The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—DISTURBING A CON-
GREGATION.—John ,Smith, dressed as a mechanic, was
charged before Mr. Bingham with being drunk and riotous,
and disturbing the cong,Tegation assembled at the church
of St. Giles-in-the-Fields during divine service.
Mr. George Martin, schoolmaster of the public school of
St. Giles-in-the-Fields, said that on the previous evening
he was present during divine service in the church, and
everything went on properly till 10 minutes past eight, when
he heard some one, is a loud voice, say to the minister,
while he was preaching, " Shut your mouth." Witness
turned round and looked for the churchwarden, but not see-
ing him, sat down, and bad no sooner done so than lie heard
the same person cry out, in an equally loud manner, " Hear,
hear." He then asked the pew-opener who was the person ?
and she pointed out the prisoner as the person. He then
went for one of the officers or the beadle, and while he was
doing so the prisoner repeated his conduct. The prisoner
seemed to have been drinking, and as he thought it probable
he would continue his annoyance, a police-constable was
sent for and he was given into custody.
In answer to Mr. Bingham, the accused said he was very
sorry. He would promise his worship he would not repeat
the offence.
Mr. Bingham said he was inclined to accept his promise,
and ordered the accused to find one surety for his good
behaviour for the next three months.

THAMES. ROBBING A COACH-Housli. George
Aulson, a thin young man, was brought before Mr. Selte,
charged with stealing a set of harness, value £5, from the
coach-house of Mr. Thomas Ennor, builder and contractor,
of Hardinge-street, Commercial-road, Rateliff,:and Marine-
place, Stepney. It appeared that a lad named Kease, in
the employ of Mr. Ennor, put his master's harness into the
coach-house adjoining the business premises in Hardinge-
street, last night. The coach-house was inclosed by a pair
of folding-doors, which were found to have been disturbed
this morning. They had been opened without unlock-
ing them, by shaking them and causing the bolt
to be withdrawn from the socket. Some considerable force
must have been used to effect an entrance. The interior
of the coach-house was in a state of great confusion, pieces
of candle were lying about, and the harness deposited there
last night was missing. Soon after nine o'clock last night,
police sergeant Stimpson, 21 K, and another officer,
met the prisoner in Shadwell. He was carrying a set of
harness. Another man, who was carrying an umbrella, was
in the prisoner's company. On the police sergeant's ap-
proaching them, the prisoner threw down the
harness and ran away. His confederate followed his
example. Stimpson pursued the prisoner, who ran down
a narrow turning, called Twine-court, and was missed.
On reaching High-street, Shadwell, the prisoner was missed.
Sampson looked about, and saw the door of the Duke of
York public-house, on the south side of the High-street,
move. Stimpson went into the house, and saw the prisoner,
and said to him, "You are the man I want." The prisoner
said, " Me, what do you want with me ?" The barman at
the Duke of York said the prisoner had only just entered
the house, and Stimpson then took him into custody. At the
station-house the prisoner said to Stimpson, "You may as
well have it," and took from his pocket a bridle bit, also be-
longing to Mr. Etsuor, who identified the same.
The prisoner said a man employed him to carry the har-
ness.
Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial.