The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

POLICE---THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET, THIS DAY.
Albert Myers, a fashionably dressed young man, was
charged with stealing seven gold and turquoise buttons,
value a 25,, from a lady's dress, in Debenbam and Storr'e
auction rooms, Covent-garden.

Constable Ackrill, F 78, said he was on duty in the auc-
tion rooms yesterday about half-past 4, when he saw the
prisoner examining the goods which were suspended from
the walls. Suspecting the intention of the prisoner he kept
a sharp watch on his *movements, and in a short time he
perceived him fumbling about a lady's silk dress, and then.
he noticed he had a file in his hand. After he had moved
away from the dress, he (Ackrill) went up to it, and found
that four gold and turquoise buttons had been forcibly taken
off. He still watched the prisoner, when he observed him
return to the silk dress and handle it as he had done
before. As soon as he left it the second time, he
(witness) went up and found three more of the buttons had
been removed. He then went up to the prisoner and
charged him with stealing the property. He told him that
he must submit to be searched, when the prisoner said he
should do no such thing without Mr. Debenham gave him
into custody. Witness said he should take the responsi-
bility of examining what he had in his pockets on his own
shoulders, and on putting his hand into one of the pri-
soner's pockets he found the seven gold buttons which be
had previously seen safe on the dress. He also found the
file he had seen him "at work" with ; a small tool of a pecu-
liar description, called " a prise," which consisted of a screw-
driver and lever for breaking open desks and cases ; a large
assortment of keys of every variety of pattern and sine, in-
cluding safe, room door, latch, desk, and watch keys, a
pocket-book containing ss. in silver, three visiting cards
bearing the name of " Mr. F. T. Perry," a number of blank
forms of cheque on Messrs. Hayward, Hills, and Co.'s
bank at Gravesend, and a memorandum book in which
about a hundred addresses had been entered.
John Wicks, head porter to the Messrs. Debenham,
identified the property as having been safe in their room
in the early part of the day. He said that robberies of a
similar nature had of late become very common, and in
order to protect the property sent to their room the Messrs.
Debenham had consulted with the police, and the most
active steps had been taken to protect the property.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and begged
the magistrate to deal summarily with the case.

Mr. Corrie said he should do no such thing. The pri-
soner was then fully committed to Newgate for trial.

MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY,
ROBBING FOREIGNERS.--DARING CASE.—Caroline
James, a smartly-dressed female, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with robbing Mr. Wilhelm Schmidt, a German
engineer, of 5, Grove-place, Brompton, in the following
daring manner :

Mr. Albert interpreted the evidence.
The prosecutor was talking to a friend in Piccadilly at 1
o'clock this morning, when the prisoner suddenly went up
to him, thrust her hand into his trousers pocket, and took
out his portemonnaie, with which she ran off, but was
caught by Sergeant Horsey, 6C. wh, r.,,,uuutor
up to him, saw him take from the
prisoner's hand the portemonnaie, which was produced and
identified, along with its contents—a sovereign, some silver
and postage stamps— by Mr. Schmidt.

Prisoner's defence was, that she did not take the porte-
monnaie, and that she was running because she wanted to
get home.
Committed for trial,
Elizabeth Stanley was charged with robbing a Germany
named Sherman Veit, of a 20-franc piece at a coffee-shop
brothel in Earl'a-court, the landlord of which house, the
prosecutor said, facilitated the prisoner's escape.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he supposed the house was a coffee-
shop outside and a brothel inside.
Some of the Officers said that was the case.
Prisoner was remanded.

The Aberdeen Herald of Saturday says :—" Her
Majesty has lived in quiet retirement since her arrival at
Balmoral. Everything arid place in and around the palace
arc full of associations of the late lamented Prince, and no
doubt, as each sight is brought freshly to her view, an ad-
ditional pang is added to her sorrowing heart. The palace
seems duller than it was before she came. There is not a
servant within the policies but is clothed in deep mourning.
The Queen remains in the strictest privacy. At times she
takes a short drive in her carriage to a distance of five or
six miles from the castle. She has, as is usual with her at
Balmoral, called on a number of the deserving cottagers on
the royal estates—kindly inquiring into their circumstances,
and relieving their wan:s when necessary. The Duke of
Arzyll is still in attendance at Balmoral."

ARRIVAL FROM CHARLESTON. LIVERPOOL,
Monday.—The screw steamship Economist, Capt. Burge,
arrived in, the Mersey this afternoon from Charleston. She
left that port on the 2d April, NN ith 837 bales of cotton, 404
barrels rosin, and a mail. The papers by this arrival con-
tain little news of interest, and all the items of interest
contained in them have been already anticipated by th
New York papers. Private letters, however, show that a
great deal of distress prevailed in Charleston. The Ec.mo-
mist is consigned to Messrs. Fraser, Trenholrn, and Co.,
Liverpool.