The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

.MANSION-HOUSE.
(SATURDAY.)
POISONOUS CANDLES.—Mr. Blackmore attended
before the Lord Mayor on behalf of Messrs. Francis
Tucker and Co., wax and tallow-chandlers, to hear his
Lordship's decision as to receiving the oath and de-
claration of Messrs. Tucker and Co., that they never
bad used arsenic in making composite or any other
candles in their manufactory.
The LORD MAYOR said he had come to the resolu-
tion that he had not power to receive the declaration ;
upon which
Mr. Blackmore stated, that in consequence of the
doubts expressed by his Lordship at the former hear-
ing, he had been instructed by his client to lay a case
before the Solicitor-General, who, on the perusal of it,
had written the following opinion :
" I am of opinion that the Lord Mayor would not
be justified in taking the proposed declarations.
"FRED. THESIGER.

"Temple, 25th Jan., 1845."
CLERKEIV WELL.
BRUTAL TREATMENT BY A SC BOOLMASTER.—A
man named Michael Donovan, the master of the
Roman Catholic charity school near Clarendon-square,
St. Pancras, was brought before Mr. Greenwood, at
five o'clock in the evening, charged with unmerci-
fully beating a lad nine years of age, who had been
committed to his protection.
Before the evidence was given the boy's back was
exhibited, which presented a frightful spectacle, being
covered with bruises. A medical gentleman present,
a total stranger to all the parties interested, proceeded
to examine it, and declared that the child had been
treated in such a way as was calculated to produce a
disease of the lungs to one of so tender an age.
The complainant was then sworn, and said that on
Thursday night, after he had retired to rest, his
master came to his room, where there were ten other
boys who had retired to rest, and in consequence of
' his being discovered with his stockings on the de-
fendant beat him with a strap, and inflicted the in•
juries he had received.
Mr. GREENWOOD asked the little fellow how many
stripes his master gave him ?—He said he did not
know.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Is your father here? Boy—
No ; he is in Bristol.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Where is your mother ? Boy
—She is dead, Sir.
Mr. GREENWOOD (to the defendant)—This is a
serious charge. What have you to say ? Defendant
—The boy had been often told not to go to bed with
his stockings, and he knew that it was against the
rules. He was found with them on on Thursday
night; and having been told of it, I gave him two
stripes with a strap. He then got under the bed, and
I called him many times to come out. He would
not, and I pulled him up, and gave him two stripes
more. _ _

Mr. GREENWOOD observed that the boy's back was I
in that state that he would not exercise summary
jurisdiction, and he would send him to be tried before
twelve of his countrymen. The worthy magistrate
then ordered that some of the intelligent boys that
were in the same bed-room as complainant should be
brought as evidence on Monday, and the defendant
was held to bail until that day.
LAMBETH.
Samuel Orde, a youth of fourteen years of age,
was finally examined upon three distinct charges of
felony, the first for stealing a sword from the Surrey
Theatre, the property of Mr. Hicks; the second
with stealing a dress sword from the same theatre,
belonging to Mr. Saville; and the third with stealing
two swords and a silver mounted riding-whip from
the dressing-room of Mr. Roxby, of the Olympic
Theatre.
The first and last charges were clearly substan-
tiatiated, and the prisoner, who has been before tried
and convicted of stealing a watch from the shop of
Mr. Arnold, of the Strand, was sent to Newgate for
trial.