The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER,

James Barnes, 335 B, said he took Sewell into custody
as he was running through Chapel-street, pursued by a
vast number of people. H > brought him to Orchard-
street and gave him to another constable, and he took Smith
to the station, He searched him and found two blankets
under his clothing wrapped ro Ind his body.
George Hackle, 56 13, proved the taking Sewell into
custody. On searching him he found two rugs under his
shirt and a watch chain in his pocket.
The offloar having stated that a remand would no doubt
find out that the prisoners were old hands at this business,
Mr. Selfe remanded them for a week.

MRS. JAMES AGAlN.—Elizabeth James, an old women
of dirty appearance; was charged with being drunk and
riotous.

The offence having been proved, Mr, Selfe inquired
whether she had boen in custody before.
The police replied this was the 123 d time she had been
charged at this court for offences committed while in a state
of drunkenness.

Mr. Solfe (to defendant)—Where do you expect to
go to ?

Defendant gave no answer, apparently being stupid.
Mr. Selfe—You are sentenced to seven days' imprison
ment.

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THAMES.

TIRED or BEING ASHORE.—John Shea, a tall and
smart-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with breaking a pane of
glass in a tradesman's
window and assaulting a police constable.
The prisoner, a sailor, was carousing along Ratcliffe-
highway last night, and staggered against several persons,
while others he pushed to the right or to the left as he met
them. At last he fell against the window of Mr. Horn, a
saddler and harness maker, which brought him up all
standing. He was captured and given into the custody
of George Coleman, a policeman, 270 R. The prisoner made
several attempts to throw the policeman, but did not suc-
ceed. He was guilty of considerable violence on his way to
the station-house.

Mr. Paget asked the prisoner what he had to say to the
charge, on which he put his hands in his pockets, laughed,
and said—l am tired of living on shore. I wish I was going
down channel now.

Mr. Paget—What are Sou?

The Prisoner—A sailor, your honour.
Mr. Paget.—An able-bodied man like you may get a
berth on board ship directly.
You are treating this charge
very lightly.
The Prisoner--I
can't keep my legs steady on shore. I
fell through the window.

Mr. Paget—You are fined 10s. for the assault on the
policeman.

Mr. Horn—Am Ito be paid for my window? The cost
of a new pane of glass will be ss.
Mr. Paget—The prisoner did not break it wilfully. You
can sue him for ss. in the County Court.
STEALING TEA IN THE LONDON Docx.--Thomas
Brown, aged 34, a lighterman'a watchman, of 92, Lucas-
street, St. George-in-the-East, was brought before Mr.
Paget, charged with stealing eight ounces of tea, valued
Is. 6d., the property of the London Dock Company.
Edward Ellis, a dock constable, stated that he was pass-
ing a shed on the west quay of the London Dock, and saw
theri prisoner
gangway. He suspected the
p
and went into the shed in
whichn
e h
quantity
of teas. He discovered
prisoner
wasr e wcoming
aatafter
ear g
ngreat
outa t
good,of a
a het sof tea ,was broken open, and that some of the
on
had been abstracted. The prisoner had
no business in the shed at all. He saw the
contents
prisoner go on board a lighter on the river,
and waited till he came on shore, when he took him into
custody and searched him. He found eight ounces of clean
tea loose in the prisoner's pockets. It was similar in colour
and quality to the tea in the chest.

The prisoner admitted he had taken a little tea. He was
sorry for what he had done.

Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for
;WO months, and kept to hard labour.

THE STEAM RAXS,
, _

JUDGES' CHAMBERS--UA.RCR 16.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAEIf
LAy.RLIAMISRD AND OTHERS-THE
STIn this case a commission had been ordered for the exa-
mination of witnesses in Egypt, including the Pacha of
Egypt, and the parties cams before his lordship on the ques-
tion whether the evidence was to be taken viva voce or by
interrogatories.

Mr. T. Jones, on the part of the Attorney-General, said
the evidence must be given viva voce, and
not by interro-
gatories.

Mr. Justice Mellor said it was his intention that the evi-
dence should be given viva voce, or he sybotuhled
Cnroetwhnavtee
the
e-
dered a
other
side
dset ihteermo
before
the
hoef
commission facts to log
wasiven
ebe
4t
Mr. Le Riche, from the office of Messrs. Gregory and
Rowoliffi, said if the commission was abandoned Messrs.
Laird would consent to the trial at Liverpool in the
present
assizes.

Mr. Cottrell, for the French claimants, said the arrange..
ment was that interrogatories should be put to the witnesses.
His Lordship requested the parties tc settle the terms of
the commission. As to the order to ezarnine the Pasha of
Egypt, although his name Appeared, the of his Ministers
could give the evidence.
The parties retired, but could not arrange. They went
upon,
his lordship again, and interrogatories were insisted

His Lordship said he had never intezded interrogatories,
and must by his original intention.
After some discussion it was settle] that the evidence
would be viva voce, and that the Attothey. General was to
give a statement of the facts in five days from the present
time. The evidence to be closed by the 30th April.

THE PRINCE IMPERIAL, a whimsical little anec-
dote relates, recently entered the study of the Emperor,
and, putting on a grave face, said, "rho Schleswig-Hol-
stein question is dangerous." The Emperor having ques-
tioned the boy as to how he came to the conclusion, was
informed that he had just read it in a

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ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS.—John Smith and
Wm. Sewell, two low•looking fellows, were charged with
robbing furnished lodgings.
Mary Haddon, keeper of a lodging-house in Orchard-
street, Westminster, said that the two prisoners came to
her house cn the previous evening and took two beds of her
husband. She was fetched in the morning to see if some
blankets which had been found on the prisoner Smith were
hers, and as she identified them the men were given into
custody.