The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-30 00:00:00

POLICE
.INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
„Act
A HARD CASE.—W. Ward, proprietor of cab numbered 11,701, was summoned 14fore Mr. Knox for plying I°-
r
hire with cab numbered 3,791.
On the case being called on Ward said that be 1;1!
summoned last week for a similar offence with cab 3,7%1
but having shown that he had sent that number in ;
Somerset-house the summons was dismissed, and be ta
was again summoned for the same number, 3,791. H° lint
no doubt that some person was using a foul number/ mi-a
at the same time he considerel it very hard that he ob°l/-
be summoned twice to that court for a number he did 12°i
hold, and be compelled to lose a great deal of time, 13041
a wife and family to support. He had therefore to
tlei
some compensation.
Mr. Knox said the summons would be dismissed
that he had no fund at his disposal out of which he Con'
give any compensation.

WESTMINSTER.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Annie Eves, a creditable loosing
young woman, was placed at the bar charged with °'''
tempting to commit suicide.
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Police-constable Grossman, 80 B, said that at about
last night he was on duty in Rutland-street, Thol°s;
bank, when he saw the prisoner running down a tellll4c
to the water side. Apprehending that she intend", to
commit suicide he ran after her and fortunately succenuer
in laying hold of her on the top of the rails of the 6%e
embankment, just as she was about to jump into
Thames.
Mr. Selfe—Did she say anything?
Constable—Nothing.
Mr. Selfe—Was she sober?
Constable —.Perfe ctly
Mr. Selfe—Are any of her friends here ?
The mother stepped forward and said that she had
short time ago been affected in the head, and had been
an asylum, but she had been liberated six months, and ap
peared to have been going on well.
Mr. Selfe— Was she living at hone with you ?
Mother--No ; she has been in a situation for art,'
--
fo
night.
Mr. Solfe—Do you consider her right now ? he!Mother—l cannot tell. I did when she went to
place.

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Mr. Selfe—Did she show any signs of going wrong
Mother—None that I am aware of.
Mr. Solfe (to prisoner)— What have you to say ?
Prisoner—l dont't know.
Mr. Selfo—You aro remanded for a week.

STEALING 001L.—JohlninBAuMtt,EaSg.ed 24 years, Was rtg
ffht
before Mr. Paget charged with stealing 811bs of col fr°
the engine-house of the Regent's Canal Dock, Limehell:.
The prisoner was seen by an officer to enter the aegTeg
A
house, and come out with a bag containing coal. Oe be firs
questioned he said he picked it up to kindle a bit of
if
with at home, and that it was his first offence. t
repeated the statement before the magistrate. j",-be.
said coal was necessarily exposed in the dock, and rant
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protected. He sentenced the prisoner to two months :0
.
prisonment and hard labour.
SYMPATHY WITH A DISABLED POLICE CONSTABLE
A few days ago Mr. Benson received a letter from a Delia-
voleut individual, who adopted the initials A. C. T",,/
closing a£s note for Police-constable Rowley, No. s
who was so severely injured, and his skull fractured of
ruffian named Timothy Finn alias Driscoll, on the 6t,,,t is
Decemberlast, opposite a house of public entertaiunle-
the New-roa
ruffian
Commercial-road. A call'
The was committed from this court, trio-.!
victed, and sentenced to five years' penal servitude. per
A. C. T. wished, if the rules of the service did oe'dhO
mit the constable to receive the money, that it eheu.i
paid to the poor-box of the court.
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Inspector Osborn, of the H division, now stated re'
the Commissioners of Police had permitted Bow-lei tow],"
ceive the money, and he expressed his gratitude OA re-
for the same. Rowley is disabled for life, and cannot
turn to active duties again.

DuNvILLE and Co Belfast, • are the 1 arg 0,
holders of Whisky in the world.. Their Old Irish
Frei'
clt
commended by bite medical profession in preference -- to ,oorto''
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or 0" co..
tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunvill°
Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, Loudon WS',
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