The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-- This DO.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.
WILFUL DAMAGE.—Henry Tibbs, a rough-11:
ing fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt w",
wilfully damaging a partition, of the value of 35"
at the Bricklayers' Arms tavern, South Moltoila'
street, the property of Mr. John Penn, license

victualler.
Mr. Lee, from the office of Mr. Scarth, Welbeelc;
street, appeared for the complainant, and frota ilit
statement, which was borne out by the complairOt
and his potman, it appeared that the prisoner wed
into the house in a state of intoxication, denlauded
to be served with drink, and being refused, jernPso
on a partition and smashed it to pieces, and he W
then given into custody.
gaia
Police-constable tieuben Percival, 200 C, ho
that the prisoner, who was drunk, said that t
partition was broken by accident.
Mr. Lee said that the case would not have heel
pressed against the prisoner but for the fact OM t'd
prisoner had been to the house before and cause

great annoyance.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 55., and ordered
him to pay the amount of damage, 355.

THAMES.
STEALING WINE IN DOCK.—William AtkillS°l3l
a lighterman, was brought before Mr. Beri°°:
charged with stealing a large quantity of wine fry
a cask on board the barge Peninsular in the 9P5

India Dock.
• This morning at half-past two o'clock a watchnleeall
named Blalok saw the prisoner have a barge nell1„0
the Peninsular in the East India Dock and step
whe
board another barge called the Frederick, of which t 0
prisoner was in charge. The prisoner could give lito
satisfactory account of himself, and was taken ill 0
custody. One cask on board the Peninsular Oro
pierced in two places, and it was " weeping." 111e0
was a pail on deck three-parts filled with port No"
and a tin can on board the Frederick also cont3ll/4
ing port wine.
Mr. Benson remanded the prisoner for the attend:
ance of Pope and Co , the owners of the
sular.

POACHING AFFRAY.--The Berks Consta,bultirl
in the Reading division are actively engaged in elideil;
vouring to discover a party of eight poachers, who 131,'0
made a desperate attack upon four gamekeepers i 0
employ of Mr. Benyon, M.P. It seems that at an Orb
hour on Sunday morning the gamekeepers were vittele
ing in Mr. Benyon's woods at Mortimer, near Reaculig;
whene
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alive. Every one of the poachers escaped, and, 8° Itire
they have eluded the vigilance of the police, wb
acting under the immediate instructions of Col. Bla-tbie
the chief constable, and hopes aro entertained that
delinquents will soon be brought to justice.
THE POLICE OF OXFORD.—On the Ist of Jan 60
a new body of police will commence their dutsese 9
13or.
Oxford, under Mr. Charles Head, late inspector of t
division of the Metropolitan Police, who has beeil.,ebol.
oured with the appointment of superintendent. .51 'or
Malcolm, Hunter, and George Barrett have also beell,„E
pointed inspectors, making altogether with the cirf
complement of 35. Hitherto the University and for
Police have been quite distinct from each other, the op
mer looking after Oxford by night and the latter hi will
but since the amalgamation has taken place the Well 503
take equal shares in the protection of the University'
city both by day and by night.
. - s._ latiOn

In 1861, says the Moniteur, the:popu-
Greece proper was 566,334 men and 529,476 wonn6io
of the lonian Islands consisted of 122,443 men and ttl°
women. The hard work which the women undergoe
gether withlthe fact that numbers emigrate
account for the disparity of tho oozes.