The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-04 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

•••
Males ••• ••• ... 748
Females ... ••• ••• ••• ... 699

Total ... ... ... ... ... 1,447
*ln this number are included 14 by Scarlatina, 34
by Typhus Fever, 33 by Diarrhoea, and 2 by Cholera.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

A young man, aged twenty, very respectably
dressed, but who refused to give his name, was
brought before Mr. Alderman Finnis, charged with
making use of seditious language at the Queen Vic-
toria public-house, in King-street, Smithfield. It
was also mentioned in the charge that he was supposed
to be insane.

Police-constable Webb, of the detective force, said
that from information he received he went into the
Victoria public-home about two o'clock the previous
afternoon, in the parlour of which he saw the prisoner
and asked him whether he was the person who wished
to see witness respecting a letter he then held in his
hand ? Prisoner said he was, and turning to the
landlord asked if he could be accommodated with a
private room ? On being shown into a private room,
prisoner said to witness, " I suppose you know the
contents of the letter 1" And on being answered in
the affirmative, he asked witness if he was a deter-
mined Chartist? Being again answered in the affir-
mative, he added, " I am a determined Chartist, and a
physical force
.man." He then asked witness if he
would assist him to carry out a certain plan, and after
explaining what it was he said if witness did not do it
he (prisoner) would ; adding, " It can be easily done
and if you will not do it I am determined to get some
one else." He then again spoke of his plan, which is
laid down in the letter produced— _ _

" 29th June, 1850.
" Sir,—ln Kensington-gardens of a Tuesday and Fri-
day evening, about six o'clock, nearly the whole of the
aristocracy in town are congregated to hear the
hand play. A great number seat themselves under the
trees near the band, but a greater portion promenade
upon the gravel-walk. They are so crowed together
that the dresses of the ladies, which aro of the lightest
materials, touch one another. Therefore if we could set
tire to one of the girl's dresses the flames would imme-
diately extend over the whole.

" T6e scheme is this—go to the gardens some very
fine Tuesday or Friday evening, and take with you a
piece of paper steeped in turpentine, a few matches, and
some cigars. Screw one end of the paper in the form
of a cigar light, light it with a match, and after lighting
a cigar, drop the blazing paper upon a muslin dress,
which it will immediately set fire to. The girl would
instantly rush into the crowd, and in the confusion all
the people running together, they would push the persons
n.ar the girl against her, and the ladies dresses, being
all in motion, the tames would rapidly extend to a great
number. The people could not easily escape, as there
are so many chairs and stools about they would fall over
them. You could easily escape in the confusion, and
it would be advisable to turn penny-a-liner, and re-
port the matter to the newspapers as an accident, for
which you would get a good sum, and as it would
allay any suspicion that might otherwise arise, you
would haveithe satisfaction of grilling the greater portion
of old Satan's representatives, besides saving him some
trouble, by sending them to their final residences half
roasted.

"If you could succeed in getting a light dress fairly
on fire, success would be almost certain, as persons on
fire, especially ladies, naturally rush to any body near at
hand.

"If you do not like this scheme I am acquainted with
some others, one of which is to set the Opera House on
fire on a grand night in such a manner as to cut off the
retreat of the audience; but this would require three or
four persons.

_
"Yours, &c., "A. B."
Addressed to "A Determined Chartist."

Witness then asked the prisoner if the foregoing
was in his handwriting, and wai answered that it
was, and on being further questioned as to whether
he had any more such letters about him, he produced
the following:—

"29th June, 1850.
"Sir,—Are you a determined Chartist? if so and
you would not mind risking your life in assisting your
party, I am acquainted with a scheme whereby you may
,to so by settling the greater portion of the aristocracy
now in London.

" Although I do not belong to your party, yet the
aristocracy have so misbehaved themselves to me, that
I should like to start 500 of them on their infernal
journey.
"If you would not like to undertake the business
yourself, can 3,0 u inform me of a person who would?
want a cool determined fellow who does not mind
running some risk.
Yours, &c., " A. B."
Prisoner—This is my writing. I admit it, and
the first letter is also my writing,
Witness further asked if he was determined to
carry his plan into execution, afid he answered that
he certainly was, and if witness did not choose to do
it he would go and get some Frenchman who would
do it in no time, and added that he thought no more
of taking a man's life than he did of spitting. Witness
then took him into custody, and, on prisoner's name
being demanded at the police-station, he said he
would rather be hung at Newgate than say who he
was. On searching him, a piece of paper containing
the following instructions was found in his pocket :
" INSTRUCTIONS TO PERSONS ADMIT TO COMMIT SU-
ICIDE.—You may as well be hanged as drown yourself.
Break head of relieving officer;' if none at hand, prac-
tise on that of policemen. (Note—Operatives with
starving family cannot get relief.)
" Attend at Belgrave-square or Eaton-square about
twelve at noon. When a lady is passing from her man-
sion into her carriage, settle her with a crack of a life-
preserver. If you killed a duchess it would be as good
as a life insurance for your family. (Note—Spitalfields
weaver on 3s. 6d. per week.)
"Fasten a cork on the head of a long bodkin. Attend
at Regent-street, about three P.M., and as a lady is pass-
ing from her carriage into a silk-mercer's, thrust the
bodkin into her temple, and you will kill her instanter.
If you had the luck to stick a countess, you would do
more for the distressed needlewomen than all the so-
cieties and public speeches have ever done. You would
very likely escape being hanged on the ground of in-
sanity; and if so, be comfortably provided for for the rest
of your life. (Note—Distressed needlewomen on slop
wages.)
" Attend at Tattersall's and shoot the first jockey you
see. (Note—Ruined by betting on horse-racing.)
"Kill some person of that class who have driven you
to desperation. If you are hanged for so doing, you
will depart to the future state easier and more respect-
ably than if you had drowned yourself, besides being of
some use to society in your death. (Note—All persons
about to commit suicide.) .
A second piece of paper found on the prisoner had
written on it the following :
" National Hall, Holborn.—Meeting-house, bottom of
Holborn-hill, up yard.—Sons of Fussell, Bonner's-
fields Cottages, near there. Chartist leaders, French re-
publicans in London. 44Y. —Get one to come over from
Paris."

Robert Smith, residing at No. 30, King-street,
Smithfield, a commercial traveller, said he saw the
prisoner between one and two o'clock yesterday, at a
house where witness usually dines. Prisoner came in
and called out, "Is there any one here who is a
Chartist?'' 'Witness treated the matter lightly, and
jokingly said that he was a Chartist, upon which pri-
soner wanted to speak privately with witness, who
would have nothing to say to him unless he spoke
aloud. The prisoner then said that what he contem-
plated would be best known by the perusal of the two
first letters, which he handed to him. Witness treated
him as a person a little deranged, and left him with a
friend of his. His friend took him to the Victoria ;
and witness, afterwards thinking that it would be un-
safe for such a person, if deranged, to be at liberty,
went to him, and asked him for the first letter, which
was given to him, and he then gave information to the
police.
The prisoner, who during the examination was
smiling at everything that was said by the witnesses,
when called on for his defence, handed in the follow-
ing paper