The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

STEALING A HORSE AND CART AND FIVE HUNDRED
GUANO BAGS.— Wdliant Maynard, a young fellow
about 20 years of agi, was broug6t before Mr. Coinbe
for final examination, charged with stealing a horse and
cart worth 601., and about five hundred guanu bags, the
property of Edward Goodwin, guano dealer, 15, Swan-
street, Bermondsey.

The prosecutor stated that on Monday last he em-
plo-led the prisoner to remove a large quantity of guano
in bags from his premises in Pontine-street, Bermond-
sey, to his pretnis?s, and on the same night he saw the
horse and cart and the empty bags sate at 15, Swan-
street. On the following morning he found that th•
place had been entered, and the horse and cart, with all
the guano bags, gone. Iniffroation was given to the
police, and the latter were traced to the possession of
Mr. Williams, a rag-dealer in East lane, where they bad
been sold by the prisoner. The horse and cart, with
the harness, were afterwards discovered iu a back yard
in the same neighbourhood.

Thomas Bunby, foreman to the prosecutor, said he
locked up the horse and cart safely on Monday evening,
and at ten on the following morning he perceived that
the staple had been withdrawn from the stable door, and
the horse and cart stolen.

Robert Wildman, rag and metal dealer, of East-lane,
Wal worth, said that on Monday night the prisoner came
to his premises with Mr. Goodwin's horse and cart,
laden with old guano bags. The prisoner said his master
sent him to sell them, as he was giving up business.
Witness, believing that his story was true, as he had
Mr. Goodwin's horse a'd cart, purchased the bags at
the market value, and sold the greater portion on Tues-
day morning to Mr. Eastwood, rag dealer, Marylebone
lane, Oxford-street. Witness produced some of the bags
he purchased of the prisoner, which Mr. Goodwin iden-
tified as his property.

Joseph Calf, a dustman, of Bird's-buildings, East-
lane, said he knew the prisoner. He brought the hone
and cart to his premises, requesting to leave it for a
short time until his mate came back. The prisoner did
not return, consequently witness went to Mr. Goodwin,
and gave him information about his property.
Henry Hunt, 34 M, said he took the prisoner into
custody in a public-house, quite drunk. When he was
sober be told him what he was charged with, and he did
not deny it. Witness then went to Wildmau'd, and
afterwards to Eastwood's, where he found all the guano
bags.

Mr. Combo ordered the depositions to be taken, and
fully committed the pri-,oner for trial.

MORTLAKE ANNUAL REGATTA.—This regatta will take
place, under the management of Mr. F. Godfrey, on
Wednesday, the 17th inst., in the vicinity of his house,
the Queen's Head. There will be several matches for
prizes given by the inhabitants of Mortlake and East
Sheen, and the sports will wind up with the old-fashioned
race in a washing-tub, drawn by geese.
TIIE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, FriJay.—Tl e
royal mail s'iip Marco Polo, belonging to Messrs. Jas.
Baines and Co.'s " Black Ball " line, left Liverpool to-
day, for Melbourne, at one o'clock, with the fortnightly
mails, 513 passengers, and a large cargo. The Acadia,
belonging to the " Mersey" line of packets, is to sail at
ten o'clock to-morrow morning, for Melbourne. She
takes a mail and 160 passengers. The Sydenhaw, be.
longing to the " Black Star" line, is announced to sail
to-morrow evening, for Melbourne, She will also take
out a trail•