The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-07 00:00:00

THAMES.

BURGLARY.—WiIIiam Knight, a young man who has
been a river labourer, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with feloniously breaking and entering the dwel-
ling-house and warehouse of Mr. Puckett, grocer, of 3,
Lumsden's-court, Fore-street, Limehouso.

This morning, at three o'clock, a police constable—Mr.
Tyler, 155 K—heard a noise in the prosecutor's shop, and,
upon listening, it was repeated. He examined the pre-
mises, and found a side door and side window open. He
knocked at the front door with his staff, and from a noise
he heard within was satisfied the prisoner was concealed
behind it. The prosecutor, disturbed by the policeman
knocking, came down stairs, and the prisoner opened the
front door and rushed out. Tyler immediately seized him,
and the prisoner said, "It's all right. I live here, and
have only been in the shop to have a sleep." A
box, containing some lucifers, was found on the
prisoner. A lucifer exactly similar to those in the
prisoner's box was found in the house. It had been lighted
and thrown down. Upon an examination of the premises
it was ascertained that the side window had been forced
open. It was secnred by a holdfast last night. The side-
door of the warehouse found open this morning was also
closed last night. There was a good deal of valuable pro-
perty in the place, and the prisoner would have carried off
a considerable booty if the constable had not exercised vigi-
lance and detected him before he had time to remove
anything.

The prisoner, in defence, said he had been ill and out of
work.

Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner to Newgate for
trial for burglary.
A VERY BAD APPRENTICE.—Conrad Metar, a Dutch boy,
was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with absenting
himself from the service of his employers, Messrs. Gluck-
stein and Abrahams, tobacco and cigar manufacturers, of
No. 37, High-street, Whitechapel.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said the prosecutors carried
on a very extensive business, and employed many appren-
tices and men. Some of the lads had been very disobe:
dient, coming into the factory when they liked and going
away when they pleased. Some of them had been punished,
but not before the prosecutors had used great indulgence
and forbearance. The prisoner was apprenticed to Gluck-
stein and Abrahams on the 6th of August last, and had
been away 20 weeks and one day in the course of that
time. The boy's regular wages wore 6s. per week, but
when he thought proper to work he could earn 10s. and 12s.
per week on piece work. In February of this year a sum-
mons was taken out against the prisoner for refusing to
work, and the prosecutors forgave him and took him back.
The boy again absented himself and had been away several
days. There was now no alternative but to call upon the
magistrate to put the law in force.
Mr. Samuel Gluckstein confirmed tho evidence of him
solicitor, and said the prisoner had been properly instructed
in the business of a cigar maker, and was now becoming
useful to the firm.

Howland, No. 89 H, an officer of the court, said the
prisoner told him he did not like the business of a cigar
maker and would not work.

The prisoner said he had been very ill.
Mr. Partridge—Have you a medical certificate ?
The Prisoner—l have one at home.
Mr. Gluckstoin—His disease is laziness.
Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoner to three weeks'
imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction,
and said he must go to work for his master when he came
out of prison.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LADY BLANTYRE.—An
accident of an alarming nature happened to the
Viscountess Blantyre, on Tuesday last, near Stafford. Her
ladyship, who is on a visit to the Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot at Ingestre, drove out on the day named in the
direction of Milford, accompanied by Lady Victoria and
the Hon. Gerald Talbot. In the course of their drive the
ford at Wolsley Bridge had to be crossed, and the coach-
man, taking his horses too near the bridge, precipitated
his charge into the depths of the stream. The result of the
mistake was a narrow escape of the whole distinguished
party from drowning, the Viscountess Blantyre being mira-
culously preserved by the courageous conduct of two rustics,
who gallantly plunged into the water, and, knowing the
river, assisted her ladyship to a part of the water where it
was fordable. The remainder of the party escaped, owing
to their presence of mind, with a mere drenching. It is
stated that the two men, whose services were so opportune,
and whose names are James Winslow and Thos. Mather,
were handsomely recompensed for their gallant services.
RAILWAY BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.—Yester-
day in the House of Commons committee, group
1 B, the London, Blackwall, and Millwall Extension Bill,
supported by Mr. T. Jones, with Mr. Merewether, Q.C.,
against it, was passed. The London; Chatham, and Dover
Railway (No. 1) Bill was passed, and the committee ad-
journed for the consideration of clauses. In group 13, the
bill of the London, Worcester, and South Wales Railway
was further considered, in connexion with numerous com-
peting schemes. In this group several bills were adjourned
until after the Easter recess. In group 21 the committee
proceeded with the further consideration of the North
British (Lasswade, &c., Branches) Bill, which was still
going on when the committee rose.