The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

MADAGASCAR.

OBSTINATE Co3IBAT AT TAMATAVE.—Our readers
lye already aware, from cur publication of the 2d of this
L onth, that Rtnavalo Manjaka, the Queen of Madagascar,
F td issued orders in the beginning of May, that all the
I:nglish and French residing in her dominions should,
thin eleven deys, become her subjects, by having them-
s.dves registered and naturalised as Malgaches, or that
they should immediately quit the island. On receipt of this
intelligence the Governor of the Mauritius, Sir W. Gomm,
spatched her Majesty's schooner Thunder with the in-
-I..rmation to the Admiral of the station at the Cape of
Coed Hope, giving the captain instructions to touch on
is way at Tamatave, and to tell the terrified
I reigners there that the British Governor of the Mau-
r !in4, and the French Governor of Bourbon would, with-
,• it delay, send succour to them. The Thunder sailed
j corn the Mauritius on the sth of June, and her Majesty's
Conway proceeded to Tamatave on the 7th, and the
'fovern r of Bourbon sent the French slips of war Zelee
a n I Berceau to meet the Conway. Yesterday. through the
Ji:ndness of Captain Junes, of the Julia, which left the
'...Asuritius on the 29th of June, we received the Cerneen
trai,rdinary. which we insert entire. It app* ars that
a hi- British and French men of-war were obliged to gSve
si ) the fittark : they took away the foreigners from Ta-
x ltave, and have returned to Mauritius and Bourbon
I .r reinforcements. The Mauritius paper is as follows:

THE

I'OLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Thomas Taverner and William Sassons, journeymen car-
penters, were charged under the 4th of George IV., cap. 34,
sec. 3, with misconduct in the execution of a contract entered
into with their employer, Mr. Greenwood, of No. 10, Arthur-
street West. Alderman Moon sat for the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Greenwood stated that be bad been engaged to put in a
shop front in a house in Pope's Head-alley. The prisoners
were in his employment, and bad been directed to perform the
work. Upon going to the house he found them Intoxicated,
and it was ascertained that tkey had got into that condition in
the cellar of a neighbour of the owner of the house. The shop
front was completely pulled out and exposed, and left in that
condition. Witness paid them weekly.
It was ascertained that the prisoners had gone into the cellar
of Mr. Leathwaite, in Pope's Head-alley, and made free with
several bottles of wine which had been lately deposited there;
that half a dozen empty bottles had appeared in the place of
full ones, to the astonishment of the policeman, who designated
their drunkenness as a " most mysterious intoxication," before
he found that clue to its meaning.
The prisoners, who had thus committed the two offences,
of misconduct with respect to their contract with their master,
and robbery of Mr. Leathwaite, had nothing to say in pallia-
tion but that they had been really drunk, were sentenced to
hard labour in the House of Correction for one month.
John Haggart, a journeyman baker, in the employment of
Mr. McFarlane, baker, Jewry-street, Aldgate, was charged
under the same Act with having spoiled a batch of bread.
The prisoner had been taken into the service of the pro-
secutor as foreman, and had not only got tipsy iu his work, and
burned a batch of bread, but actually laughed at the mischief
he committed.
A respectable baker, of Coleman-street, who called at Mr.
McFarlane's house, and saw the condition of the bread, stated
that the batch was quite spoiled.
The prisoner said in his defence that he had a great nunber
of customers to supply, and there never had been made any
complaint whatever of his skill or attention to business.
Alderman Moms said it would appear as if the Act of Par-
liament were not known to be in operation at all, judging from
the innumerable breaches of contract which daily occurred.
He hoped the press would let journeymen and labourers know
that they could be sent off to the treadmill for, as it was generally
called, "leaving their employers in the lurch." The annoy-
ances to which men engaged in the most useful occupations
were subjected, in consequence of the gross carelessness and
misconduct of the persons employed by them was incalculable,
and it should be his endeavour to check the mischief as much
as possible with the aid of the treadmill.
The prisoner was sent to Bridewell, to take his station on the
treadmill with the two former prisoners.
GUILDHALL.
Two young men, of respectable appearance, who refused to
give their names at the station-house, and who gave fictitious
names when put to the bar, but subsequently described them-
selves as George Symons and Greenwood Poole, gentlemen,
were charged with assaulting a watchman, stationed with a
lantern to prevent vehieles from falling into the sewer in Fleet-
street, which is open for repairs.
Thos. Jones, of New Hall .street, Islington, stated that he
was placed as a watchman at the open sewer in Fleet-street.
About half-past two o'clock the prisoners and another gentle.
man came along, and one of them blew a lantern out. Witness
went up to them and said they were doing very wrong. They
might occasion great mischief by extinguishing the light. He
went away to light it again, and the prisoners followed him and
broke his hat and lantern, and gave him a kick behind, which
had caused him great pain. It had been deemed necessary to
apply leeches to reduce the inflammation.
William Turpin, a scavenger, stated that he was at work in
Fleet-street at the time, and saw the prisoners knock the
watchman's hat over his eyes, blow out his lantern, and throw
it several yards. It was Poole that blew the candle out.
George Ventom, a City policeman, identified Symons as the
man who kicked the watchman.
The defendants did not remember what had occurred, but
they were willing to make any recompense in their power.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND said it was very foolish sport to
put out a light set up to warn people against danger, and from
which a terrible accident and loss of life might have ensued.
This disorderly conduct in the street must be repressed, and he
should commit them for the assault, and instruct the City Soli-
citor to prosecute them at the expense of the Corporation.
They were ordered to find good bail for their appearance at
the next London Sessions.
James Sprules, an articled clerk to a law-writer in Castle-
street, Holborn, was charged with assaulting, with intent to
violate, Emma Cook, a servant in the house.
The girl stated that on the evening of the 14th ult. her
master and mistress went to the play. About eleven o'clock
she requested the three apprentices to go up to bed. She went
up stairs as far as the drawing-room, and one of the young men
(the defendant) left the rest, followed her into the room, tried
to get possession of the key, and failing in that, he exposed
himself, and tried to throw her on the carpet. She succeeded
in resisting him. At a later hour be quietly solicited her, and
when she told him she was an orphan, and her character was
everything to her, he replied, " Oh, never wind that." He
on two or three occasions afterwards behaved indecently to-
wards her.
Mr. Robinson, for the defendant, said his client was entitled
to some property, and probably they would not have heard of
this charge if that bad not been the case. Nothing was so
easily made as a charge of this nature, nor so hard to rebut.
The delay which had occurred in making the charge showed it
was not made in the proper spirit. He should show she had,
as it were, courted and sanctioned what really took place.
The girl was cross-examined to show that she had opportu-
nities of complaining to her mistress, but did not use them, and
there bad been some chit-chat between her and the apprentices
on the night of the 14th. She complained now because he
continued to annoy her. She thought if she overlooked his
impropriety of behaviour to her, he would reflect and grow
cool ; but it appeared he did n rt. She denied that she had
given him any encouragement.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND was afraid the assault was the re-
sult of foolish " chit-chat" and play, and be declined to take
notice of the charge, as it was not made more promptly.
The complaint was dismi.sed.
LERK EN WELL.
Mary White, Jahn M.Mahiin, and John Cashman were
placed at the bar, before Mr. Cembe, charged with having been
concerned in stealing a 50/. note, the property of Madame
Eliza Forgeet, of 23, King-street, St. Jamits's-square, and of
the French plays.
It appeared that on Monday afternoon last the male pri-
soner went into the Cart and Horse public house, Turnmsll-
street, Clerkenwell, when, after playing at bagatelle, M•Mahon
asked for change of a 50'. note. It being suspected by the
landlord that all was not right, he said he could give change,
received the note, and sent for Inspector Penny, G, who ques-
troLed the prisoners, .and their account being utisatisfaetory, he
took them to the station-house. From subsequent inquiries,
he ascertained that the note had been stolen f ern Madame For-
geot, who had caused it to be stopped at the Bank, and on visit-
ing her house, th • pri-oncr White was found to be her ser-
vant ; the prisoner M•Alahost was in the habit of visiting her,
and she was suspected and taken into custody en the charge of
stealing the note, which was now produced. White said she
found the note aniong-t the enders, under the drai.ving-roem
firegeote, and she handed it to :11'llahon. Cashman said he
accidentally met M‘lllahon in St. James's-park. He told him
he had received the note from his mother, to go to Ireland,
anti he walitcd alk.ut with him until they entered the Cart and
Horse public-house, where they were given into custody.
Inspector Penny said that Madame Forgeot was travelling
in France, and it would require time to bring her forward.
Mr. Caatat remanded the prisoners White and M'Mahon
for a fortnight, for the attendants of Madame Forgeot, and he
ordered Cashman to find hail for his re-appearance.
John Smith and James IVilliams, well known smashers,
were charged with passing a bad half-cown piece to Mrs. Kelly,
the owner of a beer-shop in illyddleton-alley, Old-street, St.
Luke's. The prisoners called for a pint of beer, an.l gave a
good half-crown. They requested to have it returned, saying
they had halfpence ; and on it being given back they then ten-
dered a bad half-crown, saving, they had not enough coppers ;
received change, and left the place. They were pursued and
given into custody.
The prisoners denied the charge.
They were remanded for the attendance of the solicitor to
the Mint.