The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-27 00:00:00

- BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
" STOP THIEF! "—A !WI ilaniQd G ()rye fi'Lllcr wag
charged with stealing 5,4 A yards of canvass towelling
from the *hop-door of Mr. Smith, Tottenham Court-
_ _

The towelling was made up in a roll and placed, in a
perpendicular at the prosecutor's
On Friday evening, about seven o'clock, the prisoner
was se,n to take up the roll and dee..mp; but the party
who observed the act rai-r-d an ah.rna of " Stop thief !"
and he was uliimAtely captured in Store-streer. Before
turning out of Totteuham Court-road he dropped the
property, which was picked up by the prosecutor himself,
axd, with the prisoner, handed over to the custody of a
police officer.
Mr. HENRY asked if the towelling was exposed out-
side the shovdoor? The prosecutor said it was not. It
was pla3,-d mid- way between the door.
Mr. HENRY suggested that such things should not be
too temptingly exposed, or juries might have some
scruples at convicting. If he was not mistaken, a woman
was committed about a week ago for stealing some
blankets from the same shop.
The prosecutor admitted that it was, adding that the
woman had been convicted and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment.
Mr. lIENnv asle.,‘d the prisoner if he had anything to
say in answer to the charge? Thu prisoner—All that
I have to say is this here. I see'd that piece of stuff
lying outside the doorway. I did not know what it was,
and I picked it up.
Ile was fully committed for trial.

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

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LITERATURE.
TOIL AND TRIAL ; a Story of London Life,
and other Tales. By Mrs. Newton Crosland (late
Camilla Toulmin).
Mrs. Crosland's graceful pen is continually exer-
cised in the diffusion of loving principles. We
recently had occasion to notice some of her
beautiful children's tales, and now we have before us
a work of more pretension, imbued thoughout with
those kindly feelings and dictated by that philan-
thropic spirit which characterises all its author's per-
formances. " Toil and Trial" is an interesting, and
in some parts a deeply pathetic picture of one of the
many toilsome and troublous phases
.of London Life.
" It is an endeavour," says the authoress, " to awaken
sympathy for a class of persons, numbered in the
metropolis alone by tens of thousands, who appear to
have been singularly neglected by writers of fiction,
in this age when fiction is the favourite vehicle for
embodying and illustrating truth." The class whose
weary toil and many triers have elicited Mrs. Cros-
land's kindly sympathy and valuable assistance
are the linen-drapers' assistants—a class whose
services are familiar to all, but whose in-
dividual circumstances are considered by very
few- "I have striven," say Mrs. Crosland,
" to put prominently forward the great truth of social
life, that the real and permanent interest of employers
and employed is identical, and though, for the pur-
poses of my story, I have found it necessary to depict
oppressors, my readers will acknowledge that I hare
been careful to display the reverse of the medal."
Employers and employed of different dispositions are
contrasted in this tale. The powerful influence for
good or evil vested in the hands of the employer is
very forcibly depicted. In some establishments late
hours and unkind treatment embitter the lives and
affect the character of the inmates. The chief inci-
dents of the tale which illustrates these sufferings are
founded upon the fact that the employer in these esta-
blishments will not tolerate a married assistant. It
appears, that of the 40,000 drapers' assistants of
London, not 400 are married men. The hero and
heroine of this tale consequently conceal the fact of
their marriage for fear of losing their situation, and
bitter are the humiliations to which poor Lizzy is
thus condemned to submit. All this is narrated by
Mrs. Crosland with a beautiful simplicity and depth
of feeling which renders it peculiarly interesting.
Other individuals and other incidents are interwoven
in the tale which is well worthy of perusal. " A
Story of the West End" is of somewhat similar
character, its heroines being of the hard worked and
unfortunate class of dress-makers. The denouement of
this tale is of unexpected and startling interest. Very
different is "The Iron Rule" the other story contained
in this little volume. It is an interesting narrative of
the different fortunes of two families, the one of
which was governed with a firm but tender hand, and
the other with an iron rule. In the one case the
children and parents mutually confide in each other.
When sorrow falls upon them, it is lightened by their
sympathy and co-operation ; and when the daughters
quit the paternal roof it is not so much a separation
which takes place as a new bond of union—
" Connecting all the heart's sweet ties
Into one knot of happiness."
Not so with the other family. The young members
are chilled by the stern severity of the elders. Those
outpourings of youthful confidence, so salutary for
the undisciplined heart, are checked by a mistaken
system. The arents, although really anxious fortheir
children'swelfare, appear in the light of tyrants.
une daughter submits heart-broken to the iron rule,
and the other elopes from her home to seek for hap-
piness elsewhere. The story is skilfully arranged,
and detailed in a very interesting manner. The three
tales contained in this collection are equal to the best
of Camilla Toulmin's compositions—they will be read
with pleasure, and that of " 101 l and Trial" will, we
sincerely trust, tend to mitigate in some degree the
t
°a and the trials of those for whom it pleads.

THE IRISHMAN AT HOME.
-1114 unpretending but interesting little book con-
lists of half-a-dozen stories, which are highly charac-
teristic sketches of the Irish peasantry. The writer
I evidently one who knows that singular people well,
.4,13c1 his delineations are graphic, faithful, and un-
iLrained. Scenes of harrowing tragedy and of rol-
-1 •
"Ing fun are both described in that plain and
natural language which stamps a vivid impression
upon the reader's mind, and makes him anxious to
give at least a second perusal to the narrative. The
Principal of the tales is " The Rockite," and a right
Interesting tale it is, told in the form of an autobio-
goPhy, and stuffed with hair-breadth escapes, abduc-
rns, Rockite meetings, battle, love, and murder,
'rem the slaying of Shemus, the tinker's jack-ass, to
the fearful fate of the outlaw captain's wife and her
Reducer, and the final rescue of the fair Aileen by the
hero of the tale- It is one of the best Irish tales we
have ever read, and we feel assured the author must
be a right-hearted fellow, from his evident sympathies
With the brewers of " poteen." " The Whiteboys,"
" The Wrestlers," and " The Mowin' Match," are
likewise excellent in their way; and "The Guager
Outwitted," sketched true to life, by the author of
" Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry," with
which the volume concludes, is absolutely glorious.
It records one of the noblest sells in the annals of
man. To all who take an interest in exploring that
extraordinary and amusing puzzle, the Irish Cha-
racter, we can safely recommend the passing of a
profitable and pleasurable hour with " The Irishman
at Rome."

, THEATRE ROYAL CHESTER.—On Monday evening
last the Theatre was opened for one night only, by Mr.
George Owen, jun., and his corps dramatiaue from
Wrexham. The play selected for the occasion was
Shakspere's sublime tragedy of Hamlet, and if we may
Judge from the hearty and enthusiastic applause with
which this promising young tragedian was greeted by
1_1!(3 lovers of the drama, they seemed highly to estimate
his histrionic talent. Mr. Owen's personation of Hamlet
is well conceived; his voice is good, his enunciation
perfect, his figure graceful, and his energy free from!'
•ul,garity. His performance of the character was highly
til,,efeesefll, and at the close of the piece he was called
rre the curtain. Miss Ridyard as Ophelia, and
a• Manton as Polonius, performed their parts in a
b7ented manner; altogether the piece was well
eit),ught out. The evening's entertainment con-
ttill'ed with the laughable farce of " Turning
0,, Tables," and the company retired highly
uughted with the amusements afforded. We have ob-
served with much regret an article in the Shropshire Con-
-Bervutive, pre fessing to be a critique on Mr. Owen's per-
f
:catince of Romeo, at Wrexham, on Monday evening
e%ll. The article, however, is really no critique, but
C.,l)"'ee of wanton and undeserved abuse, and no person
F 1 rise from its perusal without pitying the person who
cOUld
publi,ih such spleen under khe false pretence of re-
levying a public performance. The unwarranted attack
(113 the ratite/. of the young`trap dian, at the commence-
-14"1t of the article, sufficiently indicates the malus
gala/taus with which the writer intended to " review " the
l..oit,,serpseorris,ointa,tion of R:meo, and to some extent, at Ica“,
serves to expl tin it.—Che.iter Courant
. DEATu OF COLONEL ALDERSONo—LieUt..OOIOIIPI
Engineers died suddenly at Chelsea
i
i'mpital, early yesterday morning. He served on full
Pe4 ',Y thirty-eight years, and was in Spain during the
list and Christina war; also in the Syrian campaign
0
the
1840 and 1841, fur which he had a medal, including
Aev"vance ag dust Gaza and the affair near Askelon.
tacancy occurs in the secretaryship of Chelsea Hos-
ittal by this death; it is not a military appointment, tut
„_ 3 given to Colonel Alderson on the reduction of his
`Cu'ronaissionership at the railway board. The Colonel
was a near relative of Baron Alderson.