The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

THAMES.

CONVICTION OF A MOST UNGRATEFUL TlllEF.—Fred-
erick Dorking, a youth of about 17 years of age, who
said he believed he was a seaman, was brought before
Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a silver watch, guard.
chain, silk handkerchief, and 15-1. 9d. in money, from
Andrew Murray, a sailor, belonging to the Salamander
man-of-war.

The prosecutor, who is the beau ideal of a generous,
true hearted British tar, said he was at present staying
at No. 7, Strathmore-terrace, Shadwell. On the morn•
ning of Monday the Bth instant, he was in the Mahogany
Bar public-house in \\reliclose-terrace, and met with the
prisoner, who said he was paid up and in great distress
and could not get a ship. He relieved the lad and gave
him a good supper and a pot of ale. He asked the
prisoner what he meant to do, and he said he was quite
destitute and must sleep in the streets. He told the pri-
soner he would not allow him to do that, and took him home
and gave him part of his bed, and also promised to get
him a ship. The prisoner went to bed in the same
room as himself, and got up in the morning early and
crept out of the house, taking with him a watch, guard
chain, silk neckerchief, and 15s. 9d. in money, belonging
to witness, who never saw the lad again until yesterday.

Potter, a police-constable, No. 212 K, said he traced
the prosecator's watch to a watchmaker in Southwark,
who bought it of the prisoner, and he took the prisoner
into custody yesterday in the neighbourhood of Ber-
mondsey.

The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, in a
careless manner said he stole the prosecutor's watch,
but not his money.
Mr. Selfe—What are you
The prisoner—l believe lam a seaman.
Mr. Selfe—Do you plead guilty or not guilty ?
The prisoner—l am guilty, sir.

Mr. Selfe said the prisoner had robbed his kind and
generous benefactor, and was a most ungrateful youth.
He had no doubt whatever the prisoner stole the pro
secutor's money and silk handkerchief as well as the
watch and guard, and he sentenced him to four months'
imprisonment and bard labour. The watch must be
restored to the prosecutor.
The watchmaker who bought the watch said he gave
1/. 6s. for the watch.
Mr. Selfe—Then you will lose your money. If you
buy stolen watches you run a double risk of losing your
money and your liberty.
The watchmaker—The boy said he had the watch
five years, and Old such a pitiable tale of distress and
destitution that I was induced to buy it off him.
Mr. Selfe—lt may be a hard case on you, but it would
be a much harder case on the prosecutor if he wag to
lose his watch of which he has been plundered. Give
it tip to him.
The watch was then restored to its lawful owner.

A. despatch from Stockholm, of the 12th, states that
Prince Napoleon, having traversed SNeden by the
Canal de Gotha, embarked on board the Reine Hor-
tense on the 10th at Suder Cceperg ; and that the two
ships, La Reine Hortense and the Cocyte, had reached
the Swedish capital on the first-named day.
A letter from Rome in the Tieinese Gazette states that
the Tribunal of the Sacred Consulta has condemned
Lieut. Eiger of the Papal artillery, a native of Switzer
land, to five years' hard labour in irons, for belonging
to jt secret society.