The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-20 00:00:00

THAMES.

FURIOUS AND RECKLESS DRIVING.— James Calner,
carman, of No. 34, Hardinge-street, Commercial-road East,
aged 38, was brought :before Mr. Selfe, charged with being
drunk and furiously driving a horse and cart. lie was also
charged with running over John Burgess, and severely in-
juring him, in Broad-street, St. George-in-the-East, at
six o'clock yesterday evening.

Evidence was given by Charles Jones, a general dealer,
George Hart, a police-constable, No. 154 K, and others,
that the prisoner was driving a horse and van at a most
reckless and furious pace, that he drove against Burgess,
who was at his stall,'in Broad-street, and seriously injured
him. The prisoner took no notice of the poor fellow
he had knocked down and increased the speed of his
horse. Many persons followed and the horse was stopped.
The prisoner, who was very drunk and quite incapable of
managing a horse and cart, laughed at the sufferings of his
victim, while the assistant of Mr. Rosa, a surgeon, was at-
tending to him, and treated the matter with great levity.
Mr. Selfe—Where is the wounded man?
Hart, 154 K, said that Burgess was in the London
Hospital in a very dangerous condition.

Mr. Selfe—At what pace were the hrrse and van going
when this unfortunate occurrence took place ?
Jones—Ten miles an hour at least.
Mr. Selfe—l shall remand the prisoner until Saturday
next.

A COUPLE OF SIMPLETONS.—EIizabeth, aged 23, and
Catherine Newman, 22, women of the town, and inhabitants
of a vile locality known far and wide as Tiger Bay, St.
George-in-the-East, were brought up on remand before
Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing £23 10s. from the person
of Edmund White, a seaman.

The prosecutor was paid off from a Russian barque in the
West India Dock a few days since, and the same night he
was carousing with the prisoners and a shipmate named
Ellis. They visited the Earl of EfHingham Theatre, hada
good supper and wine, and at a late hour accompanied the
prisoners to Tiger Bay. In the course of the night the
seamen missed their companions, and White missed XlO 10s.
from the pocket of his trousers, which he had placed under
his pillow when he went to bed. There were four .E. 5 notes,
three sovereigns, and a half sovereign stolen.
The prosecutor now said he had since the last examina-
tion ascertained the number of the notes stolen, and pay-
ment was stopped at the Bank.
Ellis, the prosecutor's shipmate, said he was also robbed
of £lO.

Mr. Selfe—Last week, when you were here, I expressly
warned you to take care of your money, or you would b 3
-ebbed like your shipmate:
Ellis said he was not paid off until after he left the court.
He was in company
with a well known Limehouse crimp,
and directly that person left him he missed his money.
Mr. Stoddart, riolicitor, who appeared for the prisoners,
submitted there was no case whatever against them.
Mr. Selfe—Yes there is some cue against them. They
go to the house, No. 28, Frederick-street, better known as
Tiger Bay, a most horrible place, and the women leave the
place while the sailors are asleep, and when the man White
awakes all his money is gone. The next day the other man,
in spite of the warning I gave him, is robbed of £lO.
Sailors never will learn wisdom.
Mr. Stoddart--Never, sir; the newspapers are continually
warning seamen and publishing cases of this description.
I don't believe any jury will ever entertain this case.
Mr. Selfe—The sailors believe their wine was drugged. 1
0124 remand the prisoners for another week.