The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

STEALING SUGAR IN THE ST. KATHERINE Doc H—
. Pelm, a Germair sailor boy, and belonging to the
ship Anna, lying in the St. Katherine Dock, was brought
before Mr. Yardley charged with stealing 911bs. of sugar,
William Jones, a watchman in the employ of the St.
Katherine Dock Company, stated that yesterday (Sunday)
morning, at half-past six o'clock, the prisoner was about
leaving the dock, and suspecting, from his bulky appear-
ance, that he had property concealed about him, he searched
him and found upon him Nibs. of sugar. The greater
portion of it was wrapped up in the prisoner's shirt, and the
remainder of it in his pockets.

Chandler, 117 H, said he took the prisoner into custody,
and he admitted having stolen the sugar.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said ho was instructed by
Captain Schulkon, the master of the Oldenburgh barque,
Alma, to ask the magistrate to deal mercifully with the
prisoner, who was shipped at Bremen, and had behaved
well. The captain would give the boy a good character,
and pay any fine that might be imposed, if the magistrate
would treat the case that way.

Mr. Yardley—l can't do that. Property is necessarily
very much exposed, and there are many hogsheads and
bags of sugar always open on the quays in the sheds, and
it is continually subjected to be interfered with, and has
been interfered with to a great extent by boys of this sort.
Mr. Young—He is a foreigner, eir.
Mr. Yardley—Ah, yes ; foreigners are very much
favoured in the administration of justice in this country.
lam sorry to say that a great many foreign sailors and
foreign sailor boys have been guilty of robberies of this de-
scription. They seem to think that hogsheads and bags of
sugar are sugar-pots, with which they can take liberties
and help themselves freely. When does the ship sail again.
Mr. Young—The beginning of next week.

Mr. Yardley—Very good. I sentence him to be im•
prisoned and kept to hard labour for eight days.
Mr. Young—The ship may be gone away before he comes
out.

Mr. Yardley—No, the ship sails the beginning of neat
week—he will be out on Monday morning next.

THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY. —A singular cir-
cumstance has come to light in reference to a man named
James Pierce and Emily Lawrence, tried at the Central
Criminal Court, and convicted of robbing several jewellers
at the West-end, and also supposed to be concerned in the
robbery of jewels of the value of £lO,OOO from a jeweller's
in the Palais Royal at Paris. After his sentence Pierce
was removed to the Millbank Penitentiary, and shortly
after he gave his shirt to be washed, but subsequently ap-
peared very anxious to get it back again, and asked the
warder to lit him have it, but could assign no reason, any
other than he wanted the garment. This excited suspicion,
and on carefully examining the shirt something hard was
found in the upper part of it, apparently sown into the
stuff, which , ion being cut out, proved to be a diamond,
valued at nearly £lOO. •

NEW ACT ON TRUSTEES, MORTGAGEES, AND
EXECUTORS.—An act was passed at the end of the last
session of a somewhat important character relating to trus-
tees, mortgagees, and executors. The object of this act,
which is now in force, is t') shorten conveyances, but as it is
not compulsory, the deeds will probably extend to the
usual size. The act recites that it is expedient that certain
powers and provisions which it is now usual to insert
sh inould
set-
tlements, mortgages, wills, and other instrunients,
be made incident to the estates of the persons int
theesrestede, sin
o
as to dispense with the necessity of inserting am
terms in every such instrument. The act is divi uder
several heads, having reference to trustees, mortded and
gages,
executors. By the following provision, increased powers
are given to executors :—" It shall be lawful for any
executor to pay any debts or claims upon any evidence
that they may think sufficient, and to accept any compo
sition or any security, real or personal, for any debts due to
the deceased, and to allow any time for payment of any such
debts as they shall think fit, and also to compromise, com-
pound, or submit to arbitration, all debts, accounts, claims,
and things whatsoever relating to the estate of the deceased,
and for any of the purposes aforesaid to enter into, give,
and execute such agreements, instruments, or compositions,
releases, and other things as they shall think expedient,
without being respo for any loss to be occasioned
thereby." The act, which-oes not extend to Scotland, is
only to reach persons entitled or acting under a deed, will,
&e., executed after the passing of the act, or of a will or
codicil, confirmed or revised, executed after that date.
GENERAL SIR H. SMITH.—We (United Service
Gazette) deeply regret to state that in reply to our inquiries
last night respecting this much esteemed general officr, we
were informed that the veteran was gradually 4kirg
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