The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-28 00:00:00

THA NIES.

WILFUL DAMAGE. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.--'
Frederick Ross, a man about thirty years of age,
who, described himself as a boatswain's mate, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with wilfully
and maliciously breaking a large sheet of plate glass
in the shop window of Mr. Alfred Pellott, watch
and clockmaker, of 2, Cromber's-row, Comtnercial-
road.

The prosecutor said that on Monday last the pri-
soner came to his shop and purchased a watch and
chain for 355. On Tuesday the prisoner brought
back the watch and chain, and asked him t 3 return
the money. He declined to do so. The prisoner
abused him in a vile manner, and threatened him•
Yesterday (Wednesday) morning he heard the
breaking of glass, and he saw the prisoner conceal-
ing himself behind a cart. He seized the prisoner,
who struck him on the shoulder, and said, Let
me alone; I did not throw the stone." He strug-
gled with the prisoner, and detained him until a
police-constable arrived.
The prisoner made use of a disgusting and blas-
phemous expression, and denied breaking the glass
in Mr. Pellott's window.

The Prosecutor—You were running when I caul°
out, and hid behind a cart.
John W. Harding, a boy, dwelling at No. 26,
Sydney-street, Commercial-road, stated that he sad
the prisoner throw the stone at Mr. Pellott'o
window.

Peter Pates, 323 K, stated that when he took the
prisoner into custody he made a determined resist-
ance, and got away from him. He caught bias
again, and the prisoner said it would be the worse
for him yet.
Mr. Pellott said the pane of glass was valued
at £4 10s.
The prisoner, in a blasphemous manner, denied
having broken the window, and said he had re-
ceived a black eye, and his trousers were torn in
the struggle. He had been second mate and boat-
swain of a ship.
Mr. Paget said—You have not only broken the
window of a respectable tradesman who did you no
wrong, but you have done it wilfully and malici-
ously. I cannot doubt that you did this mischief
after hearing the evidence of the boy, and here you
have used most disgusting language. The only
doubt I have is whether you ought not to be sent
to prison without the option of paying a fine. Your
conduct in this court is as blasphemous and die"
gusting as it well can be. You are fined is. in ad'
dition to the value of the glass, £4 10s., and in de-
fault one month's hard labour.
The Prisoner—Can't I have compensation for raY
trousers and the injury done to my character?
Mr. Paget—You have chile more injury to your
character by your disgusting conduct here than any
one else could have done.

We have good authority for stating that Lord
Strathnairn will not return to Dublin in his present
capacity as Commander of the Forces in this coat'
try.—Saunders's News-Letter.
Lady Franklin, the widow of the Arctic explorer/
bas been spending the winter in India. She canil°
be far short of au octogenarian.
WEST INDIAN CLERGY.—A bill laid before the
House of Commons by the Government recites tbat bya
various Acts of Parliament of 6th and 7th George IV.. t
° f
sth Victoria, £20,300 a year has been appropriated ou
the Consolidated Fund to divers bishops, archdeaoe°6'
ministers, catechists, and schoolmasters in the West Indic°,
The bill then proceeds to enact that no salary whalece"
shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund to any btsb°hP:,
archdeacon, &c., in the West Indies appointed after tit
passing of this Act; but the life interests of the Pre°",d
holders of the offices referred to are to be respected so le;
as such parsons shall hold the appointments and Perll2,rhe
the duties, subject to any leave of absence granted 1)1 "-
Colonial Governor. ;her
THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES ACT.—Mr. &bra,- t:
has given notice of the following question for Friday's %ttc
"To ask the hon. member for Meath whether, at a re,,,,
meeting of Catholic prelates, presided over by Archbisl7,
Manning, it was decided that, in the present state of Pellett
feeling in this country, it would be inexpedient to PrLiroe
with the bill for the repeal of the Ecclesiastical '11!
oa
Act; and whether, iu consequence, he is now in a
to state what course ho will pursue with respect to the
el
in question." 30 it
Sin C. O'LOGHLEN'S NIOTION.—ThO Owl 6.40
is not Sir Colman O'Loghlen's intention to gersevere the
his proposed motion releasing future sovereigns I the
realm from the declaration against trausubstantiatioet _of •
invocation of saints, and other doctrines and practices
the Catholic Church. +bat ill
All receive with satisfaction the announcement, pore
consequence of the Reduction in Duty, iforttieteas
Teas are sold 'Bd. per pound Cheaper. 2,500 iltil,°ri
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Agents—Confectioners in London and Chemists in
provinceo--oupply BornimarCe Tea only in Packets.