The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-15 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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SINGULAR CASE—POT-STEALING AND COINING.—Wm.
Shovers, alias Dale, and Mary Ann Shevers, wero charged
as follows :

Mr. William Henry Roberts, of the Rose and Crown,
IVarwick-street, Regent-street, said that he had lost several
pots lately, and that one day last week, after the prisoners
had left his house, his barman told him they had taken a
pot. He told him, if they came again, to watch them. Last
night they came again, and after they left his barmaid told
him they had taken a pot. He went after them, and coming
up with the woman, taxed her with it, and she admitted she
had. The fact was, these people were in the habit of steal-
ing pots and returning them in the shape of counterfeit
coin.

Mr. Webb, inspector of the C division, said she was con-
victed on the 22d of June and the 22d of August for pot

stealing.

In answer to the charge, the woman said she had done it
for the purpose of getting into trouble. She had been at
the court once before for throwing herself into the Serpen-
tine. She had ruined her husband through drink. She
went last night to see her husband, and told him if he
would not give her money she would either drown herself
or do something wrong. Her husband was quite innocent,
and was a hard-working man, but she had pawned all the
things and ruined him.

The male prisoner was diseharpd, and the female re-
manded.

THAMES.

A FINISH TO ONE DAY'S ADVENTURE.—Thos. Smith,
a man about 25 years of age, whose features could scarcely
be recognised, owing to the mud and dirt on his face, was
brought 'before Mr. Selfe, charged with being drunk and
disorderly, and assaulting William Gaylor, a police-con-
stable, 153 K.

The prisoner, a seaman, was paid off yesterday morning,
and received a balance of £l9 for his services on board
ship on a voyage to the West Indies and back. He started
off on a cruise, and met with some loose women and other
land sharks, ever ready to prey upon sailors—got drunk,
lost, or was robbed of all his money, and at two o'clock
this morning was found by Gaylor, a policeman,
leaning against the shutters of a house in Ratcliff-
highway. The constable raised his head, and asked
him his business. The prisoner, who was very much
inebriated, and not in his right senses, said he cared for no
policeman, and that 50 constables should not convey him to
the station. He then made a rush at Gaylor, and threw
him on the ground, and when the complainant got upon his
feet again the prisoner struck him a violent blow on the
breast. He was then conveyed to the k tation-house.
Arr. Selfe said the prisoner scarcely appeared sober yet,
and asked if there was blood incrusted on his face ?

Mr. Weddle, the second usher of the court, said there
was mud on the prisoner's face, and that he had been roll-
ing about the streets, and was in a shocking state of filth.
Mr. Self thought it was best to send the prisoner to the
House of Correction to make him clean again. He com-
mitted him for 7 days.,

FIRE AT DEPTFORD.--A fire broke out yesterday
morning, between the hours of one and two, on the pre-
mises of Mr. Smyth, fruiterer, High-street, Deptford.
Fortunately the inmates were aroused and managed to
effect their escape, but the entire building, consisting of ten
rooms, was destroyed. It is understood the premises Were
insured,