The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.— Thomas Taylor, a young man, de-
scribing himself as a printer, lately in the employ of Mr.
Peel, of the New-cut, Lambeth, was charged with being
concerned with a man named Stewart, now in custody,
in committing a burglary on the premises of Mr. Wil-
kinson, of 89, Watling-street, on which occasion silk
goods to the value of nearly 2001. were stolen from the
warehouse.

It appeared from the evidence by Sergeant Sheppard,
Ratcliffe, and Bleach, officers of the City Police force,
that from information received by them they went to
No. 10, Bell's-buildings, Salisbury-square, Fleet-street,
where they saw the prisoner. This was on Saturday
evening, and Ratcliffe asked prisoner if he knew any
one of the name of Stewart, upon which prisoner said
he did not, but would make inquiry for Ratcliffe if
he would call again. Accordingly Ratcliffe called
again yesterday morning and found the prisoner had
decamped from his lodgings, leaving a letter ad-
dressed to Ratcliffe, in the name of Smith, the name
he gave the prisoner on first calling. The following is a
copy of the letter :—" 10, Bell's-buildings.—Dear sir,—
Having been called away upon urgent business, I hum-
bly beg that you will excuse me disappointing you ; but
I have made every inquiry about the man of the name
of Stuart. and I am very sorry that I cannot give you
any information respecting the person, but those parties
that gave you my address are the most likely persons to
give you that information which you require.—l remain
yours, &c., THOS. TAYLOR."—Sergeant Sheppard, Rat-
cliffe, and Bleach, then proceeded to No. 3, Britannia-
court, Whitefriars, where they found the prisoner at
breakfast, and, in the same room, a carpet bag, very
similar to the one that was found in Mr. Wilkinson s
passage, with handkerchiefs packed up ready to take
away. The prisoner said he had left a letter for Ratcliffe
at his lodgings, and Seteant Sheppard then told him he
was charged with being concerned in a burglary, and
directed Bleach to take him into custody. The prisoner
denied all knowledge of the robbery.
Alonzo Lestrange identified the prisoner as having
been at the warehouse of Mr. Wilkinson only a few days
before the robbery.
Mr. Wilkinson also recognised the prisoner as having
applied to him'three or four days prior to the robbery.
He said he wanted a few dozens of handkerchiefs, which
was not a trade term, such goods being sold in pieces,
and not in dozens. He said he was going to Australia,
and wished to take out a few dozens to sell. Mr. Wil-
kinson told him that he generally sold wholesale ; upon
which the prisoner represented he had been recommended
to apply to him, whereupon Mr. Wilkinson said lie
would find him a little lot cheap, and then showed him
20 pieces of Indian torahs, which he offered to let prisoner
have for 171. 10s. He, however, went away, promising
to eall again in half-an-hour ; but Mr. Wilkinson saw no
more of him, and when the subsequent robbery took
place those identical 20 pieces were taken away, with
other silk goods.
In cross-examination, Mr. -Wilkinson said he was a
silk printer, and only printed to order, and it was there-
fore a very unusual thing for persons emigrating to
apply to him for small quantities of goods, although it
was very general with retail houses.
Sir Peter Laurie said he should remand the prisoner,
to be brought up again with the man already in custody
on the same charge.

THAMES.—Captain Ridley Wilson, aged 35, the
master of the collier brig Fifteen, was charged with
sinking the schooner Essex Lass, at sea, on or about
Christmas, 1850.
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in a similar manner.
The prosecutors were Messrs. Barnes and Neck, of
Colchester, the underwriters of the Essex Lass.'
William Cudinore said—l was a seaman on board the
Essex Lass, which left Colchester about two yeas ago. I
think it was two years last Christmas. We loaded at
Amsterdam for the Mediterranean. I recollect when we
were on our return voyage from the Morea, I was stand-
ing at the helm, steering the vessel, about half-past
eight o'clock, the ship being then off Faro, on the Por-
tuguese coast, when I saw the captain, who is now
a prisoner, go to a locker, and open a tool-chest, from
which he took an augur, and commenced boring with it.
I saw the captain bore three holes underneath his bed-
cabin, in the ship's side, in the cabin, and below the
water-line. The water ran in through the holes between
the skirt and lining of the vessel into the hold. At
twelve o'clock the watch was called, and I told all hands
forward what the captain had done, and they said " Non-
sense." I replied, "You will see that I am quite right."
At four o'clock the watch was called, and pumps
sounded. There was five feet water in the hold, and
one of the men said, That's true, Bill, what you said."
We worked at the pumps from four till twelve, but the
water continued to gain on us, and the captain said it
was a bad job. We saw the water getting higher and
higher by the rod. At daylight the next morning we got
the boats out by the captain's order. The ves-
sel appeared to be filling. The captain got into
the dingy alongside the ship, with an adze in his
hand, and cut the larboard port out, and then ordered
the ship to be turned astern and cut away the starboard
port. The dingey was then afloat. After the ports
were cut out all hands took to the boats and pulled away
for Faro. The vessel went down about ten minutes after
we left her.

In answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, the witness
said the ports were about ten inches out of the water
when the captain began to cut them away, and thevessel
filled rapidly after that and began sinking—indeed, she
sunk almost immediately afterwards. Ali hands got
safe to Faro.

Mr. Yardley—How did you see what was going on
below I

Witness—l was standing at the helm. The cabin was
right under me. I looked through the skylight. I could
see everything that passed. The cabin floor was below
the water line. The first time he communicated any-
thing about the sinking of the ship was a fortnight ago
last Saturday.
Upon this evidence the case was remanded.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

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Complaints without end are pouring in upon the daily
papers of the treatment which visitors to the Lyceum
Theatre experience at the hands of the hoxkeepers. The
following, for instance, appears in the Times of this
morning :—On Wednesday evenino. I visited the Lyceum
Theatre, accompanied by a friend,' our wives, and a
female friend. We had previously arranged to go to
the boxes. Wishing to obtain a seat where we might
see and hear the performance, I made it a condition that
we should be at the theatre at the opening. The con-
dition was fulfilled, we are among the first to claim the
services of the janitor of the silver key; he eyes us
from top to toe ; we are approved. With a sharp click
the door opens, and with a benignant smile he directs
us to seat the three ladies in the front, and to take our
places behind them, then politely offers me " a bill of
the play." I deposit a small silver coin in his "itching
palm ;" a cloud now passes over that before smiling
face, and he announces that he cannot take so small a
sum—he never does. He is requested to return it, and
does so. The scene changes ; lying made easy to the
plainest capacity is now practised. He tells five people
that they have all made a mistake, and refuses the seats
he before proferred, telling us that the whole of the front
row is taken. My friend now hands the ladies to the
front seat, and we seat ourselves behind them. An al-
tercation ensues. A second official is brought forward ;
my adamantine friend is immovable. A third official
appears, a very civil one too, with a paper covered with
cabalistic characters, proving to demonstration that the
places were taken before the theatre was built. Who
can rebut suck evidence ? How did it end? I'll tell
you, sir. am a married man. I love peace and quiet-
ness,
.and persuaded my friend "to move on" to the next
box. It was but a doubtful victory after all ;we all took
front seats in the next box. During the battle some un-
expected allies came to our assistance. A gentleman
and lady in the adjoining box had experienced a like
annoyance, and with a burst of honest indignation the
gentleman declared he would not remove from the posi-
tion he held. Nor did he. It certainly is high time that
these disgraceful abuses were put a stop to, but the public
have the remedy in their own hands, and until they
apply it such complaints will continue to be made in
vain.

SOUTH AFRICA-THE BIRD ISLAND LIGHTS.

Official notice has been received from the Cape of
Good of Hope, that lights have been established in Algoa
Bay, on the easternmost of the Bird Island, off Woody
Point. The tower, which is rectangular, and painted
with black and white horizontal stripes, is 45 feet high,
and carries two fixed lights, 18 feet apart ; the upper
one being 70 feet above high water, and 10 feet higher
than the other. _ _

In the direction of the Doddington Rock, the lights
will appear in a vertical line, one above the other.
The following are Commander Fishbourne's sailing
directions :

The Bird Islands lie in the eastern extremity of Algoa
Bay, off Woody Cape, which, as its name imports, is
covered with wood, except a small patch of sand at its
summit, and is the only sea board land that is so, which
gives it in contrast with that for miles on either side, a
dark appearance ; the land on its west side, from near
St. Croix up, rises into numerous small sandy hillocks,
quite bare of vegetation, and that to the eastward, up
to Padrone Point, is similarly naked.
Woody .Cape is high and rugged, but not so promi-
nent as to appear like a cape, except when very near it ;
not so Padrone Point, which runs out into a low point
of sand, forming a determinable cape, from which the
breakers run out some distance, and the water breaks
still further out, at tithes, owing to the meeting of cur-
rents after strong winds.
These islands afford tolerably sheltered anchorage be-
hind them in winds from W. to S.S.E., in 13 fathoms,
and rather better than half a mile from the northermost
breakers. Closer in would afford more shelter, but the
ground is foul. They are very low and proportionally
dangerous, and though the main land will generally be
seen before them, and their distance may thereby be bet-
ter estimated by it, yet in shaping- a course to go outside
of them, allowance should be made for the eddy or re-
turn current, which sets in towards them, and then to
the eastward.

The Doddington Rock and. West Reef should be con-
sidered as part of the Bird Islands Shoal, and no vessel
should go between them; for in bad weather the breakers
extend the whole way. In clear weather the Rugged
and Cockscomb mountains may be seen from abreast of
these Islands ; but in paising outside the Doddington,
the Cockscomb should be'kept open to the westward of
the Rugged Monntain, bearing N.W., and the ship
should steer N.W. by W. having passed the Dod-
dington, the high land at the back of Port Elizabeth
will soon appear right a-head.

THE BAHAMAS.-REVO-LVING LIGHT ON
TURA'S ISLAND.

Notice is hereby given,.that, on the 9th of October
last, a revolving light was established on the northern
extremity of Grand Turk Island,• iii 21 deg. 31 min. 0
sec. N., and 71 deg. 7 min.. 4Q sec. W;, of Greenwich.
The tower is constructed or`lion, and painted white ;
its height being 60 feet, and its base 52 feet above high
water. The light has an elevation of 108 feet.
The light revolves every half minute, and at each re-
volution flares up into a brilliant flask, which may be
easily seen from the deck of a moderate sized vessel, in
clear weather, at the distance of 16 miles.
The mariner should, however, be aware that, when
approaching the light from the southward, it will be
eclipsed by the southern part of the island on which it
stands, between the bearings of N. 4- W., and N. E.
by Salt Cay between N. by E. and N. by E. 4 E.; and
by the eastern group of Cays between N. by W. W.,
and N. by W. W.
With the light bearing south, it may be approached
within two miles ; but vessels running for the Turk's
Island's Passage, should make the light on a bearing to
the westward of south ; and it should not be forgotten
that, from the limited dstance at which it can be seen, it
will not protect them from Philip's Reef and the dangers
off East Caicos. They must also remember that the reef
projects three miles from the north point of Turk's
Island, and continuing along its whole eastern side.

JUDICIAL, CRIMINAL, AND FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF
GREECE.—From a return just made of the judicial pro-
ceedings in Greece, in 1850 and 1851, it appears that,
during the year 1850, 574 causes were brought before'
the Court of Cassation, of which 272 were decided, 20
struck off the list, and 280 remained pending. Inthe
Criminal Court, out of 110 causes brought forward, 99
were decided on, and 11 still wait the decrees of the
court. 2,393 civil causes were placed on the list of the
Tribunal of Appeal of Athens, of which 1,015 were de-
cided on, and 1,000 dismissed. Before the Tribunal of
First Instance, during the same period, 2,209 causes
were brought forward, of which 1,368 were heard and
decided. The Court of .Assizes of Athens gave judg-
ment in 110 cases out of 128 brought before it. Before
the Courts of Nauplia, Tripolitza, and Patras, 137 cases
were brought forward, of which 125 were decided on.
Out of 114 prisoners.tried, 35 were sentenced to death,
8 to hard labour for life, 25 to hard labour for different
periods, 30 to solitary confinement, and 15 to simple
imprisonment. The budget of receipts and expenditure
of Greece for the year 1853 has also been just published.
The receipts for the present are fixed at 17,701,964
drachmas (the Greek drachmas is 90c.), and the expenses
at 16,572,608 drachmas. Among the expenses figure
the indemnity of the archbishops and bishops ; the in-
demnity of 200,000 drachmas allowed to the islands, and
a grant proportioned to the increase of 1,300 men in the
effective strefigth of the Greek army. In spite of this
increase of charges, the budget of 1853 is less by 380,000
drachmas than that of 1852. The budget of 1852 shows
a deficit of about 4,000,000 of drachmas, every branch of
the Greek revenue having fallen off during that year.
The export of oil was reduced from 500,000 drachmas
to 230,000 ; that of oranges and lemons from 300,000
drachmas to only 23,000. The cocoons equally suf-
fered.

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4 2. r;
C 5 A 4
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Colchester
85 39 211 27
Harwich
100
Leigh
Maldon 1046 208; 462 80 33 590

KIRKCALDY— JAN. 15.
The following aro the quotations for grain :
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. I Boat's.
Oats.
First
Second
30s Od I 21s Od 03 Od
I Third 42s Od 26s Od I 17s 6d Os Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 29s Od to Os Od.

COAL MARI
Prices of Coal per ton at t]

s. d.
Bate's West Hartley 16 0
Buddle's West Hartley 16 0
Burnhope l6 0
Carr's Hartey l6 6
Holywell 18 0
Hartlepool West Hartley 15 6
Noah Pe -cy Hartley _l5 6
Pe't on Main l6 0
Raveas worth W. Hartley 16 0
Raver sworth Pelaw l5 6
Smith's West Hartley l6 6
Ste warts Hartley 15 0
So ath -2eareth l4 0
Tangeld Moor l5 9
Taufield Moor Butes 15 6
West Hartley 16 0
Wylam 17 0
Wall's End, &c.
Acorn Close l6 9
Bro vn 15 9
Gibson l6 6
Cos orth 17 0
Harton l7 0
Lawson l6 3
Morrison l6 9
Northumberland l5 9
Northumberland E. 15 6
Riddell l6 9
Walker l6 6
Killingsworth E. l5 6
Eden Main 17 6

:ET—JA.Y. 17.
Lo close of the market :

s. d.
Lambton Primrose 17 8
Belmont 17 6
Braddyll 18 0
Hetton lB 6
Haswell 18 9
Kepier Grange l7 6
Lambton lB 0
Lumley 17 0
North Hetton Lyons 17 6
Peas'ier l7 0
Russell's Hetton 18 0 i
Scarborough l7 0
Stewart's 18 6
Wb itwell l6 9
Plummer lB 0
Cassop l7 9
Hartlepool 18 0

HeugliHall 17 6
Kelloe 18 6
South Hartlepool lB
South Kelloe 17 6

Thornley l7 0
Whitworth 16 6
Hetton Hartlepool lB 0
Adelaide Tees 18 0
South Durham l7. 0
Tees lB 6

Clavering Tees l5 0
Cowpen Hartley 16 6
Sidney's Hartley l6 6

Ships at market 390 I Sold 247.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPO, JAN 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—TheOL ma rket .is depressed today,
and we have to note a fall of one to two per cent. upon all
the heavy stocks. The following are the closing prices :--
Aberdeen, 14* ; Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire,
6 dis. ; Caledonian, 324 ; Eastern Counties, 13 ; East
Lancashire, 188 ; Great Southern and Western, 52A ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 81/ ; ditto, Fifth shares, 4 dis. ;
Leeds Northern, 16i ; London and North Western, 121/ ;
Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29 ; Midland, 77i ;
North British, 9 3-16 ; South Eastern and Dover, 238 ;
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 178 ; York and North
Midland, 28/.

MANCHESTER, JAN.II7. •
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was not a great deal of busi-
ness done, and prices were again considerably lower. Cheshire Junction, 6a dis. ; Blackburn No. 1, 7 ; Cale-
donian, 32a ; Eastern Counties, 12$ ; East Lancashire, 18;
Leeds stock, 802 ; London stock, 122 • Sheffield stock, 29,
Midland, 78 ; Dovers, 23i ; Sheffield, Rotherham, and
Goole, 23g.

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Railway Share Market war
very heavy to-day, and shares generally were lower.
South Staffords were done at A dis.

LFEDS, .TAN. 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share Market this morning
was again mrch depressed. Very little is doing, and the
few operations actually taking place are at a further de'
cline. The closing transactions were as follow :—LeIY
cashire and Yorkshires, 82 ; Midland stock, 78k ; North
Westerns, 8g ; York and North Midlands, 29g.

_ _RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN ILAILWAY. -Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Jan. 15, 1853 £13,751 2 0
Corresponding week last year 10,732 16 °

Increase in 1853........, R 3,018 7 °
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY."
Traffic return for the week.
C ending Jan... 5 £8,500 6 4
1853 .. . .................... ......................orresponding week last year 7,409 10
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853. 27,262 13
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 23,279 3