The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tms DAY,

ROBBERY AT AN ARTIST'S COLOURMAN'S.— George Cox,
a carpenter, in the employ of Mr. Frederick William
Rowney (trading as Messrs. Rowney and Co.), artist
colourman, in Rathhone-place, was charged before Mr.
Mansfield, at the Marlborough-street Police-court, with
stealing a case of mathematical instruments, the property
of his employer. Mr. J. A. Alsop appeared for the pri-
soner. From the evidence of Mr. Frederick Rowney,
foreman to his father, it appeared that the prisoner was
stopped on his leaving the warehouse by the manager, and
a case of mathematical instruments found in his posses-
sion. The prisoner said he was sorry for what he had
done ; that he did not know what had induced him to do
it ; and asked to be leniently dealt with. On the prisoner's
lodgings being searched a few more small drawing instru-
ments were found. In reply to Mr. Mansfield the pro-
secutor said the prisoner had been six months in his
father's employ, and received 30s. a-week wages. IVr.
Alsop addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's behalf,
asking that he might be leniently dealt with in the hope
that the present case might be a warning to him, and
urging that the loss of character would be a great punish-
ment to him. Mr. Mansfield committed the prisoner for
21 days', with hard labour.
ADROIT ROBBERY. —A few days ago a robbery of a rather
serious nature was effected at Messrs. Hunt and Roskell's,
the well-known jewellers, in New Bond-street—the thief
up to the present moment having eluded detection. It
appears that a foreigner entered the shop, and asked to be
shewn some earrings. His request was complied with,
some of a costly nature being placed before him. After
he left a pair of the value of £350 were missed, there being
every reason to believe that he must have taken advantage
of the assistant's having momentarily turned his back to
purloin them. A reward of £5O has been offered for the
recovery of the property.
SERIOUS ASSAULT THROUGH AN ACCIDENT. —George
Lancaster, a coachman, of 82, Baker-street, Portman-

square, wrs brought up at the Westminster Police-court,
charged on a summons with assaulting William Constable.
Mr. W. D. Smyth, of Rochester-row, defended. Com-
plainant said on Tuesday week he was in Eccleston-street
between Chester and Eaton-square, and saw the de-
fendant on a break, and a dog belonging to witness on the
box seat. He had lost the dog some day's before. He
called to the defendant to stop, and jumped up behind
the break, but his hat was knocked off by some one in
the break, and he had to get down and recover it, but
called to the dog which jumped over the back of the break
and came to him, The defendant got down off the break,
ran after him and the dog, seized him violently and
threw him against the railings, cutting his fore-
head badly, and recovering the dog, which he took
into the break, and drove away. He had been unable to
follow his occupation, and had been under the care of the
doctor since. The defence was that the assault was
accidental, and two witnesses were called to prove it.
Mr. Woolrych suggested a " compromise," or he should
fine the defendant smartly. The parties adjourned to the
gaolers' room and ultimately the complainant, was com-
pensated by the payment of £3 for the expenses incurred.

THE EMPEROR LOOKING FOR-WARD FOR
RESTORATION.

A correspondent of the Times, writing from Wilhelms-
hohe, on the 29th of December, says :—" The Enperor,
with whom I had the honour of souversing thit morn-
ing, is in excellent health, and takes doll,
out-
door exercise, despite the extreme severity of the
weather. He receives many letters of sympathy from
England, and continues to express toward the Vnglisli
people all his old, kindly feeling. His Majesty is preparing
a compared estimate of the French and German armies,
which, if published, will, no doubt, create a sensation in
military circles, and be found a valuable source of infor-
mation. The Emperor looks forward with confidetce to
his speedy restoration by the will of the French mtion,
and by the French nation only."

We can state on authority that the IN'eu, .Fork
reFort of an interview with Queen Augusta of
Prussia is entirely fictitious.—Times.

Mr. Robertson's new comedy, " War," for the pro-
duction of which great preparations are being mule at
the St. James's Theatre, will be introduced to the public
early in February. Miss Herbert, we are glad to heat, will
be sufficiently restored to health to take a part in it.
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS.---The head masters of
various schools have met at Sherborne to discuss some
questions relative to the work of their profession, They
passed a resolution declaring their opinion that the system
of Latin pronunciation prevalent in England is unsatis-
factory, and inviting the Latin Profes'ors at the Univer
sities of Oxford and Cambridge to draw up and issue a
joint paper to secure uniformity in any change contem-
plated. They also passed a series of resolutions relative
to examinations at the universities. A further resolution
was passed to the effect—" That it is undesirable by
general legislation to banish Greek or any special subject
from any grade of schools,"