The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-14 00:00:00

SOUTH WARK.

Charles Stewart, a tall powerful man, with one of
his arms in a sling, was placed at the bar before Mr.
al'Beekett, charged under the following circum-
stances :

A policeman stated that the defendant stood in
one of the crowded thoroughfares of that neighbour-
hood, with a placard affixed to his breast, describing
that he had met with a dreadful accident by the
bursting of a boiler on board a steam-vessel ; that he
was entirely deprived of the use of his left hand, and
that his collar-bone, as well as three of his ribs were
broken ; and that, i❑ fact, he was rendered totally
incapable of earning his livelihood, and it concluded
by soliciting the charitable feeling of the passengers.
The policeman added that the personal appearance of
the defendant, he being a very tall athletic man, and
the circumstance of having the placard produced at-
tached in front of his breast generally attracted a
crowd, and had the effect of causing an obstruction on
the footway. When the defendant was taken into
custody nearly 3s. in halfpence were found in his
pockets, which there was no doubt he had collected in
a very short space of time.
The defendant still asserted that he had met with
the accident described in the placard ; but the magis-
trate, doubting the truth of it, directed that he might
be examined by the police surgeon. This having
been done, the surgeon stated that, although the
man's left hand had sustained some slight injury, still
that it was not of so serious a nature as to prevent
him from working, and that with respect to his collar
bone and ribs, they were perfectly sound.
Mr. A'BECKETT, in strong terms, reprobated the
conduct of the defendant, whom he denominated a
gross impostor, for endeavouring to excite sympathy
by such means as he had adopted; in the first place,
he had nut lost the use of his hand, and it was untrue
that his collar-bone or ribs were broken. There was
no doubt the defendant was a lazy, idle fellow, and
that instead of obtaining his livelihood by honest
means, he put in practice a system of imposture for
which he (the magistrate) should sentence him to six
weeks' imprisonment.
THAMES.

James East and William Phakr, two privates be-
longing to the East India Company's Sappers and
Miners, were charged with wantonly and maliciousley
damaging a cab, No. 1,348.
Christopher Young, a respectable man, wearing
the badge No. 7,980, said he was driver of the cab
No. 1,348. It was nearly new, and the inside of it
had been recently lined with a very expensive blue
cloth and crimson velvet cushions and back. On Sa-
turday night, after he had taken two ladies from the
Blenheim Hotel, in Bond-street, to the Great Western
Railway, ha was hired in Portman-street by the two
prisoners and a corporal, to drive them to High-street,
Whitechapel. The corporal rode outside and the pri-
soners inside. On setting down his fare in White-
chapel he discovered that the inside of the cab had
been cut to pieces. The leather of the roof was de-
stroyed, the cushions " hacked and slashed about,"
the windows scratched, and the panels of the door cut
and scored. He immediately spoke to the prisoners
about it, and asked them why they had been cutting
his cab to pieces. They said they knew nothing
about it, and referred to the corporal, who had been
riding on the box. The corporal said he knew nothing
of the affair, and walked away. The prisoners, who
were slightly intoxicated, were givenr into custody.
In answer to questions by Mr. I AUDLEY, the wit-
ness said he put the cushions in the cab, turned them
over, and put the crimson curtains in order only a
minute before he was hailed, and was taking his
horse's nose-bag off when he was hailed by the sol-
diers. Everything inside the cab was then in a per-
fect state. If anything had been torn or cut when the
prisoners got into the vehicle it could not have escaped
his attention:

The prisoners, in their defence, said the damage
was not committed by them ; they knew nothing of
it. No knife was found on them, and they had no-
thing in their possession to cut the cloth and cushions
with.

Charles Milden, a coach trimmer, said the cab was
one of the best fitted in London, and the repairs would
cost 2/. 12s.
The prisoners said the driver exclaimed, when he
opened the door to let them out, " My cab is ruined ;
you have done 101. worth of damage to it."
Mr. YARDLEY ordered the prisoners to pay 31. to
the cabman, including 4s. for himself and 4s. for his
witness, or be imprisoned one month.
The penalty was paid.
TVANDS [VOR TH.
John Stabbings, a pointsman, surrendered to big
bail before Mr. Poynter, on the charge of improperly

When made up in From what When
PLACES. General post-Mace port dis- due.
London: patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.) N Oct. 17 .. Liverpool .. Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) NOct. 14 .. .. Liverpool .. Oct. 22
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Oct. 22 Southampt. Oct. 16
Africa (West coast).. Nll4th of the month Plymouth Oct. 3
Alexandria* • • ...... 1141911 & 30th of mo. Dover .. Oct. 18
Belgium Daily .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil M,9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
California(viaChagres) M2d & 17th of month' Southampt. Oct. 20
Cape of Good Hope N;l4th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 3
Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Oct. 20
Central America .. Mi2d& 17th of mon. Southampt. Oct. 20
Channel Isles •• N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Ta. Th. Sat
Chili •• •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. Nov. 5
France M&N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twicedaily
Greece* • •• •• N 7thl7th27thofmo Dover •• Oct. 20
Hamburgh
, Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat.
Holland 3l,Wednes. & Satan London .. Mon. Thur.
Honduras .. Nll7th of the mouth Southampt. Oct. 20
Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead •. Twicedally
India(via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 23
India (via Marseilles) N lth&24th efmonth Dover • • Nov. 2
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. 'Oct. 23
Mediterranean (via
Ikiarseilles) N Bth&24thofmonth Dover • • Nov. 2
Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt. Nov. 5
Madeira .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Malta* ,701,17th,19th,27th I Dover Oct. 18
/ & 30th of month
Naples* . N,sth 15th 25th olmo Dover .. Oct. 22
Papal States.* N 'sth 15th 25th of mo Dover . • Oct. 2 A
Peninsular... M,7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Oct. 16
Peru .. M,l7th of the month ISouthampt. Nov. 5
Tuscany* .. N,st,h 15th 25th of mo Dover • • Oct. 22
West Indies 17th of the mouth Southampt. Oct. 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt, Nov.
* The mails to those countries thus marked (5) are conveyed by
French packet vi A Marseilles.
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, ttia the United States
are now despatched and due by every American packet.

In consequence of the large number of passengers booked
for Egypt and India on the 20th of October, the day the
next India mail is dispatched from Southampton, two
steamers, the Sultan and Pottinger, will leave that port for
Alexandria on the above-named day instead of one. The
malls will be taken out by the Pottinger. This arrange-
ment will not interfere with the dispatch of an extra steamer
to Alexandria on the 3d of November.

THE REV. MR. GARBETT.—The Reverend John
Garbett, M.A., Honorary Canon of Worcester, has been pre-
sented, by the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield, to the Vicarage
of Harborne, Staffordshire, vacant by the secession of the
Hon. and Rev. T. Law to the Romish Communion. ➢lr.
Garbett, from his sound Evangelical views, his long expe-
rience as a Christian minister, and his conciliatory disposi-
tion, is well qualified to be minister in a parish so painfully
situated, and in which the secession of the late Vicar is cal-
culated to unsettle the minds of the parishioners.
SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY'S FIRST DIVIDEND.—
The shareholders have just received their first dividend, at
the rate of 1 per cent„ since the first commencement of the
Lae: ACM some ei. years