The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

A PERTINACIOUS PAUPER.—DonaId Thompson, who
says he is sixty years of ago, but does not look so old, and
appeared to be in good health and vigour, was brought
before Mr. Partridge charged with refusing to do the work
assigned to him in the City of London Union House, Bow-
road.

This was Thompson's sixtieth or seventieth appearance
at this court, and ho is certainly the most troublesome
pauper that ever lived. He has tormented and plagued the
Poor-law Board, the guardians of the City Union, other
boards, churchwardens, overseers. and more particularly
the magistrates of this court, for the last fifteen years. A
new complaint has been launched every time he has ap-
peared in the Thames Police Court. lie has tired out the
Lord Mayor and all the aldermen of the City, but ho pro-
mises to be a periodical nuisance to the magistrates of this
court for many years.
Mr. Edwin Holland, labour-master in the Union House,
said the prisoner was last sentenced by Mr. Paget to one
month's imprisonment in Hclloway House of
Correction,
and came out on Tuesday morning !set. The prisoner
found his way back to the workhouse on the same evening.
He was requested to pick oakum on Wednesday. morning,
and refused—no quantity was assigned. The prisoner had
done no work for three days.
The prisoner said he should like the magistrate to read
his correspondence with the Poor Law Board guardians,
and others.
Mr. Partridge said he should not like to do it. (A laugh.)
The prisoner said he was not well, and he must severely
condemn the publio Press for stating that he had a new
disease every time he came to that court. He had only
one disease. (" Laziness, injan audible whisper from a
person at the back of the court). Silence was requested,
and the prisoner said he was really ill.
Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner if he would see the
medical officer, to which Thompson replied, no, 1 have no
faith in him, and asked the magistrate to read the opinion
of a superior authority ; he meant a physician.
Mr. Partridge decline to peruse the document.
Thompson then demandad an interview with the guar-
dians who would attend the union-house on Monday nest.
He wanted to state his grievances.
Mr. Holland :aid when the prisoner was last before the
committee ho said ho had no complaint to wake-
'Thompson
eeitl ho did not object to the work—ho only
ollscted to tbe place, the refractory ward, into which ho was

•, There has been no material alteration in the Liverpool
Steeplechase betting to-day, except the advance of Martha,
about which they take 20 to 1 rather freely. Amy has
receded a few points since yesterday, but Bantam is
very firm at sto 1. There has been very little doing on the
Liverpool Sieing Cup. Costa is the favourite at 6 to 1, anti
the Monk and Argonaut about S to 1 each. The follow-
ing are tho latest quotations:—
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE,
sto 1 apt Bantam (off red)
6to 1 apst Emblematic (offered)
10 to 1 agst Jerusalem (taken)
10 to 1 agst W'ee Noll (offered)
I'2 to 1 aget Portland (offered)
100 to 6 agst Real Jam (taken)
100 to G agst Ocean Witch (offered to take 20 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Romeo (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Amy (offered)
100 to 6 aget Martha (taken)
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o o
o art
BelWorcestert,s Life
21 (offered)(ak n)
to 1 agst Sinking Fund (offered—take 30 to 1)
t e
33 to 1 agst Harry (offered)
50 to 1 agst Leonidas (taken)
50 to 1 agst Chester (taken and offered)
60 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken)
50 to 1 eget Emblem (offered)
50 to 1 agst Reporter (taken)
60 to 1 agst Thomastown (offered)
100 to 1 agst Wife (taken)
LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP:
6to 1 agst Costa (taken)
Bto 1 agst Argonaut (offered)
to 1 agst The Monk (offend)
Bto 1 agst Warminster (taken)
to 1 ngst St. Lawrence
10 to 1 agst Truant