The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

"BACCHANALIAN REPHISALS."—A well-dressed
young woman, giving the name of Mary Ann 'For-
ness, was charged with stealing a quartern measure
from the Zetland Arms Tavern, Brompton-road.
Francis North, the master, said he was shutting
the house up at a quarter-past eleven last night,
when he saw the prisoner and another woman
drinking at the bar. Shortly after this the
proprietor said he had lost a measure,
and told witness to go after the prisoner and her
friend, which he did. Ile overtook them about a
hundred yards from the house, and asked for the
measure, which after some excuse she took out of
her pocket.

Mr. Arnold—Was she drunk or sober ?
Witness—She appeared to be drunk, but she did
not get drunk in our house.
Police-constable Daniel Pegg, 37
B, said he took
the prisoner into custody for stealing the measure.
She was drunk.

Mr. Arnold—What did she say ?
Policeman—She told me she took it because she
didn't have proper measure.
Mr. Arnold—That was a very improper measure.
Prisoner—l did not have proper measure. I
called for a quartern of gin, and paid 53.
for it, and it only went a glass and a half instead
of two glasses. I complained, but they paid no at-
tention, so I thought I'd take the measure. It was
no use to me, and I shouldn't have taken it, I dare
say, if I had been sober.
She was remanded till Tuesday.

THAMES.
A DESTRUCTIVE YOUNG SCO UNDREL .—Patrick
Cronin, an Irish boy, was brought before Mr.
Paget charged with damaging a drinking foun-
tain in Whitechapel.

The prisoner and several other young ruffians
were amusing themselves by dashing water from
the fountain near the railway viaduct, at the top
of Leman-street, over each other, and then
threw the water over passers by. Some of the
urchins were soundly
thrashed by two sailors
who were passing
j and they were not
pitied by those who witnessed this just
punishment. The prisoner then broke the chain
which held the drinking cup to the fountain, and
threw the cup away. The prisoner was immediately
taken into custody. The fountain was under the
care of the Board of Works for the Whitechapel
district, and their clerk, Mr. Alfred Turner, solici-
tor, took particular care of this fountain, which
was situated in a populous district, close to the
Sailors' Home in Well-street, and near to several
great factories and sugar refineries.
An officer of the Whitechapel Board of Works
said the fountain, which was of great service to the
public, had been more than once damaged, and that
on the 23d of February last the prisoner was con-
victed by Mr. Benson for damaging the same foun-
s imprisonment and
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hard
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Mr. Paget said it was extraordinary that people
did not take care and preserve drinking fountains,
which were of such immense advantage to the public,
and particularly to the poor. Any one who
damaged a drinking fountain must be very wicked
and badly disposed. .1 he prisoner was a perverse
and mischievous boy, who had been already com-
mitted
again for
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him t o
2
days
,r damagingldays'
the fountain, and
h
and
.hard labour. The prisoner was 17 years of
age, and quite old enough to know he was doing
wrong.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBIJIIGH.—A meeting of the
General Council of this University was hold on Tuesday ;
Professor Christison in the chair. It was agreed to record
an expression of the great loss sustained by the University
in the death of Sir David Brewster. It was also resolved
to petition both houses of Parliament in favour of granting
at least two members to the Universities of Scotland. At
a meeting of the Town Council of Edinburgh, also held on
Tuesday, the Lord Provost stated, with reference to the
Principalship of the University, that the persons who had
been spoken of and suggested for the office of Principal
were Sir Alexander Grant, Bombay ; Sir James Y. Simp-
son and Dr. Christison, Edinburgh ; Mr. George Dawson,
Principal of the Macgill College, Alontreal ; and Principal
Tulloch, of St. Andrew's. Iris lordship stated that the
Curators bad already hold three meetings on the subject,
and were likely to hold other two. At a meeting to be
held on the 71 h of May the (lay for the election of Pi in-
cipal would be fixed. The election for the Professorship
of Moral Philosophy had been appointed for the lath of
June.