The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-18 00:00:00

The Rev. Mr. Smith stated that on Thursday last ho had
a cheque for £2O, drawn by his brother, Sir John Smith:
on Messrs. Coutts' bank, stolen from him at 21, Bolton-
street. He gave notice to Messrs. Coutts, and the prisoner
having presented it at the bank, was stopped. Tho cheque
produced was the same.
Henry Falver, of 7, Union-court, Westminster, renting
some houses, said—Having told the prisoner he was going
towards Covent-garden, the prisoner asked him to get the
cheque cashed for bim, and on the prisoner assuring him
that it was all right, he agreed to do so. The prisoner
went with him to the bank, and, as he had been drinking,
he (witness) went in with it. After his name was taken
down by one of the clerks he left the prisoner there with
the cheque. The prisoner said he get the cheque in pay-
ment for a watch.

Prisoner said he had sold a gold watch and chain to a
man, and sold the watch and chain for the cheque.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded•the prisoner for a few days.
The prisoner is said to have been in custody before on
different charges.

THE LEATHER TRADE.--A member of a great
bankrupt tanning firm was in Devonshire some time since,
and, speaking of the fruits of his industry, he stated that
he Could give his daughters £lOO,OOO each. According to
the dividend now declared or stioken of he must have since
lost a sum representing £300,000 for each £lOO,OOO that he
had three years ago to give the young ladies. These are
some of the mysteries of commerce.—Western Times.
IRISH TRAMWAYS BILL.---The Irish press are
much pleased at the passing of this useful measure, with a
few ameniments, through the Lords, which do not inter-
fere with its principles. The committee of the Commons
should hurry it through that it may become law this ses-
sion. We see that the City of Dublin Tramway Company
are ready to take advantage of it, and that tramways are
proposed from BeHoek to Ballyshannon and Bundoran in
connection with steamers on Lough Erne, from Lime-
rick to Killaloe, Lough Gill to the River Shannon and
mineral districts round Lough Allen, as well as in other
parts of Ireland. We therefore hope that the Government
will urge the bill forward to get the Royal assent.
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN HUISH.--Upon the
retirement of Captain Huish in November, 1858, from the
office of general manager of the London and North-Wes-
tern Railway, an address (which, together with the reply,
appeared at the time), was drawn up and signed by more
than 5,000 of the officers and servants of that company, ex-
pressive of their regard and esteem. Captain Huish's ab-
sence prevented the formal presentation until Wednesday
the Bth inst., upon which day the leading officers of the
company invited him to luncheon at the Euston Hotel,
when the address with the signatures, engrossed upon vel-
lum, and elegantly bound, was presented by Mr. Stewart,
on behalf of the subscribers ; and the health, long life, and
happiness of the gallant gentleman and his lady were most
enthusiastically drunk. It must be gratifying to Captain
Huish, after an absence of nearly two years, to find so
numerous a body of his old comrades thus assembling round
him, and proving that the feelings of regard which prompted
the address are still unchanged. The amount subscribed
for the testimonial to accompany the address remains in the
hands of the committee until Captain Huish has fixed upon
a permanent residence, when some suitable work of art will
be purchased, and placed in his new home.
THE NEW MILITIA ACT.—The new act to amend
the laws relating to the militia has just been printed. By
this act portions of militia of two or more counties may
form an "artillery corps" with officers and staff, and to de •
termine the number of justices to be elected on behalf of
each county, riding, division, or place for forming a com-
mittee for providing and maintaining the storehouse in
which the arms, clothing, and other stores are to be kept,
a committee for providing such storehouse is to be elected
and to meet for business. Lands may be purchased for the
purposes of this Act and conveyed to trustees. The expenses
are to be defrayed by the county or place. The oath pre-
scribed for volunteers may be administered by justices to
militia volunteers. The militia volunteers may be drilled
in addition to other times of training. Deserters from the
militia may be tried sumjnarily by justices, unless the Se-
cretary at War should otherwise order. The stoppage of
the pay of militiamen is to take place on fraudulently en-
listing in her Majesty's forces or on entering the navy, In
case of invasion or imminent danger in Scotland her lia-
jesty may raise the militia there to 15,000 men, and in Ire-
land to 45,000. Further, the Act provides that where the
United Corps of Militia Artillery is formed in England the
justices of the county or place are to elect at the sessions
the committee of justices for providing and maintaining the
storehouses mentioned for artillery corps.
CRINOLINE AGAIN.---On Monday last an inquest
was held at the Blue Boar Inn, before if. W. Hooper, Esq.,
coroner, on the body of Thomasin Trickey, a girl 16 years
of age. Tho deceased, who resided with her grandmother,
at Cullompton, was employed at Messrs. Drew and Comins's
paper mills, in the parish of Bradninch. On the 23d ult.
she was engaged with Ann Tatchell in cutting some rags
with a portion of a scythe. Deceased's scythe required
sharpening, and she went with Tatchell to another part of
the mill to grind it. The scythe was ground at a grind-
stone driven by water power, and, in turning round to leave
the room, the crinoline which she wore caught in one
of the cogs. The poor girl was lifted from the ground, and
her legs were drawn into the wheel. The machinery was
almost instantly stopped and she was extricated, but her
legs wore dreadfully mutilated. Three surgeons—Messrs.
Spencer, Potter, and Puddicombe—speedily arrived, and
advised the removal of the girl to the Devon and Exeter
Hospital, whither she was conveyed the same evening. On
examination by 11,1 r. Rendle, the house surgeon, it was
found that the right leg was completely smashed and the
left leg was severely fractured. Amputation of both legs
was performed, and although the girl rallied for a short time,
pleurisy succeeded, which, with the combined effects of the
injury, terminated her life on Sunday morning. The jury
returned a verdict of " Accidontal death,"—Western
limo!