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POLICE

INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

Edward Pearson, traveller to Messrs. Castle, wine
merchants, 64, Lower Thames-street, was placed aV the
bar befOre Alderman Cubitt, for further remand charged
with embezzling various sums, amounting together to
2,600/.
When apprehended the prisoner, who wasp aid by
commission and salary, said that he had taken about
601., with which to Eu op or t himself and treat the cus-
tomers, not having received his salary.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

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GUILDHALL.
DOING A JEW.—John PEW, a dealer in spurious
jewellery, was charged before Alderman Hales, with
fraudulently obtaining 131. of I.aac Simmonds, general
dealer, carrying on business in Field.lane.

Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that between four and
five o'clock in the afternoon of the 24th August the pri-
soner called at the pr,isecutor's shop with a parcel of yellow
metal watch-guard chains, which he offered
bu for t
sale.
The prosecutor told him be did not want any ; the
prisoner said he could sell them worth the money, as
he had taken them in exchange. He then produced a
light brown paper parcel, tied round with black tape,
which he opened, containing 13 chains. Prosecutor
looked at them, and said they were very common, and
that he should not like to purchase them on his own judg-
ment. Prisoner said he might take them to a pawnbroker
and ascertain their value. Prosecutor declined taking
them to a pawnbroker, but he took one to Mr. Jones,
refiner, in Wilderness-row, and had it tested. He then
returned to his hone, and told the prisoner that he
would not atternpt to buy them unless he all swed him to
cut a little piece off one to ascertain what gold
was in it. Prisoner allowed him to do so,
and prosecutor bad it assayed by Mr. Jones,
when the gold in it was found to be worth
only 15i. per ounce. After some bargaining prosecutor
offered the prisoner 121 for the 13 chains, butte would
not take it, and put the chains into his p, baying
first tied them up as when he produced them. He
walked towards the door to leave, when prosecutor said
he would give 131. for them. Prisoner said he should
have them, on which prosecutor put down 13 sovereigns,
and the prisoner a light brown paper parcel, tied
rotted with lack tape, which he took out of the same
pocket he had put the first parcel into. Prosecutor
a-ke.l for a receipt for the money, and the prisoner left
to get it, but not returning within a reasonable time,
prosecutor became suspicious', and on open-
ing the parcel, he found that he had been done,
the chains left behind not haying an atom of gold in
hem. He then wei.t out in search of the prisoner
but could not find hiin. Yesterday, however,
as the prosecutor's wife was pa-sing through Leather-
lane, Holborn, she saw the prisoner and spoke to him.
She induced him to come to her house, having first asked
a polioruan to folio w them, and there she gave him into
custody.
In reply to questions from Mr. Wontner, the prose-
cutor said he dealt in pocket handkerchiefs, " whole-
sale, retail, and for exportation," he dealt occasionally
in jewellery, and was like most men up to a good bargain.
He regularly attended the 'Change in Houndsditch. He
had never been in any trouble whatever in this court,
nor in custody anywhere on any charge. The handker-
chiefs in his shop were mostly new. He never bought
them singly.
The prisoner was then remanded till Friday.

BO W-STRE ET.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE 3Y A CIIILD.—A. boy named
Ihnry Way, aged 13, whose head scarcely reached the
level of the dock, was paced before Mr. Jardine charged
with attempting to commit suicide by throwing himself
off Westminster-bridge.
From the evidence of Locke, one of the watchers of
Westminster-bridge works, it appeared that last night,
about 12 o'clock, he heard a cry for assistance from some
person in the water; he rowed to the spot and succeeded
in regcuing the prisoner. On being asked what led him
to attempt self-destruction, he said he didn't know.
Toe nstable who took the boy into custody,
said he advised the father to bring his son before the
magistrate this morning.
Tne father of the boy, a ladies shoe maker, here came
forward and said be could not account for such a pro-

ceeding.
Prisoner—l'll never do it again.
Mr. Jardine—Why did you do it this time
Prisoner—Father was going to beat me with a whip.
Mr. Jardine (to the father) —Had he done anything
that you were going to correct him I
Tne Father—Why, sir, the cause of it was this, the boy
being tl.e youngest, was directed to clear the shop up,
when some words arose between him and his brother,
and which eventually led to blows. My temper being
up I quarrelled with my wile, the prisoner's mother-in-
law, and I threatened to flog him.
Inspector Bradstock said the wife of the man was of
a most violent temper. A very short time ago she
threatened lo knock her husband's brains out, and very
cruelly assaulted him. Such was the effect of the wife's
temper that the husband had also attempted to commit
suicide a short time ago.
Mr. Jardine said this was one of the worst cases he
had ever heard. Here was a woman with so violent a
temper as to actually drive her husband and stepson to
attempt suicide. He thought the best course to pursue
in the present instance was to give up the boy to the
care of his father, and lie should direct a constable to
proceed home with Way, and caution his wife to behave
better for the future. The next time the woman exhi-
bited any violence of temper, the worthy magistrate ad-
vised the husband to apply for a summons, which would
be immediately granted.

THAMES.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A WOMAN.—Ann
Barrett, 31, a most desperate and noisy woman, who
kept up a c•mtinual clamour from the moment she
entered the felon's dock until she left it, was brought
before Mr. Yardley charged with assaulting Mr. Abra-
ham Isaac., a tall and venerable-Lsoking man of the
Jewish persuasion, and robbing him of a gold ring, gold
key, and gDld locket, value 11. 15s.
Mr. Isaacs said be was a cigar manufacturer, residing
at 32, Leman-Areet, Whifechapel. He was passing the
Golden Lion public-house, near the polio-station, when
the prisoner, whom he never saw before, struck his and
made a snatch at his watch and brake the ring, which,
with the key and a locket attached, she got into her
po-isession. He caught hold of her and called for the
police, and she was given into custody.
The prisoner, who had repeatedly interrupted and
abuse,l Mr. Isaacs while giving his short narrative, and
quite disconcerted him, said that he had no right to put
his arms round her n,ck and take liberties with her.
She was only sorry she did not tear the old -- to
pieces. She wanted to know what he meant by beckon-
ing her into his house every night.
Mr. Isaacs appeared astonished, and was about to
speak, when Mr. Yardley said there was no occasion for
him to deny what a woman so thoroughly infamous as
the prisoner said about him or any oars else.
A policeman said the prisoner had been in custody
fif y times far asanits and disorderly conduct, and had
commuted an assault in that court.
Mr. Yardley—l know all that. gas she ever been
Police-sergesat Townshend, No. 6 s,prisoner had been convicted of
convicted of felony/
said that the
piokieg pockets at the
Clerken well Sessions, and sentenced to three months'
imprisonment and hard labour.
Mrs. Yardley, female searcher at the Leman-street
station-house, said she found a gold locket on the pri-
soner, which Mr Isaacs identified.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner
The
trial, and
d
owrodmeraend,
whothe depositions
onlyositio pnsretvonnbteedta:o%.
jumTphfoi over the
enginforiate
dock and doing serious injury to the prosecutor by the
gaoler standing over her, kept uP
a running com•
mentary on the evidence, and was removed cursing and
swearing at the prosecutor and officers of the court.

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SOUTHWARK.
ROBBING A GENTLEMAN ON THE RIVER AND ALSO
ON LAND —Jobn and Charles Watkins were charged
befors Mr. Buchanan with robbing Ezekiel Jones, a
gentleman of independent property,
and taking fa
valuab'e gold watch, a gold guard, p. diamond ring, and
rorra him
51. in money, as also a silk handkerchief.
Owing to the activity of Me. Inspector Thom, of the
Thames police, the prisoners were apprehende as d
under I
some s bat remarkable circumstances.
The prosecutor deposed that a few days ago he was
drinking with some friends, and after that he took a
boat at the Thames Tunnel Pier, for the purpose of
crossing the river to the Surrey tide. Upon getting
into Rotherbithe, he gave the two prisoners something
to clenk, and he kad some more to drink himself. When
be got into the boa., be had something like Si. with
him, a gold watch, a gold chain, and other pro-
perty. Having spent the whole of the money he
ha except a penny, he drew another cheque, and
aft* rvear•is proceeded to a house kept by the aunt of
the prisoners, but after that be lost all recollection of
what sub.equently transpired.
Richard Wm. Reed, a waterman, said that he saw
the two prisoners rowing the prosecutor across the
river on the 22d ult. The boat wag left in his charge
at Cherry-garden- tau They all went to the Lion and
Cagtl.., where witness and some others bad something
to drink, and the prosecutor promised to give him half-
a-crown for minding the boat. He saw the prisoners
and the prosecutor sitting on chairs at their aunt's
residence, where he saw one of the prisoners take some
money from the prosecutors pocket, and also a brilliant
ring off his finger. They paid him is. 6d. out of the
half-crown he was to have received.
Inspector ThAnas said that from certain information
he received he succeeded, after great difficulty, in appre-
hending the prisoners.
Remanded till Friday.

The Lord Chance'lor has presented the Rev. Richard
S vette Cummins, M.A., curate of S. George the Mar•
tyr, Queen•Fquare, Bloomsbury, to the Rectory of St.
James's, Colchester.
The summons t.tken out by the police against Mr.
Wale, she propriettx of the Manor House Tavern, for
holding a fair at the rear of his house, contrary to the
act of Parliament, has been dimissed.
OUR NATIONAL DRlENClEL—Thegovernment are about
to erect a battery at Liscard for the better protection of
the coast. The battery o. to mount seven guns, and will
have attached to it all the requirrd buildings, Ate. for
the accommodation of the officers and men in charge
of it.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUll.—Daring the week end-
ing Aug. 29, 1857, the visitors have been as follows :
Oa Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday (free days), 3,126 ;
on Monday and Tuesday (free evenings), 6,340. On the
three students' days (admission to the public 6d.), 470 ;
• one students' evening, Wednesday, 107. Total, 10,019,

'TES

Itt E S UN, 1.4„1 NDON, TUES DA it 14.. V r-N iiNG, SEPTEMBER 1, 1857

Naval and blunary Intelligence.

Major. General Sir H. Rose, K.C.13., left a few
days ago to assume the command in India, pro-
ceeding direct overland to Suez, and thence to Cal-
cutta. Colonel the Hon. P. Herbert, C. 8., does

not proceed to India, the arrangements for his de-
parture being countermanded at the last moment.
The gallant colonel is now visiting in Scotland.
Major-Gmeral Sir W. Reid, the Governor and
Commander-in-Chief at Malta, who has been on
leave of absence, will leave to resume his duties

on the 20th inst.
M4jor-General Sir W. F. Williams returned to
Woolwich on Sunday, and reassumed the command

of the garrison.
Captain Welman, 86th (Royal County Down)
Regiment, has joined the Provisional Battalion at
Chatham, and take the command of the depot of
his corps.
Captain Sir L. E. Smith, Lieut. Aldridge, and
Lieut. O'Malley, and a detachment of 54 non-com-
missioned officers and privates of the7lst Regiment
arrived at Balmoral on Saturdiy, to do duty dur-
ing the sojourn of her Majesty at her Highland re-

sidence.
Capt. Spalding, Lieuts. Pritchard, Delscombe,
Donellsn, and Macey, in command of 179 rank and
file of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, doing duty
at Deptford, are to be relieved to.day by a like
number of the Fusilier Guards, the detachment of
Royal Marines returning to head-quarters, Wool-
wich.
The following depots of Scotch regiments—the
42d; 72d, 74th, 78th, 79th, and 931—are to be
quartered at Aberdeen. Col. Moodie, R.E., has
been to inspect the accommodation the barracks at
present afford, and there is no doub that the bar-
racks must be enlarged or others built. It is satis-
factory to learn that recruiting is going on steadily,
and after the harvest is gathered it is fully antici-
pated that each of the regiments named will obtain
the required complement of men.
Sir C. Wood, the First Lord of the Admiralty,
will go this morning on a tour of inspection in Ire-
land, embarking at Holyhead. After inspecting
Qucenstowu and other ports, Sir Charles will make
an official visit to Pembroke Dockyard.
The erecion of an iron shed over the new ship-
building slip, No. 5, in Woolwich Dockyard is now
completed, w:th: the exception of some trifling fit-
tings to the machinery. This building at present
consists of one centre span 82 feet wide by 261 foet
long, and 94 feet high to the ridge. It also contains
two s'de spans, each 32 feet wide by 232 feet long.
It is, moreover, in contemplation to extend the
roof by an addition of 58 feet, so as to adapt it for
building the larg ear of men-of war. The edifice
is provided with three travelling cranes, which
traverse the entire length, the two intended for
' operation in side bays being each capable of lifting
7 tons, and the centre one 20 tons. The weight of
the latter, when loaded, amounts to 58 tons, and
it is worked at a height of 70 feet above the slip,
thus baying abundant head-room for the constetic- 1
tion of any class of ship below it. Considerable
economy in time will be gained by the advantage
of the apace afforded in this shed, under wiiieh, in
cases of emergency, all the boilers and machinery
of a vessel may by means of the traveller be got
into place prior to the launch. The Lords of the
Admiralty on their recent visit to the yard, in ex-
, pressing their approval of the work, observed that
this was the finest building of the kind which they
had seen.
The Admiralty yacht Banshee, lately in atten-
dance on her Majesty, returned to Woolwich yes-
terday morning, and has commenced recoiling, in
readiness for special service. The P battery of
Royal Horse Artillery, in command of Major
Dixon E. lloste, C. 8., marched into head-quarters,
Woolwich, on Saturday evening, from Norwich.
Her Majesty's ship Trincomalee, 25 guns, Capt.
Houston, has arrived at Plymouth in 61 days from
Rio Janeiro. The Trincomalee has been five years
and nine days absent from England ; out of this
time she has been 1,009 days at sea, and has sailed
over 118,000 miles ; her station has been the Paci-
fic. On the 10th July, in lat. 15 S , long. 34 W.,
she exchange I numbers with the English brig
Woodbine, running to the southward ; and off the
Island of FL re', with the English barque Guate-
mala, of Liverpool, standing N.E., Aug. 26, in lat.
49 14 N., long. 727 W. Tee English ship Shan-
non, of London, asked to be reported as bound
from Madras for London.
The B •ilbant, Cant. Payntsr, arrived at G. e;
nada on the 28th July, from Trinidad, siiling up
in admirable style to a central position within the
Carenage, where, perfectly shelti red from those
elemental dangers so much to be feared at this sea-
son of the year in other West India latitudes, she
now rides at anchor within a stone's throw of the
prem'ses helew fort Cr: orge, letAy a.ss'gned by the
local government for the purpose of a naval esta-
blishment—and where, too, with the most con-
venient medical watering-place known in the
West Indies, and one of the best fruit and vege-
table _walkers immediately accessible, it is, hap-
pily, seldom indeed that we hear of the appearance
of any of those diseases of tropical climates so
fatal to European constitutions. These and many
other great a ivantages peculiar to a locality which
" eature seems to have intended Ix a southern
naval arsenal," cannot fail of being more and more
appreciated by the gallant captain whose own cor-
rect judgment has led to its selection as affording
the most suitable winter quarters for the fine ship
and brave crew under his command, and will, it is
to be hoped, ieduce others also of the Royal navy
to adopt it in a similar way, if not as a perma-
nent rendezvous, at les=t as a temporary refuge in
the hurricane months.—Grenada Chronicle.
The Perseverance, screw troop ship, Commander
M`Donald, arrived at Grenada on the sth August
from Demerara, with one company of the 2d
West Indian Regiment on board : the principal
object of her visit was to take advantage of the
superior facilities offered there for coaling, but in
which she was not successful, as the colliers of
the Royal Mail Company have been tardy with the
supplies f.)r their depot there ; therefore she was
to start on the 10th August for Barbadoes, and
then return to England.
The Retribution, 28, paddle frigate, Capt. Bar-
ker, arrived at Valparaison on the 3d July.

ADMIRAL KEPPEL.
TO THE EDITOR.
SIR, —As the gallant Harry Keppel has "reached
the top of the tree," and at the prime of life, it
may be interesting to a few of your many naval
readers to know something of the school in which
that favourite of the blue jackets completei his
nautical training.
Some five and twenty years ago there was cruis-
ing in the Indian Seas a crack razee, Lt once the
pride and the terror of the station. She was com-
manded by CApt. Haultaut, a stern disciplinarian
of the old school. Amongst her crew there were
neither " Min to men" nor " Grahamites," but each
and all of them genuine specimens of the true Bri-
tish tar. I will not intrude on your space by enu-
merating the stringent r( plat ions to which officers
and men wt re subject on board this model man-o'-
war ; sufficient to say they embodied a system of
discipline which the greatest Mattinot of the day
would fear to adopt. " Haul-taut" was not only
one of the sternest, but the most indefatigab'e of
officet s ; lie tot only performed daily the duties of
captain, first lieutenant, master, purser, and offic,r
of marines, but he was a real " Jack-of-ail-Trades."
He know better how to make a spar than the car-
penter, knew more of the magazine than the gun-
, nor, and the boatswain durst not whiAle but by his
signal ; even from him the blacksmith had his in-
structions how to make a hook and thimble. In
addition to all this, while at sea he did constantly
day duty as " captain of the forecastle," and from
that pla. form, in tones of thunder, were issued
those words of command which made sailors fly and
officers tremble. In the " queen of corvettes,"
under that autocrat afloat, served as junior lieu-
tenant (.he beloved of his raessmates and "darling
of the crow") the future hero of the Naval Brigade.
Therefore no officer, in the course of his training,
has been subjected to a severer system of naval dis-
cipline than the daring, dashing Admiral Keppel.
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
ONE OF HAUL TAUT'S FORECASTLE MEN.

THE CHINA SQUADRON.
A ptivate letter from the Shannon, 51, screw,
Capt. W. Peel, C. 8., dated Song Song, Jul 2
y ,
sa3 s :
" We left Singapore on the 23d of June, having
embarked the Earl of Elgin and suite—who live
very much. Sauspareil is hourly
on board of u 9 during our mission in these seas.
We like them
looked for from Singapore. A squadron, composed
of the Calcutta, 84, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir M.
Seymour ; Shannon, 51, screw, fla of the Right
Hon. the Earl of Elgin (red ensign at th
Hornet, 17, screw, Commander C. C. theForsyth main)
;
Pearl, 21, spcardewdi,e,Ccaoptm.mEadzaerrd
John
a i 1
d;
nBCorbet
Sotheby ; In-
Coromandel, sail on the 25th •
other places in the north.
two months, after which we
sundry screw gun boa's
mander-in chief considers'
we take Canton.
" Tl e •
, Alligator with the
Keppel, cam© '
take command during
Nyust. for Japan, and
e shall be away about
expect the arrival of
, and as soon as the com-
mander-in our force to be sufficient
, flag of Commodore
in last evening, from the river, to
during the absence of Admiral
" 'rue Sybille, 40, Commodore Charles Eliot,
goes, up the river to take charge.
‘ At Hong-lie/3g are the Calcutta, Shannon