The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TRIS D 4

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Davies
BASE INGRATITUDE—A DEFECTIVE LAW.-JOu. .th
an elderly man, was charged before Mr. Bingham 1/1
breaking a pane of glass of the value of £l4, the prof
of Mr. Samuel Hicks, 9, Regent-street, silk mercer (1510
Howell and James's),
Mr Hicks said that on the previous evening a Yell
man in his employ informed him that the prisoner h
e
thrown a large stone at a valuable pane of glass, but be
the
not succeeded in breaking it. He then proceeded to
door, and seeing the prisoner leaning against a pillar, 11,8
told him he had 'better go away, upon which he immediate
thrust his hand into his pocket, and pulling out another
large stone deliberately threw it through a pane of the
value of £l4. He had been guilty of a similar act before,
and only the previous week had broken three or four pane'h
In answer to the Chief Clerk, Mr. Hicks said that Ni r•
Howell, a former partner, had assisted the prisoner to
great extent from his boyhood, had paid his apprenticeship
fees and allowed him about £4O a-year since. He con'
dered that the prisoner's object was extortion, as the OW
ante to him had been discontinued, and he apprehended
danger. The prisoner's conduct had been altogether veri
ungrateful.
The prisoner said he had had no food for some days.
Mr. Bingham said there was a relieving officer in ever!
parish, who would attend to him if he applied. .
He her:
to
(pt u punishw dangerous gperreosue sa t f
re
el laot wr
es t uge ht h
ea as
magistrate's h
another session of Parliament would not pass over witheu,"
a law being passed which would enable him (the magistrate]
power
magistrate]
cases where the damage is not above £5). He should order
imashe
him to enter into
his own recognisances to keep the peace
for the next six months,

THAMES.
FOWL STEALING.—DARING ROBBERY.—Lindsay
a morose, dirty-looking fellow, about 20 years of age, was
brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with • breaking into
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out-housQ in the rear of of the Devonshire Arms publica-
house, in Burn's-street, Henry-street, Limehouset

stealing therefrom nine fowls, value 20s.
Mr. John Matthews, the landlord of the Devonshire Arneit
said his attention was called to a large carpenter's shop be-
hind his house last night. The door had been forced, anth6
clu
fowl house in the carpenter's shop broken int°. All 7-
fowls, nine in number, were gone. On looking
out o C the
he him,
he saw the prisoner and two other thieves rush iheye
carpenter's shop with the fowls in their possession.
were pursued, and several fowls were dropped by, the thiev"
the
The prisoner was the only one secured, and three of
stolen fowls were found concealed in his trousers.

Mr. Selfe—Were they alive ?
Mr. Matthews—They were, sir. The carpenter's shop
has been broken open before and a quantity of tools stolen
I have also lost fowls on another occasion. Two of the
fowls taken out of the fowl-house last night were four
this morning. The other four are missing.
Copping, a police-constable, No. 379 K, stated that the
prisoner had been summarily convicted of felony, and get
his living by thieving.
The prisioner said he was asked by two others to g 0
with them on a fowl stealing expedition, and while he
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going away with three fowls he was pushed and struck in
the eye.
Mr. Selfe--You did not expect to get away scot free'
1 convict you of larceny on your plea of guilty, and senteo
you to five months' imprisonment and hard labour ill °l°
House of Correction. O9

TRACTION ENGINE FOR INDIA.—A traction (3,9'
gine (Boydell's patent), ordered by the Government of WO'
for use in Bombay, was tested yesterday at East cton, irt
the presence of several engineers and a gentleman sent dovill
by the Government to witness the experiment. The East
selected for the'trial was the bridle-lane leading from .r.i',
Acton to Friars'•place, and, notwithstanding the hes.l4,
state of the ground caused by the rains, the most saurt;
expectations of the inventors were realised. Abrupteotp
in the lane were passed without difficulty, and the
with a train of five waggons, measuring altogether 102 feet:
was turned completely round in a space of 39 feet. nr,
Monday
e ere w last seven
e bar k seamen,
ho m a
MUTINY ON BOARD A MERCHANTMAN. . L'of
°back to
the Mauritius, and which was compelled to put
__aliens
Falmouth in consequence of the drunkenness and W .
s Bbelyintbg,
magistrates at Falmouth and sentenced to a fi
master was or
conduct of the above seamen, were brought befnoerealtihaetloonb-
weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. The t Ave or
otfheLgorneadtoeur,rinniodu
to
sixil l fromnigh
nights
overwrought übeght unablefe e l i nt
og
attendan d w watchfulness fhuel
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the final rate was Gs. 6d., or againathe,:and.,
vious packet. At Hong Kong was 42.
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fresh turn of about It per cent. st g 1 tleleatajnuasttubea;
stowing a