The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-26 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CHARGE OF STEALING A GOLD WATCH AT CREMORNE.
—Harriet Hydemony, a French woman, of 9, Bell-lane,
Spitalfields, dressmaker, and Elizabeth Cautmar, of Mid-
dlesex-street, Whitechapel, wero placed at the bar before
Mr. Selfe on a charge of stealing a gold watch and chain,
the property of Mr. Phillip, 10, John-street, Berkeley-
square.

Ihe prosecutor stated that about 11 o'clock last night he
and another gentleman, were at Cremorne Gardens, in a
box drinking coffee, when the prisoners came into it and
forced themselves into their company. Prosecutor wished
them to leave the box ; they did not do so, when in a few
minutes prosecutor and his friend left the box. When near
the circus in the garden, he put his hand in his watch
pocket in order to know what time it was, when he found
his chain hanging down. He immediately suspected that
the prisoners had stolen the watch, when he gave informa-
tion to the police.
Mr. Selte—ls the watch found ?

Prosecutor—lt is not. It is worth, with the part of chain
lost, about £l7.

By Mr. Selfe—l had no conversation with the prisoners
except to tell them to go away. I offered them a shilling
it they would leave the box.
One of the prisoners stated that the prosecutor offered
them a sovereign if they would give the watch back.

The prosecutor remarked that the watch was valued by
him, and he knew he had done wrong by making the offer
while she was in custody.

Sergeant Ager, 37 B, who took in custody the prisoner
Hydemony, said that he found upon her a purse, in which
was a shilling. Another constable found a goad watch and
chain on the other prisoner.
They were both remanded.

THAMES.
DARING ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DOCK,--A
well-
known and active thief, named M'Carthy, was brought be-
fore Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing a silver watch
and chain, valued at £5, from the ship Emmelina, in the
Londota Dock.

Yesterday afternoon, a day watchman named Davis saw
the prisoner looking over the quarter of a ship called the
Emmeline, in the London Dock, and soon afterwards ob-
served another man on board hand a watch to the prisoner,
who put it in his pocket. Soon afterwards the two thieves
advanced towards the gate where Davis was stationed, and
he stopped both, and asked the prisoner if he had got
any thing about him which did not belong to
him. The prisoner said he had not, on which the
watchman said, " Yes, you have ; there is a chain hanging
out of your pocket." Davis then seized the prisoner, who
made a violent resistance, and threw the watchman on some
casks. He then ran away and jumped down a loop hole
leading to a wine vault, where he threw away a watch. It
was recovered by a cooper and delivered to the watchman.
Mr. Alexander Brown, chief officer of the Emmeline,
identified the watch. It was stolen trom a chest on the top
of some linen.

Cox, a police. sergeant, No. 45 K, said the prisoner was
the most notorious thief in the district, and had been re.
peatedly in custody.

Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoner for trial.

ALHAMBRA PALACE.

With a view no doubt to vary the entertainments at this
attractive place of amusement, Mr. Wilde has made a
beautiful addition by introducing a very splendid semi
sciontfiic exhibition, called " The Fairy Fountain." Som •
years ago we recollect seeing something of the same kind at
this very place, when it was called the Panopticon of Science
and Art, and the wonder is that it has never been
re-introduced, as it was one of the most effective and
splendid experiments ever presented to the public. To Mr.
Wilde, however, belongs the praise, and we trust the profit
of resuscitatifig the Prismatic Fountain, as it was then
called, and he
,is thus enabled to vary his entertainment in
a most agreeable manner. The building previous to the
exhibition of the fountain is darkened, and then from a
crystal basin, in the centre of the stage, springs a beautiful
fountain, assuming, alternately, every colour of the rain-
bow. At one time it has the appearance of liquid silver
then a bright emerald green, next a delicately-tinted mauve
colour follows, a brilliant blue succeeds ; but the
most gorgeous of all is the transformation to a splendid
ruby tint. The effect is Froducd by the water reflecting
the light thrown upon it by a kir d of magic lanthorn, the
colours being produced by glasses of the hues we have men-
tioned being placed between the light and the foun-
tain, The applause of the audience was something
extraordinary, and the success of the new experiment
will doubtless encourage Mr. Wilde to seek
for further novelties of a scientific description. As soon as
the beauties of the Fairy Fountain become generally known,
all London will flock to witness the truly splendid exhi-
bition.

Canada is just now convulsed by the elections for
members to the new Parliament. The different parties are
classified as reformers, liberals, conservatives, clear grits,
and coil uptiouistE..— Canadian paper.