The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

A MARINE THIEF._John Dyer, a well-known thief, was
brought before Mr. Benson, charged with stealing a coat
from the deck-house of a ship in the West India Dock.
The prisoner was seen prowling about the dock. He was
known to be a thief and closely watched. He was seen to
go on board a ship named Sarah Bank, and take a coat from
the deck-house, which he put on. Directly he came on
shore he was arrested with the coat upon him. H• stole
another coat from a ship last December. He visited a
ship a few weeks ago, and directly he left a coat was
missing. Be bad been in the practice of hanging about
ships for the purposes of plunder.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to four
months' imprisonment and hard labour.

PEMBROKE ELECIION PETITION.

MS DAY.

(BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PEMBROKE, Thursday—This morning the peti-
tion against the return of Mr. Meyrick was ap-
pointed to be tried before Baron Martin, who had
announced his intention to sit at ten o'clock. Notice
of his intention to withdraw the petition had, how-
ever, been given ; but, as it was expected the ap-
plication would be made in court, the public
attended at the appointed hour. The mayor, after
waiting an hour, withdrew.

711 E HUSH NA7IONAL ASSOCIATION ON
REPEAL,

DUBLIN, Wednesday Night.—At a meeting of the
National Association to-day, a resolution was una-
nimously adopted, declaring that they regard
the ;new agitation for Repeal to be a hollow pre-
tence—a mere sham—put forward in the interest of
an unjust anti- Irish ascendancy party. One of the
rev. speakers said it was right to let the English
know that the attempt was viewed with contempt
by the people of Ireland.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(BY T ELI 0 RAP II)

GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, March 31—Julia, from Moss.
Arrived, April I—Giraffe, steamer, from Boulogne;
Blanche, steamer, from Dunkirk; Aurora, steamer, and
Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam; Baron Osy, steamer,
from Antwerp.
Sailed panther, steamer, for Boulogne; Blonde, steamer
for Dunkirk ; Hobe, stoamer, for Antwerp.
Sovinto, from London, for Cadiz, returned damaged.
Passed DEAL, Thursday Morning.
, March 31.—Chetali, from London, for Hong-
kong ; Coquimbo, barque, from the north, for the west ;
Nancy
Pass arson' from London, for Valparaiso.
, April I—Biddick, screw steamer, from Sunder-
land for Rouen; Isle of Beauty, of Sundorland, from the
north for the west.
Anchored—Her Majesty's steamer Medusa, from the
westward; Italian barque, from Odessa for Hull;
has
with an anchor and 6U fathoms of chain,
s been
s n Colombo
b
in lieu of others lost.

BuNr—MessrB. Rr. Co(ublishesdand Co., of New
pScott
down
MUSIC.
linWton-street g, have just
comic songs, written and composed by mr, threeAlfredvery capital
Catty. They are entitled respectively, utit
me," "Medicine Jack," and "Brag "—the former has to
be-
come one of the most prominent songs in the progren,--me
of the Royal Christy Min3trels ; the second is replete with
genuine fun and humour; and the third is a dashing effu-
sion from a lively young lady ; and although it is of
the period," yet it is devoid of vulgarity end
can be sung with good effect at a merrymaking in the
family circle. A very pretty ballad, " When the roses
blow," has also been published by the same firm, which will
find great favour amongst those who delight in pure and
simple melody. The songs from Messrs. Cocks and Co.
are invariably good, and although we have not before met
with any comic effusions published by them, the three we
have just received are so excellent that we shall not be
surprised to see more of the same description issue from
New Burlirgton-street.