The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-20 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 19.
The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday after-
noon. The Hon. Mrs. Ponsonby had the honour
of accompanying her Majesty.
Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morn-
ing, accompanied by Prince Leopold and Princess
Beat rice.

Princess Louise walked in the grounds, attended
by Lady Churchill.

POLICE INTELLIGEJVCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.
EIEARTLESS AND SYSTEMATIC ROBBING OF CHM-
DREN.—EnaiIy Green, about 28 years of age, wear-
ing a light dress, chocolate-coloured shawl, and a
straw bonnet trimmed with drab, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with robbing children.
The court presented the appearance of an exten-
sive nursery, there being not fewer than 18 children
accompanied by their mothers in attendance, and
while the case was proceeding other parents and
children kept arriving.
Police-constable George Welling, 138 E, said
that yesterday, about half-past seven,. he was on
duty in Saville-street, and in consequence of infor-
mation be received he stopped the prisoner as she
was leaving an undertaker's, and asked her what
she had under her arm. She replied, " Nothing,"
but on his looking to see she said it was her chil-
dren's clothing, and a female then came up and
identified the
,clothing as the property of another
female.

Inspector llubbard, E division, said he was pre-
pared with a dozen cases against the prisoner,
who had been robbing children all round the neigh-
bourhood.

Mrs. Ann Hall, of 34, Clipstone-street, iden-
tified some articles of wearing apparel, consist-
ing of an overcoat, jacket, and scarf, as the
clothing of a little boy named Charles Shee, and
whose parents resided in the same house as her-
self. She went to a baker's to get some bread,
and the little boy went with her to help to carry it
home. She gave him two boxes, and told him not
to go out of the shop till she was ready, but he did
so, and when she looked for him he was gone. She
called for him, but could not find him, and went
home, and found he had not returned. On going
along Titchfield-street, a quarter of an hour after-
wards, she met the child without the things she had
mentioned, and he said that a woman had taken him
into a public-house at the corner of Riding House-
lane, and taken the things from him.
Inspector Hubbard said the prisoner, who had
been placed with other women, had been identified
by several children.

William A. Monro, about eight years of age,
living with his mother, a widow, at 8, Lascelles-
place, Endell-street, said that he was coming home
from school on Monday afternoon week, accom-
panied by his sister, four years of age, and another
little girl named Sibley, when the prisoner accosted
them, and asked him if he would like a cake.
lie said he would, and, after going some
distance the prisoner gave him a halfpenny to get
some sweets, and when he returned he missed his
sister and the other little girl and went home, and
they were brought home afterwards with some of
their clothing gone.

Mrs. Clarissa Monro said that her little girl Was
brought borne without her black sealskin jacket
scarf, and petticoat, which she had on when she
went to school, and another little girl had had
several of her things also taken away.
Mrs. Susannah Sibley said she missed from her
daughter, Charlotte Anu, four years of age, a jacket,
pinafore, and petticoat.

Maria Phipps, eight years of age, staying with
Miss Campbell, of Brownlow-street, Holborn, said
the prisoner came up to her, asked her to have a
cake, and then took off her petticoat, boots, and
frock, and went away, and she (witness),then went
home.

Miss Campbell proved missing the articles on the
child coming home.

Annie Bennet, who said she was getting on for
six, said the prisoner came up to her, and told her
that she knew her mother, but she told the prisoner
she did not know her, and the prisoner then took
her down a long dark place and took off her clothes
and left her in the street.
Airs. Sarah Bennett, of No. 11, Boothy-place,
said that her daughter Annie was brought home by
a policeman without her pinafore and jacket, and
some butter which she had sent her for.
Frederick Goodge, a little boy living at 5, Union-
street, Middlesex Hospital, proved being robbed by
the prisoner of his coat, boots, hat, cap, knicker-
bockers, and comforter.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.

The Orontes screw steamship, Capt. H. Phelps,
now nearly completed in her outfit and repairs at
Portsmouth dockyard- for foreign troop service,
is an illustration of the false system of estimat-
ing for work to be done in her Majesty's dock-
yards which has so long been enforce" by
Boards of Admiralty, and the mysteries Of
which Mr. Seely's late committee so vainly endea-
voured to penetrate. The original estimate for the
alterations, repairs, and outfits of the Orontes
was about £38,000. This sum has been now nearly
expended, and the work now to be done is more
than the remaining balance of the money granted
will accomplish. An application for an additional
sum to the Admiralty—of trifling amount however
—has met with a refusal, Mr. Childers and his
Board, no doubt, thinking enough money 13°
already been expended upon the ship. This is sim-
ply one instance of the disadvantages of the conk'
pulsory system of drawing up estimates for work
to be done during the year in the dockyards. In
the present instance it does not t2ll materially
against the national purse. The folly of the cgs'
blished rule is that an officer, in drawing up an
estimate for work upon, say an engine, or the hull
of a ship, which may possibly extend to £40,000 or
£50,000, is required to name the exact Rim that
will be required. Ii at the end of the work he IS
found to have spent less money upon it than
he asked he is severely reprimanded.` If, on the
other hand, he asks for more, he gets a reprimand
no less severe, and no amount of explanation can
set him right in the eyes of his chief, the Control-
ler for the time being. The natural results follow-
ing upon such a state of things, although not in the
case of the Orontes. It is that in nine cases out
of ten "enough" is asked for in estimates, and
any surplus when the work is finished is "
pended."

WESTBOURNE BALL.-...Mr. A. Silvester's enter"
tainment, which has been so satisfactorily placed
before the Bayswater public during the Christmas Vaca-
tion, we perceive will shortly close, as he announces MO
benefit for Monday next, when we hope the residents of
this important district will show their
appreciation of hid
highly curious and vary talented performances, and 11
their liberal support on this his last night mark their sense
of his spirited conduct in opening every night for a wont'
a hall which has hitherto only occasionally afforded tile'
opportunities for pleasurable enjoyment. Mr. Silvesteeo
name has long been associated with novelties arising fr°,3s,
scientific research, and often have the public been hie"
gratified by the curious successes he has placed before
them, but the Bayswater debut of the " Talking Lion" i 5 by
far the most curious and most novel. We are infornle,,
Mr. Silvester is about to commence a country tour
true, we feel assured the "Talking Lion" will prove a SuG-
cuss, which, however great, will be well deserved. d
quotation of goid at Paris is about at par, ana.
tie short exchange or. London is 251. 17;,e. per Li steriteol
cmaparing these rates with the English Stint priee,
tt
• 'es. toid. per ounce for standard i.;11,1, it appe•.'d t3'
gold i the same price in 1,011,j0L1 and Paris.
The course of exchange at New York on London for Dille
s.t 40 days' sizlit was on the last date about 1 per celll4
At this rate .here is is, profit on the importationa °
from the liui u •-• tates.
DuNvILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish WhiskY 19 cu
commended by the medical profession in preference to Frer
00 o
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exP°
tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Danville and
rAd,
Belfast; cr 4, BeaufOrt-bUildings, Strand, London iff•C--`---".
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