The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

A BEGGING IMPOSTOR.—Dennis S weoney, a sturdy,
broad-shouldered Irish mendicant, was charged with
begging.
Harris, a police-constable, produced an immense bundle
containing bread and butter, and bread and meat, and,
relishes in the shape of anchovies, shrimps paste, and
sardines.

Mr. Paget—What is that large package ?
Harris—Provisions, sir. He went from house to house
begging for bread and butter or a little bit of meat, aud
he obtained this lot, and he was getting more when
stopped him.

Mr. Paget—He is a most impudent mendicant.
The Prisoner—The good people gave meself a little bit
of bread and mate for the poor children.
Mr. Paget—There's quite enough for a festival. The
policeman can hardly carry the bundle, and you have been
indulged with delicacies and relishes. I shall nut &JO*
you to ba indulged with any of the good things in that
bundle, but sentence you to seven days' imprisonment,
spare dietary, and hard labour in the House of Oorrection•
The policeman asked what he was to do with the Wl'
die of provisions.
Mr. Paget—Give it to the really deserving poor in the
Workhouse.
The Police-constable—That I will do, sir.

LADY SWIMMERS.—On Thursday evening A Veil
novel display took place at the Serpentine, Hyde Perk*
It was the exhibition of the swimming powers of two
young ladies, Charlotte, aged 22, and Jane, aged 17, the
daughters of Mr. Humphreys, the swimming master of
the Serpentine ,Club. The young ladies, habited in the
most piquant costume, " took water " at the side
of the river and with the utmost ease swam across to
the opposite bank, a fact hitherto unaccomplished. The
father, with Mr. Evans, Mr. Dyson, and some other friends
followed the ladies in a boat to render assistance in eat
of emergency, but not the slightest aid was required.
The art of swimming is of groat importance, and it i° re-
markable that few ladies should be so proficient in the art
with the facilities for learning that now exist. The Pallet
of saving human life is no mean accomplishment.
A CLOUD OF MOTIIS.—Last night, about tett
o'clock, a most extraordinary phenomenon occurred in ill:
Strand—viz., the visitation of a cloud of moths, whie'
swarmed all the apartments of which the windows w°;o
opened in the neighbourhood. Hundreds of thousands
entered the composing-room of The Sun newspaper. Sue
an unusual visitation caused the utmost excitement. Soto
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of the moths were of extraordinary size, and of a brigu
golden colour; but there were amongst thorn others 0f
darkish yellow hue, that possessed the property of infUrarst
c
ing personal inconvenience. Ono extraordinary circa
stance connected with the phenomenon was that at n
the cloud consisted of small and very minute insects, but
in a short time the size of the strange visitors increased
until they became as large as bees of more than the era'

nary size.
Mr George Payne lost on ThursdAy, during the races. at
Reading, a bitting-book, containing: cheque, which,
however, being stopped at once, did not prove a Pri". '-
the tinder. A reward of £3 was, not effectual in restorl4
to the owner what to no one else could have been of ma

possible value.
EXCLUSIVE, VERY IMPORTANT, RARE, AND VALVIO
are the properties of Lamplougu's Pyretic Saline, Curing atilt
worst headaches, sickness, skin, or biliary affections. pleas—
palatable, and invigorating. ;'old by all Chemists.—[tdvt.]