The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-16 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ROBBING SIIOP Tins.—William Smith, a youth.
of 17, was placed at the bar charged with the fol-
lowing expert robbery :
Mr. Charles Collis, son of a corn dealer at 21,
Millbank-strcet, Westminster, said last evening
he was sitting with his sister in a parlour at the
back of the shop, when she suddenly exclaimed,
" There is a thief." He immediately went by 3
private passage towards the shop instead of
going the direct way, and saw prisoner coming
from the counter to the door with the
till and money under his arm, and at that
moment two men rushed into the shop and secured
him. There was silver and copper money in the
till. Prisoner said that he was hungry and took
the till to get a bit of bread.
Mr. Richard Harpful, of Colville-street, Lally
beth-walk, said that last evening he was with
friend in Milbank-street, when some one said,
" There's a boy gone into that shop on his hands
and knees." Witness went to the shop and looked
but could not see anybody. Directly afterward°
another boy who was evidently upon the watch
called out " Bolt," and then witness and his friend
again crossed to the shop, and seeing prisoner corn"
ing out with the till secured him.

Police-constable, 328 B, proved that on searching
prisoner he found a counterfeit half-crown and 3
counterfeit florin, the latter broken.

Prosecutor asked the magistrate to deal with the
case summarily.

The police said prisoner was well known.
Mr. Selfe said he should commit the prisoner for
trial.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.
INCITING A CHILD TO PICK POCKETS.—Mary Ann
Langridge, alias Mary Ann Agnes, about pine
years of age, was charged before Mr. Knox with
attempting to pick several pockets in Oxford-street'
and Jane Ryan, a woman, was charged with
ing the child to rob.
From the evidence of Alfred Eastman, 155 C it
appeared that he saw the prisoner Langridge is
Oxford-street make several daring attempts to Pic ,se
pockets, and having kept a watch on her, saw t'
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prisoner Ryan go up to her as if to receive soule
thing from her, and then leave her. About 2
minutes afterwards Ryan again went up to Lang
ridge and said something to her, and then left al?
parently disappointed at not receiving anythipP
and making threatening gestures. Eastman tile°
took the prisoners into custody-.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the officer said t"cti
from the inquiries he had made he had ascertaio°o
that the child had been taken about by a W 0133560
for the purpose of picking pockets, but Ryas
not that woman. kea
Mr. Knox said it was a shocking story, and as get
whether there were any previous convictions agai°
Ryan ? iiere
The Officer said he was not aware that t

was any.
Welsh, the office keeper, said the child W 3:
charged with begging six months ago. She Witm
given to her grandmother, who promised to taot
care of her, but since then certain persons had g,
hold of the child for begging, and other purl:o'4
and took from her whatever she got. g ia
Evidence was given showing that the child NO- na
the habit of going about the streets at night, °
remaining away from her grandmother. to'
Fulton, 14 C R, proved seeing the prisoner° to
gether, and calling the attention of Eastman
them—Eastman being in plain clothes.
accil
Ryan said she met the girl about a week age dirt
dentally, and that she knew nothing of the

picking pockets.
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The husband of Ryan came forward and sal not
and his wife were both hardworking and rot'. bo
people, and he would refer them to persons

had employed them. pa%
The man having given certain names, Mr. hid
said that he would remand the prisoner to seo
statement was true.

I
H. E. Efflatoun Pasha, whose visit to W°o"
we announced a few days since, is a Gellef„-,,51rjell
el of
Artillery in the service of his Highness the vi-noja
of Egypt, by whom he has been instructed for sijott
years with ordering and inspecting the constr,ticoti•
of rifled and other cannon here and on the °der
neat. lie was incorrectly described as C 0121131513

in-Chief of the Egyptian army.
SUSPENSION OF HUNTING THROUGH THE FL°°- 0'
The farmers of East Surrey and West Kent have 11155 is
liaised gentlemen hunting with the packs of foxbetlilf the
suspend hunting for a few days, in consequence °fops
wet condition of the land, and the injury resultink;
riding over the young wheat while following the 11°111
and the request bas been complied with,