The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day

M A RLBO RO UGEI-STREET.
DARING ROBBERY or AN OPERA. GLASS.—Ann
Delaney, a determined-looking wornal, with an infant
in her arms, was charged before Mr. Beado❑ with steal-
ing an opera glass, value 205., the property of Alfred
G. G. Bonar, the secretary to her Majesty's Legation
at Bavaria.

Mr. Bonar said he resided at 13, Lower Belgrave-
street, E tton-square, and that on the previous evening,
in owning out of the 0 pera House, in the Haymarket,
he was accosted by the prisoner, wh° was begging.
After going a short distance, be imagined he felt a touch
at hie packet, but thought nothing;of it for a moment, and,
missing the weight of the operaglass, hethenfound he had
been robbed. On turning round he saw no cne near him but
the prisoner, but from the adroit manner in which it was
done, and from the manner of the woman he could
scarcely believe she had done it. lie ;poke to a police-
man about it, but even then did not feel satisfied she had
done it. However, on the officer searching her, it was
found in her breast, under her clothes. He then gave
her into ousbody.
Police constable Bentley said that the prisoner, on the
previous evening, had done a nearly similar thing, but
on that occasion it was a pocket handkerchief, and she
had also put that in her breast.
Mr. Beadon said, a more audacious robbery be had
never heard. The manner in which it was done showed
she was in the practice of doing such things, and he
was determined to put a stop to such robberies. He
should, therefore, sentence her to hatd labour for six
months.

THAMES.
PRECOCIOUS DEPRAVITYso old,
Clancey, aged 10,
but who did not look °d and is one of the meet auda-
cious young thieves that, meetmeetever came into a police court,
was brought bef ,re Mr. Selfe charged with stealing
17. lbs. of iron, the property of some person ui known.
The prisoner is the
son otfia police cor.stable of the K
division, and has set at de
good advice of his father, whoance the wise counsels and
bears a most excelent
character, and is a very good
from school some time ado, officer. The boy ran away
his home and mixed with vagrant then broke away from
who made a thief of him,
and dishonest boys,
of felony in November last ,anand he was convicted
His father had since endeavouredd
and keep him at
Last night he was detected b
Lewis, No. 403 K, with ecyl.nl committed to prison.
borne to reclaim him
, but without effect.,,
police constable named
nfother. young thieves,
carrying a bag containing 173/411;p
iron, which he had
no doubt stolen. The prisoce •
r refused to say how he
became possessed of the iron.
The prisoner's lather said he did not know what to do
with his son, and that if he could be
sentl, to a reforma-
tory school he would gladly conttit ute towards his
maintenance. He could not keep tie boy at home or
at school.
Mr. Se!fe said he felt pity for the father, but be could
not allow the boy to be preying on
sentenced the prisoner to two monthtabe public. He
imprisonment
and bard labour, and afterwards to be sent to a Refor-
matory School for five years.

SIB JOSEPH ParroN, M.P.—We learn from the
Derby Mercury that, a few days ago, the workpeople on
the Chatsworth estate of the Duke of Devonshire pre-
sented to Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., a
piece of plate,
with an address, expressive of the esteem and gratitude
which his conduct towards them had created. The plate
consisted of an inkstand, with richly ornamented border
and a pierced plate, containing two handsomely cut
glasses, with richly cbased ts,ps, and a wafer box in the
centre, on which is placed a,taper candlestick. On one
Bide is engraved Sir Joseph arms, and on the other
the following inscription :—"Presented, to Sir Joseph
Paxton, M.P., on the occasion of his resigning the
agency of the Chatsworth estates, as
a mark of the
esteem in which he is held by thein the
workpeople
vonshire,
at
employment of his Grace the Duke of
Cbatsworth.—March 25, 1858,
THE LORDS' MINUTES.—From the minutes of the
House of Lords little can be learnt respecting the
actual votes of their lordships, and were it not for the
reporters of the press the fate of the Oaths Bill on
Tuesday would still be unknown to our readers. As a
" minute" on the
proof of this we copy ve.rbatun the
admitting the
Oaths Bill and the rejection of the clause
Jews into Parliament :—" Oaths. Bill —Order of the
day for the house to be put in committee and the
committee ac
Lords summoned read ;—House
c3rdingly ; au amendment (Lord Wicklow's) moved
and negatived ; au amendment (the Lord Chancellor's)
moved, and (after long debate), on question, agreed to ;
a further amendment made j the report thereof to be
received on Thursday next (yesterday). The division
list, it is true, is appended, hut the above is the regular
"minute" of proceeding. Why not be more explicit.
PORTSkOUTH DOCKYAUD.—Fifty shipwrights were en-
tered as extra men at this dockyard, yesterday, for the
financial year, and 20 smiths. Upwards of 200 candi-
dates offered themselves.