The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-15 00:00:00

POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—IIenry Thornton, a young
man, vas charged before Mr. Knox, with :stealing a purse
containing money and stamps from the pocket of a ladY
named Prynne, while in Oxford-street.

Wm. Sherer, a young man, said that while in Oxford-
street, he saw the prisoner place himself be-
tween two ladies, who were looking into a shoP
window, and suspecting the prisoner he watched
him, and saw him place his left hand in the
lady's right hand pocket. He told the lady to remain
where she was, and went after the prisoner, who ran do'
Green-street into Marlborough-mews, close to the station,
whore he turned round and showed fight, but Richard
Kent, a constable of the C division, being at the station
came up and took the prisoner into custody, the prisoner
at the same time throwing the purse under a van in the

mews.
Herbert Reeves, a warder at the House of Correctiov
said there were several convictions against the prisoner.
Mr. Knox said they could be proved at the sessions.
Mrs. Ellen Prynue, of Shepherd's Bush, having identifies
the purse as her property,
Mr Knox committed the prisoner for trial.

THAMES.
MAGISTERIAL DENITVRATION OF LEAVING SHOPS."'
Frederick Charles Ayris, aged 12 years, was brought
before Mr. Benson charged with stealing two chemise°
and a pair of drawers, the property of Annie Robertson,
of No. 4, Brighton-terrace, Rhodeswell-road, Stepney.
The prisoner has been in custody several times, and 1°
an incorrigible young thief. The prosecutrix, dwelling
in the same house as the boy's parents, had lost maul
things, and on Monday evening last missed from her bed"
room the articles in question. Her father discovered Wl'o
had taken them, and upon making inquiries, Mrs. Robert"
son found her property at a "leaving shop" kept by Marl
Walden, No. 11, Catherine-street, Limehouse-fields, not
Stepney Old Church. The "leaving shop" keeper said
that she gave the boy ls. Gd. for the articles, and that be
told her a woman named Nash sent him with them Pt
sale. Sho never saw the boy before.

James Bridon, police sergeant, No. 4 K, said the "160'
ing shops" wore numberless in the poor districts of Lime"
house-fields, and were a great nuisance. They were re"
ceiving shops for stolen property, and a greater nuisance
than marine store shops, which were bad enough.
Mr. Benson —lt is to ma incomprehensible how those
leaving shops are allowed to multiply and exist. The
should be put down by the strong arm of the law. Tb°
leaving shops foster half the crime in the metropolis, par"
ticularly among the juvenile population.
The boy's father said he had only been earning frog
Bs. to 10s. per week, and he could not afford to give 06
boy an education.

Mr. Livingston, the chief usher of the court, said there
wen, plenty of free schools in Limehouse and other plaeee
where a penny and twopence per week only was charge
for children.

Mr. Benson despaired of any decrease of crime while
leaving shops existed. Ho should commit tho prisoner t°
the Feltham Industrial School until he was 16 years r.
age, and compel the father to pay ls. 6d. per week for hi
maintenance.

We are requested to announce that in cense:
quence of the domestic bereavement sustained by 1116,
Royal Highness the Prince Christian, the annual festival
of University College Hospital, which has been advertised
for the 20th inst., has been unavoidably postponed to the
23d of June, when his Royal Highness has graciousii
consented to preside.

TIIE DUKE OF GENOA.—The Duke of Genoa
(Prince Thomas of Savoy) has just entered at Harrel
School. While there he will be in the family of Alr.
Matthew Arnold, who is residing at Harrow. The youli
Prince brings no suite with him of any kind, but he w.l'
be at liberty on Sundays to attend Roman Catholic servo
in London.

THE IRISH CHURCH BlLL.—After consideration
of the amendments which Mr. Disraeli, with the sanctioo
of the Conservative party, intends proposing on the Gc;
vernment Church Bill, Ministers confidently believe ail'
by Whitsuntide the measure, without any material altere;
tion save what may arise from concession on tbelf
part, will be ready for presentation to the House °
Lords. The Owl.
THE EAST-END EMIGRANTS.—The party of 320
emigrants from the East-end of London left Livere°
yesterday in the Allan steamer Germania for Quebec.
Yesterday a notification was received at Cbsti
ham from the Admiralty, announcing that any
the hired workmen employed in the dockyard,
well as those recently discharged on the reduction
of the number of hands, after two years' service;
may be considered eligible candidates to be seat,
out to Canada at the expense of the Governme°
Only those men who bear a good character, bre °0
sound health, and are provided with a miniuttl
sum of £2 155., will be deemed eligible. Already
a number of the workmen recently di,sehargeb
from the dockyard have made application, throat,
the Captain-Superintendent, to be sent out t
Canada.

Yesterday the 7th Dragoon Guards, at Aldeti
lhott, under the command of Lieutenant-Coll-,0
R. Clarke, were inspected and manoeuvred at tcir
North Camp, by Lieutenant-General the Eon. 'tie
James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding
division.

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