The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-13 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

STEALING A GOLD WATCH.--John Brown, who described
himself as a journeyman tailor, was charged this morning,
before Mr. Burcham, with stealing a watch, the property
of William Finchley, a clerk, living at 15, Leadenhall-
street.

o'clock,
The prosecutor stated that last evening, about eight
passing through a crowd on the Surrey side he heard the
he was going over London-bridge, and while
ticking of a watch. He put his hand into his pocket, and
found his watch was gone, upon which he seized hold of
the prisoner, who was close to hint, and accused him of
stealing it. The prisoner denied the charge, and &lid he
was willing to be searched, upon which he gave him into
custody. He valued the watch at £4, and at the station
he identified the watch taken on the prisoner as his
property.

Constable Garratt Monroe Pearce said that when the
prisoner was brought to the station ho was searched, and
the watch was found concealed in a very dexterous man-
ner on his person.
The prisoner said nothing in his behalf, and pleaded
guilty.
Mr. Burcham (to the prisoner)—You seem to be a very
artful thief, and although you say you are a tailor there can
be little doubt as to what your actual employment is.
There is no evidence that you have been convicted before,
and therefore 1 sentence you merely
labour, but had it been otherwise your sentence would have
been much more severe. to six months' hard
DARING ROBBERY.—JOhn Brockett was charged with the
following daring robbery.
Elijah Parkington, a boot and shoemaker, in the Old
Kent-road, stated that yesterday in the day-thrie he per-
ceived the prisoner loitering about his shop and watched
him. He was at the opposite side of the road and he saw
the prisoner attempt by one hand to pull the pair of boots
produced from the string on which they ware hanging at
the shop door. He failed in doing so ; then deliberately
put up both his hands and dragged them down forcibly.
He immediately ran across the road and seized him.
The prisoner denied the caarge.
Mr. Burcham said there could be no doubt as to his guilt,
and he sentenced him to 14 days' hard labour. He remarked,
at the same time,on the reprehensible practice of tradesmen
in exposing their goods so as to hold forth a temptation to
theft.

SHOCKING DEATH OF A FIREMAN ON THE SOUTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Wednesday evening an
occurrence of a very shocking description took place upon
the London and South-Western Railway, betweenßishop-
stoke and Winchester. The 715 up-train for Waterloo
arrived in due course at Bishopstoke. Between the latter
station and Winchester, the fireman, Spencer, who had
previously complained to Watson, the driver, of being un-
well, was missed for a few minutes by the latter, who sup-
posed that Spencer was on the tender. Next to this was
the break van, and the guard soon afterwards perceived
the man's legs hanging over the roof of the carriage, which
was spattered with blood. On examining the body of the
unfortunate man, to the guard's horror he found that
Spencer's head had been crushed in a frightful manner,
and that the poor fellow was quite dead. It is supposed
that while upon the roof of the van his head must have
come in contact with one of the bridges, and so have been
shattered instantaneously.

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A WOMAN'S HEAD FOUND IN THE THAMES.-011
Wednesday last William Lanham, a Waterman, found a
human skull floating in the Thames. He conveyed it to
the Woolwich police station, where it was examined by
Dr. Stuart, the divisional police surgeon, who made a
written report to the effect that he could detect no injury
or fracture on the head, which, from the delicacy of its
formation, was, no doubt, that of a young-woman, and
had been in the water a long time. Information was
forwarded, to Mr. C. 3. Carttar, coroner for West Kent,
Who decided that it was net necessary to hold an inquest.
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