The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN INAPPROPRIATE NAME.—Goorge Artless, a sullen.
looking boy, was charged with the following robbery :

Mrs. A nn Gottfried, wife of Mr. Conrad Gottfried, baker,
of No. 27, Little Pulteney,street, said that on the previous
afternoon she left the shop for a minute, and on her return
she saw the prisoner leaning over the counter with his
hand in the till. She seized the prisoner, who asked to
be allowed to go, and took from his hand a half-crown
piece and a florin. Her husband afterwards gave the pri-
soner into custody.

In answer to )fir. Tyrwhitt, Mrs. Gottfried said there
was other money in tho till, but not within the prisoner's
reach.

Hills, 154 0, said that on taking the prisoner into cus-
tody he admitted taking the money.
The boy asked the magistrate to deal with the case.
The constable said he believed the boy had before been
at the court.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would only send the prisoner for
two months instead of throe, in tho hope that he would
change his ways.
A SEASONABLE GlFT.—During the late inclement
weather Mr. Peacock, of the firm of Nurdin and Peacock,
the well-known egg merchants of Berwick-street, St.
James's, with his customary kindness, gave to the poor of
the district 50 waggon loads of wood, besides other
presents. Mr. Peacock forwarded a request to this court
that any poor person applying for firing might bo sent to
his establishment.

THAMES.
ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.—George Yates, a morose-looking
fellow, whose left arm was in a sling, and whose clothes
were covered with mud and dirt, was brought before Mr.
Paget charged with stealing an old-fashioned mahogany
chair and savagely assaulting Joseph Simmons, a police-
constable, 127 K.
Simmons, who is an intelligent and useful detective-
officer, stated that yesterday evening he met the prisoner
in the Mile-end-road carrying the doctor's flat-backed
mahogany chair now produced. He asked the prisoner
what he was going to do with it, to which he replied, "I
have been trying to sell it; I am going to take it to 4, White-
chapel-road." He told the prisoner he was not satisfied with
that account, and he must coma along with him. Tho
prisoner walked very quickly about 200 yards and then
said, "You don't hold me so tight," and, at the same
time, brought the chair down on his head with terrific
force and half stunned him with the blow. He seized the
prisoner again, and he used fearful language and struck
him. They struggled and both went down in the mud,
Tho prisoner threatened to kill him and tried to put him
under a horse and cart passing along the road. Ho nar-
rowly escaped being run over, but the prisoner did not
escape, for ono of the wheels went over his left shoulder.
This put an end to the conflict, and he took the prisoner
and the chair, which was broken, to the station-house,
where a doctor attended upon him and put his injured arm
in a splint, as it now appeared.

Inspector lierressey, of the K division-, said that he called
in Dr. Cornelius Garman, of tho Fairfield-road, Bow, who
said that no bones were broken. The prisoner was very
much bruised.

Mr. John Burnham, chemist and druggist, Mile-end-
road, said the mahogany chair produced was the property
of his father, and stolen out of the shop near the door
yesterday evening.
The prisoner said he knew nothing at all about the chair.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial.

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a number of old coins, chiefly of the time of Edward the
Confessor and Harold. They were all packed in the crock
on their edges, as closely as possible, and had evidently re-
mained undisturbed since first hidden. The Government
authorities have been communicated with on the subject of
the treasure.

THE EXPORT COAL TRADE.—The exports of coal
from the United Kingdom continue to show a large
increase, the total in November having amounted to 790,109
tons, as compared with 731,329 tons in the corresponding
month and 773,395 tons in November, 1864. Nearly the
whole of the increase observable in November arose on
French account. Tha aggregate exports in the 11 months
ending November 30 last year amounted to 9,257,210
tons, as compared with 8,484,336 tons in the corresponding
period of 1865, and 8,141,388 tons in the first 11 months
of 1864. In these totals the shipments to France figure for
1,708,315 tons, as against 1,442,682 tons and 1,311,757 tons
respectively. The exports also increased last year to
Russia, Sweden, the Haase Towns, Holland, Spain, Italy,
Brazil, and British India; and to the United States there was
a decrease. The value of the coal exported in November
was £415,701, as compared with £365,604 in the corres-
ponding month of 1865, and £370,456 in November, 1864.
In the 11 months eliding November 30 last year the total
value of the exports reached £1,733,035, against £4,071,475
to the corresponding date of 1865, and £3,829,084 in the
first 11 months of 1864. Franco paid for British coal to
November 30 last year.£798,899, as compared with .£652,426
111 1865 and .4562,43 to no,

An Aztec Wedding.

The London public will perhaps remember two
extraordinary children who, some 14 years since,
were exhibited under the auspices of Mr. Anderson,
known as the Wizard of the North, and who were
then described as being specimens of an ancient In-
dian race that still survived amongst the ruined
cities of Central America. The story then told was
that one of those cities, " Ixamaya," still remained
intact, but was so jealously guarded by its inhabi-
tants that it was almost impossible for any stranger
to approach it. A Spaniard named Velasquez, how-
ever, ventured within the lines, and at great risk of
life and limb bore off two children, to whom he gave
Spanish Christian and surnames. He brought his
prize to New York, when he handed them over to
Mr. Morris, who has been their proprietor and
guardian ever since. On the occasion of their first
exhibition in England, Mr. Morris, being too much
occupied to come over himself, intrusted them to
Professor Andersou, who represented them to be
brother and sister—a statement which it is now un-
derstood was-entirely without foundation. These
children excited a great deal of curiosity and much
discussion amongst the learned in ethnology, but
no one ventured to give a decided opinion as to
whether, as was asserted for them, they might be
accepted as specimens of an ancient but newly dis-
covered race, or whether they were merely abortive
births, such as occasionally happen in every coun-
try. Since then Mr. Morris has himself travelled
with his interesting little charges through most of
the great cities of Europe and America, and shows
approving testimonials from persons of the highest
distinction in more than one continental city. In
St. Petersburg especially the Aztecs attracted ex-
traordinary notice, and received written testimony
to that effect from members of the imperial family.
Everywhere the same discussions were raised amongst
the savans as to their origin and race, and every-
where with the some conclusive results. What they
are, whether accidental births, or the last remnants
of some ancient and sacred race which had for ages
been preserved by the priests of Central America to
serve as a sort of living idols for their worship, still
remains a mystery—a circumstance which of course
will onlyserve to heighten the curiosity of the British
public should Mr. Morris determine upon exhi-
biting them in London. So far as we could learn
he has brought them over for the purpose of having
them joined in holy wedlock, they now being both
of marriageable age, and accordingly the legal cere-
mony was performed yesterday morning, by the
registrar, in the vestry-room of St. George's, Han-
over-square. In order to give all proper eclat to
the wedding, the preparation of the bride's trousseau
was entrusted to the house of Howell and James, in
Regent-street. The dress was of the richest white
satin, trimmed with the costliest of lace, and the
jewels of the purest water. The little lady seemed
to be absolutely enchanted with her sparkling neck-
lace, her solitaire ear-rings, and her bracelets of
emeralds and brilliants. We were informed the
trousseau cost close upon £2,000, and, considering
its completeness, we should bereluctant to pronounce
it dear at the money. The bridegroom wore plain
evening dress, but was most demonstrative in his
examination and exhibition of a splendid gold watch
with which he had been presented for the interesting
occasion. During the ceremony he deported him-
self most judiciously—for a bridegroom, examined
the certificate which the registrar handed to him at
its conclusion most carefully, and then, with much
impressiveness, presented the bride with her " mar-
riage lines." They are both much grown since their
last visit to this country, but still far below either
in stature or bulk anything else that we have ever
seen in the shape of either savage or civilised hu-
manity. Their heads are not bigger than would be
that of an English child of a month old, and their
figures are in proportion. The female is well formed,
and has a not unpleasing countenance, but the man
is a most extraordinary looking individual. The
type of countenance in both is decidedly antique,
but whether Assyrian, Egyptian, or Central Ameri-
can we must leave to Professor Owen and the An-
thropological Society to decide. There never was
anything like them exhibited in London except
themselves on the occasion of their first visit, and
whatever attraction they then offered for the curious
must be increased tenfold now when they present
themselves under such altered circumstances, and
in full and complete maturity. After the marriage
ceremony the bride, bridegroom, and a party of their
friends adjourned to Willis's Rooms, King-street,
St. James's, for the wedding breakfast, when some
appropriate speeches were made, and all sorts of
good wishes were expressed for the interesting
couple.