The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-19 00:00:00

THAMES.

CREATING A CAB DRIVER.—James Stephenson, a tall,
thin, and strange-looking man, with a moustache, and who
was stated to be a naval captain, but had more the appear-
ance of a military man,was brought up in custody before Mr.
Yardley, charged with unlawfully refusing to pay 65., cab
fare, and ss. costs, awarded by Mr. Paynter, on Thursday,
to be paid to James Cleare, driver of the cab No. 1,943•
The prisoner engaged the complainant on Monday morning
last to take up himself and two other persons, at Alder-
men's-stairs, Lower East Smithfield, and they were con-
veyed, with three packages, to No. 138, St. George's-street,
and from thence to Hanover-square. The fare, including
waiting for an hour and a half, was Bs., and it was
paid. The complainant then drove the prisoner
back to Covent-garden, where he waited three-
quarters of an hour, and then took him back to St. George's-
street, where the cab was detained 20 minutes. The fare
was 6d. for the second job, which the prisoner, who was said
to have come home in the Blackwall East Indiaman, as
seaman or steward, refused to pay, and although the sum-
mons granted by Mr. Yardley was served upon him, he
evaded the warrant granted by Mr. Paynter on Thursday.
This morning (Satuiday), Clear° saw the prisoner riding
outside a cab in the CommeiCial .road) and gave him into
custody.
The prisoner said the charge was an unfair ono.
Clear° said he charged no more than his legal fare. And
he lost his situation because lie could not pay his master
for the hire of the cab on Monday.
Mr. Yardley said the prisoner must pay lls. imniediately,
and if he did not he would have to pay a good deal more.
The prisoner was removed in custody of a policeman, and
as our reporter was leaving ho was reluctantly paying the

money.
IMPUDENT BURGLARY.—John Sweeney, a dirty-looking
fellow, well known to the police, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with having, in concert with another
thief named Henry Brittenden, committed a daring bur-
glary on the premises of Messrs. Garford and Son, linseed
crushers, Limehouse-holo, adjoining the river, and stealing
two rclls of woollen cloth, value £3O, and other property
therefrom.

Brittenden was before Mr. Pay%ter on Thursday last, and
remanded for a week.

Sweeney was found yesterday by an active police con-
stable, named George Pullen, 161 K, and after a deter-
mined resistance, he took him into custody.
It appeared that on Wednesday evening last Pullen saw
the prisoner and Brittenden in Limehouse drawing a truck,
on which was a large roll of woollen cloth for bagging,
weighing about 1001 b. Pullen stopped the truck and
askdd Sweeney and Brittenden where they had procured
tho roll of cloth, and where they were proceeding. They
made no answer, but immediately ran away. Brittenden
was almost instantly taken; Sweeney escaped.
Mr. John Garford, jun., of 31, Russell-square, said the
property belonged to him and his father, and was stolen
from their factory and linseed-oil works at Limehouse on
Wednesday evening.

Mr. William Reynolds, foreman to Messrs. Garford and
Son, stated that the roll of cloth, and another roll about the
tame value, were stolen from a Varehouse on their pre-
mises. A watchman was employed, but the burglars
watched the watchman, took a pane of•glass out of the
counting-house, and after breaking through several doors,
got into the warehouse and stole the property mentioned.
Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until Thursday next.