The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

THE ORGAN-GRINDING NUISANCE.—A gentleman re-:
siding in the neighbourhood a Eaton-place, solicited the
magistrate to afford him all the assistance he could under
the following circumstances :

He stated that for some time past he had been much an-
noyed by organmen playing continually in front of his
house, Under ordinary_ circumstances, the matter would
have been perfectly unheeded, but applicant was unfortu-
nately suffering under a pailful malady, owing to which
the annoyance of which he complained was intolerable.
Mr Arnold—Have you applied to the police P
Applicant—l have, and have received every assistance
from the Cottage-road station, but the police cannot always
be :expected opposite my door, and the very instant their
back is turned, some Italian with an organ takes his station
and begins playing, and when the police are fetched, they
are gone, and are succeeded by others, and so the matter goes
on, There is a difficulty in my particular case, arising out
of the fact that these men are encouraged to play by an op-
posite neighbour.
Mr Arnold—What proof have you of that P

Applicant—l saw the blind drawn up and heard the
organ-man told to play on.
Mr Arnold—So you know who it was that told him to
play on.
Applicant—Yes, it was a lady, and she asked me why I
interfered with her organ man. I pointed out the annoy-
ance it was to me, and remonstrated with the lady, when
her husband became very angry and threatened to come out
and horsewhip me.
Mr Arnold—Where was he at the time of the threat ?

Applicant—He was standing at the drawing• room win-
dow and I was in the street.
Mr Arnold—You may take a peace summons against the
gentleman for the threat.
Applicant—How can the organ nuisance be got rid of—
it is in my state of health most intolerable ?
Mr Arnold—Does your neighbour who encourages the
organ men to play know that you are ill ?
Applicant—Perfectly well aware of the fact. I pointed it
out as my reason for not wishing the organs there. I said
that they were a very great and intolerable annoyance to
me.

Mr Arnold—The organ grinder, as a street nuisance, is
bound to move away from the neighbourhood of a person's
house who is suffering from illness when desired, and if he
refuses you can give him into custody. If you can prove
that any neighbour, knowing that you are ill, encourages
these organ men in playing at your house, you may have a
summons to bring the party bAore me, and I will deal with
them fur aiding and abetting in the commission of the
offence.

Applicant said ha was much obliged to the magistrate.

THAMES.

►STEALING COPPER FROM A SHIPYARD.--John Lawson
a dock labourer, aged 32, was brought before Mr Partridge
charged with stealing 6f lbs of composition metal which
had been stripped from the bottom of a ship is Snooks' dry
dock, Millwall. _

Charles Abbott, a police-constable, No. 322 K, stated
that yesterday evening he was on duty on the West Ferry-
road, Millwall, Poplar, when he saw the prisoner enter a
private house whfch communicated with the shed of a
marine store dealer. He entered a doorway in a side street
and went into a shed, in which he found the prisoner on
one side and a marine store dealer on the other. He seizes
the prisoner and took from under his frock a sheet of old
copper beaten up into the form of a breastplate, and in a
shape to fit the front of his body. He asked the prisoner
to account for the copper, and he said it was a little bit he
picked up. He said—" Yes, you work at ➢ir Snooks's dry
dock close by ?" To which he replied in the affi motive.
The dry dock was 100 yards from the marine storeshop.
The value of the metal was 3s 6d. He had been directed
by his Inspector to watch the dry dock and yard and pre-
vent depredations on the property there.
The prisoner, in defence, said ho was very sorry for what
he had done. He had to look after the property in the
shipyard—the copper especially—and he picked up a little
bit.

Mr Partridge—How long has the prisoner been employed
at Snooks' dry dock Y
The Prisoner—About one month.

Mr Partridge—And you are plundering your employer,
and convey the stolen property to a convenient receptacle
near the premises of your employer. You are sentenced to
21 days' imprisonment and hard labour for the unlawful
possession of the property.

THE EXAMINATION OF THE CLIFTON SHSPEN.
SION BRIDGE,—This bridge was on Monday officially exa-
mined by the Government authorities, accompanied by the
engineers and staff of the company. The officials were per-
fectly satisfied with the immense strength of the structure,
and the 500 ions of stones with which the bridge bad been
tested are now in course of removal.