The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-10 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

The trial of the indictment against William Eaton for an
offence against the bankruptcy laws was postponed until
next month.
This concluded the business of the session,

POLICE---THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT HER MAJESTY'S THEITRE.—HeIIty Mat-
thews, a well• dressed young man, who gave the address, 16,
Water•place, Hackney-road, and described himself as a
commercial traveller, was charged with the following rob •
bery at Her Majesty's Theatre :

Mr. C. W. Noble, varnish manufacturer, 117, Long-acre,
said—l was at Her Majesty's Theatre last night at 8 o'clock
with my wife, and waited some little time at the pit en-
trance, and on the door being opened there was a rush to
the side door, and the prisoner so pushed in as to separate
me from my wife. The prisoner then again pushed me,
turning me right round, and at that moment, while stand-
ing sideways, I felt my watch, of the value of £3O, go. I
immediately turned round and said to the prisoner, " My
watch is gone," at the same moment observing the pri-
soner's arm go towards another man. I rushed to the man
and seized him, but he had nothing in his hand, and on
turning round I saw my watch under the prisoner's foot.
The watch produced is the same, and is a presentation
watch. I picked it up and seized the prisoner, there being
no other males present but myself, the prisoner, and the
other man, the other persons being ladies. I called for the
police and the prisoner then endeavoured to get away by
getting under some ropes which divide the opera-house
from Charles Matthews' entertainment. A constable then
came up and I gave the prisoner in charge, the other man
getting away. On charging the prisoner he replied, " Oh,
sir, you are mistaken."

inspector T. Cavanagh, of the A division, in charge of
the police arrangements at Her Majesty's Theatre, said—
Last night I went to the Hackney road, but could find no
Water-place. I then went to a Warner-place, but could
gain no information of the prisoner. Of late there had
been numerous robberies at the same part of the theatre,
and I have seen the prisoner several times about the
theatre.

Gideon Mansfield, 139 A, proved apprehending the pri-
soner while trying to escape.

Remanded.
SHAMEFUL CRUELTY TO A HonsE.--J ames Stonor, in
the employ of Mr. Collis, a market gardener, of Lower
Common, Putney, was charged, at the instance of Mr. W.
Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, with using a horse in a total unfit
state.

The horse was brought to the front of the court, and pre-
sented as wretched a spectacle as could well be conceived.

The evidence of Sinclair and Smith went to show that
they saw the horse drawing, or trying to do so, a cart
heavily laden, and finding the wretched state the poor brute
was in they took the prisoner into custody.
The owner of the horse was in court, and wished to take
it home again, and ho would then have it killed.
Mr. Knox refused the owner's request, and said he should
order the horse to be killed, and he would then discharge
the prisoner.

The owner—who, however little he thought of his horse,
evidently took good care of himself, judging from his portly
and robust appearance—consented to have the horse at
once killed, and left with the society's officers.