The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-11 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERY AT TIIE LONDON DOCKS.—James Bruce, a
well-known thief, was brought before Mr. Selfc, charged
with stealing 161 b. of composition nails, the property of
some persen unknown.

James Williams, a Thames police-constable, No. 59, said
that he was employed in the London Dock to overhaul the
craft passing out of the dock. Yesterday afternoon, at five
o'clock, he searched a barge passing through one of the
locks into the river. The prisoner was on board, and know-
ing him to be a thief he searched him, and found in his
pockets 161 b. of new composition nails. They were worth
Is. per lb.

The prisoner—I found them scattered about the barge.
Mr. Selfe—Nonsense. I have no doubt they have been
stolen from a ship in the dock. I have seen you before.
Williams—Yes, sir. He has been in prison several
times, and he is only 19 years of age.
Prisoner—No, I have only been convicted once.
Inspector Griffin—The prisoner is well known. He has
been convicted six times at least.

Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for two months, for unlawful pos-
session of the nails.

AN IMMORAL SCOtiNDßEL.—Alexander Gabbinski,
Polish Jew, aged 30, carrying on business as a hairdresser
and photographer, at No. 181, St. George's-street, alias
Ratcliff-highway, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged
with indecently assaulting Grace Harris, a girl aged ten
years, whose parents reside at No. 42 in the same street.
The prisoner is a bold impudent fellow, and the child is a
simple artless girl, whose parents are very respectable
people. The girl was looking at some pictures outside the
defendant's shop, and he invited her to step in and ad-
dressed some very obscene language towards her, and then
pulled her about and acted in a most grossly indecent manner
towards her, but did not have recourse to any violence. The
girl ran out of the shop as soon as she could, and went home
to her parents crying. They soon ascertained from the girl
what had happened, and they gave the prisoner into cus-
tody.

Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of £4, and
in default of payment committed him to prison for one month.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, June 11.—Wind this day at noon—West;
strong breeze, and fine weather.

PORTSMOUTH, June 10 —Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—
Her Majesty's steamer Ranger, from Portland ; her Ma-
jesty's steamer Firebrand, from Milford, with her Majesty's
ship Eagle in tow. Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Wasp,
for the Cape of Good Hope.

CARDIFF, June 9.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Cite Celeste,
for Bilboa.

CLYDE, June 9.—Wind S.—Sailed—Prince of Wales,
for Monte Video; United Kingdom, screw steamer, for
Quebec.

PLYmouni, June 10.—Wind W.—Sailed—Annandale,
for Kurrachee.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind W.

Arrived, June 9.—Chobham, from London; Alliance,
steamer, from Havre ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ;
Dispatch and City of Exeter, steamers, from Jersey;
Temora, steamer, from Dublin.
Sailed, June 9.—Favourite, for Lisbon ; Diana, for Arch-
angel ; Magdalena, steamer, for Rio de Janeiro ; George,
for Briton's Ferry; Temora, steamer, for London; Kival,
for Newcastle ; Clara, for Newport ; Branch, for Sunder-
land ; James, for Briton's Ferry ; Lily, for Portsmouth.
No arrivals or departures on the 10th.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning,

Wind, W. S.W.
Arrived—Salacia, from Riga ; Vriesland, from Worcum ;
Theakla, from Memel; Canopus, from Bremen; Mympen,
from Dantsic; Ida Eliza, from Leer; Athina. from Boston ;
Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia; Halicore, from Dantsic ;
Kea, from Leer; Eiger, from Straslund ; Matilda, from
Kiel ; Freedith, from Spege ; Gezina, from Groningen ;
Rose, from Stralsund , Eos, from Sarpsburg : Fuchsia,
and Pearl, from Dantsic; Johanna Maria, from Carolinsiel ;
Trident, steamer, from Hamburg ; Tonni, from Fredericks-
haven; Henrick, from Hamburg; Frank, from Baltimore;
Active, from Konigsberg; Eberhandina, from Emden;
Ambler, from Dantsic ; Deft Martha, from Groningen ;
Dedo, from Gothenberg ; John and Jane, from Dantsic;
Rapid, from Riga ; Gleaner, from Memel ; Johanna Mar.
garetha, from Rusterseill ; Maria Burris, from Manzanillo ;
Moselle, steamer, from Hamburg; Gyenoard, steamer,
from Rotterdam; Dolphin, steamer, from Antwerp ; Robert
Stephenson, from Memel ; Dree Ge Broder, from Hookfeil ;
Swarte Gronendal, from Groningen; Salus, from Emden.
Sailed, June 10—Prince of Wales, and Prince Arthur—
both for Hudson's Bay ; Australia, for Port Philip.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind, W.; Moderate.
Anchored—Pieter, from Rotterdam, for Cardiff; Jose-
phine. from Gothenburg, for the Mediterranean ; Decalieu,
from London, for Havre ; Guide, from London, for Malta ;
Robert Ingram, from Shields, for Malaga, having been in
collision, during the night off Dungeness, with the brig
Aurora. Both vessels have received damage. The Aurora
has proceeded to Ramsgate.
Passed—Devonshire, for New York ; Alice, for Guern-
sey ; Glance, for Teneriffe—all from London ; Decco, from
Dant%ic, for Camber ; Guisto, from Falmouth, for Hull.

THE COAL TRADE AND THE SHIPPING INTE-
R
EST.—The following particulars are interesting, as show-
ing the actual number of vessels belonging to the several
countries engaged in the Over-Sea Coal Trade from the
viuious British ports 1,308 ; Danish, 312 ;
French, 382; Prussia, 167; Norwegian, 166; Dutch, 96;
Han"
33 ; /4ec
el4an'93; Swedish, 92; American, 52 ; Hanse
Towns, klenburg, 27 ; Austrian, 18 ; Oldenburg,
15; Russian, 10 ; Belgian, 8; Sardinian, 7 ; Greek, 6 ;
Portuguese, 4 ; Neapolitan, 2 ; New Granada, 1; lonian,
1; Tuscany, 1. Total, 2,787 vessels ; of which nearly one-
half (1,308) id ownedby our own country.—Mining journal.