The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

BO W-STREET.-(TH IS DAY,)

Barnet Burns, the New Zealand Chief, better known as
Pahe-a-Range, was charged with: being drunk and incapaitle,
in Trafalgar-square, at a late hour the previous night. He
was not charged with any aggravatory offence, and was there-
fore discharged.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

James Wilkins, a lad between 17 and 18 years of age,
was charged with stealing a cake, of the value of Is. 6(),,
the property of Mrs. Rebecca Wittleston, of No. 15,
Warren street, Tottenham-court-road.
The prosecutrix stated that between eight and nine
o'clock last evening the prisoner rushed into her shop,
}iffd_An atchi n g up the cake from off the counter ran into
ibe street, and was making off as fast as his legs could
carry him, but the cry of " stop thief "'being raised, he
was pursued by a police-constable and secured.
Mr. MALTBY asked the prisoner if he wished to say
anything ?
The lad said want of food had driven Mm to do it.
He had been unable to work lately, and for the last eight
days had been starving about the streets, withoutshelter
or a resting place. During the last two days he had
not tasted food of any kind. When he took the cake he
could net resist his hunger any longer.
The constable said be made a similar statement when
taken into custody.
He was remanded until Monday week, in order that
inquiries might be made about him.
Mary Joyce, an aged female, of a very miserable ap-
pearance, was charged with wilfully breaking eight
squares of plate glass, of the value of fifteen guineas, in
the shop of Mr. Dobree, of No. 12, Gilbert-street, Ox-
ford-itreer. silversmith and pawnbroker, between seven
and eight o'clock last evening.
The prisoner at the time seemed to be in a very ex-
cited ~tale, but not from liquor, and she effected the de-
molition of the panes with a large stone she pelted up
out of the street.

In answer to the charge, the prisoner said she had
broken the windows in order to get sent to prison, as
she had been starving about the streets and could bear
it no longer. She had anlied to the parish, but they
would do r.othing for her. If she vas not sent to prison,
or somk,thing dune for her, she had made up her mind to
destroy her life. She therefore entreated she might not
be dischargi,i.

Mr. Alatirnv asked to which parish she belonged
—Tk.e pri,oner said to St. George's, Hanover-square.
She was ordt-red to be taken to the workhouse.

CLE RKEN WELL.-(T HIS DAY.)

TKO prisoners were brought before the magistrate
this morning for creating disturbances in beer-shops.
It -appeared that in each case the police had been called
in to remove turbulent parties.
Mr. COMBE said it might be as well to inform the
police that they were not justified in taking parties into
cust• dy upon the mere ipse dirit of a publican or beer-
shopkeeper. It would seem from cases which had been
brought before him that the police considered them-
selves at the 'beck of these persons. Now such was not
the case, and the police should consider that they owed
a duty to the public as well as to those persons. They
acted contrary to law in taking persons into custody in
these cases unless they witnessed the assault, or some
marks of violence on the person complaining. The
police were in fact made ancillary to putting money into
the publican's pocket, and whilst they were so engaged
were neglecting their real duties.

Inspector Barton promised to attend to his Worship's
observations.

TUNNEL OF THE STRATHEARN RAILROAD, NEAR
PERTH.—This tunnel is about three-fourths of a mile in length,
running from near the Tay to the river Earn. Its greatest
depth is 180 feet. About a week ago when I went to examine
the different shafts they were sinking, I found the workmen
excavating a stone resembling trap, of a grey colour,
which
they told me was a bastard freestone ; but, on testing it with
muriatic acid, I found it to be a strong limestone. It was about
50 feet below the surface, and about the centre and highest
part of the hill. On examining the external appearance of
these hillocks, I found they exhibited all the undulating 1.1.nd
rounded forms seen in such formations ; and I have no doubt,
from similar appearances. that limestone may be fcund, for
some distance atone the south bank of the Tay, between the
river, ,and the hill of Mencrief.—Dundee Advertiser.
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