The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-30 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

BEGINNING BETIMES.—George Bancroft, a ragged, dimi-
nutive vagrant, without shoes or stockings, was placed in
the felon's dock before Mr. Arnold.

Magistrate—What is the age of this child ?
Prisoner—Seven years.
Magistrate—Prosecutor, surely you are not going to
press this ?
Prosecutor—l leave it entirely to you.

Magistrate—The charge against this child, seven years
old, is " stealing a bundle of radishes, value one penny."
Prosecutor—But he is an old *offender.
Magistrate—He cannot bo a very old offender at seven
years of age.
Police constable Tatham, 139 B—This is the third time
the prisoner has been brought into the station in a week
—twice for felony, and once for annoying a lady at the
Oratory, Brompton.
Prosecutor—And this is the third time he has robbed
me in a couple of days.
Magistrate—Go on with the charge.
John Crow, the prosecutor, said that yesterday evening
the prisoner came to his shop, stole the radishes, and made
off. He came back in an hour's time, when he succeeded
in taking him. He said if he had had shoes on he would
have walked into him (kicked his shines.)
Tatham said that prisoner was a most troublesome boy
and notorious offender, although so young. His mother
was a notorious old drunkard, who had been again and
again informed of the prisoner's misconduct.
The mother said her son would never do anything wrong
any more; he had promised her.
Magistrate (to the mother)—Now, listen to me, I shall
discharge your boy on your entering into recognizance of
£2 for his good behaviour for 6 months. Remember, if he
in any way offends you will have to pay the £2, or will be
sent to prison.

Zhe Serious Charge against a Beerhouse
Keeper.

WINDSOR, May 29.

This case, the particulars of which we have before given,
when the prisoner, Wm. Adolphus Robarts, was remanded
in consequence of the dangerous state of the girl from
being precipitated from an upstairs window into the street,
was resumed this day at the Town-hall.

The magistrates on the bench were Wm. Harris, Esq.
(Mayor), and W. Hanson, Esq. ; and there were also pre- I
sent Mr. West, from the office of Messrs. Shaen and Roscoe,
solicitors to the Society for the Protection of Women and
Children, awl Mr. Levy, chief officerof the society, 24, Ceci,l-
- Strand.
• Mr. West stated that although the unfortunate girlmight
be said to be in a fair way of recovering from the effects of
solserious a fall, she was not out of danger (he handed in a
certificate from Mr. Britwell, house-surgeon at the Infir-
mary, to that effect), and he consequently asked for a fur-
ther remand for another week in order to see the result.
Edward Dowsett, of Church-lane, Windsor, stated that
on Tuesday, the 23d inst., at a quarter before seven o'clock
in the morning, he heard the girl's voice, calling out inpri-
soner's house as if in painful distress. He directed his wife's
attention to it, and afterwards wont about his work. In
about 15 minutes after that time the girl was brought into
his shop in a state of insensibility, with no clothes on but
her chemise, where he saw the prisoner bathing her fore-
head with water. Witness brought down a counterpane
and pillow, and the girl was taken to the infirmary,
Emily Maria Dunton, the mother of the girl, and wife of
William Dunton, living at Iver-heath, near Uxbridge, said
the girl was her daughter, that she was 12 years of age
on the 26th of July last, and had been in the service of the
prisoner. She never gave prisoner permission to chastise
her daughter.
Mr. Plumridge, clerk tc Mr. Voules, solicitor to the de-
fendant, asked for the prisoner to be admitted on bail.
This was opposed by Mr. West on the part of the prose-
cution, on the ground that the girl was not yet out of
danger. If she did the prisoner would be guilty of man-
slaughter, and if she recovered still the case was of so
serious a nature that he hoped the magistrates would send
it for trial at the sessions.

I 'The magistrates, after a short consultation, remanded
the prisoner for another week, and declined to accept bail.

COLLISION ON THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW
RAILWAY.—On Saturday night a collision occurred
at the Milngavie Junction of the Helensburgh line between
two trains which wore proceeding to Glasgow. At 8 o'clock
the train convoying the Glasgow Abstainers' Union excur-
sionists from Milngavie was nearing the main line just at
the time the Helensburgh train, due at Glasgow at 8 o'clock,
was coming np. The drivers, as well as a number of the
passengers, saw that a collision was inevitable, and the
former, as quickly as possible, reversed their engines, and
turned on the breaks, while the latter prepared themselves
for the shock. Presently all was confusion. The song
which a number of the excursionists had raised was sud-
denly brought to a close—passengers were violently preci-
pitated against each other—ladies screamed or fainted, and
the greatest consternation prevailed, which was increased
on finding that the carriage doors were locked. The only
mode of egress was by the windows, which was availed of
by many with the greatest alacrity. The excitement con-
tinued until it was ascertained that no one was seriously
injured. A quantity of rails were displaced and torn up,
and several carriages were damaged. The down train was
detained about half an hour, but succeeded ultimately in
getting forward, minus a couple of carriage footboards.
The people, who by this time were getting drenched with
rain, which began to fall very heavily when the collision
took place, betook themselves to the carriages, there to
exercise their patience till 10 o'clock, when a train arrived
to convey them to Glasgow, where they were set down
safely at 11.