The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

POLICE IN2'ELLIGENCE-(TINS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
PUBLICANS AND THEIR POTS.—SERIOUS LOSSES.—
Hannah Jones, an elderly female, was charged before Mr.
Bingham with stealing throe pewter pint pots from the
konses of Mr. James Wilder Adams, the Union Tavern,
Air-street, Piccadilly; Mr. Wm. Mardon, the Haunch of
Venison, Lover Brook-street ; and Mr. J. Feetum, the
White Hart, corner of Old Burlington-street.
Brown, 176 B, said that, at half- past six the previous
evening, ho saw the prisoner proceeding along Old
Compton-stroot, in the direction of Seven Dials, and per-
oeiving that she had something bulky under her cloak, he
asked her what she had got. She replied, "Nothing at all;
but at that moment he heard a pot fall, and on asking her
where she got it, she replied that she know nothing at all
about it. He then heard a second pot drop, and at the sta-
tion the female searcher took a third pot from her pocket,
and sa. in good money—pot-stealers frequently being
dealers in spurious coin.
Mr. Adams identified ono of the pots as his property,
stating that he had lost throe dozen in 14 months.
John Hill, potman to Mr. Mardou, proved the ownership
of another pot, and said two dozen had been lost in four
months.
James Hummorston, in the employ of Mr. Jonathan
Feetum identified the third pot,!and said that for the last
three weeks nine or 10 a-week had been missed.

Inspector Webb said he thought there were convictions
against the prisoner, and she was remanded for a week that
they might be proved.
ASSAULT ON A PUBLICAN.—John Henry Sowden, a
tailor, was charged with assaulting Mr. William Dyer, of
the Groon Man. 101, New Bond-street.
The defendant had boen in the house annoying the cue
tomers, and on being put out by Mr. Dyer, became Tory
troublesome, and while Mr. Dyer was going for a constable
he followed him, and struck him a severe blow on the back.
Fined 7s.

I 'GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—LTTIIAM, Wed-
nesday Evening.—During the violence of the storm at day-
break this morning, a vessel was seen from here in a most
critical situation on the Horse Bank. The lifeboat on
Peak& s plan, belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat In-
stitution, stationed at Lytham, was at once launched, and
proceeded off to her assistance. Having arrived within a
short distance of the vessel, the crew were perceived making
an attempt to save their lives in their own boat. Fortu-
nately, the lifeboat came up to them just in time to rescue
them from drowning, as their own boat was swamped, and
the next wave would inevitably have capsized her. The
crew, consisting of seven persons, were landed here without
delay in a very exhausted condition ; one of them, a coloured
man, was some time under medical treatment ere he was
pronounced out of danger. The vessel is the brigantine
Hannah Jane, of London, Captain Ketto, master, bound
from Liverpool to Valentia, Spain, laden with gas-pipes,
having left Liverpool on Friday last. This is the second
vessel's orew that this valuable lifeboat has saved during
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