The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
MAGISTERIAL REBUKE OF THE PAROCHIAL AUTHO- I
RITIES OF ST. MARTIN'S.—Thomas Moody Was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly at St.
Martin's Workhouse,
Raudell, the gate porter at the workhouse, said that
about four that morning the prisoner came ,to the work-
house and rang the bell and demanded admission, being
drunk at the time. He told the prisoner that he could not
admit him as the casual ward was full, and he then became
very abusive and disorderly, and at last he was compelled
to give him into custody.
The prisoner said he went to the workhouse and asked
for admission for himself and children, when he was told
that he could walk the streets till nine o'clock, and as it
was raining hard at the time he could not do so, and as
they refused to let in his children he was annoyed.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the gatekeeper whether the pri-
soner had two children with him, and the porter said he had.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said they might have admitted the chil-
dren, if not the man.
The porter said the casual ward would only hold 16.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then, I say it is a disgrace to the
parish to limit it to such a number. We are after all the
only persons who can stand up for the poor, and although
Ido not seek for popularity I think it time to do so.
With regard to the man, if he was drunk they were right
in keeping him out, but not with regard to the children;
and it was a disgraceful thing to keep them out, especially
in such weather. The great parish of St. Martin's refuses
to admit poor children in the night time, and only has a
ward to hold 16 poor persons I It is disgraceful. I have
had to do with the St. Martin's people before, and know
their practices. I shall discharge the prisoner.
It was stated that the prisoner had only just come into
town, and was therefore unable to apply for admission to
the workhouse at an earlier hour.
TILE " FITZROY HOME," OR SERVANTS' INSTITUTION.
—A gentleman waited upon Mr. Tyrwhitt this morning,
and asked for his advice respecting the Servants' Institu-
tion in Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.
The applicant said a friend, a lady, had applied to the
institution for two cooks, paying a fee of 10s., the promise
being given that cooks should be sent. None, however,
were sent, although the lady waited at home for a week.
He then wrote to the superintendent for an explanation,
and the only one given was that the matter should be laid
before the committee, and that applicant should be commu-
nicated with. Although he had waited some time for an
answer none had been sent.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, in referring the applicant to the County
Court, said that several complaints of a similar kind had
been made during the past few days, and he had received
several letters on the subject. Publicity, however, being
given to the matter would be attended with a good effect.
The applicant thanked the magistrate and retired.

WESTMINSTER:
IMPUDENT ROBBERY AT ONE OF MR. BELLEW'S LEO -
TURES.—A fleshly dressed fellow, with a carroty moustache,
who gave his name George Wood, but refused his address,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnoid, charged with rob-
bing a gentleman at an assemblage in the Vestry-hall,
Chelsea, congregated to hear Mr. Bellew on Shakaperian
readings.
Mr. Henry Barrett said he was one of the company at the
Vestry-hall, and when he was leaving there was a stream
of people coming from the hall and another entering it. On
a sudden prosecutor felt convinced that he had been robbed.
His attention was at first attracted by hearing " a
and on looking down, he found his watch gone and his
guard hanging loose. The robbery had been committed by
cutting through the ring of the guard-chain with some
instrument.
Mr. Arnold—Where was the prisoner at the time you
missed your watch?
Prosecutor—Right in front of me, coming in an opposit3
direction; and at the moment after I heard "the click" I
saw the prisoner pass something to another person near
him.
Prisoner—Why did you not lay hold of the person ?

Prosecutor—l could not.
Prisoner—Oh yes you could, if what you say is true.
Why did you let the person go away ?
Prosecutor—There were so many persons passing at the
moment that the person was lost in a moment, and I found
I had quite enough to do to secure you.
Prisoner—Your Worship all this is a mistake. I sat
next but one to this gentleman in the hall, and heard the
lecture, and we were coming out together when I was sud-
denly mistaken for somebody else and given into custody.
Mr. Arnold—Are you aware whether he sat next to yeu
in the ball.

Prosecutor—l cannot say ; I did not see him until he
was before me in the crowd he was then coming in a
perfectly opposite direction.
Prisoner—lt's all a mistake.
A gentleman who was near the prosecutor here stepped
forward and clearly described the position of both parties.

He saw the prisoner extend his hand towards the prose-
cutor, and after " the click" distinctly saw him drop the
gold watch ring from his hand, and witness afterwards
picked it up.
Prisoner—Well, your worship, if he will say that, he
will of course say anything.
Mr. Arnold—Do you object to give your address ?
Prisoner—Well, yes, I would rather not.
Mr. Arnold—You are remaided till Tuesday.

THE MARQUIS OF BATH'S PRESERVES have this
year yielded about 14,000 head of game.

- -
SKATING AT PARIS.—The Paris correspondent o
the Morning Post says :—" Skating is becoming a
courtly amusement beyond the ice-bound regions of the
north. While royal highnesses are skating in England im-
perial highnesses are skating in France. It will hencefor-
ward be necessary that persons, from chamberlains down to
powdered footmen, should know how to canes attendance
not merely in withdrawing and reception halls, but on the
slippery frozen floors of lakes and ponds. Oa Sunday a new
set of courtiers and household servants surrounded their
Imperial Majesties,who again honoured the small lake of the
Bois de Boulogne. The weather was pleasantly cold. In
addition to the usual park company assembled on such oc-
casions the waters were surrounded by a number of the
fashionable world, who evidently expected the Imperial
party, the Court circle arriving about 3 o'clock. Already the
skaters had mustered pretty strongly. There wore German,
English, American, and one or two French ladies gliding
about with men companions, and there were sledges driven
swiftly onwards by cavaliers of the ice, containing those of
the fair sex who were born in days when the ladies of France
did nothing gymnastic but dance. How shall I describe the
skating modes of Paris ? Most of the fair creatures wear a
pretty round hat, with a red or white wing, or feathers, and
a veil which invites the curiosity of youthful imagination.
Any gay-coloured jacket, of any cut, decorated with any
description of fur, is allowed—and very pretty it is to ob-
serve the animated patches of red, violet, blue, white, and
black darting about amid the gloomy great coats and ugly
hats and caps of the men. But to continue my description
of the ladies' costume. Now comes the difficulty—to de-
scribe the toilette, costume, dress, robe, modes—how ought
it to be called ?—of what comes below the jackets,
casaques, polonaises, paletote—how ought such things
also to be called ? Well, that portion of female covering
which begins after the waist, and in our day assumes awful
proportions before it hides the feet, is in the ice modes of
Paris drawn up in festoons by unseen mysterious mecha-
nical aid, leaving (and here again I feel a difficulty) very
visible nearly a whole pair of stockings, which may be red
or black, or—if I dare use the word in such a place—
' fancy.' Then come the Polish boots, and then the silver
skates. My limited descriptive powers are happily no longer
required; but if such enchanting toilettes do not load to
holy "matrimony, men's hearts aro frozen as well as the
waters of the Bois de Boulogne. Skating, it should be ob-
served, in the Parisian polite world is only beginning to be
fashionable. The Emperor no doubt learned to skate in
Switzerland and England ; but where did the Empress learn
to glide ever the ice so gracefully? Dressed in a pretty
black costume; and appearing delighted with the sport. Her
Majesty several times, accompanied by two gentlemen, not
in waiting, but in going, skated among the moving multi-
tude, whip the little Imperial Prince and heir to the throne
was showing the cr3wd of spectators on shore that he had
already become familiar with this slippery world and its
accidents."