in one corner. Telis is
the third or fourth case of the same hind which has
been made known at this :court during the last day
or two. Where is this shop? Applicant—At No.
16, Oxford .street. " Read and Co." is over the door.
On the ticket, which my friend and myself looked at
carefully, there was only one shilling marked. I asked
the man at the door what the price was, and he said
a shilling. One of the dresses had no mark on it,
and I asked him the price of it. He said one shilling
—all the lot was at the same price. I said I would
take one out of curiosity, and I went into the shop
and chose the one without a mark, and put down a
shilling. The person who served me threw the money
into the till, and demanded ls. 11d. more, as he said
the price of the dress was 2s. 11d. I said I would
not take it at that price, and requested to have my
money returned. The man, in a sneering way, told
me to get it back if I could. I said if I could not
get back the money I would not return the dress.
The man then seized the parcel which he had given
me, and by main force deprived me of it. I came
away with the intention of applying for redress at
this Court.
Mr. BINGIIAM was afraid the only redress the ap-
plicant could obtain would be at the County Court.
He should give her the same advice he had given to
other sufferers—to take out a summons against the
shopkeeper, and no doubt the judge would give her
compensation for loss of time and other damage.
The applicant said she could not spare the time.
She certainly thought it strange there was no law to
punish what appeared to be acts of violence and rob-
bery like these.
The applicants then left the court.
SOUTH WARK.

TIIE LATE HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT BANKSIDE.--
Yesterday, Robert Archer, alias Messenger, and
Francis Davis, two well-dressed young men, were
brought before Mr. Beadon, for further examination,
charged with being concerned with another not in
custody in assaulting Alfred Greenland, clerk to
Messrs. Sanders and Co., wholesale cheesemongers,
Collingwood•street, Blackfriara-road, and robbing
him of a bag containing upwards of 3751. in Bank of
England notes and gold and silver.

The facts of this case have already appeared in the
columns of The Sun.

Mr. BEADON said it was a very desreree highway
robbery, and he had made up his mind to commit the
prisoners for trial ; but he should remand them to
enable the officer to apprehend the other man.
The prisoners were accordingly remanded for a
week.

Tb prisoner said he was a journeyman tailor out
of work, and he found the property in the Street.—
Remanded.

LAMBETH.
A RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIAST.—Yesterday a young
woman, in an " inky cloak" and other habiliments of
woe," having no fixed residznce, and following no
occupation, was charged
,with creating a disturbance
and annoying the congregation in St. George's
Boman Catholic Cathedral, St. George's-road.
Susan Weller, of 13, Melina•place, Westininster.
road, deposed that prisoner had on many occasions
insulted and annoyed the congregation. She had for
a considerable time received elms from the Rev. Mr.
Cotter, but directly he withheld the supplies she had
written a number•of impertinent letters to that gentle-
man.

Anne Reynol is said that upon one occasion, when
she told prisoner that she was not a fit person to come
into the holy temple of God, she spat in her face, took
off one of her shoes, and threatened to " smite her
lusti!y" with it.

Jane Ellis, 63, Tower-street, stated that the priso-
ner the night before went up to the altar in St.
George's Church and threw a Bible at her, and de-
clared she would lie in ambush for her until such
time as she should have an opportunity of immolating
her on the altar of an offended Deity.
Prisoner in her defence, said----Sir, I have been
summoned here this day before. God and your Wor-
ship. Th,. only clothes I have in the world are these
I now stand in. I have been horn, bred, end reared
a good and devout Roman CAtholic ; but they won't
let me say my prayers in the church as I ought to say
them. The temple of God is open to the poor as well
as the rich. I leave the case in the hands of God and
your Worship.
She WAS ordered to find two sureties in V. each for
her keeping the peace, for f airteen days.
IV ORS 1111)- S TR E E T.

AN ARTFUL YOUNG TUlEF.—illary Ann Archer,
a neatly-dressed girl, of diminutive stature, who
stated herself to be only eleven years of age, although
she had an &der look, was placed at the bar upon two
charges of robbery.
.Mrs. Harriet Thetford, of 27, Nelson. street, City-
rose, stated that on Saturday se'nnight she hired the
prisoner as a servant, but not to sleep in the house, and
took her without character from motives of charity, as
she appeared to b.?, destitute. Oa Sanday, however, the
prisoner, being sent out with money to purchase some-
thing, never returned, and it was then discovered that she
had stolen finer d; eases, a silk visite, a pair of stays, a
shawl, and pair of boots, &c. On Wednesday even-
ing complainant met Irer in Shepherdess walk, City-
road, and, laying hold of her, said, " You are the
wicked girl who stole my things." The prisoner
made no reply, and was taken to the police-station,
where the stolen strays were found upon her, and it
v, as ascertained that she had sol I two of the dresses,
the visite, &c., for 11. 6d., at a rag shop in Suffolk-
street.

M s. Mary Tsplev, of White Lion-street, Penton-
vine, preferred another charge of robbery against the
prisoner, who had been taken into her service in a
similar way on Wednesiay se'nnight. She remained
there until !he Saturday evening, when she was sent
out to procure change for a half-sovereign, with which
she absconded, and on the following day (Sunday) it
was discovered that she had stolen a Bible and Prayer,
book out of a closet. Tne Bible was now produced,
the prisoner having sold it for 21. at the rag-shop be-
fore mentioned.

The magistrate was informed that the prisoner,
when met with and given into custody on Wednes-
day, was carrying some butter, &c., and there was
every reason to believe, from her appearance, she had
again become a " servant," but she refused t') say
where she lived, or to give any other information about
h*r<el'.

The prisoner being now questioned as to her pine
of abode, her parentage, and other matters, tn;tintained
an obstinate silence, and tha magistrate remanded
her for a week, as it was c,)nsidered probable that
other charges would be brought against her.