The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

A DARING ROBBERY.—THE TAUT-HANDED MAN.—
Mary Ann Plumpton, a woman about 35 years of age, was
brought before Mr. Woolryich, charged with stealing a
purse containing 15s. from the person of George Holmes, a
boiler maker.

The prisoner is a married woman, and her husband, a
decent looking mechanic, stood behind the witness box to
hear the statement of his wife's imprudence and dishonesty.
It appeared that the prosecutor and some of his workmates
were "keeping up St. Monday," yesterday, in Poplar, and
met with the prisoner, who had come out on an errand to
obtain some medicine for some of her sick children. She
drunk with the boiler makers and went with the pro-
secutor to the market-house public-house, in Poplar,
where they had a good deal of ale, rum and
water and gin together, and both were ultimately in-
toxicated. The prisoner was seen by a man named Par-
sons, who waited upon the pair, to rifle the man's pockets
while he was asleep, and she suddenly disappeared from the
house. "I'll bit a wager," said Parsons, as she was leav-
ing, "that she has robbed that man ;" and immediately a
young man, named John Minton, went after her, and over-
took her about a quarter of a mile from the house, on which
she threw a five-shilling piece behind her. It was recovered.
She was taken back to the market-house, and dropped the
purse containing the remainder of the prosecutor's money
close to her feet. Parsons, who behaved very well in the
matter, picked up the purse and money, and gave the pri-
soner into custody.
Mr. Woolrych asked the prosecutor in which pocket he
had deposited his purse, to which he replied, in my right
hand pocket (putting his hand on his left hand pocket).
Mr. Woolrych—That is your left hand pocket.
The prosecutor (who, like most boiler makers, is very
deaf), said yes ; that is quite wrong.
Mr. Woolrych (loudly)—Why is it wrong ?
The prosecutor—l am a left-handed man.
Mr. Woolrych (shouting as loud as he was able)—Then
you call your left hand your right, and your right hand
your left ?

The prosecutor—Yes ; that is it. This is my right hand
(putting his left hand on his left pocket), and this is my
left hand putting his right hand on his right pocket.
(Great laughter.)
_ _

Mr. Woolryeh—Something like the rule of the road—
if you keep to the left you are right, if you keep to the
right you are wrong. _

The prisoner's husband said: he brought home £1 7s. on
Saturday night, £1 of it was his week's earnings, and 7s.
were his boy's earnings, and the whole of it was sacri-
ficed by his wife, who was drinking with a lot of drunken
boiler makers who had no business with a married woman.

Mr.Woolrych-1 have nothing to do with that. Your
wife is a druken, dishonest woman. Don't give her any more
money. She is sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with
hard labour.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATI ERSALL'S—LAST EVENING.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
15 to 2 agat Avalanche (taken)
100 to 8 agst Dane (taken)
100 to 8 agst Emblem (taken and offered)
14 to 1 agst Orphan (offered)
20 to 1 agst Medora. (taken)
20 to 1 agst Arbury (taken)
20 to 1 agat Master Bagot (offered)
25 to 1 agst Cheater (taken)
25 to 1 agat Jealousy (offered)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
10 to 1 agat Knutsford (taken)
100 to 8 agst Grimstone (offered)
20 to 1 agat Cariabrook (taken)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
20 to 1 agst Gardener (offered)
33 to 1 agst Oberon (taken)
33 to 1 agst Summeraide (taken)
33 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
50 to 1 agst Dunkeld (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
4to 1 agst Hospodar (offered)
4to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered)
12 to 1 agst Michael Scott (offered)
14 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken)
14 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken)
20 to 1 agst Tom Fool (taken)
DERBY.
13 to 2 agat Lord Clifden (offered)
9 to 1 agat Saccharometer (take 10 to 1)
12 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered)
20 to 1 agst Carnival (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Tom Fool (taken)
1000 to 3b agat Automaton (offered)
33 to 1 agst National Guard (offered)
40 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken)
1000 to 10 agat Queen Bertha (taken)

CITY BETTING.—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
Bto 1 agst Avalanche (offered)
12 to 1 agst The Dane (taken)
13 to 1 agst Satellite (taken)
14 to 1 agst Emblem (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Orphan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Master Begot (offered)
30 to 1 agst Chester (taken)
33 to 1 agst Birdbolt (taken)
33 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)
NOTTINGAM HANDICAP.
4to I agst Mountain Maid (taken)
sto 1 agst Donne Canne (taken)
10 to 1 agst Conundrum (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to lon the field (offered)
NORTHAMPTON STAKES.
12 to 1 agst linutstord (taken)
13 to 1 agst Grimstone (taken)
20 to 1 agst Croagh Patrick (offered)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4 o 1 agst Hospodar
1:50 ttt 000
111
agar
og agstt SBFaiucrcel iyapro Mantleumr
lete r
10 to 1 agst Michael Scott
33 to 1 agst Pratique
THE DERBY.
6to 1 agst Lord Clitden
25 to 1 aget Carnival

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will leave this
country on the 15th of July, their destination being
Melbourne. Prior to leaving they will give a series of fare-
well performances at the Princess's Theatre, commencing
on the 4th of May, and terminating on the 15th of the
same month.

Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual
kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always
god owe. Sold in packets by 2,280 ageuta,