The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-09 00:00:00

The Vice-Chancellor dismissed the plaintiff's bill, and
directed an inquiry into the ap licatien of £1,070 value of
property sold to the railway company.
The Lord Chancellor made one order in both suits, declar-
ing that the plaintiff, Knowles, was entitled, as executor of
Mr. Linden, to the £2OO Consols. And in the first
appeal directed that the sum of £lO7 31 per Cent.
Annuities in the hands of the Commissioners for
Reduction of the National Debt debt be added to the sum
of £473, to make up the sum of £690 31 per Cent. Annuities
as trust funds of the settlement. And in respect that some
of the plaintiffs are suing in forma pauperis, and that the
trustees are in Warwick gaol for contempt of court, in not
obeying an order of Court to lodge £5OO of the trust funds
in Court; give. no costs against the trustees, but allow
costs to all parties beneficially interested out of the trust
funds. Aid allow investgation as to the application of
£1,070, the price of trust property sold to the railway
company. And directed a retransfer of the annuities by
the Commissioners, in the name of the original parties,
until the appointment of new trustees.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

MAR LBOROUGH-STREET.

DISGRACEFUL PROSECUTION.—Louise Templeton, a
well-dressed unfortunate, was charged by Mr. Frederick
Williams, 47, Stanley-street, Belgrave-square, with steal-
ing half a sovereign. _ _ .

Mr. Williams said the prisoner took the purse out of his
pocket in the room to which he accompanied her.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—How do you know she did it; did you
see her do it ?

Mr. Williams—No ; but she threw the purse at me after
taking out the half sovereign.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did you see her take the half sovereign i

Mr. Williams—l can't say I did, but it was in the purse.
There was also a sixpence and fourpenco in the purse. I
was not sober when I met the prisoner, but I gave her ss.
The accused denied ever receiving any money.
John Hillier, 32, Cambridge-street, Pimlico, clerk, said
he was at the same house with another lady. He heard
some quarrelling going on about money. They had all
been drinking together. He had no doubt his friend did
not wish to press the charge.
Sergeant Ryan, 15 E, said the accused gave him the half
sovereign, stating that the prosecutor gave it her.
The accused said the prosecutor gave her his purse, and
she took a half sovereign out, as he knew, and gave the
purse back to him. Neither of the gentlemen gave them
anything.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a disgraceful case, and he had
no doubt the prosecutor would have been glad to have got
away with his half sovereign, and without paying. He
should like to know what jury would find the accused guilty
on such evidence. Neither of the women had been paid
for the pleasant company of the gentleman. She is dis-
charged.
Sergeant Ryan asked whether he was to give the accused
the half sovereign back.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Yes; and tell the gentleman to sue her
For it at the County Court.

The result gave satisfaction to all persons in court. •

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN A DISTRICT POST-OFFICE.—Thomas Cox,
a Spitalfields thief, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with stealing a postman's cape from the Eastern District
Post-office, Commercial-road.
A police-constable, named George, 121 K, saw the pri-
soner loitering about the Poet-office, and when the mail-
cart and horse drove up to the side door in Fenton-street,
and the driver had entered the Post-office for the bags of
letters, the prisoner looked into the cart, in which ho no
doubt expected to find a coat or a cape. The fellow was
disappointed, and he then crept into the Post-office, and
finding a postman's official cape thrown on one side,
he took it up and ran away with it. George, who had
closely and perseveringly watchedhim, pursued the prisoner,
who, finding a police-constable close upon his heels, threw
away the cape, and dodged the constable through several
streets and alleys in St. George's-in-the-East. Fortu-
nately the prisoner turned into a court which contained no
thoroughfare at the end, and he was run down and cap-
tured. The cape was identified by Charles Adams, a foot-
man.

In answer to questions by the magistrate, George said
the prisoner had been the associate of thieves many years,
and came from Keate-street.
Mr. Selfe—Keate-street, Spitalfields ? I hear of that no-
torious place every hour.

The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, pleaded
guilty,

Mr. Selfe—From the circumstances surrounding the case,
I believe you are a professional thief. You are sentenced
to six months' imprisonment and hard labour.

EXPENSIVE PAUPER FAMILIES.—A few days since Mr.
Slight and Mr. Gifford, relieving officers of Mile-end Old-
town, brought up a man named M'lntosh, formerly a
Customhouse officer, and latterly steward of a ship, who
deserted his wife and family six years ago. Their mainte-
nance had already cost the Hamlet £4OO. M'lntosh, who
was well dressed, and whose appearance indicated good
living, was sent to the treadmill for two months. A super-
annuated Customhouse officer, named Christopher Botham,
who has been in prison a week, was brought before Mr.
Selfe on remand, this morning, charged with deserting his
children two years ago, and leaving them chargeable to the
Hamlet of Mile-end Old-town. Mr. Gifford said the cost of
maintaining the prisoner's children amounted to £lOO.
The guardians did not expect to get a farthing
of the money. It was not their object to
obtain compensation, but to punish the prisoner and all
other heartless and selfish fathers of families who abandoned
their offspring, Three of the children now in court were
aged ten, eight, and six respectively when admitted. The
youngest, aged four, died three months after the prisoner
deserted his children.
The prisoner said he was unable to maintain his children,
and his pension from the Customs was only £l5 per annum.
He did not know his children were in the workhouse until
he was arrested.
His daughter, Sarah Botham, aged 16, a respect-
able domestic servant, was called, who said she told her
father the children were in the workhouse, and he knew it
well, and never inquired after them.
Mr. Gifford said the prisoner was a tailor, and, besides
his pension, had earned a good deal of money.
Mr. Selfe commented on the scandalous conduct of the
prisoner, and his utter want of feeling for his children, who
had been supported for two years on public charity. The
parish officers acted most properly in bringing before him
fathers of children who deserted them. He sentenced the
prisoner, as a "rogue and vagabond," in the terms of the
Vagrant Act, to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
six weeks ; and, said the magistrate, if you don't support
your family when you come out of gaol, you shall be sent
back to prison again for a much longer period.