The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-20 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

DISTEE33ING CASE.—On Thursday Margaret Crawley, a poor bat
decent-looking widow, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham,
Ilse magistrate, and charged by Mr. Ilugbes, the relieving oflicer of
Whitechapel, with being disorderly and making a disturbance at the
workhouse.
The poor creature was led into the dock in a state of distraction,
and whale seated there, continued moaning and:ejaculating in a man-
nor most distressing to witness. It was stated that she had bee* lett
a widow with three children, one of them quite an infant, and she
endeavoured to support them by selling fruit in the street. Lately,
while she was from lunne so occupied, one of her children was se-
verely burned, and is new in the London Hospital, and, most unfor-
tunately, another little boy, while running across the road with the
youngest child, in Whitechapel, on Tuesday, was run over by al
omnibus and killed. John Smith, the driver of the omnibus, was
brought before the magistrate that afternoon and admitted to bail.
as it was proved by a witness that he was nut blameable.
Sergeant Coleman now informed the magistrate that the poor
woman appeared to be nearly deprived of her reason by the occur-
rence of Tuesday, when her son was kiled. The deceased had been

conveyed to the Landon Hospital, but on Wednesday morning she rent
to the workhouse to demand admittance and the body of her child,
which she suppt,sed to be there, and became so troublesome to the
authorities, that Mr. Hughes, the overseer, gave her in charge
to the police.
Mr. Hughes entered the witness-box to explain the matter, but
The MAGISTRATE told him it was unnecessary to say anything far-
ther here: The poor women was discharged, and if necessary, he
must receive her into the workhouse and take care of her.
A respectable-looking person who had stood behind the prisoner
endeavouring to quiet and console her, in whose house it appeared
she had lived several years, said he would take her home, and take
every care of her under present circumstances.
LAMBETH.
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!NOVEL STEEPLE-CHASE ♦ND B•LLOONINO.—Thursday Mr. Norton

Sent for Mr. Wardell, one •f the proprietors cf Vauxhall Gardens, in
consequence of a communication which had been made to him, and

upon that gentleman's arrival the Magistrate handed him a letter, of
which the following is a copy:—
"Elsenham Hall, Bishops Stortford, Sept. 17, 1845.
" Gentlemen,—ln the Morning Post of yesterday I observed a
steeple-chase is advertised to take place from Vauxhall Gardens on
Monday next. I beg to represent to you that it would be attended
with great danger to the public, and also to the persons engaged in
the race ; and for which the proprietors of the gardens might be
held responsible. I beg to remind you that when it was Intended
that Mr. Van Amburgh should ascend in the Nassau Willcox with
one of his lions, a representation was made to the magistrates of the
&Anger which might arise, and in consequence the ascent did no•
take place.—l am, yours, obediently,

" GEORGE RUSH

When Mr. Wardell had read the letter,
Mr. NORTON, addressing him, said he had made some inquiries of
the constables on the subject of the letter, and found that the
steeple-chase alluded to was to consist of horsemen riding after the
balloon, with a view to coming up to it upon its descent, and that a
sum of 401., he understood, was to be given to the first who arrived
to Mr. Green's assistance. Considering that such an occurrence
taking place in the metropolis, and particularly amidst the crowd of
p 3rsons that such an exhibition would have the effect of collecting
together, w,iuld be highly dangerous, he (Mr. Norton) deemed it
necessary to send for him (Mr. Wardell) and see him on the subjeet.
Mr. Wardell observed he knew Mr. Lush, the writer of the letter,
ve-y well. He (Mr. Rush) was, iu fact, a determined seronaut, and
it was his (Mr. Wardell's) belief he should ascend on the Monday
night. Ilia fears as to the apprehended danger he (Mr. Wardell) was
certain were perfectly groundless, and he could only account for their
promulgation by his fears for his safety upon descending. He (Mr.
Wardell) would acknowledge that, at Mr. Green's suggestion, the
thing would be a great novelty, advertisements had been inserted,
offering a reward to the first person who reached Mr. Green with the
view of affording him assistance, and horsemen were Invited to follow
his course, so as to be up in time.
Mr. Icorerox recommended Mr. Wardell to consult his attorney on
the matter, as it was his (Mr. Norton's) opinion he might be held
liable in the event of any serious accident occurring.

Mr. Wardell ultimately said he should do so, and take an opportu-
nity of seeing his worship again on the subject, and thus the matter
stands at present.
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THE WAY TO MAKE LONDON MlLE.—Thursday George Day, sr,
thin, spare man, a vendor of "new milk from the cow." living at
No. 2, Sawyer's-rents, Finsbury, was brought before Mr. Broderip,
on a charge of stealing ten quarts of milk, value 25., the property of
Thomas Stevens, a dairyman and cow-keeper, in Dock-street, White-
chapel.
It was shown in evidence that the prisoner purchased some milk
of the prosecutor, filling up his pail from the " black cow," i.e., the
pump, an operation called " bobbing." and that when he went away,
he took with him a pail of unstraincd milk, the property of the pro-
secutor. One of the witnesses said it was a common practice with the
jobbing dealers in milk to mix it with a large proportion of water.
The prisoner, in defence, said he would let out a few secrets of the
milk trade. It was an old saying, and a true one, "more milk was
drunk in London in a fortnight than all the cows in England give in
a month."—(Much laughter.) Ile bought six quarts of milk from
Mrs. Gilbert, and he then went to the " black cow" and pumped
eight or nine quarts of water upon It.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BRODERIP—What ! upon six quarts of milk? Prisoner—Yes,
sir ; that's what we call bobbing the milk, and, with a little chalk,
rare milk it makes.—(Roars of laughter.) Bless your Worship, it's
not the first time it's been done by thousands.—(Continued laughter.)
Mr. r, nonmur —I dare say not ; and that's what you call bobbing
the milk ? The prisoner—Yes, your Worship. Mr. Stevens supplies
the water. There is a very good supsly, I can assure you. I mixed
my milk with water. We never sell it without water; of course
warm water is the best, 'cause then the people believe it's just been
yielded by the cow. We adds a little chalk to the score sometimes,
and the customers don't mind it. Well, sir, Mr. Stevens came after
me and said, " You have some milk belonging to me," and I said,
" I's e nothing but what I paid for ; my pails wouldn't hold ten quarts
more after the quantity cf bob' I've put into it." That's all, sir."
—(This address, delivered with much emphasis, created great amuse-
ment in Court.)
Mr. BRODERIP said there was no doubt of the felony, and as re-
garded the process of " bobbing," he had no doubt the public would
he made acquainted with it. A more impudent defence it had not
been his lot to bear for some time. He should commit the prisoner
for trial for stealing the pailfull of unstrained milk.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.--The number of deaths
during the week ending Saturday, Sept. 13, was 840. show-
ing an increase of 78 over that of the previous week. The
deaths from measles, bronchitis, and diseases of the heart and
blood vessels are greatly above the average, being respectively
as follows :—Measles, 71—average, 24; bronchitis, 18-7 ;
diseases of the heart, 44-21. There is no return for small-
pox. The number of violent deaths was 31, Gf which 9 were
from fractures and contusions, 11 from accidental drowning,
3 suicides, and four from scalds and burns.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—LEWES, SEPT. 11.—
To-day and yesterday a very heavy storm of wind and rain has been
pawing over this town, and though it is clearing up this afternoon the
clouds are still heavy. Yesterday nfternoon, as Mr. Guy, a respect-
able farmer residing at Hamsey, about a mile from this town, was
going over one of the footpath bridges of the river Ouse, he was
carried into the stream by the force of the wind, which is supposed to
have taken his umbrella, as it was found to be almost doubled. No
person was sufficiently near to render effectual aid, aud Mr. Guy was
thus drowned within a very short distance of the home in which he
had resided for very many years.
THE DISTRICT ASYLUMS.—ST. LUKE, CHELSEA.—
At the usual weekly meeting of the board of guardians of the parish
of St. Luke, Chelsea, held on Wednesday, Mr. J. D. Ryder in the
chair, Mr. Loveland, the clerk, read a communication from the hoard
of directors and guardians of the poor of the parish of St. Marylebone,
on the subject of uniting that parish with St. Luke, Chelsea, and the
six other parishes, into the " North Western Metropolitan Asylum
District ;" setting forth their objections to be connected, as directed by
the late order of the magnates of Somerset-horse, and hoping to
have the co-operation of the Chelsea guardians in their resistance
to the mandate of the Commissioners. After some conversation Mr
Chambers moved, "That this hoard feels highly gratified that the
parish of St. At arylebone is determined to resist the order of the Poor-
law Commissioners for forming district asylums, and is perfectly willing
to co-operate in that resistance. That a copy of the memorial sent
to the reor-law Commissioners from this Board be forwanied by the
clerk to the Board of Directors and Guardians of the poor of St.
Marylebone, together with the answer of the Commissioners already
received ;" which was adopted, together with the resolution—" That
the consideration of the election of the two members from the parish
to the Board of Management of the `North Western Metropolitan
Asylum District,' be postponed till the answer to the memorial to
received from the Poor-law Commietionen."—(Rsar, hear.) The
Meting MU after DA*, up. -