The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

WAREHOUSE ROBBERY BY ITALIANS.-At Guildhall,
John Laurie and .Andreglio Luize, two Italians who re-
fused to give their addresses, were placed at the bar before
Alderman Sidney, charged with stealing two Freud
shawls, value £6, from the premises of Messrs.
C. A. Clermont and Co., No. 11, Silver-street, Wood-
street.—William Green, detective officer, said that about
quarter-past five o'clock yesterday evening he was in
company with Whitney in Gresham-street, where the}
saw the two prisoners, and, from their manner, they were
induced to follow them. They watched them for about
three-quarters of an hour, and during that time they
entered five different warehouses—one in Gresham
street, ens in Aldermanbury, two in Wood-street,
and one in Silver-street. At the last place the
prisoner Laurie left very hurriedly, followed by
Luize a short distance. In Falcon-street the formes
stopped, and was joined by the latter. They then walked
to King Edward-street, where they went into a public.
house. When they came out they went to the
foot of Holborn-hill, where he and Whitney stopped
them. He asked Laurie what he had under.his cloak, and
he replied "Nothing." 'Witness said "Let me see ;'
and pulled his Cloak on one side, and from under his coat
he took the two shawls produced. He then told the
prisoner that he was a police - officer, and should
take him into custody. He asked, him to account
for the possession of the shawls, and he said, " I will not
speak to you here ; I will talk to you at the station.'
They took the prisoners to the station-house, and in the
presence of the inspector he asked Laurie if the shawl
were marked or ticketed, and he said they were not. He
refused his address.—This testimony was corroborated by
Whitney, and further evidence having been called, the
prisoners were remanded.

THREATENING TO KILL.—At the Westminster Police
court, Francis Hedling, coachman to Mr. Pakington (the
son and secretary to Sir John Pakington, the Secre-
tary for War), was bound over to keep the peace
for six months. It appeared that the prisoner
quarrelled with the stable-keeper, who struck him.
Thereupon he (the prisoner) took up a pitchfork
and said he would run it through complainant, whom he
afterwards got under the legs of one of the horses, and
nearly strangled him. Complainant got away, however,
and prisoner then declared he would kill him in the night.
and, being in bodily fear, the stable-keeper brought this
charge.

A CLEVER TRICK.--John King Richardson, a shopman,
was charged before Mr. Paget, at the Thames Police
court, with stealing a watch worth £5, and £4O worth o!
goods, the property of Henry Done. The prosecutor, who is s
grocer and cheesemonger, and who then carried on busi-
ness at:No. 9, Cannon-street-road, was committed to prison
for one month by Mr. Paget for an assault. He left the
prisoner in charge of his shop and business, and gave him
directions to do all the trade he could and take care of the
receipts ; but the prisoner disposed of everything, shut up
the shop, and fled. Among other things was his master's
watch and chain. Prisoner was discovered at Manchester.
He stated that he had pawned the watch and chain for
£2s.—He was remanded.

THE CHARGE OF POSTING A FENIAN PLACARD
01V THE MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday Michael Gough, alias William Coffee,
was brought before the Lord Mayor and Alderman
Sir William Rose, for further examination on the
charge of posting
a seditious placard on the Man-
sion-house.

It will be recollected that the prisoner, a lad of
17 years of age, was observed sticking up a placard
relating to Fenianism on the north-west gate of the
Mansion-house about half-past 2in the afternoon
of Friday, the 24th inst. He was immediately pur-
sued, and captured in Walbrook. At first he gave
the name of Michael Gough, but subsequently said
his real name was William Coffee, and that he lived
at No. 16, Uxbridge-street, Newington-causeway.
Two police officers went to this address, and found
a memorandum book in the prisoner's handwriting,
in which were numerous entries relating to Fenian-
ism of a very extravagant nature. They also found
portraits of Burke, Casey, and Duffy, and a num-
ber of copies of the Universal lvews newspaper con-
taining reports of the Fenian state trials:
It was now stated that there was no further evi-
dence to offer on the part of the police.

The Lord Mayor inquired of the prisoner what
he had to say. _ _

The Prisoner—l wish to express ray sincere re-
gret for my insolent conduct last Saturday. I
plead guilty, and trust you will look over my fooli3h
conduct.

The prisoner's father appeared in court, and said
his son way; an apprentice to the bookbinding, and
slept at home. _ _ _

The Lord Mayor (addressing the father)--I
have received a letter from the priest of St.
George's Cathedral, Southwark, who speaks very
well of you and your family, and believes you
are industrious, honest, and respectable people.
Your son has committed a mischevious offence by
pasting up this placard on the Mansion-house, and
this is not the first time, but the second.
The Father—lt is very foolish.
The Lord Mayor—l have caused inquiries to be