The Penny Bee-Hive. — 1870-04-16 (London, England)

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.--Ann Branch, a domestic servant; Mary Ann Sullivan, her sister ; and Daniel Sullivan, the husband of the latter prisoner, all living at No. 7, Fair-street, Stepney, were charged at the Guildhall police-court with stealing £lOO in gold and silver, one £5 Bank of England note, .a gold watch and than, and a quantity of jewelry belenging to Mr. Elettear Ltearas, of 41, Petticoat-lane. Sarah Lazarus said her husband's name was Elenzar, and they carried on business at 41, Midd!esex-street, Petticoat-lane, Aldgate. The prisoner Branch had been their servant for six months previous to Saturday, the Bth of January. At eleven o'clotk on the day they were realy to go to bed, witness went to her bedroom on the second floor, and there found that an iron safe that was up in the c-irner had been brought into the middle of the room and opened. Two of her drawers had also been broken open, and she missed a quantity of goods which had been stolen from them. She told the prisoner I3ranch that no one knew where the money was but her, and she said she knew nothing about it. After some farther evideece a !emend was granted. SUNDAY TRADING —Mr. Micklemore, of the firm of Messrs. Lewis and Micklemore, solicitors, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, attended at the Marylebone police-court, to apply for summonses against a person who eslled himself the Reverend Bee Wright, he assuming that designation, He also wished for a summons against a Mr. John Julian Jackson, who described himself as a gentleman; from whence he derived such a title he ought to be called upon to explain. He wished for summonses against them, upon information that they went about on the Lord's-day, in contravention of the act of Charles 11., parsuing• their worldly calling as common informers, and for which they were paid. Mr. Micklemore said he could call five witnesses to prove it, and gave their names. They received each 10s. a day on a Sunday and ss. for every conviction. The magistrate said he did not consider that the persons agtenst whom the summonses were asked for could be considered as pursuing their wordly Mr. Micklemore said they were paid for becoming informers on the Lord's-day. The magistrate said that if the matter was to be so stretched a policeman would not be allowed to pursue his common calling. These parties put themselves in the position of officers to see that the act was properly carried out. He must decline to grant summonses. If the applicants were serious in the matter they had better go to the Court of Queen's Bench, and make an application for a mandamus to compel him to grant a summons. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE IN THE Seetenrs.—William Smith, a lithographic printer, residing at 63, Barnsbury -road, Islington, Was charged at the Clerkenwell police court with attempting to commit suicide by hanging himselt irA Hermes-a:reet, Pent onville. About six o'clock on Sunday morning. the 3rd inst., as Policeconstable Miles, 114 Y, was passing up llermesstreet, Pentonville, he saw the defendant hanging by a pocket handkerchief to some railings about six feet high. He saw the defendant put his fingers between the handkerchief and his throat, trying to strangle himself. Ile (the constable) cut the handkerchief with alknife,:and then found the defendant in an insensible condition. He was conveyed in a cab to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray'sinn-road, where he laid in a dangerous state for some hours. This was the second tithe that the defendant had attempted to commit self destruction. He was sent to the House of Detention for a week.  ANOTFIER POLAR tXPEDITION.—A great Polar Expedition is being prepared in Sweden, for the years 1814 and 1872, under the direction of Professor Nordenskjold, tEe celebrated scientific leader of the Swedish expedition of 1868. Parry's attempt to reach the Pole by pushing on to the north of Spitzbergen is to be repeated, and it is proposed to winter on one of the Seven Islands. Professor Nordenskjolci intends to proceed to Greenland this summer to purchase dogs for the sledges and procure some necessary information. THE MtIRPHY RIOTS AT WoOLWICII.—The citement and disturbances caused by Murphy's lectures still continue: Murphy has again appeared oh the platform of the Lecture hail, his suhject being ‘` English Teaching in Ireland." Ditrin the proceedings showers of stones and brickbats came through the windows on all sides simultaneously. Murphy was again escorted home by the pilice, an attempt being made to attack him by a body of Irishmen, who charged from an alley near the theatre. At the police-court a woman named Ann Ryan Was charged with throwing stones in lieresford-street. The prisoner was seen to make her *Ay through the crowd to where Murphy wits about to pass, and as he approach:A she threw a stone into the crowd. Mr. Mande fined her 55., or in default seven days' imprisonment.