The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

DARING SHOP ROBBERY.—George Long, aged 59, who
described himself as a weaver, with no fixed residence, was
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a coat,
♦alued at 175., the property of Amelia Pryer, of No. 1,
Sharp's-buildings, Minories.
It appeared from the evidence of Alfred Valentine, a Jew
in the employment of the prosecutrix, that many things
had been stolen out of her shop, and that on Thursday
evening at 6 o'clock, he determined on a plot to discover
one thief at least, and went to the opposite side of the way,
where he could keep a good look out and not be seen. The
shop was an open one. Soon after he retired to his hiding
place he saw the prisoner enter the shop, look about him,
and then help himself to a new coat, which he put under
his own, and was about to leave the shop, when he darted
across the road and seized him. The prisoner said he
only wanted to know the price of a coat. The shopman
said, "Yes, you have one," on which the prisoner smiled,
took the coat he had stolen from under his arm, and said,
" I only wanted to show how easy it is to rob you." The
shopman said, "Yes, you have committed that robbery very
easily, indeed, and I intend to detain you." He forthwith
handed him over to a City police-constable, named John
Thomas, No. 601, who searched him and found no money
on him. The case was fully heard yesterday, but the wit-
ness Valentine did not then state the dwelling-place of his
mistress. He only mentioned his own residence, Gravel-
lane, Houndsditch. The prisoner was remanded after the
witnesses lett the court, and they were summoned to attend
again this day.

The prisoner said ho only wanted to show it was very
easy to steal a coat.

111 r. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial.

WESTMINSTER.

RELIGIOUS OISSERVANCES—A WELL-MERITED ruNisii-
MENT.—John Caton, a smartly dressed young man, was
charged with a brutal assault upon his mother.

Complainant said that she maintained herself and family
of young ohildren by her industry. The defendant
lived with her, or rather upon her, for he was very often
without employment, and not content with that he knocked
her about and ill-used her very much. Yesterday (Friday)
he had some fish cooking for his dinner, and struck her
with a fork he was using, upon which she threw the fork
out of doors, in order to prevent his doing it again. He
then became more violent, and after breaking open her box,
assaulted her violently in the mouth and split her lips open.
Mr. Selfe—What does your son do for a living?
Complainant—He is a waiter, employed at taverns, but
he is constantly hanging upon me, and I have to keep him.
He is 25 years of age, and he is too big to be living at home
and sleeping in the same room with me and the other chil-
dren. I don't like it, and I don't like his knocking me about.
Mr. Selfe—You say he has often done this.
Complainant—Very often.

Defendant—All this disturbance has occurred because I
had some eggs on Wednesday. My mother is a Catholic,
and she says that the priest does not like either eggs or
meat to be eaten on Ash-Wednesday or on Friday, and so
we quarrelled about it, although I had fish yesterday to
accommodate her.

Complainant—Well, he can't get it every day, and there-
fore he might have meat or eggs on the days when he
may eat them, as well as having them on days when he
may not.

Police-constable 264 B proved that complainant's month
was so much cut that he was obliged to take her to the
hospital to have it dressed.

Defendant said his mother gave him great provocation,
and always did.
Mr. Selfe—lf she does you must not knock her about like
a brute, and you must be punished if you do, You are com-
mitted for two months to hard labour in the House of Cor-
rection,

Bacon's Map of Denmark, Scieswig, and Hol-
stein, just published, is another addition to the war maps
issued by this firm. The map in question, whilst being
very cheap, is, at the same time, both clearly and excellently
executed.

MR. Tom TAYLOR is reported to be himself about
to enter into theatrical management, baying become, ac-
cording to the rumour, one of the lessees of the Olympio
Theatre, Messrs. Robson and Emden retiring.
SUFFERINGS AT SEA.—A letter has been received
in Sunderland from Mr. N. Coghlan, second mate
of the Royal Victoria, the abandonment of which vessel we
noticed in The Sun of Tuesday. Mr. Coghlan, who dates
from Melby, Sandners, Shetland Isles, Jan. 24, says that
when Captain Leslie decided upon abandoning the ship he
put all the provisions into the lifeboat, in which he intended
going himself. Coghlan, the chief mate, and 15 hands went
into the other boat, and it was intended that a portion of the
provisions in the captain's boat should be transferred to the
mate's. Night had come on, however, and in half an hour
after leaving the ship's side the boats parted company. The
captain had given the mate his course, but Coghlan (who
was formerly a shipmaster) suggested an alteration, and
they accordingly steered ESE, to make the Orkney Islands
or else the coast of Norway. They had not a morsel of food
on board, and not even a glassful of fresh water. Out of a
pair of blankets on board they made two lugsails, and these
having been set Coghlan addressed the men, stating that
by carrying on with these two sails he had every hope that
their lives would be saved, but there was one thing he
desired particularly to impress upon them, they must on
no account taste salt water. In five minutes after setting
the two lug sails, they were " flying over the sea at the rate
of six or seven knots an hour." Coghlan mentions that
two of the men disregarded his injunctions respecting
drinking the salt water, and leaves it to be inferred that
they were the same as the two whose deaths have been
already reported. For four days and nights they perse-
vered in keeping sail on the boat, and in addition to their
sufferings from want of food and water, they were
thoroughly drenched from head to foot. On the morning
of the fifth day they made the islands of Foula, in Shetland,
but they were all so ill that they had to be carried by the
islanders from the boat to the shore. Coghlan states that
his feet are swollen to three times their natural size. He
speaks in high terms of the kindness of the people. All
hands were recovering, but at the date of his letter few of
them were able to walk, and he is convinced that if they
had remained another day in the boat they would all have
perished. The captain's boat was more unfortunate. Out
of 15 on board, only two were alive when they made the
Shetland Islands, Captain Leslie being among those who
perished.
HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPAXY.—A large
muster of this regiment took place on Thursday evening,
for the purpose of hearing the Royal IV arrant read, and to
appoint his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Captain-
General and Colonel. Lieut.-Colonel Lord Colville an-
nounced that his Royal Highness 'would shortly inspect the
regiment, and that. he would also present the company with
a prize for shooting in the course of the year. Lord Colville
then distributed the prizes which had been won last year.