The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-04 00:00:00

THAMES.

A RICH LlCK.—Benjamin Chattaway, aged 14 years
George Grey 13, and William Chambers, 13, were brought
up on remand before Mr. Paget charged with stealing 10s.
in pence and half-pence, the monies of Augustus Reeve.
On the loth of last month a horse and cart, containing
empty jars which had contained jam and other sweets
was standing opposite the house of an oil and colourman
in High-street, Shadwell. The driver, John Petty, left.
his horse and cart and went into the oil shop on business
In his absence the prisoners mounted the cart and began
to lick up the remains of the jam, orange and lemon m ir-
malade, and other sweets in the jars, and having completed
their rich lick, turned their attention to a box without a
a lid iu the cart. It contained 10s. worth of palace and
half-pence, which the boys soon emptied, and they shared
the money between them and than ran away.
Isaac Pawsey, a detective of the H division, traced th
prisoners, who are the sons of labouring men, in the neigh-
bourhood of Shadwell, and ascertained how they had dis-
posed of the money. Chattaway said, "All I had of the
money was 83d., which I spent." Gray said, "I had ls. 6d.,
which I spout." Roe deposited 2s. with a woman named
Hanitt Levy, but he did not inform her he had stolen it.
His mother was called and said her son gave her ls. Gd•
in copper money, and she said she would not have it
unless she knew the source whence he obtained it.
Chambers said he only had a lick at the jars containing
the jam and honey, and that his brother had a share of
the money.
James Read, a lad, said that Gray gave Lim 13d. to take
care of, and that his lips and hands were then covered
with jam.
Mr. Paget said it was very indiscreet to leave a cart un-
attended with an open box containing 10s. worth of bronze
money. It was a temptation to the prisoners who were
licking the jars of jam. He committed them all for trial.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE S BANKRUPTCY.

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Sir Roundell Palmer, on behalf of the Duke
of Newcastle, applied to-day to Lord Justice
Giffard for a certificate •to enable his client to
appeal to the House of Lords, from his lordship's
decision reversing that of Mr. Commissioner Wins-
,low, who considered that the Court of Bankruptcy had
no lurisdiction over the duke on the ground that
he was protected by his Parliamentary privileges as
a peer from legal proceedings, except in case of
felony or misdemeanour.

Mr. De Gex referred to the case of Lord Mostyn,
a peer and a trader.
His lordship said he did not consider that case
disposed of the question before him. An objection
had been taken to an application for an appeal in a
similar case.

Mr. De Gex contenfled that the proposed'appeal
was tnerelya frivolous proceeding, and that the ques-
tion should stand over until the commissioner to
whom the case had been remitted by Lis lordship
should have given judgment or the whole question
involved,. and decided, as directed by his lordship,
the question as to whether the Duke of Newcastle
was de facto a bankrupt. !he proceeding would
net occupy a long titre.
Mr. need said that as there were several wit-
nesses to be subpoenaed, there would necessarily be
a considerable delay before the Commissioner
could deliver his judgment.

His Lordship said that if there was any length-
ened delay, application could be made to him

again.

UNIVER6I7 Y _INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, Dec. 2.

An appointment to a Bible Clerkship in Queen's
College will be made on the 3d of February,
1870 ; it is tenable for five years, of the yearly
value of £75, and is open to " deserving per-
sons who are in need of support at the Uni-
versity." Candidates must apply to the Provost
by letter on or before the 17th of January,
1870, and their application must be accompanied
by a testimonial of good conduct and character
from their schoolmaster or tutor, and by a state-
ment from their parent or guardian that they re-
quire aid to enable them to enter the University.
The examination of those who are admitted as can-
didates will begin on Thursday, the 27th of Jan.,
1870, at ten o'clock in the morning.