The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-11 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 10.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice
and Prince Leopold, drove out yesterday after-
noon.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Beatrice,
and attended by the Countess of Gainsborought
went out this morning.
Princess LouiSe went to London.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE POLICE AND THE CABMAN.—During the past
few d?ys a great portion of the time of the magic'
trates at the Marlborough-street court has been
engaged each afternoon in hearing summonses
taken out by the police against cabmen—the prin-
cipal offence charged against them being that of

" loitering." On investigating the cases the magis-
trates have, in many instances, finding that the
circumstances were of the most trivial nature—one
of the principal complaints being, to use a stereo-
typed expression of the police, that the offen-
ders "turned round three times"—contented
themselves with inflicting costs. This, though al)"
parently a small punishment, is in reality not so,
as attending the court often entails on the men the
loss of a day's work, besides compelling the attend'
ance of the employers or their:horse-keepers, and
frequently both. On two or three occasions this
week the court bas been attended by as,
many as thirty cabmen, a similar number 0'
constables, to say nothing of employers and
horse-keepers, and judging from the number
of summonses taken out by the police during the
last ten days—about 300—there is every reason to
believe that the usual business of the court will be
greatly retarded. One of the causes of complaint
the men have is that there are not sufficient stands
for them to put on. If such is the case it behoves
the commissioners of police to look into the matter.
At the same time that a great hardship is likely t 0
be inflicted on the men in indiscriminately Ora'
moning them, the inhabitants and the public have
just cause of complaint of the strings of empty cabs
parading the principal thoroughfares at the West
end.

JUVENILE THIEVES.—Henry Smith and Denni°
Sweeney, two boys, were charged before Mr. ICOlt
with stealing 21 pairs of gloves, 10 pairs of soekB9
and other articles, the property of Mr. F. Bodge'
hosier, of No. 30, Oxford-street.
John Hilliard, assistant to Mr. Beville, said that
having been informed that some boys had stole°,
some goods placed at the door, he went and found
the prisoners being brought back by a gentleino"
The gentleman handed the prisoners over to blD3'
and the goods produced, consisting of gloves, sock.gei
&c. Smith, on being taken back to the shop, °i
it was his first offence, but he then remained age°t,
Police-constable, 105 E, said that the priseff,
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told him that they took the things and intended t
sell them.
The witness Hilliard said his employer had 1!,
a great many things and let several boys go. 3"..,
did not, however, wish to be hard with the r
Boners.

The boys' mothers gave them an excellent chtv

racter.

Mr. Knox remanded them.

THAMES.
ROBBERIES IN TILE DOCKS.—G-eorge Hardy, 51:
William King, 31, and William Croucher, 3°le
were brought before Mr. Paget charged with tilt
offence of unlawful possession, the first of 401',.%
tea, the second of 120 z. of stick liquorice, and
third 11b.120z. of almonds.
These charges against duck labourers have bee°
very numerous lately. The difficulty of identify!"
property or of proving a loss when the propel
stolen is of trifling value in the docks has rer
dered it necessary that the thieves should be
charged with unlawful possession only, whelli'
in fact, robberies have been cournitni
Hardy, who has been employed by the East 313 a
West India Dock Company 23 years, was stoPPeli
coming out of the West India Dock, and a 03350
bag containing a quarter of a pound of tea 1y.13
found in one of his boots under his foot. gert,
he only put it there because he had a bad I°-„e,
King and Croucher had been employed by a ate'llo.
dore, named William Sargeant in loading a stet'
ship, called the Venetia, in the Shadwell basin
the London Dock. They were paid 6d. an h°10;
and were particularly cautioned by their Mae, g.
not to touch anything and to abstain from W 311111,,
They could 'not resist temptation. One had I,er
12 ounces of liquorice in his stockings, the 0"
12 ounces of almonds in his trousers and pocket.s.o
Mr. Paget said no cases were so distressslagto
those where labourers employed in the docks 11°the
risk their situations, their liberty, and ceo
welfare of their families for a few 011"0,
of tea or sugar or some other trifling 6,
tides. He was obliged to punish with °eliref
rity every case of this kind. It was Illeoe
to the labourers this should be so, or everl,,:oo
would be tempted to filch something ever' 'O,
they left one or other of the docks. Be ,t iseor
tented each of the prisoners to two months " ad
prisonnient and hard labour ; and he would iled
this caution, which he hoped would reach ea
o•
labourer, that in all cases of this kind not ethe
mitted for trial he would put the law in force to
fullest extent.