The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-14 00:00:00

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lON, Y E v ENING, JUNE 14 1567.

THAMES.

THOROUGHLY ASHAMED OF lIIMSEEE. John Cadman,
who was also called Cadamy, a portly, middle-aged man,
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk
and incapable of taking care of himself, and assaulting
Police-constable No. 396 K.
Last night the prisoner was found lying on the foot-
path in the East India-road, helplessly intoxicated. A
policeman aroused him and told him to go home. The
prisoner was unable to stand or walk, and the constable
marched him off to the station-house. The prisoner was
violent and abusive, and struck the policeman.
The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he bad
done. He took too much drink last night—it overpowered
him.

Mr. Paget—What are you ?
Prisoner—A master mariner.
Mr. Paget—Of what ship are you master ?
Prisoner—Of a schooner down the river.

Mr. Paget —You have men under your command. What
control can you have over them when they learn, as they
will do most probably, that you have been charged with
being helplessly drunk.

The prisoner, who was very restless in the dock, said—
" I am thoroughly ashamed of myself."
Mr. Paget—So you ought to be. You are fined 40s.

The prisoner paid the fine directly.
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CRUELTY TO A HORSE.-110MaSLansby, a youth iu the
service of Mr. Memos Barrer, wine cooper, 35, Minories,
was charged at the instance of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with working one of his
master's horses in an unfit condition.

The prisoner was driving a horse and cart, with a hogs-
head of wine. Tho animal was suffering much, and there
was a sore on the near shoulder as largo as a five shilling
piece. The collar pressed against the wound, and the
horse was in great agony.
The prisoner said the warm weather affected the horse,
and that the for3man o. his master's stables did not know
the horse was in the condition represented.
Thomas Walton, 352 K, an ()Meet of the court, said the
horse was. not fit to be worked. The wound was an old
one, and the warm weather had nothing to do with it
at all.
The prisoner's master said afterwards, in his favour,
he took the horse out, knowing no better.
The Magistrate said the horse must not be worked any
longer in its present condition. He find the prisoner 10s.,
which his master ought to pay.
Mr. Barrer paid the fine.

CUSTOMS OFFICERS AND REFORM.—By an old
act of Parliament passed in the reign of George 111. cus-
tom-house officials aro not permitted to take part in the
election of members of Parliament, a disability which does
not attach to those employed in many other departments
of the public servic3. This invidious distinction has long
excited the antagonism of nutherous employes in our cus-
toms' service, and at their request Sir Harry Verney has
given notice of a clause in the new Reform Bill to repeal
the old act above mentioned. Sir IL Verney has received
strong promises of support from both sides of the house,
and the following letter has been received from Mr. John
Bright, to whom the customs committee had written :
"Rochdale, Juno 10, 1867.—llear Sirs,—l have received
many letters and memorials on the subject to which you
refer, and to which I have not thought it needful to return
any answer. I read them, and the subject is not forgotten,
but the pressure of my correspondence is often such that I
save myself from the labour of a reply when I can properly
do so. I cannot pledge myself to your friends as to the
course I shall take bathe house, but I am disposed to think
that the votea of officers of the customs departments should
be allowed, or the exclusion should be carried into other
departments to which it has not yet.been applied.—l ani,
&c.—JOHN ButoHT.”

Loss OF A STEAMER AT SEA. —Captain Roach,
of the screw steamer Prince, Which has just arrived 'at
Hull from the Baltic, reports that Ivhile at sea, tho Dud-
geon light bearing S.E. by E. distant abOnt seven Miles,
he passed a sunken vessel, supposed to be a steamer, with
three pole masts, about fiffeeu -feet out of water. The
name of the vessel is at present unknown, nor was the
captain able .to form any idea as to whether it was an
English or foreign. vessel. . . •. .•