The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, VVEDNESDAY :TEVENING. MARCH 20, 1861:

lAIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

MARLBOROITGHLSTREET.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Trns DAY.)

The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Berwick, Norham, and 1 shiandshires Roads Bill
was considered, and ordered for third reading; and the
Aberysthwith and Welsh Coast Railways Bill was read a
second time.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the Parochial
Assessments Bill, and against the desecration of the Sab-
bath by railway traffic.
RECIPROCITY IN NAVIGATION WITH FO-

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

A STREET FOOT RACE.--Two respectable-looking young
men named Henry Johnson and George Cole, residing at
35, Great Titchfisld-street, were charged before Mr. Beadon
with causing an obstruction and disorderly conduct in the
streets.

James Newnham, 96 C, said that at three that morning,
seeing a large crowd assembled at the corner of Windmill-
street and Queen-street, he went up and heard loud shout-
ing and halloaing about betting on a foot race. The men
began running, and he stopped and took them into custody.

Cole said he was not betting; he was only looking on.
Mr. Beadon said he was not going to have all the thieves
in London brought to the spot because they liked to have
a foot race. '

Newnham said that what Cole had said was not true; he
was starting the men and running with them. The other
man got away.

Mr. Beadon ordered the defendants to enter into their
recognisances for six months.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY AT A" CIGAR
STORES."—A tall, well-dressed female, named Abbott, of
72, Princes-street, Leicester-square, was charged with
stealing a pocket-handkerchief, the property of Mr. Henry
Reginald West, of Sherwood's Hotel, Adam-street, Strand,
and of Harpenden, St. Albans, surgeon.
The prosecutor said that he was pasring the house in
Princes-street at a late hour the previous night, and seeing
" Cigar Stores" painted up he went in for two cigars. He
took off his glove, when the prisoner who served him seized
his glove and then his handkerchief from his pocket, and
said he should not have it till he had paid for some wine.
In answer to questions, the prosecutor said that his
only inducement for going into the place was the fact of
seeing " Cigar Stores" painted up, and as he wanted a
cigar. The prisoner asked him to come inside, but he told
her that he was not a young man, and asked for his hand-
kerchief, but she refused to give it him. He had been to
dine at the Freemason's Tavern, the Lord Mayor presiding.
He left there at half-past nine, went home, and changed his
dress, and then went for a walk, but wao quite sober at the
time, not having taken more than a table-spoonful of
whiskey and water. Finding that he could not get his
handkerchief he gave the prisoner into custody, and now
attended at great inconvenience.

Inspector Bowles said the prosecutor was quite sober at
he time he charged the prisoneit.

Prisoner—Did you not say you would go into the parlour,
but that some one was there--and did you not ask if any-
body was there le
Prosecutor—Certainly not. There was no occasion to
ask whether anybody was there, as I saw a man walking up
and down. •

Mr. Beadon remanded the prisoner for a week.
It was stated in court that some years ago a man was
turned out of the same house in a state of nudity, having
been stripped while in the house.