The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-06 00:00:00

CROYDON POLICE,

An elderly man, in a miserable condition, whO gave
the name of Thomas William Robe, was taken before
Mr. S. W. Sutherland, at the Town-hall, Croydon,
on Wednesday, charged with begging. It appeared
from the evidence given by the police, that the de-
fendant, who has been in the town for some days, had
annoyed the inhabitants a good deal by begging, and
he had been to almost every house in Croydon for
that purpose ; but being at length caught in the fact,
he was taken into custody. The defendant, in answer
to questions put to him by Mr. Sutherland, said that
he was a minister of the Church of England, and
that he had formerly held a small curacy, the sti-
pend from which not being sufficient to sup-
port his family, he was reduced to great
distress, and at length he had been com-
pelled to resort to begging as a means of sub-
sistence. The officer produced a number of pieces
of paper, which he found in the possession
of the defendant, from the contents of which there
was every reason to infer that whatever may have
been his former position in life, for a very considerable
time the defendant has been gaining his living by
begging about the country. These papers had in-
scribed upon them the names of almost every principal
town in the kingdom, and also the names of a great
number of the inhabitants, with sl ars and circles
placed against them, evidently to denote those who
had given money, and those from whom more was to
be obtained, the whole forming a sort of guide to the
cadging" fraternity who always compare notes when
they meet at the different lodging-houses at night,
and ascertain from the others the parties who are most
likely to be imposed upon. The defendant said he
would not offend again, and that if the magistrate dis-
charged him he would leave the town immediately.
Upon this condition he was set at liberty, but Mr.
Sutherland ordered his papers to be detained by the
police.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—A general meeting of
the Council of the University of London was held on Wed-
nesday, at Somerset-house. In the absence of the Earl of
Burlington, the Chancellor of the University, the chair was
taken by Mr. J. G. S. Fefevre, the Vice-Chancellor. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected examiners for the ensuing
year :—Classics :. Rev. Dr. Gerrard and Mr. T. B. Burcham,
'M.A., barrister-at-law. Mathematics and Natural Philoso-
phy : Mr. G. P. Gerrard, 8.A., and Professor Heaviside. Logic
and Intellectual and Moral Philosophy : Rev. Henry Alford
and Mr. T. B. Burcham, M.A. Political Philophy and Poli-
tical Economy : Mr. Nassau W. Senior, M.A. chemistry :
Professor Daniell, M.A. Botany : Rev. Professor Henslow,
M.A. The French Language : Mr. C. J. Delille. The Ger-
man Language : Rev. Dr. Bialoblotzky. Hebrew Text of
the Old Testament, Greek text of the New Testament, and
Scriptural History: Rev. W. Drake and Rev. W. Stone.
Law and Jurii)rudence : Professor Greaves. Medicine : Dr.
Billing and Dr. Tweedie. Surgery: Sir Stephen Hammick
and Mr. Bacot. Anatomy and Physiology : Mr. Beevuan,
F.R.S., Professor Shcopz. M.D., and Professor Jones.
Midwifery : Dr. Rigby. Materia Medical axed Pharmacy :
Porraira.

The readers of the Standard have long known, and
have long kindly indulged, our rule, to abstain as far as we
can from engaging their minds with political discussions
upon the solemn anniversary which returns this day. It does
not rest with us, nor can it rest with any single newspaper
to avoid some desecration of such a day, though we
anxiously look forward to the time when the great day of
redemption shall be observed with the reverence due to it.
Meanwhile we will continue doing all that we can to mark
the distinction 'claimed by a" Good' Friday."—Stavdard: -