The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-07 00:00:00

THAMES.

CHARGE OF CRUELTY AGAINST Two POLICE-CON-
STAELES.—A respectable mechanic came before Mr.
Yardley and stated that in the course of last night he was
awoke from his sleep by a noise in the street opposite his
house, and upon opening his bedroom window he saw two
police-constables engaged in worrying a cat. The two
constables were setting two dogs on the cat, and they hit it
and worried it in a frightful manner. He expostulated with
the two policemen, who told him to mind his own business,
and after they had continued their savage and cruel work
for some time one of them kicked the cat violently and killed
it. He thought that such conduct on the part of two con-
stables, hired to preserve the peace, ought not to be over-
looked, and that they ought to be punished.
Mr. Yardley said the Society for Preventing Cruelty to
Animals took up such matters, and advised the applicant
to make the case known to them.

The applicant—Where are their offices ?
Mr. Yardley—ln Pall-mall, at the west end of London.
The applicant then retired.

ROBBERY IN THE ST. KATHARINE Dc CKS.—George Jas.
Bishop, aged 22, an apprentice to the St. Katharine Dock
Company, and nearly out of his time, was brought before
Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 121bs. of raw coffee,
and a quantity of sugar.

Mr. J. P. Mumford, superintendent of police, in the
St. Katharine Dock, said —On Saturday afternoon,
at half-past four or five o'clock, I watched the pri-
soner. He was going out at the dock gate. His pockets
looked very bulky, and his hat rolled about his head, as if
there was something in it. I watched him into the Mino-
ries, and saw him go into a baker's shop, where he re-
mained two minutes. When he came out he had two bags,
and I stopped him and said to him, " You had not those
bags when you went into the shop." He said, "No ;
took them there this morning." I opened the bags. They
contained packages of sugar and coffee berries. I also
found in his hat and coat pockets more coffee and sugar.
There was 161 b. of coffee and 81b. of sugar, value 265. in all.
The tiles were used by the dock company for the purposes
of paving, and were of little value. The prisoner was in the
last month of his timo and was employed as assistant-
deputy warehouseman. He was so engaged on Saturday.
Lewellyn Nicholas, foreman in the E warehouse, said the
prisoner had access to the stores. He missed 121bs. of
coffee and 81bs. of sugar from two bags on Saturday.
The prisoner, who was deeply affected, pleaded guilty,
and Mr. Mumford recommended him to mercy, and said he
would lose his situation.
Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was not poor, and had
committed a gross breach of trust. Ho must pass a sub-
stantial sentence. He ordered that the prisoner should bo
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three months.

CLOTHING IN THE ARMY.—The estimated charge
for "clothing and necessaries" (the latter are not defined)
for the army, for the year 18.59-60, is £475,115, minus
£7b,115 0 stores of available articles, leaving a sum of
£400,000 to be provided by the liberality of Parliament.
Anti le £4194272A5
Engineers, £l2 492 •
The estimate for last year was. £689,460. The items for
31":. feR
Royal
this year are Royal
Horse Horse GArtuariudse,ry£,lo4l9;
£50,829; L inietoyCalavalry
Foot Guards, £24,961; Infantry of the Line, £155'638 ' , •
Medical Staff Corps, £2,109; West India Regiments;
£7,099; Colonial Corps, £13,598; Military Prisons,
x,000; ; the Militia, £10,000; Enrolled Pensioners'
£5,521; "Great Goats" (sic), n 9,834 ; and necessaries.
for raw recruits, £89,400.