The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-20 00:00:00

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11Ell MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 19.

The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday after-
noon. The Hon. Mrs. Ponsonby had the honour
of accompanying her Majesty.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn-
ing, accompanied by Prince Leopld and Princess
Beatrice.

Princess Louise walked in the grounds, attended
by Lady Churchill,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE— This Day.

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MARLBOROUGH- STREET.

EIEARTLF.SS AND SYSTEIfITIC ROBBING OF CHIL-
DREN.-Emily Green, about 28 years of age, wear-
ing a light dress, chocolate-coloured shawl, and 3
straw bonnet trimmed with drab, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with robbing children.
The court presented the appearance of an exten-
sive nursery, there being not fewer than 18 children
accompanied by their mothers in attendance, and
while the case was proceeding other parents and
children kept arriving.
Police-constable George Welling, 138 E, said
that yesterday, about half-past seven, he was on
duty in Saville-street, and in consequence of infor-
mation he received he stopped the prisoner as she
was leaving an undertaker's, and asked her wha,t,
she had under her arm. She replied, ''Nothing,
but on his looking to see she said it was her chil-
dren's clothing, and a female then came up and
identified the clothing as the property of another
female.

Inspector Hubbard, E division, said he was Pre'
pared with a dozen cases against the prisoner,
who had been robbing children all round the neigh'
bourhood.

Mrs. Ann Hall, of 34, Clipstone-street, idea'
tified some articles of wearing apparel, consist-
ing of an overcoat, jacket, and scarf, as thg
clothing of a little boy named Charles Shee, and
whose parents resided in the same house as her'
self. She went to a baker's to get some bread,
and the little boy went with her to help to carry It
home. She gave him two boxes, and told him net
to go out of the shop till she was ready, but he did
so, and when she looked for him he was gone. She
called for him, but could not find him, and went
home, and found lie had not returned. On Ping
along Titchfield-street, a quarter of an hour after-
wards, she met the child without the things she had
mentioned, and he said that a woman had taken 110
into a public-house at the corner of Riding 110'13e-
lane, and taken the things from him.
Inspector Hubbard said the prisoner, who hal
been placed with other women, had been identified
by several children.

William A. Monro, about eight years of age'
living with his mother, a widow, at 8, Lavelies"
place, Endell-street, said that he was coming home
from school on Monday afternoon week, avo'
panied by his sister, four years of age, and another
little girl named Sibley, when the prisoner accoi:ted
them, and asked him if he would like a cake"
lie said he would, and, after going some
distance the prisoner gave him a halfpenny to g!
some sweets, and when he returned he missed his
sister and the other little girl and went home, and
they were brought home afterwards with some ,
their clothing gone.
Mrs. Clarissa Monro said that her little girl Wag
brought home without her black sealskin jacket
scarf, and petticoat, which she had on when she
went to school, and another little girl had had
several of her things also taken away.
Mrs. Susannah Sibley said she missed from her
daughter, Charlotte Ann, four years of age, a jacket'
pinafore, and petticoat.
Maria Phipps, eight years of age, staying with
Miss Campbell, of Brownlow-street, Holborn, said
the prisoner came up to her, asked her to have
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cake, and then took off her petticoat, boots, and
frock-, and went away, and she (witness) then wept
home.

Miss Campbell proved missing the articles on the
child coining home.
Annie Bennet, who said she was getting on fO4.
six, said the prisoner came up to her, and told her
that she knew her mother, but she told the pris°Peic
she did not know her, and the prisoner then t°°,,
her down a long dark place and took off her clothe°
and left her in the street.

Mrs. Sarah Bennett, of No. 11, Boothy-Place'
said that her daughter Annie was brought borne u„
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a policeman without her pinafore and jacket,
some butter which she had sent her for.
Frederick Goodge, a little boy living at 5, k' iT
n., by
street, Middlesex Hospital, proved being robbed
the prisoner of his coat, boots, hat, cap, kuicke
bockers, and comforter.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the p.isoner.

The Orontes screw steamship, Capt. 11. rhel9,l
now nearly completed in her outfit and repairs -„
Portsmouth dockyard for foreign troop service'
is an illustration of the false system of estiniat
ing for work to be done in her Majesty's dcls,
yards which has so long been enforcel "f
Boards of Admiralty, and the mysteries °
which Mr. Seely's late committee so vainly endfro
voured to penetrate. The original estimate for
alterations, repairs, and outfits of the Orontiv
was about £38,000. This sum has been now nearly
expended, and the work now to be done is 113°0a
than the remaining balance of the money gra°f ;91
will accomplish. An application for an aclditi°l"er
sum to the Admiralty—of trifling amount howlis
—has met with a refusal, Mr. Childers and ho
Board, no doubt, thinking enough moue,' ~
already been expended upon the ship. This is star
ply one instance of the disadvantages of the n°
pulsory system of drawing up estimates for 004
to be done during the year in the dockyards. 111
the present instance it does not tell materia
0.
against the national purse. The folly of the esto
blished rule is that an officer, in drawing 0, oil
estimate for work upon, say an engine, or the fl or
of a ship, which may possibly extend to 140,0°°0
£50,000, is required to name the exact SUm 110
will be required. If at the end of the work he
au
found to have spent less money upon it tOO
he asked he is severely reprimanded. If, (3'llol
other hand, he asks for more, he gets a rePrif°
no less severe, and no amount of explanation co' 1,
set him right in the eyes of his chief, the Con o,
ler for the time being. The natural results f°ll°oo
ing upon such a state of things, although not i 0
out
case of the Orontes. It is that in nine 03°3
and
of ten " enough" is asked for in estimates/0-er
any surplus when the work is finished is

pended."
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WESTBOURNE MALL.--:11r. A. Silvester'C
ed
tainment, which has been so satisfactorily' 13'3,:c0,-
before the Bayswater public during the Christmas /-bio
tion, we perceive will shortly close, as he annoupeeBt,of
benefit for Monday next, when we hope the reside/if hi,
this important district will show their appreciation °a•
highly curious and very talented performances, 9118
their liberal support on this his last night mark their -001.1,
of his spirited conduct in opening every night for alirati,
a hall which has hitherto only occasionally affordeu ,tOO
opportunities for pleasurable enjoyment. Mr. Silv,e'froo
name has long been associated with novelties
scientific research, and often have the public been before
gratified by the curious successes he has plgeednois
them, but the Bayswater debut of the " Talking LA°7„rroe",
far the most curious and iu.l)st novel. We are
Mr. Silvester is about to commence a countrY legit:
true, we feel assured the " Talking Lion" will pr°v°
cess, which, however great, will be well deserved' r 103'
s.ue quotati.m of gold at Paris is about at PVrtint.
tare short exchange on London is 2.5 i. Vic. Per ',..it'vrWe °
In comparing these rates with the English Ain" "..g Cl°
~s. loud. per ounce For standard g-,)14, it ps'bill.
gold i the same price in Lc:Lion and Paris. for
The course of exchange at Nev York on Lon ere ereeo:l
at 60 days' si,._;tht was on the last date about 1 9
At this rate there is no profit on the lioportati°-
4
from the Cluj cu :tates. Wge°-
DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the iorig reo
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Wl'i!o frol
Cic
commended by the medical profession in preferenceor o exvort'b_
;,
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home 1-15°
tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Duncilla '10,4:,>1
Belfast; cc 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, Loticl°3
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