The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-20 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

CHARGE OP RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS AGAINST A
TRADESMAN.—John Morris, a carman in the service of
Messrs. Seward and Co , carriers, Cannon-street, City, and
Edward Platte, a carman out of employ, were brought up
on remand, charged with stealing, and Mr. Cornelius
Belcham, a grocer carrying on business in Drury-lane,
were charged with receiving about 5 cwt. of sugar.

Ackrilcin addition to the evidence given on Saturday
last, said ho had found eleven chests of tea and four empty
chests, all of which had been stolen, the chests having been
identified. In the bag with the sugar he found a chisel, a
saw, and a long piece of iron buried in the sugar. Ile saw a
large quantity of copper money in the back shop in n
open box, nt.d some silver lying on the commuter, but he
could not ray that Ilslcham gave either of the prisoners
any money. There was som,thing which ho thought was
money pass b Ammon the prisoner:, but when Belcham saw
him he drew Ilk hand back. He had watched Belcham's
shop for a long time, but until the present occasion he had
been unable to prove any case of robbery against him.
Police Sergeant 3latt !mows 6 F corroborated the evidence
of Ackrell with respect to the prisoner Beleham's receiving
the two bags containing the stolen sugar. When he (wit-
ness) entered the shop he saw Belcham withdraw his band
from Platte, but he could not say whether there was any-
thing in it or not. Nothing was found on Platte when
searched at the station. He assisted in the search of Bel-
cham's promises, and in a large box in the back cellar he
found a large box which BAcham told him only contained
empty bottles, but on examining it he found the bottles
contained wine.

Morris, 173, said he had made a further search of Bel-
cham's premises, and found concealed under a quantity of
rubbish one large flour-barrel full of tea ; in another part
of the shop three caddies of tea which had boon identified
as stolen property. He found also 20 bottles of champagne
in the cellar, and in an adjoining ono he found 30 bottles
of port and 11 bottles of claret, some of which havo been
identified.

Mr. Richard Loomis, of Warwick-street, Pimlico, grocer,
said the last isogshead of sugar delivered by Morris
was 2 cwt. deficient of the weight mentioned in the invoice,
It was weighed in consequence of a communication from
Messrs. Seward.

Austin Turner, assistant to Pratt and Son's, Lupus-
street, Pimlico, said Morris delivered a hogshead of sugar
at their premises, from Seward's cart, which was 1 cwt.
1 quarter, and 13113. short of the proper weight.
William Caplin, licensed carrier, of 113, Fenchurch -

street, said —Ono day last week he was engaged to remove
a quantity of boxes of tea from Beal's Wharf to Hatton-
garden, which, having been received, his man came back
and told him ho had been robbed of the horse, the cart,
and all the tea. He could not produce the man, as he had
since the robbery loft his employment.
One of the assistants from the house to which the tea
was to be conveyed in Hatton-garden identified one of the
empty chests found in Belcham's shop as one of tho'se which
ought to have been delivered at their premises from Beal's
wharf.
The case with respect to the tea was very incomplete,
and the magistrate decided to remand the case for a week.
Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Belcham, applied that his
client might be admitted to bail. Ho was a most respect-
able man, and ho was prepared with bail to any amount.
The case was remanded, four sureties in £250 each being
accepted for the appearance of Belcham.

MARLBO ROUH-STREET.
A "KISS Is THE Biso" IN HYDE PARK.—Alfred Miller,
a young man, was charged with attempting to steal a
watch of the value of .C 2, the property of another young
man named James Warren, residing in Bloomfield-street,
City.
The Prosecutor said—There was a "kiss in the ring" in
Hyde Park yesterday afternoon, and while looking on in
the crowd the prisoner, who was behind me, took hold of
my watch and chain, and tried to get my watch. I said,
" What game do you call this, old man ?" and the prisoner
replied, " What game—did I tread on your toes ?" I
withdrew from the crowd, and the prisoner withdrew also,
and came up to me again and said, "Did I tread on your
toes ?" I said, " All right, that will do," and afterwards
gave him into custody.
The Prisoner—l am innocent. I might have pushed
against him, but with no intention of stealing his watch.
A constable said—l was in Hyde-park yesterday even-
ing, and prosecutor said that some one had attempted to
steal his watch, and he pointed out the prisoner as one of
them. On telling the prisoner the ;charge, he said, "Lord
save your soul I never saw the man before." The pri-
soner gave his address in Wentworth-street, Whitechapel.
The prisoner—lt's the first time I have been in trouble,
I can assure your worship.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner to give the police an
opportunity of seeing if be was known.
SHAMEFUL CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—John Heyter, a car-
man, living in William-street, Lambeth, was charged be-
fore Mr. Knox, by the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, with working a horse while in a totally
unfit condition.

Joseph Do),ie, officer of the society, proved seeing the
defendant driving a horse attached to a cart laden with iron
pipes, and on examining it he finial two large wounds on
its shoulders, blackened over to hide them from public view,
and the saddle pressing into them. There were several
other wounds about the horse, one of them discharging.
The horse was brought to the rear of the court for the
magistrate's inspection, and it certainly was in a most
wretched condition.

Mr. Knox took the defendant's recognisance to appear
again, and ordered the horse to be taken to the green-
yard, and the defendant's employer to be summoned by
the officer of the society.