The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—'Ims D.Y.

ROBBERY ON BOARD A FRENCH VESSEL—William
Greaves, a well-dressed man, aged 53 years, of No. 8,
Cobden-street, Sr. Leonard-road, Bromley, was brought
up before Mr. Lushington, at the Thames Police-court,
charged with the unlawful possession of a ham, weighing
141 b., and valued at 12s. in the Millwall Dock, Poplar.
A dock constable, named Cornelius Cox, stopped the pri-
soner as he was leaving the dock with a ham in his pos-
session. The prisoner, in answer to questions put to
him, said a man in the dock gave him the ham, which was
afterwards identified by the steward of the French ship
Silver Star, and said it had been stolen from that vessel.
A glass was missing at the same time, which was also
found upon the prisoner. Mr. Charles Young, for the
prisoner, said he was formerly master of a merchant
ship, and was for five years in the Royal
Navy, in which he filled an honourable posi
tion. The defendant did not steal the ham.
It was really given to him. A conviction would destroy
all the future prospects of the prisoner, who had a large
family dependent upon him, and he did hope at least that
the magistrate would meet the case with a fine. Mr.
Lushington said he could not swerve from the usua
course on account of the apparent respectability of the
prisoner. He would accept the proposition that the pri-
soner was the worse for liquor, but that was no palliation
of the offence. He was afraid the prisoner had stolen the
ham and a glass from the French ship. He should convict
the prisoner of unlawful possession of the property, and
sentence him to twenty-one days' imprisonment with hard
labour.

ROBBING A MASTER, r—Alfred Northwald, aged 17
years, of No. 3, Regent-street, Mile End-road, was
charged with with feloniously appropriating several sums
of money, amounting to 2585. 100., to his own use, which
he had received for and on account of his master. The
prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Edmonds 3 years,
and had behaved extremely well until recently, when he
began to misappropriate money ho had received for his
master to his own use. The prisoner pleaded guily, and
Mr. Lushington sentenced hlm to hard labour for 3
months.

THIS MORNING'S NEWS.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.),
THE SEFTON LIBEL CASE.

The case of the Earl and Countess of Sefton versus
Leng was taken at the Nisi Prius Court at Leeds Assizes
yesterday morning. Sir John Karslake stated that the
plaintiff had brought the action in no vindictive spirit, but
because he felt it his duty to the public to promote
the action. Proof of the publication of the libel
having been given, Mr. Digby Seymour addressed the
jury. He expressed the deep and sincere sorrow
felt by his client that the paragraph should have ap-
peared. He also spoke of the ample apology which Mr.
Leng had made for the indiscretion of his sub-editor, Mr.
Peddie,and crntended that Mr. Leng was not responsible,
as when the paragraph was published he was ill at home,
and unable to exercise his usual supervision over what
went into the paper. The sub-editor, reporters, cashier,
and other members of the staff of the 8141eld Daily Tde-
graph, having been examined for the defence, the judge
summed up, the tone of his address being unfavourable to
the defendants. After about five minutes' deliberation, the
jury returned a verdict forthe prosecution. The judge then
asked the prosecution whether sentence should be passed
at once or in the Queen's Bench, and the former alterna-
tive was chosen. Sentence, however, was deferred till
Monday, to enable the defendant to file affidavits in miti-
f,ation of punishment. Lord Sefton was seated on the
bench during the trial.

THE EVE OF THE TWELFTH.
Up to two o'clock last evening Derry, though much ex-
cited, was free from disturbance. Large crowds were
gathered in the streets, and heavy contingents, chiefly to
reinforce the Catholic party, arrived hourly by train and
by road. To supply the wants of these a regular com-
missary depot has been established. All persons sus-
pected of having arms in their possession arc searched by
the police.

SETTLEMENT OF THE THORNCLIFFE
COLLIERY DISPUTE.
The Thorncliffe colliery dispute, which has been in ex-
istence for sixty-eight weeks, was settled yesterday at the
colliery offices. The firm undertakes to find three hundred
of the old hands work within a month, and the rest as
soon as vacancies occur.

AN INFANT CRIMINAL.

At the Chatham police•court yesterday, before Mr. Guise,
a little boy named Benjamin Streator, nine years of age,
was charged with attempting to strangle his infant sister.
The magistrate said he had wished to send the prisoner to
an industrial school, as from his tender years he was very
indisposed to send him to gaol, but he found that the
county of Kent did not contribute to any such school, and
therefore he could not send him to any. The prisoner
had previously committed malicious acts against children,
and the mother appeared alarmed at his being set at
liberty. The magistrate said he could do nothing but
discharge him. Discharged accordingly.