The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DARING ROBBERY.—James Sullivan, a young man, was
charged before Mr. Selfe with the following daring street
robbery

Henry Trees, of 2, Willow-street, Westminster, said that
on Tuesday night he called with some friends at the Lord
Clive publichouse, Rochester-row, and left there alone
about 11 o'clock. He had only proceeded a few yards when
the prisoner came in front of him and struck him so violent
a blow in the stomach that he fell up against a shop front
powerless, and became perfectly insensible. When he
recovered himself he found that his watch and appendages,
including some foreign coins, had been stolen from his
pocket, and the prisoner was gone.
Mr Selfe asked if he know anything of the prisoner, and
asked how he became in custody.
Prosecutor said that the prisoner had been in the same
publichouse at the same time as his party, and must have
followed him out without loss of time. He next saw him
again after the robbery last (Friday) night, and immediately
gave him into custody. When prosecutor recovered his
senses and missed his watch he was told that it was the
prisoner who had got it. He was then described by the
name of Wheeler, by which he appeared to be known, al-
though ho now gave that of Sullivan.
Prosecutor, in answer to further questions, said he was
perfectly sober, which was proved by those who were with
him, and who described the robbery as being very sudden.
Police-constable 267 H, said he found prosecutor insen-
sible against a front on Tuesday night. When he recovered
he stated he had been robbed. When prisoner was taken
in charge he admitted having been at the public house, but
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denied the robbery.
Prisoner repeated the denial.
He was remanded,

THAMES.
TEE BATTLE AND THE BREEZE.-GOOrgo Heatheote, a
,seaman, aged 21, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged
with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting William
Endesby.
The complainant is the mate of a Yorkshire " billy boy"
or schooner, called the Breeze. The prisoner belongs to
the same vessel. Last evening the mate, the prisoner, and
a boy named William Bright, went on shore for a cruise,
and returned at a late hour to their vessel, which they
reached, the lad said, by walking through the " mood"
(mud) on the shore at Wapping. The prisoner managed
to scramble on deck before his shipmates, and commenced
breaking open the forecastle hatch. The boy called out—
" Don't do that, George, here's the forecastle key, man."
The prisoner, from some unaccountable cause, was seized
with a sudden frenzy, and took up a piece of wood, with which
he struck Endesby on the side of the head and knooked him
backwards with it. The piece of wood was six feet long,
and as thick as a man's arm. This formidable weapon was
taken from the prisoner, who then seized the complainant
19y the hair of his head and struck and kicked him unmer-
cifully. The complainant said the boy shouted murder
and the police, and the crews of all the vessels near were
disturbed and joined in the shouts. A police constable re-
paired to the spot, who described the " battle and the
breeze." The prisoner kicked and punched the com-
plainant, who was calling for help.
The complainant, who was much bruised, produced a
large handful of hair which the prisoner tere from his
head.

The prisoner, who treated the matter lightly, made a
rambling defence.
Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 40s.

USE OF DEAD HORSES.—The contract for the
dead horses in the Federal army has just been lot for
£12,000. The horses' shoes are first pulled off, which are
worth about 4s; the hoofs fetch 8s; the tail 2e; the tallow
is not worth much; the hide is worth something; the shin
bones are sold to be converter into Ofille heEidS, knifehandles)
&0,-21retv York Paper.