The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Pas Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
SEIOBBLACKS ♦ND THE PUBLIC.—Four dirty-looking
fellows, named Flynn, Haddock-, Cummins, and Ryau,
were charged before Mansfield with causing an obstruc-
tion with their boxes in Compton-street, Soho.
Sergeant Jeffrey, 21 C, proved seeing the prisoners in
Compton-street yesterday morning. along with several
others, causing such an obstruction with their boxes that
persons passing had to walk in the road to avoid them,
and he then took the prisoners into custody, the others
running away. Some of the persons connected with the
parish wore hero to speak of the nuisance they suffered
from the prisoners and their companions.
Mr. Joseph Purkes, publisher, of No. GO, Dean-street,
Soho, said that be experienced great anaoyance every Sun-
day from the shoeblacks, who collected in front of his
shop—there generally being about ten of them there, with
their boxes, every Sunday morning. He had cautioned
them several times, but they took no notice, and were in
the habit of placing their boxes close against his shop, and
the persons who had their boots cleaned bumped against
his shutters.
In answer to Mr. Mansfield,
Mr. Purkes said that he had frequently seen the pri-
soners engaged there.

Mr. Mansfield told the prisoners that they wore charged
with blocking up the footpath and compelling persons to
go into the road.

Mr. Purkes said he endured the nusiance for two years.
Mr. Mansfield asked if all the lads were as dirty es the
prisoner, and on being answered in the affirmative, said
that that was a nuisance in itself to have to go along the
footpath and push against such persons.
Mr. Aylett, of the Admiral Duncan Tavern, Compton-
street, was also present to speak of the nuisance.
Mr. Mansfield said the prisoners had been locked up 20
hours, which served them right. If the prisoners came
again they would be severely punished. He hoped the
imprisonment they had undergone would have the effect
of teaching them to have some little consideration for per-
sons walking along the footpath, and compel them to go
into the road.

WESTMINSTER.
A. PAUPEIeB WARDROBB.—John Day, a young man, was
charged with destroying his clothes in St. Margaret's and
St. john's Workhouse, Westminster.
Thomas Waterman, labour-master at the workhouse,
said that tho defendant was admitted on Saturday night,
and had supper, bed, and breakfast. He found him yester-
day morning in bed, and enquired what he was doing
there and why he did not get up, when he replied that he
oould not get up because he had no clothes. He said he
had torn them up.
Defendant, whose style of dress was not of the most
fashionable order, complainel that he did not like it.
Mr. Selfe—What don't you like ?
Defendant-31y boots.
Mr. Selfe—What's the matter with them ?
Defendant—Look here, your worship (exhibiting one of
them), is this the proper pair of boots for a man?
Mr. Selfe—Not good enough for you ?
Defendant—No ; and don't fit.
Mr. Selfe—You would like the parish to supply you
with new boots ?

Defendant—l don't think these are good enough.
Mr.&lfe--You would like them made of the best leather,
with spring sides ?
Waterman—He and another man both destroyed their
boots and other clothing. They were found others, but
the difficulty was to suit their taste. He could " fit their
feet, but not their eyes."
Mr. Selfe—Well, eyes are rather odd things to fit with
boots. Defendant, if you levy contributions in this way
upon the public you must pay for it. You are committed
for 14 days' to hard labour.
Another man had the same punishment.
THAMES.

SUNDAY GAMBLING IN THE PUBLIC STIUNTS.—Six
boys, named John Rimers, Michael Freeman, Cornelius
Shea, Samuel Burke, William Bury, and James Callaghan,
the sons of Irish parents, were brought before Mr. Benson
charged with gambling with halfpence yesterday, along-
side the Rey. Mr. Black's Chapel (Particular Baptists),
in Mill-yard, Whitechapel, and in St. George's-court
and William-street, St. George-in-the-East. Rimers,
a tall fellow, is about 18 years of age, and the others were
from nine to 15 years:of age. Rimers came out as well with
a capital, for there was a florin, a sixpence, and 130. in
halfpence found upon him by Police-sergeant Dougan,
No. 2 11 B, who said " the youth" was one of the
greatest blackguards he ever met with, and that his
language was disgusting and ruffianly. All the other
prisoners were very wicked boys, and they managed to
pass the halfpence they had upon them to their various
parents on the way to the station-house.
Inspector Holloway of the 11 division, said that a peti-
tion had been sent to the Commissioners of Police by the
inhabitants of the district complaining of the pitch-and-
toss nuisance on Sundays.
Mr. Benson said the Legislature enacted that every per-
son playing at pitch and toss should be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for any period not exceeding three
calendar months. Ile had been warning youths for the
last two months without effect. He should now begin to
put the law in force. He sentenced the prisoners to seven
days' imprisonment with bard labour, and if that did not
succeed in stopping the rest ho should increase the punish-
ment.