The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-11 00:00:00

THAMES•

A VILE FELLOW.—George Moulton, a lighterman, of
No. 5, Alfred-street, Millwall, appeared before Mr. Part-
ridge on a summons which charged him with wilfully and
maliciously damaging a boat, the property of Mr. John
Hawkins, a master lighterman and barge owner, of No. 4,
Augusta-place, Lower-road, Rotherhithe.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, stated the case for the prosecu-
tion. He could not conceive anything more vile than the
wanton destruction of property. The defendant, who was
a person of ill-conditioned mind, was formerly employed by
the complainant to navigate barges on the river, and to put
them in and out of the various docks. On one occasion de-
fendant allowed the barges in his care to go adrift, which
put Mr. Hawkins to great expense. This scandalous neglect
led to the defendant's dismissal, and he resolved on a mean
and petty
Hawkins, jun., the'complainant's son, took his father's boat
revenge. On the 29th of last month Mr. John
to the entrance of the south dock, West India dock, and
left it there between 11 and 12 o'clock at noon. It was
properly secured. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Henry Haw-
kins, another of the complainant's sons, observed the
defendant in the boat with a hitcher (a long and thick staff
with an iron hook at one end) with which he evidently
struck the bottom of the boat. The boat-hook, or hitcher,
was driven right through the boat and the water rushed in.
Mr. Henry Hawkins asked the prisoner what he meant by
such a mischievous proceeding, and he had the audacity to
deny it,
Evidence was called in support of the solicitor's state-
ment, and Mr. Henry Hawkins, the complainant's son,
stated that he distinctly saw Moulton drive his boathook
boat
andoa t
calledt.
r from
dme ftewbuokd
Hawkins
st
through the flooring of the boat.
The complainant said the cost of repairing the damags
Caused by the defendant was £l, and he (Mr. Hawkins)
George Finnis,
hfiHreeTmwnhlrayyea bHeliae
dischargedved the
fordefendant
gross n
eagcltiegde
nacs eh. e had done because
In cross-exami
that he saw
nsitito:ulolycomdepnliareidnahnta,vsinbogattn.jured the boat,
Mr. Partridgea lighterman, who said that Mr.
could not see what was going on in the
ry worthless.2o s m spot where he stood.
malicious. He fined the conduct
was
defendant 20s,
by M Stoddart, the witness ad-
mittedd
w a saids
satisfiedf
o r 2lodfaoyFfs i.tnhnei s d
ewf
cans quiteda
nt,s
more fur the damage
and in default to be imprisoned guilt, and that his
done to the boat—in all 40s,
wicked,al2 and scandalous,eder ed himantdo

—FATAL DUEL IN PARIS,
ToPuig• aro reports a sad
Both
hg cavalry officers,
weret in a café the
conversation
duel at Blois between two
turned
Scderornana, r
twi
b
o-
IN
dayl sarfst
e.
rLteili oe rai n
races, and w
hLeanp Lapierre. e.
nice ek themrf
aeno' " 1
bon worn in the hats of Messrs. Walsh and
ex-Pontifical Zonaves, which Lapierre thought was meant
as an insult to the army, and talked of calling
"Do not make a fool of yourself," retorted cut.
have met them in society, and they are very
Lapierra got angry at this, the quarrel grew serious fellows,"
Lapierre struck his comrade in the face. According to the
French military code of honour a duel became inevitable.
It took place on the following day with cavalry pistols, the
men being placed at 60 paces from each other, and advance,
if they please, each 15 paces. Lapierre fired first, at 40
paces from his friend, and missed; Lelorain then advanced
five paces, and shot his friend through the brain. Lapierre
was only 25 years old.
The Ringof Prussia addresses his Generals in Perlin one
day, and his words are in print in London the next. The
latest itn,,rovements on magnetic action have rendered this
and many other results undeviating. For instance, Herring's
magnetic brushes—ln restoring grey hair to its natural colour
and in eradicating the agony of tic doloreux and nervous
headache. N.l3.—Counterfeits are being made. Offices, 62,
Basiog,nall-street, Ludo.