The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

'WESTMINSTER.

A ROGUE AND A VAGABOND.—At Westminster, John
Folding, carrying on business as a green-grocer at 36, Pon-
sonby-terrace, Pimlico, was charged before Mr. Ingham
with being found in enclosed premises with intent to com-
mit a felony. Peter Smith, 163 B division, said : In conse-
quence of information received of robberies of oats from
the stable of Mrs. Anne Filbec, 7, Dorset-mews, Vaux
hall-bridge-road, I have been on duty there three nights :,
and last night, shortly after nine o'clock, I was locked in
the stable by the lad, and waited for the approach of the
thieves. I did not have to wait long, for in half an hour a
key was inserted in the lock, the door was opened, and the
prisoner and another man entered the stable, the pri-
soner carrying a lantern, and the other man a
pail. They advanced towards the corn-bin, near
,which I was seated on some egg chests, and the
prisoner, put the light clean into my face and said
" Oh, lor' !" and threw up his hands ; he dropped the
lantern, the other man dropped the pail, and they both
ran away. I ran after the prisoner and struck him on the
arm with a truncheon ; he continued to run across the
Vauxhall-road, down Gulston's-passage, and I lost him,
but I found he had run into the Ponsonby Arms ; the
landlord told me he was there, and I found him crouched
under the stairs. I told him I wanted him, and he tried
to push me away, but I said I would knock him down
with the staff if he resisted, and then he came quietly,
saying that he went into the stable to get a " setter " to
grease the wheel of his cart for to-day ;he had frequently
borrowed it. Prisoner claimed the key with which the
stable was opened.—The prisoner was sentenced to three
months' hard labour.

THE CHARGE OF FIXING A FENIAN
PLACARD ON THE MANSION HOUSE.
James Gough, alias Coffee, aged 17, a thin stripling,
who refused to give his address, was this morning
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with affixing a
seditious placard to the north-west wall of the Mansion
House, on Friday afternoon.
James Cross, a police-constable, proved that he saw a
placard on the side of the Mansion House on Friday, about
half-past two o'clock, and about twenty persons were
standing round reading it. He afterwards saw the defen7
dant at the police-station.
The defendant said he had no questions to ask of the
witness.

Samuel Neale, one of the corps of commissionaires,
stationed at the corner of Charlotte-row, deposed that ho
saw the defendant stick the paper that had been produced
upon the wall. He then ran away, and witness pursued
him and took him into custody.
The Lord Mayor : Did he say anything ?—Witness
nnt a word.

John Burn, a clerk in a commercial house, gave
similar evidence as to the prisoner being the man who
stuck up the bill, and he added that he did not see.any
one with him at the time the bill was stuck up.
Prisoner, to the witness, in an impudent
.tone : " Are
ycu sure there was no one with me ?"—Witness C2,l*
sure. _

Defendant : Was it posted upside down ? (A laugn.)
—Witness : It was not.
Defendant (laughing) : Good-bye. (Laughter.)
James Carroll, a City constable, proved that he arrested
the prisoner, and found upon him a Prayer-book,.a large
knife, a copy of " Moore's Melodies," and a copy of
the Universal News. The prisoner at first refused to
give his address, but he had since ascertained t iat ho
lived at No. 16, Uxbridge-terrace, Newington-causeway.
He made inquiries, and discovered likenesses of Burke,
Kelly, and Duffy, and also several copies of the Illustrated
News containing reports of the Irish State trials.
Inspector Foulger proved that when the prisoner was
brought to the police-station he mid that his name was
Michael Gough. He told him that he was charged with
fixing a placard to the Mansion House without the
authority of the owner, and the only reply he made was,
" Did you see me ?" Witness told him he did not, but
there were two witnesses who did. He at first would not
give his address; but afterwards he did so. The prisoner
dropped a penca-cnse, and as witness was picking it up
the prisoner told him to be very careful as it was his re-
volver. and-it might go off. (A laugh.) He found several
documents in the possession of the prisoner, and among
them Was one suggesting that the youth of Ireland should
be instructed in the history of their country, and be taught
how to fight for it.
At this stage of the case there was the noise of some-
thing falling down the ventilating shaft in the court, and
Ihe prisoner burst out laughing, and said, " Mind ! there
is an explosion going on."
Inspector Foulger went on to state that among use
other documents found upon the prisoner was his will. (A
laugh.)
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner whether he wished
to-say anything.
Prisoner (in a careless, impudent tone) : I don't under-
Stand much about it. By the way the witness read the
placard, it appears as though Duffy was done to death by
the Irishmen of London. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor told him it was evident that he was
well acquainted with the contents of the placard, and he
Tema him for a week for inquiries to be made.

We are happy to state that Lord Derby's health
has considerably improved within the last two days. Some
time, however, is likely to elapse bofore his lordship will
be able to leave Knowsley.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Entomological, 7, Anniver-
sary ; Geographical, " Livingstone Search Expedition,"
Mr. Young ; Actuaries, 7, " Arrangement of Commuta-
tion, or D and N Tables," Mr. Chisholm. Tuesday—Engi-
neers, 8, "Freshwater Floods of River," Colonel O'Con-
nell. 'Wednesday—Society of Arts, 8, "Climate, &c., of
Natal," Dr. Mann. Thursday Royal. Institution, 3,
"Faraday's Discoveries," Professor Tyndall; Royal Aca-
demy, 8, " " An_litecture," Mr. Scott; Royal, 8k; Anti-
quaries, Bf, "St. George's Chapel, Win,li,r, by Sir P..
Ifoby, 6 Edw. V 1.," Rev. G. P. Townsend!Friday —Royal
Institution, 8, "Public School Education," Rev. F. W. Far-
ran—Saturday—Royal Institution, 3, "Non-Metallic Ele-
mento," Professor Roscoe.—Athcnoetirn.