The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

GENTLEMEN AND THE POLlCE.—Robert Fitzgerali, of
New Club Chambers, St. James's-street, gentleman ;
Fred. Johnstone, of Scansdale-villas, Notting-hill, gen-
tleman ; James Dobson, of the Langham Hotel, Regent-
street, clerk; William Smith, of Featherstoue-buildings,
Holborn, gentleman ; Thomas Glover, of the West-
minster Palace Hotel, gentleman ; and Edward
Smith, of No. 10, Kensington Park Gardens, gentleman
were charged before 311. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and
behaving in a disorderly manner in Tichborne-street.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoners.
From the evidence of Sergeant Conner, 22 0, and Police-
constables Godwin, 47 CR, French, 13 CR, and Cobius,
43 0, it appeared that the prisoners were at the
corner of Tichborne-street that morning about half-past
one hallowing and shouting at the top of their voices, and
pushing ono another and every one passing against the
shop shutters. The prisoners on being requested to go
away at first refused, but afterwards went along Tick-
borne-street to force their way into a cigar shop, but
were prevented doing so; and as they were all drunk and
very disorderly, they were at last taken to the police
station.

Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on behalf of the
prisoners, saying that he was instructed by them that
they were all sober, that there was no foundation for the
statement of the police, and that the whole affair arose
through some persons having pushed against the prisoners.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was quite possible the affair be-
gan by some one pushing against the prisoners, but then
they had continued it. There must be order in the streets,
and that was all that was wanted. The prisoners would
be fined 10s. each.

WESTMINSTER.
DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT. —There were many charges of
drunkenness and assault resulting from holiday making at
Whitsuntide, but none of a serious character except the
follo wing :

Donald It-Donald, a pensioner who gave the false name
e
of Joseph Jones, was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly and assaulting a constable in the execution of his
duty.

Oliver Huggins, 355 B, said he' was on duty in
plain
clothes, and was fetched to the corner of Eaton square,
where he found the prisoner on the ground with his
trousers down over his boots ; he remonstrated with pri-
soner on his conduct, and with assistance of the bystanders
put his dress in decent order ; prisoner got up, used
abusive language, and witness told him to go away ; he
said he would not for six - policemen ; witness went
to remove him, when he struck him on the head, knocked
him down and kicked him, and was very violent on the
way to the station.

Prisoner said he was too drunk to know what had oc.
curred.

Mr. Arnold said his conduct was disgraceful and per-
fectly inexcusable, even on the score of drunkenness ; he
sentenced him to seven days' imprisonment without the
option of a fine.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
&nstralia. and New Zealand, via Southampton..... May 22.
Ditto, via 5' areallles May 17
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verde, by Brazil packet . June 4:
Cape of Good Hype. Ascension. and St. Helena May 28.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 15.
bibraltar, via Southampton
India, via Southampton
May 15
uitto, Marseil es
Malta, Egypt, &c.
Ditto, Marseilles..
Newioundla May
......
....... ........ • • May 19
Matritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southamis ton
Ditto, Marseilles ~ June 16
Portugal .. •... J nue 4.
United States, anada, California, &a, by British
packet
......May 15
Ditto ditt c ( Baltimore)
Ditto, by L sited States packet
Ditto, by Inman paoket May 12
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ...... May 17.
Bahamas, via New York
West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha-

mas) May 14

The editors of Illinois, one hundred and twenty
in number, have recently been making an excursion
through the South, and have gone as far as Mobile, Ala-
bama. Despatches from that city state that the members
of the excursion party have expressed their decided ap-
proval of the South as suitable for manufacturing, com-
mercial, and industrial enterprises.
CALIFORNIA NUTMEGS.—Perhaps it is not gene-
rally known that the native nutmeg tree grows in the
Sierra Nevada range of mountains in California, but such
is the fact. We have with our own hands picked them
from the tree in the upper portion of Placer county, and
about the head waters of Feather River, and after properly
drying them, found them fully equal, in point of strength
and flavour, to those imported from the East Indies. Some
19 years or more have elapsed since that time, and of
course we are unable to describe with accuracy the nutmeg
tree of California, more than to say that it resembles some
of the species of pine ; and, in fact, most people would pass
it by, as we did at first, without suspecting it to be any-
, thwg else but a pine tree.— Sue Mateo Gazette, March 13.