The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CIIARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRE-
TENCES.—Benjamin Francis Mackenzie Peacock, a
gentlemanly-looking young man, who gave the ad-
dress, 445, Old Kent-road, was brought before Mr.
Tyrwhitt on a warrant by Sergeant Cole, 23 C,
charged with obtaining by false and fraudulent
pretences from Mr. Leonard Appleton, cashier to
Messrs. Hill Brothers, military outfitters, 3, Old
Bond-street, the sum of £lO, the moneys of Messrs.
Hill, with intent to defraud.
Mr. Froggatt appeared for the prosecution, and
said that it would be necessary to have witnesses
from Bath—a cheque by means of which the pri-
soner had obtained the £lO having been drawn on
the Wilts and Dorset Bank, Bath.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he must hear some evidence.
Mr. Leonard Appleton, cashier to the prosecutors,
said that on the 17th February he gave the prisoner
change for a cheque for the sum of £lO drawn
on the Wilts and Dorset Bank, Bath, and it
had subsequently been returned through Messrs.
Hill, bankers, Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co.,
unpaid. He would not have parted with the £lO
had he not believed that the prisoner had sufficient
funds at the bank to meet the cheque.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,
Witness said that prisoner was introduced by a
customer.

Mr. Froggatt said the prisoner having been only
apprehended that morning, he was unable to pro-
duce any further evidence that day.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, and refused
to take bail.

THAMES.

THE MARQUIS OF TOWNSHEND and THE 'Bus
TUMBLERS.--Three boys, named Charles Mason,
William Pearson, and James Brian, were brought
before Mr. Benson, charged with vagrancy.

The Marquis of Townshend said he saw the pri-
soners turning head over heelsbehind the omnibuses,
and begging of the passengers, some of whom were
foolish enough to throw halfpence to them. The
poor boys endangered their lives and limbs, and
were all shoeless and indifferently clad. He was of
opinion that the parents of these children were to
blame, and he did not wish to see the boys pun-
ished. Their appearance in the Whitechapel-road
was very pitiable. He watched them for au hour
and a half, and spoke to a police constable.
Mr. Benson said the prisoners appeared tolerably
well clad and clean, and a police constable said the
trick was for parents to send their children into the
road shoeless and in rags to excite comniisseration.
Mr. Benson said this 'bus tumbling, as it was
called, was the worst nuisance in the metropolis.
It encouraged vagrancy and dishonesty.
Inspector Turner said that a boy was brought
before Mr. Paget last week for a similar offence,
and his worship then said he I.vas very sorry he
could not punish the fools who threw half-pence to
the hordes of ragged boys from the omnibuses.
'rhe passengers who encouraged the boys tumbling
and throwing summersaults were the worst of fools,
and fostered vagrancy.

The boys were then questioned. Pearson said be
was going on for ten, and Brian was going on to
nine years of age. _ _

The Marquis Townshend said all the boys tum-
bled very well, and that he trembled for their
safety. lie submitted that everything ought to be
done to discourage such an absurd and dangerous
practice.
Mr. Benson agreed with the noble marquis, to

DEPARTURE OF SIR ROBERT NAPIER

.I, OR LONDON.

MARSEILLES, June 30.

Sir Robert Napier, accompanied by General
Staveley, Captain T. J. Holland, and other officers
of his staff, left this morning by the 11.30 express
train for Paris en route for London.