The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CLEVER DETECTION OF A THlEF.—James Walton, a tall,
thin young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with
stealing a coat of the value of £2, the property of Mr.
Edward Tomlin, butcher, of No. 5, Queen's-road, Bays-
water, and also with stealing 20 ivory checks, of the value
of 55., the property of Air. Theodore Crux, of the Argyle
Arms tavern and restaurant, Argyle-street, Oxford-street.
Mr. Crux said that on the 25th inst. a coat belonging to
a customer was stolen from his smoking-room on the
second floor, and as no one else but the prisoner, who
latterly had been an occasional customer, had been
into the room, he suspected him of taking it. Last
night, about five minutes past twelve, the prisoner
came in, and he (Mr. Crux) then arranged with Mr.
Tomlin and some others to set a trap to catch the
prisoner. They then went up to the smoking-room
—the prisoner following them—lit the gas, and Mr. Tomlin
placed his coat in the same place as that from which the
other one was stolen. They then sat down and played a
game of whist, and pretended to have been drinking, and
became a little noisy ; and while this was going on the
prisoner took up Mr. Tomlin's coat, put it on, and was
walking off with it when he (Mr. Crux) stopped him and
gave him into custody. On the prisoner being searched at
the station 20 ivory checks, of the value of 55., stolen
from the smoking-room, belonging to him (Mr. Crux),
were found in his possession.

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Police-constable Moore, 63 C, proved being called to the
prosecutor's and taking prisoner into custody with Mr.
Tomlin's coat on his back, and at the station ho found
some of Mr. Crux's checks upon him. Prisoner gave a false
address.
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THAMES.

THE AMENITIES or PALMER'S FOLLT.—Mary Ann Shea,
a young and tall Irish woman, was charged with assault-
ing and wounding her own countrywoman, Margaret
Brown.

The complainant was very pale and weak from loss of
blood, and her head was enveloped in surgical bandages.
The parties live in Palmer's Folly, Radcliffe-highway,
where disturbances have been frequent, and the most fear-
ful and disgraceful outrages have taken place. There was
a quarrel between Mrs. Shea and Mrs. Brown yesterday
afternoon, and some time afterwards, while Mrs. Brown
was passing the prisoner's dwelling, a sugar basin was
thrown by Mrs. Shea from her first floor window, which
struck Mrs. Brown on the temple and stunned her.
The poor woman was carried to tho hospital, and her
head was dressed. The commission of the dastardly act
by the prisoner, with previous threats, was clearly proved.
The prisoner, however, stoutly denied that sho had thrown
the glass sugar basin at the complainant, and said that
another woman had bitten her nose, and sho was com-
pelled to go to the hospital to have it dressed. She came
to that court yesterday afternoon to obtain a summons
against the woman who bit her nese, and the people in
Palmer's Folly said they would put her out of the way
before the case was heard.

Mr. Paget asked when the summons against the woman
who had bitten the prisoner's nose would be heard, and
Smith, an officer of the court, replied on Monday next.
Mr. Paget remanded the pris.,ner until Monday next,
when he would hear the other case before he punished
her. If the wound on the complainant's face was a dan-
gerous one she had better go to the hospital.
Slingsby, a police constable, No. 394 K, said he did not
think the wound was dangerous, but the loss of blood was
very great, and the woman fainted.
Mr. Paget—The loss of blood from those wounds is
generally very great. The prisoner is remanded till
Monday.

DRUNKENNESS AND ITS PENALTIES.—A woman, who gate
the name of Eliza Bates, and who afterwards said she was
Caroline Ball, and for shame disguised her name, was
charged with being drunk and incapable. Her face was
much bruised, and on Mr. Paget asking her how she re-
ceived the injuries, she said that she fell down and was
stunned.

Mr. Paget—You are discharged.
The next prisoner was John Smith, mato of a ship. Ho
was also charged with being drunk and incapable. His
head was cut and his face contused. He said that he had
lost his hat, his necktie, and all his money.
Mr. Paget—No, not quite all your money—a little left ?
This is the consequence of getting intoxicated. You cause
other offences to bo committed. Yuu are robbed, and can
give no information at all respecting the thieves. You aro
discharged.

John Mallony, a tradesman, with his face cut and bruised
and a wound on his head, appeared before the court under
similar circumstances.

John Fitzgerald, 189 H, said—l found the prisoner
drunk and incapable.
Tho Prisoner—l havo lost my money, my neckerchief,
and my hat. Some one took it.
Mr. Paget—No doubt of it. Here is another case of the
same sort. You yet drunk and are robbed. You aro dis-
charged.

Briton Medical and General Life Associa-

tion.

(The following appeared in our third edition of yes-
terday evening.) _ _ _

The ordinary annual general meeting of share-
holders and policyholders was held this afternoon,
at the Society's House, 429, Strand. Francis Webb,
Esq., chairman of the board of directors, presided.
The directors' annual report submitted to the
Meeting was as follows :
In presenting to the shareholders and policyholders of
the Briton Medical and General Life Association the usual
annual report, the directors have the pleasure to :tate that
the progress of the association, during the year 1866,
has been encouraging and satisfactory. The propos:ds fin•
new assurances have boon 3,619 in number for £1,011,83
12s. Of these, 193 have been declined by the board ; 439
have not been completed by the proposers ; the remainder
have been carried into effect, and 2,917 policies issued, as-
suring the sum of £804,979 188. 21., and producing in an-
nual premiums the sum of £26,252 12s. 4.1. The sum of
£1,960 has been received for the purchase of six annuities.
Tho rapid accession of the company's new business during
the past ten years will be readily seen from the following
table, divided into quinquennial periods :