The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-26 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERY ON THE PLAINS OP THE BATTLE OP WATER-
Loo.—George Ward, aged 30 years, a shipwright, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a gold
ring, value 50s„ the property of Mr. Joseph Simmons, a
blacksmith, of No. G 3, Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate. The
prisoner, and five other London men, bad been at work for
the Board of Trade on some works in Ramsgate Harbour,
and four of them had beau lodging with the prosecutor in
a street called the Plains of Waterloo. They left on
Saturday last, and the prosecutor missed a gold ring from
a drawer in his bed room the same night. Ile gage
immediate information to the London police, and said lie
suspected one of three men who had been lodging in his
house had stolen the ring, but ho especially exempted the
prisoner from any suspicion, believing him to be a re-
spectable honest man.
Thomas Norman, a clever detective officer of the K
division who was directed to look after the case, on mak-
ing inquiries at once suspected the prisoner, and waited
upon him yesterday at his dwelling in Plaistow. Nor-
man asked him if he had not brought away something
from Ramsgate that did not belong to him. The prisoner
said, what do you mean, to which the detective re-
plied, I mean a ring. The prisoner then said,
I was going upstairs and trod upon a ring. I picked it up
and meant to give it to Mr. Simmons. I came away and
forgot it, and I have pawned it for 15s.
A pawnbroker's assistant produced the ring, which was
pledged by the prisoner on Monday last for 15s.
In defence, the prisoner said he picked up the ring on
the prosecutor's stairs a short time before he left the house,
and he and his mates
_NYOIO so busy washing hands and

faces, packing up, brushing, settling, and preparing to
start by the train, which loft Ramsgate ten minutes after-
wards that he forgot to return the ring.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial.

Our readers are strongly recommended to visit
the manufacturing stationery warehouse of Parkins and
Gotto, who employ upwards of 150 hands (some deaf and
dumb) in finishing, pressing, and cutting the finest kinds
of writing papers, stamping paper and envelopes, die-
sinking, card-plate engraving, &c. Being in immediate
connection with all the paper mills, and having all the de.
tails under their own superintendence, they can supply
&c., at nearly half the usual
writing papers, envelopes,
charges. Here may bo seen paper in every variety of size,
form, and make, from 2s. the ream of 20 quires to the thick
vellum club-house linen paper. Mourning and overland
papers of 100 sorts; envelopes of every conceivable shape,
colour, and size, and of which they sell 50,000,000 annually;
elegant specimens of coloured and emblazoned stamping,
dinner programmes, dinner cards, menus, and every kind
of fancy stationery of the newest style.
The Argus, paddle sloop, Commander Hallowes,
will be paid out of commission at Portstnouth, on
the 2d proximo.
Two very handsome and capacious steam lifeboat
pinnaces, Nos. 18 and 19, built for her Majesty's
navy by Mr. John Samuel White, of East Cowes,
Isle of Wight, were tried yesterday at Portsmouth,
under the supervision of the Steam Reserve and
factory establishment, with very satisfactory re-
sults, both boats attaining a mean speed of upwards
of eight knots per hour.
The Imperial Russian screw corvette Almaze, 7
guns, Captain Brickin, was under orders to sail
last evening from the Motherbank, off the Isle of
Wight, for the Amoor, to call in at Brest for final
orders and despatches previously to leaving the
land.

Her Majesty's Indian troopship Jumna left Bom
bay on the 23d inst. for Suez.

The new armour-plated Greek turret-ship King
George, Captain W. H. Pym, from the Thames,
which arrived in Plymouth Sound on Saturday,
having taken in the necessary fuel, left on Wednes-
day morning for the Mediterranean, but put back
in the afternoon in consequence,
sive rolling at sea.
it is said, of execs-

The iron troopship Orontes, 2, Captain Henry
Phelps, which conveyed the Welsh Fusiliers from
Portsmouth to Plymouth on the 17th inst., having
some defects to make good before proceeding to the
West Indies, has been placed in the hands of the
Devonport Dockyard. She was removed on Wed-
nesday and taken into the Sound, where her new
propeller was tested; it does not appear to work
very satisfactorily. Before departure the Orontes
will embark some artillerymen.

erected The very extensive Distillery now being
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the maifufacture of
Irish whisky, by Messrs, DUN VILLE & Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity for their fine ola Irish whisky, is to be
called " The Royal Irish Distillery."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
MORNING. EVENING
FRIDAY 30 lulu past 6 0 mil) vast
SATURDAY 32 miu past 7
.8 min past 8
SUNDAY 50 min past 8 30 min past 9
MONDAY ' 6 min past 10 44 min past 10
T UESDAY 2O min past 11 48 miu past 11