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 proaecu
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 hc (Mr. Hawkins)
firmly believed the defendant acted es he had done because
he
Henry Hawki
was discharged for gross negligence.
The defendant stoutly denied having injured the boat,
.exan si
ticao:ol d n not
b y xi seer.
and called r.
eorge Finn e, a lightlighterman. who said that Mr.
boat from the spot where he stood.
In cross
Stoddart,what
twasgoing on
witness in
d.
the
mitted that
he saw the complainant's boat.
athe
Mr. Partridge said theevidence of • • was quite
worthless. He was
perfectly satisfied of the defendant's
guilt, and that his
9 8 conduct was wicked, scandalous, and
malicious. defendant 20s, and ordered him
He fined the
pay 20s more for the damage done to the boat—in all 40s,
and in default to be im • prisoned for 21 days.

FATAL DUEL IN PARIS
duel at Blois between two.
conversation yßolou'
daybl Messrs. sarfste.
rLtehl Lelorain rraai nc e ands, w
hLeanp Lapierre. 'tnghga roe a reportstvuanyd
oo
nf
officers,
ac
rasd
were in a café the
rib-
bon worn in the hats of Messrs. Walsh and de Serran, two
ex-Pontifical Zeuaves, which Lapierre thoughtu was meantmg
as an insult to the army, and talked of c them out.
"Do not make a fool of yourself," retorted Lelor
have met them in society, and they are very
nicofaellows,"
Lelorain, " 1
Lapierre got angry at this, the quarrel grew serio'ls
Lapierre struck his comrade in the face. According ;o and
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 GO paces from each other, and advance,
if they please, each 15 paces. Lapiorre 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 King of Prussia addresses his Generals in Berlin one
day, and his words are in print in London the next. The
latest imi,rovements on magnetic action have rendered this
and many other results undeviating. For instance, Herring's
magnetic brushes—in restoring grey hair to its natural colour
and in eradicating the agony of tic doloreux and nervous
headache. N.B.—Countertelts are being made. Offices, 32,
Basinghall-street; London,