The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE— This DaY•

THAMES.
AN ABOMINIIILE NUISANCE.—Mary Ann 311c3r;
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thy was brought More Mr. Paget charged wiv..
being drunk, disorderly, and usin obscene 133

guage.
The complainant was Mr. Abraham. VtroGif.e';
Litt
clerk in the London Dock, and dwelling in

Alie-strect, who proved the case. 'a the
Inspector llolloway, of the II division, said ti
prisoner belonged to a gang of disorderly Pr°"o
tutes of the lowest class, who assembled in 3
about Little Alie-street, Whitechapel, opposite 60
German Church, and committed the greatest eas
cesses. One of them, named Margaret wtch
committed for trial on Saturday for stealing a o
from a young man. The prisoner was a cons°toa
thief, and had been in custody many times. ba,
The prisoner began to whimper about her c
dren, and said she would behave better in Wu-
and return to Ireland.
Mr. Paget said that a more abominable aui33/1
did not exist than the meetings of dirty "1
l t
drunken prostitutes opposite the houses of
filtdeceh,,
people making a disturbance and using in
language. In this case a young man sat dovillb,
his parlour to read a book, and hearing a distil:
auce and profane oaths in the footpath he went "lit
and was assailed with abuse and obscene 1ang1137,0
from which he could not escape. Nothing ra°o,
vile and filthy could be conceived. He glisei;llad
tice that he would punish all cases of this P.' 0
with severity. He hoped the police would iceePoe
sharp look out after these troublesome and obsecult
women. He fined the prisoner 405., and in defy
of payment one month's imprisonment.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
A TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN IN TROLJBLt•-
ward Hannon, a bootcloser, was charged before
•Tyrwhitt, as follows :
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Mr. George Williams, son of Mr. G.
"
Williams, portmanteau-maker, of No. 411 he;
Bond-street, said—On Saturday afternoon, %god
sitting at a desk in my father's shop I hew
a noise, and on turning round, I sal/
tost
prisoner backing against a wall so tha
should not see him. When the prisoner 0311.10 t
I noticed him he called out, ,4 Do You
40a
a porter? I did not answer him, but got be"; as
him and the door, and then saw that there bra
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umbrella in a recess which had been in a eta the
little distance off before the prisoner came in'°ecl
shop. The prisoner said that he had not reo3"for
the umbrella, but merely kicked against it* tbo
some time past several persons had come in
t°
shop under similar excuses. atil"
The Prisoner—Did you see me take the
brella ?

The Prosecutor—No, I did not. just
The Prisoner—You see, your worship, 1' 'lds
amounts to this : I went into the shop merelY °just
if a porter was wanted, and having kicked aga to
an umbrella, the prosecutor concluded I wants
steal it.
Police-constable Weeks, 50 C, said—l NO-4 c 310
Der
to take the prisoner into custody. The Fr.is:ivo
denied attempting to steal the umbrella. Ile
au address which was not a correct one. ,bor
Barns, the gaoler—The prisoner was hero a "
time ago 82 C, said the fa similar offe.
Shrives, e prisoner was a deice-
leave man.

Mr. Tyrwhitt rernan-led the prisoner. ciarf
ROBBERY AT BURLINGTON HOUSE.—WiII. ‘81,6
a discharged labourer from Burlington gotise'tcal•
committed for seven days, with hard labour, f°l.s,,erti
ing some lead from Burlington House, the prop

of her Majesty's Commissioners of Works•

WESTMINSTER. e pt'
TITE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT. —A very
liga
able looking aged woman, who has suddenly
from competency to distress by oppressive Prc'e gr.
ings to which she has been subject, applied to

Selfe under the following circumstances after
She said that on Saturday night, at a little
or
twelve o'clock, she was proceeding through °coo'
street, Pimlico, with a basket upon her arm by a
taining a coat, which had been given to bet wet
gentleman named France, in Lower Belgrave-,P/tb,
and a piece of calico, which a lady named P.h7r to
in Whiteheads-grave, Chelsea, had given ;Of
make up, when she was stopped by a P°l„;,,c-„ told
who inquired what she had got there. She
him, and also where she had got the thing's,: hot
said that she had better go to the station with and
and give an account to the inspector on
she went to the police station, where she f:0013
tained for above an hour. The policeman "r to
not permit her to go back, when he stopPed lie
where she got the things. •'s trail'
After some further evidence, the rea&'
granted her a sovereign from the poors'

DEATH OF TIIE QUEEN'S SURGEON AT VerLTi°,
We regret to have to record the death of Dr•
Brown, late surgeon to her Majesty the Queen at ti
rest,
sor Castle, which occurred at his residence, Sheet-s. Dr'
Windsor, at an early hour on Saturday xnorliftg". of,
Brown, in his official capacity, had attended her
the Prince Consort, and the Royal children fa '4,,,d
years. Owing to failing health ho was compelled to r,e7,t•
his office a year or two back, and was succeeded DIA the
Fahbank. He, however, from time to time attends'',
Queen and Royal family. Dr. Brown was about 66 ears
of age at the time of his decease, which was Wit°,
modiately brought about by dropsy and a e°
heart. Dr. Brown leaves a widow and two chiL--°ll
lament his loss.
415,
CONSERVATIVE CLUB-HOUSE, ST. JOIE- nag'
This magnificent and costly building has recentli ti-spEL'
gone entire renovation and partial redecoration, Tll°nocl
cious halls (upper and lower), vestibule, and gr-,:)o0
ceilings, originally designed by Ur. Satyrs in the host
elabot ate'style of the Arabesque,are now Corti** eL ;0
The contractor, Mr. Sapwell, of 31' ay-fair, and the gdttea
Mr. R. Yarrow, of Herbert-street, Iloxton, have
themselves most admirably, and deserve as fudee„-nt°°`
have received—the well-merited. thanks of the "4"-lae or
the 'club members. What can be done with fad:'
, 00;
rather vV
perished decorations Mr. Yarrow has 01°;-acig°
the
groined ceilings and the walls look, be.
of interior decoration, entirely renewed, presenting sua
freshness of colouring and neatness ofoomk,aonvipeuulott:
allowing a thoroughly trained eye for harmonious Colour'
ing. The work was completed in 36 days, and r° olt
credit on those engaged, especially Mr. Yarrow*/ ist-sthi'l
is remembered that this is the second renovation
building since its foundation in 1845. ill 03°
FAUPERISM. —The monthly return issued -;0001-
Poor Law Board shows that at tho end of July t.'" ill
her of persons in receipt of relief from the Po' 11,91 Per
England and Wales was 913,084, being 36,064, °I. bet
In
cent., more than at the corresponding date in 1867'return!
both cases about 4 per cent. should be added for
not included in these monthly accounts. The focre3,-jeis
it
general throughout the country. In the Inett.°Pin
the
leached 7.7 per cent.; in Yorkshire 6.9 per cont.; ,54
north-western division, 5.6 per cent.; in the n°rthoali
per cont. In Wales and the eastern counties it 10,'7,1 por
2.3 per cent. ; in the south-western division ouYt.
per cent., and in the south-eastern only 1-7 per c
en
INCENDIARY FIRE.—On Saturday night 1::,3"t Daci
elj;
eight and nine o'clock, four large stacks of bas'
ing about 80 loads each, were discovered to hav'io, of
fired on the Manor Farm, Highgate, in the t
oot
Mr. B. Johnson. The Metropolitan Firo BrilPd°Eoa 01'
number of engines and men to the place, and W,ore
late yesterday morning. Two-thirds of the haY tlo/
stroyed, and it was entirely owing to the firemen. '4O; pro"
damage was not considerably greater, and that °t is
perty surrounding was not injurel. Mr. Jebu°,lll,ooot
sured in the Norwich Union Fire Office. It is 0"
whether the incendiary has bean apprehended.