Children of William Bennett and Abigail Jemima Jarvis

Alfred O'Hara, of 177, Church-street, Deptford, appeared to a summons at the instance of Samuel Angus Jarvis, charged with breaking three panes of glass, value 3s. 6d.—The evidence showed a young woman was nursing Mr. Jarvis's baby, when a stone came through the window, and she and the baby were covered with broken glass. A second stone came through the window, and the defendant was seen running away.—The defendant denied the charge, and called a witness, who said the windows were not broken by the defendant.—Mr. Jarvis said at the Court that morning the defendant had threatened to take his life.—Mr. Williams said he was determined to put a stop to such rows, and sent the defendant to prison for seven days', without the option of paying a fine.

Charge of Wilful Damage

Jas. Henry Riley, 29, watchman, of 51, Berthon-street, Deptford, was charged with wilfully breaking a square of glass at the shop, 181, Church-street, Deptford, also with breaking six bottles of ginger beer, value 4s., the property of Samuel Angus Jarvis, general shop-keeper, also with assaulting Emily Jarvis and Thomas Jarvis.—After hearing the evidence, Mr. Marsham discharged the prisoner.

ALLEGED DETENTION OF CLOTHING.

Samuel A. Jarvis, of 29, Gibson st., Greenwich, was summoned by Horace Sadler, of 25, Belmont Hill, Lee, for detaining wearing apparel.—Mr. J.C. Scard appeared for complainant, who is defendant's son-in-law, and they had lived together in lodgings. Complainant had now left his wife, who, with her father, continued to occupy the same rooms. He had tried to get his belongings, but had not obtained them.—Mr. Hutton said he could not decide whether defendant or complainant's wife was withholding possession, and dismissed the summons.

THIEVES AND RECEIVER.—On Wednesday, Charles Attwood, aged 18, of 24, Woodland grove, and William Jarvis, 21, of 6 George street, were charged with being in possession of a quantity of mixed corn and beans and three sacks, and not giving a satisfactory account of the same; and George Horsham, in business as a greengrocer, at 1, Edward street, Greenwich East, was charged with the unlawful possession of a sack and truss of mixed clover and hay. It appeared that Attwood and Jarvis were in employ of Mr. Taylor, corn dealer, Greenwich East, as carmen. On Tuesday, Mr. Taylor met Horsham coming from the direction of premises occupied by him as stables and warehouse for the deposit of corn. He had a truss of hay in his cart, which Mr. Taylor told him had been brought from his warehouse, but which he denied, saying he had bought it at a shop a good way up the Old Kent road. Mr. Taylor went to his stables, and there found the prisoners Attwood and Jarvis, and in the possession of Attwood he found a quantity of mixed corn, which he said he had brought from the house of Jarvis. The whole of the prisoners were subsequently taken into custody, when Jarvis accounted for his possession of the corn and the giving of it to Attwood by saying he had picked it up when attending market, and had taken it home intending to feed two rabbits which he thought of purchasing and fattening for Christmas, but having changed his mind and having no use for it he gave it to Attwood to take down to the stables and to give it to Mr. Taylor's horses. Horsham denied that he had told Mr. Taylor he bought the hay at a shop in the Old Kent road, but said that he purchased it of a man in a cart as he was coming from market. On the houses of the prisoners being searched, three sacks were found at that of Jarvis, and another sack at Horsham's house, the latter bearing the name of "W. Angerstein, Esq.," and several of which sacks are in Mr. Taylor's warehouse, containing corn.—Police-constable Anders, 263 R, also preferred another charge against the prisoners Attwood and Jarvis, that of stealing a duck, belonging to Mr. Hitchcock, a milkman, of Bennett street, Greenwich East. In this case it appeared that on Tuesday afternoon Attwood went to Mr. Hitchcock's premises to deliver some hay. He then asked where the duck pond was, and an hour and a half afterwards a duck was missed. The constable, acting upon information received, went to Jarvis's house, and amongst some fowls a white duck was found, and for the possession of which Jarvis accounted by saying he had purchased it of an unknown man for 1s. 6d.—Mr. Maude said there could be no doubt but that the prisoners Attwood and Jarvis were robbing their employer, and that Horsham was receiving the stolen property. There was a difficulty, however, of identifying the property clearly, otherwise he should have committed the whole of the prisoners for trial. He should, however, convict them under another Act of Parliament, for not satisfactorily accounting for the property found in their possession.—Horsham was then ordered to pay a fine of 40s. or a month's imprisonment; and Attwood was sentenced to one and Jarvis to two months' imprisonment with hard labour, without the option of paying a fine.