The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CITIAGE OF MISCONDUCT AGAIXST THE POLICE.—A poor
Irishwoman applied to the magistrate this morning for re-
dress, under the following circumstances :
The woman said that last evening she was informed that
a shopkeeper had charged her son with stealing something.
She went to the place, when the policeman asked herif she
was the boy's mother, and on her replying slut was, he told
ber she sent him out to thieve.
Mr. Selfe said he hoped she did not.

Applicant declared that the charge of her doing so was
grossly false. She told the policeman that if there was
any charge against her son he ought to be taken before a
magistrate. _ .

The police said that the boy had been taken into custody
for stealing a piece of bacon from a shop. He was taken
back to it by Sergeant Hill, and liberated because the
shopkeeper knew the boy, and would not press the charge.

The mother said the boy was given into custody, and
knocked about most shamefully.
Mr. Selfe observed that if he had been ill-treated he
must make his application personally at that Court for
redress.

The mother informed the magistrate that the boy, who
is 16 years of age, is of such weak intellect that he does
not know what he is about.

Mr Selfo repeated that he must attend himself.
Applicant—l want a summons against the policeman for
wrongfully accusing me of sending my son out to thieve.

Mr. Selfe—No ; I can't grant it.
Applicant—More bad man you—that is how you encou-
rage the police.

THAMES.

ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A SAILOR. BOY.—Daniel Leary, a
sailor lad, about 10 years of age, was brought before Mr.
Partridge, charged with stealing two sovereigns, the
moneys of Captain Edward Wawn, the master of the
schooner Laura Ann, lying in the St. Katherine Dock.

The schooner arrived Lero on Christmas morning, and
on tho same day the prisoner was sent to tho captain's
house, in Tredegar-square, Bow, with some eggs and
poultry, and the captain intrusted him with two sovereigns
half of which he was to pay to the mate and the remainder
to the crew. He never returned to the ship. Captain
Wawn made application at the police-station in Leman-
street, Whitechapel, last night, and an officer named Childs,
193 K, was placed at his disposal, who found the prisoner
in Rosemary-lane. The boy said he had lost the money,
and he now persisted in that statement, and added that ho
lost ss. of his •wn money at the same time. The prose-
cutor, however, believed that the prisoner had been in
bad company and getting drunk with the money.
Mr. Partridge said ho was of opinion the boy had been
keeping up Christmas festivities in an improper manner
with his captain's money. The boy ought to have re-
turned to the ship and made known his loss to the mate
and crew.

The prisoner—l was afraid of being flogged by the
crew.

Mr. Partridge—Oh, no, boys aro not beaten on board
ship now.

The prisoner—There was a hole in my pocket, your
worship.

Captain Wawn said he was to leave this port on
Monday.

Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner till Monday, and
asked if any wages were due to him.
Captain Wawa—No, he is £1 10s. in my debt, besides
two sovereigns.

II ARKE T S.—Tills day.