The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAI-.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

LADY PICKPOCKETS.—Jessy Smith and Harriet Berry,
two well-dressed females, one of whom gave a false address
and the other none at all, were charged as follows :
Sergeant Cole, 23 C, said—About five o'clock yesterday
afternoon I saw the two prisoners standing looking in the
window of the shop of Mr. MontanaH, wax doll maker,
Charles-street, Soho-square, a number of other females
being present at the time. I watched them some time, and
saw Smith trying the outside of the dresses of several
females, the other prisoner being close behind her at the
time with a thick fall over her face. I then-saw Smith put
her hand into the pocket of an old lady. I continued to
watch the prisoners for about five minutes, and then stepped
into Mr. Montanari's shop, when, Smith no doubt seeing
me, the prisoners both started off across Oxford -street into
Tottenham-court-road, where I took them into custody.
I know the prisoners well as the companions of thieves.
Mr. Montanari, jun., proved seeing the prisoners at the
shop on different occasions this week, and seeing them twice
yesterday trying ladies' pockets, the prisoners alternately
acting and reversing their positions.

Prisoners said they had no questions to ask. Berry said
the other "lady" was not out of bed till three in the after-
noon.

The prisoners wore both well known to Welsh, the gaoler
of the court.

Mr. Beadon, remarking that he had never heard a clearer
case, committed the prisoners for three months each with
hard labour.

THAMES.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—James Brown, carman, in
the employment of Messrs. Baxendale, the extensive car-
riers, was charged before Mr. Selfe with stealing a pair of
boots, the property of his employers.

John Robinson, foreman at the firm's warehouses, Hay-
don-square, stated that the prisoner bad been in the em-
ployment of the firm about four years, and was always con-
sidered to be a trustworthy man. The previous evening
witness saw him, while he was loading a van, lift up the
lid of a tea chest and take out a pair of boots. Witness
went up to him and asked him what he was doing there.
As witness went up to him he flung the boots on the floor
at his feet. Witness picked them up, when the prisoner
said they had fallen out of the chest. The value of them
was 4s.

Mr. Beard, who attended for the prisoner, cross-
examined the witness, and asked him whether the boots
might not have fallen out, when he replied that he plainly
saw the prisoner lift up the lid of the chest and take out the
boots.

Mr. Gale, the manager, said that the firm bad had a large
number of similar pilferings in the course of the last few
months. He would not say the prisoner was the person
who had committed the robberies.

Mr. Selfe—What wages does he receive ?
Witness—Twenty-three shillings a week. I have no in-
structions to ask for a mitigation of punishment.
Mr. Beard said that he hoped he (the magistrate) would
not inflict a severe penalty, as he had been so long in the
employment of the firm, and had hitherto borne a good
character.

Mr. Selfe said that it was only on that account that he
mitigated the punishment.
He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

THE QUEEN'S RETURN FROM SCOT-

LAND.

Tier Majesty the Queen having determined to
return direct from Balmoral to Osborne by the
shortest railway route, the necessary arrangements
have been completed with the various railway
companies whose lines will be traversed by the
royal party, for the performance of the journey from
Aboyne to Edinburgh, on Saturdqy next, and from
Edinburgh to Osborne during Monday next and
Tuesday morning.

The route taken will be over the Deeside Rail-
way from Aboyne to Aberdeen, when the Scottish
North-Eastern line will be traversed to the city
of Perth, where the Scottish Central Railway
commences, and runs forward to the Larbert
junction, at which point the Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railway is entered upon this
line completing the journey to Waverley-
bridge station, in the city of Edinburgh. From
Waverley the royal party will travel over the
North British Railway to St. Margaret's station,
where her Majesty will alight, and proceed in one
of her own carriages to Holyrood. On Monday
evening the route will be over the North British
Railway from St. Margaret's station to Slateford,
where the territory of the Caledonian line, extend-
ing thenceforward to the border city of Carlisle, is
entered upon. At Carlisle the London and North-
Western line commences, and runs for ward a distance
of nearly 200 miles to the Bushbery junction of the
West Midland line, over which the royal train will
pass on to the low level station of the Great Wes-
tern Railway at Wolverhampton, from which place
to Basingstoke the narrow gauge line of the" Broad
Gauge Company" will be traversed. From Basing •
stoke to Gosport her Majesty will, as usual, travel
over the South Western Railway.
The Queen's train will consist of the royal saloon
carriage for her Majesty and the Prince Consort, two
other saloons for the princesses and Prince Leopold,
one family carriage for Prince Arthur, three other
family carriages for the ladies and gentlemen of the
royal suite aed for the directors, one first-class car-
riage for the pages and attendants, another first-
class carriage for the royal servants, three carriage
trucks respectively for the dresser's carriage, and
for the Queen's and the Prince's fourgon, and two
breaks. By desire of her Majesty, the train will
be under the exclusive direction of Mr. Cawkwell,
general manager of the North-Western Railway,
throughout the journey.
The following is an epitome of the royal time-
table from Aboyne to Gosport :
The Queen will commence her railway journey
at Aboyne, at noon on Saturday, and arrive at the
city of Aberdeen at 1.15 p.m. After a lapse of five
minutes the train will move on 16 miles to Stone-
haven, where her Majesty will alight and partake
of luncheon, for which half an hour is allowed.
Starting from Stonehaven at 2.17 p.m., her Majesty
will arrive at Forfar at 3.28 p.m. After four
minutes' delay the train will resume its progress to
Perth, which city her Majesty will reach at 4.30
p.m. Here five minutes are allowed before pro-
ceeding forward to Larbert, where the train is
timed to arrive at 5.50 p.m. From Larbcrt to
Edinburgh the journey will occupy 58 minutes,
making a total of 192 miles performed in rather
loss than six hours, exclusive of stoppages.
Her Majesty will remain at Holyrood during
Sunday and Monday next.
On the evening oi the latter day the Queen will
resume her progress southwards, leaving the St.
Margaret's station at 6.45 p.m., and arriving at
Abington, on the Caledonian line, where the first
stoppage will be made to take in water, at 8.4 p.m.
From Abington to the city of Carlisle the journey
will be made without stoppage, the royal train
arriving at the central station at 9.45 p.m. There
will be 10 minutes' delay here for the service of
tea and coffee in the train to the royal tra-
vellers. Again in motion, the journey will be
continued from Carlisle to Shap wit hout stop-
page. At the latter place the engine will take
in water, and Then run forward to Lancaster, at
which royal borough the Queen is timed to arrive
at five minutes before midnight. From Lancaster
to Preston there will be no stoppage, and from
Preston to Whitmore the journey will also be us
interrupted. At Stafford, where the royal train
will arrive at 2.45 a.m., the engines will be
changed. The royal train will not stop at Bush-
bury, but will pass slowly through the junction of
the West Midland Railway, and proceed over that
line to the low level station at Wolverhampton,
where a stoppage of five minutes will occur.
Thenceforward to Leamington the journey will be
run in 62 minutes, and to Banbury in 30 minutes
more. From Banbury the royal train will proceed
direct to the city of Oxford, where it is timed to
arrive at 5.25 p.m. Here five minutes are allowed,
and again in motion no further stoppage will take
place until the Queen arrives at the Basingstoke
junction of the South-Western Railway, over which
her Majesty will travel, as usual, without any in-
terruption to Bishopstoke, and thence to Gosport,
arriving at the latter place at five minutes to eight
o'clock on Tuesday morning.
By the adoption of this line there is a saving of
distance of 56 miles as compared with the King's-
cross route in the journey between Edinburgh and
Gosport, and it is equally free from break of gauge
throughout.

FIRE AT MESSRS. BIRLEY AND CO.'S OLD MILL.
—About seven o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out
in one of the mixing rooms at Messrs. Birley and Co.'s
Old Mill, in Cambridge-street, Manchester. The room
was on the first storey of a three-storey building used for
mixing ; the ground floor being occupied by several large
boilers. The building was surrounded by the main por-
tions of the mill, and by Messrs. Binyon and Fryer's
sugar mill. It was connected only with the other parts of
the mill by iron fireproof doors leading to the blowing-
rooms. There was no machinery in the room, and when
tie flames broke out there were no persons working there.
several men and girls who were employed in the room
above discovered the fire, and had great difficulty iu mak-
ing their escape. An alarm was of course instantly given,
and information was conveyed to the sugar mill of Messrs.
Binyen and Fryer, and to the Police Yard. In less than
five minutes, a hundred men from the sugar mill were
playing three jets of water upon the flames which had by
that time burnt through the upper storeys, and gained the
roof. We believe these men had a fire-engine and the use
of all the fire apparatus which Messrs. Binyon and Fryer
n
keep in constant readiness for any emergency on thetr own
o
premises. The men in the employ of Messrs. Birley
also obtained two small fire-engines,
which are kept
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thans e with s
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hour two
the enginesfire and
was a
understrong
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the premises, and worked them energetieallhyo till the arrival
control and at 10
o'clock the firemen were withdrawn, except'
one
of firemen.
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nf Allers;
one (ie. two who
were left to play upon the cotton whilst itp was being turned
over. The building contained 200 bales of mixed cotton •
some of which, however, have been saved by k 1 '
who carried it to an adjoining the wor peop e,
yard.
at £3OO. The damage is esti-
mated