The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

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A PRECOCIOUS BOY.—IMPRISONIIENT AND REFORMA-
Ton-T.—Alfred Foster, a determined looking boy, aged 13
years, the son of a solicitor, deceased, who for many years
practised in this court, was brought up on remand before
Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a silver watch from the
person of Edward Hancock, shopman to a tradesman in
Richard-street, Limehouse. It appeared that the prose-
cutor was in Stpeney Fair, held upon a piece of ground
lately cleared of cottages and tenements, near the court,
and he was followed from booth to booth by the prisoner
and other young thieves, and finally they hastled him in
front of a show, and severed his watch front the chain to
which it was attached. Hancock saw the watch in the
prisoner's hand, and observed him give it to another
lad. An alarm was raised, and the prisoner was
secured. He told Mills, a detective officer, No. 306 K,
that he gave tine watch to a boy named Shiney,
who, on the break up of the fair, on the night of the rob-
bery, absconded to Enfield, and is probably now at Croydon
fair. It was stated that the prisoner, since the death of his
father, " had the run of the streets," that hehad been three
times convicted of petty offences, and at last sent to a Re-
formatory School, from which he escaped ; began pilfering
again, and joined a lot of young thieves who travelled from
fair to fair, and frequented race courses for the purposes of
plunder.
Mr. Yardley said he should consider the propriety of
sending the prisoner to a reformatory school again.
The prisoner, in an impudent tone, sail he would not
stop in a reformatory school. He had heel in one and did
not have half grub enough. He was nearly starved.
Mr. Yardley—l don't believe you, sir, I shall send you
to prison for a long time, and then order you to be detained
in a reformatory.
The prisoner—l won't stop there. I'll run away again.
Mr. Yardley—l will see about that, sir. You are re-
manded. Let his mother attend the next examination.
Mrs. Ann Forter, a care-worn looking woman, who was
greatly affected, now attended, and said her husband, a
solicitor, had been dead five years, and that she had seen
much trouble since that time. She obtained her living by
making up slop-work. She had two other children, a boy
of 16, and a girl aged six. Her earnings were precarious,
never exceeding Bs. per week. Her son, the prisoner, was

weakly and consumptive.
Mr. Yardley—From the bearing of the prisoner the other
day, I am afraid he is going headlong to destruction, Mrs.
Foster, I believe he will corrupt all the other boys if not
well looked after. The magistrate then sentenced the pri-
soner to two months imprisonment and bard labour, and
after that to be detained in a Reformatory School for five
years. If the boy's talents were applied to a good end he
would become a bright man and a useful member of society,
but if he continued his bad courses he would become a
curse to his poor mother and the public at large.

THE NEW CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.—
This establishment has now been rendered second to none
in this metropolis; from the floor to the ceiling it has been
completely renovated ; a new centre chandelier has been
added, constructed by Mr. J. Johnson. The great event
of the season will take place this evening (Saturday), by
the production of a new drama, from the pen of Mr. Nelson
Lee, to be entitled " The Life of a Woman," which em-
braces scenes of every-day life likely to prove most attrac-
tive.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews are expected at
Liverpool to-day : they were to sail from Boston in the
Asia on Wednesday, 22d Sept.
MINEs.--During the past week South Caradons
have had an advance to 410 ex div. ; at the meeting a divi-
dend if £8 per share (12,048) was declared, and the report
of the mine very favourable ; the previous dividend, how-
ever, was £lO with the bonus. Mary Ann shares have been
in good demand at 431 to 441, and seem to have an upward
tendency. Trelawny, 24 to 25 ; Rosewarne, early
in the week were flat at 25, but left off firmer,
and with a demand, at 271 to 321. East Basset
also better, at 90 to 95 ; at the meeting the accounts
showed a profit of £lB7 ls. 5d., with all costs charged up to
the end of August, including £4OO in extra cost and mer-
chants' bills, attendant on the erection of the new engine ;
the report issued to the shareholders is -very satisfactory,
and promising for early dividends. In the winze, east of
the 60 cross-cut, the lode is worth £2O per fathom, looking
well for cutting the lode in the 80. The stopes in bottom
of the 70, 28 fathoms east of the 60 cross-cut, are worth
£7O per fm. South Tolgus, 721 to 75 ; at the meeting a
dividend of £1 10s. per share was declared, and the next is
expected to be £2 Rer share.—. Mining Journal of this day.
THE JAMES BAINES.—GALWAY, Oct. I.—The
James Baines, laden with 2,000 tons of coal as ballast, is
abdut to be towed round from Liverpool to this port by the
Propeller, of the Lever line, lately arrived from St. John's
in six days, and which ship sails from Galway this evening
for that purpose.
THE MEETING AT WARSAW.—A Warsaw letter
says :—" When the Prince of Prussia arrived here the
Emperor was at the theatre, but the moment his Majesty
heard of the arrival of H.R.H. he went to the railway
station to receive him. The Emperor and the
Prince went in a carriage to the palace of the
Belvedere, where a guard of honour of the regi-
mentbearing the name of H.R.H. was on duty. The next
day the Emperor, accompanied by the Prince, went to the
camp of Powonski, and the troops, consising of 43 batta-
lions and 28 squadrons, in all 30 000 men, with 64 guns
were passed in review. The troops twice filed off before his
Majesty, and as they did so the Prince of Prussia placed
himself at the head Qt' 110 own regiment,"