The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-27 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

A SHAMEFUL CHAUGE OF FELONY.—Patrick Marler,
James Quinland, and John Dowd, three young men who
get their living by hard work, were placed in the felon's
dock charged with stealing a watch and chain, value £9,
the property of James M'Donald.
Prosecutor said that on Sunday afternoon he went to
visit his mother-in-law, at 7, Fulham-bridge-yard, Knights-
bridge, and remained there till between 11 and 12 at night.
Towards the latter part of that time a quarrel arose between
himself and brother-in-law, and they had a fight or scuffle.
When it was over, and prosecutor (who had gone away)
sent for his coal, waistcoat, and watch, which he had before
the fight thrown upon the bed, he missed his watch and
chain. The three prisoners had come into the room to
separate the parties in the fight, and they were given into
custody for the robbery.
In cross-examination by Mr Smyth, solicitor for the pri-
soners, prosecutor admitted that he had been drinking
freely, and gave so confused and unsatisfactory account of
the whole transaction that no dependence could be placed
upon his testimony, and he was ordered to stand out of the
witness-box. _ _

Prosecutor's mother-in,law and wife were called, but
did not carry the case a bit further against the accused.
Their evidence, on the contrary, went to show that there
were other persons in the room after the fight, and that
prosecutor gave his brother-in-law into custody for the
robbery on Sunday night, and afterwards charged the three
prisoners, although he had himself, in cross-examination,
expressed great doubt as to whether Dowd was even in the
room from which the watch had been stolen.
Prosecutor's brother-in-law was examined, but his evi-
dence did not in the slightest degree affect the prisoners,
whom he said came in to separate them while fighting.

Mr. Arnold—ls the watch and chain found ?
Policy—No, your Worship, it is not.
Mr. Arnold—ls there any further evidence against these
men?

Police—No, there is not.
Mr. Arnold—There is not the slightest case agains'
;hens. They are discharged.

THAMES.

MY NEIGIIII:CR'S SON.—Bartholottew l'Cabe,
strange looking man, about 25 years of age, who has given
an immense deal of trouble to his own father and family, to
the police, to his neighbours, and to the magistrates of this
court in the course of the last seven years, was brought
before Mr Paget charged with being on the premises of
Joseph Porter, coal merchant, of No 2, Davonport-street,
Ratcliff, for an unlawful purpose,
The prosecutor said the prisoner was a neighbour's son.
This morning between one and two o'clock he was knocked
up by a police-constable, and he saw that the gate leading
to his stables was open, and the prisoner in custody. He
had repeatedly warned the prisoner off the premises. He
had lost fowls, rope, harness, brass off his van, and other
property after the prisoner's visits, but, as he was a neigh-
bour's son, he did not take any legal proceedings apinst
him.

William Bean, a police-constable, 106 K, said that at
half-past ono o'clock that morning he saw the prosecutor's
gate open and the chain undone. He turned on his light,
and saw the prisoner coming from the stable. The pri-
soner, who had been drinking a little, threw himself on the
ground, and said ha had only just come into the place. The
prisoner had been in custody repeatedly for robbing his
father, a tradesman in Devonport-street, and was last con-
victed for a burglary and robbery in his father's premises,
and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and hard la-
bour.

Mr Paget—How long has he been out of prison ?
Witness—About six months.

The prisoner said he only came out of the workhouse
yesterday (Monday) morning, and he wont to Mr
Porter's premises to have a lay down• Mr Porter was a

relation.

Mr Paget—What relation ?
Prisoner—llls wil.fs husband's brother married his
daughter, (Laughter.)
A. sad history was given of the prisoner's career in his
parents' home, and Mr Paget, believing that he went to
Mr Porter's premises for a felonious purpose, sentenced
him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour.

The following is the number of persons which the
largest churches in Europe will contain :—St. Peter's,
Rome, 51,000 ; cathedral at Milan, 37,000 ; St, Paul's
at London, 25,000 ; Ste. Sophia at Ccmstantinople, 23,C00 ;
Notre Dame do Paris, 21,000; cathedral of Pisa, 13,000;
St. Mark, of Venice, 7,000.

DR. LIVINGSTONE.—Dr. Livingstone has been
compelled to decline the invitations to visit Southampton
which have been sent to him by the may r and the Hartley
Council, on the ground that he is most anxious to return to
India—where he has left his steamer, the Lady Nyassa, and
her crow—.', ith as little delay as possible, and has therefore
resolved to decline invitations of all kinds. He hopes, how-
ever to return to England in about a year, when he mill be
prepared to accept the hospitalities of this and other places
—Hampshire Advei ttser.