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 revenge. On the 29th of last month Mr. John
Hawkins, jun., the complainant's son, took his father's boat
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
through the flooring of the boat.
The complainant said the cost of repairing the damage
caused by the defendant was £l, and he (Mr. Hawkins)
firmly believed the defendant acted as he had done because
he was discharged for gross negligence.
The defendant stoutly denied having injured the boat,
and called George Finnis, a lighterraan, who said that Mr.
Henry Hawkins could not see what was going on in the
boat from the spot where he stood.
In eross--examination by Mr. Stoddart, the witness ad-
mitted that he saw the complainant's boat.
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theed thequitedamage defendant
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pay 40s,
and in default to be imprisoned for 21 days.

duel at Blois between RM.—Figaro reports a sad
FATAL DUEL IN P t
day after the races, whenPitehrerec.onversation turned on a rib-
bon worn in the hats of MessrLs.a
two Young cavalry officers,
and talLie
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calling them out.
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Lapierre struck his comrade in the face. grewA serious, and
According to the
iLnelaoreaaire, thei( l
French military code of honour a duel became
inevitable.
It took place on the following day with cavalrythe,
men being placed at 60 paces from each other, and
andadvanc
pistols,
paces
factehs
they
yrom hpleaLe} each 15 paces. Lapierre fired first, at 40
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friend, and missed; Lelorain then advanced
five paces, and shot his friend through the brain. Lapierre
was only 25 years old.
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