The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGEffCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
STEALING FLOWERS IN 11YDE-PARlC—ltichard Thomas,
foreman of the stonemasons employed in Hyde-park, in
replacing the iron railings, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing two geraniums and four vcrbonas,
in Hyde-park.
Jonathan Finbw, 201 A, said that ho was on duty in
Hyde-park last night, about eight o'clock, and saw the
prisoner with some flowers in his hand. The prisoner
passed him and wont on to a flowor bed, and then plucked
a geranium.
.Knowing that the prisoner was connected
with the works in the park he asked him who had given
him leave to do so. Ho replied that he could gather others
if ho thought proper.
The prisoner admitted plucking the verbenas, but not
the geranium.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said tho prisoner was ono of those mis-
chievous follows, whoso fingers being lighter than their
brains, could not resist plucking things that came in their
way. He should dual with the case under the Police Act,
and fine the prisoner 10s., or seven days.

A SEAMAN CHARGED WITH WILFUL DAMAGE AT THE
OXFORD.—John Huxtable, a seaman, was charged before
Mr. Tyr whitt with wilfully breaking a pane of glass of the
value of £l2, the property of Mr. Charles Morton, of the
Oxford Music-hall, Oxford-street.

Mr. Cecil Stuart, vocalist, of Kompsfold-road, Kenning-
ton, said that shortly before one o'clock that morning he
was at the Oxford, and saw tho prisoner take up a glass
from the bar and deliberately throw it at a window, which
in consequence was smashed. The prisoner was then given
into custody.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, tho witness stated that the
prisoner was in a perfect stato of intoxication.
Mr. Morton's potman having given similar evidence,
Mr. Morton said the plate of glass measured 7 foot by 3
feet 6 inches, and it would cost from £l2 to £l4 to replace

it. The prisoner had had nothing to drink in his house,
but came in after quarrelling with a cabman outside, and
ho was very drunk.

Thomas Goddard, 733 A, proved that the prisoner was
very drunk.
The prisoner said ho did not recollect what occurred
lie only came ashore yesterday, having comp from Mad-
ras in the ship Carmarthenshire.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisonor for trial, but would
tako two bail in £lO each for the prisoner's applarance at
the Sessions.

TIIAMES.

CuARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.--Antonio Bartels,
aged 21, of No. 1, Buckle-street, Whitechapel, was brought
before Mr. Benson, charged with assaulting and wounding
Daniel Schamlofel, in Plough-street, Whitechapel.
The wounded man is in the London Hospital in a very
precarious condition. The prisoner and the prosecutor are
both German mechanics. The prosecutor was quarrelling
with the prisoner's companions in a ginger beer shop, and
they kicked him in a very brutal manner. They beat him
and kicked him, and wore bending him down, and the
prisoner took his clasp knife from his pocket, and delibe-
rately advanced two steps, and stabbed Schamlofel in the
thigh, and he fell. Ho was found weltering in his blood,
on the floor of the shop, by the police, and carried to the
London Hospital. He cannot be removed at present.
The evidence was interpreted to the prisoner by Mr.
Nairn, the second clerk, and Mr. Benson. remanded the
prisoner for a week.