The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

POLICE IIiTELLIGENOE.—This Dili.

WESTMINSTER.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S ORDER.—On entering tb°
court this morning the presiding magistrate, gr*
Arnold, said, " I have just received directions frel!
the Home Office to afford every facility for swearing
in all respectable persons presenting themselves 05
special constables. I can only say that I shall b
most happy to do so on receiving the usual as
necessary information on oath,without which Ills°
no power to act.
FRAUDS IN ARTICLES OF ORNAMENT.—A very
respectable-looking man solicited a summons WO
a person who had two months ago sold him so°
chains, pretending that they were gold.
Applicant said that a large sum had been 01”
tamed of him, which bad clearly been got by false
pretences. He produced the chains now to oh°
that there could be no doubt of his having beet/
imposed upon.
He then handed the chains to the magistrate,
who said, " Do you mean to say you ever bag'
these for gold ?"
Applicant—l did, your lordship, and thought
they were good.
Mr. Arnold—You must be a very bad judge of
precious metals I should think.
Applicant—Your worship might have been ra.
led yourself. A jeweller to whom I took them did
not know until he had tried them that they were
not gold : they were got up so exceedingly well.
The application was granted.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A COWARDLY FELLOW.—Herbert Barnett, de'
scribed as .a plumber, was charged before gr'
Tyrwhitt; with destroying a quantity of Pawl3:3
broker's duplicates, representing property of tu,
value of £6O, and also with violently assaulting
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Sarah Blackburn, of 10, Portland-mews,

James's.
The complainant said that on the previous night'
the prisoner with whom she cohabited, after de-
stroying a quantity of duplicates belonging to het,
struck her head on the window-sill, and cut 1 '
badly.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, observing that the complainant
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nose had been injured, asked her if the prisoner ba'

hurt it ?
The complainant said that the prisoner did 05:
on a previous occasion, but she did not all'Ve3

against him.
Police-constable Loosley, 46 C, said that on tat-
ing the prisoner into custody he found the Nrcv
plainant bleeding profusely from a wound on tits
back of her head, and she was smothered With
blood.

The prisoner said that the complainant was
jured by accident.
The complainant said that the prisoner, a fed
weeks ago, destroyed some valuable pictures belong,
ing to her, and although she charged him she did 019'
press the charge.
Mr. Tyrwhitt to the prisoner—You are a covrardlid
fellow, who has got hold of a foolish woman, !In
lives upon her. You destroy her things, and at 117 t
get here for assaulting her, and you will now g°o
prison for two months for it.

THAMES.
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IRISII BUTTER AND Inisll BLARNET.-"4"„fr
Hicky, an Irish labourer, was brought before :i;
Benson, charged with stealing three rolls of Iris
butter, weighing Gibs., and valued at 65., the Pr";
perty of Messrs. Hartley and Co., the proprie%
of the British and Foreign Steam-wharf,
East Smithfield.
The prosecutors were very busily engaged on theit
wharf in the importation of foreign and Irish Prc;
visions yesterday; there were 700 cases of butter :s
the wharf, and the prisoner was observed by Leo
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Tisley, a gate-keeper among them, and licking ;I,
fingers, which were covered with very deliciously ed
butter. " What are you doing there ?"
the gate-keeper. " Smelling the nice buther 0"to
ould Ireland," was the reply. Tisley went 01ero
him and found one of the cases broken open 4nu 4,
that the rolls of butter within bad been disturb
The prisoner was at once taken into custody, a
at,
rolls of butter found concealed inside his waiBtoopit,
He was afterwards searched by Samuel Diat,-1,,
No. 140 H, who found another roll of butter, 'Ole
ing 2lbs., in his trousers. He said he would tar
the butter back to the place he took it from, of
he had not improved the quality or the flavour
the " best Irish" his offer was declined. the
James Martin, employed on the wharf, sa-,„ to
prisoner take butter out of the case, and told inlloo
put it back again, or he would- get every one

trouble. atoll
The prisoner in defence said he took a little a
of whisky too much yesterday, and the su'elided
the whisky and the smell of the butter confoun

The witness said the prisoner was not e-
,eitea

yesterday. ed tl
Mr. Benson said the prisoner had corani 0, to
very impudent robbery, and that it was au Ile
protect, not to plunder, his employer's proPerti;bre.
sentenced him, on his plea of guilty, t°

months' imprisonment and hard labour.
,s 6141.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO A DRIETNIISN C'")ithe
—Richard Monday, a cab-driver, wearing
son,
badge 1,930, was brought before Mr. -19nke" jot;
charged with being drunk and incapable of
care of himself. I,OIOE
The prisoner is a heavy, red-faced wan, and
the appearance of a hard drinker. His 1107,4 A
face were enveloped in London Hospital 10115 re'
through which the blood was oozing. ne bAssoo:l°
ceived a very severe wound on the head, an
bruises on other parts of the body. This I:6°-coll'
at four o'clock the prisoner was found 1)3? so.
stable, named Lillystone, No. 307 N, quite,
d° 111,000,
sible in Oxford-street, at the back of the 1-1°- of
Hospital. His horse and cab were -along 00a
him. The prisoner was bleeding copiously frooi of
frightful gash on his head, and there was a 13
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it
blood about him. He was taken into the 11°3
and his wound was dressed. clrA/31
The prisoner, in defence, said that lteter
a few drops of gin and a few drops of beer I 0 be
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day, and that he was getting off his cab
heel,
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slipped and struck his head against thew bee4lolll3
had been a cab driver 35 years, and hoped 110'1
be forgiven. 1 for Mr. Benson said it was very disgracef.tl
Clore
cab-driver to be intoxicated while he was 111,0 cal).
of a horse and cab. There was no fare in prisoner
If there had been ho should have fitted rthe
he
eavilyector Tanner said that he should
crqs
prisoner's misconduct to the Con-huh-3 11'
Police,