The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-10 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

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OLD COURT.
(Before the Deputy Recorder.)
Frederick Augustus King, 82, agent, was indicted for
stealing 241bs weight of cigars, value a 95., the property
of Henry Layland.

The jury acquitted the prisoner.
Alfred Martin, a carman, lately in the employ of the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, was in-
dicted for stealing on the 22nd March 15 dead fish, the
property of his employers. The duty of the prisoner was
to convey fish between Blackfriars and Billingsgate, and
deliver them to the parties to whom they were directed.
The prisoner, previous to delivering the fish, abstracted
tliose he was charged with stealing.
Thorogood, a constable belonging to the Great Northern
Railway, said he saw the prisoner On the day mentioned
in the indictment with his van neat Billingsgate Market.
He was delivering the goods from his vehicle. He saw the
prisoner secreting some of the fish under the straw of his

van, And he also saw him give a large plaice to a man
named Wells, who hid it under his jacket and went away.
A boy named Macarty was looking after thovan, while the
prisoner was away. He saw the boy put the fish in a sack
which Martin had taken from the packages he had to, de:-
liver. He watched the van, and ultimately he
got into the vehicle and told Martin he was a con-
stable, and asked him how many fish he had
stolen that morning. The prisoner replied, pointing to the
sack in the corner of the van, " There they are." He then
searched the straw and found nine plaice and seven large
scles. He asked where the man Wells lived, and he said
ho did not know. When they got to the station a pair of
soles was taken from the prisoner's pockets.
This evidence having been corroborated,
The Deputy-Recorder summed up the evidence, and
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Deputy-Recorder sentenced him to nine months'
imprisonment, with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A TRADESMAN CHARGED WITH FURIOUS DRIVING.—
Mr. Thomas Clements, stationer, of N 0.21, Little P ulteney-
street, was *barged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk
and furious driving, to the common danger of passengers.
Sherer, a young man residing in Great Portland-
street, said that about 8 the previous evening he saw the
defendant galloping his horse, attached to a cart, down
Prince's-street, Leicester-square. The defendant directly
afterwards returned, still galloping his horse, and then he
(witness) noticed that he was drunk. At last the defend-
ant's cart came in collision with a cart containing timber,
and he then went up and held the defendant's horse till a
constable came up.
Police-constable Stevens 190 0, said the defendant was
very drunk, there was a large crowd assembled, and a
bundle of linen was taken from the cart the defendant
came in collision with.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. or 7 days.
The owner of the linen stepped forward, and asked what
she was to do to recover her loss, and the owner of the
cart said he had a claim for damage done to his cart.
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Mr. Tyrwhitt recommended the applicants to the county
court.

A PICKPOCKET AT ST. JAMES'S-HALL.—John Holdsworth,
a sullen looking fellow, was charged with attempting to
pick pockets, at St. James's-hall, last night, as the audience
were leaving.

The case having been proved by a police sergeant,
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week, it being
believed that other charges will be proved against him.