The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH•STREET, THIS DAY.

A GANG OF STREET NIGHT THIEVES.—Three rough
lads named Sweeny, Stevens, and Smith, were charged with
the following daring robbery, one of a description now very
prevalent.

James Winehouse, a gardener, living at Notting-hill, said
that between 12 at night and one in the morning he was in
Rose-street, Soho, on his way home, and when under an
arch in the street, Sweeny came up to him and said,
" Hallos, old fellow, what is the time P" At the same time
he caught hold of his guard and tried to trip him up. He
(prosecutor) called "Police," and the prisoner made off, and
on getting to the end of the street, he foul_ d the police had
got the prisoner. The whole of the prisoners were toge-
ther when Sweeny first spoke to him.

Sergeant Smith, 1 C, proved seeing the prisoners run-
ning down Greek-street. He saw the watch picked up
from a grating in front of a house. At the station Sweeny
said he did not take the watch, and that it must have been
the other two, or they would not have known where it was.
George Castle, 69 C, said on taking the prisoners Stevens
and Smith they said " Search us, and see if we have got the
watch," Smith (the prisoner) then looked round and said
" There's the watch, he has just dropped it," and he found
it on the railings of the house.

The magistrate, with the view of inquiries being made
by the police, remanded the prisoners.
COMMITTAL FOR SYSTEMATIC ROBBERIES OF CHILDREN.
—John Knight, charged with robbing a little boy named
Thomas Parncutt, whose parents reside at 34, Foley-street,
Marylebone, of a bundle of linen, in September last, and
against whom it was said there would be numerous charges,
was again brought up for final examination.
Rogers, b 7 E, said there had been numerous females to
the court to see the prisoner, but none of the children who
had been robbed of the bundles of linen were present.

This being the case, the prisoner, who pleaded guilty,
and was most desirous to have the case settled, was com-
mitted for six months with hard labour.

THAMES, THIS DAY.

A RUFFIAN.—WiIIiam Selby, a tall and powerful fellow,
aged 23 years, a boiler maker and hammerman, of No. 50,
Robert-street, Poplar, was brought before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with creating a disturbance in the Green Dragon,
publio-house, in High-street, Poplar, and violently assault..
bag John Burgess, a police constable, No. 25611, and Thos.
Ashmore, No. 374 Is. .

The prosecutor, Mr. Wickers, keeps a large and well.
conducted tavern and licensed concert-room, where musical
entertainments of a superior description are given nightly,
and he has been much annoyed by some of the roughs of
the district in his efforts to maintain good rule and order in
his house. A few weeks since, he prosecuted a desperate
fellow, who destroyed a splendid chandelier and other pro-
perty to the amount of £5O, and nearly set the house on
fire, besides wasting a large quantity of gas. The
offender was convicted by a jury under the new Act, and
sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Last night the prisoner entered the Green Dragon in
a state of intoxication and demanded liquor, with which
Mr. Wickers refused to serve him. He threatened Mr.
Wickers, and made a great disturbance, and also made re-
peated attempts to assault the landlord. The disturbance
continued a long time, and the police were called in to eject
the prisoner. Ashmore, 374 K, was the first to enter the
house, and the prisoner instantly collared him, and struck
him, and knocked him down. The prisoner fell with the
constable, and a severe struggle took place. The prisoner
attempted to force the policeman's thumb into his mouth,
and bit it, and A shmore had great difficulty in saving him-
self. Burgess, 256 K, went to his assistance, and
the prisoner was secured by the two constables and forced
into the street, where he struck Burgess a tremendous blow
on the nose and caused it to bleed copiously. The prisoner
also seized Burgess's thumb and twisted it, and he was put
to great pain and inconvenience. After a long and despe-
rate struggle with the prisoner he was lodged in the sta-
tion house.

The prisoner, who had not a mark upon him, said he was
drunk, and the police took advantage of him and knocked
him down four times in the Green Dragon, and also on the
way to the station-house, and then jumped upon him.
The police-constables said they used no more violence
than was necessary to secure the prisoner, and did not beat
him or jump upon him.
Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner had committed two vio •
loot assaults, and sentenced him to 21 days' imprisonment
and hard labour.

ROBBERY BY A DOCK CLERK.—A gentlemanly-looking
young man :named Farmer, whose parents reside at 40,