The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

UNFOUNDED CHARGE,—EIiza Cooney, aged 31 years, a
pauper in the Stepney Union, w•as charged before Mr.
Paget with stealing a metal teapot, value 2s. 6d., the pro-
perty of Mary Morley, of No. 31, New Gravel-lane, Shad-
well.

The proseeutrix, to tho surprise of everyone in court,
said that the prisoner was not the per,on who stole the
teapot.

Mr. Paget —Aad that is the reason you gave her into
custo ly.

Pros-cutrix —Yes, sir. (Laughter.)
A po!ierman namod Barton, 4t3 K, said ho had raid the
fare from Slimily, 11 to the Stopue:, Uuion House at Broudey
out of his own pocket.

Mr. Paget—The woman who has misled you ought to
repay you. I am sum you canuct afford to lose the money

Stimpson, a p lice sergeant, No. 21. K, said the woman
who committed the robbery bad just slipped out of court,
and she it was who informed the prosecutrix that the pri-
soner was the person who stole the teapot.
Mr. Paget told the prisoner she was discharged, and
that she might if she thought proper bring an action for
:she imprisonment.

THE COMIC PAPERS.

(From Punch.)
THE VICEROY OF EGYPT'S FAVOURITE GAME.-
Pyramids.

QUITE OUT OF HER LlNE.—Perhaps the most furious
talk against the Irish Church Bill and Mr. Gladstone has
come from the Pomona Gardens, Manchester. Rather
hard this upon Pomona, who has never before been accused
of having anything to do with the apple of discord.
QUITE RlGHT.—William Tito receives knighthood. it

is not much of an honour, but Wren got no more, at least
from Royalty. But as it is meant for an honour, Mr.
Punch is glad, for Mr. Tite is a worthy gentleman and an
eminent architect. Which of the Orders of Architecture
is it to be? Surely that of the Royal Exchange.

A SUPPLEMENTARY PARAGRAPH.-If there really be any
disciples of Rochefoucauld who " find in the misfortunes
of others something not altogether unpleasing to them-
selves," let them " Spend a happy day," as they say at
Rosherville, by investing a shilling at the Supplementary
Picture Exhibition, where they will see how Genius can be
neglected, and Industry go unrewarded. The "Rejected"
have done right in making an Exhibition of themselves,
and the Royals ought to be pleased also that next year's
Hanging Committee will insist, as a matter of fairness to
their brother artists, that more time be allowed them for
the consideration of works sent for approval, and so hang
and not gibbet such meritorious productions as are to be
found amongst others on the walls of the Supplementary
Exhibition.

" THE NOBLE GAME OF GOOSE WAS THERE IN VIEW."
—Goldsmith.—ln a recent police case the witnesses spoke
of one " Lord Hamilton" who had been scrambling away
his money, at a low public in Shadwell, with the sugges-
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tive sign of the " Paddy's Goose." More than one noble
young British sportsman has been frequenting very ques•
tionable publics lately for the same spirited pastime. But
in these cases the goose is rather the sign of the customer
than the public, and the nationality of the weakminded
bird is not limited to one of the British islands. We have
had " Johnny's goose " and " Sawney's goose" in the
person of the Duke of Newcastle and the Duke of Hamil-
ton ; for if ever what the Scotch call "dukes" were
geese, it is in the case of these two amazingly silly boys ;
and in both instances, we fear, the goose may be said to
have been cooked, done brown, and cut up, by this time.

(From Judy.)

A Letter of Dis-credit—Mr. Bright's last.
NavEn !—From their recent behaviour, we should
never think of taking a strawberry leaf out of the Peers'
book !

WE HOPE THEY MAY.--Although the Lords have
passed the second reading of the Irish Church Bill, they
may yet amend it in committee, and thus prove themselves
to be a House of Correction.

THE ROYAL AUTHOHESS.—Everybody knows that her
Majesty has rushed into print, of course ; end most people
have read the book emanating from the pen of the First
Lady in the Land. The Queen. however, is not, as has
been asserted, going to start a serial under the title of the
" The Windsor Review."

(From Fan.)
EVERT DOG HAS ins DAY.—Unless the present style
of summer changes very rapidly, " The Dog Days" will
De suitable only for water spaniels and Newfoundlands.
Ott, YES.—A number of refugee Japanese princes
tre establishing a republic in the island of Yesso. They
are evidently resigned to their fate, for their unanimous
choice of Yesso must of course be regarded as acquiescence.
ANOTHER ABSCONDER.—It is rumoured that the Clerk
of the Weather has followed the example of the clerk of a
certain gas company, and levanted from his duties. We
understand that he has left his accounts in a very con.
used state, and that large arrears of bad weather due
iast winter will have to be realised this summer. We
shall be glad when the accounts—and the weather--
Pepme Nettled,