The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(Trig DAY.)

THE STREET ORGAN NIIISANCE.—Antonio Buze, an
Italian organ player, was brought before Mr Knox, at the
Marlborough Police-court, charged with playing his
organ in Down-street, Piccadilly, to the annoyance of the
inhabitants, and refusing to go away when requested to
do so. Mr. Samuel Bapter, of No. 10, Down-street, Pic-
cadilly, said that last evening he was sitting down
to dinner when the prisoner began playing his organ.
He went out and told the prisoner to go away, and made
gestures for him to do so. The prisoner left off for a few
minutes, and as soon as he sat down the prisoner began
playing again, and as he was not very well, and was much
annoyed, he gave him into custody. A constable said the
prisoner was playing an organ, while the complainant
was speaking to him. Mr. Knox, after cautioning the
prisoner, fined him 108., or seven days.

DRUNKEN NEIGHBOURS.—EIizabeth Howard, a lady-
like woman, described as a teacher of languages, residing
at 159, Lupus-street, Pimlico, was charged, at the West-
minster Police-court, with being being drunk and in-
capable of taking care of herself, in Ranelagh-road,
Pimlico ; and Mary Mills, described as &married woman,
living next door to the other prisoner, was charged with a
similar offence. In the case of Howard the police proved
finding her in the street insensibly drunk. Mr. Selfe
fined her 55., which was paid. In the next case the pri-
soner was found by a constable in a similar state. She
was also fined the ordinary drunkard's penalty of ss.

CRUEL DESERTION OF CHILDREN.—Sarah Mobbs,
widow, aged 30 years, was brought up at the Thames
Police-court, upon a warrant, charged with unlawfully
running away and leaving her three children chargeable to
the parish of St. George-in-the-East. Mr. Ralston, re-
lieving officer, of St. George-in-the-East, said the prisoner
could assist in the maintenance of her children, but she
cruelly left them in the street a few days ago, and they
were brought to the workhouse in a most deplorable con-
dition. The woman pleaded that she was not in a condi-
tion to give one farthing to her children. This was
satisfactorily disproved by Mr. Ralston. Mr. Lushington
said if the prisoner could not support the children she
ought to have gone into the workhouse with them, but
she could not be permitted to roam about while her chil-
dren were maintained by the parish. He sentenced her to
six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour.
How PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS.—
Edwin Bard, a cab driver, badge No. 742, was brought
before Mr. Lushington at the above court charged with
being drunk last night and unable to take care of his
horse and cab, and also with driving against
and upsetting another cab in the Commercial-
road. The prisoner denied that he was drunk,
and said the collision was the fault of the other cab driver.
Mr. Lushington said the prisoner had been drinking with
his fare at many public-houses, and was seen by many
persons on his box with his head hanging down and the
reins loose in his hand, and that he was unable to guide
his horse properly. The driver of the cab damaged was
sober. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 155.,
and the proprietor of the cab to pay £3 10s. for the
damage done. The prisoner's master thought it a hardship
upon him that ,he was to pay the damage caused by his
servant's negligence. Mr. Lushington said the law madc,
the owner of a cab liable for the acts of his servants as far
as damage was concerned, and that he could sue the
prisoner and recover the amount by process in the County
Court.

ROYAL (HIGHBURY) BARN GARDENS AND ALEX-
ANDRA THEATRE—On Monday next (the 22d inst.). and
following day, Mr. Giovannelli, the persevering proprietor
of these well-known gardens, will take his annual benefit,
and as his friends appear anxious to avail themselves of
that opportunity for expressing their sympathy with him
for the way in which he has recently been victimised by
a contemporary it is probable that the attendance will be
unusually large. The occasion will witness, among the
numerous other amusements, the production of a new
burlesque extravaganza, entitled " The Seven Champions
of Christendom,- or, Good Little Saint George and the
Naughty Snap Dragon."