The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—John Mallard, a young man,
21 years of age, was charged with stealing £7, the property
of his master.

Mrs. Emma Spenceley, landlady of the King's Head and
Eight Bells, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, said the prisoner had
been in their service 18 months as potman, and on Satur-
day week she sent him to get change for seven sovereigns,
with which he never returned. He had ss. a week and his
keep.
William Ruby, 244 E, Warrant officer, proved apprehend-
ing prisoner on the warrant at Northampton on Saturday,
whore his mother lives and keeps a beer-shop. He said
nothing, and, after a conversation with his mother, she
handed witness a letter directed to Mr. Spenceley. The
prisoner said he wrote it. It was begging Mr. Spenceley
to forgive him, and offering, to refund the money as soon
as possible. He gave witness a purse containing ls. 3d.,
and his mother gave up 13s. He was looking at a railway
guide, and said he was coming to town to give himself up.
He said he did not know whet induced him to take the
money ; whon he got it he felt he could not part with it.
Prisoner said he had spent the money, and was very
sorry, and pleaded guilty.
Mr. Speuceley charged him also with stealing a pair of
boots.

Mr. Spife said it was a very bad case ; he had lost his
good situation, and would probably never got another. Ho
sontenood him to six months' hard labour.

THAMES.

SINGULAR FREAK Or A SAlLOR.—Benjamin NOrMaß-
dale, a young sailor, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with attempting to commit self-destruction.
Robert Hill, a police-constable, No. 101 11, stated that on
Saturday night the prisoner accosted him on Tower-hill,
and inquired the way to,Harrison's-wharf. He replied
that he would show him, and walked down Tower-hill
towards tho river. A Prostitute followed them, and ho
ordered her away. She then walked on before them. On
reachingtho bottom of the hill, close to the water side, the
prostitute said, " Como this way." The prisoner 'Awed
her down the steps leading to the river, and ho fell over
the steps and hurt himself. He raised the prisoner, who
then uppeured to be quite insensible. He staid by the-
prisoner some time, and was about to put him
on a stretcher, -when the prisoiaer jumped up and
called out " The Fenians are 'coming! Man the yards!
All hands to the guns !" He tried to pacify the prisoner,
who made a rush towards the river, and before he could
stop him jumped into the water. Ile would have been
carried away by tbe tido if he had not pulled him out.
Mr. Paget—He threw himself into the water because
you wero present to pull him out.

The prisoner said he was intoxicated on Saturday
night, and had no recollection of what took place.
The captain of a coasting vessel said the prisoner was
an ordinary seaman on board, and as good a lad as ever
lived. He had known the prisoner since ho was a child.
The prisoner got drunk on Saturday night for the first
time.

Mr. Partridge—He has been looked up since Saturday
night. That is punishment enough. Take him away
with you, captain. I hope he will not be drinking to
excess any more. _

DREADFUL ASSAULT.—Bridget Macarthy, alias Biddy
Lynch, was charged with assaulting and wounding Mary
Condon, who was in a weakly condition from loss of blood,
and whose head was bandaged.
The two women, who are equally infamous and disor-
derly, live in a perfect den of infamy, No. 1, Bluogate-
fields, Shadwell, and Donald M'Kay, No. 75 K, said all
the inmates of the house had been convicted of some
offence, and the same might be said of nearly all the in-
habitants of Bluegate-fields. Yesterday (Sunday) morn-
ing, at 4 o'clock, the women quarrelled over a sailor who
was lured into the house to be robbed, and they fought.
The prisoner took a shell or image off a manteLshelf and
struck Condon a tremendous blow on the head with it.
The wretched woman was stunned and her head cut open.
She was quickly removed to the London Hospital by
M‘Kay, and her wound was dressed.
The prisoner said that her friend fell on a fender, and
that she never struck her at all.

Mr. Paget said it was difficult to decide between two
women of bad character. The oath of oue was opposed to
the assertion of the other. He did not know which to be-
lieve. He remanded the prisoner for the attendance of the
surgeon who dressed the wound.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(This Day.)

The Market opens with a rather stronger feelirlg.
Sales probably 10,000 bales or more.

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chatham,./0., Illetrop. Ext. B, 4 per neat.,
Ditto, C, 6 per cent., 26
Jionclon and N.-Weittrn 5 per cent., 106
'Soutt'Eastern 6 pevcent. 1861, 91
4'. ,LINESP LEASED .71.'kjeja ED, RENTA,Lei
Xhester and Holybead,•s4 - _
Mid. Bradford, pf..fstock, 88

~; F•UIiN;ION. RAILWAYS •
Bahia and San. Francisco. gut. 7 per Cent., 131
Great Luxembourg; io} 10 •
South Austrian a►id Lombardo Venetian, loi

FOU14:10N
Doh Pedro, North Del Rey, Fpm

Anglo Alp Arlan, 7 1
City, 13
Colonial an
Cenkolidated Bank, lim., 4
English and Swedish. lim.. 141
Lard Mortgage Bank of India, 11M., 21
London 13.nk of Mexico and S. America,
iltq,, 9j
London and County,
London Joint Stock, 42
London and estminster, 931
Metropolitan Bank. lim
UniO3 of Australia, 47

DOCKS.

r ondon and St. Katharine, 60
husCELLAICZOUN
Anglo-American Telegraph, 1416
Atlantic telegraph,
Dit 0, 8 per cent., 60i 94
Ceylon Company, P
commercial Union, Insurance, 4
Credit Fonder of Englann, Ihn . 3 3
Ebbw Vale, PI
Imperial Land Company of Tiarsefllea, 11m..-}
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavottri,
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redetn. Ix7o, leaned 90, 41
National Discount company, 1.21
Nerbudda Coat and Iron, lim.,
New Consolidated Discount, Itna . I
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 6if
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 20
Viceroy of• Egypt, Mortg-age, Loan, 721 a

FALL OF FOUR HOUSES INTO A LAKE.—SIXTEEN
LIVES LOST. —A letter from Pallanzn, dated the 17th, in
the Allocirnento of Genoa, says :—" Yesterday evening, be-
tween 6 and 7 o'clock, four or five houses, situated on the
national road at Feriolo at the extremity of Lake Maggiore
and a shipbuilding slip, fell into the lake. Sixteen persons
are missing, and no doubt exists that most of them, if not
all, have perished in the catastrophe. Four houses were
carried away with the ruins. The cause of the disaster
has not yet been discovered. Some persons affirm that a
subterranean current exists, for last year a terrace sup-
ported by a wall, the :foundations of which were on the
bank of the lake, gave way ; others attribute it to geologi-
cal causes, the burgh of Feriolo being built on alluvial soil
resulting from the overflow of the river Joce and the tor-
rent Strona, which have their confluence at the spot; the
boatmen and fishermen attribute it to some volcanic action,
because at the moment of the catastrophe the water in the
neighbourhood was quite warm."