The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.
ha esterday George Bowles, a porter. working at the
rfs in Thames-street, was charged with stealing a
T6ater of oats, the property of Mr. Muggeridge, of
,%. mes-street.
kriX r. Humphreys, the solicitor, appeared on behalf of
Ard Muggeridge, a corn merchant, at the bottom of St.
rew's-hill. On Friday last he had 270 quarters of
oats brought up to Puddle-dock. in two lighters. In
e
20 quarters were put. In the other 250 quarters,
o 1 wined in 500 sacks, were stowed. About eight
'eh on Sunday evezing the prisoner was found on
421 laystall adjoining the wharf, carrying a sack of oats
71v.Y, and as he arAmitted they did not belong to him, he
as detained on suspicion. On the following morning
Fata.ilb earilsdaeikt •ss found lying iu the manure in the lay-
-was observed that a shoot from 'the lay-
doliktt) the ..vharf had been lowered, and there was no
Mitt Ille,*lief had obtained access to the wharf from
vihn-,`e• The prisoner was not employed on either the
lay stall. Samples would be produced of the
Lars' f Mind on the prisoner, and those contained in the
LoLoos.•• the sack would be identified, and it would be
-s. ed that two of the 500 sacks brought up in the
isa were missing.
4' dr GEORGE CARROLL committed the prisoner for trial.
t) rallies illarden, a young man employed as clerk by Mr.
i
ilger, a furrier, in Noble street, was charged with ab-
f'teo( aiding with 301., which his master entrusted to him
rlnto Messrs. Masterman's.
T
'. Piniger d tat ime prisoner had been in his
,t,13"337 severalstate months,h andt on theo Bth of January he
g
hi two d cheques for 22/. 12 much
easy' as rl-•.ade up crossed cheques for 22/. 125., and as much
SS 50ade up 30/., and desired him _s
to take it to
tc br3' s.
Masterman's, to bring back the pass-book, and
a new cheque which he wanted for immediate
of l'he prisoner went away about three o'clock in the
t-
°On, and hosaw no more of him until he was ap-
-rpe,h7 ended on the 15th, when he had got rid of all the
) ;: except about 305., but had the cheques still in his
4ePsion. When the prisoner saw him he accounted
betng "'s condi Let by saying that he lost a sovereign, and
ashamed to return he went on spending the money
les le was apprehended. Witness had warned him the
said the better it might be for him.
Ivaß"„e ledg sr-keeper from Masterman's proved that 301.
1"9-","°t Patd in to Mr. Finiger's account, and policemen
Prcxhiced the two cheques, which he took from the
The
Lira thPrv,oner said he was tipsy when his master gave
e
aovereietninloney, and being so at the time he missed the
to ret •he spent more money in drink, and was afraid
Thurn to his master.
"e Voisoner was committed for trial.

CLERKENWELL.
Jos.
Ras ;Pi, ileadford, a respectable youth, 18 years of age
woj'aced at the bar, on Monday, before Mr. Green-
ke-s", charged by Mr. John Samuel Hunt, of the firm of,
2ilaftr2e47Bililarur;tltoann. and
Mortimer, the extensive silversmith's
street, Gray's Inn-road, with stealing
Itei,°llllc€a and twenty-five pennyweights of silver.
preutiliPeal.vd in evidence that the prisoner had been ap-
twoznecetelo ie(11o., the prosecutor four years, and was respectably
In consequence of some suspicions that he
onest, George Dixon, a private watchman, ern-
n the manufactory, was deputed to keep a strict
etch+a nd on Saturday evening last, about six o'clock,
the
en the whole of the workmen had left the premises,
oner remained behind, and was seen by Dixon to
11.- into, the chasers' shop, where he took up a gallipot
I 11) Et3ench, and emptied something into a paper,
v.likieb. he put into his pocket. He was stopped by Dixon
-17 uf.t. was leaving the premises, who told him he should
g:0 until Mr. Hunt was sent for. They had a struggle,
ai;'
et 'the prisoner succeeded in returning to the chasers'
~°'t), where, in the agitation of the moment, the prisoner
.t his umbrella on the bench, and the three ounces of
!liver which had been before on the chasers' bench, were
found in a sheet of Punch's Almanac& and on the prisoner
;vas found a corresponding sheet of the same publication.
21r-Munt was sent for, and the prisoner was given into
custody-
'The prisoner was cautioned by Mr. GREENwooD, that
as he had no professional adviser, it would be as well for
him to say nothing. He adopted that course, and was
remanded until Thursday next.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

John Lowry was yesterday charged with having at-
tempted to pick the pocket of Mrs. Belcher, of Holies-
street, Cavendish-square, at the Haymarket Theatre.
It appeared that the complainant and her son were
Waiting at the box entrance of the theatre, on Monday
erening, when an attempt was made to pick the corn-
plairkant''s pocket by the prisoner. The prisoner was
Jitat at this moment spied by Mr. Gibbons, son of Sir
John Gibbons, the magistrate, who instantly. went
,oaffs
'll4 procured a police -c mstable. The prisoner w
seized by the constable, with his hand in the lady's
Packet, the prisoner having contrived to raise her dress
'Perceived.—The prisoner was remanded for a few days.
13ENEVOLENCE.—A donation of 11. from T., was thank-
`4l.l3' acknowledged.
LAMBETH-S 'BEET.
I.Yesterday Thomas Reynolds, a toll-collector at Strat-
-741, in Essex, appeared before Mr. Henry, to answer to
summons taken out at the instance of the Messrs.
oees°o, coal-merchants, &c., at Stratford, and which
arged him with charging toll upon the waggons of the
Mplainants, the same being exempt.
rkr. Ellis, of Cowper's-court, City, solicitor, appeared
i behalf of the complainants ; and Mr. Clarkson, the
lia;trister, and Mr. George Deere, clerk to the trustees of
?IZoaci, attended for the defendant.
k'He brief facts of the case are these :—The Messrs.
e ees°o had contracted with the Directors of the North-
eastern Railway to cart a quantity of timber from their
an"riarf, at Stratford, to the Company's Stratford station ;
1,3-Z having to pass through the turnpike-gate with each
Thd, they were charged a fresh toll at each journey.
all" complainants considered that the toll charged for
e first journey was sufficient in law for the whole day,
'll,l therefore claimed exemption on each of the subse-
(44l4 Passings. The question here raised being one of
for with
public importance, its decision was looked
vr‘lvith more than ordinary interest.
hif43% Clarkson said that since he had entered the Court
taa attention was directed by the worthy magistrate to a
sole' the " Queen v. Roscoe," in the Bth folio of " Alder-
ix.; and Ellis," which was perfectly analogous to the
oph7nt, and werein thecould nowt be legally chargedi.
Court as unanimous in ts
ton that a shecond toll
1,,_411'. Ellis observed that the complainants themselves
t_ere trustees of the road in question, and having only
of b 9 jest in view, namely, that of obtaining the decision
„,.sla Worship on the point in dispute, they would be
fied by the defendant paying the costs.
the was agreed to on the part of the defendant, and
Parties left the Court. The decision is one, as has
been before stated, of great importance to the public.
THAMES POLICE.
very simple-looking man came before Mr. Broderip
advice Yesterday, and said he wanted to ask the Magistrate's
advice on a case of the very greatest importance.
r. BaonEaw—l do not sit here to give advice. I
will give advice to any one. Tell me your case, and I
tell you whether I can apply the law or not.
The applicant proceeded to state that he resided at
'Ord, near Bow, and on Monday, while engaged in
2 own workshop, he saw a lady's reticule lying in the
ITddle of the road, and lost no time in securing it and
lea? ing it in a hat, which he deposited in his own house.
?re he had an opportunity
of examining the contents
11' the reticule a lady waited upon him, and asked if he
,841 found one ? He replied in the affirmative, and im-
Zediately produced the reticule with its contents un-
,llehed. The lady recognised it as her own, and pro-
71ed to overhaul it in his presence, and exhibited great
Opfaetion that the contents of the reticule, consisting
lan t'ti Si. Bank of England notes and some silver, were
disturbed. She politely thanked him for his honesty and
,Loa alacrity with which he had produced the reticule, and
ii`luost liberally" presented him with 2s. for his trouble.
,eie accepted of the money, but having mentioned the
4, $e accepted
to a friend, he was advised to demand
tvage mone "—(A laugh)—of Is. in the pound.
BRODERIP supposed the applicant meant salvage
imvs'lleY, and he could assure him he was not entitled by
Ito make any demand.
very‘‘htle.i t_at floieransot7. Don't your worship think that 2s. is
v.ft, but said it was certainly a very small re-
4ra, but the law did not allow him to snake any demand.
The .
Wapoprlttheyant seemed very much to doubt the accuracy
of the
Magistrate's opinion, and left the Court,
PParently much dissatisfied.
'rest GREENWICH.
"'day Richard May, potman at the Royal Oak,
Zrf.__Purd-road, Rotherhithe, was placed at the bar be-
eeanMr. Jeremy, charged with obtaining money by
esictins
landis of a false voucher, for wine sold by John James,
_prd of the above house, to a lady named Lainson,
in Millpond-row.
telir• ame, on being sworn, deposed that he ordered
orsprisoner to deliver half-a-dozen of port wine a
• Lainson'
s house, but never authorised him to re-
t
hove Payment for either wine or spirits. The prisoner,
ever, subsequently made out a bill in his (Mr.
time 's) name, attaching his own receipt at the same
Mfrs.' aYing that he h deposedor it at the bar.
Alice Lainsom that she received the bill
fr~ui her ~,,ervant, who said the prisoner' vas Waiting fi,r
aCt
nowledgment was to be torn off. Witness immedi-
ately Ng th 4
formint, 245., to the prisoner. We had

also paid for wines ordered of the prisoner, and which
she supposed came from the Royal Oak. One parcel
of wine came in October, the other in November.
Mr. James said he believed the prisoner had ordered
wines and spirits from other houses, which had been de•
livered to the parties as coming from the Royal Oak,
the bills made out in his name, and payment made ac-
cordingly.
The prisoner was remanded to Maidstone Gaol.
WOOLWICIL _

Yesterday Henry Tyson, aged 22, and most respect.
ably-dressed, was brought up by Police-constable Glad-
win, 122 R, and placed at the bar for final examination,
on the charge of being an escaped felon from Castle
Ruthin Gaol, Isle of Man.
The former depositions having been read over, the
following additional evidence was adduced:—
Gladwin, 122 R, stated that on Sunday night he met
the prisoner in High-street, loitering about, and think-
ing it suspicious he watched him some time, and then
asked the prisoner where he came from and what he was
doing. The prisoner tried to evade him, but finding he
could not, said he was very uneasy in his mind, and said,
" Tell me where a police-constable (the witness being in
plain clothes) is to be found, that I may give myself up,
for I am one of the escaped felons from the Isle of Man."
He said he was a police-constable, when the prisoner
said, " Take me, my mind is so uneasy I cannot rest."
He took him to the station-house. and found by the Hue
and Cry that the prisoner exactly corresponded with the
description of one of the six that escaped on the 10th of
September last. He had since corresponded with Mr.
Inspector Benicia, of the police at Douglas, Isle of Man,
who confirmed the prisoner's confession.
Prisoner—As far as I can I vt ill confess the whole
truth, it will be such a relief to iny mind. I enlisted
into her Majesty's 6th Regiment, of Foot, and rose
rapidly to be a sergeant, when I and a private laid a
plan to rob the officers' qusrters, and did so ; but in
the act heard the cry of " thiev es," and made our
escape and deserted. We were puzzled how to
change our military dress ft )r plain clothes,
when we determined to break into a farm house, and
procure a change, which we did, an d left the others be-
hind. We were, however, apprehended for the burglary,
and committed for trial on the 10th of August. Hughes,
on the 10th of September, liberated us from the cells,
when with an old patten we forced open the gaol-doors,
and got over a high wall, and made the best of our way
down to the water-side, and there found a. pleasure yacht
belonging to a gentleman named Ga.wne, into which we
all got immediately and put out to. sea, and were there
two nights and two days without bread or water and al-
most famished with hunger. We landed on the Welsh
coast (our intention was to have gone to Ireland, but
the stress of weather prevented us doing so), and then
stove in the vessel and scuttled her, that caused it to be
sunk. After landing here, we all separated, each taking
a different road, and he had neither seen or heard of
them since; but wandered about the country till he came
to Woolwich, was questioned by the police-constable,
and he then determined to give himself up to justice at
once.
The Worthy MAGISTRATE said h.e must remand him
to Ruthin gaol to take his trial, and the officer was
therefore to take him in safe custody to that gaol,
where he would be dealt with according to law.