The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WE STMIN STE R.
SINGULAR CHARGE OF FRAUD.—A tall, bard
working looking man, giving his name as Williao3
Jones, was charged under the following singular
circumstances :
Thos. Waterman, labour-master, St. Margaret's
and St. John's, Westminster, said—Prisoner 1311
been at work in the labour-yard since the 6th 0'
November. Men who work there have a number

which they give in when they go to work. Tester-
day at dinner time the prisoner gave his number is
205. I went all round the place directly after'
wards, and five or six tmes after that in the course
of the afternoon, but could not find the prisoner'
He was not there. After I had taken the oakum
from the number " Class C" room, I suddenly found
the prisoner with the other men watching to be paid
just the same as though he had been at work all
the afternoon. I asked him what he was wait-
ing for, and he said for his money. I asked
him where the oakum was that he had picked. lig
replied that he had just given it to me. I told him
he bad not, and then he said he had given it to Mr'
Legg, who receives some. That was untrue, as he
had got out over the hoarding of the premises into
St. Ermene's-hill, and had just come back and
passed the other men to get his money. I told bin
so, and he admitted it, saying that another had Put
him up to it.
Mr. Arnold—Then he would receive money Or

work he had'nt done.
Witness—Yes. They are paid before hand, a
that goes on. If they come in at four o'clock in the
afternoon and have food and money, they are e,t
peeted to work the next day for it, and he did°
u'
He willfully neglected to perform,the labour allot
to him—that is the offence. f all
Mr. Arnold—lf he had not come to work a

yesterday would he have been punished ?
Witness—No, notice would have been tab'e

of it.
Mr. Arnold—And yet having done part °f i6f
day's work he is proceeded against. I think th3t
anything this is obtaining money under false Pod
fences. Let the Guardians know my view, 31//
enquire whether they wish to prosecute for that.
have, however, not fully determined to convict' of
Prisoner denied that he attempted to obtain a.a
money. He had got work at the gas-works, 0
went to tell the labour-master so, when he Disc b
in charge.
He was remanded till Tuesday.

MARYLEBONE.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW. UP ALBANY-STREET 114:11' be
STATION.—A thin-looking man, with moost9f
and beard, and who gave the name of Will'Ao
,
Granger Barton, aged 25, French-polisher, an
dfe
siding at 37, Union-street, Middlesex Hospital, so
brought up before Mr. D'Eyncourt, charged oil stito
piciou of unlawfully and maliciously throwing iti.ve
the building of Albany Police-station exploslo,
substance, thereby damaging the same. AlB° er,
dangering the lives of the persons resident thetel:;a
Mr. Fidge, superintendent. S division, viatcLe,
the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Vn"-
The prisoner was undefended. mot
From the evidence adduced it appeared that air'ss
1 o'clock this morning a very loud explosion
heard in the area of the police-station in Alban;:a
street. Many of the windows were smashed, 14•
on the reserve men rushing out, they saw the Sol
soner looking over the railings. There Was 9 W.
of smoke and a strong smell of gunpower.
fltl
Fidge, the superintendent, found in the area a Pia
grenade that had not exploded, the fuse ha
that
gone out. He also found the remains of an 9: et
grenade that had exploded. The prisoner 000
once apprehended. There was no other Per

near the spot. •
Mr. d'Eyncourt remanded the prisoner. •

The screw frigate Ariadne, 800-horse 07
(Prince of Wales's yacht), Captain Colin A. Cftls,
bell, having completed her outfit at Portorac)-018
steamed out yesterday to Spithead, where sbefhottl
a trial of her machinery under steam, but Imiaar,
running the measured mile. On leaving the the
bour she exchanged the customary salutes NYU'od
flagship of Port-Admiral Sir Thomas Pastel;
gt
at the conclusion of her steam trial an°l3°-„e-cer
Spithead, where she will be to-day swung t°
her
tain the deviation of her compass and t°-
anchors, cables, and capstans. ufr
The Elk, double-screw composite-1)6y'000
armoured gunboat, commissioned at Ports° sva4
for service on the coasts of China, yesterd3„-1300
put through atrial of speed over the mile
Bay, previous to sailing for her destination. a Do
We understand that Sir George M. Gifi°l.to
been promoted from the office of Vice-Chancellor wort,.
of Lord Justice in succession to Sir William P9O, aa4
now Lord Hatherley ; and that Mr. W. M. Jonl.eff',,r,lo
has been appointed to succeed Lord Justice 61-;
ld
Vice-Chancellor. Mr. James has for some Yei".'filiic
Vice-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, an a°
becomes vacant. I riite
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AAA very stormy meeting of the Crys-3 ileo
Company took place at the City Terminus I:l°teVpo
day—Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., in the chair. 0013 a
commendation of the directors that no dividend 511.0eil}
paid on the ordinary stock of the company
with loud hisses and other marks of disapprov;"
was, however, adopted after a very long and scri
discussion.