The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-25 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STONE THROWING IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE-
num.—John Mullis, a young man, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with throwing stones and damaging the trees in
Kensington Gardens.
Henry Topp, park constable No. 44, said that on Satur-
day afternoon he saw the defendant throwing stones at the
chestnut trees in Kensington Gardens and a younger
brother picking up the chestnuts as they were knocked off.
He then took the defendant into custody, there having been
great complaints of stone throwing in the gardens.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant was old enough to know
better, and asked the amount of the damage dune.

The constable said about half a crown..,
The defendant said he only did it to please a younger
brother.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that immense sums were paid to keep
up the gardens and to preserve the trues, and a lot of idle,
mischievous persons would clear the gardens in a week,
doing more mischief in a short time than years would re-
pair. lie should order the defendant to pay 2s. Gd. for the
damage, and a fine of 55., or seven days in default.

Brambleby, park Win: Miles, a lad, was charged by
constable 36, with throwing stones and damaging the
trees in the gardens.

The defendant was ordered to pay the damage 2s. Gd.,
and a fine of ss. or 7 days.

Henry Gardner and Henry Wyatt, two boys, were
charged by park-constable Pritchett., with a similar offence,
and ordered to pay 2s. 6d. each for the damage, and a fine
of 6d. each.

Alfred Simmons, a young man, was also charged.
The case was proved by Brambleby.
The defendant said he did not know the rules of the
gardens.

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to pay 2s. 6d. for
damage, and a fine of ss.

George Amery and Thos. Cheney, two boys, were
charged byJohn.Browning, a park constable, with throw-
ing stones in Hyde-park, and having proved the case, Mr.
Tyrwhitt fined the boys ss. each or 7 days.

Thos. Allen, Edward Cowie, and James Bullock were
also charged with throwing stones near the Broad Walk
in Kensington Gardens, the object of the boys being to get
across. In this case there was more than usual danger,
there being a number of children in perambulators and
playing about at the time.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the boys ss. each or 7 days, and said
that if the stone-throwing did not cease, the fines would
be considerably higher.

MORE STONE THROWING—COMPLAINT OP THE INHAEI-
TANTS.—James Pemberton, a lad living at 21, George-street,
Grosvenor-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
throwing stones in Hart-street, Grosvenor-square.
Joseph Soper, 150 C, said that about 7 o'clock on Satur-
dayevening he saw the defendant in Hart-street, Grosvenor-
square, throwing stones, and he took him into custody.
Inspector Harrison said there had been great complaints
from the inhabitants of Hart and Duke-streets of boys
throwing stones and dirt into their shops, not fewer than
30 having sent a petition to the station. Some of the in-
habitants were in attendance to speak to his worship on
the subject.

Mr. E. W. Burden, chemist, 38, Duke-street, Grosvenor-
square, then made a statement as to the intolerable
nuisance the inhabitants of Duke-street suffered from a
parcel of lads throwing stones and dirt into their shops,
producing at the same time several stones and a piece of
iron which had been thrown into his own shop. Mr.
Burden also stated that the street was made a play-ground
of on week days, stones, cire., being thrown, and boys run-
ning in and out of the shops, and on Sundays made a race-
ground.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was quite clear there must have
been a great nuisance, or the inhabitants would not have
complained to the police as they had. He should fine the
defendant 205., or 14 days, and if there were any more
charges of the kind the fines would be much heavier.