The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-25 00:00:00

IN RE ROBERT NELMES.

The insolvent in this case who appeared to be an old
and sickly man, applied on his petition to be discharged,
to file which, he was compelled to apply to the Court as
a pauper, and succeeded in getting 5/. to defray the law
expenses.
Mr. WOODRUFFE opposed the insolvent on behalf of
Mr. Meadows, on the ground of withholding certain ac-
count-books, and concealing property. He was examined
at great length with respect to a freehold property which
he had possessed at Barnet, and in right of which he
voted at the last election for Middlesex. In his exami-
nation he admitted that at the time he voted the pro-
perty was out of his hand, another person holding it as
collateral security. At that time he had no right to vote.
Mr. Commissioner LAW said although there were some
suspicious facts connected with the case, they were not
sufficient to justify a remand.
The insolvent was then discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKEN WELL.

Two men, named Ray and Long, who have been re-
peatedly convicted at police courts, were brought up in
custody of Inspector Barton, of the G division, charged
with the following daring attempt at fraud:—
The inspector said he was on duty in the station-
house at Bagnigge-wells on the previous night, when
the prisoners boldly entered the charge-room, and, in a
peremptory manner, claimed the interference of the
police. They said they were recruits belonging to the
90th Regiment of Infantry, and had been billeted upon
the Union Tavern, in Baker-street, but the landlord,
Mr. Anderson, had refused to receive them. Thereupon
they produced a billet. Witness inspected it, and found
that it was indeed a genuine billet, which had been signed
by Sergeant Scotchmer, of the G division of police,
but, on closer examination, be discovered that the origi-
nal date of the billet, " 16th July, 1844," had been
erased, and 23d July, 1844, substituted. Witness asked
them trona whom they received the billet, and they re-
plied from Sergeant Lambert, of the East India Com-
pany's service, and again peremptorily demanded that
the police would enforce their reception at the Union.
The inspector, however, determined upon furnishing
them with a reception in a very different place, for
knowing that the East India Company could not billet,
he locked up " the recruits " who immediately acknow-
ledged the frauti.
Mr. COMBE—What do you think their object was?
Inspector Barton—l have no doubt but their design
was to rob the house, for they never asked for the money
(25.), which the publican who refuses to lodge them is
bound to give them.
The landlord of the Union described the prisoners
conduct as most overbearing; he refused to lodge them
unless at the instance of their corporal.
Alfred Bennett, a staff sergeant, and a recruiting
officer, living at 17, Duke-street,' Westminster, deposed
that the prisoners were not recruits, but were constantly
lounging about those places where recruits were en-
listed, fastening themselves upon inexperiended young
men, and plundering them whenever they had an oppor-
tunity. They were the most artful villains he had ever
known. He could not tell how the billet got into their
possession.
Mr. COMBE inquired for the precept (a printed docu-
ment issued from the Horse Guards, and authorising the
billeting of a certain number of recruits), which was,
after some hesitation, handed to the magistrate.
James. Stephens, a sergeant in the 90th regiment, like-
twise deposed that the prisoners had not been enlisted into
that regiment, and to whieli the billet found on the
prisoners belonged.
CosinE--How did this billet get into the pri-
soners' possession ? Sergeant Stephens—l can't tell.
Mr. COMM (holding up the precept)—How many re-
cruits received billets on, the 16tkof July, for which the
precept is dated ? Sergetiet Bennett—Sixteen.
Mr.COMBE—W by the precept states three-and-twenty.
Serkeant Stephens--7 Well, so three-and-twenty might,
if they liked, have got billets, but only sixteen were in.
attendance when the billets were distributed.

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Mr. COMBE—But it further_ appeared, by this doeu-
meat, that a halfpenny each was allowed for each of thp
three-.ancithventy to pay the publicans for stationery,
&c.. flow- many recruits received the halfpenny ? Ser-
geant Bennett—Sixteen. •,
• Mr. ComnE—But three-andlwenty have been received
and taken.cut of the publie.Purse.
Sergeant Stephens-,They would have received then!
,if thtV had been all present.,
•
M.r..C:Okt*-7it is quiteclear there is a system of public
plUrider going on, and you will, if you persevere in this
attempt. to deceive me, draw some very strong observa
tions. The whole thing
,seems grossly irregular, and the
more.you say the worse you'make it.

Thj prisoners said the-y
bought the billet for twopence,
from a recruit.

Mr. COM/SE committed them to the sessions, again
observing on the gross irregularity of the mode in which
the billets were distributed.

RAILWAY FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO DORCHESTER.
—A meeting-was held, in . the Town-hall, in Dorchester)
oa Viqd'ay, of those persons who were favourable to what
has been .termed: the -coast •line. ' It was very, nume-
rously and :most, respectably attended. The Mayor of
Dorchester was in the Chair. The report of the committee,
containing th:e4eports of Captain Moorsoth. and Mr. Pare,
was read. Captain Moors= stated much in favour of that
line to pass by Redbrodk; tyndhUrst,..Ttiogwood, Wim-
borne, Poote, and Wareham, and so-to, Dorchester, and
from Dt„)rchester, by atmospherie traction, over the hills
to Weymouth : The expenses of.the line between South-'
ampton ,and Dorchester :would. be 450,0001., -and Dor.,
Chester to Weymouth 104,000/., more. ' Mr. Tare's
.report. stated that the traffic would amount to'
48,7521., and that the profit would be- 61 per cent.
.The committee strongly recommended' the adop..,
• ties of this line., and stated that they belieVed they should
meet with the co-operation of the South-Western Com-
pany. Lord Worsley Moved:the adoption of the. report.
It wai • voilr.,deSirable that thii county should have the
advantage of railway communication with London and
the SOutli7eastern parts of England:— It was of
'national importance that there should be a railway
the coast.. in. case 'of 'War, or • of vessels cern-
flatting depredations. Captain Garland seconded the
resolution.. A- long discussion then took place, as to
-whether it could not go from Wareham to Weymouth,
and, so on to Brulport and-Exeter, avoiding,porchester,
and tvito Whether it could not b'e calied The Southamp-
ton, Dorchester, and Weymouth Railroad; Mr. Hod-
direw.attention• to the line from Salisbury, through
Shaftesbury, to Dorchester., Ultinuitely,. the- name of
the line was settledla be Southampton, and Dorchester,
and 'the resolution 'was carried unanimously. A vote of
thanks was passed-to the-Committee and the Mayor.
On Sunday afternoon•the, luggage- uptrairi, which
leaves the station at
_two, A.M., had prcceeded about
three-quartera ,of a mile beyond, the skew-bridge at
Cowley-bridge; when the engineer observed. a 'cow on
the line, -bat thinking that long before he came up to it
44# linima.l,would move off, he did not stop. . However,
such was not the ca.se , the engine caught the cow and
knocked. it • down. the whole of the trucks running
over it, and bruising it into an undistinguishable
mksa..lf belonged- to. Mr.. C. Cross, -of Durysrd; and
being a very fine animal, had been let out to a daliyman.
It is supposed 'that it broke the fence of the field adjoin-
ing ttie line, and so wandered to the place where it was •
Tbe vq4up of the cow is estimated at 18/.,* and '
besides this, great damage wp done to the rpi49, ,several
Of the cross pieces Connecting
.tll#_ sleepers being torn up
hi gig IIPCIYII o 4 L 49 14*'491103f! gOtftect
truck

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