The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-02 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPT TO ROB A BANK MANAGER.—CharIes Harrison,
a young man, of no fixed residence, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to steal the gold watch
and chain belonging to Mr. Thomas Sellars, manager of
the Nottingham Joint-Stock Bank.
Alfred Brook, 111 C, said that about 12 o'clock last night
he was at the door of the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-
square, when he saw the prisoner and three other young
men pushing amongst the persons leaving, and having
kept his eye on the prisoner saw him run up to a gentle-
man and pull his watch and chain from his waistcoat poc •
ket. fie (Brook) immediately caught hold of the prisoner,
who dropped the watch, which the gentleman picked up.
The gentleman told Lim that ho would not be able to at-
tend the court that morning.
I❑ answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the officer said that

the gentleman was Mr. Sellars, the manager of the Not-
tingham Joiut Stock Bank at Nottingham, and that
when ho took the prisoner into custody ho had ono hat
in his hand, and another in Lis pocket, so that he could
change thorn when he thought fit.

The prisoner said he had never done such a thing as
he officer statod.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, and told the
officer that he had better write to Mr. Sellars, requesting
him to attend.

ROBBERIES AT DRAPERS' SHOPS.-Two rough-looking
fellows, named Merchant and APCermaclr, were charged
as suspected persons.

Sergeant Cole, while in company of Cane, 35 C, saw the
prisoners make several attempts to rob drapers and pawn-
brokers' shops, and on taking the prisoners into custody
M'Cormack became very violent, and he (the sergeant)
had to throw him and strike him in self-defence.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwbitt,

The sergeant said that he knew both the prisoners as
suspected persons, and that one of them hadd a large piece
of cloth in his possession to wrap round anything he might
get hold of.
Mr. Edward Ansell, linendrapor, of Berwick-street,
proved seeing the prisoners pass his shop several times
and attempt to take different things. He had lost so much
lately i❑ a similar way that he had felt it his duty to
attend.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was glad Mr. Ansell had done so
as it assisted the police, and committed the prisoners for
three months each with hard labour.

CAUTION TO HORSEKEEPERS.—WaIter Simpson, a horse-
keeper, of Regent-street, Westminster, appeared to answer
a summons for causing a horse to bo tortured by being
worked in an unfit state.

Mr. Abbott appeared for the Royal Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, and the chief officer of the
Society also attended.

Mr. Abbott said that his worship might perhaps remem-
ber that a man was fined by him 40s. or five days before
for working the horse, that he then directed that the
officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals should take out a summons against the person
who sent out the horse, which had broken knees, fetlocks
cut, large and raw sores, and was altogether in a totally
unfit condition for work.

Sorgeant Leech and George Young, officers of the So-
ciety, gave evidence bearing out Mr. Abbott's statement,
and showing that Simpson admitted sending out the horse
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant ought to be ashamed
to send out such a horse.

The defendant said that since the drivar had been fined
his master bad placed the horse in the hands of a doctor.
Mr. Tyrwnitt—Then the horse is still in the land of
the living. I will adjourn the case to see if the horse is
destroyed, and measure the fine by what I then hear.

Mr. Abbott applied for costs, which were allowed.
On the case coming on for hearing again, and the ma-
gistrate being informed that the horse had not been de-
stroyed, the case was again adjourned, with the intimation
that if the horse was not destroyed a very heavy fine would
be inflicted.