The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-13 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STEALING A LADY'S SHAWL.—Frederick Lloyd, a half-
starved-looking man. was charged before Mr. D'Eyuconz4
with stealing a shawl of the value £2O, the property of
Lady Leigh, who resides in Portman square.
From the evil, ace of Edward Leader, footman to Lord
Leigh, it appeared that on the previous evening he WO
sitting on the box of Lard Leigh's carriage, which s'Bs
standing in Grosvenor-square, when the coachman, WO
was sitting by his side, called his attention to the pri-
soner, who was making off with a shawl belonging to
Lady Leigh, of the value of £2O, and where it had bees
few minutes before Fah) in the carriage. He ran after the
prisoner, and on catching him the prisoner said that he had
committed the rubbery through want.
The prisoner said he was hungry when he took the
shawl. He bad worked at Birmingham, Liverpool, Cgr-
ard other places, and only came to London yesterdq°
He was guilty.
Mr. D'Eyncourt committed the prisoner for four months
with hard labour.

DAMAGING TREES IN KENSINGTON GAEDEYS.—A bon
named Richard James Elliott, was charged with damaging
a May tree, in Kensington-gardens.
The case having been proved by police-constable
303 A. who said that great damage was at the present
time bring done to the trees in the gardens,
Mr. D'Eyt,court cautioned the boy, and fined him 2s. 6a

T [TAMES.
APPREHENSION OF COINERS.—IMPORTA.NT DISOOO/15
OF COINING IMPLEMENTS.—Jeremiah King, aged 24 ;For'
arid Robert Tegg, 27, both described as painters, were
brought before Mr. Benson charged with coining 311.,
being in possession of a large quantity of implements and
materials for the manufacture of base coin, in the house
of
John Parnard, o. 6, Eliham-place, Church-path, StepLeYl
not more than 200 yards from the Thames Police-court.
Police Sergeant Briden, 4 B, and other officers, arrested
the prisoners, and seized the coining implements and p7fe
tet ials last light, and Mr. James Brannan, a retired police
Inspector, and engaged by the Solicitor of the Treasuri
to prosecute offenders against the coin laws, described th 6
at tieles seized, which included a large quantity of plater
of Paris moulds fragment-4 The moulds had be°
us d for the purpose of casting counterfe t money. 'here
Was a deal of other plaster of Paris dissolved, plaster
Paris, white metal bottles containing acids, tooth brush° .
to polish the base money, a galvanic battery, "gets.
an
overflow of metal iu the channels of the moulds, and Titri'
one other things for making and perfecting base ninneY'
Charles Osborn, also called Osson, a painter, who w 35 3:13
accomplice of the prisoners, and who appeared to be tor);
fled at his own misdeeds, made out a strong case againg_,
the rrisoners, who had been engaged in coining base niello
for some time. The witness had gone out with Teg t°
pass base coin the prisoners made. He also deposed to the
purchase of plaster of Paris for the moulds. He saw IC-la
using a galvanic battery on Tuesday, and electro-platia
spurious money.
re,
John Barnard, landlord of the house in Eltbani-P'9-4
said that he let a room to King on Sunday night last, aPt
did not know what the prisoners were about until lass
night, when Sergeant Briden entered the house, Teb`
occupied an apartment at No. 3, Church-path, close laY• t
Mr. Brennan asked for a remand until Tuesday lies
when the solicitor of the Treasury would attend.
The request was immediately granted...