The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE DUCKS' EGGS IN KENSINGTON-GARDENS.--1°
boys, named Charles Keydon and William Harris, Over-
charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with b,ing found is
ao
enclosed part of Kensington gardens, supposed for i"
purpose of committing a felony, and also with diangiP°
the shrub,. 4ea
The boys were seen by Viaer, 412 A, in an ,nelo.. r
part in Kensington-gardens, they having gone tPro I°J
the purpose of taking ducks' eggs, and as they had dalolebe,
some of the shrubs, and there were great complaints of 0
damage done to the flowers and shrubs, h 3 took them in'
custody.
In answer to Mr. D'Eyncourt, the boysfrankly au:11-t r
that they had gone to the place to get ducks' eggs, ancitb°
big boy having offered them a penny each for any °WI
could get.
Mr. D'Eyncourt committed the boys for four days Rep/
remarking that he liked their frankness.

THAMES. „ 4,
PERNICIOUS LITERATURE.—George White, aged 1- ;
was charged with stealing a sovereign in the house,
6, Margaret-street, St. George-in-the-East. The m°the
Susan Slade, was the prosecutrix. The boy was Of ~°of
two children by the first husband. She was the 5
another child by her second husband. The pris°ler ,:c1
a wicked boy, and had been in the habit of keeping
company, visiting penny gaffs and reading
r 0
of those vile murderers, thieves, and highwAY
bore, Turpin, Jack Shepp.tr.l, Claud Duval, Jac!
Sixteen String Jack, Barrington, and other notoriol
scoundrels, and being desirous of emulating their nefarie;
deeds. He robbed his mother a few days ay of 9' 5°V n
reign, and subsequently took ss. out of the sane draw%
which he managed to open without turning a key r
a knife. He admitted stealing ss. in silver, but den°
taking the sovereign. The mother, a respectable Werc'''::
said she was very sorry she had to prosecute her ow° 5°,,,r
who had been often taken to tho Leman-street station
hist° ibr,
robbing her. He had been talked to and frightened be
the men.
The Magist
pernicious literature of the present day, where
i the
most notorious and brutal ruffians and thieves wer°;:he
ctiedert andai nmadelayn
committhedetriment
ht heroes o
prisonerf t oo ft hs
society
cinjuryatot yt
he of the
generally.
ml
morelsed :re:f° eiatt
young
School for a very long period if he was brought beo
him again and a case was made out. At present he s°
the
inflict a sharp sentence, which he hoped would cure ten
boy of his vicious propensities. He sentenced hitn to co
days' hard labour, and to receive twelve strokes in Pris°
with a birch rod.

We have much pleasure in stating that his It;°)I•
Highness Prince Arthur has graciously expressed h`,54
tention to be present at the annual festival, to behalfs at
Willis's Rooms, on Wednesday, the 23d inst., on he4),the funds of the University College Hospital, oil w,,j;11
oh
occasion his Royal Highness the Prince Christian ''
preside. Olt
LEIPSIC BOOK TRADE.—The statistics of the -° is
trade at Leipsic show that one-sixth of all German he°4l: In
published there. The increase of the trade maY he.jsesl
from the fact that in 1789 355 works, and in 183 be
presses.
works, were sent from the LeipsicSeale ootly
t
Leipsic periodicals have an enormous sale. The t
Gartenlaube circulates 280,000 copies. There are at Pre' eat
in Leipsic 47 printing establishments, which ea2Plel
men, 450 women, and 300 apprentices; 100 binding 8"-;•0
employing 400 binders and 160 apprentices. The 11311lb-cid
printers of Leipsic print one-third of all the music Pahll by
in Germany. The book exchange at the fairs is visit,e- ter
booksellers from all parts of Germany. At the l'esA •
settling day in 1868, 3,500,000 thalers changed bands
and it is calculated that the yearly business We'',
L 1,000,000 sterling. Leipsic has become such are
2g;
nised centre for bookselling that there are in it
depots of firms established in various parts of Gorn3ael'he
LADIES AND VELOCIPEDES. Not reading ti-Q,
fashion books I don't know whether a velocipede of
ladies is a desideratum or no. But in a budget of veloeve
patio
innotes from America, I find a description of a 0;01%
its trans-Atlantic simplicity
forfro iuine velocipedestrians that at least merits attentifii
ouordinary dress skirt is to be made to button up Its
tiro length in front and about halfway up the b3c
When the wearer wishes to 'h. she 6iinPli
ioosons mount her mac ine,
two or three of the lower buttons at the b
.11
:tud front, and rebuttons the front and back edges of ea,, ,r
side together, so as to form a copious trouser falling f_
each foot, thereby removing the impediment that afl ,
and adaptability. 1.%
its motors. Whether any,
ing skirt would have to the free motion of the wheel 50'
of the sub-kirtle garments :are requisite our depoue v
sayeth nut.- Once a Week. rest
and if any what,
DurivlLLE and Co., Belfast, are the laro
holders of Whisky in the word. Their Old Irish Frenchl'irlaiskY?r
commended by the medical profession in preference to
ort
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or ti Co.
Durtville
_cm,.
tion Quotations on application to 31 east's.
Belfa.t; or Beaufort-hi...Mingo, Strand„London, AV,C*
v: vast 'Lent j adj astalettlitS