The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

WATCH ROBBERY.

John Timms was indicted for stealing four gold watches
and four gold chains. The prisoner is already undergoing
an imprisonment of 21 months at Lewes gaol for a similar
robbery.
The property was stolen from the shop of Mr. Keitzsin,
a jeweller at Cardiff, and disposed off to Mr. Attenborough,
a pawnbroker, carrying on business in London.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and
The Recorder sentenced him to three months' imprison-
ment, to commence at the expiration of the first sentence.
Mr. Gifford asked for the restoration of the stolen pro-
perty, and the Recorder directed the purchasers of it to re-
turn it to the prosecutor.
ROBBING THE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.
Themes Tucker, a clerk in the employ of the General
Omnibus Company, was indicted for stealing £lOO, the pro-
perty of his employers.
The prisoner's duty was to check the weigh bills delivered
by the conductors of omnibuses, and having ascertained
their correctness, to enter them in a book, and transmit
them to the head office for audit. The prisoner, it appeared,
had made out several false bills for a lesser amount than he
had received, and then sent them to the audit office at
Highbury.
The Recorder sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment
with hard labour.

STEALING PATENT MEDICINE.

Joseph Grassby was indicted for stealing a large quan-
tity of patent medicines, perfumes, scent bottles, hair oil,
&c.—in fact, enough to stock a retail shop.
On being called on to plead,
Ihe prisoner said he was guilty of taking some of the
medicine.
A former conviction was proved against him, and the
Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servitude.
THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

The grand jury have returned a true bill against Ellen
Keefe.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBING A REFRESHMENT-HOUSE KEEPER. - Sarah
Martin, dyoung woman, was charged with rcbbing Mr.
Wm. Elliot, ;the keeper of a refreshment-house at 94A,
Wells-street, Oiford-street.
From the evidence of Mr. Elliott, it appeared that the
prisoner had only been in his service five days, when she
decamped at seven o'clockitrthe morning, and shortly atter
she was gone a quantity of wearing apparel, two new pairs
of boots, and a concertina were missed. Information was
then given to the police.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if any of the property had been re-
covered,
Sergeant Lambert, C Division, said that the prisoner
was then wearing a new dress belonging to Mrs, Elliot,
and a pail of new boots of Mr. Elliot's.
Philpott, 122 S, provel taking prisoner into custody at
SGmers-town. He wished for a remand, as he expected
there would be other charges against the prisoner. He
had ascertained that she had left her previous situation
under somewhat similar circumstances.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week.

THAMES.

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SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Thomas Harley, a young man, who
was described as a labourei, was brought before Mr. Wool-
rych, charged with violently assaulting Timothy Connor.
The complainant, whose head was enveloped in surgical
bandages, stated that he was playing at cards with the pri-
soner and three others, at the Baker and Basket public-
house, on Saturday night. He left off playing suddenly,
and the prisoner and two others continued playing. The
prisoner became quarrelsome, and threatened him, and took
a pint pewter pot and beat him over the head with it. He
bled profusely, and was insensible for a time. When he re-
covered he left the house in search of a police constable, and
the prisoner followed him and struck him over the head
with an iron tar or poker. A police-constable took the pri-
soner into custody. He went to the London Hospital, and
his head was dressed there.

Mr. Woolrych—Were you sober?
Witness—l was in liquor, sir, The prisoner was sober.
The prisoner, in defence, alleged that the prosecutor fell
against the fireplace and hurt his head.
Connor—Nothing of the kind, sir. He hit me first with
the pot and afterwards with the poker.
Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week, and
said the surgeon who dressed the wounds must attend on
Monday next,

CARDINAL WISEMAN AT ISLINGTON.—A solemn
service took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic
Church, Islington, it being one of the festivals connected
with the name of St. John, to whom the church is dedi-
cated. Cardinal Wiseman occupied a throne at the side of
the high altar, and twice gave to the assembled congrega-
tion the pontifical blessing. The high mass was celebrated
by the very Rev. Canon Oakley, assisted by several other
clergymen. The music was Weber's Grand Mass in G,
with full instrumental accompaniment—the tenor and bass
solos being admirably rendered by Mr. Standish and Mr.
Bervon, The Christmas hymn, " Adesto Fideles," was
also sung. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. L.
Patterson, of the Roman Catholic Church, Moorfiells, and
was partly an appeal for the new Hospital of St. John and
St. Elizabeth, in Great Ormond-street, which (with an ad-
joining church) has been built at the expense of Sir George
Bowyer, Bart, M.P. There was a large attendant of the
1 pity, amongst whom were his Excellency the Count do
Flahault (the French Ambassador) the Countess Do Fla-
hault, Sir George Bowyer, Bart., M.P., and other well-
known Catholics.
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