The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SYSTEMATIC POT STEALER—SUSPECTED UTTEROVA
Catherine Rogers, a shabby-looking woman, was charge'
as follows :
Mr. Dernier, of the Swiss Stores, 21, Old Compton-stretdf
said that, at five o'clock the previous afternoon,
standing at his bar talking to a friend, he saw one of bi%
pint measures—without seeing the person who was opt,'
rating—drawn off his counter. He immediately went round
the counter, and seeing the prisoner, who had not been
served with anything, leaving, he searched her
and found
tho pot under her shawl.
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Airs. Mary Ann Bowdon, the female searcher at the Vnt'
street station, proved finding a second pot on the Prisfne:i
in a pocket evidently made for the purpose, and capable
holding about a dozen.

Mr. George Wooller, of the Fox and Grapes, 49, Breitt;r
street, identified the pot found by the searcher. He ccll7:
dered these robberies a fearful tax on licensed victualtel
He had only had his house open about three weeks, and llts
been robbed extensively of measures and glasses.
Mr. Beadon said the loss was nothing in this distrio.' to
what it was in the outskirts.
Inspector Webb asked for a remand, as he believed tll°
of
prisoner was known, and was connected with uttered

counterfeit coin.
Remanded.

THAMES.
FURIOUS DRIVING.—DanieI Spiker, a foreigner,
keeps a boarding-house in Ship-qlly, Wellelose-square,
brought before Mr. Yardley charged with furiously slia
recklessly driving a horse and cart in the Bow-road) $ll
with being drunk and disorderly.
Edward Dillon, a police-sergeant, No. 19 IC, said Oa
prisoner was driving his horse very fast and sboutia
loudly in the Bow-road, to the great alarm of pedestrian:
and equestrians. The prisoner was first on one side of al
road and then on the other, and sometimes drove across the
road to the imminent danger of himself and others. 111,6,
prisoner at last came in contact with another horse and ont,,"
and his reckless course was suddenly terminated. He toc'
the prisoner into custody and sent the horse and cart to al°
green-yard. The prisoner was very drunk and noisy.
The prisoner, in defence, said his horse did "jowl) $ll
jomp so" he could not keep it quiet.
Mr. Yardley—What does the prisoner say?
Dillon—Ho says his horse jumps.
The Prisoner—Yes, wine horse is short in steps) •-
jomps and jomps.
Mr. Yardley—Your horse has such a peculiarity ab°ll:
him that he requires a sober man to drive him—in fact °111„
person should be quite sober and collected who drives,a-
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horse
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to
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drive
crowded roads yob
and streets of this great metropolis. fin•
conduct has been very dangeroUs and absurd, and
horseattem
you 40s.
The penalty was immediately paid. •

PROFITS OF TIIE GREAT EASTERN.—The Ye°
York Herald makes a rough calculation of the financial rev;
suit of the vessel's trip to Now York :•--" Let us see The
how the profit and loss account of the voyage stands. '7„.
ship left Southampton on the 16th June, and she will lei"
this country for England on the 16th August, which,
ing ten days for her return trip, would make the period
telt
the whole voyage just 70 days. Her expenses average 81;_°,4
1,200 dols. a day, or probably not quite so much, at ww;"0
rate the expense of the voyage would be 84,000 dols, 1:0
will say, in round numbers, 80,000 She will wing
received before the voyage is completed about the follow
sums from various sources :—From 150,000 visitors ;
New York, 75,000 dols.; from her trip to Cape bf.,l
including tickets and profits from the restaurant, ablo,
15,000 dols. ; from visitors at that point, say 5,000 deo.
more; from her visit to Annapolis, 15,000 dols. 0000
from visitors at Annapolis, Baltimore, Norfolk, /0., luP
dols. ; her home freight to England will probably bout
15,003 dols., and her passengers and other sources 0,13',0
10,000 dole., making her total receipts 150,000 dole. log
she will have made a clear profit of 70,000 dole. by
,firlt Atlantic voyage."