The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-29 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

William Mason, a boy about twelve years of age, a well-
known thief, was charged with burgiariously breaking into
the ship Melbourne, a West Indiaman, lying in the West
India Dock, and stealing a quantity of property.
William Fiddles, the mate of the ship, stated that he left
the vessel about four o'clock on Friday night, when all was
safe on board. On his return, at half-past seven, he found
that the ship had been entered by the skylight, and his chest
broken open. His clothes were strewed about the cabin.
Soon afterwards he found the prisoner in the custody of
Roberts, the watchman.

Roberts said that he found the prisoner stowed away in
the closet of the vessel, shamming sleep. Close to him were
the waistcoat and flute now produced. On a further search
witness found that a dressing-case and a trunk had been
broken open. He took the prisoner into custody.

In answer to a question from Mr. Ballantine, the mate
said he could swear to the flute and the waistcoat being
the property of the captain. They were stolen out of the
cabin.

The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and Mr. Bal-
lantine, remarking that there was no hope of him in this
country, committed him for trial at the next Old Bailey
Sessions.

" Thank you, governor," said young hopeful as he left
the bar.

Daniel Hart, a vile fellow, attired in the garb of a sailor,
and Ann Wilson, were charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly, and creating a disturbance in the New Road, St.
George's. Hart was also charged with committing a vio-
lent assault on his female companion, who appeared to
have been most terribly punished.
William Reeves, a policeman, said be met the prisoners
that morning about two o'clock in a state of intoxication.
They were swearing at each other and using the most
abusive language. He begged them to desist, but they
continued abusing each other, and Hart struck the woman
a violent blow in the face, which felled her to the ground,
and he afterwards kicked her in the mast savage manner.
Witness took the fellow into custody, but when the woman
had recovered from the ill-usage she made so much noise
that he was compelled also to take her to the station-
house. Reeves, in answer to questions from the Magis-
trates, said that Hart was a notorious thief. The woman
was the most troublesome character in the district, and
she had been frequently committed to the House of Cor-
rection.

Dennis Power, a police-sergeant, said that Hart had been
living on the wages of the woman's prostitution for five
months. He had been committed for trial on a charge of
felony, and his sister, a hard-working girl, sold her bed to
procure counsel for him, and through a defect in the evi-
dence he was acquitted. The ungrateful scoundrel after-
wards robbed his sister and went to sea. On his return he
joined the company of the other prisoner, and from their
robberies and brawls they were a terror to the district.
Hart was committed for two months, and the woman for
one month, to the House of Correction.

ANECDOTE OF SIR HUMPHREY DAVY.-It was
the custom of this scientific individual annually to visit Bally-
shannon (Ireland), merely to enjoy the fine fishing, for which
which the river is so celebrated—a sport of which he was ex-
cessively fond. Having, after many fruitless attempts, owing
to the inapplicability of his flies, for he was an excellent fisher,
succeeded in landing a fine salmon, he called to his servant, and
desired him to take it to his hotel. John reluctantly obeyed,
for having no basket, he did not much relish conveying the
fish in his hand. He had gone but a very short distance indeed
from him of the safety-lamp notoriety, when he offered six-
pence to any one to do the business for him. Sir Humphrey
hearing him, bawled out, " I'll take your money, sir." John
apologized, begged pardon, and stammered an excuse. " No,
no," says the master, " give me the sixpence, John—l insist
on it," and took the fish from him, and walked with it in his
hand through the street, the servant bowing and apologizing
the whole way in momentary expectation of being dismissed.
In this, however, the philosopher agreeably disappointed him ;
he did not discharge him, but contented himself with depriving
him of the sixpence, and lecturing him -freely on the folly of
such preposterous conduct in a waiting man.