The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-17 00:00:00

24 hours' notice, in order that due inquiry should be
made.

The Magistrate refused the application. The case was
one in which bail ought not to be accepted.
ANOTHER GOLD WATCH FANCIER.—A young man who
refused his address, was charged with stealing a gold
watch, the property of Mr. Bettel.
From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that
on Saturday last he was in the pit of the Lyceum
Theatre, and as soon as the performance had terminated
he was pressing to leave the house. The prisoner was be-
fore him in the crowd, and having received a push from
behind, he (witness) looked round to see the cause,
and then he heard something snap, and shortly after-
wards perceived his watch-guard hanging loose and
broken. He immediately collared the prisoner, and
accused him of stealing the watch, but he (the prisoner)
said he must be mistakes, as the watch was behind him.
The prisoner then threw the watch over the witness's
head, and it was eventually restored to the owner by a
person who heard Mr. Bettel charge the prisoner with
stealing it, and who saw the man throw it over the pro-
secutor's shoulder.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate said that the utmost punishment the
law allowed him to inflict by the late act was six months'
imprisonment, but as the account the prisoner gave o
himself, namely, that he had lived about the streets or
seven years, he thought some inquiries ought to be
made about him. He should therefore remand him
until Friday, in order to let the police see him, as that
punishment would not be sufficient if he was a known
thief.

NUMBER OF _RUSSIAN SHIPS DESTROYED
AT SEBASTOPOL.

It may not be uninteresting at the present moment
to give a statement of the Russian fleet at Sebastopol
previous to the invasion of the Crimea by the allies. It
consisted of the following ships :
SHIPS OP THE LINE. GUNS.
Twelve Apostles l2O
Paris
Three Saints
Grand Duke Constantine
Tladimir
Sviotoslaw
Rostislaw B4
Selaphoel
Three Hierarchies
Tro• Sviatitalia
Varna
Gabriel B4
Empress Maria
Tschesme B4
FRIGATES.

Cagul
Koulefgi
Kavarna
Medea
CORVETTES AND BRIGS.

60
60
60
60

Calypso
Pylade lB
Ptolemy
Theses" . .
Eneas
SMALLER VESSELS.—The Neareh, Sreilla, Orlanda,
Drolik, Ziabiaka, Lastorga, Smaglaga, 11 transports,
and 64 gun-boats.
STEAMERS, 12-6 large and 6 small. Among the first
are the Vladimir, Bessarabia, and Gronsnostetz, which
were remarkable for their power and the range of their
guns.
In all, 108 sail, mounting 2,200 guns. The existence
of this imposing fleet continually threatened Turkey.
Created at an immense cost, it has been destroyed with-
out having achieved anything from the time of its build-
ing, but the disgraceful murder of 4,000 Turks at Sinope.
Admiral Nachimoff, who commanded on that occasiou,
is dead. Never did ships meet with a more ignominious
end—sunk by their commanders, without the glory of a
fight I—the admiral killed, with an unenviable reputa-
tion attached to his memory !—the craws shot down
whilst working the guns of Sebastopol !—this is a terri-
ble blow for " Holy Russia I"
We were told some time since that the vessels under
water had been embalmed with pitch and tar, with a
view of fishing them out again some day. If, therefore,
it was considered by the enemy worth while to float
them, the same rule applies to the allies, and we may yet
see a Russian man•of war at Portsmouth. We shall
find the guns in the defensive works of Sebastopol, so
that, with the exception of a few pairs of spurs, which
Russian naval officers are reported to wear, we might
rig up a complete Muscovite craft," despite the sacrifices
made to prevent us getting hold of a trophy.