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

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day),

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

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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 hare
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 passing 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 seised
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 was quite sober at the
time, not haying 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 al
the time he charged the prisoner.
Prisoner—Did you not say you would go into the parlour,
bat that some one was there—and did you not ask if any-
body was there

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.

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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY :EVENING, MARCH 20, 1861.

The Cockatrice, 4, screw gunboat, has been com-
missioned at Portsmouth by Lieut. Robt. M. Gill-
son, lately serving on board her Majesty's screw
troopship Perseverance. She is manned, with the
exception of a few petty officers. The Cockatrice
is one of the new class of gunboats, of a somewhat
larger tonnage than the old class, fitted with con-
densing instead of high-pressure engines, and alto-
gether more suited for foreign service than their
predecessors. It is rumoured that she goes to Van-
couver's Island, but no station has yet been officially
named for her.

The Pandora, 5, screw, has been placed in dock
at Portsmouth for coppering and fitting valves,
Szc. This vessel has been recently launched from
Pembroke dockyard, and is of the Torch and
Philomel class.

The Elfin, Royal paddle yacht, Ins been docked
at Portsmouth, to carry out necessexy repairs, &c.
Our correspondent at Plymouth has received a
file of the Bermuda Royal Gazette,, in which it is
stated that, the screw steamship St. George, 90,
Capt. the Hon. Francis Egorton, with his Royal
Highness Prince Alfred, was expected at the island
in May. The screw steam frigate M ersey, 40, Capt.
H. Caldwell, C. 8., from the West Indies, arrived
on Feb. 18, and was appointed to leave in a few
days for England. Lieut.-Col. H. Bt. George Ord,
Royal Engineers, was daily expected to succeed
Col. Freeman Murray as Governor. Col. Lloyd,
R.E., arrived on Feb. 12, to relieve, lieut.-Colonel
Freeth in the command of the Royal Engineers.
The letters received at Plymouth firo m the paddle-
wheel steam sloop Hydra, 6, Command er Richard V.
Hamilton, were dated from Port Royal, and not
Greytown, as stated in The Sun of yesterday. It
appears that a portion of her fore fool', is gone, and
that several sheets of copper have bean scraped off.
To dock her at Havannah would cost more than
£l,OOO, and the temporary repairs xeceived there
would be superseded on a thorough refit at home.
It is quite possible for her to return to England in
her present state. Up to February 2.3, Admiral Sir
Alexander Milne had not arrived at Port Royal
The destination of the Hydra is depon dent on the
decision of the Commander-in-Chief.

The surveying screw steamer Bann, 3, J. S.
Wells master, from the Scilly Islands, arrived at
Plymouth on Monday afternoon. She is now up
Hamoaze to have some defects made good.
The gunboats Heron and Dotterel were removed
yesterday from No. 3 dock in Keyham. steamyard,
to give place to the screw steam3l tip Princess
Royal, 91, Capt. Charles Fellowes, flag of Admiral
Robert Smart, Commander-in-Chief of the Channel
fleet. The Princess Royal will, howqver, make a
trial trip outside Plymouth breakw &ter, for the
impose of testing some portion of her machinery
before entering the dock.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—James Bed ie„ master to
the Victory ; William Loney, surgeon, to the Cum-
berland; John Cockin, surgeon, to the Emerald;
and Wm. H. Bowen, clerk, to the Marlborough.