The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-07 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

A SAILOR'S FREAKS.—Patric Connors, an able-
bodied seaman in her Majesty's service, was charged
with assaulting Charles Miller, a refreshment house
keeper, of 18, High-road, Knightsbridge.
Mr. Miller said about ten minutes past eleven last
night the prisoner came into the house and dis-
turbed the people by jumping on their table. 11°
remonstrated with him, when prisoner asked for a
peck of beans and a peck of oats. Witness watt
to servo his customers, when prisoner jumped over
the counter and struck him in the face and fore-
head; besides, he broke several plates in getting
over the counter.

Prisoner denied the assault, and said the prose'
tutor took his money and refused to serve him•
He was drunk.

James, 290 B, witnessed the blow ; prisoner Was
drunk.

nr. Selfe,—Are you in her Majesty's service ,
Prisoner—Yes, sir, I came up yesterday, and
am going back to-day.
Mr. Selfe—No you will not. lam not going to
have you going into the man's shop and running,
amuck in this way; you are sentenced to seven days
hard labour.

Prisoner—l have never been in trouble before.
Mr. Selfe—No, I certainly shall not allow such
conduct.

THAMES.

THIEVES AND RECEIVERS.—Henry Lawson, a
labourer, and Mary Sadler, of Rich-street, Lime'
house, calling herself a " marine" store dealer, Were
brought before Mr. Paget charged with being in the
unlawful possessio❑ of a crowbar.
Thomas Norman, a detective officer, saw Lawson
and another carrying a crowbar. It was taken into
the shop of the female prisoner and put into a scale
ai:d weighed. Money passed between the parties•
Norman went into the shop and seized both 15d5'
One escaped. The crowbar was behind the counter
and Norman seized it.

The woman said she gave 6d. for it.
Norman added that he found lead concealed i°
Mrs. Sadler's shop on a former occasion. lb°
crowbar was a large and powerful one used on roads'
and L.C. was marked upon it. There was another
in Mrs. Sadler's shop marked I.C.

Lawson, in defence, said he picked up the crow'
bar in the Commercial-road.

Mr. Chatles Young, who appeared for the female
prisoner said the crow bar was only bought as old
iron, at 3s. 6d. per cwt., which was a good price•
The woman was married, and had a large family.
Mr. Paget—That don't give her a license to Or-
chase stolen property. I shall remand the prisoner
and not take bail.

AN INGENIOUS THlEF.—Henry Gibbs, an active,
well-dressed man, aged 21 years, was charged with
stealing a silver watch, the property of Janis
'Tower, a shoemaker, of No. 5, Love-lane, Shad-
well. The prisoner entered the prosecutor's shop
and asked him to put two buttons to the boot °
his right foot.

Mr. Trower said he could not, and the prisoner
left. A watch was missed directly afterwards. It
was hanging up on the wall behind where the shoe'
maker was at work. The prisoner was :pursued,
and he threw down the watch which was re•
covered.

Police-sergeant Freeston, 58 H, said the pri'
soner was convicted at the Middlesex Sessions ou
the 20th of May, 1867, and sentenced to tW°
years' imprisonment and hard labour, and another
was convicted with him and received a similar sea'
tence. They went into the shop of a silversmith
and jeweller who had lost an eye, and asked hall
his opinion of the value of a gold pin. While 11:
was examining it through a magnifying glass vo'ci
his only eye, 3 gold watches, 2 silver ones, a°
other property was stolen.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial.

DESTRUCTION OF TAYLOR'S FLOUR MILLS 131'

FIRE.

Yesterday morning a fire broke out at Taylor'°
steam flour mills, in the Oval-road, Kentish rroWl3'
which in a shoot space of time laid in ruins pro,
perty of the estimated value of some thousands of
pounds. The fire originated in the flour 11°'
three floors high and 150 feet in length. Thera
was no loss of life or serious personal injury. Ill°
following is a copy of Capt. Shaw's official report ;
" Sunday, March 6, 1870, 3.40 a.m.—Oval-roscl,
Camden-town. Mr. Seth Taylor's flour
Cause of fire unknown. Contents insured in the
London and Southwark and other offices---t'
building in the Sun.
" A building of five floors (brick and timber)'
about 100 feet long and 30 feet depth, with. On;
tents burned out, and the roof off. The roofs 0'
boiler-house and stables severely damaged by fire
and breakage. Side walls and staircases, ow
tents of warehouses, offices, and dwelling-1011
damaged by fire and heat—all communicating an
adjoining.
"No. 1, Stafford-terrace, Oval-road. Mr•
Freeborne, licensed victualler and proprietor of the
Stanhope Arms tavern. Back fronts scorched 11%
contents damaged by smoke. Insured ill the
Phoenix fire office.

The depot of the 59th Regiment left Chatham
Garrison on Saturday to proceed to Dublin, to 1)°
attached to the 47th Regiment. The officers with
e
the depot are Capt. Hutton and Lieut. Goodall ;
depot consists of about 70 of all ranks. This is 0!
last depot of the 2d Depot Battalion that is to leapt
Chatham ; the three depots remaining of the 15f
b utalion of the 14th Rrgiment, the 21 battalion °I
the 14th, and 39th Twill form part of the genera
battalion at Chatham.