The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SHOPAIAN.—Richard
Meagher, a 3 oung man, was brought b,..f0r0 Mr.
Paget, charged with stealing a large quantity of
property belonging to Mr. Benjamin Napper, a
leather seller and currier, of No. 240, Whitechapel
road.

The prisoner was cutter and counterman in the
service of the prosecutor, who had for some time
past missed a large quantity of property. The case
was put into the hands of a detective named
Dunaway, 11 H, who soon ascertained that th,
prisoner was the thief, and had been keeping very
bad company. Yesterday morning Dunaway saw
the prisoner leave his master's shop, and soon after-
wards he was joined by a woman, with whom he
remained in conversation for some time. On
separating the prisoner said to her, " Are
you going to see Betsey ? " to which she
replied in the affirmative. Another constable named
Childs followed the woman and toDk her into cus-
tody. The prisoner was arrested by Dunaway,
who took him to the station-house in Leinan-street,
Whitechapel, and was asked if he knew the woman
from whom he parted near the Pavilion Theatre.
He answered he only knew her by her working for
Mr. Napper. The woman, who contradicted the
prisoner, and said she had known him some time,
was released. Dunaway afterwards searched the
prisoner's bedroom, in Charles-street, Hackney-
road, and found a pair of upper leathers for
women's boots in a drawer. The " uppers"
were identified by Mr. Napper as his property.
Dunaway afterwards searched the premises of
a shoe-dealer, named Gideon, in New-inn-yard,
Shoreditch, and found a large quantity of leather of
every description belonging to Mr. Napper, who
said the value of it was at least £2O, and it was
only a portion of the leather he had lost.
Mr. Paget—Where is the receiver ?

Dunaway—He has absconded, sir. The prisoner
has been plundering his master for some time, and
Gideon has been the principal receiver.

Mr. Paget—Have you the property seized in
Gideon's house ?

Dunaway—Yes, sir; and it has been identified
by the prosecutor.

Mr. Paget--And you want a remand, I suppose ?
Dunaway--Yes, sir, for a week, if you please. I
want the receiver.

Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week.

WESTMINSTER.
SHOPLIFTING.—Jane Thompson, of 3, Gray's-
place, Bunhill-row, was charged with stealing silk
from a lineudraper's shop.
Benjamin Talbot, assistant to Mr. Collins, linen-
draper, 40, 'Warwick-street, Pimlico, said—Last
night the prisoner came into our shop and took her
seat at the counter to be served. In a short time
she stooped down to pick up a handkerchief she had
dropped, and as she did so a large piece of silk fell
from under her shawl. I asked her what she had
got there, and she said she would have put it on the
counter had she been given time. As her account
was not satisfactory I gaye her into custody, and
on inquiring at Lupus-street, where she said she
lived, he found she was not known there.
Prisoner said her niece lived there, and she went
to visit her.

Mary Johnston, another assistant, proved that
prisoner came to buy some bonnet silks, and, having
shown her some, she inquired for ribbons to match.
When witness turned her back to get them, one of
the other assistants came across the shop and ac-
cused her of stealing a piece of silk.
Gertrude Reeves, female searcher, proved that on
searching prisoner she found in a large pocket in
front of her dress another piece of silk.

Talbot identified this as his master's property.

Prisoner, who had hitherto refused her proper
address, gave it as above, and stated that she did
not want her people to know of her disgrace. She
said the first piece of silk fell off the counter, and
she picked it up, and with respect to the second
piece found in her pocket, she said she supposed it
fell in her lap, and it got in her pocket with her
handkerchief.
She was remanded.

BIRTH IN A RAILWAY CAItRIAGE.—On Monday,
as the morning train from Walton-on-the-Nazo to Col-
chester reached the latter place, Mr. Reynolds, the station
master, received information that a woman had been con-
fined iu a third class carriage during the journoy from
Walton. He immediately despatched a messenger for a
surgeon, who, on his arrival, found that she had been de-
livered of a dead child. Tho woman, who had taken a
ticket for London, shortly after proceeded on her journey.

G RESIIAM LIFE E ASSURANC SOCIETY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders
in the Gresham Life Assurance Society was held this
afternoon at the offices, 37, Old Jewry, at whichgW. Tabor,
Esq., chairman of the board.of directors, presided.
The business of this meeting was merely of a formal
character, it being for the confirmation of certain arrange-
ments made at the last annual meeting for authorising the
directors to assure out of the funds of the society of more
than the soar of .C 5,000 on the life of one individual, pro-
vided that excess was covered by counter-assurance ap-
proved by the directors, and also for empowering the
directors to ascertain and divide the profits at such inter-
vals, not exceeding five years, as they shall determine
The necessary resolutions having received the confirma-
tion of the meeting, the Ordinary Annual General Meeting
for the reception of the report of the directors fur the past
financial year was then held.
The following reports were then read by the Actuary
and Secretary (A. F. Curtis, Esq.).