The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 28.1

SOUTIIWARK.---DEFECAUDING THE EXCISE—
A WHOLESALE ILLICIT STILL.—Two middle-aged
men, named Charles Wilson and Thomas Cuttress,
were brought before Mr. Combo, charged with
working an illicit still.
Mr. Millett, an active officer of the Inland Re-
venue, said he went with some constables to No.
10, America-street, Southwark-Bridge-road, and
having gained possession of the house, he found a
large still in full operation. There were 10 barrels
full of molasses mash, and about six gallons of
spirits. The still was capable of working off 30 or
40 gallons.
r. Wm. Moore, an inspector of the M division,
said he went with the last witness to the houße in

question, and seized the still. They had a difficult
task, as the house was blockaded.
Sergeant Garden, the acting inspector at the
Stonesend police•station, said he accompanied 11r.
Moore and captured the prisoners. The still yeas,
regularly built up, and had been carried on for
some time. _ _ _ _

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The prisoners said that they were hired by another
party to work the still.
They were sentenced, however, to pay a fine of
£3O, or three months' imprisonment.
They were locked up in default.

WANDSWORTH.-IMFORTANT TOWATER4EN.
Mr. Layman gave a decision in a case of soma im-
portance to the watermen of the river Thames.'
Thomas Doyck was summoned by Alex. Phtlps,
a watermas, for navigating a barge, he not b ing
a freeman, &c. The question turned upon whether
the Western barges are exempt under the new act.
It appeared that, under the old act of Parliament,
all barges which traded above Kingston, and what
were called Western barges, were privileged from
employing licensed watermen, and it was contended
that the new act did not interfere with those rivi-
leges or licences.
On the part of the Watermen's Company it was
argued that the act had extended the jurisdiction,
and the Western barges were now bound to em-
ploy licensed men.
Mr. Dayman decided in favour of the complain•
ant, and filled the defendant a nominal penalty of
6d., with 7s. costs.
t was agreed that a case should be submitted td
the Court of Queen's Bench, for the decision of the
judges on the question.

We arc requested to state that the ceremony of
laying the foundation stone of the Crimean memo-
rial at Chatham, which was to have taken place to-
day, has been postponed. The Duke of Cambridge
has accepted the invitation to !ay the stone, but the
day on which the ceremony will take place hits not
been definitively fire 1. The whole of the officers of
the Royal Engineers now serving in Great 'Britain
and Ireland will have invitations forwarded them
to be present at the ceremony, which will probably
take place on the Ist of March.
THIS UNLUCKY NATIONAL GALLERY.--From its
first conception to the present time, no building has ever
been a wore lively subject for public criticism than this
unlucky National Gallery. Poor Mr. Wilkins, the archi-
tect, was sorely perplexed with conditions. The. building
was not to intercept the view of St. Martin's portico; it
must not infringe on the b:.rrack space in the rear ; the
public must have one right of way through it, and the
Guards another; the old columns of Carlton House were
to be used up ; and true faith in architecture insisted on
having porticos, dome, and cupolas ; moreover, the build-
ing, by no means too large for a National Gallery, was to
be shared with the Royal Academy. With such instruc-
tions, Mr. Wilkins prepared his plans and estimates. The
building was to cost £50,000, but no architect is to bobound
by his estimate ; and, judging from late instances, the
public got well out of this job in having to pay only
£76,867. The structure was scarcely occupied before it
was discovered to be much too small. The National Gal-
lery had no space to display its additional purchases and
bequests, and the Royal Academy found itself obliged to
close its schools of art whenever its annual exhibition was
open. For these inconveniences Parlianihnts and Govern-
ments have been for nearly twenty years trying to find a
remedy.—Cornhill Magazine for March.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—NOtiee.—In consequence of Messrs.
Lewes and Morton having just commenced IS4O with opposi-
tion similar to that which they previously advanced, and wish-
ing to do those gentlemen every justice, Mr. Thorley is induced
to enlarge his coming pamphlet, making it 64 pages instead
of 32 showing beyond doubt that their observations on the
so-called "Concentrated Cattle Food," and so-called "feeding;
statistics," are without foundation ; that the Hothamustteidy
experiment was not made with his food, and conseq:ieiage.
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