The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-30 00:00:00

LAM AND POLICE.

DESERTING A WIFE AND FAMILY.--William Crowder,
a respectably dressed young man, was brought up at the
Marlborough Street Police-court, charged on a warrant
with deserting his wife and family, and leaving them
chargeable to St. James's parish. From the evidence of
Mr. Samuel George Tett, settlement clerk of St. James's;
it appeared that the prisoner and his wife and three chil-
dren were admitted into the workhouse on the 6th
August. A few days after, the prisoner applied for
liberty to go out to seek employment, and it was granted,
he having to return to the house each day. On the 12th
September the prisoner went out and never returned, and
his wife and children had been chargeable to the parish
ever since. A warrant was applied for and granted, and
on the prisoner coming tolhe workhouse that day he was
taken into custody. Prisoner was committed for a
month.

HOCUSSING AND ROBBERY.—Mary Griffin, described as
a sempstress, was brought up at the Westminster Police-
codrt, charged with stealing a purse containing £2 19s.
ing gold and silver and 'a cheque, the moneys of John
Gross Watts, a builder, of 56, York-street, Westminster,
Mr. Watts said he met the prisoner at Victoria Station
and went to a coffee-house; in Eccleston-street. At the
foot of the stairs she halted and began feeling his pocket.
A man knocked at the open door, and the prisoner
bolted. He found his purse and pursued the prisoner,
and picked the purse up at her feet. A band was missing,
off it, and a half-sovereign. He denied in cross-examina-
tion that he was in an indecent position, or gave her Is.
Prisoner said. it was not likely that he would be there for
nothing. However she would plead guilty, and get the
magistrate to settle it. Mr. Woolrych sentenced her to
four months' imprison nt, with hard labour.

A DISGRACEFUL THIEF. Menel Yoermens, aged 22
years, a Peruvian seaman, was brought before Mr. "Pa ;et,
at the Thames Police-court, charged with stealing a blanket
from the premises of John Seymour, a Greek, who has for
many years kept a boarding house for seamen of all
nations, in Wellclose-square' and who has often acted as
an interpreter at this court. John, as he is familiarly
called, and who is a very good-hearted and hospitable man,
fell in with the prisoner in a state of utter destitution, and
took him to his house, clothed him, and fed him, and
promised to maintain him until he could obtain a berth on
board ship. The prisoner repaid the kindess of his bene-
factor by plundering him. John watched the ungratefu-
scoundrel, and last night saw him leave the boarding
house with a blanket under his arm. John followed him
as far as Wells-street, near the Sailors' Home, when he
gave him into custody, with the blanket in his pdssession.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr. Paget, after com-
menting on his ingratftude sentenced him to four months'
imprisonment and hard labour.

ARREST OF PARI-MUTUAL BETTING MEN AT HAIIPTON.
—At the Kingston Petty Session yesterday, John C.
Saltmarsh, of Oxford-terrace, Clapham; Richard Dunn,
of 17, Grove-road, Mile-End-road ; Thomas Carter, of 3,
York-street, Camden Town ; and Andrew Anderson, of
17, Baynham-street,Camden Town, were brought up on re-
mand, charged with gambling with a Pari-mutual Machine
at Hampton Races. Mr. Pearce, instructed by Mr.
Sherrard, appeared for the prisoners, and Inspector
Williamson of the county constabulary, attended for the
prosecution. The evidence of Detective Palmer went to
shew that the prisoners were at the races with two pari-
mutual machines, and he saw them take money and
give tickets making entries in a book of the numbers
backed ; he cautioned them and subsequently seized
the two machines and took the prisoners into
custody, and on Carter he found £3O in Bank notes,
£75 10s. in gold, and £l9 6s. Bd. in silver and bronze,
besides a two-franc piece; and £ll9s. on Saltmarsh. Mr.
Pearce argued at some length that the charge being taken
under the Vagrant Act, could not be substantiated, and
said the justices at Wolverhampton had convicted, but an
appeal had been entered, which would come off in
November. The bench adjourned their decision till the
Ist of December, and ordered the machines and 2100 to
be retained by the police ; the balance was handed over
to the prisoners.

There were 1,212 deaths registered in London last
iveek, which was 104 below the estimated number. There
were 15 deaths from small-pox, 167 from scarlet fever, 11
from typhus, 22 from enteric (or typhoid) fever, 12 from
simple continued fever, and 46 from diarrhoea. From
" simple cholera " and choleraic diarrhoea 4 deaths were
registered. The Registrar General says " The scarlet
fever epidemic continues unabated, the deaths having
averaged 163 per week during the last three weeks." The
mean temperature was 54.5, or 1.2 below the average of
fifty years.

THE CONDITION OF PARIS.--AB to the condition
of affairs in Paris, a letter friim that eccentric photo-
graphist M. Nadar. who is in chargeof the balloon depart-
ment, tells us that it is most satisfactory. But on the
other hand we find from an order of the day of General
Trochu that the National Guard . had been making
manifestations, which, though orderly, he rebukes.
What was the object of these manifestations we are not
told. General Trochu describes them as utterly unsea-
sonable at a time when the enemy is constructing breach-
ing batteries against the forts, and reminds the National
Guards that their place was on the -ramparts, not
in the streets. CloSe to the gates barricades have been
made across all the principal thoroughfares by digging:
trenches right across. Jules Favre has published a narra-
tive of his interview with Bismarck, but,whether from acci-
dent or design, it is not given. In Paris itself I gather
that the trifling advantages on the 23rd were unduly mag-
nified, and that the general opinion was that that the
reconnaisances, which had left the French comparatively
unscathed, had destroyed the Prussians by thousands
—this is quite in keeping with the feeling of Paris
to
throughout the war. The Parisians will not learn
look facts in the face : an infinitesimal success suffices
to elate them—a defeat depresses them beyond measure.
—Correspondent of the Standard.
M. GAMBE:TTA'S P.ROCLAM ATIONS. —DI. L6on
Gambetta, Minister of the Interior, has issued two pro-
clamations athetionsisiptioetinhee cmi t
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has Pariars;iveldn,
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erect and ready for battle. He congratulates the citizens
on their calmness and intrepidity. If fugitives come to
spread disorder, panic, and falsehood among them, they
would still remain immovable, confident that the courts
martial establised by the Government for judging
deserters would be able to watch over the public safety,
.nd protect the national honour. In the second
which is dated September 21st, he reminds the Parisians
that is the anniversary of the day on which their fathers '
founded the Republic, and swore in the face of the invader
to live in freedom or to die fighting. They kept their oath,
and the Government feels it cannot let the glorious anni-
versary pass by without saluting their good example. Let
the Frenchmen of to-day emulate their fathers and, learn
how to achieve victory by daring death. Another procla-
mation, dated September 20, is signed by all the Ministers,
and:reiterates.the declaration that the .Government of
;National Defence' will hot surrender either an inch of -
Trench lietrritorY or a stone or the French fortresses, not-
withstanding all rumours to the contrary.