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

14IISCELLANEOUS—Continued.
Contract Corporation. Ban., 7 1 ci 71
Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 51 5
English and Australian Copper, If
Financial Corporation, 41
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 11m., 8 ; I I
Hudson's Bay, 18 1 I
Indian Carrying (lim), 1/ •
International Financial Society, 12:1 111 12
Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, lim., 8
Ditto (4), 54
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 5 1
Joint•stock Discount, Ihn., 61
Land Securities, lira., 4i 1
London Financial Association, lim., 261 ;
Ditto, new, 151 1
Londn Provincial Marine, 31
Mercantile Credit Association, llm., 1311 1 13
National Discount Company, lira., 111 1
National Steam Navigation, lim., 5;
Nerbudda Coal and Iron, 54
Nova Scotia Gold and Land, Rm., 11
Ocean arine (Insurance), 19
Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 3i 3 1
Peel River Land and Mineral, 47
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 61 2
Ditto, new, 51 1 2
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 271 7
Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 61
Universal Marine (Insurance), lim., 41

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

NVORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. Rogers said he wished to state, as this was the firs,

time that prisoners charged with destroying their clothing
had appeared before the magistrates at that court, in the
attire in which the prisoners appeared, that in consequence
of the great increase. of the offence, the authorities, having
estimated all the stock of clothing, had felt bound to consi-
der what steps could be taken with the view of checking the
casual poor destroying their clothing. They had therefore
adopted the kindof clothing the prisoners were then wearing.
Mr, Knox was bound to say that, for some time past, he
had not sat a day without having charges of a similar kind
brought before him, and that the offence was on the increase.
With regard to the parish of St. George's, be had never,
since he first sat at the court, had a case of harshness to
the poor brought before him. As far as the wan Hibberd
was concerned, it was shown that he could have applied for
admission if he thought proper, as the overseer was in at-
tendance from 9 o'clock till 6. In what the authorities had
done he could not say they had adopted an improper course,
but he (11Ir. Knox) would advise that it should be done
with discrimination, and not adopted towards everybody.
Mr. Rogers said the casual poor were supplied with food
night and morning, and there was a bath provided for them
to cleanse themselves if they thought proper to do so.
Mr. Knox asked whether there was any doubt about
Hibberd being paralysed, and one of the officers of the court
said there was not.

Mr. Knox said he should send Riley for 21 days hard
labour, and Hibberd could go. back to the workhouse, and
if St. George's was his parit hhe would bo admitted. He
hoped the authorities would succeed in checking the offence.
Mr. Rogers said the nes canvas clothing was exhibited
in the wards, and he thought its appearance would have the
effect of checking the offence.

It may be stated that as many as five persons have been
charged at this court daily for destroying their clothing in
the different workhouses.

WESTMINSTER.

ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS.—John Smith and
Wtn. 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 en the previous evening and took two beds of her
husband. She wss fetched in the morning to see if some
blankets which had been found en the prisoner Smith were
hers, and as she identified them the men were given into
custody.

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 IS, proved the taking Sewell into
custody. On searching him he found two rugs under his
shirt and a watch chain in his pocket.
The offio3r 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.
Mns. JAMES AGAlN.—Elizabeth James, an old woman
of dirty appearance, was charged with being drunk a4l
riotous.

The offence having been proved, Mr, Selfe inquired
whether ehe had been 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. Selfe (to defendant)—Where do you expect to
go to ?

Defendant gave no answer, apparently being stupid.
Mr. Selfe—You aro sentenced to seven days' imprison-
runt.

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THAMES.
TIRED or BEING AsitoßE.L-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 polico constable.
The prisoner, a sailor, was carousing along Rateliffa-
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 tell 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 K. 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 ho 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 you
The Prisoner—A sailor, your honour.
Mr. Paget.—An able-bodied man like you may get a
berth on
r board e
rcan't
keep
adirectly, You are treating this charge
very lightly.
The
legs steady on shore. I
fell through the window.
i so
oar
c

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 net break it wilfully. Ylla
can sue him for 68. iu the County Court.
STEALING TEA. IN THE LONDON DOCK.. —Thomas
St. Georp. in. the- Rut,
813irreoewn, aged 34, a bghterman's watchman, of 92, Lucas-
t,
Was brought before Mr.
le. 6d., the property of the London Dock Codipany.
ounces of tea, valued
stated that he was pass-
ingeight a shed on the west quay of the London Dock, and saw
the prisoner coming out of a gang
g'" v. ”
-Y• Ile suspecod the
prisoner was after no good, and went into the shed in
which there was a great quantity of teas. He discovered
a on h
contents
of aopen, and that some of the
no business in the shed at The prisoner had
all. He saw the
cethtaed wasbeen broken
abstracted,
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 foul(' 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.

prisoner to be imprisoned for
two
ol r. Pagetmonths en
, asndtkenepcetd thtoheard
labour.

THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW.

The following letter has been addressed to officers
commanding
administrative regiments and corps of
the establishment of a battalion in the metropolitan
district :

request that, in the event of the corps under year com-
mandSir,—l am directed by the Earl de Grey and Ripon to
being desirous to take part in the proposed Volunteer
Review at Guildford, on the 28th instant, you will be good
for the purpose of receiving the neces-
enough to attend at this Offi3o on Friday next, the 18th
hist,' at 12 o'clock,
sary instructions.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your
obedient servant,

GEORGE ERSKINE, Colonel.
War Office, March 16, 1864.

THE YACHTSQUADRON.—It has been calculated
from recent returns that there are no fewer than 817 English
yachts, mantled by nearly 4,000 sailors, A splendid nucleus
for a nation to draw its resources from,

NOVEL PROCEEDINGS ON THE PART OP ST. GEORGE'S
PARISH.—Two men Lamed John Riley and James Hib-
berd, the latter paralysed, were brought before Mr. Knox
charged with destroying their own clothes while in St.
George's workhouse
Mr. Rogers attended to prosecute on the part of the
authorities of St. George's parish.
The appearance of the men in court caused a good deal of
excitement and not a little merriment, in which the pri-
soners joined. They were both attired in brown linen can-
vas suits, and certainly presented a most grotesque spectacle.
Lines, the taskmaster of St. George's workhouse, said he
admitted both men last night to the casual ward, and this
morning he found all their clothes destroyed. He asked
them who hal done it, and they admitted doing it them•
selves—one stating that he was parabsed, and the other
that he wanted better ctothes. He then gave them into
custody.
Hibberd said that St. George's was his pariah, and he
had asked to be admitted to the house.
Lines said he told Hibberd that if he belonged to the
parish, and applied at the proper time to be admitted, he
would be.
Hibberd said he was paralysed.
Mr. Rogers said there was no ground for his saying that
he would not be admitted, if he applied at the proper time
—the overseer being in attendance from 9 in the morning
till 6 in the evening, to attend to applications for admission.
Riley said he did not wish to say anything in answer to
the charge,