The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-26 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Thomas Harris. Thomas Horner, William Warner,
John Gallagher, Barnard Welch, James Mullet, John
Bryan, Stephen Bingham, Win. Fawcett, Wm. Elliott,
Wm. Brown, and George Phillips were charged with
sleeping under the dark arches of the Adelphi.
Officer 108 took them all into custody and proved
the charge.
The prisoners were then called upm for their de-
fence, and by a singular coincidence they one and all
were orphans,' dependent upon hard-hearted fathers-
in-law, and had no place to sleep in, and no home to
go to, and were therefore obliged to sleep in the streets.
The officer stated that cotnplaints were continually
being made by the inhabitants of the nuisance. The
parish had indicted the place, but the indictment did
not stand.
Those not known before were discharged, and or-
dered to be conveyed to their several yarishes. Three
were sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, and
two to one month, those who were colnmitted appear
ing as much pleased as those who were discharged.
MAlt YLEBONE.

William Fox was brought up charged with felony.
James Hughes, servant to Captain Probyn, 21,
Bryanston-square, stated that the prisoner clime down
the area of his master's house on pretence of begging.
He saw no one, and passed on to the boot-house, where
he picked up.a set of blacking-brushes in a handker-
chief, and was moving off when caught by witness.
Prisoner had nothing to say, and was committed.
John Cooke, apparently a respectable working-man,
was placed at the bar on a charge of assault.
William Davey, 15, Marylebone-lane, was in his
yard last night, and heard a man crawling about ;
when he asked him what he was doing there, he (pri-
soner) hit him a violent blow on the eye, and knocked
him down. The prisoner was a notorious character,
the annoyance of the neighbourhood.
Mr. RAWLINSON fined him 40s.

CLERKENWELL.
Michael Brien was charged with desperately as-
saulting his late employer, Joseph Leery, of 14, Queen-
street, Islington.
At half-past nine on Saturday evening complainant
was walking quietly along High-street, Islington,
when the prisoner rushed out of a doorway, and struck
him a violent blow over the right temple, which felled
him to the ground ; when on the ground he kicked
him on the forehead, and his eyes were in a dreadful
state of inflammation since.
Mr. COMBE—Why did he treat you so brutally ?
Complainant—l discharged • him about two months
ago for misconduct, and he then vowed he would have
my life.
A constable came forward and said several persons
had witnessed the assault described. It was the most
savage and unprovoked they had ever seen.
Complainant—l am in fear of my life of him.
Fined 21., or one month's imprisonment and hard
, labour. _ _

UNION-HALL.
John Ascott .was charged with causing the death o.
James Willing, in a pugilistic encounter, at Cam-
berwell.
It appeared that the parties had a quarrel on the
preceding day, during which the prisoner challenged
the deceased to fight. The deceased, however, re-,
fused the challenge, and was about to walk away
when he was struck by his assailant, who knocked
him down. The deceased was in the act of rising
from the ground, when he was again attacked by the
prisoner, who hit at him right and left, and he fell
heavily on the earth. He lay there for some time in
a state of insensibility, and was conveyed home,
when a surgeon being sent for, it was found that tb
deceased was labouring under concussion of the brain,
of which he died in the course of the night. The
surgeon being of opinion that the injury which led
to Ilie'death of the deceased arose from a heavy fall
during the affair, the prisoner was remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Thomas Smith, a young thief, was charged with
having stolen on Friday last, from the house of Mr.
Hicks, :a surgeon, No. 22, Old Burlington-street, a
desk, a travelling case, a flute of the value of 121., and
other property.
Mr. Hicks stated that at about eleven o'clock on
-Friday-:morning he went out, leaving . the zt9len pro-
perty safe in his house, in a room on the ground
floor. it appeared' that the servant girl alsO
left the house a few minutes after, to pass to the
other side of the street to the baker's. She was im-
prudent enough not to shut the door after her ; she
returned in the maw of a :few siiuutes. Witaeo,

in the course of the day perceived that the desks and
other articles were missing.
John - Saunders, a cabman stated that between
eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday last, the
prisoner came to him at his stand, asking to be
driven -to Smithfield. The prisoner was carry-
ing at the time the two desks then produced.
When they arrived at the top of West-street, Smith-
field, the prisoner went down the street. He re-
turned again, and ordered witness to drive him to
Artillery-lane, Bishopsgate-street. From the appear-
ance of the house to which they drove in Artillery-
lane witness suspected that the prisoner had stolen
the articles in his possession. Witness then drove
him to the station-house, where he was recognised as
a well-known thief.

Police Sergeant 120 H, saw the prisoner arrive at
the Station -house. The cab had no doubt been hired

by the prisoner in order that he might escape the ob.
servation of the police.
The Magistrate _committed him for trial at the Cen
tral Criminal Court.
LAMBETH-STREET.
On Monday, after the night charges had been dis-
posed of, police-constable Joseph Pitman, K 391, was
charged before Mr. Henry, by order of the Police
Commissioners, with assaulting Miss Julia Briggs,
the daughter of a dyer, residing in the East India-
road, Poplar.

The complainant, a modest and pretty young
woman, stated that on Wednesday evening last, at
about half-past six o'clock, she left her father's resi-

dente in the East India-road to proceed to Barking,
where her father also, occupied apartments for the
purposes of his business. While proceeding along a
lone part of the Barking road, beyond the Green-
gate at Plaistow, the prisoner, who was on horse-
back, overtook ier, and entered into conversation

with her. In reply to his questions, she told him
she was going to Barking, and that she was the
daughter of. Mr. Briggs, whom, he said, he used
frequently to see pass along that road' to and from
Barking. The prisoner then dismounted from his
horse, spoke to her about Barking fair, which was
to• take place, and ultimately caught hold of her, and
endeavoured to push her through a gateway into a
field. She became much alarmed, screamed out, and
resisted him as much as she could, upon which he
said, "Don't make such a d—d noise; I can see no-
body coming," and pushed her on to a bank. She

stiff continued to scream out, upon which he let her
0.0 mounted his horse, and rode off. A short time

after, she met Henry Russell, who came to meet her,
and she informed him of what had occurred, and the
conduct of the prisoner, and he (Russell) desired her
to make her father acquainted with the circumstance.

On Friday morning she returned home from Bark-
ing, and then told her father of the conduct of the de-

fen-dant.

In reply to the questions of Mr. HENRY. the wit-
ness said the prisoner held the rein of his horse's
bridle on his arm, while he assaulted her, so that he

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could use both his arms. He had not made use of
any improper language while endeavouring to force
her into the field,snor had he attempted to kiss her..
Mr. SamuelTeter Briggs, the father of the com-
plainant, said he had been informed by his wife, who
was much afflicted at the occurrence,- of the assault on

his daughter on Friday morning last. He at once
waited upon Mr. May, the: prisoner's Inspector, and
related the circumstances to him, and Mr. May re-
commended him to forward his complaint to the Com-
missioners of Police. The defendant had since offered
to make a humble apology for his conduct, and his
wife had been to him (witness) to beg he would not
press the case ; and though he felt it to be his duty to
go on with his complaint, yet he did not wish, for the
sake of his wife and family, that the defendant should
be severely dealt with.
Inspector May was sworn, and said for ten years
and a half, while the defendant had done duty under •
him, his conduct had always been good. The men se-
lected for duty when a horse was required were per-
sons who had served in the army and dragoon re-
giments.
The prisoner in his defence admitted seeing a young
woman on the night in question and entering into
conversation with her, when she said her name was
Briggs, and that she expected her sweetheart to meet
her a little furthei on. lie denied in the most positive
terms having dismounted from his horse, or touching
the complainant in any way. ,
. Mr. HENRY observed, that it was quite impossible
to doubt the defendant's identity, or that he was the,
person by whom the assault had been committed, as
the complainant could have no object in coining for-
ward and making such a statement against him. Had
such an offence been committed by an ordinary per-
son, he should have felt it to be his duty to have im-
posed
the highest penalty the law would allow; but
being committed by a person whose duty it was to
protect such persons •as the complainant, the offence
was thereby grievously aggravated. Under all the
circumstances he would not inflict a pecuniary fine,
as such, in his opinion, would not be commensurate
with the crime he had committed, but would give him
the severest penalty he could record ; namely, one
month'slimprisonment in the House of Correction, with
hard labour. • Mr. Henry added to this sentence his
opinion that he had disgraced hiMself as a man ; and
the prisoner, who stands at least six feet high, was
then removed from the bar. •
. THAMES-POLICE.

On Monday a man named John Smith, whohad been
a thief from 'his infancy, was brought before Mr. Bro-
derip, charged under rather extraordinary circum-
stances with a marine burglary, in breaking into the
cabin of the schooner Ellen, in the river, with intent
to steal the captain's and mate's watches and wearing
apparel.
Much interest was created by the prisoner's exa-
mination, and he is suspected to be one of a gang of
river pirated lately released from various prisons, who
have committed many daring robberies on the Thames
during the last three weeks, and baffled the vigilance
of the river police.
Captain Jeffries, the master of the Ellen, said he
went to bed between 12 and 1 o'clock on Saturday
night, and. left the candle burning on the table, and
was roused up by the mate during the night, and on
turning out, saw the prisoner running away.
Mr. -William Elliot, the mate of the Ellen, said the
vessel was lying at Bell-wharf-pier,, Lower Shad-
well. About one o'clock in the morning he was in
his berth in the steerage, which is divide from the
cabin by a pannel only, when he heard a great hustle
in the cabin, and upon raising his head saw the pri-
soner close to the door with .one hand on the pannel,
and -a waistcoat, which belonged to witness, in the
other hand. - He sang out " Who's that ?" but no
answer was returned. He then hailed the prisoner a
second time, and asked him what he wanted? and as.
he did not speak, witness kicked the bed clothes off
him, and told the intruder he would very soon see
what he wanted. As he jumped out of bed the pri•
soner rushed up the companion, but he seized him by
his legs and found he had no shoes on. The pri-
soner released himself, ran upod deck, and just as
he reached the gangway fell down. He was soon,
however, upon his feet again, threw off his coat, and
jumped clean overboard into the river. On reach-
ing the water, he struck out as hard as he was able
towards the shore. Witness and the captain put the
ladder over the bows, got down, and pursued him, and.
traced his footsteps among the barges on the shore.
The prisoner afterwards took a round turn and got
away, but they gave chase to him, and one of the
ship's apprentices caught him behind a pile, near
Bell-wharf-stairs, and brought him up all standing.
They made him fast until a policeman came to the
spot, and then gave him into custody. There was
nothing removed but the waistcoat belonging to wit-
ness, but if the prisoner had had time to overhaul the
captain's pockets he would have found a watch, be-
sides a lot of money.
Evans, the superintendent of Thames police; was
asked if the prisoner was known, and he replied that
he had been summarily convicted by the Magistrates
eight times, and had not long come out of prison. His
father and brother had been committed from that
Court for robberies on the" river, and transported by
the Judges at the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. BRODERIP said it should not be his fault if the
public was not relieved of the prisoner, and he would
put him in the way of being transported for life. Al-
though no property had been stolen from the ship,
there had been a. sufficient removal of the waistcoat
to constitute a felony in the eye of the law, and he
should commit him for trial.
' The prisoner said he was in the cabin, but removed
nothing, and seemed very anxious not to be sent to
the Old Bailey, where his previous bad character
might operate against him.. He complained that a
grindstone had been thrown upon him while he was in
the water, of which the Captain and mate said nothing.
The Captain said he had no grindstone on board. •
The prisoner—You chucked something very heavy
on me ; it nearly sunk me altogether. It was a grind-
stone.
Mr. BRODERIP-It is an imaginary grindstone, you
may depend upon it. I shall commit you for trial ;
you are too dangerous a character to he at large.
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7ADELAIDE GALLERY.—An apparatus was exhibited
at the Adelaide Gallery on Monday evening, for pre-
venting chimneys taking fire, and also for preventing
the accumulation of soot. The apparatus is extremely
simple, consisting .of a case containing a number of
sheets of wire gauze, which is introduced into the
chimney a little above the fire. It is the invention of
Dr. Atkins, one of the lecturers at the institution.
This apparatus is similar in principle to the Davy
lamp, as no flame can pass through the box, and as
the sheets of wire gauze have a cooling tendency, all
the carbon which may ascend is stopped by the box,
and the soot thus prevented from accumulating in the
chimney. We understand the cost of this apparatus
does not exceed ss.
The .working classes at Carlisle are purchasing and
slaughtering sheep for their own use, and thus eat
, their mutton at a comparatively low priae.—Doncas-
Lter Chronicle.

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