The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

CHARGE OF PERJURY.

The case of Thomas Cannon, lately proprietor of the
South London News, who stands indicted with having
committed perjury, was postponed until next session, on
the ground that he was not yet prepared with his defence

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.—John Taylor, a chimney
sweep, livinginMarket-street,Fitzroy-square, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing £5O in sovereigns and
half-sovereigns, the moneys of Charles Ha]], greengrocer,
of 28, Upper Charlton-street.

Charles Hall, a little boy, son of the prosecutor, said that
on Monday last, while the prisoner was sweeping his
father's first-floor chimney, he saw him with a large shell
in his hand.

The prosecutor said that he had £5O in sovereigns and
half-sovereigns in a purse ready to pay his rent, and for
security ho put the purse and contents in a shell and placed
it a little way up the chimney, in a kind of recess. On
Monday last, while he was out, his wife had the chimney
swept. On going for the money the next day he missed it,
and then hoard from his wife that she had had the chim-
ney swept, and his little koy told him that he had seen the
prisoner with the shell in his hand. Upon this ho went to
the George-street station, and on the prisoner being taken
into custody told him that he had bettor give up the
money, and that he did not want any bother about it. The
prisoner said he knew nothing about it.
Sergeant Banger, 15 E, said ho went to the prisoner's
house last night, and found the prisoner and his wife lying
on a bed drunk. On telling the prisoner that he was
charged with stealing £5O from a shell, he said, " I had the
shell, but I put it back again." There was a large ham on
the table, and the prisoner and his wifo appeared to have
been enjoying themselves, as there were cans and bottles
about the place which had contained beer and gin. Ile
found on the bed half a sovereign and some silver.
Prisoner denied having had the money.
Sergeant Banger asked for a remand, which was
granted.
A NIGHT CAB-TionsE.—Charles Stubblos, cab-driver,
badge 17,195, in the employ of Alfred Sims, Savoy Wharf,
Strand, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the instance
of Mr. 117 m. Love, of the Royal Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse by
working it in an unfit state.

From the evidence of Simeon Sell, officer of the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it ap-
peared that about twelve o'clock last night he saw the pri-
soner in charge of a horse attached to a Hansom cab,
standing at the door of a publichouse in the Haymarket.
Seeing that:the horse was covered with sweat and in a very
bad condition, he examined the horse and found it t o
have several wounds of old standing about it, and some
fresh ones, from: which blood was running. The horse
was old, in a poor condition, and very lame of the off hind
leg, and it was with the gi'eatest difficulty that it could be
got to the police station. The prisoner said that ho had
brought the horse out at 7 o'clock, and on his (Sell) telling
the prisoner that the horse looked very poor, he replied,
" Yes, it does, for he has nothing to eat but grains and
chaff, and he is usually employed in a chaff-cutting pla c©
and seldom comes out." He told the prisoner that it was
a bad case, and ho should take him to the station, and
did so.

Prisoner admitted all was correct the officer had stated
except about the chaff and grains. Th© horse did not
have so much to eat as the others because it did not do so
much work.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the horse was the mere ghost of a
horse which once no doubt had been a good one. The poor
creature was quite unfit for work, and no doubt only taken
out at night, when its condition was not likely to be seen.
He should fine the prisoner 20s. or 14 days, and the mas-
ter, who was the worst of the two, could be summoned for
sending out the horse.