The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

How SLOP-WORK IS PAID POD.—Elizabeth Hall, a
young woman with a squalid infant in her arms, was
brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with illegally pawning
eight shirts entrusted to her to make up.
Sarah Amy, of 21, London-street, Rateliff, stated that
she gave the prisoner the materials for making eight shirts
in August last, and she pawned them. Witness gave more
work afterwards, but she never redeemed the eight shirts,
and yesterday the prisoner gave her the duplicates relating
to them. She originally gave the prisoner nine shirts to
make ; one had been returned, and two were given up by a
pawnbroker last night.

Mr. Selfe—Whai do you pay her for making the shirts ?
Witness-2d. each.

Mr. Selfe—How many shirts can she make per day ?
Witness—l don't know. I know how many I can
make. I can make four per day by working hard, and I
have ltd. for making each shirt. I pay the prisoner 2d.
per shirt.

Mr. Selfe—A very wretched remuneration indeed; 10d.
per day for shirt making. Who finds needles and thread?
Witness—We have to find both.

The prisoner said that she pawned the shirts one at a

time when she wanted bread, and the prosecutrix always
knew it. She intended to aedaem the 'shirts, but WAS
unable to do so.

Mr. Selfe expressed his regret that women wore only
paid 2d. and 2d. each for making shirts. The prosecutrix
had kept this charge hanging over the prisoner's head four
months, and she knew the shirts were in pawn. He
strongly condemned the practice of pawnbrokers advancing
money on slop work to needlewomen. It was an encou-
ragement to crime and produced wide-spread misery. He
ordered the pawnbrokers in attendance to give up the shirts
to prosecutrix, and discharged the prisoner.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TtrEspay.

CHESTER CUP.
50 to 1 agst Ravenstondale (offered)
50 to 1 agst Wrestler (taken)
50 to 1 agst Longrange (taken)
100 to 1 agst Shuffle (taken)
100 to 1 agst liralian (taken)

DERBY.

10 to 1 agst Promised Land (offered)
15 to 1 agst Marionette (taken)
100 to 6 agst Electric (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Old Warrior (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Old Robert (taken)
1000 to 1 Oagst Phantasm (taken)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln
16

MAncir.
Liverpool Spring 1 Derby-Spring
Coventry
Nottingham Spring 8 Northampton 29

Croxton Park
1
Epsom Spi ing 15

IL.
Newmarket Craven 25

THIS D.4l'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Dec. I.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
strong breeze, and fine.

OFF MARGATE, Nov. 30.—Arrived—Omi, from Singa-
pore.
POOLF, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Janet,
not Emily, from Newfoundland.
DARTMOUTH, Nov. N.W.--Arrived—Lot•
tery, from Labrador.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived--Ros-
lind Castle, from Quebec; H.MS. Curlew, from Ports-
mouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—
Fiery Cross, from London, for Hong Kong ; Suffolk, do,,
for Melbourne.

COWES, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Fortune,
*rom Rio Janeiro.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 30.—Arriveti—North Britoil, from
Quebec.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.N.W.
Arrived—North Britain, from Quebec ; Foyle, steamer,
from Dublin.
Sailed—Foyle, steamer, for London.
LivEßrooL, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.N.W.
Arrived, Nov. 30—Mystery, from Fayal, and not from
Rouen ; Linclu,den, from San Felipe • Louisa, from Mon-
tevideo; Dorothea, Nuevitas, Assyria, Windermere, Crimea,
Wocahontas, and C. S. Pennell, from New Orleans ; John
Bright, and Dreadnought, , from New York ; Martha,from
St. John's,, N. 8.• Morning Star, from Miramicha ; In-
trinsic, from Quebec; Luisi, from Marselles ; Paetolus, from
Alexandria.
Arrived, Dec. I—Philip Laing, from Singapore; Tagus,
from Buenos Ayres •, Utopia, from Magadore ; Annie
Lindsey, from Quebec ; Star of the Sea, from Bathurst ,
Maese, from Alexandria ; Laurel, from Cadiz ; J. H.
Cunard) from Cronstadt ; J: T. C. Rogers, from Key West ;
Emily, from Ceara.
The captain and passengers were landed this morning
from the steamer Genoa hence for London, having been in
contact with the Good Speed from Mobile, and was run
aground near the Rock Light, covered at high water. The
Good Speed is aground at Traninere.
The Susan, of Chester, with sulphur ore, is on shore on
Brazil Bank ; crew saved.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind W.S.W. ; tide, high water; weather fine.
Arrived, Nov. 30.—Ann „Elizabeth, from Lanscrona ;
Forsyth, from Odessa ; Princess Royal, from Smyrna ;
Watchful, from Madras ; Ei dstal a, from Ha.vannah ; Annan,
from Quebec; Peri, from Catania; Alarm, from Callao;
Jane Justino, from St. Gilles ; Red Riding Hood, from New
York ; Anneitta,. Confidence, and Marengo, from Coatza-
coallo ; Eagle, from Odessa ; Harrond, from Venice ;
Crispin, from 'Guernsey ; Providence, ft.( Gravelines ;
Vid, from Denia; Hotspur, from Monscol-A ; Mary, from
Denia; Wigrams, from Trieste; Prometheus, from Sierra
Leone ; Traveller, from Colombo .; Janet Mitchell, from
Madras ; Leonidas, from Algoa, Bay.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.W. ; fresh.
Anchered.-8. L. Thilley, from Quebec; Highland
Light, from Quebec, for London ; Thomso n Hankey, jun.,
from the Mauritius, for London; Ocean Star, from New
Orleans, for London.
Passed.—Reliance, from London, for Port Natal.
Sailed,--Omar Pasha with several (Oa sputward bound.