The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-09 00:00:00

Mr. Knox—How did Mr. Parry get that black eye ?

Martin—By falling down.
Mr. Parry—The constable gave it me, I believo.
Martin—l am certain I did not.
Mr. Parry—What did I say before I touched you?
Martin—You called me a " vagabond."
Mr. Parry—l was coming from the gallery with Mrs.
Parry, when some one trod on her toe, and she slipped
down and could not get up again, and went into hysterics.
The waiters then picked her up, and deposited her on a
sofa, and Martin put his arms round her neck, and it being
my impression that he was treating her with undue fami-
liarity, I might have called him a vagabond and struck him,
knocking his hat off. A waiter came up with a water-pot,
and threw the water about Mrs. Parry indiscriminately. I
was then collared by the constable, and the bystanders said,
" That's right, give it him ;" and of course it was done.
Mrs. Parry—l wish to say that I was not drunk, and
that the constable acting indecently towards me.

Martin—l deny it.
Mr. Parr) —You will, of course, believe the constable.
Mr. Knox—Yes ; because he was sober. I say you were
both drunk. You were taken to the station, and it re-
quired four constables to take you; and at the station the
charge was taken by a disinterested person, who would not
have done ro had you not been drunk. I have not the
least hesitation in believing that you were ; and what is infi-
nitely more abominable in the woman is the defence set up lay
her this morning. After all the care taken with her at the
place, and the attention bestowed on her, she now charges
the constable with an act, if true, would very properly get
him turned out of the force. If the constable had acted
improperly I should have had a score of persons here this
morning to tell us what he had done. It is a shameful
scandal, and an abominable lie she has told, and but for
that I should have only imposed a light fine ; but such
conduct as she has charged the constable with might have
cost him his situation.

The defendants were then fined 20s. each, or seven days.

THAMES, THIS DAY.
A YOUNG TRlEF.—William Andrews Anderson, a boy
aged 10 years, a mere child in appearance, was brought
before Mr. Selfo, charged with stealing 13 bottles of soda
water, the property of Mr. John Shreves, a greengrocer, of
208, High-street, Poplar.
The parents of the boy live in Mr. Shreves' house with
their children, and Mr. Shreves, who &Ilia largely in soda
water and lemonade, had lately put falr dozen bottles filled
with the mineral waters in a box in the kitchen. Two days
afterwards Mr. Shreves missed 13 bottles of soda water,
and suspecting the prisoner, taxed him with the theft,
which he admitted. One empty soda water bottle was found
concealed in his parents' room. The others had been sold
at a marine store shop. The prisoner was described by his
mother to he a most incorrigible thief, whom was impos-
sible to kcep at home. He would stop. out all day, leave his
home in the middle of the night, and take anything he
could lay his hands on.
Mr. Sclfe—Did the boy drink the soda water ?
The prisoner—Yes, sir.
Mr. Selfe—What, have you drank 13 bottles ?
The prisoner—Yes, I have, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Why, it was enough to blow you up. A
curious fancy for a boy to be drinking soda water.
Mr. Shreves—l gave him a dose last winter.
Mr. Selfe—What dose?

Mr. Shreves—A dose of cayenne pepper. I found a
seed-cake of mine disappearing until a piece not larger than
my two middle fingers only was left. I " eayenned" the
piece of cake all over, and the prisoner swallowed it, and
roared with pain like a town bull.
Mr. Selfe—He did not swallow the soda water as a cooler.
Mr, Shreves—No, sir ; last Christmas I dosed him with
cayenne.
Mr. Selfe—How long has this boy been a thief?
The Mother—About four months, sir. We came from
Southampton six months ago. He was a very good boy,
indeed, before we left that place.
Mr. Selfe—Can ho read and write ?
The Motl,er—Yes, sir; he knows right and wrong, and
right from wrong.

Mr. Selfe committed the boy to Felthxm Industrial
School for three years,. and said his parents must contri-
bute towards his maintenance.

THE RECENT BOILER EXPLOSION AT MILLFIELDS.
—Mrs. Thomas Rose, the proprietor of these works, yes-
terday received a £lOO cheque from Earl Dudley towards
the fund which is being raised for the relief of the sufferers
by this calamity. Efforts are being made to repair the
damage done, with a view to the recommencement of ope-
rations, which is most desirable, there being alarge number
of men in the Bileton district who are out of employment.