The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

MUNICIPAL JUSTICE.

Yesterday the Mavor of Canterbury, and Messrs.
Mount, Philpott, W. Wootton, and Trunnell,
borough justices, were engaged for some time in the
Guildhall hearing a charge preferred against a little
boy named Thomas Godden, under seven years of
age, of having broken the window of Mr. Ginder,
stationer, of St. George's-street, Canterbury. The
charge had been brought in consequence of the in-
surance-office refusing to replace the window (at a
cost of £6 Bs. 6d.) unless the person who broke
it was prosecuted. Frederic Lucy, foreman
to Mr. Ginder, deposed that he was in the
shop at about seven in the evening, when the win-
dow was broken. He ran to the door immediately
and there saw saw three or four boys standing close
to the door. One of them said, " That is the boy
who broke the window," pointing to the defendant,
who was running away. Witness followed him,
and he said, "Don't take me, Sir, I could not help
it." He brought the defendant back to the shop,
and he there said he could not help it, and he did
not try to do it. An elder brother of the accused
(about 10 years old) was then called at the sugges-
tion of the magistrates, it having been represented
that he saw his brother break the window, and in
answer to questions put to him he said—l saw my
brother throw a stone, but I did not see it break
the window. The father of the defendant submitted
that there was no proof that his boy broke the win-
dow in question, inasmuch ai there were other boys
present throwing stones at the time. It was not
proved that the stone thrown by his boy broke the
complainant's window. The clerk drew the atten-
tion of the bench to the section of the Act of Par-
liament under which the complaint was laid, and
pointed out that if " wilfully and maliciously" done
the offence rendered the defendant liable to a penalty-
of £5. Several of the justices repudiated any malice
on tho part of the child. After a brief consulta-
tion, the Mayor said, "This case has been considered
very carefully in consequence of the extreme youth
of the accused, but the bench feel that they cannot
help convicting him in the penalty of £5, and the
costs, and it is with great pain that they do so. In
default of payment, he will be committed for 21
days." The father expressed his regret at the de-
cision of the bench, as the defendant was only a.
child, and even if he broke the window, he must.
have done it accidentally. There was no malice or
wilfulness in his conduct at all, as the magistrates
had themselves admitted. He thought it very hard
treatment indeed, especially as his boy was gene-
rally a well-behaved and quiet youth.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MARGATE.

It appears that the first section of this company's
line to Herne Bay is to be opened on Thursday
next. The first train for Herne Bay is to leave
Faversham about noon with the directors and their
friends.

RAILWAY BILLS.
Yesterday, in the committee of the Lords, Lord
Llanover in the chair, that part of the South-Eastern
Company's Bill for their Folkestone Harbour, &c.,
Improvements, relating to the proposed new branch
line from Cheriton direct into the harbour, was re-
jected, after hearing the opposition of the land-
owners, the Earl of Radnor, Sir J. Bligh, and Gen.
Ilankey. The other portions of the bill for other
purposes were granted. In the Duke of Rutland's
Committee the bills of the North Wales Mineral
and Vale of Clwyd Railway were passed. The case
of the Forth and Clyde Railway was under consi-
deration in Mr. Adair's Committee; and that of the
South Wales Railway, opposed by the Great West-
ern, and which has been on for several days, is to
be brought to a conclusion to-day.

MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. A depu.lation of
Mexican Bondholders presented a memorial to. Lord John
Russell at the Foreign-office on Saturday. Mr. David
Robertson, M.P., in introducing the subject, exi dained that
the resolutions passed at the meeting on Thursday were
drawn up in accordance with the views expressed by the
Foreign Secretary and Lord Wodehouse in Parliament.
There were four points which the bondholders wished par-
ticularly to bring forward—first, the robbery of 60,000
dollars, for which the British Government is expected to
insist upon reparation; secondly, the decrees or agree-
ments assigning to the public creditors a certain share of
the Customs' revenue ; thirdly, the appointment of inter-
ventors to receive this amount, a proposal which hid been
approved by Lord Malmesbury, but which had fallen
through by the mismanagement of Mr. Whitehead, the
bondholders' agent in Mexico; and, fourth, the frittering
away of the church property of sixty millions, enough to
pay all the foreign creditors twice over, every shilling of
which seems to have disappeared. Mr. Robersbon also ob-
servedt that by putting on pressure the British Govern/1:101a
might not only act justly to the bondholders, but confertary
great benefit upon Mexico herself, by clearing awdqy ririleildi
the
adventurers who preyed upon th.e. country,e
and
to that
opinion of the last Mexican Minister in
effect. The question is also one of great. value trade, as
has been instanced, among others, in the
debte in 1857 has
aese of Buenos
Ayres, who since the settlement of hJeritus
Russell stated that
doubled her imports. In reply
with regard to the first point theLrondh.olders had, in fact,
been robbed by the persons then holdingm power,. and that
the it good. As
the Mexican Government aro bound to
to the second, there aro
various payments out of the Cus-
toms' duties, including some to the French. The agree
ments with Captains Dunlop and A ldham, however, must
be carried out. Upon the third point he was not prepared
to answer. He mentioned that Sir C. `tyke is very
anxious that the British claimants should be satisfied, and
is excessively indignant at the disappearance of the church
property. lie (Lord J . Russell) has reason to know that
the French Government take a view similar to that of the
English, and that, from the continued breaking of pledges
by the various Mexicans Administrations, they see the ne-
cessity of speaking firmly.
Her Majesty's Government are
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