The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-26 00:00:00

THAMES.

"OH WHAT A FALL WAS THERE, MY COUNTRYMEN."
—Joseph Shepherd, a cab driver, was brought before Mr.
Partridge, charged with being drunk, and unable to take
care of his horse and vehicle.
William Turner, a police constable, No. 64 H, stated that
he saw the prisoner on the box of his cab this morning at
half-past two in Ratcliff Highway. The prisoner was
very drunk, and his horse and vehicle were going from one
side of the road to the other in a zig-z3g
direction. At last
the prisoner fell off his box into the road. The horse was
sober—(a laugh)—and went on without the driver, who was
stunned by the fall. He ---e picked up the unfortunate man
and assisted in carrying him to the station-house.
Mr Partridge asked the prisoner if the injuries on his
head and face were caused by the fall.
The prisoner answered in the affirmative, Me fall was
a very severe one. It shook him all over, and his head and
face were cut.
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lr Partridge said it was very dangerous for the public
for cabmen to become intoxicated, but in consideration of
the severe injuries which the prisoner received he would
discharge him without a fine.
The prisoner hobbled out of the dock exclaiming, "What
a fall was this, my countrymen!" (Laughter.)
JUVENILE EMBEZZLEMENT.—SamueI Cowderoy, errand
boy, aged 14, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged
with embezzling the sum of Bs. 7Ad. he had received for
and qn account of Mr Joseph Maire, a cheesemonger, of
No. 16, Langley-placo, Commercial-road.
The prisoner had been in Mr Maire's service for four
days only, at a salary of 4s. 6d. per week. On Tuesday
evening the boy was sent with a lot of goods to a customer
and was supplied with an invoice for the amount of the
He received the money, Bs. 7id., and absconded.
father brought him back to his master.
gaols dTo she. father of the boy said his son had been pilfering
money and property at various places, and was dismissed
last week for dishonesty by Mr. Wildbore, a surgeon. He
did not mention his son's dishonesty to Mr Maire, because
the boy made solemn promises to behave honestly in future.
prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Partridge com-
mitted
The
him for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
THE DERBY NIGHT AT CREMOHNE• GARDENS,—Two
said that he saw the prisoners
tashionably•dressed young men, who gave their names
John Evans and John Phillips, were placed at the bar
w3als7tllairrOnged with company.
charged with attempts at robbery in the crowded gardens
of Cremorne last night.
His atten-
tion was called to their proceedings, and he watched them,
at James
besarl,
when he saw the prisoner Phillips go in front of a gentle-
man and lay hold of his watch chain with his left hand,
Iwosheileehy,
while he endeavoured to
wrem a great rush of visit ove the watch with his right.
At that moment there as ors to the
bar, and the gentleman was carried away. Phillips then
went in front of another gentleman and endeavoured to take
his watch, but did not succeed, and witness spoke to the
gentleman, who said he had not lost anything, The pri-
soners on hearing this inquiry immediately walked away.
Mr. Arnold—What did Evans do P
Witness—On each occasion while Phillips was trying to
commit the robberies, Evans placed himself directly behind
him, and when they moved, one lost hold of the other'3 arm,
and, going to the bar, they called for a glass of sherry and
a cigar each, when I apprehended them,
Mr Arnold—Did they say anything when you told them
the nature of the charge ?
Witness—When I told Phillips I should take him for
attempting to rob gentlemen, he said " He hoped not, for the
sake of his mother." Phillips subsequently gave a false
address.
James Jones, another constable, partial:y confirmed the
first witness, and assisted him in capturing the prisoners.
The accused said that the witnesses were mistaken,
f hey ware quite innocent of the charge.
Prisoners were remanded.

MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN AT BALLARAT.—
The theatre was crowded on Thursday evening to witness
a repetition of Mr. Kean's Louis the Eleventh," but the
event of the evening was the presentation of the nugget of
gold to Mr. and Mrs. Kean. The nugget was a specimen
of gold and quartz, found about six months ago in New
Chum Gully, and bought by Messrs. Wittskow ski Brothers
and Co., from whom it was purchased by the presentatitm
committee for one hundred guineas. The specimen mea-
sures 4} inches by 31 inches, and is of a rough oval shape,
the intermixture of white quartz and pure bright gold.—
Balla? at Evening Post, Ma,ch 4.
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The Havre journals announce the death of M.
devers Van do Vyer, Belgian consul at that port, at the
age of 57.