The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-15 00:00:00

IIER 11IAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 14.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out yesterday afternoon.
Her Illaj(sty walked and drove in the grounds
tin:: morning, accompanied by Princess Louise.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went
out.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.
ROBBERY AT THE LICENSED VICTUALLER'S BALL'
—William Stead, a young man, was charged before
Mr. Knox with stealing the watch of a person
named Watson.
While in the cloak room at St. James's-ball this
morning about four o'clock—the Licensed Victual-
ler's Ball taking place—the prisoner went up to the
prosecutor and took his watch, of the value of g6'
The prosecutor held the prisoner, who had his watch
in his hand, and he was afterwards given into the
custody of Eastman, 155 C.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed
for six months with hard labour.
WHAT IS A KNOCKER FOR ?--Robert Yelland,
who gave the address, 22, Change-alley, Cornhilif
was charged with knocking at the door of 2231
Piccadilly, and annoying the inhabitants.
Police-Constable Frith, C division, proved seeing
the defendant, who was drunk, knocking and ring^
ing at the door of 228, Piccadilly, at an early hour
that morning, and on requesting bin to go mit*
he said he had no right to do so, as he had a brother
living there. His brother's wife game down and
refused to let him 'enter, and as he would not go
away he took him into custody.
The defendant said he wanted to see his brother'
As regarded knocking at the door, he would admit
doing so, but did not see what knockers were put an
doors for but to knock with.
Mr. Knox did not suppose the defendant's brother
or his wife wanted to see a tipsy man, and fined the
defendant 20s. or 14 days.
ROBBERY AT THE REGENT-STREET REFUGE•*--.
Eliza Cubitt, a girl, was charged before Mr. K-n°
with stealing some wearing apparel and other
articles, the property of Mr. Edward Dailey, Scrip
ture reader, of No. 14, Marshall-street, Golden'
square.
Mr. Dailey said the prisoner was admitted to the
Regent-street Refuge, of which his wife was the
matron. About a month ago, and on Saturdtli
evening last, she absconded with another female,
taking with her some articles of wearing apparel
from his wife's bedroom. He communicated with
the police, and she was taken into custody, but his
object was to get her into a reformatory.
Mr. Knox said he would have joyfully sent her
to one, but she was beyond the age.
Police-constable Wm. Breach, 199 C, said that
on the way to the station the prisoner said that
another girl took the keys, unlocked the drawers,
and took the things out. The prisoner was wearing
some of the articles when taken into custody.
In answer to Mr. Knox the prosecutor said that
the prisoner was brought back to him by her
brother.

The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Knox said he would send the prisoner for 5g
long as a term as he could, as that might have the
effect of deterring her from continuing a course 01-
,
crime, and he would make his business to see Mr'
Billiter, of the House of Correction, with the vie°
at the end of her sentence of seeing whether a situa-
tion could not be got for her. He had no desire t°
do anything to the prisoner, but to try and save her;
He should commit her for six months with bar"
labour, and if, after that, she would be saved, oh°
'night; if not she would have to take her can
course.

THAMES.
BROACHING A CARGO.--STEALING GOODS 15
TRANSIT.—John Reed, a lighterman in the service
of the Thames Lighterage Company, was brough",
before Mr. Paget charged with stealing sec
bottles of beer, the property of his employerswhile
it was in their charge.
Yesterday evening at seven o'clock the prisoner,
was leaving the West India Dock at the BlackwalL
entrance, and was stopped by Cook, a constable,
who fourd upon him two bottles of beer concealed
under his clothes, and made fast by a belt. 1110
prisoner was asked where he obtained them, and be
made several conflicting statements. He said he
was in charge of a barge in the dock basin. The
barge was searched and five bottles of beer were die"
covered. They were secreted under some other,
things. The prisoner had been delivering casks °I
bottled beer on board the ship in the dock. 01:
cask was opened, and there was a deficiency '2'
seven bottles, the exact number seized.
A police constable raid the prisoner was out 00
bail for braaking a man's leg, and was to aPPeer
before Mr. Benson on the 19th inst.
Mr. Paget said the best course would be to re'
'nand the prisoner on this charge till the 19th, when
Mr. Benson could dispose of both cases.
The Prisoner—Will you take the same bail ?
Mr. Paget—No, certainly not ; I shall take lie
bail now.