The Sun. — 1868-08-12 (London, England)

THAMES.  ROBBERY IN TIIE DOCK.—John Arnold, a labourer, was brought before Mr Benson, charged with stealing a tin of preserved provisions from the ship Canaan in the London Docks.  On Monday afternoon, Robert M'Gowan, a constable, stopped the prisoner as he was leaving the London Dock, and found upon him a tin of preserved provisions. The prisoner was asked for a written pass authorising him to bring the tin and its contents out of the dock. The prisoner said the ship-keeper of the Canaan gave him the tin, and that he would bring a pass in a few minutes. He was allowed to depart, and he returned shortly with a written pass framed in such an awkward manner that the constable knew at once it was a forgery. He took him into custody, and was conveying him towards the ship to make inquiries there, when the prisoner made his escape from the officer. He was re-captured this morning, and he now said that he had been at work on board the Canaan, and that while turning over the dunnage wood in the hold he found the tin of provisions.  Mr. Benson—lf you bad obtained the tin of provisions honestly you wouldj not have run away. Mr. John Mansell, the chief officer of the Canaan, said the pass now produced, and which purported to be in his handwriting, nas never signed by him. It was not likely that the tin of provisions would be among the dunnage wood in the hold. Mr. Benson had no doubt the tin of provisions had been stolen, and sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two months. HORRIBLE ASSAULT ON BOARD SlllP.—Michael Anderson was brought before Mr. Benson charged with violently assaulting Benjamin Carroll. The complainant's eyes were very much inflamed, and he was in an ill state of health. Both men were seamen on board the barque Seven, which had made a voyage from Cardiff to the Mauritius and back. The prisoner was represented to be a great ruffian, and without any provocation had fastened quarrels on the complainant and assaulted him. On the 23d of May last the prisoner threw a pot of boiling hot coffee over him. "On several occasions," said the complainant, " he tried to murder me." One day the complainant was sitting down on deck, having his breakfast, when the prisoner, who was alongside of him, called him bad names, struck him, and knocked him backwards, and then attempted to gouge his eyes out. Mr. Benson—How did he do that ?  Complainant—He forced his fingers into each corner of my eyes. My agony was very great, and my eye-balls were sticking right out of my head. I called to a shipmate called Scotty, who pulled him off me. The prisoner hit me again and knocked me down. I was blind for five days and off duty. In answer to Mr. Benson, the witness said there were some words between him and the prisoner about Fenianism. Other seamen witnessed the assaults upon him. Mr. Benson—Where are they ?  The complainant said tho ship was paid off on Monday, and all the men had gone away or were distributed about the Sailors' Home or the lodging-houses. Stubbings, an officer of the Court, said he had spoken to the captain of the Seven, who said he knew nothing of the row until after it was over, and all he knew of the affair was that the complainant had two black eyes, and was off duty. Mr. Benson said the man Carroll was very seriously hurt, and that he did not like to convict or send the defendant for trial on the complainant's own unsupported testimony. The complainant could have summonses for witnesses. He remanded the prisoner.  EXCLUSIVE, VERY IMPORTANT, RARE, AND VALUABLE are the properties of Lamplough's Pyretic Saline, curing the worst headaches, sickness, skin, or biliary affections. Pleasant, palatable, and inTigoratinz 591cl_lay all chOlnibtri,wilt.clyt.3