The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-15 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.—Thomas Simpson and
George Smith, two young men, apparently toler-
ably well-clothed, were charged with the follow-
ing outrage :
Mrs. Sarah Parsons, of 9, Crawley-place,
Brompton, said that after she had retired to rest
ast night she was awoke from her first sleep
by the alarm of a great noise. She listened, and
shortly afterwards heard some knocking at the
door. She went downstairs, unable to account for
what had occurred, and finding the polic3 at the
door was informed by them that a large pane of
plate-glass in her drawing-room window, value 305.,
had been broken.

Both prisoners were committed to prison for ten
days.

BOW-STREET.

DIE ROBBERY AT THE UNITED SERVICE INSTITU-
TION—CharIes Fairfield, lately lieutenant in the
Rifle Brigade and a member of the Institution, was
placed at the bar on remand, charged with stealing
a large quantity of valuable coins from the United
Service Institution.

To-day a number of dealers in coins attended in
court, and produced a variety of gold and silver
coins they had purchased of the prisoner, who was
fully committed for trial.
SUPPOSED EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES OF SHAWLS,
&C.—John Plummer, described as a barber, was
brought before Mr, Vaughan charged with haying

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' in his possession two Paisley shawls, and Pa";
brokers' duplicates for a considerable quantity
property suspected to be stolen.
It appeared that, in consequence of suspicienfl
which had fallen on the prisoner, Sergeants flo'
dell and Chappel, of the F division, had for some
time kept a watch upon him. On the present OW
sion they saw him in Seven-dials with a bol'
the latter carrying a leather bag. M they
were crossing the Dials the prisoner took the
bag from the boy, but at that moment a policeman
in uniform approached and the prisoner handed the
bag back to the boy, who carried it till the OP
stable was gone out of sight. [The two sergeant/
were in plain clothes.] After this the prisoner
again took the bag, and turning into one of the side
streets entered a second-hand clothes shop, whits
he remained some ten minutes. lie then went
to the Dials, and after standing about for a whit°
proceeded to Broad-street, where he met a wonns°
they went down an archway, and remained talking'
Chappel then stopped the prisoner, and Dowdell the
woman, and took them to the station-house i°
Clark's-buildings. Nothing of a suspicious nature
being found on the woman she was allowed to go
at large. The prisoner had in the bag two large
Paisley shawls, worth from £5 to £7, and in 111
pocketbook 70 pawnbrokers' duplicates. Five ei
these related to Paisley shawls, all pledge
on Tuesday last. These turned out to be
precisely similar in pattern and colour to the Ole
found in the bag. The prisoner said he bought them
at lligginbothatn's auction-rooms, but Mr. Crigh,
foreman at that establishment, attended and pro Yea
that no such article had been sold there. The re'
maining 65 duplicates were for watches, ehainet
pins, rings, opera glasses, &c.
Sergeant Dowdell asked for a remand, and Pict
that if publicity were given to the case by the press
he had no doubt the owners of at least a portion e:
the property would come forward. He mentioned
that the whole of the property could be seen at the
station for the purpose of identification.
The prisoner was remanded.

THAMES.
MORE TEA STEALING.—Thomas Ryan, an 1141_4:
labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget, charge,
with stealing four ounces of tea, the property
the East and West India Dock Company.
The prisoner said he picked up the tea.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner had no right to Piej
up tea in any warehouse, shed, or upon any qua/
in the dock, and that when detected he was COIY
cealing the tea in a very artful manner. He gen:
tented the prisoner to be imprisoned for too
months and kept to hard labour, for unlawful PoP
session of the tea found upon him.