The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

The depositions were then sicned, and the prisoner was
handed over to the officer for removal to Liverpool.
CHARON OF ROBBERY BY I, PORTER.—Richard Held-
way, porter, was placed at tht bar, on remand, charged
with stealing a quantity of silt, the property of his em-
ployers, Messrs. Thompson anc Co., warehousemen, City.
From the evidence it appeared that from time to time
pieces of silk have disappea;•ed from the warehouse of
Messrs. Thompson. In the afternoon of the 16th, prisoner
was seen to come down staffs from the silk room with a
paper parcel under his arm. Ile left the premises, but in a
short time after the silk was nissed, and then a lad in the
warehouse said he had seen the prisoner go out with a
a roll of silk in his possession, Prisoner did not come to
his employment as usual the next day, but when he arrived
on Wednesday morning he was questioned concerning the
parcel seen in his possession. He denied all knowledge of
the property. The lad, however, was positive he had seen
the prisoner go out with the silk. He was given iato cus-
tody. The property had not been recovered.

Alderman Allen committed the prisoner for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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CAUTION TO CABDRIVERS AND UNLICENSED DRIVERS,
—Thomas Grimmond, driver of the cab No. 712, the pro-
perty of Mr. Mayhew, an extensive cabmaster of Great
Ormond-yard, appeared before Mr Knox to answer the
complaint of his employer, of unlawfully suffering a man
named George Smith, to act as a cabdriver without his
(Mr Mayhew's) consent, and Smith also:attended to answer
the complaint of Mr Mayhew, unlawfully acting as the
driver of the cab.
Mr James Mayhew having proved seeing Smith driving
the cab No. 712, of which Grimmond was the proper
driver,
The defendant pleaded guilty.
Mr Knox said he was obliged to Mr Mayhew for taking
up the case, and wished other cabmasters would act in a
similar manner, as it would greatly assist the police in
putting down a practice which prevailed to a great extent
at the west-end, particularly abut the Haymarket.
Grimmond was fined 408. and costs, and Smith 20s. and
costs—the alternatives being a month and 14 days' impri-
sonment.
A great deal of trouble and vexation is given the police
by licensed drivers allowing unlicensed drivers—called
bucks"—to drive their cabs ; and when the " bucks"
commit any offence, and the proper driver is summoned, the
latter sets up the plea that he knows nothing about it, and
that he was not the driver of the cab at the time.

TRAMES.
STEALING TEA. IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Thomas Mills,
a labourer, was brought before Mr,Partridge, charged with
stealing three ounces of tea, the
Dock ComPanY• property of the London

John Ahearn, a gate-keeper, said the prisoner was about
to pass out of the dock yesterday afternoon, and he stopped
him, and found concealed between his shirt and his skin a
canvasaaiidnihnegptihcked up the tea on the qu3Y.
fir, prisonerbag
containing three ounces of tea, value Bd, The
tea was quite clean,
The
Partridge—What is the prisoner ?
Witness—
He is a labourer. He has been at work two
or three days only in the dock.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was at work whore
teas were being landed. He picked up a little tea,
Mr. Partridge—You are fined a half-a-crown for unlaw•
ful possession • of the tea ;in default, seven days nuprizon-
ment.
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adjourned to this day.
THE GEORGIA ON SALE."—Messrs. Curry, Kellock,
and Co., shipbrokers of this town, have been in-
structed to offer the Confederate screw. steamer Georgia for
sale by private treaty. Her crew has been paid off, and her
stores are advertised to be sold by auction on Tuesday next,
by Mr Green, at Birkenhead. There seems to be but little
doubt, therefore, that the Georgia's career as a cruiser is
really at an end.—Liverpool Courier.
Among the passenger, who arrived at Marseilles
two days ago by the Mongibello steam-packet from Naples
and Civita Vecchia were Prince Czartorisky and the Prin-
cess his wife, daughter of Queen Christina.
A violent fire broke out two days ago at Blaye
(Gironde), destroying three houses, and seriously damag-
ing a fourth. It seems to have originated in a shed where
a baker kept his wood. The houses were insured for
50,000 f. .

The Journal d'lndre•et.Loir© announces a slight
improvement in the health of tke Bishop of Evreux, but
not sufficient to remove apprehensions as to the issue, The
Holy Father, on hearing of the venerable prelate's illness,
sent him his blessing by telegraph•
A letter from Antwerp states that the fears which
were entertained, so lately as six weeks since, that three-
fourths of the crops of colas would prove a failure in that
district, have happily passed away. Two-thirds of the
whole now promise well. The other third has been
ploughed up and resown. The flax crops also look well.
The corn crops present a very satisfactory appearance, and
it is expected that the harvest will be as abundant as that
of last year.

The Journal de l'Aveyron announces that the
report relative to the murder of the cure of CasEagnes-
Begonhes is altogether unfounded.