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

THAMES.

ROBBERY BY A YoeT(l.—Fra:►k HOIttICS, aged 18
years, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
stealing a gold locket and gold chain, value £3, the
property of Mary Doc, wheelwright, Stepney-
green. The prisoner had been employed about the
yard and workshops of the prosecutor's father for
some time, and he had access to a small room in
which there
.was a small box containing a gold
locket and chain. Miss Doe missed them on
Christmas-eve, and information was given to the

Police-sergeant Briden, of the detective force,
was engaged to trace the thief, and.he arrested the
krisoner yesterday, and said to him, " Frank, you
are charged with stealing the young lady's locket
and ring." The boy said, " I picked them up in
the yard. I have given them away, and did not
think they were worth anything."
Margaret Gregory, who described herself as the
mother of 10 children, all born in lawful wedlock,
said the prisoner had been lodging in her houie for
one week. She was in want of a meal on Thurs-
day, and the prisoner lent her the locket and chain
to raise some money upon. She took them to the
shop of Mr. Greaves, a pawnbroker in the Mile-
end-road, and borrowed half a crown upon them.
Directly she learned from Briden the property was
stolen she went to the pawnbroker and redeemed
it. Here is the locket and chain (said the witness),
stolen property burns my fingers, and makes me
tingle all over.

Briden said that Mrs. Gregory was an honest
and industrious woman, and that the prisoner told
her ho picked up the chain and locket in the wheel-
wright's yard.

The prisoner said he had no defence to make, and
Mr. Paget committed him for trial.

WESTMINSTER.

CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.—A lady-like person
applied to Mr. Selfe for a warrant under the follow-
ing circumstances :

She said she had lately taken a shop and dealt in
fancy goods, at No. 81, Church-street, Chelsea,
and a few days ago a well-dressed man came into
the shop, and asked fur some fish-hooks of a pecu-
liar manufacture. He said he had been a customer
at the shop for years, and sometimes spent
£lO at a time there,'and applicant, thinking she
had a good customer, offered to get some,
as well as some whip-cord boot laces, of
which the man made an extensive list and left.
Very late iu the day a traveller called at the shop
and offered for sale lead pencils, crayons, boot-
laces, &c., and applicant, believing him to be
genuine, bought goods of him to the amount of
£l6ls. Gd. Ile made a nceipt on a nil headed
" 11. Perry and Co., dealers in fancy goods, &c.,
68, Southwark-bridge-road." rhe first man never
returned for the goods he ordered, and applicant
afterwards found that they were comparatively
worthless, and she had been imposed upon.
Mr. Selfe said if the goods were wort►i anything,
and not valueless, 11,3 was afraid the applicant had
been taken in by swindlers, against whom, how-
ever, he could not grant a warrant for conspiracy,
the case differing from the lead pencil trick, where
there was really no lead, but a composition made
of wax and lead-pencil dust, which burned when a
light was applied to it.

A gentleman who was with the applicant said
she had given lls. a gross for boot laces, which
were, worth about half a crown.

Mr. Selfe—So that was exactly it; after looking
at the directory his worship said the address on the
receipt was a coffee roaster's. 'Was applicant
single?

Applicant replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Selfe said she had better get married.
Applicant said she would rather not ; she had
been taken in enough alrealy. (Laughter.)
Mr. Selfe regretted he could not assist her.

THE LA7 E ILEA VY GALE.

BALLYCOTTON, COUNTY CORK, Dec. 30.

The Rev. John Hodges reports that the St.
Clair lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution,
has happily been instrumental, after repeated
exertions and great danger, in saving the master
and crew—ten in all—from the brig Edwardine,"
wheat laden, from Taganrog. While the boat
was performing this service another vessel went
down.

TYNEMOUTII, NORTH SHIELDS, Dec. 31.

lhe lifeboat Uonstance, belonging to the Life-
boat Society, went out last night in a hurricane and
tremendous sea (says P. J. Messent, Esq., C.E.),
in consequence of distress signals shown from a
large vessel, which proved to be the ship Lady
Carter, of Liverpool, 786 tons, from London. The
towline of the vessel had broken rounding the South
Pier Buoy ; she was then in great danger of being
driven on to the advanced base of the North Pier,
but was fortunately brought up with two anchors.
At the earnest request of the master, whose wife
was on board, the boat remained by the ship about
six hours, until she was taken in tow by two
steamers after &hipping both cables. The crew of
the lifeboat are entitled to great credit for their
exertions.

POLICERRIS, CORNWALL, Dec. 30.

During the heavy gale to-day the French brigan-
tine Girondine, L. E. Guille, master, laden with
maize, from Bordeaux for Belfast, went on the Par
Sands (states W. E. Geacb, Esq.). The crew of
six men were taken off by the South Warwickshire
lifeboat stationed at Zdwajissey about three months
since, that boat having followed the distressed ves-
sel across the bay. The Rochdale and Catherine
Rashleigh lifeboat was got out, but was not required
to be launched. When the cargo is lightened the
brigantine will probably be got off again.
CAISTER, near Great Yarmouth, Dec. 30.

The brig Delegate, of London, went on the
Caister Shoal, or Inner Barber Sands, this morn-
ing, while the wind was blowing very hard (says
the Rev. G. W. Steward), and one of the Caister
yawls proceeded to her, but the sea was too heavy
to allow her to stay by the ship, although one of
the headmen managed to get aboard the stranded
vessel. They had therefore to go back to shore for
the assistance of one of the Caister lifeboats of the
National Lifeboat Institution. They soon re-
turned with the Boys surf lifeboat, and saved the
shipwrecked crew, of nine men, under perilous cir-
cumstances—none but a lifeboat could have effected
the rescue. Two other vessels went ashore on the
Sands of Caister, but were assisted by the beach.
men in their yawls. The Yarmouth men are also
said to have been doing good service.

RAMSGATE, Dec. 31.

Very early this morning the Ramsgate Lifeboat,
Bradford, and steam-tug Aid, in a fresh gale from
S.S.W., and heavy sea, went out in reply to signals
fired from the Gull light-ship (states Capt. Shaw).
They found the barque Challenger, of Liverpool,
399 tons, from Shanghai for London, with a cargo
of tea, riding in the bight of Trinity Bay, and put
two men on board, assistance being required. Ulti-
mately, however, two steamers came to the vessel's
aid, and the lifeboat not being wanted, the two
men returned to her, and she was towed back to
Ramsgate habour by the Aid.

For some time past improvements of the rooms
occupied by the soldiers in Chatham barracks have
been in progress, and the work is now being rapidly
proceeded with. The object is to have better ven-
tilation, and in those rooms which have been already
altered the men find that a great improvement has
been made in that respect.

The following changes of stations have been made
in the Royal Marine Artillery during the past
month :—Second Captain R. B. Gardner, from
headquarters to the Monarch ; Second-Capt. Arthur
French, from headquarters to the Zealous ; Capt.
J. Poore, Captain and Brevet• Major F. W. rest-
ing, and Second-Capt. and Adjutant W. D. Welch,
from the headquarters on leave. Lieut. H. Everitt,
serving on board the Hector, promoted to be Second
Captain. Lieutenants E. Wheeler, W. G. Tucker,
and G. A. Rawstorne, attached to the corps on
probation, having passed the necessary examina-
tion, have received their commissions. C.D. Fowler
and F. W. Poole, gentlemen, have joined the corps
on probation.

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