The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-23 00:00:00

THAMES.

SERVANT-GIRLS AND THEIR SWEETHEARTS.—" So MUCH
FOR BUCKINGHAM ! "—A smartly-dressed young woman,
name Mary Buckingham, late servant to Capt. and Mrs.
Vaux, of Mornington-road, Bow-road, complained to Mr.
Paget that her mistress had discharged her on Wednesday
last, directly after the termination of a trjal at the Central
Criminal Court, where she gave evidence. her mistress
was dissatisfied with the result of the trial, and dismissed
her without any notice whatever.
Mr. Paget said he had neither the power nor the inclina-
tion to interfere in the case. He was of opinion the appli-
cant was very properly dismissed by Mrs. Vaux. He was
surprised the girl should come before him for redress. She
was left in charge of her master's house and property when
Mr. and Mrs. Vaux were on the continent, and she and
another servant-girl, named Honeybell, had the audacity to
invite two young men named Jones and Vale to their
master's house, entertained them there, exhibited Mr.
Vaux's plate to them at their request, showed them where
it was deposited, went to the play with them, and while
returning home with them allowed one of the men to have
possession of the street door key, and he held it up in the
Mile-end-road and showed it to his companion. Another
night the applicant went to the theatre with her cousin and
one of the young men, leaving no one in charge of her..
master's house. On that night the residence of Mr. Yana
was entered by thieves, lighted up, and plundered of all
the silver plate and other valuable property. That rob-
bery was caused by the neglect and imprudent conduct of
the applicant, Mary Buckingham, who formed an acquaint-
ance with strange men, who represented themselves to be
single who turned out to be married, violated the trust re-
posed ill her, and left the residence of her master and mis-
tress unguarded, uncared for, and a prey to burglars.
The Applicant said her husband would not pay her any

wages.
Mr. Paget thought that Mr. and Mrs. Vans were quite
justified in what they had done. The applicant as a ser-
vant ought to have been watchful of their interests in their
absence, and not entertained young men in the house and
divulged where the plate was deposited. Her conduct had
been characterised by gross levity and want of faithfulness
and discretion, and he would not employ her as a servant

on any account.
Miss Buckingham left the witness-box very much cha-
grined and out of humour.
Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, said the two men Jones
and Vale, the " sweethearts" of the girls, escaped at the
Sessions.

Mr. Paget—l committed them for trial after a very long
investigation here, in which the girl who has just left the
box was the principal witness. The grand jury returned
a true bill.

Mr. Smith—Yes, sir, on the trial the petty jury acquitted
them. Another man named Brown was introduced to the
house by the girls and he has not boon taken.

STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The Liver-
pool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Corn-
pany has contracted with Messrs. Tod and 3l'Gregor, of
Glasgow, for a now steamer to be lsft. longer than the City
of Boston brought into use this summer. The new steamer,
which will be named the City of Antwerp, will be 327 ft.
long by 39ft. beam, and her engines will work up to 1,450
horse power. Mr. A. Denny, of Dumbarton, has launched
a paddle intended for towing purposes on the Hooghly.
She is to be fitted with powerful engines by Messrs. Denny,.
and Co., and is the fourth vessel of the same class launched;
this year at Puigbarton.