The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-19 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

BURGLARY Et A WORKHOUSE.—Eight female paupers were
finally examined, charged with a burglary in St. Pancras
workhouse.
The particulars have already been detailed. The prisoners,
it will be recollected, broke through the oakum•room, where
they slept, into the pauper school-room, which they rifled,
and on the robbery being discovered, the property was found
concealed in the beds of the prisoners.
Five of them wire committed for trial, and the others dis-
charged for the want of sufficient evidence.
ASSAULT ON THE PoracE.—Ahn Peters, a powerful man,
was charged with having violently assaulted policemen 339
and 432 N, whilst in the execution of their duty, by which
the former officer was severely injured.
The prisoner was committed to prison (without fine) for
one month, with hard labour.
SOUTHWARK.

ALLEGND FRAUDS OF A Lail; SOClETY.—Several persons,
male and female, attended to solicit the magistrate's advice '
under the following circumstances :
From the statement of one of the parties, who was spokes-
man on the occasion, it appeared that, being engaged in trade,
and wanting some money to carry on his business, he applied
to the Surrey Loan Society for an advance of 101. The
money was accordingly advanced, on his giving the neces-
sary security of a stamped note for the full amount, which
was to be paid by weekly instalments of 4s. 4d. Having re-
paid the money he borrowed, the persons belonging to the
society refused to deliver up the book or voucher in which
the different instalments were entered, and to the inquiries of
the applicant and other borrowers, a Mr. Jermand, in the
City, is now suing many of them and their securities, where
it can be proved the loans have been repaid.
In reply to Mr. COrrINGHAM, the applicant said that one
of the principal parties belonging to the loan society was
now a bankrupt, and that upon an application to a Mr.
Loyd, he admitted advancing money to the managers of the
society on the loan notes, but says that they promised to
redeem them as the loans were paid off. That many of the
applicants' books, containing the entries of cash they repaid,
were now in the hands of the secretary, who refused to re
turn them ; and proceedings had been actually commenced
against several of the borrowers, to compel them to pay the
money over again. The managers got the books as vouchers
from the borrowers, by pretending that they were required at
the office for the purpose of being examined.
Mr. CorrauGH_Aat said that, assuming what the applicant
had stated to be correct, a very gross fraud had been at-
tempted by the parties complained against. Although the
case did not come within his jurisdiction, still, if the circum-
stances were as represented, he would advise the applicants
to lose no time in employing a respectable solicitor.
The applicants, amongst whom were several respectable •
looking females, having thanked the Magistiate, then with-
drew. •
William Steadman, a cab driver, was charged with caus-
ing an obstruction at the terminus of the Brighton Railroad.
Shields, a policeman of the Company, stated that he was
stationed near the platform of the above railway, to prevent
the obstruction of vehicles arriving and setting down pas-
sengers for the trains. The defendant's cab was driven up
to the usual place of setting down passengers, and although
his fare had alighted and gone on to the train, yet the vehicle
was left standing in a situation which ought to have been
taken by the next in rotation ; and when witness went up
to remove it, the defendant interfered, abused him, and cre-
ated a considerable degree of confusion at the terminus be-.
fore his removal was effected; in addition to which, he wore
his badge turned upside down in such a manner that it was
impossible to take his right number if it was found neces-
sary. The witness added that the secretary of the Company,
being made acquainted with the circumstances, gave direc-
tions for the defendant to be taken into custody.
Mr. COTTINGITAM said that when cases of this description
were brought before him, he was determined on punishing
the offenders, with a view that travellers by railroads should
experience as little impediment as possible at the commence-
ment of their journeys. The Magistrate then imposed a fine
' of 20s. and costs on the defendant, or fourteen days' impri-
sonment in default of payment.
The defendant, not being prepared with the money, was
Locked up.
LAMBETH.

ASSAULT BY CAUNT, THE PUGILIST.—A person named
Marshall applied to Mr. Henry for summonses against Ben-
jamin Count, the well• known pugilist, and at present the
landlord of the Coach aid Horses public-house in St. Mar-
tin's-lane.
From the statement of the applicant it appeared that, on
the evening before, Quint drove along the Walworth-road at
so furious a rate, in his gig, as to endanger the lives of the
passengers, and ultimately ran " smack" against applicant's
chaise-cart. The applicant remonstrated with the big bruiser
upon his conduct, but the only return he received was two
severe lashes from his whip, which cut his (applicant's) coat
right through.
In reply to a question from the Bench, the applicant
said the damage done would take at least 21. to repair;
and Mr. Henry at once granted him two summonses against
Caunt—one for the wilful damage, and the other for the
assault. . _ _ _