The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-24 00:00:00

lated body, but there were now and then improper
characters admitted, and it WAS when detected that
a great outcry was made by those who were no
friends to the force. The defendant's conduct was
without palliation. He could not have taken the
complainant for a disorderly person ; he must have
acted solely on the idea that his emoluments for
ringing up people were interfered with. He had
no hesitation in putting in force that clause in
the Police Act which gave magistrates power
over such cases. He should not go into the ques-
tion of the loss of the money, but should deal with
the case under the 14th section, and inflict a fine of
£lO, or one month's imprisonment.

LAMBETH.—Robert Ames, badge 11,107, and
the driver of the cab 10,934, appeared before 111 r.
Elliott to answer to the following charge of gross
misconduct :
Mr. Richard Woodley said that on Friday week,
the 13th inst., he engaged the defendant in Covent-
garden market to ttlke hint to the Waterloo station.
On reaching the latter place he put up two six-
pences through the. ,hole in the roof of the cab, and
placed them before the defendant, and then mado
the best of his way to the train. On taking his
place in one of the carriages the defendant came up
and said he had not paid 'him his fare, and he re-
plied that he had and placed two sixpences on the
roof of his cab, The defendant upon this com-
menced a volley of the most scurrilous abuse, called
him a rogue and a scoundrel, and told him be
wanted to "bilk" him of his fare. Not wishing to
' have any more noise about it, he (witness) paid tne
defendant a second shilling and got his ticket.
The defendant, with the utmost effrontery, ad-
mitted he had called the gentleman a rogue and
scoundrel, and also accused him of attempting to
defraud him of his f*re, because he was in a state of
excitement at the time, having driven the gentle-
man very fast, and it not being the first time he had
lost his fare at the sal ne station.
Mr. Elliott told him his conduct was most repre-
hensible,and convicted him in a penalty of 10s.and
costs.

THE DISASTER AT THE UNDERGROUND
RAILWAY.

The apprehensions entertained as to a probable
further fall of the bro'uen Fleet sewer have been so
far verified that upon a more minute examination
of the southern portion, it was decided by tile en-
gineer very early yesterday morning to extend the
artificial watercourse upwards of 300 feet from
Vine-street, towards. the City boundary beyond
Castle-street, Great Saffron-hill. At this point,
should the engineer in 'chief this day (Tuesday) ex-
press his opinion that the remainder of the sewer
(which is skirted all along on the eastern side by
the retaining wall of the railway) has not given
indications of deflection or insecurity, an opening
will be made, and the sewage, to relieve the Cop-
pice-row cutting, will then be turned into the spa-
cious channel of the Fleet lying underneath
Farringdon-street to Blackfriars Bridge.
At five o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Dethick,
the contractor, put upon the work from Vine-
street to Castle-street upwards of 400 navvies,
who, during the day, made extraordinary pro-
gress in extending the "grip" in the required
direction, the trench becoming gradually deeper
and wider from Vine-street to the proposed open-
ing for its waters into the sewer. At the dam
which failed on Saturday night to stem the turbu-
lent current, and to prevent its further inroad into

the cutting of the railway line, a number of men
were also employed all day yeste:cday, whilst
other gangs, as in the former case, were em-
ployed all night in driving piles and filling up the
dam (about 20 feet by 10), and making it secure
from the effects of the stream when the new
channel is opened, which it is hoped will be
within 24 hours after nightfall this day. Powerful
engines have been provided by Mr. Dethick for
forcing purposes, and when once the " grip" is fairly
opened the work of restoring both the railway and
the now long length of damaged sewer will be pro-
ceeded with with all practicable vigour by all parties.
We learn that immediate steps are about to be
taken by the New River Company for the removal of
the broken water main, the failure of which we re-
ported yesterday. This main, which was fortunately
empty at the time, the supply having been diverted
by the engineers ever since the early part of the
disaster, is ono foot nine inches in diameter, and lies
immediately contiguous to the railway line at the
point where the sewer first failed.

During yesterday the ruins were, visited by several
foreign engineers of eminence, who evidently took
great interest in the proceedings of the workmen.