The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-02 00:00:00

for, and who witnessed the state of the child, had
ordered him to attend beore Mr. Bingham and give
evidence.
Mr. BINGHAM said, that considerable latitude must
necessarily be allowed to schoolmasters in the in-
fliction of chastisement on obdurate or contrary
pupils, but in this instance he was clearly of opinion
that the defendant had gone much beyond the mark.
He was very strongly inclined to send the defendant
to the sessions to answer the charge • but as the
father of the child was in somewhat needy circum-
stances, the justice of the case would perhaps best be
met by permitting a compromise, and preventing the
expense of further proceedings elsewhere. He should
therefore allow him to step out of Court with the
father, but in the event of the parties not coming to
a satisfactory adjustment he should send the case to
the sessions.
The parties retired, and in a short time returned,
the father of the child intimating to the magistrate
that he had received a satisfactory compensation.
A fine young fjllow named William Magness,
dressed in the full regimentals of the 49th Regiment
of Foot, was charged with being a deserter.
As 56 N was on duty on the preceding night in
Brunswick-street, Hackney-road, the prisoner's
father, a highly respectable man, called to him and
told him that his son, who was then out, would shortly
return home, and that, as he was a deserter from his
regiment, he required that he should be taken into
custody. Witness waited about till eleven o'clock,
when the prisoner returned, and then he took him to
the station-house.
The prisoner said he had obtained leave of absence
from his commanding-officer to see his mother, who
was in a dangerous state of illness, and on the expira-
tion of his parol he called at the War-office to
obtain the necessary papers to procure his trans-
mission to his regiment at Weedon barracks, but
that, unfortunately he met several acquaintances,
who induced him to `take a farewell glass with them,
and he got intoxicated. On recovering himself, his
leave having expired, he was ashamed to face his
officers, and went home again, where he had since
been staying until given into custody by his father,
whose object in so doing he could not account for.
He was very fond of the service, and intended to give
himself up the next day, had not this taken place.
Had he intended to desert he should not have walked
about in his regimentals, as the magistrate then saw
him; and he trusted, under the circumstances, the
magistrate would consent to let an officer accompany
him to the recruiting officer who would be convinced
of his intentions and pass him to his regiment, with-
out the disgrace of his being sent to prison.
Mr. BINGHAM intimated to the prisoner that he
should communicate with the War-office, and endea-
vour to make matters straight for him, but he was
compelled to detain him until he received an answer
from the militari authorities.—He .was then removed.
THAMES POLICE.

Yesterday Coulson Douglas, master of the Thomas
Baker collier, appeared to answer informations laid
by Mr. Barber, the registrar, under the Coalwhippers'
Act, for a violation of the statute, which requires that
before discharging the cargo of any collier application
be made at the coalwhippers'-office for a gang of
registered men, and if the price offered be deemed
sufficient the bargain is closed. Should it be refused
the master is at liberty, after the performance of cer-
tain formalities, to employ any gang, whether re-
gistered or not, provided he pay no higher sum than
what had been previously refused by the registered
men at the office, and this was the offence which the
defendant appeared to answer. A clerk from the
coalwlippers -office proved that the defendant had of-
fered 4d. per ton, which was refused. A coalwhipper
named Aveling stated that he assisted in whippingthe
Thomas Baker on thv 25th of August, and received
7d. per ton, not from the defendant, but from Bow d-
ley, the basket man, by whom he was engaged. Mr.
Pelham, who conducted the defence, whilst Mr.
nobler appeared for the prosecution, called William
Bowling, who swore that he engaged to clear the
vessel, which was of 368 tons burden, for the sum of
Si. 17s. Bd. He engaged with the men for 4d. per
ton, but afterwards gave them a gratuity of 225.,
which would make it amount to 7d.
Mr. BALLANTIN B, after commenting on the evidence
of the last witness, who evidently edged very closely
on perjury, fined the defendant Si., which was in-
stantly paid.
A pawnbroker named Cranbery, of Shadwell, ap-
peared to answer informations laid by Birch, the no-
torious informer, for having demanded and taken
more than the legal rate of interest. The article was
pawned by the informer's wife, and the defendant
pleaded guilty, urging that the offence was owing to
the mistake of a lad, who was not sufficiently initiated
into the routine of the business, having been only
three months behind the counter.
The defendant was fined los. and costs.
In the course of the afternoon Birch applied to the
magistrate for a moiety of the fine, not so much, he
said, for the amount, as to try a question.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he would have no objection,
if the application were made by a poor person who
had suffered from an overcharge, but he had doubts
about doing so at all in what appeared to have arisen
from a concerted plan. The allowance would be made
in cases where the poor were benefited, but it was an
matter when a trap was laid. He should, how-
ever, consider of it.
Birch—Am I to understand, then, Mr. Ballantine,
that lam refused ? Mr. BALLANTINE—Yes, for the
present.

- Birch—When am I to apply again ? Mr. BAL-
LANTINE—I don't know ; you must take your chance.
CLERKEIV WELL.

Yesterday John Clemenson, son of a gentleman of
fortune, was charged with deserting his child,
whereby it had become chargeable to Islington parish.
Mrs. Lane, the wife of a labourer residing at
Islington, deposed that on the Bth of September, 1843,
the prisoner placed his son, a boy about eight years,
under her care, and agreed to pay her at the rate of
4s. weekly for his maintenance. He paid the money
for a few months, and thon left off altogether. He
never came to inquire after his child, nor took the
least interest in him. She sought for him every-
where, and being informed he had a situation on the
Southampton Railway, went there, but he had left a
few days before. She then went to Mr. Carr's, at
Kensall-green, by whom the prisoner had been en-
gaged during the summer, but he had left that place
too. She had a large family herself, and was so re-
duced in circumstances that she was hardly able to
procure the necessaries of life for her own children.
At length she was obliged to place the boy in the
workhouse.
Mr. COMBE inquired how much he owed her?
The poor woman replied 121. 10s.
Mr. COMBE asked what means the prisoner pos-
sessed ? The woman replied 1001. a year by his
father's will.

Mr. COMBE inquired if the prisoner had any other
children ? The woman answered that he had three,
and that he had suffered his wife to die in a hospital.
Mr. Coins—Where are the other two children ?
Prisoner—One of them is with some man at Deptford.
Mr. COMBE—Have you paid anything for the
maintenance of this child ? The prisoner owned that
he had not seen the child for five months, nor contri-
buted a farthing towards its maintenance ; in fact, he
did not know what had become of it.

Mr. CounE—Where is the other child ? Prisoner
—Dead.
Mr Hicks, the overseer, said he considered the case
so bad a one that he should certainly press for punish-
ment unless the prisoner would at once satisfy the
parish. '
The prisoner, when asked if he would enter into
an arrangement, admitted that he had been entitled
to the receipt of 1001. a year, but gave arambling
and most improbable account of its being mortgaged.
Mr. Comps—Are you willing to maintain your
child, and pay this poor woman ? Prisoner—l can't.
Mr. COMBE—Why ? Prisoner—Because I can't.
Mr. COMBE—Then you will go the House of Cor-
rection for two months.

He was committed accordingly.
Henry Edwards, a stout-built young Welshman,
was charged with robbing Mr. David Jones, a con-
stable, of U. 10s., his baton, and his son " Davey."
The prosecutor accidentally met the prisoner on
Tuesday, and, finding that he was a native of Wales,
the place of his nativity, and that he had been at the
Welsh School in Gray's Inn-road, a -companion of
some young relatives of his took him to several public-
houses, where they had drink in abundance, and of
every description ; beer, gin, ale, rum, &c.; when
they reached the prosecutor's residence Jones was
stupidly drunk, whilst the miscellaneous liquors and
the large quantity he drank had the effect of rendering
Edwards perfectly insane. In his delirium he rifled
the prosecutor's pockets of his money and staff, and at
a late hour at night dragged his son, a boy about
twelve years of age, out of bed, and carried him in his
arms in a state of nudity to a grocer's shop, a quarter
of a mile distant ; he laid the boy, who was still asleep,
in the corner of the shop, where some humane old
woman put her shawl round him. The prisoner
fetched a cab, put the boy in the cab, and drove to
his own door, where he put the boy to bed, and went
to bed in another room himself. The next morning the
father was distracted at the loss of his child, and
searched every place for him, but at two o'clock in
the day when the prisoner awoke he brought home
the son, but was immediately given into custody for
the robbery. The staff was found on the prisoner's
person.

The prisoner, who has hitherto borpo an Irreproach-
able character, and whose father is a very respectable
tradesman in Store-street, Bedford-square, solemnly
declared he did not recollect anything whatever of the
matter. He must have been stark mad.

The father of the prisoner having indemnified the
prosecutor to the full amount of his DeT,7:lary loss,
f:- 1
g ed by 'the
wish, of till
the young man was clisch
parties.