The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-16 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

A STRANGE FREAK.-IVilliain Goodchild, a young
man, described as a watchmaker, was charged before
Mr. Tyr whitt with being found in the enclosed yard
of Camelford House, the residence of Mr. Charles
Mills, Oxford-street.

Police-constable Evans, 113 C, said that while
on duty at Somerset House, Park-lane, on Satur-
day
night he saw the prisoner in the yard of Camel-
ford House, and on asking what he did there he
said he had a right to be there, that he was a gentle-
man, and the Earl Fitzwilliam. The prisoner then
asked him to unlock the gates, and ou his asking
him how he got into the yard he at first said that a
policeman let him in, and then that he did notknow
who let him in. The prisoner then told him that
if he did not let him out he would report him, and
on his telling him that he should take him into
custody he got over the wall, and was taken into
custody by another constable.
Robert Bentley, porter at Camelford House, said
be never let the prisoner in, nor could any one else,
as.he (witness) had the keys of the gates, and they
were locked.

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Police-constable Percival, 200 C, said that on
taking the prisoner into custody on his getting over
the wall, he at first said that he was a solicitor, then
that he was an earl, and afterwards that he was a
working jeweller.
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Mr. 13; rwhitt asked whether the prisoner had
been drinking, and whether it was easy to get over
the wail.

The constable said the prisoner had been drinking,
and Inspector Bowles said the height of the wall
was about 7 feet.
Police-constable Dawson, 301 A, said that he had
made inquiries, and found the prisoner's father to
be a respectable man living in High-street, Mary-
lebone, and that the prisoner was in employ at
Windsor, and had come up to town and got drinking.
The prisoner's father stepped forward, and said his
son was apprenticed to a watchmaker, and was now
working for a gentleman at Windsor, and had in-
formed him that he had been drinking.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week,
taking his father's bail. •

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Thomas Conway, a crimp,
was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with
violently assaulting Ephraim Slocken, a gate keeper,
in the service of the London and St. Katherine
Dock company.
The complainant stated that at 4 o'clock on
on Saturday he was stationed at the principal en-
trance of the London Dock, and while the labourers
and others were leaving the dock the prisoner, who
was very drunk and noisy, attempted to enter the
dock. There was au express regulation that
drunken persons were not to be permitted to enter
the duck, and he directed the prisoner to withdraw.
The prisoner then struck him a violent blow on the
mouth and knocked him down. Another constable
seized the prisoner, and he was removed to the
station-house before he could effect any further mis-
chief, which he attempted. The witness added that
his mouth bled copiously, and that he had suffered
much from the blow. _ .

Inspector Deudy, of the H division, said the pri-
soner was exceedingly violent in the station-house,
and knocked down the brickwork, besides causing
further damage. It was found necessary to take off
the prisoner's boots and handcuff him.
The prisoner—All I have to say is that I was very
drunk. I drank a bottle of whisky right off. I was
mad.
Mr. Benson—Mad, drunk, noisy, and violent.
You are fined 205., and, in default, fourteen days'
imprisonment.

The Taeping arrived in the London Docks on
Saturday at 2 p.m., and is again the winner of the China
clipper race. She left Foochow at noon on the 4th of
June, thus completing the voyage in 102 clays.