The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-09 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

MYSTERIOUS LOSS OF A VALUABLE GOLD WATCH..--
Edward Thorpe, a respectable looking young man, was
placed at tho bar charged with stealing a gold watch, value
£3O, and appendages,

Mrs Eliza Banniek, of 5, Rose• terrace, Fulham-road, said
that she accused the prisoner of stealing her watch and ap-
penda;,res, because nobody else could have taken them. He
was employed to clean the windows, and so had access to
the property, which had been left in a drawer.
Mr Selfc—How• did the prisoner know that you had a
watch in that drawer.

Mrs Bannick—Ho was there cleaning the windows in his
dinner hour, and having said that he thought it was grow-
ing late, and he must come in the evening to finish his
work, I took the watch out of the drawer, and looking at it
told him the time, and then replaced it in his presence.
Mr. Selfe—When did you miss it ?

Mrs Bannick—l went to the drawers again at 6 o'clock,
and then I missed my watch and appendages. A loose key
belonging to the watch was lying on the mat where I had
it. At half-past 6 the prisoner came to finish the windows.
I allowed him to go upstairs, and then sent for a constable
and gave him into custody for stealing it. I said to him,
"You have stolen my watch." He replied. " You took the
watch out to show me, after which you put it round yoar
neck." That was not true, I assure you, for I replaced it
in the drawer after I had told the prisoner the time.
Prisoner—You will excuse me, madame, but you did not
put it in the drawer. I saw you fling the chain round your
neck, and you left the room to speak to a lady.
Mr Salfe—Did you know anything of the prisoner be•
fore P _ _ _

Mrs Bannick—No ; bat he was recommended by a re-
spectable person.
Prisoner—l am a respectable man, and it can be proved.
I have worked for three years for Mr Larken in the Ful-
ham-road. I began the drawing-room windows, and was
then called up to the young lady's bed-room windows, and
there she looked at tho watch and told me the time, after
which she put it round her neck, as I have stated. I de-
clare to God that I never touched the watch, and know
nothing about it. I was never locked up in my life before,
and I can receive the best of characters.

Mr Selfe--At what time do you consider the accused
must have taken the watch

Mrs Bannick—Directly after I replaced it in the
drawer. I left the room to speak to a lady, leaving the
prisoner in the room at the time.

Mr Selfe—Whq else had access to the room between that
and the time you missed your watch ?
Mrs Bannick—Nobody. I locked the door directly after
the prisoner left, at about two o'clock, and kept the key in
my pocket until I missed the watch.
Mr Selfe.— Was the drawer in which you kept it locked ?
Mrs Bannick—No, it was not. The room door being
locked, was considered sufficient.
Mr Selfe—Who else was there in the house ?

Mrs Bannick—Only a charwoman, who never went into
that room, and the owners of the house, who ocoupy the
second floor.

Prisoner (to prosecutrix)—You may depend upon it, you
aro mistaken, madame. You put the watch round your
neck.
Mr Selfe—Are you sure you did not do so ?
Mrs Binnick—Quite sure.
Mr Selfe—l suppose you sometimes wear it. When is
that ?

Mrs Bannick—On Sundays, or if I went to a concert or
anything of that sort.

The lady's niece—l am certain that my aunt did not wear
the watch.

A young woman engaged as a charwoman at the house at
the time said she had her dress body oft, and could not have
worn it.

Mr Selfe said it was an extraordinary affair, and the
police mast make a strict examination of tho premises. He
must detain the accused, but would take bail in £3O for his
appearance on a future day.

The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
comprised an influx of £23,000 in gold, and the
withdrawal of 75,000 sovereigns for transmission to
the Brazils by the Magdalena, which will also
carry £B,OOO in silver.

Daring the last few days there has been very
little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets. The public sales of tea have pro-
ceeded very steadily, and at rather lower rates.
Sugars have been dull, and have barely supported
previous prices. Coffee, however, has been in fair
request, at steady quotations ; while in rico, fruit,
and spices there has been little change of import-
ance. Tallow has been in very limited demand,
and quotations for bath present and forward
delivery have shown a downward movement.
4 :A SPORTSMAN BIT BY AN ADDBR.—A few days
ego, while Mr. Arthur J. Wigram was deer-stalking on his
shootings at Sconser, Syke, he knelt to take aim at a stag,
and in doing so placed his knee on an adder, which stung
him on the leg. He suffered seriously from the effects of
the bite, but is now recovering.—Edinburgh Courant.
An Imperial establishment has just been founded
at Odessa under the name of the University of New Russia
and which is to replace the College Richelieu. There will
ho three faculties, one of history and philosophy, another
of natural philosophy auci mathemalicd, cud the third
of law.