The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

AN AFFECTIONATE RURAL DEPARTURE.—TWO boys, 12
and 13 years of age, giving the names of Abel William
Lott and John Pabey Warren, were placed at the bar uader
the following extraordinary circumstances:—
John Parish, 140 B—l was on duty at one o'clock this
morning on the platform of the Victoria Station, when I
saw the two prisoners standing there. I asked them
where they were going, and they said they did not know.
I asked where they came from, and they said "Canter-
bury." I thought there was something .very suspicious
about the thing, and I took them into a room
and questioned them. 1 asked Lott what money
he bad about him, and he replied 4s. 9d. I asked him how
much more ho had, and ho then produced two sovereigns.
I told him ho had more I thought, and then he showed two
more sovereigns, and afterwards two sovereigns and a half
in addition, making in all .£6 10s. in gold. I found they
had run away from Canterbury with the money. I tele-
graphed there and received an answer from Warren's
father, to send his son back by the next train. On Lott
I found this piece of paper which it seems he meant to
have left behind.

The paper produced had written on it in a bold hand—
" Your affectionate William took the money, and if you
wish to know the reason why, find out."
Mr. Selfe—l shall detain theso boys until I seo their
friends.

Parish—l believe their parents are both very respectable
people, at Canterbury.
Mr. Selfe—Well, you had better telegraph to their
friends. I shall remand the b3ys until to-morrow.

THAMES.
DISGRACEFUL AND -UNMANLY OUTRAGE.—John Collins
of Park-street, Bromley, aged 22, and Henry Williams, no
home, no occupation, 21, were brought before Mr. Par-
tridge, on a warrant, charged with violently assaulting
Police-constables Tubbs, 344 K, Simmons, 12: K, Charles
Bainbridge, a labourer, of No. 34, Upper George-street,
Bromley, and Mary Simmons, the wife of a policeman.
On Good Friday afternoon the complainant Bainbridge,
a very respectable man, had been into a beer-shop in St.
Leonard-street, Bromley, to obtain some refreshment.
Williams, who was a stranger to him, was there. He did
not speak to him. Directly after Bainbridge had
left the house he was suddenly, and without provoca-
tion, assaulted with great fury by the prisoners
and another man. They beat him about the head
and face, and repeatedly knocked him down. Others
joined in this wanton. and brutal outrage, and several
were armed with sticks, which they used. Bainbridge re-
treated towards his own dwelling In Upper George-street,
Bromley, when ho was again attacked, and Tubbs, a
police-constable, went to his aid, and be was beaten and
knocked down. Sticks were used, and Williams said,
"We can show you how the -- Fenians will serve
you !" Mrs. Simmons pulled Williams off Tubbs, and the
scoundrel hit her with a stick on the side. Her husband
then came to the assistance of Tubbs, and he was mal-
treated by the prisoners and another who was very busy
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the police,Bainbridge, and the woman were
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temptedruffians they were received with a
shower of stones, bricks, and other missiles. The prisoners
were apprehended on warrants last night. It was suggested
that the only reason for the outrage was that Bainbridge
had been in the police force 20 months, and the prisoners
had some ill feeling against him. Williams had been twice
convicted for felony, once for highway robbery and once
for stealing wet linen.
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Mr. Partridge said the woman had behaved with great
courage, and was a proper person to be the wife of a con-
stable. The prisoners had committed a series of dastardly
assaults. He sentenced Williams to four months' imprison-
ment and hard labour, and Collins to three months' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

THE DETECTIVES AND THE LONDON SWELLMOBS'-
MEN AT THE DOVER REVIEW'.—A body of detectives from
Scotland-yard, under the direction of Mr. Thomson, the
hisFector, arrived at Dover on the Saturday before the
recent review, to take chat go of the town pro tem., and
keep it clear of thieves, acting iu conjunction with Super-
intendent Coran, of the borough police ; and so successful
were the arrangements made that no cases of any of-
fences having been committed were reported to the autho-
rities. Ono case of highway robbery occurred, and the
thief was arrested in the act. Several gangs of well-
known London swelhnobs'-men, on their arrival by train,
were captured and transferred to the police-station,
charged as reputed and well-known thieves, and on being
brought before the bench wero sentenced to 7 days' hard
labour each. Notwithstanding the extreme fashion of
their dress several females, who came from London by the
Victor Albert steampacket, were also taken into custody,
being well-known thieves. Mr. Sheen, of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, rendered valuable
and often timely assistance to the police authorities. Of
the 30,000 Volunteers .present, only one out of the whole•.
number fell into the hands of the police. •