The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-09 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN.

Srn,--As an illustration of the present state of
telegraphic communication with India, I beg to inform
you that, on the arrival of the Australian mail at
Galle on the 10th ult., our agent at Galle for-
warde I to us a large number of telegrams and
paid the charges thereon, amounting to £B7 95.,
but up to the time of writing not one of them his
been received. The mail which they were intended
to anticipate was deliverel in London this morning.
—I remain, sir, yours faithfully,

JAMES REUTER.

5, Lothbury, London, E.C.,
September 7, 1868.

MARKE7 S-7 HIS DAY.

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him out.

BO W-STREET.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1868.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--TINS DAY.

James Stride, evidently a person of education,
was placed at the bar charged with stealing a book,
the " Anglo-Saxon Dictionary."
Mr. James Jones, gentleman, of Claverton-street,
Pimlico, said he had been called upon to remove
some books he had in a room in Portugal-street in
February last. Under these circumstances he
wished to dispose of some others. He became
casually acquainted with the prisoner, and com-
misserating his reduced position he temporarily
relieved him, and then he (prisoner) said he would
see if he could find purchasers for his books. A
gentleman came and bought some, but the book in
question was not sold owing to the price. The pri-
soner, however, afterwards got the book, sold it,
and kept the money. He ha I not seen him until
he met him in the street, when he gave him into
custody.

Mr. Thomas Harrison, of 12, St. James's-square,
librarian to the London Library, said the prisoner
in February last brought him a list of books, and
asked him to purchase. He made au appointment
with him, and the next morning he went to Portu-
gal-street and was introduced to the plaintiff. Ile
(witness) offered 255. for the "Anglo-Saxon,''
which Mr. Jones refused to accept. He did not
make any purchase, but quitted the place. In the
evening the prisoner came to him and told him he
could have the book for 255., which he gave ; and
as the prisoner seemed in needy circumstances, and
asked for 2s. Gd. for himself, he gave it him, so
that he had in fact paid 275. Gd.
The prisoner put a variety of irrelevant questions
to the witness, but

Mr. Vaughan said the point the prisoner had
better address himself to was as to how he came into
possession of the book, for what he sold it, and
what had become of the money.
The prisoner admitted selling the book ; but the
price of 455., which the prosecutor said he should
require for it, was ridiculous; the book could now
be got for £l.

Mrs. Howell said the prisoner c tlled at Portugal-
street one morning after Mr. Harrison had been
there, and went into Mr. Jones's room. lie left
word for Mr. Jones that he had brought the book
back, but when the prcsecutor arrived and went
into his room he said the book was not to be
found.

The complainant, in answer to the magistrate,
said the prisoner was not employed by him in any
way, but was continually pestering him with his
offers of his services. After Mr. Harrison had left
prisoner said he thought he could get the 455. for
the book from Mr. Harrison, and he allowed him to
take the book away, but he expected him to return
immediately, either with the book or the money.
The prisoner said he thought he should be able
to show that Mr. Jones was either insane or totally
wanting in veracity.

THAMES.

say.

Mr. Vaughan said he could only act on the sworn
testimony of the witnesses.

The prisoner asserted that the took was given
him as a reward for past services.

Mr. Jones positively denied that he had employed
the prisoner in any NV3Y. Ilis whole connection with
sympathy, as he believed
himt he prisoner
to bea p
e r wasperson
one of y
o n of
education,
usca mt
although very much
reduced.

The prisoner maintained that he had been em-
ployed by Mr. Jones ; and that formerly he was a
partner in the firm of Bulmer and Stride, Parlia-
mentary agents, of Parliament-street.

Mr. Vaughan said as the case at present stood
he should send the case for trial, but he should re-
quire the book to be produced in court, and there-
fore the prisoner must be remanded.

The prisoner requested that he might be enabled
to send for certain booksellers to prove that he was
not the vagabond the prosecutor wished to make

Mr. Vaughan told him a constable should go to
any person he desired to call as a witness.
The prisoner thatiked the magistrate for that
accommodation, and said he should on a future
occasion be able to refute the evidence of the pro-
secutor, who was one of the greatest liars that ever
entered a court of justice.

Mr. Benson—But why did you stop ?

Vine-street, where I went up and spoke to a
constable who took the prisoner into custody.
Police-constable Charles Carpenter, 35 C R,
said—l saw the prisoner walking through a court
leading into Regent-street shortly after one o'clock
this morning, when the last witness told me that
hearing a cry of stop thief, and seeing the prisoner
and another man running, he had followed them.
I took the prisoner back to Carnaby-street,
when the prosecutor said he had been robbed
of his watch, and that the prisoner was about
the stature of one of the men who had robbed him.
The prisoner was out of breath, and could not speak
at first, but afterwards said that he had come from
the Haymarket, while he had come in quite a diffe-
rent.direction, and on my asking him where he had
been ten minutes before, he made no answer. The
prisoner was wearing a pair of noiseless m)rning
boots.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—The prisoner will be remanded
for a week.

APPLICATION FOR A SUMMONS AGAINST TILE
LONDON AND GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.
Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, of Arbour-square, said
that he had an application to make to the magis-
trate which was of rather an important character,
not only as concerned his client, but als) the safety
of the public at large. What he wanted was that
the Magistrate would grant him a summons ag -dust
the London and General Omt.ibus Company for
obstructing another omnibus not belonging to the
company.

Mr. Benson—Under what Act do you make the
application, for this m:siive i 3 sometimes accompa-
nied with furious driving.
Mr. Smith —There was not furious driving, but
abusive language was used on several occasions.

Mr. Benson—You say there was an obstruction ?
Mr. Smith—Yes, in Whitechapel. He had the
owner and also the driver 'of the omnibus present.
The vehicle was a new one, and belonged to Mr.
Newstead, who is the landlord of the Princess Royal
tavern, Johnson-street, Commercial-road, East,
who has lately started an omnibus from Stepney
Old Church to London-bridge and back. The
London and General Omnibus Company has be-
haved in a manner that was shameful and calculated
to endanger the lives of the passengers.

Mr. Benson— Let me hear what the driver has to

The driver said that where he brought the 'bus
out at Stepney, if he stopped, the company's omni-
buses stopped, and when he attempted to pass along
the road the other vehicles were driven in front of
him.

The Driver—To prevent accidents. On the
present occasion, when he attempted to pass the
company's 'bus was driven against.the one he was
driving, the Lorses thrown down, and the vehicle
forced against a cab, which was broken.
Mr. Benson—You may have a summons.