The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-18 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Feb. 17.

In to-day's sitting of the Cortes the Minister for
the Colonies introduced a bill for the abolition of
the differential duties levied upon Cuba and Porto
Rico shipping, and placing them on the same foot-
ing as Spanish vessels when employed in the coast-
ing trade of those islands.

The bill further proposes to maintain the import
duties until the Ist of January, 1875, the date
when the Spanish tariff is to be modified according
to free trade principles.
The tobacco duty will be levied in Cuba and
Porto Rico the same as hitherto until further
notice.

BOMBAY HEAVY MAIL.

GIBRALTAR, Feb. 17.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ceylon, from Southampton 12th List., arrived at 10
p.m. on Wednesday, and leaves for Alexandria at
9 this m „wiling. All well.

WEST AFRICAN MAIL.

LivEßrooL, Feb. 18.

The Royal Mail steamer Macgregor Laird, with
the above mails, arrived off llo;yheAd at 9 a.m. to-
day.

A US TRIA.

VIENNA, Feb. 16.

It is asserted that Count Beust, on his own re-
sponsibility, has made .a most earnest representa-
tion to the Holy See respecting the twenty-one
canons recently voted by the Ecumenical Council,
and has lodged a formal protest against any prac-
tical consequences which might be drawn from
these or similar votes of the Council.

POLICE IN7ELLAGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CLEVER CAPTURE OF A THIEF, AND FORTUNATE
RECOVERY OF A VALUABLE. WATCH. -- James
Taylor was charged, before ➢lr. Knox, with steal-
ing from the person of Mr. Charles Wilson, mer-
chant, of Egremout, Cheshire, staying at Wood's
Hotel, Furnival's-inn, a gold watch, of the value
of £5O.

The prosecutor said that about one that morning
he
,was in Denman•street, inquiring his way to
Holborn, when he felt a sudden snatch at his
watch, which was taken, and on trying to seize the
thief he tripped and fell. On getting up he
called out " Stop thief," and a constable stopped
the prisoner, and brought his watch back, the
watch being of the value of £5O, and he could not
commend the conduct of the constable throughout
too highly.

Police-constable Curtis, 30 C R, said that he
was standing at the corner of Windmill-street and
Denman-street, when he heard cries of " Stop
thief" and " Police," and ou looking up the street
saw the prisoner running from the prosecutor,
there being five or six others of his companions
near him. He got iu a doorway, and when the
prisoner got within five or six doors from him he
jumped out of the doorway, and on going to seize
tho priannpr ho threw a watch down the area of No
4, Denman-street, and tried to get away. He de-
tained the prisoner, and told hina to wait till
the gentleman came up ; and on his doing so,
the gentleman told him that the prisoner had got
his watch. The prisoner said he was not the
man. He took the prisoner to the station, and
afterwards went back and got the watch, which
was still going, from the area.
Butcher, a detective, said the prisoner, who was
formerly a cabdriver, had been convicted at the ses-
sions.

Mr. Knox, in remanding the prisoner, said that
the constable (Curtis) had acted with extraordinary
judgment and discretion, and he wished what he
said to be reported to higher quarters, as it might
probably be of some use to the man.