The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-28 00:00:00

THAMES OFFICE.

ROBBING A SAlLOR.—Yesterday Mary Ann Peterson
was brought before Mr. BALLANTINE for re-examination
with Rosina Sweeney, who has made her appearance before
the Bench not less than one hundred times during the last
eight years, on a charge of robbing John Thompson, a man-
of-war's man, of 32 sovereigns, a 5/. note, a silver watch
and appendages, a pair of trousers, a shoe, and other pro-
perty and moneys.
The prosecutor was on Monday last paid off at Somerset
House, and received upwards of 40/., with which he sallied
out on a cruise, and found his way to that depot of crimps,
prostitutes, ballast-heavers, coal-whippers, vagrants, thieves,
and swindlers, Shadwell, where so many land-sharks are
always on the look out to ease mariners of their hard-
earned wages. John Thompson, with that improvidence
so characteristic of sailors, began treating every person he
met, and displayed his " shiners." Soon after sunset he
found his way to the Coach and Horses, in the High-street,
where he fell in with Peterson, commonly known by the
soubriquet of the " beauty," from her bloated face and large
features. Thompson was by this time, to use his own
words, " pretty much by the board."
Mr. BALLANTINE—That is, you were very drunk.
Thompson admitted that he carried more sail than bal-
last, and notwithstandidg Mr. Clifford, the landlord of the
Coach and Horses, very kindly recommended to him to
go home and keep out of harm's way, he preferred the
company of the " beauty," and went home with her to
her lodgings in that horrible sink of iniquity, Twine-court,
where sailors are taken in and done for with a vengeance.
Thompson turned into bed, and soon afterwards Rosina
Sweeney made her appearance, on which Peterson left
the house for the purpose of getting some beer. The
sailor soon fell asleep, and did not awake until the next
morning, when he found himself alone, and all that re-
mained of his property was his jacket, hat, and one shoe.
The whole of his money and his watch had disappeared,
and, on raising an alarm, a policeman lent him a pair of
trousers, to Blake a decent appearance in the streets.
Mr. BALLANTINE naked the sailor when he last saw his
money safe ? The sailor—When I fell in with that good
lady (pointing to the prisoner) I gave her some money in
house, to get some grog with.
Timothy Casey, a policeman, said lie went to Peterson's
room on hearing of the robbery, and found in it a foreign
silver coin, which Thompson identified.
The sailor—That's mine, your Honour, I'll swear.
George William Graves, a policeman, on Tuesday after-
noon, saw the prisoner Sweeny in Shadwell very drunk and
very noisy. Ile fetched the prosecutor, who identified her
as one of the persons who hid entered the room. lie
searched her apartments, and found another foreign coin,
which Thompson owned.
The Sailor—All right, your Honour, that's mine.
Mary Lee, a young woman, stated, that on Monday
night, about ten o'clock, she met one of the " ladies."
Mr. BALLANTINE—Which of them—Miss Sweeney ?
(A lau.sh.) Witness—Yes, Sir, that good lady, Miss.
Sweeney.—(Laughter.) She was in a puhlie-house very
tipsy. I saw her with gold, silver, and coppers in her
apron, and I remarked it to a friend. Next morning I
heard of the robbery. There was six or seven sovereigns
in her apron.
Thomas Soanes, shopman to Mr. Upsell, pawnbroker,
produced a pair of trowsers, which he said were pawned at
his master's shop by two young women.
The sailor identified his trowscrs.
Mr. BALLANTINE asked the pawnbroker's shopman if he
could identify either of the prisoners ? Soaves said he could
not ratignise the parties again.
11Ir, BALLANTINr—YOU make no inquiries. Did you
not observe the persons who 2: .''ought the pledge to your
house ? Soailes—No, Sir, not at all.
Mr. Bau,asriNtt said that made a p;.:vnbroker a re-
caiter of stolen goods, Surely when sue', an ari,,tle was
offered in pledge by two loose women the toy fact nugtn,
to indUce a spirit of the trousers have not been
pledged many hours, and you gity yan should not know
either of the parties again, and that you asked no (*along;
The most vigilant system of police cannot stand up against
this mode of receiving stolen property.
The witness—A great many sailors send these women
with property to our shop, and I took in the trousers as a
matter of course.

Mr. BALLANTINE—It is very easy for ingenious IWO
to find an excuse for an irregularity, and this is a very
gross one. If I was to lose my watch it would find its
way to the pawnbroker's as a ►natter of course. The
magistrate then asked if the note had been traced? The
policeman said it had not.
Casey said the navy agent who paid the sailor had pro-
mised he would stop the note.
Mr. BALLANTINE—Very well, let the case stand over
for a week, when I shall commit these women for trial,
and take care that all the facts connected with the robbery
of this stupid fellow, who is not fit to have the care of
money, are diligently inquired into.
The prisoners, who said the: sailor gave them somc
money, were then remanded.

The Emperor of Austria has, at an expense of
20,000/.. collected in one building the archives of Venice,
and of the different Governments which have succeeded
each other in that city. This remarkable and valuable col-
lection has not, however, been turned to much account by
any of the modern writers on Venetian history.

It is said that for some years past fiorsemonger-
lane gaol was never so full of prisoners for debt as it is at,
present. The Governor has, in consequence, been obliged
to cause a supply of beds and bedding to be furnished in two
of the strong rooms of the gaol, for the purpose. of sleeping
sixteen or eighteen persons.

CORONER'S INQUES

SUICIDE—INFAMOUS' IM PUT ATlON.—Ycsterday Dm'
noon ;In inquisition was held at the Pied Bull, High-street,
lii ngton, on the body of Mr. Abraham Solornons, aged 26,
who drowned himself in the Regent's Canal, under circum'
stances of a peculiar nature.
James Gill, a policeman of the N division, deposed that
about aix o'clock on Saturday morning last, he was on duty
near the Regent's Canal in Islington-fields, when he "is
informed that the body of a man Was floating in the Carla?'
near Thornhill-bridge. Witness, with assistance, got the
body out. It aeared to have been in the water five or
six days, and was dressed respectably. There were no
marks of violence on the body.
Mr. John- Hassell, auctioneer, deposed that the deco"
was his brother-in-law, and by business a tailor. The un
fortunate young man had been in a low state of mind since
the death of his wife, about a month back. Since then he
had neglected his business, and was much distressed. Snw
him last alive on Sunday week at witness' house, when his
mind MIS in a state of great distraction, owing to an anon).-
mous letter being sent to Mr. Stirling, the Coroner, accus-
ing him (deceased) of causing the death of his wife by Oar;
vation. 'Witness had no doubt that the deceased drown"
himself in a state of derangement, brought on by the occu.
cation.
The CORONER—I recollect receiving the anonymous
letter in question, and, on inquiries being made, there BP:
peared no foundation whatever for the accusation contained
therein. The writer of the said letter must be an unprin-
cipled character, and ought to be scouted from society. ~
In answer to questions from the jury. Mr. Hassell saiu
that the deceased had always behaved affectionately to his
wife.
Other evidence was beard as to deceased's state of mind,
when the jury, regretting they could not discover the writer
of the letter, returned a verdict of" Temporary derange'
meet."

On Saturday the Rev. Thomas Skipworth, of Bel-
ton Rectory, near Epworth, Lincolnshire, took his gun into
the garden, to shoot at some birds, and on his return'
ing into his study, where he always keeps it, he placed b
gun on the but end on the floor. It immediately want a
and the contents passed very near his head ; he It O
concussion of the air from the discharge of the gun. The
contents went through the ceiling of the room, but the Rev'
Gentleman is not hurt.—Lincoln Gazette.
A mason, of Crediton, eloped the other day withr°3r
3 owl female, leaving a wife and two children to shift for
en°
themselves. He has since written to the mother of his
love, stating that he has been married to her in Bristol
and that, as there has been a thorough attachment between
them for years, he intends to make her a regular good bus'
band. He apologizes, also, for their " rudeness" in b(jit.
ing away so suddenly.—Western Times.
By the death of Mr. R. S. Stevens, the appointment
of organist to the Charterhouse and the office of Profeso,o
of Gresham College have become vacant. The former ir
in the gift of the Governors, who are the Archbishops of
Canterbury and York, the Duke of Wellington, the Marellisd,
of Camden, Lords Grey, Winchilsea, and Westmorelreant
Sir R. Peel, and the Rev. Dr. Fisher, the Master, So' i`je
Professorship is in the gift of the Gresham Com
who are twelve in number, of whom the Lord Mayor 1
one. The Committee of the City of London High 56°9s
are said to take great interest in this appointment, and it '0
understood that each of the candidates will be required t
deliver a probationary lecture.
Yesterday morning the upper part of the %Yea/era
Arms, Bell-court, Milton-street, Finsbury, was discover.;
on fire by a labouring man passing the premises. lid
aroused the inmates, and the premises being situated in 7.
densely inhabited court, the inhabitants were much alarmoi
woke",
The parish engine was soon on the spot, and ably
by police and watchmen, but before its arrival the whole of
Othe
the stock, building, and furniture, were in a blaze.
tadengines arrived, and, notwithstanding their exertions,
mitn
unable to save the contents of the house ; but they prevenig,
the extension of the fire to a tallow-chandler's and baker 5
adjoining, which have escaped with a slight damage fr°lll,
water. The cause of the fire is unknown. A report yin
spread that three persons were buried in the rains, busedther!
was nothing to corroborate it. The premises are ins 10

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A few evenings ago two ladies passing throe° f
the streets of Paris stopped before a shop to allow on ef
them to look at her watch. This was observed by some °
the predatory tribe, who followed the ladies until thetio
came into a lonely street. Here an attempt was made .
rob them, but their screams brought some people to thel.
e
assistance, and the robbers fled. One of them might bald
been taken, but being in the uniform of the National GO'
the good people of that part of Paris doubted whether theywere authorised to arrest the representatives of pubic Jr.(
Yesterday morning the large engines at the eng'nei
house near Chalk. Farm commenced working the trains
carriages on the London and Birmingham Railroad fr°;i.
Euston-grove to the engine-house, a distance of upwar4,
one mile, by large ropes, which wind up the heavy 06'1
from the engine-house to Euston-grove in three minutes s°
a half. The ropes run on large wheels strongly affixed ill
the ground. On the 10th of October the line of works
will be opened to Tring, a further distance of eight mile°
and a half.
Yesterday afternoon a cabriolet, containing t''"'°
gentlemen, passed along the Newington-road. On reaching
the corner of `Vest-street the horse shied at a man carryi.n!
a large placard, and, swerving to the one side, ran
such
,
with
the
force against a cart which was passing at the time
force that the cab wheel was wrenched off, and one of tn_
dbow:
gentlemen thrown out and his arm broken below the
The horse then started off, dragging the cab after him, IT:
kicking and plunging most furiously, the gentleman in 110
restr7th
vehicle still holding the reins and endeavouring to
the animal, which at length ran the cab against a post,wfts,
such violence that the body was separated from the s"atbe
with which then orse gallopped off. The gentleman 10 of
cab was severelshaken by the collision, and bad thrlos
his teeth knocked out, but otherwise escaped
unhurt.
progr,ss of the horse was arrested at the turnpike.
Tl:e fair sex have always a strong claim on °ur sod
miration and gallantry ; we prize their lovely ferlllse,sa
beautiful countenances, and are proud to witness our
science rendered subservient to enhance the charms 11. du.
countrywomen, and invest them with a permanency of
ration which shall defy the inroads of time or °to of
whilit the reign of loveliness shines out in a conservatl°oar
personal attraction, amidst roseate and delectable c ith,
plexions, the bloom of south and the purity of hen bat
Some ladies of our acquaintance, determined to e_rtel
with pimples, blotches, and sallowness, have lately saes it
" Frampton's Pill of Heath" with great success' ;ion of
combines the renovation of health with the preieryst jo to
Leauty. We cannot resist imploring our female tricot'
adopt also the same excellent auxilliary. Giles
SCULLER'S WAGER.—The match betwee-- °l-
and Webb, both watcrman belonging to the stairs at GretQ
with, was rowed yesterday from the Halfway ibuu sn for
ea
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facing Greenwich Hospital. They were scull and se, and
three-quarters of an tour, when Giles drew a-b
maintained it throughout. It was a hard wager- scotch
SWIMMING FEAT.—On Tuesday evening .a 'Joe of
gentleman named Gairns swam under water the dista
sider-
A Aver "nog at
160 feet without coming to the surface.
able wager depended on the result. The affair came mr,
h greater
the Metropolitan Baths, near Westminster
Gairns expressed his willingness to perform a roue 3(ttiog
dist ince if the length of the bath would allow it.
was three to one against him.
BS.
SECOND-HAND SILVER INrceAT,„ Guinclo
A variety of some dozens may be selected from, 1;1'1
14 Guineas each
each ; some rather more modern, Two and a . each. eat b'
'I ree Guineas CO
and • •
.n assoi tment quite equal to new, 11 tee'. • (1.•
whole have been carefull examined, and are warran
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SAVORY Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London.
hand Watches purchased n exchange.
Bridge. ,

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"tlll"st., Mr. John Storey, surgeon,
Customs, El'
On the 25th inst at St. Peter's, Walworth, Mr. C,h_a,t,:st 9f
the late J dotlP
, ohn Leath, Esq., of Surrey-square. 'll Lea
On , Staffordshire,.. to Susan Letitia, eldest ia.„
, the 26th inst., at St. Michael Royal, College-hi , viso,er
Robert Laing. Esq., second son of Joseph L3ing, Esq'
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North Shields, to Charlotte Sophia, eldest dati'gi°lller 01 ibe
IC. Coleman, Esq., of Maidstone, surgeon. , ~,owne
On the 19th inst., at Fordham, Essex, the Rev. Henry %ages
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On the 18th inst., Mrs. Esther Samuels, wife of Mr' iiiriess,
Samuels, of Leman-street, Goodman's-fields, after a severe. , .
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in the 56th year of her age, much respected and lamented'',
who knew her.. d 64'
On the 25th inst., at Camden-to, Mrs. Lyford, age ia 31°r‘
On the 25th inst., at Ham-park,wn Croydon, aged 70, Day
rice_, Esq., of Corohill. . i Godgl''
On the 25th inst., at Bayswater, Miss Lucy Burt, .9.
ettlilil,ee,f2lt6.lhttehh2i,,ll host.,st.
house, Chelsea. 1 hr ;PO'
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London: Printed and Published bilqUl3.l./0 YOUNG' vat',
112, Strand, at The Sun. Office, No. 112, Strand, in tile "
of Middlesex.—Thursday, September 28, 1837.
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