The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DARING PICKPOCKETS IN OXFORD-STREET.—CLEVER
CAPTURE or THE THlEVES.—henry Jones, Jahn Mann,
and Mary Anne Flemming, were charged before Mr.
Jeadon, with being concerned in picking pockets, and
in attempting to pick pockets in Oxford-street.

Wm. Autrey, D 1, sergeant of police, stated that last
night he was on the top of an omnibus going along
Oxford-street, when his attention was called by the
conductor to the prisoners, whom he suspected were
about to pick the pocket of a gentleman. Witness
watched them, When he saw Jones lift up the pocket of
a gentleman, and he was covered by the other priso-
ners. He got down, and as he was doing so he observed
Jones with a red pocket-handkerchief in his hand,
which he put in his bosom. He went up to the gentle-
man and asked him he had lost a pocket-handkerchief
He felt his pocket and said that he had. Witness wen
after the prisoner, and as he was doing so he saw Jones
in the act of lifting up the pocket of another gentleman.
While he was doing this witness took them into custody.
On his way to the station house with the prisoners they
made a violent resistance, during which the handker-
chief was passed to some of their confederates. The
female prisoner came to the station house to look after
her companions, when she was taken into custody.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the serge :ut said that the
gentleman who was robbed said he was unable to attend
as his wife di-:d that day. There were officers in court
who knew the prisoners.

Hammond, a detective officer of the D Division, with
another officer, were present to prove former convictions
against some of the prisoners.

-Jones—You have summarily cmvicted me several
times, surely you will not commit me any more.
Each was sent for three months to the House of Cor-
rection.

TH A MES.
A BUTCHER OF A BOY—MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—
Harry Butcher, a boy of rough appearance, only 9 years
of age, and residing with his parents at No. 6, White-
horse-court, White-horse-lane, Stepney, was brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with committing a violent
assault on Edward Barber, a lad about 10 years of age.
The complainant, who had received a severe wound
on the right side of his face, which was covered with a.
surgical plaister, and whose clothes were stiffened with
gore, said he gas passing along Spring-garden-place,
Stepney, with his brother, who was carrying a basket
containing glas=, when their passage was interrupted by
the prisoner, and he said to him, " Get out of the way." -
The prisoner, instead of doing so, swore at him, and
gave him a smack with his hand. lie hit the boy
slightly, and he fell down. He pursued his way with
his brother, and had almost forgotten having met with
the prisoner, when he received a tremendous blow from
a large stone hurled at him, and was stunned. His face
was cut open, and he lost a large quantity of blood, and
had since been under medical treatment. The prisoner
was the boy who hurled the stone at his head. The
atone weighed at least 10 pounds.
Mr. Yardley—Why what a passionate little savage
the prisoner must be.

Henry Barber, a tall youth about 18 years of age,
confirmed the statement of his brother, and said that en
seizing the prisoner he made a violent attack upon him,
hit him and kicked him, and then, with great dexterity,
put his head under his (witness's) person, and threw him
heavily. A basket containing one dozen and seven
dram glasses, ordered by a publican, were all broken.
Mr. Yardley, addressing the mother of the prisoner,
said—Do you see what a little savage this eon of yonro
has proved himself ? How have you educated this little
ruffian ?

The mother, who sobbed loudly, said—We keep him
in a good school, sir—he is the eldest but one.
Mr. Yardley said he could inflict a very heavy fine
on the prisoner for committing such an unprovoked nE-
sault, but he would leave hint in the hands of his parents,
if they promised to chastise him, and make compensation
to the two youths for the injury sustained by one, and
the loss of the glass by the other.

Mrs. Butcher said she would gladly pay anything.
Mr. Yardley—Very well, wind you do. It you don't
make sufficient compensation to these two lads, I will
issue a summons k;oAnst your perverse and savage boy.

REALM OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)

The deaths registered in Loudon, which in the
last week of July rose to 1,238, and in the first and
second weeks of August were respectively 1,224 and
1,187, exhibit a very decided increase in the week
that ended last Saturday (August 22), the number
being 1,091. The heavy thunderstorms and rains
of the preceding week have doubtless been power-
ful agents in producing this result. It can also be
shown that -he deaths of last week were rather less
than the number which the average rate of morta-
lity in corresponding weeks of ten years (1847-56)
would have produced, if, for better comparison,
the deaths from cholera in two epidemic years are
excluded from the calculation.

Since the last week of July there has been a con-
stant decrease in the deaths from diarrhoea. In the
week referred to they were 302 ; theteafter they
were successively 258, 244, and (in the present re-
turn) 215. In the same periods the numbers re-
turned as caused by cholera (in most instances
"cholera infantum" and "choleraic diarrlicel")
were 24, 30, 21, and 12. Ei,edst deaths from diar-
rhoea (including cholera) occurred last week in the
sub-district of St. John, Westminster, 7 in that of
St. Margaret, Westminster, 5 in Brompton, 5 ill
the Hackney sub-district, 5 in Goodman's fields, 5
in Bow, 5 in Trinity, Newington, 5 in Lambeth
Church sub-district (2d past), and 5 in Plumstead.
Scarlatina exhibits an increase, for the deaths
from it, which were in the two previous
weeks 32 and 16, rose last week to 40. It
appears to have prevailed chiefly in the north
and east districts, for more than half of the
fatal cases occurred in these two divisions. The
registrar of Somers-town records the death of three
children from " scarlatina anginosa,"' alr within
four days, in a family at 8, Johnson-street. The
parents, a fourths child, three lodgers in the same
hniuse, and a person who was sent to the Fever
Hospital, have all suffered from the disease.
Typhus and common fever were fatal in 41 cases,
measles in 13, smallpox in 4.
Three people died of disease the effect of intem-
perance ; 13 children from want of breastmilk. The
deaths of five nonagenarians are returned : one at
the age of 90 years, two at 93, one at 94 in Wild-
street, St. Giles, and one at 98 at Putney. With
one exception (a man, who was the youngest of the
five) these old persons were all widows.

Last week the births of 860 boys and 832 girls---•
in all 1,692 children--were registered in London.
In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1847-
56 the average number was 1,460.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 20.887.
inches. The highest reading occurred on Wednes-
days, and was 30 inches The mean temperature of
the week WAS 65.1 deg., which is 4.2 deg. above
the average of the same week in 43 years as deter-
mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest tempera-
ture occurred on Sunday (the 16th), and was 83
deg. The lowest was 51'7 deg. on Tuesday. The
range of the week was 31.3 deg. The temperatura
rose towards the end of the week, and on Saturday
the mean was about 9 deg. above the average. Tue
wind blew almost constantly from the north-east
till the end of the week, when it changed to east.
The mean dew-point temperature was 57.3 deg.,
and the difference Letwek n this and the mean tem-
peratUre of the air was 7.8 deg. The mean tempe-
rature of the water of the TOmes was 67.5 deg.
Rain fell to the amount of 6.32 inches, nearly all of
which fell early in the m-rning of Sunday.

MORTA_LITY IN , THE METROPOLIS
Nl:Mimi, OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 22
Zymptic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases ,. 162
Diseases of the Brain' Nerves and Senses B3
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 2B
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 66
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. . 12
Childbirth, Diseases o I the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. .......
Malformations ............................................. .. 2
Premature Birth and Debility
Atr0phy.................
Old Age
iludden 6
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 52
Causes
zi noa
Population Deaths in corm- DeaDeaths
Ttsspecifi FROM specified
ALL CAUSES 1,091
Enumerated. spending week in the
1831. of 1856. WeeL•
West Districts - l6B —.... 180
:North Districts ~.,,• 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
east Districts 485,522
iouth Districts
_—.
--

1,122 1,091
• 539
. 553
• 860
• 832

Totals
Males -
Females .
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK
Males
Females

Total

FAILURE,— The suspensiOn of Mr. Thomas Stewart,
a Manufacturer of Stockport, is announced, bat the lia..
'Ladies do Lot appear to greatly' exceed 20,0001. A coat'
position of 10s. in the pound is stated to have peen
uffer;:d.