The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-19 00:00:00

THAMES.

A WICKED NEWS BOY.—George Gollop, a stout,
healthy-looking boy, aged 13 years, was brought
before Mr. Lut.hington charged with feloniously
embezzling various small sums of money, amount-
ing in the aggregate to £2, which he had received
for and on account of Mr. Sydney Gundry, nec‘s
agent, 178, Mile end-road.

The prisoner had been in the a rvice of Mr.
Gundry since the 30th of September in supplying
newspapers to his customers. The boy's returns
nag been very irregular. lie aeintea 0.0 s.,..akuLuer
with a month's newspapers, delivered at the rate of
one every morning, and Mr. Gundry would give
credit no longer, and stopped the further supply of
the paper. Ile afterwards discovered that the
paper had been regularly paid for every day
at the time it was left. There were many similar
cases. Ihe amounts unlawfully appropriated were
from ld. to is., and the pti_oner had involved his
master's business in the most inextricable confusion.
In many instances he paid in part of the money he
received and pocketed the remainder. One cus-
tomer had not received a newspaper all the winter,
but the prisoner debited the gentleman with it, and
supplied another with it, from whence be received
payment. The prisoner gave a fierce look of de-
fiance at everybody in court, and when asked if he
bad any defence, he growled out, " No, none
at all."

Mr. Lushington remanded him for a week.

3IARLBOIcOUGII-STREET.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY BOYS.—Two errand boys in
the employ of Mr. Thomas Hunt, poulterer, of
Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, were charged be-
fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with embezzling the sum of £1
13s. Gd., which was received by them or, account
of their employer.

Evidence having been given that the money, £1
13s. Gd., was paid to the prisoners, and that it had
never had been handed to Mr. Hunt, as it should
have been, Mr. Hunt said that he had ascertained
that the boys after obtaining the money ran away,
their intention being to go to sea, that they went
to Woolwich and tried to get a ship, but were not
successful in doing so.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded them for a week.

THE GREAI EASTERS STL AMER.

The following is an extract from a letter from
the managing director of the Telegraph Construc-
tion and Main terance Company :
" The Great Eastern left St. Vincent, coaled and
in perfect condition, on the 23d of November, for
the Cape of Good Hope. Her track was one en-
tirely out of the direction pursued by the home-
ward-bound ships ; we cannot hear of her from the
Cape until the next mail arrives, on or about the
28th iast.

‘, If her coaling at the Cape is not delayed by bad
weather, she ought- to arrivQ io 11.—Loy
this week ; but, owing to- the irregularity and un-
certainty of the overland telegrams from that Pre-
sidency, it is impossible to say when we may hear
of her arrival there.

" There is not the slightest reason for any anxiety
about the ship or her freight."

Five guineas per cent. were paid to-day to effect
fresh insurances upon the Great Eastern. No un-
easiness whatever is felt by the underwriters with
regard to the perfect safety of the vessel, as most
of them have taken large risks upon her.

THE QUEEN'S (WESTMINSTER) RIFLES.—Lady
Thesiger and a very numerous company attended the dis-
tribution of the prizes of this regiment in Westminster-
hall, which this year amounted to over £1,500. Ser-
gernt Hunt, of the 13th Company, took the Champion's
gold badge of the regiment as the best shot. This
highly honourable prize is only awarded as the re-
gult of a number of competitions which fully deteir-
mine the merits of the competitors. The four next
in order scoring as follows: —Private Black, 619 ; Ser-
geant Anderson, 589; Private Dyke, 587; and Corporal
Leete, 586. A silver challenge cup, value £5O, given by
the Marquis of Westminster, was won by No. 8 COM-
puny, with a figure of merit of 119.31 marks. The prizes
!text in importance were—the Burgesses of WestmListor's
challenge cup, value 50 guineas, with five badges, value
£lolos., added' by the regiment, competed for by five
men from each company; won (fifth time) by No. 8 Com-
pany ; average, 51.20. Winners of badges, Sergeant An-
derson, Privates Dyke, Parkinson, Tinto, Love. The
Lambert challenge cup, value .£3O, won by the 2d Batta-
lion ; average, 28.75. Plicate W. R. Hunt, No. 13 Company,
made the highest score, and won the goblet, value £2 10s.
The Bath Cup, value i.lO, won by the 2d Battalion ;
averages, 49.14. The shooting for 1869 of the regiment
gives a figure of merit of 136.16, and 204 marksmen,
against 127.37, and 167 marksmen last year. Then fol-
lowed a long and valuable list of regimental and com-
pany prizes, occupying an hour and a half in the dis-
tribution. At the conclusion Major Bushby called for
three cheers for the young lady who had graciously offi-
ciated, and they were given with great heartiness.