The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING}, APRIL 11, 1868.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES.—
Alfred Crews, Ann Crews, his wife, and William
Palmer were placed at the bar, charged with ob-
taining goosis by false pretences.

On the first examination of the prisoners, last
Saturday, it was elicited that Mr. Thomas Garrett,
a gentleman, was removing from Gower-street to
Tollingtou-park, Elornsey-road, and that a great
deal of property was left during the time at the former
place. The prosecutor told the person in charge that
none of the goods were to be given to any person
without he produced his (prosecutor's) written
authority. The prisoner Crews was proved to have
hired a truck, and a forged letter having been given
to the female left at 70, Gower-street, they suc-
ceeded in obtaining two large carpets, and other
things, with which they got away.
Inspector Garforth apprehended the prisoner
in Notting-hill, and when he told him the charge
he said he knew nothing about the carpets. He
(witness) had since found the missing piece of the
prosecutor's carpet iu a house at Barnsbury, but be
was afraid that he should not be able to produce
the persons by whom it was conveyed to the house,
as the twu persons concerned, he believed, in the
matter were at present in a position that enabled
them to refuse to give evidence. He had therefore
to ask for another remand.

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Mr. Vaughan said he should most certainly grant
the remand asked for.

Inspector Garforth said there were other persons
now in court who had been defrauded by Crews,
and Police-sergeant Gordon was in attendance, who
had held a warrant for Crews's apprehension on
another case.

Gordon said the warrant he bad had for the pri-
soner's apprehension was dated April, 1866. He
bad ever since that time been in search of him, but
had up to the present time been unable to find the
prisoner. The other man who was concerned with
the prisoner had been convicted and sentenced to a
long term of imprisonment. The felony was the rob-
bery of a large quantity of timber from Southall,
valued at over £144. He had also two other cases
of obtaining goods by false pretences against
Crews committed some time ago. He, with some
other persons, having taken a house inAlma-square,
set about defrauding the whole of the tradesmen in
the St. John's-wood-road, Crews representing
that he was a merchant carrying on business in the
city. Ile obtained au enormous quantity of goods
of all descriptions, and then decamped.
Inspector Garforth —There is another person pre-
sent, your worship, who has been defrauded by the
prisoner Crews.

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A gentleman here stepped forward, and said he
bad been defrauded out of a large quantity of or-
namental tiles by false pretences by the prisoner.
Inspector Garforth—Here is also another person,
who, through being defrauded by the prisoner, had
been compelled to become bankrupt.
Prisoner—Oh, that's nothing. I've had to be-
come bankrupt.

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Mr. Vaughan—l don't require further cases
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against the prisoner Crews. I've heard
quite enough. I shall remand them all
for a week, by which time I hope
we shall have some evidence in the case of the steal-
ing the timber, and the falsely obtaining the orna-
mental tiles.
I(3i The prisoners were then remanded.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

EMBEZZLEMENT THROUGH INTEMPERANCE.---
Oliver Morgan, a respectable-looking young man,
in the employ of Mr. Thomas Bateman, grocer, of
No. 3, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, was
charged before Mr. Benson with embezzling seve-
ral sums of money received on account of his em-
ployer.

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
was employed by the prosecutor to call on publicans
and confectioners for orders for " foots" and tea,
and that he received several sums of money from the
customers, and failed to hand them over to the pro-
secutor.

Francis BAlcstone, E Division, said that on
taking the prisoner into custody he did not deny
the charge, but said that lie was very sorry, and
asked for mercy.

The prisoner said that he had, in the course of
his business, to call on several publicans, and he
had given way to drink, and had got madly intoxi-
cated. Ile had been in the prosecutor's employ on
a previous occasion.

Mr. Bateman said that was the case, and that the
prisoner was not at that time guilty of any act of
dishonesty.

Mr. Benson said he would remand the prisoner
for a week, and if he thought proper he could have
a solicitor in attendance on his behalf.
Mr. Bateman said that he wished to recommend
the prisoner to mercy. The prisoner belonged to
a respectable family, and he (Hr. Bateman) had
no doubt he had been led to do what he bad done
through giving way to drink.

Mr. Benson said that the case was one of a class
a magistrate had no power to deal with, and the
recommendation must be made elsewhere. 'The
prisoner would be remanded.

SHAMEFUL CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—Henry
Davis, carman, in the employ of a person named
Cox, a coke dealer, was charged by the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
with the following cruelty to a horse.
From the evidence of Temperley, inspector of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, it appeared that he saw the prisoner
driving a horse attached to a van laden with coke.
The horse was very lame, and on Temperley stop-
ping the horse he found it suffering from extensive
disease of the hocks, in a state of great debility,
nothing but skin and bone, and scarcely able to get
one leg before the other. The prisoner admitted to
the officer that his master knew of the condition of
the horse, as he had told him that he should be
stopped if he was seen out with it.

The prisoner was discharged, and the owner sum-
moned for sending out the horse in such a condi-
tion, and as ho consented to have the horse de-
stroyed he was merely mulcted in costs, on the
officer returning and stating that he had se©n the
poor animal destroyed.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

On the afternoon of Good Friday an accident occurred
on the Mersey, by which two young men lost their lives
and two others were placed in jeopardy. About half-past
eleven, two boats belonging to the Athletic Rowing
Club left their station at Rock Ferry for a trip tip the
river towards Runcorn. The boats were two out-riggers
—a class of craft ill-adapted for the navigation of
such rivers as the Mersey, where the tide runs with
great force—and they were manned. One by three
young men, and the other, being a single-eared boat,
pulled by one man. The boats were returning down the
river when the lamentable occurrence took place. The
tide about half-past four was ebbing very strong, and, in
order to avoid the force of the current, the two skiffs kept
pretty close to the Lancashire shore. When opposite
Hale the boat which was rowed by one man was caught
in a sudden squall, and the force of the wind and tide
capsized her. The occupant was thrown into the water,
but managed to get hold of the boot, which he clung to,
and shouted to his companions who were in the other boat
to come to his assistance. They immediately rowed to
the tilace where the man was struggling in the water,
and pulled him on board their skiff. The additional
weight thus caused was too much for so frail a boat, and
the result was that the second skiff was overturned, mid
the four men left struggling in the water. Some of them
clung to the bulwarks of the boat, and one got upon the
keel. With the view of getting assistance from any
passing boats or vessels in the neighbourhood, they shouted
and waved their hands. They seem, however, to have
remained in their perilous position for some time without
attracting attention, and two of their number becoming
exhausted let go their bold and were drowned just
as help was at hand. About half - past four
o'clock, a boat containing five young men was
proceeding down the river, when their attention was
attracted by the cries of the men who were still clinging
to the boat and struggling for life in the water. They
at once rowed to their aid, and with considerable
difficulty got them on board their boat. The two
rescued men were in a very exhausted state, and
those who had saved them wrapped them in coats and
rendered them every assistance in their power. They
rowed as rapidly as possible to Rock Ferry, where they
landed the survivors of the unfortunate pleasure party,
who were taken to the Rock Ferry Hotel. Medical as-
sistance was then obtained, and Dr. Hamilton, of Rock
Ferry, was promptly in attendance. Mr. Vines, of the
Rock Ferry Hotel, also rendered them every assistance in
his power, and during the evening the young men were so
far recovered as to be able to proceed home. The names
of the two unfortunate young men who perished were
Grundy and Hamilton, and they are said to have been
residents of Liverpool.

to spite of the fine weather and the attractions offered
by such places as the Crystal Palace, where Sims Reeves
sang sacred music, the London churches were probably
more crowded than on any previous Good Friday. At an
increasingly large number of churches the old style of
service of morning prayer, with " 0 come, let us sing unto the
Lord" (when there is no singing), Litany, Communion, and
sermon crowded together into one, is being superseded by a
service more suitable for the day ; and though there may be
no authority for the " innovation," we understand that
there is nothing illegal in it, provided morning and evening
prayers are read during some portion of the day. At
some of the "advanced" churches the service consisted of
the Miscrere (51st Psalm), chanted alternatively by the
priest and the people ; the Litany, intoned, but not
chanted ; the " Reproaches," adapted from the Missal ;
and the first part of the Communion Service, it being the
rule not to celebrate on that day, even in churches
where there is a celebration every day of the year besides.
After an interval of a quarter of an hour, this service was
followed by a Meditation on the seven last words from the
Cross. This consisted of the chanting of the seven
utterances, with a hymn, short address, and private
prayer between each. At three o'clock the bells were
tolled, to mark the hour at which Our Lord expired. A
large number of persons remained through the whole of
both services, or altogether nearly six hours. Everybody was
dressed in black, and the altar veiled in crape. At St.
Paul's there was, for the first time on a Good Friday, a
special service under the dome, commencing at seven.
Long before six the congregation began to assemble. TI
service was of the usual cathedral fashion, the hym.
being chosen for the day, and one of them being the corn•
position of the Dean, Dr. Milman. The preacher was the
Rev. Prebendary H. P. Liddon, who preached from the
text—" And I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto
me." Mr. Liddon has a very clear voice, which could be
heard almost everywhere ; but it was evident that he was
exerting himself to an extent especially painful in one
who is known to be a great bodily sufferer, and who
bears upon his worn and ascetic face the marks of
pain. Pain was the chief subject of his discourse.
The sermon was eloquent, but of inordinate length—;
eighty minutes—and many persons left before it was over,
The service, including the final voluntary (the Dead Marei.
in " Saul " played with grand effect), lasted over 2l hours,
and some of the congregation must have been present
nearly four hours. The Bishop of Capetown and Lord
Justice Page Wood were present. The John Bull men-
tions that considerable excitement was caused by a gen-
tleman being taken in an epileptic fit. A similar event
occurred at Gower-street Station of the Metropolitan
Railway just as a large number of the congregation were
returning home. Archbishop Manning conducted the
Three Hours' Meditation at St. Mary's, Moorfields.
Foremost amongst the engagements of the ensuing week
are those arising out of the visit of the Prince and Princess
of Wales to Ireland. It is naturally the great subject of
conversation in the Irish capital. All the preparations
are being pushed on rapidly, and the warm-hearted Irish
population is exhibiting the highest degree of interest in
anticipating the long series of national fetes which
are to be so richly graced by Royalty. Seldom,
if ever, will Dublin, with its magnificent bay, its
pretty river, its large and beautiful park, its ambitious
public buildings, its capacious and handsome cathedral,
and its numerous streets and squares, have appeared tc
greater advantage than on the present occasion. Its
citizens are looking forward to the events of the week
with the most pleasurable anticipations. They have so
very few opportunities of public enjoyment that such an
event as a Royal visit is sure to be appreciated. All
the auguries for the coming festivities promise the most
happy results, and both Orangemen and Ultramontanes
look forward to the heartiest manifestations of pleasure
from all classes and at all places where the Prince and
the Princess shall appear during their brief sojourn in
Ireland.

Nearer home the British volunteer, and an immense
crowd of holiday folk who never fail to make the most of
Easter Monday, hope to enjoy the annual review. The
obstacles which threatened its success have been overcome,
and there is a hope that the spectacle may prove credit-
able alike to the volunteers and to the War Office.
Four divisions of volunteer infantry, comprising fifteen
brigades, each as nearly as possible 2,000 strong, will
form the body of the Portsmouth army, and to this force
will be added a few squadrons of cavalry and two brizgadea
of artillery, with forty-six guns. These numbers are ex-
clusive of the regular troops to be contributed from the
garrison and the camp at Aldershot, so that the entire
army may, perhaps, be little short of 40,000 men. Great
battles have been won with smaller numbers, and it
happens, too, that the operations projected will derive
unusual interest from the nature of the ground. Every
species of force known in actual warfare will be called
into service. It will be necessary to construct roads and
extemporise bridges, and on this work not only the
Mounted Pontoon Train from Aldershot and the Volun-
teer Engineers, but even the contractor for the Hilsea
earthworks, will be employed. in short, the difficulties
of the scheme; instead of discouraging the projectors, are
now evoking that very spirit of universal co-operatior
which would be needed in real emergencies.
The latest accounts from Abyssinia puzzle one more
than ever, as to what course King Theodore will take
when our army approaches his headquarters. Will he,
carrying cut the character which he now assumes before
the captives, greet Sir Robert Napier as a friend, and ask
to see the army manoeuvre, and give up the captives
without opposition? Or, on the other hand, will he stand
out to the last? Mr. Flad's recently received letter,
together with other circumstances, had almost led us to
believe that we should get over the matter without fighting.
But the Times correspondent is by no means so sanguine.
Writing on March 14th, he %ays that "from the latest
accounts it would seem that Theodore is bent on offering
resistance, or at least is putting himself into a position for
Offering resistance, should he fail to secure peace on his own
terms. He has changed the plan of defence he had formed
in expectation that the British force were coming by
Sokota, and has taken up other ground." However, he
gives to the captives no clue to the policy he intends to
adopt, though he discusses our advance freely.
The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal Com-
manding in Chief, will leave Gloucester House either on
Monday evening or Tuesday morning for Dublin, where
his lhuyal Highness will stray during the visit of the Prince
and Princess of Wales. In the event of his Royal High-
ness going on Tuesday he will accompany the Prince and
Princess in the Royal train.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
Sir W. Knollys, the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, Major Grey,
and Dr. Holzman, attended Divine service on the morning
of Good Friday at the pretty little church in the park of
Sandringham, where service had been held every da►y
during the week. The Rev. W. Lake Onslow, rector of
Sandringham, and private chaplain to the Prince of Wales,
officiated and preached, assisted by the Rev Hope G rant,
vicar of Kimbolton and priyate chaph in t. the Duke it
Manchester. - '

SPORTING PROPHECIES.