The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-16 00:00:00

BEVERLEY ELECTION.

This committee met for the first time this morning; as in
the above committee the proceedings were devoid of public
interest.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before !Jr. Kerr.).
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY V. PARROT.-

WARNING A WITNESS.

This was an action to rec3ver £lloe. for a window alleged
to have been broken by one of defendant's servants. The
case has been bofore the court a good many times, and Mr.
Beard has called the driver and conductor of the bus, who
both swore that the van damaging the bus bore the name
of Catherine Parrot.

To answer this it was affirmed that none of defendant's
drivers were near the scene of action on the day of the
accident. Defendant produced her men to be identified, and
they all denied they were near Farringdon-street on a cer-
tain day in July last. The man named Dow, whe appeared
very infirm, said he went over London-bridge and came
back over Southwark. Certainly not over Blackfriars.
Mr. Beard—Now, recollect you are very ill, on your
oath, did you pay to come over Southwark-bridge
(Laughter.)
Witness—l did.

Mr. Beard—l can't carry the case any further.

His Honour then found for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

WHOLESALE ROBRERY OF WORKMEN'S TOOLS ♦T A
CARVER'S.—Richard Richards, 15, Princes • court, Bethnal-
green, cabinet maker, was charged before Mr. Bingham,
with stealing at the workshop, at the rear of 336 A, Oz-
ford-street, a large quantity of tools used by carvers, the
property of Messrs. Louis Levasseur, Benjamin Bryant,
and others carvers and chair makers.

Mr. Benjamin Bryant said he left the workshop between
half-past eight and nine on the previous night, leaving the
key of the workshop hanging by the side of a ladder leading
to the workshop. About 20 minutes after leaving he went
back with two friends, and on going up to the workshop
saw the prisoner standing there. He said, " What do you
do here ? Who are you ?" He (prosecutor) replied,
" Well, I'm the proprietor of the place, and now, perhaps,
you'll tell me what you do here ?" The prisoner was then
silent. On a light being procured he:found 74 tools belong'
ing to the workmen placed in an apron, having been col-
lected from the various benches, all ready for removal. The
prisoner said he had no place to lie in, and so went there for
that purpose. The key of the outer door was taken out of
the letter-box. _ .

Two of the apprentices identified some of the tools as their
property.

Bell, 195 A, said that the prisoner, when he took him
into custody, said he did not care what became of him.

The prisoner now said that he had gone to the workshop,
but that he was out of employ, and that he had been told
in Hyde-park, by somebody that had formerly been env
ployed by the firm, how to get into the premises.
'The depositions having been read over, the prisoner oaf
committed for trial.

EXTENSIVE SHOPLIFTING AT

READING.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ledger, the wife of a musician
and dancing-master at Reading, underwent a final
examination on Wednesday, before Mr. Andreweet
the late mayor, and Mr. T. Morris, a borough
magistrate, on the charge of stealing a large quan-
tity of drapery goods. The robberies perpetrated
by the prisoner are without parallel in the
borough for extent, and seem to show that she
has had an irresistible penchant for pluniering
drapers' shops. filar detection was very remark-
able. It appears that she visited the shop of Mr.
Steward, abacon-factor,on Friday evening, and made
purchases to a moderate extent. Her conduct while
there excited the suspicion of Mr. Steward, and, ee
she wore a large cloak, her bulky appearance led
him to fancy that she had committed some dis-
honest act. As she was about to quit the shop he
intimated to her his suspicions, and expressed e•
desire to see whether she had anything concealed
beneath her huge cloak. She affected to be greatly
annoyed and surprised at the intimation, but, as
Mr. Steward was firm, and expressed his deter-
mination that she should not quit the place with-
out his being satisfied as to whether she had
anything, she yielded to an examination, which re-
sulted in the discovery, not only that she had some
of Mr. Steward's goods which she had not purchased,
but that she had in her possession some gown
pieces, having on them the private marks of the
drapers from whose shops they had been taken.
She was thereupon given into the custody of a polio
officer, and removed to the station. Here a minute
search was made, and articles were found conclu-
sively proving that she had not honestly obtained
the goods in her possession. She was lodged in
the Bndewell for tha night, and, by direction of
Mr. Superintendent Peck, of the borough pone!,
officers were employed on the following day in
making inquiries at the different drapers' shops.
The property found upon her was soon identified,
and as several losses had been previously reported
at the station, it was deemed advisable that search
should be made at her lodgings, she having been
separated from her husband. Police Sergeants Cos
and Seymour acted in accordance with instruc-
tions given to them, and on examining her bed-
room found an immense quantity of goods, the pro-
duce of robberies for months past. The articles
found comprised stair covering, measuring above
20 yards, ladies' boots, table cloths, cotton prints
and other dresses, shawls, merino, linsey woolsey,
flannel, patent socks for boots, and perfumery
to a considerable extent. In another room
were discovered 200 yards of cotton print, and e
great variety of other articles; there were, also,
fancy stationery, and things of a similar descrip-
tion. The prisoner, it appeared, carried on the
business of a dressmaker and milliner ; she visited
drapers' shops to buy articles in her business, and
the robberies were committed while the shopmell
had left her at the counter to get the articles she
required, all of which were carefully concealed un-
der her cloak. Her respectable appearance dis-
armed the trades-people of suspicion, and although
the articles were soon missed she was never sue-
pected. The discovery of her robberies has created
quite a sensation in the town. She has been com-
mitted for trial on several charges.

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO CAXIDA.--;;
It is now officially announced that the Prince of Wales
visit British America in the course of the spring. It':
period assigned for his royal highness's departure is tfq
middle of May next. His royal highness, it is asserted, wP.
go out with a very numerous retinue, and it is expected ths'
tlfe Great Eastern, if ready, which is very doubtful, will sr
company the royal squadron. Ths sojourn of the PrinceT
the colony will extend over a period of two months, wit
will be spent in visits to the principal towns and great pu
lie works, and of course to Niagara and some of the oth_e,
more remarkable scenes of natural grandeur with which
North American provinces and the United States abode
Both in her Majesty's dominions and in the States of th_
American Union the heir apparent of the British erl;
will meet with a most enthusiastic reception.—Conaa'
_Are u.s.
We are informed that, preparatory to the con:
struction of the proposed Great North Atlantic Telegray;
between Europe and the United States, for which °
banv the
elusive concession for 100 years has been granted
nvoo
Danish government, the requisite caution MinisterWY co
dols.) has this day been remitted to the Danish to
Finance at Copenhagen by Messrs. Croskey and C0.:,,a
arc interested in the concession. The line is to pr Tee.
from Scotland and Denmark via the Faroe 151and2,9:1,0
land, Greenland, and Labrador, to Canada and the u,ns'ii`b„
States, and to consist of comparatively short links °I been
marine cables. The practicability of the route bas col•
recently demonstrated by a personal survey made e.Y___Dd
Shaffner, who on Wednesday last gave evidence st,„cio
length upon the subject before the Committee of the PN
of Commons now sitting.