The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERY BY A DOCTOR'S BOY,--James William
S Lith, errand boy and messenger, aged 14, whose
parents reside at No. 3, Park-place, Bromley, was
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a
sovereign.

Mr. Robert Tickler, surgeon, High-street, Bow, said
the prisoner had been for some time in his service, and
that he had in the course of that time frequently missed
money from his till. Yesterday he missed a sovereign.
It wal stolen betwe a four and seven o'clock. ,He
mentioned the circumstance of his loss to the prisoner,
who said he knew nothing about It. He accused the
boy of robbing him, and he denied having done so. He
then told the boy be would forgive him if he would
confess to having stolen the sovereign, and ho said—
Mr. Yardley (interrupting)—l can't name in evidence
what the boy said after that promise.
Mr. Tickler—He admitted having stolen the
sovereign and said—
Mr. Yardley—Tile awkwardness of this case is that
you promised to forgive him, and I cannot receive his
conft scion in evidence after that.

Joseph Picket, a police-constable, No. 170 K, stated
that he ccas directed by the prisoner into the cellar of
his master's house, and he there found a porte-monnaie,
containing a had-sovereign, and 6-1. in silver. The
boy said he had stolen the sovereign and spent 3s. 6d.
of the money.

The prisoner upon being asked if he had any defence
to make said, I have nothing to say at all.
Mr. Yardley—Let some inquiries b• made about the
prisoner— he is remanded until Monday.
Directly after the night charges had been disposed of
the summonses were called on, and Jethro Wakefield,
a comical-looking fellow, who carries on the business of
a fishmonger in Lower Cornw...ll-street, St. George's in
the East, rolled towards the table and said, " Hero I
am, your honour—large as life,"
Mr. Yardley—This roan, I see by the summons before
me, is charged with evading payment of the toll in the
Mile End-road ; he was drunk yesterday, and is drunk
aga'n to-ray.

-Wakefield nodded his. head knowingly, staggered, and
bringing himself up,, exclaimed, " Yes, your wor4hip ;
drunk again at my own expense."

Mr. Yardley—lt shall be at your own expense. You
are. fined ss. for being drunk.
Wakefield—Five bob ; what a shame ! five bob for
getting drunk at my own expense.
Mr. Yardley—Remove him, and lock him up.
Wakefield—This is a rim go ; five bob for getting
drunk--blow me ! Ile was looked up,

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM
VIIPWRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution was held at its house, John-street,
Adelphi, ~Ir. T. Baling M.P., in the chair. We
also observed present Mr. T. Chapman, 141.11.5.,
Admiral Cator, Admiral Bullock, Captain L. Per-
rutt, Mr, James Peake, Admiral Saumarez. K L.,
Captain Washington, R.N. , F. R. S., Maj er Palmer,
Mr. M. Gore, General Blanshard, C. 8., Mr. G.
Lyall, M.P., Captain M'Elardy, R N., and Captain
Ward, inspector of lifeboats to the institution.
Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the
minutes of the previous meeting.
A reward of 231. wag voted to the crew of the
Caister life-boat, which had been recently brought
under the management of the institution, in con-
sideration of their laudable conduct in putting off
in her on a very stormy night with the view of
rendering assistance to the crew of a vessel, which
had a signal of distress burning on the Barber
Sands. The men had, however, been previously
taken off by a yawl.
Rewards amounting to 17/. 10s. were also voted
to the crews of the lifeboats of the society of
Aberdovey and Barmouth, in testimony of their
laudable services in putting off three times on re-
cent cccasions to wrecks. The Rhyl tubular life-
boat, which belongs to the institution, had also
performed during a terrific gale some valuable ser-
vices to a Liverpool ship, on the Ist inst.
A reward of 21. was voted to J. Johnson, and
3/. to his boat's crew, in acknowledgment of their
intrepid services in rescuing, at the risk of their
lives, the crew of nine men of a Norwezian barque,
which during a gale of wind was wrecked on Has-
borough sands. Johnson had very courageously
exerted himself on the occasion, and had, at the
hazard of his life, jumped on board to effect a com-
munication with the wreck's boat, to which her
crew had taken. To save his own life he had to
jump overboard, in doing which he received a
severe injury.

A rewa'rd.Of 8/. was also voted to a logger's crew of
Yarmouth, in consideration of their laudable war-
vices to the crew, consisting of 10 men, of the barque
Margaret, of Hartlepool, which during cloudy wea-
ther was wrecked on the Scroby sands on the 4th
ult.

A reward of 71. was also voted to a boat's
crew for their prompt and intrepid conduct in put
hug off in a boat, and rescuing two men, whose
boat had been thrown amongst the heavy breakers
on the Herd Sands, near the bar of Shields Har-
bour, on the 7th ult.

A reward' of Si. was also granted to Barbara
Home, a fisherman's wife, at Itedhythe, Banff, in
testimony of her oJura.geons conduct in wading into
the surf at the imminent risk of her life, and rescu-
ing, by means of a rope, the crew of a fishing-boat.
Observing, during'a heavy storm, the dangerous
position o the fishermen, Barbara Home immedi-
ately ran to her bothy or cabin, and got hold of a
small light rope. This she wisely made fast to an
anchor, and then very daringly tan into the surf
with it, carrying it in her hand, the other end of
which she threw on board the fishing-boat. Having
made the line fast to their boat, the crew came
safely ashore. Had it not been for the presence ti
mind and intrepidity of the woman, who was up-
wards of 50 years of age, most, if not all, of the
fishing-boat's crew would hai're perished ou that
very stormy day.
A reward of 71. Nit. was likewise toted to the
crew of a Palling (Norfolk) boat for putting off and
rescuing, at cousiderable risk to their lives, the
crew of seven men of the French schooner Alber-
tina, which, during heavy weather, was wrecked
on Hasborough Sands.
Various other rewards for saving life were also
voted.

During the past mouth the institution had re-
placed its old Loat at Holyhead with a new first•
class life-boat. It had also sent a new life-boat to
Groomsport, mar Belfast. Life-boats and trans-
porting carriages were ordered to bo built for
Mundesley and Palling, and new boat houses for
Yarmouth and Winterton, on the Yorfolk coast.
A sincere vote of condolence was passed to the
family of the late Edward Hevory, who for 34 years
had been an active member of the committee of
management of the institution.

A communication was read from a gentleman
n inae,,l W. AVlCeri ell, in which he made a munificent
offer of 1801. to the institution to station a firs -
class life-boat on some dangerous point on the
north-east coast of Scctland near some of the fisl; cry
stations, where great logs of life had during the late
storms taken place. List year Mr. M'Kerrell
presented to the society a similar sum to build a
life boat for an English stati,n.
Capt. Ryder, R.N., Mr. W. H. Harlon, and
Capt. Egerton, RN., hiving been elect d mem-
bers of the committee cf management, the proceed-
ings closed.

DEATH OF Sin JOHN HAMILTON.--,,We have. this (lay
to record the death of the venerable Sir John Hamilton,
which happened at Dover on the Ist., at the residence of
his son-in-law, Captain Luke Smithett, at the advanced
age of 93 years. Sir John Hamilton was a native of
Dover, and was born in 1765. He married just 70 years
ago a daughter of the late Mr. Michael lledgcoek, and
the. worthy couple lived together as man and wife for
no less than 64 years, Lady Hamilton having deceased
so recently as 1852. Sir John Hamilton was a Captain
in her Msjesty's Packet Service, and a Chevalier of the
Brlieian Order of Leopold. lie was knighted by her
Majesty in'lB4s when he had just completed his 80th
year.
It may be interesting to our readers to learn
that it was the late Sir John Hamilton who communi-
cated to Admiral Lord Duncan the intelligence of the
Dutch fleet being under Admiral de Winter acacia,
which led to the glorious victory of Camperdown.
THE BANK ACTS.--The following aro the names of
the members to be proposed by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to form the Select Committee on the Bank
Acts :—The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Di-raeli,
Sir J. Graham, Mr. Spooner, Sir C. Wood, Mr. G. A.
Hamilton, Mr. cilladstone, Mr. Cayley, Sir F. Baring,
Mr. Vance, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Wilson,
Mr Horsfall, Mr. IVeguilia, Mr. Iletikey, Mr. Hope
Johnstone, Mr. Ennis, Mr. Puller, the Earl of Gifford,
Mr. Fergus, Mr. John L Ricardo, Mr. Price, Mr. M.
Tucker Smith, and Mr. G. C. Glyn.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS IN INDIA.—A now line of
electric telegraph has been
put
and Madras. Purreetly the telegraphic
etcwjememn
uCnrital cat,titotial
between (These places was effected via Beinhey. An
alternative line is now provided connecting the three
Presidencies ; and in the event of the line between
Calcutta and Agra, via Cawnporo, being broken, the
Government of India can communicate with the
North-West Provinces and the Punjaub via Madras
and Bombay. Tho celerity with which this new work
has been put up is worthy of note and characteristic
of the energy which has always been exhibited in the
Indian telegraph department. The line, which is about
900 miles in length, was sanctioned by the Court of
Directors subsequently to the news of the outbreak
a flying line had been completed and
reaching this country, viz., in August last ; and on
the 1-,t January
was used as an instrument of conveying messages for
the Government. In a month from that time it eas
expected that it would be ready to be used by the public.
--.Daily News.