The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MA.RLBOROUGII-STREET.

IMPUDENT ROBBERY —James Falb f, a cook, residing
at No. 26, Bryanstone-street, was brought before Mr.
Bingham, charged with stealing a bottle of gin and a
bottle of whisky, the property of Mr. Gideon Allen,
hcensed victualler, 46, South Molten-street, Grosvenor
equare.

It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor's niece,
that on the previous afternoon, about four o'clock, the
defendant and another man entered her uncle's house-
and called for some ale and gin, with which she
served them. After they bad drank it the prisoner left
the house, saying that he was going to call upon a Mr.
Proper, a highly respectable tradesman in the neighbour-
hood, and would be back in three minutes. After a
short absence be returned again, and he and his com-
panion bad more liquor. The prisoner then moved from
where he was standing, and went up close to the spirit
shelf on which the bottled spirits were kept, and she dis-
tinctly raw him remove a bottle of gin and another of
whisky, which he handed to his companion, who left the
house. She at once called her uncle from the cellar,
and in his presence taxed the prisoner with stealing the
spirits, which he stoutly denied. A constable was then
called, and the prisoner given into custody.
Sergeant Stevens, 23 C, proved taking the prisoner
into custody and conveying him to the station, where
he was searched and a snuff-box belonging to the prose-
cutor found upon him.

The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the rob.
bery, was remanded till Thursday next.

THAMES.

THE SUICIDE MANIA—ATTEMMED SELF-DESTRUCTION.
—Ann Clifford, a desperate and ill-conducted woman
of the town, who has been frequently charged at this
court with robbery, disorderly conduct, drunkenness,
and also with attempting to commit self-destruction'
was now brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with at-
tempting to commit suicide in the waters of the London
Dock.

A police constable of the IC division, named Wilson,
stated that he was on duty in New Gravel•lane, Shad-
well, last night. At a late hour he heard a splash in
the water, and upon hastening to the swivel bridge saw
the prisoner in the lock floating on her back on the top
of the water, which is upwards of 20 feet in depth. He
procured the grapnels, and just as he was about to throw
them into the water the prisoner sank. He got her out
of the lock after she bad been in the water
seven or eight minutes, and took her to the nearest
puhlic•house,where friction and restoratives were applied,
but it was some time before she gave any signs of ani-
mation. The woman bad been under medical treatment
for several hour?. The prisoner said to him that it was
the third time she had thrown herself into the water,
and she would do it again.

Mr. Selfe recollected that he had allowed the prisoner
to go at large on a former occasion o❑ her solemn pro-
mise not to repeat the rash and wicked attempt on her
life. He would not have released her except on that
promise. He was sure the wicked and reckless life
which the prisoner was leading must ultimately lead to
a frightful death.
The prisoner was ordered to find one surety to keep
the peace for three months, and in default to be corn.
mitted to prison.