The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

-.6 He was then committed to the Central Criminal Cour
:or trial.

CAUTION TO LICENgED VICTUALLERS NIJIIEROTJS
ROBBERIES AT TAVERNS.—John Price, a tall, shabby-
looking man, who had under his arm a large cloak, was
charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a clock, of the value
of £2los, from the parlour of the Marlborough Head Tavern,
North Audley-street,

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Thomas John Richards, a lad in the employ of Mr. John
Dawson, the landlord of the Marlborough Head, North
Audley-street, said that on the previous afternoon, while
cleaning the outside lamps, he saw the prisoner enter the
house and walked into the parlour. As the prisoner was
wearing a large cloak, and had been to the house once or
twice before that week and acted in rather a suspicious
manner, ho was induced to watch him. Shortly after, the
prisoner came out of the house and was walking away,
when, thinking he would see whether all was right in the
parlour, he stepped in, and at once missed the clock. He
then went in pursuit of the prisoner and caught him at the
corner of Princes-street and Oxford-street, when he noticed
he had something bulky under his cloak, so he stopped him
and gave him into custody, and the clock was found under
his arm.

Police-constable 121 D proved taking the prisoner into
custody, and stated that he refused his address. Several
clocks had been stolen lately from the parlours of taverns.
Mr Knoz remanded the prisoner, to give the police an
opportunity of making inquiries.
ANNOYING A LICENSED VIOTUALLEB.—Thos. M'Nally,
described as a surveyor, of Water-street, Whitefriars, was
charged before Mr Knox with assaulting and annoying Mr
Marshall, of the Romney Arms, Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-
square.

Mr Edward Lewis, Great Marlborough-street, appeared
for the complainant, and, in opening the case, said the de-
fendant was charged with assaulting and annoying Mr
Marshall.

From the evidence of Mr Marshall, it appeared that the
defendant went to his house the previous night, and made
use of very coarse language, and annoyed his customers.
Mr, Marshall, with the assistance of his barman and a
constable, 42 E, ejected him; in the struggle, the defen-
dant catching hcld of Mr Marshall by the arm and the
groin, the former was badly bruised. The defendant
was then taken to the station, and charged, and bailed out,
but shortly after he returned to the house and threatened
Mr Marshall. It further appeared that the defendant made
five or six attempts to strike Mr Marshall.
A person lamed Catchpole corroborated Mr Marshall in
many respects.

After hearing the defendant and a witness in his behalf,
Mr Enos ordered the defendant to enter into his recogni-
sance in the sum 01450 to keep the peace for six months.

THAMES.

STEALINQ RAISINS.—John and Mary Daniels, man and
wife, were brought before Mr Partridge, charged with
stealing 31bs of raisins.
William Wells, a constable, is the service of the East and
West India Dock Company, stated on Saturday evening
last, a few minutes before seven o'clock, the prisoners came
to the gate from the dock and presented a pass for a bundle
of dirty clothes and a broom from the ship Glen Devon.
He looked at the bundle and saw it contained clothes and
a broom. He then asked her what was in the basket she
carried, to which she replied, my handkerchief, He said
there :was something more than a handkerchief, and she
said yes, I have some raisins. He asked her where she
obtained them, and she first said that she brought
them into the dock with her, and brought them in Rother-
hithe. He asked her the quantity, the name of the shop
where she bought them, and other particulars. She said
there were three or founds of raisins, and that she did not
know the name of the street or the shop. He afterwards,
in the presence of the chief constable, said he would take•a
little trouble, and if either of the prisoners would point out
where she bought them, he would make inquiries. She
then said she had not bought them at all, and that they
were given to her by the captain of the Pride of the West,
in Commercial Dock, Rotherhithe.

Mr Partridge—l strongly object to the system of police
officers and constables interrogating prisoners. It is a
French system, not an English system, and I hope it will
never be introduced into this country. Judges and magis-
trates are not allowed to question prisoners in this country.
It is the duty of police officers to hear all that prisoners
have to say and repeat it in evidence.

Captain Henry Amos Brown, the master of the ship Glen
Devon, said the male prisoner bad been in his service as
shipkeeper for two months. Ho had a largo quantity of
raisins on board. He had not missed any.
Mr. Sheppard. chief constable of the East and West
India Dock, said ho allowed the prisoners to go at large on
Saturday for inquiries to be made, and arrested them again
yesterday.

Mr. Partridge discharged the woman, on the ground that
she acted under the coercion of her husband, and fined the
male prisoner 20s. for unlawful possession of the raisins.

MADAME ALBONI.—It is understood that Madame
Alboni has retired from " the profession," all too
soon for those who delighted in her lovely voice and unim-
peachable method, One of the ladies put forward to re-
place her, without right or reason, Madame Borghi-Mauro,
is engaged (says the Gazette Musicale) to open the new
opera house at Ctranada,—.4thencoon,

MARLBORO UTGH• STREET.
EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY BY THE BUTLER TO
VISCOUNT TEMP LETOU N.—John Archer, an elderly man,
butler and valet to Viscount Templetoun, of 27, George-
street, lianover-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with
stealing a quantity of plate, of the value of £BO, the pro-
perty of George Frederick Upton Viscount Templetoun.
Mr. R. W. Lucas, Solicitor, of 20, Great Marlborough-
stseet, prosecuted.
Mr. Lucas, in opening the case, stated that he appeared
on the part cf Viscount Templetoun to prosecute the pri-
soner, who had been some years in his service as valet and
butler, for stealing a quantity of plate. Mr. Lucas then
cal led

John Footit, footman to Viscount Templetoun,who said—
. know the prisoner John Archer. He was valet and butler
and had charge of the plate. I saw it in his possession 12
months' ago, 'out he has had charge of it for the last five
years. I went with Inspector Draper yesterday to Mr.
Harrison's, pawnbroker, 95, Wardour-street, and there saw
some plate produced, and I identified it as some of Viscount
Tompletoun's plate (a large quantity Nvai here produced).
I then went with the inspector to another pawnbroker's,
Tomlinson and Richards, No, 11 and 12, Upper George-
street, Portman-square, and identified some plate. 1 then
went to Mr. Starling's, GS, Great Portland-street, another
pawnbroker, and there saw two silver spoons bearing the
initials of Viscount Templetoun.
Mr, Knox—Have you recovered an the missing property ?
Mr. Wood—We have.
Thos. Day, in the employ of Mr, Harrison, pawnbroker,
of Wardour-street, produced four duplicates renewed by the
prisoner on the Ist of last July, and also the property they
related to ; James Vincent, assistant to Mr. Tomlinson,
pownbroker, of Upper George•street, produced some dupli-
cates showing that the prisoner had pledged several articles
and renewed the duplicates ; and an assistant to Mr.
Starling proved some pledgings by the prisoner.
Mr. Wood—The total amount the articles were pledged
for was £62 14s.
Inspector Geo. Draper—l was called to 27, George-street,
Hanover-square, and told the prisoner he was charged with
stealing a quantity of plate, and :that I must take him to
the station, I then showed him the duplicates I now pro-
duce, and asked him how Viscount Templetoun became
possessed of thorn, The prisoner said "I gave them to one
of the servants to give to his lordship."
Prisoner—l have no questions to ask.
The depositions having been read over by Mr. Noakes,
he chief clerk,
The prisoner said—l have nothing to say to the charge