The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A TIPPLING PROSECUTOR.

Theodore Delaunay was charged with stealing the sum
of S 2 45., the money of John Le Blanc, hairdresser, Picca-
dilly.

The prosecutor—who had previously been charged with
being drunk—said that having a lamp that required repair-
ing, he spoke to a friend, who introduced him to the pri-
soner, who said he knew some ono who would do to job for
him, and ho accompanied him to the place, and on the road
treated him to some gin, and afterwards sent for some beer.
He (prosecutor) then became intoxicated, and while in that
state the prisoner took his purse.
Brown, 128 C, said he saw the purse in the prisoner's
hand, and asked him to hand it to him. He refused to do
so, and on his acquainting the prosecutor he was given into
custody. The prisoner admitted the puree contained
S 2 4s.

Prisoner said the fact was, the prosecutor asked him to
accompany him to get the lamp repaired, and in the course
of their journey treated him and others to two sixpenny-
worths of gin, a gallon of beer, and two half-pints of rum,
and the prosecutor having met some others, he paid for two
or three half-pints more of rum. The prosecutor then be-
came very drunk, and he took his purse from him to mind
for him, and although he would acknowledge he had spent
the money, still he never intended to steal it.
Mr. Beadon said he should remand him, but he would
recommend him to return the prosecutor his money, as he
might take that into his consideration.

THAMES.
A BANKRUPT SRIP--REPUSAL TO PAY A SHIP'S
CREW.-Mr. Davis, clerk to Mr. Joseph Smith, a solicitor,
applied to Mr. Selfe for summonses against Captain Pavey,
the master of the ship Barrettojutn, for refusing to pay
the crew of the vessel their wages for services on board on
a voyage from London to Rangoon and back.
Mr. Selfe—You may take your summonses.

Mr, Smith himself here entered the court, and said he
had sent his clerk forward to obtain the summonses, fearing
that he should be delayed elsewhere on business. He
begged leave to state that the case was an urgent one. A
bankruptcy was pending, and the seamen, fourteen
in number, were told, after a long voyage, there
were no funds. They had been six days or more
knocking about, and nothing but speedy measures would
ensure justice to the men, 'and the payment of their hard-
earned wages.
Mr. Selfe hoped he would be spared the necessity of
hearing the cases, and that the seamen would be paid their
wages without delay. He granted the summonses, and
they were immediately made out.
The united claims of the seamen, many of whom have
wives and families, amount to upwards of £5OO. There was
much excitement among the seamen present, and they com-
plained of the hardship of being kept out of their wages,
after so long and arduous a voyage in a tropical climate.
SINGULAR APPLICATION.—ALLEGED IMPROPER DIS-
POSAL OF A SEAMAN'S CLOTHES.—Mrs. Farrell, a re-
spectable young woman, and the widow of Thos. Farrell,
a seaman, who was washed overboard at sea in a storm
from the ship Carrs, of Sunderland, applied to Mr. Selfe
under these circumstances :—She had received a letter from
one of her late husband's shipmates, stating the circum-
stances of his being drowned off Elsinore, and that his
clothes were carefully preserved, and would be deposited
at the Shipping-office, in London. On inquiring at the
Shipping-office, in Emmett-street, Minories, she was in-
formed that her husband's clothes and effects had been sold
for 17s. 6d., that the expenses were lls., and that the
balance duo to her was Gs. 6d. only.
Mr. Selfe.—l think there must be some mistake. The
clothes were sold at Elsinore.

Mrs. Farrell put the letter from her husband's shipmate
into the hands of the magistrate, who, after reading it, said
he was still of opinion there must be some mistake. He
could not understand how lls. expenses could be incurred
in selling property worth only 17s.' 6d.
Mrs. Farrell.—My husband's clothes and effects, of
which I have a list, were worth about £4 when ho left
England, and ho had only been at sea 10 days when he
lost his life.

Mr. Sete.—The matter must be inquired into.
The magistrate then directed Howland, a, police-con-
stable, No. 89 H, to proceed to the Shipping. Office to make
the necessary inquiries, and report to hiuz the results