The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1868.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--THIS

WESTMINS FER.

INTOLERABLE NUISANCES AND NICE LEGAL
DISTINCTIONS.—Thomas Brooker, a boy about four-
teen years of age, was charged with playing at
pitch-and-toss to the annoyance of the inhabitants.
A policeman proved that he saw the defendant
playing at pitch-and-toss on Sunday afternoon in
John-street, Marlborough-road, Chelsea.

Mr. Arnold asked whether defendant had been
complained of by any of the inhabitants?
The policeman replied that there were six or
seven other boys with the defendant at the time he
was apprehended, and then) were continual com-
plaints.

Mr. Arnold inquired whether the.defendant parti-
cularly had been complained of ?
Inspector M'Hugo, of the B Division, said that
the tradesmen and inhabitants of Chelsea had so
complained of the nuisance caused by the assem-
blages of boys pitching and tossing during the Sun-
day that he had been directed to apply himself to
the abatement of the nuisance.

Mr. Arnold said the boy was charged with play-
ing at a game to the annoyance of the inhabitants.
The inspector said that several of the inhabitants,
it would be seen, had signed the sheet, which showed
that they complained of the annoyance. A Mr.
Cutler had signed the sheet in the present case.
Mr. Arnold wished to know whether he was now
in attendance.

The Inspector said he was not, but he could be
procured if the case was adjourned.
Mr. Arnold did not adjourn the case, and, ob-
serving that he could not conduct it without evi-
dence of the annoyance, discharged the boy.

THE RECEN7 GALE.

BLAKENEY (Norfolk), April 9.
The sloop Richard, of Goole, was observed ou the
West Sands, a short distance from this harbour,
with a signal of distress flying, during a strong gale
from the north-east, yesterday evening (reports Mr.
Charles Temple). The Brightwell lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution at this place at once
went out to her through a very heavy sea, and for-
tunately succeeded in rescuing the crew of three

men.

CROMER (Norfolk), April 9.
During a heavy gale from the NE. this morning.
the schooner Agenoria, of Lowestoft, was seen rid-
ing at anchor about four miles to the northward of
this place (says Mr. W. G. Sandford). She had
lost her foretoptnast and sails, and was apparently
in great distress. Soon afterwards she got under
weigh and endeavoured to get round the Point, but
bAng in ballast and in a disabled state she rapidly
drove to leeward, and came ashore here. The
Cromer lifeboat, belonging to the National Life-
boat Institution, thereupon promptly proceeded to
her. The first time the boat was driven on shore
again by the heavy seas, but she was again launched,
and with much difficulty succeeded in getting along.
side the vessel, and in rescuing the crew of four
men, who were safely brought ashore. The life-
boat's crew behaved well in this service.

PAKEFIELD, April 9.

The Sisters lifeboat, in connection with the Life-
boat Institution, was launched last night to the
brigantine Douglas, of Guernsey, which was in
Pakefield Road, and which had exhibited distress
signals during a very strong gale from the NE., and
in a heavy sea (states Capt. Preston, R.N.), On
arriving alongside the vessel, the lifeboat men found
that she had sprung a leak, and thinking she was
in a sinking state, the water having gained on the
pumps, part of the crew were taken out into the
lifeboat, but were subsequently returned to the
ship. With the help of the lifeboat men and a
steamtug the vessel was then freed from water, and
was towed into Lowestoft Harbour. She was on
a voyage from Shields to St. Vaast, with a cargo of
coals.

MOELFRE (Anglesey), April 9.

The smack Cy mro, of Cmlwych, bound from Con-
way to Red Wharf, near this place, in ballast, was
riding in the bay in a dangerous position yesterday
(states the Rev. Evan Jones), and ultimately ex-
hibited signals of distress. It was blowing very
hard from the east at the time. The London Sun-
day School lifeboat, belonging to the National Life-
boat Institution, was at once launched, and happily
succeeded in bringing the smack's crew of two men
safely ashore. Within an hour of landing the crew
the vessel parted from her anchors, came on the
rocks, an soon went to pieces.

WHITHERNSEA (near Hull), April 8.

. .
Champney, jun., Esq., states that early yes-
terday morning three of the fishing boats went out
to sea, but made for the land again before twelve
o'clock. There was a heavy roll of the sea, with a
sweeping tide and broken surf at the time, but little
wind. It not being safe for the boats to come
through the surf, the two fishing boats, which were
then in sight, were warned off, and the Pelican life-
boat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was at
once launched, and the men safely brought ashore.
/he third boat went farther south to a yawl off
Holmpton, and her crew are safe.

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