The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE IN THE STREET.—WM.
Maguire, a powerful man, was charged with the
following disgraceful outrage :
John Petit, waiter at the Royal Standard Music
Hall, Vauxhall-bridge-road, said At half-past
four o'clock yesterday afternoon I was walking
along the Horseferry-road, Westminster, when the
prisoner came up and hit me and knocked me down.
Mr. Arnold—You wire walking along the Horse-
ferry-road when this man came up and hit you and
knocked you down. You must have seen him be-
fore or something I should think.

Complainant—lndeed, I had not. lle was quite
a stranger to me. I had never seen him before,
nor spoken to him. I gave him no provocation of
any description. After I got up from the first blow,
he forced me down again, and then I defended my-
self.

Mr. Arnold—Was he sober ?
Complainant—He was not, but he kept pitching
into me after I persuaded him to go away.

Williiam Thomas, messenger at the Chartered
Gas Works—Defendant followed one of the men,
and tried to pick a quarrel with him. He came
into the works, and the watchman shut the
gates ; then the defendant turned round and struck
the complainant, who happened to be passing.
Defendant, iu reply to the charge, said I—have
just recovered from a bed of sickness ; I am sure I
don't know what I was doing yesterday afternoon,
but I feel that I must have been knocked about
very much.
Mr. Arnold—You seem to have knocked this man
about very much too.
Defendant—l am very sorry, but I don't remetn-
ber it.

Mr. Arnold—lt is impossible to allow this sort of
thing because you • please to get drunk. You are
committed for 14 days to hard labour.

THAMES.

CAUGHT NAPPING.—WiIIiam Stunt, 19, Cottage-
street, Poplar, costermonger, who is hell known to
the police, was brought before Mr. Benson charged
with stealing a silver watch from Cie person of
Francis Ward, a ine,:hanic.
List night tha prosecator, overcome by the heat
of the weather, fatigue, and a little drink, fell asleep
on the steps of an ancient public-house called the
Mulberry Tree, on Stepney-green. He was aroused
by a police-constable named Skeates, who produced
his watch and chain, and said, " Is this yours ?',
Prosecutor said it was. The police-constable had
the prisoner in custody, and saw him over the
prosecutor. On leaving he asked the prisoner what
he had been doing, to which he replied nothing
The constable said, " You threw him on the ground
and before he could recover from his surprise took
the watch from him."
The prisoner, in defence, said he picked up "Ward's
watch, and chain close to the horse-trough, opposite
Mulberry Tree.

Police-Sergeant Briden, 4 K, stated that the
prisoner was a well-known thief, but a very lucky
one, and that he had been twice tried for highwa
robberies and on each occision acquitted.
Mr. Benson did not think the prisoner was
likely to escape
I
aominc and committed him for
trial.

A MALICIOUS SCOUNDREL.—George French, a
cripple, aged 23 years, and who was described as a
costermonger, of No. 29, Catherine-street, Lime-
house, was brought before Mr. Benson charged
with wilfully and maliciously breaking a large
sheet of plateglass, valued at £4, in the Devon-
shire Arms public-house, Brewer-street, Limehouse.
The prisoner is a very disorderly fellow, and after
taking advantage of his great misfortune by enlist-
ing the sympathies of the benevolent in his favour,
he launched out in a career of disorder, brutality,
and violence. He has been convicted for assaults,
and several times prosecuted by that excellent in-
stitution the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, for beating horses and donkeys
in a savage manner. His convictions have had
no effect on his temper. Last night, without
the semblance of provocation, he took up
a stone as he was passing the Devonshire Arms and
hurled it at a plate of sheet glass, which he destroyed.
He afterwards cut some grotesque capers, and
gloried in the mischief he had done.
Mr. George Leftwich, the landlord of the Devon-
shire Arms, said the glass was valued at in the
police-sheet. Its real value W 3.3 actually 12s.
It would cost that to replace it.

Police-sergeant Briden, 4 Ii —The prisoner has
been here repeatedly for assaults, beating animals,
and other offend Z.
The Royal Society has prose-
cuted him.
The Prisoner—l don't care.

Mr. Benson said the prisoner was a malicious
and dangerous scoundrel to be destroying the pro-
perty of respectable tradesnaen. lie should not
fine him, but send him to prison without the option
of paying any penalty. lie sentenced him to one
month's imprisonment and hard labour.

The Prisoner gave a malicious grin, and ex-
claimed, " Go it ; this is not the first time."

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day•

GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, July 27.—Devon, from Barbadoos; Daring
'rom Nassau.

Arrived, July 28. Onward, from Trinidad ; Flying
Foam, from Grenada ; Christian, from Dram ; Charles
Howard steamer, from Vigo; Azof, steamer, from Bremen;
Michael Picasso, from Valparaiso ; Vigilant, steamer, from
Jersey; Fleetwing, from Barbadoes ; Bessie Stanton, from
Havtainah ; White Eagle, from Colombo ; Alwynto, from
Adelaide ; Constance, from Frederickstad ; Reigate, from
Melbourne.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed, July 27—Webfoot, from Madras (in tow); White
Eagle, from Colombo (in tow)--both for London.
Passed, July 28—Kawo, bark, from the West, for Lon-
don.

TILE TEA TRADE, July 27.—The deliveries in
London estimated for the week were 2,321,0641 b., which
is an increase et /86,527i1). compared the previous
gatoratut.